The Ancient's Revival

By:

Curiosity 100 & StarHeale

Previously:

Every one burst out laughing, and to Emma's surprise she notices her sister chuckling a bit. Emma smiles at her and receives a warning glare back.

'Tell them and you are so dead Emma.'

'Yeah yeah. No worries sis.'

Halloween was definitely going to be the best yet. And none of them could wait.

As they headed back up to the castle what Uncle Lucious said to them plagued Emma's mind. Should she do it and hurt Harry? Possibly risking their friendship in the process? Or risk her sister and possible theirs and Draco's families at the hands of the snake faced demon.

Chapter 14: A Fight

Julia leaves the Gryffindor Common room early the next day heading to her first class of the day, though she was not going to do homework. She needed to talk to her Uncle, the Potions teacher Professor Snap.

Julia walks slowly down the hall, stopping to pretend to be looking at something if anyone pasted her. She finally arrives at the closed door of the Potions room but knows her Uncle is inside because of the noises coming from the room. She slowly opens the door to see her Uncle sitting at his desk mumbling to himself.

"Uncle,' she calls out kind of softly but loud enough for him to hear 'could I talk to you for a moment. It's kind of important!"

"Of course Hun, come in!" Snape calls out with out looking up from the desk.

Julia walks into the room closing the door and walks closer to the front of the class room. She picks a desk close to the teachers placing her book bag and purse down before sitting down herself. Her fingers nervously playing with the hem of her skirt, suddenly nervous to talk to him.

Snap looks up now, having expected her to start talking right away, and watches her play with her skirt. He studied her for a moment knowing she is not happy with what she is wearing.

"You're going home for Christmas this year right, 'he says resting his hands on his desk, 'so you can get out of that uniform for at least a week?"

Julia smiles looking up now through her hair, "Yea, I can't wait, though I'm kind of worried about Christmas this year Uncle!" she says.

Snap looks concerned now getting up from his desk and walking around it, now sitting at the front of it in front of her. "What do you mean Hun?" He asks.

Julia looks down again at her hands; her uncle knows that nothing really ever gets her this upset about things. She usually just laughs things off, so he was worried. "You can tell me anything Hun!"

"I know Uncle, its just….. Draco got a message from his father, who wanted to talk to me and Emma, instead of him. We were all confused but Emma and I went anyway, and he told us that we had to do something for him and dad. He wants us to get some hair and blood for Harry!" she starts.

"That seems easy enough, you are in the same house Julia!' he says confused, 'I don't see the problem.

"it would be no problem to get to him Uncle, we have to Halloween. We could get him while he was sleeping or even at the dance, it would be so easy. Its just….. Emma, she is driving me nuts!" Julia replies.

Snap nods his head now, understanding what's going on now. "So she's backing down is she now. She's become friendly with "Harry Potter" and doesn't want to hurt him." He snares.

Julia nods raising her head now, "you got that right, she says 'she's worried about getting on the "Trio's" bad side and doesn't' want to do it. But it's for dad and Lucious, something might happen to someone back home if we don't do this!" She is now up from the desk and pacing back and forth.

Snap grabs her arms as she passes by him after a few moments, "you could do it yourself girl, and it doesn't have to be the two of you." He says as he moves her to face him.

"I know that, Draco said the same thing, and I know I can. Could you talk to her for me though, I've tried to get through to her but I'm getting no where." She asks.

Snap smiled down at her pulling her in for a quick hug and letting her go "of course girl, no problem. I'll see what I can do." He says.

At this time other students are starting to come into the class and Snap speaks again, "could you please take your seat Miss Cardigan!"

"Yes sir right away." Julia replies grabbing her stuff and walking to her seat in the back of the room passing Draco on the way there. They exchange a quick smile as the both take their seats.

Julia can't really concentrate on the class for once, she would just do the homework and that would be fine. Snape was bugging Harry again and all the Slytherin's were laughing at him.

At the end of class and when everyone was getting up to leave Snape called out again 'Oh wait, Emma Cardigan, could I talk to you about an assignment!"

Emma stops just at the door where she was standing with the trio and turns back to the front to the door, "ok Professor,' she turns back to the others, 'I'll meet you guys latter."

The trio says by to her and Julia smiles at her sister before leaving the room herself. Emma walks back to the sitting were Julia had sat earlier. After everyone had left the room and the door had been closed Emma speaks "What's up uncle!"

"Can't family just wonder how everything is going in your life?" Snape asks.

