"Harry Potter and the Daughter of Darkness"
By: DarkfireTails a.k.a. Flare
("Talking") ('Thinking') ( . . . Scene change) ( Time passes)
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter-but I have the books. .
DarkfireTails (limping): Really sorry this took so long! Ooh, I hate that B$D. Stupid git. Took my stuff with him. Now you, on the other hand... glares daggers at HP crew You didn't even bother to help me. I thought I could depend on you.
Fred & George (unknowingly at the same time): You can depend on me!
Fred & George look at each other & smirk; electric sparks can be seen between their eyes
DT: If I COULD depend on you, why didn't you help me in the last chapter! Well!
Fred & George (at the same time again): I wasn't even here until he left! I was busy doing–stop copying me!
DT: Busy doing what?
Fred & George (... & again): Nothing!
Hermione (annoyed): Enough! Just get on with the fanfic-thingy!
DT: Fine! I'll tell you how I escaped from the 'evil one' and what happened after that at the end of this chappie.
Chapter 4: Didn't See That Coming...
The 2nd year students & above were already filing up in the Great Hall. Harry & Hermione were to search outside, Ron & Ginny volunteered to check in the dorms and Fred & George would look everywhere else.
"Let's meet back at the Great Hall."
As they were about to spread out, who else but Professor Snape suddenly appeared.
"Going somewhere?" he asked in a loathsome tone. "You are all supposed to be in the Great Hall."
'It's more like a Great Hell with you in it,' thought Harry. "We were just looking for my sister, Professor."
"Potter, even your sister (Snape had a sneer on his face as he said this) would have enough sense to go straight to the Great Hall at the beginning of the year for the sorting."
Harry stood there speechless. He had never thought about that. Of course Celine would go to the Great Hall. How stupid of him to forget. Cursing himself inwardly, he, along with the others, trudged along toward the Great Hall.
The Sorting Hat had started singing when they entered.
Once upon a time of old,
When Hogwarts came to be,
Before the founders of this great school
Put their knowledge unto me.
They never thought there'd come a day
When they would be divided,
But that all changed when Slytherin said:
"I'm leaving, I've decided."
Bold Gryffindor, sweet Hufflepuff,
And fair Ravenclaw
Knew not why he had left,
Had not seen what he saw.
A darkened shadow had come one night,
It spoke to him and said:
"One day, this school shall fall
And all your loved ones, dead."
How I heard this, you ask?
I was placed upon a shelf,
And luckily enough for me,
I was smart enough myself
Not to talk, to shout, to yell:
"Do not taint his mind!"
For I could see and I could hear,
The fear in his voice as he replied:
"You will not bring us down,
Nor will you win,
My love for her is stronger
Than you could ever imagine."
With that, the shadow merely laughed
And shook his head from side to side
It said: "I tried to warn you, Slytherin
Keep not much heart in your pride
For it shall be your downfall.
But if oppose me, you must do,
Then you will pay the ultimate price
You'll lose her and your friends too."
Poor Slytherin was very shaken
Though I knew not why
Who was the 'her' he had mentioned,
And why would she die?
I wish that I could tell you more,
I wish you could have seen,
I'll say this and this alone,
For five years, with us she has been,
Though I can see that now, it seems
At the moment, she isn't here.
But she's very close, and I can feel it
In the arms of the one who'll keep her life safe
From the other who'll come to steal it.
Yet again, I have digressed
Now, I think my thoughts should rest.
Until next year, I'll see you then
After all you're only here to dig in,
So let the sorting now begin!
(A/N: I hope you understood that. I just thought I should put in a song for the sorting hat. I don't know how I came up with it. Tell me if you thought it was stupid or not. Please.)
Instead of the usual applause, the whole Hall was silent. All the teachers (except Dumbledore of course!), including Filch, Snape, and an unknown hooded person were staring at the Sorting Hat. Never had they heard that before. Usually it was a speech, a warning, or how the founders chose their students. This was the first time the Sorting Hat had sung only about Slytherin and people other than the founders.
"Ahem. My dear Professor McGonagall, would you kindly start the sorting? I believe the students are getting hungry." Dumbledore had broken the silence. He had noticed that all of the students, including those in Slytherin, were staring open-mouthed at the Sorting Hat. It was obvious that they have never heard it sing that either.
"Y-yes, Headmaster. Right away," McGonagall replied. She unrolled the parchment in her hand and started reading names. "Ambrose, Erin..."
"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the Sorting Hat.
