Chapter 1: It's already pounding down a summer night's dream

A/N: Draco Malfoy and O.C. …slower start but it begins to pick up. It's rated M for language, abuse, and others just in case. It will be a bit darker than my last story. I enjoyed writing it, so I hope you enjoy reading it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter

Among every family there are secrets. Deep dark secrets held within the darkest of closets.

The Nott's are no different.

Sure they are Death Eaters and proud purebloods, but that doesn't mean they aren't hiding something. On the outside they seemed perfect. They were a loving family. A Father, a mother and beautiful son, who took part in everything the pureblooded community had to offer. But the day Lord Voldemort took reign once more, changed the Nott's lives forever. The biggest secret they had tried to hide had to be brought to the light.

Any normal family would not be ashamed or even try to hide what the Nott's did, but in a tight pureblooded society they had no choice.

As for their son, Theodore Nott, he never understood why the secret was kept. He never saw anything wrong with his younger sister Crystal Nott, though he had not seen in her about five years now. She could have changed throughout those five years in America at Rose Academy for witches and wizards, but it still bothered him that she was even sent away in the first place. Crystal was such a sweet and normal girl.

It didn't matter anyways, there was nothing Theodore could do for his sister she had been pulled from him. And the two siblings once best friends were not allowed to contact each other. But now that she was back and being forced to transfer to Hogwarts, he was secretly thrilled to have her back, despite his father's warnings. Theodore usually took his father's side on everything, but when it came to his sister. When it came to his sister, he followed his mother who loved her dearly.

"Your mother should be arriving soon with your sister. I trust her in your care when we go to the Malfoy manor tonight. Any mistakes or slips and it's you who will be punished." Mr. Nott sternly looked at his son.

"Yes father" Theodore bowed, being not fazed at all by the harsh treatment. He had heard it all before.

"Now go wait for them so we can make that thing look better." Mr. Nott scowled and shooed Theodore out of the office.

Theodore bowed once more and headed for the drawing room where they would be arriving. Theodore couldn't help but feel nervous. It had been so easy for them as children to get along, but what about now? How much had she grown? She's fourteen now and he is fifteen. Could they still get along? He wondered as he walked nervously in the drawing room.

The room was spacious and well light. As he paced back in forth by the fireplace he couldn't help but noticed the shadows he cast, so many memories in this room of following the shadows of dad.

Crack.

Theodore whirled his head around to the fire and stood rooted in his spot that was at least ten paces away from the fireplace. There she was his sister. She was more beautiful then he remembered with her dark raven black hair and stunning blue eyes. But he couldn't help but notice she looked nothing like him. She had very pale skin and showed almost no emotion, he had tanner skin. She had dark rave hair, and he had soft brown hair. Her figure was slender and tiny, his was well built (though that one could be more expected). As his mom came out of the fire too, he couldn't help but compare his sister to his mother. The only thing that looked the same was the eyes. The beautiful sky blue eyes, though Crystal's seemed dead.

"Crystal" Theodore half whispered in disbelieve that she was actually here.

"Theodore?" Crystal looked at him confused as he rushed over to pull her into a hug. She didn't move. The hug was unexpected and she didn't know what to do. While Theodore held her tight, she just stood there letting her emotions swim around her, but not showing a thing. She feared showing emotions. She didn't want anything to happen to either of the siblings.

"I've missed you." Theodore smiled to his younger sister as he pulled away from the hug.

"Yes, typically that happens when you are away from someone for large time periods." Crystal nodded, ignoring her brother's love and affection she grabbed her trunk and began pulling it to where she knew her room to be.

Theodore didn't let her get very far. He stopped her mid-way to the door with deep frowns forcing their way onto his forehead. "Here I can carry that." His words were kind and soft as he attempted to push the frowns away. With a tender touch he pulled her tiny hands off of the handle of her trunk, stopping her feet and movement at once.

