The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and Nat's first thought was that this was not someone to cross.
'The firs'-years, Professor McGonagall,' said Hagrid.
'Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here.' She pulled the door wide.
The Entrance Hall was so big you could have fitted the whole of the Dursleys' house in it. How she knows about the Dursley's house is an explanation for another day. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors. They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right – the rest of the school must already be here – but Professor McGonagall showed the first-years into a small empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in, standing rather closer together than they would usually have done, peering about nervously. 'Welcome to Hogwarts,' said Professor McGonagall. 'The start of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. 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 four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. 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 Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting.'
'I shall return when we are ready for you,' said Professor McGonagall. 'Please wait quietly.'
Natalie suddenly became nervous. She thought of what Percy told her -No matter what house she was she'll be loved and accepted. It helped a bit. But she was still nervous. She grabbed into Fred and George's hands and they gave it a small squeeze like they always do. They were nervous too she could tell. She then looked at Cat and said 'We'll still be friends even if get sorted into different houses right?'
'Best-friends' Cat told her with a small smile. She also saw Aurora shaking slightly. Walking over to the girl (She just stepped forward) she gently took Aurora's hand and gave it a small squeeze to which Aurora smiled and asked "Still friends no matter which house?". "Best-friends!" she told her. Aurora had a smile on her face at that comment. Soon Catherine joined them and took Aurora's other hand and smiled at her as well.

And suddenly about twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to each other and hardly glancing at the first-years. They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a fat little monk was saying, 'Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him a second chance –'
'My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost – I say, what are you all doing here?' A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first-years. Nobody answered.
'New students!' said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them.
'About to be sorted, I suppose?' A few people nodded mutely.
'Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!' said the Friar. 'My old house, you know.'
'Move along now,' said a sharp voice. 'The Sorting Ceremony's about to start.' Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.
'Now, form a line,' Professor McGonagall told the first-years, 'and follow me.' Feeling odd they walked out of the chamber, back across the hall and through a pair of double doors into the Great Hall. Nat had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles which were floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the Hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first-years up here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Dotted here and there among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver. Mainly to avoid all the staring eyes, Nat looked upwards and saw a velvety black ceiling dotted with stars. Not just her, It seemed as though all of the first-years were in awe. The place was gorgeous. She stood there taking it all in until Fred nudged her and whispered "Close your mouth, You'll catch flies.". "Shut up!" She told him laughing as she gave him a light push. Soon the pair of them having a push-war (As Cat called it). The other three were just laughing ("They are just eleven and they already act like a married couple" George told Lee).
The four of them looked front again as Professor McGonagall silently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty.
For a few seconds, there was complete silence. Then the hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth – 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 whole Hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. It bowed to each of the four tables and then became quite still again.
"We just have to put a hat! I'm going to kill Dora. She told me I have to create a portal on the hat and pull out a rabbit!' Cat told her. Nat held a giggle . Typical Dora.
"And you believed her?" Nat asked her.
"Of course not" Cat told her. Nat scoffed.
"You are the worst liar"
"She looked serious!" Cat told her defensively.
"Oh please! Even Percy could come up with a better story!" Cat almost laughed out loud but covered it with a cough. The rest of them looked at her weirdly. Nat just smirked at her.

Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment. 'When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,' she said.
'Abeey , Sheryl!' A pink-faced girl with brown locks stumbled out of line, put on the hat, which fell right down over her eyes, and sat down.
A moment's pause – 'HUFFLEPUFF!' shouted the hat.
The table on the right cheered and clapped as Sheryl went to sit down at the Hufflepuff table. Harry saw the ghost of the Fat Friar waving merrily at her.
'Adams, Stephen !'
'HUFFLEPUFF!' shouted the hat again, and Stephen scuttled off to sit next to Sherly.
'Banks Joseph!'
'RAVENCLAW!'
The table second from the left clapped this time; several Ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with Josheph as he joined them. 'Brewer, Madisson' went to Ravenclaw too, but 'Cester , Maria became the first new Gryffindor and the table on the far left exploded with cheers; Nat could see Charlie's friends catcalling.
'Carrow , Evelyn'
The girl Cat and Nat met in Diagon Alley walked forward. Her strawberry blonde hair was in a plait. The hat didn't even touch her head because it soon shouted "SLYTHERIN!".
"Why am I not surprised." Nat told herself.
'Daniel, Bethany!'
'HUFFLEPUFF!'
Sometimes, Nat noticed, the hat shouted out the house at once, but at others it took a little while to decide.
'Jorden, Lee!'
Lee almost walked forward normally but they could see Lee was nervous.
'GRYFFINDOR!' shouted the hat.
The five of them clapped loudly but it was drowned by the Gryffindor students from their house table.
'Justin, Olivia'
"RAVENCLAW"
Nat saw McGonagall hesitate a bit and then called.
"Lestrange, Athena"
Nat stood frozen. Whispers were heard throughout the hall. Everyone was talking amongst themselves but all Nat could hear was Alice Longbottom's screams. Nothing beat Aurora's expression. The poor girl had frozen in shock and Nat was very scared for her friend. She hadn't noticed the girl who had walked up was the girl Evelyn Carrow was sharing the compartment with.
"We are here no matter what." Cat told her as the two girl held Aurora's hands like they before the sorting started ,giving it a small squeeze.
The girl with black curls , steel grey eyes and pale skin walked had confidently to the stool. Silence fell in hall as everyone sat in anticipation as to which house the girl would get into. Obviously almost everyone knew she'd be in Slytherin like her parents but the hat took its own time ( about eight minutes) to decide which house to sort her into which was strange because usually most of the pure-bloods families especially the ones with the horrible reputation like hers would be sorted to Slytherin quickly like it had been with the Carrow girl. Nat was wondering what's going on the girl's head. Maybe she was so fast judge(She hated when people judged her). It seemed as if the girl was begging the hat to put her in Slytherin.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat shouted.
The table with the Silver and Green ties burst into applause. Nat was thinking about Percy's friend's sister but she couldn't think much because McGonagall called out ' Longbottom, Aurora'.
Aurora who was only half recovered with the previous incident almost fell over, her face would have hit the floor if a guy hadn't caught her. Aurora smiled and thanked the boy as she walked upto the stool and sat down with the sorting hat was placed on her head.
Like before the Sorting Hat took a few minutes to decided. Aurora sat still ,her eyes shut tight. There seemed to be a debate between the hat and the girl (as weird it sounds)
"SLYTHERIN!"
Nat and Cat's mouth dropped to a huge 'O'. They couldn't believe it! Even if Andromeda was in Slytherin, they couldn't believe what they heard. Even Aurora sat frozen for a few moments but then slowly dragged her feet to the Slytherin table who were applauding. The twins were shocked as well.
"That was unusual!" they whispered to the girls.
But Nat's thoughts were clouded. Aurora already had enough shock for her lifetime. First her parents, then seeing the daughter of the maniac who tortured her parents is in their year, and she's stuck with Lestrange because she was sorted into Slytherin as well.
She didn't hear the other's because it will soon be her turn.
There weren't many people left now. 'Moon' ... 'Nott' ... 'Paice' ... then 'Parker' then 'Perks, Sally-Anne' ... and then, at last – 'Potter, Natalie!'
As soon as she heard her name again whispers went echoing into the hall again. People were craning their necks to get a good look at her. But she couldn't think clearly and soon the hat was placed on her head , covering her eyes.
"Potter? Hmm... interesting. Plenty of courage, Brimming with kindness , Very brave, an intelligent mind I see... You have the qualities of all the houses...This is difficult. Ah! I see it... The thirst to prove yourself. You are to have tough times, maybe Slytherin will help you. I see.. Not Slytherin? Why not? I see you'll get true friends there. Friends who will stick with you. Just like Longbottom and Lestrange."
"Lestrange? Judged too quickly I guess" Nat told the hat.
"I knew it. With the challenges you need to face, I could put you in Gryffindor. But that's not the point. You have powers that will help your way to greatness. And the twin cores as you know will make it possible. You have power and ambition. "
"But I don't want to be great. The person who was blinded for power killed my parents!" Nat told the hat
"Greatness does not mean greedy for power. It just means that you have proved yourself worthy. As for Tom Riddle, Yes! It was disappointing. But you my dear have the choice. After all its the choices that show us who we truly are. You have courage but what you hold more is ambition and power. I know what to do with you.
SLYTHERIN!"

