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Disclaimer: Konnichiwa! I'd like to introduce myself, I'm IcyPanther, daughter, loving sister, wonderful friend, and not the owner of Harry Potter.
Draco's Spirit
Chapter Eleven
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From last time:
Zareh sighed and followed his sister into the dimly lit vault. "Here they are," she said, excitement mounting in her voice. "This is for you Zareh." She held out a small mirror that had a silver rim. "It's called the Mirror of Darkness." He nodded and accepted the gift, slipping it into his pocket.
"And here's mine," she said gleefully, holding up a feather. "The Dark Phoenix Feather. Now hurry, we must leave. Sina's guards will wake soon from the sleeping plant I gave them earlier."
She quickly exited the vault and disappeared down the corridor, Zareh following her, only too happy to leave.
If Leila was right, they would have their revenge. And revenge would taste oh so sweet...
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*Sina POV*
They were gone.... they just vanished. How? How could two incredibly valuable items disappear under the watch of all my guards? They claim it was a girl and a boy. Sure.... A normal girl and boy just managed to break into my vault, go exactly to the Mirror of Darkness and the Dark Phoenix Feather, grab them, and get out.
"Lady Sina," said a veela girl running up to me.
"What," I asked snappishly, not liking at all how things were going. Daddy had entrusted me the Spirit World before he passed away, and I was making a mess of things. If those items got out into the public... I can't even bear to think of what might happen.
"We got the footage from the vault security camera," said the girl breathlessly, pushing her blond hair out of her face. "We see the faces of our burgulars."
"Well hurry up and put it in a tape machine. I want to see!"
"Yes, of course Lady Sina." She crossed to the other side of my office and popped the video tape into my VCR. At once, a picture of the vault came into view, nothing else.
After a few minutes of watching blank tape, a boy and girl came onto the screen. The girl had long, black hair, almost to her waist. Bright blue eyes, like chips of ice were visible on her pale skin. Her attire consisted of a one shoulder black shirt tied on the bottom of the right side. A short black skirt covered her bottom half and a pair of black boots completed the outfit.
The boy was almost a complete opposite of the girl. He was about a good three inches taller, making him about 5'6''. His spiked hair was electric blue and his eyes were a piercing green although he also had a pale complexion. He wore a black mus cle shirt with a pair of black pants. They either liked black or had been wearing it for the robbery. I think it's both.
I watched as the boy said something and the air around him started to stir in a misty look, like cold frost, and it then attacked the door. The girl then withdrew something from her hair and threw it at the vault door that was now covered in ice crystals.
A tremendous explosion rocked the door and it blew open. The girl rushed in and the boy, almost hesitantly, followed. Minutes later they raced out of the vault and then the screen went blank.
Turning to the veela, I said, "Find out all the information that you can on those two. I've never seen them before, and we must find out all about them."
"Yes Lady Sina. I'm on it." The blonde haired beauty grabbed her pile of papers off of the desk, ejected the tape, and ran out through the French doors.
For the next hour I paced around my office, too worked up to concentrate on all the documents that needed signing or play with my dolls. Something was amiss. I could tell.
Suddenly, the doors flew open and the veela entered. "Lady Sina, we've figured out who they are." Reading from a paper, she said, "They're names are Leila, the girl, and Zareh is the boy. They are related, I think they may be twins."
"So they're twins, hmm? I guess that would explain the same shape of face they had. Continue please."
"They are from a magical Dark Arts family but were both born squibs. At the age of twelve, both had their human bodies changed into demon forms, although we're not sure how they would even know about demons."
"That's what their powers were then? Leila looks as though she's a plant demon and Zareh is an ice demon."
"That's correct. Nothing else is really known since we have never even heard of them before. But Lady Sina, we must get those items back, it is very vital. If they were to start using the Dark Phoenix Feather on non magical people, they might actually die instead of just being weakened."
"I know, but I don't know how we'll get them back. None of us are fighters and..... We have Draco... I forgot. He should have harnessed some of his wandless magic powers by now. Liza, please send for Mia and Mandela to come up to my office right away. I don't care what they're doing, just get them up here."
"Yes Lady Sina." Liza left the room again to go page those two spirits and I once again started to pace. Draco had better have mastered his power by now, otherwise the whole world could be doomed. I don't know what those two siblings hope to accomplish, but whatever it is is bound to be fatal.
*End Sina POV*
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*Hermione POV*
"Hey Harry?" I asked, looking over to my companion at the dinner table who was stuffing himself full of carrots. "Harry," I said a bit louder, hoping to catch his attention.
