Chapter IV: Blacks and Malfoys Oh My

-Friday June 29, 1692-

Harry went up to the house to get breakfast.

"Good morning Victor," said Jasmine. "Your plate is already on the table."

Harry looked over to the wooden couch and saw that the girl was gone.

"Hermione, she's gone," said Harry. "Where did she go?"

"Huh, who are you talking about?"

"Hermione, the girl that was lying right over there," said Harry. He was pointing to where she was.

"Oh yeah her, but her name wasn't Hermione, her name is Clara Clayton."

"Clara Clayton?"

"Yes. She left about a half hour ago. A real nice girl she is."

Just then Harry thought about Emmett and pulled out the photo that Jon took for him.

Emmett Brown

Died July 19, 1692

Hanged, accused of being a wizard

Erected in eternal memory by his beloved Clara

"Erected in eternal memory by his beloved Clara," said Harry.

"What did you say?" asked Jasmine.

"Uh . . . nothing. By there any chance is there another Clara in town?"

"No, not that I know."

Harry quickly ate his breakfast and hurried over to town. When he got over to the stables he saw Emmett brushing a black horse.

"Oh hi Harry," said Emmett. "How's Hermione?"

"That girl wasn't Hermione. Her name is Clara Clayton. Do you know her?"

"No, not really but I am friends with her older sister Sarah and younger brother Tom. They always come by to help me."

"Listen it's about Clara—," but Harry was cut off.

"Hi boys," said an icy voice from behind.

Harry turned around and saw two girls. One was Daphne and the other looked to be his age, had on a black dress and she had pale skin with blonde curly hair.

"Emmett why don't you introduce your friend to me and my cousin," said the older girl

"Demeter, Daphne, I would like you to meet my friend Har—,"

"Victor," said Harry. "Victor Krum.

"It's nice to meet you Victor," said Demeter. Her voice was cold and made a chill down Harry's spine.

Demeter goes up to Harry and looks at him.

"Well you are mighty strong," she said as she touches his arm. "Oh and what wonderful green eyes you have."

Her blue eyes stared at him. Slowly her eyes turn to green and Harry felt like he was in a dream.

"DEMETER!" yelled a guy's voice.

Demeter's eyes turned back to blue and Harry got back to reality.

"Demeter, what do you think you were doing?" asked the guy. He was tall and thin with blonde wavy hair that went down to his gray eyes. He looked to be the same age as Demeter.

"Nothing brother," said Demeter.

"Don't lie to me. Go home right now."

She walked up to him, "You always ruin my fun." She and Daphne left.

The guy looked at Harry, "Be thankful stranger, I just saved your life."

Another guy went up to him, same age, and tall with short black hair. They talked to each other and then they both left.

"Who the hell was that?" asked Harry.

"Hayden Malfoy, Demeter's older brother," said Emmett. "Their family is very rich and very powerful in this town. You do not want to get in their way. The other guy that you saw Hayden talking to was Hephaestus, Daphne's older brother and cousins to Hayden and Demeter."

"What do you know about the Malfoys?" asked Harry.

"From what Daphne told me they've had a ruff life before they moved to the Village. Eight years ago they use to live out in the forest as farmer. Well one night a bunch of muggles raided their house, took everything that was valuable and then burned the house. Then a couple of muggles separated the father and Demeter from the mother and Hayden. Hayden tried to follow but the rest of the muggles hold him back. Hours went by and he heard Demeter screaming and a gun had gone off. He broke free from the muggles and went to find Demeter and their father. He found them and the muggles were gone. Demeter was on the ground crying. Her clothes were ripped into shreds and he saw that his father was shot in the head. Out of rage he went back to his mother and killed all of the muggles that were there. Demeter hasn't been the same after that night. It was as if the joy was suck out of her. She walks around now wearing nothing but black. Her skin is so pale that she sometime looks like a zombie."

"That is terrible," said Harry.

"No, what's terrible is what's happening to Daphne," said Emmett.

"What's wrong with her?"

"Daphne bears a curse that all Black women will have to face. Sixty years ago her family came a cross a band of gypsies. Something horrible happened and the king of the gypsies put a curse on all of the men that if they bear a daughter then she would slowly lose her powers of being a witch and will be come a gypsy at the age of eighteen."

"Oh my god that is terrible. So, any of the male Blacks will curse their daughter in being a gypsy. How can the curse be lifted?"

"A male Black must have a pure heart and befriend to creatures that are not of his kind."

"Like Muggles or a Muggle Born?"

"Yes exactly. Once the curse is lifted all of the women will regain their witch powers."

"How come Sirius has never mentioned this curse to me?"

"It must had be broken long before he was born."

"So, is Demeter a Seer as well?"

"No and she does not bear the curse and neither does Hayden since their father was not a Black but their mother is a Black and a gypsy so they do have some gypsy power."

