Eleven-year-old Katsuki Bakugo knew what was to come. Students would be sorted into one of four Houses. Gryffindor, the House of scarlet and gold, valued courage, bravery, nerve, and chivalry. Hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty were valued by the House of canary yellow and black, Hufflepuff. Ravenclaw, the House of blue and bronze, valued intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit. Ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness were valued by the House of green and silver, Slytherin.

His father was a Hufflepuff, but his mother was a Slytherin. Not only did Katsuki look more like his mum, but he knew he would follow in her footsteps of being a Slytherin.

Professor Minerva McGonagall was the Deputy Headmistress, head of Gryffindor House, and the Transfiguration teacher. The tall witch with dark hair pulled into a tight bun wore emerald-green robes and a pointy hat.

"Form a line and follow me," she instructed.

They walked out of the chamber, went across the flagged stone floor of the hall, and stepped through a pair of double doors.

The Great Hall was magnificent. Thousands upon thousands of candles floated in midair over four long tables, where the older students sat. The tables were set with golden plates and goblets. On the other side of the Hall was another long table, the High Table, where the teachers sat. Professor McGonagall led the first years to the back of the room, stopping them in a line to face the students, their backs to the teachers.

Katsuki ignored the sea of faces by looking up. The black ceiling was dotted with stars, bewitched to look like the sky outside. He looked back at eye level and watched Professor McGonagall place a four-legged stool in front of the first years. She set an extremely old, patched, and dirty wizard's hat on top of it.

After a few seconds of complete silence, the hat twitched. A rip formed near the brim and the hat sang a song about itself and the school.

When it finished, everybody burst into applause. Katsuki clapped three times and called it good. The hat bowed to the four tables before becoming still.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward, a long roll of parchment in hand. "When I call your name, sit on the stool. I'll put the Sorting Hat on you, and you will be sorted."

The first girl called up was sorted into Hufflepuff. The table on the right cheered and clapped for her as she stood from the stool.

The table second from the left clapped this time and greeted the boy when he rushed over to meet his House.

When Gryffindor was called for a boy, the table on the far left burst into applause.

The next one, a boy, was sorted into Slytherin.

Katsuki grinned. His turn would happen soon enough.

"Bakugo, Katsuki," Professor McGonagall finally called out.

He immediately stepped forward and sat down on the stool. He was more than ready to be sorted into the House of green and silver. Once on his head, it took nearly three seconds for the Sorting Hat to say, "I see your future in...Gryffindor!"

Katsuki stilled, and the applause from Gryffindor fell deaf to his ears. Surely the stupid hat meant to say Slytherin. He was a damn Slytherin through and through!

Professor McGonagall raised the Sorting Hat from Katsuki's head. "Off you go," she said.

He slipped off the stool and glanced back at Professor Severus Snape, the head of Slytherin House and Potions teacher. The man had greasy black hair and a hooked nose. Just like the Slytherin table, he refused to clap.

"Go on now, Mister Bakugo," Professor McGonagall prompted.

It felt like weights were chained to his feet as he walked toward the Gryffindor table. He couldn't look at anybody from Slytherin.

"Welcome to Gryffindor!" a boy in his third year said.

Katsuki didn't respond. He planned on keeping to himself the rest of the time before finding Professor McGonagall. The Sorting Hat had been wrong about him!

The time came. "Midoriya, Izuku!" Professor McGonagall called out.

Katsuki glared as the green-haired boy approached the stool. Deku claimed he was going to be the best Quidditch player in the world. As if! Katsuki would have the title!

"Gryffindor!" the Sorting Hat announced.

Katsuki ground his teeth together. Dammit, Deku would be in the same House as him!

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At one point during the feast, Katsuki noticed Professor McGonagall walking down the same aisle he was seated on. He stretched out to get her attention. "I need a do-over with the hat," he told her when she was close enough.

She stopped and clasped her hands together in front of her. "There are no do-overs, Mister Bakugo."

"It's wrong about me."

"The Sorting Hat is never wrong."

"But it is this time."

Professor McGonagall merely placed a hand on his shoulder and looked at him past her square-rimmed glasses. "The Sorting Hat said it saw your future in Gryffindor. It isn't wrong with you."

And just like that, Katsuki knew he was doomed the next seven years of his life.

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A/N: Totally made the first child called for the House, the same as the founder. Girl for Hufflepuff, and so on. Wonder if anybody caught that :P