This is a story based on the Wizardy World of HP. All the characters are made-up. They either all belong to me...or some of those I've known over the years. This is mostly based on an HP RPG Site. The characters are from there.
CHAPTER ONE
The sound of a light laughter caught the attention of a dark haired boy, dragging his attention away from the worn book in his hands. He had been skimming it for the last couple of hours, not really reading it, just simply skimming it. He heard feathers ruffling and glanced up overhead to see a set of owls take off into the high noon sky. It wasn't very uncommon for owls to be seen outside of their normal
Upon hearing soft chatter to his left, he let out a soft sigh as he shut the book closed. A silent whisper bound the book to be shut for all time until the secret word was spoken. He had seen many of his house mates try to break into his books only to be hexed in return. Oddly enough they never seemed to learn from it.
The sound of something hitting a stone wall caused his head to snap up to see a very tall Slytherin boy holding a girl by the back of the neck. He was forcing her face into the harsh bricks, while whispering something to her. He could catch barely every other word as the boy tried to shove her more into the wall. He let out a sigh, slowly getting to his feet. He knew that it wasn't his true place to step in, but if he didn't do it here shortly, he'd lose his position as Perfect, something he treasured above most other things.
As if the boy sensed him getting close, he turned his head to glance over at him. There was a complete second of fear in the boy's eyes before he recognized who he was. He gave him a smirk before turning his attention back to the girl. It was then that she took action for that short time he had his attention else where. He saw it coming before his house mate did.
He was on the ground in a quick move of her feet. She tossed back her dark mocha hair out of her brown eyes. Eyes that had haunted him since the first day he actually had meet her. That had been a long six almost seven years ago. Back then she had been the quiet one, a pet of one of his house mates even. It wasn't until months after they had broken up, did she seem to come out of the cocoon that was her life and make a name for herself.
Her eyes flickered from the boy lying on the floor over to him. "Mikal," she greeted him, as she shifted her robes back into correct order. The little hassle she had with the other boy had made her robes bunch up against her arms. She slid the sleeves down to cover her wrists and arms. Arms that he knew from experience had scars from her matches with wizards of a dark nature.
"Lexie," he threw out, knowing that it had been a very long time since she had gone by that nickname. It had been a childish nickname given to her by those who had once dared call her a friend. Now, she spent all of her time, working her way to the top of the great Aurors, those destined to be all good and caring. A long time ago, she could have gone either way, toward the side of good or evil. Near the end, she went with the true path, going where she was needed most.
"I see that you're a perfect now," she threw out, quickly blocking a hex thrown on her by the boy. "I see that they haven't learned much have they." She turned her attention to the boy and he let out a gasp of pure horror as he watched his skin go from a creamy white to a dark green with orange spots.
"Bitch…" he hissed at her, as he glared over at Mikal. "Why aren't you doing anything?"
"Excuse me?" she said, flickering her wand at him. "You have no right to say such a word to me." She spun her wand around and he let out a gasp, as he hunched over, clutching his stomach. He hiccuped and slugs slid from his mouth. His eyes grew wide in fear. "You should know better than to say such hurtful words to me."
"Witch…" the boy said between hiccups. His eyes drifted toward Mikal. "You are a traitor!" He flung his wand toward Mikal, intent of hurting him anyway that he could. "You will pay for what you've done."
"Expelliarmus!" Lexie snapped, as moved forward. Her spell sent the boy's wand flying. "You have no right to speak, child." She then motioned toward where the boy's wand had fallen. "You think that you have any right to be here waving your wand like so mad muggle. You are highly mistaken." She flicked her wand with precise action at his wand. "Accio Wand." The boy let out a gasp as his wand went flying into her hand. She shot him a look before snapping it into two. "Be careful of who you do upset, young Slytherin. Not all of us are as pure of heart as some Gryffindor or anyone else you may come across." She then threw the pieces at the boy. He caught them before turning tail and rushing away, trying to stop himself from hiccupping slugs as he went.
