Gentle Hearts, Wicked Dreams
Chapter One: Slytherin Tomboy
The funeral took place in the muggle world. It seemed to be the perfect, sad, day for a funeral. There were about twenty people surrounding the flower covered coffin. All dressed in black and holding umbrellas over their heads to block out the pouring rain. It was raining hard enough to fill a bucket in seconds. The preacher could barely be heard.
All the professors from Hogwarts seemed to be on one side of the coffin. They all stood pretty close together to keep warm. Since we all know magic couldn't keep them warm, because it was prohibited in the muggle world.
Professor McGonagell, Sprout, and Madam Pomfrey were in tears as they stood before the casket that held one of Hogwart's most memorable and troublesome students. Headmaster Dumbledore stood silent with his hands folded and listened to the pastor as closely as he could.
The professor that was farthest away from the others was Serverus Snape. His empty black eyes didn't meet anyone's during the funeral. They just stayed on the casket through the whole ceremony. Only once did he look up. It was to the sound of a little girl's sobbing. How he could have heard it through the pouring rain was still a mystery.
Lucius Malfoy stood next to Snape, keeping a strong arm around his only son, Draco Malfoy whom was still a toddler. Lucius kept his head up to look strong before his son, but anyone could tell he was in deep sorrow from his eyes.
The little girl that had caught Snape's attention was about Draco's age. She stood across from them, holding a man's hand. That man was her father. She looked almost exactly like him. Her hair wasn't as bright as his because her mother's hair was so dark. But her face was pale as his and she had his sea blue eyes, which were filled with tears.
"Poor dear," Snape heard McGonagell whisper to Dumbledore, "She'll never get to really know her mother. It must be hard on Christian."
Snape bit his bottom lip to keep from growling. But he couldn't help but glare at the father of this little girl. That man was to blame anyhow. There should be no pity for him. "He is no worse than Black and his ignorant friends." Serverus thought to himself.
The funeral ended sooner than everyone thought. Snape and Lucius were the first to leave, not looking back. They would get on with their lives.
~* A few years back *~
"Ahhh! The life we will have as graduates!" Lucius sighed in pleasure as he kicked his boots off and rested his feet on the seat across from him. "This year is our year to show all those newbies what we got!"
"Really Lucius, I think there are better things to worry about." Serverus groaned as he shoved a huge school book into the compartments above their heads. He sat down beside Lucius. "Like studies maybe?"
"This is our year to party." Lucius responded with a big smirk. He ran his hands through his slick blonde hair and continued, "And you are going to loosen up. Because Slytherin is going to win the cup once again!"
"Don't be so sure of yourself." Serverus said, looking out the window of the Hogwart's Express. "I'm sure Potter has something up his sleeve for this year."
Lucius sneered at the name. He didn't know if he hated James Potter more than Serverus or not. But he still hated him. "I'll show that Potter!"
Serverus chuckled and looked back at his friend, "Just like you did last year? Or maybe the year before?"
"Come on, man! Don't be like that!"
"I'm just saying," Serverus explained, trying to sound serious, "You shouldn't be too over-confident."
"Yeah blondie. Take your buddy's advice for once!" a female giggle came from between the doorway of the compartment the two guys were in.
Lucius smirked and looked over to the girl. Serverus went silent and looked up at her, feeling nervous. The girl before them was about their age, (17) she wore the Slytherin uniform. She had rather tan skin and dark brown hair which had a boyish haircut to it. Her hair was pretty straight so she always spiked it out to the sides a little and kept two thick bangs long. (The bangs about touched her shoulders, the rest is short)
"Hey there Trini, where have you been?" Lucius asked, his grin growing bigger, "Me and Snape waited all day and just thought you missed the train."
"You big liar!" Trini snapped, returning Malfoy's grin, "I saw you running away from me at the train station!"
"I didn't run away from you." Serverus snapped, looking offended.
Trini giggled and jumped in between the two boys. She made herself comfortable and put an arm around Snape's shoulder, "I know you didn't, Serverus! You would always wait for me."
Lucius gagged. Snape laughed nervously and removed Trini's arm. He decided to change the subject, "So Trini, how was your summer?"
"Hey!" Trini exclaimed, punching Serverus in the arm hard enough to only hurt a little, "I spent the whole summer with you two blockheads, remember?"
"He's trying to keep conversation, bozo!" Lucius argued playfully.
"What did you call me?!" Trini demanded as she smacked Lucius's shoulder. Lucius laughed and whacked her back playfully. The two started a small slapping battle. Snape groaned and moved to the seat across from them.
