Chapter One

It was one of many sunny days when they all left their humble cottage to enjoy themselves outdoors. Lady Rosemary was bouncing up and down on the newly fallen snow leaving various footprints on otherwise untouched whiteness. Razazel admired her joyful play. Just by seeing the child he'd never guess who her father was. She was too innocent to be anything like him. He may wanted to rule the world by forcing it into submission, but the young Lady Rosemary will rule the hearts of everyone who met her. He was so proud of the young Lady. He really felt they did a good job.

"Unke Laz, unke Laz!" He heard her call him. He was quick to respond and went to see what it was about. "Can I ke'p 'im?" came the plea of the young one. He searched the surroundings to see what the Lady was referring to but saw nothing. That is until he saw her holding a little snake in her hands. Well that's just great. So the first signs began to show already. He watched with sorrow as he realised she just stepped on her father's trail.

"Lady Rosemary! Release that creature at once!" He commanded. He knew very well who the master here was, but he couldn't help but try to steer her away from that fate. And just when it was all going so well; young Lady had more and more accidental magic as the months went by and seamed to gain some control over them after many encouragement to do so. She was indeed talented for magic. It was a shame that somehow her other side showed itself as well.

"NO!" Came a stubborn response. " 'e's flezin'!" she said stomping her foot and squeezing the snake tighter to her warm body.

"Lady Rosemary Oaris Aone Tudor! I shall not repeat myself; release the creature before it has a chance to harm you!" He demanded once again using her full name. He had to make her realise the snakes were dangerous. It was horrible enough he fell under the Dark Lord's command, he shall not raise another one if he could help it.

"Lossee, Vookee!" she cried and sniffed as the two elves popped beside her.

"How can Roosey and Vookey be of service to young mistress?" They waited for their orders as they saw the tears forming in their mistress's eyes. "Is young Mistress hurt?"

"Unke Laz is be'n mean. " She accused and pointed to the goblin. "Neio would never hult me!"

"Snakes are dangerous, Lady Rosemary." Razazel tried more calmly. "Put him back down, so he can go back to his family."

" 'e 'as no famili!" The girl exclaimed and started to sob. The snow around her feet started to melt as her first tears fell. At that the two elves jumped into action.

"Mistress Rosemary no cry! Mistress's friend be alright." The female elf tried to sooth her mistress's sadness as Vookey scolded Razazel for being mean to his Lady. "If mistress want the snake, the snake stay." He said strongly to put an end to this absurd argument. What mistress Rosemary wishes she should get, no questions asked.

"What snake?" came a deep voice from behind them.

"Trehaumas, help me on this one!" Razazel hurried to finally get a reasonable supporter. "Lady Rosemary found a snake she wishes to keep. Tell her this is not a good idea." He waited for the centaur to support him. He was after all the wise one here.

"I'm sorry but I fail to see what the problem is. If the child wishes a snake companion, let her have it." Came the socking response.

"But surely you can't mean that." Razazel pleaded. "Can't you see this will sway her to the dark?"

"I watch the stars every night in order to figure out this child's destiny and for now all I can see is greatness. Not Light nor Dark. The snake in question still leaves the decision to her later self. So no, I cannot see the problem with her keeping it." The centaur replied calmly. What he said was true. Also, centaurs and humans had different views on what was good and what evil. The 'colour' of magic played no role in it. But he will leave this argument for now.

"Are you absolutely sure?" The goblin still wasn't convinced.

"Yes, I am."

As the two argued young Lady stopped sobbing and listened who would won. She saw Razazel slowly accept what Trehaumas was saying and when he finally conceded she ran to the centaur big smile painted on her face. " 'anks, unke Tleh!" She thanked as he lifted her on his lap. "whe's ma?"

"She's at the shore. You should thank Razazel as well. He was just worried for you." Trehaumas said returning her smile and letting her back down careful not to touch the snake still wrapped around her arm.

" 'anks, unke Laz. No ne'd fol wollying." She said and ran to the shore.

