Chapter 4

Mr. Selwyn made his way down the stairs to the cellar where one of the rooms was keeping Teddy Lupin locked up. He had waited a few weeks to confront his prisoner deciding to take the coward's way out and ordered the house elf's not to feed him so hopefully his prisoner ill now be extremely week or better yet dead.

"Hey couldn't stay aw…" Teddy trailed off on seeing someone that was definitely not Victoire come into the room.

"Lupin nice to meet you properly haven't seen you since you were 13" Kieran said hiding his shock and the remarkable health his prisoner was in. teddy was the one now in shock now Mr.. Selwyn turns out to be Kieran Smith from Ravenclaw who was a seventh year when Teddy himself was in third year and had even helped him out with a bit of homework when he was struggling seemed he had kept his family past hidden quite well.

"What do you want Smith" Teddy finally growled at him Kieran just lazily drew his wand and muttered.

"Crucio" the echo's of Teddy's screams reverberated around the whole room.

"Well since your in a mood to be rude I'll think I'll come back another time goodbye Lupin" Kieran then left and only until the door was closed did the anger in his face show because the house elves always listened to him so there was only one other person who could be helping Lupin and could know her true identity which is what he feared the most.

Adele Selwyn was only just out of Hogwarts when she met Mark Taylor a muggle and before long ran off with him. Her only family member though and older brother Donald Selwyn a death eater killed the muggle Mark and brought Adele back and locked her in the family home which even Voldemort didn't know the location of.

The damage in Donald's mind had already been done though because Adele was pregnant with Marks child. A little boy was born a few months later and Donald called him Kieran and raised the child the pure Slytherin way. When the dark lord fell though Donald fled back to the house and stayed hidden as well as changing Kieran's last name so when he went to Hogwarts no record would be traced back to him.

The kindness inside Kieran though from his father was still there slightly and which earned him a place in Ravenclaw and on his uncle's death only 2 years of him being out of Hogwarts he found a chance to change things in his family because he had grown up watching his uncle bring the Weasley's and Potter girl to the house and because of Adele's wishes making them servants.

He house changed though after his uncle died the kindness still in him made him send his other who was always ill to the countryside property they owned as well as the other girls except for Victoire who he kept to manage the house elves so he didn't have to.

Victoire was only 12 when Donald died but Kieran got to watch her grow up and turn into a beautiful young women who he loved for her kind shy nature and now at 16 Kieran was infatuated with her. Right now though he was furious with her he was the only man she was supposed to care for.

"VICTOIRE!" Kieran yelled on getting into the kitchen then a loud bang and a scurrying so a frazzled Victoire entered the kitchen curtsying.

"Mr. Selwyn you called" Kieran went over to her and taken her shoulders making her look up at him.

"Have you been feeding the boy in the cellar?' he growled at her seeing the fear in her eyes and Victoire nodded and tried to back away but he held on tight making one hand go around her arm hurting her.

"What did he tell you tell me?" he continued to growl shaking her hard and then coming out of his rage saw Victoire crying uncontrollably and sobbing out.

"Nothing he told me nothing" seeing her scared and of him make Kieran back away and compose himself.

"Well…well from now on you will not see the boy at all and to make me happy you will take up my offer I think your environment as a servant is not right for you"

"Yes Mr. Sel… Kieran" Victoire says scared and confused what had Teddy supposed to talk to her about. The offer Kieran had meant meant that a few moments later he was leading Victoire up the stairs in the main house and not the back stairs she's used to.

"This will be your new room" Kieran said showing Victoire into an elaborate bedroom which had yellow flower wallpaper, a large four poster bed, a dressing table and a large wardrobe full of old Victorian dresses.

"Thank you sir," she murmurs looking around in awe and wonder at the room but still feeling out of place.

"I'll sent Flora up to dress you and will see you at dinner" he said stroking her cheek before leaving the room. The house Elf known as Flora came upstairs and helped Victoire out of her simple floor length black dress and into a narrow at the waits, bell shaped skirt and half length sleeve dress in a light pink colour. Putting on this outfit resulted in several painful minutes of putting on a corset as well.

"Oh Miss Victoire you look beautiful" Flora said as she finished Victories' hair and turned her to the mirror she looked at herself in the pink dress which she thought was beautiful but uncomfortable and her hair was in an elaborate bun on her head.

"You look absolutely beautiful," Kieran said taking her hand and leading her to the dinner table pulling back the chair for her.

"I hope this will be the start of many happy days together" he said gripping her shoulders and kissing the top of her head.

"Thank you Kieran" Victoire said nervously stiffening up at his touch. The next few days turned into an endless borrowing routine with Victoire being woken by Flora early to get her dressed in dresses while beautiful were uncomfortable especially the corset, then she would have breakfast with Kieran before taking a walk with him around the outside courtyard, the rest of the day consisted of sitting in the study with him and occasionally going for a new book while he worked he wouldn't let Victoire out of his sight.

"Thank you Flora see you tomorrow" Victoire said smiling at the elf as she left the room the time she spent before going to sleep was quickly becoming her favourite part of the day when there was no house elf fussing over her appearance and no Kieran watching her every move. The only person she could think about though was Teddy knowing that he was probably starving and cold.

After tossing and turning in bed the fourth night in her new room Victoire made up her mind and wrapping the silk dressing gown that Kieran had presented her with yesterday with a whisper that he hoped to see her in it one day she hurried down the stairs and into the cellar.

"Oh Merlin Teddy" Victoire said gasping in shock at his appearance it seemed he had cut himself several times trying to get out the ankle chain again and was weak from hunger.

"Vic thank god I thought he'd done something to you" Teddy said in tears once Victoire had helped him sit up and got him some more food and attended to the cuts on his leg and hands.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I should have come sooner," she said crying now and blaming herself for the state he was in.

"Hey, hey it not mine or your fault it's his" Teddy said pulling her into a hug the two of them held each other for a few more moments before Victoire sat back blushing furiously.

"Teddy why was Mr. Selwyn so worried about what you talked to me about" Victoire asked seriously all of a sudden but Teddy tried to change the subject by saying.

"Well lady of the manor new clothes" he said trying to smile commenting on the elaborate nightgown and silk dressing gown she was wearing but the look she gave him meant that she was serious.

Teddy then proceeded to give the long explanation of the disappearance of the girls and how he suspected, no knew that she was Victoire Weasley. Through the whole explanation Victoire remained silent and at the end gave Teddy one last hug before leaving to go back to her room.