So here is an update. I'm making the chapter a little longer this time.
Gretchen Barnes was in disbelief.
Oh, yes she'd been happy being in Ravenclaw. As a pure blood she prided herself on her intelligence and blood status.
She remembered being sorted earlier that evening:
"Barnes Gretchen!" professor Mcgonagall's shrill voice rang through the great hall and Gretchen stepped forward, her stomach bubbling with nerves. The hat began to whisper in her ear as soon as it was placed on her head; "ah a Barnes, yes….."
The hat trailed off momentarily thinking "Your ancestry is rather intriguing; a slytherin father and a Ravenclaw mother…."
"And I'm a pureblood!" Gretchen mentally added.
"Yes, indeed you are…. Where would you like to be?" not giving her a chance to answer the hat continued, "You would do well in Ravenclaw with your quick mind and sharp tongue, but also the pride of a slytherin, not to mention the scorn….."
Gretchen waited.
"I can see you're becoming impatient, as are the rest of the hall- Ravenclaw!"
After the sorting Gretchen found herself dizzy with relief- she was in Ravenclaw and that was where she was staying. She lolled back in her chair and watched "Creevy Colin" become a Gryffindor, and "Jameson Aaron" become a slytherin. When it came to "Lovegood Luna's" turn Gretchen sat up. Never in her life had she seen such a freak. The girl had corks dangling around her neck, Radishes swinging in her ears and a large Bertie Bots every-flavour beans wrapper adorning her head.
Whispers rang round the hall "Freak, Weirdo, Loon."
Someone whispered "Lovegood Loony, you mean" and Gretchen let out a splutter of laughter. 'Luna' didn't really seem to care. She stared dreamily into space as the hat was placed on her head.
Gretchen waited. It seemed impossible to her that this girl would fit into any house- not even Hufflepuff. She expected that hat to deem that there was some kind of mistake and send her away. It never did. The freak belonged in Ravenclaw.
Gretchen felt pure shame as her and the rest of her house stonily clapped it's newest member. They would make sure that this misfit would never, ever belong.
What do you think? Poor Luna :(
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