Lorna

Chapter 11 -

"Hey Lorna don't look now but your brother is sending his best evils this way." Axel said and Lorna instantly looked over to her brother, she honestly hated when people said 'don't look now' because obviously she was going to look to find out what they were talking about! Honestly, the ignorance of some people.

And there Harry was, glaring at her from across the hall. Well there goes any sort of sibling relationship, thought Lorna. But if she was perfectly honest, she could totally understand why he was angry as they were in rival houses but it still hurt a small bit. Yet as her inner turmoil continued she decided that she hadn't needed her brother for the last fourteen years of her life, she certainly didn't need him now.

"He's really not very happy." Tilly commented to which Lorna smirked,

"He's just jealous that our house is so much better." This caused Lorna's housemates to laugh as they got up and moved towards their common room, looking forward to getting to know their new Slytherin.

Lorna followed her housemates into the dungeons and towards the Slytherin common room, as soon as she stepped behind the portrait of a man holding a sword to a basilisk; she was instantly reminded of her bedroom at Severus' cottage. The common room she entered was decorated with dark wood and rich emerald all lined with silver, there were two fortress like fireplaces on each side of the room with plush sofas surrounding them and a large oak table situated in the centre of the room obviously for working on.

A loud cough was heard from the grand staircase at the back of the room and there stood Professor Snape dressed in simple black slacks and a black shirt having ditched his black robe for a less menacing attire.

"Welcome my Slytherins both old and new, you all know that times are hard of late and it saddens me to heard of so many students not returning this year but I am proud of the rest of you for having the courage to come back to your family here in Slytherin." He announced in a considerate tone.

Lorna felt filled with warmth and security as she heard her godfather speak, he would often meet her at weekends if she were having trouble at school or the orphanage and when he spoke to her in that exact way, she knew that everything would be alright. This composure was completely different to the snarl he was demonstrating back in the Great Hall in front of the rest of the student body and Lorna wondered whether her godfather struggled with openly displaying his emotion, obviously he showed it to her and his house but not to her brother. Had something happened to him previously to make him like this? Lorna knew he was spy but surely he could expend a little bit of emotion occasionally? Maybe everyone would see that he wasn't such a callous bastard.

"Now for a few notices, please remember should you need any private care then my door shall be open to you as of 9pm once I have left the common room and apart from that there is just one more thing I wish to mention. Please be as alert as you can at all times during the course of the year, the Headmaster is watching Slytherin house closer than I would like and we don't need to give him reason for suspicion. Finally, for Merlin's sake, stick together. Your loyalty is to your housemates, no one else will look after you and with that I bid you goodnight my aspiring snakes, first year would you please remain for a moment so that i may introduce you to Slytherin house. Miss Harlock, I can assume that you will do the same for Miss Potter?"

Lorna grinned at her godfather who did one of his small half smiles that let her know that he was proud of her. "Come on Lorna, you've not seen the best of it yet." Tilly grabbed hold of Lorna's hand and ran up the stairs to a door which said 'fourth years' on it in silver writing.

"You first Lorna," Axel smiled to the right of her.

Lorna carefully pushed open the dark oak door to find herself in a large sitting room not too dissimilar to that of the common room; it had a fire place, sofas, another oak table and a huge bookshelf stacked from floor to ceiling.

"Wow" Lorna whispered, this was spectacular especially in comparison to the Gryffindor rooms described by Hermione. Lorna went towards the spiral staircase which led to six dormitories, two to a room, each door had two names written on it and Lorna was thrilled to see 'Lorna and Tilly' written on one of the doors and smiled to her friend.

Tilly opened the door for Lorna and watched with delight as Lorna's eyes widened even further at the sight of their room; inside was a large four poster bed each accompanied by a double wardrobe and a desk with fitted drawers each as well as an ensuite bathroom.

"Will it do?" Tilly asked giggling.

"Oh I think so." Lorna smiled, she was going to love Slytherin house.