Faded Eternity
Quicksilver Fallen
Author's Note- Extra special thanks to oliverwoodsgirl, Starry, BookCrazy77, and meethzoonk! You guys really keep me writing! Please keep the reviews coming!
As for the answers to your guesses. One of you was completely right! The actual answer will be in one of the next couple chapters. ^-^
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~The Great Hall, the Next Day~
Harry, Ron and Hermione walked briskly to the Gryffindor table, eagerly awaiting the Owl post. Hermione was in the middle of finishing her bacon, when the Daily Prophet landed flat on her head.
"OUCH!" shouted Hermione, rubbing a small bump on her forehead.
Ron chuckled at Hermione, and returned to the topic of last night's conversation, "So Harry, are you going to tell us what your dream was about?"
"I told you Ron, Voldemort killed a Death Eater, who was a supposed spy."
"Which one? Avery, Nott, MacNair, Crabbe, Goyle, Snape, Malfoy???" guessed Ron.
"Well, Id count out Malfoy, he wouldn't be a spy."
"And you could've told if it was him because of his voice, couldn't you?" asked Ron.
"Well, I can't really count on the voice idea, because the rain pounding on the windows was so hard, I could barely make out what he was saying, let alone what his voice sounded like. I couldn't even make out a Malfoy's drawl in that noise."
"What about Crabbe?"
"I doubt it. Crabbe's son over there looks perfectly normal to me, I don't think he looks like he's just lost his parents. The same with Goyle.' Answered Harry once again.
"So that leaves us with Nott, MacNair, Avery, and Malfoy." Stated Ron, "Wait. I've got it! That Val girl! You said her parents were probably Death- Eaters! It could've been them! That's why she transferred to Hogwarts, so she could move in with a relative!"
"We can't really say that, her parents weren't at the Death-Eater meeting I witnessed, but it is still possible." Said Harry quietly.
"Hmm. Nott? Macnair?" questioned Ron.
A loud scoff interrupted them. It belonged to Hermione.
"Don't you know?' she asked, "Macnair and Nott don't have wives, the Death- Eater in Harry's dream had a wife. So that's impossible."
"And how do you know that?" spat Ron, "I wouldn't think you would be the type to look up Death-Eater's love affairs."
"For your information, I read a book that gave information on the people tried in court for being Death-Eaters. Nott and Macnair are unmarried.
"As usual." Said Ron, "Every single thing Hermione knows comes from some heavy book."
"Shh, Ron. At least now we only have 4 people left, Snape, Malfoy, Avery, and Val's parents." Harry cut off Ron.
"I could ask Val if her parents are dead." Volunteered Hermione.
"Okay, that could lower us to 3 suspects. if her parents weren't the ones killed." Said Ron.
Ron turned to Harry; "I wonder who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is." He thought aloud.
"I don't know Ron, no one was in the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher's seat at the feast last night." Answered Harry, "I hope Snape's dreams of being a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher didn't come true."
Ron's eyes widened with the very thought of Snape being the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
"Its okay Ron, we don't know for sure that he's the teacher." Assured Harry.
"I know that, but it's still a possibility, isn't it?" questioned Ron.
"Shut up you two, Snape cannot take two jobs at once!" corrected Hermione.
"Whatever." Came Harry and Ron's reply.
Ron pulled out his schedule, and let out a gasp. "Oh no Harry! It's Defense Against the Dark Arts for our first class!"
"Well then we'd better be going Ron." Spat Hermione, and they were off.
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~Defense Against the Dark Arts class~
The class sat in silence, awaiting a mystery teacher. There was a sudden swish of a cloak, and a woman stood before them. She had shoulder length black hair, dark almond eyes, and tanned skin. She wore black velvet robes. She pulled out her wand and wrote simply in the air, 'Loreena Isis." In sparkling emerald words.
"I am Loreena Isis, and welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. In this class you will learn to protect yourself against the worst of all enemies, and even learn some secrets of the Enemy as well." I was an auror taught to climb into the inner rungs of the Dark Lord's circle, and capture Death- Eater's swiftly and silently."
She paused to let these facts sink in, many of the students shuddered. Harry hung onto every word, noticing Malfoy's eyes widen, perhaps in fear, when she spoke of knowing those in the Dark Lords inner circle. Professor Isis noticed the fear hovering like a fog around the room.
"Do not be afraid, you must be brave to conquer evil." She said to the class.
