DISCLAIMER: Hi! Shin here and yeah…I do not own HARRY POTTER. JK Rowling does and I have to warn you that there are some changes that you might see within this story. I hope it does not bother you much. But anyway, we center on two characters namely the Slytherin Prince and my original character, Victoria Bouvier. SO! Here we are in the second chapter. As you know…what happened before:

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Draco slammed the wall and turned to look at Victoria on the table. She lost her family. Draco's mind became numb at that. He had slowly realized that of all the families loyal to the dark lord, it has always been the same ending – death. Only a few now survives. His family will. He will not lose his family. Not when he's still alive. He has got to finish his mission to ensure their safety. "What must I do, professor?"

"You go back to your dorm for now." Severus instructed. "I will take care of her." He looked at the boy who is still frozen on the spot staring at the girl. "Go now, Draco. I'll make sure everything's fine." With that he saw him leave the room. He turned back to Victoria Roane Bouvier. "Ah my dear… If you only know how your father died…" He looked at the pretty girl with sorrow in his eyes. Alexander Bouvier was blackmailed…and set up by no other than Lucius Malfoy. He sighed heavily and slowly pointed the wand at the side of her head. "Obliviate."

A/N: I hope you guys love this second chapter. I'm posting this in advance. I haven't checked the reviews yet. Thank you so much for reading on. Please tell me or advice me if you want something specific. ^_^ I know Draco might be OC here…don't we all wish he's sweet and funny and a perfect gentleman? Hah! But he isn't. XD Here we go…once more….

CHAPTER TWO: MORTEM MEAM

Eloise hurriedly made her way to the same spot where she meets Victoria. It's been days since she last saw her. There've been troubles ever since the day they separated. Draco Malfoy has been acting weird too, staring at her as if he'd done something to her which she does not know of. "Maybe Victoria knows…" She said to herself as she turned a corner and bumped into someone familiar. "Lo-" She stopped herself when she saw her Asian friend and continued walking. There was a hopeful glint in Lotus' eyes but they both know they should stop greeting each other. Her mother owled her about the coming days and she will be marked earlier than Victoria. Instead of finishing the year, she might not make it back after Christmas.

Lotus continued walking. She hated the feeling that they can't talk to each other anymore. She thought she could get through with it. But after a few days, she misses them already. She's got a few friends but they really never understood her as well as Eloise, Victoria and Bella. She saw the latter in the main hall sitting and rushed to her. "How are you?"

Bella sighed as she flipped her book. "Fine, I guess…" She looks up and bit her lip. "I miss them."

Lotus frowned. "Me too." She took a seat. "I just saw Eloise…and she didn't even greet me. Things are turning for the worst. I haven't seen Victoria for days… I'm worried about her." She took a book and tried to deviate her attention.

Bella followed her until she saw Draco Malfoy staring at them. "Lou, what is Malfoy's problem? Except that he's become so hot this year, not that I'm complaining…but it's as if he's changed into a silent, maniac who stares at people. That – I do not like." She whispered as the tall Slytherin conversed with Blaise Zabini a few feet away from them. "And why does it have to be Blaise the WONDERFUL Zabini he's socializing with? Argh… Why do bad boys look so cool and…" She paused to remember the Golden Trio who weren't able to come back this year. "…good guys look…dorky. Of course, Harry does look handsome and Ron...well..." Her mind focused on Ronald Weasley and she turned her hair orange.

"Stop playing with your ability and ogling boys. Start studying, Bella. The OWLs are just around the corner. You won't want to fail one, do you? We're graduating...put that in your head!" Lotus said, trying to concentrate on her book but was clearly amused at the show of a metamophagus. She was listening too and she does find it queer that Malfoy has been staring at them a couple of times. But she can't help but worry about bigger things…things that matter…for now.

Before everyone knows it, the year ended. It was Christmas Eve when she heard of a rumor that the Pelletiers were DeathEaters and that they disappeared into thin air. The Ministry has sent out several hunting parties to search for them. And true enough, they never saw Eloise from then on. Lotus Lee and Isabella Montes finished their 6th year without their two friends.

