SNAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know my disclaimer and if you don't then I find you a very rude reader.

Hermione jumped back trying to stay away from the creatures that adorned everything inside the manor.

"Be gone," said the woman gravely and the snakes disappeared with a whoosh of air. "Follow me."

The woman led her through the manor, sometimes stopping to tell Hermione about special artifacts, to which Hermione would reply with a nod or a small frightened squeak.

Finally, they arrived at a small door that, if you looked at it carefully, seemed to have had lions engraved on it at some point, but were badly sanded off.

The woman opened the door and Hermione looked inside to find a bedroom with completely different décor compared to the rest of the house, everything was adorned with painted or embroidered lion. In fact the lions were so common in this room that Hermione nearly overlooked the baby lion that was lying asleep in the middle of the room.

"Let me explain." The woman led Hermione to a pair of armchairs and they both sat down. The woman reached into an old chest and pulled out an old photograph. Unfortunately this movement woke the lion up and it pounced towards the two women.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEEEEEEEEEEEECLIFFYYYYY!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's been a little while, but I will try to update soon.

No question.