Chapter 2- The Summons
Lucius Malfoy looked irritably at the figure that stepped out of the fire. Eventually he smiled, but it wasn't a happy smile, it was cruel and twisted and full of evil pride. He stood swiftly and his long hair, a match for the silvery veins running through hers, swung slightly. He crossed quickly to where she stood, shaking with rage.
Ice met Ice and neither sibling noticed the arrival of their former professors and friend. "How dare you summon me like that!" She hissed, her voice low and dangerous, and silky as the voice of the serpent that signified both their family and their house.
"I am the head of this household Isis Lucrasia and I will summon you however and whenever I choose." He reminded her calmly.
She was not about to be bullied by him. Her rage took her to another level, she could feel the anger and power, both her mother's and her father's coursing through her. She had no doubt she could win if it came down to a duel. Isis drew herself up to her full height and tipped her head up slightly, just enough that she could look down on him out of the corner of her eyes. "DO NOT try my patience Lucius!" She warned him coolly. "I tired of this game long ago and if you force me to play, I will take it to the next level."
Cold fire flashed in her brother's eyes. He slammed the snake head of his staff onto a nearby end table, throwing a vase to the ground. The sound of breaking ceramic seemed far away to the combatants, who didn't so much as flinch. Behind them, the three Hogwarts professors shared a worried look and waited for the next move. They didn't have to wait long.
"THIS IS NOT A GAME GIRL!" He shouted at her. "The other governors should not have been the ones to tell me who the new Dark Arts Professor was!"
"Defense against, Lucius Set Malfoy!" She sneered at him. "I'm teaching the likes of Harry Potter how to defeat you!"
"How dare you!" He swept over to her, invading her space as a lover would. The hate in his eyes burned through her, and his voice lowered to a clipped whisper. She'd never seen him look so frightening, so purely evil. It made her shudder and she lost some of her bravado. "You're disgracing a heritage eons older than you." He took a deep breath and while he stayed close, still whispering in her ear, the hate had disappeared from his voice. Isis felt her courage returning as he spoke. "But the day will come when you shall take your rightful place among us."
"In your wildest dreams." She snorted.
The hate was back. "Then you will perish with the rest of the half- breeds and muggle lovers!" He turned away from her and stalked back over to his desk.
"You bigoted ASS!" She screamed. Then her screams changed and Lucius turned to see a raven diving at him, intent on attacking him. She scratched him with her claws and pulled at his skin-pinching it off with her beak. In turn he swung the cane at her, bruising her small body and ripping feathers with the serpent's fangs.
"That's enough you two!" Dumbledore demanded, watching the blood fly and listening to the pained shrieks and roars. Neither Malfoy reacted to his commands. Lucius roared as his sister tore a chunk of skin from his cheek and reacted by swinging the cane to cut. Then it was her turn to hiss as the fang ripped through her shoulder.
Professor McGonagall watched the scene getting worse as a plan formed in her mind. She wondered just how engrained their schooling still was, and if a familiar and very angry voice could momentarily distract them. Dumbledore opened his mouth to scold them again so she laid a hand on his arm to stop him. He turned to her in surprise and she gave him a mischievous grin. "FIFTY POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN FOR THIS REDICULOUS BEHAVIOUR!" She told them in her firmest voice.
The fighting stopped immediately and Isis transformed back into a woman, blood dripping from her wounds. She and Lucius turned in disbelief to her. "But Professor." They whined together, before remembering that they were adults.
Lucius turned sullen from embarrassment and Isis blushed sheepishly. "That's better." McGonagall continued in the same stern tone. "Now, Mr. Malfoy, there will be no more howlers. And Miss Malfoy, you will return to the school with us, immediately. I trust there will be no repeat performance of tonight."
Isis walked slowly over to her colleagues and followed the back to the fireplace, her head down. She was ashamed that she disappointed and angered her mentor with her childish and rather Malfoy-like behavior.
Minerva reached back and squeezed her protégé's hand, letting her know she was angry with her. Then with a sly smile to Albus, she turned to teasing Snape. "I think I'll have to remember the effectiveness of that little trick for the next time you're in a foul mood Severus."
He merely grunted in response and together the four of them traveled back to Hogwarts.
