Hermione walked into the castle with her best friends behind her. Her
holidays had been wonderful. Harry had come to her house and they had spent
a wonderful two weeks together, and were closer than ever before. They had
met up with the Weasleys at Kings Cross Station, and had spent the entire
trip back talking about their Christmas. They had even run into Draco on
the trip, who was just like his normal annoying self. During the trip, they
managed to grab him and ask him what his problem was.
~*~*~*~*~
"That's it." Hermione said standing up after having Draco insult them once more. The only thing different that usual was that he wasn't being quite as mean.
Hermione walked out of the compartment, her robes billowing around her as she walked. She saw him up ahead and caught up to him just as he was about to open the door to his compartment. She grabbed his arm then dragged him back to their compartment. She looked up at him once, to find him staring at her in part shock, part amusement.
Once they were in the compartment, she sat down, and he leaned against the door. Folding his arms over his chest and wearing his classic smirk. "Granger, I didn't know you cared so much. Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think cheating is a good thing. I think Potter would agree."
"Why you." Hermione began. "You infuriate me, I don't know what my cousin sees in you." She said before she huffed and crossed her arms over her chest, glaring at him all the while.
He smirked and shook his head. "You'll have to ask Katia that."
"Why do you call her Katia?" Ginny asked softly.
"It's a variation of Ekaterina. I've always loved the name ever since I heard it as a child. It fits her." He said with a smile. They all looked at him in shock as his smirk faded to a soft smile and his eyes sparkled. Suddenly he shook his head and gave a smirk again. "So, to what do you owe the great pleasure of my company?" he asked, back to his normal self.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Stupid git." He muttered under his breath. Draco raised one eyebrow, but said nothing.
"We want to know why you're still calling us names and such. Your dating my cousin for crying out loud, and we're her closest friends." Hermione trailed off.
Draco shook his head. "Tell me this Granger, can you picture the last five years without me being there to pick on you and make your life a living hell."
"N.no." she said slowly.
"Well, just because I'm in love with Katia, doesn't mean I've changed. And in all honesty, can you really get use to me not calling you guys names?"
The compartment was quiet for a few moments while everyone thought.
"No, not really." Ron answered first, followed by the others nodding their agreement.
"I thought as much. So here's what I was planning. I'll treat you guys just as I always did, except I'll lay of a few of the comments as Katia asked me to. Other than that, we'll be like we used to. All right. Good. Now, if you excuse me, I'll be going back to my compartment. See you around dream team."
They all looked at the spot where Draco had just been.
"You know, I think I'm starting to like the bloody git." Ron said slowly.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. He's a pain, but he must have a good side." Hermione said softly.
"Yeah, at least we know one things not going to change this year." Ginny said with a smile. "Wait until we tell Fred and George."
They all laughed as they thought about what the two older Weasleys would think.
~*~*~*~*~
Hermione looked up as they walked into the Great Hall. She had yet to see her cousin, and could hardly wait. As she looked around she couldn't find Kat anywhere. She looked up at the head table to find Snape was missing as well.
"Do you guys see Kat or Snape anywhere?" she asked looking at her friends.
"No, maybe she's in her room." Ron said as they walked towards the table.
"Maybe, but then where is Snape?" Harry asked looking around.
"Who knows, maybe he had to go somewhere or something." Ron continued as they sat down.
"Hmmm. Maybe we should go check on her." Hermione continued
"Attention students." Dumbledore began when he stood up.
"Too late." Ron muttered to himself.
"Thank you. Now, I would like to welcome you all back. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Now, let's eat." With that he sat down and the food appeared.
Hermione concentrated on the conversation, but in the back if her mind she was worried about her cousin. Once during dinner she felt eyes on her back, and turned to find Draco looking at her. He raised an eyebrow and glanced around the room before looking at her again. She shook her head, he didn't know where Kat was anymore than she did. She turned back to her meal, even more worried about Kat.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco walked into the Great Hall. Katia was supposed to meet him by the kitchen as soon as he arrived. He had gone straight there when the carriage had dropped him off. But, she hadn't been there, and now she was no where to be seen. He listened as Dumbledore went on with his usual spiel welcoming them back and all that crap.
