"I'm younger than you, but I'm not stupid." Lily retorted, slyly raising her eyebrow. "I think it's you Slytherins who spread those strange rumors about yourselves. You like them because they make you feel special. I saw it happen to Al too. He wasn't so confident last summer, but sometimes he became a big talker. Now he's doing the mysterious guy with the whole family, like saying look at me, I'm a Slytherin, I'm strange and full of secrets!"