1 Chapter 18- Draco's Work
Tara and Padma got back to their house in a flash…really they did.
"So how was your school year dear."
"Good." Said Tara scared to mention James, though Padma wasn't as bad about it as Draco was.
"How many new friends have you made in Gryffindor?"
"Erm…well there's Amber, she wants me to go to her house sometime this summer…there's Malcolm Weasley…he's a prankster…there's Chester Weasley…he beat me a chess mum! NO ONE BEATS ME AT CHESS! Ahem, then there's…err…James. But you know him and I don't think that's a good thing." She said that last part about James very quickly.
"Tara, I don't care if your friends with James…but I know your father does." Said Padma through pursed lips.
"Dad HATES the Potter's….by the way, where IS dad?"
"He's…at work.. Nice weather isn't it?" failing to change the subject.
"Mom! Dad doesn't work, well only for…oh." Tara's felt close to tears. "Why does he want Dad?"
"Erm…you know his favourite hobby."
"No, he took dad."
" Afraid so."
"But dad…doesn't…does he?"
"It was a threat."
"Dad's gonna go to Azkaban if he's caught."
"He knows the consequences." Said Padma. "I just hope he doesn't go so low and kill anyone."
"I hope the Dark Lord doesn't either…I hate it when he does." Said Tara fighting away tears for her dad.
"But that's what he's here on earth to do. Raise hell. Sadly…" she pulled back her sleeve to reveal the dark mark branded on her wrist. "…We were branded on our wedding day. He was THERE at the wedding. I didn't want this to ever happen."
Tara went to her room after her mother and her talked. She thought about her dad. Would he really kill someone…has he ever? Thoughts were going through her head at a mile a minute. She felt like she was going to go crazy! She got out a piece of paper and began to write.
Dear James,
I just found out something about my dad that is…disturbing…the Dark Lord came and took him…you know…to do his favourite hobby. Be careful James. I'm scared what my dad might do. Owl me back.
Love, Tara
She sent the letter off with Saturn and went down to the kitchen for dinner. Padma had made a feast of cheese stuffed chicken, green beans, potato salad and triple chocolate ice cream for dessert. She ate every last bit of food. She was about to get up when there was a loud noise coming from their living room. It was a high pitch twang.(sort of like you pull a string tight and play it like a guitar.) Padma ran to the living room to see what was going on…Ministry Wizards and Draco were there.
"Mrs. Malfoy?" said one of the wizards "We caught your husband…" he shuddered "…we caught him [I]killing[/I] a muggle."
"Yes, ma'am…stop crying for a second and listen." Said another ministry wizard trying to get Padma to be quiet. Tara ran to her room. She didn't want to know what happened.
She let her mum talk to the ministry wizards while she wrote another letter, but this time, to Amber.
Dear Amber, (and then James.)
Hey, whatsup? I know it has only been a while since I saw you but something happened to my dad…real bad. I don't know if you know but my parents are…well…lets say, mini-Voldy's. They have never killed anyone, and plan not to…my dad showed up like, 5minutes ago with ministry wizards. He wasn't there to pick me up from the station, he was with the Dark Lord. I don't want to know what happened. After you read this, send it to James so I don't have to write this twice.
From, Tara
Tara decided it was late and the thought of going to bed was a good idea. She yelled good-night to her mom from her room. The ministry wizards were still here but Tara didn't dare go down to see what was happening. She slipped into her nightgown and hopped into bed. She decided to read one of her books. She hadn't read in a long time now. She grabbed [I] Bridge to Terabithia[/I] and started to read. Around midnight she finally turned off her light.
It was about 5am when Tara woke up to a tapping coming from her window. Saturn was flapping madly outside the window. Tara ran and opened it while Saturn came in and collapsed on the bed.
[I]Dear Tara,
I sent the letter to James with my owl. All I can't say is oh my god. How could you now tell me!! Oh, I hope…I don't know…I want your dad in Azkaban if he DID kill someone…but he might not have. Tell me what happened. I'm sorry about this.
From, Amber[/I]
Tara had totally forgotten about her father, she didn't want it to be true.
[I]Its all a dream[/I]. She thought [I] All a stupid dream[/I].
She decided it was still too early to get up so she went back to bed. It was nearly ten o'clock by the time she woke up again. She heard crashes from pans and breaking glass down in the kitchen. Tara hurried downstairs and her mom was trying to do the dishes.
"Mum! What's wrong?" asked Tara
"Oh…Nothing sweet pea."
"Umm…last night, what happened with dad?"
"I…I don't want to talk about it." Spat Padma
"Okay…tell me when your-"
"YourfatherisinAzkabancausehekilledafamilyofmuggles." Interrupted Padma
"Say again?"
"You-father-is-in-Azkaban-cause-he-killed-a-family-of-muggles." Repeated Padma.
Tara could feel tears forming in her eyes. She finally burst and cried.
"Something good though." Said her mother trying to cheer her up. She pulled back her sleeve. The Dark Mark was removed.
"MUM! The Dark Lord is going to come after us!" shouted Tara.
"No he's not. I'm just not a death eater anymore."
She started explaining that she's a spy for the good side…but she's still with Voldemort.
Tara went to the kitchen and ate brunch. Right when she sat down there was tapping at the window and a snowy owl was outside the door to the deck. She let in the owl and untied the letter. It was from James.
[I]Tara,
Hi, I'm sorry about your dad. I heard about what happened, mum told me. She works for the ministry you know. I'm hoping you are all right. To get your thoughts off that, my dad's Quiddich Team is in the Quiddich World Cup this year. I'm so excited!! I get to go. You should come and join me. That's if it's ok with my parents and your…mum. Well, I have to go to Chester's now. Talk to you late.
