Things are about to get interesting. Tell me if you want this to be a Drarry story. I'm leaning towards the idea but I want to hear your opinion on this. I'm always up to receive ideas.
Slytherin? This had to be a joke. But when Harry looked down at his tie, he found that it had gone from red and gold to green and silver. Harry stared up at Dumbledore with disbelief and shock. Harry was having trouble processing the fact that he'd been in Gryffindor for the past two years and would now be spending the rest of his time at Hogwarts in Slytherin with Malfoy!
What seemed more crazy was Dumbledore not only seemed unsurprised but overjoyed by this discovery.
"This is a terrific opportunity you've been given, Harry. You will get to know your new housemates in a new light and maybe even make some new friends," Dumbledore said stepping towards the fireplace. With how happy the old man was at that moment, Harry was almost surprised the man didn't skip to the fireplace.
"Severus, won't you step through and have a word with me," Dumbledore said in a tone that made Harry wonder just what Dumbledore had up his sleeve. Harry could practically hear the old man's smile getting larger with each word. When Snape stepped through the fireplace, he stared at Dumbledore with suspicion.
"What can I do for you, Headmaster?" Snape asked, raising an eyebrow at Dumbledore who was practically shaking with joy. But when Snape caught sight of Harry with the sorting hat on his head, he turned back to Dumbledore with a look of confusion.
"Dumbledore, what have you done?" Snape asked, eyeing the old man with apprehension.
"Isn't it obvious, my dear boy. Harry has recently undergone a personality shift and I have sorted him into a house that will nurture his new, brilliant personality."
When Snape looked back at Harry, he spotted the green and silver tie and glanced once again back to Dumbledore.
"Well, you are quite determined to throw this boy's word completely upside down, aren't you?" Snape asked in his usual cool tone.
Dumbledore merely smiled at Snape as he took the sorting hat from Harry's head and placed it back on the stool. Harry shot a confused glance to Snape who simply shrugged; it was clear the potions master had never experienced something like this before and was unsure how to handle this. Harry was also nervous; he knew when he made his way to the Slytherin table that afternoon that it would not go unnoticed.
"I think the important thing to do is to warn your house and Harry might want to go warn his friends of this... new development," Dumbledore said, once again his voice was way too perky. "I'll leave you two to it."
And with that, Dumbledore ushered both Harry and Snape out of his office; clearly trying to get them out before either of them tried to object or argue the new arrangement.
"You asked to be resorted?" Snape asked Harry after a few minutes.
"No, Dumbledore wanted to see how I was adjusting and when I told him, he decided to resort me and next thing I knew, the hat was on my head and Dumbledore was smiling like Christmas had come early," Harry explained. "I just can't figure out why he felt he needed to put me in another house."
"Yes, well, Dumbledore is a meddlesome old coot when he wants to be. I'm sure he has reasons but maybe you should focus on telling your friends about your new house. I'll go inform your new housemate," Snape said in a cool voice. It was obvious Snape was about as excited to have Harry and Malfoy in the same house as Harry was.
"He can't do that, can he?" Ron shouted, staring at Harry's new tie and back to Hermione with a bewildered expression.
"He can and he did; he decided it was 'the best course of action' and then here we are," Harry said with a shrug as he looked around the library. By now the Slytherin house knew about their new housemate and it wouldn't be long before the whole school knew. Harry had sent an owl to Remus explaining his new housing situation and was waiting for a reply in the library.
"But you'll be living with Malfoy, Harry!" Ron insisted, like voicing this fact was going to somehow change things.
After a few minutes of listening to Ron try and talk Harry out of going to the snake pit; Remus and Snape entered the library and made their way to the table.
"I've spoken to my students and warned them of their new housemate," Snape said quietly. "We're going to go down to the dungeons now. Your belongings have been moved over to your new dorm and the rest of your ties have been switched over."
'Harry, are you ready? Everything is going to turn out, okay? Just be patient and make the best of it," Remus said with a smile before Harry followed Snape towards the dungeons. It was an unusual experience going into the dungeons without the intention of going to potions class. Snape no longer seemed hostile towards Harry but Harry had come to learn that though he still wasn't the friendliest person, he was a good teacher and he'd come to appreciate potions.
When they reached the portrait that led to the Slytherin common room, they found a large painting of a woman dressed in green with long flowing black hair. She had a snake around her neck like a scarf and was smiling merrily when she spotted Snape and Harry.
"Password?" She smirked widely and eyed Harry with an unreadable expression.
"Salamander," Snape offered, causing the door to swing open revealing an empty Slytherin common room.
Snape quickly showed Harry to the room he'd be sharing with three other third year boys. The room was mainly green and silver and the beds were larger and more comfortable looking than Gryffindor. There were four windows, each window had a desk facing them. Each bed was made neatly and had a trunk resting at the foot of the bed. Harry spotted his trunk quickly and smiled nervously at Snape.
"Very well Mr... Um, I'll be by later to explain house rules and to bring you up to date on your new class schedule. For now, just relax; I'm sure you won't get much peace once your housemates return from lunch." And with that, Snape left Harry to his thoughts.