Improve the coherence in the given text.
She was a menacing student with black and white plaits, and was expelled for drinking ink. Student appears to be on friendlier terms with Mrs. Dearly when they encounter each other at the beginning of the novel, before student steals Dearly's puppies.
She was a menacing student with black and white plaits, and was expelled for drinking ink. However, she appears to be on friendlier terms with Mrs. Dearly when they encounter each other at the beginning of the novel, before Cruella steals Dearly's puppies.