Prologue 09 - Headaches
I couldn't get a minute of my beauty sleep because of the two troublemakers. James and Sirius. They kept on bothering me for the whole ride to Hogwarts. Remus was okay, he'd been acting like an innocent little lamb, though he too, like Severus, kept avoiding my eyes.
It made me think that maybe I was secretly the Slender Man.
But the one thing that was more than trouble was the fact that James, Sirius, and Severus got into a huge argument about Slytherin versus Gryffindor, fighting about which house was better.
Obviously, Hufflepuff was the top of the top house in Gryffindor since they had the kitchen close to their dorm. And I heard from Lily, who've read Hogwarts: A History, that there was a book filled with all of the recipes by Helga Hufflepuff inside of the dorm, which was just a matter of finding the said book.
Anyway, from all the arguing, I wanted to get out of the compartment and onto another, but curse my laziness, I wasn't even able to stand up. It would've been much better if I had some kind of music to block out the noise, but this was the 1970's and there was no such thing as an mp3.
I could feel my stressed out negative aura that I was emitting as I got out of the train. It would be wise for anyone not to lay a hand on me. Lily certainly knew that.
However, as luck would have it, I was paired helplessly with James, Sirius, and Remus onto the boat that first years had to aboard. Lily wasn't even with me because she was far too quick to disappear with Severus, wanting to see the inside of Hogwarts faster.
"Thought you could get rid of us so soon, Rose?" James and Sirius smirked, while Remus sent a sorry smile at me. That sorry smile won't work on me, Remus.
Prologue 10 - Hatstall
"Very peculiar indeed… I see great potential. A thirst for power and the ways to achieve it… Oh, but I see a tremendous amount of courage within you as well. You would do well in Slytherin or Gryffindor… but Salazar Slytherin is rejecting you for your muggle-born status. So where to put you?"
"What about Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw?"
"Hmm… yes… You do have the intelligence… but you don't have any curiosity… If you were in Ravenclaw, I see you not bothering yourself to answer any of the crow's riddle to enter the dormitory. You wouldn't do well in Hufflepuff either for your lack of value for hard work."
"I disagree, I think I'll do pretty well in Hufflepuff."
"No, you wouldn't."
"Yeah, you're right. I wouldn't. — Then put me in Slytherin. I don't care if I get bullied for me not being a pureblooded inbred freakazoid. I don't want to be sorted into Gryffindor." That was where all the trouble was.
"Don't want to be in Gryffindor, eh? What about all of your straightforward responses despite the consequences? And the times you stood up for your sister? Gryffindor would suit you better."
"I'll beg if I have to, you motherfuck—"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Shit.
Was it the swearing?
"Yes." I heard the hat say before it was lifted up from my head.
"Hey, Rose! I knew you'd come join us in Gryffindor!"
This was the one thing I feared. Getting close to James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin, and other future important people of this world. But James Potter was the icing on the cake since he'd be the first to go.
I sat down next to Lily. My eyes fixated on the table, my mind was blank as I replied, "don't talk to me, Potter."
"Hey now, is that any way of talking to your fellow house-mate?"
A/N:
This chappy is the end of the prologue.
Also, please keep in mind that there will be romance. The whole point of this fanfic is for the shipping.
I'm thinking James Potter as the main pair ; and Sirius or someone else for sub pair.
Just an FYI, Prim might be Mary-Sue, since she's a character that formed from my concept of ideal self.
Also, thanks to those favorited and followed! I always look forward to reading any reviews you guys leave :)