What?!
Nat froze on the stool for a few seconds. She couldn't believe it! Nat was shocked to be sorted to Slytherin. What would Remus say? She looked up and the saw the Slytherin table screaming in applause.' Maybe it wouldn't be so bad' she thought . She gave a look at Cat and walked to the Slytherin table but she did see the disappointment in Prof. McGonagall's eyes. She brushed it away because she saw Aurora clapping hard with a huge grin. Soon her doubt faded. Seeing Aurora , She returned an equally large grin and sat down. She saw Carrow smiling at her but what surprised her the most was Athena (She wasn't sure what her name was at that point) gave a handshake and a smile. Her smile unlike her mother's was genuine and her eyes were kinder, more like ... Andromeda's. Maybe she did judge too quickly. She felt a little bit of happiness flooding into her heart as she sat there watching the next person getting sorted with Aurora. She was glad she has Aurora with her.
Then her heart dropped again. The Weasleys! What will Molly and Arthur say?
She looked at the Gryffindor table to catch either of the Weasley brother's eyes. First she saw Charlie. He gave a small but constrained and fake smile. She felt a pang in her heart. She then met Percy's eyes. It seemed as if he stuck true to his words. Percy gave a genuine heartwarming smile and mouthed "I still love you sis!". She saw herself grinning back at him. Atleast Percy wasn't angry at her. But the others. She tried to catch Fred's and George's eyes. But they avoided her. She saw Lee and gave him a small smile and a wave. He gave a wave in return and thumb's up. Smiling she looked at Dora in the Hufflepuff table. It took sometime to get her attention, but then Dora gave her a huge grin and winked at her. Chuckling , she looked over to the sorting area. It was the "S" surname's. Soon it will be Catherine's turn.
After about thirty "S" (How many people have S as their surnames Nat thought to herself) , Nat heard McGonagall calling out "Tonks, Catherine". She saw Cat walk up the steps and sit down.
The Hat took quite sometime to place her in her house. She tried to read her thoughts .

'Hmmmm... Tonks Huh? Wow your memories are burried deep... 'What memories?' ... never mind. Ahh I see courage and loyalty. Surely Hufflepuff is a great choice, but then perhaps Ravenclaw would be well fitted too. Let's see what's in this head of your eh?

Mmmm, I see ambition. Great Ambition... Slytherin is a good choice for you as well. You see you'll make great friends here. I see you've already made some strong friends. I should put you there with them perhaps. Since you share the wand core with Miss. Potter ... "Yea please Cat I don't want to be separated." Nat told her.

That seemed to have startled her, as Cat almost jumped from her seat. Everyone was looking at her in confusion but all she did was glare at Nat.

Now everyone turned to look at her and she felt her face turn red as she sunk in her seat from embarrasment. 'sorry!'

'NAT! Get out... ' So she did and waited patiently for the hat to make its decision hoping that she'd be with Cat.

The only two people who she knew took this time was Aurora and Lestrange. After sometime the hat yelled "SLYTHERIN!". Cat didn't mind about it because her own mother was a Slytherin. She could hear Dora clapping hard. Nat and Aurora applauded loudly as well. Well atleast they are together.
For the last time she tried catching the eyes of the twins. George looked at her but then quickly looked away. She felt her heart break at his reaction. Cat saw Nat's sad face and asked 'You alright Nat?'. She replied 'Yeah. Just that the twins seem to be ignoring me. Did they say anything to you Cat?' She didnt get a reply. 'Cat?" She asked her but Cat avoided her eyes. She then looked up at her and said 'I am sorry Nat. I tried to argue. But their asses are stubborn as a mule". At that Cat visibly saw the Nat break. Obviously she didn't cry but her eyes said it all. Nat knew what it meant. The twins... Her bestfriends… her partners in crime are avoiding her because she was in Slytherin. Nat saw they were sorted into Gryffindor like their siblings. This broke her even more. She looked at them over the Gryffindor table but all she got were blanks looks from them and then nothing. She wanted to cry. How could she let that happen? Her own bestfriends hate her now.
Aurora grabbed Nat's hand and gave it a small squeeze. She gave a squeeze back. She then looked at Cat who told her 'They are idiots Nat! They'll come around eventually. You have us. I love you bestfriend".
Cat was right. Why is she beating herself up for that. She will prove to those idiots that not all Slytherin's are bad.

