THE HALLOWEEN FEAST WAS ALWAYS GOOD, but it would taste a lot better for Aelora if Coventina come Hogsmeade- sadly she didn't want to, and told Aelora to go with Anastacius.

Aelora pouts, she truly want her to go with her but she couldn't force her to.

On Halloween morning, Coventina awoke with the rest and went down
to breakfast, trying to not break something.

She hate Halloween.

James raises a brow, "Why?" He asks reculantly.

"Because it remind me of bad memories." Coventina replies, softly.

If it was someone else- Anastacius was sure that Coventina would have not reply.

"I will bring a lots of chocolates from Honeydukes," said Aelora who was still sulking.

"Yeah, a lot," said Anastacius. He had utterly forgotten that he will have to be with annoying people- except Aelora and some Slytherins.

"We are those 'some Slytherins'." Daphne chuckles, winking at Anastacius.

"Eyes off." Delphina pinch Daphne's waist.

"Eeek!!"

"Do whatever you want, but," said Coventina in what she hoped was her normal voice, "Be careful."

"Here." Anastacius took out his necklaces and give it to Coventina before kissing her cheek. "If there is
any problem, call out for me." He told
her

"Call out my name." A muggleborn student mumbles.

"Mine too!" Aelora took out hers and give it Coventina who sighed calmly.

"Thank you."

"She meant it." Aelora smirks.

Antares sulks.

"What a baby." Coventina mumbles.

She accompanied them to the entrance hall, where Filch, the caretaker, was standing inside the front doors, checking off names against a long list, peering suspiciously into every face, and making sure that no one was sneaking out who shouldn't be going

Coventina made her solitary way up the marble staircase, through the deserted corridors, and back to Gryffindor Tower.

"Password?" said the Fat Lady, jerking out of a doze. "Fortuna Major," said Coventina listlessly. The portrait swung open and he climbed through the hole into the common room. It was full of chattering first and second years, and a few older students, who had obviously visited Hogsmeade so often the novelty had worn off.

"Coventina! Coventina! Hi, Coventina!" It was Colin Creevey, a second year who was deeply in awe of Coventina and never missed an opportunity to speak to her.

"He still follows you?" Theodore asks Coventina.

"Yes."

"Tsk." Antares rolls his eyes.

"He. Is. A. Child." Draco sighs.

"Aren't you going to Hogsmeade, Coventina? Why not? Hey-" Colin looked eagerly around at his friends, "You can come and sit with us, if you like, Coventina!"

"No, thanks, Colin," said Coventina, who wasn't in the mood to have a lot of people staring avidly at the scar on her forehead.  After that, she had no choice but to turn right around and head back out of the portrait hole again.

"What was the point waking me up?" the Fat Lady called grumpily after
her as she walked away without a care.

"So damn grumpy." Sirius mutters.

"Like you when you lost your moto." Marlene reminds.

"My baby!!"

Remina and Antares looks at him.

"My third baby...?"

She turned around and came face-to-face with Filch, who had obviously just seen off the last of the Hogsmeade visitors. "What are you doing?" Filch snarled suspiciously.

"Nothing," said Coventina truthfully.

"Nothing!" spat Filch, his jowls quivering unpleasantly. "A likely
story! Sneaking around on your own- why aren't you in Hogsmeade buying
Stink Pellets and Belch Powder and Whizzing Worms like the rest of your nasty little friends?" Coventina shrugged.

"How disrespectful." Lilia crossed her arms.

"I agree." Rodolphus yawns.

"Dolphin."

"Shut up."

"Well, get back to your common room where you belong!" snapped Filch,
and he stood glaring.

Coventina chuckles and glared at him, "Listen, don't ever talk to me like this." She told him coldly.  She smiled as she remember one of most useful curse.

Coventina took out her wand and cast, "Imperio!" Flinch stood up straightly, his eyes were blank. "Oh my Morgana." A chuckles left Coventina's lips. "Get out of my sight and forget this uncounter." She ordered and walked away as Flinch obeyed her.

"She use an unforgiveable curse!!" Molly shouts angrily.

Dumbledore tenses.

"She literally killed two people and left a boy traumatised, why are you still surprise?" Gideon asks his sister annoyed.

"Sit back down." Fabian scoffs.

"Can you talk to your wife?" Fabian says to Arthur.

Arthus put Molly back down.

