For I was born to serve the Lord
I will not deny Him
I will always walk beside Him
For I was born to the serve the Lord.
Surprisingly I am able to eat, downing a chicken leg before moving onto my large helping of mashed potatoes. I still worry about Draco but somehow things have changed; I feel as if he will be able to complete his task. That's completely stupid. No use lying to myself. I'm still extremely worried but that will get me no where. I've got to help him. My father can deal with my interference.
"I want to take a trip to visit the cabinet tonight," whispers Draco.
"Alright," I reply.
It seems a bit soon to me, we've only been in school for a few days but I suppose the earlier we start with the repairs the faster we can get everything else over with. I'm excited. This means everything is real. Now is the time to see if Draco and my plan will work or if we really will need Severus Snape's help. Let's hope what Draco and I have decided on will work.
"Meet me outside the common room at seven. I've got to do something," Draco says before getting up and walking from the Great Hall.
Blaise scoots closer to me, his elbow brushing mine, "I'm not in the mood Blaise."
Disappointment plastered on his boyish features he shifts back towards Pansy, "Why do you like him so much. I know he's a better wizard than I am but…."
"Damn right he's better than you," I reply sharply before getting up, knocking my wine glass over onto Blaise's lap and stalking off. I wish he would just leave me alone.
Around seven I head towards the Slytherin wing of the castle. Draco has traded his school robes for a fitted black suit that looks absolutely amazing. Yet it causes me in my simple pleated skirt, button down shirt and green and black checked tie, to feel utterly under dressed.
"Hello beautiful," says Draco in a low tone as he walks towards me, wrapping an arm around my waist.
"You really don't need to call me that," I reply as we walk down the dark corridor.
"I'll call you what I want," answers Draco as we climb the stairs towards the third floor.
"Draco…."
"Shh, we can't get caught."
We pass under a bird cage I remember only too well from last year, "I remember this. The cabinet is in the Room of Requirement."
"Yes," Draco replies as a door appears out of the blank wall. "Come along, no one can see us."
The room is rather cluttered, filled as far as the eye can see with rather odd objects. I walk single file behind Draco who is tossing a bright green apple up in the air and catching it again, over and over. Looking around I try to find a cabinet exactly like the one in Bourgin and Burkes…it doesn't look like there is one.
Suddenly, Draco stops. He reaches out in front of him and pulls a decorated rug off the object we need. "There it is."
"We did it!" I exclaim with a squeal of pure joy. Although we don't know if it will work it is still exciting to have found it.
Draco pulls me close to him and kisses me before replying, "Now we just have to get it to work."
"That's why you brought the apple, so we could send it through. Then it should come back, right?" I question excitedly.
"That's how it's supposed to work. If it will I have no idea," replies Malfoy who is being rather patient with my childish behavior.
"This is brilliant," I mumble running my hand along the intricate detailing that has been carved into this particular cabinet.
"Do you want to bite it?" asks Draco from beside me.
"Pardon?" I return, wondering if he meant the cabinet or the apple.
"The apple. It has to have a defined mark on it so I know that whoever receives it doesn't switch it out," explains Draco, holding out the apple for me to take.
"Why not," I say grabbing the fruit and taking a rather large hunk out of it before handing it back to Draco.
"Perfect," he states with a smile before placing the apple in the cabinet and shutting the door.
After the mumbles a few inaudible words we leave, heading for the common room. Will it work? I don't know, I hope it does though. If not we'll have turn to Snape and neither Draco nor I want that.
"I need you to get close with Potter and the Weasley boy again, just until we go to Hogsmead," Draco says once we stop in front of the snake statue.
"What?" I question wondering what I had done to make him instruct me to do that.
"I need you to get friendly with them. Dumbledore is having Potter find out something about Professor Slughorn. We both know your father doesn't want either of them finding out what Slughorn has to hide. He asked you to keep Potter in the dark," explains Draco as we enter the common room.
How does he know this? I thought I only knew. "I suppose that is what He wishes. Yet spending time with Potter and Weasley won't be pleasant," I say looking into the green fire.
"Isabelle, I'm not saying it will be. It has to be done and you know it just as well as I do," whispers Draco as he places a hand on my shoulder.
"If that is the Dark Lord's wishes so be it. I suppose I shouldn't disappoint him by not doing His will," I answer before disappearing up the stairs.
