Right in Front of Me

these are my people

* there is a direct quote from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in here. McGonagall's speech to the first years. No copy-write intended, but I didn't want to step on the speech because it's very good.
*also, of course everyone in harry's year is going to get sorted, but for the sake of time and patience, i will only be writing our the sorting for the most important characters to the story (harry, draco, ron, neville and hermione)
* seamus, dean, hannah, pansy and blaise will be characters in this story too (most of them being very minor) but i'm not writing their sorting. (also luna and ginny will be kinda important characters but they aren't at hogwarts yet obviously!
* ok! enjoy!

But these are my people, this is where I come from
We're givin' this life everything we got and then some
It ain't always pretty, but it's real
It's the way we were made, wouldn't have it any other way
These are my people

"Are you nervous?" Draco asked Harry kind of out of nowhere. They were on the boats on the way to Hogwarts and soon they'd be sorted into their houses. "For the sorting, I mean. I'm kind of nervous."

"Why are you nervous?" Harry asked. He was nervous too of course, but he didn't think Draco ever got nervous. He always seemed totally cool and collected, it sometimes made Harry jealous because he wore all his emotions on his sleeve.

"I don't want to be in Slytherin." He whispered, looking down.

"Why don't you want to be in Slytherin?" Harry asked. Now, of course Harry knew why Draco didn't want to be in Slytherin. He knew because Draco has talked about this a few times before. But, when your best friend is coming to you for comfort, it's best to just let them talk it out.

"Because... my father... my aunts and uncles and all my horrid family. They were all in Slytherin. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, he was in Slytherin. Bad people are fermented there. I don't want to be there." Draco said, getting more emotional than Harry remembers seeing, at least for a long time.

"You know who else was in Slytherin?" Harry asked him.

"Who?" Draco said, a small pout on his face.

"Your mum. And she's super awesome. Like one of the coolest people ever. And you know who else? Your Aunt Andromeda. Those are two people that you love a lot. They're really awesome, decent people. So... I don't know. I don't think being sorted into Slytherin would be too bad." Harry said. Draco looked up at him and Harry felt that weird fluttering in his stomach again. What is that? Merlin he must have eaten something rotten.

"Yeah... I suppose you're right... but the worst thing of all is that you won't be there. You'll be sorted into Gryffindor like your mum and dad and uncles. So will Ron and Nev and I'll be all alone in Slytherin."

"Who knows, you might be in Gryffindor too." Harry said. "But even if you're not, we'll always be friends. Being in different houses won't change that. I promise, Ok?" Harry squeezed his hand, just to make sure he got the message. Draco smiled brightly and nodded.

"Yeah... you can't get rid of me, Potter." Draco joked, nudging Harry lightly.

"I don't ever want to, Malfoy."

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"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room...