As always the scarlet train was waiting, the Malfoys were sneering and it appeared to be an average day. I sighed, honestly how Ron and Hermione expect me to actually apologise to them after I did nothing wrong is just plain stupid. There a bunch of hypocrites! Well I decided to ignore them at 'head quarters' to counter act there ignoring me on Dumble's orders. This holiday was the worse in history, even my boyfriend wasn't there because his father took him into the Death Eater meetings. I can't blame him; he still found time to write and succeeded in sending it without alerting anyone. If he could do it then they could. There just a bunch of hypocritical fools, and if you think I willingly went with the order your wrong!

Reasons why I shouldn't have gone:

1) It's a house with a painting that yells

2) All I did was clean, which was worse than the Dursleys'

3) People kept trying to kill Venom my gift from Chase!

Admittedly I learnt loads of black magic there, which is my magical affinity no matter what the order assumes. The 'evil deranged' portrait was actually quite helpful and pleasant to me once she discovered I owned a snake... despite my blood status and links to her traitor of a son. She showed me how to enter the Library, and showing me a secret room where I could go without anyone disturbing me or killing Venom.

"Filthy half-bloods-"

"Shut up will you! I need to save my snake, according to the twins Ron's gonna kill him!" I hissed in anger running up the staircase, glaring at the portrait. "I can't let him die, it's my stupid fault he can't bite him cause I ordered him to not to!"

Mrs Black's eyebrows shot up, her eyes widened. "Who are you child?" She asked more softly, more civilly. Curiosity shone through her eyes…something I didn't have time to handle right now.

"A 'filthy half-blood!'" I hissed running up the stairs, sweat pouring down my brow. I can't let Venom die; she's my last remaining link to Chase! Mrs Black looked amused by my anger and sharp tongue, like it conformed something. She was cackling madly, though from glee. Why? This was odd, I'm glad none of the order is here right now or they'd be chaos right now. Then they'd start wondering why she was like this with me and then I'd have to figure it out myself and lie. "What?" I growled. "Look I need to save Venom before she dies and my boyfriend tries to kill them."

I was being honest when I said that… The last time someone messed with me Chase made the crutiatus curse look merciful. "Oh I doubt your boyfriend would actually kill them, the light wouldn't do anything." She was fishing for information…I would oblige her for now.

"Oh my boyfriend is not on the light side believe me." I muttered.

"Who's your boyfriend?" Well that I can't really answer, he was someone who's family was in the dark lord's circle and was as dark as them. We hadn't told each other our true names because it could cause havoc in our world. "Who are you dear girl? Your core is as black as the dark lord, you're clearly powerful. You're no 'filthy half-blood girl' why are you in this house controlled by treacherous light wizards?" She asked softly watching my eyes. "If you desired too I could speak to the dark lord to get you to join, he'd be willing too for one as powerful as you."

"You can speak to the dark lord?" I raised my eyebrows in shock and disbelief.

With a small smirk she nodded. "Yes I do, though I normally speak to his son Jace. He speaks often of a girl called Maria Mortia." Oh my gosh….Chase is the dark lord's son…. This is problematic. Typical the dark lord seems to trust youth more than Dumbledore does, I know more from Jace's letters than from order. "You've whitened dear, have you heard of Maria or Jace?"

"Yes…. Maria is my false alias, and now I know who Chase really is; Jace Riddle." I breathed in disbelief.

The portrait's eyes widened in shock. "No wonder you're so powerful if you're Maria, but who are you and how did you come to be here of all places?" She asked comfortingly thinking I was somehow valuable to the dark. "You look like a pureblood but you said you're a half-blood. You also speak like a true pureblood too so who are you?"

"No doubt you've heard of my name, as for why I'm here they think I'm light." I spoke bitterly. "My name is Myra Potter."

Now Mrs Black looked slightly faint at my name. "No wonder you looked so faint dear, don't worry it'll be fine. But I think it would be better to tell him who you are so he knows. Keeping it a secret won't help ether of you Myra." I nodded softly watching her. For once Mrs Black seemed like any other mother rather than a demon. She actually seemed to care which something anyone barely did was- wait my snake! Mrs Black seemed to sense my panic. "Calm down Sirius just stopped him."

"Thank you." I breathed.

"It's fine Maria, do you want to learn some more magic? You can look in the library." She gave brief instructions to where it was, and a secret room I can go without anyone barging in where I can practice and keep Venom.

"Wait what about the underage degree?"

"Trust me Maria any magic you perform here will go undetected." She reassured me. I couldn't help but beam at her softly.

Anyway so apart from Mrs Black and the Library my summer was pretty abysmal. I hope I get to see Jace in person soon, it may seem stupid but I really miss him. At least I've managed to write letters to him, though to be honest after second year I really should have recognised the resemblance between Jace and Tom Riddle. The resemblance isn't bad it's just something I should have noticed, they look almost like twins. Though I guess I just ignored the resemblance due to everyone around me.

