"You love him how he was. But... Oh, that's funny." Avery's broad grin returns, white teeth emphasised by dark skin. "The Sorting Hat was absolutely right to send you to Gryffindor, you know? I've always thought how pointless this sort of segregation is - no one knows what a kid will grow up to be. And now you sit here, completely dumbfounded by the idea that a Slytherin seemingly has taken advantage of you."