"I swear she's got us all wrapped around her little finger." Razazel mumbled to himself as he watched her run through the snow her long black hair twisting in the wind.

"Perhaps." Said Trehaumas. "But I can't bring myself to care and neither can you."

On the shore hidden by the trees waited stunningly white unicorn, her coat whiter than snow around her. She was gazing far away across the sea, thinking of something deep, when she heard her young one's calls. She turned to it and signalled where she was. A few seconds later a dark ball rushed towards her.

"Ma!" Came a little voice. "Look wha' I fo'dn." Kaisa took a good look at a creature in her young one's hands and sniffed it. It smelled very young too. She asked where it came from.

" 'e was flezing in 'he snow. Unke Laz wo'dn't let me 'eep it. Unke Tleh said I 'an." Kaisa puffed at her young one's reply and asked the most obvious question; why would she want to keep it?

"Be'us 'e said 'e was flezin' and 'ad no famili." Came a stubborn answer. "Ma, 'e'll be good. Neio'll be good." Kaisa saw her young one's goodness and quickly agreed to this noble act.

" 'ank you, ma!" Her young one thanked her and gave her a big hug burying her face in her mother's silky coat. Then she turned to the little black snake with bright orange and white straps and happily hissed: "Neiko, you're my friend now. We'll take care of you and we can all play together."

"Yesss, mistresss. And I ssshall take care of you asss well." The little snake hissed back contently.

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Later that year, when Lady Rosemary's fourth birthday was quickly approaching, they all sort of accepted the presence of the little snake. When he proved himself harmless, even Razazel gave in and brought little Neiko snacks now and then. He otherwise continued Lady Rosemary's magical education and kept telling her about different creatures and their cultures as goodnight stories she loved so much. He tried very hard not to bring any prejudice in her little head, so she could decide on her own what she deemed good or evil. If she didn't understand some of the traditions creatures had, he explained how and why they were developed.

Trehaumas made sure she knew every star in the sky and slowly began to teach her the arts of centaurs. First she had some problems grasping the enormous scale of the stars' effects on the world, but slowly and with lot of patience and explaining on Trehaumas' part she got the basics.

Roosey and Vookey made sure their mistress had everything she needed and began to teach her human culture and expectations which proved to be the hardest for her to grasp. Even so, the elves did their best to raise a real Lady out of their little mistress. They taught her how to walk, how to talk and how to behave through little games they made up for her.

And Kaisa played the much needed and beloved motherly figure. She took care of her young one as she would of her passed foal; she fed her and kept her warm and healthy. She loved her little one more than anything in the world and she liked spending their time together, telling her stories of a faraway land where she's from and about her life before this island. Some stories were funny, some sad and some educational. Lady Rosemary loved them all.

On one of the nights when they all cramped themselves in the little cottage surrounded by magnificent trees Lady Rosemary loved to climb, she was resting on her mother's soft coat and listened to Razazel's story with a nicely cracking fireplace behind them, when she suddenly stopped the goblin mid-sentence with a question:

"Unke Laz, why is your magic different from Roosey's and Vookey's? Or even Trehaumas', or mum's?"

"How do you mean different, Lady Rosemary? We are different creatures and thus use magic in different ways." He was surprised, but glad for the question he himself spent a lot of time thinking about.

"No, your magic is different." She persisted.

"I don't think I understand what you mean." The goblin said confused and hoping for explanation.

"Well…" She began not sure how to explain such a thing and then remembered the way he explained to her the things she didn't understand. "It's like a huge body." She began her dark eyes sparkling with fire from the fireplace. "Some has magic of fingers, some of legs, some of heart, some of breathing,… Everyone has his own part of the Magic." She concluded happy with her explanation.

"How do you know that, Lady Rosemary?" Asked the goblin almost certain she's making this all up. Gold's his witness the child had an amazing imagination.

"Because I can see it. Your magic be'aves differently than theirs." She explained trying to pronounce the hard word correctly and then pointing to the sleepy elves on a pillow next to the fire.

"You're saying you can see magic's nature?" Asked Razazel not really buying it.

