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"SLYTHERIN!"

The dinner hall was silent from shock. No one expected the transfer to be sorted into the house of Slytherin. The jaws of Harry, Hermione, and Ron dropped. They didn't expect their (possibly) new friend would end up being in the 'House of Snakes.' The youngest son of the Weasley family was too stunned to pay any attention to his elder twin brothers telling him and many others to "pay up." The Slytherins were also (pleasantly) surprised. They never thought that the new foreigner would actually be sorted into their house. More often than not, many would want to be in Gryffindor because it is the so-called 'house of the brave.' This silence went on-even within the teacher's table. The silence was only broken after much observation from the new student herself.

"Where's the Slytherin table?" Toph asked. Her question brought the other students back to reality and whispers began to spread throughout the dining hall. Professor McGonagall appeared to be one of several people in the room giving little reaction to the reveal of the transfer's house, and helped guide the new student to her respective table. "I could have walked to the table myself, you know. You didn't need to walk me all the way here."

"The table is made out of wood and there aren't any chairs. There are two long seats without a back," explained the Professor.

"Oh," was all Toph could say. "Thank you." Her thanks was her only apology she could manage right now, but Professor McGonagall smiled even if she couldn't see it.

"You are welcome," the professor turned and made her way to the teacher's table. She helped Dumbledore settle the students down, and thus he called forth the beginning of the large feast.

The earthbender could hear the other students picking up their own servings of food with a knife and a fork. Her own food, that was personalized just for her was suppose to appear right in front of her. The Headmaster said that when the house elves were informed of the foreign student, they wanted to make her feel welcomed. Toph told the old man to tell them she doesn't really care and that she was used to eating different kinds of food, but he insisted that she accept the elves' offer on the food. After a minute or two of waiting, a familiar aroma filled her nose. She knew that it was a fourth of a roasted chicken with spices here and there. It was also garnished with kale and lettuce with boiled rice on the side. Toph placed her hand on the table with her fingers gliding the surface until she felt two wooden sticks on her right side. With a small grin forming on her face, she separated the two sticks and began to dig into her food. The elves make good food, Toph thought. I'll give them a longer list next time I see them.

Her meal was suddenly interrupted by a girl's voice who was sitting diagonally from her. She had dark bobbed hair and a pugged-nose, but of course the blind Toph didn't know of her physical features. "Why aren't you eating something different?" the girl asked. Toph heard her sniff the air. "The smell is not bad. What is it?"

"Roasted chicken," she answered. "Can't tell what kind of chicken it is though."

"Can I have some?"

"No."

This took the other girl by surprised. "What do you mean 'no'? That wasn't a question!" Her voice then turned into a taunting tone. "Or are you too blind to see that."

The girl's taunting didn't faze her. She was already used to people degrading her because they thought she was weak and helpless. Something as a petty insult about her blindness only irked her, but it is far from wasting her energy. "Or are you just too stupid to know what no means."

The other girl stood up. "What did you just say to me? Don't you know I'm a Perfect?"

"That 'you're just too stupid to know what no means?' What about it?" Toph then thought for a moment. "Well, you can't be that stupid if you can notice my blindness. You don't know how long it took other people to finally get a hint."

By this time, people from not only the Slytherin table were watching, but those from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff are as well. Those of the other table couldn't believe what was going on. A fight was brewing in Slytherin. In Slytherin. The girl finally noticed the stares from all the other students. She took a few deep breaths trying to calm herself. There was no way Pansy Parkinson was going to be publically humiliated by some blind transfer student. She forced on a sly smile. "You must be a half-blood with that arrogance," the other girl said. "Mudbloods wouldn't be able to enter Slytherin and a well-bred Pureblood would show good mannerisms suited for a lady. You are far from being a lady."

Toph shrugged. "My parents tried to force the idea on me for years, but of course they failed. I'd rather kick some ass than pretty up for sissies calling themselves men. I promise you it's a lot more fun fighting than watching other people fight, Little Missy."

"Little Missy?" the other girl shrieked. "It's Pansy Parkinson!"

"Too bad," Toph stuck out her tongue which angered the other girl even more. "I like Little Missy better."

Before Pansy could say anything more of Toph, Dumbledore rose and all eyes were turned to the old man. Pansy sat down with her face as flushed as a tomato. Toph was glad that she didn't have to talk to the girl anymore. She was beginning to irritate her and it might have ended badly if the Patsy-or whatever didn't shut herself up. The old man began by saying that the students are prohibited to cross into the Forbidden Forest; this included the first years and the older students. He also reminded the students that magic is not allowed to be used in areas with an extended list on Professor Filch's door. He also introduced two new members of the teaching staff: Professor Grubbly-Plank, who will be teaching Care of Magical Creatures and Professor Umbridge, who will be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts. There was a round of polite applause among the students, but it didn't interest many of them, including Toph. The Headmaster continued on by starting the next topic, but he stopped midway through a sentence.

