AN: Thanks to all who reviewed. As promised here is the next chapter. I bet you you're dying to find out who this guy is. Just read on. (:
Chapter 7 : Chase?
"It really is you. I can't believe it." Marie hugged the boy.
"I can't stay long. I've got to see-"
"Marie?"
"Draco! Merlin. You scared me. I was just talking to-" She turned around. Nobody was there. (A/N: Cruel aren't I? ;) )
"There's no one here, Marie." Draco said, confused. Marie sighed.
"Forget it, Draco. Shall we go?" Draco smiled.
"Blaise has been really worried about you." It was Marie's turn to smile. Blaise? Her knight in shining armour. She really did love him. She yawned.
"Someone's tired." Draco commented as he saw dark circles around her eyes. it looked like she hasn't slept well in ages. Poor girl. She should really take care of herself more. He didn't want to see her hurt or anything. He wanted her to be safe.
"Of course, I am." She laughed as they walked to the Slytherin common room.
"Have you patched things up with, Pansy?" Marie asked, feeling slightly guilty. Draco nodded.
"Yeah, we're all good now. She decided to forgive me, for I don't know what." Marie giggled. "So, were you ever going to tell me about you and Blaise?" Marie looked up into his grey eyes. She saw concern and hurt in his eyes. She knew that he was worried for her but he should really take care of himself, too.
"I was going to. I just didn't know how, though. I'm sorry you had to learn it that way." Draco nodded, satisfied with her answer. He couldn't bear with it if she wasn't going to.
"Apology accepted. It's all over with and done." He smiled, sadly. No, it was definitely far from done. But for now, he'd let her get away with it. He wouldn't question her choice. Blaise is his best friend. He wasn't going to hurt him, no, the both of them.
"Are you okay, Draco? You look-"
"I'm fine, Marie. Come one, Blaise will kill me if I don't get you back." Marie nodded and followed him back to the common room where she slept, thinking about a blonde haired guy, and it wasn't Draco Malfoy.
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1 week later
"It's a lovely time to walk outside." Blaise commented. Marie nodded.
"Shall we?" She asked. Blaise motioned for Draco to come. Draco sighed and followed suit.
"It's almost midnight, B. Why go out now?" He asked, annoyed to be taken away from his book.
"Oh shoot. I left something behind and I have to see McGonnagal. I'll catch up with you guys later. You go ahead first." Marie and Draco nodded and started walking. It was a beautiful night. The moon was shining brightly. It showed Draco how beautiful she looked like. She was at peace, smiling happily. Potter and friends decided to stay away from them. Thank Merlin. And class was starting tomorrow. The headmistress decided to give them all a rest, what with Marie's return and all.
"Marie Riddle." They turned around to see a guy in a cloak. He had black hair and a twisted smile on his face.
"Jacob." The guy walked closer. Draco stepped in front of Marie and held out his wand.
"Young Mr Malfoy. You're no match for me. Besides, I've come here to tell you something." Draco frowned. What would he want with me?
"Jacob, is my father-"
"Yes he's calling Malfoy Junior here."
"I see." Marie said, softly.
"Draco!" Blaise ran up to them. "Jacob, nice seeing you again." This time it was Marie's turn to frown.
"You know Jacob, Blaise?' Blaise and Jacob nodded. Blaise went up to Marie and pulled her away from the group.
"I haven't been completely honest with you, Marie." What? Marie thought. What could he have hidden from her that was so important?
"I'm a death eater." She gasped as he lifted up his shirt for her to see. Tears appeared in her eyes.
"You're one of them. How long?"
"Since I turned 13." He looked down, ashamed.
"How could you do this? Blaise, I love you, but you have to promise that you'll tell me the truth next time. No matter what, understand?" Blaise's eyes twinkled and he smiled. He kissed her and nodded.
"I love you, Marie. Draco and I have to go back to riddle Manor. We'll be back in a week or two. I told Snape to cover for us. He told Dumbledore that my mother is in St Mungos to get out." Blaise explained.
"Please be careful, you and Draco. Come back to me safely." She pleaded. Blaise nodded and kissed her one last time.
"Come on, D. let's go pack. Jacob, we'll meet you at the front entrance." Blaise and Draco rushed to the common room. Jacob turned to look at Marie, a grin on his face.