"Good job." Achilles congratulates Coventina.

"I know right?" Coventina grins.

"I love that curse." She mumbled and
climbed a staircase, thinking vaguely of visiting the Owlery to see something, and was walking along another corridor when a voice from inside one of the rooms said,

"Coventina?"

"THAT'S MY MOONY'S VOICE!"

"We know, S-i-r-i-u-s." Marlene glares at him. "Opps."

Coventina doubled back to see who had spoken and met Professor Lupin,
looking around her office door. "What are you doing?" said Lupin, though in a very different voice from Filch. "Where are Aelora and Anastacius?"

"Hogsmeade," said Coventina politely, which was rare- she doesn't respect others, she only give orders but some people changed her a little.

Euphemia smiles, she remembers her best friend, not Minnie but Dorea. She was like Coventina but with more stubborness.

"Ah," said Lupin. She considered Coventina for a moment. "Why don't you come in? I've just taken delivery of a grindylow for our next lesson." "A what?" said Coventina. She followed Remina into her office.

In the corner stood a very large tank
of water. A sickly green creature with sharp little horns had its face pressed against the glass, pulling faces and flexing its long, spindly fingers. "Water demon," said Remina, surveying the grindylow thoughtfully. "We shouldn't have much difficulty with him, not after the kappas. The trickis to break his grip. You notice the abnormally long fingers? Strong, but very brittle."

The grindylow bared its green teeth and then buried itself in a tangle of weeds in a corner. "Cup of tea?" Remina said, looking around for hier kettle. "I was just thinking of making one." "All right," said Coventina.

"I love how she just can't refuse you." Marlene chuckles.

"Her fifth word was 'Moony'." Thanatos tells them.

"Really?" Remina smiles, Thanatos nods.

"Her first word?" James asks curiously while Achilles grins thinking he or James would be first.

"Tares." Thanatos whispers for only the Marauders to hear.

If Achilles was drinking something- he would have spill it already.

"Who is Tares?" Sirius asks confuse.

James, Remina and Thanatos facepalms.

Remina tapped the kettle with her wand and a blast of steam issued suddenly from the spout. "Sit down," said Remina taking the lid off a dusty tin.

Something of Coventina's thoughts seemed to have shown on her face, because Remina said, "Anything worrying you, sweetie?"

"No," Coventina lied. She drank a bit of tea and watched the grindylow brandishing a fist at her. "Yes," she said suddenly, putting her tea down on Remina's desk. "You know that day we fought the boggart?" "Yes," said Remina slowly.

"Why didn't you let me fight it?" said Coventina abruptly. Remina raised his eyebrows. "I would have thought that was obvious, Cub," she said, sounding surprised. Coventina, who had expected Remina to deny that she'd done any such thing, was taken aback.

Anastacius smiles, his sister had always see bad in others who tried to get to close to her.

"Why?" she said again. "Well," said Remina, frowning slightly, "I assumed that if the boggart faced you, it would assume the shape of Lord Voldemort."
Coventina stared. Not only was this the last answer she'd expected, but Remina had said Voldemort's name.

"Clearly, I was wrong," said Remina, still frowning at Coventina. "But I didn't think it a good idea for Lord Voldemort to materialize in the staffroom. I imagined that people would panic." "I didn't think of Voldemort," said Coventina honestly. "I don't fear him."

"I see," said Remina thoughtfully. "Well, well... I'm impressed." fie smiled slightly at the look of surprise on Coventina's face. She didn't know why but she feel like she knew Remina for many years.

"Because I did." Coventina smiles.

"Hmfp, what about me?" Antares pouts,

"I don't remember." Coventina grins.

They were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Come in," called Remina. The door opened, and in came Snape. He was carrying a goblet, which was smoking faintly, and stopped at the sight of Coventina, his black eyes narrowing.

"Ah, Severus," said Remina, smiling. "Thanks very much. Could you leave
it here on the desk for me?" Snape set down the smoking goblet, his eyes wandering between Coventina and
Remina "I was just showing Coventina, my grindylow," said Remina pleasantly, pointing at the tank.

"Stay the hell away from her." Sirius growls.

Antares scoffed, "Stupid potion master."

"Fascinating," said Snape, without looking at it. "You should drink that
directly, Lupin." "Yes, Yes, I will," said Remina with a forced smiled.

