Kerial colapsed onto the four-post bed, even though she had traveled very far to get to hogwarts in one day she didn't feel the least bit sleepy. She lay there listening to the dripping of water outside the window and stared at the cloth that hung over her bed.

Presently there was a scraping at the window, she went over and opened it and in flew Striker her hawk. He was as black as night and rubbed his head efectionatly against her hand. This was Kerials version of a post Owl. Only Striker was faster and had far better eyesight than an owl since she had put a special sight charm on him.

She wandered over to where her trunk had been placed at the foot of her bed. She oppened it to reveal her belongings She had complained about the usual hogwarts robes and had been given permision to wear her own as long as they were black and had the Hogwarts and house creasts on them. They were specially designed for playing Quiditch and under the top robe she had pants instead of a skirt.

Kerial loved Quiditch, she had started out as a beater but because of her speed and eyesight she soon became her house seeker.

She sighed and hoped that she would get to be on the house team.

Putting her robes aside she checked through the rest of her stuff Posters of punk and metal bands, Her quiditch team (The Death divers – the new romainian team) and a picture of a green skinkle dragon. She had a pack of Bacardi Breezers and a bottle of Bourbon. She took these out and found her wand. It was of Solid Black maple, 8inches with the feather of the rare bird, the red Windellspell, of which there are only several left in the world.

Apart from that she didn't have much but A Hogwarts brochure and a bag of galleons. Her parents had put a small fortune into a wizarding bank for the year. They were a distant family but a rich one.

Kerial picked up the Hogwarts brochure and began to read about her house.

It said:

1.1 SLYTHERIN

The house founded by Slazzar Slytherin. It was originally reserved for pure bloods only but has become less strict in resent times.

(Pitty she thought, Kerial herself was a pure blood)

Most famous for having had He-who –must- not- be-named come from it. Slytherin is a most competative house to be in.

Kerial gasped she hadn't known that the Dark art wizard Voldemort Had come here and in this very house as well.

Her thoughts were cut short by the sounds of voices coming from the common room. She could here a guy saying

"I can't believe Potters back again this year, you think it would have scared him enough not to come…Crabbe, Goyle are you even listening?"

There was a shuffling of feet and one of the adressed replied with a grunt " yes Malfoy!"

The first voice, which was Malfoy, could be heard muttering, " can't have a decent convers…"

Kerial decided to go downstairs and meet them.

As she entered the common room she saw a tall well toned blonde boy and standing next to him were two huge muscley guys who were obviously Crabbe and goyle. They looked kind of slow and stood dumly while the other boy pased back and forth by the fire talking. He looked up as soon as she entered,

" Your not a 1st year he said in surprise."

"No 5th year," replied Kerial, " I just transferred here from Romania, My name's Kerial Dark."

Malfoy looked her up and down again before replying, "A new Slytherin hey? Good! Hmmm…Dark? I've heard of your father I believe my father has worked with him once or twice."

"Really? And your name is…?" Kerial asked with a sudden liking for him.

"Forgive me my name's Draco Malfoy, but everyone just calls me Malfoy."

"Ok Malfoy, are you a 5th year as well?" she asked, as Crabbe and Goyle blundered of to there rooms.

"Yep," Malfoy said as he watched them go. "Those two fools, good bodygaurds but not good to talk to. What subjects are you taking?"

"I've chosen transfiguration, history of magic, herbology, Care of Magical creatures, Defense against the dark arts, General spells and my personal favourite potions."

"You'll like potions here," Malfoy said with a evil smile, "Snape is the teacher and he favours Slytherin."

"yeah I met him before. So what did you pick?" she asked.

"Same things except that I'm not doing herbology, I have free time to practice Quiditch, I'm a beater ya know." He boasted.

"You play Quiditch!" She said excitedly, "I love Quiditch, I was a seaker on my old house team."

"Really?" exclaimed Malfoy excitedly, "Our team needs a good Seaker you're a dream come true. I was Seaker but they wanted a new beater, and it suits me better anyway."

Just then Slytherins began pouring in the common room talking excitedly, so their conversation was cut short as people began introducing themselves and welcoming her to the school.