It sucked that she had to wait for so long just to sit on a little stool and have a hat possibly mess up her hair, but Ruby wasn't nervous. It didn't matter to her where she ended up since she had already checked to be sure that she looked good in all the different house colours. What was there to worry about really? She stood there with one hand on jutted out hip, the other idly fluffing at her hair and watched as name after name got called for Gryffindor.

....

.... well she didn't want to be in the common house. If everyone was going to be there then even if Zahra was one of them, she didn't want to be.

She looked out at the tables, making the most of her vantage point to scope out important things, like cute boys and possible competition, and also picking out faces she recognized from the trip to Greece. Oh my Merlin when was it going to be her turn? Ruby whispered a few words of encouragement to her brother since they were waiting together, and then her name got called.

Banner, Ruby

That was her, yes. She sauntered the the stool and sat down on it, crossing one leg over the other and giving a queenly little wave out at the watching masses and a little wink or two here and there, the receivers of said winks knew precisely why. The hat was lowered onto her head and she hoped it wouldn't catch at her hair and mess it up.

...

.....

... Wasn't the hat supposed to talk to her? It wasn't saying anything at all! No greeting, no conversation, it was ju--

SLYTHERIN!

Rude much?

"Hello to you too, you grotty, ridiculous excuse for headwear!" Hmph! Ruby stood up and flounced toward her new table and housemates, without a backwards glance at the hat which had been SUCH a disappointment.

Probably nobody would be surprised.