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Harry Potter Sorting Contest Entry-Scorpius Malfoy

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"MALFOY, SCORPIUS!"
Murmurs and whispers travelled through the hall, members from each of the four houses glaring at him as he reached the stool - his heart was racing and his stomach was doing backflips. His hands were shaking nervously and someone said, "That's the palest Malfoy I've ever seen."
Scorpius sat down nervously and Professor Longbottom carefully placed the hat on his head - yawning as if he already knew the outcome of Scorpius's Sorting. Scorpius's head turned towards the Slytherin table and he saw some boys clearing a space for him and some girls arguing with each other over which one would sit next to him. Scorpius almost slapped himself on his forehead.
"Oh great." Scorpius thought to himself.
He turned to observe the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. The Hufflepuffs smiled kindly up at him, although Scorpius could tell many of their smiles were completely fake. Some of them looked terrified of him and shrunk away as he faced them.
"Really now? I'm not my father... Nor my grandfather... Nor my great-grandfather." Scorpius whispered furiously. Albus laughed from behind him and Scorpius shot him a warning glare. Rose was busy chewing on her fingernails and fiddling with a book that she'd snuck out of her pockets. She smiled comfortingly at Scorpius.
He looked at the Ravenclaw table. They weren't smiling as the Hufflepuffs were, nor were they glaring at him like the Gryffindors. They were analysing him and his actions - perhaps they were trying to guess the house he'd be sorted into, judging by how many of them were whispering amongst themselves.
He glanced at the table of the lions, but already knew how they would react to his presence. They were glaring at him, some were sizing him up and they were generally making him feel like he was their prey.

"Where to put you, Mr Malfoy? I've been searching in here for a while and I can't decide."
"The Gryffindors don't seem to like me..."
"Is that any reason for you not to be sorted there?"
"But -!"
"You have many traits of a Gryffindor, many of a Slytherin, many of a Ravenclaw and many of a Hufflepuff. You could be sorted into any of the houses and it would be great for you."
"I wish my surname wasn't Malfoy. Then they'd all accept me."
"But that's your challenge, Mr Malfoy. Bringing honour to that name. Breaking the tradition."
Scorpius's eyes widened in terror and the pupils sat near enough to see his expression tensed up.
"No... Don't sort me anywhere else but Slytherin! Father will kill me!"
"Scorpius, my dear boy. Are you sure that's what you want?"
Scorpius paused for a second and turned to look at his newfound friends. Albus, his friend that was terrified of Slytherin. Rose, another friend that did not intend to become a Slytherin.
"You shouldn't have to base your House choice on your friends, Mr Malfoy. Is that why you want to become a Slytherin?"
"No!"
"I can tell when you're lying, Mr Malfoy."
Scorpius slumped in defeat, but his anger got the better of him. "FINE! WHAT HOUSE DO YOU SUGGEST I BECOME A MEMBER OF?!"
Everyone stared at him and he slapped his hands over his mouth. He'd said that out loud.
"Mr Malfoy, every one of the houses could bring you great friends - I know that the Slytherins will already like you, but that is the path that is easy. Why don't you go for a challenge and try one of the other three?"
"Fine. Why should I be scared of any of the idiots from them anyway?"
"Good. That's the sort of thinking I would like you to have, Mr Malfoy. Excluding the part about the children from other houses being idiots."
"What house do you think I'd do best in?"
"Judging by that little outburst there, you are most certainly not a Hufflepuff."
"Great, because my father threatened to send me to Durmstrang if I became a Hufflepuff."
"Why would he do that? The only house other than Slytherin that suited him was Hufflepuff."
"WHAT?!"
"I could tell you more embarassing facts about your grandparents, but that would be straying from the topic of your sorting."
"All right, my next owl to father will be about that."
"I wouldn't recommend that... That topic is rather sensitive for him. Anyway, onto your sorting. It's now between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor then."
"PLEASE DON'T PUT ME IN GRYFFINDOR! They all hate me!"
"Not all of them."
"Fine. Name me one Gryffindor that doesn't hate me."
"Your friend, Alice Longbottom. And from what I've seen in her mind, there are a group of people that really do not like her."
"She's being bullied? And she didn't tell me?"
"Scorpius, you only met her a few months ago in Diagon Alley. Since then, the only contact you've had is by secret owl."
"I want to help her. But Ravenclaw and Gryffindor have very few lessons together - from what I've heard, at least."
"I told you not to model your house choice on friends."
"So what if I do? It's my choice anyway!"
"Your choice, eh? So why did I not let YOU choose Slytherin?"
"Because... You wanted me to try a challenge? Oh great. Challenges will really help me in the long run."
"Who knows, Mr Malfoy? You have to try new things in life. This will be a brilliant chance for your inner lion to really come out."
"WHAT?!!?! NO DON'T! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!"
"Well you've become a Hatstall, Mr Malfoy. I don't want that to last. I have to put you somewhere. Believe me, you'll make great friends. I've seen the minds of some of the new Gryffindors and I have to tell you... Some seem to fit both Slytherin and Gryffindor."
"Why don't you put me in Ravenclaw?"
"Because that would be too easy for you. I prefer to give people a challenge once in a while... And perhaps if you become a Gryffindor, more people will treat the Malfoys with respect. Not only would your family have brilliant Slytherin connections, it could have connections with Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs."
"So what you're saying is becoming a Gryffindor could help my family?"
"In terms of reputation - certainly."
"I guess Gryffindor isn't too bad. But I won't be very happy there... I don't think."
"You don't know until you try, Mr Malfoy. GRYFFINDOR!"
"Wait until my father hears about this."