The students had started talking again, muttering and exchanging confused looks about the Sorting Hat's new song. Among them were Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny, all of who were now sitting at the Gryffindor table.
"Wow...he actually cared. And I thought Slytherin was a cold-blooded git."
"Ron!" exclaimed Hermione disapprovingly.
"What! I did!"
"Oh, just shut up!" snapped Ginny before anyone else had the chance to argue. Hermione immediately closed her mouth.
"Cross, Mihaele ..." McGonagall continued.
A girl with long, wavy sunrise red hair walked to the old and wise Hat on the stool. She looks down at it, then looks around at the Great Hall with her multi-color eyes. Sometimes they flashed green, sometimes amber, sometimes gold, sometimes blue, sometimes silver, and mostly red or onyx, all depending on her mood and the way the light touches her. She wore a bracelet, a pendant, earrings and a ring, all with the same design: A cross that glitters silver at the front and onyx at the back, driven through a red crescent moon (facing up), inside a diamond that shines golden amber at the front and shadows midnight blue at the back.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"I don't see Celine anywhere." Harry said after a moment. Fred and George looked at each other, then glanced at the Slytherin table.
"Someone else isn't here either," they said.
The others looked at the Slytherin table as well. Their eyes stopped at one particular spot.
"Malfoy!" Harry breathed.
"Do you think he has anything to do with Celine's absence?" asked Hermione. Fred and George exchanged looks again.
"He had better not!" said Ginny.
"Hart, Jesse..."
A boy with midnight blue hair moves toward the Sorting Hat. He wore a diamond shaped pendant (blue) with a small, red crescent moon inside, facing the right. He also wore a tear shaped earring (deep aqua) that glimmered because of the light. He looks at both the Slytherin and Gryffindor tables, his warm yet, mysterious amber eyes moving along the two.
"RAVENCLAW!"
"If he did have anything to do with it, I swear he'll pay," said Harry, darkly. This sent shivers up Ginny and Hermione's spines.
Fred and George turned away. They knew Malfoy did have something to do with Celine not being there. In fact, they knew everything that's been happening between them. Celine's only been telling the twins everything ever since her second year, after they found out about 'them', that is.
"Thorn, Pierce..."
A girl with jet-black and midnight blue hair approached the Sorting Hat. She wore an earring on her right ear shaped like a cross (silver) driven through an upside-down red crescent moon. On her finger was a silver, double lined ring, with a sapphire tear embedded in it. And on her right wrist was a silver (that's her favorite) bracelet, sapphire gemstones lining the rims. She was looking straight at the Slytherin table with cunning silver eyes that shimmered, scanning it, almost as if looking for someone.
"SLYTHERIN!"
Celine told the two everything because they had threatened to tell Harry, even though they'd never do it. She knew they wouldn't tell on her either way. She also knew they would have found out sooner or later, what with her sneaking out at night while the twins were up creating order forms for 'Weasley's Wizard Wheezes'.
"Moon-Val, Falon..."
A boy with deep crimson red and jet-black hair makes his way to the Sorting Hat. He's wearing an onyx cross-shaped earring with an embedded crescent moon shaped diamond that glowed blood red under the enchanted ceiling. He also wore a pendant similar to Jesse's, but this time, the crescent moon was facing left. His daring and piercing golden eyes lingered on the Gryffindor table, and just like Peirce's had done, they scanned the table as if looking for someone.
(A/N: If anyone of you readers has seen the animé 'Knight Hunters/Weis Kreuz', which is my number one most favorite, think of Ran's the hot and serious-looking dude who's called Aya hairstyle and hair color on one of the 'Knight Hunters/Weis Kreuz' DVD series called 'Lonely Heart'. He's the one at the back. His hairstyle and hair color there is going to be the hairstyle and hair color of Falon. For those of you who don't know anything about the animé 'Knight Hunters/Weis Kreuz', go to search for 'Knight Hunters', and you'll see the picture of the DVD that I'm talking about. Remember it's the picture of Aya in 'Lonely Heart'. Not 'Dead Ringer', 'Lost Boys', 'Shining Cross', or the 'Complete Collection' one. The hairstyle and hair color of Aya in 'Midnight Finale' looks the same, but it's not the one I want.)
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Harry, I just hope Malfoy got eaten by a thestral," Ron said.
"Maybe Celine just had another one of those headaches she gets. You know..." said Hermione, lowering her voice. "The ones that have been coming ever since after she first saw Voldemort-"
"Shush Hermione!" Ron interrupted.
