Thanks to SilverLashes, Dirt Rider 712, The.Twilight.Children and Toffrox33 for reviewing chapter 7!

And to all you people who say I've left myself with no-where to go... I have actually written to chapter 12 or something... and planned a lot... I know what I'm doing... it's ok..

Chapter 8: A Family Reunion

'Hey Harry.' Said Ginny glumly, sitting next to Harry.

'Hey Ginny.' Sighed Harry, holding a chunk of ice to his Jaw.

'Hermione told me what happened…' said Ginny, taking a deep breath.

'Yeah, and what else?'

'Look, Harry, don't worry about Lestrange, she's pathetic, and a complete idiot.'

Harry removed the ice from his jaw; a nasty purple bruise was left. 'Look…' he began. 'I don't know why, but I sort of… care how she ends up.'

'Ends up?'

'I think she's making the wrong decisions, and I care that she is…' said Harry, looking down.

Ginny managed to hold back the tears. 'Do you like her?' she managed to choke out.

Harry thought for a long time, 'No.' he said eventually. 'I don't like her in the slightest.'

'I like you, Harry.' Ginny said.

'What?' he said. 'As a friend you mean, don't you?'

'Yeah... course I do.'

'Well I like you too Ginny.'

'Thanks Harry.'

'Thanks Ginny.'

They both smiled in a mutual understanding, then Madam Pomphery shooed Ginny out, ready to heal Harry's bruise.

Harry allowed her to do so, not looking back at Ginny's tear streaked face.

--

'Do you like him?' Draco asked.

'Of course I do!'

'Love him?'

'I think so...' began Lilith, about to cry.

'I can't believe it! After all we've done for you!'

'We?'

'Yes, we! Your parents me, my parents.'

'Well be thankful it's Blaise and not someone like Potter!'

Lilith and Draco were standing 10 feet apart in the room of requirement, screaming at each other.

'But love, Lilith!' Cringed Draco. 'You're not even 17 yet!'

'Ok, maybe I don't love him.' Said Lilith, slumping. 'But that doesn't mean I can't love.'

Draco rushed to her and gave her a hug. 'And if I thought you had meant it,' he said. 'I would have approved.'

'I don't need your approval she said, wriggling out of his grip. 'But even if it was Potter?' she said slyly.

'If you were inconsolably and completely insanely in love with him?'

'Don't make me sick, but yes.'

'Then I would.' He smiled. 'Well, not accept, but I wouldn't disown you, like your parents would.'

'I have a feeling they already have.' Said Lilith, burying her face in Draco's arm.

Suddenly, their left arms both burnt white hot.

'Ow!' they both exclaimed, pulling back their sleeves. Draco dreaded what he saw, a reason for everyone to doubt him. Lilith loved what she saw, a chance to see her parents again.

Their Dark marks had burnt black.

--

Four people were gathered around a fire, one sitting in a carved wooden chair, as though it was a throne, his back straight, eyes gleaming, the others were gathered around him. One was kneeling down, close to the fire, as though gazing into it may relieve her of all her troubles. The other standing tall, slightly away from the group, as though he was really the one in control of the situation. And the last, she was knelt at the dark figures side, her hands rested on the arm of his chair, as though he was some sort of a god.

'Is everything going to plan with the young children?' Spoke the voice of the man in the chair.

'Yes, yes my lord we-.' Came the voice of the woman knelt down beside him.

'We have not heard from our children though,' whispered the woman near the fire, as though fighting back tears.

'Shut up.' Hissed the kneeling figure to her sister. 'I'm sure Severus has been keeping a close watch on them.'

All eyes were on the standing figure.

'Well,' he spoke slowly, as though wanting to build up the tension to breaking point. 'They both grow feeble and weak, but they have hope in what they are doing, and it will be completed, even if it results in their own demise.'

The woman by the fire let out a small sob.

'However,' continued Snape, as though he had not heard the woman's cry. 'They are both willing to accept the consequences and are willing to die for it.'

'Good.' Said Voldemort, a small smirk of triumph playing on his thin lips.

'Thank you my lord.' Whispered Bellatrix, kissing the hem of his robes and then dragging her sister out of the room.

'What do you think you were doing?' she hissed at her sister.

'How can you stand by and let this happen?' Narcissa practically screamed. 'He's my only son, youronly daughter.'

'That is why we must do this, Cissa, so we can contribute more than ourselves to the dark lord's noble cause!'

'But they will die!'

'Perhaps, but we all will in time! What harm is it bringing their demise forward a few years.'

'But they are starving... they are in pain... they need help... only Severus can...'

Bellatrix's eyes, which had softened for a moment, went sharp again. 'Severus Snape, help?' She let out a hollow laugh. 'He's a traitor of the highest order.

'And I don't care what the Dark Lord says.' She continued, ignoring her sister's protests. 'But he cannot be trusted, you could not have forgotten-'

Narcissa snapped out of her weeping in an instant. 'I could not have forgotten. But I can forgive, unlike you.'

'The Dark Lord does not want forgiveness.' Bellatrix whispered back.

--

'What should we do My Lord?'

'Everything is going to plan, Severus, all we need to do now is wait for the children to finish their work.' Voldemort replied.

'But, My Lord, they grow nervous, week, they may betray us before they even realise what they are do-'

'I'll have none of that Severus.' Voldemort snapped. 'The girl's parents would kill her if it meant anything good for us. And Lucius is in prison, we are his only hope of survival.'

'But please... we need to be sure before we put our trust in them...'

'Right you are Severus.' Said Voldemort, as Snape's arm burnt black.

--

It's not an easy business, getting out of Hogwarts, but luckily Lilith and Draco were in the room of requirement. All they had to do, was leave the room, think about what they wanted, and come back into the room and directly apperate out of Hogwarts.

All they had to do was listen for Crabbe to not drop the scales, and then leave.

From memory the next chapter will be some crappy little 500 word thing... but the chapter AFTER should be a bit better!