A Torturing Love
Chapter 3: The Silver Dragon
By Nauthiz13
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or anything else that appears in the Harry Potter books. That belongs to JK Rowling. Characters and things you don't recognize, as well as the plot, are mine.
Summery: After finishing Hogwarts, Candi Riddle wants a new life with her boyfriend, Tony Zypherus. But, with a little help from Draco, is it more complicated then it seems? R/R! R for violence, cussing and content of psychotic behavior.
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In the morning, Candi felt refreshed and great. She met Tony in the hall and they both went down for breakfast.
"Where're we going next?" Candi asked.
"Well," Tony said slowly. "I really don't have much money."
"Neither do I."
"Yeah, how are the two of us going to afford an apartment?"
"I'll get a job." Candi shrugged.
"You'd better hurry then." Tony said. "I've got my hands has full with the boss."
Candi suddenly remembered what Draco had said about Tony not doing anything and messing things up. "I'll ask Draco-"
Tony suddenly choked on his toast. "Why are you asking that git?"
"He knows people and I'm sure he could find me a job if I asked him."
"I really don't want you around him." Tony snapped.
"We're friends." Candi said angrily.
Tony shook his head, but didn't bother going on. He knew that Candi always won in arguments.
After breakfast, Candi sent a letter through owl post to Draco asking for any recommendations for jobs. Tony and her then went to the Ministry of Identities and got her name changed. While there Tony told her of his friend who tried to change his rival's name, but the magic knew it was him and his own name got changed to "Stew Pid". Candi was now Kandi, sure it wasn't much of a difference, but she liked the look of her name with the "K".
Later that night Tony and her were sitting at the Leaky Cauldron when Draco walked over. "Where's the ingredient?"
"Ingredient?" Tony asked, hatred in his eyes as well as Draco's. "What are you talking about?"
"The ingredient the boss wants."
Tony's face suddenly went dead white.
Anger burst in Draco's eyes. "Don't tell me you forgot it. Or should I say forgot to even buy it?"
Tony did answer, he just looked at his food.
"I figured as much." Draco muttered then turned to Kandi. "I know of a place you can work, and thanks to the idiot I have to go there. Wanna come?"
"Sure." Kandi answered and got up.
"What?" Tony snapped jumping up. He seemed to have come back to earth.
"I'm only going to get a job, chill out." Kandi snapped.
Draco and Kandi walked over to the Leaky Cauldron's fire. Draco put some Floo Powder in it and said in a quiet voice, "The Silver Dragon." He stepped into the fire and sped off. Kandi did the same. When she landed on all fours (she wasn't too good at Floo Powder), she got up and wondered if she was in the wrong place. The lights were out and it looked as though it was closed. There was a door in the back that was open a crack so that was the only light Kandi had to look around. The place, from what Kandi could tell, was full of junk. Nothing looked new or useful.
"Hey." Kandi heard Draco snap.
She looked over. He was beside the door. She walked over, and since he was here it must be the right place. When Kandi walked beside him Draco whispered, "We're in the shop The Silver Dragon. Let me do the talking unless she asks you a question. Her name's Theal Wish. Make sure you respect her, it's not she's easily offended, but she's old and doesn't like people with a lazy attitude."
"How old is she exactly?" Kandi whispered.
"About three hundred twenty-seven, though she doesn't look it."
Kandi nearly gasped but quickly caught herself.
"She's also a death eater." Draco continued. "She recommends people to Voldemort, so you'd better not screw up."
Kandi nodded nervously and thought about what this person looked like. Old, wrinkled and with lots of warts on her face.
Draco lifted his hand, but before he could knock they heard a small crash and clanking of what sounded like cauldrons. Then they heard an angry voice speaking in some sharp, strange language that chilled Kandi to the bone. After the voice ceased, Draco gave a small knock on the door. Almost right after Draco knocked the door swung open. Standing there was a cold twenty- year-old looking woman. She had long black hair and keen gray eyes. She was as pale as Draco, if not more. Her annoyed eyes fell upon Kandi first then they went to Draco and she smiled. "Just in the neighborhood or did we have a meeting and the owl post messed up again?"
"Both to an extent." Draco replied. "Tony forgot to get the boss an ingredient and only remembered when I told him."
The woman gave a small laugh. "I'll have to have him eliminated. Can't have asses working for ol' Voldemort can we?"
"No." Draco said in disgust.
"What is it and I'll put it on his tab." She said as she walked into the back. Draco followed and Kandi followed him.
"Who's the friend?" The woman asked.
"Huh? Oh yes." Draco seemed to have forgotten about Kandi for a second, which annoyed her a bit. "Kandi Riddle. Didn't you say you needed a little help?" It looked as though Draco wanted to hurry and get to business.
"As much as I can get." The woman replied as she walked down a narrow hallway. "You know, I can remember when your father came bursting in here one time and exclaimed that if I didn't give him one of those ingredients the boss wants he'd kill me before they got a chance to kill him. He was sort of terrified of Voldemort back in those days." Then she added "slimy git" which made Draco snicker. "Riddle did you say?"
