Y/n took took in a sharp breath.
What? This can't be possible, a fever dream. Maybe..?
Y/n plucked up the courage to mindlessly walk over to the Slytherin table, trying not to completely break down. All of the Slytherins were happy or so it looked to welcome another member to Slytherin. She sat down at the furthest end possible to Draco, which was unfortunately not far. Trying not to take any notice of the judgmental comments that she knew he was going to make, she stared down at the green and silver crest with a serpent that lay within that had appeared on her robes. She felt her eyes prick with tears and her cheeks flush red the more she thought about it, she could hear the muffled voice of Dumbledore announcing something to the rest of the school but she couldn't even focus on what he was saying. Just the thought that she was in Slytherin and that she was practically done for.
Y/n decided it would be best to take a moment to step outside. Surely nobody would notice if she just got up and left, right?
She calmly got up and left despite the amount of confusion and anger she was feeling on the inside. Her robes floated aimlessly as she tried to exit the hall, hearing the faint murmurs of the rest of the school. The second she got out of the hall she ran, she didn't care where she ended up as long as it wasn't anywhere near everyone else.
Traversing down several hallways, she found herself at the courtyard which was completely deserted. A perfect place for her to sort herself out, and she just cried. She cried until her throat was hoarse and her eyes were stinging. The sound of the sorting hat echoed through her head.
It had been at least 20 minutes since she had left the hall before she heard footsteps come up behind her.
"Hey, are you ok? It was pretty bad out there."
She turned her head to see who had just spoken and was met with a raven-haired boy with beaming blue eyes and a scar on his forehead that was fairly noticeable. Y/n instantly recognised it to be Harry Potter! Her eyes widened at the sight and her face flushed even more red with embarrassment.
He chuckled at her reaction, making her feel even more flustered.
"Oh uh, hello...Uhm, yeah everything alright, I think." She laughed nervously as she spoke and blushed again. Her eyes lit up, they made eye contact when there came a snarky laugh. She looked behind harry and saw Draco. He smirked, she frowned. Harry asked,
"Do you two know each other?"
Y/n scoffed and replied with a simple
"No." as she looked away toward her feet. Draco was taken back, he had never been treated in such a way. He was always used to being treated as if he had priority over others. Draco gave a small chuckle out of spite,
"Our parents had a business deal when we were younger so we go way back!"
he explained as he rolled his eyes at her.
After a while y/n returned to the Slytherin table and accepted her fate. Even if she was in Slytherin she would still be able to have a good meal, she grabbed her especially served chalice of sheep's blood. It was the closest thing to human blood y/n could drink without having cravings that could lead to an accident and the school wouldn't want that would they.
