The rest of the train ride wasn't a pleasant one for Amalthea or Hermione. Hermione explained that her two friends must have missed the train and how nervous she was that they would do something really stupid. And then a girl walked in the room ad gave Amalthea the same responce that Hermione had. What was wrong with people? With these loons around she hoped she wouldn't be in their house.
At Hogwarts there were four houses named after the four founders of the school: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Amalthea's father was the head of Slytherin house and Hermione and Ginny were in Gryffindor.
As soon as they were at Hogwarts Hermione left Amalthea and went off while Amalthea followed a half giant away from the train.
"First years follow me!" He roared. "My name's Hagrid, I'm the Gameskeeper here at Hogwarts." He seemed nice enough even though he was huge. "We'll be crossing the lake in boats, four to a boat and keep your hands and feet inside, the giant squid don't like you messin' in their water."
Amalthea stepped into a boat and Ginny followed along with two other girls; one with dark brown hair who was really tall and another who had unusually white hair down to her hips. The ride was silent and all of them were amazed at the sight of the castle. It was huge! Even Amalthea who had lived for so long in the Malfoy Mansion was shocked.
When they reached the other side, they got out of the boat and followed Hagrid through the dark dungeons. The other girls cringed at the sight of the spiders and the spider webs but Amalthea smiled. This was exactly how her father had pictured it for her. It was perfect.
After a short walk they were in a large hallway that had torches on the walls to show the wway.
"All of you wait here, Professor McGonnagall will be with you in a moment." And with that the Giant walked away. There was silence, not a single person knew who this Professor McGonnagall was and where she would be coming from.
"First years, I am Professor McGonnagall. In a moment you will join the rest of the students but first you must be sorted into your house." She lead them through two large doors and into a great hall where there were five tables, one for each of the houses and another for the teachers. Candles were floating high above their heads, hundreds of them in what looked like the night sky.
"Please form a line around here." Professor McGonnagall had lead them to the front of the room to a three legged stool with a tatty old hat on it. "As I call your name please come forward and trhy on the sorting hat. Verity Apple?" The tall brown haired girl that had ridden with Amalthea was now walking up to the stool. When she set the hat on her head it cried out "Ravenclaw!" Professor McGonnagall called out a lot of names. "Colin Creevey! Juniper Eicher! Quiana Rigsby!" and with each the hat cried out another house, "Gryffindor! Hufflepuff! Hufflepuff!"
Finally Professor McGonnagall called out "Amalthea Snape!" The entire room went silent for a moment and then murmurs could be heard "Snape has a daughter?", "Since when does Snape have a kid?", "She can't be related to Professor Snape." As Amalthea walked up to the stool and sat down with the hat the entire room went silent again.
"Hmmm, very tough, very tough...You'd do well in Ravenclaw, certainly would, and you'd do well in Gryffindor too. But wait I see a little Hufflepuff in you...Yes I know where you belong..." Amalthea's insides were turning and the entire great hall was silent with anticipation. "...SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table burst out in applause and not a single person's applause was louder than her father's. She saw him clapping at her from the staff table with a slight smile pursed on his lips.
Amalthea went to sit down at the table. She saw Draco sitting with Pansy Parkininsin and decided to sit across the table from them.
"Welcome to Slytherin Amalthea," said Pansy. "I think you'll fit in great here."
"Yeah," said Draco. "You'll fit in just fine."
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A/N: I messed up earlier. I had said that Pavarati Patil was Draco's girlfriend and I was corrected. His girlfriend is Pansy Parkinisin.
At Hogwarts there were four houses named after the four founders of the school: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Amalthea's father was the head of Slytherin house and Hermione and Ginny were in Gryffindor.
As soon as they were at Hogwarts Hermione left Amalthea and went off while Amalthea followed a half giant away from the train.
"First years follow me!" He roared. "My name's Hagrid, I'm the Gameskeeper here at Hogwarts." He seemed nice enough even though he was huge. "We'll be crossing the lake in boats, four to a boat and keep your hands and feet inside, the giant squid don't like you messin' in their water."
Amalthea stepped into a boat and Ginny followed along with two other girls; one with dark brown hair who was really tall and another who had unusually white hair down to her hips. The ride was silent and all of them were amazed at the sight of the castle. It was huge! Even Amalthea who had lived for so long in the Malfoy Mansion was shocked.
When they reached the other side, they got out of the boat and followed Hagrid through the dark dungeons. The other girls cringed at the sight of the spiders and the spider webs but Amalthea smiled. This was exactly how her father had pictured it for her. It was perfect.
After a short walk they were in a large hallway that had torches on the walls to show the wway.
"All of you wait here, Professor McGonnagall will be with you in a moment." And with that the Giant walked away. There was silence, not a single person knew who this Professor McGonnagall was and where she would be coming from.
"First years, I am Professor McGonnagall. In a moment you will join the rest of the students but first you must be sorted into your house." She lead them through two large doors and into a great hall where there were five tables, one for each of the houses and another for the teachers. Candles were floating high above their heads, hundreds of them in what looked like the night sky.
"Please form a line around here." Professor McGonnagall had lead them to the front of the room to a three legged stool with a tatty old hat on it. "As I call your name please come forward and trhy on the sorting hat. Verity Apple?" The tall brown haired girl that had ridden with Amalthea was now walking up to the stool. When she set the hat on her head it cried out "Ravenclaw!" Professor McGonnagall called out a lot of names. "Colin Creevey! Juniper Eicher! Quiana Rigsby!" and with each the hat cried out another house, "Gryffindor! Hufflepuff! Hufflepuff!"
Finally Professor McGonnagall called out "Amalthea Snape!" The entire room went silent for a moment and then murmurs could be heard "Snape has a daughter?", "Since when does Snape have a kid?", "She can't be related to Professor Snape." As Amalthea walked up to the stool and sat down with the hat the entire room went silent again.
"Hmmm, very tough, very tough...You'd do well in Ravenclaw, certainly would, and you'd do well in Gryffindor too. But wait I see a little Hufflepuff in you...Yes I know where you belong..." Amalthea's insides were turning and the entire great hall was silent with anticipation. "...SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table burst out in applause and not a single person's applause was louder than her father's. She saw him clapping at her from the staff table with a slight smile pursed on his lips.
Amalthea went to sit down at the table. She saw Draco sitting with Pansy Parkininsin and decided to sit across the table from them.
"Welcome to Slytherin Amalthea," said Pansy. "I think you'll fit in great here."
"Yeah," said Draco. "You'll fit in just fine."
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A/N: I messed up earlier. I had said that Pavarati Patil was Draco's girlfriend and I was corrected. His girlfriend is Pansy Parkinisin.