Chapter 7

Meetings and Mystery

I. Am. So. Sorry! I've been so busy and neglecting my writing! Please don't hunt me down and kill meeeee! T^T

On a happier note, here's chapter 7! Yay! VICTORY!

Anyways, hope this chapter makes up for the whole "not updating" thing.

This chapter is more mysterious than funny, so sorry about that. But you know, I gotta keep it well rounded.

As per usual, credit to Crystal12345 for helping me on this.

Enjoy!

-AA

No one's POV

A lone figure walks into the decrepit room.

A man with long, shaggy black hair stood in the room, leaning against the door frame.

The figure stepped onto the old floorboards with total silence.

"Well?" asked Sirius Black.

The figure only smiled in the darkness.

"Patience. Just be patient."

Hermione's POV

Ron, Harry and I walked into D.A.D.A class, only to see Professor Snape up at the board.

"What the...?" muttered Harry.

"No!" Ron whispered-shouted.

I was also wondering what Prof. Snape was doing here, but I didn't voice my opinion.

As we sat down, I noticed Ciel and Malfoy enter the room, Malfoy glaring and Ciel rolling his eyes.

"Class, take your seats." Snape called as he wrote on the board.

He turned towards the class and said, "Please turn to page 438." before turning away again.

I flipped to the page quickly and stared at it.

"Demons? Professor, we just started learning about werewolves. We aren't getting to Divine Being for weeks." Ciel countered.

"Lycans," I corrected. "The proper term is 'lycans,' not werewolves."

"Quiet." Snape warned.

He turned to the page and began to write on the chalk board again.

"Now, can anyone tell me basic information on demons?" Snape asked.

My hand shot into the air, as usual. However, to my surprise, I wasn't the only one. Ciel's hand also went up.

"Phantomhive. Tell me." Snape said.

Ciel stood up. "There are many classes of demons including soul reapers, homunculi and contractors. The world they live in is called Gehenna." Ciel continued, "Most demons have the privilege to come to our world, though they do different things. The soul reapers can freely collect souls, but after a certain number, they must go back. A homunculus must be created by a human, but is then freed into the world, or can remain in that human's service. Lastly, a contractor can create something called a Faustian Contract with a human, entitling the demon to the human's service until the contract is fulfilled. After it is, the contractor takes the human's soul and returns to Gehenna." Ciel finished and sat down, leaving the entire class staring in shock.

Snape's POV

After the class had finished, I recalled again what Phantomhive had said.

He had known so much on demons. A little too much for a third-year transfer student.

I already had my suspicions. Now I just had to keep watch.

Neville's POV

The Great Hall was crowded as we filed in for dinner.

I looked up at the Professor's Table and saw Prof. Sprout wave at me. I waved back and continued scanning the table.

Frowning, I noticed Prof. Michaelis wasn't there.

He had been showing me some interesting plants and how to grow them the day before, and I was hoping to thank him again.

I wonder where he is.

Luna's POV (random)

I sat at my table and ate my food quietly.

I wonder why Prof. Snape's head is surrounded by wrackspurts all the time.

Harry's POV

After dinner, Hermione, Ron and I walked back up to the common room with the other Gryphendors.

I noticed Prof. Michaelis still wasn't back and I wondered what happened to him.

After waving good night to Ciel at the stairs, we went up and into the common room.

Ron and I went upstairs and went to bed.

I quickly fell asleep, but was woken up by the sound of screaming.

I ripped open my curtains and saw Ron screaming with his eyes nearly popping out. What was even more disturbing was the fact that his curtains were shredded.

Ciel's POV

I was sleeping rather peacefully for a while. Well, as peacefully as a demon can, anyway.

But that all ended when someone started shaking the living (I use that term loosely) daylights out of me.

"Malfoy! You're alive! Come quickly! We're under attack!" Pansy Parkinson yelled.

I rolled over and shot her a glare.

She squeaked and ran over to Malfoy's bed.

Ugh.

All of the Slytherins and I trudged to the main hall where Ravenclaw was already waiting. Gryffendor came soon after us, with a scared looking Hufflepuff house following close behind.

I heard Prof. McGonnagall lecturing that forgetful Gryphendor kid nearby. Nevin I think his name is? Whatever.

After getting settled into my green sleeping bag, I heard Ron muttering something rather loudly about being attacked. This would be interesting.

No one's POV

"You were careless, Sirius." the man sighed.

"Yes, yes. I almost had him, though." Sirius Black said sheepishly. "It was good luck for me that the Gryffindor boy left the passwords laying around."

"That's ironic, considering your animagus form is a dark omen." the man in black laughed. "And anyway, no excuse. I've helped you this far, Sirius. I've trusted your plans and you haven't failed me yet. Do not start now." The man turned and swept from the room, leaving Sirius alone in the dark.

As he walked from the dark corridor, he smiled. Things were going well.

I just gotta ask:

Did anyone get the 2 references I made in Ciel's monologue on demons? Hint: They are both from anime.

-AA