Chapter Nine: A bond between Wands
He watched as small groups of students much like himself boarded the train, the sound of the doors closing alarmed him. Had she gotten on the train without him spotting her? He turned around and walked into the compartment that he had claimed as his, three other people sat in the compartment. Lucius motioned for him to sit down next to Avery, Narcissa nodded for him to do as Lucius told him. The train pulled away from the station and for a moment he thought he heard the footsteps of his missing friend coming down the corridor.
"I'm sure she's sitting with Severus and Integra." Narcissa stated in a reassuring tone though she too was worried. She had gone home for the holiday and they simply expected her to be on the train with them when they headed back, but she wasn't. Narcissa found it odd that she had only know her for two years and yet it seemed like she had known her for much longer, she looked over towards Lucius a strange expression had settled itself on his features. Where was Syn?
"Yeah and then Petunia got the dress that she apparently pestered mum about. Sev came over the day after so we spent that day together, and then we all spent New Year's together." Lily stated rather happily, this winter holiday had gone better than the one last year and for that she was grateful. Silvia looked out the window, her thoughts with the beautiful piano that was waiting for her return in a few months. She listened as Integra described to them the parts of the winter holiday that didn't included them, she laughed as Integra told them about her mother mistaking salt for sugar in a cake.
"Silvia what did you get this year?" Integra questioned as she looked at Silvia. She truly was interested in what had captured the full attention of her closest friend. She watched as Silvia looked around the compartment for a moment before she spoke.
"I got a piano from Syn, and a new broom from my parents." Integra felt her eyes widen, a piano? She looked over towards Lily who looked equally shocked only Severus acted like it was nothing. She supposed that she should have reacted much like Severus; Syn wasn't one to do things subtly especially when it came to gifts.
"She gave you a piano?" Lily questioned as she recovered from her slight shock, Silvia simply nodded as a response. She looked towards Integra who now looked like she should have expected this from Syn.
"She also gave me sheet music. I'm not very good yet but I suppose that's why she gave it to me, so I can practice." Silvia stated now not entirely sure that it had been a good idea to tell them about the piano. Severus nodded next to Lily, he wanted to reassure her that it was alright and that the shock that had overcame Integra and Lily was nothing to be worried about.
"Syn does that. If she really wants you to do something she'll push it upon you." Severus stated, he knew the Russian girl all too well. He watched as Silvia took in what he said and frowned slightly at what he had said, maybe it had would have been the best if he hadn't said what he had.
"Or she just wants you to enjoy the music." Integra quickly stated , Silvia looked at her for a moment and then nodded. Integra quickly gave Severus a look before she turned her attention back towards Lily and Silvia.
"I'll have to thank her when we get off." Silvia stated, she turned to look out the window once again. They scanned the station and found not a sign of the girl; a frown settled itself upon Integra's features as she spotted Regulus walking out of the train with Lucius, Narcissa, and Avery, Syn was nowhere in sight. A light tug on her sleeve alerted her that Lily and Silvia had begun to walk towards the edge of the station where carriages waited for them; she nodded as Severus motioned towards the carriages. They'd find Syn in the Great Hall; they were in the same house after all.
Golden plates appeared in front of them as they sat down; Lily took this as an opportunity to look over at the Slytherin table. An empty spot stood next to Narcissa, it was the spot that Syn would normally fill. From what she could tell Integra had noticed the same thing and had taken it upon herself to go investigate. Integra coughed lightly as she stopped walking, she was now standing in front of the spot where Syn would usually sit, Narcissa turned towards her and gave her a rather confused look. They had never really gotten along, they tolerated one another because Syn was their mutual friend and it upset her when they argued in front of her. But Syn wasn't there.
"What do you need Integra?" Narcissa questioned, by now Regulus and Lucius had tuned into the conversation though they gave no outward indication of such.