"I am sure you are capable, but I don't really need your help." Crystal's face now fell into a scowl at her brother. It was clear she didn't want him around at all, her cold demander and scowl should have been enough to ward anyone off. Theodore on the other hand stared at her attempting to fight back and try to draw some emotion out of her. There were a couple minutes of silence before he resolved within his heart that this wasn't the time. He dropped the chest and with it, he could have sworn he heard a tiny sob escape from over by the fire. He shook his head and went back to looking at his sister. She stared back for a moment with cold, distant eyes, before grabbing her chest and walking off to her bedroom.

"Leave it Theodore" His mother said with just as cold of a tone as his sister did before. She stared at him with solemn eyes and stuck her chin up "She knows her place." He swore he saw tears form in his mother's eyes, but he ignored it and left the room following his sister, with a heavy heart but strong will.

He didn't say anything or try to help her as she struggled up the stairs with her trunk. His dark eyes followed her figure as she climbed up farther and farther looking dead and emotionless.

They climbed and climbed till finally they made it to her room, her beautiful pink room. She walked straight to the bed in the left hand corner and set her chest at the foot of it before stalking over to her closet.

"Mum says we are going to the Malfoy's tonight." She said happily finally daring to show some emotion as Theodore closed the door with a definite snap. "She also said I have new dresses." Her voice sounded like it was wavering now. It was hard to tell though, Theodore walked forward and moved into her walk in closet. He was shocked to see she had slumped on the floor with tears streaming down her face. Her eyes were tightly shut as she stared up to the ceiling and let her long black hair cover her face.

"Crystal" He said in a pleading voice while reaching forward to tuck some hair that had managed to stick to her face behind her ears. She wouldn't let him though. She slapped his hand away in a quick motion and glared as her hair flowed even farther down in her face, hiding more and more of her, just the way she liked it.

"Don't, father will get upset. If he even knows you are here he will punish you." She growled getting up and looking around the closet, attempting to hide her sadness and anger. But her movements gave her away. Each and every move she made was heavy and careless as she pulled through the hangers and stared at the dresses without interest.

"I don't care! You are my sister." Theodore cried as he pulled her to turn around. She tried to fight for a second, but then she caved in and let him pulled her into a hug.

"I'm sorry, I just…I don't want you to get in trouble, Theo." She cried "I missed you, but it was better with me in America." Crystal grabbed onto her brothers shoulders and grabbed up his soft shirt in her fist. She didn't care if anyone saw, she was hurting and all she wanted was this small moment of comfort in her brother's shoulder.

"I can handle it" He said thickly as his throat swelled with happiness that she was alright. "All you need to do is get into Syltherin and fit in, you'll make it. Dad can't hate you forever."

"And what if I don't get into Syltherin?" Crystal pulled away from the hug and with wide eyes looked at her brother with fear.

"As long as it's not Hufflepuff or god Gryffindor." He laughed.

Crystal still looked mortified "That only leaves Ravenclaw though" She shook her head in anxiety.

"Don't worry, you're a Nott. You'll get into Slytherin." He rolled his eyes knowing it was true. No one in the Nott family had been in a house other than Slytherin. Why should she be any different?

But truth be told, Crystal was different. She knew she wasn't like her brother or her father. She also knew her mom didn't feel at home here. Nothing really fit in this family. But, she was trained to be the perfect pureblooded daughter and she knew that's the best she could do as she got ready to go over the Malfoy manor.

She shouldn't be showing it, but the more she primed herself up, the more excited she got. Not many knew she existed, but if there was one family that did, it was the Malfoy's. Crystal had strong memories of going over there as a child. She was close with Draco at one point, but she knew it would all be different now. It would be different because of the Dark Lord.

Oh how she hated the Dark Lord. She was happy in America. She wasn't abused, wasn't winced at every time she walked by, she wasn't looked down upon, and more importantly she was loved. Why should she leave America for some Dark Lord? She wasn't wanted in the past, what would make now any different? Who could love her, the outcast of the Nott family? At least in America no one knew her past. Here surely every Slytherin would hate her. Here surely she would be used as a way to out take anger and frustration.

