Chapter# 10- Re-Occurring Dreams
After registering with Mr. Malfoy, Eric headed off to the commons.
"Eric?" A soft voice called. She was a girl no older than him with silvery blond hair which reached down to her shoulders. Smiling, she padded up to him with what seemed like cat-like agility. "Eric... I'm Arica Malfoy; Argen's Sister." The girl introduced.
Eric mused with himself for a while on how much this young Malfoy reminded him of Carol Black; the girl he wished was in Slytherin, but turned out to be a Gryffindor. "Hello Arica." Eric greeted in a small bow. Somehow she did not feel as annoying or thick as the older Malfoy, so Eric did not mind talking to her.
"Beautiful night isn't it?" Arica grinned as she pointed to an open window. The moon was out and the stars were shimmering in the night sky like tiny diamonds. "I love the night, what about you?" She asked interrupting his thoughts.
"It's better than the day." Eric responded thinking she was slightly romantic. "The sun gets in my eyes." He added grimly.
"Well, it's getting really late and we've both have classes tomorrow. I'll see you later." Arica waved, than disappeared into the gloom.
"Massster..." Eric heard the pleasant hiss of his python, than bent down to pick it up. Now with Saevus curled warmly around his neck, Eric fell asleep.
Standing in what reminded him of a large black lake, Eric felt a chill across the back of his neck.
"What is this place!" he yelled as he kicked something hard and black across the murk. Instead of sinking as it normally would if the substance were water, it merely floated weightlessly upon the surface. Curious, Eric bent over to take a closer look at the object.
"Eric..." A voice called. Startled, Eric rose to his feet and nearly screamed at what was slinking closer to him.
"Go... go... go away!" Eric panicked as he watched the black clad figure inch closer to his immobile body. "Go away! Please, go away!" He pleaded, but the figure only loomed ever closer.
"Why must you fight me?" The voice asked stabbing Eric with icy chills.
"Just go away!" He begged, but still the figure would not budge; it only came closer.
"Hmmm..." The figure raised a pale, spindly hand up to its hooded face and scratched it in thought. "Alright, if you won't come to me; I'll just have to force you..." The creature stated plainly. "I think the Imperious curse would do it... yes, that'll work nicely." It finished.
"Please... don't..." Eric said weakly, but halted as the curse hit him. Everything went blank than, and Eric woke up with a huge scream.
"Massster!" Saevus slapped Eric's face swiftly with his tail.
Snapping out of it, Eric gazed into his pet's deep orange eyes. "What's wrong?" He jumped.
"You were ssscreaming in your sssleep... whatsss wrong?" Saevus asked in a concerned voice.
"Shhh someone's coming!" Eric hissed in a whisper.
"Is there a problem?" A blond haired boy asked, his sky blue eyes inspecting the room.
"No, just had a nightmare." Eric responded casually.
"Hmmm, it must have been really bad to make you scream like that. May I inquire as to its nature?" The boy asked as his stormy eyes focused on Saevus which was now curled up on Eric's pillow.
Eric thought quickly and, deciding on the perfect lie, he spoke. "I dreamt I got sorted into Gryffindor." Eric grimaced.
"Oh! I see... well, that's enough to make anyone scream." The boy agreed, than giving a lazy smile he dashed off. Relieved that his little lie had worked, Eric stared at his pet.
"Massster... that wasss clossse." Saevus remarked, than gave a smirk. "Excellent lie... Gryffindor." The snake began to hiss with laughter.
"Shhh! Do you want him back in here again?" Eric asked, than pulled the serpent off of his pillow and tried to get back to sleep.
Annoyed that it had been disturbed; the python slithered to Eric's feet and closed its eyes. "Goodnight massster." It finished.
Eric gave Saevus a simple nod, than closed his own eyes and immediately fell asleep.
After registering with Mr. Malfoy, Eric headed off to the commons.
"Eric?" A soft voice called. She was a girl no older than him with silvery blond hair which reached down to her shoulders. Smiling, she padded up to him with what seemed like cat-like agility. "Eric... I'm Arica Malfoy; Argen's Sister." The girl introduced.
Eric mused with himself for a while on how much this young Malfoy reminded him of Carol Black; the girl he wished was in Slytherin, but turned out to be a Gryffindor. "Hello Arica." Eric greeted in a small bow. Somehow she did not feel as annoying or thick as the older Malfoy, so Eric did not mind talking to her.
"Beautiful night isn't it?" Arica grinned as she pointed to an open window. The moon was out and the stars were shimmering in the night sky like tiny diamonds. "I love the night, what about you?" She asked interrupting his thoughts.
"It's better than the day." Eric responded thinking she was slightly romantic. "The sun gets in my eyes." He added grimly.
"Well, it's getting really late and we've both have classes tomorrow. I'll see you later." Arica waved, than disappeared into the gloom.
"Massster..." Eric heard the pleasant hiss of his python, than bent down to pick it up. Now with Saevus curled warmly around his neck, Eric fell asleep.
Standing in what reminded him of a large black lake, Eric felt a chill across the back of his neck.
"What is this place!" he yelled as he kicked something hard and black across the murk. Instead of sinking as it normally would if the substance were water, it merely floated weightlessly upon the surface. Curious, Eric bent over to take a closer look at the object.
"Eric..." A voice called. Startled, Eric rose to his feet and nearly screamed at what was slinking closer to him.
"Go... go... go away!" Eric panicked as he watched the black clad figure inch closer to his immobile body. "Go away! Please, go away!" He pleaded, but the figure only loomed ever closer.
"Why must you fight me?" The voice asked stabbing Eric with icy chills.
"Just go away!" He begged, but still the figure would not budge; it only came closer.
"Hmmm..." The figure raised a pale, spindly hand up to its hooded face and scratched it in thought. "Alright, if you won't come to me; I'll just have to force you..." The creature stated plainly. "I think the Imperious curse would do it... yes, that'll work nicely." It finished.
"Please... don't..." Eric said weakly, but halted as the curse hit him. Everything went blank than, and Eric woke up with a huge scream.
"Massster!" Saevus slapped Eric's face swiftly with his tail.
Snapping out of it, Eric gazed into his pet's deep orange eyes. "What's wrong?" He jumped.
"You were ssscreaming in your sssleep... whatsss wrong?" Saevus asked in a concerned voice.
"Shhh someone's coming!" Eric hissed in a whisper.
"Is there a problem?" A blond haired boy asked, his sky blue eyes inspecting the room.
"No, just had a nightmare." Eric responded casually.
"Hmmm, it must have been really bad to make you scream like that. May I inquire as to its nature?" The boy asked as his stormy eyes focused on Saevus which was now curled up on Eric's pillow.
Eric thought quickly and, deciding on the perfect lie, he spoke. "I dreamt I got sorted into Gryffindor." Eric grimaced.
"Oh! I see... well, that's enough to make anyone scream." The boy agreed, than giving a lazy smile he dashed off. Relieved that his little lie had worked, Eric stared at his pet.
"Massster... that wasss clossse." Saevus remarked, than gave a smirk. "Excellent lie... Gryffindor." The snake began to hiss with laughter.
"Shhh! Do you want him back in here again?" Eric asked, than pulled the serpent off of his pillow and tried to get back to sleep.
Annoyed that it had been disturbed; the python slithered to Eric's feet and closed its eyes. "Goodnight massster." It finished.
Eric gave Saevus a simple nod, than closed his own eyes and immediately fell asleep.
