A.N: I really really really really really like this chapter! I hope you
like it too! It doesn't really explain more about Christian but it shows
more of his "mysterious side". I want to thank a fellow reviewer, Rowan,
for giving me this idea! (Though that reviewer may not have realized it!
Hehe) Okay! Enjoy!
Chapter 4: The Color Red, The Color Gold.
"I don't like the color red." Trini muttered during dinner.
Lucius and Serverus paused and dropped their forks. They exchanged confused expressions then starred at Trini. Her hands were folded in her lap and she was starring down at her food. Which wasn't even red.
"Excuse me?" Lucius asked.
"The color red," Trini said, "I don't like it."
"Why?" questioned Serverus.
"Red is the color of ketchup. Ketchup taste like tomatoes, which are also red." Trini began, "I also don't like spicy foods. Most of them are red. And I don't like red. Red means to stop. and I don't want to stop. I want to keep going."
Lucius rolled his eyes, "You're talking nonsense. Ever since practice today. Besides, not all spicy foods are red. They're dark orange."
Trini sighed, "I wasn't finished."
"Please, continue." Serverus urged.
"The color red.. I mean, Gryffindor isn't the reason for it. I don't look good in red. It doesn't go with my face and hair color. Red reminds me of blood and pain. No one wants blood or pain. Blood leads to accidents, accidents lead to pain, pain leads to suffering and suffering leads to death. I don't want to die. I want to live on."
Serverus looked terribly confused. He looked away from Trini and gave Lucius that crazy expression. "I see you've thought long and hard about this, Trini." He said as nicely as possible.
"Yeah."Trini sighed.
"What brought this up?!" Lucius asked harshly. "That was the most pointless thing I've ever heard! Are you going to tell us why you hate other colors now?"
"No." Trini said, still sounding monotone. "I like blue and purple. Though blue is like sadness. I like green. I like black. Why do you ask?"
"Do you have a fever?" Serverus asked.
Trini smiled and finally met eyes with him. "No silly. I'm just fine. I was just remembering back to today's practice. I might not have been alive if it wasn't for Lucius."
"Whatever." Lucius grumbled, "Don't get all depressing psycho on me now."
Trini frowned. Why didn't Lucius ever have a positive attitude? "Why do you have to be such a jerk?" Trini asked.
"Because you're being a damned fool!" Lucius growled, slamming a fist on the table. "Ever since this Christian guy came to the school you've been acting like a school girl! Then I save your life and you start talking rubbish!"
Trini blinked. She looked up at Lucius and shook her head. "But Lucius, I am a school girl."
"That's not what I meant!" he growled, "You were always one of the guys! Now you're being all girly. I don't want that!"
"He's right you know." Serverus muttered, starting to sound careless. "We always saw you as one of the guys. Why are you changing now?"
"I'm not changing!" Trini yelled. She stood up and stomped out of the Great Hall.
"Ever since the Hogwarts Express," Serverus whispered, only being loud enough for Lucius to hear. "When she started giggling, remember? She never giggles. I tried to ignore the signs but now. It's becoming obvious."
Lucius groaned. He too, had been ignoring the signs. But he pretended to not hear Serverus. Once she gets through this Christian phase, she'll be back to Trini.
~* Later that night *~
Serverus starred up at the ceiling from his bed. It was almost two in the morning and the only thing he could hear was the snoring of two of his roommates. It was going to be a very long night.
The thought of Trini and Christian kept running through his mind. What was it Trini saw in a Ravenclaw? What did every girl see in him? Trini isn't like other girls. She was never like other girls. "Come to think of it," Serverus thought, "Trini has never even been in love with a guy before."
"Hey Lucius?" Serverus whispered. He sat up in his bed and turned to the one next to him.
"Hmm?" Lucius groaned, his eyes were still closed.
"You awake?" Serverus asked.
"No, I'm talking in my sleep." Lucius muttered in angry sarcasm. "How do you reckon I can sleep in this noise? I swear, my father got his own room when he was a student, I should too!"
Serverus interrupted Lucius before he could go into a long rant. "Has Trini ever liked someone before?"
Lucius was silent for a long time. He opened his eyes and turned to Serverus. "No. I don't know. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering."
"You wonder too much. Use your brain for better things. Like conquering the world!" Lucius grinned mischievously.
