Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Harry Potter or any of it's characters, but Ari is mine.
Rating: G
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Ari, Maker of Stars
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Later that evening...
Severus entered his dorm from the adjoining shower rooms as he towled off his damp ebony hair. Walking over to his bed, he blinked as he saw a letter laying on the soft green covers. Curiously he picked up the folded parchment, but didn't open it right away. Being in Slytherin you had to be careful; you never knew when someone was going to play some evil joke on you. After a thoroughly testing it for any jinxes, he deemed it safe and slowly opened it.
'Who would write to me… It has to be another Slytherin… no one else can get into the common room.'
Severus jumped lightly as something fell out of the white paper and onto the bed. It was a necklace. Its fine silver chain glittered in the dim dungeon light, and the round gem that hung on it gleamed magically; its exotic colors swirled around in a fog, and every once in a while a small white light appeared. Slowly Severus reached down and picked it up; lying it on his pillow he raised the letter to read.
{You don't know how long I've watched you. I've watched you grow up and become a young man. I've watched you as you walked the grounds of Hogwarts, reading your books. I've watched you as you were tormented by your peers. I've watched you as you sat under the trees, just enjoying your solitude. And I've watched you as you sat alone in the night, staring at the stars and dreaming. And I know that you've never had a girl interested in you before, but would like to say that I am. I want to get to know you. I want to see your thoughts, your dreams. The things I can't tell by just watching from afar.
If I am correct in my assumption, you don't know who I am, but this necklace should give you a clue.
The next time I write to you I will use my owl so you can write back."
The letter was not signed. Severus was a little disturbed by this. 'Who is this? And why does she have an interest in me? Girls don't find me attractive at all, I know…'
Reaching over to his pillow, Severus picked up the necklace and held it up to his eyes. "This should give you a clue" he repeated out loud.
Severus put the necklace on pondering who this girl was. She was right, no girl had ever said that they were attracted to him. Not that he minded. He liked being alone, but recently he started to feel a little too alone. Sometimes he wishes he had someone to talk to, but the other Slytherins usually avoided him, and there was no way he was going to be friends with someone from another house.
Severus decided that this could be fun, and resolved to find out who this girl was. Severus fingered the necklace as he drifted off to sleep, thinking of who the mystery girl might be.
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A few weeks later another letter did come, but it wasn't by owl like usual. Instead it was brought via raven. Severus stared in awe at the black bird as he carefully relieved it of its burden. The Slytherin watched as it cleaned its wings, the black feathers gleaming in the candlelight. Hurriedly he opened the letter, curiousity almost overwhelming him.
"Severus,
Figured out who I am yet? I'll give you a hint: I'm in your Potions Class. Soon I will come and talk to you face to face. All you have to do is set a time and place. Please write me back soon."
The letter was still not signed but Severus was eager to write back and hopefully get some answers.
"Mystery,
It disturbs me a little that you watch me. I can't help but get the feeling that you are some kind of stalker. But I sense that you're not that kind of person. I don't know why I think that, but something tells me you're not. However, I do not wish to meet (Author pauses to let that sink in……okay back to the story) just yet. I would to keep writing to each other. I like trying to figure out who you are. I have an idea but I would like to wait to see if I'm correct. The necklace has not helped me one bit, but I still have an idea.
Severus"
'That should work… I think.' Severus was not lying when he said he had an idea of who it was. 'Ari… I know it's her. I have never seen this raven here before so it's new. It can't be a first year either because she said she had Potions with me.
Severus had these kind of logical thoughts going through his mind as he tied the letter to the raven's leg and sent it off.
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Ari could be seen pacing around her dorm nervously. 'What's he going to say? Telling him that I was watching him right off the bat probably sounded a bit creepy…' She continued to try to sort through her confusing thoughts until her raven, Jerry^, came back.
'Wow... That was fast.'
Untying the letter from Jerry's leg she started to read. When she was finished she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but Ari was still hopeful. 'This could work. Soon I can stop lurking in the shadows and be with him. Soon.'
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As the month drew to a close, Ari and Severus got to know each other very well, via the letters. Severus still hadn't revealed that he knew Ari was the mystery writer and Ari had yet to tell him about the necklace. But that would change soon enough.
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*Sighs* I dunno how many people are reading this, but please review. *Begs and pleads again* ^ I did not come up with the name Jerry, but it does mean something to me. My friend picked it out in case you were wondering.