Hi! This is my first Harry Potter fanfic. This first chapter is something that happens later in the story, a prologue of sorts, and the following chapters will lead up to this, and past it. Enjoy!

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The Welcoming Feast had just ended. Two lone figures rushed out of the room amid the chaos of first years trying to find their dorms and Prefects trying to keep the order. The two went in different directions, although they both knew that they would end up in the same place.

The girl ducked behind a stone banister as some giggling Hufflepuff's walked by.

The boy stopped in an abandoned classroom as some scheming Slytherin's sauntered past. He let out a deep breath and continued on his way.

The girl made it first. She walked onto the Astronomy Tower, knowing it would be empty on welcoming night. She sighed softly and pushed her red hair away from her face. Slowly, she approached the railing and looked out across the school's grounds. The pale moon lit the lake and caused menacing shadows to form in the Forbidden Forest. Suppressing a shudder, she looked down, trying to keep her mind off of distressing thoughts.

The door creaked open behind her as the boy entered the tower. He joined her at the railing and put his arm around her waist, pulling her close. The red-haired girl kept looking down.

"I missed you," He said softly, tilting her head towards him. The girl stared into his grey eyes; her own brown orbs were filled with indecision. She appeared to be having an internal struggle. A soft breeze ruffled her vivid hair and she closed her eyes, breathing deeply.

"I missed you too!" She exclaimed suddenly, pulling the boy into a deep hug. She began to furiously blink back tears, her doubts clouding her mind again. After a moment, he extracted himself from her embrace and gently took her hands. Silently, he led her to the wall, away from the railing. He sat down leaning against it. The girl followed his cue. He kept holding her hand firmly in his, as if he were afraid to let it go.

The girl studied the boy. His blonde hair glowed in the moonlight, his pale skin seemed unreal. He was in a plain white button-up shirt with a silver and green tie. Her eyes traveled to his arms. His sleeve had come up a little when she had hugged him, causing something dark to peek out from under the fabric.

"What—" She started to ask as she reached for his left arm. The boy noticed what she was doing and violently yanked his sleeve down, covering the object. The girl paid him no heed and swiftly pulled the sleeve back up before he could react. She gasped involuntarily. Her brown eyes widened in shock as she stared at the darkly colored mark, marring his pale skin. It was in the shape of a snake, curled around a skull. She looked accusingly at the boy as she tried to stand up. He grabbed her hand again, to keep her next to him.

She muttered incoherently, unable to form words.

"I'm sorry dear," He whispered. "I had no choice, after my father…after he failed…the Dark Lord, he forced me! You have to believe me, he would have killed me….he would have killed me. One does not disobey him." His pale eyes began to fill with tears that he struggled to keep from falling. "I had no choice…no choice…" He continued to repeat that one sentence, like a sort of mantra. He abruptly looked away. The girl stopped struggling to stand and slumped against the boy.

Finally able to speak she asked "Where does this leave us?"

The boy turned toward her again, his grey eyes shining with a new light.

"My darling lion," He said tenderly, softly stroking her cheeks. He placed a chaste kiss upon her lips. "I cannot live without you. It has been hard keeping our relationship a secret but, now that I am one of them, it will be near impossible to keep anything a secret and away from the Dark Lord. And he, he will not approve of us unless…" His words trailed off quietly.

"Unless what?"

"Unless you join me. Join Him."

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I hope you liked it! Please review and let me know if you think I should continue this story or not. The next chapter will probably start off a year earlier than this, and the chapters will eventually lead to this and past it into the rest of the story! And usually my chapters are longer than this; this one was just short since there wasn't too much to fit in it. Have a wonderful day!