Soon the sorting ended with a girl in Ravenclaw.
'Welcome!' he said. '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!' He sat back down. Everybody clapped and cheered. Nat didn't know whether to laugh or not. Remus told her Dumbledore was a genius. So hearing him say that - judged too quickly perhaps.
Nat's mouth fell open. The dishes in front of her were now piled with food. She had never seen so many things she liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, chips, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup and, for some strange reason, mint humbugs. This was truly incredible.
She looked at the High table where the teachers sat. There she saw a teacher with greasy black hair , a hooked node and sallow skin. He was looking right at Nat and Cat. Suddenly she felt a prickling sensation on her neck followed by a tingling in her head.
Oh no! Not now! Not in front of everyone she thought. Nat looked at Cat who was sitting opposite to her eating happily Her head was paining slightly before she let out a light hiss and holding her eyes. And then the scene dissolved.

She saw the same teacher from the High Table walking up a staircase. Following him she entered an office. It was a large and beautiful circular room, full of funny little noises. A number of curious silver instruments stood on spindle-legged tables, whirring and emitting little puffs of smoke. The walls were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames. There was also an enormous, claw-footed desk, and, sitting on a shelf behind it, a shabby, tainted wizard's hat — the Sorting hat. Inside the room she saw Dumbledore who looked grave.
"I thought...you were going...to keep her...safe..." she heard the man tell Dumbledore.
"She and James put their faith in the wrong person," said Dumbledore. "Rather like you, Severus. Weren't you hoping that Lord Voldemort would spare her?". What? What did that mean? sparing my mother? The man named Severus breathing became shallow.
"The girl and Boy survives." said Dumbledore.
With a tiny jerk of the head, Severus seemed to flick off an irksome fly.
"Her son lives. Her daughter is very much alive. They have her eyes, precisely her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans's eyes, I am sure?"
"DON'T!" bellowed Severus . "Gone...dead..."
"Sophia is chained in St. Mungos's! and Lily... and my Evangeline." Severus said breathing heavily.
"Is this remorse, Severus?"
"I wish...I wish I were dead..."
"And what use would that be to anyone?" said Dumbledore coldly.
The scene dissolved and she was soon back at the Great Hall of Hogwarts. Cat and Aurora were looking at her with worry. "Oh god! Please tell me I didn't scream this time." Nat told them.
"Why would you scream here?" A voice asked her. She looked and found the owner of the voice to be the Lestrange girl. "Nothing Lestrange. Mind your own business" Aurora told her rudely.

Nat wanted to tell her to stop being so rude but then she knew she'd be rude to any child of Voldermort if he had one. Nat just looked at the Lestrange girl to see her reaction. She looked sad for a sec. Just for a second she saw her eyes break. But then they became emotionless again and without a word she turned to talk to Evelyn.
Nat the looked at the High Table to look at the man that was Severus and saw he was talking to a very plump and pleasant professor. She then shrugged off what she saw and decided to give it a rest.

After the splendid feast Dumbledore stood up again. The hall fell quite suddenly. Man! That man was radiating kindness and power.
'Ahem – just a few more words now we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you. 'First-years should note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. 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 trials will be held in the second week of term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And lastly I want you all to welcome our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher , Professor Kenneth Watson. With that dinner was done.
She could have sworn she saw that teacher names Severus Look at her way again.

After dinner the first years were guided to their common rooms by their respective house prefects. On the way to the entrance of the great Hall Nat tried to talk to the twins who simple brushed her off. Se then tried to talk to Charlie who as giving her a cold shoulder as well. Nat was devastated by their behaviour. She didn't she meet Charlie. But she did meet Lee who gave her a wave and a smile.

