The Werewolf and The Monster

Chapter 14 - Snake's Punishment

Her footsteps entered the Great Hall during dinner and she walked through the hall, her eyes glancing over the table until they landed on a very familiar, disrespectful Snake. Her sour expression showed Pandora she wasn't in the best moods, Which bought a smile to her face. She sat at my table a flashes a smile at the Professors, most returning a similar greeting.

She drank her drink while listening in rather intently to Earle's conversation, She learnt a lot of information. Her first name was Cordelia. She was a pureblood, She had two younger brothers who she loved dearly. Her parents were people she knew personally, Allegra and Everard Earle. They stumbled across her when they were just troublesome teenagers and got caught up in the crossfire while she was burning. Ever since that day they swore they saw dark magic taking over a witch.

She purred out thoughtfully as her hand gently moved the goblet in circular motions, watching the liquid swish in a similar motion. Before she guzzled it down. She continued to listen in as she ate a chicken drumstick leg.

She was planning a midnight trip with her friends. The forbidden forest. Perfect. Her most sadistic side is slowly seeping out and a grin broke out, she gathered enough information and rose to her feet and leaving the Hall, Slinking away into a dark corridor and letting her body shift forms, she opted for her reliable domestic cat form before slinking away outside to the dark forest.

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Pandora waited for hours, sprawled out over a tree branch until she finally saw four people plodding down the steps and quickly running to the forest before them. A grin broke out on the small cats face and got up, following them making sure to stay high in the dense treetops. 

She eyed the ground looking for a safe spot to land. Her eyes narrowing on a large stone below. Her body bent down and jumped down, her claws extending as her paws wrapped around the rock to soften the land. Looking back at Cordelia and her friends, They were wide-eyed at the cat staring back at them.

"Shoo, Shoo" Cordelia said, waving her hands at the small cat in a shooing motion. 

Pandora grinned before shifting back into her original form. "Hello Cordelia, What are you and your friends doing out in the Forbidden forest?"

The girl in front of her sputters. "I can say the same about you! How do you know my name?! You freak have you been stalking me?!" 

Pandora stifled a laughter and shakes her head. "I'm allowed out at night. You on the other hand are not. And I know your name because your obnoxiously loud." She smiled innocently. "Now. What to do with you." She pondered mockingly.

One of the boys began to turn his heel, but she clicked her fingers with a sadistic smile. "Sweetheart it's not a good idea to run away from a Grim-Reaper." She approaches and linked her hands together while behind her back. Tutting with a smile.

Cordelia's face paled immensely. "Merlin, Have mercy on us please, we'll leave and go back to our common rooms" Pandora simply pouted and clicked her tongue.

"You know Cordelia, I know your parents, Imagine what they'd say when 'The girl who was taken over by dark magic' Showed up at their door late at night to inform them about you sneaking into the forbidden forest late at night." She slipped her glove off and wrapped her cold dead hand round Cordelia's neck, causing her to jump and squeal from the sudden icy touch. "Now I won't hurt you merely because my masters haven't given me permission to." She smiled and tilted her head to the side, her hair shifting, showing her eyes and pulls Cordelia uncomfortably close as her voice turns to a low growl, only just louder then a whisper. "I may however. just. loose. control. Next time you disrespect me. Understood?" 

She only released her neck once she nodded. "Glad we've come to an agreement. Now follow me out the forest. It's forbidden for a reason you gits. Oh and don't try to run away, I'll know" She pulled her hand back through her glove and walked up to the castle. Beckoning them to continue following to Professor Snape's classroom. She knocked gently before entering.

"Severus? I found four of your students wandering the Forbidden forest just now." She dragged the four students in. "since your their head of house I'll let you deal with them."

He simply nodded at the dead girl before turning to the students. "I'm disappointed in you four. sneaking out at night knowing damn well there is a murderer on the loose, 50 house points each will be taken away and you'll have detention Tomorrow with Hagrid since you like going into the forest so much. Now get out of my classroom the lot of you."

"I'll escort them to their common room Severus" She smiled and looked at Cordelia, "I have a hunch they'd run away" She purred out lowly Severus simply nodded and waved them away.

"Come now you four. I haven't got all night and you got classes tomorrow" She walked out and they followed her, She pocketed her hands and walked to the Slytherin common room and glared at them. "Get inside." 

They quickly slinked in and she turned her heel and walked off. Her boots echoed out through the corridors and she sighed quietly, long strides and a naturally quick pace. She reached the stairs and begin to climb them. Running into Dumbledore though.

"Hello Albus, Hope your having a good night so far" Pandora purred with a small smile.

He turned to her with a warm smile and his baby blue eyes sparkling over his crescent moon glasses. "I can say tonight has been a calm night so far. You off to bed now I presume?" She nodded and stopped on the stair above him, turning back to him. "Very well then. I won't hold you up for long. I hope you'll have a good rest" 

She smiled with a nod. "I hope so to, I might just break something if Remus appears in my nightmares again"

"Do you have any spells or potions that exist to help with the nightmares?" Albus asked softly.

"Before Death vanished he was looking for a cure or at least a potion to give us a dreamless sleep. But he vanished before he found a stable potion." She explained, her hands lacing behind her back like usual.

"Death really cared about you all didn't he?" She nodded solemnly, her eyes darting to the floor.

"He might of been cruel. But the only creatures he didn't direct his anger to was us, His own creations. He looked after us as if we were his children. Then he disappeared and hasn't returned." She nodded and looked at him once again. "Anyways I best be off to bed now"

Albus nodded and walked down the corridor near them. Leaving her to travel up once again and to her towers portrait.

"Corrupted Soul" She cooed out to the sleeping portrait before her.

"Huh? Oh you finally decided to arrive?" It spoke tiredly, opening it's eyes at her while unlocking the doorway and flinging open.

"I'm sorry. I had some... Slithery snakes to deal with." She smiled warmly. "have a good rest Father Death." 

The creature on the portrait nodded and closed once she entered.