"Yweah Wionwe?" he asked, his mouth full. I gave a sound of disgust but otherwise ignored it.
"Have you seen Ron? He didn't even come to dinner with us, is he sick?"
Harry blinked and looked down the table, just now noticing that the red head was gone. "No, I don't think he's sick. Maybe he... I have no idea. Ron never misses a meal."
"Do you think he's mad at me?" I whispered, keeping my eyes firmly fixed on the wooden tabletop.
"Why would he be mad at you Hermione?" questioned my emerald eyed friend. "Did you two have a fight?"
"No.. It's just I thought he might be mad about the whole waking up in Malfoy's arms thing. Do you think we should go look for him?"
"Yeah, we ought to." Harry pushed himself out of his seat and made his way out of the Great Hall, me tagging behind. First place we checked was the Gryffindor Commons, thinking maybe he had gone to lie down. No Ron.
Next stop was the library, again no Ron. "Do you think he got hurt?" I asked. "Maybe we should go to the Hospital Wing."
"Good idea Mione. Let's go." But all we found there was a girl with yellow spots and a boy with hooves for hands. Where was our red haired, freckle faced friend?
About an hour later, we were frantic. We had checked the kitchens, the lake, the Great Hall again and Gryffindor Tower, the Owlry, and any other place Ron might have been.
"Where could he have gone?" I wailed, my body tired and my brain wracked.
"Do you think he stayed behind after Potions? I mean, I don't know why he would, but should we go check the dungeons?"
"Uh huh." We started down the stairs when I stopped at the two way road. One led to Potions, the other to who knows where. "Hey Harry, do you know where this leads?" I asked, gesturing to the corridor.
"Yeah. That goes to the Slytherin Dungeons. Ron and I found it in second year with the polyjuice potion."
"Do you think that Ron might have gone down there? Maybe trying to curse Malfoy or something?"
"It's a possibility. He was pretty mad when he found you in Malfoy's arms." Harry started down the dimly lit corridor and I once again followed.
Right beneath a torch, about a good thirty feet from the entrance of the hallway, lay a familiar Gryffindor. "Ron!" I exclaimed, racing forward. "Ron..." I whispered when he didn't answer me.
Gently, I laid a hand on his neck to check for a pulse. Underneath my touch, he suddenly stirred and his warm blue eyes opened slowly and blinked up at me. "Thank God you're alright," I said, pulling him into a hug.
Harry laughed nevously. "What made you chose to go to sleep in this hall?"
"Malfoy did."
"What!" I exclaimed, my hand flying to my mouth. "What do you mean?"
"I came down here to tell him that playing two different girls wasn't nice and-"
"Back up," said Harry. "What did you just say?"
"He's hooking up with Mia and Mandela," said Ron gravely.
I burst into laughter. "All three of them are just friends, he wouldn't do that."
"Well... anyways, I remember walking away having the last word for once and then I just remember waking up now."
"He attacked you with your back turned," said Harry. "What a cowardly thing to do."
*End Hermione POV*
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*Draco POV*
I lay curled up on my bed, the covers drawn over my head. I was scared, absolutely terrirfied of what I had just did. The problem is, I don't even know what I did do.
I think I just killed a Hogwarts student. Sure, I didn't like Weasley much, but to die without even a good reason is just stupid. And for me to hit him with his back turned... that was even worse. Why didn't I yell at him to move and get out of the way?
The door opened and I heard soft footsteps move inside. "Draco?" asked Blasie hesistantly, looking at my blanket clad form. "Are... Are you okay?"
After a seconds thought I shook my head beneath the covers. "No," I whispered. "I'm not okay." I poked my blond head out of the pile of blankets, looking quite like a turtle coming out of its shell. "I think... I think I just killed someone," I said, my voice becoming firmer towards the end.
Blaise's mouth opened, his eyes widened, and he looked at me, his gaze unwavering. "Who?" was all he asked.
"Weasley. I didn't mean to Blaise, honestly. I don't even know what I did!"
"Weasley isn't dead. Granger and Potter just left with him, and he was fine. A bit sore it looked like, but fine."
Now it was my turn to look shocked. The way he had fallen, when he didn't get up, that had signified to me that he was dead. Plus, it wasn't even magic from my wand, it was some huge glowing silver ball.
"Care to tell what happend?" asked Blaise, pulling his books out of his bag. "I'm all ears."
"No, not really. I have to talk with a few people first."
