𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝. - 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞

"'Til you become a Riddle."

They all stood in front of Snape with unimpressed faces, but for all different reasons.

Astra had thought it was beyond foolish that Snape didn't believe her impeccable lying skills.

Mattheo thought that it was utterly stupid he had to be here, he hadn't done anything.

At least not this time.

And Ravenna thought it was ridiculous, completely absurd, that Severus he was taking this so seriously. She didn't think he should care that much.

That bitch got what was coming to her.

In fact she didn't even know why he was the headmaster of Slytherin. Although she did note that there were not many professors sorted into the House of the Snake.

Just the prejudices in the Slytherin house showing, one the many ways. If you look around, you'll see the signs, there aren't a lot of Slytherins that are held in high regard like headmasters, or ministers.

No, they usually end up in jail, a terrorist, or dead.

People assume that just because they're in the house created by Salazar Slytherin, that we're all blood-thirsty monsters.

Take Peter Pettigrew for example, he was in the Noble House of the Lion, he turned bad, but does anyone pay any mind to that? Not a chance.

It was only two years ago when the truth about Peter Pettigrew's "mysterious death" had come to the surface as a total layer of bullshit. Wizards had jumped to the conclusion that the one and only, Sirius Black, had killed him.

Sirius Black might not've been in Slytherin, no, but he was associated by proxy because of his family.

The Noble House of Black.

My uncle, twice removed.

"Miss Lestrange, you can't go around assaulting people, you are creating trouble." Snape snapped, his tone pulling her from her thoughts. Her eyes threatened to roll from annoyance.

The twins were also in the room, Astoria had a black eye and busted cheek.

She's fine.

Daphne had a bruise on the side of her head as big as an orange.

She's also fine.

They were standing in the corner, huddled together like cowards, as if none of this was entirely, completely, their fault.

"Yes Professor, I am, oh so sorry for punching Astoria in the face after she tried to bully me several times." Ravenna paused, letting the word 'bully' sink in.

"Doesn't that incline for me to take action?" She said with an almost innocent smile.

Riddle tried to stop his lips from curling into a smirk, but he failed at Ravenna's comment. He lowered his gaze, trying hide his amused face.