Unknown Secret
Chapter 5, Slytherin?
"Hello there, Skyla." Hagrid said as he saw her. "Just get in a boat and wait," he said, indicating a bunch of boats along the shore of the enormous lake. She picked one and sat down in it. When everyone was sitting down, the boats, of their own accord, started gliding across the lake. Skyla watched the clear night sky as the stars sailed past. They finally got out of the boats and walked through a couple of large doors. There waiting was a stern looking woman.
"Welcome to Hogwarts first years, I am Professor McGonagall. Now, when I tell you to, you will go through this door and be sorted into your houses. They are Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff." They waited for a few minutes, and then Professor McGonagall picked up an old, pointed hat and a stool and said, "Follow me."
The first years all filed out in a line, following Professor McGonagall. Skyla noticed that she was at least a head taller than most of them. She gazed up at the roof, to discover that there was none. At least, it appeared like there was none, now that she looked closely, she could see the roof's faint outline behind the starlit night sky. There were four long tables with many girls and boys sitting at them. Then, the Professor sat the hat on the stool at the front. A rip on the front of the hat opened, and to Skyla's amazement started singing. It finished with applause from the whole room.
Then Professor McGonagall said, "I would like you to come up one at a time, and set the sorting hat on your head when your name is called. Applebaum, Timothy"
Timothy walked up shaking to the hat. He sat down and set it on his head, after about half a minute the hat shouted, "Hufflepuff!" and Timothy went to sit at the Hufflepuff table amid cheers.
"Auren, Skyla" McGonagall called.
Skyla walked up nervously and set the hat on her head. Then she heard a voice in her head coming from the hat itself. *Ah, yes Miss Auren, the special case. Dumbledore told me about you. Well, it does not seem appropriate at all, but, Dumbledore's orders. * "Slytherin!" it shouted, and Skyla sat down amidst the Slytherins, who were cheering.
Skyla glanced around as Greenbell, Emma was being sorted. At the Gryffindor table, she saw Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were looking strangely at her. She started wondering about what the hat had said. '…it does not seem appropriate at all, but, Dumbledore's orders.' What was not appropriate? She wondered. Her being put into Slytherin? It's not all that different than the others, is it? Then she thought of the song '…Slytherin, for those who will do anything, to achieve what they want, perhaps just a simple ring, which they could often flaunt…' What was that supposed to mean? That Slytherins are greedy and prideful? She wasn't greedy or prideful; at least she didn't think so. Didn't the hat say that it wasn't appropriate, but Dumbledore ordered it? Now why would he…and then she saw the reason that Dumbledore had put her in Slytherin? Sitting a few seats down from her was none other than Draco Malfoy. So that was it! Dumbledore had put her in Slytherin so that she could spy more easily on Draco.
After all the first years had been sorted, Skyla noticed for the first time, that Dumbledore, along with Hagrid, were sitting at another table in the front. There were many other adults there that Skyla assumed were teachers as well. Hagrid's a teacher? Well, it explains how Dumbledore knows him. Then, Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome to Hogwarts everyone, now before the feast I have a few announcements to make…" but Skyla did not hear them. She was too busy trying to avoid Draco's eyes, which were now on her, and was staring at the empty gold plate in front of her.
Skyla gave a start when suddenly Dumbledore clapped his hands, and the plate in front of her was now surrounded by food. She took a couple of helpings, but seemed to have lost her appetite.
When the feast was over, the whole Slytherin table followed a prefect lower and lower until Skyla was sure they were in the dungeons. They stopped at a part of the wall that looked exactly the same as the others. Then the Prefect said "Méchanceté!" and the wall moved aside to reveal a room that had a fire on one side and cozy looking green couches. "Now," said the prefect, "This is the Slytherin common room. The Girl's dormitory is here," he said indicating a door, "and the boy's here."
Skyla went through the door and tuned into the dormitory. She saw her things at the end of her bed, and realized that she was extremely tired. She lie down and fell asleep without changing her clothes.
