 That's Rough Buddy | Be the Flower | Moon & Stars
Xelene Paloma Baltazar-Dos Santos had been looking forward to this moment for ages. Her older siblings, Serena and Xavier, had both gone through the Sorting ceremony, as well as her many, many cousins, and they all had agreed it had been a life changing moment. More or less for others. Houses were a big deal, and there was such a thing as landing the wrong house. Her cousin Violeta had said that and a few other cousins. Serena had reassured Xelene that it didn’t matter what house she got sorted into, their family will still love her and she will still be their baby forever. Xavier simply reminded her that Mum and Dad, and he and Serena were all Slytherin. So she had to be one, too.
All of these thoughts running through her mind made her a little nervous. What if she didn't get sorted into Slytherin? She was so sure she would be, though.
Her crystal blue eyes darted nervously towards Angel. She should have felt lucky her cousin was here, too, but he seemed so…so…chill. His family was Slytherin, too. Wasn’t he concerned he might be sorted into another house?
“Dos Santos, Xelene.”
She almost missed her mark. Angel nudged his arm to her and whispered good luck. Giving him a small smile, she straightened up and tilted her chin up. This was an appropriate time to channel her big sister.
Sitting on the stool, she let out a breath as she felt the hat placed on her head.
Expecting words from the Sorting Hat, Xelene was left a bit mystified when it chuckled instead. “Another one,” it said a moment later, “but not the same. Where the first was fire, the second chaos, the third is a dove.” Another low rumble of a chuckle.
“GRYFFINDOR!!!”
What. The. Heck.
As if in a trance, she hopped off the stool and then forced her legs towards the red and gold house. The colors were going to clash with her outfits.
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