As soon as they left the great hall they turned right towards a door. Behind the door is a set of stone steps which descend deep into the dungeons. The entrance to the common room is located behind a bare stretch of stone wall in the dungeons. They stood facing a bare stone wall. The prefect then said "Blood Purity" to the bare stretch. "Why is he talking to the wall?" Cat asked her. "I don't know" .

As soon as the prefect said the words the stone wall opened up to reveal a passage way. "This is the entrance to the common room. The password is Blood purity. Don't forget. Now follow me" The prefect told them.

As soon as they entered the room Nat was once again speechless. The Slytherin common room was a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and ceiling, from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains. A fire was crackling under an elaborately carved mantelpiece ahead of them, and several Slytherins were silhouetted around it in carved chairs. There were plush couches , Ornamented fireplace, Dark green walls and a had huge tapestries. Nat had only one word for it. "Elengant!" Aurora whispered as if she had read Nat's thoughts. Exactly. The Slytherin common room was really beautiful. She wouldn't admit to papa or the Weasley's but she felt at home.

"Welcome to Slytherin. This is our Common Room and as Jaiden said , we require a password and this fornight's password is 'Blood purity'. Now we have the dorms set up, Boys downwards to the left and girls the same on the right. There will be five in a dorm. Your belongings will be there already. Also the curfew its at 9 pm sharp. Anyone caught out of curfew will be served detention. Thank you. Hope you enjoy the next seven years here in Slytherin." The female prefect told them. The girls walked down the stairway that led to the dorms. Turning right she saw the main doorway to the dorms. Going down to the second level down they saw the door that held their name plaques. Pushing the door the three girls saw their other two roomates already there. But the shock was evident on their faces when they saw who the other two girls were. They were none other than Athena Lestrange and Evelyn Carrow. Seeing the girls Evelyn greeted them with a simple hi. But Athena was standing in shock her eyes focused on Aurora. They both stared at each other for a few moments until Cat cleared her throat. After the awkward moment between them Aurora dragged her belongings to the farthest corner of the room away from Athena. Nat gave a look of apology to Athena and helped Aurora to set her things up.
"Ehm.. I'm Catherine Tonks, I guess that means we're cousins." Cat introduced herself to the two girls and said the last part to Athena.
"Oh your that blood-traitor's daughter. Filthy half-blood!" Evelyn told her with cold eyes and disgust in her eyes.

Cat's blood began to boil in anger as she heard what Carrow had called her.

"HOW DARE YOU!" she yelled. But Nat ran forward to hold her back from pouncing at the Carrow girl as much as she wanted to punch the girl herself. No one insults her friend and gets away with it, but she didnt want detention.
"Let her be Potter. Bet you're just as pathetic. With a bitch for a mother who isn't alive!" Carrow told her with an evil glint in her eye.

That's it, Nat felt her blood boil to a thousand degrees as she almost flunged herself at that heartless monster of a girl, but before she could do anything, It seemed as if Carrow was forced down my a huge wave of water , moreover the curtains of her bedpost caught fire. Nat saw Cat's hair turn bright red and she looked furious with her red eyes blazing at the drenched girl. Aurora ran to pull Athena out of the way but her sleeve caught on fire as she yelled in pain. Athena just stood there frozen in fear not feeling a muscle in her body move.

Nat was freaking out for Aurora, she needed to do something. Nat knew that the only way to put the fire out was by snapping Cat out of her angry state, so she started shaking her friend madly even though she was angry at herself. Soon Cats eyes went normal and then turned to shock when she saw what she did. Quickly she the drenched the curtains in water to put out the fire on Aurora's sleeve.

Nat ran upto Aurora with Cat hot behind her and lifter her sleeve.

Aurora was crying in pain as she had a severe burn in her hand. Looking at her hand Cat was so shocked that she took a step back and soon fled the room ,"You blood-traitor Freak! How dare you." Evelyn started yelling at Cat as she ran.
"SHUT UP EVELYN!" Athena yelled , glaring at her friend. Hearing her yell Aurora froze again , Her nerves started to play as she started getting nervous, she was unsure what's going to happen next. Apparently even Nat froze.
"What did you just say?"
"I told you to shut up. Do you want your bed to catch fire or get drenched again? No? I thought so. So shut up. And don't you dare talk shit about my cousin." Athena warned her. She then turned toward Aurora with all seriousness and asked "How's the pain?" she asked looking down but then opened her eyes widely and exclaimed "Woah... Where's the burn? How..."