"Tell me more about Daphne."

"She's the youngest of the Blacks. She has lived here all of her life with her brother, mother and stepfather. But six, almost seven years ago her mother gave birth and about eight months later the mother told the stepfather that she was a witch and so were her kids. He was shock and furious and he killed her and took the baby and ran away. They've been living in foster care ever since."

"I bet they hate muggles as well as Hayden and Demeter."

"Only Hephaestus because he saw it all happened, and Daphne couldn't care any less but she doesn't hate them."

"I can't believe what had happened to them, then that would explain why they prefer Pure Bloods," said Harry thinking of Lucius, and Sirius' family. "Uh Emmett before Hayden came I saw Demeter's eyes change from blue to green and then back to blue. What kind of spell can do that?"

Emmett looked at Harry with a concerning face.

"That was no spell. She was using her powers on you," said Emmett. "After Daphne and Hephaestus lost their mother Hephaestus, Hayden and Demeter walked many miles away to their aunt. They told her of their hatred towards the muggles and they wanted to have great powers. Knowing that she could give them what they wanted they told her what kind of powers they wanted to poses."

"And what would that be?"

"The Unforgiveable . You see you cannot perform anyone of them without a wand and they wanted that power more than any thing. Their aunt worked and finally came up with the potion. When they drank it they became the most powerful wizards. But what they didn't know was that their new powers weren't the true curses."

"What do you mean?"

"The only way to do the curses is by the wand, period. So when brewing the potion their aunt had to give them the curses characteristics."

"So what can each one do?" asked Harry.

"Hephaestus can slowly stop a living heart beat (he poses the killing curse), Hayden can make someone feel great pain, physically and emotionally (Crucio curse), and Demeter can control a person's thoughts and action (imperious curse). You know when they are using their powers is when they are looking at you and their eyes are green."

"Uh what would have happened to me if Hayden didn't come and stop Demeter?"

"If Demeter has someone under her control for a very long time, then the person would slowly stop being human and start to turn in to nothing but a soulless thing. She doesn't have a name for her creatures yet but we do, Dementors."

He saw Harry just staring at him with his eyes wide open.

"Yes it's true. When her mother remarried, she and Hayden tried to get ride of their stepfather. The only means was by force so Demeter used her power. But what she didn't realize was that she kept him under her power for two weeks and that was when she knew the side effects."

"She is their creator and I could have been . . . Hayden really did save my life. So what happened to their stepfather? Where is he?"

"I really don't know. But at night their have been sighting of a tall figure dressed in black roaming the streets, causing anyone to panic. Let's stop talking about them. Just telling you it just gives me the creeps. So what were we talking about before we were interrupted?" He didn't realize that he had stop brushing his horse and continued.

"It's about Clara."

"What about her?"

"Uh . . .never mind, she's here."

Emmett looked up and saw her next to Harry. She looked so much like Hermione; she has her hair, her eyes, and even her smile.

"Emmett?" she asked.

"Uh . . . y-yeah that's me."

"My sister has spoken highly of you and I want to thank you and your friend for saving me."

"You are welcome Miss," said Harry. "Isn't that right Emmett?"

He looked at Emmett and he was just looking at Clara smiling. Clara was looking at him as well.

"Emmett?" asked Harry.

" . . . yes that's right," he replied.

Clara then looked at Harry.

"I don't think we have met properly, my name is Clara Clayton."

"Victor Krum."

"It's nice to meet you, both of you," she said.

Harry saw Hayden walking by with Hephaestus and so did Clara.

"Uh . . . I got to go. Till we meet again." She took one last look at Emmett and then left.

"She's great," said Emmett in a dreamy tone.

"She reminds me a lot of Hermione," said Harry. He looked over at Emmett and he had his dreamy look on his face. "Emmett what I was going to say about her is I remembered something that Binns told the class."

"And what is it?" he sighed.

"Emmett yesterday we altered history by saving her life. Clara was supposed to die that day. She drowned herself and the town was supposed to name the river after her."

Emmett put down the brush and walked over to Harry.

"Are you sure? I mean there could be another Clara in town that we don't know of."

"No, it was her."

Emmett put his hands through his hair. "Time traveling has gotten too dangerous. First when you, Ron and Hermione came to 1967 and now I've changed history."

"And we can't fix it unless you want to take her to the river and you know," said Harry.

"No we can't do that," said Emmett. "We may have seriously had done something wrong."

"It can't be as bad as it was. I mean no one will disappear and they won't be naming the river after her," said Harry.

"But that's just it. She's living and she might get married to someone and have kids when her husband is supposed to have kids with someone else."

"I get your point," said Harry.

"As soon as we get the chance to get home I'm going to erase my memory of time traveling so this won't be happening again," said Emmett.

"Even if it means that you won't be remembering me, Ron or Hermione?" asked Harry.

"Yes."