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He thought that he and Lorcan would be in Ravenclaw together for sure. They were identical twins, after all; they were exactly alike. Lorcan was sorted into Ravenclaw and all was going as planned; but when Lysander went up for his sorting, the sorting hat announced Gryffindor. Gryffindor! Bravery and courage and recklessness- surely those weren't traits of himself. The Weasley clan, along with James Potter, had cheered and welcomed their friend. Lorcan, Lysander mused, had received no such response to his sorting.
His brother would walk clad in blue, and Lysander would walk clad in red. And although he should've been unhappy with this situation, he couldn't help feel pleased.
I tried to make this angsty... but it didn't exactly work out. Lysander just isn't a character who can be depressed in my mind.
For Aiiimy's drabble challenge over of the HPFC forum.
prompt: red
disclaimer: if you recognize it, it probably doesn't belong to me.
word count: 111