"Slytherin colors?" she asked, and he only smirked in response. He had been certain to regal her with as many stories of his House as possible, as well as the noble founder Salazar Slytherin, his ancestor. By far his greatest success to date had been getting her to agree that perhaps the ancient wizard had been correct in his belief that only Purebloods should be allowed access to Hogwarts. "If the muggleborns are as disastrous at magic as you say, surely it must hinder lessons for those more adept?" she had said, and he could feel the a warmth in the pit of his stomach when she said this.