The winter of her 17th year of birth is harsh and as Victoria looked out the windows of the Malfoy Manor she regretted leaving Hogwarts when her brothers owled her that fateful Christmas a year ago. Part of her wanted to stay and just shut everything out. But it was too late. A pale woman with long dark tresses entered the room and gave her an encouraging smile. She is beautiful, stunning and can easily be mistaken as her older sister.

"Come now, darling. Don't be so sad…"

Victoria turned back to the window. "Don't you dare speak to me, mama. I don't want to hear it."

Felicia Bouvier's face turned dark. She threw the goblet of wine she's carrying on the floor and shouted, "How long will you treat me like this, Victoria? Your father and brothers are dead. Now here you are mopping and squirming like a worm! You've served him well for a year now! You're lucky he asked for you to stay here and brew potions! Be thankful, dear daughter that I have requested so much just to keep you alive!" She walked to the younger woman and wrapped her hands tightly around her neck. Her eyes are bloodshot and her grin turned ugly.

"Go ahead, mama. Kill me." Victoria stayed immobile. "It would be a wonderful Christmas gift." She gave her mother a mocking smiled. "One that I'd be thankful for…"

Felicia let go and pointed her wand to her daughter. "Stupefy!"

Victoria was thrown a couple of feet away and broke a vase. Her left hand rested on a shard and the cut made her wince. She laughed aloud despite the pain. "HAAHAAAHH! You practically begged the dark lord to keep me alive? Are you joking, mama?" She slowly stood up. "They're out there ransacking everyone, killing and pillaging and destroying everything we are!" She roared as she pointed her wand at a ready. "I've kept on with his potions…you know why?"

Felicia didn't know the answer. To her, Victoria was kept alive because she requested that her daughter concentrate on dark potions and to be kept from the war. "What are you talking about, you ungrateful daughter!"

Victoria shook her head as realization dawned on her. "He asked me to do it for him…he threatened me to kill every one of you if I do not comply to his request. I would have killed myself first if not for the threat. I'd rather die than be under his influence! And yes! Yes! Maybe that's why I was in Gryffindor! I accepted it all! I was different!" She walked around the room. "I…whom you've scorned because I was placed in the wrong house! I…whom you've beaten to prove our family innocent! I am a Gryffindor! And THIS Gryffindor save your damn life!"

Felicia's anger flared and she threw a curse at her daughter who parried it. "You've become more adept, I see..."

Victoria held her wand in her right hand – something she's not used to. "I've always been the best one in duels among my brothers…but you were blind to it." She flicked her wand sending a silent curse that exploded the piano behind her mother.

Felicia was surprised at this. "When did you learn to do that? Hogwarts never teach those things!"

Victoria merely grinned and slowly it escalated to a full blown laughter…a bitter one at that. "We were used mama! Don't you get it yet? You never knew, did you?" She staggered as she got up properly. "Oh wait! I think you do..." She said feigning a shock expression then glaring at her mother. "Do you think I'm blind and deaf? I know you were SERVING the Dark Lord since papa died!"

With the last word, she threw a Crucio at her daughter and it hit true. "You should watch your mouth, Victoria."

Victoria dropped her wand, squirmed on the floor but kept her cries silent. It was evident in her face the pain that is wracking her body.

Felicia stood looking down at her suffering daughter. "How dare you make a mockery out of me? I protected you. I made you who you are now. My allegiance to the Dark Lord kept you alive. Your father is a joke. Lucius took care of him."

"What did you say..." Victoria stared, shocked at the sudden revelation. She slowly sat up.

"I ordered Lucius Malfoy to get rid of your father because he is actually planning on helping the four-eyed whelp. Malfoy found this offer very appealing. Ever since, your father was never a true Slytherin... I guess...like father, like daughter?" With a whip of her wand she pointed it at her daughter and without any second thoughts uttered, "Avada Ke-"

"Avada Kedavra!"

It was the last thing Victoria saw – her mother's shocked face and the form of Narcissa Malfoy behind Felicia before darkness took her.

TBC.

A/N: Hi! I hope you enjoyed this short 2nd chapter. And for those who didn't get it... Yes, Narcissa Malfoy killed Felicia Bouvier. Your comments are very welcome...just be gentle. HAHAHA! Thanks for reading!