Ria tapped the book that her mother had sent her. It was about illusions and hypnosis. Why on earth would her mother send her a book on that? Packing up her book she started to head towards Professor Longbottoms classroom. She still had detention to do. Maybe she could find a book or something on Nagas. She needed to know more about them.

Drae walked towards where she was meeting Ria. A book on Dracons tucked in her bookbag. Along with one on Nature Fey and what she could find on the Gryffindor line.

Standing in front of Professor Longbottoms classroom she sighed. 'As if I didn't have enough to worry about. Detention is honestly the last thing on my mind right now.' but she shrugged and walked into the room anyway, resigning herself to the fact that she still had a punishment to serve.

Professor Longbottom looked up then gestured to the board. They knew what to do.

Rai started by writing, 'No matter what is going on, tricking a seventh year into thinking that the Newts have been moved up is not funny.' She chuckled.

Drae sat down with a sigh. She took out her quill and parchment. 'Why can't we just use pens?' she shook her head of the thought and wrote her first line and smirked. 'I will not replace all the quills with pens and watch the ensuing chaos with the purebloods...no matter if the Muggle-borns know what they are.' she laughed a little. That had been funny to see the Purebloods try and dip the pens into quill ink.

'I will not make ghosts solid for any length of time.'

'I will not trick peeves into pranking the teachers. No matter if he was going to do it already or not.' Drae smiled and started laughing out loud.

'I will not convince the house elves that prune juice should replace pumpkin juice and flavor it as such to see what happens.'

'I will not trick Muggle-borns into thinking I have 'The Force' by hiding my wand in the sleeve of my robes and summoning random objects.'

'I will not tell the muggleborns that American Idol has been cancelled and replaced with five hours of Justin Bieber singing.'

'I will not paint the house elves blue and refer to them as my army of smurfs.'

'I will not pretend to invite the Minister of another country over to give an unplanned speech, then see what happens when he doesn't come.'

'To take over the world with an army of flying monkeys should NOT be my life goal.'

'I will not hide garlic everywhere to see who passes out.'

'I will not throw buckets of water on random people to see who melts from being soaked with hot water. I will further not then proclaim the person who reacts to the hot water to be the Wicked Witch of the West.'

'I will not put clear plastic wrap in various doorways at various heights and then watch the chaos that follows.'

'I will not bring a dog to school and make it look like it has three heads to anyone who remembers Fluffy. I will then not point out that the dog does not in fact have three heads to make it seem as if people who DO remember Fluffy are insane.'

'I will not enchant large spiders to roam the halls and make them curse proof.'

'I am not to make jokes that I weigh the same as a duck, so therefore I am not a witch.'

'I will not hypnotize anyone to think that the Black Lake is flooding the Great Hall.' Ria paused. An idea forming as she remembered that particular incident. That idea could help her.

'I will not bring a chemistry set to Potions class. No matter how funny it would be to see how amonia and the different potions ingredients mix.'

'I will not charm books to act as if they want to eat people.'

'I will not convince the Ravenclaws that you can no longer check books out of the library, causing the whole of Ravenclaw house to want to have sleepovers in the library.'

'I will not bring feathers to any class and tell people that if you braid them into your hair it will make you smarter, then watch the boys try to do so.'

'I will also not convice the Gryffindors that Slytherin founded Gryffindor and Godric founded Slytherin house.' Drae laughed. The first years had totally bought it.

'Nor will I charm said feathers to cause people to blurt out what they are thinking.'

'Nor will I try to find proof that this is true.'

'I will not set loose many cats then 'panicking' try to find Professor McGonagall when you know she is not in Hogwarts.'

'My response to being summoned by any of the Professors will not be "You have no evidence it was me." instead it will be "You wanted to see me Professor?" '

"That is enough," Professor Longbottom said. They put down their quills and walked out of the classroom. Ria was distracted as she walked. If she could hypnotize people then she could trick them into thinking that she only had Naga blood. Naga's weren't as bad as Lunar Elves in the ministries eyes. Despite what some people insinuated, she wasn't stupid.

Drae looked at her friend, worried. "Ria? Are you alright?"

