My name is Pansy Parkinson. You'll probably have heard of me: no doubt that someone mentioned the 'bitchy Slytherin Princess' to you once.
Yes, they have dubbed me that, and, while it is true that I am the Princess of Slytherin – I am dating the Prince of Slytherin, after all – I am not as much of a bitch as they would have you think. Now I won't say that I don't gossip about people – after all, what teenage girl doesn't? – but none of the gossip I spread is made up or malicious. I am not a complete airhead either: not like Lavender Brown or Parvati Patil – I pity Granger for having to put up with them, honestly.
You know I'm still surprised at how Parvati turned out. She was actually my friend before we started Hogwarts: you never would have guessed that, would you? I still am friendly with her sister Padma. It really surprised me at where she – Parvati – was placed. I would have suspected Padma to be in Ravenclaw – she always was the bookish type – but never would I have guessed that Parvati, my one time friend, would become my worst enemy; I was almost certain she'd be in Slytherin, with me. But she ended up in Gryffindor, and she ended up hating me. She seems to think that whatever friendship we once had no longer exits, or rather that it never existed in the first place.
Padma doesn't speak to her much now either – imagine that, having your own twin hate you, just because you aren't in the same Hogwarts House.
That's the one thing that both Ravenclaws and Slytherins share: we are open-minded about most things. The only reason Slytherins do not mingle much with other Houses is because they are prejudiced against us. Ravenclaw, however, is not as bad. It was like that in the time of the Founders; Ravenclaw was, apparently, Slytherin's lover.
But I digress, what I mean to tell is that Slytherins are, in general, more open minded than most, and other than that we are just normal, just like everyone else. And you would see that, if only you gave us a chance.