"So what are you thinking"
"What do you mean?" I hissed back at her.
"About your parents being the Dark Lord and some…Death Eater, was it"
"I don't know what to think anymore. I thought I was normal"
"Normal? You think those things are normal?" She hissed, glaring at my eyes. I raised an eyebrow at her.
"Do you think people will be scared of me at school"
"Most likely, you heard what Potter said"
"Yes, but I don't want to hurt anyone…innocent play maybe"
"It's in your blood"
"It sounds to me like you want me to follow in my parent's footsteps"
"Our species has heard stories of the Dark Lord. He talked to snakes also. And that Salazar Slytherin guy…Dark Lord was said to be the descendant of him"
"So I'm related to Slytherin"
"Most Likely"
"And my father wants my to follow in his footsteps by becoming the… Dark Lady"
"Sounds like it"
"How am I to do that? Just hurt people? Well I don't want to kill anyone"
"Calm down, you don't even know how to do magic yet"
"Excuse me?" My head shot up and my eyes made contact with a boy's. He gasped and looked from me to the snake and then to me again. "May I come in? I have no where else to sit." I looked down at Envy, who glared at me and I stuffed her in my pocket.
"Sure. Go ahead." He sat across from me. He had dark brown hair and a handsome profile. His dark eyes looked at my pocket, then back to mine.
"My name is Marius Deron. This is my first year at Hogwarts. It is yours as well?" I nodded silently.
"I'm Serpentine Riddle." The boy smiled then gapped at me.
"You're related to Tom Riddle? The Dark Lord?" "Tom Riddle? Um, uh, yeah…he was my father"
"Oh my Lord! Wow, well I'm pleased to meet you Princess." I stared at him and blinked.
"What did you just call me"
"Princess…You're the Dark Princess, didn't you know that?" I shook my head. "I never knew my parents…in fact, I was just told by the head master of Hogwarts about them. Well, some stuff at least, he wouldn't tell me everything. He said I wasn't ready." He made a face.
"I don't like the headmaster"
"Have you met him"
"No. But he was the reason why you don't have a father"
"What"
"He killed him. All because the Dark Lord killed his parents"
"Well, I already knew that, but he didn't tell me that he actually killed him. How do you know all of this"
"My Father was…well he still claims to be a Death Eater. Says that the Dark Lord isn't really gone. He just faced another downfall, is all. Something about Horcruxes…I don't know…But my mother was pregnant with me around the time you were born. My father was one of the Death Eaters that got away. Don't tell anyone I said that though. If anyone finds out, they'd kill me, worse…my father might go to Azkaban"
"Azkaban"
"Wizard prison. It's guarded by dementors, tall creatures that suck out your soul. They were said to be under orders of the Dark Lord until he had his downfall as my father puts it." He watched me for a bit.
"When I came in, you had a snake." "Oh, yeah…" I pulled Envy out of my pocket. "She's my pet. I talk to her"
"That's right, the Dark Lord was said to be able to talk to snakes. Did you know that Salazar"
"Slytherin talked to snakes." I said. "I know. I'm related to him"
"Well it's no surprise what house you'll be going into when we get to Hogwarts"
"Houses"
"Yeah, there's 4. Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Father said that the Dark Lord and all of the Death Eaters got into Slytherin. That's why the head of the house is a serpent." I looked out the window and could tell that both Envy and Marius was watching me. The compartment door opened. We all turned to look. A girl with dark brown almost black hair was standing at the door. She came in and tossed a bag down on the chair next to me and sighed.
"I don't want to go to this fucking school." She muttered. "Don't complain that I'm sitting here. There's no where else to go." She looked up at Marius and gave him a dirty look. "Who the hell are you"
"He's Marius." I growled. She turned towards me and when she caught sight of my eyes, she gasped and backed up.
"Whoa! What the fuck have you been smoking"
"I haven't been smoking anything. I would appreciate it if you didn't take a tone like that with me or my friends. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Marius smile. "And who do you think you are"
"I'm Serpentine Riddle"
"So"
"Daughter of the Dark Lord." I said proudly. She backed away from me and gapped.
"Oh…my…" She breathed. "I'm sorry, I didn't know…didn't realize…" She then got on the floor and bowed. I watched her suspiciously. "Forgive me. My name is Maleah Malise. This is my first year. I just never thought I'd be meeting the Dark Princess." Marius gave me a look that clearly said, I-told-you-so.
"It's alright. Get up, you don't have to bow to me…I'm not so royal." She sat beside me.
"Oh but you are! You have such pure blood in you." She said in awe.
Sure enough, I was sorted into Slytherin. When they called my name, the great hall went quiet and you could hear whispers of "Riddle?" and "The Dark Lord's daughter?" as I sat on the stool to be placed.
I tried to keep my mind off of my parents for the next few days while I concentrated on school. Classes were so interesting. I had all of my classes with Marius and Maleah who also go sorted into Slytherin.
There was Transfiguration with Professor Tonks. Potions with Professor Thorne, Charms with Professor Granger. And Herbology with Professor Longbottom.
But little did I know that something strange was going to happen. I walked into the Great Hall for breakfast with Marius and Maleah and the owls were arriving with the mail. And owl flew at me and dropped a letter at my feet. I had my name on it. I picked it up and sat at the table. I opened it with Marius and Maleah looking over my shoulder.
Dear Serpentine, This is your Aunt Narcissa. You probably don't know me. I was only a baby when you met me. I was just wondering how you were doing. I know this is your first year at Hogwarts and I wanted to wish you the best. I probably already know the answer to this one, but what house did you get in? I would like to meet you. I've already arranged for you to come visit me during your winter break. You can write me back if you'd like. Sincerely, Aunt Narcissa.
I looked up from my letter and gapped.
"Hmm...I didn't know you still had relatives." Marius said quietly.
"I didn't either!" I snapped. I got up and ran out of the great hall. Marius and Maleah followed me.
"Where are you going"
"I have to have a little chat with the headmaster…" I snarled.
