Kyle knew that if said no, he'd regret it. "Even if you end up in Hufflepuff." The words left Kyle's mouth as the brakes to the train screeched. The sorting was closer and closer. His heart pounded. "As long as you promise to be my friend even if I get sorted into Hufflepuff." He'd need a friend. His sister would either try to kill him or completely ignore his existence.

The door to the carriage opened. Kyle waited for Siobhan to step out into the hall to join the throng of students leaving the train. He followed close behind his new friend. When they stood outside the train on the platform they heard a loud voice boom "First years this way." A large man holding a lantern waved the kids over toward him. 

"Watch out for the giant squid, he likes to eat first years as the cross the lake." The all too familiar voice of Maggie spoke from behind Kyle. He tensed at the first sound of it. 

"Yeah right." He tried to unimpressed with his sister's lie, but there was enough truth in it that he wasn't sure she was lying. He gave Siobhan a nervous smile.