Author's Note: For the Conversations with a Hat Challenge. We now move on to the NEXT GENERATION section. Please note, I WILL be doing Fred and George Weasley (as well as Tom Riddle) at some point. Bear with me through the next gen characters. I'm quite fond of some of them.
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"Weasley, Dominique!"
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Well? Aren't you going to put me in Gryffindor so we can get on with this farce?
'Ooh, temperamental. Anxious on behalf of your fellow students? I believe there are two behind you in the queue. Or are you worried about what I'll see in your thoughts?'
No way! Go ahead—read my mind. I am NOT worried.
'Ah, yes. You're afraid of seeming weak. You have an ardent thirst to prove yourself, and to show up your talented family.'
What are you saying?
'I'm saying you have a lot of hostility. Ever considered Slytherin?'
Don't you dare!
'Let's see: Ravenclaw? Nope, I'm afraid not…Hufflepuff? No, you lack the moral compass all Hufflepuffs carry around in a convenient pocket everywhere they go…'
You have to put me in Gryffindor. I won't settle for less.
'So you're giving me orders now? How about that? Eleven years old and you think you can tell me how to do my job? Imagine what you'll be like as an adult.'
If you don't put me in Gryffindor, I'll rip this hat in two.
'You will do no such thing! Luckily, I'm protected by magical wards no first year could possibly combat.'
In that case, I'll wait until I've learned how, and then I'll rip you in half.
'In the old days, a remark like that would have sent you straight to Slytherin—now, however, Slytherin is no longer the House of ruthlessness and mercilessness. Furthermore, your threat has a certain crude simplicity which smacks of—'
I knew you'd see it my way.
'Do pick up some kindness and selflessness somewhere along the way in—
"GRYFFINDOR!"