"Alright." He opened his Transfig book and started to copy down lines. "But while you wait to talk to them, because I'm pretty sure Mandela is still walking Mia back, you should get started on your homework."
We worked in silence for a few minutes, before suddenly Blaise said, "Hey Draco, don't you have detention?"
"What!" I glanced at the silver serpent clock on my nightstand. "Shit, I'm ten minutes late already! He's going to kill me!" Rolling off the bed, I threw the door open and barreled down the stairs, flying out the portrait and towards the Potions classroom.
Arriving a few minutes later, I entered, completly winded and a sense of dread in the pit of my stomach. Who arrived fourteen minutes to detention with Snape and got away with it? No one.
"Aah, Mr. Malfoy, so nice of you to come," he said in his oily voice. "And since you are fourteen minutes late, fourteen more points from Slytherin. I'm very disappointed with you." He swept to the far side of the room and gestured at the shelves. "All of these items are to be stacked neatly in alphebetical order with no magic. Wand please."
He held out his hand expectantly, but I was very reluctant to give it to him. Last time I had left my wand in someone elses's hands, I had wound up dead. "With all do respect Professor, may I just keep it with me? I promise I won't use it."
He eyed me cynically, as if looking for a hiddden meaning. But realizing I just wanted it for a sense of security, he nodded. "Very well. But no magic. You may go when you are done."
I nodded and moved over to the shelves as he left the room. "Let's see," I muttered to myself. "Blamsphood Root would go in front of Blanhod Seeds, but behind Blakity Potion." A sigh escaped my lips. I was going to be here a long time.
It didn't help that some of the jars were broken and had to be thrown away, the shelves had to be repaired in some places, and I had to clean up all of the potions that had leaked all over the floor.
I had come down to the class as seven fourteen, but my detention actually started at seven. Glancing at the brown wooden clock on Snape's desk, I can conclude that I've been here for three hours and I haven't even begun to put the bottles and jars back on the shelf.
My back ached, my throat longed for a glass of pumpkin juice. My hands were cut and bleeding from the splintering wood and broken glass. Wearily, I leaned back against the shelves I had just fixed, allowing myself a moments rest.
It was that second I heard footsteps and launched myself into putting the items back on the shelves. "Draco?" called a girl hesistantly. "Are you still in here?" I turned and saw Mia and Mandela, looking and me with sympathy.
"I'm about done. About another hour to go. What are you two doing down here?" I then asked, wondering why they were wandering the halls this late.
"We just visited Sina. She has a mission she needs you to go on," said Mia quietly, gazing at all of the work I had done, knowing she should be the one doing this.
"Mission? Does it look like I have time for a mission? I'm in detention, have a ton of homework, and am shooting balls of light at my classmates! How do I have time for a mission?"
"Balls of light?" asked Manda. "What do you mean?"
"I was angry about something Weasley said and when he was walking away, my finger started to glow bright silver. The light shot off my finger and hit Weasley. I hear he's alright, but I seriously thought I'd killed him."
The two spirit girls exchanged smiles, looking to me a lot like a cat who had just caught a mouse. If they were the cats, that makes me the mouse... "This is perfect," squealed Mia. "All he needs is some training-"
"-And then he'll be able to beat those twins!" exclaimed Mandela, finishing Mia's sentence.
"What are you two talking about?" I asked, confused. "Twins? Are you referring to the Weasley twins or the Patil twins cuz those are the only sets I know."
"Actually," said Mia brightly, "We want you to go after a pair of demon twins, Leila and Zareh."
"Demons?" I repeated. "Is there even such a thing?"
"Uh huh. The weird thing is, all of them generally live in a different world than us. But these two, probably about your age Draco, live in the Human World. And we need you to stop them," said Mandela.
"Mind informing me a bit more?" I asked.
"After we finish this detention." Mandela took out her wand and cast it towards the bottles on the floor. "Alphebetica." The vials flew onto the shelves in order and Mandela turned and smiled at me. "All done."
"Let's head back to the Slytherin rooms Manda. Mia, you'd probably better head to your room, it's already really past curfew."
"Alright. Good night!" The bright pink haired girl moved in to hug me, looked at the state of me, settled with a wave and disappeard out the door.
"Okay, talk Manda. I want answers."
"Yes, and you'll get them as soon as we get back to the commons and you take a shower." I smirked and left the classroom and Mandela followed behind me, shaking her head.