An annoyed sigh came from the doorway. "Acting like kids as usual I see. That's no big surprise."
Snape looked to see who was in the doorway. A deep feel of hatred began to go through his body. Trini didn't need to look up to know who that voice belonged to. She quickly got up from her seat and tightened a ready fist.
"You got guts, Gryffindor!" she scowled, "This is a Slytherin's territory!"
"Still fighting for the boys, Darksummer?" the Gryffindor asked with a troublesome smirk.
"You're just jealous because you were beaten by a girl last year, Black!" Trini responded, giving Sirius the same troublesome smirk.
Everyone remembered what happened last year. Trini was a beater for Slytherin and Sirius was one for Gryffindor. When Trini saved Lucius from a flying killer ball, Sirius thought it'd be funny to push her out of the way, to see if the ball would barely miss Malfoy. Trini got ticked and almost kicked Sirius off his broom. The two just started shoving each other from then on. Both beater's were taken out of the game.
"No one was beaten down if I recall!" Sirius spat, shaking a fist to the girl.
"I can arrange a beating if you'd like." Laughed Trini, making Sirius really angry.
"Trini no!" Serverus interrupted. He got up and stood in front of her, "You don't want to get suspended before school even starts!"
"Come on, Black." Remus Lupin said, pushing his friend away gently, "A Slytherin isn't worth our time."
Sirius shrugged and walked away from the compartment. Peter was following close behind him, going on about how Black would have taken Trini down.
James Potter decided to be friendly. He smiled to Lucius Malfoy and said, "You ready for Quidditch this year, Malfoy?"
Lucius shrugged and looked away from James, "I'm ready to hold that Quidditch trophy in my hands, yes."
James sighed and walked away, he went towards the direction Sirius was. Lupin looked at Trini once more. She was still standing up, both fists closed. He smiled and left.
"Thank goodness this is our final year." Trini groaned, finally sitting down. "I hate that Sirius Black!"
"I don't believe he's too fond of you either." Snape said as he took his seat, "We can make their lives hell for one more year though."
Trini smiled and rested her head on Lucius's shoulder. She looked straight at Snape and whispered, "Oh, their lives will be hell. They will be so relieved to see me gone once the year is over. But I'll make sure it's a very slow year for them."
The funeral took place in the muggle world. It seemed to be the perfect, sad, day for a funeral. There were about twenty people surrounding the flower covered coffin. All dressed in black and holding umbrellas over their heads to block out the pouring rain. It was raining hard enough to fill a bucket in seconds. The preacher could barely be heard.
All the professors from Hogwarts seemed to be on one side of the coffin. They all stood pretty close together to keep warm. Since we all know magic couldn't keep them warm, because it was prohibited in the muggle world.
Professor McGonagell, Sprout, and Madam Pomfrey were in tears as they stood before the casket that held one of Hogwart's most memorable and troublesome students. Headmaster Dumbledore stood silent with his hands folded and listened to the pastor as closely as he could.
The professor that was farthest away from the others was Serverus Snape. His empty black eyes didn't meet anyone's during the funeral. They just stayed on the casket through the whole ceremony. Only once did he look up. It was to the sound of a little girl's sobbing. How he could have heard it through the pouring rain was still a mystery.
Lucius Malfoy stood next to Snape, keeping a strong arm around his only son, Draco Malfoy whom was still a toddler. Lucius kept his head up to look strong before his son, but anyone could tell he was in deep sorrow from his eyes.
The little girl that had caught Snape's attention was about Draco's age. She stood across from them, holding a man's hand. That man was her father. She looked almost exactly like him. Her hair wasn't as bright as his because her mother's hair was so dark. But her face was pale as his and she had his sea blue eyes, which were filled with tears.
"Poor dear," Snape heard McGonagell whisper to Dumbledore, "She'll never get to really know her mother. It must be hard on Christian."
Snape bit his bottom lip to keep from growling. But he couldn't help but glare at the father of this little girl. That man was to blame anyhow. There should be no pity for him. "He is no worse than Black and his ignorant friends." Serverus thought to himself.
The funeral ended sooner than everyone thought. Snape and Lucius were the first to leave, not looking back. They would get on with their lives.
~* A few years back *~
"Ahhh! The life we will have as graduates!" Lucius sighed in pleasure as he kicked his boots off and rested his feet on the seat across from him. "This year is our year to show all those newbies what we got!"