Many tried to make it seem like they were courageous, but wound up looking even more scared than before.
"Now, who here has witnessed an Unforgivable Curse?" she asked boldly.
Everyone raised their hands, Harry noticed Val had too, even though she hadn't been there when Moody showed them the Unforgivables.
"Who here has preformed one?" she questioned.
No one raised their hands, Harry looked curiously at Draco, and then at Val to see if they were going to, but they didn't.
"That's where we will begin then." She stated, "Professor Dumbledore has given me special permission to teach you how to perform one." She said shortly. "Now who's up for the challenge?"
The entire class was petrified, none of them had the courage to volunteer.
Isis's eyes targeted Malfoy, "Draco Malfoy, I presume?" she asked. Draco merely nodded.
"Come up here, I'm sure you have the power needed to perform such a curse." She said slyly, her eyes penetrating Malfoy, as if she knew all the secrets he was hiding.
Draco stood up and made his way cautiously to the front of the room. The professor transfigured the quill on her desk into a rat, and nodded for Draco to pull out his wand.
"Now focus all of your energy, your being, your very soul, unto your wand."
Draco did so, concentrating hard on the wand.
"Imagine the green burst of light coming out of your wand, target the rat, and shout the incantation, "Avada Kedavra'." She commanded, watching Malfoy with interest.
Malfoy's sharp eyes stalked the rat, and he yelled, "AVADA KEDAVRA!"
There was a blinding flash of green light, as the soul was sucked out of the rat's body. There lay the rat, completely lifeless.
"Mister Malfoy," the professor started, "you seem quite experienced with this curse, I only would have expected a trained 7th year to have achieved that. How come you didn't raise your hand at the beginning of class when I asked for those who have preformed an unforgivable to raise their hand?"
Malfoy remained silent, his jaw firm and his eyes indifferent. The teacher sighed, shook her head and motioned for him to sit down. The rest of the class time was spent taking notes on the Avada Kedavra curse and how it is cast.
After class, there were big rumors circulated about Malfoy. Whispers that predicted him joining the Dark Lord, assessments of dark power, and increased thoughts of what was hidden in Malfoy Manor.
But Hermione wasn't involved in these matters. No she wasn't, she had a job to do.
To interrogate Val Lethon.
Quicksilver Fallen
Author's Note- Extra special thanks to oliverwoodsgirl, Starry, BookCrazy77, and meethzoonk! You guys really keep me writing! Please keep the reviews coming!
As for the answers to your guesses. One of you was completely right! The actual answer will be in one of the next couple chapters. ^-^
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~The Great Hall, the Next Day~
Harry, Ron and Hermione walked briskly to the Gryffindor table, eagerly awaiting the Owl post. Hermione was in the middle of finishing her bacon, when the Daily Prophet landed flat on her head.
"OUCH!" shouted Hermione, rubbing a small bump on her forehead.
Ron chuckled at Hermione, and returned to the topic of last night's conversation, "So Harry, are you going to tell us what your dream was about?"
"I told you Ron, Voldemort killed a Death Eater, who was a supposed spy."
"Which one? Avery, Nott, MacNair, Crabbe, Goyle, Snape, Malfoy???" guessed Ron.
"Well, Id count out Malfoy, he wouldn't be a spy."
"And you could've told if it was him because of his voice, couldn't you?" asked Ron.
"Well, I can't really count on the voice idea, because the rain pounding on the windows was so hard, I could barely make out what he was saying, let alone what his voice sounded like. I couldn't even make out a Malfoy's drawl in that noise."
"What about Crabbe?"
"I doubt it. Crabbe's son over there looks perfectly normal to me, I don't think he looks like he's just lost his parents. The same with Goyle.' Answered Harry once again.
"So that leaves us with Nott, MacNair, Avery, and Malfoy." Stated Ron, "Wait. I've got it! That Val girl! You said her parents were probably Death- Eaters! It could've been them! That's why she transferred to Hogwarts, so she could move in with a relative!"
"We can't really say that, her parents weren't at the Death-Eater meeting I witnessed, but it is still possible." Said Harry quietly.
"Hmm. Nott? Macnair?" questioned Ron.
A loud scoff interrupted them. It belonged to Hermione.
"Don't you know?' she asked, "Macnair and Nott don't have wives, the Death- Eater in Harry's dream had a wife. So that's impossible."
"And how do you know that?" spat Ron, "I wouldn't think you would be the type to look up Death-Eater's love affairs."