"Yes!" Lady Rosemary exclaimed enthusiastically. "It's really pretty."

"OK then," Razazel said not believing her "what part of magic do you have?"

"I don't know." She said confused looking at her hands. "I can't decide." When she confirmed his suspicion he smiled and said:

"Well, Lady Rosemary, when you do decide, tell me right away." He'll play this little game of hers.

"Okay!" she said happy with his response. She snuggled back in her mum's coat as Razazel continued his story where he left of until she fell asleep.

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When the first sunrays tickled her nose, Lady Rosemary opened her eyes a wide smile spreading on her face. It was her fourth birthday! Elves always made sure it was a big deal and she knew exactly when it was. She excitedly wondered what her guardians will come up with this year. This was going to be a great day!

Carefully not to wake anybody she got up and exited the warm cottage. Once outside she sprinted to the highest tree and climbed it as fast as if she were flying. When she couldn't climb any higher she turned towards the sun and took a deep breath of fresh morning air full of magical charge. She immediately felt energised and looked around her. This was her first view as a four-year-old and it was magnificent; all around her were trees covered with light green of new leafs, where the island ended there was a small belt of ragged stones as black as coal and then there was the sea for as far as you could see near the shore it was turquoise which later changed to deep blue. When the sun was setting you could see a golden trail leading from island to the setting sun.

On the other side, however, there was a minor hill that casted shadow for the first few hours on the island and ended with a dangerous cliff on the east and south. That was the only place she was forbidden to go. But soon she'll be old enough to explore even that, she promised herself as she turned back around just in time to see the others have awakened and are waiting for her in the clearing.

She easily slided down the tree trunk and ran to her guardians with an expectant smile on her face. They all bid her good morning and told her that this year she gets to explore the deeper sea. Until now they only let her swim in the turquoise sea and always under supervision of at least one of them. Now she'll finally see what hides in the deep blue and she'll only have Razazel with her for emergencies and to tell her when she should return to the surface at the end of the day.

She excitedly waited on the shore as the elves and the goblin put various charms and spells on her; warming charm, spell to help her breathe underwater, optical spell to help her see and speed charm were just the main ones. After they were done they linked Razazel to her and he was under the same protection as she was. Others wished them good luck and many magical discoveries and Lady Rosemary and Razazel jumped in. they were quickly swallowed by raging waves and the remaining five (Neiko included) waited a few more minutes before they returned to the cottage or went to do something else.

Underwater is a beautiful place, Lady Rosemary thought as she was speeding towards the deep blue Razazel barely able to tail her. It was like a part of her belonged here. When she reached the line she was never before allowed to cross she slowed down to enjoy this moment. She could see that the amazing turquoise colour was because of the sand covering the seafloor and the deep blue was due to the sea flora that started right beneath her. She felt a little nervous, like there are chains holding her behind this line and if she crosses it they'll break and the world will suddenly get a lot bigger (and maybe scarier too).

She took a deep breath – full of water – and crossed the line. It was true; the mental chains broke and she suddenly felt freer than ever. Nothing was stopping her as she speed further and further away until she finally noticed all the colours moving beneath her. She quickly dived deeper until she could make out all the amazingly colourful fishes and interesting flora structures they were hiding in. the view was magic in itself, not to count the actual magic mildly pulsing in it. This was the best birthday present yet!

She decided to follow the pulsing to see where it'd bring her, she kept close to the ground and watched as some of the sparkling fish ran and hid, others just chose to ignore the strange looking creature as long as she made no sudden movements. They all ran from Razazel, however. He clearly didn't belong in the underwater world and caused quite a commotion. Lady Rosemary quietly laughed at his awkwardness but encouraged him to follow her. The last thing she wanted was to be left alone here. As magical as it might be, there was a reason the fish were so cautious and she didn't want to be faced to the cause for that alone. It turns out that's exactly where she was going.

"Look at those two creatures!" Came a beautifully melodious voice.

"They're weird. What are they?" This one was deeper but it still sounded like singing to Lady Rosemary.

"I don't trust them… they look out of place." Was the third, a little more raspy, like a cowboy song.

