HP Hogwarts (AU) - Fight As One

Chapter 6

Chapter 6- Slytherin

The four girls becomes closer and closer together. They usually meet during breaks and talk likes chimes in a windy day. Every meal time, Seven walks her way to the Gryffindor table. Everyone looks at her in confusion most time but Dumbledore does not seem to really say anything about but let it be.
"You do not wish to sit in your own house table?" Nadja asks.
Seven never answer the question but instead, says something else to dodge the question. Nadja just observes quietly at Seven's way of acting who usually sit beside her during meals.
"Hey, Seven, how do you like my sort so far? You usually eat with us in our table.." Nadja pushes the subject differently.
"I like it here in your table.. you all seem to really have fun eating together like a big family."
"..I see.. does your house not talk or eat together?"
Seven stops as she is holding her spoon and fork midway and puts it down.
"They do.. well, they always talk and have a good time too but.."
"But?"
"Nothing.. hey isn't the Malfoy boy always trying to pick on Potter?"
"Well yeah.. I heard about Malfoy not liking muggleborns.. I heard that he called a student a 'mudblood' and that is really wrong."
"Mudblood?"
Nadja falls silent.
"Do you really want to know what it means? I don't think you would like the sound of it.. it's not a good word."
"Tell me," Seven insists.
"Okay.. uhmmm.. it's.. it means 'dirty blood'.. well.. it is a reference that you're not a pure blood and born with two muggle parents.. that's why your blood is dirty.."
Seven looks with disgusts but tries to remain calm. She then furrows her eyebrows quietly.
"Seven?" Nadja looks with a bit of worry.
"What? Oh.. I'm gonna go."
Without another word, Seven gets up and  leave. Seven goes and flops down on her bed.
"..mud..blood.."she mutters.
The word echoes through her head. She sits on her bed, arms cross her knees, head resting on her arms.
"Why..? Why does it have to be like this?.. I don't understand.."
"You are sorted in that house for a reason,"crosses her mind.
"What even is my purpose to be in this house.. I'm sorted in this house.. for what?"
"I should had been a Gryffindor... I dislike this idea.. I don't want to be in this house! I should not be in this house at all.. why? As soon as I heard the hat tell me that I am sorted in Slytherin.. I had to act as if I was fine with it.. I got annoyed deep within me.."
She flops down her bed for a few minutes then turns her head to the side, something catches her gaze: a book.
"I guess I'll read this for tonight.."
Many months have passed and they are almost at the end of their first year. The four hangs out at the courtyard.
"Gryffindor won the quidditch this year! It's really exciting!" Seven shouts.
Light and Keshie looks at each other with a bit of confusion dancing in their eyes. Nadja does not seem to bother.
"Hey Seven, shouldn't you be a bit disappointed because your house did not win the quidditch game?" Light points out.
Seven made a small growl at the remark and scowls.
"It's none of your concern if I am disappointed or not with my house losing the quidditch game.."Seven pouts.
Nadja laughs at how Seven reacts. She thinks it was a bit funny at how Seven reacts. Seven gets annoyed even more. Keshie looks a bit confused on whether she should laugh or stay silent. Light just looks a bit disappointed at the other three.
"You should have seen what your reactions were when Light told you about it.. it was a bit funny!" Nadja laughs.
Seven flares at Nadja.
"Fine, I'm just gonna make my leave then!" Seven turns.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset, I thought it was just amusing in a good way.."Nadja explains.
Seven turns to look at them but continues to walk off. When she is no longer in sight, Keshie speaks up.
"Do you think she's okay?" Keshie speaks finally.
"I don't know, when she didn't even feel a bit bad about her house not winning, it felt a bit off.. imagine when the house cup points gets totalized by the end of the term, she would praise if Slytherin does not win," Light continues.
Keshie then turns to Nadja, waiting for her say in the matter.
"Hmm.. I think she just feels alone inside in her own house.. I feel like.. she does not belong there.." Nadja proclaims.
"What do you mean by that?" Keshie asks.
"I just think that she wants to be in a certain house.. but I feel like she just does not know the reason why she is sorted into Slytherin.. there has to be a reason," Nadja speaks.
Seven walks down the hall with a look of distraught on her face.
"I need to do something.. I need to talk to Professor Dumbledore.." Seven decides.
Shortly, she goes in Dumbledore's office. Dumbledore sits in his office chair while writing down on his papers.
"Seven.. it is great to see you here.." Dumbledore greets.
"Tell me.." Seven hesitates.
"To why you were sorted into Slytherin?" Dumbledore looks at Seven.
Seven's mouth goes ajar. How could he possibly know about her intentions going to his office.
"How did you—"
"Intuition," Dumbledore smiles.
Dumbledore stops from writing and gets up from his chair, walking his way to Seven.
"You see, there is a reason to why you are in Slytherin.. you may not know yet but it is there.. you just have to learn to find what truly makes you a Slytherin.."