"You never told me that Zabini and you were together." Marie sighed.
"We got together a week ago, Jacob. I have a favour to ask you, Jacob." Jacob nodded.
"What is it, Marie?"
"Well, you were Chase's best friend, right?"
"Yes." He answered softly. The sadness in his eyes was obvious. He missed his best friend.
"I talked to him a week ago. He's still alive." Jacob looked up, hope and doubt collided in his eyes.
"But that's impossible, Marie. I saw Remus Lupin kill him."
"Maybe he didn't mean it. You're supposed to put everything you have into that spell if you want to kill a person, Jacob. I saw him. He hugged me." Marie said, breaking down. Jacob caught her and held her close. He rubbed her back comfortingly and sighed. Could it be that Chase was alive? If he was alive, he'd be 20 today. He remembered that day Chase was killed. They were 17. It was 3 years ago.
Flashback
"Yo Jacob, tonight at Esmeralda's place kay." Chase shouted, he had blonde hair and blue eyes. His eyes twinkled. The girls around his went crazy.
"Chase, I might not make it, you know. It's just too dangerous. Remember what your father said, the Order might strike tonight at that place. Someone might've tipped them off." Chase grinned then did his trademark smirk.
"I'll be fine. I can protect us." Jacob nodded, still not trusting his voice and the decision he just made.
LATER THAT NIGHT
I'll be a tad bit late. I don't think they'll miss me. All the Death Eater children were celebrating. Celebrating what? The home coming of Lord Voldemort.
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Chase smiled as he passed by every girl. Then, he saw Marie.
"What are you doing here?" She lifted an eyebrow and smiled.
"The same as you are, Chase."
"Merlin, you're only 13. And you're supposed to be Hermione fucking Granger." Marie rolled her eyes.
"Nobody knows, Chase. But if it makes you feel any better, you arse, I'm leaving, going back home." She walked off angrily. Chase smiled, relieved that she was gone. He definitely didn't want to be responsible for HER death. He sighed and walked to Esmeralda. Her green eyes sparkled under the light. Esmeralda Lestrange. The daughter of Bellatrix. No one knew of her existence except for The Dark Lord, her mother, him and Marie. She smiled at him and asked him to come over.
"Looking for me wonder boy?" Chase laughed. It was so like her to say something like that.
"Nope. I'm looking for this girl. She has long black hair, and the greenest eyes that you've ever seen. I want to tell her how much I love her, you see." Esmeralda's eyes windened. He said he loved her.
"I love you, too." Chase smiled and kissed her. Just then, the door burst opened.
"Shit, it's The Order." Everyone started scramming. Curses and hexes were thrown everywhere. That's when he saw Remus Lupin targeting Esmeralda.
"Avada ke-"
"Look out!" Chase jumped in front of her and it hit him. He fell to the floor, dead and pale. Esmeralda dropped to the floor and cried beside him. Remus looked at them and decided against killing her and left. The Order left 10 minutes later, satisfied. That's when Jacob arrived, only to see Esmeralda crying beside Chase's body. It was an awful day.
Flashback ended
So many lives were lost. And what happened to Esmeralda? Nobody knew. She disappeared after that night.
"I'm sorry, Jacob." Jacob smiled as she pulled away and wiped her eyes.
"It's alright, Marie. I made a promise to Chase that I would look after you." Marie nodded. "I've got to go, Marie. I'll bring them back safely for you. Don't worry." He placed a kiss on her forehead and apparated. She sighed. Jacob Cade lost his parents when he was 12. He joined her father and befriended Chase when they were 15. She still remembered everything. She missed Chase, a whole lot.
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The next day
"Harry, I think it's time that we approach her." Ron suggested. Harry nodded. He had no choice now. He had to do it sooner or later.
"I'll just go get Ginny alright." Ron sighed as Harry walked to Ginny's room. He heard voices in there.
"I can't believe that bitch. You shouldn't have altered those girls' memories. Let them know the bitch in her before she turned into her real self. They would just hate her even more." Harry recognised the voice as Ginny's. Ginny hated Marie even when she was Hermione?
"Ginny, it wasn't her fault." Lavender Brown. Harry's eyes widened. Lavender knew something.
"It is. She was just a stupid know-it-all and a mudblood. She had stupid bushy hair and buck teeth. She was embarrassing me in front of the guys." Okay, Harry thought. He definitely missed something. What was going on? He heard a crash.
