Disclaimer: Certain of these characters belong to JK Rowling, as does the world they live in

Warnings for the Chapter: Um... maybe launguage? but i doubt it. And suggestive-ness maybe

Slytherin Pride

Chapter One: Birds of a Feather Flock Together

A girl sauntered up onto platform ten of the Kings Cross station in London. She had a sheet of long, pale blonde hair, and her eyes were a pale grey with the slightest hint of green. She looked about… fifteen, which was correct, and her stride was confident. A boy that was the picture of her, turned male, stalked along next to her. He was obviously her twin, and the two shared a disgusted glance every time a muggle tried to communicate something to them. A man with pale blonde hair and piercing grey-blue eyes strode next to her. A woman, with dark hair and pale green blue eyes walked next to them, nodding to a few people. The man pushed a cart, his wiry muscles not the least bit taxed. The odd thing about this normal looking family, apart from their unusual dress, was the cart. It carried a wooden trunk, two bags and a package. Not to mention a hawk like bird in a cage. The package seemed to be a large box, and the owl opened its hawk like eyes and narrowed them at a lurking toddler. Then… they vanished. Right into the wall of platforms nine and ten.

Despite the appearance of the disappearance, they had not vanished. They had simply walked through the wall to a different platform. In front of which a large, violently red steam engine was puffing.

"Marina, we leave you here," the man said and walked away, sneering at a large gaggle of redheads that passed.

"Yes father. Goodbye," the girl said, a little coolly. She was not one for outward shows of emotion. Her mother lightly pecked her on the cheek, then took her fathers arm, and they, once again 'disappeared' into the wall. Marina looked around, waiting for a certain boy. As she saw him approaching, she fought the urge to beat her tail out of there, and waited, her eyes a little icy.

The approaching boy had bushy red hair, and was tall and lanky. He grinned at her, his freckled face lighting up at the sight of her. He had a rather snubbed nose and teeth a little larger than was normal. He ears also stuck out a bit.

"Need some help?" he asked brightly, almost bouncing up and down.

Marina surveyed him, and finally said, "That would be… kind of you," with a chilly smile.

He Nodded, and lifted the trunk, putting it into the last train car, where trunks were kept. Then he shouldered her two bags, put the package under one arm, and picked up the owls cage. "Where are you sitting?" he asked, his brown eyes wide.

She only nodded in thanks and walked to the second to last car of the train where students were allowed to sit. She opened the third compartment, and pointed to an empty rack. "Could you put it there, Jacob?" she asked, her voice cool.

"It's Jake and sure. Can-" He began to ask, but stopped. A group of six others had just arrived.

"Thank you." She said in a polite voice, and as soon as he turned his back a sneer met her beautiful face. Her face would have been attractive without the blood running in her veins, but since her father had vela blood, it only helped. She nodded a hello to the four boys and two girls that had scared the Weasly boy away. She was already wearing her school clothes, and so were they. She wore a tailored grey skirt, a white button up with a grey sweater that clung, over it. She had a cloak, and a silver and green scarf on one arm, and her shoes were light brown leather. They had lambs wool on the inside, and were quite comfortable, not to mention against the dress code. The green snake insignia on her sweatshirt, as well as the scarf, were indicators that she was a member of the Slytherin house. The badge clipped to her chest ensured that she was a prefect.

She led the way into the compartment as sat in one of the middle seats. A girl sat on one side, and a boy on the other. The other four sat across from them.

On perusing this group one would find that there was a clear hierarchy.

Marina Malfoy, a girl with ash blonde hair and pale skin seemed to be the leader. She had a commanding presence among them, and for a reason. She sat sprawled in her chair, an almost lazy likeness about her. Her slim figure didn't even take up the entire chair, but her attitude filled the entire compartment. On first glance one could tell she was confident, and quick. Her mind worked faster than her mouth (which was saying something) and she picked up on her surroundings easily. Her confident outer shell was a bit tarnished to some by her smug, arrogant, sarcastic air. Not to mention a slightly evil, and cold manner about her. But she did have a sly, humorous attitude, though her sense of humor was slightly dark. She was quite ambitious, but hid nearly everything good about herself, daring the world with her arrogance and self confidence.

Chloe Black was the other pretty one in the group. With her dark curls, honey skin, and crystalline blue eyes she attracted an amount of boys seconded only by Marina. She had a thoughtful and quiet disposition, hidden by her tendency to gossip. She was not all that friendly, but her acting skills made her appear to be. She was friends with a lot of the people from the other houses, and though most of them were not her favorite people, she put up with them to feed her enormous curiosity. She was a bit loose tongued, but also quite easy to push around with the right technique.

Cassidy Lestrange was the third female of the group. She was not the most attractive girl on earth, with her heavy eyebrows, thin eye lashes and large nose. The fact that her face was chiseled did not help her slightly obtuse physique to make up for her features. She was, however an asset to their group because she had that strange effect on people where one withering look, and balling her fists up, got them to do exactly what she wanted. But like all bullies she was a coward, also easy to push around when you communicated things to her the right way.

