The shadows fell throughout the room, but the man who held up residence there like it that way. He liked the dark, he was in essence part of the dark. "You have news for me?" the smooth voice asked.
"Yes, my Lord." the boy did his best to keep his voice steady and even. "There is...an amulet...of the beast." the boy paused. "An ivory one...The curse."
"Hmmmm." The man seemed to consider this carefully. "And you can get the amulet for me?" he asked the boy.
"If...that is...you wish."
"I do not want it brought here though. And you yourself take great care not to touch it." the man began. "We needn't have you fall to such a fate."
"Yes, my Lord." the boy spoke once more. "What should...I do with...it?" he asked the man in the shadows.
"Find a suitable soul to gift with it, of course." The man answered. "The girl desired to share her cure. She should be just as ready to share her curse." The boys eyes widened. "Are you surprised my young friend?" The boy shook his head. "I am sure you can find someone. Perhaps a girl who has spurned you?"
"I can't...think...of one." the boy said, sounding as if he was searching for a target.
"You will find someone, I am sure." The man replied. "You are quite resourceful are you not?" The boy nodded. "Very well. You best see yourself off before someone notices your absence." Again the boy nodded as he retreated, thinking to himself, 'The chances of anyone missing me are quite unlikely. No one notices me any other time, why would they notice me now?'
Slytherin Common Room
"Have any of you seen Severus?" Lorelei asked entering the common room. She got a few odd looks, as if she had asked if anyone had seen a pink and purple spotted flying pony. "Right, like I expected any of you lot to be of help." she muttered.
"Haven't seen him at all today." Narcissa answered from the stairway. "Then again, I don't look for him either. Are you sure you are feeling well enough to be out of the hospital wing?" she girl asked. "Looking for Severus must be a sure sign of being ill."
"Thanks for your concern Narcissa, it's so touching and heart warming." Lorelei returned dryly. "And just to ease your troubled mind. Yes I have gotten clean bill of health from Madam Pomfrey, although she wants to keep close tabs on me, at least until the lightheadness and nausia passes." Not that anything Lorelei has said seemed to register on the other girl, who was now, fawning over Lucius Malfoy once more. With a roll of her eyes, Lorelei turned to leave the common room once more, running bodily into a figure that was attempting eo enter. "Severus!" the boy standing there startled her.
"Glad to see you're feeling better." Severus replied with a bit of a sneer.
"I was looking for you." Lorelei began, "Where have you been?"
Severus raised an eyebrow in question as to why she would be looking for him. "I answer to no one, my where-a-bouts are my own business." He regaurded her carefully. "Did you want something?"
"Um...err..." Lorelei bit her lip nevously, "It's not important." She got the distince feeling that he was attempting to look inside her, and it sent a shudder through her.
Severus frowned deeply. "If you change your mind. Do let me know." he returned. "But be quick about it." With that he brushed past the girl, and headed twords the dorms himself.
The Gryfindor Boys Dorm
"Where the bloody hell is Wormtail?" Sirius asked, sounding a bit annoyed. "He's never around when you want him, and always underfoot when you don't."
"Calm yourself Padfoot." Remus cut in, "I'm sure he'll be back soon. What do you want with him anyway?"
"He's got a mad plan." James cut it. "Still attempting to make our double date to Hogsmeade a triple date."
"And I'll do it to Prongs." Sirius shot back. "I just need that rat to his job."
"And what have you got in mind there?" Remus asked smiling, as he laid on his bed, toying with the amulet he now wore around his neck.
"I'm going to have Wormtail sneak into the dorm room where Angelique is." Sirius began, "Learn everything there is to learn about the girl. And use my amazing abilty to sway her to see I'm the man for her."
"In other words." James began. "You're going to have ratboy spy to find out what the girl likes, then use it to convince her your a sweet and caring guy." he ended with a bit of a smirk.
"Exactly." Sirius replied with a broad grin. "Can you think of a better way?"
"How about giving up and moving on Padfoot?" Remus asked.
Sirius shook his head and began to speak but whatever he was going to say was interupted by Peter coming back to the dorm. "Wormtail! Where have you been," he directed his attention to the boy.
"I...was...j-just out." Peter replied. "N-no wh-where...important."
"Well now that you're back." Sirius began, "You can be off again. And this time, you can be doing something important." Sirius put his arm around the boy, and led him back out of the dorm room. "I've got a proposition for you my dear friend." Remus and James exchanged looks, Remus shook his head slightly, and James let out a bit of a chuckle. 'Still' Remus thought, 'Can't help but feel a bit bad for the lad.'