All students are very hungry because of the travel, especially the first years. They all started devouring food as soon as it appeared. Damian started eating. He didn't have the noble etiquette but he didn't care about it. While others are eating with grace, he just ate like a normal person.
Some slytherins gave him a disgusted look and some frowned at him. But Damian didn't care, who needs friends, all he sees in them are business partners at best. He will never consider them allies because their families have bad reputations, stabbing anyone who trusted them. Without proper conditions he will never even make a business deal with anyone here.
After all rich people can never be trusted especially the greedy and ambitious bunch with cunning and conspiracy as their weapons. They jumped sides the moment the benefits are more on one side. With a calm expression, he ate the dinner and some dessert. A few minutes after he is done, all food is vanished from the table.
Dumbledore stood up again and said," now that the feast is over, i have a few things to remind you all. As usual, the dark forest behind Hogwarts is strictly forbidden to all students. And our caretaker Argus Filch asked me to once again remind you that use of magic in corridors is forbidden along with this list of prank toys ".
He started reciting the prank toys one by one while laughter echoed form Gryffindor table. It's the twins George and Fred Weasley who are laughing. The. Dumbledore continued with a serious look," and I want you all to remember that those who don't wish to have a very painful ought to avoid the 3rd floor corridor on the right. Now, let's end this feast fully with a song ". Damian thought,' if you want to hide something then you should have never mentioned that headmaster. Where there is danger there will be the wealth or knowledge just like how a rose will have thorns '.
" Come on everyone stand up and sing loud and clear ", he said with a smile whil conjuring a golden ribbon which displayed letters. Damian groaned. Hebis quite horrible on this one. Singing was never his forte. Although he likes to listens to music.
After what felt like an eternity due to the twins singing slowly like a funeral march on purpose just to annoy others. The. Dumbledore clapped and removed his half moon spectacles before saying," Ah, music ",he said, wiping his eyes," a magic beyond all we do here! ".
Damian looked at the old man with a weird gaze. ' Yeah, Dumbledore definitely has a screw loose ', then Dumbledore spoke," now why don't you all go to your common rooms and sleep or you'll be late to classes tomorrow ".
Damian followed other Slytherin students who got up. The perfect Gemma Fawley said," Slytherins follow me. We need to get to the dungeons ", Damian expression is livid,' are you kidding me? Who will let their students live in the dungeon? Is this some kind of practice for future jail environment '.
As they all arrived at the dungeons, Gemma Fawley led them deep until they came face to face with a wall. She then said," Pureblood ", immediately the wall transformed into an entrance. There are big doors and they automatically opened. But the eerie chill in the dungeons only made this look like a den of some cult.
As they entered the common room, they saw the river. Their common room is under a river and from the glass they can see many aquatic magical creatures. Merfolk, squids, and others are swimming as they liked in the ocean.
Gemma Fawley looked at them and said," for first years, remember this. Slytherin is quite different compared to other houses. Here two factors will determine your standing : your background and your strength. Those of you that don't have neither may find yourself struggling to even survive here ".
" For those people, this is the warning, We don't care if you earn points, but if you deduct points that we painstakenly earned then you'll need to give us an explanation about that and there will also be other consequences. Also, Slytherin house isn't for mud-*ahem* muggleborns, half bloods and those with faint hearts. I advise you to be careful as the house main motto is strength above everything. That's all. Muggleborns can head to the door on far end of common room. It's 'specially' prepared for them and other slytherins won't agree to stay with a muggleborn ", Gemma said while looking at Damian. Her gaze filled with disdain and disgust.
It isn't for snape, she would've called him Mudblood already. The dean of Slytherin didn't even say a word and just gave Damian one last glance before walking away. Damian didn't say anything but he wrote the name of Gemma Fawley and some of Slytherin students into his list.
As he entered the room he sighed. What can he expect. There is a big red writing on the wall saying,' mudbloods '. The furniture is old and the room looked cold and somewhat damp. Seems like he needs to cast some of his charms. He is happy about getting a large that has 4 beds all to himself. That means a 4 person room is given to him.
Damian sorted his things out, cleaned the room with magic before casting few spells to dry the room and made it warm. With few efforts, it's done, seems like the work at hogs head inn isn't useless. He needs to clean and enchant the rooms as a daily practice, work and task by Aberforth's orders.
He is somewhat proficient in that house keeping magic. As for the big red paint writing, he just changed it into his name.
Damian Knight.
Written in metallic silver shine. Without wasting anytime, he locked the door and out some monitoring, trap and charms to alert him when someone sneaks into his room. Afterall his grudge with Blondfoy is still there. He needs to be careful afterall.