Summary: I figured you may want to see how Knowledge's mission went
as well. Knowledge goes to Hogwarts to retrieve a dangerous book. Not as
easy as it sounds with a certain young man around.
Rating:PG
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that is J.K. Rowling. The Guardians are mine through. By the By the song in Tears of Blood is from Prince of Egypt and I don't own that either.
The Fire within Ice.
Knowledge stared at the castle in the distance. So this was Hogwarts. It looked beautiful and serene in the pale moonlight. Knowledge looked down at the path that she must take. So far the only defense that the castle had was a lake. This should be a piece of cake, Knowledge thought as she approached the lake.
Cautiously she began to wade across. In her cat form, threading water was harder, but a little less noticeable. And the last thing she needed was someone to see her. As she made her way across the lake, she remembered stories she had heard of Hogwarts. Ghosts and ghouls wander the halls both night and day. Children taught to become witches and wizards. She heard Fate tell her once about the Headmaster Dumbledore and his connections to the Guardians.
Suddenly something pulled Knowledge under. Twisting and turning, Knowledge tried to locate her attacker. She stared into the eyes of the ugliest creature she had ever seen. It grin sickly and tightened its grip on her hind legs. Knowledge turned and bit hard into its claws. The creature howled in pain and loosened its grip. Knowledge changed into her human form, emitting a bright light. The light's brightness sent the creature swimming back into its lair. Knowledge threaded the water a little longer deciding if she change back again. Deciding against it, she swam through the water the rest of the way. It was too dangerous to swim above considering the possibility of being spotted. She kept an eye out in case any more of those awful creature decided to accost her again.
Soon her feet hit the shoreline. Knowledge changed back to her cat form and crawled out the lake. Shaking herself of as much water as she could, Knowledge wondered why she picked a cat form to begin with. Why not a dog or a bird? Looking back at the lake, Knowledge decide that things in this place held more secrets and dangers then she had expected. It called for more caution despite what form she took. Pressing her body close to the ground Knowledge snuck across the lawn that led to the castle. At the bark of a dog in the distance, Knowledge raced up to the shadows of the castle. The dog stopped barking, having lost her scent. Knowledge breathed a sigh of relief. That was too close for comfort. Circling the castle, Knowledge looked for a way in. She spotted an open window just far enough off the ground that she could make it. In her mind, she calculated the room she needed to make it through the window. Backing away that far, she jumped through the window. Knowledge closed her eyes as she landed on something solid. Before she opened her eyes, she heard a male voice curse very loudly. Next thing she knew she went flying through the air and hit the floor. Knowledge sat back up and mewed very indignantly. Turning she glared at the man who had tossed her. A pair of black eyes glared back at her coldly.
"A bloody cat?" he growled as he got out bed, "I was awakened by a cat!"
He approached her quickly as if to scoop her up and dump her out the window. Knowledge wasn't sure if she'll find another open window. Besides this man frightened her a little, being bigger than herself. Every step he took, Knowledge took a couple back. Knowledge hit a desk causing her not to be able to back up anymore. The man noticed it too and dove her. Knowledge darted forward to the opposite end of the room. The man hit the desk with a sickening thud. He turned around looking at where she stood with murder in his eyes. Knowledge froze in fear. The man was as quick as a panther. He dove again for her and caught her. Knowledge wiggled around, trying to free herself.
"Got you now. Not so quick are you? Let's see what I caught." he gloated, "Lumos!"
As soon as the words were uttered, the lamps in the room lit up. Knowledge could that the room was small and sparse. It seemed this man was just visiting and didn't permanently live there. Knowledge twisted around to see her captor. Tonight was not her night for stealth. The man who held her tightly, but not in a hurtful way. His were black as the night sky and as cold as ice. His hair was as black as Death's and hung loose around his face. Knowledge didn't think he'd hurt her, but she needed to accomplish her mission tonight. She just needed an opportunity to escape.
"A little wet are we? I thought cats hate water." He continued.
The man stopped as the cat shot him a baleful look. It clearly wasn't amused with it's present situation. Looking away, it seemed to sigh. Normal cats didn't act like this.
"You are not a normal cat are you?"
The man blinked as the cat's eyes shot him a look that said, "Wow it has a brain." He ignored the look and stared at the color of the cat's eyes. Ice blue wasn't a normal color for a cat's eyes, especially a calico's.
"Who or what are you?"
At that precise moment, an opportunity presented itself for escape. As the man with the black hair tried to inspect the cat's eyes, an older man with white long hair opened the door exclaiming, "What is going on in here, Severus?"