"I'll keep that in mind." Serverus laughed. He turned to his other roommates to see if they had woken them. The two other roommates were still snoring. Not even a train running through their room could wake them.
"Why are you wondering about Trini?" Lucius asked. He finally sat up and looked straight at Serverus. "Does it have to do with sir Bloodlust?"
"Why do you call him that?" asked Serverus, ignoring Lucius's first question.
"Did you see what he was wearing on the Hogwart's Express?" Lucius groaned, "He was dressed like Dracula! His girlfriend at the time had marks all over her neck. And he had that obsession with sniffing her hair."
"I don't believe the marks on Morrigane were bite marks. They looked like hickeys to me." Serverus explained. "I do admit though, his outfit did look like something out of Romania."
"He likes necks, Snape." Lucius growled. He grabbed a bow and tied his pale blonde hair back. "He's a freak with good looks."
"Dumbledore wouldn't let a vampire into the school. You know that." Snape snapped. "He's too protective of his students."
"Dumbledore is an idiot." Lucius argued, "My father never liked him. I don't blame him. Dumbledore is too nice. He lets anyone into this school. You know the muggle born population is increasing?!"
"Back to the subject." Serverus pleaded, "Have you seen Morrigane lately? I haven't seen her in Transfigurations since her and Christian broke up."
"She dated the most popular guy in school. All the girls hate her. They think she broke his heart." Lucius rolled his eyes. "You think Christian has veela in him?"
Serverus was about to respond until he heard Lucius's last question. He laid back down and continued to stare at the ceiling. "What are you talking about? All veelas are female. A man with veela in him? That's stupid."
"Part veela, idiot." Lucius scolded, "How else could all these girls be in love with him? It makes perfect sense."
"First he's a vampire now he's a veela. Why don't you ask the man yourself?" Serverus asked with a yawn.
"I'm not talking to him. We'll just go to the library tomorrow and research."
"You? Library? Hah!"
"I know. It's scary. I'm going to sleep now so no more stupid questions Serverus. I can't have bags under my eyes during class tomorrow." Lucius commanded.
"Whatever Lucius." Snape muttered.
~* The next day *~
"Hey! It's Pettigrew!" Trini teased, whacking the short fat kid hard on the back.
"Ow! Stop it!" Peter cried, rubbing his shoulder since he couldn't reach his back.
"Or what?" Trini snickered.
Lucius sneered and walked by Trini. "Must you always pick on Peter? You don't want to get Black mad."
"I could care less what Black thinks." Trini said proudly.
"I'm glad to see you've recovered from last night." Serverus said with a sigh.
It was true. Trini had indeed recovered. When she woke up in the morning, she seemed totally refreshed. The first thing she did after breakfast was bug poor Peter Pettigrew. Christian hadn't even been mentioned once that day.
"Back off Darksummer!" Sirius commanded, approaching the three.
"Why? I can't believe you're defending a little slob!" Trini exclaimed, pushing Peter down. This ticked Sirius off even more.
"I told you to back off!" Sirius said through gritted teeth.
Serverus ignored the two's fighting and walked over to Remus Lupin. "I suppose you're ready for the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam today? I didn't see you yesterday, during last period or dinner."
"As a matter of fact," Lucius interrupted, approaching the two, "We never see you around the end of every month. It happens every year, Lupin."
Lupin looked really nervous. He was sweating. But he kept his smile and brushed his shaggy brown hair. "I caught a cold last night. Don't worry about me."
"We're not worried." Serverus retorted.
"Hey, leave him alone." James demanded, stepping in front of Lupin. "Where he is, is none of your business."
"The moon sure was full last night." Lucius cackled.
"I said I don't know what you're talking about!" Lupin snapped.
"How touchy." Serverus smirked, "You are usually never so touchy, Remus. You're always the nice one, aren't you?"
Remus went silent.
James glared at Serverus and Lucius. "Leave him alone. You are going to make us late for class."
"School boy." Lucius growled.
James was about to insult back when they heard someone cry out, "Expelliarmus!" James, Remus, Serverus and Lucius quickly turned around to see both Trini and Sirius lying on the floor. Peter was in a worried heap. He was shaking Sirius to see if he was okay.