From, James[/I]
Tara and Padma got back to their house in a flash…really they did.
"So how was your school year dear."
"Good." Said Tara scared to mention James, though Padma wasn't as bad about it as Draco was.
"How many new friends have you made in Gryffindor?"
"Erm…well there's Amber, she wants me to go to her house sometime this summer…there's Malcolm Weasley…he's a prankster…there's Chester Weasley…he beat me a chess mum! NO ONE BEATS ME AT CHESS! Ahem, then there's…err…James. But you know him and I don't think that's a good thing." She said that last part about James very quickly.
"Tara, I don't care if your friends with James…but I know your father does." Said Padma through pursed lips.
"Dad HATES the Potter's….by the way, where IS dad?"
"He's…at work.. Nice weather isn't it?" failing to change the subject.
"Mom! Dad doesn't work, well only for…oh." Tara's felt close to tears. "Why does he want Dad?"
"Erm…you know his favourite hobby."
"No, he took dad."
" Afraid so."
"But dad…doesn't…does he?"
"It was a threat."
"Dad's gonna go to Azkaban if he's caught."
"He knows the consequences." Said Padma. "I just hope he doesn't go so low and kill anyone."
"I hope the Dark Lord doesn't either…I hate it when he does." Said Tara fighting away tears for her dad.
"But that's what he's here on earth to do. Raise hell. Sadly…" she pulled back her sleeve to reveal the dark mark branded on her wrist. "…We were branded on our wedding day. He was THERE at the wedding. I didn't want this to ever happen."
Tara went to her room after her mother and her talked. She thought about her dad. Would he really kill someone…has he ever? Thoughts were going through her head at a mile a minute. She felt like she was going to go crazy! She got out a piece of paper and began to write.
Dear James,
I just found out something about my dad that is…disturbing…the Dark Lord came and took him…you know…to do his favourite hobby. Be careful James. I'm scared what my dad might do. Owl me back.
Love, Tara
She sent the letter off with Saturn and went down to the kitchen for dinner. Padma had made a feast of cheese stuffed chicken, green beans, potato salad and triple chocolate ice cream for dessert. She ate every last bit of food. She was about to get up when there was a loud noise coming from their living room. It was a high pitch twang.(sort of like you pull a string tight and play it like a guitar.) Padma ran to the living room to see what was going on…Ministry Wizards and Draco were there.
"Mrs. Malfoy?" said one of the wizards "We caught your husband…" he shuddered "…we caught him [I]killing[/I] a muggle."
"Yes, ma'am…stop crying for a second and listen." Said another ministry wizard trying to get Padma to be quiet. Tara ran to her room. She didn't want to know what happened.
She let her mum talk to the ministry wizards while she wrote another letter, but this time, to Amber.
Dear Amber, (and then James.)
Hey, whatsup? I know it has only been a while since I saw you but something happened to my dad…real bad. I don't know if you know but my parents are…well…lets say, mini-Voldy's. They have never killed anyone, and plan not to…my dad showed up like, 5minutes ago with ministry wizards. He wasn't there to pick me up from the station, he was with the Dark Lord. I don't want to know what happened. After you read this, send it to James so I don't have to write this twice.
From, Tara
Tara decided it was late and the thought of going to bed was a good idea. She yelled good-night to her mom from her room. The ministry wizards were still here but Tara didn't dare go down to see what was happening. She slipped into her nightgown and hopped into bed. She decided to read one of her books. She hadn't read in a long time now. She grabbed [I] Bridge to Terabithia[/I] and started to read. Around midnight she finally turned off her light.
It was about 5am when Tara woke up to a tapping coming from her window. Saturn was flapping madly outside the window. Tara ran and opened it while Saturn came in and collapsed on the bed.
[I]Dear Tara,
I sent the letter to James with my owl. All I can't say is oh my god. How could you now tell me!! Oh, I hope…I don't know…I want your dad in Azkaban if he DID kill someone…but he might not have. Tell me what happened. I'm sorry about this.
From, Amber[/I]
Tara had totally forgotten about her father, she didn't want it to be true.
[I]Its all a dream[/I]. She thought [I] All a stupid dream[/I].
She decided it was still too early to get up so she went back to bed. It was nearly ten o'clock by the time she woke up again. She heard crashes from pans and breaking glass down in the kitchen. Tara hurried downstairs and her mom was trying to do the dishes.
"Mum! What's wrong?" asked Tara
"Oh…Nothing sweet pea."
"Umm…last night, what happened with dad?"
"I…I don't want to talk about it." Spat Padma
"Okay…tell me when your-"
"YourfatherisinAzkabancausehekilledafamilyofmuggles." Interrupted Padma
"Say again?"
"You-father-is-in-Azkaban-cause-he-killed-a-family-of-muggles." Repeated Padma.
Tara could feel tears forming in her eyes. She finally burst and cried.
"Something good though." Said her mother trying to cheer her up. She pulled back her sleeve. The Dark Mark was removed.
"MUM! The Dark Lord is going to come after us!" shouted Tara.
"No he's not. I'm just not a death eater anymore."
She started explaining that she's a spy for the good side…but she's still with Voldemort.
Tara went to the kitchen and ate brunch. Right when she sat down there was tapping at the window and a snowy owl was outside the door to the deck. She let in the owl and untied the letter. It was from James.
[I]Tara,
Hi, I'm sorry about your dad. I heard about what happened, mum told me. She works for the ministry you know. I'm hoping you are all right. To get your thoughts off that, my dad's Quiddich Team is in the Quiddich World Cup this year. I'm so excited!! I get to go. You should come and join me. That's if it's ok with my parents and your…mum. Well, I have to go to Chester's now. Talk to you late.
From, James[/I]
