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"This way! THIS way!" the booming voice of Rubeus Hagrid bellowed, and everyone followed. Draco sent a glare in the older professor's voice, but Cat was distracting him by letting him hold the owl cage. Obviously the owl did NOT like Draco, as she pecked his finger. He dropped it.
"The bloody owl!" he spat, then silenced at Cat's glare.
Hermione nudged at Cat, who was gaping at the ceiling by the quick peek when the professor had come out. She snapped out of her reverie and looked at Hermione, who started.
"It is bewitched, and it just looks like the night sky." She explained, just like when she was here, awaiting her turn to be picked.
"I know. I read about it in Hogwarts, a History." Cat giggled, and then became quiet as Professor McGonagall sent a reassuring smile at her and focused at the whole waiting group, starting.
"Welcome, students. Starting from you, Third Years, we would like it if you would sit at your house tables." McGonagall explained, then left, looking if it was ready.
Someone nudged Cat's back, and she turned around stiffly, only to relax to see Landon smiling at her.
"I'm sorry if I startled you." Landon laughed, and she just shook her head, wondering what he would say.
"No, no, what did you need?" she looked at him.
"Well," he answered, blushing slightly, "I was wondering if you could introduce me to that girl over there." He pointed to… Johnny.
Giggling, she introduced him to her, Johnny looking on with pure amazement.
Professor McGonagall reappeared from the halls, opening the door to let the children come in. Nodding her head, she gently began counting the students, and when she was done, she let them in.
Students looked on with interest, as Draco and Hermione gave them a squeeze of courage and separated to the tables. Only Landon, Cat, Dustin, Johnny, who was picking her nails, five boys and four girls, walked to the hat, who seemed overjoyed at seeing them. After the song by the hat, McGonagall beckoned one girl with her finger, reading off the scarred, yellowed parchment.
"Ellestica Funes." Her clear voice cut through the air like a knife, and the tension was built. A shy looking, brown haired girl walked up the stairs, biting her nails quickly, her brown eyes darting forward at every movement there was. She looked at Dumbledore, as he sent her a reassuring look, she relaxed a bit and let the hat go on her head. She squeaked as the hat spoke.
"Hmm, not that much courage… But are loyal, sweet, kind, and caring. Everything that makes a good friend and a… HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat cried as the girl looked relived, and as the Hufflepuff table erupted into cheers. She jumped off, and she looked at Cat, who she smiled back.
"Next. Aden Caro." Professor McGonagall read off, her spectacles dropping a bit as she looked at the stout, golden-haired boy.
He jammed the hat on his head, as the hat chuckled.
"My, my, impatient, are we? Hmm… Well, aren't you smart! And sharp, I see! I know just where to put you! RAVENCLAW!" the Hat laughed as the boy hopped off the chair, to walk over to the table, where the Ravenclaws were cheering and patting him on the back.
"All right. Johnny Fugde."
Johnny proudly raised her head and walked towards the chair, pushing a boy out of her way, as he looked utterly confused and scared.
"Hmm, well, well, well. A lot of cunningness, sly, and mean, I can see." The hat commented slyly. "SLYTHERIN!" hat cried as she walked towards the Slytherin table, hi-fiving a girl as Draco said, Astoria Greengrass.
"Good. Now, Dustin Granger."
A lot of students blanched at the last name, but he grinned sheepishly and walked to the chair, gripping it tightly.
"Hmm, your sister is in Gryffindor, huh? Well, I'll let you follow her footsteps!" the hat paused, then continued. "GRYFFINDOR!" the Gryffindor table erupted into cheers as he looked at Cat one more time, sending her a relaxing look as she sent him a grateful one.
"Now, now, quiet." Professor McGonagall silenced the Gryffindors as some houses laughed.
"Jax Bundleton." She said, as a small boy with glasses and a brown hair looked on, a dreamy facial expression flowing around. He kind of looked like Luna, as his eyes were far away looking.
"Hum… I've got it! HUFFLEPUFF!" he nodded and the table once again erupted into cheers.
The others flowed by, and all Cat could hear was the cheering and clapping, until she was called up.
"Landon Summers."
"All right, courage, I see, with sense of adventure. GRYFFINDOR!" the Gryffindors cheered and clapped as Landon went on.
Everyone's eyes were on the girl, standing all alone, as she bit her lips and started chewing on her nails.
"Finally, Catastrophe Malfoy."
You would not believe the faces of the students as they were obviously comparing her to her brother, the ferret.
Going up to the chair, she caught the eyes of McGonagall and Dumbledore, who both smiled at her direction.
"Hmm, well, well, well! Brilliant girl, aren't you?" She blushed at the praise. "Been through tough times, haven't you?" she nodded. "But always happy and cheerful; smart, kind, and has a great sense of adventure. This is like Harry Potter over there; so hard to decide. Is there a house you would want to be in?" the hat asked, wanting to hear from her.
"Well, I really like Hermione, Harry, and Ron, but I also want tot be with my brother too." She whispered, looking up at the magical hat. It chuckled.
"Well, I really can't choose." The hat thought for a moment, then asked her, "What about the professors? Why don't we ask them?" Cat nodded enthusiastically.
"Dumbledore, please go on."
"I will tell you, Miss Catastrophe, it is truly a hard decision." He nodded, and then continued. "But I think the Gryffindors-" he looked at the table- "might need you. Of course, your brother will see you as well, at breaks and at lunch time."
Cat nodded. Her eyes scanned over the next professor, Professor Snape.
"I see, Miss Malfoy, that you are brilliant, and that your brother is in Slytherin as well. Being in Slytherin is hard, but it will be easy, I presume?" he asked, and she thought for a moment, then nodded her head once again.
"Now, Miss…" Professor McGonagall started…
After the professors, there was 5 Slytherin votes and 5 Gryffindor votes. Finally, the hat cam up with a plan.
"You like adventures a challenges, do you not? All right, then you will be in…"
Everyone was deadly quiet, and no one was even breathing as the hat continued,
"Both Slytherin and Gryffindor."
There were noises, people nodding, commenting, gasping, and saying things like "Really?"
Finally Dumbledore clapped his hands and nodded. "You may sit with Draco now." She gratefully jumped off, almost racing to the table, where she slipped in beside Draco and Johnny. Draco congratulated her and she smiled.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, I see that this is not normal and all of you are baffled. Let me explain." He stopped, staring at Catastrophe and continued. "There was only one student in the history of Hogwarts who did this." He laughed, then became serious, then started again.
"It was a tale as old as me. Merlin attended this school, and the hat chose Slytherin, but the teacher's votes were one to nine. You see, this girl here," he pointed to cat, "Is very special."
"Well, that is all. Congratulations to everyone and let us begin the feast!" Dumbledore merrily clapped his hands and the feast began.
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