TO MY REVIEWERS: Sorry it took me so damn long to update. But shit happens. Like grade 11 and monster homework. Being sicker than a dog. Then my PC crashing and losing EVERYTHING I had for both of my stories. I was almost ready to update on both of them. *sigh* Sorry.
Hmm, do I own Harry Potter? Looks at birth certificate...well, it certainly doesn't say Joanne Rowling. Guess I don't own it.
Orion Kamaria, and Dallas Malfoy are mine though. Use them without my permission, and I will track you down and use every torture I know to cause you pain. I've even been developing a few painful curses of my own. *grins sadistically*
Dawnatella: Thanks for reviewing; I'm glad you like it.
Lady Midnight: (note to anyone besides her who's actually reading this. Now calling herself Silver Moon Megami. This girl is one of my bf's, and yes, she's just as crazy as I am, we're writing some fics together) Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you think that Dallas is so cool. I'm getting a lot more of that lately. And I'm thinking that there will be even more comments after this chapter. And I'm glad you like Orion, yes she is a kick ass bitch. Yes, I know you're curious about what happens on the next full moon, and I'm sure you're not the only one. But I'm not telling. That's for next chapter. And no, I don't think it's going to be anything like that episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where there's a female werewolf. And she's kind of screwing Oz. Yeah, that's right you didn't know what's up with James, Sirius, and Peter. And for Hera's sake you wouldn't stop hounding me till I told you. Yes, that's right my fics are more important than yours ^.^
Clearly Clayr: Thanks for reviewing. Are you serious that you'd been learning about Remus and Romulus? I'm glad that you like my characterizations. Are you serious, you've never seen Andromeda in Slytherin before? I'm glad you like my Snape. I have to agree, his character changed a lot for me after that chapter of OotP. But I think he must have had some friends (here's a hint for later. Orion gets VERY pissed off when she catches Sirius and James bullying one of her bf's. Let's just say...).
Chelsea: Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad that you like it (one of your favs, cheeks turn violent shade of red). Don't worry about just finding ff.net; I didn't discover it till last June. I like leaving a person wondering about what's going to happen, it keeps them coming back for more. And I plan on doing Remus justice; he's one of my favs too.
BlackSouledButterfly: Thanks for reviewing, OK, so I didn't exactly update soon (shit happens), but I'm back. I'm glad that you like it.
Atiannala: Thanks for your review. You suspect Dallas of being a Vampire? That's definitely the best guess I've had so far. But you'll find out soon enough, hopefully this chapter provides some more hints for you. And I'm glad that you like the werewolf/werewolf pairing. And thanks for answering my question; hopefully I have an original idea with that. What makes you think that she's related to the Blacks, is it because of the name? No, she's not related to Sirius and Andromeda. And I might just bring you along on one of Dallas' late night walks, but not for a while.
ChinoYaeejit: Thanks for reviewing. And no, Dallas in not a 'guy by day, singing transvestite by night'. I'm not sure who would kill me first, him, or his soon to be introduced son and daughter in my other fic (yes, Dallas is much older in that fic, it's set during "present time"). And I think you should lay off the candy...chocolate-covered-coffee-beans last soooooooooo much longer.
Ladybug the 3rd: Thanks for your review. Yep, you were right, Orion was a werewolf. Is Dallas a Vampire? Don't know (yes I do), but that's one of the best guesses I've had so far. And as to where Lucius was *shrugs shoulders* I don't know, starring raptly at his reflection in the bathroom mirror...
Indigo Child: Thanks for the review, holy shit that was long (sure as hell not complaining though). Gods, you poor thing, I hate it when the site crashes on me when I'm trying to leave a review. Blushes at outstanding writer comment. *grins* Glade I've got you intrigues with Dallas. Yep, he's seeing thestrals, and that means he's seen death. And to who's death, not telling. No, he's not sleep walking. And too the haunted, or summoned comment, and little of column A, a little of column B *grins*. And I'm glad as hell that you like Orion (I hate thin OC's. My opinion on that is if you can't create a complex character, leave the OC's be. I also hate Mary-sues). Yep, you were right, Orion was a werewolf, you thought for a moment a vampire? You liked Underworld too. I just bought it the other day. And as too the Remus/Orion romance, yep, definitely possibilities. And I'm glad that you like my Snape. I was just thinking, any stories I've read about when Snape was young, he's always been a cynical bastard like he is in cannon. But I'm thinking he couldn't have been such a bastard when he was fifteen, nobody is, and he's had like twenty-five years to become more of a cynic, not to mention a war. Nope, he couldn't have been such an ass. And yes, 'Snape's Worst Memory' will be in there. But not in the way you're likely thinking. Yeah, Lucius and Narcissa will be there. But more so Lucius. And as to the 'respecting Snape' bit, I'm guessing that came during the 'I'm a loyal Death Eater' phase.
