Chapter 1
Friendship
Raven sat up and looked around for a moment regaining her memory of where she was… Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry… yeah that was it, in her Slytherin dormitory, her first night back to Hogwarts, she loved this place, she really did, Among the Slytherin she found comfort, and she loved Quidditch, she got to play when Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin seeker, was ill or couldn't play, that's the only way she got to, and she was a damned good seeker at that, but of course, Malfoy got to be seeker because of his father, but it didn't matter to her, her and her friends would play Quidditch if they had the time, it was no big deal…
Her Silver-blue eyes slid around the dormitory, the other four girls where asleep, normally six shared a Dorm, but this dorm only held four, Raven, Willow, Jazzabelle, and some girl Raven hadn't bothered to get to know yet, but it was no big deal, she swung her legs over the side of her bed and dropped to the floor, landing softly on her feet, Her Silver black short hair bounced upon the impact.
Looking around the room again, glowing red eyes glared at her from Willow's bed, it was hard to tell weather Willow was awake, or weather it was her cat Demon, the eyes went straight toward her and one of the eyes disappeared, which meant it was Demon, because she wore a witches hat that covered one eye. Raven Walked over to Demon and stroked her back, the cat purred happily and laid down next to Willow again, Raven walked over to the window and threw it open, she looked out a moment, and then a large white Owl swooped in, around the owls shoulders was a small cloak.
The owl landed in front of Raven on the window seal, she brushed its side with her hand, it was Senosuke, Her snow owl, and the cloak signified that it was hers, the owl didn't seem to mind if much any more, the owl flapped away again, and Raven shut the window, Raven turned, her feet moving across the cold floor silently, and her Black Drawstring Pajama pants hanging baggily around her ankles and slightly dragged the ground. She walked out of the dorm and walked down the staircase to the common room, upon looking around she saw no one was in here, of course it was too early to be up, and if her prefect found her this way, she'd get yelled at.
She ignored the thought of punishment and when over to the hearth, which, in this common room, always had a flame burning in it, She sat on the floor in front of the fire, drawing her legs up to her body and wrapping her arms round them, resting her chin on her knees and watching the flames flicker. She didn't sit alone for long though, she soon heard soft foot steps coming down the stairs, great, she thought, here's my prefect, right on Q… The foot steps stopped behind her, she just kept her gaze on the flame.
"Well, your up early, Raven," She knew the voice, but she'd never known it to call her by her first name, she turned to look upon the face of the owner of the voice.
"What do you want Malfoy?" She asked almost coldly.
"Whoa Raven, calm down, I just heard you pass by my dorm, and I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd come to see who it was, and if I could get anyone in trouble, but sense its you, there no one to get in trouble," replied Draco, sitting down next to her, "so lets just talk." She turned her gaze to him.
"What, you okay with the fact a mud blood made it into Slytherin?" Raven asked. Malfoy smirked as her.
"I know about you, your not a mud blood, you're a pure blood, and I know just how pure your blood is," he said, grinning, "can I see? I want to know if it's true."
"First of all," Raven said slowly, "I don't know what your talking about, and why are you being nice to me?"
"Well, I never really talked to you, and I never really had anything against you, and Crabbe and Goyle aren't really much to talk to…" He paused, "or to look at… for that matter, and I dunno… you seem like someone interesting to talk to for once."
"Is this the Famous Draco Malfoy asking for my friendship?" Raven asked, perking a brow, glad the subject of blood was over.
"Well… if that's okay with you Raven, and please, call me Draco instead of Malfoy, if we're friends now right?"
"Sure, I guess," Raven replied. Then Draco bent over and whispered into her ear, as though he wouldn't risk even a ghost or painting hearing what he had to say.
"I've seen you bleed, do not deny the color of your blood, and I want to know how it got that way, Raven," Then he sat back up, Raven eyes slightly wider, she looked at him.
"I… When…. How?"
"You didn't cover it up fast enough when you cut you hand on that knife in potions, its really quiet amazing, I haven't seen anything like it since detention in my first year hear at Hogwarts out in the forbidden forest," he said, his voice in a whisper again.
"You really want to know? My mother was an unregistered Animagi; she could turn into a unicorn, by some bizarre twist of events in ended up like this… I'm not sure how, it's the magical flow and the wheel of Fate gave me…" She bent over and whispers something into his ear, so low it sent a chill down his spine the way she said it, "silver blood." He looked at her and she stared into the fire again. At that moment, Demon ran into the common room, springing up onto Raven's lap, the best it could. Malfoy looked down at the cat, the into the stone doorway, there stood Willow, her red eyes focused on Malfoy and her Dark blue hair hanging in front of her face.
"Can I help you NyteShayd?" Draco asked.
"Hey Willow," Raven said, looking at her and petting Demon and she curled up in her lap.
"Malfoy," Willow said looking at him, "what are you doing to Raven?"
"We're just talking Willow, its alright," Raven said.
"You're a friend of Ravens? Well then I've got nothing against you, I never really have," Malfoy leaned to get up and whispered "sit next to me in potions" into her ear as got up and walked to the stair case, giving Raven and Willow one last look before ascending the stairs, Raven stood, rolled her eyes some, and went over to Willow, Willow eyed her oddly.
"What was that about?" Willow asked.
"I'm not sure exactly… but let's go back up to bed, people will be getting up again soon, then we can head to the great hall when some people are up." Raven said, and Willow nodded as they walked up the staircase.
"So…. you think Malfoy is cute?" Willow said playfully to Raven.
"I don't know!" Raven said in a shocked whisper, Willow smirked. Raven stuck her tongue out at Willow.
