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...
Ha! You thought I was going to post Rose next! Don't worry, she's right after Lucy in line!
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"Weasley, Lucia!"
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Okay, let's get this show on the road. Rose is right after me in line, and I don't want to waste more time. Do you know how hard it is, having your last name start with 'W'?
'Never having had a last name, I can't say that I do. You're all business. Trying to rush me into a decision?'
No-o…it's just, we both know where I'm going to end up. Wouldn't it be easier to cut to the chase?
'Easier, perhaps. More fun? Hardly.'
You're different than I expected.
'Thank you.'
Do you always do this? Hold an entire conversation with a person? Because my Uncle Ron told me the faster the Hat decides where to put you, the more you belong in that House.
'That is an utter fabrication. I don't know how Ronald Weasley dares say such a thing. Knew I ought to have kept him a bit longer…arrogant, insecure little brat.'
It's not as bad as that. After all, Dad behaved stupidly during the war—he told me so. And if he could be stupid, even briefly, it proves Uncle Ron isn't that bad—right?
'Whatever you say. You have a great deal of family loyalty, I notice.'
Yeah—but I hate work, so don't even think about putting me in Hufflepuff.
'Hmmm….I'm forced to agree with your assessment. You prefer the interpersonal aspects of learning to the technical, labor-intensive ones. I'm afraid that rules out Ravenclaw as well—you're definitely on the extroverted side of the spectrum.'
That's right. So Gryffindor's really the only choice, right?
'Wrong. You're forgetting the most controversial option—Slytherin.'
No way! That is so not me!
'Nonsense. You enjoy politics, which is definitely a step in the right direction…you're bright enough not to get caught in an outright lie…you've got a certain ruthless practicality, and you're certainly ambitious…'
Sure, but most of that points to Gryffindor, really. There's more than one way to be ambitious, after all. I don't plan on crushing everyone in my way.
'Neither do a surprising number of Slytherins, you'll be interested to note. Let me say that your logic is impeccable. Perhaps I ought to reconsider Ravenclaw…'
If you're telling me I could succeed anywhere—well, anywhere except Hufflepuff—won't you at least think of how lonely I'd be in Slytherin? My entire family is in Gryffindor—including Albus. And I'm not the type who works better alone. Or at all, really, but I'll adapt. You know you want to put me in Gryffindor. If nothing else, there are four people after me in the queue, and if you put me in Slytherin you'll have more Slytherins than Gryffindor this year, which hasn't happened since the days of Marhut the Menace and Yardley 'Slasher' Platt.
'Impressive argument. Although I exist to break records like that. Still, you're quite brave—all this business about adapting at the drop of a Hat—pardon the pun!—and your ruthlessness takes a fiery, rather than a cold and vengeful, form. Just don't lose that calm reasoning prowess in—'
Just don't get any ideas at the last minute. I wouldn't trust you as far as I c—
'Shut up, you perverse child, you're getting what you want—no, don't think, don't even breathe for one more second—
"GRYFFINDOR!"
