"It was late January when the tensions in Slytherin finally boiled over. It had started earlier that week, Eliza's things going missing, being tripped in the hallways, having food thrown at her in the great hall. They were only a small court but Blaise could work fast and soon he had found that the underclassmen court weren't pleased with Eliza. That they were planning to put her back in her place. Theo had instantly reached for his wand, a cold look in his eyes as he swore to deal with whoever tried to touch her. His violence was sweet in a way and Eliza had smiled indulgently."
"Thank you Theo." Eliza said, grateful to Theo for everything he's ever done for her.
"No one in her court would be put into a position like that just yet. This would be her fight.
It all came to a head that Friday. She had gone through the entire day having her notes wrecked, belongings stolen and being spat at in the corridors and had simply weathered the storm. Although she did feel her temper spike when Theo's cauldron was sabotaged in potions but she allowed calm to fill her again. She would not go into a fight angry. Giving in to your temper was giving up your chance to win."
Many people who were fighters nodded at that. Having a calm head and thinking like a Slytherin in a fight, rather than a Gryffindor, was a lot more beneficial in a fight or a duel.
"She walked into the Slytherin commons that night with Theo and Blaise by her side, her wand up her sleeve and violence in her step.
"And here she is! The orphaned runt herself" Bletchley hollered at the rest of the Slytherins who stood in a circle forming a dueling ring."
"I was anything but a runt." Eliza sniffed haughtily. James and Lily looked concerned yet again for their daughter, as she got into another duel.
""Oh look she's got her little lap dogs with her" Hestia Carrow simpered to her left.
"I bet she dosed them with a love potion, didn't you little mudblood" Flora Carrow said back twittering."
Many people gasped at the usage of the word "mudblood" before settling on anger.
"Behind the three second years stood two third years who Eliza didn't know and the Prince of Slytherin himself. Rosier was the leader of the underclassmen court and in Eliza's humble opinion; a right tosser. It seemed Eliza was going to have to make her power play a lot earlier than she had thought."
"He was an idiot. At least he was smart enough not to test me again after this." Eliza said with a smug smirk on her lips.
"Looking around at the rest of the room it was obvious the upperclassmen court were staying out of this and Eliza knew she had Rowle to thank for that. Even now the odds didn't appear to be in her favor, even with all the spells she had read, darker hexes usually couldn't be found in the library and so Eliza was left to struggle by herself."
"The upperclassmen court don't usually involve themselves in the underclassmen problems." Regulus informed everyone.
""Is there anything else you want to say to me or are we actually going to do this?" Eliza drawled, flicking her wand from her sleeve and gesturing for Blaise and Theo to back down. She could do this, after all she had tricks up her sleeve that no one knew about."
"I was terrified of you in that fight. But it was also amazing." Blaise said to Eliza.
"One of the Carrow twins fired the first curse, some sort of cutting spell and Eliza immediately leapt into action darting and moving across the ring. The two Carrow's moved in unison and Eliza had to duck before sweeping them off their feet with a well-placed kick making them hit the ground. She rolled out of the way of another curse and cast a lumos maxima in the direction of the others, grinning when she heard them shout as they were blinded. She cast an overpowered scourgify at Hestia who dropped to the floor clutching her face wailing in pain. In Flora's moment of distraction Eliza cast a quick 'petrificus totalus' and grabbed the twins' wands before anyone could help them."
The Great Hall was silent in anticipation and anxiousness.
"Bletchley had recovered from the lumos and was now trying to sneak up behind her. Eliza stayed still for a few moments surveying the two third years who were now moving to surround her. Rosier hadn't even moved to join the fight yet. Overconfidence would be his downfall."
Many fighters sneered at his strategy, knowing he would get his arse handed to him by Eliza.
"Thinking quickly she cast a bombarda at the feet of the third years and twirled out of the way of a 'diffindo' cast by Bletchley. Eliza spun and cast expelliarmus at Bletchley hoping to catch him off guard and grimaced when he dodged. She attacked again before he could even think of another spell and this time her 'stupefy' hit him straight in the chest. She stole his wand before the third years got over their shock.
Stupefy was a fourth year spell, she shouldn't have been able to cast it.
But that had never stopped her before."
"Nothing has ever stopped me before." Eliza said, knowing she was powerful.
"Eliza hopped back over Bletchley and kept her eyes trained on the two third years who were both glaring at her, wands shaking with barely repressed fury.
They cast a hex Eliza had never heard of and was extremely glad she had dodged it when the spot she had been occupying burst into roaring flames. She cast an expelliarmus and body bind curse in quick succession and smiled when the burly boy dropped to the ground. There was just one left now.
They traded spells, hexes and jinxes lightning quick as they danced around the room, their attacks getting more and more vicious. Eliza could feel her heart pounding in exhilaration grinning as she attacked. The third-year had just tried to cast the gouging spell and Eliza took great pleasure in casting a 'glacius' at his feet laughing when he slipped and fell, knocking himself out.
"You mudblood bitch" Rosier snarled viciously finally joining the fight."
"I am not a dog, thank you very much." Eliza said as many looked outraged at what he said.
""CRUCI-"
The Great Hall all gasped, not thinking a child would use that spell on another child.
"Eliza didn't let him finish his spell. Instead she stood unnervingly still and let her raw magic uncurl lazily around her. She breathed in deeply, smelling the faint scent of ozone as she let her magic fill the room. It had been a long time since she had let her magic out so unrestrained like this, not channelled through her wand but pure and raw. She wrapped it around the boy's wand arm and slowly made him lower his wand. He was quivering now, trying desperately to regain control over himself but Eliza owned him now, mind and body. She was in control.
"Unforgivable's are illegal you know" she commented idly, her voice cutting through the stifling silence of the room.
"I think you should make it up to me," she said, moving closer to him.
"Bow" she watched happily as Rosier bowed in front of her, visibly straining in his effort to throw off her control. She never thought her time at the orphanage would be good for anything but she doubted she would have such good control of her magic if she had never been subjected to that particular hell."
Tom agreed with her, knowing his time at the orphanage was also what had made him powerful.
"She smiled when the prince of Slytherin finally hit his knees in front of her.
It had taken her less than a year to secure her rule over half of the Slytherin house, a feat many took the full three years to accomplish."
Many of the Slytherin's looked at her in respect, still in awe of her power.
"And by Merlin it felt good.
She released her magic from Rosier who slumped forward pathetically but didn't call it back to her just yet and instead let it drift lazily through the room
"I am now the ruler of the underclassmen court and I officially take my place" she stated clearly and smiled turning to face the crowd of Slytherins.
"I hope by now you've learnt your lesson about attacking me. I will not hesitate to remind you of your place but that does not mean I am not a fair leader. Most of you under my leadership are aligned with the dark and you hate me on the principle that I am the Girl Who Lived" Eliza spoke calmly "But despite being the girl-who-lived, despite what everyone told me about Slytherin I was still sorted here, to where I belong. I did not succumb to the wizarding's world bias of our house, I ask you to think beyond your bias towards me" Eliza stopped here and smiled at Theo and Blaise before chucking the wands she had acquired back to their owners.
"You may find that if you listen to me; I will lead us to victory"
Eliza would not accept anything less."
"She did lead us to victory and it was glorious." Draco whispered, in awe of his sister's power.