"Yes." Draco replied.
"So this woman was Theal." Kandi thought was the hallway continued. "If she had this place when Lucius started." She didn't like Mr. Malfoy very much and neither did Draco.
Theal seem interested in Kandi surname for some reason. "Strange, very strange."
"I didn't get it from my parents." Kandi found herself saying. "That's the name I got from the people at the orphanage. That's what a note said."
Draco scolded Kandi with a look. They turned into a small room full of old dusty papers and books. They looked like records. Theal went over and started to look through a small file. "Really?" Theal asked. "Peculiar, but anyway. What did you say about help?"
"Kandi needs a job." Draco replied.
"Is she a death eater?"
"No, though some of the higher people are suppose to be sorting that out."
"I'll have to quicken the pace a bit then." Theal said looking back and smiling. "Can't have a mudblood-lover as an employee can I?"
"No." Draco said, shaking his head.
"How's that little sister of yours? Christina?"
"Kristen." Draco said in a disgusted tone. "She made me go to a one AM book signing last night and the guy didn't even show. I nearly strangled her. You know how busy everything was a few days ago. I didn't get any sleep and suddenly father wants me to go to Diagon Alley to get a stupid book signed."
"One AM?" Theal asked. "Have people forgotten their heads lately or just their brains?"
Draco laughed. "It was actually pretty crowded for that time of night."
"Full of whack jobs that need lives probably."
"I'm I one of them?"
"I dunno," Theal laughed. "How many people have you killed and how were your grades?" Theal, finding what she wanted, straightened up and decided to get down to business also. "How many hours can you work, Kandi?"
"Any time really."
"Good. Perhaps you can take over for Fen if you're good enough."
"Haven't fired him yet?" Draco asked as he and Kandi followed Theal to the front of the shop.
"No, haven't got anyone else yet." Theal went into the shop and pulled out her wand and floating candles lit up.
Kandi stared. It was very neat. On one wall were black leather books. On another were many sharp knifes. On another wall were strange looking guns. It looked as though she had improved them with magical objects. In the shelves in the middle were many other evil looking objects.
"What did you need?"
"Dragon bone marrow."
Theal gave a small laugh. "Zypherus is going to be broke by the time his bill adds up."
Kandi felt a little uncomfortable around Theal, but didn't know why.
Theal grabbed a jar from the shelf and grabbed her black hood. "I'll come with you. Zypherus needs to pay his bills."
They all went to the fire and one by one went back to the Leaky Cauldron.
Chapter 3: The Silver Dragon
By Nauthiz13
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or anything else that appears in the Harry Potter books. That belongs to JK Rowling. Characters and things you don't recognize, as well as the plot, are mine.
Summery: After finishing Hogwarts, Candi Riddle wants a new life with her boyfriend, Tony Zypherus. But, with a little help from Draco, is it more complicated then it seems? R/R! R for violence, cussing and content of psychotic behavior.
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In the morning, Candi felt refreshed and great. She met Tony in the hall and they both went down for breakfast.
"Where're we going next?" Candi asked.
"Well," Tony said slowly. "I really don't have much money."
"Neither do I."
"Yeah, how are the two of us going to afford an apartment?"
"I'll get a job." Candi shrugged.
"You'd better hurry then." Tony said. "I've got my hands has full with the boss."
Candi suddenly remembered what Draco had said about Tony not doing anything and messing things up. "I'll ask Draco-"
Tony suddenly choked on his toast. "Why are you asking that git?"
"He knows people and I'm sure he could find me a job if I asked him."
"I really don't want you around him." Tony snapped.
"We're friends." Candi said angrily.
Tony shook his head, but didn't bother going on. He knew that Candi always won in arguments.
After breakfast, Candi sent a letter through owl post to Draco asking for any recommendations for jobs. Tony and her then went to the Ministry of Identities and got her name changed. While there Tony told her of his friend who tried to change his rival's name, but the magic knew it was him and his own name got changed to "Stew Pid". Candi was now Kandi, sure it wasn't much of a difference, but she liked the look of her name with the "K".
Later that night Tony and her were sitting at the Leaky Cauldron when Draco walked over. "Where's the ingredient?"
"Ingredient?" Tony asked, hatred in his eyes as well as Draco's. "What are you talking about?"
"The ingredient the boss wants."
Tony's face suddenly went dead white.
Anger burst in Draco's eyes. "Don't tell me you forgot it. Or should I say forgot to even buy it?"
Tony did answer, he just looked at his food.
"I figured as much." Draco muttered then turned to Kandi. "I know of a place you can work, and thanks to the idiot I have to go there. Wanna come?"
"Sure." Kandi answered and got up.
"What?" Tony snapped jumping up. He seemed to have come back to earth.
"I'm only going to get a job, chill out." Kandi snapped.
