October 19th, 1983

The Malfoy Halloween Ball was always a grand affair. Death Eaters and Socialites alike were invited to the black-marble house and the home was festooned with briars and streamers of purple and orange and black. Pumpkins with candles lined the steps inside and out and the best of food was prepared by the houselves in the kitchen, giving out sweet aromas of honey and cake.

The guest list was extensive but the first family on the list was always the Lestrange family. Bellatrix usually found the party a bore, but she found anything where she had to wear a mask annoying- there was no way to show off her beauty.

Cassi however enjoyed it so much, she talked to everyone. She would make Draco dance with her, while her baby sister was held tightly in either her Aunt or Father's arms, now a year old.

Cassi's POV

"Draco, dance with me!"

My cousin rolled his eyes, folding his arms. He had just gotten past the age of two. His blonde hair was clicked back, but my dark was curled with a ribbon serving as a headband.

"No, Cassi," he said firmly- or as firmly as a toddler could.

"Really, I don't know why you don't like dancing! It's so brilliant, Raco, honestly!" I said with a giggle, spinning around, watching my black velvet gown billow out like a balloon.

"Go ask one of them, then, you Hufflepuff!" he said with a lisp before walking over to the sweets table that was exactly his height and began reaching for a piece of pumpkin pie.

I heaved out a sigh. He was talking about my friends, over in the corner. Draco's were throwing a pumpkin on the floor in the hallway- brats. Crabbe, and Zabini, and Goyle, if I can remember their names.

My friends were much better- and enjoyed dolls as much as I did. Tabitha Bainbrige, Sadie Baldock, and Mildred Peebles.

"Tabitha!" I said as I walked over to them. "Dance with me! My Mudblood of a cousin won't!"

"I already danced with mummy, Cassi," she said in the sort of snobby tone. It used to annoy me but it doesn't really- we all can be arrogant.

"I'll dance!" Sadie said excitedly. She also was the most energetic out of us all.

I grabbed her wrist and we strode out onto the marble floor between the rest of the dancers and started goofing around, seeing who could pull off the funniest dance moves.

Eventually, her father scolded us but Uncle Bastan said that were funny.

I think he's probably the best family member I have. Other than my Dad of curse.

End of Cassi's POV

Off in the corner, Rodolphus sipped wine with Rabasten as they laughed about the latest scandal- a house elf had tried to run away in a little village in Kent, Ireland from it's large manor.

"Put down the wine, I need to speak to you both."

The careful voice of Lucius Malfoy made them both turn to find him standing carefully behind them, his wand-cane in hand.

"About what? It's a party, let your pony-tail down and have a little fun," Rabastan said with a grin. He went to take another sip from his glass before Lucius swiftly slipped the glass from his guest's hand and set it down on the table before grabbing Rabastan's sleeve.

"It's about the boy and the Dark Lord," Lucius murmured.

Rodolphus and Rabastan looked at each other before getting up and following Lucius through the darkly dressed laughing crowd enjoying the party to the steps and up to the next flood.

Finally safe in the study, Lucius locked the door and turned to his fellow Death Eaters. "I have heard news from our spies in the Ministry."

"And?" Rabastan pushed.

Lucius shot him a look before continuing. "They said that there is a prophecy inside of it, where it talks about the Dark Lord and the boy and how we can defeat the boy."

"We don't even know who the boy is, Lucius," Rdolphus said sternly.

"Maybe not, Rodolphus, but that is way we have to find out. We need to infiltrate the ministry. Quietly but effectively. We need to take it over in a way, just to get our hands on the prophecy. Not only that, but we need to get the names of the boys who were born during July. It was Potter and Long something, but I don't quite remember. We already have men trying to find the potion to bring him back. The books were thrown out or bound long ago- no one trusts magic like that. It could bring back Mulciber or Morgan Le Fay, and that terrifies the Ministry."

Lucius stared at the men for a moment, watching them for a response.

"I'm in," Rabastan said with a wicked grin. "It's perfect."

"I'll do anything for the Dark Lord. Plus, it could help Bella in the long run," Rodolphus said quietly.

"We're in agreeance? Wonderful then," Lucius gave that calm, yet dangerous smile and nodded. "Now let's go rejoin the party, hm?

Well I figured that I have been neglecting this story and I just needed to type some. I AM TRYING TO HURRY UP THE EARS because it will be more interesting once she gets to Hogwarts but I want this to be realistic where time spacing is concerned so... I think she will be attending Hogwarts in 1987, so we have four years or so till then. YAY!

I think it was special this chapter because this was the first one that I told from Cassi's POV but I think that I waited so long to tell it from her view because she was just too young, but at seven it's nice now!

So woo-hoo for that!

Please review!

Thanks for reading!

~Meghan