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"Okay, so let me get this straight," I said, looking at the blond haird girl. I was dressed in my black pants and shirt, my nightclothes and she was dressed in her shorts and tank. I'd taken a shower and had just finished listening to Mandela explain about these two items and what they did and what I was supposed to do.
"Two demons, who used to be humans, took two items that are deadly and are running around with them for an unknown pupose. And you want me to go track them down and arrest them?"
"Yeah, that about sums it up." She yawned loudly. "Listen Draco, can we finish talking in the morning? Getting to and from Spirit World in human form takes a lot of energy. And besides, it's almost eleven.."
"Oh, sure. Night Manda."
"Night Draco," she said sleepily, making her way to the girl's rooms. I got off the leather couch and proceeded to my own bed, my eyes drooping with sleep as well. Before I even knew what happened, I was sound asleep.
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Author's Notes:
Not much action this chappie, but hopefully it cleared up some questions you guys had about Leila and Zareh.
To tell the truth, I am now happy because it looks like people are still interested in this story! ^^ I am not happy (as of the moment) how few reviews I'm getting for Black Tears. I know none of you are responsible (heck, you're HP fans) but authoress is looking a little depressed.
Guess what? I get to go in twice every week for physical therapy on my wrist. But the best part is I"m still out of p.e. for four more weeks! ^^
Well, I gotta go cuz my little brother is having his birthday party today (He's turning ten May 2) and I have to help clean. And I have to go help my dad find the cookie sheets, he's not so good around the kitchen. I mean, great cook, but lousy at finding dishes.
Please please please please review! Catch ya later!
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Reviewer's Comments:
~*~Dracowar~*~ Yeah, it is. Cuz then everyone knows what to expect. But sometimes, you need to know the attack. Don't worry, he'll have more than just a little spirit gun. I have big plans for Draco. As for Leila and Zareh, they're based off of some characters who were bad but now work on the good side. We'll learn more about them next chappie.
~*~Ryo Akuinenn~*~ Yep, Draco will be there along with my two SD and maybe some new friends. Can you see Hermione up there fighting? It'd be hiliarious! Dumbledore, might know some of his powers, but not all of them.
~*~elohir lover~*~ I will! ^^ By the way, did you read chapter 11? cuz you reviewed for chappie 10.. By chance, could I get your e-mail? That'd be great! Mine is IcyPanther@yahoo.com
~*~coffeentoffee~*~ Yep, you're right about your character placement! ^^ I hope this kind of helped you...
~*~Edarcy03~*~ That's cuz you didn't review last chappie. ^_~ Yeah, Heinz likes to ignore us cuz he probably thinks we're going to ask something stupid and waste time.
~*~BrittneyAnna~*~ I wasn't thinking that pairing, but Manda and Blaise would be cute... hmm Did you think right? They were based off of Hiei and Kurama. I can't believe he was so mean either. He shouldn't say things like that.
~*~LishaChan~*~ He might. He wasn't meant to be a big character (after all, he doesn't have any powers) but yeah, maybe he could help them out.
~*~Just-some-girl1~*~ Naw, he didn't kill him. (Thank Kami!) The last bit is almost like a prelude into what is going to happen. I hope this chapter cleared some of the confusion up.
~*~AnimegirlH~*~ Yeah, I'd be scared if I had just killed someone. (unless I was hired..... O.o) Hope this helped you a bit with our new characters. We'll see more of them next chappie.
~*~Stormy Skies~*~ Yep, you sort of found out... Maybe not. It is still a bit in the dark but I like keeping you all hanging like this!
~*~Devils-fire~*~ Yeah, he would deserve it but fortunately he isn't dead. I couldn't do that to him... Thanks! ^^
~*~BabyBlueAquaGirl~*~ Yeah, it is pretty. Then I'll keep writing like this! ^^ Glad you like the YYH story.
~*~DracoisMine4eva~*~ Actually, he's mine. Actually, he's none of ours. -_- You are my 100th review for this story! CONGRAGULATIONS! Yeah, that end part has a lot of people losing it... *sigh* Glad you're hooked!
~*~Halownkougra~*~ Yep, this review to be percise is the 102nd! ^^ In Book 1, Blaise was put into Slytherin. I think that is really the only time he is mentioned so a lot can be done with him! ^^ Actually, it might be a girl, it's never really specified... But here he is a guy. Yeah, nice wonderful evil cliffies. I love them... although you don't seem to... ^_~
~*~drache5824~*~ Yeah, actually there probably will be, Leila and Zareh. But don't count more out... I mean, Draco needs a team for the Dark Tournament, ne?