Swallowing hard Crystal shook these thoughts and walked forward staying close to her brother's side with her long green dress robes trailing in her wake. She let a small smile dare to caress across her lips as she took in the familiar Manor. It had been ages since she had been here and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't excited to see Draco's face. That familiar childhood friend of hers, how much had he really grown?

"Crissy?" Crystal jumped at the deep male voice that had snuck up behind her. She couldn't help but forget her role and let a smile dance across her face.

"Draco" She gasped as she turned around to see Draco Malfoy standing in front of her. It had been years and he really did grow up. His face had been sculpted almost perfectly, his eyes just as icy and deep as before something she could really get lost in, and his body it was just perfect. She smiled quickly gaining her composure after seeing Draco, "It's very pleasant to see you" She bowed knowing the exact words she should say to please her parents.

Draco's arm twitched by his side, he wanted to reach out and hug her. He had missed her a lot more than a Malfoy would dare to admit. But what was stopping him was the fact that her behavior was so cold. He let his eyes wonder around her stiff body, she was beautiful and he couldn't help but wonder if it had always been this way. "Yes, very pleasant to see you as well" Draco finally nodded and rest his hand in a fist, feeling this wasn't going how he had hoped.

Theodore seemed to notice the strange behavior between them. He took a step forward closing the gap a bit "Who else is going to be here?" He questioned in his small way to lighten the awkward air that was forming, caused by Crystal's behavior.

"Oh" Draco pulled his eyes away from Crystal's and turned to his friend. "Just Crabbe, Goyle, and probably Zabini, you know Death Eater children." He shrugged feeling as if this information wasn't important, his best friend was back! Even if she was different with her emotions, she was back.

"Death Eaters?" Crystal asked with some emotions, though it was disgust it was a start.

"Don't worry, we will be sent to the library." Draco's arm jolted forward for Crystal but quickly pulled away. "We are too young just yet." He filled in, even if Crystal had gone back to not caring at all after he had said they will be in the library.

"I question the mentality of our parents some times." She growled and with a flip of her hair she left, heading to the library no doubt.

Her attitude dampened Draco's spirits greatly. He was glad to see her after so many years, but he couldn't help but wonder, had she always been this cold and emotionless?

"It's not just you mate." Theodore sighed and clapped a reassuring hand on his friends shoulder.

Her behavior didn't lighten up at all. Theodore had given up all hope and prayed that by the time they were in Hogwarts she would be normal. He wanted his sister to have friends and be normal. But she continued to push them away claiming herself to be a horrible person and someone they shouldn't associate with. Finally Theodore gave up on the train to Hogwarts, she had refused to sit with Draco, himself, Crabbe, and Goyle. He didn't know where she sat. He was growing annoyed with her behavior and her harsh emotionless words. But once the train made it to Hogwarts, he regretted not getting her as nervousness began to fill his gut. He was afraid she wouldn't make it in to Slyhterin and if not Slytherin what house? Surely she would get into Ravenclaw, she was amazingly smart. But then again she had a fiery spirit like those stupid no good Gryffindor's. He growled as these thoughts drift across his head and followed him all the way to the great hall. And the nervousness in him didn't settle, it only grew worse as her name was called out and the hat was placed on her head.

Crystal sat there ridged still with no emotion. Though, if anyone could hear her head talking to herself they would realize she was actually panicking and feeling way over her head. She was ignoring everything else around her, even though the whole great hall broke out into murmur. A transfer student and a Nott none the less, no question about it, she would be in Slyhterin. But the Slyhterin table was in a bit of an uproar right now, they were thinking else wise. Why would the Nott's hide their daughter? Is there something they are not telling? Eye's from the Slyhterin table bounced back and forth from Crystal to Theodore.

