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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A Note about Names: Sometimes I put "Frederick" or "Margaret" even though we've only ever heard them referred to as "Fred" and "Molly." That's because I just think, even if everyone calls them the shorter version, their actual given name ought to be the longer version. Like "Ginny" for "Ginevra."
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"Weasley, Louis!"
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'Aren't you a quiet one? No panicking over where I'm going to put you?'
What difference does it make? All the Houses have Quidditch teams, don't they?
'Yes. So that's your main priority, eh? You're certainly ambitious.'
Whatever. Listen, there isn't any way I can get on the House team as a first-year, is there?
'Not unless you're another Harry Potter. Reckless, talented, cunning, do well in Slytherin…'
Me or Uncle Harry?
'Both.'
Not that I've got anything against Slytherin myself, but my dad'd probably freak.
'Well, there's always Ravenclaw—you're quite intelligent, and you have a very organized mind. Or Hufflepuff—you're hardworking. Not particularly loyal. No, I don't think Hufflepuff is the place for you. You're too driven for them. And Ravenclaw involves that added level of abstraction…'
What about Gryffindor? I mean, that's where everyone in the family's ever been, right?
'Technically you are incorrect, but I know what you mean. And you do have that dollop of recklessness and self-interest one finds in so many Gryffindors.'
So there you go. I think we're done here.
'Very well. I still say you would make quite a reasonable Slytherin, but I suppose…'
It's where I belong, you know. Besides, Uncle Harry got on the Quidditch team in his first year because Gryffindors view the rules more like guidelines, according to Aunt Audrey. It's perfect.
'I admire your sangfroid. And you already have a plan! Good luck, and branch out a bit in—
"GRYFFINDOR!"
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Note: No, the next gen characters are NOT all in Gryffindor. It just takes a lot (and an exceptionally courageous person) to overthrow those family stereotypes.