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Severus entered his house stopping people from leaving it as he did so. "Go inside and wait in there please. No one leaves this house for now and I don't care how late we are for dinner either!" he said as they all gasped at his navy robes. Did he also look younger and more healthy too? Everyone waited with baited breath as the prefects called anyone still in their rooms down to the common room and those already outside the house returned at once. Quite a few Slytherins were seen running down to their house as the bewildered other houses looked on in awe. When everyone was there he conjured himself a throne and sat in it.

"What tell me are the main traits of house? They are cunning and ambition aren't they?" he asked to which they all nodded and chorused yes sir.

"I would assume they are not for foolishness. As you can visibly see I look better as someone had charmed me without my knowledge and I have just been freed of it. Worse then that though was me seeing memories of my own class. Would anyone here care to tell me why not one of you here cares for your own safety huh?" he shouted making them all jump.

"Well you look great sir but why do you say we don't care about our own safety?" Adrian Pucey a prefect asked as he glared at them all.

"I say that Mr Pucey because of the amount of times foolish Slytherin's were seen firing random ingredients into another's cauldron to sabotage them without thinking of what reaction might occur or that we might all have been damaged in the process. There is nothing cunning or smart about that. The other classes and indeed all do potions terribly because I have been inhibited from teaching them properly. This stops from today on. Now it's fairness with me or nothing else!" he snapped as Adrian looked shocked.

"But sir I never did that!" he said outraged.

"No Mr Pucey but others did and far more then you realise. FYI no one cares about daddy or what he does and that goes for all if you. The world is a cruel place out there people and if you cannot manage on your own in here then you will be eaten alive out there. Out there we do not rely on our parents or their reputations to get by. That works in here because you're children but trust me no one else cares. You need to decide if you want to be yourselves or simply do as expected. Do you wish to break the mould and stop everyone looking at Slytherin and thinking we're all a bunch of unfair brutes who do not understand how to follow rules? None of you really know how to be cunning at all!" he snapped as some of them jumped again.

"Let me give you an example shall I of what truly cunning is. When I went to school my head of house and potions teacher was called Professor Slughorn. He looked awful. He always wore horrible robes that clashed and looked generally terrible. He gave off the impression that he was a bit of a bumbling fool from time to time too but you know what? He wasn't one bit. It was all an act! He chose to look awful and act like a bumbling fool in order to get by and one up everyone in life and you know what he did it seamlessly and not by sabotage either! He was truly cunning and I always aspired to be like him. I was unfortunately cursed before I could though!" he said waving his wand as books were passed out to each person who took them wondering what they contained. Draco opened his shocked as he was met with black cauldron stickers shaped like cauldrons.

"What in the devil is this? Stickers? What age are we Professor five?" he sneered as Severus rounded on him so furious like he'd never seen before.

"Five points from Slytherin for your cheek Mr Malfoy. If you will use the brain that you do indeed posses and remain quiet for a moment you will see what the stickers are for. Your problem is that you possess no true cunning at all. Does everyone have one? Great stuff. Now then at the start of each lesson I want you to stick one of these on your cauldrons. It will only last the entirety of the lesson and needs to be re-applied each lesson. This prevents stupid dunderheads from putting or throwing something into your cauldrons when you are not looking without thinking of what the item does and accidentally killing us all. Use them every lesson. If you don't you will loose twenty points. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD!?" he thundered as they all chorused that it was.

"You all need to seriously start thinking about who it is you want to become and indeed how you wish to look. Are you happy with your current appearance? If not then change it! Who is going to stop you? Your parents who are not here. While we're on the subject obviously my appearance will be changing as I looked horrendous before. Greasy hair is for no one. From now on I will not tolerate anyone with extremely slicked back hair. It looks filthy all the time like you've been rolling in mud or something. Just use a little gel if you must but it must not be hard to the touch!" he said as everyone looked at him with a new sense of respect they'd not had before.

"As for the girls I will be leaving some potions you will require in some cupboards in each of your bathrooms should you need them. This way we don't have to embarrass ourselves with you needing to ask me for them or indeed buying them as I don't trust that the ones you buy are always made perfectly or should I say as perfectly as I make them at least. If you do not know something in class ask me and I will be telling others this now in a while. I will be meeting with the prefects for each of the other houses and passing the message and indeed stickers on. I cannot trust you yet to comply and stop with the pettiness. Also Flint might I suggest you get Madam Pomfrey to fix your teeth because you look ridiculous and it really does you no favours!" he asked as Marcus grumbled.

"Ok sir I will and thank you for the suggestion!" he said sullenly as Snape pinched the bridge of his nose in rage.

"Marcus they don't tell anyone what happens there! You would be most safe. If you like a can fix it now for you but it will be painful!" he said as Marcus asked him to do it promptly screaming his head off as they readjusted two teeth falling out from somewhere. There had been two teeth too many henceforth the ridiculous crowding in his mouth. He did look way better afterwards however as he was one of the worst offenders in his classroom he would leave him without a pain relief potion for the day as a cunning punishment. Raising a wand he cast a spell all the gel leaving Draco's hair as it looked very dull and lifeless and groaned. He did look ridiculous with it and without it.

"Everyone go to dinner now. Mr Malfoy drink this potion for your hair please. Oh and as your punishment for today you are to take this potion which lasts a whole twenty four hours!" he said as Draco shrunk back at the expression on his face.

"I will do it but I will say it's not funny one bit that Riddle can't take a damn joke!" he said drinking the one for his hair which instantly looked better. Then he drank the other and while Blaise Zabini was unaware had added his name to it so he would feel like him for twenty four hours. The affect was instantaneous as he reeled looking horrified.

"I have no idea what you did to me but that is not cool at all Severus! I'm not even going to think of who put you up to this!" he sneered as Severus groaned.

"How do you feel Malfoy?" he asked as Draco gasped.

"I hate him! I think he's a pompous mother fucker who is hiding behind daddy and is lucky I don't fucking sock him one! Don't you ever again mention Draco Malfoy to me sir or it truly will be the last thing you do!" he snapped as Severus reared in shock as Blaise Zabini was called into his office looking confused.

"Did I do something wrong sir?" he asked innocently.

"Please excuse me Mr Zabini but may I ask what you think of Draco Malfoy?"

"Just what in the hell are you trying to do? Who have you been talking to? I say I can't stand the ponce and this happens. Do not think word does not travel sir and that I don't know he's your godson!" he snapped as Severus reeled in shock.

"I've been talking to no one but I just wondered. I won't make you spend time with him but please be aware that for the next twenty four hours he's going through a punishment and severe self loathing as a result. He doesn't speak normally so please ignore him!" he said regretting having selected someone like Zabini who bristled.

"I am so sorry sir but I am not alright!" he said as he collapsed in his seat and was rushed to the infirmary at once. What a mess!