Mikal watched him leave in a ruffle of robes and couldn't help but smile. "They are getting dumber each year," he muttered only to turn to face her, only to find her wand a few inches away from the tip of his nose. He shot her an arched look before raising up his hand to knock her wand aside. "That's enough of childish games, Lexie."
"Who's saying that these are childish games?" she threw back. "I didn't really come here looking to make things better between us, Mikal." She moved closer, tipping up her head to look at him more clearly. "What makes you think that there was or even is anything between us?"
He let out a dark smirk, as he reached out and grabbed onto her wrist. He took note that she did not gasp at all at his action, but then again he had seen her take on a lot of punishment back in the day. He could feel the scars that had healed under his
fingertips. She had taken a lot of physical and emotional abuse while she was here. She had come a long way, farther than most anyone had ever come. "What makes you think that there is nothing between us, pet?" he asked her in a hushed tone. "Just because your Angel broke and shattered your heart, doesn't mean all of us Slytherins are bad."
"You leave that boy out of this?" she snapped, and he could only smirk as her eyes grew darker. There always had been one constant thing when it came to Alexandria. She had a good control on her temper, but at times, the world just became too much to bear, and she simply lost her temper. For Alexandria Marks, it took her a very long time to get over the betrayal that had happened between her and her once called friends. "You have no right so say anything about anybody, Martin."
"Oh, did I hurt the wee Lexie's feelings?" he teased, as he moved closer. He caught a wiff of roses. A soft smile crossed his face. She always had a very unique smell to her. He could always smell her a few seconds before he could sense her. She had used her anigamous skills to the best of her ability, using the grace of her feline form. "Or did I ruffle the Ravenclaw's feathers too much?"
Her eyes flickered as she took a step back. His eyes drifted down to her hands and he frowned. She had learned how to adapt her skills very well. She hadn't morphed out, or even let her claws come out. She shook her head. "No, you haven't got under my skin yet, Mikal." She shot him one of the very rare Lexie smiles. "You have yet to get under my skin."
"Hmm," he muttered, as he reached out and traced her jaw line. "I'll just have to see about that." He loved the idea of getting her un-nerved. A scared Lexie was much better than a piss-off one. "So Alexandria, you really want to tell me why you came back?"
Her eyes shot up to glance up at him for a complete second. She knew that it was a complete rumor about the school of the real reasons why she had come back. Some say it was to finish off the school term and be done with Hogwarts forever, while others had said it was for a more personal reason. To made amends with old enemies and once beloved friends. "What makes you think that there isn't a good reason why I came back?"
"It's you, pet," he whispered to her, as he ran a hand through his hair. "There has to be a very good reason for you to return." He cocked his head to one side. "Is it to watch out over poor Jaxie? To try to make things better between you and Tabitha, or even get back at Jade and Angel for all that has been done wrong to you."
She shook her head. "Believe what you want, Mikal," she said, as she slowly took a step back away from him. "But I am here for my own doing. Nothing that you can say or do will change my reason for being here."
"Says you." A movement behind her caught his attention. Before he could even alert her to what was coming up behind her, she spun around with her wand in defensive position. "Becareful there, Marksie…"
A blast of light lit up the corridor, causing Mikal to blink before allowing his eyes to adjust only a second before he felt a body collide with the front of his legs. He braced himself to keep from falling. "Who do we have here?" a sultry voice called out from the shadows. Mikal blinked getting his eyes back to normal. He shot a glance down at his feet to see a very stunned Lexie. She had a look of pure hatred on her face. "A Ravie who is not behaving."
Alexandria was on her feet before Mikal could even stop her. He watched her every movement with careful eyes. He half excepted her to lose her complete temper at the sight of the one in front of her. She had ruined a lot when it came to Alexandria's life. Lexie gave out a soft laugh. "I'm sorry," she said softly. "I didn't realize that there was sign somewhere saying, 'Snake Lair, do not enter'."
"This are the dungeons, girl," she hissed at her as she took a step forward. "Where else do you expect to find us?"
