"I decide what is of my concern and what isn't, "Alecto replied, her voice hard as steel even as her gaze smoldered as it remained locked with Spencer's. "Now, answer the question," she commanded.
It seemed that Spencer was just as smart and observant as Alecto had given her credit for. Though it did not mean much in any true fashion, she was still quite proud of her pet. "Well spotted," she complimented her sincerely, that hint of affection returning to her tone despite her threating tone of moments before.
"I am, and always will be, a proud Slytherin," she told Spencer. "Though, I had to have a bit of a...debate with the Sorting Hat to avoid the second best house at Hogwarts."