Lady Mortem || Harry Potter Fanfiction

2nd Memory : Artemis Sierra Pandora

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When the previous memory collapsed, Marvolo expected to return to reality. So when he found himself somewhere outside, he knew that he must've been in another memory of Scilla.

Marvolo looked around, finding himself in a large oddly familiar field. A massive stone castle stood towering over him. There's something familiar about this place. He walked towards the seemingly empty castle, hoping to find Scilla.

Marvolo came to a stop when his eyes caught sight of snowy white locks behind a tree. His instinct told him those white lock of hair belong to her. He approached the tree and walk around it, coming to a halt as he finally saw her face.

Scilla was leaning against the tree, eyes closed in a sleep. She looks.. Peaceful. Ethereal even. For a moment, Marvolo just stood there, unable to speak. As he was about to tap her to wake her up, her eyes fluttered open revealing a pair of crystal blue eyes that sparkle like a pair of Sapphire.

She looks up but she doesn't seem to look at Marvolo who stood in front of her. Sounds of footsteps caught both their attention. Marvolo widens his eyes as he realized who was approaching and where he was right now. No wonder he felt familiar. He's in Hogwarts, or at least when it was recently build.

"Artemis." The man Marvolo notices to be a younger version of his ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, sat down beside the girl.

"Sal."

"Everyone is looking for you." Salazar leaned at the tree.

"I know. Why else would you think I escaped here?" Salazar chuckled, knowing that Artemis possibly try to avoid Godric and his high energy.

Scilla, or Artemis in this life, let out a tired sigh as she thought of Godric. She do loves that man, he is her brother in everything but blood, but he can be too energetic and loud at times. Artemis leaned her head on Salazar's shoulder, closing her eyes as they just enjoyed the air of spring.

Marvolo could feel a twinge of jealousy as he watched their interaction. He is not one capable of love, it is something he did not even try to understand before meeting Scilla. But even to an emotionally stunted man like him, he could see the love in his ancestor's eyes as he gaze at the death's heir.

Marvolo silently watched as the rest of the Hogwarts Founders finally found them. Apparently they are celebrating the finished building of Hogwarts. This is the historic day of when Hogwarts was born.

He watched as the four Founders circle the white haired girl, teasing the girl as if it was the usual. Marvolo guessed, she must've been the youngest amongst them, judging by the amount of fondness in each of the founder's eyes as they looked at her.

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When the memory blurs, Marvolo found himself in a different place. This time, he was in a place that looked to be a common room. He never found this room in Hogwarts before. Artemis was lounging on the long white sofa with, what he assume to be Atheia, the basilisk, wrapped around her on the sofa.

Salazar came in with a huff, before sitting down beside the girl, looking irritated. Atheia slithers towards Salazar, flicking her tongue. Artemis raised an eyebrow as she glance at the Slytherin founder.

"Did you have another fight with Godric?" Artemis asked. This wasn't their first fight so she wasn't surprised as Salazar scowled.

"I just do not see why we have to accept the mudbloods within the Hogwarts walls. It is bound to cause disaster later on."