Tracing Slytherin

Anya was back at school, sitting in the library with Zarian. Around her were many books about wizarding families, one was open on a page with Slytherins family tree. However at the bottom of the page the line had faded away with time.

Zarian closed the book. "Anya, this is enough, we have looked through every book in this library, there is no record of his line anymore." He was exasperated, Naria had given up ages ago but he had stayed to help her, but even he was starting to lose faith.

"Its here, it just needs finding." Anya replied still pouring over the books. She sighed and said "Zarian I need to do this, I need to know?"

"But why, what good will it do now?" He took her hand. "What difference will finding it make?"

Anya smiled "You know me; I hate to leave a riddle in my head, besides he's our house why shouldn't I want to research him?"

Zarian raised an eyebrow at her and stared her in the eye. "Anya I know there's something else. You know you can't keep a secret from me."

Anya shifted under his gaze and turned her head from him. Damn he was the only one she couldn't lie to, and not only that she didn't want to lie to him, he'd been her first friend here. She even quite liked him…

"Its nothing…if I tell you you must promise not to tell anyone, not even Naria, she wouldn't be able to keep it to herself no matter how hard she tried. Do you promise?"

"Anya, do you even need to ask?" he checked her expression so added "Very well, I promise, that whatever you tell me I will never turn from you or tell anyone."

Anya merely nodded "I'm gonna keep you to that you know?" she paused and took a deep breath. "I went back to Knockturn Alley before school started this holiday." Noticing the look he gave her she added "I made sure to hide my face. Anyway I went there because I hade that dream again, about my mothers necklace. So I went into Borgin and Brukes and he told me that it was Slytherins locket and that he had brought it off my mother when she was pregnant with Tom. I want to know how my mother got hold of the locket, if she inherited then…I may be a descendant of Slytherin."

Zarian just stared at her for a minute, his mouth wide open. Finally he closed his mouth and cleared his throat. "Have you told Tom any of this?"

"Well…not yet I want to find some proof first. Beside he's busy with other things I'm sure; you know how he is always doing something or other." She started shuffling books again, before sighing and pushing them away. She turned to him "you're not angry at me are you?"

Zarian looked at her curiously "why would I be angry at you?"

"Well I've dragged you into this without giving you a reason, and it's not even a good reason for me doing so, I mean I don't exactly have any…" he cut her off pressing his lips to hers. She was shocked for a moment before returning it. After they broke off they both looked down.

"Ummm...ummm…well…ummm" she stuttered. She smiled at him when he looked up.

"Does that answer your question Miss Riddle?" he asked giving her a crooked smile that lit up his face.

Anya blushed before saying "Well not really…I think you might have to say it again?"

Zarian smirked before bending down to kiss her again.

"Ahem!" They both shot round to see the librarian looking at them with a disproving look on her face. They both blushed and returned to their books. She looked at them for a long moment before walking off muttering something under her breath about teenagers.

"So…found anything yet" Anya said after about 10 minutes.

"Well one name does seem to be coming up, but I've never heard of them before?" Zarian replied trying not to look at her unsuccessfully, he handed her the book then stretched in the chair.

Anya tried also unsuccessfully not to look at his toned body and focus on the book in front of her.

"Gaunt?" She read "the family of Gaunt is said to have been directly descended from Salazar Slytherin, but the name has been lost through the ages along with many of Slytherins heirlooms…". "Do you think this might be them?"

"I couldn't be sure? After all I've never heard of them. Of course there is one way to check?" Zarian said with a smug smile on his face.

"Oh yeah, how's that?" she replied looking at him expectantly.

"Well…you could always ask your father or brother what her maiden name was?" he said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world and his smile made her want to kiss it off him. Which she did…

"Right that's it! Miss Riddle and Mr. Knight, out of the library now." The sudden shrill voice of the librarian caused them to look up. The both looked down and away embarrassed. Anya and Zarian collected their books and slowly made their way out of the library. They walked along the corridor. "So how exactly can I ask my father about my mother when I'm here and he's at home."

"Why don't you owl him?"

She just looked at him, eyebrow raised and hand on her hip. Zarian thought she looked incredibly cute like that and had to stop himself from kissing her again. "Oh yeah, right, not a good idea."

Anya merely shook her head and continued walking. Her father would be thrilled with the idea of her sending an owl to the house, with a letter about her mother no less. Well she thought it's a long shot, maybe she should ask her brother?

"Maybe I'll just ask Tom?" she said aloud.

They had arrived at the dormitory finally and she plopped her books down on the table. Zarian seizing his chance pulled her towards him. Once the kiss started her mind quickly became mush and all thoughts of asking her brother vanished…

AN – I know what you're thinking and no, she's only 15. Anyway this is the beginning of her relationship. I wonder how Tom will take it. Please review xxx