Serpent Tongues & Raven Wings

Might contain mild swearing

Just to let you know that Gloria in the first chapter is an annoying girl who has a crush on Nathan

Most chars. made up

THIS STORY DOES NOT FOLLOW THE PLOT OF ANY HARRY POTTER BOOK BUT IS BASED UPON THE HARRY POTTER IDEA

Chapter Two

Into the Depths, Into the Dark

Tara's footsteps echoed in the now empty front hall of Hogwart's school. She caught a glance of the hourglasses, praying Snape wouldn't take off any precious point that her House so dearly needed to win the cup for once in its house's history.

She took off her scarf and stuffed it in her pocket angrily at the fact Snape was making them come indoors, probably give them detention and deduct house points from them, for all they were doing was having a friendly duel.

Or maybe just me! Angry thoughts swam around in her head Kane wouldn't get in trouble as he's so far up Snape's ass it's unbelievable! He's such a suck up and why would Snape ever take house points from his very own House, Slytherin? Heaven forbid he would! Her hands balled into fists at these thoughts. She looked up and sighed as she began the descent into the Castle dungeons.

It was dimly lit with only a few torches dotted along to immensely long passageway which seemed to stretch forever in front of her. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she noticed how dingy to walls were, probably covered in slime and that smell? The smell of decay waffled towards her. She cringed in disgust.

'What's the matter Black – don't like it down here? Are we scared of the ickle wee dungeons?' Snape said in a babyish voice. He laughed a cruel laugh which echoed off the walls.

She could see Kane's smirk even in this light and she glared angrily at Snape.

'Of course not' She hated this man so much and Kane, Urgh don't get me started on him! She thought as she watched him walk in front of her. She had only started to notice how they always seemed to get into trouble together, how he always to seem to hate her even though she was Pure Blood and not a filthy Mudblood like the crap that's allowed in the other houses par Slytherin. Tara herself should have been in Slytherin but her mother Bellatrix Lestrange wished for her to be in Ravenclaw – Just to show how smart she was.

Bellatrix was only her adoptive mother for her father Sirius Black had died years ago and unknown to Tara it was her own mother who killed him – Bellatrix.

But what if she had been put in Slytherin? Would things have been different? Would they have been friends? Maybe even….She shook her head don't be stupid Tara! You and Kane? Get Real! You despise each other for Christ's sake!

Her thoughts had distracted her so that she bumped into Kane,

'Watch it Tara' she noticed however, that he had used her first name not her last and said it with less spite. Maybe he once thought the same as me….would it still be…Is it possible for us to be together?

It wasn't uncommon for cross house relationships but to hear of Slytherin evening thinking of liking a non Slytherin was still unheard of! Wither or not they are pure blood for as every one knows all Slytherins turn evil…

But so do other members of other houses…Like Ravenclaw, Why do you think I'm a Black? Tara bitterly thought about her namesake and what it meant. For unlike previous Blacks who all were bitter, twisted and evil and also Slytherins, Tara was more like her father a gentle and kind soul but did not believe in mercy and would duel an opponent to the end…their end!

She looked up and saw she had arrived at Snape's Office and with a sigh she entered.

Though she had been in Snape's office on numerous occasions (He tried to convince her to change house in first year) she was shocked at what she saw. It was still a mangy dungeon with the weird rotting smell getting stronger and the usual eyeballs floating menacingly in jars with lined the walls on shelves that were barely visible due to the colour of them but now two people she never thought would be in the same room together were…

She swiftly turned around and saw Snape close in office door – he had sent Kane away whilst in the passage and she hadn't even noticed! She had been set up and now she was stuck in a room with 3 people she didn't want to see, not now at least!

She shook her head disbelieving what she saw. How could she have not sensed a trap? Would she hot have at least heard that there were only 2 sets of footsteps echoing along the corridor? Or not have noticed that Kane wasn't walking ahead of her?

'What do you want?' She felt hot tears in her eyes. Standing before her was the one person she thought she would never see again! Never! Her eyes narrowed and she was confused! It was too much to take in at once…

'To take you home, for you to live with me,' came the voice of one Lord Voldamort, 'my daughter – It has been too long…'

By: UnknownSister

Please review! Sorry it's shorter than the last chapter