Kennedy Escalante made his way to the table decorated in green and silver. Sigh. Finally, some normalcy. He grinned at the prospect of waking up tomorrow in the boys dorm, on the bed he had claimed his fourth year. Yeah, that sounded really nice.

His green eyes automatically searched for a certain red headed girl, but after what happened on the train he'd rather keep his distance. Not because he was angry with her, but because he didn't want to risk another argument. Especially not in the Great Hall where first years were being sorted. What kind of Prefect would he be if he showed a bad example? Not a good one.

So, with a slight shake of his head, he walked faster to the Slytherin table. When he got there everyone was so...quiet. Granted, he wasn't in the best of moods right now, but his snakes needed to look more alive...alert. Excited. He approached the center of the table. How should he do this? Greet everyone one by one? All as a group? Should he just not say anything?

...but...it was TOO quiet.

Inhaling a deep breath, Kennedy puffed his chest out and smile at the growing population of snakes. "Hey, everyone!" he said, waving...at everyone. "To those who are new welcome to Slytherin," he grinned, though his cheeks were tinting slightly red. He wasn't used to THIS, but they needed to look more alive. "And to our veterans welcome back to Hogwarts." THIS all had a purpose, and he hoped for Merlin's sake it would work through out the term.

You know, start off the year as an energetic group.

Snakes might not roar, but they sure could HIIIISSSSSSS.