After dinner, it was time to be shown where the student's houses were located
The Prefects stood up from the table and had the first years follow them
They Slytherin First Years were led down into the Dungeons
" Why are we being led down to the Dungeons? Did we do something bad?" Dianna asked
" No, you didn't do anything bad, this is where the Slytherin Common Room is located" The girl Prefect said
Finally they got to a blank stone wall that has serpents engraved on both sides of the wall
" This is the entrance to the common room" The boy prefect said
" You can tell this is the wall to get in because of the two serpents on both sides of it" The girl prefect said
" The password this year is Anguis" The boy prefect said
The wall opened up and the prefects led the first years inside
The first years looked at their surroundings, this is where they were going to live for the next seven years of their life
There were no windows and the most of the colors in the room were black and green. It actually had an elegant feel to it
" Welcome to the Slytherin Common room. In a few minutes Professor Snape will come talk to you all. But before then, let us tell you where your rooms are" The boy Prefect said
" The Girl's bedrooms are located up the stairs to the right" The girl Prefect said, " Your names are on your doors, you each have your own room, we in Slytherin house believe in privacy, unlike those Gryffindors"
" And the Boy's bedrooms are located up the stairs to the left" The Boy Prefect said
" So we're not sleeping in the Dungeons? Since there are stairs that go up?" Pansy Parkinson asked
" We are still in the Dungeons, but it will not always feel that way, there are windows in your bedrooms that magically look outside and they are safe to open for fresh air" The boy Prefect said
" But they are not real, we are actually half under the Black Lake" The Girl Prefect said
" That is what gives off the green tint to the room" The Boy Prefect said, " But nothing bad can happen to us"
" Thank you Prefects for explaining that to them" A silky voice said from behind the first years making them jump
The man who spoke walked up to the front of the group and faced the students
" I am Professor Snape, I am the Potions Professor here at Hogwarts and most importantly, I am your head of house. You may come to me if you have problems and I will do my best to help you solve them. After school hours I am available until Midnight, but something must be very important if I am bothered that late. If I am needed after Midnight, you will notify one of the prefects and they may come get me in my personal quarters. But beware, it must be something very serious for I do not like being awakened for no reason" Snape threatened
" Wow this guy looks scary, don't want to get on his bad side" Dianna thought
"Here in Slytherin you are expected to be on your best behavior, we have won the house cup for many years in a row and I will like to keep that tradition, I seem to like having the house cup in the room" Snape smirked at that
"Everybody in Slytherin must take care of each other. Slytherin has a reputation because of some... undesirable circumstances. I don't want anybody in this house to give Slytherin an even worse reputation, I know you all are better than that. I believe in hard work and discipline. Every two weeks I will call every one of you in my office and we will go over grades. If I feel you are doing your best and have good grades, then nothing will happen to you, if you are doing poorly and I know you can do better, then you will have detention with me and you will do your homework until I deem it good enough. One way of making sure your grades are well enough is homework time, you may study alone, in your bedroom, or in groups if the groups are not too loud, Study time is for at least an hour a day. I want you to log how long you studied per day and I will look at it when we talk about your grades. Older students may help you with homework if you wish but they may not give you the answers. Now then you know things about me, I want to know things about you. For the next few days I will call you into my office and you will introduce yourselves to me... Beware, I know when you are telling the truth or lying... The first person I randomly picked is Dianna Dursley"
Dianna gulped
" Dianna Dursley, follow me into my office" Snape said and he turned around and led Dianna to another blank door
" This is the way to get into my office by the Slytherin Common room, the prefects will show you to my office the other way, this is a shortcut" Snape explained, " When I am in the office, the passage is always open, when I am not in the office, it is closed to everyone unless the password is used which I will not tell anybody"
Snape whispered a password that Dianna or anybody else couldn't hear and led Dianna through the passageway that was only five feet long and they ended up in an office
" Sit down Ms. Dursley" Snape said and he indicated the chair that was sitting across from Snape's desk where he sat
Dianna nervously sat down in the chair
" Now then" Snape said after a minute, " we'll get started, how do you like the Wizarding World so far?"
