LAST CHAPTER UNTIL HIATUS!
This chapter is dedicated to sugarrush12 and Mrs. Ferb Fletcher for being the chosen reviewers!
Natz92: check back the last chappie, I added who Jack Layton was at the bottom.
Did you guys know that my friends don't know I write fan fiction? One of my friends knows that I write, but doesn't know where. I write about things in my AN's though, that I'd prefer that they'd not read, since I'm the quiet, (wow, surprised much?)thoughtful bookworm, who is surrounded by guy crazy friends. I tend to talk them out of doing incredibly stupid things, and make sure they actually do their homework, (at least in Math and LA) in return they try to figure out which guy I like, which I am definitely NOT going to tell them, with their track record of telling the guy.
Could you guys tell me some good, long fanfics to read? The pairings I like are on my profile. And if you submit a suggestion, please not fics with the main characters turning into Vampires, Werewolves, House Elves, or other creatures. Feel free to venture out the Dramione pairing.
The twins crept downstairs quietly, careful not to make any noise. They walked silently towards the sunroom, which was their grandmother's favourite place in the whole house. She spent her days in there, planting rare seeds that could only be found in certain parts of the world, or simply admiring the beauty of the room. Standing a few feet away from the door that lead to the clear glass room, Jake took out a set of extendable ears, that had a charm on it to hear better, from greater distances, and placed one by the door. He put the other end of the ear between his and Lea's ears.
"... I trust your relationship with Draco is going well?" Narcissa asked in a voice that only a Malfoy Matriarch could have.
"Mother, why do you want to know about my love life?" Draco asked, annoyed.
"Draco, dear, I'm your mother." was Narcissa's only reply.
"Our relationship is fine." Hermione said.
"Is Lea dating the Potter boy?" Narcissa asked.
"I believe so," Hermione said, "They'll be good together. I think Pansy's already planning a wedding."
Lea started coughing when she heard that.
"Sis, you okay?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, but what is Mum talking about, seriously, I haven't even gone out on a date with James, and she's already talking about a wedding!"
"Lea, you and James are 'perfect' together, according to the girls, I honestly won't be surprised if you two were engaged by the time you were out of school!"
Lea smacked him in his arm. "Jake! You're supposed to say 'I don't get why Mum is talking about that either, I think Auntie Pansy is crazy too!'"
"Did you know that there's a bet on you guys? Everyone in our year has money on it; a majority of the girls said Valentine's Day, half the guys said Christmas Break, the other half said Spring Break. Everyone else was spread out through the year." Jake said.
"Oh God, do I want to know why you know all of this?"
"Nope, but I'll tell you something that I'll regret; Damien and I are the ones that started the entire thing!"
Lea smacked his arm again, "Since this is about me, you have to give me some of the money,"
"It's at 150 Galleons, you and James get ten percent of the winnings each."
"Make it fifteen percent,"
"Thirteen percent,"
"Fifteen percent, or I'll show everyone your baby photos,"
"Done."
Lea smiled victoriously. "Let's go back to listening to them."
"... Draco, are you going to propose to Hermione?"
"Why do you want to know?" Draco replied, moodily.
"I want to start planning for more grandchildren."
Hermione nearly choked on lemonade she was drinking. Draco rubbed her back for a few moments. "Narcissa, you're thinking many years ahead. There aren't going to be any more kids for a few years."
"But there'll be more?"
Hermione glanced at Draco. "I guess,"
Narcissa smiled, almost giddily. "Well, I should go Floo Molly now, I promised I'd keep in touch."
"Molly? As in Molly Weasley?" Draco asked, confused.
"Yes dear, she and I were good friends at Hogwarts. We met on the train, and instantly became the best of friends, even though we were sorted into different houses, and I came from a very dark family, while she came from one of the lightest ones in England."
"Oh,"
"Lea, we should go now, it sounds like they're about to leave," Jake whispered, putting the Extendable Ear back in its case.
The duo walked away, just as the door to the sunroom opened. Narcissa walked out first, and went to the Floo room. Draco and Hermione walked out afterwards.
"Why are you in such a grouchy mood?" Hermione said, while adjusting the tie Draco seemed to always wear.
"Why do you think?"
"I know that she's your little girl Draco, but she's thirteen. We've had this talk already."
"I thought that you might have changed your mind,"
"Me change my mind? After I've made my decision?" Hermione said, incredulously.
"I know it was impossible," Draco said, the hint of a smile returning to his face.
Hermione smiled, and kissed him lightly on the lips. Draco smirked, and deepened it almost immediately.
"Oh my god! Hermione!" a voice squealed, walking into the room.
Draco groaned as he recognized the voice. "Could you have any better timing, Pansy?"
"Nope!" Pansy said, running into the room.
"Hermione! He proposed!" Pansy squealed, flashing her left hand at her.
