The enemy takes on a familiar form
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Chapter 7
The potions classroom door was locked and warded, in front of Cassia stood her mother, father and grandfather. She knew that Professor Snape had told them that she knew about Weasley and Brown.
Cassia sat down on top of a table and stared at the four people now standing in front of her "soo…. Who wants to yell at me first?
Hermione looked at her daughter "Cassia listen to all of us you are perfectly safe here, they can't get inside the castle."
Cassia nodded "I know mum."
Hermione faintly smiled "so you promise us you will not go looking for them?"
Cassia nodded "of course."
Draco sighed "these are dangerous people Cassia, you will follow all of the headmaster's rules is that clear?"
Cassia nodded again
Severus and Lucius were talking in hushed tones in the corner; Cassia guessed that they were probably talking about some security measures for her just in case they did somehow gain access to the castle.
Cassia jumped off the desk she had been sitting on "I promise to you all that I will follow all the rules that you all feel necessary to put into place. I just want a normal life here at Hogwarts."
Hermione hugged Cassia "that's all we want for you sweetie, the school life we never got."
~ Christmas Break ~
Cassia sat down at the Gryffindor table "hey Teddy."
Teddy looked up at his cousin "Hey, you not going home this year?"
Cassia nodded "I am however due to everything going on I am not allowed to go home via Hogwarts express, gotta wait for someone to take me to the Manor, you?"
Teddy tried not to laugh at his cousin's situation "just waiting for my dad to finish grading papers then we're gonna head off to Grimmauld."
Cassia smiled "how is defence going?"
Teddy nodded "It's really good yeah some people make jokes about it but my dad is the best person to teach the class, the jokes stopped when they realised that he fought Riddle twice."
Cassia nodded in agreement "Of course and besides he taught our parents if he is good enough to teach them he is definitely good enough to teach us, he taught them how to survive and that is what I want to be taught."
Remus smiled "I'm glad to hear you say that Miss. Malfoy."
Cassia smiled "it's the truth Professor; see you both in a few days."
Remus and Teddy left the castle and Cassia headed back down to the dungeons to wait for whoever was going to take her home.
Cassia walked around the empty snakes pit looked at the Slytherin family tree that was on the wall, she had never really looked at the names in detail the only names she really looked for or took any notice of was her family names and that was it. She ran her fingers over the Malfoy family names and smiled to herself to know that she could change the history of this house just like her mother had started. Hermione had told Cassia that she had placed all Slytherin family members on to the family tree even the squibs as they deserved a place on the tree.
Cassia ran her fingers over her great grandmothers' name, the squib that had started this whole chain of events. She then noticed that a name had been magically removed from the tree.
She walked into the library and found her mother's favourite book Hogwarts: A History. She started to flick through the pages and found the Slytherin history section, she started to read through it much slower and was taking in the information that was present to her; that was until she got to a certain page in the book that mentioned a certain member of the Slytherin family.
Cassia dropped the book as if it had caught fire and ran out of the library, she carried on running through the corridor, and she was stripping off her robes, cardigan, tie and anything that carried the Slytherin house colours on it.
Professors Snape and McGonagall watched as Cassia Malfoy ran pass them shredding her uniform as she went and ran straight out of the front doors and into the snow fall. She didn't stop and carried on running all the way down to the Black Lake.
Minerva looked at Severus "I wonder what that was about."
Severus nodded "Allow me to find out."
Severus followed the clearly distressed student down to the Black Lake, he knew something was troubling her and hoped that it had nothing to do with Mr Weasley or Miss. Brown.
Severus looked at her "Miss. Malfoy."
Cassia shook her head and just stared at the thick ice and snow that had covered the Black Lake.
Severus could see that she was holding her wand in both of her hands and was applying pressure to the middle of it as if she wanted to snap it in half. Severus snatched her wand out of her hand "what is going on Cassia?"
Cassia glanced up at him "is it true?"
Severus was completely confused "what is true?"
Cassia sighed "The Slytherin heir before my mother."
Severus finally understood what she was on about now "yes Voldemort was the Slytherin heir before your mother."
Cassia sat down in the snow "I was always told that he was just a Slytherin house member not that he was a Slytherin family member."
Severus cast a warming charm over the Slytherin heiress as she was now just in her shirt and skirt "Every house and every family as skeletons in their closet Cassia and this just happens to be Slytherin's but your mother has done so much to turn everyone's opinion around about the Slytherin house and I know that as you get older and find your place in this world Cassia you will do the same."
Cassia looked up at him "What if I lose myself?"
Severus smirked "I do believe your mother has said the same thing before and she has not yet lost herself, Riddle was not born into love and did not have the correct people guiding him through life. You, however, Cassia was born into a family who loves you and you have the correct people guiding you through life."
They heard footsteps approach them, the pair turned to see Malfoy senior walking towards them when Lucius reached them he took in the sight before him. His granddaughter hardly in any clothing was sitting on the snow; he helped Cassia up off the snow.
Lucius removed his cloak and wrapped it around her shoulders "what is going on here?"
Severus was about to respond but Cassia noticed a black mark on the inside of her grandfather's left arm "what is that?"
Lucius had been at the office, his shirt sleeves had been rolled up and he had forgotten to unroll them when he went to Hogwarts to bring Cassia home for Christmas and his dark mark was now on show.
Cassia took a step back "th that was in the history book, that is HIS mark."
Cassia threw Lucius's cloak at him, snatched her wand from Severus and ran towards the Castle. Both wizards yelled after her but she carried on running.
Lucius turned to Severus "explain now Severus!"
Severus sighed "Cassia found out that Riddle is a relative of hers and is worried that she will lose herself and is she scared that she will become like him. I see you forgot to cover up your mark Lucius."
Severus sent out his patronus to the Order to let them now that Cassia had found out her heritage and was now on the run.
The dark haired wizard looked at his oldest friend "I do not wish to be in your shoes at the moment Lucius."
Lucius sighed and picked up his cloak "I do wonder which one will kill me first."
Severus smirked at his friend's predicament "I do believe that will be Hermione, she was always quick with her wand."
~ Malfoy Manor ~
Draco had to restrain Hermione when Lucius had finished telling them all that Cassia had found out that she was a relative of Riddle's and that she saw the dark mark on his arm.
Hermione just stared at her father in law "what do you mean she's gone?"
Lucius sighed "She freaked out so to speak and ran off according to Minerva a broom is missing from the broom closet, everyone is out looking for her Hermione."
Hermione just fell to the floor; her world was crumbling around her. Her ex-best friend wanted to cause her family harm and no one had any idea where he was hiding and now her daughter was missing and no one had any idea where she might be.
Draco just held her "We'll find Cassia I promise."
Where is Cassia hiding?
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