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The fact that they had to speak up to answer questions was simply terrifying. Although Davis promised himself that he would participate more in class starting this term, it was difficult to change from a quiet nobody to an active model student all of a sudden. He preferred to scribble his answers down on his notebook and listen to other kids talk - many professors respected his decision to stay silent, but O'Hara obviously did not. It was a shame; History of Magic was one of the only classes he was actually decent at, but he was beginning to dread its lessons.
After writing a complete response on his notebook, the Hufflepuff raised his hand uncertainly and when it was his turn, read from his notes, "I think it is necessary to have a house system at school so that students have a sense of belonging... wait, somebody already said that, sorry..." he glanced up quickly to see if the professor was angry at him, then tried to come up with another point to make up for his mistake - why wasn't his brain working today? - "uh, it is easier to look after students, counselling, giving career advice, stuff like that, if they are divided into houses and are assigned one head of house."
That was lame and he knew it. Davis returned to keeping his head down and staring at the page on his notebook. He did not need Professor O'Hara's instruction to put their thoughts down on paper first, that was what he always did in class to ensure that he did not stammer when speaking and make a fool of himself. Clearly, this strategy did not work sometimes... like what happened just now. But he was determined to try one more time. "I was a quiet and scared eleven-year-old when I first arrived at Hogwarts and put on the Sorting Hat. I think it chose to put me in Hufflepuff because I am a loyal and hardworking person and... yeah, I have definitely changed since my first few days here, I have matured and learned a lot, but I am still the same person. I still show loyalty to the people I love, I work hard, I am patient and fair. If I were to put on the Sorting Hat again right now, I think it would still place me in Hufflepuff."
With that, he sat back down quickly, his cheeks reddening furiously.
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