The carriages pulled up outside of the school and Dudley and Malfoy, soon joined by Crabbe and Goyle, entered the school. Professor Flitwick was standing at the top of the long staircase that led to the Great Hall.
"Oh my, you must be Dudley, correct?" Professor Flitwick asked over hearing Malfoy say his name.
"Yes, that's me." Dudley replied studying the man that stood before him.
"Well, I'm Professor Flitwick. Professor Dumbledore wanted me to take you aside and have you sorted before the first years," Professor Flitwick said with a smile, "Come with me please."
"Good luck, I'll save you a spot. Remember-Slytherin." Malfoy said.
And Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle went into the Great Hall as Dudley followed Professor Flitwick into a classroom and then an office. Professor Flitwick conjured up a chair with his wand and gestured at it for Dudley to sit down. So he did and at the same time Professor Flitwick pulled a very strange looking hat off of his desk.
"Oh, so this is him. This is Harry Potter's cousin?" the Sorting Hat said as Dudley gasped in amazement.
"Yes, yes, this is him. Dudley Dursley. Ok Dudley, I'm going to put this hat on your head and then it will sort you into your house," Professor Flitwick said as he slipped the hat onto Dudley's head.
"Hmmm...yes....oh yes indeed...well he is an interesting one too....which house for him...hmm...Hufflepuff maybe..." the Sorting Hat murmured.
"Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin," Dudley whispered.
"Hmm...well...I don't know about that...Slytherin is a tough one..well, if you're quite sure..." the Sorting Hat said questionably.
"Yes yes, I'm sure. Slytherin." Dudley said pleadingly.
"Oh, well, alright then. SLYTHERIN!" the Sorting Hat yelled.
"No need to scream, you're not in the Great Hall yet," Professor Flitwick said shaking his head, "Which reminds me, we really need to hurry. I'm sure the first years are growing testy and the other professors won't want to be held waiting on the day before classes."
And then he led Dudley into the Great Hall still holding the Sorting Hat. Dudley saw Malfoy motioning to him and went to sit by him, unaware that Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched Dudley go sit down at the Slytherin table. The Sorting began and soon all of the students had been sorted into their houses. The feast began and soon after everyone sat back in their chairs completely full, Professor Dumbledore gave his usual speech. Then Dudley followed Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle down a flight of stairs and right up to a picture. Suddenly the picture came to life.
"Password?" the picture said grinning at Malfoy, who he recognized from the previous years.
"Frazzled twigs," Malfoy said as the picture swung open. The four of the walked inside. Then Malfoy said with amusement in his voice, "That picture comes up with the stupidest passwords." Crabbe and Goyle nodded.
"This is the Common Room," Malfoy said to Dudley when he noticed him looking around in awe.
Crabbe yawned.
"I'm tired," he said.
"Me too, I'm going to bed." said Goyle.
"Well, it is getting late and tomorrow's the first day of classes, so we might as well get a good night's rest. I'll need all my energy just to laugh at how lame Potter is." Malfoy said. They went up another small flight of stairs into a bedroom, changed out of their robes and into their pajamas, then slipped into bed, and fell asleep.
"Oh my, you must be Dudley, correct?" Professor Flitwick asked over hearing Malfoy say his name.
"Yes, that's me." Dudley replied studying the man that stood before him.
"Well, I'm Professor Flitwick. Professor Dumbledore wanted me to take you aside and have you sorted before the first years," Professor Flitwick said with a smile, "Come with me please."
"Good luck, I'll save you a spot. Remember-Slytherin." Malfoy said.
And Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle went into the Great Hall as Dudley followed Professor Flitwick into a classroom and then an office. Professor Flitwick conjured up a chair with his wand and gestured at it for Dudley to sit down. So he did and at the same time Professor Flitwick pulled a very strange looking hat off of his desk.
"Oh, so this is him. This is Harry Potter's cousin?" the Sorting Hat said as Dudley gasped in amazement.
"Yes, yes, this is him. Dudley Dursley. Ok Dudley, I'm going to put this hat on your head and then it will sort you into your house," Professor Flitwick said as he slipped the hat onto Dudley's head.
"Hmmm...yes....oh yes indeed...well he is an interesting one too....which house for him...hmm...Hufflepuff maybe..." the Sorting Hat murmured.
"Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin," Dudley whispered.
"Hmm...well...I don't know about that...Slytherin is a tough one..well, if you're quite sure..." the Sorting Hat said questionably.
"Yes yes, I'm sure. Slytherin." Dudley said pleadingly.
"Oh, well, alright then. SLYTHERIN!" the Sorting Hat yelled.
"No need to scream, you're not in the Great Hall yet," Professor Flitwick said shaking his head, "Which reminds me, we really need to hurry. I'm sure the first years are growing testy and the other professors won't want to be held waiting on the day before classes."
And then he led Dudley into the Great Hall still holding the Sorting Hat. Dudley saw Malfoy motioning to him and went to sit by him, unaware that Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched Dudley go sit down at the Slytherin table. The Sorting began and soon all of the students had been sorted into their houses. The feast began and soon after everyone sat back in their chairs completely full, Professor Dumbledore gave his usual speech. Then Dudley followed Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle down a flight of stairs and right up to a picture. Suddenly the picture came to life.
"Password?" the picture said grinning at Malfoy, who he recognized from the previous years.
"Frazzled twigs," Malfoy said as the picture swung open. The four of the walked inside. Then Malfoy said with amusement in his voice, "That picture comes up with the stupidest passwords." Crabbe and Goyle nodded.
"This is the Common Room," Malfoy said to Dudley when he noticed him looking around in awe.
Crabbe yawned.
"I'm tired," he said.
"Me too, I'm going to bed." said Goyle.
"Well, it is getting late and tomorrow's the first day of classes, so we might as well get a good night's rest. I'll need all my energy just to laugh at how lame Potter is." Malfoy said. They went up another small flight of stairs into a bedroom, changed out of their robes and into their pajamas, then slipped into bed, and fell asleep.