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Serpentine

Anya was unsure of what she should do. She had found the Chamber of Secrets; she was the heir of Slytherin. Now what?

Glancing around her she noticed the same mark from her dream displayed upon the wall. It was a small black rose that had a thin viper like snake curled around its stem, it was beautiful. Along the bottom of the flower were the words "Colubra Rosa." What did that mean? Rosa? That meant rose, and colubra? That must mean snake or serpent.

"Serpent Rose…amazing" Anya muttered to herself. It was an amazing design and it must have some meaning. She walked towards it close enough to touch it. I wonder?

"Colubra Rosa"

Nothing happened. Turning away Anya felt a sharp pain piercing her skin. It felt like fire was racing up her left arm towards her shoulder.

"Ahh" she exclaimed something was being burnt on her shoulder. Looking down Anya was shocked to see the design shining on her shoulder; it looked like a tattoo but had an odd glamour to it. She touched it, it was soft and smooth to the touch no rough sign of a tattoo, it was like it was made for her skin. Anya didn't know what to say or think; she had never read of anything like this in her look for the chamber, no mark or serpents rose?

Shrugging Anya continued her look around the chamber. Wherever she went she could feel the eyes of the statue on her, it made her feel uneasy and she knew what it was that lurked behind it. Slytherin's monster…her monster, she could only assume it was some kind of serpent.

Did she really want to open the door, release it on the school, on those who were unworthy to walk through the doors? Her mind drifted back to the Ravenclaw girl who had insulted her? Anger coursed through her veins at the insult, well maybe she should kiss her snake, she had one at her command. The mudblood, who dared to speak to her like that!

"Talk to me Slytherin…your heir has come!" She hissed, before recoiling when the chamber opened and a large shape started to pour through. She was right, the creature was a snake, it was a purplish colour and seemed to be about 30 feet long it slithered through the opening and coiled in front of its master, well mistress.

Anya looked at the snake and then quickly away she recognized it, it was a basilisk whose look could kill in a second, yet it didn't appear to want to harm her.

"Colubra Rosa?"

"There" the snake replied to her indicating towards a wall, the design was gone and in its place she noticed a small book on the floor. She walked away from the coiling serpent towards the book and picked it up. "Colubra Rosa" was written on the front in gold writing.

Anya conjured a chair and sat down, her serpent coming to slide around it hissing softly as it gazed upon the mistress it had waited centuries to see. Anya stroked its head as though it was a tame pet not a dangerous weapon. She read.

According to the book there was a secret order called the "Order of the Serpentine" it was said to be awoken when the "Daughter of the Serpentine" made herself know, usually being the female heir of Salazar Slytherin. It was founded over 4 centuries ago by Slytherin's daughter and when she died so did all traces of the order, she was "colubra rosa" and she bore the mark on her left shoulder, the rose and serpent entwined forever. Only the "daughter of the serpentine" could initiate members and they would all be connected by similar marks, they would be her guard and helpers as she fulfilled Slytherin's mission of purifying the world.

Anya closed the book. So that was it, she was the leader of an organisation that had been around for over 4 thousand years but in a slumber. She really did have a sacred duty to her ancestry.

She got up making the basilisk hiss because of the sudden movement. Looking back at the book she noticed that the writing had disappeared leaving the book empty and devoid of information. Anya sighed she could remember everything she read but she liked the idea of having it on record.

"Mistress" the basilisk crooned to her, slithering around the chamber before her. Anya smiled before thinking about her situation, it was clear that she would carry out her task but she could not do it know, she would talk to her brother and Zarian and gather there opinions.

For the first time Anya felt like she had a purpose, this was obviously a part of her destiny, she was the new "colubra Rosa" and she would not fail her ancestors who had gone before her.

"I will return…but for now you must return, soon you will be free to roam once again. For now rest" she replied to the snake running her hand over the snakes head before it moved off to its hideout once again.

Gathering up the book and pulling her school robe over her mark Anya walked to the end of the chamber before levitating her way into the bathroom once more. It was odd to return to the land of the living, from the chamber to Hogwarts once more was an odd concept, here she would have to be careful she wouldn't be able to show her true thoughts, she would have to be like her brother resigned and polite to all.

Anya smirked before sealing the chamber once more and then unlocking the door. It was late as she entered the corridor, most likely everyone was still in bed or in their dormitories. Making sure to check around Anya left and started to hurry back to her common room, the last thing she wanted was the caretaker to spot her and ask where she had been.

When she returned to the dormitory she slumped down on one of the sofas by the fire.

"So…where did you go?" a voice rung out making her jump as she turned around.