@Dinner@
After Draco was done unpacking he took a short nap before dinner. When he woke up it took him a second to remember where he was and why he was there. Upon the realization that he was in the muggle world he cringed. It was like a bad dream, except it was real. The only good thing was it seemed as though where he would be spending the summer was not all bad. For New Orleans looked like a half was decent city, that might even have a wizarding area, and his house was just grand as his manor back in the witching world.
Well thinking of this his stomach growled loudly telling him it was time to find the dinning room for dinner. He was rather surprised by how long it took to get to the dinning room. For it was down two flights of stairs and on the opposite side of the house, making it an easy quarter mile walk there.
Upon entering the dinning room he felt all most at home. There where just two place settings out on the large table at the very end, making the room seem empty and cold, and oil lamps and chandeliers lit the room in an eerie way he was used to.
Shortly after Draco took his set his host sister come into the large dinning room and sat down across from him with a slight smile, that looked more forced then anything else.
"So, Draco do you approve of your new home for the summer thus far?"
Normal he would have been a little sarcastic in his response but it just seemed out of place to be a complete bastered to his poor host sister who did not even want him there. As for as he could see there was just no point in making her life hell, besides he only did that to people that were to pirky for their own good. "It is better then I would have expected."
Pandora gave a slight smile at this just as the food came in. "Well it looks as though dinner is served I hope you like it. I had no clue what to order for you, tonight so I just decided to give you Gumbo which is a tradition New Orleans dish."
For a second Draco just looked at the Gumbo trying to figure out what it was but after little luck he just dug in. He was rather surprised by how much he liked it despite it being a rather spicy dish.
After they had both finished they excited the dinning room to go to their rooms. Neither really had anything to say to the other, both being rather silent people when unprovoked, because it was obvious that they came from two very different worlds.
Just as Draco got ready to enter his room Pandora turned to him. "If you get bored feel free to head down to my room. I would show you around town but it is not really my thing. Also you should know that my parents in their great wisdom will not be here for the next 3 weeks business takes them away."
Draco just nodded to this before responding rather spitefully "What the hell I'm I suppose to do then if you will not show me around or hang out with me."
Pandora shrugged at this before responding in an uncaring voice "Really I do not know, I'm sorry you got stuck here. I didn't want an exchange student and I flat out refuse to change my life for one. It may be rude of me but that is my why. Again you can come to my room if you are bored as well as explore the house and the grounds. Breakfast will be served at 10am tomorrow so if I do not see you till then Good Night."
Never in his life had Draco had someone respond to his spitefulness in such away. Most always people would yell and raise their voice but she just did not care. So reluctantly he headed into his room for the night as Pandora headed into her room.
For about 2 hours Draco sat there in his large room wondering what to do. He had really not brought anything to entertain himself. To him it had been a given that they would keep him busy weather he liked it or not. There was also the small problem that most of his things of interest dealt with witch craft of some kind.
So taking a deep breath he decided he would go and bother his host sister. In away he knew she did not want to be disturbed but he had nothing better to do. Really what the hell did she think he was going to do for three weeks she needed to entertain him on some level. Sadly he would have even taken a tour of the property and the house, if she had offered, since he really did not want o explore it himself, having had rather bad experiences exploring unknown houses by himself before. Death eaters homes where not to be taken lightly, they had hexes, curses and trap door everywhere.
After arriving at her door he banged on it a few times but no one answered. Not really wanting to go back to his room Draco just opened the door. It would be an understatement to say he was shocked when he entered the room.
All around things where ether black or blood red illuminated with candles that were lay all over the room. The bed it self had black draws around the edges that where pulled open and blood red sheets. To the left of this there was a small what looked to be alter/stand with many candles and idols all over it. Then there was just some other furniture of little importance that made the room seem fuller.
What had shocked him however was not his, the sight on the bed is what shocked him. Sitting Indian style was his host sister. In mediation with a spirits circling her in what looked like a whirl wind. It also seemed as though she was mumbling things to them in a language he had never heard. Lastly there where the many bleeding cuts lining her arms that her long black sleeves had perversely covered.
In his many years in the wizarding world he had never seen anything like this. It was obvious magic of some kind but she was no witch. Draco knew she was not a witch for if she was he would have sensed it yet her she was doing what looked like witch craft. He had to ask her what was going on.
So once he was composed he screamed at her in an angry voice "What the fuck is going on?"
At this Pandora's eyes opened for a second they where blood red then after a moment they cleared and went back to there normal color. Once this happened the spirits dissipated into the air minus one. It was clearly the most powerful of them all. Instead of leaving this one just looked clearer and knelt in back of Pandora with its arms possessively around her.
