Night Two
We got our list of parties before dinner the following day. I wasn't too nervous, since I'd had a good time at multiple houses and felt like I should be in good shape. Sure enough, when I got my list of parties it was:
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
I was disappointed that Durmstrang had cut me, but not surprised. I hadn't made friends with enough of the girls during informal recruitment to really have an in. Slytherin and Beauxbatons' cuts were entirely expected, as well, since they usually go into formal recruitment with a more specific list of girls they've gotten to know really well who they want (one of my friends did however get invited back to Beauxbatons, even though she didn't know any of the girls! Can't judge a book by its cover).
The funny thing was, all my roommates had gotten the same parties! In fact, there were only two girls on the hall who'd gotten Durmstrang, in addition. A hallmate of mine got cut from five out of six of the sororities, but she just smiled and took it in stride ("It only takes one," she said). One of my roommates was crushed...she'd really wanted Durmstrang, and had felt like she had a great time there the previous night. It took her up until half an hour before we left to pull herself together, but she firmly said through the whole ordeal that she didn't want to drop. I was proud of her for keeping an optimistic attitude about it.
Tonight was skit night! I was excited to see what sort of show the girls would put on.
The first party of the night was
Gryffindor. I was happy to be invited back despite my low ranking of them the night before, since I did really like the Gryffindors. I had a much more personable girl this time, and she and I really clicked. She actually waved off a bump to keep talking to me, and partnered up with the other. Their skit was 90s themed--really funny with a lot of great Disney references.
I had a great time, and was hoping to come back the next night, though I wasn't holding my breath.
Hufflepuff was, as always, really warm and welcoming.
I really enjoyed talking to the girls, and once again felt like I clicked with them. Their skit wasn't great, but it was cute and I felt it represented them well. Their skit was the only one where I had to sit on the floor, which was difficult in a dress, but I left feeling good!
I got picked up at
Ravenclaw by the girl who'd shown me out the day before, so we pretty much picked up where we'd left off in the conversation, which was nice. Ravenclaw's skit was HILARIOUS! It was all parodies of popular songs through the ages, and they had some really good dancers. I felt at home throughout the whole thing, and a couple of times I caught myself thinking, "these girls could be my sisters!"
When it was time to rank, I knew exactly how I was going to order them:
1.
Ravenclaw
2.
Hufflepuff
3.
Gryffindor
I had my fingers crossed that I'd get invited back to all three, but I wasn't holding my breath. I had vowed before recruitment even started to not get my hopes up too much.
EDIT: By the way, I thought everyone might be interested to know that I had recs to all the sororities. It didn't seem to make a lot of difference, as you'll see as we go on.
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