"Hmm...interesting," My eyes widen when the hat starts to speak and by the look of it, Leah is just as surprised as I am. "I can see that you have alot of bravery. You are loyal but also cunning and you're intelligent. You posses all of the qualities of each house."

The hat continues to muse his thoughts aloud. Talking about each quality I posses, weighing the pros and cons of putting me in each house. "Your loyalty to the people you love is admirable, but it could also be your downfall. Your intelligence will serve you well..." I tune him out, he seems to ramble alot.

"...I know! You will be placed in..." He pauses, probably for a dramatic effect. I just want him to get it over with. "Gryffindor!" I smile. Lilys house. At least I know one person who seems to like me.
The sorting hat is lifted off my head and then it is Leahs turn.
"Ah, it is clear that you are loyal, just like your sister. You are very opinionated, I see. You would rather play fair than cheat. Although you could work a little on your patience."

I have to smile at that. Leah may have got mums hair, but she definitely got dads patience. Neither of them can wait for something for long.
"Yes,that's it! I shall put you in..." He, yet again, pauses and I can see Leah looking hard to not get annoyed. The sorting hat was right. "..Hufflepuff!"

Her jaw drops, as does mine. We thought that we would both be in the same house.
Dumbledore places the sorting hat on his desk, and Leah swivels around on her stool to face him. "But..why can't I be in Gryffindor? Please, I want to be with Aria! I don't know anyone in Hufflepuff, and if I were to be in Gryffindoor, at least I'd have Aria and Lily."

Dumbledore interupts Leahs debate with the sorting hat. "I am sorry Leah, but the sorting hats choice is final."
She lets out a shaky breath and comes to stand next to me. I pull her into a hug, and whisper in her ear, "You'll be fine. I'll see you all the time, ok? Me and Lily."
She nods her head and squeezes me tight.
"I'm sorry to interupt, but if you would follow me, we have to go to the Great Hall. There, you will join your fellow students and housemates."

Leah grabs my hand, and we follow Dumbledore. It doesn't take long to get to the great hall. Standing outside the door, we can hear all the excited chatter inside and it makes me nervous about entering. Leah pulls me into a hug. I'm surprised, but go along with it.

She whispers, "Meet me tonight? Near the courtyard we passed earlier. For, erm..you know." Oh.
I hadn't thought of that. I nod and step back.
I had forgotten that Dumbledore was there, but when I turn to look at him he is facing the door. I don't think that he heard what Leah said, but if he did he doesn't show it.

"Before we go in, I'd like to give you some advice, if I may. Well, not really advice, but no matter. Just know, that you may have something in common with other students here. Things you never would have guessed you had in common."

This confuses me, but I go along with it anyway.
Dumbledore opens the doors and the chatter dies down. Every head turns towards us and I look down at the floor. We follow our new Headmaster down the hall until we are instructed to stand to the side.
Dumbledores voice seems to travel all around the hall.

"Welcome back to Hogwarts. And for the first years, welcome to Hogwarts for the very first time. Now, before we begin our feast, we have two new students." He motions for us to stand next to him and we do. He points his hand towards me and says, "This is Aria," He moves his other hand towards Leah. "and this is Leah. They will be joining sixth years. Their houses have already been chosen by the sorting hat."

He steps forward and pulls my arm to move forward with him.
"Arias chosen house is..Gryffindor."
Everyone at one of the middle table erupts into cheers and I am taken aback. I see Lily rising up from the table and waves me over. I smile and make my way towards her.
She makes room for me to sit and I gladly take it.
Everyone around me shakes my hand and introduces themselves. So many people introduce themselves it becomes hard to remember their names.

Dumbledores voice cuts through all the commotion.
"And," he motions for Leah to step forward. "Leahs chosen house is..Hufflepuff!"
All of Hufflepuff cheer and introduce themselves to Leah, and she sits down on the bench. She looks happy, even though we aren't together.
I hear a small giggle next to me and turn to see two boys whispering under their breaths.

"Something funny?"
They turn to look at me, glance at each other and laugh again.
The boy with brown shaggy hair answers me, since the boy with the glasses is laughing to much. "Hufflepuff isn't a very good house to be in. It's the house with the..less talented wizards and witches. It does have the occasional good witch or wizard but it's not likely."

I can feel anger rising up in me, but I try to conrol it.
"So you're saying that Leah is one of the less talented witches?"
He grins at me. "I didn't say it in those words exactly, but yes, I suppose I am."

That's when I lose it. "That's my sister you're talking about!"
He looks shocked and he tries to explain. "No no no, I didn't mean that she couldn't be a good witch. It's just with Hufflepuffs reputation to not do so well-"
"Just stop. You'll just cause yourself more embaressment."

I scowl at him and turn away from the two boys and talk to Lily and some of the others. They seem nice enough. Soon, it's time to go back to the common room and Lily tells me the password.
Once inside, she shows me where the girls dormitory is. My trunk and owl are already here at the end of an empty bed, which I assume is mine. The bed is next to Lilys and a girl from the table. I think her name was Alice. She was nice. Quiet, but nice.

After unpacking all my belongings and placing my owl- whos name is now Shadow in reference to her grey/black colour- onto the small bedside table, I remember that I agreed to meet Leah at the courtyard. I make an excuse to Lily about wanting to explore the castle and escape downstairs. There is no one in the common room, so I manage to get out and down to the courtyard without a problem.

I hide behind one of the trees and wait for Leah. This is so risky, what if we get caught? It's our first night and I don't want to end up getting expelled on the first day.
My mind wanders to the events of the day.

It was a good day, apart from that boy at the feast. Saying that Hufflepuff is for the less-talented wiches and wizards and Leah is probably one of them. But she's not. She's an excellent witch.

"Psst!" I spot Leah accross the courtyard and wave at her. She motions for me to follow her. She leads me to the back of the castle and outside where I can spot a little hut at the end of the hill.

She grins at me and pulls us under the cover of the trees.
"We'll catch up later, ok? Let's do this. You ready?"
Her good mood is infectious, and soon I'm smiling as widely as she is.
"Let's do this."

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