Friday brought Halloween, and the Halloween feast. It also brought several students frightened by a mirade of tricks being played throughout the castle. "I thought it was Halloween, not April Fool's Day." Lorelei commented as she sat down at the Slytherin table.
"As if those fools need a specail day." Narcissa commented caustically, her glare on the Gryffindor table, more precisely her cousin Sirius, and his friends, James, Remus, and Peter.
"Get caught in one of their tricks Narcissa dear?" Lorelei asked.
"No, but Lucius nearly did. It's just appauling. And that dottering old fool of a headmaster just let's it continue."
"I'd be more worried about Peeves's pranks." Lorelei replied with a bit of a snicker.
"Well you being so chumming with that mudblood, I'm sure your exempt from all their little tricks." Narcissa spat back.
Lorelei shrugged, and glanced around the table.Severus sat down at the end, as close to being by himself as he could possibly get, per usual. He looked over while Lorelei had her eyes on him. The girl smiled instead of turning away, and Severus looked at her intently.
For a moment, Lorelei found it hard to look away from the cold black eyes. In fact, they seemed to hold her entranced, although an instant later Severus broke contact, and she was free from the strange sensation that had come over her. Shaking her head, a bit unnerved, to clear her thoughts, "I think I need some air." Lorelei mummbled to Narcissa, standing up from the table, and slipping from the Great Hall.
Severus watched at Lorelei made her exit. Then he too slipped from the Great Hall when no one was paying attention, not that anyone ever took much note of him. He lost sight of her for a moment, and headed for the dungeons when he caught sight of her once more, coming from the girl's bathroom. Instead of going down the stairs, he hid momentairly in the shadows. As Lorelei headed for the stairs, he blocked the way with his arm. "Going somewhere? You'll miss the Halloween feast."
"Well hello Severus. I was just on my way to Sir Nicholous's Death Day Party."
"Isn't bad enough to fratinize with Gryffindors. You're going to take up with their house ghost now too?" he asked.
"The Bloody Baron actually inquired about my presence." Lorelei replied. "I was nearly a Peeves target earlier today. And he offered to put a little scare into him for me." she finished with a smile.
"Let's drop the games." Severus began "How do you intend to create that amulet for the wolf?" He narrowed his eyes at her, then continued. "I know you don't have the book."
"Book?" Lorelei inquired. "I think you spend too much time with your dusty tomes." she flashed him a wicked smile. "Come join the party." With that Lorelei ducked under his arm, and started down the stairs. Severus was quick to follow, yet the girl evaded him until reaching the dungeon room where the ghost's party was being held.
"I've followed you here...Now tell me." Severus hissed. "How are you going to accomplish this without the book?"
"You'll take the information as your payment?" Lorelei asked.
"I told you, I need no..." Severus began, then nodded. "Yes, we'll be 'even' then." he finished.
Lorelei had stopped walking, and stood by what was suppose to pass as 'food'. Looking at it she grimaced, her hand going to her stomach as it tossed, quite unsettled. "I have..." she began, paling a bit. "A copy of...the process." she put a hand to her mouth. "I copied it when the wizard made mine." Lorelei closed her eyes, and put out a steading hand. "I think...I'm going to be...sick." With that, Lorelei ran from the room.
Severus looked over the scene, and shook his head. Granted the 'food' was unpalable for the living, to say the least, but it was far less disgusting than some potion ingredients he had come across. 'So she has a copy of the creation process' Severus frowned, he would of rather she had the book, what purpose could any of this serve him. Still, if she had that kind of information...'What other things, has she found access to?'