Zhenya nervously waited in the line. She soon heard a Professor call "Burton, Zhenya" and she sat on the stall. It took so long and she was worried she might be called a Hatstall. Dimitri had told her about that right before she went on the train, which freaked her out.

So there she was, waiting and waiting. She heard the hat run through every house, decideding where her talents were. It sensed she would be good in all houses, like many other students, but it finally said one word out loud, which settled her nerves. That word was SLYTHERIN!