Ria looked at Drae, "Yeah. Just thinking that if I could trick people into thinking the Great Hall was flooding I could use that same skill to persuade the people giving the test that I was full Naga."

Drae was confused. "You have Naga blood?"

"Half Naga," Ria confirmed. "Don't know what that entails yet. So I'm going to the library."

Drae nodded. Trying to remember if she had come across a book about Naga's. She brightened. "I have a book about obscure Creature Inheritances. I think there is a reference about Naga in it." she said reaching into her bag and pulled out a large tome. "Here it is."

"Thanks," Ria said taking it. Creature Inheritances: Ones no one thinks about looked really thick. "Wanna come to the Gryffindor common room or should I go to the Slytherin common room?" She asked.

Drae looked at her friend incredulously. "Um I think its best we go to the Slytherin commons. The Gryffindors don't exactly like me."

Ria nodded. "I will enjoy the looks I get and the laughter I will obtain at their expense."

Drae smiled and turned to head towards the entrance to the Slytherin Common room. Making it to the Dungeons, she looked for the two snakes hidden on a brick in the wall. Finding the right set of carved snakes, she made sure Ria was still behind her and turned to face the carving. "Gryffindors are idiots." she mumbled the password, silently vowing to talk to the prefect who came up with that password.

Ria hung behind, even though she could get into the common room anytime she liked since she spoke Parseltongue. It wasn't really needed. But they didn't know that. Gave her a great advantage.

Opening the book she flipped through until she found the section on Naga's. It wasn't particularly long, but it it was very detailed. Naga are a mix of human and snake. They usually have snake like tails and human torsos, heads, and arms. Naga speak human languages, however, are known to speak the language of the snakes as their primary language. The size of the Naga can vary depending on the Naga themselves. The average length of Naga is from thirty to fifty feet long. However, that is not a definite estimate. Naga are known to sometimes have potent venom, but are relatively peaceful as long as they are not antagonized. They prefer to stay in warm climates and the cold is repulsive to the younger ones. Herbal pastes can be applied to the tail and scales on the face, arms, and neck of the Naga in order to protect them from the cold. Older Naga are able to take a human like form, but find it distasteful and would rather avoid humans.

Drae watched her friend read the book and had to smile.
She looked around the common room and lost some of her smile.

There were several older Slytherins who were looking at Ria with a confused expression but it was the younger Slytherins that she was beginning to frown at.

Drae glared at the ones who were staring at Ria with contempt on their faces. She may have been only a first year but her father's reputation in Slytherin had followed her, she had the respect of the older years and that was enough to make her the unspoken leader of Slytherin House. Walking over to the younger Slytherins she began to scowl -her father would be proud.

Hands on hips she looked down at them. "Do you have a problem with Monelleria being here?"

They jumped as she spoke. The distaste in her voice showing through. One of the boys seemed to gather his courage and spoke back. "She's a Gryffindor." he spat.

"Your point being? I brought her in here, do you have a problem with me bringing people into the snakes nest?"

"I wonder if he would be so cocky if he met Nammi or any of the others," Ria mused her eyes lighting up. "Should I introduce them? Since my secret's going to come out sooner or later." She added.

Drae turned to her friend thinking about it for a moment. "I think that would be best. It might prove that you somewhat belonged here in the first place."

'Come out my Snakelings.' Ria hissed. Snakes began to emerge from various places in the common room. The number of snakes seemed to have doubled.

'Hello Tom-ling,' one of the larger snakes said. 'I wondered when you would call for us to establish dominance over the fools in your ancestors den.' Ria watched the larger snake closely. She was different than the other snakes. She didn't know how different, but she was important. Or would be.

'I want to bite someone,' Ynun said nipping at someone's heels. 'Rude little snakes to our Mistress. Punish them.'

'Be nice,' Ria said extending a hand so that Ynun could climb up her arm.

Drea notice that when the snakes had come out of hiding, that the Slytherins had gone into shock. She scowled again. 'That's enough!' she yelled in Dragonspeak. The Slytherins immediately quieted down and looked at her. "From now on Monelleria is an honorary member of this house. I don't want to hear anymore against her. If I catch even one person of this house tormenting her or talking about her behind her or my backs, there will be consequences." she said addressing everyone in the common room. "Do I make myself clear?" all she got were nods at her statement. Satisfied she turned to Ria. "So how do your snakes like the common room?"

