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"Nope, change it."
"But why? you have all the parts of a golden lion..." the raggedy old hat tried to convince me.
"And you have all the parts for floo powder" I crossed my arms picking dirt from my nails, "Next alternative." The whole hall drew a breath of shock. even the teachers gave uncertain looks. The hat took the compliment (Threat) seriously and relented.
"Then.... hufflepuff?....no Ravenclaw?" I thought on it then poked the hat "kay pop quiz, brief me on the second one..... Ravenclaw right?" The hat didn't waste anytime, he didn't want to remain on this troublemakers head longer than he had too! "Ravenclaw's Values intelligence, wit, cleverness, creativity, and wisdom and their symbol is the eagle."
I paused "The eagle?" why an eagle? "Pass, Give me the stats on the forth one and make it quick." would have been interesting if it had been an actual raven like the name implies!
The hat coughs and tried the last house while the hall looked on with mixed feelings.
"Slytherin is the proud home to the serpent and the determined and cunning value resourcefulness." I listen to the hat. "urgh..... it's either a demented bird who don't know itself or the blind worm with a silver tongue?" The hat was ready to combust any second fro fright of turning into floo, "Well?....."
"Shush!, your's truly is thinking it over!" I went back to thinking about my choices...... hmmm lets see, when it comes to magic and such stuff what mage is the most famous?.....oh right Merlin! but he's not real..... haahh....." Hey hat you know a Merlin?"
Hat: "Why yes i knew a Merlin!"
"Really? then where did you place him?" I asked genuinely interested.
Hat: "Merlin the grate became a Slytherin!"
"Then fine, i'll pick the worm."
Hat: "SLYTHERIN!!!"
The whole hall was silent to the point a strand of grass would be heard loudly.
The fuck is their problem? "Hat what table." the hat quickly responded "That one over there!" I nodded and gently placed it in the old hag's hand.
I turned and strolled over to the appointed table and sat down next to a platinum kid, he was giving me various glances throughout the rest of the sorting. I did the next sensible thing and ignored his needy ass, instead i picked a bread roll on the table and started munching giving absolutely no fucks.
I could sense the teachers giving me the eye of disapproval, I ignored them too and took a few seconds to myself to look around the large room and various faces. Some familiar some not. Most of the familiar faces ended up in house lion, well i guess it's for the best.
My eyes briefly looked with the green eyed boy with the weird scar, i feigned a look of high disinterest and consumed the last of the bread.
Prefect: "Alright, first years follow me."
After the ridiculously long speech and insufferable yet delicious meal, Delicious because food, insufferable because of the talking and talking to him.
The platinum prince walked next to me followed by two larger and dumber looking goons, talking my ears off about himself and his family.
"you never told me your name by the way, I'm Draco Malfoy" the boy held out his hand towards me. i looked at it with a suspicious frown making him eye my oddly.
"Wh-What?" he asked. "Why are you holding your hand like that? what is the purpose?" I squeezed one of his fingers that felt rather soft and pudgy to the touch.
"Handshake.... how do you not know what a handshake is?" he questioned me while lightly blushing.
"Hand....shake? " I hesitantly mimicked the boy looking up into his eyes, preforming the act with rightful confusion. The platinum prince Draco nodded slightly more pleased with the strange involvement. "Now, since i told you my name you tell me yours"
"Why?"
"that's how you make friends and acquaintances"
"sigh.....Ash.... Ashwind Riddle"
Draco: "Ash?.... that's unusual."
I shrugged "I guess."
Prefect: "Okay we are here remember the password or you won't get inside" he warned and gave us the word and led us inside of a room more similar to a warm dungeon.
we were all guided around the common room and the dorms. I quickly found my bed and kicked off my shoes and instantly dived under the covers and with a soft flick of my fingers magic had pulled the bed curtains closed and sorted my few possessions away.