And they should have learned their lesson from trusting campaigns of misinformation then . <| sep |> Because of my innate lack of ability , the Sorting Hat simply assumed I was a lateblooming Hufflepuff , and I was in . I deserved to be in Ravenclaw , I thought , just because I was clever enough to fool them all for so long . Some slight of hand , and they stood amazed that all my matches turned to needles the first time I tried it . In duels , they assumed I ' d mastered the spells to make people choke on foul smells or make them burst out laughing . A little basic chemistry knowledge can carry you quite a long way , in Hogwarts . And for everything else , well . Hufflepuffs can get away with quite a lot of mistakes , it turns out . And while I ' m sure I could probably have made a killing with my increasingly complex tricks in the Muggle world , I liked Hogwarts too much to drop out . Besides , some of my best , most loyal friends were here . I couldn ' t stop now . Stubbornly , I set my sights and ambitions higher . When I heard about the Triwizard Tournament , I knew it was my time to shine . It was perfect . I could probably win this , or at least show off my skills to a greater audience than ever before . It didn ' t quite work out as well as I ' d hoped it would , in the end . Kill the spare , I heard Voldemort hiss somewhere in the graveyard . Thank god he gave the order to Wormtail . His hand trembled so much that the spell missed me by an inch . After that , it was a simple matter of pretending to be dead . Wizards have a shockingly poor track record in checking for any kind of pulse . Not even Madam Pomfrey thought of trying that she just shoved chocolate at my parents , hoping it would cheer them up . If you hear Avada Kadavra and see someone keel over , no further investigation necessary , apparently . But I didn ' t want Voldemort to hunt me down after hearing of my survival . I ' m not crazy . It was time to leave Hogwarts while the going was good . It was a bit depressing , having to avoid my parents and slip back to the Muggle world . I thought about becoming the next David Blaine , but was drawn to the movies instead . The wizards would never even notice , they took no interest in muggle pop culture . And I ' d had some experience acting for some years now , might as well make some use of it . Besides , I had this great idea for a sparkling skin special effect that I was absolutely dying to try out . Hope you enjoyed my story ! You can find more of my work on rInkfinger .