Aelin's POV -
Silence.
Nobody moved or spoke.
Aelin was ushered towards the Slytherin table, all of which were looking at her with disgust in their eyes. A muggle born slytherin?? This just didn't happen. It had to be a mistake. Everything about slytherin suggested that muggles weren't welcome and yet here she was sorted. As she crossed over the great hall and walked towards her new house, she caught the eye of a certain blonde-haired Ashryver, who looked at her with a mixture of disappointment and shock. She couldn't help but feel her heart ache; she was meant to be sat there with Aedion, not going towards a rival house! Nobody expected her to be in Slytherin; everyone she asked said Gryffindor and yet here she was.
Aelin sat down next to Elide and Lysandra, both of which gaping at her, clearly just as shocked as she was. The headmaster finished his ceremony speech and then the food appeared in front of them, signalling for the great feast to start.
Aelin sat there in silence as the feast went on, Elide and Lysandra sharing a few scarce words between them. It seemed nobody on their table could quite come to terms with what had just happened, although she knew without looking up that many of her fellow Slytherins were glaring at her. She recalled from what her cousin had told her that not only did muggles not become Slytherin, but Galathyniuses didn't either. Her father had apparently had a fierce rivalry with some of the Slytherins in his year and there was great hostility between the two parties. She was screwed.
After the feast, the Slytherins were led off towards the dungeons, only for Aedion to barge through the crowd and pull her aside.
"What was that Aelin?!" He yelled. "Slytherin?! You're meant to be a Gryffindor with me! Muggles don't become Slytherins, you'll get picked on. You can't handle Slytherin, you not-"
"Not what Aedion? Not smart enough? Not good enough? I don't know why I got sorted into Slytherin of all places but I though you were better than to underestimate me. I don't always need protecting! I need to go now but know that maybe this is for the best. Maybe I'm different to the rest of our family and maybe Slytherin WILL be where I belong!" Aelin yelled back. "This isn't your decision and I can't change anything. Get over it." With that, she turned on her heel and walked away.
"Rhoe and Evalin would be disappointed in-"
"Don't. Don't even finish that sentence." Aelin snarled at him.
She ran off towards Lysandra and Elide who had been watching from a distance and followed them down to the Slytherin common room and dormitories, making their way towards the dungeons.
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Aelin Galathynius / Hogwarts - Mischief & Magic 🤍
Fanfiction"He took up all the air in the room and god!- she hated it." Attending her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius is ready to conquer the wizarding world, finding friends and foes along the way. It would...
