The Amendment

Chapter Five

"How did you do that? What were you thinking?" Dagon asks, looking right up into my eyes. I shrug and then say as his deep voice filters out through my mouth, "I don't know what I did! I just thought something and it happened!"

"What did you think?" Dixon questions with wide eyes, his scaled body slithering from my neck to my thigh to look at me from more of a distance. Dagon joins him, his brown irises with spalshes of blue and white widening in shock as I sit in his Slytherin form.

"I'm not saying anything about what I said." I say sternly before sighing and I'm about to ask a question when I hear, "Dagon? Are you in there?"

Dagon and Dixon look at me with wide eyes, and I sigh before saying, "Looks like I'm being you for a bit, Dagon."

"Don't even think about doing something embarrassing," Dagon says before apologizing with a slightly gruff edge, "Sorry."

"Yes, I'm here." I reply loudly as I get to my feet with Dagon and Dixon in my hands. I put them on my shoulders as a new face appears around the corner, a Slytherin with blonde hair and pale blue eyes. His hair is at least to his shoulders but not messy, and it brushes the top of his black shirt. He has the same body as Huntly, with the same wings and colours, and as he smiles, a dark blue tongue slides out between his fangs.

"That's Jericho, Huntly's younger brother." Dagon quickly says before Jericho asks, "How are you this morning?"

"Not too bad, Jericho. Just seeing what I could give my pet snakes for a snack. Any suggestions?" I ask, still amazed at how deep Dagon's voice actually is.

"I'm guessing that you could feed them pretty much anything." Jericho says as he crosses his arms and leans against the cave wall, looking at me. I turn around and then whisper to Dagon, "What should I say?"

"Ask him what he is doing for today." Dagon suggests before I ask, "Any plans for this morning or afternoon?"

"Yes. I was actually going to go out and sit on the edge of Fingal's rocks, maybe snatch up any humans that are there." Jericho replies as I feel my stomach twist, but I take a deep breath in and reply, "Sounds wonderful. Going with anyone?"

"Yes, I'm going with Huntly and Koray." Jericho replies as I grab two puffin chunks off of the ledge and put one in front of Dixon and Dagon. They quickly take the meat into their mouths and then swallow them as I turn to face Jericho.

"Nice of you to go with your siblings." I nod at him before walking past Jericho, and as I'm walking away, I ask the Slytherin, "What were you calling me for?"

"Oh, about that, I was just going to deliever the news that Koray is pregnant with Jandro's Slytherin."

"Hot darn!" Dixon exclaims in joy right before Dagon says, "Finally! A new addition to the Ruinous Clan!"

I repeat exactly what Dagon said, and Jericho smiles before adding, "She just found out this morning when she felt a wing in her."

"That's fantastic." I nod encouragingly before heading into the massive hall, hoping to go unnoticed, but Huntly stops in front of me and asks, "Hey Dagon, mind I head out to grab some food with Jandro?"

"Of course not, go and be with him." I respond as Huntly nods almost awkwardly, and I hear Dagon snarl, "Arrogant Huntly is grumpy again. He probably hasn't eaten yet."

"If I may ask another thing, Dagon," Jericho says as I turn around and face him, "Could I talk to you outside?"

"We can go now, if you'd like." I say as Jericho nods, and I hear Dagon mumble, "Something bad is coming."