Insaneiac the Maniac: Thanks for the review dude. Took you long enough BRAT *stick out tongue*( To anyone besides him who's actually reading this, he's a good friend of mine, and I've been telling him to read this for a while. So if it seems like I'm taking some cheap shots...I am ^_-) Yep, definitely leave it to Sirius to get detention before even getting to school. Chii. Yes, most definitely, Dallas is the Black Sheep of his family. I'm thinking that you'll like Dallas even more this chapter. Yes, chapter two was mainly for reader entertainment. And you weren't the only one to comment on the line:
"Well." Severus said, nodding down the table a bit. "See that girl there with the dark hair who could pass for a small gorilla?" Orion nodded.
"That's Melody Goyle.
Yep, definitely family trait. I too, had fun with the 'dog' shots from James. *grins* they were fun to write. Yeppers, Orion's a werewolf. Please tell me that you at least suspected her of being one *raises eyebrow*. And yes, Snape isn't exactly the epitome of 'evil, cynical, bastard'; after all, he's only fifteen. And you weren't the only person to make the 'ladies man' comment. He's not on fire...maybe I'll do that later, after all, I've been trying to come up with a few things that James and Sirius could do to him, and I wouldn't put that past them. Jerks. Now, you know me pretty well, and I'm sure that you've noticed that Severus and Orion are going to become good friends. What do you think her reaction is going to be when she catches James and Sirius in the act of torturing/bullying one of her bf's? *grins vindictively* Lets just say we find out why she's in Slytherin...And as for shocking surprises, you'll just have to wait. No, I don't give a damn that you're one of my bf's I'm not telling you *sticks out tongue in childish fashion. Regains composure, and glares at anyone giving me a funny look*...shifty eyes ^.^
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Moonlight Sonata
By: dragonsprincess
Chapter Four: Dallas Malfoy
Orion followed Remus down the hall (not knowing where the Potions classroom was). Although, she was sure not to walk too far behind him. Not wanting to look like a complete moron, or...a stalker...a really bad stalker. She couldn't help but glance at him every so often, unable to believe that she had found someone whom she could talk to. Someone who would understand her. She desperately wanted to ask Remus how long he'd been living as a werewolf, but wasn't sure how to ask someone she'd just met such a personal question.
Remus watched Orion glance at him every few seconds; he knew what she wanted to ask him. He could also tell that it hadn't been that long since she'd received her bite. He could both sense it, and realized that this must have been the reason she'd been unable to finish her schooling at Cackles. So deduction told him that it must have happened during the summer. He knew that this would be a hard year for her. Contraire to popular belief the human body didn't immediately accept the wolf.
Remus stopped and turned to Orion, "Look," he said. "I know what you must want to ask me. I'll meet you in the library, today after classes. I'll do my best to answer your questions."
Orion smiled, and nodded her head. "Thanks, Lupin."
"Remus, please," he responded.
"Sure. So, where is this Potions classroom that Dumbledore spoke of, Remus?"
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Remus led Orion down a dungeon corridor. Suddenly Remus stopped in front of a large door, then turned to Orion. "Well, here it is," he said, gesturing to the door, a slight scowl on his face. "The Potions classroom."
Orion grinned. "I take it that you don't like potions much, Remus."
"Not in the least. I'm horrible at it, don't know how I've managed to pass this far. Wait, yes I do, the fact that my other grades balance out my abysmal ones here," he sighed. "Don't know what I'm going to do about my OWL's though. Fail, I suppose."
Orion looked at him, a grin on her face. "Stop being such a bloody pessimist, Remus."
Remus glared at her, then opened the classroom door.
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The class was suddenly very silent. Every student having noticed that two students had just walked in late to one of Guivre's lessons. The Head of Slytherin house was notorious for removing points and handing out detentions.
Professor Guivre looked up from her notes on the Draught of Peace. "Mr Lupin, Miss Kamaria. Please take you seats."
Remus simply nodded then went and took his seat next to Peter. Orion looked around the room and found Andromeda seated next to Severus. Great, she thought. Every person she had made friends with was already partnered with somebody. Orion stood there, not knowing where she was supposed to sit.