"Don't stick that tongue out at me unless you intend to use it," Willow said. Raven laughed, used to this reply, having used it many times herself.
They reached the door and walked in, getting back into bed, the conversation with Malfoy bouncing around Ravens thoughts as she rolled over and closed her eyes, someone knew… and she wasn't sure if she should tell Willow he knew… waiting about 20 minutes after Jazzabelle and the other girl had gotten up and headed to the great hall for Breakfast. Raven got up, again, and dressed into her School robes, Willow did the same.
Willow and Raven were best friends and they'd been so ever since they met, both were different then the rest of the students at Hogwarts… but no one else knew, Willow was part Vampire and the Same with Raven, only Raven had the silver blood of a unicorn (of course headmaster Dumbledore knew of this as well)… But that was only noticeable when she bled and for some reason that was not often. She'd only bled once in front of people, the very end of last year, almost her last class, and that was when they were chopping roots in Snape's class, Raven thought it might be funny to slip a worm into Ravens root, and it was funny even to Raven, after she had Cut her hand on her knife when the worm moved and startled her, but when that happened her hand instantly flew under the table and what bound in cloth she ripped from the inside of her robes, she though no one had seen… Malfoy had to have been watching her… but why would he have been?
They made they're Way through the common room, which had flooded with students since twenty minutes ago, they walked out of the common room, the portrait swinging shut behind them, they got to the Grand hall and walked over to an empty spot on the Slytherin Table. They got some breakfast and started to eat, but then they heard a voice that must have been Goyle's call out "hey Draco, over here" Raven paid no attention until someone sat next to her.
"Yeah, I know, I saw you Goyle!" Malfoy had sat next to her, a grin spread across Willows face and Raven elbowed her in the side. Malfoy looked over at Raven then to Willow. Willow continued to eat her breakfast, looking away from Malfoy. Raven ate her food, and Malfoy dished up some of his own.
"So, Raven," Malfoy said, "get your schedule yet?"
"Yeah," Raven said, taking a paper from her robes and giving it to Malfoy, He took it from her reading it over, She still wondered why he was being nice to her, what did Silver blood have to do with anything?
"Damn, we've got nearly ever class with Gryffindor again, and I see we're taking the same extra courses." He handed the paper back to her, eating again.
"Yeah I know, I swear I'm going to end up hitting the Hermione girl in the face on day, that perfect little priss, I can't believe Harry Potter can even stand her! And the Weasly, the youngest boy… heaven knows how many of them there are and how many are yet to come, I swear, if all they're children come here, eventually they'll need a house just for Weasly's!" Raven said, and both Willow and Draco laughed. Then Willow Whispered into Raven's ear "Are you gonna invite him to our Quidditch game tonight? I think it might be fun…"
"Yeah," Raven Whispered back, "but I'll ask him in potions, I'm gonna sit next to him if you don't mind,"
"No its fine," Willow replied, smirking, and Draco looked at them both, confused.
"Its nothing, Draco," Raven said to him, "I'll tell you later," Raven shifted her Grey blue eyes to the Gryffindor Table, and noticed Ron looking over at her and Malfoy, She stuck out her tongue to signify she saw him and he looked away quickly, Draco smirked as she did think, and Willow smiled, Willow and Raven had made a point of making enemies with most of the Gryffindors in they're second year, after they stole the house cup from the Slytherin in her first year at Hogwarts. Suddenly they're was a loud flutter as owls swooped in from all the windows, dropping off packages to they're destination, Senosuke perched next to Raven and dropped a letter and the Daily Prophet on the table, Raven took up the letter and pet Senosuke above her break, Senosuke Drank some of Raven's drink and hooted at Willow Happily, then her head turned to Draco.
"That bird yours?" Draco asked, Raven nodded her eyes skimming the letter, "She's pretty, I've never seen a bird so white, and it must be really tame to keep that cloak on, and the red eyes give it a Slytherin touch."
"Senosuke is a good bird, Loyal, and she keeps that cloak on because I gave it to her, I guess," Raven said.
"Sen-o-ske?" He asked.
"yeah, Senosuke," She replied, looking up from her letter as Draco reached out a timid hand to touch her, the Bird let him pet her, then stretched out a wing to tickle Raven's nose with its longest feather and flew off. Raven continued to read the letter, then folded it back up and set it down on the Table.
"Who's the letter from?" Draco asked.
"My muggle cousin," Raven replied, "He sends me cute stuff sometimes, and he wrote me to ask if I could get him a few more moving pictures… he gets a kick out of them… I have to take some good ones, luckily, he knows not to show his friends, or even his parents… oh… I haven't gotten him one of Quidditch," Raven replied. Draco nodded.
Later it was time for potions, Raven made her way from the grand hall to Potions and took a seat in the middle of the class, Willow was sitting not to far off and Jazzabelle Sat next to her. Raven set her bags on the floor and took out some parchment and a Quill. And scribbled something onto the top of parchment and ripped off that portion and looked around the room, Shadow, one of her other Slytherin friends walked in and took a seat in the back. Raven touched her wand to the corner of the paper and muttered something, the paper disappeared and reappeared on Shadows desk, the paper said:
Hey, Shadow, we're gonna play some Quidditch tonight, want to join? she wrote.
At the moment, Draco walked in and looked around, he saw Raven, and walked up behind her.
"May I sit here?" He asked her.
"Sure," she said, "go ahead." He sat down next to her, and suddenly, a piece of Parchment appeared in front of her. She unfolded and read it.
