Do You Hate My Blood? Chapter 5

After the Slytherin prefect led you all to the common room, he said you could go to the dorm room. Gamma, the girl who defended you at the table, walked next to you up the stairs, whispering things like, “They’ll probably try to gang up on you. Just ignore them.”1

The most you could do was nod. It was just too much to process all at once. Once you were in the dorm room, you looked around to find which bed would be yours. It was immediately to the left as soon as you walked in.2

Your new friend (well, ally) had the bed to the right of the door. When the both of you sat on your beds, three other girls came in. You recognized one of them as Yasmin. She gave you a look of disgust and turned to the girl to her right. “See? That’s the mudblood I was telling you about.”3

The girl rolled her eyes and took the bed next to Gamma. You took glance at her trunk and saw she had her name rather than initials on it. It read, “Sylvia Lallon.”4

“Why are you looking at my trunk, mudblood?” Sylvia demanded. “Do you plan on stealing something from it?”5

“I-I’m not a thief. I just wanted to know your name,” you responded.6

She scoffed. “Why? It’s not like you’ll ever be good enough to be my friend or even my roommate.” She turned to Yasmin. I can’t believe we have to spend a whole year with that thing in here! It’s going to make me sick.”7

Yasmin replied, “I know, but Dumbledork won’t change her house.”8

Gamma spoke up again. “Why don’t you girls just shut up?”9

“Or what?” Yasmin questioned. “You’ll curse us? Please, I know you’re a half blood. You aren’t as powerful as us.” Yasmin sat back on her bed, the one next to Sylvia. “I’m sorry that you have to sleep next to that thing, Mariah,” Yasmin told the fifth other girl that walked in with her.10

“I’ll be fine. She seems alright so far,” this Mariah told Yasmin.11

Yasmin took on a look of shock. “Are you kidding me?! She’s a mudblood! In Slytherin! She’s sleeping in our room, she’ll be going to our classes, sitting at our table in the Great Hall! How can you be alright with her?”12

“Mudbloods aren’t all bad. A couple of shops in Diagon Alley were created by mudbloods.”13

“None of them are any good!” Yasmin spat. Then she glared at you. “You better leave Hogwarts. You don’t belong here. Anywhere. The house elves here are more useful than you.”14

You didn’t know what a house elf was, or what most of the conversation was about, but it still stung a bit. Gamma was right. They were ganging up on you. However, this girl Mariah didn’t seem too bad. She seemed like someone you’d get along with. At least, you hoped you would.15

There was a thick tension in the air for a few minutes. No one spoke a word until Gamma said, “I’m going to go check our schedule, so we can be prepared when classes start. Anyone want to come with?”16

You got off your bed. “I’ll go.”17

“Me, too,” Mariah said.18

The three of you walked to the common room to look at the list. They were the most basic magical classes. Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Flying Lessons, Charms, Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration, and Herbology.19

“I can’t wait for Care of Magical Creatures,” Mariah said.20

“Why?” you asked her.21

She smiled at you. “Even though we start out with harmless creatures, we’ll soon get to the most dangerous. It’s going to be awesome. What about you two?”22

“Charms is going to be amazing! My older siblings told me all about it!” Gamma answered.23

You asked her, “You have siblings?”24

“Yep. My brother Alpha is 15, and my sister Beta is 14.”25

Mariah said, “I’ve got two older brothers, both thirteen. Brandon and Charles. They’re twins. What about you? Which class are you looking forward to, and do you have any siblings?”26

“Um,” you managed to get out before saying, “I’m looking forward to Potions, and I’m an only child.”27

Gamma smiled at you, “You should fit in here just fine.”28

You looked at her with a puzzled face. “Why do you say that? What did I say?”29

Mariah decided to answer your question. “The head of the Slytherin house is the potion’s master.”30