I plopped the hat on my head. It was going to say Slytherin, I just knew it. After all, it had said Slytherin for every one of my family members.
You do have all the ambition and cunning of a Slytherin, but you lack the ability to stay within the boundaries of it.
Stay within the...boundaries? What?
You see, inter-house romanc-
Wh- I'm 11! I'm not gonna have any romances!
Well, you never know. Have you ever heard of Sirius Black?
The murderer? Yes, of course I've heard of him. One of the Dark Lord's most famous followers.
Did you know he was in Gryffindor?
I- no. Why would he be in Gryffindor?
That's a story for another time.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"WHAT?!"
I lifted the hat off my head to see everyone frowning at me. The Gryffindors, because I had no reason to be in their house, and the Slytherins because I had every reason to be.
Draco, what have you gotten yourself into?