"Trini!" Lucius called out running to his friend. He kneeled down next to her and shook her carefully, "Hey, you okay?!"
Trini groaned and rubbed her head, "Slimy bastard. I'll get him!" Trini pushed Lucius away and pulled out her wand.
"Bitch.." Sirius groaned, pulling out his wand as well. The two got up at the same time and aimed their wand at each other.
"Funny." Serverus groaned as he watched everyone trying to break up the fight. "They did the same spell at the same time."
"Eat slugs!" Sirius yelled.
"Oh like that will work!" Trini yelled back.
"What is the meaning of this?!" an older voice demanded. Every student stopped and slowly turned to Professor McGonagall.
"Professor, she was picking on Peter!" Sirius began.
"He attacked me!" Trini backed up.
"That sure is a nasty scratch." A smooth voice interrupted the two.
Trini froze. Standing beside Professor McGonagall was none other than Christian L'Amour. He was starring at Trini. Trini blushed deeply and kept starring back at him. Lucius and Serverus were trying to get her attention, but everyone's voices were blocked out. All she could see was him.
Suddenly Sirius started laughing really loud. McGonagall was trying to shush him and Lucius was trying to get Trini's attention.
A smirk curled onto Christian's face. "You might want to wipe that off." He said to Trini. Then he turned around and disappeared down the hall.
Trini looked confused. She put her hand to her lip and felt warm liquid on it. Trini gasped and turned to the hall mirror. Blood had been dripping down her lips, chin, and now down her neck onto the collar of her vest.
"Oh no!" she cried, "Lucius! Why didn't you tell me?!"
"I tried to." Lucius sighed.
Trini continued to panic as she swiped a handkerchief from Serverus and began wiping all the blood off. "I can't believe this! He finally started talking to me and this has to happen!"
Sirius grinned. "What a dork." He laughed shortly, "That's what you get for messing with the Sirius gang."
"Sirius gang?" Lupin said, raising an eyebrow, "Excuse me?"
"I like the James gang better." James Potter laughed.
~* In the library *~
"What about this one?" Lucius asked pulling out a book called, "Cover your Ears! Veela Defense"
"I don't think it would have any history. But check it out anyways." Serverus explained as he opened up a book called, "Beautiful Strangers: The True Meaning of Veelas."
"Lovely Beasts didn't have anything?" Lucius asked.
"Sadly, no. These books are out-dated." Serverus slammed the book closed. Dust came flying out and he sneezed.
"Tell me about it." Lucius gagged as he plugged his nose, "I don't think anyone has ever gotten close enough to a veela. These books are full of bull-harky."
Serverus chuckled and opened another veela book. This one was called, "Golden Beauties, Are They Safe?"
A few minutes later Lucius slammed his book shut and growled, "Damn! These books suck! Doesn't this library have anything?!"
Everything went silent. The librarian glared at Lucius.
Lucius laughed nervously and pulled some random book off the shelf. "I mean, man! This library is great! Especially this book!" he showed the book to her, "I love this book! It's one of my favorites!"
"I highly doubt that mister Malfoy." The librarian said sternly.
Serverus was snickering.
"What?!" Lucius exclaimed. He turned the book over and read the cover. "Muggle-Borns, How Did They Become?"
Lucius turned white and dropped the book, "Argh!"
Snape rolled his eyes and closed the next book. "The library is about to close. I seriously don't think Christian is veela. Let's just go to bed before you cause anymore trouble."
Lucius sighed, "Yeah, I guess so. Hey, when did McGonagall say we have detention? Tomorrow?"
"Yes." Serverus groaned, "I really wish Trini would stop causing trouble. This is taking out our lunch period."
"What?! It's during lunch?!" Lucius exclaimed.
"I'll give you detention if you don't keep quiet!" the librarian scolded.
Lucius groaned, "Old hag."
"I heard that mister Malfoy!" the librarian said coldly, "That will be 15 points deducted from Slytherin for your lip!"
"Let's just go!" Serverus pleaded, "Before we cause the whole team to lose."
Lucius nodded and stalked out of the library. Serverus put Lucius's books up then followed his friend out of the library. The librarian shooed all the other students out and began blowing out lanterns.
A tall, masculine figure stepped out from behind one of the shelves. "What exactly were those two doing?" the smooth voice asked.