Draco was slightly scared by this spirit's actions for he had never seen a ghost or spirit react in such away. Spirits and ghosts of muggles where not meant to have so much intensity and power, like the one wrapped around her obviously did. Now magic spirits had there own thought but no witch or wizarding spirit ever left the wizarding world, so this thing behind her was a complete enigma.
Even scarier it seemed to realize that he was not a muggle and that he had power. It also seemed to know that Draco could sense that it was not what it appeared to be.
Long after her eyes cleared of the blood red Pandora turned to him. She looked pissed that he had discovered what she was doing. Draco, however, did not care he wanted to know what was up. Something was out of place and never wanting to be the one lacking in proper information Draco just stared back at her waiting for her to speak.
In spite filled voice Pandora spoke "What are you doing in here?"
Draco would have smirked at this comment but the spirit behind her seemed to be becoming clearer or rather more visible by the moment, and more pissed as well. In a short time it became obvious that it was a male dressed in what looked to be formal attire. After deciding what to say Draco spoke in an uncaring yet not level voice "I could ask you the same. That spirit behind is like none I have ever seen. It seems to have a strong hold upon you."
To this she spat back "this is none of your concern he is mine and mine alone." As she got ready to say more, the spirit moved to whisper in her ear. Upon hearing what it said she just nodded.
Then the spirit spoke. "Young witch child what are you doing here so far from your home."
Though Draco was not surprised by its speaking what it said did make him shiver slightly. For the spirit to be able to sense he was a wizard meant it was very powerful. Its tone as well was one of evil much like what he would her from his own father.
Calmly Draco replied "Spirit that is none of your concern. It is you who are out of place."
The spirit just laughed at this and hugged Pandora tighter seeming to draw something from her, and then smirking, it made its own comment. "I can see you are interested in me wizard. So I will tell you. I'm not out of place this is actually my home. My name is Devsa and I have been this families' spirit for over 300yrs."
Draco was left speechless by this statement. It made no sense in many ways but then again it made complete sense. He wanted to know more but did not know how to ask. The spirit did not seem like it wanted to be for coming in any knowledge. So he looked questioningly into Pandora's eyes he hoping to see that she might explain more. Slowly her mouth opened as though to speak but soon the spirit spoke for her.
"I see you have more question wizarding boy or should I say Draco Malfoy. I also see that you will not leave us be until you have some of them answered so take a set." Responded the spirit pointing to a chair by the window. "And I shell explain all."
After Draco was done unpacking he took a short nap before dinner. When he woke up it took him a second to remember where he was and why he was there. Upon the realization that he was in the muggle world he cringed. It was like a bad dream, except it was real. The only good thing was it seemed as though where he would be spending the summer was not all bad. For New Orleans looked like a half was decent city, that might even have a wizarding area, and his house was just grand as his manor back in the witching world.
Well thinking of this his stomach growled loudly telling him it was time to find the dinning room for dinner. He was rather surprised by how long it took to get to the dinning room. For it was down two flights of stairs and on the opposite side of the house, making it an easy quarter mile walk there.
Upon entering the dinning room he felt all most at home. There where just two place settings out on the large table at the very end, making the room seem empty and cold, and oil lamps and chandeliers lit the room in an eerie way he was used to.
Shortly after Draco took his set his host sister come into the large dinning room and sat down across from him with a slight smile, that looked more forced then anything else.
"So, Draco do you approve of your new home for the summer thus far?"
Normal he would have been a little sarcastic in his response but it just seemed out of place to be a complete bastered to his poor host sister who did not even want him there. As for as he could see there was just no point in making her life hell, besides he only did that to people that were to pirky for their own good. "It is better then I would have expected."
Pandora gave a slight smile at this just as the food came in. "Well it looks as though dinner is served I hope you like it. I had no clue what to order for you, tonight so I just decided to give you Gumbo which is a tradition New Orleans dish."
For a second Draco just looked at the Gumbo trying to figure out what it was but after little luck he just dug in. He was rather surprised by how much he liked it despite it being a rather spicy dish.
After they had both finished they excited the dinning room to go to their rooms. Neither really had anything to say to the other, both being rather silent people when unprovoked, because it was obvious that they came from two very different worlds.
Just as Draco got ready to enter his room Pandora turned to him. "If you get bored feel free to head down to my room. I would show you around town but it is not really my thing. Also you should know that my parents in their great wisdom will not be here for the next 3 weeks business takes them away."
Draco just nodded to this before responding rather spitefully "What the hell I'm I suppose to do then if you will not show me around or hang out with me."
