Title: Gryffindor Author: Me Word Count: 100 Rating: G Pairing: Neville Prompt:Here (Quote, Hamlet) Warnings: None Disclaimer: I don't own HP.
Hats. Neville had seen many hats in his life. Grandmother had a very strange one, with a vulture on top. Now, Neville faced another hat of equal presence: the sorting hat.
As the pinch faced woman shrilled his name into the massive hall, Neville's hands gripped the sides of his trousers imprinting sweat upon the cloth. As shadow overpowered light, Neville's fear reached an erratic level.
Fright, normally a momentary feeling, extended into minutes. Neville's body vibrated with horrific adrenaline -- he just wanted this to be over.
Then, applause sputtered into life as the hat shouted, "Gryffindor!"