Agatha and Ada Cackle thought they'd be inseparable for their whole lives. Fate did not have that in mind for them.
It started the first night they'd spent apart. The first crack in their connection when the sorting hat weighed up young Agatha Cackle's character and announced her as a
'Slytherin!'
She beamed proudly and skipped off to the table of new housemates. She made sure to save a seat for her sister and waited expectedly.
The sorting hat descended upon young Ada Cackle and both souls held their breath. Ada's world crumbled when the voice declared her to be a
'Hufflepuff!'
Their eyes met over shared panic, their hearts skipped a beat and splintered while Ada had no choice but to walk to the table containing her new existence, a path that would change her life forever. Neither of them could see each other from where they were and both spent their first evening in tears.
To their relief, they could cling onto each other in lessons but soon enough, their lives were overtaken by the demands of their new allegiances. Agatha started to enjoy being part of the dungeon crew, it appealed to her secretive nature. She was her own person now, no Ada to hold her back. She felt invincible.
Ada knew that everything had changed when Agatha tried to twist her way in. Nothing would induce Ada to give up the secrets of the cosy Hufflepuff common room, her loyalty now lying firmly with her house. It was the first time that she felt unsafe around her sister. Their mischievous games ceased. No longer would they play the game of the identical twin, no longer would they greet each other with a common expression. Those days were gone.
When they went home, everyone noticed how different the girls were now and Agatha relished it. She had swept off into the horizon as soon as she graduated, leaving Ada behind to be the dutiful daughter.