Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, I merely own all the original characters and the plot....OH! I also own cheese cake...well, the cheese cake doesn't have anything to do with Harry Potter...
Warning:..../shrugs/
I'm sorry for taking so long with the update. There is no excuse. Also, I'm sorry that this chapter is so terribly short. It just so happens that Shayde is a very...well, you'll understand when he shows up later in the story...the next chapter is coming along nicely, I'd just wish James would give me something to work with. Other than that, I'm sorry for taking so long to update, I wouldn't be surprised if many thought I'd abandoned my stories...but I didn't, as you can see. Enjoy Shayde, for the short amount of chapter that he appears right now, lol. ^^
Chapter Seven: The Shadow and His Keeper
Shayde Valentin
Four Years Later
Shayde stared at the flames dancing in the fireplace. The small cottage he lived (no, survived) in held the heat in amazingly well. The October winds blew outside, knocking tree branches against the windows.
"Valentin, you will enroll in that school," the shadows hissed. Shayde nodded, a scowl marring his face. He pushed his hair out of his face, the black locks falling down his back. Shayde's eyes roamed around the room, stopping on the trunk that held all of his belongings.
"I certainly hope you know what you're forcing me into," Shayde mumbled as he stood up and walked over to the table. He lifted a goblet to his lips and drank deeply. "I'm going to have a hard time going without this, you know, and I refuse to get it from any of those students."
"You must, if they're willing to donate it."
"That would require me telling them what I am."
"It is a risk you will have to take if you expect to live, Shayde!"
Shayde shook his head and opened the door, walking out into the wind and snow. His senses led him to his destination, and Shayde began his hunt.