Yeah, sure I'd love to play Quidditch, sounds like fun, who's all coming? He replied back
Uh well, you, me, Willow, Jazzabelle, and I'm gonna ask Draco if he wants to play as well Raven replied.
She set her wand on the parchment and sent it back to him, Draco looked at her, "that's a neat little spell." She smirked.
"I learned every spell I possibly could to defy any teacher, and not get caught," She replied, slyly. At this point, Snape walked into the classroom and looked around at the children.
"Welcome, class, to another year of potions, now that your all in fifth year, I expect that you have grown accustomed to the way that I work, and I shant have much to say, with that said, please open up your books to page 57 and begin to read about wolves bane." Snape said in his normal sneer. He always favored the Slytherins, which was just fine with them anyways. A paper materialized in front of Raven, she looked down at it
Hey raven, did you ask Malfoy yet? Willow had written her.
It was from Willow, Raven dipped her quill in her ink and scribbled not yet unto it. She sent it back to Willow and then Raven skimmed over page 57, and then waited for Malfoy to finish.
"Hey Draco," she whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Me and a few friends are gonna play some Quidditch later and I wanted to know if you wanted to come."
OK the paper came back with that written on it.
"Yeah, Sure, as long as I don't have too much homework, but seeing as how it's the first day, I don't think I'll have much." He whispered back.
"Okay, cool," Raven, said Yeah he's coming Raven wrote her reply back to Willow. Another paper appeared in her desk, this one form shadow.
You're inviting Malfoy? Why?
He's kinda a friend now Raven paused in writing no more notes, I need to pay attention, I got bad marks last year in potions, but Snape brought them up for me, because my grandma had died and I bombed the final, he said that was reason enough
1 Potions ran smoothly as usual until Neville screwed up his potion again and Snape said once it was done each of the Gryffindors had to try some, of course Granger began hissing instructions to him under her breathe again, she always got caught for doing so when Longbottom's potions ended up right. But Raven pulled out her wand anyways, An evil smirk crossing her face, she pointed it at Granger and muttered something. Sparks shot from her wand hitting Granger and Hermione's voice was magnified by about ten times; it rang across the whole dungeon.
"NOW ADD A BIT OF LAVENDER ROOT," her voice screamed, and then she looked up her eyes wide in terror at the volume of her own voice. All the Slytherin students snickered and gave approving looks to Raven. Snape turned from helping one of the Slytherin's and glared at her.
"I didn't ask you to help you know-it-all, 50 points from Gryffindor! And 15 points to Slytherin, Thank you Raven," Snape said. Raven looked Smugly over at Hermione as she'd gone red with anger and embarrassment. Malfoy laughed next to Raven, and Raven flashed Hermione a cocky smirk.
"That was bloody brilliant," He said to her, and she smirked evilly. Potter glared at her, and Raven kissed the Air in Potter's direction, her lips curling back into a devilish smile.
Lunch was particularly amusing, Shadow, Malfoy, Willow, Raven, and Jazzabelle all sat at the end of the Slytherin Table, talking about where to meet for Quidditch When the Potter trio stopped behind them. Ron walked over to Raven.
"Can I help you?" Raven smirked.
"Reverse the spell……. please," he muttered.
"What was that again Weasly?" Willow asked.
"Reverse the spell," he said louder.
"No that last part," Raven said.
"…….. Please……" Ron said. Draco smirked.
"What's the matter? Perfect miss Granger can't figure out what spell I used on her?" Raven sneered.
"Oh, come on," Ron pleaded.
"Oh, how touchingly cute, he wants you to fix his girlfriends voice," Shadow mocked. Ron's cheeks flushed red in anger.
"Calm down Weasly, your on the road to match that hair of yours," Draco said. Weasly went redder.
"Fine then, I'll fix it, but I'm having a bit of fun with this first, GRANGER COME HERE!" Raven called out, Hermione walked over, Potter following her, "Miss perfect, couldn't figure it out, fine I'll fix it but first you have to say something for me, 'I love Harry Potter and one day I hope to become Hermione Potter, also, I am a big mouthed know it all, Slytherin rules over Gryffindor' that's all you have to say, and I'll fix it." Hermione glared.
"It's that, or you never talk again without everyone hearing," Willow said, Hermione looked like she was about to cry, and she opened her lips, probably trying to speak softly/
"I…. I LOVE HARRY POTTER AND ONE DAY HOPE TO BECOME HERMOINE POTTER, ALSO, I AM A BIG MOUTHED KNOW IT ALL, SLYTHERIN RULES OVER GRYFFINDOR," Hermione said, and the entire hall erupted into laughter, minus a few Gryffindors.
"Now fix it you've had you fun," Harry said, outraged. Both Willow and Raven burst out laughing.
"What!?" Ron demanded.
"My rival, I dare say that I cannot reverse the spell, see, that is a timed spell, and I cast it about a half'n hour ago, so it'll where off in about ten to fifteen minutes…" All five Slytherins burst into laughter Willow nearly falling off the bench, Hermione's eyes filled with tears and she ran in the other direction, Harry and Ron chasing after her.
"Raven, your evil, that was just awesome," Draco said, smirking.
"yes I know, thanks," She replied , "oh hey fun, we've got magical creatures next, now I get to show you I'm bold and evil, if there's anything dangerous." Raven said, then smirked.
The five Slytherins got up and began walking down the halls to get unto the school grounds. It was fifteen minutes until Care of Magical Creatures and Malfoy went to go talk to Crabbe and Goyle about something, Shadow had gone off with his friend Spyke, also a Slytherin, and Jazzabelle had gone to the dorm to get something, or put something away, Raven didn't really know, nor did she care. Willow And Raven roamed the grounds waiting for the time to come to head to Care of Magical Creatures, Willow paused, and Raven eyed her.