"You shush Ron! You'll have to say Voldemort's name sooner or later!" Hermione scolded. Ron winced again. She was right though. It's about time he stopped acting afraid. However, their bickering went on, and Harry thought in amazement at just how many times they had done that in the past soon to be 6 years he had known them.
"Zabini, Claire"
"SLYTHERIN!" shouted the Hat. The sorting was now finished.
Dumbledore stood up, beaming at the new and old students, his watchful eyes scanning the room.
"Welcome," he began, "to another year at Hogwarts. As you have all heard moments ago, our dear Sorting Hat gave a new song. I, myself, have heard it only once before. But that's another story..." he added, looking down at Harry, his eyes twinkling with amusement at the two bickering students beside him, but stopping at the vacant spot where someone else should have been.
By this time, forgetful Harry had forgotten about you-know-who again. Fred and George just looked at Harry with confusion. Obviously they knew he had forgotten again. He was hopeless. Dumbledore continued.
"I'm delighted to announce that we have found a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Please give a round of applause to Professor Glorificus Aries."
The hooded person stood up and took off her hood. Her hair was straight at the top and wavy at the bottom (A/N: Her hair color is like Aura's the girl with the changing color type hair in '.hack/sign'). Her eyes shone sunset orange, causing a few whispers and gasps at her unusual eye color. The Great Hall filled with applause as she approached her seat at the Headmaster's left side, right beside Snape, who gave her a small smile as if he knew her.
(A/N: Imagine...Snape actually smiling at someone without any hate behind it. Whoa...this is too much).
The applause died down once Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"Now, before you eat, I would like to remind you that the forbidden forest is off limits," he paused for a moment, glancing down at the Gryffindor table where Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat.
'Where is she?' he thought
"Also, unusual as it is, there will be eight Head Persons this year. And this may seem strange, but four of them have only just begun at Hogwarts. Will the Head Boys and Girls please come up to the front."
Hermione stood up from the Gryffindor table, as did Blaise Zabini of Slytherin House. The whole Hall clapped as they approached the Heads' table. Four others stood up almost simultaneously. Mihaele Cross, Jesse Hart, Pierce Thorn, and Falon Moon-Val all headed towards the table, the whole hall still clapping, but some whispering could be heard.
The four, it turns out were all sixth years. They came from the same school, namely, Silvermoon, which was hidden somewhere underwater. Silvermoon is often referred to as Atlantis, because, well, it was.
Here's something about Silvermoon's founders:
Many years ago (a few months before Hogwarts was founded), three great wizards-West Cross, Dai Hart, and Eli Moon-came together. They dreamed of creating an advanced wizarding school, where all witches and wizards, be they pureblood or mudblood, could harness their powers to do good for both muggle and wizarding worlds. Seers could learn to grasp their psychic abilities. Those who could talk to animals and other different magical tongues would learn how to control it. And young witches and wizards with the rare knowledge of the ancient language of the trees could be able to understand more about nature and also would excel in Herbology. Soon, after years of hard work and cooperation, Silvermoon was finally created.
There was one addition to the founders of Silvermoon. Her name, was Esra Thorn. She made sure that the Silvermoon students knew about technology.
Esra wanted to create the most powerful weapon using magic and technology combined. But the weapon she created was too powerful and if it came to the wrong hands, it could destroy the world. She realized that it was too dangerous for anyone to use and so, decided to hide the weapon. It was called 'Black Night'.
With the help of Cross, Hart, and Moon, she took the Black Night apart and hid the parts in various places all around the world. They hid the second most important part beneath the Bermuda Triangle, which was created by the four of them to protect and hide it. Most parts were hidden near Greece and Rome; some were given to Scylla, Charybdis, Circe, Calypso, etc. to guard. But the most important part, the source of all the Black Night's power, its core, the Jewel of the Four Souls (A/N: Sorry. I couldn't think of another name. So I borrowed this from Inuyasha. Pleeeaaassse don't sue me oh great Rumiko Takahashi!), was divided between the four founders of Silvermoon.
Here's something about Silvermoon itself:
Only a few years after it was created, a group of muggles had found their way past the charms surrounding Silvermoon, so the founders were forced to renew its location. They sunk the school in the ocean and it settled in the calm waters of the ocean floor. Thus, all the students of Silvermoon excelled in Charms (bubblehead charm), Potions (creating a stronger version of gillyweed), and Transfiguration (give a guess why). Swimming was a must, as students had to swim up to the surface to practice flying on broomsticks. Most students often had custom made broomsticks that could 'fly' underwater as well as in the air. But flying in the water was a lot harder than it looked.