"Making out in dark corners and making plans with the devil," Alexandria threw out, as she flicked her wand up. "Lumos!" Both Slytherins blinked as the corridor was filled with light, lit by a bright floating orange ball above their heads. She had modified the simple 'Lumos' spell. It was then that Mikal noticed the cuts on Alexandria's arms that hadn't been there before. She kept her attention on the raven haired Slytherin beauty in front of her. A lot had gone on between the two of them. For all that had happened between the two of them, countries had started great wars.
"You have no right to be here, half-breed," Jade hissed at her, as she took a step back, crossing her arms over her black corset. She wore her robes loosely, allowing everyone to see the black corset and the short mini skirt she wore underneath. "You should have learned your place many years ago." She let out a soft laugh. "Here, I would have thought Angel made that clear enough for you. You don't belong here."
"And neither do you, Jade," Alexandria hissed back at her. She messed with the small necklace around her neck, a gift from long ago from a very good friend. They had hexed it so that she would always be 'out of trouble'. "What makes you think that you are better than me?"
Jade let out a scoff and rolled her eyes. Eyes at one time, Alexandria had wanted to scoop out with a dull spoon. "Because in simple truths, Marksie…" She then shot a glance over at Mikal and scowled at him. "We all are." She moved close to Alexandria and shot her a smirk. Alexandria tried not cringe her nose at the over use of perfume that fumed off of Jade's skin. "They should never let your kind here."
"And your kind is better?" Alexandria threw back, as she took a step back away from Jade. "I'm sorry, Slythie, but when it comes to who has better class, it's neither of us who come out on top."
"Why you little…." Jade hissed only to have a movement caught her attention. She slowly grinned. "Awe this is just perfect." Alexandria watched out of the corner of her eye, as the figure moved closer. Her hands tightened around her wand as the figure stepped into the light. In all of her years here, there were only a few that she hated. And the one who just stepped into the light was by far one of those.
A slight chill ran down her back as he shot her a glance, a look that she swore that she would not ever want to receive again. He had tormented her dreams for months. She had gone out of her way to make sure that he was never in her life anymore. She had moved on from being the love-struck puppy she had once been when it came to him.
"Hello, Lexie," he whispered causing her to roll her eyes. "What? No kind words for an old…"
"Stop yourself there, Slytherin," Alexandria hissed as she took a step back away from them all. "You all think rather highly of yourselves when you are in your own." She then softly chuckled. "I don't even get you guys anymore. You're all powerful and stupid all at the same time."
"Watch it, Lex…" they all hissed at her, causing her to smirk. "You need to know your place."
She chuckled. "My place?" She then cocked her head to one side. "I guess you're right. I should really know my place by now." She itched the side of her face with her wand hand. "I mean after all, I'm just poor, naïve Alexandria Marks, a half breed who doesn't deserve to be even alive at times."
"That is…" Jade started only to have the small glowing bulb over her head explode. She let out a screech in fear before he muttered a spell and lit the corridor up to reveal just a very stunned Mikal standing before them. "Oh, that …"
"Witch," Mikal offered with a smile. "You have to hand it to her. She did outsmart you."
"Watch it Martin," both Slytherins said as they shot a glance at each other. "You may have a soft spot for the chit, but we do not."
Mikal couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, I know." He then nodded toward their robes. "But you do have to behave somewhat. Wouldn't want you all to go all nuts and turn into a bunch of tree hugging Ravenclaws now would we?" He tipped his head toward Jade. "Just remember, she isn't as naïve as she once was. She has dealt with the likes of you for six odd years now. She has grown much more than the two of you have."
"Bast…." Jade started only to have him shake his head at her. "You need to learn your place, Mikal."
He chuckled as he started to head down the corridor away from the two of them. "Oh, I already know my place." He stopped a second to shoot them a glance. "But I think it is due time for the two of you to learn your places as well." He then took off down the corridor, leaving them alone.
"This year is gonna suck!" Jade screamed. She shot her companion a harsh glare before turning and headed for the Slytherin Common Room. She missed his half hearted smile before he followed her.
