Mate of a Veela/Siren: Chapter 18: Samantha goes shopping, and a girl talk... and a missing Lucius!

(Disclaimer: See chapter1, now I may have been a bit too harsh on chapter 16, but I don't like being publicly chewed out for being a different kind of fan fiction writer. And the final fight between good and evil 'maybe' in two parts, I haven't decided yet... Thank you for your patience, about me uploading this next chapter, I've been very sick...)

The next morning, Saturday, Samantha had asked permission from both Dumbledore and Lucius to go to Diagon Alley well it wasn't a complete lie, she had prepared herself spring was coming that meant that Hogwarts was coming to an end. Samantha felt saddened by it, she liked the school and the professors, as the Slytherin girl had pulled on her mid thigh green and black plaid skirt, reaching up and grabbing a simple black tank top, and placing on her white oxford button up blouse.

Samantha had bend down, deciding on a pair of black plat form heeled boots, and adjusting her knee high fishnet stockings; as she finished getting ready she sighed to herself- Samantha knew her fate had been sealed the moment that she had faced off with that demonic thing. As she exited the bathroom and seeing Lucius's appearance whilst he was grading some papers, he looked worried, Samantha had known that Bellatrix will be out for blood and so far the deranged woman had kept a very low profile.

Samantha had walked over to Lucius, who looked up, his dainty mate had wrapped her arms around him and sat on his lap the blonde veela/siren in turn had wrapped his own strong arms around his mate. Their bond was growing stronger and stronger, since the last showdown with Fudge and Umbridge and Weasley and Pansy Crabbe Michelle Ayburn, Goyle, also Millicent those selected students had been keeping a low profile as well. Fudge had even wrote a personal apology to Samantha Snape and the Snape family, but somehow that wasn't enough and she didn't know why though...

As Samantha brought Lucius's face up from her neck to meet her lips, she knew how to calm him, after parting they were lightly and softly kissing each others' lips after parting he had tightened around her frame and pressing her closer to him. Samantha had pressed her forehead against Lucius's neck, she loved him more than life itself, as the raven hared girl reached up and stroked his soft almost white blonde hair that always down around her since that day that Ron and his new friends had challenged Samantha to a handicapped duel to reveal that she was a parsel mouth most of the school has been leery of her.

Samantha had heard his beautiful voice that had brought her out of musings ''Mmm, love, my heaven you had asked me lastnight to come with you to Salazar's portrait, *seeing her nod 'yes' then continuing* I will accompany you to the image, my angel. What has he been teaching you, love?'' She smiled ''My Veela/Siren, he has taught me plenty of things, he has been training me in parsel tongue, and the deeper and more detailed art of wandless battle and regular wand battle and how to read auras better.'' She had explained while they were standing, with their arms wrapped around each other.

''We shall go tonight, after we eat, love.'' Came Lucius's decision, as he had placed a tender kiss upon her forehead ''Has he taught you anything about the gem that you are to carry and protect, that is called The Eye of the Basilisk?'' He had inquired while helping her into her spring cloak that was the color black and very expensive silk, and leaning over to pick up her bag, while her other hand was still twined with Lucius's as she had straightened her stature as they had walked hand in hand to the door.

Seeing that he wanted to ensure her safety, so Lucius was going to walk her to the main door and into the carriage, whatever she needed in Diagon Alley must be very important to her or she needed to get away from the prying eyes of the scared students that she was trying to protect. Samantha, by nature, a calm spirit until provoked and that's anyone despite everything that she had been through by watching her mother being murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange at a tender age of 7. And then being abducted by The Dark Lord, Voldemort, just because she looked a great deal like her grandmother Christine- that the Voldemort had personally killed so many years ago.

Lucius had remembered what that madman had told him as he was helping Samantha in the carriage to her apparition point, before Voldemort had lost his body, that he had killed Christine and Jack however he couldn't find those two pure blooded daughters that those two had spawned. Later on The Dark Lord had found out that the girls had gone into hiding long after he had killed The Potters, and attempted to kill young Harry who was only an infant at that time; then Bellatrix had managed to escape from one of her parole hearings about seven years later, and killed Athena, Samantha's mother right in front of the at the time child.

