KK here's the next chapter... hoped you guys liked the omake. Love your guy's ideas for Daphne's bloodline, won't be unlocking it now, maybe in future chapters, so you can still offer you suggestions. Now I want you all to know that I will be adding in some unique powers for Riley, and maybe some others, that I will take from other shows/books/movies/games etc. I will reference these so you know where they come from. This will be the start of second year, and hopefully I will get through, most if not all of it, in a chapter or two. Let me know what you think and I'm always open to discuss stories and stuff, so pm me if you wanna chat.
Update: Big thanks to Limerick90 for their help in updating these chapters. hopefully you'll notice an improvement in grammar and story so again, big thanks.
Broken Angel
Chapter 14: Start of the 2nd
"Aww... fuck!" Riley mumbled as Dumbledore introduced their new DADA teacher. Gilderoy Lockhart.
"That guy is a total sham," Pansy muttered.
"He won't last the year. I'll make sure of it," Riley vowed with cold determination in her eyes as she tried to make the annoying fool's head explode with her mind. She had read all of the books about his adventures and not one seemed truthful and none of them were consistent. Apparently he was fighting vampires in Romania while hunting Nundu in Africa while also dealing with werewolves in the Netherlands at the same time. It was clearly all a fabrication, at most he could have maybe pulled off one such adventure, but not all of them at the same time.
The feast itself went off without a hitch. The new students got sorted and surprisingly the youngest Weaselette got sorted into Slytherin. The girl had a horrified look on her face and all of the Slytherins sat dumbfounded for a moment.
"Well that's surprising," Riley muttered as she started to clap.
Following her lead, the other Slytherins began to clap too. After all, none of them had forgotten who she was. She was the Queen of Slytherin house. A Queen who only ever kept things orderly. As long as you didn't mess with her, or butted heads, you were fine.
Ginny nervously made her way over to the clapping Slytherins, doing her best to avoid the hateful glare of her brother Ron and the two mischievous looks that appeared on the faces of her twin brothers, Fred and George.
"Why are we happy about this?" Draco whispered into Riley's ear.
"Two reasons. One, remember what I told you first year. Never underestimate someone's worth. Her family may be blood traitors, but she could be anything. And number two... I really wanna know what Nott Sr. put into her cauldron," Riley replied as young Ginny walked up to her and asked to sit next to her.
"Of course," Riley replied with a smile as she and the others made room.
Few Slytherins dared to question any of Riley's decisions and the few whom shot dirty looks at Ginny quickly straightened up when Riley glanced in their direction.
"Welcome to Slytherin house. My name's Tracy," Tracy greeted her with a smile. Being a halfblood Tracy never really dealt with many of the pureblood prejudices. Well, her mother kept her away from most of them. Even if she came from a line of purebloods, that didn't mean she had to be exposed to their bigotry and hatefulness.
"Ginny. Nice to meet you," the girl replied meekly.
"Don't be so nervous. You're one of us now. We Slytherins stick together, and if anyone bothers you, just take it up with the Queen," Tracy whispered across the table.
"The Queen?" Ginny replied curiously.
Tracy simply smirked wider and shot her eyes over to Riley, who was sitting right next to Ginny, giving Tracey a dirty look. Tracy simply giggled at Riley's look and went back to chatting with Daphne.
"Why do they call you the Queen?" Ginny asked, giving Riley an inquiring look.
"I don't know," Riley replied with a bored shrug.
"It's cuz she beat up two seventh years on her first day. And beat a troll the same year," Crabbe stated.
"Yeah, Riley's awesome," Goyle agreed.
"You beat a troll?" Ginny asked with amazement.
"Actually I killed a troll... there's a difference," Riley replied indignantly.
"That's amazing," Ginny said in a whisper.
"Bah... it wanted to squish Draco's girlfriend. Couldn't have that. So I dealt with it," Riley replied with a smirk.
Draco blushed as Riley's group of friends burst into laughter.
"She's not my girlfriend," Draco sputtered out.
"Uh-huh... I'll be sure to remind you of that statement when I find you two in a broom closet, snogging each other senseless," Riley replied with a snicker.