"what?" Raven asked suspiciously.
"I think you like him," She replied.
"I do not like Malfoy," Raven said.
"Ha! That just proves it, I said HIM not Malfoy," Willow retorted, slyly.
"But you meant Draco," Raven shot back.
"I never said that," she replied.
"but you MEANT it," Raven said, emphasizing 'meant'.
"You still like him," Willow teased.
"I DO NOT!" Raven replied.
"see! Look, your getting all red and stuff, you like him!"
"no I don't."
"Awww how cute! I'm gonna tell him," Willow said, a playful tone in her voice.
"you meanie! I said I didn't and I don't!" Raven jabbed Willow in the side with her index finger, and grinned, not being able to contain her smile.
"Ack!" Willow cried, poking Raven back, as Raven jumped to the side.
"I do not like Malfoy!" Raven said.
"Yeah you do…. you do, you do, you do!"
"What are you two talking about?" both Raven and Willow whirled around, Malfoy stood there, looking at them oddly.
"Nothing," Raven said.
"Well, actually…. ACK!" Raven Jabbed Willow in the side again, as Willow turned her head toward Raven sticking out her tongue. Malfoy perked a brow at the two of them, and then shook his head hiding a snicker. Raven stuck her tongue back out at Willow.
"I would say it…. But I don't want to know your answer," Willow said eyeing Malfoy. Raven opened her mouth in shock, knowing Willow's normal reply, she'd even said it earlier that day.
"Oh you bitch!" Raven said. Malfoy looked at Willow.
"Huh?" he asked, now totally lost.
"My normal reply to when anyone sticks their tongue out at me."
"But I didn't… why did you look at me when you said it," Malfoy said, still confused, Raven's cheeks went a bit pink, and Willow just laughed.
"ANYWAYS!" Raven said, breaking off that subject, Malfoy hadn't noticed the change in her cheek color, so she didn't really need to set anything strait, because after all, she didn't like him………right? The three turned and began to walk to Hagrid's Hut, and waited for class to start. Raven got bored of waiting and began to look around for what they might be looking at today, hoping it wasn't flubber worms… over in the distance she saw a pin, Raven began to walk toward it but then students started to show up, and Hagrid came out of the hut, Fang the boar hound behind him.
"'lo Ever'one, welcome to m'class, got a lotta stuff planned for t'day."
Most of the students had reached the hut, some kinda edgy about what "a lot" might be… knowing Hagrid, it might not be that fun to most of them.
"foller me, please." Potter and his two were walking slightly behind Hagrid, Raven bit her tongue for a moment, then decided to yell what she wanted to yell.
"Hey Hermione!" Hermione turned not knowing who had called her, she scowled seeing Raven.
"Potter doesn't suit you as a last name, Hermione Potter just doesn't flow, Hermione Weasly doesn't go either, and everyone else hates you so you're screwed."
A few Slytherins laughed, Raven didn't know why she choose to pick on Hermione so much today, it was just fun. Hermione's eyes filled with tears again, and Ron walked up to Raven, His face red in anger.
"Shut the bloody hell up you dirty git," Ron said, shaking.
"Or what Weasly?" Raven asked, Smirking, "are you gonna hit me? Come on I dare you," she bent over some, "land on right here, you know you want to," she said pointing at her chin. Ron clenched a fist, Harry appeared at his side.
"Come on, Ron, she isn't worth it," Harry said.
"I see Harry, trying to save your friend the humiliation of being beat by a girl?" Willow said, looking at Raven. Malfoy stood back watching with interest.
"You stay out of this, you freak, no one asked your opinion you bat," Harry said.
"Oh! OW! The pain, my god I'm a FREAK," Willow said, clutching a hand dramatically over her chest like her heart hurt. Harry face flushed in anger. "Potter, your not one to call anyone a freak, you're a freak in this magical world, you know nothing about it, don't tell me that every day you don't see something new that you didn't know about before." Willow said, not really insulting him, now just trying to outwit him.
"I mean it, just leave Hermione alone," Ron said, so Harry didn't have to reply.
"Shut your hole you red-headed carbon copy of a new race of poor defective wizards," Raven said, trying to enrage him into a fight, and it seemed to work, Ron's hand clutched into a fist, and he drew it back, getting ready to punch, he sung it forward, with all his might, Raven let it hit her square in the cheek. Her face didn't turn; she just glared at him, her Silver blue eyes narrowing in a creepy way.
"Step down Weasly, you'll only end up in a lot of unnecessary pain, get the hell away from me, I'll taunt the three of you as I please," Raven said glaring. Ron stepped back, shocked his punch had no effect on her, even though he was rubbing his own knuckles. Ron and Harry turned and walked back toward Hermione. Raven turned to Malfoy and Willow.
"Ow…" Raven said finally rubbing her cheek, not making it too noticeable to anyone else, everyone had been watching in silence, but now they went on with conversations of the fight that almost took place. Hagrid didn't say anything about it, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione were walking next to him, no doubt talking in spite of Raven. Malfoy looked at her.
"Damn," he said looking at her, "you certainly can take care of yourself,"
"Yeah well, my muggle cousin does this thing called Karate, he's been teaching it to me, part if it has to do with pain endurance, so I can take a lot before showing it." Raven Turned for a Moment Ron was standing next to the pin that had a few strange looking animals in it. Ron was glaring at her, but when she looked Ron turned his head instantly. Raven shook it off and the Three Slytherins began to walk toward the edge of the pin.