Severus looked up at the older man. Knowledge sensing an opening, bit down as hard as she could on the hand that held her. Severus dropped her as he instinctually grabbed his injured hand. Knowledge bolted out the door and down the hallway. Behind her she heard Severus yell, "Catch that cat!"
Knowledge bounded around the corner and up a couple sets of stairs. Content that she lost the man, Severus, She began to consciously look for the book. She searched several classroom until she heard footsteps in the hallway. Ducking by the door, she waited for them to fade. Instead they grew louder and she could hear voices.
"Professor Dumbledore, It's eyes weren't that of a normal cat. Also it didn't act very catlike, sighing and giving me dirty looks. I think it was trying to tell me that if it wasn't for the current situation, it would love to throttle me." Severus's voice argued.
"Mr. Snape, I believed that the book is as safe as ever. I highly doubt the cat is going to steal it." A prim female voice sniffed.
An older, wiser voice mused, "Now, Minerva, we should consider Severus's concern. While I do agree with you, we should check on the book."
Knowledge peeked around the edge to see the group. As they passed, an older man glanced down at her and slightly jerked his head. Knowledge got the message to follow them. After the group passed the classroom, Knowledge followed from a distance. The group entered a room. Knowledge barely missed being hit by the door. She jumped up to the top of the bookcases and observed the group. They walked over to a chained off section of the library. The older man entered it and pulled a thick and battered book off the shelf. He held it up for the others to see including her. Severus glared at the woman and stormed out of the room. Knowledge didn't notice that he had spotted her. Severus decided to wait until the others left and then try to catch the bloody cat. The woman said something to the older man and walked out. The man looked up at her. Knowledge saw much wisdom in his eyes. She mewed her acknowledgment and thanks for what he has done for her.
"Fate told me to expect you, Princess Kaori. I am Professor Albus Dumbledore." he smiled at her. Knowledge jumped down and changed in to her human form. She curtsied to him.
"I'm indebted to you, Professor. Fate has told me much about you. It is an honor to met you. Please call me Knowledge for I have not been a princess for several centuries now." Knowledge commented.
"Very well. I will leave you to your work. The fireplace is burning in the back of the library. Good Luck." Dumbledore offered.
Knowledge watched as he left the library. Quickly she dashed to grabbed the book. Picking it up, she found it to be lighter than it looked. She walked out of the Chained area and froze at the sight of Severus. It was hard to tell who was more shocked. Severus had entered the library in hopes of finding the cat, not a beautiful red headed woman. Knowledge thought she was alone. Knowledge recovered quickly and ran for the fireplace. Severus, realizing what she was about to do, chased after her. Knowing that he was going to catch her before she could reach the fireplace, Knowledge tossed the book as hard as she could at the fire. Severus was even with her when she tossed the book. She gave him an insolent look from her ice blue eyes. Severus dove to catch the book and missed. Knowledge stopped and turned back to the main library door. Severus knew he couldn't save the book and decided to go after her.
Knowledge ran down the corridor. She couldn't stop and change. Severus was quickly gaining ground on her. Slowly she recognized the where she running to. This was where she entered the castle. Opening to the first door she saw, Knowledge prayed it was Severus's room with its open window. What luck, it was. Knowledge turned to see Severus rounding the corner, coming at her. Knowledge ducked into the room and threw the door shut. Pointing to the lock, she shouted, "Door Lock!"
The door obediently locked itself. Knowledge didn't wait around to study her handiwork. As she jumped out the window, she heard the door open. She hit the ground running and dashed for the lake. Vaguely the sound of him following reached her ears. Knowledge turned just as Severus grabbed her arm. Even as their skin made contact, Knowledge tried to stop it. Severus felt a sudden chill shoot through his body that he quickly let go. Shocked by it, he watched Knowledge back away. Tears were in her eyes, glistening red. Blood, Severus, it looks like blood.
Knowledge dove back into the lake and didn't resurface. Severus snapped out of his stupor, and fighting off the feeling that he will never be warm again, ran to the edge of the lake. Searching for her, he was prepared to dive in. Then he could see a figure swimming across the river. Severus was ready to give chase when the wind picked up. It seemed like the wind was whispering to him to give up the chase and their paths with cross again. Severus heeded the wind and vowed that if they did meet again, she wasn't going to be able to outrun him. He turned and walked back to the castle.
A/N Please R&R! There is more to come with Knowledge and Death. A few more Guardians will make an appearance too. Possibly Romance as well. Maybe. Probably. Who knows with my schedule? Thanks to all my reviewers. Well, Enjoy.
