Pure-Blood or Mudblood?

Chapter two

The Sorting Hat

The weeks passed by slowly, dull raining days plagued London and the rest of the United Kingdom. On the day the Hogwarts Express was to depart the weather took a turn for the worse. Hail, the size of gnomes rained down from the sky. Hope started out of parlor window and gave a full hearty sigh. Odd weather we're having… She thought. Then again… is any NOT odd when you're a witch? She shrugged it off and headed for the dinning room, where she was to meet her family and exactly 10:35 sharp! When Hope reached the extravagant parlor room she found the rest of her family waiting for her there. Her Father gave her a cold look before saying, "Your late!"

"Sorry… er… last minuet packing…" well that was slightly true. She had nearly forgotten to pack her secret photo stash. Over the past days, Hope had been collecting any pictures she could find of Harry Potter in the Daily Prophet. So she had gathered six so far- though at one point she did have seven. She still wondered where it had vanished.

Lucius gave her one last cold glare before turning on his son. "Draco your stuff has already been sent done. Dobby has seen that yours AND Hope's luggage gets on the train safely." Draco nodded his head in under standing.

"Yes, father."

Hope sneered at him the second Mr. Malfoy turned his back on them. Draco sneered right back at her. Suck up! She thought in annoyance as her mother, Narcissa Malfoy, took her hand. "Ready?" She asked and before Hope could respond, they popped and were gone from the room.

There came a small 'pop' and Hope fell right over. Narcissa smiled and helped her daughter to her feet.

"Ok, honey?"

Hope nodded her head. Another 'pop' sound and Draco pushed past her, heading for platform 9 and 10. She followed her foster brother; parents bring up the rear. They stopped in-between platform nine and ten, Draco smiled, and walked right through the wall. Hope starred at it in disbelief before deciding to follow him through the make believe wall.

"Bye mum! Bye father." Hope waved one last time before walking straight threw the bricks and onto the magical platform. Draco was already boarding the Hogwarts Express by the time she had managed to fight her way through the crowd.

"Hurry it up!" He said to her

Hope nodded and hopped up on the train. "Come." Draco said in a demanding voice. She nodded her head and followed her older brother throughout the compartments of train till hey got to the middle where Draco's friends were waiting for him a compartment.

"Hope this Crabbe and Goyle. Goyle, Crabe this is my little sister Hope." The two boys nodded at her, she nodded back. I already hate them. Hope took at seat next to her brother not wanting to sit next to his little minions. Crabbe winked at Hope. She returned it with a rather rude gesture. He dropped it there.

For the of the train ride to Hogwarts, Draco and his friends spent most of the time dissing Potter and his 'Mudblood' friends. Hope tried her best to ignore the conversation, which was until Draco started to talk about her. "Yeah, Hope can be stupid at times-" Hope rounded on her brother.

"WHAT did you just say?!?" She was really pissed now "At least I wasn't STUPID enough to walk into a door this summer!" Draco's face flushed slightly at this come back, he dropped the subject there. Hope snarled at him got up and left the compartment of the train. "I'm moving." Was the last thing she said before slamming the door shut. Draco starred at the door. "What's her problem?" Goyle asked. Draco shrugged. "Sisters…"

Hope walked throughout the train, trying to find a free compartment. It wasn't until she got to the very end that she found one. Two girls were sitting there; Hopes eye's widened when she realized who they were. They too had now noticed Hope's presents and gaped at her standing before them.

"I/we saw you in the book shop!" They all cried at once.

Hope flushed slightly and bent her head down so they couldn't see. "Is it… er… ok for me to sit with you two? My brother was… um… being annoying so I… well… left…" She kept stuttering as she tried to form words. The two girls looked at one another, then back at Hope. The small redheaded girl smiled and nodded. Hope couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. "I'm… er… Hope Malfoy by the way…" She said as she sat next to a frizzy-brown-haired girl.

"I'm Hermione Granger. It's nice to er… meet you. This is Ginny Weasley." Ginny waved at Hope. "So… is it your first year here?" Hermione asked trying her best to start a conversation. Hope nodded her head.

"Yeah, it is- but it's Draco's second year so he acts like he's a know-it-all around me a lot." Hope sighed and shrugged. "Brothers, what can you do?" Ginny giggled, her red hair falling in front of her face.

