The Sorting
Harry, Ron, and Hermione got off the train with Andrew and started up to the castle but ran into Hagrid who was calling the first years as always, but this time he was also asking for the new students. They said goodbye to Andrew telling him they would see him inside and went up to the castle.
Right after they sat down Professor McGonagall came in carrying the sorting hat and leading the new students and first years. She set the sorting hat in front of the head table as always then Professor Dumbledore stood up to speak.
"As you all have probably found out already, one of the other magic schools closed and we have gained some new students. They will be sorted before the first years and after everyone has been sorted I will finish with the announcements."
Just then the sorting hat opened its brim and sang a song about the houses adding in the same warning that we they needed to unite to vanquish the Dark Lord. Then it became as dead still again.
Professor McGonagall started reading names off her list of new students. When she reached Andrew, Harry, Ron, and Hermione held their breaths. When the hat shouted Gryffindor they cheered the loudest. They made room for Andrew and he came and sat down next to them with a confused look on his face.
"What's up?" asked Ron.
"The hat told me that he sorted my brother. I am an only child though."
"Maybe the sorting hat thought you were someone else?" replied Harry.
"Idiots. You really need to read Hogwarts: A History. The sorting hat is never wrong. Do you know anything about your real parents?"
"No."
"So maybe you do have a brother. How long ago did he say he sorted your brother?"
"Five years."
"So he's in our year. That narrows it down a bit. Oh my gosh!"
Just then Professor McGonagall said, "Snape, Kimberly."
They all looked up. One of the girls who was in the cabin with the adult was disappearing underneath the sorting hat. The glimpse they saw of her was enough to know she was Snape's daughter. They looked so much alike.
She did not stay under the hat for very long though. About thirty seconds after it went on her head the hat shouted, "Slytherin"
"Snape, Lindsay."
A girl who looked exactly like Kimberly went under the sorting hat and was pronounced a Slytherin.
"Snape, María."
Everyone in the hall with the exception of the new students and Professors Snape and Dumbledore was surprised that this girl was related to Snape. They looked nothing alike. If her last name had not been Snape they never would have guessed that they were related.
"That's Snape's daughter?" asked Ron.
"No that's Snape's niece. What were you saying Hermione?"
She opened her mouth but no words came out but when the sorting hat shouted Ravenclaw, the entire hall went silent. Then the Ravenclaw table burst out in applause and everyone burst out with the same question, "How is a Snape in Ravenclaw?"