the wrong choice // d.l.m.

four

after a ride that felt like forever the train came to a stop. peering out the window y/n saw a quite large and abnormally tall man holding a lantern. "right, then. first years, this way, please! come on, first years, don't be shy. come on now, hurry up."

y/n quickly put willow back in her cage and walked with ron and harry off of the train, her robe clung onto her body. the three young children looked at everything that surrounded them, a simple "wow" leaving y/n's slightly chapped lips. the three walked up towards the man that had called out to them just seconds before.

"hello, harry." the man said.

"hi, hagrid." harry smiled, introducing hagrid to both ron and y/n.

hagrid quickly led the first years to the boats that would be taking them across the water and to the castle that was awaiting their arrival. ron, harry and y/n quickly climbed into a boat and set down towards hogwarts.

getting inside, the first years all quickly and happily climbed the stairs. y/n was amazed, her bright y/e/c eyes shown with excitement at everything going on around her. murmurs and whispers from the children around her didnt even faze her, as she was completely and utterly starstuck with her new school.

turning one last corner, an older woman stood at the top of the stairs, smiling widely at the young children before her. "welcome to hogwarts!" she announced. "shortly, you'll pass through these doors and join your classmates. but, before you take your seats you must be sorted into your houses."

y/n felt her heart drop and quickly became incredibly nervous. ron noticed and gave her a friendly nudge with his shoulder, smiling at her as if to tell her it would be okay.

"they are gryffindor, hufflepuff, ravenclaw, and slytherin." the professor that stood before the group said. from the corner of her eye y/n saw a boy smirk as 'slytherin' was mentioned, and she recognized him quickly. draco malfoy, son of lucius and narcissa.

the professor continued on about the houses and house points, as everyone seemed to listen eagerly. mcgonagall then turned and walked away.

y/n looked down at her hands that had become slightly sweaty and wiped them on her robe. her head quickly piped up at the sound of a male voice.

"it's true then, what they're saying on the train." everyone's heads turned towards draco, "harry potter has come to hogwarts."

whispers from the children could be heard from all directions yet y/n kept her eyes on the young malfoy, watching his eyebrows raise and a smirk appear on his face. "this is crabbe and goyle. and i'm malfoy, draco malfoy."

ron snickered at the boy, causing y/n to give him a glance as if to warn him not to continue. draco glared at the red haired boy, "think my name's funny, do you? i've no need to ask yours. red hair and a hand-me-down robe? you must be a weasley."

"don't speak to him like that!" y/n said loudly, the sound of her voice silencing everyone. draco turned to her, his diamond blue eyes glaring into her y/e/c ones. she held her head high and crossed her arms, glaring right back at him.

"and who might you be?" his tone stern as he continued to glare at her.

"y/n y/l/n. and if you think i'm going to allow you to bully my friends, you are hardly mistaken," she swept a piece of hair behind her ear and spat, "malfoy."

his once hard face turned softer as he chuckled, "you know, your name does sound quite familiar, i believe my father is a friend of yours. is this correct?"

y/n didn't say anything, instead keeping her hard gaze, so he continued. "you don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. i can help you there." he stuck his hand out for her to shake. she finally removed her eyes from his face and looked down before looking right back up into his eyes.

"piss off."

he widened his eyes, not expecting those words to come from her mouth. he gawked at her while ron and harry gave her large smiles. mcgonagall soon appeared behind malfoy, causing his attention to focus on her. he turned and glared one last time at y/n before making his way back over to his friends.

"we're ready for you now. follow me." professor mcgonagall spoke, leading the children to a large and beautiful door. the doors opened and they all stepped inside, all eyes now on the first years. y/n took in her surroundings, everything was gorgeous. there were four long tables, almost completely full of upper class students. they walked until they reached the sorting hat that was sat on a stool, waiting to sort the first years into their houses.

"wait along here, please. now, before we begin, professor dumbledore would like to say a few words."

the man y/n had heard so much about rose from his seat in the middle of his table, "i have a few start-of-term notices i wish to announce. the first years, please note, that the dark forest is strictly forbidden to all students. also, our caretaker, mr. filch, has asked me to remind you that the third floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds, to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death."

y/n's eyes widened at these words, turning her head quickly towards ron whose face held the same scared expression. she gulped quietly, not wanting anyone to see how terrified those words made her. however, the next words terrified her a little bit more.

mcgonagall spoke up, "when i call your name, you will come forth. i shall place the sorting hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses. hermione granger!"

y/n turned to find hermione in the crowd, as she slowly walked towards the stool. ron turned to y/n and said, "mental, that one, i'm telling you," earning a small smile from the girl next to him.

the sorting hat quickly called out 'gryffindor' as hermione smiled widely and her new house members clapped loudly.

"draco malfoy!"

draco walked up and sat on the stool, the hat hadn't even touched his head before it called out 'slytherin'. draco smiled proudly before making his way over to his table.

ron turned to y/n and harry before speaking to the two, "every wizard who went bad was in slytherin." y/n nodded, agreeing with him as she had already knew that information from her father.

the list continued, with both ron and harry being placed in gryffindor. still however, y/n didn't have a house preference, as she wanted the sorting hat to place her where it knew she needed to be.

mcgonagall soon called out, "y/n y/l/n." with her family being known by many, the room went almost completely silent, everyone wondering where the girl was going to be placed. she walked up slowly to the stool before sitting down.

"ah, another y/l/n," the sorting hat started, "a hard choice, a very hard choice indeed. though kind, intelligent, and brave, i feel as though one trait stands out more than the others. the ambition to become one of the greatest witches known to the wizarding world."

y/n's eyes went wide, knowing exactly what was going to happen next.

"slytherin!"