The Life Of The Next Generation:

Chapter Five- The Sorting

When Scorpius, Albus, and Mallory arrive in the Great Hall for sorting anxiety fills their nerves to the very core, first up Neville Longbottom head of Gryffindor's house calls, "Potter, Albus."

When the hat touches the middle Potter's head it begins to speak, "Very nervous I see about being sorted into Slytherin many great minds I have placed there, you would do well there. However, your father asked to be a Gryffindor so unless you object better be SLYTHERIN!!!!" the hat calls out.

Albus gets smirks from James and Madeline from the Gryffindor table but doesn't notice them Teddy glares at them his hair turning, red for anger, yellow for worry, and orange for confusion. When James notices he says, "Bloody hell mate your emotions are all reflected by half the bloody rainbow!"

"Mmm, I can taste the rainbow already! James pass the skittles." Madeline says loud enough for James to hear.

James snickers, "Shut up James!" Teddy says his hair turning pink for embarrassment and red for anger.

"Pink and red for Valentine's Day," Madeline whispers to her boyfriend before running back to the Ravenclaw table.

Professor Longbottom calls another name, "Malfoy, Scorpius."

Scorpius squeezes his twin sister's hand for support before he goes and sits on the sorting stool the hat barely touches his head much like his father before it shouts, "SLYTHERIN!!!"

From the Slytherin table, Albus waves excitedly towards his cousin who joins him at the Slytherin table and both of them smile at one another. 

"Good to know someone in Slytherin," they say in unison.

"Malfoy, Mallory."

Mallory glances at her twin at the Slytherin table who mouths 'good luck' at her and she walks shakily up to the sorting stool. The hat begins to speak and she jumps, "Don't be frightened I don't bite all I do is look inside your mind to see where you ought to be! Ah, you're a smart one I see your parents were both smart, very ambitious, and cunning I see. But much courage lots of it so just like your mother GRYFFINDOR!!!"

James, Shannon, and Teddy give their cousin a hug and congratulate her without teasing her.

"Weasley, Scarlett."

Scarlett looks at her sister Shannon at the Gryffindor table for support Shannon gives her younger sibling an encouraging smile and Scarlett found the courage to walk to the sorting stool. The hat touches her head and she blinks confused at first when it goes inside her head, "My my a Weasley that's also a Malfoy how interesting! My dear I do need you to stop blocking me from reading your thoughts so that I may see where you belong. Very resourceful I must say considering you were blocking me from reading your thoughts, but also rather shy and quiet. Let's see not much courage but very patient however not many Huffulpuff qualities. Very creative and wise however I must admit you'd make a good Slytherin."

A Weasley in Slytherin?!

"Don't be so surprised my dear your mother Elizabeth Malfoy came from a long line of Slytherin's but ended up in Gryffindor and she did very well there she had many traits of both Slytherin and Gryffindor and asked for Gryffindor so she got it."

Do you promise I will be best suited for Slytherin?

"Of course and unless I am wrong better be the first Weasley in SLYTHERIN!!!"

Scarlett rushes over to her cousins giving them a hug and turns to see her sister with a huge smile on her face and a thumbs up. 

"Zabini, Clarie." Neville reads and a girl with brown hair and mixed skin walks up.

"Hmm better be SLYTHERIN!!" the sorting hat calls.

The moment Claire Zabini sat down she was taken with Scorpius Malfoy and decided that she would do whatever it took to win him over. After all, she had a fair shot at it since their fathers had been friends in school.

"Diggory, Larana."

"Ooh, plenty of courage I see, very patient, sort of shy, creative, and intelligent. You my dear are very tough to decipher but my instincts tell me RAVENCLAW!!!" the hat shouts.

The final child to be called up was none other than Neville Longbottom's own child, "Longbottom, Arabella."

"Another Longbottom I know just what to do with you GRYFFINDOR!!!"