All of the students trudged into the Great Hall the following day. They all wanted to hear what Dumbledore had to say. At long last, Dumbledore stood up and began to speak.

"This year we are doing an additional sorting. This is an experimental one. We will resort all students in years five to seven. You may remain in your old house or go to a new one. You will then stay in that house for two weeks. After that time, you may continue living in there or return. If prefects change houses, then the job will be given to a fellow student in his or her old house until the person returns. Now we will begin!"

Harry watched as many students stood up only to return to the sane table again. Occasionally, a student would move from Hufflepuff to Gryffindor or Gryffindor to Ravenclaw. Hermione stayed in Gryffindor. Finally, it was Harry's turn. He walked over to the sorting hat and put it carefully on his head.

"I believe that I have been right all along. You are brave enough to go into Gryffindor, yes you don't lack braveness at all. But, you are cunning and belong in Slytherin. I can see it in you. So, you should go to SLYTHERIN!" the sorting hat called out to the Hall.

Harry smiled on the inside and walked over to the Slytherin table and sat next to Draco and Pansy. The Great Hall was chaotic. The students and teachers were staring at Harry in awe. More then half of them had their jaw dropped and their eyes were bulging. The famous Harry Potter going to Slytherin. Even the Slytherins were shocked. At long last, McGonagall regained her now raspy voice and continued on with the sorting.

"Hey, Jerry," Draco muttered as Harry buttered his toast happily. "Nice of you to stop by."

"Thanks Draco. I was hoping to be in Slytherin." Another boy had heard this last remark.

"You wanted to be with us in Slytherin?" he asked with his eyebrows raised high.

"Why not?" Harry said biting his toast. Draco smiled as did some others.

"Here's your schedule, Potter," a voice said. Harry jumped and noticed Snape talking to him giving out the timetables. Harry smiled gratefully. Snape knew who he really was and which house he wanted to be in.

"Please, Professor. As I will be in your house the next few weeks, call me Harry." Snape searched his face carefully and walked off.

"Oh, mate! How could you be in Slytherin?" Ron asked sympathetically as they walked out of the Great Hall. They had potions with each other first.

"I guess it's because I speak Parseltongue. I don't care much, though."

"Yeah, just watch out. You know how Malfoy is. Don't get hurt and watch your back." They reached the dungeons and walked into the potion's classroom. To Ron and Hermione's surprise, Harry turned and walked towards the Slytherin table. He sat next to Draco who smiled weakly at him.

"Harry! Why are you sitting with the old ferret? Sit with us!" Ron yelled across the dungeon.

"Don't yell, Mr. Weasley. That's five points from Gryffindor," Snape said icily to Ron as he closed the classroom door with a bang. Harry and Draco sniggered behind their hands.

"This is going to be a good week," Harry whispered. Draco nodded.

"Today we are going to be making a cheering potion. Mr. Weasley, stop talking and pay attention! That's another five points from Gryffindor. Ron had his mouth open ready to talk back, but Hermione kicked him.

""The ingredients are on the board," Snape continued flicking his wand. "Supplies are in the cupboard. You have one hour. Begin now." Harry and Draco hurried to grab what they needed. They decided to work to each other's strengths.

"Draco, you are better at cutting bats' eyes. Cut mine and I'll stir the potions and add the snuffapods." Draco nodded and grabbed his knife. In no time at all, the time was up and the potions were completed. Snape walked around the room.

"The potion is supposed to be green not purple, Mr. Weasley. You forgot to add the Codswallop. Your potion is clearly no good." With a wave of his wand, Ron's potion disappeared. "Very good Potter, Malfoy. Ten points each to Slytherin."

Ron and Hermione looked at Snape angrily. "He's using Harry. It's just a way to get Slytherin more house points," Hermione said sniffing as she packet her bag up and stormed out of the classroom with Ron.

"What do we have now, Draco?"

"Charms," Draco said looking down at his timetable. Harry grinned.

"I wish we had even more classes with Gryffindor."

"We have Care of Magical Creatures with them after lunch," Draco said smirking.

"He's been hanging around the Slytherins all day. It's like he enjoys being in that house," Ron said to his sister, Ginny, and Hermione during lunch.

"I know. Let's ask him what he's doing. He looks a little too happy if you ask me," Ginny said. At the same time, the Slytherins were having a conversation too.

"So what's the big news?" Pansy asked Harry. He smiled and Draco smirked.

"You have to wait and see. Tonight meet me in the boy's dormitories in our house unless we can meet earlier. I wonder what it looks like," Harry said thoughtfully. He hadn't been down there yet.

"I'll show you now," Draco said putting his sandwich down on his plate and standing up. Harry followed him and Pansy, Millicent, Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle stood up as well.

As they passed the Gryffindor table, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny stood up.

"Harry, we need to talk to you," she said. Harry stopped and looked at the group of Slytherins around him.

"Alone," Ginny added. Harry walked three paces away and stopped.

"This is as alone as we're going to get," he said.

"Okay. Harry, we want to know what's going on. It's seems that you like being in Slytherin."

"Maybe I do." They gasped at him.

"You want to be in Slytherin?" Ron asked disgusted. Harry realized he shouldn't have said that.

"No, but I don't want to spend the next two weeks moping around. I'm going to enjoy these two weeks as much as I can." Harry marched off towards his new friends and led the way down to the dungeons.

"Something is definitely wrong. He hardly even said 'hello' after the summer break."

"We have to find out what's up."