"You're unbelievable," Draco shot at her, earning a loud laugh from Riley.
"Yup," Riley simply replied with a grin.
"Ignore them. We all know Draco's destined to fall in love with the muggleborn bookworm and bridge ancient gaps between highborn and lowborn. It's actually quite romantic when you think about it," Pansy stated as she and Tracy mock-swooned. If one looked closely they could barely see the slightest ounce of amusement in Daphne's eyes, though otherwise her face was devoid of emotion.
"Keep it up and I'll hex the both of you," Draco growled out as everyone started to giggle and laugh.
"Who's the girl they're talking about?" Ginny whispered to Riley. Riley smiled and pointed at the Ravenclaw table to a bushy-haired girl talking with her fellow claws.
"I know her. She talked to me on the train. She seems nice," Ginny stated.
"Her name's Hermione... she's part of our little group, so you'll probably get a chance to talk to her again soon," Riley stated.
"I thought Slytherins didn't associate with anyone outside of their house?" Ginny stated.
"Eh... we kinda have a bad reputation, but our little group actually has two friends from other houses. Hermione, from Ravenclaw, and Neville Longbottom, from Hufflepuff. We don't discriminate in our group. As long as you're not a huge dirtbag, you're fine with us," Riley replied, earning nods of agreement from her friends. They had all at one point or another learned the same lesson as Draco. Ginny was a blank slate; while her brother Ron may have been a git, Ginny was not him. They would offer her the same respect they would give to anyone else and would only turn against her if she proved to be someone of ill repute.
Soon the feast started and once it was done they were all lead out of the chamber. While the others were leaving Riley approached the head table.
"Is there something you require miss Slytherin?" Dumbledore asked, giving her an inquiring look.
"Yes, headmaster. When you are free, I need to speak with you in regards to a matter concerning my house. You see, over the summer I met someone I like, someone to whom I have taken quite a fondness to. We would like to meet more than a few times a year, so I wanted to talk to you about activating my house's courting rights," Riley informed the headmaster.
Dumbledore stared at her for a moment before offering a nod and looking over at Snape.
"Please bring young Riley to my office tomorrow, before breakfast, so we can discuss how to go about this when we are all clearheaded and well rested," Dumbledore told him. Earning a nod from Snape he gestured for Riley to be off.
She smiled and nodded, quickly wandering off towards the dungeons.
"She's an interesting one, that girl," Flitwick said with a smile.
"Indeed. To find someone whom she likes, at such a young age. I do hope the girl doesn't run into any heartbreak," McGonagall stated with only a hint of worry.
"I would not worry about such things. Did you see the girl's smile, as she spoke of her new friend? She is obviously quite taken with them. Besides, young Riley is wise beyond her years, she would not jump into anything without thinking deeply on the subject," Dumbledore replied.
"Well... we shall see in the morning," Snape stated as he stood to leave.
"Oh... quite interesting. Young love in the air, and it isn't even Valentine's Day yet," Lockhart stated with a whimsical smile.
Riley made it back to the dungeons just before Snape entered and gave them all his first day speech. Afterwards he promptly left, leaving all of the Slytherins standing around nervously.
Riley stepped forward, drawing all of their attention and earning a noticeable flinch from all of the seventh years.
"We're not going to have the same issue as last year, are we?" Riley asked.
All of the seventh years shook their heads in the negative, none of them interested in a repeat of the start of last year.
"Good. If any of you firsties need anything, ask the older kids... they've been here the longest and they keep this house running. Remember what professor Snape said, Slytherin House has a bad reputation, so others may have some preconceived notions about you that just aren't true. If you find yourself being bullied, or harassed just for being a Slytherin, then come talk to me. I'll put a stop to it." Riley informed the first years with a smile as she turned to head off to her new room. Her friends couldn't help but smile at after her, admiring her strength, and willingness to protect others.
Most of the first years turned to ask the older kids why they were so afraid of Riley. It didn't take much explanation for all of them to learn that you didn't mess with the Queen of Slytherin house.
The next day Snape arrived and brought Riley to Dumbledore's office.
Riley greeted Fawkes with a smile upon entering and unlike last year the bird remained quiet, though it did offer her a nod of greeting.
