The Lioness and the Snake

Written by Bellatrixreincarnation

chapter four

That night I didn't bother going down to the Great Hall for dinner I just couldn't face Tom right now, not when my heart still hurt and was ridden with guilt. Instead I went to the seventh floor where the Room of Requirement was located and whispered softly "Give me a place where I can be alone" a small door morphed into the wall and I entered cautiously. The room was very much like my room at home with the same soft blue painted walls and golden swirls on the curtains, I smiled when I saw my beloved guitar lying in the middle of the room. Picking my guitar I began to play one of my favourite songs:

I looked away

Then I look back at you

You try to say

The things that you can't undo

If I had my way

I'd never get over you

Today's the day

I pray that we make it through

Make it through the fall

Make it through it all

[Chorus:]

And I don't wanna fall to pieces

I just want to sit and stare at you

I don't want to talk about it

And I don't want a conversation

I just want to cry in front of you

I don't want to talk about it

Cuz I'm in Love with you

You're the only one,

I'd be with till the end

When I come undone

You bring me back again

Back under the stars

Back into your arms

[Chorus]

Wanna know who you are

Wanna know where to start

I wanna know what this means

Wanna know how you feel

Wanna know what is real

I wanna know everything, everything

[Chorus without last line]

[Chorus]

I'm in love with you

Cuz I'm in love with you

I'm in love with you

I'm in love with you

A small tear fell from my eye as I played the final cord, why was life so harsh to me? Why couldn't I just accept the fact that I was in love with Tom? There was something different about him, questions I wanted answered why had Malfoy called Tom their leader? Why was he suddenly declaring his feelings for me? Why was it all so confusing? "I see you can still play the guitar well" came an amused voice; I turned to see my father standing in the corner of the door. His face looked older still however his eyes were begin to regain their sparkle, "Yes father, how you knew I was here?" I asked curiously. Father smiled

"You are not the first student to come across the Room of requirement Aleena, and I doubt you will be the last. Now child tell me why you were not at dinner?" he asked. I sighed I didn't really want to tell my father about what had happened with Tom, papa liked him however often watched him with sorrowful eyes. Papa took my silence as an answer and asked, "Would the young Tom Riddle be the source of your upset?" he asked gently. I nodded; I hated how papa could read minds.

Papa smiled, "Would you like to talk about what happened?" he asked sitting down next to me, I sighed, I knew what he was trying to do and I was grateful. Normally it was mama who I talked to with my Tom problems, for mama had understood, but mama was gone and papa was all I had left. "Tom kissed me" I said slowly. Papa had a guarded expression on his face; however I thought I saw a flicker of anger in his eyes. "Then what happened?" he asked slowly,

"I told him I had a boyfriend and that we were just friends…. He then said to me Edward wasn't good enough for me and couldn't give me things that he could" I explained tears starting to prick my eyes. Papa nodded, "It would seem Mr Riddle has decided to act upon his emotions, I would like you to stay away from Tom for a while Ali there is a dark aura that surrounds him and I am scared for you" he said gravelly. I looked at him confused,

"What do you mean papa?" I asked papa just shook his head and stood up

"I will get one of the house elves to bring you some food" he said before leaving me confused.

"Ali, Ali wait up!" Poppy cried as she pushed through the sea of people to reach me, I turned around and waited for her, taking one look at the worry on her face I quickly asked "Poppy what's wrong?" Poppy's brown eyes were wide and filled with fear as she dragged me into an alcove. "It's Edward…. There has been an attack and he's…. oh Ali it's terrible it looks like he's been turned to stone!" she cried. Fear filled me as I grabbed hold of my hysterical friend

"Poppy is he at the hospital wing?" I asked quickly, she nodded tears streaming down from her face, I didn't know why she actually cared about Ed especially since he was a pig but then I remembered he was a friend to her brother Jason. I followed Poppy to the hospital, a scream died in my throat as I looked upon the fear stricken face of Edward Smith lying in the hospital bed his hand raised over his face as if to protect it. Suddenly something in his hand caught my eye, quickly opening up the piece of parchment I read:

The heir of the mighty Slytherin has returned

This is just the beginning

Enemies of the heir and mudbloods

Beware!

All the colour drained from my face just as my father and Professor Dippet entered the Hospital Wing, "My God…." Dippet began to say however shock seemed to take over him. Father noticed the crumpled piece of parchment in my hand, "Aleena what is that?" he asked. I handed him the parchment and saw him grimaced, he then turned to Professor Dippet, "Armando the Heir of Slytherin has returned and has opened the Chamber" he said in a hushed voice.

Professor Dippet was normally an easy going man; he was fair and had been kind to father upon his arrival this year, and however his normal joy filled face had erupted into anger. "Do n not be ridiculous Albus the Chamber of Secrets is a myth I tell you! A myth made to scare children into keeping curfew it is not real!" he shouted. Poppy and I shared a look, what had this to do with the legendary Chamber of Secrets? Father kept a clam face as he said simply, "Look at the boy Armando the boy has been petrified" he said simply, Professor Dippet noticed us listening and said to father, "We shall continue in my office Albus" he said simply as the two left.

