Silver and Red

Chapter one: A sorting surprise

"Potter, Harry"

Ron watched Harry walk nervously up to the sorting stool and place the Sorting hat on his head. Crossing his fingers and wishing Harry would be placed in Gryffindor, he waited for the Sorting hat to bellow out the name of the house dedicated to the Brave and noble, a house where his ancestors and forefathers have been placed for many generations. Ron grew up wishing to be a Brave and Noble knight defending those who could not defend themselves, Fantasising and playing with his younger sister Ginny about him being a knight. Ron so desperately wanted to be a Gryffindor achieving great things in the name of the house. Suddenly Ron was snapped out of his reverie when the Sorting hat boomed "GRYFFINDOR".

Harry Potter walked to the Gryffindor table with an applause to burst your eardrums. Not that Ron could complain as he was one of the most enthusiastic kids to celebrate his sorting. Fred and George shouted, "we got Potter, we got Potter," a grin engulfed his face at the Twins antics.

The sorting continued with Malfoy going to Slytherin, which was to no one's surprise, and then after a long wait McGonagall finally called out "Weasley, Ronald"

Ron nervously approached the stool, focusing only on the Sorting hat and blocking out the rest of the students, Grabbing the Sorting hat to the hats annoyance, placing it on his head.

'Ah another Weasley eh? Very similar to your brothers, plenty of courage and loyalty that would make you suited to Gryffindor', Ron could feel himself shaking, this was it! He would follow his family by being sorted to the noble house of Gryffindor.

'Yet…' Ron's heart sank, worried what that the blasted hat might say next, 'you are different to your brothers, with hopes and dreams to outmatch any of your brothers had before you, I see you wish to be better than them, and accomplish things that they will never be able to do' Ron internally panicked, that sounded too Slytherin to him, Without helping it he shuddered at the thought of being placed along with all the Snakes, when he should be a Lion. 'There is nothing wrong with being a Slytherin boy, many great Wizards and witches have been placed in that house, with the Greatest being Merlin, who achieved miraculous things without turning to the dark arts to achieve his aims. Your view of the house has been tainted by the one-sided views of your family', Ron did have to admit that his brothers kept going on about how awful Slytherin is, and how everyone there becomes death eaters, maybe his brothers were wrong and there were decent people in Slytherin, taking a risk he glanced at the Slytherin table and saw Draco Malfoy looking way to smug and evil too his liking.

At the Same time whispers and odd looks started to circulate the Great hall, glancing over to his brothers, he saw worry and confused looks, as to why their little brother was not sorted into Gryffindor yet, then looked at Harry who had furrowed eyebrows, whatever that meant, Ron was not sure what was really going on himself.

Noticing his doubts on Slytherin, the sorting hat continued stating, 'you also have a great skill for chess, which proves that you have the ability to be strategical and cunning, yes over the years Slytherin would hone your skills you have from Chess and help you in the real word. Good Luck Mr. Weasley I'm sure you would do great things in "SLYTHERIN"'

Before he could stop the Sorting hat, the hat boomed out these words that would change his life. Gasps circulated the hall as the youngest Weasley was sorted into Slytherin, a feat that hasn't been accomplished in god knows how long. Realising he was still on the stool, Ron remember his Gryffindor side and walked to the Slytherin table with his head held high, at the same time his robes magically transformed to silver and green, and to his surprise the Slytherin table stated clapping, it certainly wasn't like the standing ovation that Harry received from the Gryffindor's, but all the same it lifted his spirits.

Ron sat down next to he if he remembered correctly was the one who walked up to the stool when Nott, Theo was called out. Theo had brown hair, and brown eyes to match, yet his body shape was very similar to his own, lanky and tall, and rather thin. Minutes later the last student to be sorted Blaise Zabini plopped down next to him, a dark-skinned boy who looked incredibly arrogant with his high cheekbones and head so high up it nearly reached the roof.

Taking a look at the Gryffindor table he saw his brothers in a permanent state of shock with their mouths wide open, staring at him, as if something entirely wrong just happened, Ron just gave a weak smile and turned back round to avoid their stares. And that's where it hit him, Ron was a Snake a slimy snake, he would be hated by his brothers, probably bullied by his twin brothers at every moment in Hogwarts, whereas Percy would probably just leave him and focus in more important things like homework and more homework. Harry would most likely ignore him, and any chance of friendship would be over.

The headmaster stood up and the hall went silent, giving a huge smile as a welcoming sign, he said, "welcome, welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words"

Ron inwardly groaned, at home when his father said this it usually meant a lecture or scolding his bad behaviour but to his surprise, Albus Dumbledore only pronounced to the Hall, "And here they are, Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you"

All of a sudden food appeared on his plate and the feast had begun. A huge grin appeared on Ron's face at the sight of the food, with plenty of different varieties of food.

