Gryffindor or Slytherin
The Hogwarts castle couldn't have been any better. After the second wizarding war, Hogwarts, was destroyed. Hogwarts was rebuilt. And according to Albus it couldn't have been better. He loved magic, just like Harry.
"Albus!, where were you?" asked a distant voice.
A small figure of a girl came running towards Albus and the girls. The girl, who was an inch shorter than Jessica and Kristen, had blazing red hair. She had left her hair open which made her look like a deity. She huffed as she stopped running.
"Rose!" replied Albus.
"Remember me? I am so glad," said Rose. "Oh! and who are you guys? I am Rose Weasley, Albus' cousin."
"Hi! I am Jessica Storm," Jessica said.
Then pointing out to the twins,"They are Bella and Isabella Klown," and finally pointing out to Kristen, she said," and this is Kristen Richards. We, or actually I spotted Albus out of his compartment, and we became quick friends. And then these girls popped in, and they also got along well," Jessica said.
"Oh! And we also spotted James," finished Jessica."And I guess we are friends," Jessica said quite uncertainely.
"Don't worry, he likes making friends."
The huge giant figure of Hagrid lead them towards the Great Hall. All the first-years were muttering exitedly. Albus found Hogwarts very interesting. He would frequently visit Uncle Ron's place.
Aunt Hermione, being muggle-born, had electronic gadgets in the house. There was a television, which had moving pictures(like the posters in his room); a microwave which heated food or helps cooking food; tubelights which help light the house. Aunt Hermione wished to go incognito, this way, even if a muggle entered the house, unexpectedly, everything would look 'normal'.
But Hogwarts was different. The passages were lit with huge torches and chandeliers. Goosebumps formed on Albus' hands due to the cool breeze swaying.
Jessica, Kristen, Bella and Isabella were chattering excitedly. Albus couldn't help but smile at the paradise he arrived at. What could possibly go wrong?
He turned at the stairs, only to find a Hogwarts professor
"Good evening to all of you. I am Professor Longbottom. In a few moments, you will pass through these doors, into the Great Hall. You will then be sorted into your houses. They are Gryfindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Your houses will be your family for the next seven years. Now any rule breaking will result in losing house points. And any triumphs will gain you points. The house with the most house points will win the House Cup."
Everyone tensed up.
"I will come after a while. I expect you all to be quite. Smarten yourselves."
Albus smiled at Professor Longbottom, who returned a small smile.
Everyone started murmering. Albus turned to Rose and the girls.
"I guess I will be in Hufflepuff. Or Ravenclaw," said Jessica.
"We dwell in Gryffindor. Too cunning to be in Hufflepuff, dim witted enough to get kicked out of Ravenclaw, and too kind to get into Slytherin," said Isabella and Bella together.
"What about you, Kristen? You don't want to guess which house you will be in?" asked Rose. She silently shook her head.
"Nervous?" Albus asked. She nodded her head.
Albus chuckled and said reassuringly,"Don't worry. You'll be fine."
She smiled.
"Come on everyone. Follow me!" called Professor Longbottom, after some time had elapsed.
The Great Hall was just another beautiful part of Hogwarts. Four extremely long tables, signifying the four Hogwarts Houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, were placed. Albus saw James smirking at him. He rolled his eyes. A huge chandelier was hanging from the sky. Above their heads, instead of the ceiling, was the night sky. He gazed upon the stars that winked at him and his fellow first-years.
Jessica looked up at the ceiling and said,"Hey look! The ceiling has been bewitched to look like the night sky. I read it in 'Hogwarts: A History.'"
Albus chuckled.
"What?!" asked Jessica, half confused, half questioning.
"Nothing, you sound exactly like Aunt Hermione."
Professor Longbottom came to an abrupt halt. All the first-years, who were trying to take in all of Hogwarts beauty at once, bombarded into each other.
Professor Longbottom cleared his throught and spoke,"OK! Now I want everyone to listen to me carefully. I will call each and everyone of you and place the Sorting Hat on your head," he said, pointing to a manky, old hat.
He stood next to a pedestal. A stool stood proudly with the Sorting Hat placed upon it.
The Hat looked like as if it had a face. A cease, which was supposedly the mouth, opened wide and sang:
When I was young and full of life,
Hogwarts was ruled by
the greatest wizards and witches of the time.
Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin,
Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff.
Old, but determined,
They set out to enlighten the young.
Casting away their differences,
They combined their passion of teaching.
They built,
This magnificient castle of knowledge.
When Death greeted them after a few years,
They infused me with what muggles call
'Artificial Intelligence'.
I now stand in their place,
Sorting the young magic.
