 Yay for timezones >.< Feathery Thingywhatsit | BookSnake
Tobias rushed down to the Duelling Arena for the meeting; because it was a place he rarely frequented, it took several wrong turns before he found it. Also, due to the fact that he was exhausted (excitement at being back at Hogwarts certainly limited tiredness), it also took a few accidental bumps into corners of the cold stone walls before he really woke up. So by the time he reached the Arena he was chilly, with a slight headache, and was more than annoyed at whoever had lost the points in the first place.
He smothered a yawn as Professor Truebridge began to speak. Nothing good would happen if Truebridge thought he was being rude. If this was going to be a scolding, Tobias planned on zoning out. He, after all, had been at the opposite end of the table from the trouble, and had only heard rumours about the event drifting down to his part of the table. But what Truebridge said, about being able to earn points back, suddenly put him in a much better mood and caused him to start thinking about what it meant to be Slytherin.
Having come up with (what he thought was) a convincing and positive response, Tobias raised his hand and waited for Truebridge to indicate him before speaking.
"To be a Slytherin is to take your good qualities and talents and use them to your advantage. Using this advantage does not have to be evil or negative, but could help with some positive goal, like providing for a family or helping a friend in need. Being a Slytherin is knowing how to be resourceful by implementing the qualities of ambition and cleverness and self-preservation that most Slytherins, being Slytherins, have."
Finished, Tobias stepped back into the crowd of students. He hoped that his response made sense; it made sense to him, at any rate. Passively, he wished someone were writing all these answers down because some were very good, and explained perfectly how each Slytherin was different despite the common characteristics. |