Chapter 2! And Less is writing it, so it'll be sooooo much faster. :-p (Ceena: BULL:O)
Clare: Oh, none of us one HP, so yea. -
Please note: Even though there is no quidditch because of the triwizard tournament, I am denying that and it will still go on.
OMG I'M INTERFERING!!!!! (Ceena!!)
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The tournament went by without many problems. Less thought Victor Krum was disastrously hideous though. Later that evening, Less stared across the table at the girl, her blue eyes drew all her attention to them. The fact that they showed so much emotion, and, as Less would put it, 'They're fricken awesome!' She inwardly yelled, excitedly. But she tried not to show her enthusiasm as she sipped the tea that was given to her. The girl sat down across from her, she still forgot to introducer herself. But Less didn't mind, since also forgot too.
Suddenly the girl spoke,
"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Estrella Star. My parents are out for a moment so maybe we'll find you're family." She said kindly, almost looking slightly tired while talking. Less smiled at her kindness, but she frowned slightly at the thought of traveling with her family.
"We'll, my family isn't exactly with me right now…" Less began, pausing, thinking back to how she got separated from the Herrios's and when she met Draco. She sighed at the slight mental image of him. This caused Estrella to gasp, snapping Less out of her fantasy world.
"I didn't mean to offend you. Is your family deceased? I'm sorry-!" She continued to babble on a bit, apologizing frantically.
Less only stared for a moment, wide eyed at the girl. 'Oh my god…She totally reminds me of Clare a little.' Less giggled at the thought which caused Estrella to stop in her babbling and blink at her.
"Is something wrong?" She asked, still holding her arms up in an expressive way. Less looked up a bit dumbfounded.
"Uh… It's nothing. You just remind me of someone I know." Less narrowed her eyes slightly, causing Estrella to calm down and lower her arms, she look also softened as she stared across the room at the dirty blonde girl, which she did not know the name of.
Estrella coughed a little before leaning over to ask Less her name.
"Um… I forgot to ask. What's your name?" Less didn't realize she paused too long to answer the question.
"Oh, I'm Lessien Notri." She said smiling slightly. Estrella also smiled.
"Well, I should find the Herrios's. I'll see you soon, okay?" Estrella smiled again and nodded.
When Less got to the tent, the Heirros and Weasleys were having a campfire. Clare was the first to see her. "LESS!" She screamed while running and hugging her friend. "Where were you?"
"Got lost. Saw the hottest boy in the world. Think his name was Draco. His dad was hot too, Lucicui or something or another. Malfoys. Then I met a sweet little Muggle born named Estrella Star. Went to the tournament together." Neither girls noticed the twins exchange glances with each other, nor Harry with Ron, Hermione with Ginny, Author with Molly, or anyone else.
It was Harry who spoke up. "Draco Malfoy? How did he act with you?"
"At first rather rude. But then he was really nice and sweet." Now, everyone goggled at her. Ron noticed the note in Less's hand and grabbed it from her. "Hey!" She yelled "Give back!" George grabbed it out of his little brother's hand and read it allowed.
"Lessien, we will meet again, promise? DM? Less, Draco isn't some one you want to be around. He's the worst kind of blood there is." Less looked confused. "Pure. The kind who hate all else." Less shrugged.
"I'm pure so I don't really care."
Then, people started to scream. "What's going on?" Harry yelled. No one could answer him. And Less got separated again. They all ran into the woods and Less took a wrong turn, coming face to face with a death eater meeting. She gasped a little. These people, dressed in all dark looked almost magnificent. It sounds sappy, even in her brain, but Less thought they were the night in human form. Of course, she knew who death eaters and Voldemort was. But it was amazing when they had their masks off. Voldemort was in the middle of explaining his plot, when he abruptly stopped. He looked at Less before starting to whisper the Kedavra curse.
"My Lord, don't do that. Please? She's pure and isn't a blood traitor." Draco. Draco saved her, while endangering his own life. Lucius looked like he would faint, Severus Snape moving close behind him just in case he did.
"Better yet, she will join the death eater ranks. Girl! Who are you?"
While most would fear and cringe at the site of him, Less stood tall, her stature in the wizarding world apparent. "Lessien Notri." He nodded and motioned her to come closer. With all the dignity in the world, she walked tall and proud and stood at Voldemort's feet. Death eaters gasped. Not even they dared to show so much retaliation towards their master. Miss Notri would surely die. But this was not to be. The Dark Lord simply told her to hold out her arm. She didn't scream out in pain; she never flinched. It was a miracle in so many ways. The strongest men would scream in agony, and would cower. Less was neither weak nor a coward. Draco hid his slight disappointment, Less was alive.
"Now," Voldy's voice was as clear as possible. "Go with Junior. Steal The Boy Who Lived's wand and give it to Junior." Less nodded. And went to find them.
