Live While Were Young

Taken

Zayn's Pov:

I was shaking. I didn't want to admit it but Selena holding my hand was actually helping me more than I was willing to admit, but after she passed and was sorted into Ravenclaw (I cheered for her of course) I couldn't help and become a nervous wreck, without her holding my hand and I'm aware how silly that might sound but I felt unsure and maybe just maybe scared. Students kept passing until the scary looking teacher called up my name - Zayn Javvad Malik - I tried to breath and confidently walk to the front but my throat became strangely dry and my hands extremely sweaty but no one had to know that so I raised my head and walked to sit in the stool - Good luck - The scary professor whose name I had already forgotten told me as she placed the gigantic hat on my head:

- My My My What is this? Well this is funny indeed - Okay relax it's just a talking hat who's speaking to you and will define your entire future relax.

- What exactly is funny? - I asked afraid of the answer

- Well you of course, You see for starters you're a Malik who doesn't come along with a twin - I had never thought of that

- I guess, but how is that funny? -

- That's not the funny part dear boy you see I have sorted students all my life and in all that time I have never met a family quite like yours -

- What's that supposed to mean? -

- It means each time I get a Malik I think you'll be easy to sort into Slytherin and every time I'm wrong, your first cousins were easy all of them Slytherins traditional old magic and ambition ran in their blood and ever since then every Malik has fallen into Slytherin they'd just fit that was until your brother appeared and broke everything I could just not place him in Slytherin when he clearly belonged in Gryffindor -

- Chander? -

- Yes who else, then I almost placed your other brother in Hufflepuff as his loyalty is quite incredible your sisters on the other hand were easy to place and I was hoping I could do the same with you but I find myself in quite the dilemma -

- How so? - I'm a dilema ?

- Silly boy, asking silly questions, you have the heart of your brother Chander a Gryffindor but your Loyalty it is impressive and it it worthy of a Hufflepuff but I am so tempted to place you in Slytherin to see the hardworking wizard you become -

- Wait? so where exactly do I belong, I just want to learn magic -

and just like that the hat figured everything out

- I know my boy I know how foolish of me of course you are all that because your heart guides you and you'll be an amazing wizard because you're not only ambitious but you have more passion than any other Malik I've ever seen before and let's not forget your sarcastic witty soul of course you can only be RAAAVVVEENNCLLAAWWW -

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I saw the entire table of Ravenclaw stand up and cheer for me and that alone almost made me forget how I could not be placed in this house, Scary professor ushered me off the stool and towards my table I got a bit caught up in everyone welcoming me I almost missed the disgusted looks my sister sent my way, Caleb's worried look and Chander's mixed look between worried and relieved which was odd but before I could overthink my whole situation a guy and a girl walked up to me as I stood near the Ravenclaw table - Hi I'm Gemma Styles I'm head girl of Ravenclaw and I'm so happy your in our house and this is Jacob the head boy - I smiled and shaked hands with both of them - Zayn is it? - I nodded - Perfect you can join the rest of the first years at the end of the table and me and Gemma will show you the dorms after the feast - - Thank you - I smiled at them but 'm pretty sure it came out more as a grimace.