Narcissa Malfoy went into the Great Hall, noticing that the room was empty. She sat at one of the Slytherin tables. "Ahh, now this brings back memories." She smiled, remembering her time here years ago. She laid her head down on the table, exhausted from the day's events. Perhaps it was the Apparate spell. She closed her eyes..

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Narcissa was in an old village. The houses were nearly destroyed, many were still on fire. Ashen corpses were on the ground. "Where am I? Why?"

A similar voice to her won said from behind her,
"Oh, I'm sure you can figure it out."

She turned around. "What?! Oh no. No. Impossible!" It was like staring at herself in a mirror. Well, sort of. She saw her twin dressed in dark warrior garb, black armor similar to an Amazon style.

The warrior had an evil grin on her face. "Oh, but it *is*.."

"Wait." She pointed at her, shaking fearfully. "I-I know you. I saw you before, in my dreams. You.. you're.."

"Callisto. Now WHY, oh why, are you shaking so? What are you afraid of, dearie?" She chuckled evilly.

"Afraid?!" She glared at her. "No. That's it..a dream. This is all a dream, I fell asleep at the table at Hogwarts, I'll wake up soon."

She said with cruel sarcasm, "Oh..*yeah*. That's right, Narci. You keep telling yourself that, maybe you'll believe it." She laughed. "Oh, come now. Would you really be here this many times if it was *just* a typical dream? Why do you think you come back here so many times?"

She shuddered, "I..uh, I'm not sure why. This can't be real. But.. maybe it is." She growled in frustration, "Dammit, I just don't know!!"

"Well..let me help you with that." She took a dagger from her belt, then ran up to Narcissa. She grabbed the witch's hand and made a small slice across her palm with the blade.

"Agghh!" She pulled her arm back, a red slit was on her hand, bleeding. "Why?!"

"There! Is that real enough for ya?"

"Yes!" She held the wounded hand in her robe, squeezing the cloth. "Alright. I admit it's real. It's a dream, but..it's real too. Like a visitation into the currents of time, into the past? But..I still don't under-"

"Come on! What do you think you see when you look at me in these visions? Why do you think you keep having them?! And, by the gods, why do they feel so *real*?"

She paced a moment, trying to think, shaking her head at the crazy ideas going through her head. Could it be..no! No, please no. It can NOT be that. And yet, the reality of Narcissa's revelation was becoming more clear. It was too difficult to ignore now. "Umm..I feel as if I am looking at myself in a mirror. Except you're more of a bondage whore, a Mistress of Pain, if you get my meaning."

She had an amused smirk smirk on her face. "I do..but by all means, please continue." She had her hands on her hips now, waiting to hear more. She seemed to already know what Narcissa was about to say.

"You..are a past version of myself. And I'm your present-day counterpart in the future. We..we are the same? Is that why I keep having these dreams?"

"Well." She smirked. "My, my, aren't you the clever girl. You're right on the mark."

"So..why do I have these memories from your lifetime? Why all this past-life regression?"

"Why do you think?"

"Well..maybe..I need to fix something that went wrong."

She laughed, throwing her hands in the air. She walked around, shaking her head, "Oh. And exactly WHAT would you have to fix, Narci dear? Look at you!" She pointed at her robes. "Nice outfit. You're a witch, right? And if I'm not mistaken, also part of a powerful family. It seems our karma has treated me well, hmm?"

"Yes..Malfoy is our family name now. Our fortune comes from my husband Lucius and our parents."

"Oh, yes. Lucius has done quite well. He's not squeamish about ignoring his dark side. I understand he was part of your cult of dark wizards. Still is, right?"

She nodded, amazed at Callisto's knowledge of her life.

"And your son! Yes, hmm. I'd hold on to him, if I were you. And last time I checked, I *am* you. Watch him. Kids nowadays are impressionable, easy to lead them away from what their parents have planned. So, no..your life is going better than it ever was. Granted, I had more power, I became a goddess. Wait.. first I was human, then became immortal..THEN, I became a goddess. You, on the other hand, you're doing well with what magical abilities you have. Keep it up. Keep giving in to your dark nature. Don't fight it, as you have for so long. No, give in to it. You know you want to."

