Chapter Two

"I don't believe in magic."The young boy said.

The Old man smiled. "You will when you see her." ATTICUS

Year Two

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The summer was nearly over and I hadn't heard from Harry at all, I though that his horrid family had done something to him and so I wrote to Ron who in turn had the not so bright idea of stealing a car and rescuing him. I am just glad that he is ok. Both of them are idiots! We exchanged letters, Well Harry and I exchanged letters, Ron not too much.

Something happened over the summer also, I have officially hit puberty. I knew it was coming at some point, my mum had sat me down and explained it, it was a confusing and stressful time for me as my mum was not at home. Thankfully my dad didn't make too much of a big deal about it and just took me to the cupboard where my mum kept things and helped me. We went on Holiday the next week and my mum found the whole thing very amusing.

It turned out my mum and Narcissa were exchanging letters and she was helping them come to terms with the Wizarding World, the asked me a few question when I could I answered them however even for me some of them were a bit beyond my scope. She seemed to like her and it was stupid but I had taken to reading the letters she had sent. I admired her beautiful penmanship and it was then I knew I was in trouble.

It served me well to forget about Narcissa for a little while but that all came crashing down when three weeks into my summer holidays I received a book, on the note it only had one thing written on it, my name. I knew instantly who it was from, Narcissa said I didn't understand but I would. The book was pure blooded politics and customs, on the back page it told of the Sacred Twenty eight families and I was definitely enlightened. Her family was one of the oldest families and then she married into another one.

I was to meet the Weasleys and Harry at Diagon Alley today, I had been every week since coming back from my summer holiday and I had immersed myself in everything I could, there was a book of Occlumency that seemed interesting and I had been meditating and wondered how I could test it. I was another year older and I was excited for the year ahead, or at least I was. My parents had decided to come early and as always they went and exchanged money to allow me to go to Flourish and Blotts.

I was completely in a world of my own when a hand pulled my away from the main beaten track and before I could do anything else my own eyes met the bluest ones I had ever seen, she really did look beautiful and not nearly old enough to have a son my age. A small smile graced her lips as she got closer to me.

"Hello little witch..." I couldn't help but smile at her and she reciprocated it, why do I feel close to her, why do I trust her? She is Malfoys mother. We sat in silence for a few moments before she took my hand in hers and her blue eyes bored into my own.

"Thank you for the gift, it was an amazing read." She nodded to me and I couldn't help but frown at the expression on her face, she was worried, there was something wrong.

"You cannot go to Hogwarts this year Little Witch, there is something brewing on the horizon. Something even I do not know about, I should not even be talking to you, I can't understand it." This usually put together woman was practically unhinged, I didn't understand. She gripped onto my hand as if her life depended on it.

"What do you mean? What's going on?" She shook her head and pulled me further into the stacks of books and sat me down on a mound of books before kneeling down to me and placing both of her hands in my own.

"Please promise me you will be careful this year? No running into danger headfirst!" All I could do was nod my head at her and we were interrupted by Draco's voice chiming through the shop. She stood up and took one step away from me before he came around the corner.

"Ah mother there you are. Father wants to leave before the Lockhart groupies arrive." She nodded her head at him and it was then he noticed me and looked between his mother and I, Narcissa had her Ice Queen mask well and truly in place now he was here and I just scowled at him and he sneered at me.

"What are doing here with the mudblood." His mother turned her stony gaze to her son and he at least looked ashamed that he said it, but his glare was too much for me.

"Draco, don't be so transparent, just because your father uses that kind of language doesn't mean you should. I do not want you to say it again in front of me do you understand?" He turned defiant to his mother and glared back at me.

"What would father say at you being the champion of the Mudbloods." She took him by the arm and dragged him away without so much as a glance backwards and left. I let out a breath that I didn't even know I was holding. I met with my parents again before the Weasleys and Harry showed up, the latter told us of a house elf showing up at his house and warning him of danger. First Narcissa and now this elf...there was something brewing but nothing we could do until something materialised.

A run in with Lucius Malfoy was less than pleasant and Draco and Harry sneering at each other was too much, Narcissa must have left because there was so sign of her and a part of me was inherently grateful. I didn't see Narcissa at the platform but if I was being honest with myself I didn't want to go seeking her out. A tearful goodbye to my parents and my new year had officially started.

Second year passed slowly, people being petrified aside it was good. Harry hearing voices was worrying enough, I made it my mission to find out what was happening. I eventually solved the mystery of what was happening, I tried to get to Harry, as I did I found it or rather it found me and everything went dark. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital wing and Madam Pomfry telling me what had happened. Harry solved the mystery all on his own and defeated the Basilisk. As I ran to hug the two boys I felt at home. Regardless of the danger this was my home.

Making our way back to London was uneventful and I felt a tingle in my back and saw Narcissa standing with her husband and son and she had the mask firmly up but I could see a small smile on her face and before I could do anything else I heard her in my head. I guess my occlumency shields aren't going to well if she can penitrate them.

'I am glad to see you are well little witch...I will see you soon, impressive library by the way, keep meditating' I smiled at her and was trying to figure out how to talk to her before Harry called my name. I made my way through the barrier and hugged my parents and made my way out of the station and glanced back at her and she nodded her head at me telling me to go. How can I talk to her, why do I want to? Why are things so difficult. I was not an idiot, my stupid teenage hormones are dealing havoc on my mind. I was thinking too much, I had two whe months with my parents before school started back up. Time to make the most of it.

Just a small chapter but that is understandable considering Hermione was petrified for the majority of the year. I will maybe upload Chapter Three later on today. Please let me know what you think and review if possible. This author would appreciate it.