Rating:PG
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that is J.K. Rowling. The Guardians are mine through. By the By the song in Tears of Blood is from Prince of Egypt and I don't own that either.
The Fire within Ice.
Knowledge stared at the castle in the distance. So this was Hogwarts. It looked beautiful and serene in the pale moonlight. Knowledge looked down at the path that she must take. So far the only defense that the castle had was a lake. This should be a piece of cake, Knowledge thought as she approached the lake.
Cautiously she began to wade across. In her cat form, threading water was harder, but a little less noticeable. And the last thing she needed was someone to see her. As she made her way across the lake, she remembered stories she had heard of Hogwarts. Ghosts and ghouls wander the halls both night and day. Children taught to become witches and wizards. She heard Fate tell her once about the Headmaster Dumbledore and his connections to the Guardians.
Suddenly something pulled Knowledge under. Twisting and turning, Knowledge tried to locate her attacker. She stared into the eyes of the ugliest creature she had ever seen. It grin sickly and tightened its grip on her hind legs. Knowledge turned and bit hard into its claws. The creature howled in pain and loosened its grip. Knowledge changed into her human form, emitting a bright light. The light's brightness sent the creature swimming back into its lair. Knowledge threaded the water a little longer deciding if she change back again. Deciding against it, she swam through the water the rest of the way. It was too dangerous to swim above considering the possibility of being spotted. She kept an eye out in case any more of those awful creature decided to accost her again.
Soon her feet hit the shoreline. Knowledge changed back to her cat form and crawled out the lake. Shaking herself of as much water as she could, Knowledge wondered why she picked a cat form to begin with. Why not a dog or a bird? Looking back at the lake, Knowledge decide that things in this place held more secrets and dangers then she had expected. It called for more caution despite what form she took. Pressing her body close to the ground Knowledge snuck across the lawn that led to the castle. At the bark of a dog in the distance, Knowledge raced up to the shadows of the castle. The dog stopped barking, having lost her scent. Knowledge breathed a sigh of relief. That was too close for comfort. Circling the castle, Knowledge looked for a way in. She spotted an open window just far enough off the ground that she could make it. In her mind, she calculated the room she needed to make it through the window. Backing away that far, she jumped through the window. Knowledge closed her eyes as she landed on something solid. Before she opened her eyes, she heard a male voice curse very loudly. Next thing she knew she went flying through the air and hit the floor. Knowledge sat back up and mewed very indignantly. Turning she glared at the man who had tossed her. A pair of black eyes glared back at her coldly.
"A bloody cat?" he growled as he got out bed, "I was awakened by a cat!"
He approached her quickly as if to scoop her up and dump her out the window. Knowledge wasn't sure if she'll find another open window. Besides this man frightened her a little, being bigger than herself. Every step he took, Knowledge took a couple back. Knowledge hit a desk causing her not to be able to back up anymore. The man noticed it too and dove her. Knowledge darted forward to the opposite end of the room. The man hit the desk with a sickening thud. He turned around looking at where she stood with murder in his eyes. Knowledge froze in fear. The man was as quick as a panther. He dove again for her and caught her. Knowledge wiggled around, trying to free herself.
"Got you now. Not so quick are you? Let's see what I caught." he gloated, "Lumos!"
As soon as the words were uttered, the lamps in the room lit up. Knowledge could that the room was small and sparse. It seemed this man was just visiting and didn't permanently live there. Knowledge twisted around to see her captor. Tonight was not her night for stealth. The man who held her tightly, but not in a hurtful way. His were black as the night sky and as cold as ice. His hair was as black as Death's and hung loose around his face. Knowledge didn't think he'd hurt her, but she needed to accomplish her mission tonight. She just needed an opportunity to escape.
"A little wet are we? I thought cats hate water." He continued.
The man stopped as the cat shot him a baleful look. It clearly wasn't amused with it's present situation. Looking away, it seemed to sigh. Normal cats didn't act like this.
"You are not a normal cat are you?"
The man blinked as the cat's eyes shot him a look that said, "Wow it has a brain." He ignored the look and stared at the color of the cat's eyes. Ice blue wasn't a normal color for a cat's eyes, especially a calico's.
"Who or what are you?"
At that precise moment, an opportunity presented itself for escape. As the man with the black hair tried to inspect the cat's eyes, an older man with white long hair opened the door exclaiming, "What is going on in here, Severus?"
