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Krysta · 06-17-2008, 01:24 PM

Hi guys. Since no one seems to be reading The Coven of Sk'Natherra at the moment, I'd thought I'd post a new FF I'm working on. I've wanted to write this story for ages, but had never got round to it. It's a Lily/James and Marauder-esque fan fiction and I hope you enjoy it.
xx

A Tale of Two Houses

Part One

The predator kneaded the wooden surface with its claws; her eyes narrow slits of gold. Her long black tail twitched as her prey stopped and sniffed the air.
Did it know she was there?
Muscular fur-clad legs frozen impatiently in a hunter’s crouch, waiting for that moment; that perfect moment to pounce.
She lowered her shoulders and raised her hind legs. The moment approached. The small creature had no idea of the terrible fate that was about to befall it.

“Bad kitty!”

Freyja was rudely swept up by two human hands around the belly and gold eyes found blues eyes. She struggled and yowled in annoyance as the tiny little bard owl hopped away with fright. With a remorseful look in her eyes, she watched her prey fly out of the window and back to the owlry.
She grumbled as her human scowled at her and tried to batter Krysta’s nose with her paw.
The young human dodged the attack and quickly let the cat drop to the floor where she immediately made a beeline for behind a bookcase. She hid there glaring daggers at Krysta who shook her head and went back to the sofa.

“There’s no point getting annoyed with me. I’ve told you before about chasing Orion.” She scalded the cat who ignored her and started preening her left shoulder.
“And stop pretending you don’t understand me because you do.” Added the young witch. Freyja stopped preening momentarily to throw Krysta another sour look and began work on her other shoulder and leg.

“She must be the cleanest cat I’ve ever seen.” Commented a small, skinny boy on the sofa opposite Krysta. Krysta looked at him, regarding his sickly pale skin and lank black hair. If he hadn’t been so disheveled he may have been a member of her own family.
She too had long black hair and pale skin, though on her it looked sultry and pretty. He looked like he’d been pulled backwards through a rhododendron bush.

“She’s bored.” Commented Krysta. “She always grooms when she’s bored.”

“Oh” commented the boy. He fidgeted a little and tried to look interested in the tapestry hanging over the fireplace. She rolled her eyes and picked up the book she’d been reading.
For several seconds the room remained quiet. They were the only two people in the Slytherin common room as it was the holidays and most people had gone home to their families.

“What’s your cat’s name?” the boy suddenly asked and Krysta looked up, startled.
“Freyja.” She replied and looked back down at the book.
“Oh.” He replied.

More seconds passed.

“I used to have a cat.” He spoke again and this time when she looked up a flash of annoyance touched her eyes. He must have noticed because he slouched slightly in his chair.
“Really?” she asked, not really interested.
“Yeah. She was called sooty.”
Krysta nodded, thinking what a stupid, unoriginal name “sooty” was for a cat. She went to pick her book up again when the boy once more interrupted.
“My Dad drowned her.”
Krysta put her book down and closed it. He had her attention now.
“What?!” she asked her mouth staying open in shock.
The boy shrugged and looked at the floor.
“She was going to have kittens and he said we couldn’t afford to feed them all.” He explained and Krysta’s mouth stayed wide open in horror.
She eventually closed it and studied the boy closely for a little while. Eventually she held out her hand him in friendship.
“My name’s Krysta; Krysta Hedwig.”
The boy looked at her hand uncertainly for a second and then took it gently and shook it.
“Severus.” He replied. “Severus Snape.”

Sabrina_Snape · 06-17-2008, 06:06 PM

Kyrsta this is really good. I love the kitten she sounds so cute... i could've had one of Snape's kittens!!!

PAMS soon!!!

Jemma
xxx

Krysta · 06-18-2008, 08:33 AM

Thanks! It's nice to have encouragement.

If you're brave of heart (and a good reader) you should check 'The Coven of Sk'Natherra". Just be warned: it's long...like Order of The Phoenix long...

Sabrina_Snape · 06-18-2008, 02:35 PM

Yeah I know the feeling, my story that I'm writing (I'm not who you think I am) in the mature section is getting long as well. May need to put it into two stories! But I'll definitely check it out!!

PAMS!!!!