Some of the students who were seen by muggles while using gillyweed were given the name 'mermen' or 'mermaid'. Others, who transfigured themselves, were called 'Lochness (sp?)', 'Water Dragon', 'Giant Squid', 'Megladon', etc. The stories about them were exaggerations due to their enormous sizes. Eventually, that part of transfiguration was taken out.
After many years, muggles became more advanced and began to create machines that could dive deep underwater. On very few rare occasions, they would come extremely close to the hidden school and hear the laughter of Silvermoon students. Otherwise, they would just find a huge rock or a sunken ship. Sometimes, the school is moved deeper down into the ocean crevices, to escape radar detection.
"Apparently, two of our Heads are not here," Dumbledore said. He looked to Professors Snape and McGonagall. "Would you please look for them? I'm sure they're here. I assume you know who they are?"
"Yes Headmaster," said Snape. "It's Mr. Malfoy, and Ms. Potter."
Harry's head shot up (A/N: OMG! He remembered! Sarcastically It's a miracle!). Celine was Head Girl? And she didn't tell him? He was also shocked to hear Malfoy mentioned too. Maybe he did have something to do with Celine not being here.
"We will search everywhere Albus," said Minerva reassuringly. The whole hall went silent as the two professors swiftly walked out of the Great Hall. The wise headmaster stood once more.
"Ahem," he said. "Let the feast begin!" As soon as Dumbledore sat down, golden plates appeared on every table, full of food. Goblets and pitchers appeared as well, filled to the brim with various drinks, Butterbeer, orange juice, etc.
"What was that all about?" asked Ron, filing his plate with every piece of food he could reach.
"Celine's Head Girl. And so is Malfoy," said Harry in disbelief.
"What? She didn't tell us!" said Hermione, who came back to sit with them. The four students from Silvermoon just stayed put at the Heads' table. Hermione's expression of shock changed to disgust as soon as her eyes landed on Ron.
"Eww! Ron how many times have I told you to close your mouth while you eat! I think I've just lost my appetite..."
"Woofsh..."said Ron, bits of food flying in the air. Fred, George, and Ginny backed away. "Shorry Horminey."
"I also told you not to talk when you have food in your mouth. And did you just call me 'Whoremione?'"
"Nouh!" Ron exclaimed, shaking his head from side to side, making food fly out of his mouth. Some landed on Harry's glasses, some more landed in Seamus Finnigan's goblet of Butterbeer. Before he could drink it, however, Ginny grabbed the goblet from him.
"I don't think you'd want to drink this," she said to him.
"Why not?" said the Irish boy.
"Something...er...landed in it," Ginny told him, getting up to throw the contents outside.
Harry was cleaning his glasses with one of the table napkins. When they were clean, he scooted away from Ron.
"Ickle Ronniekins, you are just disgusting. I'm ashamed to admit you're my brother," said Fred, screwing his handsomely freckled face into a look of disgust. George looked at Ron, then back to Fred.
"Name change?" George asked.
"Definitely."
The Hall doors opened to reveal two professors trying to hide smiles and trying to look stern. Heads turned. Beside McGonagall was Celine and beside Snape stood Malfoy.
Celine ran over to the Gryffindor table, tucking something inside her pocket.
"Hey, Harry! Did you hear? I'm a Head Girl!" she said, a wide smile on her face. Draco glanced at her and smirked inwardly.
"Hey, Celine. Wake up."
Draco prodded the sleeping girl in his lap. They were cuddled under a tree in front of the Great Lake. He had carried her there after getting out of the thestral's carriage.
(A/N: Thestrals know where you want to go right? Well, Draco wanted to go to the lake, so the thestral brought him there.)
"Hmm?" came a sleepy voice.
Celine yawned slightly and stretched. Her arm almost hit Draco, but he ducked and caught it.
"My legs were getting numb," he said and stood up, stretching too. He sat beside her and Celine rested her head on his shoulder. She looked up at him. He looked down at her, moving closer. They locked eyes again, just like when they first met-light, blue-green eyes staring into loving, gray orbs.
"Draco...?"
"Yeah?" His soft gray eyes and his warm breath on her cheek made her heart race.
A/n: Draco's soft side...swoon lol.
"I just...want to say that..." Celine was looking for the right words. The scent of his cologne was sending her into a dreamy state.
"That?" Draco's face was dangerously close now.
"That I'm sorry I acted the way I did on the train, and..." she paused.
"And?" Draco's lips were hovering dangerously close-too close, over hers.
