She snorted. Being alone was easy. It was the learning how to be alone part that was hard.

"Right. There's eight different houses here. Think of them like... team assignments, except as far as I've seen, there's not many team activities to be found." Diana frowned thoughtfully, looking Sookie up and down, and added, "You're probably only interested in four of them. To wit: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. The theory goes that they're divided by some kind of primary characteristic of a person, like loyalty, bravery, cunning, or intelligence. It doesn't really seem to work out that way in practice. The one who actually gets the last word is a hat. An actual talking hat. I'm crazy, but I can say that with a lot of backing up. So really, if you just like how one house's name sounds more than another, it's as good a method of picking as any." She jutted her chin out, sharp blue eyes never leaving Sookie's face. "So what's it going to be?"