Prologue
She sat quietly reading, waiting for her parents. Her father worked in the Ministry of Magic while her mother stayed home with her. Her father had quite a high position in the ministry bringing in a lot of money, not that they needed any of it. Their family was one of the wealthiest families in the Wizardry World; one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families: The Winters.
The young five year old girl is already being taught to read and write, that along with knowing some magic and their morals and values. She was taught that there is a great honor in being a pureblood. They have a higher view of themselves than non purebloods, but it that didn't mean she should treat them with such disrespect. She was steered away from ever using the word mudblood. No, she was not a blood traitor, nor was anyone in their family. They valued their pure blood, and even though they will not mistreat muggle-borns and half-blood wizards, they were not blood traitors.
"Come, darling. We mustn't be late," Arabella Winters (née Nott), steered her daughter to the fireplace, "You know how Narcissa is about being on time."
Arabella Winters had been raised to hate mudbloods, blood traitors, and half-bloods as any Nott family member would, but when she had married her husband that had to change. His family was very strict with their morals, and refused such uncouth behavior. Luckily, she had never really been rude to them even before being wed into the Winters family, so it was an easy switch of morals. She was a kind beautiful women who cared deeply for her family. She has dark brown hair, gray eyes, and high cheekbones. Her daughter had inherited a mixture her raven black and her father's hair making it rich gold butterscotch color that was always in soft waves,and she had bright, alluring, blue eyes, something she inherited from her father.
Her father, Andrew Winters. He was just as kind as his wife, if not kinder, but if you messed with his family then things could get ugly. He was a powerful man, as well as respected. He had golden blonde hair with blue eyes. He loved his family above all, especially his little girl.
"Yes, I'm aware. It's father that's keeping us held up," the young five year old said. For such a young girl, she was very bright.
"Now darling, don't blame me if we're late." The young girl giggled as her father's antics.
They walked into the fireplace and were gone in a puff of green smoke. They reappeared in another fireplace, except this one was in the Malfoy Manor. The Nott, Winters, and Malfoy family were very well acquainted each other. They were even great friends with one another, surprisingly since the Malfoy's morals were quite different from the Winters'.
"You're late."
"Our deepest condolences, we lost track of time," Mrs. Winters explained as she and her family made their way into the room.
Narcissa smiled. "Don't let it happen again."
"Narcissa." The young girl walked towards the older woman and have her a warm embrace.
"Hello, darling. Nice to see you again." Somehow everyone had started calling her darling, sometimes more occasionally than her actual name. "Why don't you go upstairs and find Draco and Theodore to come down for supper?"
"Of course."
The young girl set out to find her friend and cousin. She quietly knocked on the door that led to Draco's room.
"How many times have I told you that you don't have to knock. That you can just come in."
"Everytime I come and visit, but I'll just keep doing it no matter what you say. It's the polite thing to do," she gave her friend a smile.
He chuckled and let her in to give her cousin a greeting hug.
"Hello, Theodore."
"Hello to you too."
"What? I don't get a hug? Why don't I get a hug?"
"Because you're not special enough," Theodore teased Draco.
"Come on. Your mother sent me up here to bring you both downstairs, not to watch you both argue about who is more special."
"You're right, because there's nothing to argue. I'm clearly more special than Theodore so I deserve a hug too."
"Hey. I'm her family, which means in her standards I'm more special."
"No it doesn't."
"Does so."
"No, it doesn't!"
"Does so!"
Both boys were to busy arguing that they don't even notice that the girl had left the room.
"No, it doesn't!"
"Yes, it does!"
"Doesn't!"
"Does!"
"Wait! Katherine, wait up." Both boys finally noticed she had left and ran after her.
Katherine Skyler Winters. A bright witch, daughter to Andrew and Arabella Winters, Cousin to Theodore Nott, and one day be much more than a friend to our dear Draco Malfoy.
"Does."
"Doesn't."
"Does!"
"Doesn't!"
"Does!"
"Doesn't!"
"What are both going on about?" Lucius Malfoy asked.
The two boys started arguing the moment they sat at their seats at the dinner table. Both the Malfoys and Winters were there along with Arabella Winter's brother, Alexander Nott.
"Theodore thinks he's more special than I am to Katherine."
"Don't be silly, Draco. Of course Theodore is more special to Katherine. He's her family," Alexander scoffed.
"Ha! In your face."
"Hold up. I believe Draco is more special because he isn't her family. They don't need to share blood to have a connection," Lucius argued.
"Ha! In your face."
"Lucius, please. It's like saying that you are more special towards Katherine than I am."
"I might be. She cares for me and I her even though I'm not her uncle."
"Well, I am her uncle. Family always comes first. So in being part of her family that makes me and Theodore more special to her."
"Does not."
"Does too."
"Does not!"
"Does too!"
"Does."
"Doesn't."
"Does!"
"Doesn't!"
"Enough." Both women exclaimed. From their bickering over her affection clearly demonstrated they all had a soft spot for Katherine. She was the sweetest, brightest, most amazing little girl to them.
The two men along with the two boys glared at each other clearly saying that this wasn't over.
After they finished their meal the three children went outside to just play around. The two boys had finally given up on their previous argument, and were now discussing something that all three of them could give their thoughts and opinions.
"Slytherin. Of course."
"Obviously. We'll both end up in Slytherin, but what about Katherine. She could end up in Ravenclaw." Theodore whined about just thinking about the possibility of his cousin being in a house that wasn't Slytherin it once they got into Hogwarts. Their parents had just recently really spoken about the topic and everyone was considered worried about Katherine not ending up in Slytherin. Everyone in all of their families had ended up in Slytherin, even those from the Winters family, but with Katherine's wits Ravenclaw was a possibility.
"Why do you have to be so smart," Draco also whined.
"Well, I didn't want to end up like you two," Katherine joked.
"Hey!"
"I'm kidding."
"Just promise us something. If you do end up in Ravenclaw and not Slytherin promise you won't ditch us to be with other smart people." Draco asked her. He feared his friendship with her could be jeopardized with her possible placement in Ravenclaw.
"Yeah. We may be family, but I don't want us to only talk at family get togethers."
"Promise?" Both boys asked in unison.
"I promise."
"And that no matter what dumb things we do, you won't ever leave us?"
"I promise as long as you both don't leave me either. Promise?"
"Promise."
"Then I too promise." They all smiled, determined that no matter what their relationships with each other would never change. Never for the worst, only for the best.