Harry potter The Boy Who Remembers

Curious students who would find the wards and be rejected would be the only ones to know that it was forbidden. But telling it in front of children, especially impressionable ones with no experience with magic would be like challenging them to come there, which could be very dangerous. Well, that was a good start for Harry's magical education.

Dumbledore asked people to sing the school song without a particular tune, the abomination that followed was one that Harry will do his best to scrub out of his mind. He's definitely wearing earmuffs next year to avoid whatever that was.

Meanwhile, Dumbledore wiped his eyes while remarking, "Ah, music, a magic beyond all that we do here! And now bedtime. Off you trot!"

Choosing the ignore the undeniable fact that the man was tone-deaf, Harry followed the prefects with the rest of the first years. The girl seemed to take the lead. She had a relatively forgettable face, even if that was unkind, but it was nonetheless true. She was of average height, and had brown eyes and black hair that wasn't particularly long or short.

Her companion was blond with blue eyes, and he looked like he wanted to be showing the first years around. Still, Harry was curious as to how the teenagers would handle a dozen children under their supervision.

Surprisingly, his classmates were very well behaved, at least for children. They followed the prefects while just looking around. Harry marvelled at the moving portraits, trying to figure out how they would behave without anyone seeing them.

They walked down to the dungeons and Harry did his best to memorize the path from the Great Hall. Still, they arrived at their destination after a few minutes, well they arrived in front of the wall.

The prefect girl gave them a serious look, "Like all the House common rooms in Hogwarts, the Slytherin common room is hidden, and you cannot enter it without a specific password. You are not allowed to bring visitors from other houses. While it is inevitable that its location is compromised, there are additional security measures stopping members of other houses from entering without being invited in by a member of the house. This rule is not an official one, but it is one of the unspoken ones in Slytherin and you will be severely punished if you're caught breaking it. We'll speak of this further when we get in."

The prefect boy rolled his eyes, "Stop scaring them, Gemma. Look, kids, just try not to break the rules, there aren't many and they're reasonable. Now, back to the entrance. The password for this week is 'viper'. "

The moment he said the world, the wall shifted away, revealing a large door, surrounded by the body of a gigantic snake. The boy walked in and continued to explain, "The passwords will be displayed in the middle of the common room and will glow when it has been changed."

The rest of the first year followed him into the common room and they gasped in awe. Harry felt the music in his head shift. It went from being a complex symphony into a slow but smooth one. It matched the ambience of the room, to be honest. The Slytherin common room was grand in appearance and yet the atmosphere was without a doubt cold. Best of all, it was quiet, and Harry loved quiet. It was why he dreaded the possibility of being a Gryffindor. The rumours of wild parties and events just didn't appeal to him.

As for the room, its walls were adorned with green and silver banners, and it was furnished with plush leather chairs and wooden tables. But what was most stunning was the view that came from the window. It wasn't really the night sky, but the black lake. Harry could see fish swimming around and what seemed like a giant tentacle for a moment – it was probably the infamous giant squid.

All things considered, Harry liked it.

The prefect girl led them to a large couch and started speaking, "Welcome to Slytherin. My name is Gemma Farley, and this is Rowan Padgett. We are the fifth year Slytherin prefects, which means that until your third year, we will be responsible for you, after which we would have graduated. Should you need any help, you are free to come to us with any problems, academic or otherwise. If we're unable to help you, you are free to ask Professor Snape – our head of house – directly. Beware, if he deems that the issue is mundane and finds out that you haven't asked us first, he will not be happy with you for wasting your time. With that said, let's talk about what it means to be a Slytherin student."

Rowan continued on her behalf, "Let's be absolutely clear, we are the most distrusted and dislike house in the school, and that is a fact. You are perfectly free to pursue friendships with students from other houses, but it will not easy. We have suffered greatly because of the last war, which means that speaking publicly about discrimination will not be tolerated. I don't care what you personally believe, but if someone is caught spewing around about Mudbloods and Blood traitors, they will be reprimanded by Professor Snape."

Harry caught the outraged look on Malfoy's face but just shrugged; he didn't care about any of that. As long as no one involved him, he would not enter a political debate with children.

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