'I wonder why Fawkes isn't more disturbed by me becoming a demon?' Riley wondered.
"It's because while Fawkes is a light magical creature, Phoenixes don't take part in the war between light and dark. Fawkes doesn't care if you're a dark creature. It only cares if you're an evil creature. You aren't, so it's not bothered. Plus, by this point, it realizes it couldn't hurt you, even if it wanted to. By now you're strong enough to resist the Phoenix's song. So, it's not going to anger you and risk putting its master or the school in jeopardy," Kurama explained.
Riley nodded in understanding and turned towards Dumbledore.
"So... you wished to speak of activating your house's courting rights?" Dumbledore began.
"Yes... I know of the school's policy of keeping all of the students organized and keeping the younger ones in the castle at all times because of the dangers around the castle, so I won't be activating them in full. I just wanted to activate the part that would allow me to leave on weekends and return before lessons," Riley informed the headmaster and her head of house.
"Well... the only stipulation I would have is to inform Professor Snape when you are departing and when you have returned. And we would need proof," Dumbledore told her.
"Proof? Of what?" Riley asked with a bit of confusion.
"In the past, some have used the courting rights to skip school or circumvent the rules here at Hogwarts. We simply require a bit of proof that you are actually performing a duty to your house and not just using the system. Yours and your partners word that you are in fact dating, would sufice." Snape informed her in a monotone voice.
"I see. Well, she goes to Beauxbatons, and we meet by portkey. I'll bring her here this weekend so you can see she's real and get her confirmation. Will that be sufficient proof?" Riley asked.
"Yes, it would be. Just bring her here, we'll get confirmation from her, and I'll sign off on your courting rights. There shouldn't be an issue," Dumbledore told her, earning a nod from Riley. She thanked him and left.
"She's thinking of pursuing a girl as her chosen partner. That's sure to stir up some ruckus among the other lords," Snape noted.
"Yes, though those that wish to see her bloodlines propagated here in Britain will no doubt overlook it in favor of speeding up the process. The powers of the Sharingan are legendary, and many lords and ladies would be interested in seeing such a powerful bloodline find its way into their family line. I just hope she finds someone who cares for her in the way that she deserves. She's had a hard life and deserves to be happy," Dumbledore replied.
"You knew her before she came to Hogwarts?" Snape inquired, glancing over at the headmaster.
"We've met a few times when she was younger. I know her parents. Good people... but with a lot on their plates. They made mistakes with Riley, and I believe that is the reason she is so guarded, and constantly wears a mask of pride and confidence to hide how frightened and lonely she truly is. She seems happier here at Hogwarts, happier than I ever remember her being in the few times we interacted. So... I hope this young lady she's become so fond of cares for her in equal measure. Those with the loneliest hearts often try the hardest to make those they love as happy as they can be. That young girl knows what it means to be alone, and it truly is a great shame what she went through, considering just how sweet she is," Dumbledore replied, his gaze dropping to his desk as he seemed to be deep in thought.
Snape offered a quiet nod to that. Though she hid it very well, Riley had difficulties trusting others. She appeared friendly, but there was much about her that was unknown.
All either of them could do was hope that Riley continued to open up and make friends. Her natural skill at magic made it a dangerous prospect for her to ever become reclusive and resentful. So long as she kept making friends and spending time with them it seemed that the young girl would eventually come out of her shell and be like any other kid.
From there things went about how you'd expect, Riley continued her advanced lessons, and worked her butt off in class to make sure she got top marks.
DADA was just as annoying as last year. Lockhart was a ponce and let pixies into the classroom, which Riley had to knock out with genjutsu to get them under control because Lockhart sure couldn't manage it. She continued her advanced lessons with Flitwick and McGonagall, learning more from the two of them and opening up a bit more around them as she started to form a teacher/student bond with both of them.
She brought Fleur to the castle the first weekend to show the headmaster that she was real. Riley was only slightly surprised to see that the two had met before. Though only briefly, Fleur had met Dumbledore when he had gone to speak with the French Minister of Magic and had encountered the Head of the DMLE in France, who just so happened to be with his daughter at the time.
