Chapter 10. Truth and revelation
"Draco, are you on drugs? 'Cause I could swear I heard you say I was the Slytherin's heir."
"No. You heard me right, Hermione."
"But...but..that's not possible! I can't be....can I?"
"Let me tell you a bedtime story, Hermione.
Once upon a time, when Hogwarts was first founded, there lived a wizard named Salazar Slytherin. Salazar Slytherin had many children and raised them by the Slytherin way. After his death, only two children were alive, married by then, and continued living. Those two families went on down many generations, not keeping their last names, Slytherin, but Salviean and Slyriean, not to arouse any suspicions. Those two families were known for their purebloodness and all was fine.
Until the one Slyriean's daughter fell in love with a muggle and married him. The Slyriean family was deeply ashamed and disowned her. But the muggle left her when he found out. But she was carrying a son and died giving birth to him, living only long enough to name her son, Tom Marvalo Riddle. 'Tom' was left in an orphanage and I trust you know the rest of the story of the life of the Dark Lord.
Meanwhile, the Salviean family continued living as pureblood until the rise of the Dark Lord. During those Dark Times, the Salviean family were accused of being in league with the Dark Lord, which they weren't, and were killed by aurors. They too had a daughter, Lisferia, not even one years old at their death. The aurors didn't kill that child and naturally, she was taken to an orphanage where she was soon found by two muggles, the Grangers.
Lisferia got accepted to Hogwarts and got sorted into the wrong house. And was disregarded for what she wasn't. A mudblood."
"And that would be me?"
"Yes. That would be you, Lisferia Slytherin. The last names Salviean and Slyriean equals to the last name Slytherin."
"If that's true.....Does that mean I've been during all these years I've been treated like a muggleborn, I was actually a pureblood and one of the oldest pureblood family in history?"
"Um.... well....yeah?"
"You mean to tell me that all those years of being called a mudblood was because a couple of stupid aurors killed my parents?"
"Yeah."
"Great. Just great. Just the way my life should be. REALLY wonderful."
"Sarcarsm is dripping from your voice."
"You expect me to be NOT go all sarcastic about this?!!!"
"No. You angry?"
"No.....I'm just shocked and a bit mad that's all."
"Oh....Well...here's another news for you."
"What?"
"I love you."
"WHAT?!!!!!!!! Sorry, Draco, My ears aren't what they used to be after hearing the most shocking news I've ever heard in my life."
"I. Love. You."
"You're definitely on drugs."
"No, I'm not."
"Oh.....I see...you love me 'cause I'm not a mudblood. It's because I'm the heir of Slytherin is that it?"
"No. I wanted to tell you before but....I was afraid."
"Of what? Your father's reaction? Afraid you'll get disowned?"
"No. Afraid I would end up hurting you. Afraid I'll only end up with my shattered heart."
"Congratulations, Draco Malfoy. You can walk away with my shattered heart. The one you broke so long ago."
"Hermione, I wanted to tell you when........"
"No, Don't you dare bitch at me that you wanted to tell me or was meaning to confess to me. You already spilled the water. And the water is dried up."
With that Hermione turned and fled. Never letting Draco see the tears streaming down her face.
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Hermione entered the portrait hole, only to be greeted by two people she didn't want to face now; Harry and Ron.
"What happened, Hermione?"
"Nothing happened."
"You're crying. Hermione. Come on, you can tell us."
"No, don't you 'Come on, Hermione' at me! NOTHING HAPPENED!!!! Nothing you should know. So why don't you two mind your own fucking business?!!!"
With that, she stormed off to her dorm.
"Hey, Hermione. Have you seen Lavender? I...God what happened to you? You're lucky you didn't put any make-up on."
" I cried, Parvati."
"That's obvious. Listen, if Lavender comes here alone, tell her I left to find her."
"Sure."
"Thanks."
"Anytime..."
As soon as Parvati was out the door, Hermione hit the pillows and began to sob into it. For how long, she didn't know. But she washed her face quickly when there was a commotion downstairs and went back down into the common room.
"What's up, Ginny?"
"I dunno. Everyone's suppose to go down to the great hall."
"I wonder what it's all about. It isn't dinner yet."
"Yeah. I guess we'll find out soon. Let's go, 'mione."
"All right."
The two girls entered the Great Hall. The hall was already packed with students. The air was different somehow. Like something really big happened. They spotted Parvati crying uncontrollably and her twin sister, Padma comforting her. But before Ginny and Hermione could go and ask what was wrong, the headmaster spoke.