"Stop throwing things around, Gin. It's not going to help you. Leave it alone." Harry smiled. Lavender was pretty sensible.
"No! I will not let him go back to her. I will get my revenge." Just then, the door opened, with Harry tumbling in. Ginny's eyes widened. How much had he heard?
"Harry, honey." Harry's eyes turned a dangerous colour.
"I heard everything, Ginny." She gulped.
"I'm going to excuse my-"
"You will stay!" he cut her off. Lavender nodded and sat on her bed. Ginny couldn't believe it. She was caught.
"Tell me everything, spill!" So Lavender told him the exact same thing she told Ron, just said it in a different way of course. When she was done, Ginny was already in tears.
"I was the cause of this because I loved Hermione."
"Her name is Marie Riddle. Her father is Voldemort, Harry!" Ginny argued.
"Shut up, Ginny. She is not her father. I hate her father, not her. I hate her for not telling us who she really was, but that's about it. You should know that I hate liars most." Ginny feared Harry for the first time in her life. "I will forgive you this once, Ginny. But never again will you be trusted until you prove yourself." Ginny sulked and nodded. "We're going to see Marie now. Are you coming?" Ginny shook her head.
"Some other time, when I've cooled off." Harry nodded stiffly and walked out.
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"Good morning class, I'm Ms Glock. It's nice to see you all today. Now, Mr Zabini and Mr Malfoy will not be joining is as Mr Zabini's mother is in St Mungos. But on with the lesson ay?" the class agreed. Marie had no choice but to sit next to Ron Weasley because Ms Glock had put her there.
"I'll be back in a moment." Ms Glock walked out of the class.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Seamus asked. Marie ignored him. "I asked you a question, Riddle. Where are they?" The Gryffindors joined in and started harassing her.
"Stop it!" Ron shouted. "She was one of us. She fought for us. She was there for us. So, shut your mouth or all of you will be dead." The Gryffindors became silent. Marie sent him a grateful smile. Maybe they could be friends once again.
"I'm sorry about Harry." Marie shook her head.
"I'm sorry for not telling you guys. I'm neutral in this war, Ron." Ron nodded.
"I know. I wish you were fighting with us, though. I miss you." She smiled at him and playfully whacked his shoulder.
"I missed you, too. A lot." They hugged each other.
"Harry wants to talk to you after class. You up for it?" Marie thought about it for awhile. Would he still be angry with her? She didn't think he would. She did miss Harry. Should she talk to him? Did he still love her… more than a friend? She looked at Ron and nodded.
"Sure."
"Now, turn your pages to page 93. We'll be learning about the spell Expulso."
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"Marie!" Harry called out. Marie and Ron walked over to him. "I found an empty classroom. Let's talk over there." They walked in. They kept quiet for several minutes. Ron couldn't take the silence anymore. He cleared his throat and looked at Harry.
"I'm sorry. I owe you an apology. I was a bastard to you." Marie laughed.
"Yes, you were, Harry James Potter, but I forgive you, anyways." Harry grinned and hugged her. "I miss you dreadfully." She told him as tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
"I missed you even more." She cried into his arms and Ron smiled. He slowly, and softly crept out of the room.
"He left." Marie laughed through her tears. Harry joined in the laughter.
"The sodding bastard. Marie. I have a confession." Marie looked up into his emerald eyes. Please, don't tell me, Harry. Please, not now, she begged.
"When you were Hermione Granger, I loved you." She sighed. The Gods never did listen to her prayers.
"I know. I fought with Gin-"
"I know about that, too." He did? But everyone's memory was erased, unless Lavender told.
"I overheard Ginny, well, bitching about you to Lavender and I demanded Lav to tell me everything. I'm sorry. It was my fault." Marie didn't know what to say, really. She just nodded and they sat together basking in the silence.
RINGGG!
"I have Charms with the Ravenclaws now." Marie said. Harry smiled.
"I have Potions, with Snape." He groaned.
"Don't cheat this time, harry." Ron saw them get out and approached them.
"So, shall we head over to potions now, Harry?" Harry nodded.
