Victoire Weasley
I looked around Hogwarts, fondly. After all the stories my dad had told and hearing of Teddy's own experience I felt like I already knew Hogwarts. Like it was already my home. My mum however begged to differ and trying to send me to Beauxbatons, where she went. I refused, point blank and my dad was on my side, eventually we talked her round. So now I was here, smiling over at my best friend, Teddy Lupin. He was sort of extended family and everyone treated him like a cousin but we were more like siblings. He was there for me, I was there for him but I only got to see him occasionally.
He was sitting on the Hufflepuff with his own friends. With my mum's temper I didn't think I'd really fit into Hufflepuff. So I was going to have to make completely new friends, in whatever house I'd be in. I'd never had to try and make new friends; my life had always been rather sheltered, with lots of cousins to entertain me, and my younger sister and brother. People didn't want to be friends with me anyway. The boys just wanted me to be their girlfriend and then the girls just got jealous or thought I was just vain. Most people would die to be me, or the boys would die to be my boyfriend. Even James fancied me a bit, my own cousin! I wasn't like most people though and I would die to be anyone else apart from me.
Teddy's the only boy not related to be (sort of) who doesn't think of me in the way most boys do. He likes me because I'm clever and funny (or that's what he said). The only problem is I fancy him a bit. I love how he can change his appearance, I love when he has his hair vibrant blue and his eyes a deep crimson. But it's just a crush that won't amount to anything. He's my best friend for Merlin's sake. He grinned at me when he saw me smiling and I turned my attention back to waiting for my name to be called out, it had to be soon there were only two of us first years left.
"Weasley, Victoire." Called out Professor Flitwick. Everyone turned to look at me, after all the name was very famous thanks to the war and Harry Potter, the boy who lived, was my uncle! I heard some of the boys wolf whistle and saw some girls giving me looks of thunder. I hadn't even been sorted and all this had started. Being part Veela made life a living hell. I sighed and when to sit on the stool and the hat was put on my head.
"Ah, a Weasley." It said into my ear.
I knew what was coming next and I didn't want it to, I couldn't be in Gryffindor, everyone would just think of me as the blonde idiot, "Please," I thought, "Not Gryffindor. Everyone would hate me."
"Well you seemed to have inherited your parent's brains. Also you seem very ambitious. Maybe Slytherin would suit you better."
"Slytherin? Are you serious, my family would go metal especially Uncle Ron!"
"I can't see you bearing well in Hufflepuff so," it said into my ear, then to the whole school it shouted out, "RAVENCLAW!"
Everyone started clapping and I grinned, as I went to sit down. Some people seemed to be shocked, they obviously thought I was just going to be some dumb blonde and then there was the fact that I was the first Weasley not in Gryffindor, but that didn't matter to me. I read books constantly and always enjoyed solving puzzled and equations.
"Hi, I'm Claire." Said a small brunette girl. All the other girls were glaring at me with envy the boys still trying to introduce themselves. Claire was the first person to actually give me a chance.
"Hi, I'm Vic, nice to meet you." I said smiling at her. I looked over at Teddy who seemed happy for me. Ravenclaw wouldn't be bad, I guessed, or at least it would be better than Gryffindor…