In a forgotten corner of the ancient building known as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, silence reigned over a frozen tableau. A young man lay on the unforgiving stone floor, terror and pleasure interwoven in his eyes. The white satin gag in his mouth ensured his silence. He lay still, long experience having taught that there was fractionally more pleasure than pain when he did so. Fractionally. His naked body could not have moved much even were he not exerting himself to keep still.
The girl standing over him smirked. He was a nice boy. They all were, the nice boys liked it best, liked the thrill of the forbidden. He would learn. She would teach. That was the way it was done.
A slim, immaculate hand pushed back the white hair that hung to her waist. Aside from that single movement, she could have been a statue of onyx and marble. Her hair hung in a frozen waterfall, her skin was unblemished snow. Even her eyes were colorless, a gray so pale it was purest silver. Her clothes too, were simple and elegant. A black top hugged her torso, sleeveless yet modest. Black pants hugged her hips then hung in loose folds to her booted feet. Onyx and marble.
Suddenly the tableau broke, the girl moved. A wand was revealed in the hand that had been hidden till now. Ebony, of course. She murmured a word, gestured with a minimum of movement. Tapped the wand against her pale cheek as she observed the effect of the charm. Ebony on ivory.
The figure on the floor shivered as a thin line of blood beaded on his bare chest. He knew it was only the beginning. This was just another act in a long, long play.
"Can anyone explain the effects of the abscides charm?"
Tiny Professor Flitwick looked around his fifth year class. Ravenclaws, his own students this time. A pleasure to teach really. He had an abundance of hands to choose from, the majority of the class already knew the answer.
"Ravenelle?"
The slim girl smiled and began her answer. A charming girl really. Flitwick tittered at his own wit. Charming indeed. It was a charms class, of course she was charming. He watched as the girl tapped her black wand against a pale cheek. Endearing habit.
"The abscindes charm is commonly used in the kitchen when chopping ingredients. By varying the strength of the charm however, the caster can control the depth of the cut, the very lightest strength causes nothing more than a light score on the surface the charm is directed at…"