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Disclaimer: Konnichiwa! I'd like to introduce myself, I'm IcyPanther, daughter, loving sister, wonderful friend, and not the owner of Harry Potter.
Draco's Spirit
Chapter Eleven
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From last time:
Zareh sighed and followed his sister into the dimly lit vault. "Here they are," she said, excitement mounting in her voice. "This is for you Zareh." She held out a small mirror that had a silver rim. "It's called the Mirror of Darkness." He nodded and accepted the gift, slipping it into his pocket.
"And here's mine," she said gleefully, holding up a feather. "The Dark Phoenix Feather. Now hurry, we must leave. Sina's guards will wake soon from the sleeping plant I gave them earlier."
She quickly exited the vault and disappeared down the corridor, Zareh following her, only too happy to leave.
If Leila was right, they would have their revenge. And revenge would taste oh so sweet...
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*Sina POV*
They were gone.... they just vanished. How? How could two incredibly valuable items disappear under the watch of all my guards? They claim it was a girl and a boy. Sure.... A normal girl and boy just managed to break into my vault, go exactly to the Mirror of Darkness and the Dark Phoenix Feather, grab them, and get out.
"Lady Sina," said a veela girl running up to me.
"What," I asked snappishly, not liking at all how things were going. Daddy had entrusted me the Spirit World before he passed away, and I was making a mess of things. If those items got out into the public... I can't even bear to think of what might happen.
"We got the footage from the vault security camera," said the girl breathlessly, pushing her blond hair out of her face. "We see the faces of our burgulars."
"Well hurry up and put it in a tape machine. I want to see!"
"Yes, of course Lady Sina." She crossed to the other side of my office and popped the video tape into my VCR. At once, a picture of the vault came into view, nothing else.
After a few minutes of watching blank tape, a boy and girl came onto the screen. The girl had long, black hair, almost to her waist. Bright blue eyes, like chips of ice were visible on her pale skin. Her attire consisted of a one shoulder black shirt tied on the bottom of the right side. A short black skirt covered her bottom half and a pair of black boots completed the outfit.
The boy was almost a complete opposite of the girl. He was about a good three inches taller, making him about 5'6''. His spiked hair was electric blue and his eyes were a piercing green although he also had a pale complexion. He wore a black mus cle shirt with a pair of black pants. They either liked black or had been wearing it for the robbery. I think it's both.
I watched as the boy said something and the air around him started to stir in a misty look, like cold frost, and it then attacked the door. The girl then withdrew something from her hair and threw it at the vault door that was now covered in ice crystals.
A tremendous explosion rocked the door and it blew open. The girl rushed in and the boy, almost hesitantly, followed. Minutes later they raced out of the vault and then the screen went blank.
Turning to the veela, I said, "Find out all the information that you can on those two. I've never seen them before, and we must find out all about them."
"Yes Lady Sina. I'm on it." The blonde haired beauty grabbed her pile of papers off of the desk, ejected the tape, and ran out through the French doors.
For the next hour I paced around my office, too worked up to concentrate on all the documents that needed signing or play with my dolls. Something was amiss. I could tell.
Suddenly, the doors flew open and the veela entered. "Lady Sina, we've figured out who they are." Reading from a paper, she said, "They're names are Leila, the girl, and Zareh is the boy. They are related, I think they may be twins."
"So they're twins, hmm? I guess that would explain the same shape of face they had. Continue please."
"They are from a magical Dark Arts family but were both born squibs. At the age of twelve, both had their human bodies changed into demon forms, although we're not sure how they would even know about demons."
"That's what their powers were then? Leila looks as though she's a plant demon and Zareh is an ice demon."
"That's correct. Nothing else is really known since we have never even heard of them before. But Lady Sina, we must get those items back, it is very vital. If they were to start using the Dark Phoenix Feather on non magical people, they might actually die instead of just being weakened."
"I know, but I don't know how we'll get them back. None of us are fighters and..... We have Draco... I forgot. He should have harnessed some of his wandless magic powers by now. Liza, please send for Mia and Mandela to come up to my office right away. I don't care what they're doing, just get them up here."
"Yes Lady Sina." Liza left the room again to go page those two spirits and I once again started to pace. Draco had better have mastered his power by now, otherwise the whole world could be doomed. I don't know what those two siblings hope to accomplish, but whatever it is is bound to be fatal.
*End Sina POV*
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*Hermione POV*
"Hey Harry?" I asked, looking over to my companion at the dinner table who was stuffing himself full of carrots. "Harry," I said a bit louder, hoping to catch his attention.