Friendship
Raven sat up and looked around for a moment regaining her memory of where she was… Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry… yeah that was it, in her Slytherin dormitory, her first night back to Hogwarts, she loved this place, she really did, Among the Slytherin she found comfort, and she loved Quidditch, she got to play when Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin seeker, was ill or couldn't play, that's the only way she got to, and she was a damned good seeker at that, but of course, Malfoy got to be seeker because of his father, but it didn't matter to her, her and her friends would play Quidditch if they had the time, it was no big deal…
Her Silver-blue eyes slid around the dormitory, the other four girls where asleep, normally six shared a Dorm, but this dorm only held four, Raven, Willow, Jazzabelle, and some girl Raven hadn't bothered to get to know yet, but it was no big deal, she swung her legs over the side of her bed and dropped to the floor, landing softly on her feet, Her Silver black short hair bounced upon the impact.
Looking around the room again, glowing red eyes glared at her from Willow's bed, it was hard to tell weather Willow was awake, or weather it was her cat Demon, the eyes went straight toward her and one of the eyes disappeared, which meant it was Demon, because she wore a witches hat that covered one eye. Raven Walked over to Demon and stroked her back, the cat purred happily and laid down next to Willow again, Raven walked over to the window and threw it open, she looked out a moment, and then a large white Owl swooped in, around the owls shoulders was a small cloak.
The owl landed in front of Raven on the window seal, she brushed its side with her hand, it was Senosuke, Her snow owl, and the cloak signified that it was hers, the owl didn't seem to mind if much any more, the owl flapped away again, and Raven shut the window, Raven turned, her feet moving across the cold floor silently, and her Black Drawstring Pajama pants hanging baggily around her ankles and slightly dragged the ground. She walked out of the dorm and walked down the staircase to the common room, upon looking around she saw no one was in here, of course it was too early to be up, and if her prefect found her this way, she'd get yelled at.
She ignored the thought of punishment and when over to the hearth, which, in this common room, always had a flame burning in it, She sat on the floor in front of the fire, drawing her legs up to her body and wrapping her arms round them, resting her chin on her knees and watching the flames flicker. She didn't sit alone for long though, she soon heard soft foot steps coming down the stairs, great, she thought, here's my prefect, right on Q… The foot steps stopped behind her, she just kept her gaze on the flame.
"Well, your up early, Raven," She knew the voice, but she'd never known it to call her by her first name, she turned to look upon the face of the owner of the voice.
"What do you want Malfoy?" She asked almost coldly.
"Whoa Raven, calm down, I just heard you pass by my dorm, and I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd come to see who it was, and if I could get anyone in trouble, but sense its you, there no one to get in trouble," replied Draco, sitting down next to her, "so lets just talk." She turned her gaze to him.
"What, you okay with the fact a mud blood made it into Slytherin?" Raven asked. Malfoy smirked as her.
"I know about you, your not a mud blood, you're a pure blood, and I know just how pure your blood is," he said, grinning, "can I see? I want to know if it's true."
"First of all," Raven said slowly, "I don't know what your talking about, and why are you being nice to me?"
"Well, I never really talked to you, and I never really had anything against you, and Crabbe and Goyle aren't really much to talk to…" He paused, "or to look at… for that matter, and I dunno… you seem like someone interesting to talk to for once."
"Is this the Famous Draco Malfoy asking for my friendship?" Raven asked, perking a brow, glad the subject of blood was over.
"Well… if that's okay with you Raven, and please, call me Draco instead of Malfoy, if we're friends now right?"
"Sure, I guess," Raven replied. Then Draco bent over and whispered into her ear, as though he wouldn't risk even a ghost or painting hearing what he had to say.
"I've seen you bleed, do not deny the color of your blood, and I want to know how it got that way, Raven," Then he sat back up, Raven eyes slightly wider, she looked at him.
"I… When…. How?"
"You didn't cover it up fast enough when you cut you hand on that knife in potions, its really quiet amazing, I haven't seen anything like it since detention in my first year hear at Hogwarts out in the forbidden forest," he said, his voice in a whisper again.
"You really want to know? My mother was an unregistered Animagi; she could turn into a unicorn, by some bizarre twist of events in ended up like this… I'm not sure how, it's the magical flow and the wheel of Fate gave me…" She bent over and whispers something into his ear, so low it sent a chill down his spine the way she said it, "silver blood." He looked at her and she stared into the fire again. At that moment, Demon ran into the common room, springing up onto Raven's lap, the best it could. Malfoy looked down at the cat, the into the stone doorway, there stood Willow, her red eyes focused on Malfoy and her Dark blue hair hanging in front of her face.
"Can I help you NyteShayd?" Draco asked.
"Hey Willow," Raven said, looking at her and petting Demon and she curled up in her lap.
"Malfoy," Willow said looking at him, "what are you doing to Raven?"
"We're just talking Willow, its alright," Raven said.
"You're a friend of Ravens? Well then I've got nothing against you, I never really have," Malfoy leaned to get up and whispered "sit next to me in potions" into her ear as got up and walked to the stair case, giving Raven and Willow one last look before ascending the stairs, Raven stood, rolled her eyes some, and went over to Willow, Willow eyed her oddly.
"What was that about?" Willow asked.
"I'm not sure exactly… but let's go back up to bed, people will be getting up again soon, then we can head to the great hall when some people are up." Raven said, and Willow nodded as they walked up the staircase.
"So…. you think Malfoy is cute?" Willow said playfully to Raven.
"I don't know!" Raven said in a shocked whisper, Willow smirked. Raven stuck her tongue out at Willow.
