intoxicating. / / fred weasley / / under revision

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The huddle of first years stood in front of Dumbledore, with hope and excitement in their eyes. His eyes wandered and eventually landed on Maeve, who was looking with wonder and bright eyes at everything she could, as if she were to wake up at any moment.

He noticed some movement in her robes, when a small fluffy creature peeked out of her collar, he could only laugh as if she was a spitting image of Newt. The creature's tongue seemed to try and reach her nose till she swatted it away without taking her eyes off the hall, as if it was sixth sense for her. With a small chuckle he welcomed the first years and the hat was brought out.

"A thousand years or more ago,

When I was newly sewn,

There lived four wizards of renown,

Whose name are still well-known:

Bold Gryffindor from wild moor,

Fair Ravenclaw from glen,

Sweet Hufflepuff from valley broad,

Shrewd Slytherin from fen.

They share a wish, a hope, a dream,

They hatched a daring plan,

To educate young sorcerers,

Thus Hogwarts school began.

Now each of these four founders

Formed their own house, for each

Did value different virtues,

In the ones they had to teach.

By Gryffindor, the bravest were

Prized far beyond the rest;

For Ravenclaw, the cleverest

Would always be the best;

For Hufflepuff, hardworkers were

Most worthy of admission;

And power-hungry Slytherin

Loved those of great ambition.

While still alive they did divide

Their favourites from the throng,

Yet how to pick the worthy ones

When they were dead and gone?

'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,

He whipped me off his head

The founders put some brains in me

So I could choose instead!

Now slip me snug around your ears,

I've never yet been wrong,

I'll have a look inside your mind

And tell where you belong!" The hat almost sang.

"Wicked!" Two other voices weaved with hers

She turned her head to expect Cedric and Julia, but they were in a conversation already so it couldn't have been them. Then she turned her head the other way to see two bright, red headed twins next to her smiling with ear to ear smiles.

She shot her famous smile with a small giggle escaping, that had seemed to have frozen one of the twins in place. She turned her head to see her fellow classmates going up to be sorted, both Cedric and Julia were sorted into Hufflepuff. She's not one to be nervous, not until today, but she was worried about what house she would be put into.