AN: I am SO sorry that this took so long! I have had it written for a while but I was still hoping for some more reviews! I know both chapters are pretty short, but I'll be uploading the third chapter right away. Yea!

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, unfortunately. J.K. Rowling does. :'(

When we arrived at grand castle everyone, me included, stared at it awe. It was magnificent and I still couldn't believe I was going to be living here for the next 7 years. After we made our way through the gates and were in the castle, we went to the Great Hall. When we arrived in the even grander room we stood silent as a stiff older woman came to the podium. She smiled slightly before beginning her speech that had obviously been said lots of times before this year.

"Hello students. Welcome to Hogwarts! I am Professor McGonagall." After that I tuned out and stared at the ceiling which looked like a starlit sky. I my attention turned back to McGonagall when I heard "house".

"The four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin! After I place the Sorting Hat on your head it will call out the name of the house you will be in for the next seven years and then you will sit at your table." She called out.

" Montgomery, Arielle." A short girl with dark curls and an excited look on her face skipped up to stool and sat down. The hat was placed on her head and instantly a look of pure concentration entered its weathered leather face.

"Hmm… I shall have to say. Ravenclaw!" After some politely clapped from her table and a couple whoops she sat down among her house mates.

"Luckwell, Bane." The boy that Draco had tried to scare, jumped and ran nervously to the stool. "Hufflepuff!" It screeched right away and the boy jumped and ran to his awaiting, screaming table.

And so on went the list. Until my name was called I didn't pay much attention other than clapping.

"Greengrass, Astoria." I snapped to attention and walked up to stool, my eyes on hat, head held high.

"Hmmm… Another Greengrass. You are very different from your sister. Very much to consider in your young mind. Very much indeed… Loyal and brave like a Gryffindor but clever and cunning like a true Slytherin. Generations of Slytherins behind you, young one."

"Please, Slytherin." I thought.

"Why? You would be well suited to Ravenclaw or even Gryffindor."

"Please, my family… I want to be in Slytherin."

"Let me think. Well, hmm… I will have to say…" I held my breath and mentally crossed my fingers.

"SLYTHERIN!" I grinned and my table whooped and screamed and clapped while I saw my sister waving at me to come over. She scooted over and I sat down beside her and looked up at her. She wrapped her arms around and squeezed tightly.

"Oh Tori! I just knew it! You were meant to be in Slytherin!" Daphne gushed and giggled. But I knew she hadn't, she had teased me for weeks about how I might become a loser Gryffindor or dumb-wit Hufflepuff or a boring Ravenclaw. I grinned at her anyways and hugged her back.

"Welcome Greengrass." I heard the mocking voice of no other than Draco Malfoy. I turned around and pretended to not hear him right away but reached for the goblet in front of me.

"Why thank you, Malfoy." I replied and smirked back. I saw Dana and her cousin trying to hide a smile and Pansy trying to hide anger from the fact that Draco was actually talking to me.

A Year Later

"Tori!" I heard the shrieking of my sister from behind me. I got up off the black leather couch I had been sitting in the Slytherin common room and faced my sister who came flying across the room and stopped in front of me, trying to catch her breath. She put her hands on her knees and just breathed for a minute while every student in the room stared at us openly.

"What?" I exclaimed and grabbed her by the shoulders and steered her toward the couch I had been sitting on. She smiled at me and I wondered what she was so excited about.

"Well, I heard that… Maybe I shouldn't tell you. It should be a surprise. But it's going to bug me so bad until I tell you." She had he finger on her chin and I could tell she wasn't talking to me but thinking out loud as she so often does.

"What? Tell me Daphne." I demanded and her eyes turned back to mine. I could tell she was still unsure but then she started to giggle madly. I felt my brows furrow in frustration and she stopped.

"Well, I heard that, well, Blaise Zabini is going to ask you to the Yule Ball!" She whisper exclaimed and started to giggle insanely again. Blaise Zabini? The Italian guy? Awesome. He was quite handsome.

"C'mon Daf. Let's go to my room where everybody isn't ease-dropping." I grabbed her hand and started to drag her heaving (from laughing) form behind me.

"Who cares if they know that Bl-" I slapped my hand over her mouth and dragged her outside the room and then to my room. I plopped down on my bed while Daphne stood in front of me bouncing up and down from excitement.

"I can't believe it. Are you sure you heard right?" I asked her just in case. I didn't want to get my hopes up and then be disappointed when it didn't happen.

"Positive! I was sitting in the library researching for the essay McGonagall assigned and I saw Blaise and Draco sitting at another table. I pretended not to listen and then I heard Blaise tell Draco about asking you. To be honest, Malfoy looked shocked. It was quite hilarious." She laughed. "I guess this means my little sister is all grown up now and boys are finally noticed you.

"I'm not surprised though, you really aren't that bad looking for a second year. You have nice hair and you're skinny." She smiled at me and I jumped up and wrapped my arms around her. When I pulled back she looked me straight in the eye and waggled her finger at me like she was scolding me.

"Now don't go telling Mother and Father how nice I've been to you and about that moment we had just had." She smiled and laughed and then I hugged her again. It was so nice when Daphne was nice like this; I liked her like this, not the spineless bitch she often was.

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