₤Two Days Later₤
Christi and Harry were showing everyone who had joined Dumbledore's Army on how to battle with the type of Dark magic they would probably face if Voldemort ever came back into power.
"Okay so we're going to show you the Stupefy charm now," Harry said as he and Christi got into position as if they were going to duel.
"And we'll also be showing you the shield charm," Christi added.
"Stupefy!" Harry says casting the spell.
Christi quickly casts the Shield Charm.
"Whoa. Cool!" most of the kids say.
Just then they heard a banging sound.
"Oh no," Christi said as the mirrors shatter and a hole appears. Once the dust clears they all see Dolores and the Inquisitorial Squad standing there.
Draco's eyes widen when he sees Christi there with them.
"Well it looks like Miss. Caggiano still hasn't learned her lesson," Umbridge says.
"Shove off," she growls.
"Inquisitorial Squad, take the leaders, please, Miss. Caggiano and Miss. Granger along with Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley," Dolores instructs.
They nod and do as they're told.
Crabbe grabs Ron, Goyle grabs Hermione, Millicent Bulstrode grabs Harry and Draco grabs Christi.
She growls as he follows the others.
"You know you could have talked Umbridge into letting me slide! I'm working for a good cause. My dad needs to be taken down," she whispers harshly as they follow behind the small group ahead of them.
"I disagree," he whispers back just as harshly.
"You know my dad is still pissed at you about my arm. I could go running there, as soon as Umbridge lets us go, in tears crying to him about how you didn't protect me from getting into trouble, again, and didn't stop whatever punishment she threw out. I can fake tears easily. I did it all the time growing up, don't think I won't do it with him because I will and he'll believe me," she threatens.
"Try me," he challenges.
§Hour Later§
"Daddy, I don't want to marry him! All he does is get me into trouble at school! I was spying on a club there that is training to go up against the Dark Arts. I put off a good act so that they would trust me and Umbridge came in with her Inquisitorial Squad which Draco is part of. He just grabbed me like I was one of the goodie two shoes! He didn't even try to talking to her into letting me slide! Oh daddy, it was horrible!" Christi says in pure crocodile tears, stamping her foot and crossing her arms across her chest.
"Why should I trust you? Your arm says differently. Your arm says that you hang out with blood-traitors and mud-bloods. Which makes you a blood-traitor as well," he says.
"Because I'm finally coming to my senses, I'll be the Dark Princess or whatever you want me to be. Having supreme power is sounding very well right about now. Besides, I could do more alone than with him, and I want my Mark as well. The only thing I ask is that you don't force me to marry after my seventh year," she says, lying through her teeth, hoping he believes her.
She was determined to get Draco in trouble and prove to him that she could get anything she wanted from Voldemort and get her way.
"I'm glad you've finally come to your senses but that wedding is still happening," he let her know.
She just huffs.
"Fine. But what are you going to do about the prick! He keeps getting me into trouble for stupid petty stuff," she pouts with fake tears rolling down her cheeks again looking so innocent.
"I'll speak with him later tonight. Now get back to school," he said.
She nods and does as told.
She walks into the Slytherin common room and Pansy and Draco look at her.
"So?"
"He believed me. I warned you not to mess with me. I'm daddy's little girl and I get what I want. He'll be having a word with you," she says with a smirk.
"Bitch," he mutters loudly.
"Prick," she counters.
He growls and gets up and walks away. He was going to be late for the meeting. They had just started talking about his initiation into being a Death Eater. He made up his mind. He was getting his Mark and he would be a Death Eater.
He gets there and Voldemort looks at him.
"Library," he said.
He nods and heads up to the library.
He gets there and Voldemort apperate's up there.
"Close the door," he said going and sitting behind the desk.
Draco nods.
"Why do you keep getting her into trouble?"
"To keep her away from the Golden Trio and besides she's part of the alliance that's going against you. She's helping Potter and his friends train to take you down."
"She's spying on them. She's really coming to the Dark side. She'll be getting her Mark after you both graduate. She's starting to like the idea of supreme power."
"She's lying,"
"I'm starting to think you're not ready to receive your Mark this summer. I'm thinking of delaying it because of your lack of responsibility. You have the responsibility to keep her out of trouble and make sure she's kept happy and not ending up in trouble and detention all the time," Voldemort said leaning back in the chair and folding his hands together.
"If you keep her out of trouble and safe, I'll reconsider giving you your Mark but until then you are not getting one. And you will leave her alone and will only intervene in her life when you need to."
"Alright," Draco said as he got up and left, knowing the conversation was through.
He heads back to the school and he sees Christi, Pansy and Hermione walking down the hallway laughing and giggling.
"He actually bought that you want to be the "Dark Princess" and get a Mark?" Pansy asks laughing.
"Yes! He bought that entire lie! I was so shocked! But hey, whatever keeps him happy and off my back. I'll work on getting Prince of Darkness next. The moment I get him off my back is the moment I get my freedom from that life," Christi says giggling.
"Damn girl. You seriously truly are a Slytherin!" Hermione laughs.
"Well with who my family is it was bound to happen!" she says laughing.
They all start laughing.
"Come on I want some sweets. Let's go to the Great Hall," Pansy says.