There wasn't any issues and Riley was allowed to activate her courting rights. The two then went back to the island and enjoyed their time together.
That's pretty much how things went for a couple of weeks. A whole lot of routine. She began to train the other members of her group in the use of chakra, it was slow going as this kind of thing usually took years to learn, but because they could already use magic, it was much easier. She was currently teaching them the Transformation Jutsu and things were going well. One day though stood out as Hermione approached her with an issue in Ravenclaw house.
"So, what's the problem?" Riley asked as the two sat in the library.
"There's this girl, a first year, she's a real sweetheart but the older girls are bullying her. It bothers me a lot and I was wondering if you could help her?" Hermione told her.
"Why are they bullying her?" Riley asked.
"She's bit of a nutter, but she's harmless. She likes to say random things and she talks about creatures that I'm not sure exist. But she's really kind, and sweet. And it really bothers me to see her getting picked on," Hermione informed her.
"Alright. Let's go. Show me where they are," Riley ordered as she pulled out her shrunken staff and started to leave the library.
As they walked, Hermione couldn't help but gaze at Riley's wand. She had never had such a good look at it before as Riley usually used it, then put it away. Right now, she was just twirling it in her hand and to be honest, it was quite intimidating looking. Dark wood, with a crow and eyeball on the end of the handle. Plus, the eyeball seemed to be moving around looking at things, and the eye was red and had a pattern in it, like Riley's Sharingan.
They were walking down a hall, when they both spotted a scrawny little blonde-haired girl staring up at the ceiling.
"Luna?" Hermione asked as they approached.
"The Nargles took my shoes again, Hermione," Luna stated as she stared up at the ceiling.
Riley and Hermione glanced up and spotted a pair of shoes hanging from a ceiling rafter.
"Loathsome girls," Hermione growled out.
Riley simply made a face and used Accio to retrieve Luna's shoes.
"Here you go," Riley said as she handed the girl her shoes. She examined Luna more closely, now that they stood next to each other. Luna was short, and thin. She had a very petite frame, light blonde hair and silvery blue eyes.
"Thank you Riley Slytherin Uchiwa. You have a lot of names. Though I see the nargles like to leave you alone," Luna replied with a dreamy look. There was a gentle elation to Luna, something that Riley couldn't immediately place. It almost felt like Luna was at peace, despite the situation.
"I... see?" Riley replied, giving Hermione a look. Hermione simply smiled and shrugged in response.
"Aw look at that. Seems Loony finally found her shoes," came a girl's voice. The three of them looked over to see two fourth-year girls standing to the side with snide smirks on their faces.
"Yes... now I just need to find my socks, but it seems that the Nargles got creative when hiding them," Luna replied more to herself than to the girls.
The two bullies simply made faces and glanced at each other before bursting into laughter.
Riley observed, the way Luna's eyes filled with sadness. Her face remained the same, this dreamy, almost spaced-out look, but it quickly became apparent to Riley, that this was just a mask. Despite appearing like her head was permanently stuck in the clouds, Luna was obviously very aware that she was being made fun of, and it was hurting her feelings.
Slowly, Luna caught Riley staring at her, and met her gaze. The sadness in her eyes fled away, quickly being replaced by curiosity. As that curiosity appeared, Riley offered the girl a smile, which seemed to brighten her mood.
"Alright... this has gone on long enough. Run along and tell the rest of Ravenclaw house to leave Luna alone or I'm gonna have to get involved," Riley stated as she playfully ran her fingers along her shrunken staff and stepped forward between Luna and the bullies.
"Hey... this has nothing to do with you. Run along, snake," one of the girls shouted back. Obviously, she hadn't heard enough of Riley's exploits last year.
"Alrighty then," Riley replied deciding to torment the two with some of her own personal magical creations. She waved her wand and cast Viscera Soluta on the two.
"Have fun!" Riley called to them with a smile. A moment after the spell struck the two of them, their bowels audibly released. The Loose-Bowels Jinx was one of Riley's personal creations. Made specifically for people like this. After all, who could really recover from shitting themselves in public. Only the most stubborn or stupid bullies would try for more after having to clean up that mess.
