Disappointment
Chapter 5: Disappointment
Snape was glum even though he was put into the House he wanted, his dark eyes trained on Lily who sat amongst the red and gold ties. She had glanced apologetically at him once the hat sorted her into a different house and once more after his sorting. She was currently conversing with two other girls her age, a smile adoring her face.
He let out a heavy sigh.
Zzzzz.
Startled, he glanced at his fellow housemate across the table with skeptical raise of his eyebrow. The boy – Gintoki Sakata, he remembered – who was sorted before him was snoozing in his seat. Sakata had caught his attention (others as well, he was sure) ever since he had laid eyes on him in the train's hallway because of his unique hair-color. The boy was puzzling. His odd name furthered concluded that fact.
A Japanese, huh. He never saw one until now.
Snape didn't think this obviously laid-back boy was fit to be a Slytherin.
Many shared his opinion apparently judging by the frowns cast by the students in his near vicinity towards Sakata's small form.
He glanced at Lily.
His stomach lurched unpleasantly. He couldn't appreciate the glamour of the Great Hall when the person he wanted it share it with was at the other end of the room. All he felt was disappointment, loneliness, and incredible longing.