A.N. — Now, for the more popular person of this particular pair. If you need a Slytherin girl Harry's age to pair with him, fanfiction writers seem to default to the star of today's drabble. Perhaps her lack of concrete background is what makes her so alluring to flesh out...
295. Daphne Greengrass
If students were asked who they thought the consummate Slytherin was, Daphne Greengrass would never be mentioned. That just proved she excelled at her job.
Daphne, as the eldest child of one of magical Britain's premier families, had to maintain a certain level of decorum at all times, mostly expected to be seen and not heard. It'd prepared her well for life in Slytherin. Daphne observed from the sidelines while the other entitled heirs squabbled for power, swallowing reproaches of their reprehensible behavior. But Daphne's will was steel. She'd persevere, reaching the pinnacle through careful plotting — as befit her station.