Author's Note: Here's the first official chapter of Slytherin's Secret. You'll notice I start out with Narcissa Malfoy's point of view. This might seem a bit strange but I have a very good reason for this. You'll notice that Dobby still belongs to the Malfoy family in this story. This is for a very good reason and will be explained by Narcissa herself in the very near future. Next chapter will be in Harry's point of view. Thanks for reading and remember to review.
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Chapter One
Narcissa Malfoy
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My best friend, Lily Ryder, (known to most of the Wizarding World these days as the muggleborn witch Lily Evans) stood on my doorstep. Her long blood-red hair fell to her thighs the same way it always had and her vivid green eyes were shining with tears. We stared at each other before I spoke, my voice barely above a whisper.
"Lily? Lily is that really you?"
She smiled, her entire face lighting up.
"It's me Cissa."
"Come in. Come in. Lucius is out for the day. Dumbledore is causing problems at the Ministry today and he went to clear things up. And Draco is upstairs somewhere..." my voice trailed off at the end.
Lily grinned, falling into step beside me just as easily as she always had.
I led her to my private sitting room. It was the one room of the manor that no one could enter without my permission and I had a feeling we were going to need our privacy. As the door shut behind us, I called Dobby from the kitchens and asked him to bring refreshments. He smiled easily and left for the kitchens. Though Dobby had, in fact, been freed a few years ago, he still chose to work for our family. He was my personal favorite simply because of his unusual behavior.
"Please don't tell me that Dumbledore had you believing that I was dead as well, Cissa. That would be too much to bear." Lily said as we sat down.
"Of course I didn't," I answered honestly. "But I had no idea what had happened to you. Scorpion knew but he couldn't say. He could only say that you would be back. It was very confusing."
Lily glared, her brilliant green eyes lighting up. "Dumbledore's work. I can guarantee that. Scorpion, as we all know, works at Hogwarts as Severus Snape. Snape, if anyone would ever actually research him, was killed years ago. Dumbledore used my husband's job to keep him from leaking the truth. Scorpions job was the only way he had any chance of keeping track of our son."
"I know who he was masquerading as, he was allowed to tell us that. Where have you been all these years, Lil?"
She sighed, her eyes filling with rage. "St. Mungo's. Dumbledore had me placed in a back ward where no one would ever think to look for me. After the attack, my magic was depleted. it took years for me to gather the strength to leave. I was physically able to leave four months ago...but I waited until the day before my Release Hearing. Dumbledore shows up the day before every one of them to convince the board not to release me. This time, however, I assured him that his lies will be revealed...then I left. I went home first, to see Scorpion. You're the first person I came to after my husband. I need your help. Yours and Lucius'."
Now I was angry. How dare Dumbledore put my best friend, practically my sister in a back ward of Mungos? I'd always known that the old coot was stupid but I'd had no idea just how stupid he really was.
"Lucius and I will do anything, Lil. Just name it." I answered, smiling at her.
"When will Lucius be home?"
"In about five minutes. He left over an hour ago."
"We'll wait for him to get home then. I don't want to have to explain anything twice. Besides, I'm sure you have quite a bit to tell me yourself."
I grinned at her before beginning to tell her what had been happening in her absence.
"Not much has happened really. Bellatrix has overcome the Apparatus Curse at last. It was placed on her when she was seventeen by one of the Lestrange boys, we're still not sure which one. She was given a full pardon and was released last year. She and Rodolphus got a divorce and she's currently married to your brother Killian. Dumbledore has been making quite a bit of trouble for them but he's lost much of his power in the Ministry. Thank Merlin for that."
Lily cocked an eyebrow at me. "The Apparatus Curse? What's that?"
"It's a curse that completely changes a person's personality. The caster completely dictates your thoughts and actions. Unlike the Imperius you can't really fight it. Bellatrix is the first person in History to break it. And even she can't really figure out how she did it."
"Incredible! I would never have believed that such a thing could be possible."
"Me neither. When Bellatrix broke the curse, Killian and I began researching it. Apparently, it's an ancient curse made by Godric Gryffindor himself. It hasn't been used in centuries."
"Wow."
Before we could say anything more, Lucius' voice called out. I called back and told him to meet us in my private sitting room. After a few minutes in which I could hear him greeting Draco, the door opened and he stepped inside. His eyes caught Lily and tears formed in them. Slowly, she stood up and put her hand on his cheek.
"Lily?!"
"It's me big brother." she answered, tears rolling down her own cheeks.
I smiled as Lucius pulled her into a hug. For what must've seemed like hours to them they stood like that. When they parted, Lily told him her story...
Author's Note: Sorry for the long update. I've been sick recently and my husband wouldn't let me anywhere near the computer. Thankfully, I'm feeling much better. Since I know I'm going to get a lot of questions about a few things, I'll answer them beforehand. Lucius and Lily are not real siblings. They were simply extremely close and thought of each other as brother and sister. Also, Bellatrix WILL be a positive character in this story. She will be a main character. :) I hope you like it and the next chapter which I am beginning now.