The Snakes Lair (Alicia Nightcliff)

[Aden McGrogan]

"FLIPPENDO!" a voice yelled from the Slytherin Common room. "Minuscule Virus! Get out of my sight or I'll hex you!" The voice rang again. A few minutes later the Slytherin porthole opened. A young boy ran out, shortly followed by a 5th year. "FLORIKUS!" the 5th year yelled as a beam of light shot out of his wand toward the younger boy. The spell bounced off the wall as it missed the younger boy by a few inches.

Cursing Under his breath, Aden turned around. "Slighlty missed!" he said aggrivated to himself. Slipping his wand into his cloak pocket he started to wander around the cool eerie dungeon corridoors. This was one way Aden tryed to get ride of his anger. Walking around the dungeons as he aimlessly shot spells at rats.

Turning the corner Aden strod down the shadowy hallway with his hands in his pockets. His eyes were used to the darkness. Living in the dungeons for five years you have to adjust. "Revolting Peasent... Iniquity Louse..." Aden mumbled under his breath as he took a long inhale of the cool air. Pacing his steeps Aden turned a corner and went deeper into the dungeons. Many times before he has explored the area beneath Hogwarts. He knew his way around. All the secret passages to Hogsmeade, around the school etc. Well at least he thought he did.

Aden looked at the torches on the walls. "Looks like they were lit a few nights ago." he thought to himself. "They are nearly dieing down." Not minding anymore about the small amount of lighting he walked further on. Aden walked a few steps before he heard foot stepps. "Who is down here?" he thought to himself. Aden stopped as he guessed he was intruding in on a secret conversation between people. Listening around him he only heard one sound of foot steps "One person." he thought again. Aden walked toward the closest corner and peered around. It was a girl, alone. "Why would a girl be in the dungeons? Probably a Slytherin venting also." he said to himself. Walking into the open, Aden squinted his eyes as he tryed to make out the girl within the darkness. "Hey, Slytherin." Trying to catch the girl's attention.

[alicia]

Alicia was sitting alone on the third step of a corner staircase on the second floor. Most of her friends had gone to Hogsmeade. She had decided to stay back as she did not feel up for it. Now sitting there in the lonely passage all by herself, she wished she had gone. Sighing, she started running her fingers through her shiny blonde hair. It was as beautiful as ever, shining even in these gloomy, dark passages.

Feeling bored, she got up and started walking. There was a portrait at the end of the passage. She walked up and stared at it. In it was a middle-aged bearded man, frowning at her. Irritated and frustrated, she stuck her tongue out at him.

Suddenly she heard a sound from behind her. Turning around she saw a tiny dark shadow in the distance. Taking a few steps into a dark corner, she saw it was only the silhouette of a cat. Having nothing else to do, she stooped down to pick it up. As she did, it made a dash and she almost fell forwards. Putting her right hand against the wall for stability she tried to get up but felt herself fall again. This time she kept on falling. She was in a narrow tube of some sort, almost like a slide.

Before long, she was at the bottom of the tube, in a gloomy passage. "The dungeons!" she exclaimed to herself as she got up. "I didn't know of this passage," she commented loudly. Deciding to explore a little, she started walking.

No sooner had she taken a few steps when she heard someone call out from behind. Turning around she saw it was a fifth year Slytherin she didn't know too well. "I'm a Gryffindor," she said hastily, then added on curiously, "What are you doing here anyway?"

[Aden McGrogan]

Hardly seeing the girl through the dark hallway, Aden walked closer. "Gryffindor!?" he said suprized. Listening to her ask him a question he answered in an annoyed tone. "Me! Im a Slytherin." he said walking closer to the girl. "Everyone knows The Slytherin Common Room is somewhere down here, in the dungeons.." He said dragging on, as he watched the Gryffindor in her unfarmillar territory.

Taking his wand out of his pocket he said, "Lumos." the tip of his wand lit and brightened up the hallway. Seeing who the girl was, Aden thought in his head, 'Who is that.. I remember from the Great hall, our first year. Alyssa?... Ahh who knows, something with an A.' he thought. Aden leaned up against the wall to his right and said, "And Why is a Gryffie Down here? Did you loose your way?" Aden asked. He was in a bad mood and ready to play.

