Euan Abercrombie began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1995 when Harry was in his Fifth year. As he was first in his year alphabetically, he was the first to be sorted, and was sorted into Gryffindor House. He was a small boy, who was repeatedly described as terrified and as having prominent ears, and believed in the Daily Prophet's smear campaign against Harry Potter, looking at him fearfully when Harry tries to smile at him.