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Shadow Evans hugged her mother, squealing. "You got tickets!" The Quidditch World Cup was exiting, even for Shadow, who wasn't into Quidditch. But she was going, merely to show support...and because Draco and Ginny would be there.
Lily smiled at her daughter's enthusiasm. "Yes, I got tickets. Top Box, as well. I won them in a competition."
"Great!" Shadow hugged her mother again. Squealing, she hurried off to tell Draco and Ginny the news.
At the Burrow, Ginny Weasley received a letter from her best friend:
Dearest Ginny,
Guess what? Mum won some competition in Witch Weekly and got us top-box tickets to the Quidditch world cup! I wonder if we'll be sat near one another. And Draco, too! How are you, anyway? I'm fine, on cloud nine right now! Have you spoken to Hermione or Draco or Colin or Penny recently?
All my love (well, with quite a bit left for Draco, too!),
Shadow xxx
Elsewhere, Draco Malfoy received a nearly exactly the same letter.
Shadow Evans lazed in her bed, enjoying the feel of Cassie, her cat, lazing on her chest. Shadow was just drifting back off to sleep when her mother came into the room, sitting down on her bed. "It's the world cup today," she said airily.
Shadow sat up quickly, shooed her mother out of the room and quickly got dressed.
The game was brilliant. Veela and Leprechauns fought, when the other team had scored, and Ireland won when Victor Krum of Bulgaria's team, caught the snitch. Shadow had hugged her friends, exited even though she wasn't that interested, and watched a pimply wizard three years above her in Hogwarts pick his nose.
It was only after the game that things got interesting.
Shadow had been sleeping when she had awoken to the sound of screams. Her mother had been frantically getting dressed when Shadow had burst into her room, saying, "Mum, what's going on?"
"Death Eaters," Lily said, sounding worried. "Shadow, get to the woods, there's our portkey there." Shadow nodded, grabbed black jeans and a hoodie and set out into the night.
The scene was horrifying. Men in black robes and bone masks were floating Muggles above the scene: tents were alight, the fire lighting up the night along with green and red lights flying anywhere. Elder wizards were fighting the masked men, but Shadow didn't hang around to watch, she simply ran for the trees, wild hair falling out of the scrappy bun she'd put it in. Suddenly, she ducked as a green light flew towards her. A branch caught her cheek, but she didn't stop, running and tripping over tree roots. Suddenly, arms grasped her from behind. She didn't hesitate, bringing up her leg and kicking behind her. She felt him release her arms, and she spun round and kicked upwards, into his masked jaw. When she saw he was down, she took off back towards the portkey station. Panting, she sped up to get to the portkey, only for it to disappear as she just reached it. Cursing quietly, she thought quickly and pulled herself up a tree, and reached for her wand. She wasn't sure what she could do, but she could disarm them if they weren't that quick. Crouching on a branch, she waited.
Soon, the morning light came, along with Ministry Aurours. She was finally taken back to her mother, and Lily was very happy to see her.
Dear Draco,
How are you after the Cup? I got stuck there all night! It was so scary! But I was up a tree, so I wasn't hurt or anything. I did manage to get a Death Eater, though! What happened to you? Are you alright? Ginny was okay, thank Merlin.
All my love, Shadow xxxx.
Lying down, she pulled the covers of her bed up to her chin and sighed. She could sleep for a week.
And that's what she did.