"Don't stick that tongue out at me unless you intend to use it," Willow said. Raven laughed, used to this reply, having used it many times herself.
They reached the door and walked in, getting back into bed, the conversation with Malfoy bouncing around Ravens thoughts as she rolled over and closed her eyes, someone knew… and she wasn't sure if she should tell Willow he knew… waiting about 20 minutes after Jazzabelle and the other girl had gotten up and headed to the great hall for Breakfast. Raven got up, again, and dressed into her School robes, Willow did the same.
Willow and Raven were best friends and they'd been so ever since they met, both were different then the rest of the students at Hogwarts… but no one else knew, Willow was part Vampire and the Same with Raven, only Raven had the silver blood of a unicorn (of course headmaster Dumbledore knew of this as well)… But that was only noticeable when she bled and for some reason that was not often. She'd only bled once in front of people, the very end of last year, almost her last class, and that was when they were chopping roots in Snape's class, Raven thought it might be funny to slip a worm into Ravens root, and it was funny even to Raven, after she had Cut her hand on her knife when the worm moved and startled her, but when that happened her hand instantly flew under the table and what bound in cloth she ripped from the inside of her robes, she though no one had seen… Malfoy had to have been watching her… but why would he have been?
They made they're Way through the common room, which had flooded with students since twenty minutes ago, they walked out of the common room, the portrait swinging shut behind them, they got to the Grand hall and walked over to an empty spot on the Slytherin Table. They got some breakfast and started to eat, but then they heard a voice that must have been Goyle's call out "hey Draco, over here" Raven paid no attention until someone sat next to her.
"Yeah, I know, I saw you Goyle!" Malfoy had sat next to her, a grin spread across Willows face and Raven elbowed her in the side. Malfoy looked over at Raven then to Willow. Willow continued to eat her breakfast, looking away from Malfoy. Raven ate her food, and Malfoy dished up some of his own.
"So, Raven," Malfoy said, "get your schedule yet?"
"Yeah," Raven said, taking a paper from her robes and giving it to Malfoy, He took it from her reading it over, She still wondered why he was being nice to her, what did Silver blood have to do with anything?
"Damn, we've got nearly ever class with Gryffindor again, and I see we're taking the same extra courses." He handed the paper back to her, eating again.
"Yeah I know, I swear I'm going to end up hitting the Hermione girl in the face on day, that perfect little priss, I can't believe Harry Potter can even stand her! And the Weasly, the youngest boy… heaven knows how many of them there are and how many are yet to come, I swear, if all they're children come here, eventually they'll need a house just for Weasly's!" Raven said, and both Willow and Draco laughed. Then Willow Whispered into Raven's ear "Are you gonna invite him to our Quidditch game tonight? I think it might be fun…"
"Yeah," Raven Whispered back, "but I'll ask him in potions, I'm gonna sit next to him if you don't mind,"
"No its fine," Willow replied, smirking, and Draco looked at them both, confused.
"Its nothing, Draco," Raven said to him, "I'll tell you later," Raven shifted her Grey blue eyes to the Gryffindor Table, and noticed Ron looking over at her and Malfoy, She stuck out her tongue to signify she saw him and he looked away quickly, Draco smirked as she did think, and Willow smiled, Willow and Raven had made a point of making enemies with most of the Gryffindors in they're second year, after they stole the house cup from the Slytherin in her first year at Hogwarts. Suddenly they're was a loud flutter as owls swooped in from all the windows, dropping off packages to they're destination, Senosuke perched next to Raven and dropped a letter and the Daily Prophet on the table, Raven took up the letter and pet Senosuke above her break, Senosuke Drank some of Raven's drink and hooted at Willow Happily, then her head turned to Draco.
"That bird yours?" Draco asked, Raven nodded her eyes skimming the letter, "She's pretty, I've never seen a bird so white, and it must be really tame to keep that cloak on, and the red eyes give it a Slytherin touch."
"Senosuke is a good bird, Loyal, and she keeps that cloak on because I gave it to her, I guess," Raven said.
"Sen-o-ske?" He asked.
"yeah, Senosuke," She replied, looking up from her letter as Draco reached out a timid hand to touch her, the Bird let him pet her, then stretched out a wing to tickle Raven's nose with its longest feather and flew off. Raven continued to read the letter, then folded it back up and set it down on the Table.
"Who's the letter from?" Draco asked.
"My muggle cousin," Raven replied, "He sends me cute stuff sometimes, and he wrote me to ask if I could get him a few more moving pictures… he gets a kick out of them… I have to take some good ones, luckily, he knows not to show his friends, or even his parents… oh… I haven't gotten him one of Quidditch," Raven replied. Draco nodded.
Later it was time for potions, Raven made her way from the grand hall to Potions and took a seat in the middle of the class, Willow was sitting not to far off and Jazzabelle Sat next to her. Raven set her bags on the floor and took out some parchment and a Quill. And scribbled something onto the top of parchment and ripped off that portion and looked around the room, Shadow, one of her other Slytherin friends walked in and took a seat in the back. Raven touched her wand to the corner of the paper and muttered something, the paper disappeared and reappeared on Shadows desk, the paper said:
Hey, Shadow, we're gonna play some Quidditch tonight, want to join? she wrote.
At the moment, Draco walked in and looked around, he saw Raven, and walked up behind her.
"May I sit here?" He asked her.
"Sure," she said, "go ahead." He sat down next to her, and suddenly, a piece of Parchment appeared in front of her. She unfolded and read it.