Clare was once again the first to spot Less. She screamed and hugged her tightly, not noticing Less was careful to use pressure on her left arm because of the horrible pain. She could give an amazing act, but she wasn't superwoman (another one in tights --). As they walked, Harry's wand stuck more and more out of his pocket. Without anyone noticing, she quietly slipped it out and into her own robes. Not knowing what else to say, Less suddenly yelled: "I'm going to be sick!" And ran into the woods. She met junior and gave him the wand, and not 5 minutes later the Dark Mark was up in the sky with her and her friends under it.
Everyone went to the Burrow the next morning. The kids decided to camp out. Less nearly killed Ron for touching her arm. When Fred asked what happened, she simply said she was hurt in the attack. She didn't want anyone near it. Clare slept between her cousins while Less huddled in a ball with her two cats, Greedigut and Fizzgiz, on the sides of her. That morning they all got their acceptance letters. Clare, Noel, and Less were truly surprised. That was unexpected…
That meant Diagon Ally.
They decided to stay at the Leaky Cauldron overnight, seeing as how it was August 31st and they'd get the Hogwarts train in the morning. The rooms held four people a piece. The twins shared a room with Harry and Ron, The parents stayed in one room, while Noel, Less, Hermione, Ginny, and Claire grouped together. (If there were more people… my apologies… I can't remember you.) It was noon by the time everyone had settled into their rooms. They decided to simply let the children go and buy their items and meet them at four back at the Leaky Cauldron for lunch. The kids stayed together for the most part.
Madam Malkin's is the first stop. Everyone is fitted for their robes. They also decide to get dress robes and dresses. Clare didn't like the uniform and neither did Carol.
Carol scuffed with her American slang,
"that is not something I'd be caught dead in."
Clare only nodded shyly as she was being measured and fitted. Noel just rolled her eyes at her little sister and Less shrugged uncaringly. When they where done and got all of them into their robes, Clare was the only one who was still in the changing room, everyone had their original clothes back on.
Less walked in, completely oblivious to who was in there. "Oh, Clare… still here?" The brown haired girl nodded.
For a minute Less was completely caught off guard and blinked, she shrugged off the feeling and poked Clare square in the forehead.
"Hey--!" Clare yelled a little while Less stood victoriously, hands on her hips and her neatly cropped hair rested on her shoulders.
"That's the magic button. It always puts you back into your Clare-y mood." As Clare was about to retort Noel shoved her head into the room and scolded them.
"Guys, we have to leave, we're running behind as it is." Noel gazed at her cousin and sighed. "I can't believe you're still not changed you lazy butt." She joked and slipped her head out.
Before she was completely gone the door suddenly opened fully and fell off it's hinges.
"Carol, you idiot." Everyone was laughing a little or rolling their eyes. Clare suddenly squeaked and rushed into the other changing room and got dressed.
After that, which took about an hour and a half; on Carol's account, they get scales, gloves, and crystal phials. They passed Quality Quidditch Supplies and both Clare and Less made a rash decision to get their own broom. Clare's was a firebolt, while Less's had the same qualities but looked like a troll on drugs sat on it… (Clare had noted that) it was flattened and a deep purple. It was so unique, Less had to get it. Everyone else simply stared at her as if she had lost her mind. The owner gave her a matching Beater Club, seeing how she was probably the only one who would want it. The twins took a liking to it, and asked Less if she might be a Beater. She replied that it was her favorite position and she'd love to play it. She also got some quidditch books; Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp and Beating the Bludgers—A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
At the Magical Menagerie everyone stops to get items for their pets. Harry left with Ron to the Owl store to get treats for Hedwig, while Ginny, the twins, Carol and Noel stayed outside. Claire, Hermione, and Less got toys and treats for their cats. Less, Noel, Carol, and Claire all need a cauldron so the rest wait for them to get it. It only takes about ten minutes or so before they move onto funner places. Everyone had wands, so Ollivander's wasn't a necessary stop. The stalls in Diagon Ally were very interesting to see and nearly everyone got something, Less getting much more than she should've because her arms were already overflowing with bags. The twins stop at the Joke stop to restock. It was very funny and Claire and Less got stuff too. At the Junk Shop, they pick up a few items that aren't in too bad of condition. They also stopped to get their quills, inks, and pieces of parchment. They also got thei trunks.
