Poor Gabrial was so focused on his writing that he didn’t even hear someone approaching. Between his scribbles he would remove the cigarette from his mouth and blow out some smoke. Soon he was back to writing before finally putting down the quill, and that’s when he heard a voice. Hi ember gaze moved up to see Fianna had found him and a broad smile moved across his fine lips. “Oh to be disturbed by you is never a trouble for me.” A chuckle echoed in his voice as he gestured for her to have a seat at the table with him. “Alright… here it goes.” And with that he began.

“Welcome to the Slytherin House. I’m sure the Prefects have already gone over with you the history of the Slytherin House but I’m going to tell you why you are here. You are here because out of any other option the Sorting Hat knew you had four important qualities. You are ambitious, cunning, resourceful and treasure self-preservation.” He took a drag off of his cigarette and let out the smoke in a smooth fashion as it floated up into the air. “Let’s do a basic run-through of why these are so important and how it sets you apart from the rest.”

“Ambitious means you will always succeed no matter what; why? Because you have the drive to do so no matter what it takes and others do not. To be cunning isn’t a negative thing like people think of it. It’s an Old Norse word meaning knowledge, or knowing and to be cunning means you know how to complete something. Being resourceful means that you learn quickly and are clever when it comes to overcoming difficulties; come on, who here doesn’t fit that description?” He chuckled a little before flicking some ashes onto the ash tray he had brought with him. “Lastly is self-preservation. This means more than it states. This means you will not jump head first into something, in fact you analyze everything and weigh all possible outcomes before making a decision on what should be done. Only those who are close minded see a person who values self-preservation as a negative person. This why Slytherins become leaders, their drive for self-preservations allow them to protect themselves and those around them by planning and executing the plans to insure everyone’s safety.”

Taking a drag off of his cigarette, he held it in for a moment and let out the final puff before finishing. “Slytherins have made a huge impact on the world and no one is bigger than Merlin himself, a Slytherin house graduate whose fame transcends into the muggle world as well. You are Slytherins and here at Hogwarts you will train to become knowledgeable ambitious resourceful leaders to help take the future to greatness. Welcome to the House of Slytherin.” 

Letting out a long breathe he finally looked up from his paper and took a drag off of his cigarette and asked, “Whatcha think?”