I may be old,
But fear me not,
Cause I'll sort you right.
Come to me, dearies,
And I'll sort you for life!
The entire Hall applauded. Professor Longbottom cleared his throat. The Hall went silent.
"Anahid, Maral"
The ghostly girl, who was sitting along with Jessica and the girls, walked up to the stool. Bella and Isabella exchanged dark looks. Even before the hat touched her head it yelled "SLYTHERINNNNNN!" She walked to the table without any expression.
"So Albus. Could you enlighten us," whispered Kristen.
"Huh!"
"I meant, about your family."
"Oh sure. Um well I guess you know my dad Harry Potter. So I guess i'll start with my mom. So my mom-no I guess I'll make it more interesting."
"Can you make up your mind. You were JUST guessing all this time," said a completely annoyed Kristen as "Clyde, Jackie!" got sorted into Ravenclaw.
"Yeah sure. Now, my dad had 2 best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They were called as the 'golden trio'. My mom is Ron's younger sister. Hermione, is my aunt, Ron's wife. Well, during their seven years of education, they fought an evil wizard named Tom Riddle or better known as LORD VOLDEMORT."
"Creevey, Anise!" was made the first Gryffindor. A mouse faced girl, whose bright yellow hair was slowly turning into blonde hair with brown highlights, skipped past Albus and sat at the Gryffindor Table. His silver haired cousin quickly shook hands with her and hushed the House table.
"Seven years?" asked all of them, suprised.
"Finch-Fletchey, Janie!" got sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Well, each year they had a different challenge. They never told me what, but each year they encountered him and defeated him. They missed their last year of education, successfully killed him. But my aunt didn't want to miss her education, so she went back to study. My dad and uncle didn't," Albus finished by taking a deep breath.
"Take a break," said Isabella.
"You would forget to breath," said Bella.
"That was a good decision, your aunt made. Incomplete education could be a serious problem," said Jessica.
"Yeah!" both Bella and Isabella said sarcastically
"You should meet my aunt. You both have a lot of things in common," said Albus.
"Klown, Bella"
Albus whispered a "Good Luck!" to Bella as she took a deep breath and walked towards the stool. Professor Longbottom placed the Sorting Hat on her head. In less than a millisecond of placing the Hat on Bella, the Sorting Hat yelled,"GRYFFINDORRR!"
Albus clapped loudly along with the rest of the Gryffindors. He was pleased to know that Bella was in Gryffindor along with him. Of course, he wasn't sorted, but his father told him that the Sorting Hat takes your choice under consideration. He believed his father.
"Klown, Isabella"
For the first time, Isabella was nervous. Isabella walked up to the stool and sat down while Proffesor Longbottom placed the hat on her head. The Sorting Hat took the same amount of time to sort Isabella, maybe a millisecond more, like her twin.
"GRYFFINDORRR!"
Isabella smiled in relief, gave a huge smile to Jessica, Kristen, Rose and Albus and walked towards her twin, who was seated at the Gryffindor Table, which erupted with cheers.
"Malfoy, Scorpius."
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Potter, Albus"
Albus took a deep breath. His breathing quickened. He looked at the Klown twins, who gave him a big encouraging smile. He looked at Kristen, who gave him a small smile. He glanced at Jessica, whose eyes were closed, which made her look as if she were concetrating on something. Albus felt a wave of calmness flush over him.
Albus walked up towards the stool. Professor Longbottom smiled and placed the Sorting Hat on his head.
"Ah! Harry's child. Brave yess. Talented and ambitious. Determined. Where shall I place you? Slytherin?"
Albus recalled on what his father told him and started whispering," Not Slytherin, not Slytherin."
"Not slytherin, eh? Slytherin is where you belong dear boy," the Hat argued.
Albus continued argueing.
"You are not like your father, Albus. Slytherin is where you belong. Trust me. SLYTHERINNNNNN!"
The Slytherin table roared with happiness, but Albus couldn't hear them.
Albus felt as if all hope was lost. He was empty from the inside. How could he, son of Harry Potter, get sorted into Slytherin? How could he, who came from a long line of Gryffindors, get sorted into Slytherin? Albus felt light-headed, but realised that the Sorting Hat was no longer on his head. He felt a nudge from his right side. He looked at Professor Longbottom, open-mouthed. Professor Longbottom mouthed a "Go," and smiled. Albus reluctantly walked to the Slytherin table, ghost-faced.
"Richards, Kristen"
Albus secretly wished that Kristen would make it to Slytherin.
"GRYFINDORRR!"
Albus sighed in frustration. He felt anger build inside of him. Would atleast Jessica make it to Slytherin? No. She was an idiot! She would be in Hufflepuff. No, what was he thinking? This is making him into a Slytherin.