Both girls looked at themselves, then at each other and let out screams of horror and embarrassment. They both turned and waddled away as fast as they could, leaving behind a smirking Riley and Luna, and a laughing Hermione.
"You know that could get you in a lot of trouble, right?" Hermione asked through her fits of laughter.
"Nope. They're not gonna tell anyone. That's the benefit of that spell. No one wants to admit they crapped themselves. They'll sneak their way back to their dorm and take a fully clothed shower for as long as it takes to get the poop washed out. Don't know how they're gonna manage the steins though. It didn't sound like either of them gets enough fiber in their diet." Riley replied with a proud smirk as Hermione giggled some more.
"Why don't you join our group at Slytherin table, Luna. I can assure you, the Nargles won't bother you there," Riley offered with a warm smile as she turned her attention towards the younger girl.
The wide-eyed girl stared back at her for a moment, before smiling and turning to skip off.
"Was that a yes?" Riley asked Hermione.
"I dunno," Hermione replied with a shrug.
"I guess we'll see," Riley said with a shrug of her own as the two turned and left.
Needless to say, Luna did end up joining them at Slytherin table. The others greeted her kindly, as any friend of Riley's was a friend of theirs. They had also introduced another boy in their year into the group, Blaise Zabini. Blaise was a dark-skinned boy, whose mother was well known for probably murdering her last six husbands. This made people often wary of Blaise and was the reason behind him being so reserved first year. Though it seemed Pansy had a crush on him and so when she heard that Theo was friends with him, she asked him to bring Blaise into the group. It took a couple days, but soon Luna and Blaise had integrated themselves into the group.
Ginny would often come and go, sometimes she would be part of the group, other times she would be really reclusive and anti-social. Riley guessed she might be having some trouble on the home front since her parents were notorious for being a light family, and Gryffindors to boot.
Another annoying part of the year was the 'dueling club' set up by Lockhart. For about ten whole seconds it was the most talked about thing in school and everyone wanted to be a part of it. Unfortunately, it quickly lost its appeal.
While it was funny to watch Snape hand Lockhart his own ass during a demonstration, it quickly became annoying having to put up with Lockheart, and Riley and most of the others quit.
"What are we gonna do about that idiot Lockhart?" Pansy asked.
"Yeah... that moron knows nothing about DADA," Theo replied.
"I could inform my father, see if the board of governors can do anything?" Draco suggested.
"No... I have a better idea. We'll handle him the Slytherin way," Riley responded after a moment.
"What do you have planned?" Daphne inquired with a raised eyebrow. Even the Ice Queen felt that Lockhart had to go.
"Well. How would a high-born handle this?" Riley asked.
"They'd either use their position to get rid of him... or they'd hire someone else to do it," Blaise replied.
"Bingo. I think Lockhart needs to learn a lesson. And I know the perfect individuals for the job," Riley stated as her eyes fell of the Weasley twins.
-Later-
"So... ickle Slytherin queen. How may we humble peasants be of service?" Fred... or maybe it was George, said.
"We would like to hire the two of you for a job," Riley replied with a grin. The two twins shared a look before leaning in, both had devilish smirks on their faces.
"Lockhart is an annoying sham who knows nothing about DADA. We don't want him back next year. So... we want you two to help us make his life a living hell," Draco informed them. The twins both smiled wider at hearing that.
"What's the offer?" "Yes... what do we get out of this?" the twins replied.
"Word through the grapevine is the two of you have aspirations in starting a joke shop when you graduate. For that you'll need capital. We'd be willing to provide a bit, if you performed this job for us," Daphne stated with a smirk. This was all too fun for her. And exactly how she'd have wanted to handle Lockhart. Attacking him directly could lead back to them. But hiring the Weasley twins, notorious pranksters, would leave the Slytherins blameless.
"How much we talking?" both twins asked at once.
