Maddie was torn. On one hand, she wanted to stand up for what was right and be on the "good side"--aka, Team Hogwarts. On the other hand, she thought it might be fun to do something different for a change. She was lingering between getting a white band or a black band, and she was having trouble choosing one or the other. She watched as a few people starting choosing sides. It looked to be about equal right now, so choosing the side with less people wouldn't help.

Maddie approached the box of bands with hesitation. She still had no idea what to do. In the end, she decided to blindly choose a band. Whatever she drew out with her eyes closed, that'd be the side she'd be on. Maddie closed her eyes, turned around two times, and then held her hand out. When it came down on a box, she opened her eyes. THE BLACK BANDS. Maddie hadn't really wanted to be a Death Eater, but she'd chosen the black bands, so the Death Eaters it would be. She picked up a band, glanced at the white bands with sadness, and then took her side.