The Real You - A Harry Potter Next Generation Scorpius/Rose fanfic

Chapter 5 - The sorting

Heylo...Sup? How's it going? No? Alright then.

Rose's POV:

The rest of the train ride was thankfully uneventful. What was wrong with Scorpius? Why was he being such a prick?

The train skidded to a halt. I took a deep breath. This is it.

Ari and Albus jumped up, they looked really excited. "Come on Rose, Scorpius." Albus said. I nodded and got up. While I was dusting off my robes, I caught Scorpius' eye. I gave him a look and asked, "What's up with you?" He gave me a withering look. "Nothing, everything's peachy."I frowned, "Don't need to be so sarcastic."He smirked, "Can't help you there, sarcasm's in my blood." I sighed and followed Ari out.

Hagrid was there, just like my mom said he would be. "First years." He shouted, "First years follow me."

We wordlessly followed Hagrid to the boats and filed in. Ari, Albus, Scorpius and I took one boat. Scorpius looked a little miffed about the fact that Ari was sharing a boat with us but shut up about it. Ari seemed to notice that and kept her mouth firmly shut.

Then I saw it, out of the fog rose a majestic castle. "Hogwarts." Albus whispered. I was tongue-tied. It was beautiful.

We got off the boats and started walking towards the castle which was going to be our home for the next seven years.

An extraordinary person was waiting for us. Minerva McGonagall stood on the top of the steps, her glasses firmly perched on her nose.

"First years? Very well, follow me." She led them up a long hallway and then stopped in front of a big door. She pushed them open and led them into the Great hall.

It was very well lit up. Students sat in their respective house tables and stared at them as they walked it. They walked up to the front and stopped there.

"Now, when I call your name, step forward and place the sorting hat on your head." Professor McGonagall said. She walked up and stood next to the sorting hat. It was a ragged, torn thing with a pointy top.

"Albus Severus Potter." Albus took a deep breath and walked up the hat. They whispered for a bit and then the hat shouted, "SLYTHERIN." Gasps echoed around the room, especially coming from the Gryffindor table. Then, slowly, the Slytherin table burst into applause.

Albus walked to the Slytherin table. He wasn't smiling, but he wasn't frowning either.

"Arianna Christine Summers." I squeezed her hand as she walked past me. She put the cap on. In a split second, the hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR." The Gryffindor table hooted and cheered, probably happy to have such a pretty witch in their house.

"Rose Karen Weasley." Oh god, this was it. I took a deep breath and walked forward. I walked up to the stool and placed the hat on my head.

"Aah, another Weasley." The hat said in my head, "Any requests?" I looked at Albus sitting alone inthe Slytherin table and Ari in the Gryffindor.

"No. Put me where you want to." I told the hat.

"Confidence, I see. Where should I put you? Great brains, I see. But also very brave. It better be GRYFFINDOR." The Gryffindor table went mad.

Oh well, I smiled. At least I was with Ari. I hopped off the stool and ran to the Gryffindor table. I sat down next to Ari. She grinned, "This is great, isn't it?" I nodded, not trusting myself to say anything.

"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy." Professor called out. I held my breath as Scorpius walked up to the sorting hat. They muttered for about ten minutes, the longest time till now. Then the hat screamed, "Slytherin."

I probably forgot how to breathe. No, no, this couldn't be happening. Ari gave me a sad smile but I was hardly paying attention. I was busy trying to catch the eye of a certain blonde sitting in the Slytherin table but he refused to look at me.

There you go, sorting is done! Please review…