9 Nov 2023, 01:37
Breaking the News
Gryffindor? Me? An Inkwood? In Gryffindor? Gran might just die. Lillian froze when the sorting hat called out her house, not sure how to handle the news. The table had erupted in cheers as they had for all new students, and she was welcomed with claps on the back and big smiles. She sat through the rest of the ceremony physically present, but mentally elsewhere. I wonder if they'll disown me.
The next morning she trudged up to the owlery, taking her time to consider what was to come and hoping that she would end up being happy with the Sorting Hat's decision. She found an older owl, hoping that it would move slower and take longer to deliver the news, and asked it to deliver the letter to her parents.
The next morning she trudged up to the owlery, taking her time to consider what was to come and hoping that she would end up being happy with the Sorting Hat's decision. She found an older owl, hoping that it would move slower and take longer to deliver the news, and asked it to deliver the letter to her parents.
She watched the owl fly off and took a moment to breathe before returning to her dormitory.Mum and Pops,
I made it to Hogwarts safely, and it sure is beautiful here. I know it's not too far from home, but it feels like a different world here. I am so, so excited to start my classes and I know that I'll be happy here. They say that the Sorting Hat does not make mistakes, but I think it may have -- or maybe I was possessed. I think I am the first in our line to be sorted into Gryffindor. I'm so sorry Pops, I know this isn't what you wanted. I hope you can look past all of that and keep me in your thoughts while I'm surrounded in red and gold.
Love you,
Lillian