Chapter 5, Slytherin?
"Hello there, Skyla." Hagrid said as he saw her. "Just get in a boat and wait," he said, indicating a bunch of boats along the shore of the enormous lake. She picked one and sat down in it. When everyone was sitting down, the boats, of their own accord, started gliding across the lake. Skyla watched the clear night sky as the stars sailed past. They finally got out of the boats and walked through a couple of large doors. There waiting was a stern looking woman.
"Welcome to Hogwarts first years, I am Professor McGonagall. Now, when I tell you to, you will go through this door and be sorted into your houses. They are Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff." They waited for a few minutes, and then Professor McGonagall picked up an old, pointed hat and a stool and said, "Follow me."
The first years all filed out in a line, following Professor McGonagall. Skyla noticed that she was at least a head taller than most of them. She gazed up at the roof, to discover that there was none. At least, it appeared like there was none, now that she looked closely, she could see the roof's faint outline behind the starlit night sky. There were four long tables with many girls and boys sitting at them. Then, the Professor sat the hat on the stool at the front. A rip on the front of the hat opened, and to Skyla's amazement started singing. It finished with applause from the whole room.
Then Professor McGonagall said, "I would like you to come up one at a time, and set the sorting hat on your head when your name is called. Applebaum, Timothy"
Timothy walked up shaking to the hat. He sat down and set it on his head, after about half a minute the hat shouted, "Hufflepuff!" and Timothy went to sit at the Hufflepuff table amid cheers.
"Auren, Skyla" McGonagall called.
Skyla walked up nervously and set the hat on her head. Then she heard a voice in her head coming from the hat itself. *Ah, yes Miss Auren, the special case. Dumbledore told me about you. Well, it does not seem appropriate at all, but, Dumbledore's orders. * "Slytherin!" it shouted, and Skyla sat down amidst the Slytherins, who were cheering.
Skyla glanced around as Greenbell, Emma was being sorted. At the Gryffindor table, she saw Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were looking strangely at her. She started wondering about what the hat had said. '…it does not seem appropriate at all, but, Dumbledore's orders.' What was not appropriate? She wondered. Her being put into Slytherin? It's not all that different than the others, is it? Then she thought of the song '…Slytherin, for those who will do anything, to achieve what they want, perhaps just a simple ring, which they could often flaunt…' What was that supposed to mean? That Slytherins are greedy and prideful? She wasn't greedy or prideful; at least she didn't think so. Didn't the hat say that it wasn't appropriate, but Dumbledore ordered it? Now why would he…and then she saw the reason that Dumbledore had put her in Slytherin? Sitting a few seats down from her was none other than Draco Malfoy. So that was it! Dumbledore had put her in Slytherin so that she could spy more easily on Draco.
After all the first years had been sorted, Skyla noticed for the first time, that Dumbledore, along with Hagrid, were sitting at another table in the front. There were many other adults there that Skyla assumed were teachers as well. Hagrid's a teacher? Well, it explains how Dumbledore knows him. Then, Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome to Hogwarts everyone, now before the feast I have a few announcements to make…" but Skyla did not hear them. She was too busy trying to avoid Draco's eyes, which were now on her, and was staring at the empty gold plate in front of her.
Skyla gave a start when suddenly Dumbledore clapped his hands, and the plate in front of her was now surrounded by food. She took a couple of helpings, but seemed to have lost her appetite.
When the feast was over, the whole Slytherin table followed a prefect lower and lower until Skyla was sure they were in the dungeons. They stopped at a part of the wall that looked exactly the same as the others. Then the Prefect said "Méchanceté!" and the wall moved aside to reveal a room that had a fire on one side and cozy looking green couches. "Now," said the prefect, "This is the Slytherin common room. The Girl's dormitory is here," he said indicating a door, "and the boy's here."
Skyla went through the door and tuned into the dormitory. She saw her things at the end of her bed, and realized that she was extremely tired. She lie down and fell asleep without changing her clothes.