"At the end of the year I'm going to expose Lockhart for the fraud that he is. Until then we want him to suffer. For each prank we'll pay you. Anything done to him in private... I'd say earns you ten galleons. Anything done in front of one of his classes, thirty. In front of the teachers, fifty. And in front of the whole school, two hundred. And if you can get him to quit before I expose him at the end of the year... we'll pay you a thousand galleons. Now, the only stipulations are that you bring us proof that you were responsible. And you only get paid... if you don't get caught. And by 'caught' I mean they actually find evidence that you were involved. They'll probably suspect, but as long as they can't do anything about it, you get paid. Also you'll tell no one of this deal. If you do, you forfeit payment and possible future business. How does that sound?" Riley explained.
The twins shared a look before smirking widely.
"It seems we've come to an accord ickle Slytherins. We expect payment upon proof of completion. Shall we get this contract in writing?" the Twins replied.
"Yep," The Slytherins answered with devilish smirks.
After they shook hands the Slytherins walked away with grins on their faces.
"This... is what I've been talking about, you guys. Never underestimate someone's worth. As you may need or want to deal with them in the future," Riley stated as they walked, earning devilish smiles from her gang.
"Oh, and Luna... let me know if the Nargles start to steal your stuff again. I'll ask the twins if they have any... 'remedies'," Riley stated.
Luna looked up from her book, a glint of mischievous amusement appeared in her eyes before she returned to reading.
"We're going after him too, right?" Tracy asked.
"Of course. With us and the Weasley twins pranking that fraud he won't last the month," Riley replied with an evil glint in her eyes.
-Later-
The Slytherins sat watching a Quidditch game between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Draco had tried out for the team and got made into seeker, so all of his friends were there to cheer him on.
Riley was only half paying attention to the game when she felt a pulse of familiar magic. Why it was familiar to her she didn't immediately know, but she knew she'd felt it somewhere before.
She started to glance around the crowd, but she couldn't locate it. She suddenly noticed something in the sky. She spotted one of the Bludgers shooting towards a Gryffindor player at tremendous speed. Now Riley didn't know much about Quidditch, but she did know that the Bludgers did not move that fast. She watched as it rocketed towards the clueless Gryffindor and punched the front of her broom right off.
The girl was thrown off the remnants of her broom and began plummeting to the ground from nearly three hundred feet up.
Dumbledore shot to his feet and raised his hand to cast a spell but stopped when he spotted Riley racing down the stairs of the stands. He could see her eyes were locked on the falling girl, and before he knew it, she jumped off of the wooden stairs, causing them to buckle and break beneath the force of her jump.
Riley dove through the air and across the pitch, catching the falling girl and landing on the opposite side of the field with the girl in her arms.
At seeing the save, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief and the pitch erupted with cheers.
"You okay?" Riley asked the older girl in her arms. She must have been a third year given her looks, but Riley didn't recognize her.
"Yeah... nice catch. I guess everyone was right about you," the older girl replied as Riley set her down.
"Riley," Riley introduced herself.
"Katie," the girl replied with a grateful smile. Katie's eyes widened as she spotted the bewitched Bludger barreling towards them.
"Watch out!" Katie shouted as Riley spun around.
The Bludger was only a few feet away. But that was more than enough for Riley as she raised her fist and punched the Bludger with enough force to shatter the thing in half.
"Well that was exciting," Riley muttered as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Riley ended up netting Slytherin House fifty points for that save, while Riley's gang earned a new addition in the form of Katie Bell. Which meant that their group finally had people from every house. Katie didn't have a lot of friends, only two to be exact, so she didn't really mind hanging out with all the younger years.
It was a couple of weeks later that Riley was sitting in her bed trying to fall asleep, when she heard something in the distance call out, "Rip, Tear, Kill!"
"What the fuck was that?" Riley asked herself drowsily as she got up and glanced around her empty room.
She searched around the dungeons to try and locate the source of the sound but was unable to find it. She traveled higher and eventually came across a surprising sight.
Hanging from the ceiling was mister Filch's cat. And written in blood next to it were the words, "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir beware."
Riley heard gasps behind her as others came upon the sight. She turned and saw everyone behind her staring at her, and she only had one thing to say. "You've gotta be fucking kidding me."
-To be continued-
Okay first chapter done. Introduced Luna, and Katie. Hope you enjoyed, and no I haven't read the books or seen the movies in like forever so I'm sorry if things are a little off. Anyway Happy fourth of july!
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