Author's note: Here's my update. And since I didn't get any that said if I
should change her name or not, it'll just continue as Marie. I hope you all
like it. Please review. I need motivation. Thanks!!
Chapter 4- Electricity
The five of them stayed a while longer, until Madame Pomfrey shooed away Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Alex.
"Don't tell anyone. Okay?" Marie asked them.
"We won't," Hermione said as she hugged her. The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"Thank you." She said.
Marie only stayed because she was the cause of the problem. One of the house elves brought her lunch. The Headmaster came by and granted her free of classes for the rest of the day. Once he left, Draco started to awaken. He looked up and saw Marie staring out the window. He looked at her and the events of a few hours before came flooding back.
"What happened?" He asked her.
His voice snapped her from her daze. She looked at him and answered. "I kind of sucked your energy away. I was 'emotional' as some people would call it."
"But why?" He asked.
She looked away at his question. He noticed a tear escaping from the corners of her eyes. He looked her over worried.
"What's wrong Marie?" He asked her.
"I'm a freak, that's what." She said. Her thoughts had been confirmed when her father said she was a telepath.
"Why?" He asked her, he felt as if he were asking too many questions. But they were needed.
"I..." She said, unable to tell the truth. 'Should I tell him?' She thought.
"You what?" He asked her.
"I'm a mutant." She said barely audible.
Draco was shocked. He never had expected this. 'How? There are no mutant witches or wizards. Or are there?' Draco thought. He stood up and painfully walked over to Marie, who was now crying uncontrollably. He hugged her. She jumped away at the touch. And muttered a low 'Ouch!'
"What?" he asked her.
"You shocked me." She said then laughed. "Static shock." She said.
"Static what?" He asked her confused.
"Muggle stuff, I'll explain it to you later." She said wiping away a tear.
He went to hug her again, but she just jumped away again.
"Hey, that's odd," She said.
"Static thingy again?" he asked her.
"Yeah, but. It never happens twice." She said. She poked him again and retrieved her finger from the shock. "That's very odd." She said.
"What?" He asked.
"You know, you ask a lot of questions." She said.
"Oh just tell me." He said.
"Well, you seem to have a lot of electricity in you. I'll ask Madame Pomfrey if you can leave, okay?" She said.
"Alright." He said to her retrieving back.
*******************
Harry, Ron and Hermione went their separate ways. Harry and Ron to Divination, and Hermione to Arithmancy. As Harry and Ron entered their classroom, they bet if she would or wouldn't predict his death this class. Ron said she would.
"She always uses you as a way to make class to interesting." He whispered to him.
"You're right, but I think it's too early for a death prediction. I think she's gonna do something else." Harry said.
"Deal, five Knuts." Ron said.
"Deal." Harry said agreeing.
They waited a minuet or two before Trawleny made her grand entrance. She came floating in like she did ever year with the smoke around her. She sat at her desk and began her lecture. They were going to do a review of Crystal balls. Everyone got his or hers from the bunch that sat on the wall. After a while, Trawleny started to go around the room peering into everyone's Crystal ball. Once she reached Harry's, she stopped to look deeper into his. She seemed to be examining his.
"Quite surprising my boy, it seems a change will occur in you life. And the number seven will deem itself very important." She said, again embarrassing him.
She walked over to Ron's and peered into his as well. "Why Mr. Weasley, it seems the same goes to you. Quite odd. That Ramz girl had the same prediction this morning. Very odd indeed." She said and retired to her desk again.
"Pay up," Harry said.
"Fine," Ron said finding the money in his pockets.
*******************
Draco and Marie headed towards the Slytherin common rooms, Draco running after Marie. She ran all the way to the girls' dormitory. Draco stopped the second she entered.
"Marie! I can't go in there!" He yelled to her.
She came out and drug him in by his sleeve. "No one's here. Besides it's not like we're going to do anything wrong. C'mere." She said as she pulled him to her bed. "Sit." She instructed.
He sat and she went to her trunk and started looking for something. She finally found it, and pulled it out. She took out a muggle device.
"What the bloody hell is that?" Draco said.
"A CD player, my dear Draco. A muggle music device." She said.
"Those don't work here," He said.
"Well, it isn't supposed to. The reason for that is because batteries, a form of muggle power to carry around," She added when she saw Draco's confused face. "Doesn't work because of the magic in the air. And electricity isn't around because the school can't afford to risk having electricity. But, if we can find another form, then it should work." She said.
"How do you know this?" Draco asked.
"My old school. Had the same problem. Now, put one finger here" she said pointing to one of the outlets. "And another here," She said pointing to the other.
Soon, she heard a buzzing noise, and a number one on the track number. She looked up at Draco and smiled.
"What?" He asked.