"First of all, I would like to ask the students to NOT, I repeat to NOT panic. The person responsible for this will be found. For those of you who has no idea what have happened, it is my duty to inform you that a sixth year student has been found on the fourth floor. . . . . . . . .dead."
There was a loud commotion around the Great Hall. Parvati seemed to sob even harder.
"It was Miss Lavender Brown, a sixth year Gryffindor student. Now I must ask all of you to stay in your common rooms. Anyone out shall be suspected. Prefects, Head Boy and Girl, please follow me to the fourth floor."
Hermione numbly followed Professor Dumbledore and others up the stairs. Lavender, dead!!!!! It was unimaginable.
"Hey. You all right?"
"Get away from me Malfoy."
"You're the one in danger now."
"What do you mean?"
"You don't read do you?"
They had reached the fourth floor and written on the wall with what suspiciously look like blood was a message. A message that chilled Hermione's heart.
THERE IS ONLY ONE HEIR OF SLYTHERIN AND IT'S NOT YOU, LISFERIA. YOU'LL BE NEXT.
Another chapter...and another of my lame attempt at a cliffhanger. I hope you like this...Ooh, and Hermione gets kidnapped in the next chapter!!! I'm thinking about writing four more chapters. Before school starts!
Now thanks to everyone who took their time reviewing me!!!
Felicity: Thanks for reviewing!!! Here's another chapter!!!
Banessia: Ooh! Another review!! I could hug you!^^ Thanks!
Lizzie: Ooh kay. . . . . . . Lizzie. . . . . . .I killed Lavender. Hope you like it!^^
glory: Oh. . . . .Sorry I didn't kill Ron. I don't like Ron too, but like they said, he's too close to Hermione. I hope you like the way this chapter turned out.
dracorockstar: I feel bad about leaving you guys at a cliffhanger. Here's another one. God, I'm evil. Or.I don't think this chapter was a cliffhanger...anyways..thanks for reviewing!!!
Nysa: Thanks! I'm glad you like my story. I'll post the next chapter soon..as soon as I get my fingers to type it up!!
And thanks to the person who didn't write his/her name. Thanks for reviewing!!
"Draco, are you on drugs? 'Cause I could swear I heard you say I was the Slytherin's heir."
"No. You heard me right, Hermione."
"But...but..that's not possible! I can't be....can I?"
"Let me tell you a bedtime story, Hermione.
Once upon a time, when Hogwarts was first founded, there lived a wizard named Salazar Slytherin. Salazar Slytherin had many children and raised them by the Slytherin way. After his death, only two children were alive, married by then, and continued living. Those two families went on down many generations, not keeping their last names, Slytherin, but Salviean and Slyriean, not to arouse any suspicions. Those two families were known for their purebloodness and all was fine.
Until the one Slyriean's daughter fell in love with a muggle and married him. The Slyriean family was deeply ashamed and disowned her. But the muggle left her when he found out. But she was carrying a son and died giving birth to him, living only long enough to name her son, Tom Marvalo Riddle. 'Tom' was left in an orphanage and I trust you know the rest of the story of the life of the Dark Lord.
Meanwhile, the Salviean family continued living as pureblood until the rise of the Dark Lord. During those Dark Times, the Salviean family were accused of being in league with the Dark Lord, which they weren't, and were killed by aurors. They too had a daughter, Lisferia, not even one years old at their death. The aurors didn't kill that child and naturally, she was taken to an orphanage where she was soon found by two muggles, the Grangers.
Lisferia got accepted to Hogwarts and got sorted into the wrong house. And was disregarded for what she wasn't. A mudblood."
"And that would be me?"
"Yes. That would be you, Lisferia Slytherin. The last names Salviean and Slyriean equals to the last name Slytherin."
"If that's true.....Does that mean I've been during all these years I've been treated like a muggleborn, I was actually a pureblood and one of the oldest pureblood family in history?"
"Um.... well....yeah?"
"You mean to tell me that all those years of being called a mudblood was because a couple of stupid aurors killed my parents?"
"Yeah."
"Great. Just great. Just the way my life should be. REALLY wonderful."
"Sarcarsm is dripping from your voice."
"You expect me to be NOT go all sarcastic about this?!!!"
"No. You angry?"
"No.....I'm just shocked and a bit mad that's all."
"Oh....Well...here's another news for you."