"What?" Aurora exclaimed and looked at her hand which was held by Natalie and Athena was right. Her hand was back to normal as if nothing happened.

"How did ... Nat did you heal it?" Aurora asked the redhead.

"No, I just held your hand Rora." she told her, but something in her body told that she did something to help her friend.
Carrow just sat there like gaping fish, but swallowed, nodded and went to the bathroom to change herself.
As soon as Evelyn left Athena looked at the three girls whispered "I am so sorry about that. I should've helped..." before she could say anything she was consumed in her own guilt. "Excuse me" and went to her bed and pulled the curtains hastily.
They just stood there for a few minutes contemplating of what just happened. Nat looked at Aurora who seemed to be in deep thought. Sighing, she shifted her focus to Cat and thought 'Cat where are you?'

'Don't worry Nat, I just need some time to cool off. This is all my fault. You guys should stay away from me'. "What? Come on Nat, are you telling me nobody's set anything on fire? We are witches. So please. This isn't your fault. And don't you dare say that again. your stuck with me forever. Remember that we have this bond. " Nat tried convincing Cat.

She then decided to giver her some space.

Nat sat down on her desk took out some parchment, ink and quill and wrote two letters one addressed to Molly and the other to Remus.

Papa,
Hogwarts is great. Its so beautiful here. I cant wait for classes to start and to explore the castle. I've made a new friend here. She is Aurora Longbottom. Alice and Frank Longbottom's daughter. I think you knew her parents from school. I also saw her memories. But that time I didn't just see her memory. I saw what happened after that as well. I don't know if that's supposed to happen.
But I have the most important news.
I got sorted into Slytherin. I don't know how, but the hat told me I have so many challenges to face and said that i'd do better here. It also said about Cat and I sharing the twin core. I don't know what that meant. But here I am in Slytherin. I hope you aren't disappointed in me. I promise I wont go evil. Fred , George and Charlie are already ignoring me because I'm a snake. Thankfully I still have Percy. I am scared of Molly's , Arthur's , Ron's and Ginny's reaction.
Also guess what. I have a horrible roomie named Evelyn Carrow. She called mom a mudblood and Cat a blood-traitor. Cat got so pissed that she drenched Carrow in water and set the curtains on fire. But you wont guess who told Carrow to shut up. Athena Lestrange. You read it correct and I didn't make any error. She is Bellatrix's daughter. Aurora has a hard time facing her. I don't know what to do. But Athena seemed different. I don't know but I have a good vibe about people. And my assumptions are usually correct you know it. With Athena also I have an okay feeling. Maybe I judged her too quickly.
Also one more question. Do you know who's Sophia? I don't know her full name. But does she some relation to a teacher here named Severus. Also did Mom and Alice know her?

And please don't be angry at me for being in Slytherin.

Love ,
Nat.

Ps: Yeah, I know about Alice Longbottom as I saw Aurora's memories.

Dear Mum (Can I call you that now?),
I think by the end of this letter you wont want me to call you Mum.
Hogwarts is great. I made a few more friends already. I'm sure Ginny and Ron will love it here. Do tell them I said a hi.
Now the most important news. I got sorted into Slytherin. I am so sorry if you are disappointed. Charlie and the twins already hate me because I'm a snake. But I really hope you and Arthur are not angry. I really didn't ask the hat to put me here. But the hat gave me some sort of a weird explanation about proving something. I didn't understand much. But I really hope you aren't disappointed. I promise you I'll never turn evil. I will never join the side that ruined so many people lives.
So I hope I get a positive reply from you Mum.
Tell Arthur, Bill, Ron and Gin that I love them.

Love
Nat.

With that she tied the letters to her new owl named "Janet" and send the letters off.
She hoped she'd get positive replies.
She fell asleep with her thoughts about this mysterious 'Sophia'