"Where's Syn?" At this Regulus looked up, he had been wondering the same thing. He had grown accustomed to having her there to talk to and he found that her heavy accent was missed during the conversations on the train earlier that day.
"How should I know Integra?" This surprised her, Syn seemed to always tell Narcissa what was wrong with her, where she was going or whom she would be with. This was something Integra hadn't called for, she looked over at Regulus who she had already associated as Syn's closest friend, even if they had only been friends for half a school year they seemed closer than Syn was with Narcissa, Lucius or Avery.
"Aren't you her friend?"
"Yeah but then again so are you." She was stumped, Narcissa had a point. She was friends with Syn and though they weren't close she had been there for her when she needed someone to talk to, it bothered her that she hadn't done the same.
"If you really must know she's been in Russia visiting her grandmother. She should be back in a few days, a week at the most." Lucius stated from her left. They all looked at him for a moment; slowly they looked away and accepted the explanation that he had given them.
"If you need anything else feel free to ask." Integra shook her head and began to walk back towards Severus. Avery shook his head and turned to look at Lucius once he was sure that Integra was far enough away.
"You're a great liar to those who don't know you." He simply stated, he noted a small smirk that played its way onto Lucius' features.
"What would make you say that Avery?" Lucius questioned him as he looked towards him, he noted that Regulus and Narcissa were now both looking at him as well.
"If that were true you would have to Regulus that when he asked us if anyone of use knew where Syn was." He disliked that he had grown attached to the younger Black sibling, he blamed Syn for it, but he too had been curious as to where the Russian girl was.
"Do you honestly want the truth? It's not as pleasing as the lie." Regulus nodded he wanted to know where his friend was, more than anything he wanted to know if she was safe. He had been given approval to properly befriend her from his mother, all he had to do was mention her surname, and now he just wanted to embrace the friendship that he had struck up with her almost three months ago.
"Yes? Alright she's being kept at St. Mungo's she should be released in a few days." How Lucius knew this wasn't something any of them questioned, the tone in his voice made it clear that he was not lying this time around.
"What for?"
"That is not for me to tell." With that Lucius effectively ended the conversation and returned to eating the steak that had appeared in front of him.
A week passed and Integra along with Silvia and Lily wished that they were still on break. Severus walked silently next to them as they walked down the corridor towards the charms classroom; the loud laughter of the four boys behind them caught their attention.
"Look James its Snivelly and his 'friends'" They heard Sirius state as they grew closer, Integra glared at them and looked over towards Severus who was glaring at them with as much hate as he could muster. Lily on the other hand was tugging Severus away from the pathway of James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus.
"Don't know why they bother hanging out with him…" James simply stated as they walked away and into the charms classroom. Lily glared at the back of James' head and proceeded to follow them into the charms classroom. A cough from the general area where the Slytherin's usually sat caught Lily's attention; she stopped walking when she realized who it was that had coughed. Syn.
"She's back…" She muttered as Syn coughed again, Avery gave her a concerned look and then glared at her when he saw her looking at them. Lily looked away and made her way towards her usual seat, Severus, Integra and Silvia followed, she couldn't quite place it but she had a feeling that whatever had caused Syn's late return to school had nothing to do with visiting her grandmother in Russia.
"Good Mrs. Sharp." Silvia heard Professor Flitwick congratulate her as she successfully preformed the charm that he had just demonstrated a few minutes ago, it had taken her a few tries but she was proud to know that she along with Lily, Severus, Remus, Integra, and James had been the only ones to have completed the task. A groan from across the room caught her attention and she noticed that it had come from Syn, a frown sat on her features as she tried to complete the charm again. She froze for a second when she noticed that Syn had caught her watching her and it seemed that she didn't want the attention, she looked away when Syn glared at her for a moment before focusing back on the charm. She made a note to ask her what was wrong once the lesson was over, a tap on her shoulder made her turn towards Integra, she had seen the wordless exchange and looked displeased.