"Great our Headmaster is barmy," Malfoy exclaimed to the house, which Ron agreed with, yet all the same he wouldn't let Malfoy know he was right, Malfoy continued "So Weasley, I bet you've never seen so much food in one place, this must be heaven to you" earning a few chuckles. "Shut up Malfoy," I replied back hoping this would be the end, yet he continued on trying to make him angry, "So Weasley, how did you trick the Sorting hat into being placed into such a noble house. A house which is unfitting for the likes of blood traitors"

Ron gave a glare that hopefully his mother will be proud of, and stated " if you didn't like my sorting, then take it up with that bloody hat, a hat that has been around for a 1,000 years and has the collective minds of all the founders, giving it an experience and wisdom that the Greatest of people do not have and will yearn for, most of all you. The hat put me in Slytherin because it believed I had traits that were suited to this 'noble' house, so I have much of a right to sit at this table and eat this delicious food as you do". This took most of the Slytherins by shock, especially Draco that the Weasley boy could come up with such a reply.

Breaking the silence, the girl opposite him, who had long Blond hair and blue eyes, spoke up in support of Ron, "well said, well said, we are all Slytherins and so we should not be fighting each other, lets continue this feast in a fun manner, Daphne Greengrass is the name, nice to meet you"

"Ron Weasley, nice to meet you, and thank you" he smiled warmly at her, earning a smile in return, the tension was broken, and thus Conversations and introductions were given out.

Wile Ron thought that conservations will be based on Pureblood customs and its superiority, he learned that while there were some element etched into the Slytherin purebloods, they were still just kids, and conversations were just like any a 11 year old would have, most were about what to expect at Hogwarts, and of course Quidditch, Ron got in a heated debate with Theo about Quidditch teams, with Theo snorting upon hearing Ron's favourite team. "Chudley Cannons haven't won the championship in 99 years, and going by the way they play I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't win for another 99", Ron highly offended by this outrageous accusation replied, "I have a feeling that its our year, Our seeker…"

After a lengthy debate on the future of the Chudley cannons and Quidditch the feast finished, with bellies full the 5th year Slytherin prefects, Mervyn Greengrass and Gemma Farley escorted them to the dungeons. Reaching the entrance to the common room the prefects turned around, with Mervyn saying "Congratulations on making Slytherin" then giving a smile to his sister Daphne, "this is where you will be sleeping, studying, and socialising for the next seven years. Anyone who tells a student from another house the location of the dungeons will get punished severely" Giving a strong emphasis on the word severely making many first years squirmed. Gemma carried on, "the password must not be given to anyone outside of this, unless you want to suffer the consequences. Before I give you this password, you must understand that this Common Room is a safe- haven from the other houses, where we we don't have to hide our true believes, it is a home that all of you will share and eventually bond over in many years to come. The password for the first two weeks of the term is Basilisk."

Suddenly the wall slid upwards and a room was shown beyond. Entering the common room, that Ron will spend the next seven years in, he looked around noticing the Green lamps hanging from the ceiling. In fact, there seems to be a lot of green, with the chairs, couch and windows being smothered in Green. Ron was awed at the grand nature of the Slytherin dungeons, with famous Slytherins on tapestries, which depicted the great deeds of Slytherin throughout time, Images of Slytherins slaying magical creatures were common, one made him grimace as it was of a slain unicorn and its blood being collected. Other tapestries showed Wizards fighting nobly against Muggles or stopping witch persecutions. Ron noticed a tapestry of one such witch burning with writing underneath stating," Muggles see us as abnormal and devilish creatures, they wish to hurt us, destroy us, we must unite and fight against those who would persecute us!"

The Prefects explained that the head of house Severus Snape would be along shortly, after a wait which was filled with nervous silence from the first years, Professor Snape Swept in with his cloak billowing behind him. Standing before the fireplace, he spoke up, "Welcome to, the noble house of Slytherin, I am sure you are all aware of my name and title, if for some reason you do not know, I am Severus Snape, and head of this house. You will refer to me as Professor Snape and nothing else" he stated with a firm glare at the first years, "I am also the professor of potions, and thus I expect high standards from all of you, and you will not shame me or this house with such poorly work"

"Being sorted into this house is a privilege, the qualities that Slytherins possess will help you to seek glory and fame when older. Poor behaviour is not tolerated, I expect all of you to be a shining example to the rest of the students at Hogwarts. That means I do will not tolerate those who get detentions or lose points, those who do not understand the importance of punctuality should learn it immediately, those who do not know what the word means" he said while fixing a stare at Crabbe and Goyle, "should learn it", this earned a few chuckles around the common room

Silencing everyone with a glare, Snape continued "It is late and I'm sure after such a big feast sleep is required. The prefects will escort you to the Great hall tomorrow, Good night" with that he swept out the Dungeon like a bat.

Ron entered the first year dormitory and noticed six beds with Green curtains and silver bed sheets. Unfortunately, the middle bed seemed to be reserved for Ron, with his luggage being at the end of the bed. The bed to either side was for Blaise and Draco. Great he thought, he would be sleeping next to Malfoy for 7 years.

"Well Weasley it looks like will be in for a fun 7 years, maybe we can fashion you into a proper pureblood by the end of it" Draco added with a smirk.

"maybe after 7 years you won't be such annoying git," he replied back. "alright Weasley no need to get angry with a fellow Slytherin. Good night Weasley, Good night everyone". Falling silent Ron got changed and tucked himself into his bed. Looking at the Green curtains Ron realised that there was no going back he was a Slytherin, a traitor to his family. Eventually he Drifted off to sleep, with green light and red Hair filling his dreams.