"Yweah Wionwe?" he asked, his mouth full. I gave a sound of disgust but otherwise ignored it.
"Have you seen Ron? He didn't even come to dinner with us, is he sick?"
Harry blinked and looked down the table, just now noticing that the red head was gone. "No, I don't think he's sick. Maybe he... I have no idea. Ron never misses a meal."
"Do you think he's mad at me?" I whispered, keeping my eyes firmly fixed on the wooden tabletop.
"Why would he be mad at you Hermione?" questioned my emerald eyed friend. "Did you two have a fight?"
"No.. It's just I thought he might be mad about the whole waking up in Malfoy's arms thing. Do you think we should go look for him?"
"Yeah, we ought to." Harry pushed himself out of his seat and made his way out of the Great Hall, me tagging behind. First place we checked was the Gryffindor Commons, thinking maybe he had gone to lie down. No Ron.
Next stop was the library, again no Ron. "Do you think he got hurt?" I asked. "Maybe we should go to the Hospital Wing."
"Good idea Mione. Let's go." But all we found there was a girl with yellow spots and a boy with hooves for hands. Where was our red haired, freckle faced friend?
About an hour later, we were frantic. We had checked the kitchens, the lake, the Great Hall again and Gryffindor Tower, the Owlry, and any other place Ron might have been.
"Where could he have gone?" I wailed, my body tired and my brain wracked.
"Do you think he stayed behind after Potions? I mean, I don't know why he would, but should we go check the dungeons?"
"Uh huh." We started down the stairs when I stopped at the two way road. One led to Potions, the other to who knows where. "Hey Harry, do you know where this leads?" I asked, gesturing to the corridor.
"Yeah. That goes to the Slytherin Dungeons. Ron and I found it in second year with the polyjuice potion."
"Do you think that Ron might have gone down there? Maybe trying to curse Malfoy or something?"
"It's a possibility. He was pretty mad when he found you in Malfoy's arms." Harry started down the dimly lit corridor and I once again followed.
Right beneath a torch, about a good thirty feet from the entrance of the hallway, lay a familiar Gryffindor. "Ron!" I exclaimed, racing forward. "Ron..." I whispered when he didn't answer me.
Gently, I laid a hand on his neck to check for a pulse. Underneath my touch, he suddenly stirred and his warm blue eyes opened slowly and blinked up at me. "Thank God you're alright," I said, pulling him into a hug.
Harry laughed nevously. "What made you chose to go to sleep in this hall?"
"Malfoy did."
"What!" I exclaimed, my hand flying to my mouth. "What do you mean?"
"I came down here to tell him that playing two different girls wasn't nice and-"
"Back up," said Harry. "What did you just say?"
"He's hooking up with Mia and Mandela," said Ron gravely.
I burst into laughter. "All three of them are just friends, he wouldn't do that."
"Well... anyways, I remember walking away having the last word for once and then I just remember waking up now."
"He attacked you with your back turned," said Harry. "What a cowardly thing to do."
*End Hermione POV*
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*Draco POV*
I lay curled up on my bed, the covers drawn over my head. I was scared, absolutely terrirfied of what I had just did. The problem is, I don't even know what I did do.
I think I just killed a Hogwarts student. Sure, I didn't like Weasley much, but to die without even a good reason is just stupid. And for me to hit him with his back turned... that was even worse. Why didn't I yell at him to move and get out of the way?
The door opened and I heard soft footsteps move inside. "Draco?" asked Blasie hesistantly, looking at my blanket clad form. "Are... Are you okay?"
After a seconds thought I shook my head beneath the covers. "No," I whispered. "I'm not okay." I poked my blond head out of the pile of blankets, looking quite like a turtle coming out of its shell. "I think... I think I just killed someone," I said, my voice becoming firmer towards the end.
Blaise's mouth opened, his eyes widened, and he looked at me, his gaze unwavering. "Who?" was all he asked.
"Weasley. I didn't mean to Blaise, honestly. I don't even know what I did!"
"Weasley isn't dead. Granger and Potter just left with him, and he was fine. A bit sore it looked like, but fine."
Now it was my turn to look shocked. The way he had fallen, when he didn't get up, that had signified to me that he was dead. Plus, it wasn't even magic from my wand, it was some huge glowing silver ball.
"Care to tell what happend?" asked Blaise, pulling his books out of his bag. "I'm all ears."
"No, not really. I have to talk with a few people first."
