A/N: Big thanks to SB – Potterhead for the review and I'll say again big thanks to my sister LadyU who is my beta reader. This chapter comes earlier because I am going away and I won't have internet.

VIII. House meeting

The whole Slytherin house was gathered in their common room, waiting for their head of the house, Severus Snape. At exactly seven o'clock he entered the room with his robes billowing after him and started speaking: "You are all a part of Slytherin. You will be called names, mocked, but you will have to show that you are united. When you are here, you are all a big family and there will be no backstabbing. While you are in private, you can insult each other whenever you want, but in front of other houses you are all going to be polite. Head Students, Adrian Pucey and Leona Flint, are in charge whenever I am unable to attend to you. Insulting anyone with the word mudblood will be punished. Just because it is expected of you, it does not mean that you are allowed to use it, ever. Now I will call on a first year and he or she will shortly say why they should be respected in Slytherin. Draco Malfoy!"

"I am a Malfoy. We have been in wizarding world for generations and have been aligned with Veelas for almost five hundred years now."

"Very well. Vincent Crabbe!"

"Our family is known for inventing Incendio spell. We have also been in strong alliance with Malfoys for almost hundred years now."

"Gregory Goyle!"

"We are aligned with Malfoys."

"Pansy Parkinson", Snape said it in bored tone.

"My mother is a ministry worker and my father is a charms master", Pansy said in an annoying voice.

"Blaise Zabini."

"My mother is a black widow. Fear me", Blaise said it in a creepy voice.

"Millicent Bulstrode." Unfortunately for her she fell asleep and got a detention till the end of the month. After he shouted at her enough, Snape called the next student: "Tracey Davis."

"My father owns part of Daily Prophet."

"Theodore Nott."

"I can cast a patronus." He demonstrated it. It was a beautiful swan.

"Daphne Greengrass."

"I'm Lilith." That was enough for Daphne because Lilith signifies that she can heal herself naturally but she is not a magical creature.

"And last, Kelly Black", Snape said with a sneer and obvious disdain. Most Slytherins were sick of him playing favourites, and many met Kelly before at Bellatrix's parties.

"I am the youngest member of the Black Family. We have been aligned with vampires for almost six hundred years and I have loyalty of the pixies." When she said the word pixie Elvandra flew out. With her finishing her part, Snape exited the common room. Seeing that it was eight o'clock Slytherin house went to the great hall. At breakfast they were given their schedules. The first thing that day was Transfiguration.

Slytherins came on time to class. Since there was no professor, but only a cat sitting on a table, Kelly went to pet it. She vaguely remembered her father saying that McGonagall's form was cat. If nothing else, if that was the professor, McGonagall will remember Sirius's daughter. When Gryffindors started coming in, Kelly settled herself at the front of the Slytherin's side of the classroom. Elvandra was hidden in her schoolbag in which she created a special compartment just for her.

Five minutes after the bell rang, the two boys ran into the classroom. Kelly recognized them as Potter and Weasel… I mean Weasley.

"See Harry, we're not late. We even came before McGonagall", Weasley said panting. As he said the mast word the cat that was on the table jumped and transformed into the professor.

"Five points from Gryffindor, each! Now get into your seats!" After that the rest of the lesson passed peacefully.

When the class was over they had potions, and then charms. After the last class was finished, Kelly went with Elvandra to explore the castle. They were on the second floor when they encountered Peeves.

"Itty bitty Blacky is up to no good", Peeves said laughing maniacally and flew away. Kelly just shook her head and continued.

"Kelly, we should go explore the forest", Elvandra said.

"It's dangerous. Who knows what is there?"

"Well, there are centaurs and unicorns. Come on, you need to meet them."

"And when do you expect me to go there? I cannot say to Snape that I am going for a walk in the middle of the night."

"You are the Slytherin here. My job is to be a Gryffindor and give you abnormal ideas which you turn to possible ideas."

"Well, I suppose I could visit Hagrid. Dad said that Hagrid always loved him as his own son."

"Yes, I suppose you could do that."

Unfortunately it won't be until Halloween that Kelly will manage to visit Hagrid. During her childhood Hagrid came to their home few times. He was a good man who loved magical creatures. Over the course of years Hagrid stopped blindly listening to Dumbledore.

Later that night when Kelly went to sleep Iworven visited her in dream.

"Hello", Iworven said. "We have decided that history can wait. Today you were attacked by someone mentally. You will start learning Occlumency and after that Leglimency. Fortunately you are a natural. You already know telepathy."

The rest of the dream was spent learning theory so she can practise when she wakes up. Also it was explained that until she learns how to protect her mind, Iworven's magic will be doing the job.

At the moment Iworven entered Kelly's dream, on a perch in Headmaster's office a phoenix whistled a merry tune and went to sleep peacefully. He now knew that a new queen has risen and that he will be finally safe from Dumbledore who had imprisoned him in this form.

While they were sleeping in another country screeching could be heard. He came back and was no longer bound by the cage that the Golden Phoenix unknowingly placed on him. The Dark Phoenix was free.

"Oh, she will be punished. Golden Queen held me captive with my own magic. She will pay!"

With those words the dark mist rose around him and he disappeared to his old mansion, the darkest of them all.