Do You Hate My Blood? Chapter 4

The hat came off your head. You jumped off the stool and did your best to walk to the Slytherin table. You were relieved to sit down. After you did, you noticed that you were sitting next to that boy that you met on the train. You just stared at the table while the rest of the first years were sorted. After the last one was sorted and seated, Dumbledore stood up and started talking. Most of the Slytherins muttered jokes under their breaths. Apparently Slytherins didn't like Dumbledore.1

When he was done talking, food appeared on plates in front of each person. You'd never seen such magnificent food! Everything looked exotic and delicious. You started to eat slowly, trying things you never knew existed. The girl across from you eventually got your attention after trying for about 5 minutes. "Hey! What's your name?" she asked. She was a first year, too. You remembered seeing her on the boat next to yours.2

"Alyssa Reynolds," you told her. It came out as sort of a whisper.3

"Reynolds. I haven't heard that name in the magical community before. You must get your magic from your mother. What's her maiden name?" this girl asked.4

"Allenburg. Amelia Allenburg," you told this girl.5

She thought for a moment. "Not familiar. Are you from a different country? Oh, where are my manners? I'm Yasmin. Yasmin Perez," she said extending her hand. You shook it while she asked another question. "So, which of your parents are magical? Your mom or dad?"6

"Neither," you told her. "Both of them are muggles."7

She withdrew her hand as if it was on fire. You put your hands on your lap while she exclaimed, "You're a mudblood in the Slytherin house?" All the people around you, many being first years with some of them being here before, looked over at you with shock and disbelief. You felt like you wanted to shrink into nothing. Everyone was whispering that you were a mudblood. You didn't know what it was, but it didn't seem like it was a good thing.8

"Lay off of her!" the girl sitting on the other side of you said.9

"What are you talking about, Gamma?" Yasmin asked. "She's a mudblood in our house! A mudblood!"10

"The hat put her here because of what's in her mind, not because of her blood status!"11

"Salazar Slytherin would NEVER allow one of her kind to come into his house," Yasmin snapped. The end of the argument was brought around by Dumbledore dismissing all houses and telling the prefects to lead the first years to their houses. You stood up and started walking.12

The girl who defended you, Gamma, walked beside you. "You okay?" she asked. You weakly nodded. She put out her hand to shake yours and smiled. "I'm Gamma Ray. What's your name again?"13

You quickly shook her hand. "Alyssa Reynolds. What exactly was that argument about? I never read that word in my schoolbooks," you said, lowering your hand.14

"What word? Mudblood? Oh, that's the word we use to describe someone with muggle parents. Sorry if you find it offensive," she explained.15

"Was I supposed to be offended?" you asked.16

"Wow," she said shocked.17

"You really are a mudbl-...muggle-born. I'll fill you in when we get to the dorm. We're both first years, so we'll have the same dorm room." You just nodded while the prefect led you to the Slytherin house.18