With a sly grin on his face he began to think. 'Oooh if this girl was Potter. He would be gone by now.' laughing a little bit under his breath he thought on. ' I cant hurt her, She's a girl! maybe... ahh yes.' Aden thought in his head. Looking up at the girl he said. "Dont you feel a bit, well how do i say it, out of place down here? Slytherins wander through theses corridors and you never know what a slytherin would do.. Expecially to a Gryffindor." he said as he stood up straight off the wall. "Really such a pitty you are lost. This is actually really deep in the dugeons." Turning around he laughed. "Well, I guess I must be off got things to do people to see." Aden began walking deeper into the darkness as he said "Nox." and his wand went out. Yelling back to the girl he said, "Hope you find your way out. If not... Dont go to the right. I walked down there earlier and I saw something weird curled up in a corner."

Aden walked away in the darkness filled with laugher, but he dare not let it out. Aden was good with mind games. Knowing the girl wouldnt trust a Slytherin she would turn right. But Aden already knew what layed beyond the corner. But if she turned left, There might be something there as well that awaits her. Smiling in his glory he stopped in pure darkness and waited for the girls decision.

[alicia]

Alicia squinted in the darkness as the boy walked closer. As he lighted the hallway with his wand, Alicia took a few steps towards him, scrutinising his face. He did look familiar. "Ah, that McGrogan boy....can't remember your first name," she said as she recognised him as a sixth year prefect's brother.

As the boy asked her if she'd lost her way, she was about to open her mouth and admit it when she saw the sly look on his face. Quickly, she changed her mind. "Of course not!" she said, then added, "I was just exploring."

Looking right at the Slytherin student, she shrugged as he asked her if she felt out of place. Snorting, she said rather haughtily, "You don't know a thing about me. I'm not afraid of any Slytherin or anyone for that matter - Not even You-Know-Who." As she uttered those words, she felt a chill creep up her spine. Determined not to let her anxiety show, she put on a smug smile.

"Does he really think I'm going to trust his words?" thought Alicia as he advised her against turning right. "Then again, he might be using reverse psychology on me,' she thought. After all, Alicia came from a lineage of Slytherins and was one of the few people from her family who hadn't been a Slytherin. That bit of Slytherin had been and would always be a part of her. She knew only too well how Slytherins thought and behaved. As he walked off, she called out to him quickly, "Wait, where exactly are you going?" Walking up to him, she said "Lumos", lighting up the hallway once again. "Why didn't you just go down the hallway, to the left?" she asked, then added, "Why don't we go together and check out what exactly is there, on the right......if you do have the guts, that is?" Knowing a Slytherin, she knew it was not likely he'd back out of a challenge and she had indeed made it sound like a challenge. "This should work to my advantage," she thought as she awaited his reply.

[Aden McGrogan]

'exploring.. yea right!' Aden thought, as he smiled and waited in the darkness. Soon, as he thought, the Gryffindor girl came toward him. "To scared to go on your own missy?" he nagged. "Me? Im going go to the Great hall. Im quite hungery 'ew know." he said as he rubbed his stomach. " If you must know. There is a trap door down here." pointing down the darkend hallway. "That is way more easier and faster to get there, Rather than the stairs." Aden ended with a look toward the gryffie girl.

Soon the girl added something about the right and left corridors. Half listening to her tiring babble, he heard a small portion of her nonsence. 'if you do have the guts, that is?' "What did you say Gryffie?" he said shifting his weight off the wall he was leaning on. Like a recorder Aden memorized everything the girl just said. Smiling he understood her dare, to go with her down the right side.

Looking at the girl right in front of him he said, "You dont think you can trust me? Aww 'dear that hurts me right here!" putting his hand over his heart. "I told you not to go the right way, own saftly that is for you. I thought I should be nice for once. Tell the truth and make someones day better. But no! Little miss here doesnt belive me." Crossing his arms he went on. "I didnt Gryffies knew how to handle a wand." Looking down at the bright light on the tip of her wand. "Guess you proved me wrong, eh?" with a minor laugh Aden smiled at the girl."I guess this will be fun! Im Game for the right hallway!" He said accepting the dare. Aden put his hand in his pocket and took out his wand. Looking back up the to girl he added. "Well since we will be spending some Quality Time together I guess I should know your name, eh?"