"She glared at you Silvia. I don't care how you word it she glared and looked very displeased." Integra stated as they walked out of the charms classroom, Silvia had attempted to talk to Syn she had been unsuccessful and only earned herself a glare from Avery. Integra looked over towards Silvia who seemed to shrug off what she had just told her.
"What if she's having a bad day? None of us know what's going on with her and she may have very well found out that something happened to her mother and my staring wouldn't have helped out in that situation." Integra shook her head at Silvia's explanation, she knew Syn better than Silvia did and though she may not have know what was wrong with Syn it didn't excuse her reaction to Silvia.
"Everyone has their bad days." Lily stated next to her, she looked over at Severus who had the same expression that she did. When it came down to knowing the Slytherin's they knew them the best, after all they were their housemates.
"Silvia…" They stopped walking and turned around to where an uncomfortable looking Syn stood. She coughed lightly and looked up at them; she seemed to focus her attention on Silvia.
"Is sorry." She seemed to mutter out while giving Silvia an apologetic look.
"It's alright." Silvia stated as she looked at the Russian girl, she seemed different. A movement from behind Syn caught Silvia's attention, Lucius Malfoy along with Avery, and Regulus were walking towards them. She felt herself blush lightly as the young Malfoy looked over at them, for a second she could have sworn that a small smile had made its way onto his lips if it had been there then it had disappeared far too quickly.
"Syn…" The voice of the younger Black sibling ran through the nearly empty corridor, she turned around to look at them. Regulus seemed slightly disturbed that she hadn't gone to find them before apologizing to Silvia, but apologizing had been more important them meeting up with them. She said her farewells to them and turned her back in time to crash into someone who had just re-entered the corridor.
"Watch it Russia." Syn took a step back and looked up at the person who she had just bumped into. Sirius was giving her a rather irritated look which was only intensified when he realized that her group of friends stood on his other side.
"Sorry, Black." She simply stated not really wanting a conflict, she wasn't feeling well and her patience was wearing thin. She made to step around him but found that at almost the exact same moment he took a step forward as well effectively blocking her way.
"Get out of way, Black." She muttered, she wasn't going to step down this time. Sirius smirked and quirked an eyebrow, he was amused to say the least it was too bad that James, Remus, and Peter had already gone back to the common room they would have enjoyed this well maybe not Remus.
"I think it's you who should get out of the way Russia." He smirked as she made to grab her wand, he wasn't stupid he knew that she had fast reflexive skills and was good at dueling he'd have to be careful with her if they did hex each other. His wand was in his hand not even a minute after she had taken hers out, he noticed her frown at him.
"What are you frowning at Russia?" He questioned with more curiosity then he had intended, she looked up at him and it was only then that he noticed what she already had. Theirs wands seemed nearly identical, his of course was way cooler looking but they both had strange etchings that covered their wands the only difference was that the etchings on her wand didn't go as far up as her wand as his did.
"Syn." They both turned in the direction of the voice, Narcissa stood there with a disapproving look. She motioned for Syn to join them and sent a glare towards him. Syn took the opportunity and walked past him towards his cousin; he shrugged and dispelled the new information he had just found out about their wands. With a small smile he muttered a few words and walked away, a chuckle escaped his lips as a yell that could only belong to Narcissa echoed through the corridor.
Author's Note:
Why Hello there fellow reader. I would like to address several things here. Oh so a last chapter there was something that Syn said in russian that I couldn't translate into English characters so for those of you who are wondering what she said it was 'Happy Birthday Regulus'. On another note I would like to ask you all a favor would it be possible for you, the reader, to post a review to this story. It'll help me out so much please. If not them well I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the story over all. Ugh, one more thing I know that there are some mistakes and I will be going back to fix those and re-uploading chapters with fixed grammar and such. It's not much but it's been bothering me and maybe its been bothering you all so I'll fix it. Thanks for reading this and have a good day.
~ Syn a.k.a the author
