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OMG it's a flying UNICORN with two horns! (That's a Bi-corn)

Idk? The things my brother comes up with…

Cera's POV

Christmas break was amazing. Draco was now in control of all the Malfoy fortune. Narcissa and I went shopping once. Needless to say, she was irked at my shopping choices. I got into a fight with Harry, but he'd get over it. Staying with Luna was amazing. Call me crazy but I now believe in nargles. She said they only show themselves to the willing mind, so I guess that explains a lot. They are really cool. I am trying to convince Draco to believe in them so that he can see them but he thinks I am pulling his leg. Aries enjoyed chasing after them… until they decided they weren't going to let him see anymore. Of course I could have always let him see through my mind, but he's amusing when he's angry.

We all have come so far in a year, especially Draco. During the Break there was one downer. 12 escaped prisoners. Andromeda was really upset about it, since one was her sister Bellatrix. She knew it was going to happen, but it was still a shock, she and Narcissa have been talking about it though. It's been helping to have two more family members back. Sirius and Narcissa.

I was laying across Draco's lap on the Hogwarts Express. He was still kind of upset over everything that happened. I know he tried to deny it but he was upset over his father. He denied that he didn't care, but he really did love his Father. I guess it's one of those things you can't really control. He looked deep in thought. I looked up at him and asked, "Whatcha thinking about?"

He shrugged and replied, "Nothing, just what has happened the past few days. Everything's happened so quickly."

Nodding, I replied, "I think everyone is kinda in shock, I mean a Malfoy coming over to the good side? Where's the logic in that?"

He smirked, "Good being a relative term of course."

I grinned, "Of course."

After a while Luna came into our compartment. For the rest of the ride we sat in a comfortable silence.

There was not very much Slytherin first years this year. Draco said that during times of war no body really wanted to be a Slytherin because it gave people a bad reputation.

I smirked and said, "Well we aren't known for being brave are we?"

To which he grinned and said, "Too true."

Everything seemed tense with Umbridge going around and changing everything. Some Slytherins were please at her putting a tighter leash on Dumbledore, but a lot of them weren't really pleased at the methods she used…well some of us….ok maybe one fourth of us…ummmm… I should really stop talking… Well what can I say we are a sadistic people.

The inquisitorial squad had just come into effect. Draco, Tracey, Blaise and Theo and I were the ones in my circle of friends that had signed up. None of us really agreed with her, but the power to take points away from Gryffindors was just to good to pass up.

I was surprised that Umbridge let me sign up, heck I was surprised she let Draco sign up with everything going on with him and his father, but I suppose it was a way to keep an eye on him.

Professor Snape was exhausted as of late, the Death Eater meetings apparently weren't going well. Dumbledore was keeping an annoyingly close watch on me, he seemed to think I knew way too much. Which reminded me, I needed to get working on getting those horcruxes… horcruea? What would the plural of that be? Whatever I needed to go to t he Room of Requirement first, which was quickly becoming my favorite room in the whole castle. (This of course had absolutely nothing to do with Draco…Nothing at all.)

So I decided to speak to Severus about it. When I told him about it he nodded, "So this is what Dumbledore keeps hiding form everybody? Very well, Cera I want you to make a list of them and there locations for me. You said there was one in Hogwarts?"

"Yes, Its in the Room of Requirement, in the Room of Hidden Things."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Which item is this?"

"It is the lost diadem of Ravenclaw." I answered

His eyes widened on his usually emotionless face, "The Dark Lord actually found it? But of course it will be ruined now t hat we have to destroy it. Such a shame."

I nodded, "So what do you want to do about that one, it will be the easiest to get, well other than the one at Grimmauld Place."

He looked up, "Cera! You couldn't have mentioned this when we were, oh I don't know, AT Grimmauld Place?"

I shrugged, "Sorry I got distracted, "Either way we'll get it done faster than if Potter was left up to it."

Shaking his head exasperatedly, he replied, "I need you to go get the one in the Room of Requirement. Be extremely careful though, it can be devious."

I laughed, "it's a little tiara, albeit carrying a piece of the Dark Lords soul, but its not like the diary where I pour my heart out to, or wear it like the locket in Grimmauld Place."

He glanced at me, "A locket?"

I nodded, "Yep I'm pretty sure I said a locket."

He glared at me, "Cera, we just threw out a locket with a giant S on it. That's it isn't it! You didn't say anything while we were cleaning!"

I shrugged, "Well I didn't do much cleaning, Mrs. Weasley didn't like my sarcastic comments much so she tended to keep me out of the way. But ask Kreacher, he took it back and hid it. I would be really nice and ask about Regalus, and say that you can help finish his mission."

He sighed, "Cera, this isn't all fun and games, I understand that you are a child, still at school and wanting to have fun. But you were the one who wanted to get involved and help out. You need to understand, you aren't in a storybook, people are going to die if you don't make sure you get EVERY DETAIL RIGHT!"

He raised his voice towards the end. Well I didn't really like people yelling at me, it brought out my inherent issues with authority. So I glared at him, I couldn't really think of anything to say because he was all right about everything. I quickly realized I was not going to win a staring contest with Snape of all people. So I turned on my heel and stomped out the door, not very mature I know, but this was a lot of stress. I knew everything that was going to happen and I had the chance to fix everything and everyone was relying on me to do that.

Potter was mad at me now because apparently I made an "unnecessary" comment to Granger because she insulted Draco. Well I don't see him being mad at her because she insulted him. Of course not he likes her. This was really interfering with my plans. Maybe I could talk to Ginny about…

OOOMMPFF…. Oh lovely someone ran into me in the corridor.

"can't you watch where you are going!"

Oh now they are going to shout at me, I looked up and see Lavender Brown, joy, just the person I wanted to run into. The Rita Skeeter of Hogwarts. She looked down at me, "oh, it's you…"

She said this like she was talking about a bug stuck at the bottom of there shoe. Let me go back and explain. I had a bad run in with Lavender… no I really don't have to go back and explain. I am a Slytherin. She is a Gryffindor. I do better then her in multiple aspects of school. Even though this was my first year at Hogwarts. Lavender was just one of those girls I absolutely couldn't stand so it was worse than with the other Gryffindor girls.

I looked up at her and raised my eyebrow, (finally go that down!) "Really Lavender, do you have to take that tone, its no wonder no one but the girls in you own house like you, and even them I am not sure about."

She glared, "Shut it Peneroe, I don't care what you and your stupid pureblood supremacist friends say so sod off!"

I stared at her. For about five minutes. I have to hand it to her she could do a pretty good stare down. Finally she screamed, "Why are you staring!"

I looked at her amazed, "Oh, nothing, I am just in total shock that you know a word as intellectual as supremacist. I'm surprised you didn't call me a stuck up bitch actually. Kudos to you!"

With that I walked off humming to myself, and grinned when I heard her mutter, "crazy…"

I called back, "Thanks! Do you think I have it to Luna level yet?"

I started laughing and skipping as I continued to the Room of Requirement. I might as well get the Diadem now, Especially since I was pretty close to the passageway that led to the seventh floor. Ah the benefits of being friends with the Twins.