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Chapter 17:

Being a Parselmouth and The Room

Father -

I hope this reaches you in good health, and I wish to inform you about some recent events concerning our dear little servant, Ariella.

First, she's a Parselmouth. Did you know this, because I certaily didn't.

Second, she's definitely not the heir, that's for sure, there's no way she could be.

Finally, she spoke up against Weasley and the Mudbloods, more directly Granger. And at the end, she threatened me.

Your son,

Draco Malfoy.

Draco -

No, I did not know that she was a Parselmouth. This is interesting...

As for her speaking back to you, defending the blood traitors and Mudbloods, and for her threatening you, leave that to me. I will deal with the girl.

Just a reminder - do NOT let her beat you out in your classes.

Your father,

Lucius Malfoy

Lucius smirked as he sent his letter. And as Draco read it, the same smirk formed on his face when he read that his father would deal with Ariella, only to fade into a scowl as he read his father's reminder.

Meanwhile, Ariella was in the dormitory currently, when all of the sudden, she felt a searing pain on her left arm. she pushed up her sleeve, to see one particular place darker than the rest. She pressed it, and with a jolt, was surrounded by darkness as her dormitory disappeared, only for that same darkness to go away as she landed on a hard floor. She looked around, and stared in shock as she recognized Lucius Malfoy's study in Malfoy Manor. This shouldn't be possible. You can't apparate in or out of Hogwarts. Her thoughts were interrupted as she noticed that Lucius Malfoy himself was in the room, and striding toward her, an evil look on his face. This scared Ariella slightly, but she tried not to show it.

"How am I here?" were the first words out of the young girl's mouth.

"You are here because I summoned you here. The laws that brought you here don't apply with the no apparation in and out of Hogwarts. I will be using this way of calling you more often. It allows you to come to where ever I am at the time I summon you. It also works for my wife and son."

"So, when ever you want me, my arm will burn, and I have to touch it to come to one of you?" asked Ariella for clarification.

"Yes, now, I have some questions for you. First, you're a Parselmouth, no?" Ariella simply nodded, staring in shock, wondering how he could have known.

"How long have you known?" Ariella questioned, warily.

"A week or so. Since Draco wrote to me." Draco, of course! "Now, Draco also told me that you talked back to him and threatened him. Is this true?" Ariella gulped, but stared straight up into Lucius' cold, grey eyes as she responded clearly.

"Yes, and I meant every word of it." Lucius smiled, and as he spoke, his cold voice filling the room, chills went down Ariella's spine.

"That's what I thought you would say. Crucio!" Though she was expecting it, it still did nothing to ease the pain. After only a moment, however, Lucius released the spell from his servant. As the young girl tried to catch her breath, he started to speak.

"If you continue to disobey any of us, you can be sure that you will receive a much worse punishment than this. Now, go. Before, I change my mind." Ariella struggled to her feet, wanting to escape from the senior Malfoy's presence desperately, and yet, having no idea how to.

"The floo network will get you back this time, girl. And be sure I don't hear about you're disruptivness again. Or you will pay." Ariella quickly gathered herself together enough to get to the floo fireplace.

"The Slytherin Common Room!' she shouted, and disappeared in a fury of green fire.

Luckily for her, the only person in the common room was none other than Draco Malfoy. He looked up in surprise.

"Where have you been?" he asked coldly.

"With your father, if you must know." Draco looked slightly surprised, but when he caught Ariella rubbing her arm, a look of understanding crossed his face.

"Oh."

"Why the bloody hell did you have to tell him?" Ariella spat at Draco.

"Because the fact that you're a Parselmouth is huge, and as for you speaking up, we can't have that, can we?" He responded, standing up. "Let me make this clear. It's time you start showing your superiors respect. Maybe then you wouldn't keep getting into trouble with my father." Ariella snorted before responding,

"Superiors? If you're talking about yourself, forget it. And as for respect, I'll show some when you've earned it."

"Why you little..." but Draco paused, sensing someone coming down the stairs to the common room.

"What? Scared? Well, if you don't need me, I'm leaving. Since you obviously know about the summoning trick, you could always use that when you need me." And without another word, Ariella stormed past Draco, and out of the common room.

Ariella ran out of the common room, and through a few corridors. It was only a few minutes later that she realized that she had traveled down a corridor that she had never been down before. At this point she didn't care. She just needed a place to be, away from everyone else. She suddenly came to a picture that didn't quite belong so near to the dungeons and the Slytherins. It was of two lion cubs, care-free. She smiled at the picture. Then she noticed something in the right hand corner. It was an etching, in the shape of a circle. She pressed it, and heard a small Creak come out of no where. She turned, and saw a door starting to form. When it was completely formed, she went through it, and what she saw made her gasp.

The room was fairly plain. Just a desk, a bed, a dresser and two bookshelves. And none of these were in Slytherin colors (or any other house colors for that matter). On the contrary, they were ivory and the bed sheets were pink and white. It looked almost like her room had when she had still lived with her parents. (Except she didn't have the desk or the dresser at the time.) She backed out, hoping it would still be there when she returned, and ran through the common room (luckily it was empty now), and up to her dormitory. She got out some books that no Slytherin in their right mind would have, (or had even heard of for that matter.) She also grabbed some of the few valuables that she owned, including the three necklaces, and her religious items, and ran back to the room. When she got there, however, the lion cubs saw here, and spoke to her. The young male cub spoke first,

"If you are going to claim this room as your own, then you must to do things. First, you must promise not to use it to bring danger to anyone, and you mustn't abuse it's powers."

"I promise. I just need a place to be away from everyone else."

"That's fine," said the young female cub. "The next thing you need is a password. You will tap your wand on the door from now on and say it." Ariella thought for a moment, then said to the cubs,

"Chai." They nodded, and the door opened. She started to walk through, but the cubs called her back.

"No one else knows about this room, or its location. Unless you show it to them, they can't access it."

"Thank you very much." And with a wave, she picked up her belongings, and brought them into the room. She started to put things in their respective places, before clapsing onto the bed, and falling asleep. Her last thought was this: Finally, a place to my self!"

This room becomes important, just so you know.

Just so you know, (even though you probably could have guessed this,) now that school has started, I won't be able to update as frequently, but I'll try for once or twice a week. Thanks!

Thanks to all who are reading, and liking it. If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please feel free to review/private message me. Also, if you have any ideas at all, or would like to see something happen, let me know, and I'll consider putting them into a chapter. Thanks! ~ Leanora