"Scamander, Lorcan!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Scamander, Lysander!"
"HUFFLE-SLYTHERIN!"
"Storm, Jessica"
Jessica kept murmering "Its alright, its alright."
Jessica was a hatstall. Albus raised his head in hope. Maybe she was getting sorted into Slytherin? Maybe she was argueing with the hat just like he did? Maybe the hat wouldn't listen to her? Maybe she would share the same fate as Albus, getting sorted into Slytherin, sitting across him?
All his hopes crashed when, "GRYFFINDORRR!"
Jessica hurried to the Gryffindor table while the Gryffindors cheered her.
"Weasley, Rose"
Rose walked to the stool and the Sorting Hat was placed on her head. Moments later, the Sorting Hat cried,"GRYFFIDORRR!"
"White, Victoria!"
"SLYTHERINNNNNN!"cried the Sorting Hat. The slytherin table cheered as Victoria walked to them.
A few more people were called out. One slytherin, two Ravenclaws and three hufflepuffs. Albus didn't care listen to the other sortings. Albus stared into the vacuum.
The Sorting ceremony was over. A tall lady, who reached Hagrid's elbows, stood up. She raised her hands up. The Hall, which had students chattering with their friends, was silent instantly.
"Welcome, one and all! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I will keep the boring speeches for the end. Headmaster Dumbledore forbid me to do so," she said in disapproval. The entire Hall whispered excitedly.
"For now! Enjoy your meal!"
Mouth-watering food filled everyone's plates. At the Gryffindor table, Rose, Kristen, Bella and Isabella and Jessica cast worried looks to Albus. Even they couldn't beleive at what happenned. Bella and Isabella took the initiative to lighten up the mood that surrounded them.
"By the way, who is- " started Isabella.
"Fred Weasley?" ended Bella.
"Me!" said a red headed, freckled skin boy.
"Well . We are Bella and Isabella Klown. The Sorting Hat mentioned you. So you're a prankster? We can plan many pranks. Even you James," said Bella.
"Bella?" asked Jessica.
"Yup?"
"When did you start talking such long lines? I mean, it was always you and Isabella completing each others sentences. Are you all right?" Jessica said dramatically, while touching her forehead.
"Very funny," replied Bella. Jessica shrugged and looked at the table.
"Why aren't you having anything?" Bella asked Jessica while helping herself for a fried chicken.
Jessica sighed and explained," Bella, I am a vegetarian."
As soon as Jessica completed her sentence, her plate was filled with a vegetarian sandwich. She looked at the teachers table and saw McGonagall smile at her. Jessica smiled back broadly, showing her pearly teeth.
"Surely you didn't expect McGonagall keeping you hungry," asked Fred.
"No," replied Jessica, as she, Isabella and Kristen helped themselves.
"Isabella, you can have chicken can't you?" asked James.
"I don't like killing animals. Bella has chicken only on Fridays," answered Isabella.
"Ok everyone. May I have your attenion please? Good. Now I would like to remind all of you that the Forbidden Forest is forbidden. And no magic in the corridors. Now off to bed all of you," instructed McGonagall.
A musical voice called out to them. It was a tall girl, who appeared to be in her fifth year. She looked a lot like Victoire.
"Who is she?" gasped Jessica, still taking in her beauty.
"Who? Oh, the Gryffindor prefect? That would be another mesmerising Weasley. Dominique Weasley. Fifteen years old, unlike me. Fifteen years YOUNG," said Fred smirking.
"So you are in your fifth year? Pretty old!" exclaimed Jessica, looking up at Fred, who was atleast a head taller than her.
"Good one, Jessica. But I am in my fourth year."
"Stay away from me!" snapped a cold voice.
Jessica, Bella and Isabella craned their neck to the voice. An angry Albus walked away from a sad Kristen. Kristen walked to her best friends, managing a small, dejected smile.
The Gryffindors walked to Fat Lady.
"FATA" said the prefect.
Jessica grinned. Isabella and Bella followed her. They looked Kristen. She looked devastated.
"What happened, sweety?" asked Jessica, concern clearly shown in her voice.
"Its Albus. He sorta snapped at me while I tried comforting him."
"Its okay," Isabella tried comforting her friend.
"He can be a git," said Bella cheerfully but stopped when Jessica glared at her.
Meanwhile, Albus felt horrible as he entered the Slytherin common room. Kristen was only trying to comfort him, and he was cold towards her. The Slytherin common room reminded him of Voldemort. This is the house he was sorted in. Albus went to bed with one thought lingering in his head: his worst fears came true, he was a Slytherin.