"Well, Draco. I got good news and bad news." She said.
"Uh . . . good news first." He said.
"The CD player works," She said.
"And bad news?" He asked.
"You're a mutant." She said.
"What? You're kidding right?" He asked in disbelief.
"Sorry, but no one in the world can do what you're doing now. Except mutants. Looks like you're stuck with me." She was going to say more, but a tapping at the window distracted her. "Damn birds," she said.
She opened the window and let the owl in. She calmed it down enough to get the letter from it. She read the envelope and saw it was for Draco.
"Here, it's for you." She said.
"Kind of busy here, can you read it to me?" he asked.
"Sure, she said opening the letter.
Draco,
Your mother had an accident. But to not bore you with the details, Narcissa is dead. Yes, not much of a drag. But accidents ... are accidents.
Lucius Malfoy
"The bastard, he killed her." Draco said.
"Draco, I'm so sorry." Marie said. She jumped when the CD player exploded.
"She was the only one I cared about. And he killed her." Draco said.
"Draco, calm down." She said.
"How can I?" Draco said. He started to cry. "Why? Why her?"
"Draco," Marie said and wrapped her arms around him. Surprisingly, she didn't get shocked.
"Marie," Draco said and fell into the embrace.
As Marie hugged him, she started to get visions. Memories of a little blond boy, and a young blond woman.
_-_-_-_-_-_
"Mommy! I scrape my knee!" The little boy said.
"Oh, come here Draco. I'll fix it right up for you." She said.
Muttering a simple spell, the cut didn't hurt him any more.
"Thank you Mommy!" Little Draco said happily.
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"Draco run!" Naricissa said.
"Mum, I won't let Dad hurt you!" A much older Draco said.
"Fine, come with me." She said running into a hidden room, with her son behind her.
Large banging sounds came from the outside.
"Where are you, you stupid woman?" Yelled a very drunken Lucius Malfoy.
"Run Draco, go through the passageway. I'll tell you when to come back." She said urging him to go.
"But---"
"GO!" She yelled at him.
He kissed his mother goodbye and ran. He stopped when he heard her screaming.
"Mother!"
_-_-_-_-_-_
Marie opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw. She only hugged Draco harder. And she too was crying with him. She had seen them. And she had seen the wrath of his father. They soon fell asleep in each other's arms.
*******************
"Hey, where are Draco and Marie?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. I haven't seen them since lunch. And now they're missing dinner." Ron said.
"Madame Pomfrey said she let them go a while after we left." Alex said.
"They should be at Slytherin table, but their not there either." Hermione said.
"Do you think that they're in the Slytherin common room?" Harry asked.
"Maybe. Lets find them." Hermione said.
"How?" Ron asked.
"Head Girl privileges. I know where every common room is and he password. So does Draco. And wit a little invisibility cloak, we can get in and out unnoticed." Hermione said.
"When did you get so into breaking the rules?" Ron asked.
"Friends are missing and we need to find them." Hermione said.
"Right, lets go." Harry said and got up. Ron and Hermione followed.
"Alex, c'mon." Ron said.
Alex looked at them. "You WANT me to go?" She asked.
"Of course. C'mon." Ron said dragging her with them.
*******************
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Alex sneaked into the common room. And luckily no one was there, but in dinner. Yet at the same time, neither were the ones that they were looking for. They proceeded to check the dormitories. They reached the last one, the 7th year girls' dormitory. When that opened the door, they could see a light at one of the beds. And curled up into it, was a red faced and tear stained Draco and Marie.
"What happened?" Hermione said as she slipped off the cloak.
"Look," Alex said, pointing to the letter carelessly thrown on the floor.
Harry picked up the letter and read it. He gasped and passed it to Hermione. The second she read it, a tear slid down her face. She passed it to Alex who read it and then passed it to Ron with a sadden face. He read it and too gasped. The four looked at the two sleeping in each other's arms, they looked peaceful yet distraught at the same time.
"Should we wake them?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, they're lucky WE found them." Harry said.
Hermione bent down and shook Marie a bit. She stirred awake. Then Hermione nudged Draco until he awoke. They looked at her confused.
"Hey sleepy heads. Draco, you should really consider it before you fall asleep in the girls dormitory, with a girl." Hermione said.
"I'll be in my dormitories." He said as he got up and left, tears threatening to come again.
"Hermione, that was very rood. A lot of things happened when you were all away. Now if you will excuse me." She said and got up, went after him.
Everyone was left opened mouthed. They stared after her. Until Ron broke the silence.
"Did they get together or something?" He asked out loud.
Marie suddenly appeared in the room again. "No," she said and left.
"That . . . was creepy." Harry said.