Lucius Malfoy looked irritably at the figure that stepped out of the fire. Eventually he smiled, but it wasn't a happy smile, it was cruel and twisted and full of evil pride. He stood swiftly and his long hair, a match for the silvery veins running through hers, swung slightly. He crossed quickly to where she stood, shaking with rage.
Ice met Ice and neither sibling noticed the arrival of their former professors and friend. "How dare you summon me like that!" She hissed, her voice low and dangerous, and silky as the voice of the serpent that signified both their family and their house.
"I am the head of this household Isis Lucrasia and I will summon you however and whenever I choose." He reminded her calmly.
She was not about to be bullied by him. Her rage took her to another level, she could feel the anger and power, both her mother's and her father's coursing through her. She had no doubt she could win if it came down to a duel. Isis drew herself up to her full height and tipped her head up slightly, just enough that she could look down on him out of the corner of her eyes. "DO NOT try my patience Lucius!" She warned him coolly. "I tired of this game long ago and if you force me to play, I will take it to the next level."
Cold fire flashed in her brother's eyes. He slammed the snake head of his staff onto a nearby end table, throwing a vase to the ground. The sound of breaking ceramic seemed far away to the combatants, who didn't so much as flinch. Behind them, the three Hogwarts professors shared a worried look and waited for the next move. They didn't have to wait long.
"THIS IS NOT A GAME GIRL!" He shouted at her. "The other governors should not have been the ones to tell me who the new Dark Arts Professor was!"
"Defense against, Lucius Set Malfoy!" She sneered at him. "I'm teaching the likes of Harry Potter how to defeat you!"
"How dare you!" He swept over to her, invading her space as a lover would. The hate in his eyes burned through her, and his voice lowered to a clipped whisper. She'd never seen him look so frightening, so purely evil. It made her shudder and she lost some of her bravado. "You're disgracing a heritage eons older than you." He took a deep breath and while he stayed close, still whispering in her ear, the hate had disappeared from his voice. Isis felt her courage returning as he spoke. "But the day will come when you shall take your rightful place among us."
"In your wildest dreams." She snorted.
The hate was back. "Then you will perish with the rest of the half- breeds and muggle lovers!" He turned away from her and stalked back over to his desk.
"You bigoted ASS!" She screamed. Then her screams changed and Lucius turned to see a raven diving at him, intent on attacking him. She scratched him with her claws and pulled at his skin-pinching it off with her beak. In turn he swung the cane at her, bruising her small body and ripping feathers with the serpent's fangs.
"That's enough you two!" Dumbledore demanded, watching the blood fly and listening to the pained shrieks and roars. Neither Malfoy reacted to his commands. Lucius roared as his sister tore a chunk of skin from his cheek and reacted by swinging the cane to cut. Then it was her turn to hiss as the fang ripped through her shoulder.
Professor McGonagall watched the scene getting worse as a plan formed in her mind. She wondered just how engrained their schooling still was, and if a familiar and very angry voice could momentarily distract them. Dumbledore opened his mouth to scold them again so she laid a hand on his arm to stop him. He turned to her in surprise and she gave him a mischievous grin. "FIFTY POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN FOR THIS REDICULOUS BEHAVIOUR!" She told them in her firmest voice.
The fighting stopped immediately and Isis transformed back into a woman, blood dripping from her wounds. She and Lucius turned in disbelief to her. "But Professor." They whined together, before remembering that they were adults.
Lucius turned sullen from embarrassment and Isis blushed sheepishly. "That's better." McGonagall continued in the same stern tone. "Now, Mr. Malfoy, there will be no more howlers. And Miss Malfoy, you will return to the school with us, immediately. I trust there will be no repeat performance of tonight."
Isis walked slowly over to her colleagues and followed the back to the fireplace, her head down. She was ashamed that she disappointed and angered her mentor with her childish and rather Malfoy-like behavior.
Minerva reached back and squeezed her protégé's hand, letting her know she was angry with her. Then with a sly smile to Albus, she turned to teasing Snape. "I think I'll have to remember the effectiveness of that little trick for the next time you're in a foul mood Severus."
He merely grunted in response and together the four of them traveled back to Hogwarts.