"What?"
"I love you."
"WHAT?!!!!!!!! Sorry, Draco, My ears aren't what they used to be after hearing the most shocking news I've ever heard in my life."
"I. Love. You."
"You're definitely on drugs."
"No, I'm not."
"Oh.....I see...you love me 'cause I'm not a mudblood. It's because I'm the heir of Slytherin is that it?"
"No. I wanted to tell you before but....I was afraid."
"Of what? Your father's reaction? Afraid you'll get disowned?"
"No. Afraid I would end up hurting you. Afraid I'll only end up with my shattered heart."
"Congratulations, Draco Malfoy. You can walk away with my shattered heart. The one you broke so long ago."
"Hermione, I wanted to tell you when........"
"No, Don't you dare bitch at me that you wanted to tell me or was meaning to confess to me. You already spilled the water. And the water is dried up."
With that Hermione turned and fled. Never letting Draco see the tears streaming down her face.
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Hermione entered the portrait hole, only to be greeted by two people she didn't want to face now; Harry and Ron.
"What happened, Hermione?"
"Nothing happened."
"You're crying. Hermione. Come on, you can tell us."
"No, don't you 'Come on, Hermione' at me! NOTHING HAPPENED!!!! Nothing you should know. So why don't you two mind your own fucking business?!!!"
With that, she stormed off to her dorm.
"Hey, Hermione. Have you seen Lavender? I...God what happened to you? You're lucky you didn't put any make-up on."
" I cried, Parvati."
"That's obvious. Listen, if Lavender comes here alone, tell her I left to find her."
"Sure."
"Thanks."
"Anytime..."
As soon as Parvati was out the door, Hermione hit the pillows and began to sob into it. For how long, she didn't know. But she washed her face quickly when there was a commotion downstairs and went back down into the common room.
"What's up, Ginny?"
"I dunno. Everyone's suppose to go down to the great hall."
"I wonder what it's all about. It isn't dinner yet."
"Yeah. I guess we'll find out soon. Let's go, 'mione."
"All right."
The two girls entered the Great Hall. The hall was already packed with students. The air was different somehow. Like something really big happened. They spotted Parvati crying uncontrollably and her twin sister, Padma comforting her. But before Ginny and Hermione could go and ask what was wrong, the headmaster spoke.
"First of all, I would like to ask the students to NOT, I repeat to NOT panic. The person responsible for this will be found. For those of you who has no idea what have happened, it is my duty to inform you that a sixth year student has been found on the fourth floor. . . . . . . . .dead."
There was a loud commotion around the Great Hall. Parvati seemed to sob even harder.
"It was Miss Lavender Brown, a sixth year Gryffindor student. Now I must ask all of you to stay in your common rooms. Anyone out shall be suspected. Prefects, Head Boy and Girl, please follow me to the fourth floor."
Hermione numbly followed Professor Dumbledore and others up the stairs. Lavender, dead!!!!! It was unimaginable.
"Hey. You all right?"
"Get away from me Malfoy."
"You're the one in danger now."
"What do you mean?"
"You don't read do you?"
They had reached the fourth floor and written on the wall with what suspiciously look like blood was a message. A message that chilled Hermione's heart.
THERE IS ONLY ONE HEIR OF SLYTHERIN AND IT'S NOT YOU, LISFERIA. YOU'LL BE NEXT.
Another chapter...and another of my lame attempt at a cliffhanger. I hope you like this...Ooh, and Hermione gets kidnapped in the next chapter!!! I'm thinking about writing four more chapters. Before school starts!
Now thanks to everyone who took their time reviewing me!!!
Felicity: Thanks for reviewing!!! Here's another chapter!!!
Banessia: Ooh! Another review!! I could hug you!^^ Thanks!
Lizzie: Ooh kay. . . . . . . Lizzie. . . . . . .I killed Lavender. Hope you like it!^^
glory: Oh. . . . .Sorry I didn't kill Ron. I don't like Ron too, but like they said, he's too close to Hermione. I hope you like the way this chapter turned out.
dracorockstar: I feel bad about leaving you guys at a cliffhanger. Here's another one. God, I'm evil. Or.I don't think this chapter was a cliffhanger...anyways..thanks for reviewing!!!
Nysa: Thanks! I'm glad you like my story. I'll post the next chapter soon..as soon as I get my fingers to type it up!!
And thanks to the person who didn't write his/her name. Thanks for reviewing!!