Chocolate Frog Card: (Bonus) Hortensia Millphutt: Challenge: Include the Sorting Hat in your story.
Gringotts: Hermione/Cedric [Hermione - Pairings]
Ultimate Hermione Pairing Challenge: Hermione/Cedric Diggory
February Event: 24. Children (word) [5 points]
Word Count: 276
"Gryffindor," Hermione breathed her eyes focused on the small girl that was perched on the small, wooden stool with the battered, old sorting hat on her head.
"Hufflepuff," Cedric hissed back, not taking his gaze from the girl.
"You're both wrong," Neville whispered, leaning forward to speak to them both whilst making it look like he was reaching for his goblet. "She's going to be a snake."
"Slytherin!" the hat shouted, causing the hall to erupt into cheers.
"Told you," Neville sung.
"Damn it," Hermione cursed, taking a sip of her pumpkin juice as she sat back and sulked. "Okay, so Jess turned out to be a bit more sneaky than we'd hoped, I can guarantee that Paul will not."
"Ravenclaw, for sure," Cedric agreed.
"What?" she gaped. "No! That boy is so much like you, it's unreal! Hufflepuff all the way."
"Wrong again," Neville told them. "He's always admired Harry so he'll by a lion."
"Gryffindor!" the hat shouted just as Neville finished speaking.
"How?" Cedric gaped. "How do you know our children better than us?"
"Better question is, why did you bet on your children? I can't believe you didn't learn after the mishap with Rachel and you know how angry she got with you when you both thought she'd be a Slytherin."
"We didn't tell her! She's too smart for her own good," Hermione grumbled. "Damn Ravenclaws."
Cedric and Neville chuckled.
"It doesn't matter though, does it, love?" Cedric said. "The next one will be a Hufflepuff and then we'll have one in every house!"
"Next one?" she gaped, shocked at her husband. "You may teach Charms, but honey, that was not charming."