the Silver Potter: the philosophers stone

Chapter 4

After dinner, we were led by a prefect to the dungeons. We stopped in front of a wall and one of the prefects said "Pureblood" as she said pureblood the wall opened up to show a beautiful common room when we got to the middle of the room everyone stopped and the female prefect started talking again.
"Congratulations! I'm Prefect Gemma Farley, and I'm delighted to welcome you to SLYTHERIN HOUSE. Our emblem is the serpent, the wisest of creatures; our house colours are emerald green and silver, and our common room lies behind a concealed entrance down in the dungeons.

 As you'll see, its windows look out into the depths of the Hogwarts lake. We often see the giant squid swooshing by – and sometimes more interesting creatures. We like to feel that our hangout has the aura of a mysterious, underwater shipwreck.

Now, there are a few things you should know about Slytherin – and a few you should forget.
Firstly, let's dispel a few myths. You might have heard rumours about Slytherin house – that we're all into the Dark Arts, and will only talk to you if your great-grandfather was a famous wizard, and rubbish like that. Well, you don't want to believe everything you hear from competing houses. I'm not denying that we've produced our share of Dark wizards, but so have the other three houses – they just don't like admitting it. And yes, we have traditionally tended to take students who come from long lines of witches and wizards, but nowadays you'll find plenty of people in Slytherin's house who have at least one Muggle parent.
Here's a little-known fact that the other three houses don't bring up much: Merlin was a Slytherin. Yes, Merlin himself, the most famous wizard in history! He learned all he knew in this very house! Do you want to follow in the footsteps of Merlin? Or would you rather sit at the old desk of that illustrious ex-Hufflepuff, Eglantine Puffett, inventor of the Self-Soaping Dishcloth?
I didn't think so.

But that's enough about what we're not. Let's talk about what we are, which is the coolest and edgiest house in this school. We play to win because we care about the honour and traditions of Slytherin.
We also get respect from our fellow students. Yes, some of that respect might be tinged with fear, because of our Dark reputation, but you know what? It can be fun, having a reputation for walking on the wild side. Chuck out a few hints that you've got access to a whole library of curses, and see whether anyone feels like nicking your pencil case.
But we're not bad people. We're like our emblem, the snake: sleek, powerful, and frequently misunderstood.

For instance, we Slytherins look after our own – which is more than you can say for Ravenclaw. Apart from being the biggest bunch of swots you ever met, Ravenclaws are famous for clambering over each other to get good marks, whereas we Slytherins are brothers. The corridors of Hogwarts can throw up surprises for the unwary, and you'll be glad you've got the Serpents on your side as you move around the school. As far as we're concerned, once you've become a snake, you're one of ours – one of the elite.
Because you know what Salazar Slytherin looked for in his chosen students? The seeds of greatness. You've been chosen by this house because you've got the potential to be great, in the true sense of the word. All right, you might see a couple of people hanging around the common room whom you might not think are destined for anything special. Well, keep that to yourself. If the Sorting Hat put them in here, there's something great about them, and don't you forget it.
And talking of people who aren't destined for greatness, I haven't mentioned the Gryffindors. Now, a lot of people say that Slytherins and Gryffindors represent two sides of the same coin. I think Gryffindors are nothing more than wannabe Slytherins. Mind you, some people say that Salazar Slytherin and Godric Gryffindor prized the same kinds of students, so perhaps we are more similar than we like to think. But that doesn't mean that we cozy up with Gryffindors. They like beating us only slightly less than we like beating them.
A few more things you might need to know: our house ghost is the Bloody Baron. If you get on the right side of him he'll sometimes agree to frighten people for you. Just don't ask him how he got bloodstained; he doesn't like it.

The password to the common room changes every fortnight. Keep an eye on the noticeboard. Never bring anyone from another house into our common room or tell them our password. No outsider has entered it for more than seven centuries.
Well, I think that's all for now. I'm sure you'll like our dormitories. We sleep in ancient four-posters with green silk hangings, and bedspreads embroidered with silver thread. Medieval tapestries depicting the adventures of famous Slytherins cover the walls, and silver lanterns hang from the ceilings. You'll sleep well; it's very soothing, listening to the lake water lapping against the windows at night. Now girls up the stairs on your right boys same on your left have a good night."

"Come on Jade let's go check out our dorm." I heard Pansy say. 

 "coming" I yelled back as I headed up the stairs to our dorms. It was 3 to a dorm with our names on the wall beside the rooms. I looked at the names Jade Potter, Pansy Parkinson and Daphne Greengrass. I walked into the dorm and took the last bed 

"I'm so glad that I get to room with people I at least know." I said. 

"yeah we're all friends so that's fun we won't be rooming with strangers" Daphne replied. We all started unpacking while getting to know each other and eventually went to bed.

The next morning I woke up to someone jumping on my bed it was Daphne.

 "wake up Jade we need to go down to breakfast and get our schedules" Daphne said. 

"okay okay I'm up I'm up" I told her as I got up from my bed. I grabbed my robes and went to the washroom to change and get ready. I put my hair in a messy bun keeping it up with my wand.

 "Come on we're gonna be late" I yelled to Daphne and the girls. The three of us walked down to the great hall and sat down a couple of minutes later we were joined by Blaise, Goyle and Draco. As we were eating our schedules were passed out.

We had charms first so we all walked there together. we were sitting in class working on Alohamora the unlocking charm I was the first to get it followed by that Granger girl that Harry's friends with I think? We both got 5 points for our houses. next was potions as Professor Snape went down the list of our names he stopped and said 

"ah Harry and Jade Potter our new celebrities" he continued talking and then said,

 "Mr. Potter tell me, what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
"I don't know sir" Harry replied, like does he not know anything.
"You don't know? Well, let's try again. Where, Mr. Potter, would you look if I asked you to find me a bezoar"  Snape asked.
"I don't know sir." bruh are you Dumb.
" what's the difference between Monkshood and wolfsbane."
"I don't know sir." are you, DUMB Harry.
"Clearly fame isn't everything maybe Ms. Potter is different," Snape said.
"If you added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood you would get draught of living death, you can find a bezoar in the stomach of a goat and monkshood and wolfsbane come from the same plant also known as aconite," I said.
"Very good Ms. Potter twenty points to Slytherin."