AN: Welcome back to the wonderful world of Faith Malfoy. This chapter is relatively short and sets the tone for the story. It's darker than A Little Faith in the Family and focused more on good and evil then the kids trying to find their way. I hope you like it and let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: Faith Malfoy and the plot come directly out of my wacky mind. Some other original characters will appear when the Academy starts but everything else belongs to sweet, sweet J.K. Rowling.

Chapter One: How it all Began

Faith Malfoy awoke from an uneasy sleep in the middle of the night. She had an unsettling feeling. A feeling that something bad was going to happen. There were knots in her stomach and every fiber of her being seemed to be on high alert, as if ready for an attack. Needless to say, this was a feeling she could live without.

Faith got out of her bed and went to her window. She looked out over the grounds. Everything was so clear in the moonlight. As Faith looked into the sky she saw something fly across the moon. It was probably just an owl but it didn't help calm her nerves. She scanned the edge of the forest the lined her mother's estate. She wasn't sure what she was looking for. Whatever it was, she didn't find it. She left the window and walked over to her desk. She glanced at the pile of unanswered mail and picked up the letter that was on top of the pile.

Dear Faith,

It seems like it's been ages since graduation and I still haven't heard from you. If I knew better I'd be a little worried. Sirius worries too. He doesn't say it, but I can tell. I hope this letter finds you and Narcissa in good health. Please send me some kind of sign that you're all right. I know this letter is short but it is better to err on the side of caution these days. I'll still see you at orientation next week right? I better have or else you're going to have one brassed of wizard on your case.

All my love,

Harry

Faith just shook her head. She had meant to answer it as soon as she read it but had put it off for some reason. Orientation for the Academy was only two days away now and she wasn't sure how it was all going to play out. There were some very dangerous people who would like more then anything to eliminate the Malfoy women for their treason. Faith hadn't stepped off the grounds since she had moved in and her mother had started to receive threats on a regular basis. It all comes along with killing a powerful Death Eater like Lucius Malfoy.

Faith remembered what her brother had said to her on the day of their graduation from Hogwarts. "We don't know that. They never found a body." Draco had been referring to the death of their father. They never did find the body. Sometimes Faith woke up at night swearing she heard her father's voice. His face haunted her nightmares after graduation and still appeared on occasion. But she wasn't going to let him rule her life any longer.

It was then that Faith heard a slight creaking sound coming form the hall. She grabbed her wand and silently stalked to her door. She opened it ever so slightly and peered out. She looked up and down the corridor several times before being satisfied.

Get a hold of yourself Faith, there's nobody out there she thought. Faith closed her eyes and took several deep breaths to try and slow her heart rate.

A few moments later she crawled back into her bead, telling herself there was nothing to worry about. All things considered, everything was fine. She had her whole life in front of her and it was only a matter of time before The Order took down Voldemort. Faith would tell herself that in a few short months she would have to transfer out of The Auror Academy since there would be no need for them after Voldemort and the Death Eaters were gone once and for all, but she still had a nagging thought in the back of her head that it would take much longer then they all hoped.

Some other members of the graduating class would be attending A. Academy with her. Hermione Granger, who had graduated top of their class, had been accepted without question. Harry Potter had been accepted but had since decided to pursue another career. Some of the boys from Ravenclaw would be matriculating with her along with her brother, the one and only Draco Malfoy. No one knew what to make of that fact. Faith knew his heart was in the right place. The Death Eaters thought he was spying for them, that was the only reason they hadn't tried to kill him yet.

Draco had succeeded where very few older and wiser wizards had. He had the inner circle of Voldemort's followers convinced that he was one of them and playing the other side. He was pulling the role of double agent and wasn't even in University yet. They had accepted him without question. His apparent hatred for his mother and oaths to avenge his father had fueled their faith in him and he was now one of their most trusted allies…or so they thought.

Faith worried about her brother whenever her mind wasn't focused on something related to school or the fight that would no doubt be coming up in the near future. She wasn't one hundred percent sure where he was at the moment. They had sent a few letters to each other and she had seen him once or twice after school ended. He seemed to be doing all right by himself. He had inherited Malfoy Manor after their father's death. Lucius had left everything to Draco, the manor, the money, the prestige, the respect, everything. Faith and Narcissa had gotten nothing except his promise that he would see them burn for what they had done to him. He had devoted an entire passage in the final revision of his will to the evil that was the Malfoy women.

It hadn't made a difference to either of them. Faith had planned on signing her part of the estate over to Draco anyways; Lucius just made it easier for her and cut out the paper work. Narcissa hadn't shown any emotion on the matter but inside she was grateful that her husband knew that she wanted nothing to do with him or his legacy.

Faith drifted off to sleep with a fury of ideas in her head about everything that was going on in her life. Her sleep became a dreamless one which provided a welcomed change to the nightmares and restlessness. She was the only Malfoy child that would get a decent sleep that night. Miles away, Draco Malfoy was wide awake in his study in the middle of a meeting that would change the course of events and alter everyone's perception of the Death Eaters. No one knew just how much of a powerful force they had become.