"So..back to my question..why?"

"Oh, yes. Why I'm here, why you are talking to me now. Well, let's just say I thought it was time for us to have a little talk. So..no, it can't be a result of a mistake you've made. No. Maybe something else is there. Someone or something is coming. Something from the past, that's all I can feel about it."

"So what should I do?"

"Correction--what should *we* do."

"We.."

"Yes, we. Us. You and me. The both of us. Or the one of us, that's more accurate. In my life, I was a very powerful warrior, a warlord out for revenge after my village and family got burnt to the ground. Only one mortal has been my equal.."

"*Xena*. Yes, I remember her through my dreams about you."

"Right! You score another point, girl. On the other hand, you're a witch. A *PURE* witch! You have generations of power within you. All your past lives, all that karmic energy..it has been manifesting itself in your family, in the form of magic power."

"What do you propose?"

"WE work together. Combine our knowledge. Our experience. Our skills. Our power. There will be times when you need me, when I must come through..just give in. Let me come out, let me work through you. When I say, give me free reign and control." She slit her own palm with the knife and offered her hand, smiling. "Do we have a deal?"

"Ahh..yes. Fine." She removed her hurt hand from the robes and shook Callisto's.

There was a lightning bolt, a bright flash of light..and both individuals had vanished..

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Narcissa sat straight up, waking up instantly. She wiped here eyes. "Oh, that was a weird encounter. Hmm.." She got up, deciding to walk it off. She went out of the room and started to walk down the halls. "Alright..I should go to the Slytherin tower now. Lucius would be waiting."

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Hagrid led the kids farther into the woods. "Alright, children..we are almost there, just keep yer britches on. Almost..*what*?!"

And then they saw it. Just a few feet away, it was there. A long slit was opened up in the earth, an opening of some sort. It was kind of like an earthquake had taken place, creating a gap. Yet, Hagrid had felt no earthquake. No, this was very recent. And that wasn't all..there seemed to be great heat emanating from it, as well as several inhuman screams once every few minutes.

Harry said, "What..guys, what is that?" He nervously backed away, taking his two friends with him.

Suddenly, a hand reached out of the deep pit, it appeared to be quite feminine. Then another hand beside it, the same likeness. They clawed at the grass above, struggling to come out of this abyss.

Malfoy stared in shock. He'd heard some pretty dark horror stories about Voldemort's powers, told to him by his father Lucius, but nothing like *this*! "What..what *is* it.."

Hagrid's eyes widened. "Holy crap!! RUN! Come on, kids, let's skedaddle our kabooses OUTTA here!!!" He ran off, leading the students to run in front of him.

Harry slowly walked off, staring at what was trying to come out.
"What..wait, now. Something..something is familiar here.."

Hermione ran back and grabbed his arm, tugging him along. "Come *on*!!"

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As they all left, the figure pulled herself over the surface, crawling on all four limbs. She shook her head, standing to her feet. She was fairly young, with blue eyes, slender build, and long blond hair. She wore a dark robe with a red and black design on the chest and shoulder part..the sigil of Dahak.

A torrent of unholy fire shot up from the opening, spouting forth like a Hellish geyser.

The woman nodded, as if the flame was talking to her. Her voice seemed to be strained. "Yes, Father. I thank you for allowing me to return."

It continued to burn, shooting higher every few seconds.

"Yes. Our new order has come. It is time for you to enter this world. It will come. For I, your child, the Daughter of Darkness..I *will* succeed. Because it is your will, Dark One. NO one can stop the will of Dahak."

The fire spouted up once more, then lingered, as if it was hesitating. Then it shrunk downwards, going back into the pit.

The evil girl pointed her hand at the opening..the earth shook around it, the crevices came together, as the tectonic plates melded into each other. "There. The gate for your arrival is closed..for now." She smiled to herself, then walked onward. Towards the large castle of Hogwarts that she saw in the distance..