Chapter 1
An Encounter in the Dark
"Lucius, honestly, do you have to complain about it endlessly every day?" Severus asked his blonde friend, covering his ears. "I've had enough of Mum and Dad's fights and I certainly don't need your noise."
"Come off it, Severus. Really," Lucius screamed to Severus's ears mockingly and the greasy boy covered his ears harder.
"I can't hear you!"
"Shut up," Lucius elbowed him and they both laughed heartily, without a care in the world. It was a fine Saturday afternoon at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and these two Slytherins were just roaming around, trying to do something fun… but failing. Lucius Malfoy was just—as Severus said—complaining so much that his eardrums were tired already. It was the usual…
"That brunette boy with glasses and jerk for friends, he's very much despicable. He pisses me off with that ego of his. By the way, who is he again?"
Severus scoffed, "…James Potter. That arrogant toerag has been messing the school for ages! Bloody hell, I honestly don't know why you don't have a clue what his name is." Then he murmured, "I don't have one idea why the ladies drool over him."
"You're just saying that because you're jealous. And that's simply because you're far greasier than him, Sev. Other than that, it's also easily because the ladies don't notice my charms because you're so greasy," Lucius played with his hair. "See? Sooo greasy—"
"Shut up!" Severus hit him but that didn't make him stop. "C'mon. Even from a far distance, it's obvious!"
"SHHH!"
"Greasy greasy git!"
"SHHHH I can hear something," Severus finally succeeded in keeping the Malfoy quiet. Perhaps his statement got him all curious. Or maybe even got him scared. "S-sev? What's wrong?" Lucius asked as he trembled in fright. Severus wouldn't simply tell him what it was and it was causing him fear by the second.
"Severus?"
"Shut your trap, Lucius."
"Severus, I'm scared."
"Shut—"
"Itty bitty baby," A girl with messy black hair mocked with a smirk, walking from a dark area. She was just like the two—a second-year roaming around the castle grounds without a care. "I didn't know Malfoys were chickens." She eyed Lucius from head to toe a chuckled, meaning her statement word for word. The blonde noticed this and tried to swallow his obvious cowardice. "I—I'm no coward, for your bloody information!"
Severus rolled his eyes, "Says he—"
"—Says we," a female blonde with a bit of the other girl's physical features appeared from behind her. The messy-haired appeared to have not liked her act. "CISSY!" she shrieked. "I told you to stay behind!"
"Exactly why I disobeyed," she replied with pride and then turned to the two boys with an arched brow. "And? Who are you blokes supposed to be?"
Lucius stopped trembling but did perceptibly not like the situation at all, while Severus remained with a blank expression and spoke for the both of them emotionlessly, "Bellatrix and Narcissa Black. What a pleasant surprise, I am very well pleased. Please, do tell me more of your ruddy family."
"You dare speak of our names!" Bellatrix shrieked in a flash with her wand pointed directly at Severus's neck.
"Bella!" Narcissa screamed with her eyes widened. "Don't."
"These idiots are annoying me, Cissy." She eyed the two again. "Might as well body-bind them."
"You don't even know us yet and you're already fighting us," Severus said sarcastically. "How clever you are."
"Fine," Bellatrix removed her wand and took one step back. Quickly, she offered a hand to Severus. "Bellatrix Black, and that's my sister, Narcissa." He shake her hand and replied, "Obviously. Severus Snape and my friend's name is Lucius Malfoy. Anything you'd like to say Lucius?"
"I am not a chicken."
"Music to my ears, Lucius," Narcissa snapped sarcastically but shook his hand still. "You both can call me Cissy, and Bellatrix as Bella. We're Slytherins."
Severus said, "Same. Lucius and I just don't notice you two much because we're too busy hating on the 4 idiots."
Narcissa was confused, "Excuse me?"
"Potter and his pals."
"Oh yes, those pigs," Bella replied, shaking her head. "They're simply a bunch of frauds."
"Well, Peter is nice."
"Cissy!" Narcissa rolled her eyes, ignoring her noisy sister and smiling at Lucius, "Anyways, nice to meet the both of you. Let's go, Bella." The two girls turned their backs and walked off.
"Yes, before Andy starts looking for us."
"Exactly."
Lucius stared as the two ladies made their exit which made Severus quite concerned. He wouldn't keep his eyes off of Narcissa and he wouldn't blink at the very least. "Lucius?" Snape called for his attention. "Lucius." Still nothing. He sighed and waved his hand in front of the blonde and then and only then did he blink.
"What's wrong with you?"
"I like Narcissa, Severus… very much."
Severus placed his palm on his face, "Of course you do."