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A/N: Hope you all like it. Thanks a lot for those of you who review. I love you all. And remember, reviews motivate me. ^_^
Chapter 4- Electricity
The five of them stayed a while longer, until Madame Pomfrey shooed away Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Alex.
"Don't tell anyone. Okay?" Marie asked them.
"We won't," Hermione said as she hugged her. The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"Thank you." She said.
Marie only stayed because she was the cause of the problem. One of the house elves brought her lunch. The Headmaster came by and granted her free of classes for the rest of the day. Once he left, Draco started to awaken. He looked up and saw Marie staring out the window. He looked at her and the events of a few hours before came flooding back.
"What happened?" He asked her.
His voice snapped her from her daze. She looked at him and answered. "I kind of sucked your energy away. I was 'emotional' as some people would call it."
"But why?" He asked.
She looked away at his question. He noticed a tear escaping from the corners of her eyes. He looked her over worried.
"What's wrong Marie?" He asked her.
"I'm a freak, that's what." She said. Her thoughts had been confirmed when her father said she was a telepath.
"Why?" He asked her, he felt as if he were asking too many questions. But they were needed.
"I..." She said, unable to tell the truth. 'Should I tell him?' She thought.
"You what?" He asked her.
"I'm a mutant." She said barely audible.
Draco was shocked. He never had expected this. 'How? There are no mutant witches or wizards. Or are there?' Draco thought. He stood up and painfully walked over to Marie, who was now crying uncontrollably. He hugged her. She jumped away at the touch. And muttered a low 'Ouch!'
"What?" he asked her.
"You shocked me." She said then laughed. "Static shock." She said.
"Static what?" He asked her confused.
"Muggle stuff, I'll explain it to you later." She said wiping away a tear.
He went to hug her again, but she just jumped away again.
"Hey, that's odd," She said.
"Static thingy again?" he asked her.
"Yeah, but. It never happens twice." She said. She poked him again and retrieved her finger from the shock. "That's very odd." She said.
"What?" He asked.
"You know, you ask a lot of questions." She said.
"Oh just tell me." He said.
"Well, you seem to have a lot of electricity in you. I'll ask Madame Pomfrey if you can leave, okay?" She said.
"Alright." He said to her retrieving back.
*******************
Harry, Ron and Hermione went their separate ways. Harry and Ron to Divination, and Hermione to Arithmancy. As Harry and Ron entered their classroom, they bet if she would or wouldn't predict his death this class. Ron said she would.
"She always uses you as a way to make class to interesting." He whispered to him.
"You're right, but I think it's too early for a death prediction. I think she's gonna do something else." Harry said.
"Deal, five Knuts." Ron said.
"Deal." Harry said agreeing.
They waited a minuet or two before Trawleny made her grand entrance. She came floating in like she did ever year with the smoke around her. She sat at her desk and began her lecture. They were going to do a review of Crystal balls. Everyone got his or hers from the bunch that sat on the wall. After a while, Trawleny started to go around the room peering into everyone's Crystal ball. Once she reached Harry's, she stopped to look deeper into his. She seemed to be examining his.
"Quite surprising my boy, it seems a change will occur in you life. And the number seven will deem itself very important." She said, again embarrassing him.
She walked over to Ron's and peered into his as well. "Why Mr. Weasley, it seems the same goes to you. Quite odd. That Ramz girl had the same prediction this morning. Very odd indeed." She said and retired to her desk again.
"Pay up," Harry said.
"Fine," Ron said finding the money in his pockets.
*******************
Draco and Marie headed towards the Slytherin common rooms, Draco running after Marie. She ran all the way to the girls' dormitory. Draco stopped the second she entered.
"Marie! I can't go in there!" He yelled to her.
She came out and drug him in by his sleeve. "No one's here. Besides it's not like we're going to do anything wrong. C'mere." She said as she pulled him to her bed. "Sit." She instructed.
He sat and she went to her trunk and started looking for something. She finally found it, and pulled it out. She took out a muggle device.
"What the bloody hell is that?" Draco said.
"A CD player, my dear Draco. A muggle music device." She said.
"Those don't work here," He said.
"Well, it isn't supposed to. The reason for that is because batteries, a form of muggle power to carry around," She added when she saw Draco's confused face. "Doesn't work because of the magic in the air. And electricity isn't around because the school can't afford to risk having electricity. But, if we can find another form, then it should work." She said.
"How do you know this?" Draco asked.
"My old school. Had the same problem. Now, put one finger here" she said pointing to one of the outlets. "And another here," She said pointing to the other.
Soon, she heard a buzzing noise, and a number one on the track number. She looked up at Draco and smiled.
"What?" He asked.
"Well, Draco. I got good news and bad news." She said.
"Uh . . . good news first." He said.
"The CD player works," She said.
