"Can I call you Tori? You know Tori, I'm a great friend."
"I don't get it, why are you being nice to me?"
"Maybe I don't want to see you friendless."
When Victoria Silvers, who comes from a long line of Slytherins, is sorted into Gryffindor her life...
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"Have any of you seen a toad? A boy named Neville lost his." A young girl appeared in the doorway of the group's compartment as Tori was talking about the Gringotts break-in with Angelina.
Tori shook her head, looking the first year, who must have been extra excited since she was already in her school robes. "No, sorry. We'll keep a lookout though." The girl nodded and moved on. "It's terrible." Angelina continued. "Most people reckon it's You-Know-Who."
"What would he be doing now? Nothing was in the vault, and he's been gone for years." Alicia was seated the farthest away from Lee and his new 'pet'. Tori didn't blame her.
"Well, Harry Potter's at Hogwarts. Don't you think he'd want revenge?" Fred piped into their conversation. Tori gasped. "Don't say that! That's terrible!"
"I'm just being honest, I mean think about it." Fred protested, but Tori shook her head. "Dumbledore's here. Nothing bad can happen if he's here."
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"You okay?" Fred asked Tori as they were seated in the Great Hall. The Sorting Ceremony was about to start, and Tori felt extremely nervous.
"Thinking about Dove." She replied, watching the teachers up by their tables. She didn't know what house Dove would be placed in, and she certainly didn't know what house she wanted to be placed in.
"She'll be fine," Fred told her. Tori looked at him, "How can you be sure? We don't know what's going to happen..."
"Well, it seems like we're going to find out..." George pointed to the long line of first years entering the Great Hall. Tori looked through them to find Dove standing by some blonde-haired boy.
They watched as the first years stopped in front of the teachers and as McGonagall placed to Sorting Hat down. Tori remembered her Sorting ceremony, it was a nightmare.
The Sorting Hat began to sing its song about the four houses, and she saw Ron glare at Fred. "I told him we had to fight a troll," Fred explained, causing Tori to roll her eyes. The hat finished its song, bowing to the four tables. Tori clapped loudly, watching the crowd of first years shiver with anticipation.
Professor McGonagall began reading the list of students, watch each and every one of them pop on the sorting hat. "Boot, Terry!" was a Ravenclaw, so did "Brocklehurst, Mandy." "Brown, Lavander" was the first new Gryffindor.
"Finch-Fletchley, Justin!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Tori greeted Seamus Finnigan as he sat down diagonally from her. "Granger, Hermione" was sorted into Gryffindor as well. Tori smiled at her while shaking her hand. "Longbottom, Neville." Must have been the boy who lost his toad. He got so excited to be in Gryffindor, he ran towards the table with the hat still on his head.
The boy Dove was standing by went by the name of "Malfoy, Draco." Tori knew the Malfoys, they had been over a couple of times before. The hat barely touched his head before it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!"