Severus looked up at the older man. Knowledge sensing an opening, bit down as hard as she could on the hand that held her. Severus dropped her as he instinctually grabbed his injured hand. Knowledge bolted out the door and down the hallway. Behind her she heard Severus yell, "Catch that cat!"
Knowledge bounded around the corner and up a couple sets of stairs. Content that she lost the man, Severus, She began to consciously look for the book. She searched several classroom until she heard footsteps in the hallway. Ducking by the door, she waited for them to fade. Instead they grew louder and she could hear voices.
"Professor Dumbledore, It's eyes weren't that of a normal cat. Also it didn't act very catlike, sighing and giving me dirty looks. I think it was trying to tell me that if it wasn't for the current situation, it would love to throttle me." Severus's voice argued.
"Mr. Snape, I believed that the book is as safe as ever. I highly doubt the cat is going to steal it." A prim female voice sniffed.
An older, wiser voice mused, "Now, Minerva, we should consider Severus's concern. While I do agree with you, we should check on the book."
Knowledge peeked around the edge to see the group. As they passed, an older man glanced down at her and slightly jerked his head. Knowledge got the message to follow them. After the group passed the classroom, Knowledge followed from a distance. The group entered a room. Knowledge barely missed being hit by the door. She jumped up to the top of the bookcases and observed the group. They walked over to a chained off section of the library. The older man entered it and pulled a thick and battered book off the shelf. He held it up for the others to see including her. Severus glared at the woman and stormed out of the room. Knowledge didn't notice that he had spotted her. Severus decided to wait until the others left and then try to catch the bloody cat. The woman said something to the older man and walked out. The man looked up at her. Knowledge saw much wisdom in his eyes. She mewed her acknowledgment and thanks for what he has done for her.
"Fate told me to expect you, Princess Kaori. I am Professor Albus Dumbledore." he smiled at her. Knowledge jumped down and changed in to her human form. She curtsied to him.
"I'm indebted to you, Professor. Fate has told me much about you. It is an honor to met you. Please call me Knowledge for I have not been a princess for several centuries now." Knowledge commented.
"Very well. I will leave you to your work. The fireplace is burning in the back of the library. Good Luck." Dumbledore offered.
Knowledge watched as he left the library. Quickly she dashed to grabbed the book. Picking it up, she found it to be lighter than it looked. She walked out of the Chained area and froze at the sight of Severus. It was hard to tell who was more shocked. Severus had entered the library in hopes of finding the cat, not a beautiful red headed woman. Knowledge thought she was alone. Knowledge recovered quickly and ran for the fireplace. Severus, realizing what she was about to do, chased after her. Knowing that he was going to catch her before she could reach the fireplace, Knowledge tossed the book as hard as she could at the fire. Severus was even with her when she tossed the book. She gave him an insolent look from her ice blue eyes. Severus dove to catch the book and missed. Knowledge stopped and turned back to the main library door. Severus knew he couldn't save the book and decided to go after her.
Knowledge ran down the corridor. She couldn't stop and change. Severus was quickly gaining ground on her. Slowly she recognized the where she running to. This was where she entered the castle. Opening to the first door she saw, Knowledge prayed it was Severus's room with its open window. What luck, it was. Knowledge turned to see Severus rounding the corner, coming at her. Knowledge ducked into the room and threw the door shut. Pointing to the lock, she shouted, "Door Lock!"
The door obediently locked itself. Knowledge didn't wait around to study her handiwork. As she jumped out the window, she heard the door open. She hit the ground running and dashed for the lake. Vaguely the sound of him following reached her ears. Knowledge turned just as Severus grabbed her arm. Even as their skin made contact, Knowledge tried to stop it. Severus felt a sudden chill shoot through his body that he quickly let go. Shocked by it, he watched Knowledge back away. Tears were in her eyes, glistening red. Blood, Severus, it looks like blood.
Knowledge dove back into the lake and didn't resurface. Severus snapped out of his stupor, and fighting off the feeling that he will never be warm again, ran to the edge of the lake. Searching for her, he was prepared to dive in. Then he could see a figure swimming across the river. Severus was ready to give chase when the wind picked up. It seemed like the wind was whispering to him to give up the chase and their paths with cross again. Severus heeded the wind and vowed that if they did meet again, she wasn't going to be able to outrun him. He turned and walked back to the castle.
A/N Please R&R! There is more to come with Knowledge and Death. A few more Guardians will make an appearance too. Possibly Romance as well. Maybe. Probably. Who knows with my schedule? Thanks to all my reviewers. Well, Enjoy.