Draco and Kandi walked over to the Leaky Cauldron's fire. Draco put some Floo Powder in it and said in a quiet voice, "The Silver Dragon." He stepped into the fire and sped off. Kandi did the same. When she landed on all fours (she wasn't too good at Floo Powder), she got up and wondered if she was in the wrong place. The lights were out and it looked as though it was closed. There was a door in the back that was open a crack so that was the only light Kandi had to look around. The place, from what Kandi could tell, was full of junk. Nothing looked new or useful.
"Hey." Kandi heard Draco snap.
She looked over. He was beside the door. She walked over, and since he was here it must be the right place. When Kandi walked beside him Draco whispered, "We're in the shop The Silver Dragon. Let me do the talking unless she asks you a question. Her name's Theal Wish. Make sure you respect her, it's not she's easily offended, but she's old and doesn't like people with a lazy attitude."
"How old is she exactly?" Kandi whispered.
"About three hundred twenty-seven, though she doesn't look it."
Kandi nearly gasped but quickly caught herself.
"She's also a death eater." Draco continued. "She recommends people to Voldemort, so you'd better not screw up."
Kandi nodded nervously and thought about what this person looked like. Old, wrinkled and with lots of warts on her face.
Draco lifted his hand, but before he could knock they heard a small crash and clanking of what sounded like cauldrons. Then they heard an angry voice speaking in some sharp, strange language that chilled Kandi to the bone. After the voice ceased, Draco gave a small knock on the door. Almost right after Draco knocked the door swung open. Standing there was a cold twenty- year-old looking woman. She had long black hair and keen gray eyes. She was as pale as Draco, if not more. Her annoyed eyes fell upon Kandi first then they went to Draco and she smiled. "Just in the neighborhood or did we have a meeting and the owl post messed up again?"
"Both to an extent." Draco replied. "Tony forgot to get the boss an ingredient and only remembered when I told him."
The woman gave a small laugh. "I'll have to have him eliminated. Can't have asses working for ol' Voldemort can we?"
"No." Draco said in disgust.
"What is it and I'll put it on his tab." She said as she walked into the back. Draco followed and Kandi followed him.
"Who's the friend?" The woman asked.
"Huh? Oh yes." Draco seemed to have forgotten about Kandi for a second, which annoyed her a bit. "Kandi Riddle. Didn't you say you needed a little help?" It looked as though Draco wanted to hurry and get to business.
"As much as I can get." The woman replied as she walked down a narrow hallway. "You know, I can remember when your father came bursting in here one time and exclaimed that if I didn't give him one of those ingredients the boss wants he'd kill me before they got a chance to kill him. He was sort of terrified of Voldemort back in those days." Then she added "slimy git" which made Draco snicker. "Riddle did you say?"
"Yes." Draco replied.
"So this woman was Theal." Kandi thought was the hallway continued. "If she had this place when Lucius started." She didn't like Mr. Malfoy very much and neither did Draco.
Theal seem interested in Kandi surname for some reason. "Strange, very strange."
"I didn't get it from my parents." Kandi found herself saying. "That's the name I got from the people at the orphanage. That's what a note said."
Draco scolded Kandi with a look. They turned into a small room full of old dusty papers and books. They looked like records. Theal went over and started to look through a small file. "Really?" Theal asked. "Peculiar, but anyway. What did you say about help?"
"Kandi needs a job." Draco replied.
"Is she a death eater?"
"No, though some of the higher people are suppose to be sorting that out."
"I'll have to quicken the pace a bit then." Theal said looking back and smiling. "Can't have a mudblood-lover as an employee can I?"
"No." Draco said, shaking his head.
"How's that little sister of yours? Christina?"
"Kristen." Draco said in a disgusted tone. "She made me go to a one AM book signing last night and the guy didn't even show. I nearly strangled her. You know how busy everything was a few days ago. I didn't get any sleep and suddenly father wants me to go to Diagon Alley to get a stupid book signed."
"One AM?" Theal asked. "Have people forgotten their heads lately or just their brains?"
Draco laughed. "It was actually pretty crowded for that time of night."
"Full of whack jobs that need lives probably."
"I'm I one of them?"
"I dunno," Theal laughed. "How many people have you killed and how were your grades?" Theal, finding what she wanted, straightened up and decided to get down to business also. "How many hours can you work, Kandi?"
"Any time really."
"Good. Perhaps you can take over for Fen if you're good enough."
"Haven't fired him yet?" Draco asked as he and Kandi followed Theal to the front of the shop.
"No, haven't got anyone else yet." Theal went into the shop and pulled out her wand and floating candles lit up.
Kandi stared. It was very neat. On one wall were black leather books. On another were many sharp knifes. On another wall were strange looking guns. It looked as though she had improved them with magical objects. In the shelves in the middle were many other evil looking objects.
"What did you need?"
"Dragon bone marrow."
Theal gave a small laugh. "Zypherus is going to be broke by the time his bill adds up."
Kandi felt a little uncomfortable around Theal, but didn't know why.
Theal grabbed a jar from the shelf and grabbed her black hood. "I'll come with you. Zypherus needs to pay his bills."
They all went to the fire and one by one went back to the Leaky Cauldron.