Jemma
xxx

BABYFAYCETM · 06-19-2008, 12:12 AM

That was pretty good =]
i think you should keep going.

--Padfoot

Krysta · 06-19-2008, 08:41 AM

Thanks! I've been reading both your fics and I love them. You both better post some more soon! Here's the next part of this one:

Part Two

The two Slytherins took seats next to each other in the Great Hall and immediately continued chatting.
“…so when my Dad died we went to Romania. My brother lives out there and I think Mum needed to be with him. He always took after my Dad more. But then I turned eleven and she sent me home.”
Severus nodded, genuinely interested.
“My Dad left a few years ago.” He explained and Krysta bit her lip.
“Sorry.”
“Don’t be…I’m glad he’s gone.” Severus growled and Krysta watched him closely as he played with the food on his plate.
“So anyway, because my Mum had been teaching me so much at home she wrote to Dumbledore and explained that I was already beyond first year Hogwarts level.” She continued.
“Is that why you’re in the second year with me now?” he asked and she nodded through a mouthful of sweet potatoes.
“Is it a bit weird for you, though? Everyone else in the year is older than you.”
She shrugged a “so what” and Severus grinned. She’d already proven herself to be a dab hand at jinxes when she’d given Sirius Black a donkey’s nose after he’d teased her about being a know-it-all in the corridor the other day. Severus had found that particularly entertaining.
He smiled at Krysta who was reaching for some more pumpkin juice. It was good to have a friend.

A flash of red hair caught his attention and he looked up to see a girl waving at him from across the room.
“Who’s that?” asked Krysta when she saw Severus waving back.
“My friend. Lily Evans.” He replied. Krysta’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“She’s a Gryffindor?” she asked incredulously, looking at Severus as though he were exhibiting signs of dementia.
“Yeah, unfortunately.” He replied, looking glum. “I wish she’d been put in Slytherin. All her friends think she’s mad for being friends with me. I don’t get to hang out with her as much as I’d like.”
Krysta looked over at Lily and studied her for a little while. She was chatting happily with a small group of girls at her table and laughing every now and then.
All of a sudden a large ball of paper landed in Lily’s soup and splashed her. The angry red-head looked up to find a group of four boys laughing furiously.
Krysta scowled. She couldn’t stand the so-called “Marauders”.
“Well she seems to hate Potter and his band.” She commented matter-of-factly, then turned to Severus and smiled.
“And if you like her then she can’t be all that bad.”
Severus smiled back then looked over at Lily who seemed to be threatening James Potter with her wand.
“Something tells me Lily and I would get on just fine.” Krysta added.

“I’m telling you, one day that boy’s going to wake up in a coma!” yelled Lily angrily as she threw all her freshly laundered clothes into her trunk.
“Lily, how does one wake up in a coma exactly?” asked Diane, a bemused expression upon her dark face.
She was small, but very pretty with short, straight black hair framing a pretty brown face. Lily looked at Diane for a second before realising that what she’d said didn’t make much sense.
“I don’t know!” she cried. “But I’ll happily experiment on Potter!” she added and dropped onto her bed in exasperation.
“Just ignore him” suggested Charlie, sounding bored.
“Ignore him?” asked Lily, sarcastically. “How do I ignore him when he hounds me every day? Look at my clothes!” she cried again, her tone getting higher and higher.
Charlie glanced at Lily’s soup-stained clothes and rolled her eyes. She flicked her long ash-blonde hair over her shoulder and fixed her fiery friend with a look that reminded Lily of stern old Professor McGonagall
“He only keeps doing it because he always gets a reaction out of you. If you act like nothing’s happened he’ll get bored and stop doing it.”
Lily scowled.
“You sound like my Mum.” She grumbled.

