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The summer finished with my parents trying to tell me how to prepare for my O.W.L examinations, with my father standing behind my mother reassuringly as she pestered and poked me. Knowing I had done work, but with ease, I let them talk to me. After my mothers' rant my father took me aside and hugged me and whispered. " I heard about your issue at school, but how those 'special' few assisted you. Keep them close and dare not deny the Lord's words. Do as he says… and I will see you when you're next home my darling." He kissed my cheek and handed me a small silver locket with ivory and a small crest on the outside and an inscription on the back.

'All our love. Cygnus&Druella'

My heart had warmed in that moment I read that. This was genuine affection that didn't happen very often. I slipped it around my neck and departed for the train that would take me back for my fifth year at Hogwarts.

This year Narcissa didn't come as she was looking after Lucius who had been on a whirlwind of a mission and had come back with a few cuts and bruises- however Narcissa being who she is decided that he was deathly injured and needed complete care and devotion. It was a sickening level of love and care. As pompous as Lucius was even he knew she was fretting too much about him. Bella had written Cissy an owl telling her how disgusting she thought it was. If Rodolphus ever came back from a mission- no matter what his state- she would not look after him. For the reason he wouldn't need nor ask for it, and most of the time, Bella would not have obliged.

Bella however had taken a Polyjuice potion so she could be in disguise as she dropped me off. Leaving me outside the platform and kissing my cheek goodbye. Once more she left me with a little package in my coat and left me standing on the platform. I jumped on the train and slipped into a carriage; glancing around before pulling out the little package Bella had given me.

God she needed to stop doing this…

It was a small deep mahogany colour book, leather and bound with a small black ribbon. A little piece of parchment was slipped under the ribbon.

' Cass darling, use this for all your little notes that I know you are bound to make. Love as always. Bellatrix x'

I slipped the book back into the pocket of my jacket and glanced up as I heard a squeak coming from next to me. There was Saraya- and my god she had bloomed. Her hair had got longer and she had slimmed down, become chestier and she looked beautiful. Saraya sat down next to me and wrapped her arms around me.

"Oh Cass darlin you look amazing. Your chest's got bigger, you just… You just look amazing!"

I chuckled a little and we then spent the entire journey discussing how Saraya looked even more beautiful than I did, a long with how she believed I looked better. People crept in and out the carriage. Shouting, screaming and chatting about how amazing their summers had been.

Though I couldn't help but notice Barty and Amycus. Both had grown into themselves. Barty had grown into his body and was getting taller. Coming I must have thought to his final height. His face had become more defined and he sat by the window in a dark coat, head down as he read a book with no labels. Mystery and gloom all in one Barty-sized package. Amycus looked more intense and his face was gaunter and he looked brooding. All of the girls in the year had seemed to notice and they had flocked around him.

Alecto was sat on the aisle seat and looked as though she was about to projectile vomit all over the girls- that or she would hex them into the next century if they tried anything with her brother. I guessed she had always been protective over him, much like Bella had been over me.

The train journey ended and Alecto grabbed Amycus by the collar of his shirt and led him away from the girls as Saraya and myself followed laughing to us at the look of despair on Amycus' face. It was a picture.

Everyone got settled and term started as per usual with its rush of first year students looking dazed and bewildered- along with the elder boys trying to trick them and joke with them. Telling them to befriend the Whomping Willow, go into the Forbidden Forest late at night and to visit the Black Lake to find the mermaids.

All the girls tried to tell the little kids no and beg them not to go. All those of course who weren't in Slytherin. Those miniatures of us were trying to convince the other first years to do it- we were all very proud of them for that. It's how you can tell whether they are true Slytherins or not!

The first days of term dragged on with its usual start along with all the teachers informing us how difficult this year was going to be. How much hard work we would all have to put in to get through the year and get the grades that we deserve. My teachers told me that I was expected to get Outstanding in all my subjects.

Fantastic.

They all expected me to do wonderfully – well in truth I did hope I would- but I knew that there would have to be my own hard work that went into it. The exams would be the death of me.

After the first week everyone was well informed about what their teachers expected from them by the end of this year and were versed in the speeches. I could rattle off all the speeches that my teachers had given me and was bored of hearing them.

We all sat there comparing all of our speeches boring one another to sleep…

Could the year have started better?

Definitely…