Where the dragon lies | Luna Lovegood [UNDER SEVERELY NEEDED EDIT]

The Sorting Ceremony

I slowely made my way down the center of the train, glancing into compartments full of screaming witches and wizards, none of the taking any notice of me.

"Excuse me" i said as politely as possibly to a frizzy haired girl stood right in the middle of the pathway, staring into a compartment with two boys and a fat rat.

The girl took no intrest in moving so i budged past her earning a disapproving tounge click.

I was forced to ignore her, eventually i found my way to an empty compartment, i stepped inside and slid the door shut, but as i dida hand shot in and slid it open again.

"Hello there" a happy blonde girl chirped, "Do you mind if i join you?"

"I suppose not" i sighed, letting her pass me before checking down both sodes of the hall to make sure nobody else was going to try and join, then i closed the door and fell into the red leather seats.

"Are you alright?" The blonde girl was sitting opposite me and was clearly in a good moode. She stood up from her seat and practicly jumped into the cushion next to me, leaning towards me, "Im Luna, What's your name?"

"Abby" I mumbled, barely audible.

"What are you most looking forward to about hogwarts?" She smirked at me, "Im looking forward to all of the magical creatures".

"I like potions and i suppose herbology"

"Those are vety interesting subjects" Luna said genuinely, she had a warm smile.

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An hour and a bit had passed and we had reached the station. A tall man with a great beard greeted us all and took us onto small boats which lead us to the castle.

Seeing ot in real life made the nerves finnaly kick in. I was absolutely terrified.

"Good luck" Luna sent me a final smile before rushing up the grand marble staircase.

"attention students!" a voice boomed, at the top step stood an elderly woman, dressed in green and wearing specticles and a witch hat. She introduced herself as Professor Mcgonagall, after a random boy threw himself at her feet to catch his pet toad called Trevor, she was the one who led us into the great hall.

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"Hermione Granger" Professor Mcgonagall called as she read from the parchment in her hands, the brown haired girl sprinted over and the sorting hat was placed upon her head.

"GRYFFINDOR" The hat boomed.

"Susan Bones"

"Huffelpuff"

"Draco Malfoy"

"slytherin"

"Luna Lovegood"

"Ravenclaw"

"Harry potter"

I looked across the room to see the boy who had been called, he looked scared aswell. I was intrigued by the lightning bolt shaped scare which had placed itself on his forehead under his dark black hair, across the other side of the room sat my father who's gaze kept upon me, and also the Harry Potter boy throughout the whole  ceremony. Eventually Harry got sorted to Gryffindor and Professor Mcgonagall called for me.

"Arabella Snape" Everybody went silent when they heard my name and whispers were the only thing to be heard. I sat down on the stool, everybody staring at me, the people at slytherin table were giving devious smirks and the hat was placed on my head.

"please slytherin" i whispered just a tad too loud.

"SLYTHERIN EEH, noo, I think Gryffindor, or Huffelpuff would suit you better, yess, slytherin isn't were you at all, you belong in.... GRYFFINDOR!!"

I stepped down from the raised floor and made my way to the Gryffindor table, i was seated next to Harry Potter, i looked over the the staff table to see my father he hated me, he looked at me, with a look of disgust. The head of slytherin house, who's daughter is in Gryffindor, he will be riduculed.

637 words.

Published Monday 18th December 2023.