WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
If you don't like anything slightly non-canon, skip this chapter. It's the Sorting of Draco Malfoy's younger daughter, who have not been mentioned by JK Rowling. Non-canon alert! We'll be back in chapter 37 with CANON characters! And now...
Also, Vulpecula is in my story 'Slytherin-Free Zone.'
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...
"Malfoy, VULpe-CUla!"
"Er. It's VulPECula. Actually. Professor Longbottom. Sir."
"Oh, sorry, Vul-Vu-V—Miss Malfoy."
"S'okay."
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'Well. That took guts.'
What can I say? I've always been brave. Heh. Seriously, I'm used to people messing up my name. It's a constellation, you know.
'Indeed. Let's see where you belong.'
Slytherin, right? With my sibs? My entire family for generations? Both sides? All my parents' friends, their kids…everyone who's anyone except the War Heroes, but that's different.
'Hmm. You could probably handle Slytherin, but it feels like such a waste. You're optimistic and cheerful—Slytherin would only bring you down—turn your smile upside down.'
Ooh, rhymes!
'Quite. I suppose Hufflepuff might be right…But no. You're cheerful and loyal, yes, but hard-working, no. You would get bored. Ravenclaw…well, you probably could fit there…you think about things the right way.'
I probably get that from my mother. Still—and don't take this the wrong way—I feel like Ravenclaws never have any fun. At least in Slytherin everyone gets in trouble periodically. I mean, Scorp doesn't, but most people do. You know?
'In that case, there's really only one place for you. You enjoy getting in trouble, you're brave, you're optimistic to the point of ignoring reality…'
So…Slytherin?
'Definitely not. Enjoy yourself in—
"GRYFFINDOR!"