The slytherin prince and the Quiet Gryffindor

the sorting

I sit down next to Mione who is of course sitting next to Ron, with Gin and harry across from us. We all talked about what we did after the war. The burrows had been put back to physical order but I'm not sure if it would ever be right emotionally. After Fred's death the family seemed to be broken, Molly's smiles never seemed to reach her eyes and George didn't even try to fake a pretend smile. George had lost his other half; we won't fully get back the playful trickster. I sat and looked out the glass door out the opposite window slowly the motion of the train lulled me to sleep. "Elizabeth you need to wake up.. It's time to change into our robes." I hear Gin say as I feel a gentle shaking. We change our robes and waited for the train to come to a stop. Climbing out of the train we go to the nearest carriage that's being pulled by the thestrals. I remember when I couldn't see them, hardly anyone could but after the war pretty much everyone has witnessed death. Pulling up we see the familiar towers of Hogwarts, it felt good to be back.. It felt good to be home. Walking through the corridors I look around seeing the familiar faces of the portraits hanging on the wall. Some saying hello and others just wave. We make our way to the dining hall and sit down at the Gryffindor table. We sat there laughing about little things, waiting for headmaster McGonagall to come and do her opening speech. "students, attention please," I hear McGonagall say," we have all had a very trying year, I'm glad to see that so many of you have decided to come back this year. After the war wreaked havoc on Hogwarts School we had to take some time rebuilding. Hogwarts is almost fully restored except for some parts of the castle. I am so sorry that I must say that the Slytherin common room received the most damage and is still not fully restored so the Slytherin house is going to be split to stay with the other houses until the Slytherin common room is fixed. They sorting hat is informed of the circumstances and will resort the Slytherin's into the other the houses they will be best compatible with. We will begin with the sorting then we will eat."We go through some of the Slytherin's when she reaches the first of Draco Malfoy's group." Vincent Crabbe" McGonagall says. "hmm interesting... you're smart, but you hide it, you are quite the intelligent wizard I believe you would do well in..... Ravenclaw!" the hat said. That was a surprise to many people, but not to me. I was one of the few that knew about it. One night I was deep in a book and didn't notice the time go by. As I was leaving the library I noticed him sitting at a desk with many books in front of him vigorously working on a paper. Some people don't even thinks he reads. I think Ravenclaw would be good for him."Theodore Nott" McGonagall calls out. "Ah, Theodore Quite a young man you are, I believe you would fit in.. Gryffindor!!" I didn't know what to think about that, Nott was known to be kind of a playboy but he must have something in him that made the hat put him in Gryffindor. Pansy Parkinson another of the group is put into Hufflpuff which is no surprise to me there wasn't really anything special about her. Blaise Zabini was put into Ravenclaw which wasn't a surprise to anyone; everyone knows that Blaise is smart. "Draco Malfoy," McGonagall says. Quiet murmurs are heard across the room as Malfoy rises from his seat and walks up to get sorted "Mr. Malfoy I've been waiting for you... I've decided that you get a fresh start... I know just where to put you...Gryffindor" the hat said quite calmly. The entire room went dead silent for no one expected such a sorting. The only sound heard is the echo of Malfoy's footsteps he sits next to Nott. I look over and for the briefest second meet a set of stormy grey eyes.