THWACK!
Something soft and feathery collided with Charna's face, showering her with snow-white down. Dazed, Charna blinked a few times, an angry and murderous glare showing through her eyes. Over her, that repulsive girl Melanie Mallette stood, giggling her head off. Charna took a few steadying breaths, while the two girls whom Charna had recruited for acceptance into the 'circle' the previous night, Annette Deimos and Courtney Parkinson, watched, rather amused to see whether or not Charna would tear her apart on her first day at Hogwarts. Andromeda and Elizabeth looked on fearfully, afraid of their dorm mate's temper, which they (being purebloods) had heard so much about. Melanie's face fell, while Charna sat up in her bed, her wand clutched in her hand.
"If you ever do that again, I shall make sure to flay you to within an inch of your life, and then I will make sure that you have a very slow and painful death. Stay clear of me, keep a five foot radius between you and myself at all times, or I shall have you humiliated in front of the entire school, wearing nothing but your knickers. Got it?" Charna spat, her voice laced with venom that made the other girl, standing over her with a deflated pillow, recoil a few steps away from her bed. Charna narrowed her eyes. "That's better, and if you wake me up again - you'll face the same consequence. I will wake up when I damn well please - that goes for the rest of you too," Charna declared, sweeping once around the room with her merciless eyes, her wand still clutched in her hand.
Without a word, Charna dressed into her black Hogwarts robes, now stamped with the green and silver serpent badge of Slytherin. Carefully, Charna adjusted the pointed black hat onto her mass of white blonde curls. With a small gesture of her hand, Annette Deimos and Courtney Parkinson followed her without a word. Once outside of the tense air of the dormitory, the girls glanced at each other, and burst into a fit of giggles. "Excellent work," Annette remarked, encouraged by Courtney Parkinson's nods of agreement. Charna beamed, an arrogant sneer taking the place of her stern demeanor - that expression would replace most others, in the years to come.
Leading the two girls as if they were her court, and she the queen of the two, Charna made her way to breakfast. The two followed in her wake, acquiring an admiration for Charna as they walked along. There was no doubt that she would be true to her promises, should Melanie Mallette step within five feet of her again. The two girls that had practically adjusted themselves to Charna's coat tails did so, not because she had an old surname, but because they feared her temper. Their responsibility was to spread the story over the school by lunch, to notify everyone that Charna meant business. It would allow her to pick up more "allies" eventually, when she had the time to plan things out, after the morning's events had sunk in, so to speak.
At the Slytherin table, the group of second years were already gathered, preferring an early breakfast than most. Dumbledore observed the entrance of Charna Wellington, and the two girls that she had already selected to ride her coat tails through the remainder of her time at Hogwarts. He also noticed that both Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy had developed a fascination with her. Lucius nudged Severus rather hard in the arm. "Pop your eyes back in," he lectured, as Charna drew level with the group.
"Good morning, Lucius. Might I present Annette Deimos, and Courtney Parkinson? They will be joining us for breakfast this morning," Charna commented, before gesturing the two girls to empty places nearby her. Lucius glanced at his companions, fixing them all with a glance. He introduced Claudius Lafayette, who was a reserved, formal sort of boy. He spoke with an upper class French accent, though it mixed with a London accent, as he had apparently spent the past seven or so years of his life going back and forth between Bordeaux and London.
"Whair is Mallette, James, and Forthwright?" Claudius inquired. He had of course been instructed by Lucius before Charna's arrival to ask her of this, as they all seemed intrigued on knowing how fast Charna had disposed of the three they deemed 'unfit for socialization until further notice.' Charna, in turn, fixed her companions, Courtney and Annette, with a glare that told them to speak in her place.
"Well you see, Miss Mallette was foolish enough to wake Charna here, by hitting her over the head with a pillow," Courtney began. "To which Charna threatened flaying the foolish girl to within an inch of her life, should she do it again," Annette followed, excitedly as she eyed the three other first year girls, rather frightened as they dined in a knot at the end of the table. At that time, prefects walked around, dishing out course schedules to first years. "Oh joy," Annette began sarcastically as she reviewed her schedule. "Flying lessons with second years, first thing this morning." Beside her, Courtney groaned. She had no particular liking for Quidditch or broomsticks, but she absolutely despised high altitudes, and if anything she hated the look of the hawk like Madam Hooch.
"Well then - shall we head down?" Lucius commented, gesturing to the open door of the Great Hall, after noticing that the three first year girls were particular to nothing in general, save a few pieces of toast. He led the way, flanked by Severus Snape, Claudius Lafayette, Charna, and her two new companions following her.