Hi every one! Just want to tell you that this is my first fan fic. Hope you like it!

Prelude o-k so the story takes place the day before the students of Hogwarts all head back to school. All of the horcurxes were destroyed over the summer with the help of Dumbledor, who is not dead…

Chapter 1 Draco's promise

Draco sat at his desk in his dark, gloomy, room, just after he finished packing for his journey back to Hogwarts the next day, and was finishing his essay that was due when he returned to school.

"Stupid stomach." Draco murmured under his breath as his stomach grumbled for the ump-teenth time in the last hour.

Hmph he thought maybe I should just slip out and get some food. Why not? It wouldn't hurt. I'll just slip down to the kitchens…

"No." he told himself. "I mustn't. Father forbids me to leave my room, so until someone tells me to come out I mustn't leave."

Just then Lucius called up the stairs "Draco, come to my study, we need to talk to you."

We? Draco thought as he set down hi quill. What does he mean by we? Mother is out seeing some old warlocks from work. Who is we?

"Draco?" his father bellowed.

"c-coming father." Draco replied, still slightly confused and worried about what he had done, or didn't do .

He descended the stairs looking at all of the portraits of him throughout his childhood. Once down the stairs he turned left around the corner of the picture laden hall, and stopped abruptly in front of the study room door.

knock knock

"Come in Draco" said a voice that was icy cold and sent shivers down his spine. Draco thought the voice sounded familiar, but he just couldn't place it.

Slowly Draco opened the big, carved, oak door, holding his blond head high , and walked into the room. The people that were waiting inside for him were his over prided father and none-other than He-who-must-not-be-named in the flesh. (Or as much of him that is still there)

"My Lord" Draco said sinking into a bow. "What's the occasion of your visit?"

Draco, the dark lord has a mission for you" his father stated with no emotion in his voice. "If you do not except it you will suffer the consequences"

"O-k, what would the dark lord like me to do?"

"I have been looking for a person suitable to watch over my daughter, who has transferred to Hogwarts I know it is a bit late to be asking, but I, myself hadn't heard she transferred until yesterday evening.

"Y-you have a daughter? Since when? How old is she? How come I have never heard of her-AAAAHHHH!"

"Shut-up you stupid." Voldemort screeched as he put Draco under the cruciatus curse. "No one knows I have a daughter, not even she knows I am her father."

"But…"

"AND she won't know until the time is right. She is in her last year and is not yet ready to know the truth. Your job is to keep her from finding out and to keep her away from Potter. So do you accept the mission?"

Not that I have much choice. "Yes, I accept."

"Do you promise to keep her out of harms way for the time being?"

"I promise" Draco said though he was regretting it the moment the words left his mouth.

"Good." And with that Voldemort dis-apperated out of the Malfoy mansion wit a pop and into the world of the unknown.

"Thank you Draco. Now you may leave." Said his father in an ashamed voice. (Although I think that is his normal voice)

Draco turned to leave when his father grabbed his writs and said to his face "don't mess this up."

"Yes father, I promise to do my best to not mess this up." After he said that his father loosened his grip and Draco walked out of the study and to his room.

in Draco's room

"Shit. What have I done? I just made a promise to my father and to the Dark Lord. That is just as bad as taking an unforgivable vow." Draco let out a sigh as he gracefully fell to his pillow. He turned off his lamp and fell asleep straight away, forgetting about his hunger pains. The rest of the night was uneventful, but Draco's dreams were full of Voldemorts icy voice.

TBC

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