“She’s got a point, Lily.” Diane said calmly. Lily pursed her lips and looked at her friend.
“He’s just so….argh!” Lily’s exasperated exclamation brought another smile to Diane’s lips.
“Are you sure you don’t enjoy the attention just a little bit?” she asked playfully and laughed when Lily threw her a murderous expression.
“Enjoy it? How can I enjoy having soup poured all over me, or have slugs appear in my hair, or find live frogs in my bag?” she asked, counting off James’s most recent pranks on her fingers.
“You have to admit he seems to single you out a lot. I think he likes you.” Suggested Charlie.
“I don’t care! He’s a pig! I hate him! I’ll always hate him, for all eternity and beyond!”
Lily exclaimed waving her arms around for effect. Diane and Charlie chuckled, but Lily folded her arms across her chest defiantly.
“I’m serious! How can I possibly like someone like him? He’s so mean and vain and proud and…and…” she trailed off trying to think of another appropriate word to describe James. “…just plain nasty!” she finished looking at her friends for confirmation. Instead the two girls just grinned back at her.
“Oh shut up.” She added, miserably. Both her friends laughed out loud.

supercodi95 · 06-19-2008, 10:06 AM

New reader! love it!

Krysta · 06-19-2008, 10:42 AM

Thank you! I shall post more soon, I promise.

Sabrina_Snape · 06-20-2008, 07:06 AM

YAY new post!!!!

I loved it, and I like the fact that Lily's friends are already seeing that James fancies her!!!

PAMS!!

Jemma
xxx

Krysta · 06-20-2008, 08:50 AM

Glad you liked the last post! I just thought I'd warn you gys here:
SPOILERS: As you have probably worked out, this is a prequel to 'The Coven of Sk'Natherra" which I finished writing 2 years ago. Therefore as I write this fic, it may give away a few things about 'The Coven', but I'll try not to spoil it too much.

xx

Part 3

Sirius Black had been waiting for this moment for days. He’d teach the little pip-squeak a thing or two, that’s for sure. No one cursed Sirius Black and got away with it. He’d watched her go out into the grounds not long before and had followed her as far as the Quidditch changing rooms.
The problem was she was rarely alone these days. She was always with Snivellus of all people. Yeuch. Someone who had such bad taste in company deserved all that they got in Sirius’s book.
Who did she think she was anyway? She was only eleven. What on earth was Dumbledore thinking; putting her in the second year? Well Sirius was about to teach her what her place in the world was.

Krysta had slipped into the changing rooms as she had done on so many occasions over the past few months. She’d checked the place was completely empty and that she was entirely alone before changing.
Her Mother had warned her to be discreet and secretive. She had been quite specific about it.
“Krys, dear, the others may not understand. It’s best if you just keep it between yourself and Professor Dumbledore. You promise?”
She missed her mother so badly.
Happy that she was indeed alone she took a deep breath and centred all her energies, focusing them into that point in her belly that always tingled when the moment of change came.

Sirius tip-toed up to the changing rooms and grinned to himself. The kid was in for a real punishment. He had to suppress a snigger. He listened with an ear to the door. It was silent. The girl was entirely alone. He pulled his wand out of his back pocket and gently pushed open the changing room door…and screamed louder than he had ever screamed in his life!
He stumbled backwards landing on his backside. He scuffled backwards on his hands, bottom and feet, desperately trying to get away from the changing rooms. The deep growling sound coming from inside told him he wasn’t moving fast enough.
As the black beast leapt forth from the changing room door he screamed again and scrabbled to his feet.
He ran as fast as his twelve-year-old legs could carry him. He didn’t know what direction he was running in, he was just running, desperately trying to get away from the creature that he was certain must be right on his heels.

He was still running when he burst into the Great foyer of the castle, his wand still held tightly in his fist. He panted hard as he sank to his knees.
“Mr Black is there a problem?”
He opened his eyes to see Professor McGonagall looking down sternly at him.
“Professor (gasp)…big, bloody cat!” that was all her could manage to say. Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow sceptically at him.
“Please watch your language Mr Black. Now what on earth is going on? If this is another of your little jokes…”
“No!” Interrupted Sirius shaking his head drastically. “There was a leopard! A big black leopard! Chasing me! On the Quidditch pitch!”
By now his outburst had gained much attention. Many students were gathered around giggling and laughing, assuming this all to be yet another Marauder’s trick.

“Mr Black I am really not in the mood for this right now. Where’s Mr Potter. Is he involved in this too?” asked McGonagall crossly. Sirius could see she clearly didn’t believe him. She continued to shake his head desperately.
“I swear, Professor!” he cried but she obviously was having none of it.
“Enough! I suggest you and Mr Potter work on your material. This really wasn’t one of your better pranks.” She swept away with an air of disgust and Sirius was left kneeling on the floor of the foyer. For once he was completely speechless.