On Pansy's left ring finger, sat a gorgeous engagement ring. It had a large, princess cut diamond as the centrepiece; two emeralds were set in the band, directly beside it. The emeralds looked the magical jewels, and seemed to perfectly match Harry's eyes.
"Oh My God! It's so pretty! How did Harry find a family ring that had a jewel taht matched his eyes?"
"He said it was a special stone, from the Arctic Circle; a very small amount of the stone was found by a wizard, almost millennia ago, it was divided, and given to the most powerful families of the time. The Potter's, Blacks, Malfoy's, McKinnon's, Nott's, and Bones. It's more like there's two Malfoy rings now, though. It matches the givers eyes exactly, nobody knows how though."
"Thanks Pans, now I have to find an ancient ring in the Malfoy Heirlooms Vault." Draco said. "But, Congrats, I already told Potter the consequences for hurting you."
"Thanks Drake," Pansy smiled, and gave her childhood friend a hug.
"I'll go now," Draco said, once they finished hugging.
Hermione and Pansy sat down in the living room a few minutes later.
"What happened to the McKinnon ring? I mean, wasn't the entire family wiped out in the First War?" Hermione asked curiously.
"The McKinnon family story is very... mysterious. Voldemort was slowly wiping out the pureblood families that defied him. In 1978, his aim was the McKinnon's, they were a relatively large family, so even he knew that it'd take time. By December of '78, he had wiped out the extended family, and was moving in on the Family Manor, where the main core of the family lived. The Head of the House, Mitchell McKinnon, his wife Lucinda and their four children. The eldest was Dominic, and then came Marlene, Karilyn, and Robert. Marlene was best friends with Harry's Mum. On New Year's Eve, he attacked, with twenty Death Eaters. Even though the family was powerful, they were nothing compared to Voldemort's inner circle members. Mitchell died defending his family, and Lucinda died protecting her children. Once they were gone, the elder children fought 'till their deaths, and the younger kids had no chance against fully trained witches and wizards. Once the entire family was killed, the wards around the house disappeared, the Death Eaters left, and the Order Members arrived with the Aurors. They found only five bodies though, for some reason, Marlene's body was missing.
There was some hope that she might be alive, against all odds, but it seemed like she had just...disappeared. All her belongings were still in her room, as far as the Ministry could tell. Some think, that with the treat of Voldemort, she left the country, and went under the Fidelus Charm in Brazil, living as a muggle. Others think that she's dead, but to confuse the Ministry, Voldemort disposed of it somewhere else.
From what I've heard, I think she's alive, and hiding in Brazil. The relationship between Brazil and Britain is barely there. There was a Romeo and Juliet love story a couple hundred years ago, and they almost completely severed ties with each other. In all, it's the perfect place to hide from English Officials. Even though the War's over, she has no one left in Britain. Her entire family are all dead, and a majority of her friends are dead. My mother is her only remotely close friend left. She's probably better off where she is now.
On the original question, The McKinnon Vault has never been open. The old pureblood vaults can only be opened by someone in the family or who has direct authorization from the Head. Even the Goblins can't open it, since you need a Vault Key as well, which was never found."
"Oh my God, Pansy, how do you absorb all the information on stuff like this?"
"It's a gift."
You guys have no idea how long it took to come up with that McKinnon family story. Part of it only came to me when I was flipping through my newspapers sports section, looking for something related to the NHL Pre-Season when I saw something about soccer, which brought me back to last year's FIFA World Cup, which brought me back to the hot German soccer players, which reminded me of how I wanted Brazil and Germany in the finals. That would have been awesome. My uncle's German, and my Aunt's Spanish, so you can only guess how much she rubbed it in his face when Spain won.
Anyways, I'm giving you guys an extra long AN, for those of you who like my AN's.
Since I won't be updating in September, (Here comes the crying.) I just want to tell you guys to remember those who lost their lives in the September 11th attacks. A lot of good people died that day. I was 3 when it happened, and I can remember this fear surrounding me, nothing other than fear and disbelief. My dad said my aunt called from Virginia and told him to turn the news on, something unbelievably horrific happened. My mom was with a bunch of clients downtown when she found out. Her boss sent everyone home since some people thought that there would be attacks on our city. I looked at a documentary on 9/11, and my aunt thought that I was having a panic attack when they showed the footage. I ALWAYS read United We Stand by Eric Walters on September 11th, it... I dunno I just do.
Okay, I need a reason to stop crying, so I'm going to ask y'all a question, what did you think about Slumdog Millionaire? I know it was like, three years ago, but I just finished re watching and I was wondering if you like guys liked it? The main thing you need to understand when you watch the movie is that things like that actually happen in real life. My Librarian said she couldn't look at it because of the things that happened.
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~Shaki