Disclaimer - last time I say this - JK Rowling owns everything except Tessa Hinton, the plot, Jessica, Lutrica and Thespia. Now on with the story...
Chapter three; Child of omens
Tessa moved soundlessly about the room, her long, black, dress sweeping over the floor. A mouse scuttled behind her, squeaking, but then a black owl - such as has never been seen in this world before - swooped in, caught it and ate it. Tessa turned to face the owl.
"So Garamon. What have you to say for yourself?" Where the owl was, there was now a tall, thin, sallow man, with hair as black as night and eyes to match.
"Misstresss. It iss good to ssee you again. I had not expected you back sso ssoon."
"You lie! You were dreading the return of the raven. Your biggest fear was that I would return from Azkaban triumphant. Well here's news for you, you pathetic, snivelling creature, from the depth of the deepest, darkest cavern. I AM back, and I AM triumphant. And there is NOTHING you can do to stop me."
"Misstress - I never doubted you return. Not once. I promisse." With these words, Garamon fell down to his knees, grovelling at Tessa's feet.
Tessa looked down at this 'creature' in disgust. How she could allow herself to become allied with this, this - monster was a mystery. She did not need this stupidity on the side of her. However, it had been a long time since she had held power in her hands, and if Garamon was the answer, so be it. There was one thing - no, two things - that she had to do, and neither of them could be accomplished without him.
"You are lucky Garamon - I am ready to forgive you... for now anyway."
"Thank you Misstresss. I am not worthy of your generoussity."
"GET UP GARAMON. I may have forgiven you, but you are still in my debt. Now you will do as I command you, or you will suffer my wrath. There is a girl - she goes by the name of Lily Evans. This is not her true name. I however am not in a position to tell you that - for I cannot trust you. Find the girl. I don't care how, but I want a photograph of her, and a location. If you muck this up..." Tessa drew her finger across her neck, to indicate the penalty that would follow failure.
"Misstress... thank-you. Thank-you. I will make ssure the girl doess not get away. I will leave now."
"No Garamon - you will not, for I have another task for you first. Find my loyal servant."
"But he is in front of you."
"You?! *HA*! Don't make me laugh. You my loyal servant? I heard funnier things in Azkaban. No, I mean my real servant. The one who brought me prey, and survived to tell the tale. Morparnuit."
Garamon shivered at this name. He knew of the evil of Morparnuit, and he was scared. Morparnuit was almost as evil as the mistress. He wore black - like the mistress, but he was black of eye too. Unlike the mistress, whose eyes were the green of evil, Morparnuit just had every lasting death in his eyes. There was not a glimmering of hope anywhere. Morparnuit detested Garamon. The last time the two had met, Garamon had almost lost his life. The unforgivable curses were tools of destruction in the hands of Morparnuit, and Garamon was fearful...
"Misstresss... musst I go to Morparnuit?"
"Do you wish to redeem yourself?"
"Yessss..."
"Well you will go then - and be grateful I am not thinking of feeding you to my warriors of the night..." Garamon gulped - the warriors of the night were the mistresses' OWN creation. They were half vampire, half goblin and the most evil of creatures known to him. Garamon knew A LOT about evil beings...
"Now GO you imbecile, before I send my warriors after you. And if you fail - they will find you - wherever you go..." With that, Garamon transformed back into the jet-black owl, and flew off into the night, leaving a single feather behind him.
Garamon's loyalty was the least of Tessa's worries. She may have been mean to him, but if he knew she was out, so would the rest of her followers. And if they knew she was out... Tessa shuddered to think about what they would do to her when they discovered she was leaving the servants of the raven behind, after she found the child? They would most likely kill her. And it was all her fault...
It started twenty years ago, when Tessa was fresh out of Hogwarts. She was young and full of ideas about what she wanted to do with her life. She did the wrong thing. She chose the path of the dark wizards - something highly irregular in Gryffindors. It had been fun when she'd first started out. There had been killing and torture to no end. Tessa dismissed her true name, and opted for a new one - the Mistress of the Raven. She found it much more fitting, what with her hair colour and nature. Then Tessa had met him. A tall, dark stranger (as ever) with piercing black eyes. Only one person could fit that description - Morparnuit. She had followed him every, had loved him, and had sacrificed everything. She got caught and sent to Azkaban. Only when she was there did they discover that she was pregnant. The baby was taken away as soon as it could breathe. All Tessa had known about the baby was that her wish to call the girl Libnunti had been denied. They had named her Lily and she had gone to live with a muggle family, if only Tessa had...
Tessa's line of thought was interrupted by the arrival of Morparnuit.
"Morparnuit, I..I.. didn't expect to see you so soon."
The tall, strong and handsome man in front of her opened his mouth, and began to talk.
I am sooooooo sorry that its taken so long to get this chapter up, but I have been VERY busy. A few words of thanks;
G. D. Jade - thanks for the (multiple) reviews. I will try to add more suspense etc. is the whole thing about Tessa's pregnancy a good surprise, secret thingybobbywhatsisface or not? what did you want 2 ask me?
bethan - ta v. much for your short but sweet review. I am v. grateful for it, as you know.
chris - try reading my story properly next time
Kit - thank you sooooo much for the review. love you as ever.xxx
moonmouse - cool name. thanks for reviewing it - not many people have!!!
you-know-who - thanks for the review - third chapter up....
