Chapter 13: The Sorting
"First years this way. Line up over here." Came Hagrid's booming voice. After getting inot the boats and listening to Professor McGonagall talk about the ceremony the sorting began. It seemed like forever before they called the M's.
"Malfoy, Dragon." McGonagall called. Dragon walked up to the stool and sat down.
"You're just as difficult as your dad was. You have a mix of the strongest traits of both houses. You have the mischievous gene from both your parents, which means Hufflepuff is out of the question. Slytherin, Grffyindor, and Ravenclaw are left. Ravenclaw might be out, they aren't as sly and mischevious enough for you."
"Oh no." Dragon whispered.
"A hard decision you and I have to make. Slytherin house which Draco was in and now runs, or Gryffindor house which Harry was in and now Melissa." The sorting hat seemed to have found his biggest fear and was making him face it.
"Inplaceable!" The hat called out. Harry and Draco looked at Dumbledore shocked, Dumbledore looked at McGonagall shocked, McGonagall looked at the hat shocked, and the student body was lookign at the scene infront of them in shock.
"Sorry about this, but it's never ever happened in Hogwarts history. Um, how do we place him then?" McGonagall asked the hat.
"That is no longer for me to decide Minerva. The choice of sorting him lies within. Dragon and I had an interesting chat. He knows how I feel and what I think and he knows how he feels. Sorting him is out of my hands, or well brim." The sorting hat then turned into a regular hat as to continue with the sorting process.
"Well Mr. Malfoy, you may go sit by Professor Dumbledore and your parents until we figure out how to place you." McGonagall then called the next person who walked up more frightened then ever. Dragon sat next to Harry and Draco.
"We need to talk, please." Dragon whispered. Albus pointed towards the door behind him. Harry, Draco, Albus, and Dragon all went inside.
"What would you like to discuss?" Draco asked still trying to recover from his shock.
"Well the sorting. I have a choice and i don't know how to choose." Dragon sat down infront of the fire.
"You have to choose between Slytherin and Gryffindor don't you?" Harry asked sitting next to Dragon. Dragon just nodded his head.
"Dragon are you worried we're going to be upset?" Draco asked realization suddenly dawning on him.
"Yeah, I'm afraid that if I choose Slytherin dad will be mad, and if I choose Gryffindor you'll be mad. I can also choose Ravenclaw if I want, but the sorting hat said Hufflepuff is out of the question."
"Well you're here for educational purposes so let's think of it that way. You'll have a lot of smart friends and advanced classes in Ravenclaw, and being in that house will cause you to have more work. Being in Gryffindor you'll have loyal friends and the education is ok, but not as good as Ravenclaw, and Slytherins are well educated in all fields of light and dark magic. Your friends will be loyal, but you just have to choose them carefully and obviously Draco will be the head of your house." Dumbledore explained.
"I want to be in Slytherin. Sorry dad." Draco said looking at Harry with tear filled eyes.
"There is no reason to be sorry. I'm very proud of you. You were given a hard decision and weren't afraid to talk it out like an adult." Harry hugged his son. "Now go out there and support your house. You're a Malfoy you have some sort of reputation to live up to or something. I figured your father always had a stick up his arse the whole time." Harry and Dumbledore started to laugh.
"Honestly I wasn't that bad. I believe you were worse." Draco opened the door and walked out. Dumbledore stood up behind his chair and started his speech.
"Welcome first years, and welcome back old hats. You have been very privleged this year. On top of being able to live through a war, and the reconstruction age, you have the great privledge of being taught by none other then Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. These two Professors are extremely qualified in their positions. Some of you might be relieved that Professor Snape has retired, but I've been told that Professor Malfoy will make up for it, as he is his godson. They are also going to start up a dueling club open to all students. Another problem I have been working hard to overcome is the lakc of interhouse friendships. There will be four balls throughout the year and special assignments given so you all can make new friends. Just a few other reminders, the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students who do not wish to die a horrible death. There is also an extensive list of things not to be used in the corridors during the school year. The list is fastened to Mr. Filches door. Off to bed you trot." Dumbledore said dismissing the students. Harry and Draco made their way to the Slytherin portrait.
"Since your prefects refused to coem to the meeting they have obviously failed you. 20 poitns from Slytherin. I inform all of you I hate taking points from my own house due to irresponsibility. If you thought Snape was bad you've obviously never knew a Malfoy. Parseltongue." Draco said turning on his heel and heading towards his room. 'Let me guess that's the stick up the arse attitude?' Dragon mouthed to Harry. Harry nodded. 'You'll have to act like that also. That Malfoy name you have has a certain respect in this school.' Harry mouthed behind Draco's back. Dragon and Harry picked up lip reading when Dragon was 10 so they didn't make Draco angerier when he was on the verge of Avading someone.
"Are you serious?!" Draco yelled out loud.
"Serious about what Mr. Malfoy?" Draco asked coldly again. Dragon took this time to practice being his father.
"Nothing." He said coldly voiding his face of all emotion. 'Very good.' Harry mouthed before walking down the corridor.
"So Dragon let's try this agian. Would you be my friend?" Sarah asked.
"No, obviously you've inherited your mother's ugly looks and annoying personality." Dragon said turning and stalking back into the common room.
"Hey Dragon you might not like my sister which is abso-bloody-lutely fine with me since she's only my step-sister, but what about me? I offered to be your friend also! Blaise and Drake were inseperable even you can't deny that." Daniel said turning around towards him.
"Prove to me you are more like Blaise and not interested in me because of my monetary value and I'll think about it. Until then sod off." Dragon said just as cold.
"Well I wouldn't be into you because of your money due to your parents merging, we are the second richest wizarding family, not including Thomas Flint over there. Dad's thinking of divorcing Pansy anyway."
"Flint as in Marcus Flint. Are you saying Parkinsons not your mum?" Dragon's temper was rising.
"Yeah. Dad married Ginny Weasley before she died, stupid cancer. He only married Pansy because she fed him an illegal love potion." Daniel explained.
"My mum would never do that! Take that back right now you insufferable berk!" Sarah yelled.
"Shut it!" Dragon said noticing the whole common room had gone silent. "Welcome to the club Zabini." Dragon said shaking Daniel's hand.