" It's brilliant sir" Dianna said with a smile
Snape nodded, " What kind of things do you like to do in your free time?"
Dianna smiled, " I like to read and cook"
Snape nodded, " Interesting, what do you like to cook?"
" Cookies mostly, I have a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation on my mum's side of the family" Dianna explained
Snape smiled, " Chocolate chip?"
Dianna gasped, " How did you know?"
" Your Aunt Lily had that recipe" Snape said
" You knew her?" Lily asked
Snape looked a little uncomfortable, " We were in the same year, she shared her cookies with everybody"
" That was nice of her" Dianna said, " She and Uncle James set up an account for me so I could go to Hogwarts"
Snape nodded, " You would have gone to Hogwarts with or without the account, Hogwarts has scholarships and funds"
Dianna nodded, " I heard about that"
" Have you heard or read about anything else?" Snape asked
" I heard that Harry is famous" Dianna said, " Because of Voldem"
" Don't say his name" Snape snapped
Dianna jumped, " Sorry I"
" We do not say The Dark... um... He who must not be named name... it is... bad luck" Snape explained
" Oh" Dianna said, " Sorry... I'll remember that"
" That would be wise" Snape said, " And what also would be wise is if nobody knew you were a... muggleborn"
Dianna nodded, " I read about that, some people look down on muggleborns... they call muggleborns a bad name... mudblood"
" It means dirty blood" Snape said, " It is bad and people shouldn't say it but they do... and it is very uncommon for Slytherin house to get a muggleborn"
Dianna smiled, " I must be special I guess"
Snape lifted an eyebrow, " Indeed"
" What if somebody asks what my blood status is?" Dianna asked
Snape sighed, " Tell them you're a... half-blood... on your mother's side... your mother and grandmother were squibs, they ended up living in the muggle world, married muggles and that is why you don't know much about the wizarding world"
Dianna looked confused, " Is that even possible?"
" Some rare cases" Snape said
" I must be really special if that was every true" Dianna chuckled
" Speaking about being special, there is something else that you must never tell" Snape said
" What?" Dianna asked
" You must never tell anybody that you and Harry Potter are related... nobody must find out" Snape said
" What? Why?" Dianna asked
" It is for your safety, some people's parents do not like Harry Potter and they would be willing to hurt you to get to him" Snape said
Dianna's face turned a little green, " Am I going to be in danger here?"
Snape shook his head no, " Just act like you don't like Harry and make sure he doesn't tell anybody that you and he are cousins and everything will be fine"
" So I have to act and lie? For seven years?" Dianna asked
" Do you think you can handle it?" Snape asked
" I can't have anybody know that I'm related to Harry Potter... this is going to be a challenge... I don't like it much but... I'll do it" Dianna said, " Yes I can handle it... I'm a pro at lying and acting and sneakiness... I'll have to tell Harry that he can't tell anybody about me"
" That is already taken care of by Potter's head of house Professor McGonagall" Snape said
Dianna nodded in understanding
" Well I'm going to prove how well of a Slytherin I really can be" Dianna thought to herself
After Dianna left the office, Vincent Crabbe was next
Dianna was shown to her room, her name was in green lettering on a black door
When she went inside she saw that there was a fourposter bed in the middle of the room with green curtains, a nightstand by her bed that held a lamp, a bookshelf in one corner of the room, a desk in the other corner of the room and a wardrobe for her clothes. The room also came with her very own bathroom that also had a litter box for her cat
" Wow it's like a master bedroom in a house" Dianna said to herself as she walked in
She noticed that her trunk was unpacked and her things were in the proper places
" Well that was nice of whoever did that" Dianna said to herself
Kiki entered the room via a cat door and she meowed at Dianna
" Well Kiki, this is our new home" Dianna said with a smile