Letter from the Editors
- Nikky, Janelle, & NK
Something has altered a past event, and the outcome is exciting, to say the least. Whether it was a Time Turner or some other magical occurrence, an eleven-year-old witch is being sorted by a famous Hat. "Slytherin!" it shouts, just as Hermione Granger steps off the stool to the applause of her new dorm and classmates. That's right readers, September explores the what-ifs of Hermione being sorted into our noble House instead of Gryffindor's. Join as we discuss just what could have been, and don't forget to listen to the latest playlist while you do so!

We wonder ... What will be your favorite article speculating about a Slytherin Hermione? Is it going to be Chatting With..., where your fellow Snakes give voice to their thoughts? Or, maybe you'll enjoy the Slytherin Hermione from an alternate universe answering letters in Dear Hermione? Oh! I know it's definitely going to be Alumni Adventures! After all, it's always good to see what famous Slytherins like Blaise Zabini or Pansy Parkinson thought. Or maybe you'll just skip over these and head straight to Puzzling Things. This month, you'll need to put on your Ancient Runes cap and solve a message that our green and silver Hermione wrote. Naturally, you'll have the chance to win Galleons and a graphic to wear with pride. As always, we don't want to give too many secrets away. So you'll just have to see what else lies within our pages.

It's crazy to think that ONE sorting could possibly have changed so much in the timeline, but ponder this with us --- what if Hermione had been in Slytherin instead of Gryffindor? Where would our lovable and favored characters have ended up then? I am so interested in this what-if that I think I may have to track down a time turner on the black market and send one of our SOUP staffers back in time to change the Sorting Hat's mind somehow... if Delphini could change things with Albus Severus and Scorpius' help, so could SOUP staffers, right? Time for me to go make a deal.

Until next time,
Nikky, Janelle & NK