The boy next to Marina was called Thomas Shackelbolt. Most who knew him also knew he was a disappointment to his father. Thomas had no intentions of becoming an Auror and was a Slytherin. He had brown hair and blue-green eyes. His body was not muscular like Cassidy's but he was lithe. He was also a bit of a player and a show off to the bone. He had an attitude much like Chloe's but he was the opposite of loose tongued about anything that was important. He acted like he needed to make up for his fathers severe goody-goody attitude. And he was certainly making up for it. Anyone that called Thomas Shackelbolt a goody-goody was most likely drunk.

The largest boy in the group, Andrew Nott, was… plump putting it nicely. But he was muscular and one look of his hawk eyes tended to send third years and below fleeing at a run. He was, however not all that gifted in the area of academics. He needed tutoring, and with difficulty had passed so far. He had black hair which he often wore slicked back, and his eyes were a deep brown. His skin was tanned to the color of dark chocolate and he had thick eyebrows. He had a good sense of humor, and tended to get his way with the other students. He was also unusually talented at sketching.

Tobias Snape was one of the boys sitting, with his head in a book. He was bloody brilliant and passed each class with so much ease, he usually ended up bored most of the year. He also had a wicked sense of humor and an aptitude for thinking of plots and schemes. His favorite class was the one taught by his father, Potions. This meant that when in need their group called on Tobias. He was a quiet boy, and did not like talking to other teens unless it was to mercilessly taunt them. When it came to making fun of people, he was Marina's favorite companion. They had known each other from the cradle, and often shared glances with each other at idiotic comments made by other students, which led their whole group into fits of laughter.

The last boy in the compartment was William Goyle. Unlike his rather ape-like father, Will was the handsomest of the group. He was also full of himself and slightly egotistical. He had tanned skin, light brown/dark blonde hair and highlights from the sun. His eyes were deep sea green, and he worked out constantly. He was a player, but hid it by pretending to be shy. He and Marina, as well as Toby had grown up like brothers and sisters. When Will had gotten old enough to flirt he had practically practiced on Marina, who tended to roll her eyes and pretended to swoon. She was one of the only girls in the school who didn't and hadn't fallen for him at some point or another. She tended to bat her eyelashes, shriek, and swoon, then sit up and laugh.

Marina looked around and said, "Well? Did you all miss me?"

Toby only scoffed, while Will rolled his eyes. Chloe and Cassidy nodded and the other two boys grunted.

"I see some of us have decided to take the ape way of life…" she mused, smirking at Tom and Andrew, both of which protested feebly.

"What about ME! Am I missed?" demanded Toby in a haughty, demanding imitation of Marina. The others laughed and Marina scowled, which turned into a smirk.

"How sweet little Toby's learning how to imitate me. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, and everyone knows I'm a sucker for flattery." She said, tossing her blonde head. Chloe and Will both burst out laughing and Toby raised his nose indignantly into the air. Andrew bit his lip, trying with all his might not to laugh. Tom smiled smugly at Toby, as he was usually the one picked on. Not that it ever meant anything, but as a Slytherin, smugness came to him easily.

Marina Leaned forward, and opened her eyes wide. Her lower lip stuck into a pout and she batted her eyelashes, in a ridiculous way. "Have I hurt poor little Toby?" she simpered, before her mask melted away, and a sneer curled across her lips.

"Yes. I'm hurt beyond repair," sniffed the offended, before everyone laughed.

"I feel obliged to ask, please don't think I actually care, How was everyone's summer?" drawled Marina. After a laugh tales began to be told.

After an hour or so, Chloe turned to Marina and asked, "Where's Nicholas?"

"I don't know," she said with a sly smirk, and added, "but do you?"

Will and Toby cracked up, and Chloe's cheeks turned a bright red. "So I guessed right?" she said smirking at her friend. Chloe sniffed and turned, facing the window. Marina snickered and opened the compartment door. She stuck her head out into the corridor and yelled, "Oy, Nick!"

Not surprisingly, out of a compartment down the way, sauntered a boy with a crown of ashy blonde hair. He had the same nose, and eyes as Marina, but his body was toned and muscular. He wore tailored grey pants, and a button down shirt. His sweatshirt was on his arm and the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up. He grinned at his twin and sneered, "Are the others missing me?"

"Oh yeah, they're," she paused before adding, "Sobbing at your very absence."

"Sure they are…" he said and made to walk into the compartment. She grabbed his arm and said sharply in a voice used only when she needed something out of a person and they were being hesitant, "Why would Chloe care where you were?"

"Err, because I'm so hot, she can't resist?" he said in a doubtful, uncomfortable voice. Nothing kept Marina from what she wanted, and he was trying her nerves. She gave him a withering look, and turned on her heel. Before she walked into the compartment she hissed, "I'll find out, Nick and it better not be something I don't want to hear."

