You were a first year who'd be starting Hogwarts this year and you were really excited to be attending the prestigious school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You still weren't able to believe how you even managed to get an acceptance letter in the first place but your parents were very proud of you. However there was a little complication that you needed to take care of before leaving for Hogwarts. You needed to hide your cat tail and ears. Yes, you were indeed in fact a cat and you became one due to drinking a wrong potion when you were a kid. Your parents did their level best and even took you to St. Mungo's to get the cat features removed from you but no avail, they told your parents that you wouldn't really survive if they removed the cat ears and tail from you now because it had now become a part of your body and it would be very tedious and may even be life threatening

You didn't like being a half human half cat at first, it made you feel strange and weird. Moreover you also felt really nervous about other people calling you a freak and making fun of you. Which was why with the help of your parents you can manage to hide your tail and ears by consuming a potion. Of course you knew how to make it as well. Currently you were supposed to be heading to Diagon Alley with your parents for shopping for the new semester at Hogwarts. You were at Flourish and Blotts and you saw none other than the famous Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley themselves. You've heard stories about them from the Daily Prophet and it made you admire them. They were currently in the their third year while you were going to be starting your first

You were carrying some books in your arms and people kept pushing around here and there, which made it a bit hard for you to maintain and steady your balance. Someone bumped into you and your books were about to fall from your hand but luckily Harry saw you and immediately rushed over to help you. You looked up at him feeling grateful and spoke "Thank you... and I'm sorry for being a bother'' and he replied that it wasn't a problem. Your eyes widened and you spoke "Oh, you're Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. I've heard about you guys, you guys are really cool'' and they smiled at you. Ron felt biggity and he started bragging and boasting a bit about the things they've done in their precious years but Hermione narrowed her eyes since he was boasting and bragging too much and she felt that you wouldn't like it too much. So she elbowed him and spoke "Ron, stop exaggerating. He'll know'' and gestured towards you and she turned to you and continued "Don't believe everything he says'' and you ended up talking to the three of them

"Where are your parents?" enquired Harry and you replied "Oh, they're just getting some money from Gringotts and left me here at Flourish and Blotts. I reckon they'll be coming back soon though'' and Harry nodded but felt a bit uneasy. Why in the name of Merlin would your parents take such a risky decision and a poor choice by leaving you, a poor defenseless boy out on his own when there were Death Eaters and Dementors running amok. Harry, Ron and Hermione immediately felt an urge and a sense for protecting you and their protectiveness increased when they heard a familiar voice go "So who is the so called Dream Team trying to brainwash this time?" and they saw none other than Malfoy himself. "Shove off Malfoy'' said Ron savagely and Harry gave him a disgusted look as Hermione rolled her eyes. Malfoy then turned towards you and spoke "If you're starting at Hogwarts you'd know better than to hang around with riff raffs and filthy mudbloods and blood traitors like them. They're liars is what they are'' and Harry spoke "I think Y/N is capable of making decisions himself, thanks'' and Malfoy recalled the incident during the first year when he tried getting Harry to be friends with him. It was the exact line he'd told him during that time as well

Malfoy scoffed and he turned back towards you and smirked and replied "See you around'' and went off with his father. "Who was that?" you asked and Ron replied "That was Malfoy, you should stay away from him, he's bad news and causes nothing but trouble''. Just then your parents came in with the Weasleys and Hagrid and Arthur spoke to his kids "Kids, look who I met, my good friend who works in the Ministry, Mr. L/N, he's an Auror'' and your parents were introduced to the trio. You learnt that there was also another girl who'd be coming to Hogwarts named Ginny but currently she was at Florence's Ice cream parlor. It was time for you to leave soon and Molly squished your cheeks and spoke "We can't wait till you to start Hogwarts, we'll all be better acquainted and it'll be like you're part of the family now'' she smiled and you didn't really know what exactly she'd meant by 'Part of the family' but you just smiled at her and thanked her

Days passed and soon it was time for you to leave for Hogwarts. You met Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Molly and Arthur at Kings Cross and your mother being worried for your safety asked Harry to keep an eye out for you. "Mom, please stop!" you whined embarrassed at what she said but Harry smiled and replied "Please don't worry Mrs. L/N, of course I'll keep an eye out for your son. He's very important to me after all'' and it was soon time for you to board the train. You waved bye to your parents and you got in the same compartment as Harry, Ron and Hermione. They gave you an introduction of the houses and Ron expressed how excited he was for you to end up in Gryffindor. "What if I end up in another house?'' you asked worried and Hermione replied kindly "We'll still be friends of course'' and you continued "But what if I end up in Slytherin, it sounds like he hates them'' you replied sadly and Hermione shot him an angry glare for making you feel upset as she replied "We'll be friends even then. We don't hate Slytherin, hate is a strong word. We dislike only some of them like Malfoy and his minions since they're bad and they pick on others and act like gits'' which earned a chuckle from you and the others in the compartment

