"That does sound scary." Avice exaggerated a solemn nod that she hoped would accurately imitated empathy and understanding. "But, it was just a dream!. You'll only have to worry about forests in [i]real life[/i] is if you get a detention! I've been on loads of detentions... Not because I did anything very wrong just some of the teachers are strict..." a white lie out from a Black tongue. "... Not that you will have to worry about that. I'll let you know who to keep wise around, that's all." Her tone took on a conspiratorial air. Slytherin students were known for being sly, after all. Avice widened her audience to the other first years who could start learning how to be sly and avoid detentions straight away. 

"The one you have to worry about most is that [i]Nothing[/i] teacher. Transfiguration. She is ruthless. She is envious of people like [i]you[/i] and [i]me[/i]." Yaxley and Black were pureblood both and professor Nothing had... No family name to speak of. "She will treat you unfairly. She favors [i]her own[/i] kids. The ones she brings in from the muggle towns. She [i]never[/i] gives them detention. She gives them as many tries as they like on spells and assignments and tests, but on tests she would fail me if I didn't get it right the first time!" Her face flushed angered by memories of her first year transfiguration. "She is tough, but she won't send you to the forest if you can show her what a Yaxley is made of! Right? Isn't that what the headmaster just said. [i]'Show them what it means to be a wizard.'[/i]" She misquoted. "He is to her prejudice now, she tried to fail me out of the class because she resented me and my family... But he didn't let her! He's going to keep an eye on her this year, she can't do you any harm. Still be careful." She nodded and peered around at the other older students inviting them to voice their own opinions about the various staff of Hogwarts.

"Who else do you think the first years should know about?"