Well, here's to 'Mother Dear' and the hope it keeps going. And remember to review or I kill you. MWA-HA-HA-HAAAAA!!!! Bye for now!! xxx
Chapter three; Child of omens
Tessa moved soundlessly about the room, her long, black, dress sweeping over the floor. A mouse scuttled behind her, squeaking, but then a black owl - such as has never been seen in this world before - swooped in, caught it and ate it. Tessa turned to face the owl.
"So Garamon. What have you to say for yourself?" Where the owl was, there was now a tall, thin, sallow man, with hair as black as night and eyes to match.
"Misstresss. It iss good to ssee you again. I had not expected you back sso ssoon."
"You lie! You were dreading the return of the raven. Your biggest fear was that I would return from Azkaban triumphant. Well here's news for you, you pathetic, snivelling creature, from the depth of the deepest, darkest cavern. I AM back, and I AM triumphant. And there is NOTHING you can do to stop me."
"Misstress - I never doubted you return. Not once. I promisse." With these words, Garamon fell down to his knees, grovelling at Tessa's feet.
Tessa looked down at this 'creature' in disgust. How she could allow herself to become allied with this, this - monster was a mystery. She did not need this stupidity on the side of her. However, it had been a long time since she had held power in her hands, and if Garamon was the answer, so be it. There was one thing - no, two things - that she had to do, and neither of them could be accomplished without him.
"You are lucky Garamon - I am ready to forgive you... for now anyway."
"Thank you Misstresss. I am not worthy of your generoussity."
"GET UP GARAMON. I may have forgiven you, but you are still in my debt. Now you will do as I command you, or you will suffer my wrath. There is a girl - she goes by the name of Lily Evans. This is not her true name. I however am not in a position to tell you that - for I cannot trust you. Find the girl. I don't care how, but I want a photograph of her, and a location. If you muck this up..." Tessa drew her finger across her neck, to indicate the penalty that would follow failure.
"Misstress... thank-you. Thank-you. I will make ssure the girl doess not get away. I will leave now."
"No Garamon - you will not, for I have another task for you first. Find my loyal servant."
"But he is in front of you."
"You?! *HA*! Don't make me laugh. You my loyal servant? I heard funnier things in Azkaban. No, I mean my real servant. The one who brought me prey, and survived to tell the tale. Morparnuit."
Garamon shivered at this name. He knew of the evil of Morparnuit, and he was scared. Morparnuit was almost as evil as the mistress. He wore black - like the mistress, but he was black of eye too. Unlike the mistress, whose eyes were the green of evil, Morparnuit just had every lasting death in his eyes. There was not a glimmering of hope anywhere. Morparnuit detested Garamon. The last time the two had met, Garamon had almost lost his life. The unforgivable curses were tools of destruction in the hands of Morparnuit, and Garamon was fearful...
"Misstresss... musst I go to Morparnuit?"
"Do you wish to redeem yourself?"
"Yessss..."
"Well you will go then - and be grateful I am not thinking of feeding you to my warriors of the night..." Garamon gulped - the warriors of the night were the mistresses' OWN creation. They were half vampire, half goblin and the most evil of creatures known to him. Garamon knew A LOT about evil beings...
"Now GO you imbecile, before I send my warriors after you. And if you fail - they will find you - wherever you go..." With that, Garamon transformed back into the jet-black owl, and flew off into the night, leaving a single feather behind him.
Garamon's loyalty was the least of Tessa's worries. She may have been mean to him, but if he knew she was out, so would the rest of her followers. And if they knew she was out... Tessa shuddered to think about what they would do to her when they discovered she was leaving the servants of the raven behind, after she found the child? They would most likely kill her. And it was all her fault...
It started twenty years ago, when Tessa was fresh out of Hogwarts. She was young and full of ideas about what she wanted to do with her life. She did the wrong thing. She chose the path of the dark wizards - something highly irregular in Gryffindors. It had been fun when she'd first started out. There had been killing and torture to no end. Tessa dismissed her true name, and opted for a new one - the Mistress of the Raven. She found it much more fitting, what with her hair colour and nature. Then Tessa had met him. A tall, dark stranger (as ever) with piercing black eyes. Only one person could fit that description - Morparnuit. She had followed him every, had loved him, and had sacrificed everything. She got caught and sent to Azkaban. Only when she was there did they discover that she was pregnant. The baby was taken away as soon as it could breathe. All Tessa had known about the baby was that her wish to call the girl Libnunti had been denied. They had named her Lily and she had gone to live with a muggle family, if only Tessa had...
Tessa's line of thought was interrupted by the arrival of Morparnuit.
"Morparnuit, I..I.. didn't expect to see you so soon."
The tall, strong and handsome man in front of her opened his mouth, and began to talk.
I am sooooooo sorry that its taken so long to get this chapter up, but I have been VERY busy. A few words of thanks;
G. D. Jade - thanks for the (multiple) reviews. I will try to add more suspense etc. is the whole thing about Tessa's pregnancy a good surprise, secret thingybobbywhatsisface or not? what did you want 2 ask me?
bethan - ta v. much for your short but sweet review. I am v. grateful for it, as you know.
chris - try reading my story properly next time
Kit - thank you sooooo much for the review. love you as ever.xxx
moonmouse - cool name. thanks for reviewing it - not many people have!!!
you-know-who - thanks for the review - third chapter up....
Well, here's to 'Mother Dear' and the hope it keeps going. And remember to review or I kill you. MWA-HA-HA-HAAAAA!!!! Bye for now!! xxx