Hi! It's theslytherin07... Sorry I've been gone for a while... But, I have a Harry Potter fanfiction now! I hope you guys like it- It's my first HP fanfic, let me know if you like it... Enjoy!
"Dianna!" Mother calls.
"Coming, Mother!" I call back, flipping through the Daily Prophet on my bed. The title, along with a photo, screams out at me:
LILY AND JAMES POTTER'S DAUGHTER FOUND
I put it down and walk downstairs to see Mother clutching a letter, Father sitting down at the table with a hard face.
"Dianna- Guess what came in the post today?" She cries, wiping a tear from her eye. I narrow my eyes at this. Mother is very dramatic in my opinion.
I take the letter, gasping when I see the Hogwarts stamp on the back. "Is it really-" I cry, speechless. Opening it up, I read aloud: "Dear Miss Malfoy, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1st. We await your owl by no later than July 21st." I look up, grinning.
Mother was hugging Father, who must of gotten up while I was speaking. Mother was still wiping at her eyes.
"Mother, are you all right?" I ask.
She waves her hand. "Oh, dear, I am fine. You've grown up so quickly, that's all."
"DOBBY!" Father shouts. "TISSUE, NOW!"
Dobby, our house elf, comes scurrying in the room, a handful of tissues in hand. "Here, sir Lu- Master Lucius!"
Father takes them, saying, "Dobby, I said one." He hands them to Mother, who then blows her nose. "You're excused." He taps his shoulder.
Dobby hurries away. Mother and Father turn back to me.
"I can see it now, my beautiful Slytherin," Father says proudly.
"Lucius, don't say that yet... You never know, she could be Gryffindor like your sister Lucinda." Mother smiles, kissing my forehead.
Father narrows his eyes. "Lucinda was also a Muggle-loving brat. She got what she deserved; My daughter is nothing like her!" He spits.
"Father, Aunt Lucinda wasn't the best witch, but she's still your sister," I say. "She did make some great tea." Mother winks at me as I continue, "Aunt Lucinda is dead, after all. Don't you miss her?" I ask, folding the Hogwarts letter back up.
Father looks away. "Dianna, shouldn't you be practicing your spells? Your mother tells me you have yet to master the disarming spell." He snaps.
I stand there rooted to the spot. "Uh, Father?"
"What is it now, Dianna?" He turns back to me, his face sour. "I understand you're going to Hogwarts, but it's not as exciting as Dr-"
"What books do you need for school, Dianna?" Mother interupts, giving Father a death look.
"No- What was that, Father?" I say, narrowing my eyes. "Why isn't your only child going to Hogwarts for the first time exciting? Or worth any energy at all!" I exclaim angerly.
Father snaps his head up. "Don't you dare talk to me like that, child!" He scolds, his blue eyes flashing at me. "Don't make me punish you!"
I widen my eyes as Mother hurries to say, "Lucius, don't-"
"Narcissa, she is being impolite. She deserves a good punishment..." He stares at me, pretending to think- But we both know he already has a punishment in mind, and it wasn't lines. "How about some lines?" He smiles darkly.
The cane. I knew it.
"Let's see- How about "I must not be the impolite girl I am." That ought to smack the impolite manner out of you, don't you agree?" Father says, daring me to speak.
Mother sees this and says to Father, "Lucius, remember that night? Remember what we said?" She pauses. "Remember what he said?"
He looks away. I try to slip out of view, but he looks back up at me. "You're still doing those lines, silly girl."
They walk away and I stand there, trying to decide if he actually meant lines this time.
My hopes, however, crashed once Dobby ran in holding that dreadful quill. "Dobby, you terrible thing, you know Father hates you going through his desk," I snap, taking it.
His big green eyes bore into mine. "Dobby is sorry, miss! Dobby could not help hearing, miss. He was dusting the hallway!"
Scoffing, I head to Father's office where I knew he'd be waiting. When I get there, he doesn't look up to acknowledge me. He was busy writing on a piece of parchment. One of our owls was waiting by the window, probably for a reply.
"Father-"
"Sit down, Dianna. I'll deal with you in a minute." He finishes writing and ties it onto the owl, watching it disappear.
"Father-" I begin.
"No," He snaps, turning back to me. "No, you're not getting any ink or any paper. Don't be stupid, Dianna. You know your punishment, and it's not changing. Now, hand me the quill."
I lower my eyes as I hand him the quill. He stands up and walks towards me, taking out his cane/wand. "If you would stop being so-"
The door bangs open, Mother walking through it. She stops in her tracks when she sees Father leaning towards me, cane in hand.
"Lucius!" Mother cries, horror struck. "What are you doing to Dianna?!"
Father lowers the cane, guilty. I scurry over to Mother. He sees this and narrows his eyes at me, but fixes his face as Mother addresses him again.
She was fuming. "You swore!" She spat. "You swore that night! And look where we are, Lucius!" Her face crumples up.
Father drops the cane. "Narcissa, listen. I know I swore. I remember what happened, too. I'm not going to let that happen again..." He looks her straight in the eye. "Narcissa, do you think I was really going to hurt her? Not after that happened. I learned my mistake then. I wasn't going to hurt her; Not my daughter. Why would I waste worthy Malfoy blood?"
I widen my eyes. "Father, you said the last part out loud!"
Father doesn't look away from Mother's face. "I meant to say that," He says.
I stare at them for a second, assuming they were having another 'moment' as I like to call them. I turn to leave. No need to witness this one when there'll probably be another tomorrow.
Mother snaps awake. "Where are you going, Dianna?" She asks. "Don't leave yet. I came in here for a reason; We're going to Diagon Alley."
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-theslytherin07