The Threat of Time
Chapter 2
"You've got to be kidding me! Me? Ravenclaw? Look lady, there's been a mistake. I belong in Slytherin. Try that hat thingy again." Draco reached for the sorting hat.
"Young man, the sorting hat doesn't make mistakes. Now please take your seat at the Ravenclaw table. Ginny Schaffer, you're next."
"This isn't over! I am NOT going to Ravenclaw. I refuse." Draco crossed his arms and stared defiantly at the teacher holding the sorting hat, called Ms. Ramsey.
"You WILL go to your chosen house. The decision is final. Now take a seat before I make you take a seat."
"Is that a threat? Ohhhhh, I'm sooo scared. How old are you? Like a hundred? Either you try again, or I'll call my father."
Ms. Ramsey remained calm. "You will feel better Mr. Wolf, if I let you try again?"
"It's a mistake. I have to be in Slytherin."
"Very well Mr. Wolf. If I let you try again you must take your seat at your chosen house. Without a fuss. Do we have a deal?" Ms. Ramsey motioned for Draco to sit back down on the stool.
Draco slumped back down and the sorting hat was replaced upon his head.
"Welcome back my young friend
To the wrong house did I send?
The mistake you thought you'd found
Leaps around without a sound.
For I am here to say
That it's not with me your troubles lay
The truth is there for you to find
Hidden deep within your mind
Look to those you treasure dear
And in the right direction will they steer
You must learn to love and not to hate
Hurry now it's not to late
They are much closer than they seem
More important than you deem
In their eyes you will see
What sort of man you've come to be
Our story ends much to soon
Now go sit down you great bafoon"
The great hall burst into laughter. Even Ginny couldn't help giggling. Draco smiled nervously. He had never been treated like this in his entire life. He sat timidly on the stool as everyone laughed and pointed at him.
Ginny looked questionly at Draco. She had never seen him look so anxious. The smile faded from her face and she headed towards Draco.
"Ravenclaw isn't so bad. I had friends there back in the future. They weren't half bad." Ginny put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
Draco shrugged off the offending hand. What does she think she's doing? "Don't bother Ginny. Mind your own fucking business."
Instead of being taken aback, Ginny felt even sorrier for the boy. He wasn't as tough as he thought he was. "I promise that when we get back I'll mind my own fucking business, but until then it's my fucking business too. I'm all you have right now. So you're just going to have to learn how to deal with me." God that felt good! She'd been waiting to tell Draco off for years. And now she had a good reasonable explanation to do so.
Draco looked at Ginny in awe. He knew the girl could kick ass, from her lovely display of it earlier, but he didn't know that she had a mouth too. Who knew? Shy little Ginny. He'd rarely even seen her at school, and when he did she was always rushing off to her next class.
He had to think of a good comeback. "Except for Harry."
"What?"
"Technically I have Harry too."
"What are you talking about?"
"You said that you're all I have, what about Harry? You want me all to yourself?"
"That's ridiculous! That's the most insane thing I've ever heard! Are you high Malfoy? Because if you thought even for a moment that my intentions included-"
Draco cut her off, "Calm down my little firecracker. Boy, it doesn't take much to set you off does it?"
Did he just call her his little firecracker? "Did you just call me you're little firecracker? I'm going to get you for this Malfoy. Just you wait. When you least expect it. I'm gonna-"
"Ginny Schafer, you're up. Time to be sorted into your house. And Mr. Wolf, we had a deal. Please take a seat at the Ravenclaw table."
Ginny suddenly noticed that the great hall was quiet again. The teachers must have gotten them to hush down. She took a seat.
"This is easy, Ravenclaw it is!"
"WHAT!?!?"
"Now if anything's absurd, it's putting me in Ravenclaw. I don't belong in Ravenclaw. I know what Ravenclaw material is, and it isn't me. I have to be in Gryfindor! Everyone in my family has been in Gryfindor! What will they say? No no no, I won't stand for this. They're counting on me. I'm the only girl! I'm the only girl!"
The hall looked in disbelief at the small screaming girl. What was this day coming too? Twice in one day people have contradicted the sorting hat. Usually people just sit down. These new kids were nuts.
"You too?" Asked Ms. Ramsey. "Very well, if you insist we can try again. Is that what you want?"
"Yes, give me that stupid hat! I'll put it on my own head thank you." Ginny grabbed the hat and put it forcefully onto her head.
"What is going on today?
You do not trust what I say?
Was it a thing I did or a thing I said
What made you have this silly dread?
I do not tell what is fake
I'm under oath for heaven's sake
You may be assured
Your fate is well secured
So now I will tell
You are doing very well
But something you may have missed
There's no reason to be pissed
Just look around, there just may be
A person there you love to see
Now listen close, I'll tell you this
Love is found in a single kiss
In this person you will find
A better you, more defined
That's quite enough I do believe
There's nothing more, you may leave"
The hall didn't find this one quite as funny, but they laughed and sniggered at her anyway. Why has she gone and done that? What was she expecting? She looked around sheepishly. She removed the sorting hat and handed it to the teacher.
As she made her way to the Ravenclaw table she could feel the eyes watching her. She is more intelligent than that. How could she let herself just burst like that? Especially in front of teachers! What was happening to her?
She slumped down next to Draco who slapped her playfully on the back. "That was great. Now everyone is staring at you instead of me."
She glared at him. "Shut up Malfoy."
"But we're in this together," he said mockingly.
"They're going to be staring at you in a minute after I give you a black eye." She shot back.
"Not if I get you first," he grinned and lightly touched his fist to her cheek in a slow motion enactment of punching her. Ginny grabbed his hand and went to bite it when-
"Harry Schafer, you're up." Harry walked gracefully up to the stool. He was pretty confident that he, Harry Potter, would certainly be sorted into Gryfindor. But he was in for a nasty surprise when the sorting hat yelled,
"A definite Slytherin!"
Harry was so horrified it left him speechless. He quickly glanced over to the Slytherin table. Most of the students sitting there seemed uninterested in Harry. Except this one person who was staring at him. Harry might have thought nothing of it. After all, he is hot. But something drew him to this person.
TBC
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