Cunning, Resourceful and Slytherin

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Who: snarkypotions & all the [SLYTHERINS]
Where: Slytherin Common Room
When: Afternoon, October 15th. One hour after [THIS] post.
What: Snape gathers the serpents together and gives them a welcoming speech.
Rating: PG

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Though Terezi was standing at the back of the group and had yet to really ask any questions, she was definitely noticable. For one thing, her gray skin and orange horns made her stick out in the small crowd of humans. For another, her habit of wearing a wide, open-mouthed grin at all times was showing off her many extremely sharp-looking teeth.

And, of course, it was impossible to catch her eye because she wasn't looking at Snape when he spoke. Her eyes were hidden behind her red shades, of course, but though she had pointed her nose in Snape's direction at the beginning of the speech, she was busy evaluating the rest of her housemates by the time he reached the end.

After listening to several questions, Terezi finally turned her full attention back to Snape. Back straight, both hands on her cane and grin in place, she waited for a lull in the discussion to giggle--not loudly, but audibly enough to get her a little attention.

"Hehehehehehe! Aren't witches and wizards human?"

It may have seemed like an odd question, but Snape's mention of pure bloodlines in his answer to an earlier question had peaked her curiosity.

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The shades, Snape thought to himself, would eventually prove a bit of a problem should he ever wish to use Legilimency on her without her knowledge, but there would always be ways around them if need be. Such as enforcing dress codes or some other rubbish of that sort. Perhaps Lucius could be roped into helping if he presented it correctly, but that was neither here nor there.

"We are. Your point, Miss...?"

Her question was indeed an odd one, but her appearance at least pointed as to why she had asked it.

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"Sooooo," she said, drawing out the word in that way that only obnoxious preteens could, "humans all have the same blood, don't they? Bright candy red."

Human adults, Terezi knew, were generally less dangerous than troll adults. But that didn't mean Snape wasn't someone to be cautious around, so Terezi held back the enthusiasm she would normally have in her tone when on the topic of her favorite color.

Of course, even with that effort she sounded terribly eager to learn about this.

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There was the slightest frown at that question and her eagerness, but Snape showed no reaction beyond that. "Before I answer that, your name?"

And what was she? Please, dear Merlin, don't tell him that he'll have to worry about his charges' throats having been slit the next morning.

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The larger threat was that they would wake up covered in alien saliva, really.

"Terezi Pyrope," she said brightly. And, smelling the frown on his face, she added: "I'm just trying to be culturally sensitive here! It doesn't make much sense to be fighting over blood purity if your blood is all the same, so I'm trying to get a human perspective on the issue. Hehe!"

Terezi was the type who was always laughing, whether in honest amusement, in mockery, or with ominous undertones. At the moment, at least, she seemed to be genuinely cheery.

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Well, that was reassuring. Assuming that she was telling the truth, that was. And that laughter... It was a good thing she belonged to his House, else Snape might have already deducted points for it. "Be that as it may, Miss Pyrope, that does not stop some from believing what they believe and holding onto their beliefs so far as to wage a war for them."

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"So there really isn't a difference. Humans sure are weird!"

But, that obnoxiousness done with, her too-bright grin mellowed down into a smirk.

"Hehehe, at least they have a reason to keep this whole thing going. I guess it could be worse!"

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The smallest shrug. "If you believe so, Miss Pyrope. Anything else?"

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"That's all for now," she assured him. She had never been to a proper school or spent any time around actual adults before she appeared in Hogwarts, so she wasn't exactly up on how to address a human adult in a position of authority.

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"'That's all for now, sir'," Snape corrected, eyes narrowing slightly in irritation, though not as much as there could have been, considering how it was still her first day despite her year and age. "Or 'Professor'."

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There was so much potential to be obnoxious...but would that really be wise with an adult?

"Sorry, Professor," she settled on, tone of voice sweet but appropriately respectful. There wasn't much point in making her own life difficult this early in things.