The librarian jumped. She put a hand to her chest and sighed, "You startled me! You mean those Slytherin boys? Something about veelas. Typical boys if you ask me."
"Interesting." The voice said.
Chapter 4: The Color Red, The Color Gold.
"I don't like the color red." Trini muttered during dinner.
Lucius and Serverus paused and dropped their forks. They exchanged confused expressions then starred at Trini. Her hands were folded in her lap and she was starring down at her food. Which wasn't even red.
"Excuse me?" Lucius asked.
"The color red," Trini said, "I don't like it."
"Why?" questioned Serverus.
"Red is the color of ketchup. Ketchup taste like tomatoes, which are also red." Trini began, "I also don't like spicy foods. Most of them are red. And I don't like red. Red means to stop. and I don't want to stop. I want to keep going."
Lucius rolled his eyes, "You're talking nonsense. Ever since practice today. Besides, not all spicy foods are red. They're dark orange."
Trini sighed, "I wasn't finished."
"Please, continue." Serverus urged.
"The color red.. I mean, Gryffindor isn't the reason for it. I don't look good in red. It doesn't go with my face and hair color. Red reminds me of blood and pain. No one wants blood or pain. Blood leads to accidents, accidents lead to pain, pain leads to suffering and suffering leads to death. I don't want to die. I want to live on."
Serverus looked terribly confused. He looked away from Trini and gave Lucius that crazy expression. "I see you've thought long and hard about this, Trini." He said as nicely as possible.
"Yeah."Trini sighed.
"What brought this up?!" Lucius asked harshly. "That was the most pointless thing I've ever heard! Are you going to tell us why you hate other colors now?"
"No." Trini said, still sounding monotone. "I like blue and purple. Though blue is like sadness. I like green. I like black. Why do you ask?"
"Do you have a fever?" Serverus asked.
Trini smiled and finally met eyes with him. "No silly. I'm just fine. I was just remembering back to today's practice. I might not have been alive if it wasn't for Lucius."
"Whatever." Lucius grumbled, "Don't get all depressing psycho on me now."
Trini frowned. Why didn't Lucius ever have a positive attitude? "Why do you have to be such a jerk?" Trini asked.
"Because you're being a damned fool!" Lucius growled, slamming a fist on the table. "Ever since this Christian guy came to the school you've been acting like a school girl! Then I save your life and you start talking rubbish!"
Trini blinked. She looked up at Lucius and shook her head. "But Lucius, I am a school girl."
"That's not what I meant!" he growled, "You were always one of the guys! Now you're being all girly. I don't want that!"
"He's right you know." Serverus muttered, starting to sound careless. "We always saw you as one of the guys. Why are you changing now?"
"I'm not changing!" Trini yelled. She stood up and stomped out of the Great Hall.
"Ever since the Hogwarts Express," Serverus whispered, only being loud enough for Lucius to hear. "When she started giggling, remember? She never giggles. I tried to ignore the signs but now. It's becoming obvious."
Lucius groaned. He too, had been ignoring the signs. But he pretended to not hear Serverus. Once she gets through this Christian phase, she'll be back to Trini.
~* Later that night *~
Serverus starred up at the ceiling from his bed. It was almost two in the morning and the only thing he could hear was the snoring of two of his roommates. It was going to be a very long night.
The thought of Trini and Christian kept running through his mind. What was it Trini saw in a Ravenclaw? What did every girl see in him? Trini isn't like other girls. She was never like other girls. "Come to think of it," Serverus thought, "Trini has never even been in love with a guy before."
"Hey Lucius?" Serverus whispered. He sat up in his bed and turned to the one next to him.
"Hmm?" Lucius groaned, his eyes were still closed.
"You awake?" Serverus asked.
"No, I'm talking in my sleep." Lucius muttered in angry sarcasm. "How do you reckon I can sleep in this noise? I swear, my father got his own room when he was a student, I should too!"
Serverus interrupted Lucius before he could go into a long rant. "Has Trini ever liked someone before?"
Lucius was silent for a long time. He opened his eyes and turned to Serverus. "No. I don't know. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering."
"You wonder too much. Use your brain for better things. Like conquering the world!" Lucius grinned mischievously.
"I'll keep that in mind." Serverus laughed. He turned to his other roommates to see if they had woken them. The two other roommates were still snoring. Not even a train running through their room could wake them.