"We'll see you later, Marie." Marie smiled as they walked away. When they left, she frowned. That was almost too easy. Now, what did they want? It's not that she didn't trust them but she knew them too well. They don't forgive easily, okay, Ron was acceptable but Harry, he never forgives easily. Marie decided to just forget everything and to stop overanalyzing things like she always did. She still couldn't forget Harry, though. The way he apologized. He was hiding something and she was going to find out what it is.
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1 week later
She really hated it. Every where she went, people sneered at her. She hated the people in her own house. Pansy sighed. She pulled her hair up and tied it into a ponytail. She knew her way around the dungeons, thank goodness. She used to always get lost and Blaise or Draco would rescue her. After a hot soak and a rest, therefore, Pansy went to the inner dungeons, wandering through the classes and empty, deserted places.
"Parkinson." She turned around.
"Theodore." She said, softly and smiled. Theodore Nott was always quiet. He mostly kept to himself. He didn't really like the other Slytherins. She didn't even know why he was in this house. He should've gone into Ravenclaw. He had sandy brown hair and brown eyes. She loved the way he talked. She didn't know why.
"What are you doing up here? It's late." He walked closer and smiled at her.
"I know. I just wanted to think." He nodded.
"About Draco, huh." She turned her face away. She didn't want him to see her cry. He pulled her towards him.
"Hey, don't cry." He rubbed her back while she let it all out.
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"I see you and Potter and friends are friends again." Marie smiled at Pansy. Pansy was seated across her in the Slytherin common room. Everyone was asleep now. "You miss Blaise, huh?"
"Yeah, I do." Pansy smiled at her, a real genuine one.
"Blaise and I have known each other since we were kids. He's a wonderful guy. I hope you appreciate him."
"I do, Pansy. I love him. I would never do anything to hurt him."
"Good." Pansy leaned into the big fluffy green cushions. She sighed
"What's the deal with you and Draco?" Marie asked her softly. Pansy's eyes snapped open and she looked at Marie.
"I just love him. Simple, really. It's just unrequited. He loves someone else." Pansy said, sadly. "But if it makes him happy, I'm happy."
"I'm so sorry, Pansy."
"Don't be, Marie. I've been horrible to you when you were Hermione Granger. I owe you an apology." Marie nodded.
"Apology accepted." Pansy hugged Marie.
"Thanks, I've never had a girl friend, before. All the girls hate me because I'm close to Blaise and Draco."
"I can see that, but have no fear, they can't hate me, if they hurt you, I'll deal with them." Pansy laughed.
"Thanks, Marie." Just then, they heard a 'pop' sound coming from behind them.
"Is that Blaise and Draco?" Marie said excitedly. She got up and stared.
"Oh Merlin."
"What?" Pansy got up and saw two figures. "They are definitely not Draco and Blaise." She walked closer, her wand in hand. "Show yourselves." They dropped their cape revealing 2 guys.
"Jacob?" Marie hugged the guy. Jacob grinned.
"Look who I brought with me. I found him, for you." The guy next to her stepped into the light.
"Chase?" Chase smirked.
"Yeah, it's me. Happy to see me?" Marie cried and hugged him. Pansy just stared, feeling very awkward. She knew Jacob, but who the hell was the blonde dude? He looked like Draco, a bit. Could it be that Draco has an older brother that he never told anyone. She frowned and looked at Marie.
"Err Marie, you know them?" Marie nodded. She pulled Pansy to them. "This is Jacob." Jacob waved. Pansy smiled at him. Jacob was a very good looking guy. "And Chase." Chase looked similar to Draco. It kind of scared her. Chase just stared blankly at Pansy. He then waved a hello.
"Are you a Malfoy?" Pansy suddenly asked. Jacob and Chase burst out laughing.
"Am –laughs- a –laughs- Malfoy?" He laughed again. So, he wasn't. Marie frowned at Chase and Jacob and they stopped laughing. They knew their limits.
"Sorry." Jacob said after he calmed down. Chase tried to stop but still chuckled. He sighed and looked at Pansy.
"I'm NOT a Malfoy." Pansy nodded, then, who was he? "I'm Marie's brother." Pansy turned to looks at Marie, and then looked at Chase again. She just realised how alike they looked. "I'm Chase Riddle." Then, she saw black.
"Oh dear."
A/N: I'm so sorry I'm late. My internet broke down so I couldn't post it up. Anyway, there you go. IRemember, review! xD
