Melody Riddle Returns. A Conversation.

Professor Melody returned to the RedVampire common room, a similar way to how she left, just more in reverse. She suddenly appeared, her eyes filled with blood once more, the red drained away and her normal eyes returned, still entraced, her mouth opened, her diamond python withdrew from her body via her mouth.
"Are you alright, misssstressss?" - Ares hissed.
"I'm fine, my love, a little shaken but nothing new," Mel replied.


She took off her cloak and around her waist was a sash. The sash had bottles connected. In the bottles were the wonderful creatures whom were going to work with the students to save the castle, the school and the good of magic.
A red bottle began to shake and fizz, a mighty roar came from within.
"Hush, now not yet," Mel whispered to the Mage. "We have to find the students you each belong to now first."
With that she returned her cloak to her back and double stepped out of the room into the corridors....


Aylin got her potion. Sliver was sitting next to her.
"That wasn't wise, Aylin..." - he mumbled and walked away from her.
"I didn't have a choice. Obviously, your plan is not working either. It's crystal clear that you are trying to cover something. Everyone can smell it."
"They can only accuse me, but they can't prove a thing." Aylin chuckled. If only they knew what the potion contained: that would be just about enough to fly her out of Kwadleigh. And Sliver too.
"You're lucky I can trust you on this," she mumbled. Her eyes darkened and he could read the sadness in her look. "When will I be normal again?"
That was a tough question. Normal? She hasn't been normal for too long. She's been everything but normal. And once again Aylin wondered if she could ever become herself again.
"Sometimes I think that this thing is too much for me. Too powerful! I hope the creatures will help me solve some things..."
"Speaking of creatures and such," - Sliver interrupted her abruptly - "we will be running out of ingredients. Pretty soon."
"But I thought you took care of that!"
"Well, whose fault is it that you start changing unexpectedly now? And not only that! Let us not forget your little..."
"Keep quiet!"
Sliver shrugged. "I better go check on my House".
Aylin gave him a warning look:
"If I were you, I'd be more careful. Soon everyone will know. We don't want that, do we? At least keep it a secret until we manage to solve the 'problem'."
He shook his head. "Yes, of course..."
His hand reached for the doorknob when he stopped: "Oh... one more thing! Sometime soon you have to let me talk again to the 'thing'."