As Lucius pulled himself from his musings, as Samantha had touched his face and gave him a soft kiss the veela/siren had closed the door as the carriage pulled away from the school and from Lucius. Samantha hated sneaking around, however she was chosen by one of the great founders of Hogwarts to keep everyone within the school and in both the Muggle World and the Magic World. Samantha had sighed softly to herself as the carriage had continued its long way to the point, the girl had thought back to everything up until now her life was decently normal, as she looked down upon her lap where her hands were neatly folded and her legs were crossed; she could always be herself around Lucius she didn't know why until she realized that they were simply meant to be.

The carriage ride was a soothing one indeed, Samantha needed the time to think, as it had gotten to the point she then got out and looking around making sure that there were no muggles around. Once the coast was clear, Samantha had honed in on Diagon Alley, and apparated there as always she had the gem with her, walking to Gringotts Salazar had told her that the book that he had written and was now at Borgain and Blotts was at least 1,000 Galleons to which she could easily afford. As Samantha had entered the wizarding bank with a bunch of goblins and patrons looking at her, keeping her head up and ignoring the stares and points, going up to the head goblin as he looked up ''Mistress Snape, what can I help you with?'' Keeping eye contact with him, and producing her key ''I wish to enter my vault, please.'' He nodded his head 'yes' and motioned for her to follow him.

Doing as she was asked, and holding on for dear life on that wild ride to the Snape family vault, the ride had thankfully had jerked to an end ''Lamp please,'' Asked the goblin, she had managed to had him the heavy lamp ''Thank you, you know what to do, Mistress Snape.'' She had nodded her head up and down and reached as high as she could reach and down and back again, and handing the goblin her key; when he had asked her for it. The two had then went inside, Samantha had gotten what she needed, she had gotten at least 2,000 galleons well she did need some stuff from Diagon Alley so her going there wasn't no complete lie.

Samantha had thanked the creature and wrote down what she had taken out, true her father wouldn't be upset at all, he knew that his princess would manage the money well. As Samantha had exited out of Florish and Blotts she had looked around to make sure that no one was watching her, and seeing the sign 'Knockturn Alley' gathering her courage and went down the dirty stairs. She hated going there, ignoring the scary and dirty looking patrons that were skulking about, some of them were muttering to themselves; as she entered the disgusting shop that had an equally gross owner.

As she had entered, the scraggly old man had entered from the back room ''Ah, Ms. Snape it's such a pleasure to see you, what can I help you with?'' The greasy dirty old man had asked while eye drilling her from head to toe, ''*Ahem* Brogain, I am buying today, I am in need of a book,'' She had looked around and found it just above the counter behind him, and she had pointed ''That one, that is the book that I need,'' The dirty pervert had turned around ''That particular book?'' He grinned, and summoned it and laid it on the counter while taking it from it's case. Samantha had looked at the thick book, the book itself was black leather with silver and red writing that had said 'Detection of Dark Charms' By Salazar Slytherin.

Borgain, who always lusted after Athena Samantha's mother, and this girl definitely was beautiful just like her mother. Samantha was really wishing that she would've brought her father or even Lucius, she didn't like the way that this man was eying her like she was a piece of meat. Samantha wouldn't allow him to scare her at all, making sure that she was keeping eye contact with him ''I would like to purchase this book, for a class assignment, and Borgain I don't like being kept waiting how much for the book?'' She knew that he read the papers, she even knew that the man feared Lucius if he were to try anything.

''1,000 Galleons, Ms. Snape,'' He had creepily said while eying her more, as she reached in her purse and pulled out the Galleons Boragin had seen the gem that had been passed down within Samantha's family, his eyes had grown very big and gasping ''Look at that!'' Samantha had quickly covered the jewel ''That item, Borgain, is NOT for sale, now the book...'' Her voice held no fear at all, but annoyance, he had handed her over the book and she the money then she had taken some change from the tray,
then looked back up at him ''You can keep the display box... And by the way next time that I happen to come in, be sure you look at my face...'' Point above her neck.

As Samantha had placed her newly purchased book within her bag and feeling his cold dark eyes on her back while leaving, walking very fast out of that dirty alley and shuddering then going bout her list of things to do as she was exiting the apothecary she had ran into Lavender Brown? The girl was in her typical Gryffindor attire, she looked like she was looking for someone, Samantha got along with her okay with the blonde hared blue eyed Gryffindor seventh year girl ''Samantha!'' Lavender!'' They both had startled each other after the other had calmed down ''I'm sorry Lavender, are you looking for someone?'' The Gryffindor had nodded her head up and down ''Yea, you, is there somewhere that we can talk?'' Samantha had said okay, ''How come some ice cream?'' The dark hared ocean blue eyed Slytherin had asked her while they were heading to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour was that located to the Northern part of Diagon Alley.

