“Or perhaps in Slytherin
You’ll make your real friends
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.”
Famous and ominous words, one could say.
Words that perhaps have attracted not the best kind of wixen, but also those who have excelled in life and in magnificent ways.
Do you think the Sorting Hat made a mistake by placing you with us? Well, wand up and pull yourself by your bootstraps. Only the strong and cunning survive here, so if you’ve been chosen, clearly the Hat sees something in you –do not disappoint us.
Asides from being cunning, we Slytherins are also known for being ambitious and determined. It might sound as if all of these qualities can be overwhelming or used for ‘the bad reasons’ –please ignore all the evil ones who made it out of here. No, really, don’t go there–, but truly… It is exactly what makes us stand out, and everybody knows a little bit of ambition used in the right amount can’t be that bad. Just look at this year’s Head Boy. Indeed. A Slytherin.
What? The best that Slytherin can offer? Who wrote that?
Well let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Who wrote that, indeed?
And what to make of the way to the Dungeons, where Slytherins potentially sleep? Darkness, coldness and despair will be your travel companions everyday whilst you make your way to the commons. However, do not get discouraged: the reward at the end of the password –should you remember it right– will always make it up for the path. Basically, our commons are extremely classy and comfortable, and we get to see the creatures underwater. Some say it’s not just fish you’ll find there. Word is, First years who fail to step up to the plate end up taking an unexpected swim, becoming a permanent addition to the aquarium. Good thing that’s just a rumor –right?
So, as you can see, spending your seven years among snakes –only literally when students cannot cast Serpensortia properly… Or abuse the cast of it– is not the worst that can happen to you. We have great qualities, and first class tickets to the views of the Black Loch, who knows, perhaps you’ll end up being friends with the Giant Squid.
As a bonus end to this article, we’ll share with you some useful advice that you might choose to heed… Or not.
- DO NOT feed Zenith –she’s one of your prefects– past 8pm, or you’ll find her doing 360° on the ceiling… Something about ‘fire-zoomies’.
- DO well in Potions, that will –potentially– appease Professor Rask –conveniently also our Head of House.
- DO NOT and I mean DO NOT give the outrageously good-looking Head Boy paper work –that means do not lose points. Or at least not many. Or at least don’t let the Head Boy find out it was you.
- DO your best and focus on your studies. Use your ambition and your determination to make yourself shine for the Slytherin House.
- DO NOT tickle Noelle’s bad side –that’s another of your prefects–, she’s known to be an expert in plants and their properties… Also, do not show up late for Quidditch Practices or Alara –that’s your Quidditch Captain and yes, another prefect– might make you part of her Potions ingredients.
- DO well, but also have fun. You’re only here once. Except if you end up here as a ghost, but… That’s another subject for another time.
And that’s all from us.
Welcome to Slytherin!
