Standing in the sorting line under the tense, unforgiving glares of the Hogwarts staff, a first-year Y/N bears the heavy burden of her brother's permanent disgrace. As older students like James, Lily, and Evan watch with mixed skepticism and curiosity, the heavy silence is broken only when the Black brothers exchange quiet words in fluent French, using a language no one else knows to create a brief distraction from the scrutiny.