Beneath the Surface

'If at first you don't succeed, skydiving may not be for you,' This quote is by my friend Jen, given to me by Danielle, Thank you both!

Author's note: Okay so here is the next chapter in beneath the surface, and I'm sorry if you're getting bored with this, but it's going to have a lot more chapters, that's why each one is so short because the whole this is so long. Yes and this is dedicated to C.J. because she is great thanks for all the help!

Thanks to C.J. the great (thanks for the quotes buddy!). Thanks Princess55 (Thank you so much for continuing to show interest and to review thanks a billion!). Also thanks to Erin for reviewing. And quick note of thanks to those who added me to favorite authors, I added you right back!

Lately I've been drawing pictures of Sarah Mavi, and they might get scanned. So if you'd like to see them if they do get scanned (because I don't own my own scanned) Email me as cheesewhiz64@hotmail.com. And put in the subject 'Sarah Mavi' and then when there scanned I'll send you them so you'll know what she looks like! YAY! (But of course, if you call it your own I'll hunt you down). So anyway, here's the long awaited chapter 17! Please remember to review!

Chapter 17

Sitting in the library, Sandy was running last night threw her head again. 'She came for a reason,' Sandy thought to herself. Flipping open the cover of a book she looked threw the index. 'Sarah needs to see her brother again,' Sandy took a quick glance of Sarah, who was also look threw one the library's big book's index page.

'She must feel so alone. So very, alone,' she continued with her train of thought, flipping to the sixth chapter. Propping the book she was looking at against another, she looked more closely at the pages. Every so often, between paragraphs, Sandy looked at Sarah. Trying to read her emotions, she flipped the page.

'I wonder,' Sandy began to herself again, 'I wonder if she would have told me if I hadn't overheard Dumbledore. But should I ask?' Sandy wondered, scanning the page one last time before flipping it as well. She looked over to Sarah, who, as she read, was playing with her locket, which was still around her neck, and kept closed.

"Have you found anything? I found the ingredence, but there's no way to tell how long it will work, or how long it will take," Sarah complained, quite confused of what to do. "Well, I found this," Sandy shoved a book in front of Sarah.

Sarah started to read. "This is great!" A silence rushed over the pair as Sarah continued to read. "Oh no, this is bad," Sarah said in a small cry. "What? Why?" Sandy jumped. "This says it will take a few days to prepare, and it had to be kept cold. Plus I have to add so raw Bruce powder every day, I have to get some of that," Sarah informed Sandy. "Then, just before I drink it, I have to add the red bey leaves, and I'm done!" Sarah thought out load to herself.

"Hey Sarah?" Sandy questioned, after her moment of triumph was over. "Yea?" She responded, re-reading the page. "Why couldn't you just have used that weed, what's it called? Gillie weed or something like that?" Sandy asked her, a bit confused about all this trouble. "Well, where I used to live, when I was five, me and my brother used to love to play sports, especially swimming. This was before he had to live under water. And then he could stay underwater for, well ever if he wanted to. And since he could swim so deep, he once tried to bring me back Gillie weed, so I could swim with him."

"But after I chewed it, and ate it, and went in the water, I found that it wouldn't help me at all, it anything it had some sort of reserve affect for a few days, and it was very hard for me to go underwater. My head would hurt so much and I'd have to go on land. Yeah, it was hard to wash my hair." Sarah trailed off. Sandy gave a small laugh to the last part of her story.

"So anyway," Sarah continued on with her original plan, "I need red bey leaves, and then I'll be done," She told Sandy. Her friend nodded.

"Wait, you have a lot of supplies don't you?" Sarah questioned her friend. "Err-"Sandy started, knowing she didn't have anything else she needed. "Do you have what I need?" Sarah asked, as though she was interrogating her. "Well you know, Snape should have everything you need," Sandy blurted out. "Didn't you ask someone before to get your other items from him?" Sandy asked. "Well, yeah. But I only asked her to get the first four things I needed, I was going to get someone else to get the rest, so it didn't seem suspicious," Sarah sighed. She knew Sandy didn't have what she needed from her last comment, oh well.

"Well, I suppose we should get back to the common room!" Sandy announced. Sarah nodded in agreement, "I guess I have a few months until I should even start the potion," Sarah made a note to herself. "Why? What's the potion for anyway? I don't mean to be rude or anything, it's just-" Sandy paused, as she noticed her friend Sarah was listening. "I know about your brother-" "Dylan," Sarah interrupted.

"Yes, Dylan. I know what he is, and where he is, but I don't understand what the potion is for. I don't know why you need it, I do have a few questions," Sandy paused again, as they walked down the hall, away from the library and to the Raven claw common room. "But of course, you don't have to answer," Sandy waved her hands, deciding to get off the subject. "No Sandy, your helping me, you deserve to hear what's happening" Sarah commented. Sandy gave the password; 'Pixie' and they went into the common room, up the stairs and into their bedrooms.

Sarah sat on her bed, and Sandy sat on the one beside her, facing Sarah. "Dylan and I are twins. Part Human, part Mer," Sarah began her story. The one she had never told anyone, ever.

Author's note: So kind of a cliff hanger, oh wait it is! WOW! Anyway I hope you liked this chapter because then maybe you'll want to review? I hope you do want to review, because I really do like reviews so I would be happy to receive one, but no more flames please, because it's hot enough today as it is! Sorry, had to say it ha!