The two girls had made it to the shop, they had placed their orders and as they were waiting for their ice cream to arrive, Samantha had leaned in and made eye contact with the leery Gryffindor ''What has you so jumpy?'' Samantha had asked while the blonde was looking around for the fourth time. Samantha's ocean blue gaze was making a visual sweep of the area, she was seriously questioning Lavender's sanity- much less her own, with a sigh of satisfaction that they weren't being spied upon, the two girls had thanked the server for her service, Lavender had then leaned more forward and started to nip at her choice of strawberry banana swirl ice cream: while the two were making eye contact with each other.

Lavender had taken a very deep breath, it was now or never, she had to tell Samantha what she knew! As the blonde girl had began to lick her lips ''Samantha, as I said before, I really need to talk to you I asked the Headmaster and My Head of House to come here to try and protect you, they didn't know my true intentions. Samantha, I fear that your life is in great danger, let's just say that I'm caught in the middle of something that is not very pleasant at all; and Samantha I fear that it's not looking good on my end either way. And the reason that it's not, is because I am in too deep, Sam... I know who has been attacking you and your friends... I really wanted to say something, to you, but I was being watched nearly every second of the day, if I am to face some punishment I will, Samantha I am so so very sorry for what you had to endure... If I had a time turner I'd go back and stop it... I'd stop all of it...'' Samantha could hear the other girl's voice breaking, in fear and in pain.

Lavender had been carrying a great burden, the blue eyed girl had quickly dried her eyes and continued to tell her what she needed to know, Samantha had sat intently listening while nipping at her desired choice of ice cream; chocolate with caramel drizzle. Samantha had looked over at the clearly shaken seventh year girl and gently took her hand and continued to speak to her softly ''Lavender, what else do you know? I need to know exactly what I'm dealing with...'' Seeing the girl, she was already distressed, Samantha had patted her hand and said ''Lavender, I know that this is very tough on you right now but I need to know you can take your time if you want to.'' Lavender had licked her shaking lips slowly and looked up at Samantha, who was trying to calm her down and get the very important information that she needed in order to take care of these attacks.

With a sigh, both girls had gotten up from their table and both had left a tip and went out the door to the apparation point, after they had appeared to the point and they had decided to share a carriage ride back to Hogwarts, Lavender knew she had to say more to Samantha and she knew that the blue eyed Gryffindor had to say it! As the carriage had pulled up to the magic school, the two were getting out, no sooner than Samantha's feet had touched the ground Lavender had grabbed her hand quickly ''Do not underestimate, the Five of Blackness...'' The raven hared Slytherin had looked very confused at Lavender, before the blonde girl had taken her hurried leave, Samantha wasn't daft to the rumors no way... not near by a long shot...

Samantha began to walk, aimlessly in the hallways thinking to herself, she wasn't naive to the rumor mills or the pointing and the whispering... she knew what some people had been calling her 'The Angel Of Darkness,' or 'The Black Heart, Caster,' With a sigh, she had came to the rooms that Lucius and her had shared.

As her hand was preparing to touch the door knob the door had slowly opened to reveal... nothing... that was odd, very odd, *Lucius, where are you?* Samantha had mentally called to him, nothing... Going further in, making sure to keep her guard up, whipping out her wands and wildly looking around *Lucius, I need you!* She had mentally called to him again, with a tap of the elder wand the room was lit up... and it revealed the story... a major struggle had happened, blood on the wall... and laying there on the cold floor was a dead Bellatrix Lestrange, and a ring, not just any ordinary ring but a wedding ring... Lucius's! and a note that read:

~~~~ As I said Samantha Angelina Snape-Malfoy, you think that eloping in private would've protected both of you, bad girl you are dead wrong! Lucius put up a fight for a man his age, stupid Veela/Siren trash killed Bellatrix- she could've been useful however if you wish to see your bastard mate alive again... I will send for you on the Eve of Beltaine, no one but you involved or Lucius dies! Seal our fate upon Beltaine!~~~~~ Your Stalker...

Samantha began to shake... Samantha began to cry... wrapping her arms around herself and rocking back and forth... and looking at her matching ring that revealed itself, ''L-Lucius!'' She cried, ''M-My love...'' She whimpered, Beltaine was two weeks away... This son of a bitch had crossed the line!

(End of Chapter 18, R&R... Will Samantha get there in time? Time will tell...)