Peer Pressure
"Tsuna!" Takeshi called out, waving to his friend who just walked into the Great Hall.
Next to him, Ron gave a scandalized gasp. "You can't invite him over here!"
Takeshi blinked at him. "Why not?"
"Because he's a Slytherin!"
"So?"
Hermione sighed. "Because normally Slytherins don't like Gryffindors and vice versa," she explained. "Our house rivalry is pretty strong."
Harry snorted. "Strong enough that most of them hate us and we hate them back."
Takeshi frowned. Tsuna, who had approached them, gave them a crooked smile. "I can go sit at my table," Tsuna said.
"I'll come with you then," Takeshi said, grabbing his bag.
"The Slytherins won't let you just sit there!" Ron protested.
Takeshi shrugged. "Then we'll find somewhere else to sit." He dragged Tsuna off with him, moving rapidly to the Ravenclaw table.
"They're so strange," Ron moaned.
Hermione shrugged. "I think it's a good thing that they don't let the peer pressure stop them from being friends."
Harry watched as the entire group of exchange students gathered at the Ravenclaw table. To his surprise the two new professors also joined them. "You know," Harry said quietly. "I think they have the right idea. The Sorting Hat said we should unite together. With Voldemort back, we could use some unity."
The Golden Trio exchanged looks, feeling the weight of the future.
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Tsuna and friends laugh at house rivalries. The rest of Hogwarts could learn that lesson.
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