"Over here," a male voice called from across the room. Orion looked around and saw the blonde boy that Severus had told her was a prefect. 'What was his name again?' Orion thought. But she couldn't remember it.
Orion smiled, then went and sat in the empty seat next to the blonde. She gave him a once over, taking in his grey-blue eyes, great physique, and white-blond hair that looked tactfully messy. Add all that to his handsome, aristocratic facial features, and he was one of the best-looking guys she had ever seen. She couldn't help it, she started to blush, damn hormones.
Orion's blush deepened when the boy flashed her a grin. A grin that told Orion that he had noticed her scarlet cheeks, and knew the cause. "Don't worry," the boy said. "I get that all the time."
If it were possible, Orion's cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red. She forced a scowl onto her face, then turned to the Potions Mistress, who had just resumed her lesson.
"Now, you must be careful when you brew-"
"You've got to be kidding me!" shouted a Gryffindor girl at the other side of the room. "The two of them walk in late, and you don't even give them detention..."
"That's enough, Miss Catinsky," Professor Guivre said in a stern voice.
"...I mean, c'mon. Class started fifteen, twenty minutes ago. Who knows what they could have been doing?"
"No kidding," said a pretty brunette next to Catinsky. "Or better yet. WHOM!"
Orion's eyes widened. She knew what the girl was implying. Orion shifted in her seat, and chanced a look at Remus. The cold look on his face told her all she needed to know about what Remus thought about the insinuation.
Orion watched as Remus smirked. "You know Kitty, Sabrina. Not 'everybody' goes looking for some play the first day back."
Orion bit her lip to keep from laughing at the outraged look that adorned the faces of the two Gryffindor girls. She was not the only one fighting the urge to laugh; a few people hadn't even bothered to try.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Professor Guivre bellowed.
The class suddenly fell silent; some people seemed to have even stopped breathing.
"What do you think you were doing, Catinsky?" Guivre continued in a calm voice, too calm a voice. "Interrupting my lesson like that?"
Kitty sat there, sputtering, but quickly regained her composure. "I just don't think that it's fair that two students walk in late, and aren't even punished for it."
"Miss Catinsky, are you the teacher here?"
"No, but-"
"Is it your job to decide which students should, or should not be punished?"
"No, but-"
"Exactly. Five points from Gryffindor, for undermining my authority, Miss Catinsky. I am privy to information that you students know nothing of. And because of that, I happen to know that Mr Lupin, and Miss Kamaria were up with Professor Dumbledore. And therefore, I knew they'd be late.
"Miss Catinsky, Miss O'Connor, and Mr Lupin, you will see me after classes, regarding your detentions."
"What!" Remus said. "Why do I have a detention? You just said-"
"I know what I said Lupin. However, that comment of yours was uncalled for and vulgar. Therefore you have a detention."
Remus nodded, then got ready to take some notes.
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The blond boy shook his head. "Remus, Remus, Remus," he muttered. "And you were making fun of Sirius for having detention already."
Orion turned back to the boy, a small grin on her face, she'd bug Remus later. "So," she whispered. "What's your name anyway?"
"Dallas," he whispered back. "Orion, right?"
Orion nodded. A smile on her face, this guy seemed friendly enough. With that she too turned to her notes.
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Dallas and Orion worked together flawlessly. Soon their cauldron was simmering nicely, giving off a soft mist of silver vapor. The two were currently leaning back on the chairs and talking like two new friends would.
Orion looked around the room, and noticed a theme that she wasn't too sure of...
"Dallas, why are all the Gryffindor's and Slytherin's on opposite sides of the room?"
Dallas too looked around the room, shrugged his shoulders. "Guess I've gotten so used to it that I didn't notice," he said. "Well, as far as house rivalries go, you won't find one greater than the one between Slytherin and Gryffindor. So, we tend to separate ourselves from one and other."
"Why? When did all of this start?"
"Well," Dallas said, "I guess it started when Salazar Slytherin left the school, way-back-when."
"Why did he leave?" Orion asked.
Dallas shrugged his shoulders. "Salazar, unlike the other four founders believed that the school should only accept and teach children who had purely wizard bloodlines. Eventually Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin came to blows over the subject. Gryffindor won, Slytherin lost, and the rest as they say is History..."
"But that was about a thousand years ago, why would such a rivalry still be going on?" Orion asked.
Dallas leaned farther back one his chair legs, a thoughtful look on his face. Eventually, "I guess...that even after all these years, every house is still fiercely loyal to its founder. Ever since then Gryffindor and Slytherin have been outright enemies, and when it come down to it, even Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw would rather see us fail..."
