Ch.3: Surprising Sorting
The welcoming feast in the Great Hall began as usual, with the sorting of the first years. Draco didn't start paying attention until about halfway through the sorting when, the name Nolly, Amanda was called. It took him but, a split second to realize where he'd heard the name. Her father, Walter Nolly was a member of the ministry. He worked in the Apparation Test Center, and was a death eater informer. He wondered what house Amanda would be put in, probably Slytherin he thought. Much to his surprise; however the sorting hat yelled Hufflepuff! The Hufflepuff table erupted into cheers, Draco remained silent. It puzzled him that the daughter of a death eater would be in Hufflepuff; a house known for its loyalty and friendship qualities. The rest of the sorting passed in a blur, punctuated by cheers from the four different houses. He was so puzzled that he didn't notice when the feast started. "Drakie, Drakie aren't you hungry?" Pansy asked in her supremely annoying 'motherly' voice. She had to repeat herself four times before Draco even noticed that she was talking to him. "What? Oh, yeah I am actually; I was just thinking about something." He replied, coming out of his little reverie. "Oh, was it that? She asked; putting an emphasis on that. "No, it was something else." He said quietly, as he began to eat. The rest of the meal seemed quieter than usual, but since his mind was on other things he didn't notice the looks he was getting from the Slytherin girls or what they were saying. "Is it true the Malfoy's are getting a divorce?" one asked another. "That's what I heard." said another. "I don't believe it." Was the response of another. It was like that for the whole meal. When, almost everyone was gone Draco finally stood up to leave. He saw five pairs of eyes watching him; four at the Gryffindor table and one at the Hufflepuff table. He quickly turned to leave when he heard a voice behind him. "It's Malfoy, isn't it?" she asked in a maddeningly calm voice. As if he was in her own year, and was a normal person. "Yeah, Nolly it is." He sneered. He quickly surveyed the room, Potter and his friends were now gone; he and Amanda were the only people left in the Great Hall. "Thought so, can't really mistake the facial expressions now can you?" she said this, and abruptly walked away; leaving him with his puzzled thoughts. What is with this girl? He asked himself as he too left the Great Hall. When, he got to the portrait he stopped in his tracks. He couldn't remember the new password. Then, it came to him oddmenta tweak that was it. He gave the portrait the password and entered the Slytherin common room. He saw that Pansy's back was turned and quickly walked up the stairs to the boys dormitories. His things, as usual had been put away by the Hogwarts cleaning staff; the house elves.
The welcoming feast in the Great Hall began as usual, with the sorting of the first years. Draco didn't start paying attention until about halfway through the sorting when, the name Nolly, Amanda was called. It took him but, a split second to realize where he'd heard the name. Her father, Walter Nolly was a member of the ministry. He worked in the Apparation Test Center, and was a death eater informer. He wondered what house Amanda would be put in, probably Slytherin he thought. Much to his surprise; however the sorting hat yelled Hufflepuff! The Hufflepuff table erupted into cheers, Draco remained silent. It puzzled him that the daughter of a death eater would be in Hufflepuff; a house known for its loyalty and friendship qualities. The rest of the sorting passed in a blur, punctuated by cheers from the four different houses. He was so puzzled that he didn't notice when the feast started. "Drakie, Drakie aren't you hungry?" Pansy asked in her supremely annoying 'motherly' voice. She had to repeat herself four times before Draco even noticed that she was talking to him. "What? Oh, yeah I am actually; I was just thinking about something." He replied, coming out of his little reverie. "Oh, was it that? She asked; putting an emphasis on that. "No, it was something else." He said quietly, as he began to eat. The rest of the meal seemed quieter than usual, but since his mind was on other things he didn't notice the looks he was getting from the Slytherin girls or what they were saying. "Is it true the Malfoy's are getting a divorce?" one asked another. "That's what I heard." said another. "I don't believe it." Was the response of another. It was like that for the whole meal. When, almost everyone was gone Draco finally stood up to leave. He saw five pairs of eyes watching him; four at the Gryffindor table and one at the Hufflepuff table. He quickly turned to leave when he heard a voice behind him. "It's Malfoy, isn't it?" she asked in a maddeningly calm voice. As if he was in her own year, and was a normal person. "Yeah, Nolly it is." He sneered. He quickly surveyed the room, Potter and his friends were now gone; he and Amanda were the only people left in the Great Hall. "Thought so, can't really mistake the facial expressions now can you?" she said this, and abruptly walked away; leaving him with his puzzled thoughts. What is with this girl? He asked himself as he too left the Great Hall. When, he got to the portrait he stopped in his tracks. He couldn't remember the new password. Then, it came to him oddmenta tweak that was it. He gave the portrait the password and entered the Slytherin common room. He saw that Pansy's back was turned and quickly walked up the stairs to the boys dormitories. His things, as usual had been put away by the Hogwarts cleaning staff; the house elves.
