A/N: I had a review which made a lot of sense because I didn't make it clear enough.
Morfin had twins (with another probably crazy, (who would EVER go out with Morfin) pure-blooded heiress(old family) she was the last of)
The boy (of the twins) died as a baby.
The girl was brought up by muggles (Lily)
Now about Snape being in the train, please just go with it. I had him on the train because he's a head of house. In RL I don't think they'll let the whole student body (and the trolley-lady) go on a train without supervision do you?
I can change it to someone else but he had to find out (now he's pissed cos he thinks Lily married James because he was a pure-blood)
I can rewrite it if you like, but I'm already in the process of rewriting the 1st chapter and I'm in the middle of the exams.
Bear in mind this is my first FF :D
(Harry has been to Hogwarts before so this isn't new, (some parts) and I'm just going to skim over them(in fanfiction it just wastes time). I hate it when ppl copy-paste from the book with the whole boat-ride and the singing hat, I don't want to read this again, so I'm not writing it again.)
Thanks,
~Sooph.~
Wordcount:1,585 words
Chapter 6
Going through the same thing, all over again. (He sighed when he realized this)
Being called by Hagrid to the boat, this time getting in with the future Slytherins. He was getting to know them for the reason of seeing how they were like before he declared himself an enemy or rival. Sylas apparently didn't like the water though and almost blocked his blood circulation in his left arm, and hissed his disapproval.
So, they crossed the lake (Harry didn't even have to fake awe) since he was in the Slytherin pure-blood boat and it was looked up upon when you could keep your face blank.
(oh dear god, he hoped they didn't look at him like he was the second coming of Severus Snape.) He cringed in his mind.
Then Hagrid found Neville's toad and McGonagall opened the door while they were ushered in.
The first years screamed when they saw the ghosts, in the meantime Ron was glaring at Harry and Draco.
McGonagall came back and gave them the 411.(the info on their houses)
Then they were ushered into the great hall.
Where Hermione had to be a know it all and announce to everyone that she'd read about the enchanted ceiling in her book.
Everything went by very fast till McGonagall called out Padma Patil and Harry started to realize that he wasn't sure in which house he was going to end up in.
He had been manipulated into Gryffindor by Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and almost everyone to think that Slytherin was evil and mean and cruel and Dark. Was dark actually such a bad thing?
He didn't actually know a lot about the dark side now that he thought about it.
Though before he could finish his thought Padma had been sorted.
Then when professor McGonagall announced "Harry Potter."(extra loudly)
Everything went silent for about a second, before hundreds of whispers overtook the silence.
Harry stepped up to the chair.
'Hello Mr. Potter, long time no see, or should I say, well, I'm actually not sure..'
Harry answered in his mind this time.
'Well, let's just say you haven't seen me in a while.'
'Yes that might be best, now where to put you, your mind has only gotten better, though if you do want to keep your secrets you should pretend you're not as 'brilliant' as you are.'
'How about you make it easy on me and place me in Ravenclaw? Knowledge is power, at least it's a well known saying, and the prophecy said it.'
'Yes, true, true but I could have put Tom Riddle in Ravenclaw as well, as he valued knowledge greatly too. But I think Ravenclaw is not the house for you.'
Harry mentally saw the sorting hat dip the tip of his hat in ink and cross it out on a list with the 4 houses on it.
'Hufflepuff is too trusting for you, and since you just were betrayed.. Ooh ooh touchy subject, I'm sorry.' He scratched that house out as well.
'Gryffindor, I stand on the point where it was a good house for you, but you've almost had 7 years there and I don't trust you in not killing your ex-best friends as you've dubbed them.
You have changed a lot since your friends betrayed you; you've had a lot of time to think about it hmm?
Those 2 months in that cupboard weren't very nice were they?'
'No they weren't oh, and sorting hat-?'
Harry was cut off, since the hat knew what he was going to say before he said it, it must be annoying being Fred or George, but they probably made a whole joke of it, with who could finish the sentence first..
'No-no I won't tell anyone anything, I might've been Godric's all those years ago but if I was partial to his house everyone would be in Gryffindor wouldn't they? And I don't agree with Dumbledore.'
Harry saw a little smirk in his mind.
'Well that leaves Slytherin doesn't it?'
Harry thought.
'Yes, and as this conversation has gone on too long I think, the staff is looking uncomfortable since this is the longest sorting ever (a little smirk inserted here), well it was nice talking to you. And I stand by what I said 'you would have done well in Slytherin' which is why- '
"SLYTHERIN!"
Harry heard a soft 'goodbye' when he was taking the hat off.
(the hat really did like rhyming didn't it?)
Everyone was silent, it was kind of eerie, the silence. Since it wasn't a very comfortable one.
Harry paused for a second and then walked confidently up to the Slytherin table while the whole hall just sat there with their mouths open like gaping fish.
Which was kind of funny to Harry. (he made a mental note to store the memory)
Then all of a sudden all the mouths snapped shut and the Slytherins started clapping.
By then Harry was almost sitting next to Daphne Greengrass.
She said "hello" in a neutral voice and a few of the upper years shook his hand.
They were escorted to the Slytherin common room by an upper year, Marcus Flints cousin, Maximus Flint.
The password was Aconite.
Apparently Snape chose the passwords.
They entered the common room which hadn't really changed since the time he'd been with Ron in his second year.
Sylas seemed to like this place and snuggled around his waist, luckily he wore robes, or you would see the snake.
Maximus told them that the first rule for Slytherin house was to stick together because as he said. "'Unity is always stronger' and 'strength in numbers' are your new mantra's."
Snape decided to grace them with his presence right then, and told them that they would be getting health checks the next day in the infirmary. The time would be behind their schedules that they would be getting in the morning.
After that the first years sluggishly went up the stairs (boys on the left and girls on the right.)
He saw a door for first years with his name on it.
Next to his name there were 3 others, Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini.
He got the window-seat and unshrunk his trunk at the end of his bed.
He got out his Pj's and got dressed.
5 minutes later with his face washed and teeth brushed he hopped into bed.
He was just pulling up his covers when Sylas hissed that he wanted to sleep at the foot of his bed 'cause it was warm there and he's a cold-blooded animal.
Draco turned of the lights and Harry assessed his day.
'It could have been worse, now I just have to remember to look lost when I walk around the castle tomorrow.'
Then Harry laid his head on his pillow and fell into a deep dreamless sleep.
TBC
btw: I don't have a beta yet so there might be a few mistakes..
As I said, my exams are coming up, so I won't be posting everyday, maybe not even for a week or two (unless I write them now..)