"And bad news?" He asked.
"You're a mutant." She said.
"What? You're kidding right?" He asked in disbelief.
"Sorry, but no one in the world can do what you're doing now. Except mutants. Looks like you're stuck with me." She was going to say more, but a tapping at the window distracted her. "Damn birds," she said.
She opened the window and let the owl in. She calmed it down enough to get the letter from it. She read the envelope and saw it was for Draco.
"Here, it's for you." She said.
"Kind of busy here, can you read it to me?" he asked.
"Sure, she said opening the letter.
Draco,
Your mother had an accident. But to not bore you with the details, Narcissa is dead. Yes, not much of a drag. But accidents ... are accidents.
Lucius Malfoy
"The bastard, he killed her." Draco said.
"Draco, I'm so sorry." Marie said. She jumped when the CD player exploded.
"She was the only one I cared about. And he killed her." Draco said.
"Draco, calm down." She said.
"How can I?" Draco said. He started to cry. "Why? Why her?"
"Draco," Marie said and wrapped her arms around him. Surprisingly, she didn't get shocked.
"Marie," Draco said and fell into the embrace.
As Marie hugged him, she started to get visions. Memories of a little blond boy, and a young blond woman.
_-_-_-_-_-_
"Mommy! I scrape my knee!" The little boy said.
"Oh, come here Draco. I'll fix it right up for you." She said.
Muttering a simple spell, the cut didn't hurt him any more.
"Thank you Mommy!" Little Draco said happily.
---------
"Draco run!" Naricissa said.
"Mum, I won't let Dad hurt you!" A much older Draco said.
"Fine, come with me." She said running into a hidden room, with her son behind her.
Large banging sounds came from the outside.
"Where are you, you stupid woman?" Yelled a very drunken Lucius Malfoy.
"Run Draco, go through the passageway. I'll tell you when to come back." She said urging him to go.
"But---"
"GO!" She yelled at him.
He kissed his mother goodbye and ran. He stopped when he heard her screaming.
"Mother!"
_-_-_-_-_-_
Marie opened her eyes, she couldn't believe what she saw. She only hugged Draco harder. And she too was crying with him. She had seen them. And she had seen the wrath of his father. They soon fell asleep in each other's arms.
*******************
"Hey, where are Draco and Marie?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. I haven't seen them since lunch. And now they're missing dinner." Ron said.
"Madame Pomfrey said she let them go a while after we left." Alex said.
"They should be at Slytherin table, but their not there either." Hermione said.
"Do you think that they're in the Slytherin common room?" Harry asked.
"Maybe. Lets find them." Hermione said.
"How?" Ron asked.
"Head Girl privileges. I know where every common room is and he password. So does Draco. And wit a little invisibility cloak, we can get in and out unnoticed." Hermione said.
"When did you get so into breaking the rules?" Ron asked.
"Friends are missing and we need to find them." Hermione said.
"Right, lets go." Harry said and got up. Ron and Hermione followed.
"Alex, c'mon." Ron said.
Alex looked at them. "You WANT me to go?" She asked.
"Of course. C'mon." Ron said dragging her with them.
*******************
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Alex sneaked into the common room. And luckily no one was there, but in dinner. Yet at the same time, neither were the ones that they were looking for. They proceeded to check the dormitories. They reached the last one, the 7th year girls' dormitory. When that opened the door, they could see a light at one of the beds. And curled up into it, was a red faced and tear stained Draco and Marie.
"What happened?" Hermione said as she slipped off the cloak.
"Look," Alex said, pointing to the letter carelessly thrown on the floor.
Harry picked up the letter and read it. He gasped and passed it to Hermione. The second she read it, a tear slid down her face. She passed it to Alex who read it and then passed it to Ron with a sadden face. He read it and too gasped. The four looked at the two sleeping in each other's arms, they looked peaceful yet distraught at the same time.
"Should we wake them?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, they're lucky WE found them." Harry said.
Hermione bent down and shook Marie a bit. She stirred awake. Then Hermione nudged Draco until he awoke. They looked at her confused.
"Hey sleepy heads. Draco, you should really consider it before you fall asleep in the girls dormitory, with a girl." Hermione said.
"I'll be in my dormitories." He said as he got up and left, tears threatening to come again.
"Hermione, that was very rood. A lot of things happened when you were all away. Now if you will excuse me." She said and got up, went after him.
Everyone was left opened mouthed. They stared after her. Until Ron broke the silence.
"Did they get together or something?" He asked out loud.
Marie suddenly appeared in the room again. "No," she said and left.
"That . . . was creepy." Harry said.
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A/N: Hope you all like it. Thanks a lot for those of you who review. I love you all. And remember, reviews motivate me. ^_^
