Hope you enjoy, this story has been in my head since I read the Potter books. This is the first time I have ever written through one of the bad characters point of view so, please spare me.
Pansy Parkinson shivered as they climbed the steps of a very large castle. She stared around at the people around her and saw that her fear was reflected on their faces. She couldn't believe that she was finally at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; although she felt very excited about being at the castle, a part of her wanted to go back home to her parents. She knew that every witch and wizard was to start their magical career at eleven years of age and there was no turning back.
Pansy was mostly terrified of the giant of a man whom she had heard was called Hagrid. He had led her and the rest of her new classmates to the castle after they got off the Hogwarts express. He was twice the size of an ordinary man and he was covered in scraggly brown hair. She shivered again as she stared at him and pressed against a boy that stood beside her. She normally wouldn't act afraid in front of people but she knew the rest of the people around her felt the same way.
The giant man named Hagrid knocked on the castle doors in front of them. A few moments later the door opened and a stern elderly lady opened the door. The two exchanged a few words before the elderly woman had the students come forward. They entered the castle and into a very large room that was about the size of Draco Malfoy's ball room, a boy whom she desperately wanted to be friends with who would be in her year.
She had known Draco since they were five and he never seemed to show much interest in her. Pansy had made attempts at becoming Draco's friend since their parents were good friends but Draco ignored her. Pansy knew they would be living in the same house at Hogwarts and decided she would try then. She scanned the heads of the students around her as they walked past a door to a very large room full of Hogwarts students. She couldn't see Draco anywhere through the heads.
The elderly woman led them into a smaller room. Pansy thought she saw a head full of blond hair as the students pressed together. She tried to make her way through the students but tripped over a tall red headed boy's foot. He scowled at her and she glanced at him, taking in his appearance as the lady began to talk. He had on shabby hand-me-down robes and lots of freckles. Instantly she knew this was a Weasley and scowled back at him before turning back to the woman to listen to her speech. She didn't care what a poor blood traitor Weasley thought of her.
"-The sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room." The woman was saying.
Lots of time with Draco Pansy thought to herself.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards."
"I bet Hufflepuff hasn't." Pansy said and someone sniggered behind her.
"While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours." The woman continued. "The sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting. I shall return when we are ready for you. Please wait quietly"
Pansy turned as the lady left to see who had laughed at her words. She saw a tall stringy dark-haired boy with blue eyes looking around. She instantly knew he was; Theodore Nott, his parents were also friends of her parents.
"Hi Theo!" She said enthusiastically even though she had always thought of him as a strange boy.
"Hi." He said.
"As if Hufflepuff would even win the cup huh?" She said giggling.
She expected him to laugh again but this time he just looked at her strangely. She felt her face go red as she was wondering what else to say to him.
"Erm that woman looked quite stern didn't you think?" She asked ignoring the screams of several people as ghosts emerged from the wall.
"Yea McGonagall's a bit stern." He said shrugging looking around at the ghosts.
"Oh is that her name?" Pansy said. "I was wondering what her name-"
"Move along now, the Sorting Ceremony's about to start." A voice said interrupting Pansy.
Relieved Pansy realized it was Professor McGongall back. Her relief left her quickly as she realized they were being lead out to where the whole school was sitting and watching them. Pansy stood in front on Theodore and behind a girl with long blond hair. Pansy felt her knees weaken as they walked into a large room where candles were floating through the air lighting the room up. There were five tables, one long table she guessed was the staff table was facing four long tables. As there were students sitting at these tables she assumed they were the house tables.
They were lead to stand behind a three legged stool where an old witch's hat sat. Ignoring the people in the room she stared at the hat wondering if it was to be used to sort them. Her brother and sister had refused to explain the sorting to her and had teased her; they told her she would probably be a Hufflepuff. Pansy would rather be a Weasley than be sorted into Hufflepuff and she knew how bad it must be for them being poor and all.
A rip in the front of the brim opened and the hat began to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The sorting Hat can't see
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a thinking Cap!"
The students at the table bust into applause and Pansy felt like sinking into the floor. She now knew she would have to put the hat on and it would tell her which house she belonged in. The whole school would be focusing on her. She was never shy in crowds but she felt absolutely terrified having hundreds of eyes watching her be sorted. What if I am in Hufflepuff? She thought as her knees shook even worse.
She watched as Professor McGonagall called names of students in their group. She only paid a lot of attention to the names of the people she knew. She watched as a bushy haired girl with rather large front teeth be sorted into Gryffindor house. She wondered how the hat knew what house the students belonged in. How did it choose?
"Malfoy, Draco." Professor McGonagall called not too much longer after Bushy hair was sorted.
Pansy watched Draco walk up to the stool with confidence. The hat barely touched his head when it called out:
"SLYTHERIN!"
Not too much longer "Parkinson, Pansy was called."
Pansy tried to walk up to the stool with confidence hoping she wouldn't be like the Longbottom boy who had ran to Gryffindor table still wearing the hat. She sat on the stool and pulled the hat onto her head. Instantly the hat covered her eyes which she was thankful for.
"Parkinson eh? I sorted your father into Slytherin, a very cunning and mischievous boy. Now where to put you? I see you want lots of friends and Hufflepuff would give you loyal friends. Hufflepuff doesn't seem to suit you. I could put you into Gryffindor since I can see braveness in you but not the right braveness for Gryffindor unfortunately. Now I can see you have no Ravenclaw traits in you at all, so that leaves SLYTHERIN!"