"And... I love–-"
Draco's mouth closed over Celine's before she could finish. One hand was leaning against the tree; the other was cradling her chin. She placed both her hands on his chest, but they snaked up and wrapped around his neck
The main door leading out to the lake opened. Professors Snape and McGonagall stood there, jaws dropped at the display of affection under the tree.
Draco slowly pulled away and Celine was left in a daze.
"I love you too," he said, picking a rose and handing it to her. She took the rose.
"Ah!" she suddenly said. A thorn had cut her on the palm. She put the rose down on the grass.
"Here...let me see it..." Draco said. Celine showed him the wound. "It's just small one. Should heal soon."
He took out his silver and green, snake designed handkerchief. Then, he tied it around Celine's hand, covering the wound. Some of the blood seeped through.
"Oh no. I've ruined it," she moaned.
"Nah, it's okay. I want you to keep it." Draco placed a hand over her wounded one. "This is so, no matter what, we'll always be together."
Celine smiled up at him. He smiled back at her. They were inching closer to each other. Closer... closer still...
DarkfireTails: Oh, no! It's a cliffhanger! Will Draco and Celine get to kiss each other again? What will Professors McGonagall and Snape do? Why did SuperSnape smile at the new DADA teacher? Why is Harry forgetful? All answers to these questions-except for the last one-will be answered in the next chappie. Now, it's time for how I escaped from the evil one.
DarkfireTails: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! GET OFF ALREADYYYYYY! YOU'RE CRUSHIN' ME!
C.-F.F.: Should I? Hmmm...
DT: If you don't get off now, I'm gonna-hey!
C.-F.F.: Gonna what! Cry?
DT: No. I'm telling your mother! Ha!
C.-F.F.: You wouldn't!
DT (smiling triumphantly): Yes I would!
C.-F.F.: Heh. Only one problem though.
DT: What?
C.-F.F.: You're still down there.
DT: Screw Pansy.
Pansy (from backstage): What! Do you really? Go ahead!
C.-F.F.: Eww! I'd rather not!
Pansy: Aww phooey.
: C.-F.F.! It's time to go! You have some packing to do!
C.-F.F. (jumps off of DarkfireTails): What!
: We're going to the Philippines! To visit Lolo (grandpa) and Lola (grandma)! We'll be gone for a month or something! It depends!
Flare (smirking): Well? What are you waiting for? GO ALREADY!
C.-F.F.: grumble, grumble; stomps out of the room
DT: Don't forget to say hi to them for me! Aaaaahhhhh, finally. Now I can get back to writing chapter 5 in pea-WHAT? Where is it? Where's my notebook!
Draco (leaning on the wall): He took it.
DT: He who?
Draco (smirking): C.-F.F.
DT: C.-F.F. did WHAT!
Draco (slowly): He...Took...Your...Notebook...
DT: I didn't mean that literally! Why didn't you stop him!
Draco (shrugs): Dunno.
DT: Aaaarrggghh! Now how will I finish that chapter! I don't even remember what I last wrote!
Draco (places a hand on Flare's shoulder): Don't worry. His mom said he'd be back in a month or something.
DT: I can't wait that long! I'll lose all my inspiration by then!
Draco: That's a good thing though. You'll have more time to spend with me- us.
DT: Thanks, but still . . .
Draco (hugging DarkfireTails): Nevermind about that. It's about time you did something other than scribble in that notebook.
DT (unaware of how personal this is getting): But that's what I want to do!
Fred and George suddenly appear and grab one each of Malfoy's two arms
DarkfireTails (oblivious): Huh? Where're you going?
Fred: To have a little talk.
DT: Oh, okay.
The three boys disappear behind the curtain
DT (looking up to the evening sky): Oh, Muse. Let me keep my inspiration until the git comes back with my precious notebook. I wish I could see you again, but I have to wait until the weekend ends. Two whole days without your smiling face. I can't wait till school starts on Monday.
The (( crew comes from behind the stage to say goodbye. Fred, George, and Draco are there too. Nothing seems out of place. You thought they had a fight didn't you? Well, sorry, but you're wrong.
All: Bye DarkfireTails. See you tomorrow.
DT: Bye everyone. I can't wait.
DT: And that's what happened. I've got no more time to write. Got to get some sleep. I can't wait to see him tomorrow (my muse, not C.- F.F.!). Goodnight.
P.S. Thanks 4 all who reviewed so far. Sorry I can't put you're names down. I really need to get some sleep. It's one in the morning-Monday morning! yawn I promise I'll do it in the next chapter. Nighty-night.
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