I'll post more later!

supercodi95 · 06-20-2008, 12:08 PM

love it can't wait for more!

Keysquah · 06-20-2008, 06:22 PM

Oh.... YAY!!
I love this story!!! Its down right amazing!!
These sorts of things make me happy inside!!
Im off to try and read you other fic! It may take me quite a while though!!!

Krysta · 06-20-2008, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supercodi95

love it can't wait for more!

Aww, bless you. You're such a wonderful reader.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keysquah

Oh.... YAY!!
I love this story!!! Its down right amazing!!
These sorts of things make me happy inside!!
Im off to try and read you other fic! It may take me quite a while though!!!

Well getting comments like this from you makes me happy inside. I'm glad you're enjoying it. Good luck with the Coven!

MsMorgan · 06-20-2008, 10:07 PM

I'm so glad I found this, it's really good! And I especially love that it's a prequel to your other fic (which I love to pieces!)

Krysta · 06-20-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsMorgan

I'm so glad I found this, it's really good! And I especially love that it's a prequel to your other fic (which I love to pieces!)

Aww, thank you. I really can't express how much it means to me when people love my writing. It's like I have this fantastic experience going on in my head, this spectacular dreamscape and I love it so much I want to share it with people. When someone else connects with that experience it really feels amazing.

I love you guys so much.

Krysta · 06-21-2008, 01:45 PM

Part 4

Krysta was hiding under a tree by the lake. She was shaking, devastated by what she’d just done. What a great big mess this was. What was she going to do now? How was she going to explain everything? And although she detested the boy she felt terrible about scaring Sirius like that. She hadn’t even known he was there. When he’d burst into the changing rooms she’d only just transmogrified and the shock of seeing him and made her lash out. She just wanted him to run away. But now he’d seen her. Now he would know what she could do, and knowing him, the entire school would know by dinnertime.
She sobbed harder at the prospect of it. Her Mother would be so ashamed. She drew her knees up to her chin and buried her face in them. When a hand gently touched her shoulder she nearly jumped out of her skin.
In an instant she had her wand at the ready expecting to see Black or Potter or one of the other Marauders.
“Whoa, steady there sweetheart.”
Krysta blinked away tears and discovered that the newcomer was the redheaded girl that Severus was friends with. There were two other girls standing behind her watching Krysta curiously.
“Are you alright?” asked one of them; a short but pretty black girl who smiled at Krysta with concern. Krysta tried to wipe her grubby tears from her white cheeks and sniffed. The other girl was tall with long pale blonde hair, which she was currently twisted around her fingers and looking at Krysta with much interest.

“I’m fine.” She replied, knowing instantly that she didn’t sound at all convincing.
“You’re Krysta, right?” asked Lily. Krysta nodded.
“You’re Lily.”
Lily smiled and nodded.
“And this is Diane and Charlie.” Lily introduced her friends. Diane smiled kindly and Charlie waved casually. “Seriously are you ok? What happened?” Lily asked gently.
Krysta shook her head, not really knowing what to tell them.
“Nothing…I did something bad.” She decided she might as well just be honest. “And I feel terrible about it. I think I could be in a lot of trouble.” She explained vaguely.
Diane and Charlie exchanged uncertain glances but Lily dropped down onto the grass next to the young Slytherin girl.
“What can you have done that’s so terrible?” asked Lily, sounding confused. Krysta thought about her answer carefully.
“I…it’s hard to explain. I scared someone really badly, and although I didn’t mean it to happen, it was a horrible thing to do.” That was all she could think of to tell them. Although it didn’t matter, they would soon find out her little secret anyway.

Lily frowned and still looked confused.
“Who did you frighten?” she asked, wondering what this eleven year old could do to scare anyone. Krysta bit her lip and paused before answering.
“Sirius Black.” She replied.
For a moment the three Gryffindor girls just stared at Krysta in astonishment. Then slowly smiles began to spread across their faces and one by one they all began laughing.