"I made an entire cauldronful," Snape continued. "If you need more. "I should probably take some again tomorrow. Thanks very much, Severus." "Not at all," said Snape, but there was a look in his eye Coventina didn't like. He backed out of the room, unsmiling and watchful.

Coventina looked curiously at the goblet. Remina chuckled.

"You may not like it but you are really curious about many things." Antares tells her.

"You were too." Coventina shrugs.

"Touché." Antares mutters.

"Professor Snape has very kindly concocted a potion for me," she said. "I have never been much of a potion- brewer and this one is particularly
complex." She picked up the goblet and sniffed it.

"Pity sugar makes it useless," she added, taking a sip and shuddering. "Why?" Coventina began. Remina looked at her and answered the unfinished question.

"I've been feeling a bit off-color," she said. "This potion is the only thing that helps. I am very lucky to be working alongside Professor Snape; there aren't many wizards who are up to making it."

James side-eyes Remina with Sirius who hugged her.

"Sweet little moon." Sirius murmurs.

Regulus smiles.

Remina took another sip. "Professo-" Remina giggle, "When we are alone, you can call me by my name." She informed Coventina. "Okay, Remi." Remina smiles brightly.

"She called me Remi!"

"She will call me Siri soon!"

"I have a question- personal one." Coventina told her. "Shoot." Remina tilted her head curiously. "Did the white-blue ball happened to be the Moon?" Remina placed down her cup shocked.

"Oh," Remina's smiles fade away.

Many were curious.

"Don't ask any question. Just keep your damn mouths shut." Coventina says leaving no room for arguments for those who want to ask.

By her reaction, Coventina had her answer. She watched Remina let out
a shaky sighs. "I won't tell anyone, I
promise, I was merely curious." Coventina stated honestly.

Surprised, Remina looked at her, "You are a lot like James." She told her, Coventina pressed her lips together, "Really?" She questioned.

Achilles nods.

"He rassured me the same way and stated the same words but he was shaking of worry." Remina laughed gently.

James smiles sweetly.

"Anything for our Moony."

"Oh." Coventina smiled. "You should smile more, it make you look like a true angel and I am sure you are one." A sigh left Coventina's lips.

"I am not one-" Remina shook her head. "Everybody have their own demons, you just need to tame it." Coventina nodded and stood up. "I won't tell anyone." She repeated.

"She is right, smile more." Antares whispers in her ear.

"I trust you." Coventina left, on her way to the library.

"You are a lot like James."

"You should smile more,"

Lost in her thought, Coventina made a way to the Astronomy tower and to her surprised, Antares Black was sitting there alone.

"You sound like a stalker, always being everywhere she go." Draco rolls his eyes.

"The real stalker is your man." Antares scoffs.

"He is hearing you."

"Visiting me?" Antares smiled, "In your dreams, Black." Coventina scoffed. "Luckily, I dreams a lot about you." A grin formed on Antares's face.

"Smooth."

"I have something for you." His words caught Coventina's attention. Antares took out a rose, the same rose he fought with. "A rose?" Coventina raised a brow.

"Yes," Antares huffed annoyed that she placed more attention to a rose than him. "It's not a normal one." Coventina mutters as she placed her finger on the thorns which was suposed to make bleed.

So why did it not?

"Because Antares is a fucking psychopath and sadist to others but not to you." Delphina explains.

"He is a sadist even toward me." Coventina sighs.

Antares chuckles and placed his finger on the thorn and slowly blood fall on the floor.

"I forgot masochist."

"Why are you bleeding but I am not?"
Coventina asked curiously, "Because you are special." Antares chuckles, it was the first time where she didn't talk to him coldly.

"Yes, right." She rolled her eyes.

"So, will you take it and protect it?" He asked her softly, "Hm, you are planning something but yes." She sighed.

"T-thank you."

"This one was force." Aelora and Lucius says.

"Do you mean that?" Antares asked her, "No." Coventina smirked, She sat next to him and looked at the sky and slowly she leaned her head on Antares's shoulder and fell asleep for a while.

Antares smiles, "I was drugged if I did that." Coventina scoffs.

"You can be such brat sometimes." Antares squeeze her thigh even tighter.

"Tares-" He smirks.

No nightmares just for a while, how peaceful.

Achilles glares at Antares, "Don't kill him." James squeezes his arms gently.

"Hmfp."