Everyone is scared of him. Everyone hates him. Everyone fears him and his family. Everyone blames him.
Everyone except for her.
She sees the real him. She sees the hurt little boy who is just trying to live and be happy. She sees the pain he hides...
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**Note I changed the seating arrangement because I like Gryffindor and Slytherin sitting close together. **
Left side: Slytherin Gryffindor Right side:Ravenclaw Hufflepuff
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Karina's POV
The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and my first thought was that this was not someone to cross.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.
"Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here."
She pulled the door wide. The entrance hall was so big you could have fit Gram's whole house in it. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing us led to the upper floors.
Together, we all followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. I could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right-the rest of the school must already be here-- but Professor McGonagall took us into a small, empty chamber off the hall. We crowded in, standing rather closer together than usual, peering about nervously.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall.
"The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room. The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."
