I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER, I think….
But Galina, Zecki, Jeremie, Brigid and peoples are all figments of MY imagination....not K.A. applegates...(i did it again didint I?).
however, i will be using some familiar last names....
enjoy!
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The Great hall was like nothing they'd ever seen before, even Jeremie, the only one that had grown up in a wizarding home couldn't help but gape in fascination.
They only snapped to attention when they heard the voice of their headmistress, which was amplified using magic.
"Boys and Girls of the new school year!" The woman who was speaking was clearly old but regal and proud. Her bushy hair which was turning gray was held back by a hair tie, and she had a very intelligent sparkle in her eye. "As you may already know, I am Hermione Granger-Weasley, your headmistress this year. I wish you all, new comers and those returning, those from wizarding homes and those not…"
a select number of people standing behind Galina were muttering something, although she was pretty sure no on was allowed to talk while the principal was. "ha, I wonder what possessed them to allow a mudblood to be headmistress! And for all these years!"
"Shhh…shut up Goyle, if they hear you we'll get into trouble. And leave me alone!"
"Who cares…"
Galina had enough
"SHHHH!" she said loudly, turning around and glaring at the two, a sturdily built boy and a girl with very light blond hair. The boy gave her a very nasty look but fell silent all the same. The girl continued to look dark and annoyed of everything and everyone around her.
"Now, for the sorting to begin!" were the only words that Galina caught after that.
"uh oh…here we go!" Jeremie said, nervous but excited, he grabbed Zecki's sleeve.
"Jeez, calm down…"
"Abbot, Ginger" was called up to the stool, a tattered and patched black witches hat was placed on her head. After a few moments it announced to the audience "RAVENCLAW!"
"whoa…crazy talking hat!" Zecki muttered under her breath.
"how's a hat supposed to decide where we fit in…I thought we would have to fill in a questionairre or something…" Galina said…equally confused.
Jeremie simply laughed "The sorting hats much better than any tests! Trust me, its smarter than it looks!"
"of course it is, it can talk…I mean, my hats don't talk much at all, I guess they aren't as smart…"
"Zecki! Shut up!" Galina whisperd, pinching her friends hand.
"Castille-Largon, Richard" was the first announced into HufflePuff
"almost our turn." Galina whispered
"Cibre, Virginia" became a Gryffindor
"Corrane Galina"
Galina took a deep breath.
"Go Galina Go!" Zecki whispered, shoving her sister forwards.
Galina stepped up nervously to the stool and sat down, aware of how hard her hands were shaking…please don't separate me and Zecki…I don't really care what you do, just put me in the same one as Zecki…
"I can simply put you in what is the best choice for you…"
At first Galina thought that she was hearing things.
"no, you are not schizophrenic, I can assure you. But, I am a special hat, just as your friend Jeremie told you."
Put me with Zecki…
"hmmm…a smart one…yes, and loyal too…this is hard, oh wait…there is some potential in you that you may not even know or believe in yourself. You may be stronger than you think…we need a house that will bring that out in you…how about GRYFFINDOR!"
Galina stepped away numbly, and tried to sit down at the nearest table…not that often do you get a hat as your pyscologist…
"umm…your supposed to sit at the Gryffindor table…Galina." An older boy was telling her, pointing towards another table.
"Oh…okay, sure…"
She sat down and waited for Zecki to be sorted….she would be next of course.
"Dumbledore, Quinten"
Galina almost stood up, what about "Corrane, Zecki"?
Zecki looked equally confused, and was glancing around the room, trying to catch a teachers eye, had they missed her on purpose?
"Eggurt, Nick" became a Gryffindor…
"Goyle, Frederick" became a Slytherin…
Some other names passed…Galina was sitting still now, she would simply ask a teacher about it later….
"Malfoy, Brigid" became a Slytherin…
"Obling, Gerald" was put into Ravenclaw…
"Potter-Corrane, Zecki!"
Zecki didn't move for a few moments, as if trying to make sure that there wasn't any other Zecki's around, but it wasn't a very common name. So she stepped up.
Galina couldn't help but notice that a lot of people were staring at her as she sat down on the stool…why had they called her "Potter-Corrane"…why not just 'Corrane'?…and where had she heard that name before?
"…after all, she helped Harry Potter defeat Voldemort and all…"
Galina stared at the hat on Zecki's had…please put her in Gryffindor…please put her in Gryffindor…
It seemed like an eternity had passed before the hat made its decision,
"SLYTHERIN!"