"But.."
"Seven, there are many talented wizards and witches sorted into Slytherin.. let's take for example, Severus Snape..he's a potions master and what house is he in?" Dumbledore reassures.
"Slytherin.."
"You have been reading a book are you not?"
Seven gets taken a back from what she heard. She does not know onto whether Dumbledore knows this fact because he has seen her or Dumbledore has read her mind.
"..yes.." Seven sighs.
"Ah yes, let me tell you.. there is this very talented wizard who knows how to talk to snakes.. parseltongue... he is a very talented wizard, sorted into Slytherin.. he has so many wonderful skills but then.. he used his powers for himself, hungry for power.."
Seven looks at Dumbledore with interest in the story.
"Then why am I in Slytherin then? Why am I- why am I in Slytherin when Slytherins have many pure bloods.. I'm a muggleborn.."Seven answers.
"It isn't about blood status,child.. what makes you a part of your house is your values that connects you to the house.. Salazar Slytherin wanted the students to be ambitious, hardworking and cunning in his house.. even though he preferred to have Hogwarts to be open only for pure bloods and non muggleborn, it does not matter.. Hogwarts is not about blood status. That's why the other three leaders of each house, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Godric Gryffindor chided him about it. You know what Slytherin did?" Dumbledore adds his story.
"What did he do?"
"He walked out from Hogwarts..but that does not means he left with everything but the values he wanted for his house remains, just like the rest of the founders of Hogwarts."
Seven falls silent from the story Dumbledore tells her. She looks down on the ground.
"Seven Anguis.. you are a bright witch and you have a very profound talent in magic.. see for yourself on to which Slytherin values you posses.. you'll find it soon enough.. so now, you can go." Dumbledore smiles.
Dumbledore puts a hand on Seven's shoulder to make her feel more calm.
"Thank you.." Seven thanks. Dumbledore.
Seven then eventually leaves the office and heads back into the common room. She opens her book of parseltongue.
"I really want to learn how to speak with snakes.. I want to so much.."
Seven flips through the pages until she finishes reading the book. She then heads to bed right after a long day.
Months later, term is over. The four girls head to the Hogwarts train, sitting in one of the vacant seats.
"I can't believe our first year is over," Light comments.
"I can't wait for next year! I really wanna try Herbology!" Keshie adds.
"I want to learn defense against the dark arts.." Seven interrupts.
"The dark.. arts.. that's a bit of a creepy subject, why would you want to learn that?" Light cringes.
"Guys, come on, let her like a class she wants.. geez, why not? I think Defense Against the Dark Arts is an interesting subject and I can't wait to try it in our third year! Even though, I like almost every class, I say I would be interested in that class too!" Nadja talks loudly.
"Didn't you like Charms, Potions and Transfiguration?" Keshie comments.
"Yes I do but it's kind of hard to pick an actual  favorite.." Nadja laughs.
"I want to be caring for Magical creatures! I love Magical creatures! Someday I'm gonna keep them all !" Light's eyes lights up.
"For me, I would probably work for the Ministry of Magic.. I'll see," Keshie hums.
"Well, for me, I most likely would like to be an Auror. I can kind of see being a professor at Hogwarts working but  if not, I'd probably work at the Three Broomsticks! I get to serve butterbeers!" Nadja jumps.
"I really want to be working at the Ministry of Secrets.." Seven speaks silently.
"Ministry of Secrets? What's that?" Keshie looks at Seven.
"It is a place in the Ministry of Magic where they keep every items ever from prophecies to Time Turners and everything.. it is very excluded but I think it would be nice.." Seven speaks softly, "I really want to go and see the items myself.. I always been fascinated by wizarding objects."
Nadja, Light and Keshie looks at each other then looks at Seven with awe who is resting her head on the train glass window.
"Definitely one reason you are a Slytherin.." Nadja finally speaks.
Seven looks at Nadja with disbelief, frowning a bit.
"You have a high ambition and you know what you want! It's really admirable.. you are really admirable.. we like that about you, Seven.. you have a set goal and want to achieve it," Nadja smiles, "right?."
Keshie and Light nods happily at the response Nadja made.
"Yes, it's true.. you are a Slytherin because you want to reach your goals and therefore, you are very hardworking.." Keshie adds up to the response.
"Also, I noticed you have been reading a book this year right? Yes, I noticed because I saw you sometimes going in the library to check out books.. I sometimes see you walking in the hallway having your face pressed against the books.." Nadja smiles reassuringly.
Seven looks a bit surprised but then just closes her eyes.
"I am sorted in Slytherin.. because of... why can't I be in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw? .. why... but I guess the reason they are telling me makes sense.." Seven thinks to herself.

"I guess.. it should be the reason then.."Seven adds to her thoughts.