We walk back silently towards the common room. Our steps are in rhythm, but we don't look each other. It's almost embarrassing that he found me sick. We approach the painting entry but before I open my mouth to whisper the password, he points his wand to my face.
"Better like this. But I hold my position; you are the most gorgeous Malicia."
It's nice of him, but he wouldn't have done that if there was no one waiting for us. I don't want to enter if I have to speak to someone. But now I remember why I'm so nervous, Lucius is holding a meeting, a very special secret one, about Dark Arts.
"Dragon Blood" and the huge painting opens. The fire is on, and we are almost a dozen. I spot Lucius, standing on the low table, what a politician. Narcissa is very close to him, but who would mind as they are a couple since last year. But I mind, it's painful.
"Queen S is back, please all sit down, and you two come here." His tone is sharp; we obey, not because he asks for it, but because we are friends. I can see Narcissa giving Lucius an accusing gaze, she doesn't like when he calls me Queen S. He was the first one to call me like this, and now a lot of students took the habit. I'm Queen Slytherin, or Queen Sweedypoel, the most powerful for our house. Very flattering name I have.
"I asked you to come tonight as it's almost the end of the year and most of you are too good to be anything normal." He catches the attention of everyone: we don't want to be normal, we are the best. "We are too smart to be normal" the eight students sitting in the other arm chairs are nodding, "we are ambitious, we have power" he gives me a look. Everyone knows I already mastered the three unforgivable curses. Only the Slytherin students of course, or I would already have been expelled.
"We" he digs his eyes in each of our souls; it's mesmerizing "We, ladies and gentlemen, are the elite." We agree, and some chatter begins. He lets everyone savor the last few sentences he said, and Narcissa give him an encouraging look. Then his eyes are on me and Severus, and we are all three very proud of our-selves. We might become the youngest Dark-Arts squad in the entire history. The ambitious, Lucius, the cunning, Severus, and the powerful, me. No Narcissa, no failure. I hate her.
"Dear friends, my father has a good friend which is about to become the greatest Wizard of the history, and his friend is not a Dumb-owl-door." We sneer in satisfaction. "His name is Voldemort, and most of you here are good enough to follow him and conquer the world. This will be a full-time job, paid and honored, but you will need a cover job. We will discuss that later. Who wants to join for the best road to success and power".
A majority nods, but I see two guys standing up. Here is when I become important. I stride next to them, and speak in a soft, a sexy voice. "What's wrong guys ? Let's be honest, just tell me, Lucius doesn't have to know everything". They agree silently and we pace to a corner of the room. Charles speaks first.
"Not that I'm not interested, you know me" he winks. He's flirting with me all the time, it's just disgustingly too much, and especially when I already told him I'm not interested. "But my dad wants me to take over his business, and it's very, very flourishing. You know what I mean." I nod; some people are just interested in money, not in power or respect. I look Edward. He's obviously not joining us because he's afraid, what a pussy. I don't even ask him why he's not joining; we invited him only because he could have joined if Charles had. He would have been a good obedient servant.
"Oh well, we never forced you" I say lightly in a laugher, "let's have a drink" and I give them two drinks with some memory wiping serum. Severus' idea, one of the best. They blink at each other already forgetting why we are here, and I slowly walk them to their dorm. Mission accomplished. We are 9 to join our young Dark Arts Union. We are proud.
We have a toast and celebrate till very late. Narcissa goes to bed early; she has class in the morning, thanks god. Lucius, Severus and I stay in the common room till it's empty again. When it's only us again, we congratulate each other for our good performances. I tell them about the two pussies, and Lucius about his greatest wins. We really are the elite, of all, and the cleverest. Severus finally goes to bed, but I stay. The interesting part of the night begins now.