As Poppy and I walked back to the Gryffindor common room I asked, "What do you reckon they meant by Chamber of Secrets? I mean Dippet is right isn't he it's just some story to scare first years?" Poppy shrugged, she had been silent since I showed her the note, and "Poppy what's wrong?" I asked her. The brunette looked at me with those huge brown eyes that were like the ones of a doe, "Ali the heir is someone in the school and they said 'mudbloods beware' Cyril and I are muggleborn" she explained.

"Its proberly just some Slytherin prank….. It'll blow over" I tried to reassure her, she gave me a sad smile "I hope your right Aleena I really do!"

I was wrong. A rare thing but I was, there were five more attacks, at first they seemed random then people started to realise that they were all muggle born students. That was when the fear started, nobody was allowed out of their dorms after dinner, students were to be walked to lessons by teachers it was terrible! What made it worse was the Slytherines joked about it and jeered at the remaining muggle borns saying they would be next. What broke my heart was that Tom was joining in, he looked so different! He was naturally pale however it was healthy, but now he looked waxy and tired and his eyes had a strange red tint.

He hadn't talked to me since the day he had kissed me, that had been two months ago, it pained me to not having him laughing next to me as we hunted for peace in the castle, it was strange how he didn't even talk to me about his ambitions anymore. I had been replaced, what was worse I had been replaced by a Malfoy! Yes Jesabella Malfoy was forever at his side now, she would bat her pretty blonde eyelashes at him and blush and giggle when he would look at her. How I hated that cow! But what made things worse was whenever I was around Tom would flaunt his relationship with Jesabella in front of me as if to say 'this could have been you' I wondered if she knew that he was using her.

It was nearing the Christmas holidays and I was sitting at the Gryffindor table my strawberry blonde hair was in a tangled mess seeing as it refused to be tamed this morning, when a familiar eagle owl landed gracefully in front of me. It was carrying a letter, unclasping the letter from its leg I began to read:

Dear sisters,

Father wrote and told me what is happening in the school, I have applied for the job of Defence against the Dark Arts seeing as professor Merryweather is retiring. Be safe my beautiful sisters!

Love your brother

Leonardo Dumbledore

Getting up from my place at the Gryffindor table I walked towards the Ravenclaw table where Anna was sitting with her friends, Elizabeth Fell and Nicole Clearwater. Anna greeted me with misty violet eyes, she had been the only one out of the three of us to have inherited mother's Veela gene. "Leo sent this I thought you might like to read it" I said softly, it was hard for me to forget that Anna wasn't a little kid anymore and was old enough to make her own decisions, heck she even had a boyfriend at thirteen! She quickly read the letter and a small smile graced her pale face, "All three of us united at Hogwarts at its darkest hour" she said dreamily before turning back to Nicole.

Anna and I didn't really get on very well, we were too different, where I was outgoing, confident and rebellious. She was shy, studious and a follower of the rules, we got on as two sisters should but the death of our mother had pushed us away seeing as she believed it was my fault she was dead. But Anna was still a child and didn't really understand, sighing I decided to go to the room of requirement I didn't notice somebody was following me.

Once there I grabbed my guitar and started to play:

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Each mornin' I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have spent all my years in believin' you
But I just can't get no relief, Lord

Somebody, somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love?

I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache my bones
At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
I get down on my knees
And I start to pray
Till the tears run down from my eyes

Lord, somebody, ooh, somebody
Can anybody find me, somebody to love?

(He works hard)
Every day, I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Oh Lord
Somebody, somebody
Can anybody find me, someone to love?

I got no rhythm
I just keep losin' my beat
I'm okay, I'm alright
Ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord

Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Can anybody find me somebody to love?
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love

Clapping came from behind me as I turned I looked into the mocking face of Tom Riddle, "Hello darling" he called. I glared at him, how had he managed to get in?

"What do you want Riddle?" I demanded trying to sound fierce however that was lost when my heart felt like it wanted to jump out of my heart and engulf him. Tom smirked at me and gave me a look that showed he was hurt, "Ali you wound me! Here I was thinking we were such great friends" he spat the last word as if it was something vile. I couldn't help but wince as I looked into those red eyes, "Why did you kiss me?" I demanded. Tom smiled,

"Isn't it obvious darling, your beautiful and I want you to be mine that bloody dimwit doesn't deserve you" he drawled, his eyes dancing with malice as he spoke of Edward. Fear flooded me, I was an heiress of Godric Gryffindor, fear wasn't supposed to be in my vocabulary! "And you do?" I challenged suppressing the urge to step backwards as he advanced towards me.

"Yes Princess I do" he whispered in my ear, my body trembled as he slowly stroked my cheek before tilting my head back and kissing me. Desire pulsed through me as I seized his mouth and kissed him hard, his tongue demanded access to my mouth and I gladly let it as it claimed dominance. My hands found their way into his hair while his pushed me up against the wall before staying firmly on my hips. When he pulled away he was an inch away from me, "Look me in the eye and tell me you don't feel anything for me and I will leave you alone" he said. How much I wanted to say I didn't love him and that I hadn't felt the passion run through me like electricity, but I couldn't because I would be lying and you can't lie to Tom.

When I didn't answer Tom began to smile, "You can't can you…. You love me the way that I love you! Admit it Aleena we were meant to be together!" he declared, I didn't say anything I just let him kiss me.

Author's notes

Hello everyone sorry for the long wait, the two songs do not belong to me in case you didn't know :

Avril Lavigne- Fall to pieces

Queen- Somebody to love

Please review and I'll update soon