Orion looked at Dallas. A thoughtful look not gracing her face. "Does that mean that I shouldn't make friends with Gryffindor's?" She asked, afraid of the answer. Remus was a Gryffindor, and she didn't want to hear that she shouldn't be friends with him.
"Forget about it," Dallas said, waving his hand in dismissal. "Some Slytherin's would say that you shouldn't. Never stopped me, hell a few of my best friends are in Gryffindor," here Dallas raised an eyebrow, a smirk plastered on his face. "As long as you don't root for them during a Quidditch match it's just fine."
Orion let out a chuckle. And the talk quickly turned to more amusing things.
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Soon the bell rang, signaling the end of first class. The Potions classroom was suddenly filled with the sound of chairs scraping across stone, and the class left in ones and two's.
Orion left the dungeon with Dallas, the two still joking around. When a voice traveled to them from further up the corridor. "Can you believe that bitch, giving us detentions like that? Sorry, but I have better things to do with my time than pickle frog brains."
Orion watched as a mischievous glint lit up Dallas' grey eyes. " Shut up, Kitty," he said.
The blond up the corridor turn, and marched down the corridor. Stopped in front of Dallas, and looked him straight in the eyes.
"Don't tell me to 'shut up'," Catinsky said.
Dallas just looked back at her, his entire posture one of complete calmness. "C'mon, Kitty," he sighed, "you've been here for five years. You should know by now that Guivre doesn't like being contradicted."
"I'm not stupid. And don't call me 'Kitty', you bastard."
Dallas raised an eyebrow. "I can assure you, KITTY, that I am most certainly not a bastard. And I'd watch my language if I were you, or I'll have to add to that detention."
"Ohh, that's right you're a prefect now. I wonder how you ended up with that badge. Did you turn into Guivre's little 'pet'?"
Dallas' eyes narrowed slightly. "You better not be suggesting what I think you're suggesting, Kitty. Cause I can assure you that I nothing of the sort.
"Besides, aren't you the own who sleeps around?" Here he smirked. "Believe me, have I heard some stories about you, not to mention the ones that I could tell."
Kitty's jaw dropped. "Excuse me! Dallas Malfoy, you're nothing but a little Playboy!"
Dallas raised an eyebrow in thought. "I think I'll take that as a compliment, Kitty."
"Stop calling me that," Kitty yelled. "You lost the right to call me by my first name a long time ago."
"It's not my fault that you're a jealous little bint, who dumped me just because other girls kept flirting with me. If you had looked harder, you would also have noticed that I'd ignored every one of them. You're just a self-absorbed little bitch who doesn't know when she has something good."
Kitty looked at Dallas in fury. "How dare you. Your...your just like your brother!"
I happened so fast that Orion couldn't even follow it. Dallas had whipped his wand out, and now had it pointed at Kitty Catinsky's chest. His grey-blue eyes seemed to have frozen over. And he was looking at the girl with complete loathing.
"Don't you ever compare me to Lucius again," Dallas said in a deadly calm voice. "I hate my brother, and everything he stands for.
"If you ever say that again, you'll regret it."
"Are...are you threatening me, Malfoy," Catinsky said in a brave voice. A brave voice which shook none the less.
"Take it to mean whatever you wish," Dallas replied. "But know that I'm serious." With that Dallas put his wand away, turned on his heal, and walked down the corridor, his cloak billowing out behind him.
Orion watched the rest as if in a dream, watched Andromeda run down the hall after her friend, watched as other students continued to their next classes. She just couldn't believe that angry tower of ice had been the same person she'd been joking with only minutes before. Nor could she believe how fast the change had occurred. Even through the early part of the argument, Orion could see a slightly amused glint in Dallas' eyes. He'd been teasing the girl...
Orion was shook out of her reverie by a hand shaking her shoulder. She turned and saw Severus looking at her. He too looked a little surprised at Dallas' outburst. "C'mon," he said. "Let's get to History of Magic class." And with that he started leading her down the hall.
Orion took one last look at Kitty. She was now sitting on the floor, leaning against the dungeon wall, visibly shaking. Her friend Sabrina O'Connor was beside her, rubbing her back.
"It's like I said, just like his brother..."
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Well guys, there it is, chapter four. Did you like it? Sorry it took me so long to get it out, but like I said at the top 'shit happens'. I probably won't be updating again for at least a couple of weeks as I have some finals coming up. And I'm going to have to study my ass off if I want to pass my Math and Physics Finals.
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Tata for now,
Dragonsprincess