Hufflepuff!... wait, what?
y/n walked up to the stage, waiting for her name to be called. "Y/N Fox!" said Professer Mcgonagal, and you tentatively walked to the stage. you sat down and the hat was placed on your head. *"hmm... Griphindor?...no... ravenclaw..? close... very close...HUFFLEPUFF!" y/n shrugged, that wasn't unexpected. she high-fived Luna on the way down, and a few people laughed at that. she sat down at the hufflepuff table and shot Ron and Luna thumbs-up. Ron ended up in Gryphindor, while Luna was placed in Ravenclaw. great, there goes her whole friend group... she began to doodle cats in her diary, it's fine, she can make new friends! she started talking to the others on the table, and made friends with a smiley girl called Millie, a shy 2nd year called Mark and a really tall kid named Chase (non-binary. if you're homophobic, stop reading, NOW.) they mostly talked about the best lessons and asked Mark about the best teachers. you were listening half heartedly to the sorting and you learnt the Malfoy kid's first name, Draco. *"SLYTHERIN!"* the hat didn't even need to think!
"Slytherins are usually evil." grumbled Mark, fiddling with his robes.
"what?" y/n was confused but mark quickly explained that slytherins were usually cruel and harsh, the polar opposite of hufflepuffs, who valued kindness and bonds over power and manipulation. gryphindors were brave and loyal, and ravenclaws were intelligent and valued knowledge.
-AFTER BANQUET-
Y/n stared at the common room in shock, *"IT'S HUGE"* she gaped and immeietly jumped on the sofa, scattering pillows and plushies and making Millie and Chase burst out laughing. they sat and chatted about the new year for a while befre going to bed. the four poster beds were huge and soft, covered in plushies and pillows and Y/N fell asleep almost instantly.
the next day was herbology and broom riding. Y/n watched harry and draco fight over Neville's remember-all and she decided to go over and try to defuse the situation. Draco just scoffed at her and soared off on his broom. Harry smiled apologetically and flew after him.
"boys..." Chase rolled their eyes