The other six looked up as the twins entered, Nick wearing an uncomfortable look, which quickly melted into his usual sneer as he saw the group. "Well, well, well. No ones died, so that's good." He said, and then added, "For you, but not me."

Marina smirked, before adding "And sadly all of those times in the lake you almost died and you didn't manage it," mournfully to Will. They might have fights or spats from time to time, but that didn't mean the world had to know. In fact most people thought Nick and Marina never fought and acted as a practiced pair.

Will shook his head and muttered something to Tom. "I heard that," said Marina haughtily, even though she hadn't.

"Well we didn't mean it," mumbled Tom looking fiercely at the window. She looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to go on so she could find out what she had supposedly heard. Her silence was obviously making him uncomfortable, and finally he added, "The bit about the, err… female dog."

"Forgiven," she said smugly and he tilted his head at her. "I didn't actually hear what you said, I just wanted to know," she clarified. Will groaned and Nick snickered. Cassidy pointed down the hall, "Here comes the cart. Anyone want anything?" she asked, clearly offering to pay. The others nodded and she scribbled down what the wanted on a spare bit of parchment. She stepped out and walked down to where the cart was. Several students hastily moved out of the way, and she got what she wanted, not even bothering with the line. She was friends with the son of the head of the Slytherin house and with the two prefects of their years.

The Lady that pushed the cart brightly greeted her and Cassidy got a longsuffering expression on her face. She handed the lady the list and a fist full of silver. She snatched up the food and stalked back towards the compartment.

On her way she 'accidentally' slammed a little second year into the wall. For a moment it was unclear why, until a yellow and black scarf became visible; a Hufflepuff.

Marina imitated the poor third years terrified expression and the compartment exploded with laughter, as Cassidy walked in with the pile of food. She raised a thick eyebrow, before handing the food to everyone. Suddenly a group of four approached. A Ravenclaw and three Gryffindor's.

Rosemary Weasly led the way, her step almost confident. She was the only one of her family not placed in Gryffindor, and was a Ravenclaw. James Potter followed, his step a little nervous. He was in the year below them and never felt comfortable with his older friends. Adrian Longbottom followed them, his eyes dreamy and his brown hair wispy. He was clumsy and tended not to notice the world around him. He was also a deadly coward. Septime (Sept-eem) Sloper was also with them, looking a bit grudgingly towards Rosemary.

"Well, well, well. It's our long lost friends. But where are Johnson and Davis? And we have two new additions. Potter finally found his legendary courage did he?" sneered Marina as soon as the group paused at the door. Toby scoffed, and Will sneered. Nick, Tom, and Andrew's lips curled almost simultaneously, while Chloe and Cassidy's faces became masks of disgust. A wickedly amused and sneering look was on Marinas face as she surveyed them.

"Got you wrapped around her finger, does she, Sloper? I thought you were more the commanding part, but then again some of us change." She said, and added with a sneer, "And some of us don't even change what they're wearing, do they Weasly?"

Septime gritted his teeth and pointedly looked away, but Rosemary's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean Malfoy?"

"I mean that you're obviously just looking to your boyfriend for support against the big bad Slytherin's," sneered Nick, right on cue.

"I wasn't asking you, I was asking Malfoy." Came the response from Rosemary, just before she realized what she had walked into.

"I am Malfoy," said the twins simultaneously. Some called the Slytherin house the snake pit for a reason.

Suddenly Toby said, "Now, now children, let our guests in…" he said and shepherded them in with the help of a few of Cassidy and Andrew's combined glares.

"Yes Father," chimed the twins and a snicker ran through the Slytherins.

Confused, James took a tentative step forward, and Marina waved her hand lazily at him. It was a dismissive wave, but her eyes were daring him to move forward. He timidly took another step towards where the Malfoy girl was draped in her chair. Suddenly Will said, "Boo." And the Potter boy almost fell backwards.

A pleased sneer passed over Marinas face.

"You can't do that. And we were sent here with a reason," blurted out Rosemary. James had scrambled back, behind Longbottom at this point, and was practically trembling.

"It was all fun and games, until you tell me what to do," said Marina with livid eyes, though her voice stayed chilly and nonchalant.

"But, you're a prefect. Your supposed to be like, nice, and a model student," said Potter, though his voice was filled with doubt.

"Well they had to choose one of us, and I was the best behaved. And the best," said Marina haughtily, pronouncing each word slowly as if she was telling a rather dim person something quite complex.

Potter mumbled something ineligible, but was cut into by Weasly who said, "That's why we're here. Terra Krum told us to come and get you. You're supposed to be in the prefect's compartment." She said to Thomas and Marina.

"Oh, and I thought this was the Dim People Liberation Front come to get sponsors for the idiots. I was going to add that no samples were needed," She scoffed and pranced out, with Thomas following at a swift walk.

"Marina?" asked Shackelbolt tentatively.

"Yes, Tom, that is indeed my name," she said, but turned her head slightly to look at him all the same.

"It's scary how bloody evil and calm you are sometimes." And with that, he opened the prefect's compartment door for her.