His mind was on far more important things. Like finding Katia and making sure she was ok. His trip home hadn't been exactly wonderful. He had enjoyed seeing his mother, but other than that the last two weeks were a living hell. His father, like usual had gone on and on about Lord Voldermort, who Draco in all honesty couldn't stand. Don't get him wrong, for the most part he didn't like mudbloods or half-breeds, and he certainly didn't like muggles. Mostly because they were prejudice against wizards and witched and threatened their very existence, burning poor witched at the stake. He also didn't think it was fair that muggles got magical powers, and some of those in the pureblood families and other magical families got none.
He had seen first hand how having no powers could do to a person. No one in the magical world remembered his twin sister. They had been best friends, but then they discovered that she had no powers. His father had been furious, and refused to acknowledge her after that day. He had erased her memory from every wizard's mind in the world, including their mothers. He had tried to erase Draco's mind, but the bond between them was impossible to break. Lucius then locked her into a tower at the manor, never to look at her again.
She lost her mind after that, eventually jumping out the tower window the summer after his first year. He had been flying on his broom, practicing for quidditch. His father had been watching him, when Draco had seen a flash of red to his right. He turned and saw her in the window.
~*~*~*~*~
"Shaylee!" he yelled when he saw his sister standing in the window. She looked at him and he watched in horror as she just stepped off the ledge.
He leaned down on his broom and raced towards her rapidly falling form. He saw his father raise his wand out of the corner of his eye, but he ignored him. He wanted to catch her before it was too late. He didn't realize what the green flash was that he saw go by him. Not until he had caught her limp form. He stayed in the air when he realized what his father had done.
He carefully brushed the long pale blonde hair from her face. And looked into her pale blue eyes that were quickly losing their light.
"Don't go Shay." He said softly.
"I'm sorry Dray." She said softly, looking up at him. "Learn for me."
"I will." He whispered. "I'll learn everything I can about magic. I'll be the best wizard there ever was."
She smiled softly. "Remember me. I love you Dray." She said softly, her voice trailing off.
He looked at her fighting his emotions. He could still see his father on the ground. His mother had come out as well and was looking at them in shock. He could tell the memory charm had worn off when she saw her son and daughter together up in the air.
"I love you too." He whispered as he closed her eyes. He slowly made his way down to the ground, hovering just above the ground so he was at eye level with his father. His mother was crying softly, but also looking at her husband in a new light. Draco could tell she was ready to kill her husband if she could.
"Well boy. Looks like you caught something, but it wasn't the snitch." Lucius said slowly. "About time that no good girl died. Should have put her out of my misery years ago." He sneered.
His mother gasped in shock, and he just shook his head. "I can't believe you're my father. I am going to bury my sister. And so help me father, if you interfere in any way, I don't care if I get expelled from Hogwarts." With that he urged the broom up and flew away.
He knew his father would be angry, after all he had just threatened his life. But his mother would take care of him for a while. He flew for a while until he recognized a certain part of the forest surrounding their manor. A place where they had loved to go as children. He landed softly, then changed her clothing with magic. He really didn't care if he got into trouble now.
He set her softly on the ground, then dug a hole, and conjured a casket. He carefully laid her inside; making sure the white lace dress was perfectly clean. Closing his eyes he closed the lid them moved it into the hole, and covered it with dirt, making sure the area looked no different than before. Next he conjured a small stone carved with the words
Shaylee Aileen Malfoy. Beloved Sister of Draco, daughter of Narcissa May she rest in the peace she never found on life.
Her name meant fairy, the opposite of a dragon, small and giving of life. He was the dragon, and as he sat there that day he swore that he would never forgive of forget what his father had done. He would have his revenge on Lucius Malfoy one day.
~*~*~*~*~
It had been almost five years since Shay died. Five long years of hatred and anger. He couldn't take any of it out on hie father, so he took it out on those who loved muggles here at school. He never physically hurt them, truth be told it wasn't in his nature to hurt a living creature. Shay had taught him the importance of that. He used his words, picking on them and such.
He glanced around the room once more. Still there was no sign of Katia. Where in the name of merlin could the girl be. It wasn't like her to miss something. He glanced over at her cousin, who was sitting with the rest of the dream team like usual. She turned towards him, and he quickly glanced around the room as if to ask where Katia was. She shook her head softly. So she was just as lost as he was. The next question to wonder about was where Snape was. If anyone knew where Katia was it was her father, but for the first time in as long as any of them could remember, Snape wasn't at dinner.