"A Nott" The hat said in Crystal's mind. "Well well well, you are certainly of a different build. Very smart, yes indeed, but also what is this? Courage very strong courage"

Crystal didn't know what to think, she knew courage was associated with Gryffindor, but she meet some Gryffindor's today, they didn't seem so bad. But father said she had to get into Slytherin. Then again, why should his opinion matter?

"Yes, very strong courage, better be" There was a slight pause before the hat spoke out loud. "Gryffindor!" It shouted.

Crystal stared blinking rapidly at the floor in slight disbelief. The Gryffindor table erupted with cheers and happiness, where as the Slyhterin table threw up in a slight uproar, Crystal stayed oblivious to it all. She let her feet seem to guide her to the table colored with beautiful red and gold's. She smiled, though deep inside her, she was afraid. But now wasn't the time to let the fear show, she knew that. She smiled as attention was drawn to her and people padded her proudly on the back. They pulled her farther and farther down the table till she realized she was sitting with the same people from earlier, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger who all gladly welcomed her despite her Slytherin background.

"Proving not all purebloods are heartless Slytherins." Ron padded her once more on the back as she sat next to him. She smiled from ear to ear trying not to let the wave of worry and guilt fill her.

"That all prejudice you have built up in your mind." She shrugged and turned her attention to the rest of the sorting. She had been sorted first because she was a transfer student, they still had all the 1st years to go. It took a while to sort through and it took even longer to sort through Professor Umbridges speech. She was glad to dig into the food.

She enjoyed being by Ron, Harry, and Hermione, despite her better judgment. She wasn't going to go through Hogwarts without friends. Crystal was glad she got bumped to their grade. If she didn't make friends with them, or they decided she wasn't worth their time she could always go back to the Slyhterins, Draco and Theodore, since she would be in the same grade. But she was hoping that wouldn't happen. Dinner was filled with laughs and smiles, though she couldn't help noticing the looks some people were giving Harry, that made her frown and made her want to be his friend even more. She wanted to get to know them even more. And was a little sad when Ron and Hermione left for perfect duties, leaving her and Harry alone.

"Well come on, I'll take you to the common room." Harry smiled happily, only for his smile to fall short.

"Leave her alone Potter" Both Crystal and Harry blinked, though Harry's was of a nastier blink, at Theodore's cold stare.

"She's not yours." Harry spat finally taking in what was going on.

"She's my sister. Now leave before I hex you!" Theodore pulled out his wand and pointed it threatenly at Harry.

"Its fine Harry" Crystal smiled warmly and shooed him away. Harry hesitated for a moment before listening to her words and leaving her be in with her brother.

"You cannot associate with him." Theodore said plainly as his sister stood there staring at him with that far off emotionless face. He could have sworn earlier she had some flicker of emotion in those eyes of her, but it didn't look like she did anymore. He tried not to sigh at the thought. When we she trust them and open up?

"I was not aware that I could not associate with people. I mean I don't see anything wrong with him. He has flesh, blood, a heartbeat and a personality. What makes him different from anyone else?" She questioned trying not to cower away as Draco, Grabbe, and Goyle now joined in.

"He's an arrogant fool. You don't want to get mixed in, trust us." Draco piped up with serious eyes.

"Unfortunately that's your opinion." Crystal pointed at Draco with her finger and stared at him letting her blue eyes pierce into his icy grey ones. "And you seem to forget you have no control over me." She scowled.

"Dad won't be happy." Theodore stated, Crystal couldn't help but narrow her eyes. That had been in the back of her mind this whole time. She was afraid of the punishment she would receive the minute she got home and she was already formulating a way around it.

"And you think I'm happy?" She said calmly, no one said anything. "Yes that's right, no one thinks of me. No one cares about me." Crystal sighed and walked away leaving the boys in a state of shock.

A/N: What do you think? Should I continue? Let me know :)