The three girls head down to Great Hall laughing the entire time.
Draco sighs and heads to the dorms.
§Later that night§
Christi bolts up in her bed screaming and covered in sweat panting. She kept having this re-occurring dream that her dad, Lucas, was murdered by a Death Eater and no one knew for two weeks until someone went to go and talk to him and found him lying there murdered from the killing curse.
Looking over as her door opens Christi grabs her wand shaking.
"Hey it's me! It's just me!" Draco says putting his hands up in defence.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was just finishing do my Prefect rounds and I heard you screaming so I came to check on you. Are you okay?" he asks.
"No," she says.
"What's the matter?" he asks.
"It's nothing," she says.
"Please tell me."
"Just a re-occurring nightmare," she says as Snape clears his throat as he was standing in her doorway.
"Miss. Caggiano, Professor Dumbledore wants to see you right now," Snape tells her.
"Yes sir," she says.
"Mr. Malfoy, what are you doing in here?"
"I heard Christi screaming and I thought she was in trouble so I came to check on her," Draco answers.
"Very well, off to your dorm now," Snape drones.
₤Dumbledore's office₤
"You wanted to see me sir?" she asks pulling her robe closer to her.
"Yes, take a seat. I have some news for you."
"It's my dad isn't it? He's dead. Murdered by a Death Eater? Am I right?"
Dumbledore leaned forward on his desk.
"Exactly, how did you know?"
Christi gnaws her lower lip nervously.
"I've been having this same re-occurring nightmare for the last two weeks. I'm standing in the house with my dad but he can't see or hear me. Someone knocks on his door and then my dad starts yelling at them and he gets shoved back and they get into a fight throwing spells, charms, hexes, jinxes, curses back and forth. Then I see this lime green colored light shoot out from the other persons wand and it hits my dad and he just drops back. The person turns and I see a skeleton mask on the persons face. Well, half of it covering the top half of their face. The person was at least six foot one and was also wearing a robe with the hood up," Christi says nervously and shaking as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Dumbledore nods and summons Snape to his office.
"Yes, Albus?" he asks walking in.
"Miss. Caggiano has been having a re-occurring dream of her father's death for the last two weeks now. She sees the person who does it so I'm hoping you may know who it is. Miss. Caggiano," Dumbledore says.
"The person turns and I see a skeleton mask on the persons face. Well half of it covering the top half of their face. The person was at least six foot one and was also wearing a robe with the hood up," Christi says nervously and shaking.
"Can you see anything else that stuck out to you?" he asks.
"A limp. The person was limping as if something was wrong with their left leg. Ummm it looks like a dog or something scratched the person. I saw scars on the person's neck that went up and under the mask," she said.
"Anything else?" Snape asks.
"No it all just happened so fast. But what's wrong with me? I mean this has never happened before," she asks in tears.
"Well it sounds like Sebastian Goyle. He has a knee problem with his left knee. He got scratched by a werewolf on his face and neck,"
"There's nothing wrong with you, just go back to your room. Take a couple of days off from classes, your grandparents will be here at the end of week for you to pick you up for the funeral and such."
She nods and goes back to her dorm in tears. She didn't have any family left besides her grandparents who didn't know the truth so she couldn't talk to them about anything. She would have to cut off all contact with them after the funeral.
When she gets to the Slytherin house she's too tired to go back to her room so she just goes and lies on the leather couch there and cries herself back to sleep.
The next morning Draco comes out and sees Christi curled up on the couch with tear tracks on her face.
He frowns and he goes over and gently wakes her.
"Christi," he says gently shaking her.
She wakes up and looks at him.
"What time is it?" she asks.
"Seven am."
She nods and sighs.
"What's the matter?"
"My dad was killed two weeks ago. His body was just found last night. That's what Dumbledore wanted. But I already knew. I kept having a dream of his murder. I saw the guy who did it. Snape might know who it is. I feel like some type of a freak now. I had that same dream for two weeks! TWO WEEKS! Something has to be wrong with me!" she exclaims in tears once again.
Draco gently lifts her up and sets her down in his lap and holds her close to him rocking her back and forth rubbing her back.
"There's nothing wrong with you," he tells her soothingly.
"Then why did Dumbledore and Snape look at me strangely! Like there was something wrong with me!" she asks then looks up slightly at him.
"Draco you have to know something if you know anything about this and I mean anything at all," she tells him desperately.
"The best I can think of is premonitions. I remember hearing my dad talking about it when I was a kid. It's like a really rare power to have and it can come with a few others. Which I have no idea what they are,"
"So I am a freak," she mutters.
"No you're not. You're just special. It's good to be special," he said attempting to get her to calm down.
She smiles slightly and leans into him more not caring that he was a prick she just needed comfort right then and there.
"Come on, we can go and talk to my dad about this,"
"NO! No one needs to know!" she said.
"Christi…"
"Draco if this gets out people will treat me differently. I'm already treated differently because of who my real father is they already treat me differently. Draco please," She begs him in tears.
He nods and just holds her close letting her know at least he cares somewhat and isn't the prick that she thought he was. He knew that she just needed someone to comfort her and just hold her letting her know that everything was going to be fine and that he more than likely died protecting her like Cedric did. Gave his own life to save hers and keep her safe.