"Why are you wondering about Trini?" Lucius asked. He finally sat up and looked straight at Serverus. "Does it have to do with sir Bloodlust?"
"Why do you call him that?" asked Serverus, ignoring Lucius's first question.
"Did you see what he was wearing on the Hogwart's Express?" Lucius groaned, "He was dressed like Dracula! His girlfriend at the time had marks all over her neck. And he had that obsession with sniffing her hair."
"I don't believe the marks on Morrigane were bite marks. They looked like hickeys to me." Serverus explained. "I do admit though, his outfit did look like something out of Romania."
"He likes necks, Snape." Lucius growled. He grabbed a bow and tied his pale blonde hair back. "He's a freak with good looks."
"Dumbledore wouldn't let a vampire into the school. You know that." Snape snapped. "He's too protective of his students."
"Dumbledore is an idiot." Lucius argued, "My father never liked him. I don't blame him. Dumbledore is too nice. He lets anyone into this school. You know the muggle born population is increasing?!"
"Back to the subject." Serverus pleaded, "Have you seen Morrigane lately? I haven't seen her in Transfigurations since her and Christian broke up."
"She dated the most popular guy in school. All the girls hate her. They think she broke his heart." Lucius rolled his eyes. "You think Christian has veela in him?"
Serverus was about to respond until he heard Lucius's last question. He laid back down and continued to stare at the ceiling. "What are you talking about? All veelas are female. A man with veela in him? That's stupid."
"Part veela, idiot." Lucius scolded, "How else could all these girls be in love with him? It makes perfect sense."
"First he's a vampire now he's a veela. Why don't you ask the man yourself?" Serverus asked with a yawn.
"I'm not talking to him. We'll just go to the library tomorrow and research."
"You? Library? Hah!"
"I know. It's scary. I'm going to sleep now so no more stupid questions Serverus. I can't have bags under my eyes during class tomorrow." Lucius commanded.
"Whatever Lucius." Snape muttered.
~* The next day *~
"Hey! It's Pettigrew!" Trini teased, whacking the short fat kid hard on the back.
"Ow! Stop it!" Peter cried, rubbing his shoulder since he couldn't reach his back.
"Or what?" Trini snickered.
Lucius sneered and walked by Trini. "Must you always pick on Peter? You don't want to get Black mad."
"I could care less what Black thinks." Trini said proudly.
"I'm glad to see you've recovered from last night." Serverus said with a sigh.
It was true. Trini had indeed recovered. When she woke up in the morning, she seemed totally refreshed. The first thing she did after breakfast was bug poor Peter Pettigrew. Christian hadn't even been mentioned once that day.
"Back off Darksummer!" Sirius commanded, approaching the three.
"Why? I can't believe you're defending a little slob!" Trini exclaimed, pushing Peter down. This ticked Sirius off even more.
"I told you to back off!" Sirius said through gritted teeth.
Serverus ignored the two's fighting and walked over to Remus Lupin. "I suppose you're ready for the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam today? I didn't see you yesterday, during last period or dinner."
"As a matter of fact," Lucius interrupted, approaching the two, "We never see you around the end of every month. It happens every year, Lupin."
Lupin looked really nervous. He was sweating. But he kept his smile and brushed his shaggy brown hair. "I caught a cold last night. Don't worry about me."
"We're not worried." Serverus retorted.
"Hey, leave him alone." James demanded, stepping in front of Lupin. "Where he is, is none of your business."
"The moon sure was full last night." Lucius cackled.
"I said I don't know what you're talking about!" Lupin snapped.
"How touchy." Serverus smirked, "You are usually never so touchy, Remus. You're always the nice one, aren't you?"
Remus went silent.
James glared at Serverus and Lucius. "Leave him alone. You are going to make us late for class."
"School boy." Lucius growled.
James was about to insult back when they heard someone cry out, "Expelliarmus!" James, Remus, Serverus and Lucius quickly turned around to see both Trini and Sirius lying on the floor. Peter was in a worried heap. He was shaking Sirius to see if he was okay.
"Trini!" Lucius called out running to his friend. He kneeled down next to her and shook her carefully, "Hey, you okay?!"
Trini groaned and rubbed her head, "Slimy bastard. I'll get him!" Trini pushed Lucius away and pulled out her wand.