The students didn't understand why Dumbledore suddenly stopped, but Toph could feel that one of them was standing on her feet. It wasn't until the woman said, "Hem, hem," that the others had also started to take notice. The Headmaster took his seat with Toph not helping, but raise an eyebrow. She knew that teachers weren't supposed to interrupt the Headmaster. The woman didn't bother her until she spoke in a high-pitched, girly voice that annoyed her more than Pansy's high and mighty personality. Toph could only guess that the woman was most likely Umbridge for she hadn't met her before the start of school.

"Thank you, Headmaster," she said. "for your kind words of welcome."

The woman gave another "Hem, hem" and continued on speaking to the students as if they were little children. After the first few sentences of her lengthy and boring speech, Toph was starting to find herself feel drowsy. The woman had no idea how speak to her audience and it was apparent to her that the woman knew known of it. The earthbender heaved out a sigh and rested cheek on the heel of her palm with her elbow resting on the table. This will take a long time, isn't it? She sighed. The woman went on and on with her speech. Toph still couldn't believe she isn't noticing the side conversations that was going on around the hall. The earthbender was starting to feel the need to do something as well, so she removed her bracelet and laid her head on the table while manipulating the meteor rock underneath the table. Best not to show off her bending right now for good measure. Her head only perked up once she heard the students and staff clapping only a couple of times before stopping.

Dumbledore then stood. "Thank you very much for your Speech, Professor Umbridge. It was very illuminating," he said. The Headmaster continued where he left off on the topic of Quidditch.

Once he was finished, she got up and waited for Snape to meet her. Since he will be her Head of House, he will have to tell her who she will be sleeping with. He caught met up with her along with another student who is probably in the same house. "This is Bailee Lynwood, a seventh year Perfect. She will be accompanying you to the girls' dormitories and show you which room you will be staying in." The girl extended out her hand and Toph shook it.

"Toph Beifong," she introduced herself. The other girl gave her a slight nod.

Snape then looked at Toph. "You remember the location of the Headmaster's office, correct?" He saw the girl nod. "Before heading to the dining hall, go to him in the morning. Final adjustments were made for your schedule."

"Anything else?"

"That will be it." The Potions master turned and said his "good night."

"Let's go," said Bailee.

Toph followed her lead. There wasn't much problem getting around the castle so far since all she's doing is following the Perfect girl, though it puzzled her quite a bit when they reached the moving staircase. She wore a strange look as she tugged on the other girl for answers.

"The staircases in Hogwarts do that. It's normal and you'll get used to it," she said. "Do you need any assistance walking up the stairs?"

Toph shook her head. The moving staircases was strange, but it wasn't anything the greatest earthbender in the world can't handle. After all the staircases are made out of stone, so Toph knew it wouldn't be a problem. "Don't need it."

Bailee raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. "Whatever you say."

The girls walked past the staircase and went towards a stone wall in the dungeons. "Remember the password that I will say. It's what will get you through to the Common Room. Serpens." After saying the password, the wall opened itself and the girls entered the Slytherin Common Room. Toph could feel the many tables and chairs that scattered the area as well as the fireplace and other large furniture. Toph continued to follow Bailee up another flight of stairs which led to a hall with many rooms. The Perfect girl continued while the newer student followed. It wasn't until they were in the very end when the older girl stopped and turned. "This room was assigned to you personally by the Headmaster and Professor Snape if you were ever placed into Slytherin. We only have four single rooms in each dorm of each House in Hogwarts. The place is pretty small, but that is to be expected since you are the only one by yourself."

"Why am I in the single rooms?" Toph asked. She wasn't told of this. Though it would make life a lot easier, she didn't need any extra help.

"I can't answer that question," she said. "You should ask Professor Snape. Anyways, you should head off to bed. Get a picture or something and get that room a password. You'll need it."

"Yeah...thanks."

Bailee nodded. "Goodnight." She made her way down to her own room, but the girl turned and added, "If you have any questions, ask me or another Perfect. Though I strongly suggest not asking Parkinson…"

That would be obvious, she thought to herself. The Little Missy probably hates her guts, but it didn't matter to her much. Toph waited until Bailee was out of her range to enter her room.

Bailee wasn't kidding when she said it was small. The twin bed took up about a seventh of the whole room with a small dresser at one of the corners. There was a fairly large window that took up a lot of one of the walls which was completely covered by the curtains. The bathroom was located on the other side of the room, though mud is the best bath there is for the earthbender. Rest was what the earthbender needed. She could tell that tomorrow was going to be a long day.

Author's Note:

This is a pretty short chapter. I thought it would be better to separate 3 and 4, and not have them in the same chapter. The next one is going to be pretty long. Meaning it would be about three times longer? I don't know. We'll see about it.