When you got down from the train you saw the guy with blonde hair from Flourish and Blotts. His name was Malfoy you guessed since the others called him by that name. "Oh it's you again. What's your name?" he asked you and you told him your name. "Why do you want to know my name, for you to pick on me or something?" you spoke boldly and Malfoy smirked and replied "You've got spunk I like that. And no, I don't go around picking on everyone, just those three since they're insufferable prats. I'm waiting for you to get sorted in Slytherin, we'll have the best time together. See you around'' he said and went off. Your heart was pounding and racing against your chest, even though your parents told you not to take any stress no matter which house you'd end up in and they'd still love you either way, you didn't really want to end up in Slytherin since you've heard stories about them. You knew not all Slytherins were bad and it would be unfair on your part to assume so but you still didn't like Slytherin too much

Your name was called and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Malfoy were waiting with bated breath. The sorting hat told everyone in the hall something rather unique which perhaps had never even been heard of before. For the very first time the Sorting hat was having a difficult time in sorting you into a house which surprised everyone including the professors. Even Snape looked interested. "Hmm... you're quite the challenge Mr. L/N. You've got bravery so you'd be good in Gryffindor. You've also got brains and plenty of smarts which you'd do well in Ravenclaw, a good kind and helping nature which you'd be perfect for Hufflepuff and ambition for which you'd do well in Slytherin. But where do I put you?" it spoke and there was bated silence in the hall

Dumbledore watched on calmly but even he was a bit surprised as well. You were the very first student the Sorting hat had difficulty in placing, truly you were something special. Snape made a mental note about you and Professor McGonagall liked your innocent features and your friendly smile. She wanted you to end up in her house, Gryffindor. "Any house is fine, it's up to you'' you whispered to the Sorting Hat and after a few minutes of deliberation, it announced that you'd ended up in Ravenclaw. Everyone at the Ravenclaw table cheered and applauded for you and you felt red from embarrassment at the applause you'd received. After the sorting was done, it was time for you to head to your dorms and you slept peacefully for the first night after consuming your potion

Classes started and you had a routine. Classes, hang out with Harry, Ron, Hermione or Ginny, Neville and Luna or Malfoy and Pansy, Quidditch, Study whatever you learnt so far in class, have dinner, spend some time in the library, consume your potion and sleep. Professor Snape was hard on everyone and gave everyone a tough time but with you he behaved much better and offered to explain things to you. He'd explain things patiently to you and tell you to take it lightly and not to make the same mistake again if you'd make a mistake. Heck, he'd even offered special study sessions for you if you had any doubts or didn't understand a concept. You both would have tea or your favorite drink and favorite sweets from Honeydukes as he'll patiently explain things to you. If at all you forget to do your assignment he'd extend the deadline for 2 days for your sake. McGonagall also liked you and she was really nice to you as well

You had lots of people who wanted to be friends with you for your adorableness and teachers liked you as well because you were their dream student. However life is like a roller coaster and there will be occasional ups and downs. One day you forgot to take your potion during the night and the next morning you forgot that you had cat ears and a cat tail. You didn't look at yourself in the mirror and you earned a lot of surprised gasps on the way to the Great Hall. You wondered what was up with them till Ginny pointed it out to you as she squished your cheeks and your eyes became wide in horror. Harry thought you looked really cute and adorable and Malfoy came by and told you the same thing as well. Which of course made Harry, Ron and the others around fume with jealousy and when Malfoy tried to fondle your ears that was the last straw for Harry. He silently hexed him and pretended his wand had a malfunction but Malfoy knew better

You didn't know that your friends and teachers were starting to get really obsessive and possessive of you. Whenever you'd be talking to someone else, Harry, Ron and Hermione would make sure to steal you away or if Malfoy and his friends spotted you alone at the Quidditch stadium they'd invite you to sit with them. Or take your own team mates for example: Roger Davis always tried to make you join the Quidditch team till Cho would make him get off your back and she's spend time with you. Only for Ginny to get jealous and she'd try to steal you away for herself and you'd have to spend time with her and Luna. It was like a battle between all the houses for your love. And let's not forget the teachers as well. Whenever you'd tell Flitwick or McGonagall that you had an extra remedial Potions class they'd just pretend nothing was wrong but they wanted you to spend time with them. So, they'd offer you remedial classes as well and Snape would be livid that the other professors were trying to steal you away from him. And of course let's not forget crafty old scary smart Dumbledore, he has his own way of making you spend time with him by pulling you into his office every now and then for a cup of tea and he'd share stories with you, pet your ears) and send you on your way with a box of your favorite Honeydukes sweets which he may or may not have found out by deploying his Gargoyle statues to spy on you 'for your safety' of course

It's like the freaking Hunger Games where everyone in the castle including the ghosts are competing for your attention. You're the only one Peeves won't prank and if anyone dares to make fun of you or call you bad names Peeves will be on their tail like the Flashand will prank them so hard they'll never dare to make fun of anyone again. The Bloody Baron smiles only for you and indicates that you look cute with cat ears. The Fat Lady usually won't allow people from other houses into the Gryffindor common room but for you she's willing to make an exception. The only time Harry, Ron, Malfoy and Hermione and a few others will work together is when someone actually tries to steal you away from them, like asks you out or something. Doesn't matter if it's someone from their own house or if it's someone from another school or whatever. They have to go and that's that. So, all in all, they're all obsessed with you and love you for who you are