"I can understand I have over five of them." Ouch. "It's not that bad…" but her words didn't sound too convincing to Hope but she shrugged it off. They talked for hours, the three of them. Both girls rather liked Hope a lot and Hope enjoyed talking with them. They chattered away so fondly that in no time at all they reached their destination.

All three girls had got off the train when Draco spotted them. He strode over to his sister, took her by the arm and pulled her away. "What are you doing? Are you trying to make friends with those Mudbloods?" Hope yanked her arm away from Draco; he started at her with shock. "Their a lot nicer to me then you ever were!" Hope gave her brother a strong shove and walked off with rest of the first years, leaving Draco lying on the ground. What did I just do? Draco thought as he watched his sister leave with the rest of the first years. What in Merlin's name did just I do? Malfoy cursed under his breath then got up, turned his back to the young ones, and followed the second years to the carriages.

Ginny could tell Hope was mad. She sat, cross-legged and silent throughout the whole boat ride. I wonder what's wrong with her? She was fine until Malfoy came and… oh… The youngest Weasley finally understood Hope's anger but what could she do about it? Ginny scooted closer to the adopted Malfoy and gave her a hug. Hope didn't return it but Ginny could tell it was making her fell better. "Thanks…" she muttered as she sat back up, whipping away what might have been tears. "Thanks Ginny." It was silent the rest of the ride.
The castle was even more amazing on the inside then the outside. Hope stared at the throng of people sitting among the tables. There was Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Hope was currently praying to any god that might listen to her pleas. Not Slytherin! Not Slytherin- I want to be different from my brother! I want to be seem as me! Not him!

"Colin Creevy." Professor McGonagall called. A young boy stood up and a dust old hat was placed on him. "GRYFFINDOR!" It cried. The boy seemed pleased and went to the Gryffindor table were he was patted on the back and congratulated. Hope kept praying as they read the names off. Not Slytherin! Not- oh and not Hufflepuff ether, please! The list was on L's now.

"Miles Lizz." A short plump girl stood up from the crowd and sat on the stool. The Sorting Hat was too placed on her head, and then there came aloud- "HUFFLEPUFF!" The Huffle's cheered and welcomed her to their group.

"Hope Malfoy."

The room went silent. Whispers could now be herd from every end of every table. "Did she Hope MALFOY?", "I thought Malfoy was an only child.", "Hope… what a weird name…" Hey! It's not THAT weird!

Hope took a big gulp of and air and walked forward. It seemed to her that the whole room was starring at her with intense glares. She sat down at the hat was placed on her head.

"Difficult… very difficult. You're not like your brother at all. Hmmm! What's this? You're adopted, eh? But you ARE a direct descendant of Slytherin… hmmm… where to put you?..." Hope's praying increased.

"Not Slytherin… I want to be different!" She muttered so as only the hat could hear.

"Not Slytherin… hmmm I don't think you would have done well in that house EVEN if you are his heir… Better be… GRYFFINDOR!"

The Gryffindor house cheered but with some unsureness, the rest of the house just stared and muttered to one another. Hermione and Ginny welcomed her with open arms, others simple muttered congrats.

"I can't believe we're in the same house!" Ginny cried as she hugged Hope tightly.

"Yeah, well me either." Something in the back of Hope's mind told her that father wasn't going to be to pleased about this.

"Oh Hope I'm so happy for you!" Hermione said when she got a chance to hug her new-found-friend. "You must be so happy!" Hope nodded her head this, she was a 'little' transfixed on the boy across from her. Harry…

"Congratulations. Welcome to Gryffindor… er… sorry I don't remember your name." Harry said awkwardly to her. Hope smiled and shrugged it off.

"My name's Hope… Hope Malfoy!"

Harry smiled back at her. "Nice to meet you Hope, I'm Harry Potter."

And for the first time in Harry's life some one did not look directly at his scar. She's different, Harry thought as he watched Hope introduce herself to the rest of the house. She's VERY different!

Author: Yeah... I hoped you all liked this chapter- oh and because I forgot to say this in the first chap, I. OWN. NOTHING... Well I own Hope Malfoy and Miles Lizz but that is it really... FOR NOW