"Really Lucius, I think there are better things to worry about." Serverus groaned as he shoved a huge school book into the compartments above their heads. He sat down beside Lucius. "Like studies maybe?"
"This is our year to party." Lucius responded with a big smirk. He ran his hands through his slick blonde hair and continued, "And you are going to loosen up. Because Slytherin is going to win the cup once again!"
"Don't be so sure of yourself." Serverus said, looking out the window of the Hogwart's Express. "I'm sure Potter has something up his sleeve for this year."
Lucius sneered at the name. He didn't know if he hated James Potter more than Serverus or not. But he still hated him. "I'll show that Potter!"
Serverus chuckled and looked back at his friend, "Just like you did last year? Or maybe the year before?"
"Come on, man! Don't be like that!"
"I'm just saying," Serverus explained, trying to sound serious, "You shouldn't be too over-confident."
"Yeah blondie. Take your buddy's advice for once!" a female giggle came from between the doorway of the compartment the two guys were in.
Lucius smirked and looked over to the girl. Serverus went silent and looked up at her, feeling nervous. The girl before them was about their age, (17) she wore the Slytherin uniform. She had rather tan skin and dark brown hair which had a boyish haircut to it. Her hair was pretty straight so she always spiked it out to the sides a little and kept two thick bangs long. (The bangs about touched her shoulders, the rest is short)
"Hey there Trini, where have you been?" Lucius asked, his grin growing bigger, "Me and Snape waited all day and just thought you missed the train."
"You big liar!" Trini snapped, returning Malfoy's grin, "I saw you running away from me at the train station!"
"I didn't run away from you." Serverus snapped, looking offended.
Trini giggled and jumped in between the two boys. She made herself comfortable and put an arm around Snape's shoulder, "I know you didn't, Serverus! You would always wait for me."
Lucius gagged. Snape laughed nervously and removed Trini's arm. He decided to change the subject, "So Trini, how was your summer?"
"Hey!" Trini exclaimed, punching Serverus in the arm hard enough to only hurt a little, "I spent the whole summer with you two blockheads, remember?"
"He's trying to keep conversation, bozo!" Lucius argued playfully.
"What did you call me?!" Trini demanded as she smacked Lucius's shoulder. Lucius laughed and whacked her back playfully. The two started a small slapping battle. Snape groaned and moved to the seat across from them.
An annoyed sigh came from the doorway. "Acting like kids as usual I see. That's no big surprise."
Snape looked to see who was in the doorway. A deep feel of hatred began to go through his body. Trini didn't need to look up to know who that voice belonged to. She quickly got up from her seat and tightened a ready fist.
"You got guts, Gryffindor!" she scowled, "This is a Slytherin's territory!"
"Still fighting for the boys, Darksummer?" the Gryffindor asked with a troublesome smirk.
"You're just jealous because you were beaten by a girl last year, Black!" Trini responded, giving Sirius the same troublesome smirk.
Everyone remembered what happened last year. Trini was a beater for Slytherin and Sirius was one for Gryffindor. When Trini saved Lucius from a flying killer ball, Sirius thought it'd be funny to push her out of the way, to see if the ball would barely miss Malfoy. Trini got ticked and almost kicked Sirius off his broom. The two just started shoving each other from then on. Both beater's were taken out of the game.
"No one was beaten down if I recall!" Sirius spat, shaking a fist to the girl.
"I can arrange a beating if you'd like." Laughed Trini, making Sirius really angry.
"Trini no!" Serverus interrupted. He got up and stood in front of her, "You don't want to get suspended before school even starts!"
"Come on, Black." Remus Lupin said, pushing his friend away gently, "A Slytherin isn't worth our time."
Sirius shrugged and walked away from the compartment. Peter was following close behind him, going on about how Black would have taken Trini down.
James Potter decided to be friendly. He smiled to Lucius Malfoy and said, "You ready for Quidditch this year, Malfoy?"
Lucius shrugged and looked away from James, "I'm ready to hold that Quidditch trophy in my hands, yes."
James sighed and walked away, he went towards the direction Sirius was. Lupin looked at Trini once more. She was still standing up, both fists closed. He smiled and left.
"Thank goodness this is our final year." Trini groaned, finally sitting down. "I hate that Sirius Black!"
"I don't believe he's too fond of you either." Snape said as he took his seat, "We can make their lives hell for one more year though."
Trini smiled and rested her head on Lucius's shoulder. She looked straight at Snape and whispered, "Oh, their lives will be hell. They will be so relieved to see me gone once the year is over. But I'll make sure it's a very slow year for them."