Where was she?!?!?
~*~*~*~*~
"That's it." Hermione said standing up after having Draco insult them once more. The only thing different that usual was that he wasn't being quite as mean.
Hermione walked out of the compartment, her robes billowing around her as she walked. She saw him up ahead and caught up to him just as he was about to open the door to his compartment. She grabbed his arm then dragged him back to their compartment. She looked up at him once, to find him staring at her in part shock, part amusement.
Once they were in the compartment, she sat down, and he leaned against the door. Folding his arms over his chest and wearing his classic smirk. "Granger, I didn't know you cared so much. Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think cheating is a good thing. I think Potter would agree."
"Why you." Hermione began. "You infuriate me, I don't know what my cousin sees in you." She said before she huffed and crossed her arms over her chest, glaring at him all the while.
He smirked and shook his head. "You'll have to ask Katia that."
"Why do you call her Katia?" Ginny asked softly.
"It's a variation of Ekaterina. I've always loved the name ever since I heard it as a child. It fits her." He said with a smile. They all looked at him in shock as his smirk faded to a soft smile and his eyes sparkled. Suddenly he shook his head and gave a smirk again. "So, to what do you owe the great pleasure of my company?" he asked, back to his normal self.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Stupid git." He muttered under his breath. Draco raised one eyebrow, but said nothing.
"We want to know why you're still calling us names and such. Your dating my cousin for crying out loud, and we're her closest friends." Hermione trailed off.
Draco shook his head. "Tell me this Granger, can you picture the last five years without me being there to pick on you and make your life a living hell."
"N.no." she said slowly.
"Well, just because I'm in love with Katia, doesn't mean I've changed. And in all honesty, can you really get use to me not calling you guys names?"
The compartment was quiet for a few moments while everyone thought.
"No, not really." Ron answered first, followed by the others nodding their agreement.
"I thought as much. So here's what I was planning. I'll treat you guys just as I always did, except I'll lay of a few of the comments as Katia asked me to. Other than that, we'll be like we used to. All right. Good. Now, if you excuse me, I'll be going back to my compartment. See you around dream team."
They all looked at the spot where Draco had just been.
"You know, I think I'm starting to like the bloody git." Ron said slowly.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. He's a pain, but he must have a good side." Hermione said softly.
"Yeah, at least we know one things not going to change this year." Ginny said with a smile. "Wait until we tell Fred and George."
They all laughed as they thought about what the two older Weasleys would think.
~*~*~*~*~
Hermione looked up as they walked into the Great Hall. She had yet to see her cousin, and could hardly wait. As she looked around she couldn't find Kat anywhere. She looked up at the head table to find Snape was missing as well.
"Do you guys see Kat or Snape anywhere?" she asked looking at her friends.
"No, maybe she's in her room." Ron said as they walked towards the table.
"Maybe, but then where is Snape?" Harry asked looking around.
"Who knows, maybe he had to go somewhere or something." Ron continued as they sat down.
"Hmmm. Maybe we should go check on her." Hermione continued
"Attention students." Dumbledore began when he stood up.
"Too late." Ron muttered to himself.
"Thank you. Now, I would like to welcome you all back. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Now, let's eat." With that he sat down and the food appeared.
Hermione concentrated on the conversation, but in the back if her mind she was worried about her cousin. Once during dinner she felt eyes on her back, and turned to find Draco looking at her. He raised an eyebrow and glanced around the room before looking at her again. She shook her head, he didn't know where Kat was anymore than she did. She turned back to her meal, even more worried about Kat.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco walked into the Great Hall. Katia was supposed to meet him by the kitchen as soon as he arrived. He had gone straight there when the carriage had dropped him off. But, she hadn't been there, and now she was no where to be seen. He listened as Dumbledore went on with his usual spiel welcoming them back and all that crap.
