Title - An Interesting Secret
Summary - Blaise has been given a letter to deliver, I wonder what is in it.
Characters - Blaise Zabini, Severus Snape, Alecto Carrow, Amycus Carrow.
Challenges
Ice Cream Factory Challenge (HPFC) - 30. Coffee & 58. Praline aka Severus Snape & Blaise Zabini
If You Dare Challenge (HPFC) - 1. Glaciers
HPFC Royalty Competition - 100-500w & Prompt 7. "This had better be important."
Greek Mythology Category Competition - 6. Demeter: Write about a Slytherin.
Word Count: 334
An Interesting Secret
The lamps flickered against the stone wall, dimly lighting the dark hallway. Blaise Zabini was making his way towards the headmaster's office, a scroll of parchment held tightly in his hand. He gave the stone gargoyle the password lilium and walked up the revolving staircase. Raised voices could be heard through the wooden door though he knocked regardless. The voices stopped abruptly and the door was flung open with such force that Blaise almost fell backwards. In front of him stood the livid form of Alecto Carrow, her nose almost touching this.
"This had better be important, boy," she hissed.
Blaise held his ground. "I have a letter for the headmaster," he replied, a little coolly.
"Come in, Blaise," Professor Severus Snape called from behind.
Alecto moved aside to let him pass though Blaise could feel her eyes staring daggers into his back. Beside the window stood her brother, Amycus, who was also seething with anger. Blaise handed Professor Snape the seemingly unopened scroll and watched as his eyes travelled down the parchment. As he read on Snape's eyes became darker and darker. With a flick of his wrist he threw the parchment into the fire, picked up a quill and composed his own short letter. Sealing it with wax he handed it to Blaise. Snape looked up at Blaise, his eyes as cold as glaciers.
"Send this at once," Snape snapped. Blaise turned on his heel and was almost out of the door. "And Blaise?" Snape called. Blaise turned obligingly. "Do not read that letter under any circumstances."
"Of course not."
Blaise walked back towards the Owlery with haste but, instead of going straight there, he took a detour to a nearby empty classroom. Blaise opened the scroll and scanned over the content. He resealed it and sprinted up to the Owlery, tied it to the leg of the nearest bird, and watched as it retreated into the distance. Well well, he thought to himself. That certainly is an interesting turn of events.