BEWARE THE BILLOWY CAPE OF DOOM!! Chapter 1- Overture
Krystall had finally got all of her possessions onto the train and had said her final goodbyes to her aunt and uncle on the platform. She soon went in search of a seat once the train was on the move, but couldn't find a free seat until she came across a nearly empty compartment- all bar a Slytherin boy.
"Are you saving any of these seats?," she asked
"No," came a curt reply.
Krystall heaved her trunk into the overhead storage and flopped down onto the seat opposite the boy, whilst fishing out of her bag a hard backed book, which she started to read intensely.
The only time Krystall lowered the book was when the Trolley Witch came past. The pair both got up and went to the doorway at the same time, and confused the poor witch with a jumbled mass of orders. They looked at each other and laughed before the boys allowed Krystall to order first.
"Thanks," she says, once they sat down again. "I'm Krystall by the way."
"Severus," the boy replied, plunging his nose back into the book he was reading.
"Wotya reading?," Krystall inquired.
"Curses and Counter-Curses- just refreshing my memory!! Why do you ask?"
"Oh, just that I recognised it!! I know that one off by heart!!"
"Oh, ok then! What are you reading then?"
"It's a birthday present from my aunt and uncle. It's The Phantom of the Opera, and it's brilliant!! They've made this book into a musical you know!!," Krystall said excitedly.
"Oh well, enjoy it," Severus said as he turned once more back to his book. Strange, he thought, it looks as if that book is in French!! They spent the rest of the journey in silence and soon the pair separated when getting off the train and meeting their respective friends of their own houses. The pair would soon meet up sooner than either of them would have cared to guess- like the next morning!!
Severus had got to the Potions room earlier than the rest of the N.E.W.T class, as he wanted to pass this class. Krystall soon walked in and spotted her friend from the train, and wandered over to where he was sat and asked,
"Is this seat taken?,"
"No," Severus said, without looking up, too engrossed in his preparations for the class. Professor Slughorn was a fair but tough teacher and expected his pupils to do well.
"Oh blast!! I've left my copy of the text in my dorm. Could I share yours, Severus?"
The mention of his name made Severus look up this time, only for him to see Krystall tucking her bag under her chair. She then turned and smiled at him.
"Well, can I share your book or not?," she asked again.
"Of course, but just ignore the notes in the corners," Severus warned.
Krystall smiled once more and turned to start her own preparations for the class.
"So, how goes your book reading?," Severus inquired, wondering exactly why she could have been reading a Muggle book in the author's native language.
"I've finished it! Once I start reading a book, I can't put it down until I've read it all!! You know, you remind me of one of the characters from the book," Krystall chirped away.
Severus had only just noticed that Professor Slughorn was now talking to the class, and everyone was jotting down what he was saying.
"And just who would that be then," he said, angrily.
"Oh, never mind," Krystall answered back. She had somehow managed to talk and copy down everything that Slughorn had been saying!!!
The lesson progressed and both of them worked in comparative silence to produce a satisfactory potion to be marked. As they filed out of the classroom, Krystall turned once more to Severus and said,
"I'll see if I can get hold of an English version of my book and then you can lend it. You can make up your own mind about just who I think you are!!"
And with that, she flaunted off to join her fellow Ravenclaws, who were also in the class, heads soon huddled together, asking her what she was doing with that strange, slimy 'Sniverlus' Snape. There was no reply from Krystall and Severus breathed a sigh of relief, turned and stalked off towards the Slytherin Common Room, never giving any of the people thought of him. But it still worried him, just what Krystall the Ravenclaw did really think of him!!!