"Not the brownish one…" Argued first.

"Shhh! I think it heard us…" Commanded the raspy one as he saw the brownish creature in question to look their way trying to place the voices. She saw nothing, though.

"Lady Rosemary, what's the matter?" Asked her Razazel. "Why are you stopping so suddenly?"

"Didn't you hear them?" She asked her voice a little weird under water.

"Hear who?" Asked now wary goblin.

"The B'uti'ul voices." She answered and stumbled across the word.

"Lady Rosemary, there were no voices… Are you alright?" He was a little worried for her wellbeing. Maybe they forgot some charm and the water pressure was making her delirious…

"What are they talking about?" asked the deep voice.

"Shhh!"

"There they are again!" Lady Rosemary exclaimed and pointed in their direction. She swam closer to where she figured the peculiar voices were coming from. And at that three figures jumped from behind a big-rock-looking hideout and swam away amazingly fast. But what was the strangest was their lower body was very much fish-like.

"The mere-folks?" Razazel asked not believing his eyes. "You heard them speak?"

"Yes." She answered. "What's a mele-folk?"

"That's mere… like sea people. I guess today's bedtime story will be them…"


Okay so here's where the first chapter ends. Don't know if you noticed but Lady Rosemary has a harder time speaking human language than Parseltongue but she's improving, when Neiko speaks he drags his 'S' which is how baby snakes speak in my fanfict and Lady Rosemary can understand and speak (with some practice) all languages human or creature. (And yeah she really can see magic, just no one believes her… Do you?)
Also… Any ideas which house to put her in once in Hogwarts and why? Keep in mind she's a 'direct' descendant of all four founders.

Hope you like it so far.
"Don't forget to review!" ~ Rose


And for skuldvampteeth:

A girl and guy were speeding over 100mph on a motorcycle
Girl: Slow down, I'm scared!
Guy: No, this is fun.
Girl: No, it's not. Please, I'm scared.
Guy: Then tell me you love me.
Girl: I love you, now slow down!
Guy: Now give me a big hug.
She gives him a big hug
Guy: Can you take off my helmet and put it on yourself, it's bothering me.
In the newspaper the next day, a motorcycle had crashed into a building because of the break failure. Two people were on it and only one survived. The truth was that halfway down the road, the guy realized his break wasn't working but he didn't want the girl to know. Instead he had her hug him and tell him one last time that she loved him. Then he had her put on his helmet so that she could live.

If you would do this for a loved one, copy and paste.


Girl: Do I ever cross your mind?

Boy: No

Girl: Do you like me?

Boy: No

Girl: Do you want me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you cry if I left?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you live for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Would you do anything for me?

Boy: No

Girl: Choose-me or your life

Boy: My life

The girl runs away in shock and pain and the boy runs after her and says...

The reason you never cross my mind is because you're always on my mind.

The reason why I don't like you is because I love you.

The reason I don't want you is because I need you.

The reason I wouldn't cry if you left is because I would die if you left.

The reason I wouldn't live for you is because I would die for you.

The reason why I'm not willing to do you anything for you is because I would do everything for you.

The reason I chose my life is because you ARE my life.

If you find this incredibly cute and touching, copy and paste onto your profile


That boy you punched in the hall today? He committed suicide a few minutes ago.

That girl you called a slut today? She's a virgin.

The boy you called lame? He has to work every night to support his family.

That girl you pushed down the stairs the other day? She's already being abused at home.

That girl you called fat? She's starving herself.

The old man you made fun of cause of his ugly scars? He fought for our country.

The boy you made fun of for crying? His mother is dying.

See that boy doing homework in homeroom? Last night he talked his friend out of suicide.

See that young boy you just made fun of for always being sick? He has to walk home in the snow because his family is too poor.

See that girl you made fun of for wearing lots of make-up? You bullied her for being ugly without it too

You think you know them. Guess what? You don't!

Re-post if you are against bullying. I bet 99% of you won't, but re-post this if you are the 1% with a heart.

Maybe more than 1%?