"Day, Raynie." The Professor at the front of the room said. Raynie heard several students snicker as she walked towards the stool and the old tattered hat. It was hard to believe that it had broken out into song mere minutes ago, and had yelled out the names of the four houses when a child was placed under it.
"Her name's Rainy Day, Her parents must not love her very much," some students whispered loudly. These campe from a house on the far wall, decorated in Green and Silver.
" I hope I'm not in that house." Raynie muttered to herself before the old tatterd hat was placed on her head, falling over her eyes so she could no longer see the Great hall.
"So Slytherin is not for you then eh?" a voice said in her ear, "don's speak aloud girl, you'll just embarrass yourself."
How? Raynie thought.
"Didn't you hear me tell you in the song? Dear me you are obviously not Ravenclaw material, you don't have enough brains for that."
HEY! Raynie though furiously.
"That temper would help you in Gryffindor. The whole house is full of hot heads. They are brave in Griffindor, are you brave little girl?" the hat asked, "Gryffindor could be a good fit for you?"
Bravery is another word for stupidity, Raynie thought to the hat.
"Then it would fit you well. Chivilry is a wonderful thing to have, merlin knows you need it."
I'm not a Barbie, I can't be whatever you want me to be you know. Raynie snapped at the hat, I'm not like everybody else, I don't come from a cookie cutter mold.
"You need to be accepted, with people that will love your, individuality. You belong in HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat yelled the last word and it was yanked off her head. Raynie ran towards the table that was cheering and settled herself on the bench. She looked over and saw the Griffindor table and her heart sank, Fred, George and Charlie were in Griffindor, and Katie Bell had just been sorted there. Then she caught a look at their faces. They were filled with genuine glee. So what if she wasn't in the same house as them, they could still be friends.
This is my new family, Raynie thought, this will be my new home.