Hermione wondered how her life might have been, had she been sorted into a different house. Or maybe just slightly less swotty and found female friends during her first year. If she had been a Ravenclaw - or Merlin help, a Slytherin like the Sorting Hat had initially contemplated -, would she live a life where her worst fear was getting an Exceeding Expectations on her O.W.L.s or having a break out right before a date?