When the time came to go to the book store, Flourish & Blotts, it seemed as if the whole store was bought out. Claire and Less went their separate way from everyone else, so they had no idea what they got. Claire got Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander and The Monster Book of Monsters because she was taking Care of Magical Creatures, while Less got Ancient Runes Made Easy, since she was taking Ancient Runes. Both of them got Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes, A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts, Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century, Hogwarts, A History, by Chroniclus Punnet, Standard Book of Spells Grades One,through Four by Miranda Goshawk, Quintessence: A Quest, A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, Flesh-eating Trees of the World, Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean, Encyclopædia of Toadstools, Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming, Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky, Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble, The Dream Oracle, Confronting the Faceless, Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage, Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore, A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, Intermediate Transfiguration, Jinxes for the Jinxed, Curses and Counter-Curses: Bewitching Your Friends and Befuddling your Enemies with the Latest Revenge by Vidictus Viridan, The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts, Practical Defensive Magic And Its Use Against the Dark Arts, The Dark Arts Outsmarted, Self-Defensive Spellwork, A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions, Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul, Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality, Hairy Snout, Human Heart life as a werewolf from a werewolf's point of view, Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology, Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to Do With Them Now You've Wised Up, Asiatic Anti-Venoms, Moste Potente Potions, Achievements in Charming, Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed, and Curses and Counter-Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian.
Of course, not all of these were necessary for school, but because of Less, they both had to get them all. Less was making a list of items she wanted and needed to get and had lost her supply list. So she borrowed Claire's, made the list, then lost Claire's list. So they were both stuck with a bunch of books… but they may come in handy. They left with heavy arms and much lighter pockets, to say the least.
It was four after that, so they quickly rushed to the Leaky Cauldron. They put their things away in their trunks and went down to meet the adults for lunch. They were allowed out after that for a few more hours and Less disappeared.
-Alone with Less-
Less was a nervous wreck. Making her way through the crowds as fast and stealthily as possible made her nerves jumping on end. She didn't want to run and have people noticing her, but couldn't be slow because Clare and everyone might catch up. So she finally made it to her destination, Knocturn Ally. As she walked to the shop she needed to go to, her mind started to wander. If someone told her a week ago she'd be doing the Dark Lord's bidding, she'd laugh at him. But now that she was actually forced to do so, she realized that by some sick way, the part of her heart that felt so empty and cold was now full. She was forced to do his bidding, but was it really force? Is rape really rape if it's enjoyed? This was the same concept.
The shop she had to meet Lucius was vile in what it held. She almost laughed to herself imagining Clare or Noel in a place like this. Lucius was standing in the back. He handed her a briefcase and smiled. They didn't exchange words, but the looks told all. Whatever it was she had to do was inside that briefcase, along with some ingredients she may need to get started. He then gave her a small package, and apparated away. she had no chance to look, as she realized her friends would become worried. So she ran as fast as she could into the Leaky Cauldron and, thankfully, no one was in the room with her.
First she opened the briefcase. Inside held many containers with labled ingredience. there was a large packet. Leafing through it, she saw the recipe for Veritaserum potion; the potion that forces you to tell the truth. There was a piece of parchment in what she could only assume was her directions, written in Lucius's handwriting.
Lessein
You are to make a potion that will cancel out the effects of Veritaserum. You have the ability to do it. If you need galleons for the ingredients, ask Draco.
At least Lucius had faith in her potion's ability. Lucius! That reminded her to open the other package. Inside was a necklace, a mirror, and a piece of parchment. It was in Lucius's handwritting again.
Lessein
Have you ever heard of a two-way mirror? The kind that allows you to speak to another? Yes, well this is a four-way one. It's the only one (Well, besides its 3 counterparts) in existance. Me, Draco, and Severus Snape have the other parts. Do not tell anyone else about it. They have no reason to know. If you ever need me, Severus, or Draco, just say our names. And promise me you will always wear that necklace. I can not explain now what it does, nor do I want to. But if anyone asks where you got it, simply say you found it. If you ever need me, for anything, you can always call me on the Mirror. If you can't get in touch with me, you can always owl me. I hope you do well in school, and keep me updated about everything. Maybe you'd like to come home with Draco for Christmas at Malfoy Manor? Think about it. I hope to see you soon.
Lucius.
Less was beyond amazed. And she realized, she was crushing on a 30 something year old man. At that moment, Clare came into the room and Less quickly hid everything and put the necklace on. They all went to sleep and anticipated tomorrow.
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OMG!!! Finally that's done with. Sorry for the long wait guys. 0
That was all Less's fault. -,- (Ceena's talking)
Draco: No it wasn't you—gets pelted by moldy muffins X-X
Ceena: -sticks out tongue- It so was pretty boy.
Harry: Well, since Ceena seems busy I'll finish. The third chapter will be posted A.S.A.P., Ceena's almost done with it. This chapter is also a little short compared to the last one.--
Ceena: YEA!!! Less finished it recently after forgetting about it for the longest time!! makes a cute angry face IT WASN'T MY FAULT CAY-CHAN!!!! drags Sirius into the room and tells him to do a tap dance
Sirius: Um, do I have—gets started at angrily by Ceena, pointing her wand at him OKAY!! -.- starts tap dancing
Harry: Uh…uncle….? O-O
Sirius: This better not go on YouTube!!!
Ceena: You know about that?! O.0