"Alright." He opened his Transfig book and started to copy down lines. "But while you wait to talk to them, because I'm pretty sure Mandela is still walking Mia back, you should get started on your homework."
We worked in silence for a few minutes, before suddenly Blaise said, "Hey Draco, don't you have detention?"
"What!" I glanced at the silver serpent clock on my nightstand. "Shit, I'm ten minutes late already! He's going to kill me!" Rolling off the bed, I threw the door open and barreled down the stairs, flying out the portrait and towards the Potions classroom.
Arriving a few minutes later, I entered, completly winded and a sense of dread in the pit of my stomach. Who arrived fourteen minutes to detention with Snape and got away with it? No one.
"Aah, Mr. Malfoy, so nice of you to come," he said in his oily voice. "And since you are fourteen minutes late, fourteen more points from Slytherin. I'm very disappointed with you." He swept to the far side of the room and gestured at the shelves. "All of these items are to be stacked neatly in alphebetical order with no magic. Wand please."
He held out his hand expectantly, but I was very reluctant to give it to him. Last time I had left my wand in someone elses's hands, I had wound up dead. "With all do respect Professor, may I just keep it with me? I promise I won't use it."
He eyed me cynically, as if looking for a hiddden meaning. But realizing I just wanted it for a sense of security, he nodded. "Very well. But no magic. You may go when you are done."
I nodded and moved over to the shelves as he left the room. "Let's see," I muttered to myself. "Blamsphood Root would go in front of Blanhod Seeds, but behind Blakity Potion." A sigh escaped my lips. I was going to be here a long time.
It didn't help that some of the jars were broken and had to be thrown away, the shelves had to be repaired in some places, and I had to clean up all of the potions that had leaked all over the floor.
I had come down to the class as seven fourteen, but my detention actually started at seven. Glancing at the brown wooden clock on Snape's desk, I can conclude that I've been here for three hours and I haven't even begun to put the bottles and jars back on the shelf.
My back ached, my throat longed for a glass of pumpkin juice. My hands were cut and bleeding from the splintering wood and broken glass. Wearily, I leaned back against the shelves I had just fixed, allowing myself a moments rest.
It was that second I heard footsteps and launched myself into putting the items back on the shelves. "Draco?" called a girl hesistantly. "Are you still in here?" I turned and saw Mia and Mandela, looking and me with sympathy.
"I'm about done. About another hour to go. What are you two doing down here?" I then asked, wondering why they were wandering the halls this late.
"We just visited Sina. She has a mission she needs you to go on," said Mia quietly, gazing at all of the work I had done, knowing she should be the one doing this.
"Mission? Does it look like I have time for a mission? I'm in detention, have a ton of homework, and am shooting balls of light at my classmates! How do I have time for a mission?"
"Balls of light?" asked Manda. "What do you mean?"
"I was angry about something Weasley said and when he was walking away, my finger started to glow bright silver. The light shot off my finger and hit Weasley. I hear he's alright, but I seriously thought I'd killed him."
The two spirit girls exchanged smiles, looking to me a lot like a cat who had just caught a mouse. If they were the cats, that makes me the mouse... "This is perfect," squealed Mia. "All he needs is some training-"
"-And then he'll be able to beat those twins!" exclaimed Mandela, finishing Mia's sentence.
"What are you two talking about?" I asked, confused. "Twins? Are you referring to the Weasley twins or the Patil twins cuz those are the only sets I know."
"Actually," said Mia brightly, "We want you to go after a pair of demon twins, Leila and Zareh."
"Demons?" I repeated. "Is there even such a thing?"
"Uh huh. The weird thing is, all of them generally live in a different world than us. But these two, probably about your age Draco, live in the Human World. And we need you to stop them," said Mandela.
"Mind informing me a bit more?" I asked.
"After we finish this detention." Mandela took out her wand and cast it towards the bottles on the floor. "Alphebetica." The vials flew onto the shelves in order and Mandela turned and smiled at me. "All done."
"Let's head back to the Slytherin rooms Manda. Mia, you'd probably better head to your room, it's already really past curfew."
"Alright. Good night!" The bright pink haired girl moved in to hug me, looked at the state of me, settled with a wave and disappeard out the door.
"Okay, talk Manda. I want answers."
"Yes, and you'll get them as soon as we get back to the commons and you take a shower." I smirked and left the classroom and Mandela followed behind me, shaking her head.