Scorpius sat on the stool, swaying slightly and feeling queasy. Professor Longbottom was frozen to the spot, and Hagrid had to nudge him several times before the head of Gryffindor took the hat off Scorpius's head. It was at that moment that Scorpius saw the faces of every house, and began to laugh. He turned to face Rose and Albus - they were the only people, other than Alice, who were cheering about his sorting.
The Ravenclaws were analysing him further and some looked bewildered - as if this was something ridiculously illogical. The Hufflepuffs' smiles became genuine, surprised and delighted. The Slytherins looked outraged - as if someone had stolen millions of galleons right in front of them.
The Gryffindor house's reaction was certainly Scorpius's favourite. Instead of greeting him with cheers and warm welcomes, they all stared at him in terror, fear, hatred, shock and a mixture of emotions. One of the girls fainted - it looked like that girl that Rose had been sitting with on the train before she visited him. He sat down beside Alice, who smiled at him and began to joke about the reactions of each house.
Perhaps being a Gryffindor wasn't going to be too bad.
Howdy all!
This is my entry for the 'writing a Sorting' contest in the group :iconhp-nextgenstories:

IT WON THE COMPETITION! IT WON FIRST PLACE! Thank you all :D

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I don't know if many people have entered, but I thought it'd be interesting to re-write Scorpius's Sorting into Gryffindor [He was sorted into Gryffindor in my FanFiction, but I thought I could write a better Sorting, so I did this]. The first one I did wasn't nearly as good as this because I was sleep deprived when I wrote it O_O :iconscaredplz:

BUT NOW I'M ALIVE :iconhighplz: so I'll be fine writing these! MUAHAHAHHAHA

It's sorta like Neville's Sorting... Neville was basically arguing with the hat against becoming a Gryffindor because he didn't feel he was worthy. He wanted to be a Hufflepuff.

But the Hat wanted to bring out his inner 'lion' and show that he did have the traits of Gryffindor - they were just buried very deeply.

In a similar manner, I did that with Scorpius. He did not want to go into Gryffindor because everyone hated him there [he didn't think he suited that house anyway]. But he got Sorted there to bring out his inner Gryffie - we all know it's buried deep down inside. Bits of it leaked out when he was talking about Alice's bullying [the traits of charity and chivalry, at least xD].

That's where I'd shove him because I don't see him as necessarily cold or brooding or mysterious. Maybe a little bit brooding but certainly not cold or mysterious - he'd have a temper that anyone sane should/would be scared of.

<3

Links to other universes:

MY UNIVERSES

It could be linked to the family tree universe. I mean, Scorpius is a Gryffindor. ^_^

Link to the family tree [it's on dA, my profile - featured ^_^]: [link]

Could also be linked to my FanFiction on Scorpius's time at Hogwarts - like a different Sorting.

Link to Fanfiction on Scorpius: [link]

It's linked to my FanFiction on his niece... In the future...
The New Era: Chronicles of a Dark Weasley:
[link]

OTHER UNIVERSES:

Okay... The reference to Draco being a potential Hufflepuff was a result of reading and ADORING this AU on Draco the Hufflepuff. It's really, really good and quite believable.

Link to it: [link]

I do agree with the idea of Draco potentially being a Hufflepuff because he does seem to be incredibly loyal and he does care about his friends and family. He is an anti-hero in many ways, I guess.

BTW GUYS! I HAVE A CRAZY NEW OBSESSION WITH A VERY, VERY OBSCURE HARRY POTTER SHIP: MARIETTA EDGECOMBE & ZACHARIAS SMITH. I love this pairing. SHIP IT OR YOU'LL DIE >: D [Jokes!]

[Sometimes I wonder why I wasn't sorted mainly into Slytherin... xP Oh well, I guess the bit about Slytherin-like Gryffindors was a reference to myself. xD But I am in the cross-house of Slytherdor. BUT if you were to base it on the houses I get on most quizzes it would be Gryffinclaw or Ravendor. ;D]

Continuing from the Zacharias/Marietta stuff. I seriously want that ship to happen! :love: BUT THERE ARE NO FANFICTIONS AND NO ART ON THE SHIP! Does NOBODY else support this pairing? xD
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I LOVED that! It was so fudging cute I thought I might die.