"Here's pathetic Potter." Draco Malfoy's sneering voice came around the corner with…Jace Riddle. What was Jace doing here? "She's arrogant, thinking the whole world should kneel at her feet. The prophets finally got it right; she is delusional." He was trying to make me rise to the words but like I was going to let him. I just rolled my eyes. "In case you don't know Potter this is-"

"Jace Riddle." I interrupted smirking. "The dark lord's son."

"You should show more respect Potter!" He spat.

"Oh but I am showing respect Malfoy, I didn't call the dark lord an inappropriate name for his status." I smirked triumphantly, Malfoy looked taken back at my words.

"You should show fear." Malfoy glared.

"Why should I fear someone I've known since I was seven Malfoy?" My lips curled into a vicious smirk. "As for the Prophet Malfoy, the Prophet hasn't even mentioned Diggory's death so it still isn't perfect by any means." I speak smoothly like I do when Jace and I are stalking Surry making Dudley's gang pay for what they've done. Honestly my cousin goes around beating up young children, if that's not worth getting your own back I don't know what it.

"What do you mean you've known the dark lord since you were seven?" Malfoy's eyes narrowed.

"I wasn't talking about the dark lord was I Jace?" I laughed darkly.

Jace snickered. "Same as ever Maria Mortia, or should I say Myra?" Draco looked stunned at Jace's words, due to the fact we seem to know each other well and don't seem to be mortal enemies. That or the fact he knows me under a different name. "The guise would have broken eventually…while it's fun watching Draco struggle Maria I'd rather not have him sneaking around."

Draco paled considerable. "Myra Potter is Maria Mortia?"

I glared furiously at Jace. "Why reveal everything?" My eyes narrowed.

"How did you find out my identity? We had a deal that neither of us would know the identity of the other Mortia." Jace rolled his eyes bemused. " Look Maria surely it doesn't matter right now does it sweetie?"

"Don't call me sweetie!" I hissed angrily.

"Calm down Maria he would have found out sooner or later. After all I doubt ether of us want to stop talking to the other just because of the stupid majority." Jace reasoned trying to calm me down.

"True as it is what have you told him?" I asked softly, my voice concealing a darker edge to it. Jace smirked, he could always spot that edge a mile off.

"Calm down Maria, honestly you would think you actually followed Dumbledore's little army." The cold calculating voice of Eva interrupted my interrogation. "Besides it's obvious Jace told Malfoy the highlights….after all you know Jace has been looking for who you are for quite some time. While he knew that you had connections to the light he knew you are often cruel hearted, cunning, manipulative….deadly…need I do on?" Her lips curled into a dark smirk.

"So basically Jace here has been attempting to discover my identity through my qualities?" I asked sceptically. "Surely Jace knew that wouldn't work, after all I wear my masks well."

Eve chuckled. "Well I did warn him that would come to no good Mortia…"

"I don't doubt you did…after all Jace does tend to ignore every little suggestion you give and succeed in doing the absolute opposite." I smirked. "How was your summer Eve?"

"Apart from my annoying little brother and lack of much intelligent company it was reasonable." She shrugged. "What about you Maria?"

"Stupid redheaded weasels and infuriating idiots hardly help make your holiday enjoyable not even mentioning the fact they've kept me locked up un a dirty house." I spat. "In honesty it was awful…the only intelligent people I've talked to have been my godfather, Wagburga's portrait and of course venom."

"You've talked to Wagburga?" Eve asked curiously.

"Yes that's how I found out about Jace's identity and the fact the two of you are the dark lord's children." I replied honestly. "At least you don't need to worry about hiding your very nature and the fact you're a dark lord every waking moment… You have no idea how I envy you Eve." I sighed.

"Can you two include us?" Jace interrupted.

"Well why don't you join in the conversation Chase?" I rolled my eyes.

"Neither of us have stopped you joining in." Eve shrugged innocently with a wicked gleam in her eyes.

"Exactly." I smirked.

"You both know, especially you Maria, you would have said we'd interrupted." Jace pointed out causing me to chuckle.

"GET AWAY FROMM MYRA!" A furious Molly Weasley exclaimed, I eternally groaned. Fantastic! Now not only had we attracted everyone's attention but Chase was about to go into protective boyfriend mode. " Don't you dare hurt her! Myra dear why don't you go and find Ron and Hermione and away from the Riddles."

Anger seemed to pulse through Chase's magic as he possessively put an arm around me. "I would never hurt my girlfriend how you dare suggest such a thing!" Jace spat as he glared furiously at Molly Weasley.

"What?" She blinked.

"You heard! We've been going out for years now!" Jace hissed. "My parentage has nothing to do with this. Do you think I would hurt the only person I love? We've been friends since we were seven years old." Purebloods were looking calculating as yelled some more insults at her.

As I leaned into his embrace I whispered in his ear. "Chase we're creating a scene. The purebloods now know that Myra Potter is Maria Mortia. There wondering where our allegiance stands."

"Let them wonder Maria." Jace whispered back.