“She’s dead! I swear to God, she better start planning her funeral!” hissed Sirius. James regarded his friend over the top his glasses.
“And of whom are we speaking?” he asked, putting his homework down.
Sirius has just burst into the boy’s dormitory, his hair wild, mud and scuff marks all over his clothes and a murderous expression his face.
“Hedwig.” Sirius growled, furiously. James looked blankly at Sirius. His friend really wasn’t making any sense at all.
“Hedwig!” cried Sirius in frustration, waving his hands in the air dramatically. “You know, grubby little Slytherin, hangs around with Snivellus of all people.”
James still looked slightly clueless.
“Is she the one that was moved up a year?” asked Remus from across the room. “Pretty little thing. Black hair down to here...” he added marking a point just below his shoulder in demonstration.
“Pretty?! Pretty? Remus, man, you’re delusional. She’s vile. She’s a nasty, disgusting, foul little Slytherin brat and I’m gonna give her what for!” stormed Sirius. Remus just stared at him in surprise.

James looked thoughtful and he finally nodded.
“Oh yeah I know who you mean. Why, what’s she done to you? Besides being in Slytherin and hanging around with Snape, of course.”
Sirius seemed to become calmer and the expression of fury was replaced with bewilderment. He held his hands out towards his friends and shrugged.
“I don’t know!” he wailed and dropped onto his bed.
James and Remus exchanged a disconcerted look and then looked at Sirius who was shaking his head.
“I don’t know what she did.” He began. He looked at each of his friends as he spoke. “You know the other day when I came in with that donkey’s nose?” he asked looked annoyed again. James suppressed a grin and nodded.
“Well that was her.” Sirius told them.
“Why did she give you a donkey’s nose?” asked Remus, suspecting he already knew the answer.
“I don’t know!” cried Sirius angrily. “I guess the little runt can’t take a joke.” He added. Remus shook his head and rolled his eyes.
“You mean you were teasing her and she retaliated?” he prompted.
“That’s not the point!” Sirius retorted. “The point is; I wasn’t about to let that nose thing go, so I followed her. I was going to get my own back on her, naturally.”
James nodded in agreement as if to acknowledge that he would have done exactly the same thing.
“So what happened? Did you get her good?” asked James, eager to find out what his friend had done to get his own back.
“No!” cried Sirius and James looked disappointed. “I didn’t get the chance. I followed her to the Quidditch changing rooms and I was about to burst in and hex her when…ROARGH!”
He made a loud roaring sound, which made Remus jump and James look positively astonished.

Remus frowned,
“What does…’roargh’ mean exactly?” he asked, imitating Sirius.
‘I mean I was attacked!”
“Attacked? By Hedwig?!” asked James sitting up straight on the edge of his bed, looking rather angry himself now. At this point Sirius fell quiet again.
“I…I’m not sure!” he spoke in a gasping voice. Both James and Remus were watching Sirius carefully.
“What exactly happened?” asked James, sounding more serious by the second.
“It was a great big black leopard. Burst out of the door and tried to attack me!”
James coughed and spluttered in surprise whilst Remus started at Sirius in horror with his mouth wide open.
“She set a great cat on you? How did she do that?” asked James, looking completely baffled, horrified and rather furious.
“I really don’t know. I’m not even sure it was real now because I managed to out-run it all the way back to the castle and there was no sign of it afterwards.”
“You out-ran a leopard?” asked Remus sceptically.
“I know it doesn’t make sense does it?”
“Maybe she called it back.” suggested James.
“Maybe it wasn’t real. Maybe it was an illusion.”
“Yeah maybe.” Nodded Sirius, agreeing with Remus. “But McGonagall was in the foyer and I told her everything.”
“What did she say?” cried James.
“She didn’t believe me! She thought it was a joke. Thought it was something you and me had cooked up.”
“She didn’t even go and look for it or anything?” asked James sounding angrier by the second. Sirius shook his head and James scowled.

“But how would an eleven year old know how to conjure an illusion like that?” asked Remus, looking completely bewildered himself.
“I don’t know, but the little freak is going to pay.” Hissed Sirius.
“Darn straight she is. Little Miss Hedwig just made an enemy of The Marauders. She’s in a whole world of trouble.”

MsMorgan · 06-23-2008, 02:26 AM

Love the new chapter!

Please post another soon!

Keysquah · 06-23-2008, 02:35 AM

Vurrrry nice!!!
Please keep it coming my lovely!!!
I really liked the part with Lily!!

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