"They love it, spend most of their time here." Ria quipped smirking. "You would be surprised what they tell me about what is going on in the Snakes den." The smaller snakes began to seek out warmth. Soon there was a large pile of snakes in front of the fireplace. "I never knew how many crushes Slytherins had on Ravenclaws. More than Hufflepuffs, but less than on Gryffindors." The large snake that had called her 'Tom-ling' had settled on Ria's lap with a content hiss. Ria stroked the back of her head absentmindedly. "And other things."

'The red headed one speaks to the minister,' Kimi reported to Ria. 'He wants things, but is denied them.'

'Keep an eye on him Kimi,' Ria commanded Kimi. 'I don't want him to surprise us.'

'Yes Mistress,' Kimi said inclining her head before slithering off to find Professor Weasley.

"Do you think that the bloodline test is going to be detrimental to anyone?" Ria asked.

Drae thought for a moment. "I honestly don't know. However my parents have hinted at the fact that there may be more to this than what we are seeing." She turned to one of the older Slytherins. "James, did your parents find out anything?"

The male shook his head. "Nothing that we don't already know. Sorry Vandraedi."

The female Slytherin sighed. "It's alright. At least we know more than we did when she announced the test. Thanks James."

"She hates non-humans and has a crush on the Headmaster," Ria said calmly. "I think that she means to do something with the bloodline potion, I just don't know what yet." She tilted her head and listened. "Maybe she wants to separate us?" Ria murmured softly. "To make us looked down upon by others?" Looking over the Slytherins she half mused to herself that they would be nicer to be with than her own house, but it looked like she was staring them down a little to the Slytherins. "How many will be affected? Will we lose everything?" Her voice was soft. "Will we be treated as trash if we have a hint of creature blood in our veins? Do you wish to side with her?" She asked them tilting her head to the side. Her eyes had turned a red color and had become slitted like a snakes. "I myself have non-human blood, but I will not let such an outdated pink mindless fool rule my life. Will you?" She asked them softly.

Drae looked over the Slytherins. Some of whom she knew were silently on Umbridge's side, while others would probably be too scared to speak up. The Slytherin house were loyal to each other yes, but they were all about self-preservation above almost everything else. Her gaze almost softened as she realized that they were waiting for her to speak up. "Slytherins have been put down for too long. Even when my father was here we were seen as the evil house among Hogwarts. I think it's time we prove everyone wrong. The last time Umbridge was here, some among Slytherin house saw fit to follow her. What you don't know is that what she wanted extended further beyond just getting rid of half-bloods and those with non-human blood." she sighed as she remembered the talk her mother and father had given her before she came to Hogwarts. "My parents both experienced a form of that woman's wrath. My mother for being a Muggle-born, my father for having creature blood in him. Though his was found out after she was taken to the centaurs. She is out for blood. Magical blood. We cannot stand by and let this happen. We are of the house of Salazar Slytherin. We are a proud house. Let us not let this degradation continue while we can help it." her gaze landed on the younger years. "I know some of you are scared of the Ministry's puppet, you don't have to be. She can only hurt you if you let her. Let us prove to others that our houses creed still stands. We are loyal, we are cunning, and we will stick together. No matter what."

"She hurt Slytherins the last time she was here," Ria added. "I see no reason that she would stop now or that she would make any exceptions." Her eyes returned to normal. "No matter what happens she will always hate half-bloods. She would consider it 'weeding out' the unworthy in the Slytherin house." Ria sneered. "She is just getting rid of those she doesn't want. I don't plan on being a victim of her ideas. She may be able to influence what we do know, but I wish to get rid of her. She has no place in the house of Snakes. She has no loyalty. She has no pride considering what she wears. And she is out for magical blood. Blood that runs through our veins. I do not wish for my blood or another's to be spilled. Magical blood is not replaceable. She believes it is. I do not. I am not replaceable. Are you?" She asked them.