Arrival of the Silver Dragon (part 1)

The Great Hall rang with the clicking of cutlery and student's voices. The feast had started nearly half an hour ago but McGonagall's guest had yet to arrive.

Harry and Ron were systematically guessing whom it could possibly be, yes, amazing isn't it, guys can actually think with some logic, when an icy voice sounded from behind them. Draco Malfoy had casually approached them unnoticed and asked with a scoff, "So Pottie and Weasel don't know everything that's going on. You don't know who the surprise guest is? Honestly, I found out before McGonagall even made the announcement."

"Lovely way of heralding yourself, ferret. Don't talking ferrets have the most peculiar voices Harry?" Hermione asked.

Malfoy was about to retort when suddenly the doors to the Great Hall burst open.

All heads snapped toward the noise in shock.

Jade Dao stepped through the thresh hold, eyes wide as she examined the oak doors in shock. When she noticed the curious stares she grimaced slightly and said, "the doors aren't as heavy as they seem are they…" She blushed slightly and stood up straight before walking over to the staff table. Of course it wasn't really like a walk, it was more like a strut with a combination of striding and grace only she could pull off.

Her dark green robes glided off the floor behind her, proclaiming that she would belong in Slythrin, even if she didn't look it. Although like those in her house, with their sculptured faces, some better carved than others, three was a softness and glow in her features. She shook back her hematite hair so that it caught the light brilliantly and pressed her cherubic lips lightly forming them into a slight grin.

Upon arriving to her destination, whispers began to spread like ripples.

Looking around him, Harry saw Ron's bewildered face, turned and saw Hermione's annoyed look, before staring at the new girl. Within a second though, his attention was drawn back to his friends. Hermione for once didn't bother restraining her anger as she snapped, "Ron must you always stare at girls who strut around like a bunch of idiots?" Lucky for her she had enough sense to keep her voice decently low but the new girl apparently heard. Jade had tilted her head slightly toward their direction, raised a perfectly arched eyebrow and looked away, once again listening to the Professor's lecture.

Ron's shocked comment of, "Do you bloody know who that is!" grasped Harry's attention, it was obviously in his nature to be curious.

Lavender instantly cut in gushing, "Oh, that's Jade Dao. She's so much prettier in real life than in the magazines. I love her hair, she should totally put it up, it would look soo good."

"Who's Jade Dao?" Harry asked.

"…Um, Harry have you ever heard the term 'keeping up with the Joneses?'" Ginny asked.

"Yes, of course I have. It's a muggle term," he added looking at the confused faces around him. This was getting him nowhere. "But what has she got to do with Jones-"

"She's a Dao, Harry. The equivalent of 'keeping up with the Joneses' in the wizarding world is 'keeping up with the Daos.' You haven't heard that term?"

Shaking his head Harry looked at her with the dumbest look on his face. Hermione though didn't seem impressed at all. If anything she seemed all the more annoyed. Snapping she retorted, "So we're all supposed to admire some spoiled brat who's famous for being rich and pretty. Someone that brainless, who probably can't get a personality, oh yes I think she's so amazing," she scoffed.

"Hermione, you should so do research on her. I mean honestly, you shouldn't talk about her that way. She's supposed to be super smart too. She like supposed to be like superiorly smart," Lavender said.

"Well I'll have you know I've never read anything about a Dao before," Hermione snapped.

"She's the silver dragon," a seventh year warned in a worrisome tone before he was severely disrupted by Professor McGonagall's "QUIET!" The room fell silent as the headmistress began her second speech of the night, "Tonight, at the beginning of the feast, I informed all of you that were where to be expecting a special guest tonight. This is she. Miss Dao, would you kindly introduce yourself?"

Giving the teacher a confused look, Jade faces the hall and commenced, "Hi. I'm Jade Hufeng-huanyu Dao. I'm seventeen years old and it's a pleasure to make you acquaintance." At the Slythrin table, Pansy mocked her demeanor but quickly stopped at Draco and Jade's icy glares. Continuing with a death look at Pansy, Jade continued calmly, "I believe I'm joining the snake house-"

At this Draco's head snapped out of it's current position, sending a predator's look toward Pansy. Professor McGonagall was not fazed though. "Slythrin," she corrected coolly her nostrils flared.

"Oh right, but a snake is their mascot technically," she droned as she received a irritated look from her aunt. Laughter cascaded through the hall at the not entirely creative nickname.

"Well um…anyways two quick things. One of my…pets will probably go roaming around the school," some students rolled their eyes because, well, who's pet didn't go running around the halls? "But please don't pick on her, her mom might burn down the school if so." This got everyone's attention. "Oh, you know what. I think she's standing outside right now. Not her mom, my pet," she corrected as she received fearsome looks. "Don't worry they're quite calm. Kind of like the giant squid. It might sound scary but it's harmless around most people."

All eyes turn away from her and toward the door waiting to see what deadly creature was behind it. A few professors stood up, some from lack of height, other hoping to protect their students. Jade immediately attempted to calm them down a bit or until they were all back in their seats, besides Professor Flitwick.

Turning back quickly toward the students, she quickly warned, "If I were you I'd cover my ears. With the noise that's about to come from behind that door you could go deaf. Of course, she doesn't have the same effect as a mandrake, even with earmuffs on, mandrakes are so freakin' annoying-" Before she could finish, the noise she described issued from its gates. A sharp, screeching noise tore at eardrums forcing the doors to slam open, hitting the walls.

If that didn't startle the students enough, a small, sapphire blue dragon skipped into the hall.