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"Okay, so let me get this straight," I said, looking at the blond haird girl. I was dressed in my black pants and shirt, my nightclothes and she was dressed in her shorts and tank. I'd taken a shower and had just finished listening to Mandela explain about these two items and what they did and what I was supposed to do.
"Two demons, who used to be humans, took two items that are deadly and are running around with them for an unknown pupose. And you want me to go track them down and arrest them?"
"Yeah, that about sums it up." She yawned loudly. "Listen Draco, can we finish talking in the morning? Getting to and from Spirit World in human form takes a lot of energy. And besides, it's almost eleven.."
"Oh, sure. Night Manda."
"Night Draco," she said sleepily, making her way to the girl's rooms. I got off the leather couch and proceeded to my own bed, my eyes drooping with sleep as well. Before I even knew what happened, I was sound asleep.
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Author's Notes:
Not much action this chappie, but hopefully it cleared up some questions you guys had about Leila and Zareh.
To tell the truth, I am now happy because it looks like people are still interested in this story! ^^ I am not happy (as of the moment) how few reviews I'm getting for Black Tears. I know none of you are responsible (heck, you're HP fans) but authoress is looking a little depressed.
Guess what? I get to go in twice every week for physical therapy on my wrist. But the best part is I"m still out of p.e. for four more weeks! ^^
Well, I gotta go cuz my little brother is having his birthday party today (He's turning ten May 2) and I have to help clean. And I have to go help my dad find the cookie sheets, he's not so good around the kitchen. I mean, great cook, but lousy at finding dishes.
Please please please please review! Catch ya later!
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Reviewer's Comments:
~*~Dracowar~*~ Yeah, it is. Cuz then everyone knows what to expect. But sometimes, you need to know the attack. Don't worry, he'll have more than just a little spirit gun. I have big plans for Draco. As for Leila and Zareh, they're based off of some characters who were bad but now work on the good side. We'll learn more about them next chappie.
~*~Ryo Akuinenn~*~ Yep, Draco will be there along with my two SD and maybe some new friends. Can you see Hermione up there fighting? It'd be hiliarious! Dumbledore, might know some of his powers, but not all of them.
~*~elohir lover~*~ I will! ^^ By the way, did you read chapter 11? cuz you reviewed for chappie 10.. By chance, could I get your e-mail? That'd be great! Mine is IcyPanther@yahoo.com
~*~coffeentoffee~*~ Yep, you're right about your character placement! ^^ I hope this kind of helped you...
~*~Edarcy03~*~ That's cuz you didn't review last chappie. ^_~ Yeah, Heinz likes to ignore us cuz he probably thinks we're going to ask something stupid and waste time.
~*~BrittneyAnna~*~ I wasn't thinking that pairing, but Manda and Blaise would be cute... hmm Did you think right? They were based off of Hiei and Kurama. I can't believe he was so mean either. He shouldn't say things like that.
~*~LishaChan~*~ He might. He wasn't meant to be a big character (after all, he doesn't have any powers) but yeah, maybe he could help them out.
~*~Just-some-girl1~*~ Naw, he didn't kill him. (Thank Kami!) The last bit is almost like a prelude into what is going to happen. I hope this chapter cleared some of the confusion up.
~*~AnimegirlH~*~ Yeah, I'd be scared if I had just killed someone. (unless I was hired..... O.o) Hope this helped you a bit with our new characters. We'll see more of them next chappie.
~*~Stormy Skies~*~ Yep, you sort of found out... Maybe not. It is still a bit in the dark but I like keeping you all hanging like this!
~*~Devils-fire~*~ Yeah, he would deserve it but fortunately he isn't dead. I couldn't do that to him... Thanks! ^^
~*~BabyBlueAquaGirl~*~ Yeah, it is pretty. Then I'll keep writing like this! ^^ Glad you like the YYH story.
~*~DracoisMine4eva~*~ Actually, he's mine. Actually, he's none of ours. -_- You are my 100th review for this story! CONGRAGULATIONS! Yeah, that end part has a lot of people losing it... *sigh* Glad you're hooked!
~*~Halownkougra~*~ Yep, this review to be percise is the 102nd! ^^ In Book 1, Blaise was put into Slytherin. I think that is really the only time he is mentioned so a lot can be done with him! ^^ Actually, it might be a girl, it's never really specified... But here he is a guy. Yeah, nice wonderful evil cliffies. I love them... although you don't seem to... ^_~
~*~drache5824~*~ Yeah, actually there probably will be, Leila and Zareh. But don't count more out... I mean, Draco needs a team for the Dark Tournament, ne?
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