"Everything is fine uncle, can I go now, I promised the other we would work on something?" Emma says.

"Don't you think you are spending a little too much time with the "trio" Hun" Snape asks.

"You spend lots of time with friends Uncle, that's what you do? Julia talked to you didn't she!" She asks getting kind of angry.

"Why would you say that Hun, I just want to talk to you, that's not crime is it!" her uncle replied.

"Would you stop poking around the bush uncle,' Emma says now pacing 'she did talk to you and you know it!"

"Ok she did, but she's a little worried about the family right now, and that means you to Hun," he says.

Emma is pacing back and forth in front of him now, "She told you about the stupid thing Lucious wants us to do to Harry. I just don't want to do it Uncle. Nothing can really happen from not doing something for Voldemort can it."

"How do you know Voldemort is behind this Hun," Snape asks.

Emma starts to kind of blush at this point turning away from her uncle, "its nothing uncle, I just don't want to do this thing to Harry." She says.

"Just promise you will think about this some more, please, this might be really important. It might change your life."

"How can not doing one little thing change my life uncle, we are here because of dads work, let him do what he wants." She says.

"Just think about it Hun, Please" her uncle now pleading with her.

"Ok, ok…. I will,' she says turning to leave, 'bye.

Emma leaves the room and heads off to find her sister. It takes a while but she finds her outside. "What do you think you were doing" She screams.

Julia looks up from the book she is reading and just stares blankly at her sister, "what do you mean EM" she asks

"You told uncle about the assignment? How could you do that?" she says pacing and still screaming.

"Will you keep your voice down girl, and I had to we have to do this thing for dad." Julia simply replies.

Emma bends down and slaps her sister in the face, "we do not have to do this, and I'm not going to do this." She says.

Julia grabs her wrist and starts to squeeze it tightly, "yes you are girl, or we will be in big trouble." She says.

Emma pulls her wrist away and rubs it with her other hand glaring at her sister. Its a few moments before she speaks again. "I'm not doing it sis, and you better not either, I'm going to be watching you."

Julia shakes her head picking up her book again with a sigh, "you are turning into them more and more with each passing day girl. What are mom and dad going to say at Christmas? They may even be disappointed."

"They have nothing to be disappointed at me for and you know it sis. Any real parents would not let their kids even think about hurting another student." Emma says.

"Do we have real parents, do we know those kinds of people, give it up EM. We are who we are sis." Julia replies.

"Well I'm going to try to change that,' Emma states, 'you just wait and see sis!" she says before walking back to the castle.

Julia just lets her go and goes back to reading the chapter for homework for Snape. She doesn't really notice anyone else approaching her.

"That didn't turn out to go did it?" a voice calls out.

Julia scribbles something on some parchment before answering "nope, look like the only hope of having a nice Christmas is for me to do this thing myself."

"You can do it just find Jules, and you know it." The voice says thought it is a bit closer then it was the first time.

Julia smiles turning her head knowing Draco is sitting close beside her, "thanks for the support Hun, it means a lot to me!" She says.

Draco smile one of his evil smiles back before answering, "I know, but I also know something else that I hope means a lot to you too!"

Julia looks at him confused until he opens one of his hands that he had, had in a tight fist reviling her snake necklace. A bigger smile appears on her face now.

"Your dad sure does work fast Hun!" she says.

"he knew it meant a lot to the two of us so he had it rush to the best of the best in London,' Draco says moving behind her, 'hold up you hair please madam.

Julia chuckles moving away from the tree she is leaning on and lets Draco but the necklace around her before moving her hair up so he can clasp it.

"Thanks Hun, I so wanted to get it around my neck again. It kind of felt bare without it." She says.

"Now we can't have that, now can we,' he says moving back to his original spot, 'not such a beautiful neck."

Julia blushes slightly leaning back against the tree and going back to her work, "I'm glad you think so Hun." She replies.

"What you working on girl, didn't think you knew what the homework was, you seemed out of it in class today." He says trying to get a peek at what she is doing.

Julia sighs setting the parchment and book down, "your right about that, I had told to Uncle to talk to Emma before class. I'm still worried about Halloween!" she answers.

Draco reaches out and takes Julia's hand in his own rubbing his thumb over her knuckles, "Hun, I thought we decided this, you are going to do the thing yourself." He says.

Julia smile up at him and says 'yea but I'm going to need your help." Before leaning in to whisper in his ear.