Mistaken Bravery

by meledy54

Alice has only ever had one friend, caring and loyal Angy. When they both get acceptance letters to Hogwarts it seems like a miracle, as if the universe decided they shouldn't ever be separated. Then Angy somehow gets Slytherin, and shy Alice mysteriously gets Gryffindor. Now Alice must prove that she's not Gryffindor, but that might be harder than it seems.

3. Mistaken Sorting

"Oak, Alice!" Professor McGongall called. A kid with dark hair and green eyes elbowed me. It registered to me that my name had been called. I crept over to the stool and timidly took the hat. "Slytherin?" The hat questioned. "My best friend is there." I whispered in response. "But you could do great things in Gryffindor, or make friends in Hufflepuff." It said. "I've never been a brave person." I replied almost inaudibly. I thought about it, in Gryffindor people were brave, and maybe it would rub off on me. Maybe it was my house, but the hat also said I could be a Hufflepuff. Was I just and loyal enough for it? "I want to be where I belong." I whispered to the hat. "Well then, Gryffindor it is!" It said. Cheers erupted from a table, and I walked towards the questioning faces that matched mine.

"Potter, Albus!" Was next, I recognized him as the boy who had elbowed me. The hat took a moment before it shouted out "Hufflepuff!"