"For your information, I read a book that gave information on the people tried in court for being Death-Eaters. Nott and Macnair are unmarried.
"As usual." Said Ron, "Every single thing Hermione knows comes from some heavy book."
"Shh, Ron. At least now we only have 4 people left, Snape, Malfoy, Avery, and Val's parents." Harry cut off Ron.
"I could ask Val if her parents are dead." Volunteered Hermione.
"Okay, that could lower us to 3 suspects. if her parents weren't the ones killed." Said Ron.
Ron turned to Harry; "I wonder who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is." He thought aloud.
"I don't know Ron, no one was in the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher's seat at the feast last night." Answered Harry, "I hope Snape's dreams of being a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher didn't come true."
Ron's eyes widened with the very thought of Snape being the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
"Its okay Ron, we don't know for sure that he's the teacher." Assured Harry.
"I know that, but it's still a possibility, isn't it?" questioned Ron.
"Shut up you two, Snape cannot take two jobs at once!" corrected Hermione.
"Whatever." Came Harry and Ron's reply.
Ron pulled out his schedule, and let out a gasp. "Oh no Harry! It's Defense Against the Dark Arts for our first class!"
"Well then we'd better be going Ron." Spat Hermione, and they were off.
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~Defense Against the Dark Arts class~
The class sat in silence, awaiting a mystery teacher. There was a sudden swish of a cloak, and a woman stood before them. She had shoulder length black hair, dark almond eyes, and tanned skin. She wore black velvet robes. She pulled out her wand and wrote simply in the air, 'Loreena Isis." In sparkling emerald words.
"I am Loreena Isis, and welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. In this class you will learn to protect yourself against the worst of all enemies, and even learn some secrets of the Enemy as well." I was an auror taught to climb into the inner rungs of the Dark Lord's circle, and capture Death- Eater's swiftly and silently."
She paused to let these facts sink in, many of the students shuddered. Harry hung onto every word, noticing Malfoy's eyes widen, perhaps in fear, when she spoke of knowing those in the Dark Lords inner circle. Professor Isis noticed the fear hovering like a fog around the room.
"Do not be afraid, you must be brave to conquer evil." She said to the class.
Many tried to make it seem like they were courageous, but wound up looking even more scared than before.
"Now, who here has witnessed an Unforgivable Curse?" she asked boldly.
Everyone raised their hands, Harry noticed Val had too, even though she hadn't been there when Moody showed them the Unforgivables.
"Who here has preformed one?" she questioned.
No one raised their hands, Harry looked curiously at Draco, and then at Val to see if they were going to, but they didn't.
"That's where we will begin then." She stated, "Professor Dumbledore has given me special permission to teach you how to perform one." She said shortly. "Now who's up for the challenge?"
The entire class was petrified, none of them had the courage to volunteer.
Isis's eyes targeted Malfoy, "Draco Malfoy, I presume?" she asked. Draco merely nodded.
"Come up here, I'm sure you have the power needed to perform such a curse." She said slyly, her eyes penetrating Malfoy, as if she knew all the secrets he was hiding.
Draco stood up and made his way cautiously to the front of the room. The professor transfigured the quill on her desk into a rat, and nodded for Draco to pull out his wand.
"Now focus all of your energy, your being, your very soul, unto your wand."
Draco did so, concentrating hard on the wand.
"Imagine the green burst of light coming out of your wand, target the rat, and shout the incantation, "Avada Kedavra'." She commanded, watching Malfoy with interest.
Malfoy's sharp eyes stalked the rat, and he yelled, "AVADA KEDAVRA!"
There was a blinding flash of green light, as the soul was sucked out of the rat's body. There lay the rat, completely lifeless.
"Mister Malfoy," the professor started, "you seem quite experienced with this curse, I only would have expected a trained 7th year to have achieved that. How come you didn't raise your hand at the beginning of class when I asked for those who have preformed an unforgivable to raise their hand?"
Malfoy remained silent, his jaw firm and his eyes indifferent. The teacher sighed, shook her head and motioned for him to sit down. The rest of the class time was spent taking notes on the Avada Kedavra curse and how it is cast.
After class, there were big rumors circulated about Malfoy. Whispers that predicted him joining the Dark Lord, assessments of dark power, and increased thoughts of what was hidden in Malfoy Manor.
But Hermione wasn't involved in these matters. No she wasn't, she had a job to do.
To interrogate Val Lethon.