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Somehow, we managed for form an almost-single-file line. I looked up to the front of the Hall and saw the stool and the Sorting Hat. Professor McGonagall unrolled a scroll of parchment and began to call names.

"Abbot, Hannah!"

The blonde girl I shared the boat with timidly stepped out of the group. She went up to the stool, stumbling a bit on the hem of her robes, and put the Hat on.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" the Hat shouted a moment later. The table under the yellow banner erupted into cheers and applause. McGonagall read the next name on the list.

"Bones, Susan!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" the Hat shouted again.

"Boot, Terry!" The boy who was in my boat with us ran up to the stool.

"RAVENCLAW!" the Hat decided. It said the same thing for some girl named Mandy Brocklehurst, but the other girl from our boat, Lavender Brown, went to Gryffindor. True to her word, Millicent was sorted into Slytherin. Justin Finch-Fletchley went to Hufflepuff and Seamus Finnigan went to Gryffindor.

"Granger, Arietta!" I jumped as I heard my name called and ran up to the stool. I sat down and put the Hat on my head and waited. I wasn't disappointed, the Hat's voice sounded in my head almost immediately.

"You're very bright; but your memory could use a little work, so Ravenclaw isn't for you. Perhaps you should go to Hufflepuff to get rid of that inferiority complex…Quite the liar as well…" the voice said. "Interesting… You're not really eleven are you?" I stiffened at that. "But that doesn't matter. Your secrets would be best kept in SLYTHERIN!"

I blinked in the sudden light as the Hat was taken off of my head. I watched in awe as the Hogwarts crest on my robes changed to the Slytherin crest. I made my way over to the Slytherin table and sat down just as Hermione was called up. The Sorting was quickly finished, and I only really listened to names I recognized. There was this really hyper girl who was put into Ravenclaw,I think her name was Luna Starre...

Draco, Pansy, Vincent, Gregory, and Blaise were all sorted quickly, with Blaise as the last person on the list.

"Now, before we tuck into the marvelous feast, I have a few words to say. Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" Dumbledore said. Giggles scattered through the hall.

I had barely taken my eyes away from the Head Table when the smell of chicken reached my nose. My gaze was jerked to the table and I watched in awe as all sorts of foods appeared on the platters and in the bowls.

There were pork ribs, pork chops, chicken, turkey, steak, all sorts of potatoes and vegetables, rice, and even some things that I didn't recognize. I took some steak, rice, and vegetables immediately, and listened to the different conversations going on around me.

"…fourteenth generation pureblood. What about you, Blaise?" Millicent was saying.

"I'm a sixteenth generation." Blaise answered. "Draco?"

"Twenty-first generation. What about you, Arietta? How pure is your bloodline?" Draco turned the conversation in my direction. A burst of panic flashed through my chest and I bit my lip.

"I'd…rather not say…" I said quietly. Millicent and Draco sent me sympathetic looks, but didn't press the issue. I was quiet for the rest of the meal, only half-listening to the conversations around me.

Once all the food had vanished again, Dumbledore stood up again.

"Before we all depart for our beds, there are a few start-of-term announcements I must give. First years should know that the forest is forbidden to all students." At this, he glanced over at the Gryffindor table, at who I assumed were the Weasley Twins. "Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quiddich tryouts will be held on the second week of term and anyone interested in playing for their house should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that the third-floor corridor on the right side is off-limits to anyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."

Whispers broke out through the Hall.

"He's not serious, is he?" Pansy asked fearfully. I rolled my eyes.

"If he wasn't, would he have said it?" I asked, accidentally letting my acquired British accent slip into my natural American one.

"And now, let us sing the school song!" Dumbledore said. He raised his wand and a long purple ribbon shot out of it and it twisted itself into words.

I sang along, listening to all the different tunes. I almost covered my ears at the noise, but oddly enough, it resolved itself into music. Everyone stopped at different times, with the Weasley Twins being the last ones.

"Ah, music, magic beyond all we do here." Dumbledore said once the twins finished their funeral march. "Now, to bed!" He had barely finished the sentence when everyone was getting up and leaving. I heard a female voice yelling out "Slytherin first years follow me!" I glanced around and spotted Professor Snape about to leave the Hall. I rushed after him.

"Professor Snape!" I called as I got closer. He looked around to see who called his name. I caught up with him quickly, all the while mentally cursing the fact that my leg weren't as long as I was used to. He saw me and I watched his gaze flicker to the House Crest on my robes. He was making sure I wasn't the Gryffindor.

"What do you want?" he asked, almost civilly.

"Professor, I need to talk to you about something, since you're my Head of House." I said seriously.

"Go on."

"Well, mostly Purebloods are sorted into Slytherin, and I know how most Purebloods look down on Halfbloods and Muggleborns." I started.

"Your point?" he asked.

"I'm a Muggleborn, sir, and I was wondering if you could talk to the rest of the House about it?" I asked timidly. You could practically hear his mental sigh.

"Very well." He said. "Follow me, I will show you to the Common Room, since you missed the Prefects already." With that, he turned and started walking, his robes billowing out behind him. Sighing in relief, I followed him.

He stopped at a suit of armor that stood alone in the corridor. On the left side of the shoulder plate, a tiny Slytherin Crest was carved.

"The password right now is serpens dentis. Remember it." Snape said. At the given password, a stretch of the stone wall about six feet high and four feet wide opened up, showing a hidden passage.

''Snake Tooth'? Wow, that's so obvious…' I thought. I followed Snape into the Common Room. The stone walls were rough, and large green laps hung from the ceiling. A large fire crackled in the fireplace under an elaborately carved mantelpiece. There were large green armchairs lined in silver in front of the fireplace, and there were two sofas and what looked like a coffee table in the middle of the room, the sofas facing the table.

"Girls' dorms are up the stairs on the left. It is already late, so I suggest you go to bed now." Snape said. Without another word, he swept off, probably heading off to where ever his own quarters were. Following his directions, I went into the girls' dorms.

I got into the room, and saw my trunk. It was the only one that DIDN'T already have the Slytherin Crest on it. Making a mental note to put the crest on my trunk, I made my way over. I opened it up and took out my two-piece pajama set. I was about to sit on my bed when I noticed the piece of paper on it. I quickly changed and then looked at the paper. It was my schedule.

I took a quick glance at what classes I had the next day. Transfiguration, Potions, lunch, Charms, and History of Magic.

Setting my wand and schedule on the nightstand, I pulled the covers off my bed and got into it. I vaguely noticed that the room was silent except for the breathing of the other girls since I was the last one up.

The last thought that ran through my mind before I feel asleep was how my House mates would react to my being a Muggleborn.

And there you have it.

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