Pansy pulled the hat off and hurried to the table that was clapping on the far right. She had been terrified for a moment that the hat would put her in Hufflepuff. She shakily sank down onto a bench beside a rather large girl with short black hair just like her hair. She was pleased to see that Draco was right in front of her.
She turned on the bench to watch the rest of the sorting. A pair of twins was separated; one in Ravenclaw and the other in Gryffindor. She jolted in her seat when the next name was called:
"Potter, Harry."
She wasn't the only surprised one in the room. Several students gasped. She knew most of the gasps were excited gasps. Pansy however wasn't excited and she wondered why she was so surprised; she knew Harry Potter was the same age as she was. She rolled her as eyes as Potter was sorted into Gryffindor and not only did Gryffindor table clap but Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables clapped as well.
"Big deal." She said.
An elderly man whom she knew was named Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of the school stood up.
"Welcome! Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!"
Pansy looked at the plates as they filled with food. Pansy reached for some chicken as a pretty girl beside the rather large onesaid:
"Harry Potter in our year?"
"Big deal." Pansy said again. "He hasn't done anything special that I can think of."
"He defeated The Dark Lord. He was the most evil wizard in-"
"I know who dark Lord is." Pansy said interrupting. "And defeating isn't the right word to use. The Dark Lord tried to kill Harry and his curse reflected back onto himself and stripped him of his powers. What is so special about that?"
"Well he used Avada Kedavra didn't he? No one can survive the killing curse! It must mean he is very powerful." The girl said in a hushed voice.
"Or maybe it just means he was very lucky. I don't see why you are so proud of it. I happen to agree with his motives. Ridding the world of Muggles, mudbloods and blood traitors is the only right thing to do, it would make this place decent." Pansy continued.
"Hear, hear." Draco said.
Pansy loaded her plate with food and thought more about Harry Potter as people around her talked. She really didn't think that he was special at all. He had only been a year old when The Dark Lord otherwise known as Lord Voldemort or You-Know-Who had killed his parents before trying to kill him. She knew that he had a scar for a reminder of it. She also remembered her parents once saying that they had been in The Dark Lords inner circle but had to lie when he was gone so they wouldn't have to go to Azkaban prison. Anyone who had been caught being The Dark Lords' follower or Death Eater was instantly thrown into Azkaban prison.
Pansy shook her head deciding not to worry about it and instead listened to Draco's meeting with Harry on the train. According to Draco he had thought that he would try and become Harry's friend.
"What?" Pansy asked surprised. "You of all people wanting to be friends with Harry Potter? What's wrong with you?"
"Hey, if he is as powerful as people say he is he would be a good one to have around, don't you think?" Draco said. "I bet he would be good with the Dark Arts."
"Oh I see." Pansy said snorting. "You wanted to turn him into you. You thought that if he became friends with you he would automatically be able to turn him into another Dark Lord or something."
Draco glared at her and Pansy flushed. He was the one person she didn't want to be enemies with. Pansy knew that there were times when she said things that she didn't mean to say. This was one of those times. Pansy tried to keep quiet through the rest of the feast but people kept bringing Harry Potter up. She wanted to scream that there was nothing special about him so everyone should shut up. Having friends was more important so Pansy bit her tongue.
A little while later the plates were cleared and Pansy had managed not to say any more bad things that could cause people to dislike her. The Headmaster stood up once again and everyone went quiet.
"Ahem – just a few words now we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term noticed to give you. First-years should note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few older students would do well to remember that as well."
Pansy felt that the saying the forest was forbidden was wrong. She knew it would draw attention to people such as Draco Malfoy who was sitting in front of her, at least she was sure he would try to go in the forest.
"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trails will be held in the second week of term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death"
"What does he mean by that?" Pansy asked.
"He means you'll die if you go in it." Draco said rolling his eyes.
Pansy opened her mouth to retort but at that moment a tall girl was making her way over to them. Pansy shut her mouth and stood up as she said:
"First years follow me."
They walked between the Ravenclaw and Slytherin tables following the girl. Several students stepped back so they could pass. Pansy instantly moved beside Draco trying to think of something clever to say as the girl talked. Pansy ignored her words and stared at Draco through the corner of her eyes. He was watching his feet as they left the room, he didn't appear to be paying much attention either.
They were led down some steps where it started to feel cool as they reached a dark corridor. Pansy folded her arms against herself and paid attention to the moving portraits on the wall. She could hear everyone whispering around her, not paying much attention to the older girl. The older girl didn't seem to notice and continued to talk in a loud voice. Pansy snuck peaks at Draco was still staring at his feet. She thought he was a very handsome boy and had the urge to grab his hand.
They stopped at a dead end. Pansy wondered what they were doing until the girl said: "Dolosus."
The wall opened to reveal a large dungeon like room with greenish lamps and chairs with low ceilings. There was a large fire place on end of the room and two doors on the other side of the room. There also was a large board to their left with what appeared to be notices.
"Welcome to Slytherin." The girl said. "I am Lietta Parer and I am your fifth year prefect. The boy's dormitories on the left, the girls on the right. Obviously you go in the room that says first years outside the door. Your trunks are already up there, now hurry up and get to bed. You have a long day ahead of you."
A/N: I've been studying Pansy's character and she seems like the type of person to say stuff just to make people laugh. That is why I am having her friendless at first. The next few chapters will show her trying to fit in with the group and accidently saying things that make people look at her funny. She will eventually make friends obviously though since we know she dates Draco later and has a gang of Slytherin girls.