Yeah, sure I'd love to play Quidditch, sounds like fun, who's all coming? He replied back
Uh well, you, me, Willow, Jazzabelle, and I'm gonna ask Draco if he wants to play as well Raven replied.
She set her wand on the parchment and sent it back to him, Draco looked at her, "that's a neat little spell." She smirked.
"I learned every spell I possibly could to defy any teacher, and not get caught," She replied, slyly. At this point, Snape walked into the classroom and looked around at the children.
"Welcome, class, to another year of potions, now that your all in fifth year, I expect that you have grown accustomed to the way that I work, and I shant have much to say, with that said, please open up your books to page 57 and begin to read about wolves bane." Snape said in his normal sneer. He always favored the Slytherins, which was just fine with them anyways. A paper materialized in front of Raven, she looked down at it
Hey raven, did you ask Malfoy yet? Willow had written her.
It was from Willow, Raven dipped her quill in her ink and scribbled not yet unto it. She sent it back to Willow and then Raven skimmed over page 57, and then waited for Malfoy to finish.
"Hey Draco," she whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Me and a few friends are gonna play some Quidditch later and I wanted to know if you wanted to come."
OK the paper came back with that written on it.
"Yeah, Sure, as long as I don't have too much homework, but seeing as how it's the first day, I don't think I'll have much." He whispered back.
"Okay, cool," Raven, said Yeah he's coming Raven wrote her reply back to Willow. Another paper appeared in her desk, this one form shadow.
You're inviting Malfoy? Why?
He's kinda a friend now Raven paused in writing no more notes, I need to pay attention, I got bad marks last year in potions, but Snape brought them up for me, because my grandma had died and I bombed the final, he said that was reason enough
1 Potions ran smoothly as usual until Neville screwed up his potion again and Snape said once it was done each of the Gryffindors had to try some, of course Granger began hissing instructions to him under her breathe again, she always got caught for doing so when Longbottom's potions ended up right. But Raven pulled out her wand anyways, An evil smirk crossing her face, she pointed it at Granger and muttered something. Sparks shot from her wand hitting Granger and Hermione's voice was magnified by about ten times; it rang across the whole dungeon.
"NOW ADD A BIT OF LAVENDER ROOT," her voice screamed, and then she looked up her eyes wide in terror at the volume of her own voice. All the Slytherin students snickered and gave approving looks to Raven. Snape turned from helping one of the Slytherin's and glared at her.
"I didn't ask you to help you know-it-all, 50 points from Gryffindor! And 15 points to Slytherin, Thank you Raven," Snape said. Raven looked Smugly over at Hermione as she'd gone red with anger and embarrassment. Malfoy laughed next to Raven, and Raven flashed Hermione a cocky smirk.
"That was bloody brilliant," He said to her, and she smirked evilly. Potter glared at her, and Raven kissed the Air in Potter's direction, her lips curling back into a devilish smile.
Lunch was particularly amusing, Shadow, Malfoy, Willow, Raven, and Jazzabelle all sat at the end of the Slytherin Table, talking about where to meet for Quidditch When the Potter trio stopped behind them. Ron walked over to Raven.
"Can I help you?" Raven smirked.
"Reverse the spell……. please," he muttered.
"What was that again Weasly?" Willow asked.
"Reverse the spell," he said louder.
"No that last part," Raven said.
"…….. Please……" Ron said. Draco smirked.
"What's the matter? Perfect miss Granger can't figure out what spell I used on her?" Raven sneered.
"Oh, come on," Ron pleaded.
"Oh, how touchingly cute, he wants you to fix his girlfriends voice," Shadow mocked. Ron's cheeks flushed red in anger.
"Calm down Weasly, your on the road to match that hair of yours," Draco said. Weasly went redder.
"Fine then, I'll fix it, but I'm having a bit of fun with this first, GRANGER COME HERE!" Raven called out, Hermione walked over, Potter following her, "Miss perfect, couldn't figure it out, fine I'll fix it but first you have to say something for me, 'I love Harry Potter and one day I hope to become Hermione Potter, also, I am a big mouthed know it all, Slytherin rules over Gryffindor' that's all you have to say, and I'll fix it." Hermione glared.
"It's that, or you never talk again without everyone hearing," Willow said, Hermione looked like she was about to cry, and she opened her lips, probably trying to speak softly/
"I…. I LOVE HARRY POTTER AND ONE DAY HOPE TO BECOME HERMOINE POTTER, ALSO, I AM A BIG MOUTHED KNOW IT ALL, SLYTHERIN RULES OVER GRYFFINDOR," Hermione said, and the entire hall erupted into laughter, minus a few Gryffindors.
"Now fix it you've had you fun," Harry said, outraged. Both Willow and Raven burst out laughing.
"What!?" Ron demanded.
"My rival, I dare say that I cannot reverse the spell, see, that is a timed spell, and I cast it about a half'n hour ago, so it'll where off in about ten to fifteen minutes…" All five Slytherins burst into laughter Willow nearly falling off the bench, Hermione's eyes filled with tears and she ran in the other direction, Harry and Ron chasing after her.
"Raven, your evil, that was just awesome," Draco said, smirking.
"yes I know, thanks," She replied , "oh hey fun, we've got magical creatures next, now I get to show you I'm bold and evil, if there's anything dangerous." Raven said, then smirked.
The five Slytherins got up and began walking down the halls to get unto the school grounds. It was fifteen minutes until Care of Magical Creatures and Malfoy went to go talk to Crabbe and Goyle about something, Shadow had gone off with his friend Spyke, also a Slytherin, and Jazzabelle had gone to the dorm to get something, or put something away, Raven didn't really know, nor did she care. Willow And Raven roamed the grounds waiting for the time to come to head to Care of Magical Creatures, Willow paused, and Raven eyed her.