"Bitch.." Sirius groaned, pulling out his wand as well. The two got up at the same time and aimed their wand at each other.
"Funny." Serverus groaned as he watched everyone trying to break up the fight. "They did the same spell at the same time."
"Eat slugs!" Sirius yelled.
"Oh like that will work!" Trini yelled back.
"What is the meaning of this?!" an older voice demanded. Every student stopped and slowly turned to Professor McGonagall.
"Professor, she was picking on Peter!" Sirius began.
"He attacked me!" Trini backed up.
"That sure is a nasty scratch." A smooth voice interrupted the two.
Trini froze. Standing beside Professor McGonagall was none other than Christian L'Amour. He was starring at Trini. Trini blushed deeply and kept starring back at him. Lucius and Serverus were trying to get her attention, but everyone's voices were blocked out. All she could see was him.
Suddenly Sirius started laughing really loud. McGonagall was trying to shush him and Lucius was trying to get Trini's attention.
A smirk curled onto Christian's face. "You might want to wipe that off." He said to Trini. Then he turned around and disappeared down the hall.
Trini looked confused. She put her hand to her lip and felt warm liquid on it. Trini gasped and turned to the hall mirror. Blood had been dripping down her lips, chin, and now down her neck onto the collar of her vest.
"Oh no!" she cried, "Lucius! Why didn't you tell me?!"
"I tried to." Lucius sighed.
Trini continued to panic as she swiped a handkerchief from Serverus and began wiping all the blood off. "I can't believe this! He finally started talking to me and this has to happen!"
Sirius grinned. "What a dork." He laughed shortly, "That's what you get for messing with the Sirius gang."
"Sirius gang?" Lupin said, raising an eyebrow, "Excuse me?"
"I like the James gang better." James Potter laughed.
~* In the library *~
"What about this one?" Lucius asked pulling out a book called, "Cover your Ears! Veela Defense"
"I don't think it would have any history. But check it out anyways." Serverus explained as he opened up a book called, "Beautiful Strangers: The True Meaning of Veelas."
"Lovely Beasts didn't have anything?" Lucius asked.
"Sadly, no. These books are out-dated." Serverus slammed the book closed. Dust came flying out and he sneezed.
"Tell me about it." Lucius gagged as he plugged his nose, "I don't think anyone has ever gotten close enough to a veela. These books are full of bull-harky."
Serverus chuckled and opened another veela book. This one was called, "Golden Beauties, Are They Safe?"
A few minutes later Lucius slammed his book shut and growled, "Damn! These books suck! Doesn't this library have anything?!"
Everything went silent. The librarian glared at Lucius.
Lucius laughed nervously and pulled some random book off the shelf. "I mean, man! This library is great! Especially this book!" he showed the book to her, "I love this book! It's one of my favorites!"
"I highly doubt that mister Malfoy." The librarian said sternly.
Serverus was snickering.
"What?!" Lucius exclaimed. He turned the book over and read the cover. "Muggle-Borns, How Did They Become?"
Lucius turned white and dropped the book, "Argh!"
Snape rolled his eyes and closed the next book. "The library is about to close. I seriously don't think Christian is veela. Let's just go to bed before you cause anymore trouble."
Lucius sighed, "Yeah, I guess so. Hey, when did McGonagall say we have detention? Tomorrow?"
"Yes." Serverus groaned, "I really wish Trini would stop causing trouble. This is taking out our lunch period."
"What?! It's during lunch?!" Lucius exclaimed.
"I'll give you detention if you don't keep quiet!" the librarian scolded.
Lucius groaned, "Old hag."
"I heard that mister Malfoy!" the librarian said coldly, "That will be 15 points deducted from Slytherin for your lip!"
"Let's just go!" Serverus pleaded, "Before we cause the whole team to lose."
Lucius nodded and stalked out of the library. Serverus put Lucius's books up then followed his friend out of the library. The librarian shooed all the other students out and began blowing out lanterns.
A tall, masculine figure stepped out from behind one of the shelves. "What exactly were those two doing?" the smooth voice asked.
The librarian jumped. She put a hand to her chest and sighed, "You startled me! You mean those Slytherin boys? Something about veelas. Typical boys if you ask me."
"Interesting." The voice said.