His mind was on far more important things. Like finding Katia and making sure she was ok. His trip home hadn't been exactly wonderful. He had enjoyed seeing his mother, but other than that the last two weeks were a living hell. His father, like usual had gone on and on about Lord Voldermort, who Draco in all honesty couldn't stand. Don't get him wrong, for the most part he didn't like mudbloods or half-breeds, and he certainly didn't like muggles. Mostly because they were prejudice against wizards and witched and threatened their very existence, burning poor witched at the stake. He also didn't think it was fair that muggles got magical powers, and some of those in the pureblood families and other magical families got none.
He had seen first hand how having no powers could do to a person. No one in the magical world remembered his twin sister. They had been best friends, but then they discovered that she had no powers. His father had been furious, and refused to acknowledge her after that day. He had erased her memory from every wizard's mind in the world, including their mothers. He had tried to erase Draco's mind, but the bond between them was impossible to break. Lucius then locked her into a tower at the manor, never to look at her again.
She lost her mind after that, eventually jumping out the tower window the summer after his first year. He had been flying on his broom, practicing for quidditch. His father had been watching him, when Draco had seen a flash of red to his right. He turned and saw her in the window.
~*~*~*~*~
"Shaylee!" he yelled when he saw his sister standing in the window. She looked at him and he watched in horror as she just stepped off the ledge.
He leaned down on his broom and raced towards her rapidly falling form. He saw his father raise his wand out of the corner of his eye, but he ignored him. He wanted to catch her before it was too late. He didn't realize what the green flash was that he saw go by him. Not until he had caught her limp form. He stayed in the air when he realized what his father had done.
He carefully brushed the long pale blonde hair from her face. And looked into her pale blue eyes that were quickly losing their light.
"Don't go Shay." He said softly.
"I'm sorry Dray." She said softly, looking up at him. "Learn for me."
"I will." He whispered. "I'll learn everything I can about magic. I'll be the best wizard there ever was."
She smiled softly. "Remember me. I love you Dray." She said softly, her voice trailing off.
He looked at her fighting his emotions. He could still see his father on the ground. His mother had come out as well and was looking at them in shock. He could tell the memory charm had worn off when she saw her son and daughter together up in the air.
"I love you too." He whispered as he closed her eyes. He slowly made his way down to the ground, hovering just above the ground so he was at eye level with his father. His mother was crying softly, but also looking at her husband in a new light. Draco could tell she was ready to kill her husband if she could.
"Well boy. Looks like you caught something, but it wasn't the snitch." Lucius said slowly. "About time that no good girl died. Should have put her out of my misery years ago." He sneered.
His mother gasped in shock, and he just shook his head. "I can't believe you're my father. I am going to bury my sister. And so help me father, if you interfere in any way, I don't care if I get expelled from Hogwarts." With that he urged the broom up and flew away.
He knew his father would be angry, after all he had just threatened his life. But his mother would take care of him for a while. He flew for a while until he recognized a certain part of the forest surrounding their manor. A place where they had loved to go as children. He landed softly, then changed her clothing with magic. He really didn't care if he got into trouble now.
He set her softly on the ground, then dug a hole, and conjured a casket. He carefully laid her inside; making sure the white lace dress was perfectly clean. Closing his eyes he closed the lid them moved it into the hole, and covered it with dirt, making sure the area looked no different than before. Next he conjured a small stone carved with the words
Shaylee Aileen Malfoy. Beloved Sister of Draco, daughter of Narcissa May she rest in the peace she never found on life.
Her name meant fairy, the opposite of a dragon, small and giving of life. He was the dragon, and as he sat there that day he swore that he would never forgive of forget what his father had done. He would have his revenge on Lucius Malfoy one day.
~*~*~*~*~
It had been almost five years since Shay died. Five long years of hatred and anger. He couldn't take any of it out on hie father, so he took it out on those who loved muggles here at school. He never physically hurt them, truth be told it wasn't in his nature to hurt a living creature. Shay had taught him the importance of that. He used his words, picking on them and such.
He glanced around the room once more. Still there was no sign of Katia. Where in the name of merlin could the girl be. It wasn't like her to miss something. He glanced over at her cousin, who was sitting with the rest of the dream team like usual. She turned towards him, and he quickly glanced around the room as if to ask where Katia was. She shook her head softly. So she was just as lost as he was. The next question to wonder about was where Snape was. If anyone knew where Katia was it was her father, but for the first time in as long as any of them could remember, Snape wasn't at dinner.
Where was she?!?!?