"what?" Raven asked suspiciously.
"I think you like him," She replied.
"I do not like Malfoy," Raven said.
"Ha! That just proves it, I said HIM not Malfoy," Willow retorted, slyly.
"But you meant Draco," Raven shot back.
"I never said that," she replied.
"but you MEANT it," Raven said, emphasizing 'meant'.
"You still like him," Willow teased.
"I DO NOT!" Raven replied.
"see! Look, your getting all red and stuff, you like him!"
"no I don't."
"Awww how cute! I'm gonna tell him," Willow said, a playful tone in her voice.
"you meanie! I said I didn't and I don't!" Raven jabbed Willow in the side with her index finger, and grinned, not being able to contain her smile.
"Ack!" Willow cried, poking Raven back, as Raven jumped to the side.
"I do not like Malfoy!" Raven said.
"Yeah you do…. you do, you do, you do!"
"What are you two talking about?" both Raven and Willow whirled around, Malfoy stood there, looking at them oddly.
"Nothing," Raven said.
"Well, actually…. ACK!" Raven Jabbed Willow in the side again, as Willow turned her head toward Raven sticking out her tongue. Malfoy perked a brow at the two of them, and then shook his head hiding a snicker. Raven stuck her tongue back out at Willow.
"I would say it…. But I don't want to know your answer," Willow said eyeing Malfoy. Raven opened her mouth in shock, knowing Willow's normal reply, she'd even said it earlier that day.
"Oh you bitch!" Raven said. Malfoy looked at Willow.
"Huh?" he asked, now totally lost.
"My normal reply to when anyone sticks their tongue out at me."
"But I didn't… why did you look at me when you said it," Malfoy said, still confused, Raven's cheeks went a bit pink, and Willow just laughed.
"ANYWAYS!" Raven said, breaking off that subject, Malfoy hadn't noticed the change in her cheek color, so she didn't really need to set anything strait, because after all, she didn't like him………right? The three turned and began to walk to Hagrid's Hut, and waited for class to start. Raven got bored of waiting and began to look around for what they might be looking at today, hoping it wasn't flubber worms… over in the distance she saw a pin, Raven began to walk toward it but then students started to show up, and Hagrid came out of the hut, Fang the boar hound behind him.
"'lo Ever'one, welcome to m'class, got a lotta stuff planned for t'day."
Most of the students had reached the hut, some kinda edgy about what "a lot" might be… knowing Hagrid, it might not be that fun to most of them.
"foller me, please." Potter and his two were walking slightly behind Hagrid, Raven bit her tongue for a moment, then decided to yell what she wanted to yell.
"Hey Hermione!" Hermione turned not knowing who had called her, she scowled seeing Raven.
"Potter doesn't suit you as a last name, Hermione Potter just doesn't flow, Hermione Weasly doesn't go either, and everyone else hates you so you're screwed."
A few Slytherins laughed, Raven didn't know why she choose to pick on Hermione so much today, it was just fun. Hermione's eyes filled with tears again, and Ron walked up to Raven, His face red in anger.
"Shut the bloody hell up you dirty git," Ron said, shaking.
"Or what Weasly?" Raven asked, Smirking, "are you gonna hit me? Come on I dare you," she bent over some, "land on right here, you know you want to," she said pointing at her chin. Ron clenched a fist, Harry appeared at his side.
"Come on, Ron, she isn't worth it," Harry said.
"I see Harry, trying to save your friend the humiliation of being beat by a girl?" Willow said, looking at Raven. Malfoy stood back watching with interest.
"You stay out of this, you freak, no one asked your opinion you bat," Harry said.
"Oh! OW! The pain, my god I'm a FREAK," Willow said, clutching a hand dramatically over her chest like her heart hurt. Harry face flushed in anger. "Potter, your not one to call anyone a freak, you're a freak in this magical world, you know nothing about it, don't tell me that every day you don't see something new that you didn't know about before." Willow said, not really insulting him, now just trying to outwit him.
"I mean it, just leave Hermione alone," Ron said, so Harry didn't have to reply.
"Shut your hole you red-headed carbon copy of a new race of poor defective wizards," Raven said, trying to enrage him into a fight, and it seemed to work, Ron's hand clutched into a fist, and he drew it back, getting ready to punch, he sung it forward, with all his might, Raven let it hit her square in the cheek. Her face didn't turn; she just glared at him, her Silver blue eyes narrowing in a creepy way.
"Step down Weasly, you'll only end up in a lot of unnecessary pain, get the hell away from me, I'll taunt the three of you as I please," Raven said glaring. Ron stepped back, shocked his punch had no effect on her, even though he was rubbing his own knuckles. Ron and Harry turned and walked back toward Hermione. Raven turned to Malfoy and Willow.
"Ow…" Raven said finally rubbing her cheek, not making it too noticeable to anyone else, everyone had been watching in silence, but now they went on with conversations of the fight that almost took place. Hagrid didn't say anything about it, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione were walking next to him, no doubt talking in spite of Raven. Malfoy looked at her.
"Damn," he said looking at her, "you certainly can take care of yourself,"
"Yeah well, my muggle cousin does this thing called Karate, he's been teaching it to me, part if it has to do with pain endurance, so I can take a lot before showing it." Raven Turned for a Moment Ron was standing next to the pin that had a few strange looking animals in it. Ron was glaring at her, but when she looked Ron turned his head instantly. Raven shook it off and the Three Slytherins began to walk toward the edge of the pin.