Pandora shrugged at this before responding in an uncaring voice "Really I do not know, I'm sorry you got stuck here. I didn't want an exchange student and I flat out refuse to change my life for one. It may be rude of me but that is my why. Again you can come to my room if you are bored as well as explore the house and the grounds. Breakfast will be served at 10am tomorrow so if I do not see you till then Good Night."
Never in his life had Draco had someone respond to his spitefulness in such away. Most always people would yell and raise their voice but she just did not care. So reluctantly he headed into his room for the night as Pandora headed into her room.
For about 2 hours Draco sat there in his large room wondering what to do. He had really not brought anything to entertain himself. To him it had been a given that they would keep him busy weather he liked it or not. There was also the small problem that most of his things of interest dealt with witch craft of some kind.
So taking a deep breath he decided he would go and bother his host sister. In away he knew she did not want to be disturbed but he had nothing better to do. Really what the hell did she think he was going to do for three weeks she needed to entertain him on some level. Sadly he would have even taken a tour of the property and the house, if she had offered, since he really did not want o explore it himself, having had rather bad experiences exploring unknown houses by himself before. Death eaters homes where not to be taken lightly, they had hexes, curses and trap door everywhere.
After arriving at her door he banged on it a few times but no one answered. Not really wanting to go back to his room Draco just opened the door. It would be an understatement to say he was shocked when he entered the room.
All around things where ether black or blood red illuminated with candles that were lay all over the room. The bed it self had black draws around the edges that where pulled open and blood red sheets. To the left of this there was a small what looked to be alter/stand with many candles and idols all over it. Then there was just some other furniture of little importance that made the room seem fuller.
What had shocked him however was not his, the sight on the bed is what shocked him. Sitting Indian style was his host sister. In mediation with a spirits circling her in what looked like a whirl wind. It also seemed as though she was mumbling things to them in a language he had never heard. Lastly there where the many bleeding cuts lining her arms that her long black sleeves had perversely covered.
In his many years in the wizarding world he had never seen anything like this. It was obvious magic of some kind but she was no witch. Draco knew she was not a witch for if she was he would have sensed it yet her she was doing what looked like witch craft. He had to ask her what was going on.
So once he was composed he screamed at her in an angry voice "What the fuck is going on?"
At this Pandora's eyes opened for a second they where blood red then after a moment they cleared and went back to there normal color. Once this happened the spirits dissipated into the air minus one. It was clearly the most powerful of them all. Instead of leaving this one just looked clearer and knelt in back of Pandora with its arms possessively around her.
Draco was slightly scared by this spirit's actions for he had never seen a ghost or spirit react in such away. Spirits and ghosts of muggles where not meant to have so much intensity and power, like the one wrapped around her obviously did. Now magic spirits had there own thought but no witch or wizarding spirit ever left the wizarding world, so this thing behind her was a complete enigma.
Even scarier it seemed to realize that he was not a muggle and that he had power. It also seemed to know that Draco could sense that it was not what it appeared to be.
Long after her eyes cleared of the blood red Pandora turned to him. She looked pissed that he had discovered what she was doing. Draco, however, did not care he wanted to know what was up. Something was out of place and never wanting to be the one lacking in proper information Draco just stared back at her waiting for her to speak.
In spite filled voice Pandora spoke "What are you doing in here?"
Draco would have smirked at this comment but the spirit behind her seemed to be becoming clearer or rather more visible by the moment, and more pissed as well. In a short time it became obvious that it was a male dressed in what looked to be formal attire. After deciding what to say Draco spoke in an uncaring yet not level voice "I could ask you the same. That spirit behind is like none I have ever seen. It seems to have a strong hold upon you."
To this she spat back "this is none of your concern he is mine and mine alone." As she got ready to say more, the spirit moved to whisper in her ear. Upon hearing what it said she just nodded.
Then the spirit spoke. "Young witch child what are you doing here so far from your home."
Though Draco was not surprised by its speaking what it said did make him shiver slightly. For the spirit to be able to sense he was a wizard meant it was very powerful. Its tone as well was one of evil much like what he would her from his own father.
Calmly Draco replied "Spirit that is none of your concern. It is you who are out of place."
The spirit just laughed at this and hugged Pandora tighter seeming to draw something from her, and then smirking, it made its own comment. "I can see you are interested in me wizard. So I will tell you. I'm not out of place this is actually my home. My name is Devsa and I have been this families' spirit for over 300yrs."
Draco was left speechless by this statement. It made no sense in many ways but then again it made complete sense. He wanted to know more but did not know how to ask. The spirit did not seem like it wanted to be for coming in any knowledge. So he looked questioningly into Pandora's eyes he hoping to see that she might explain more. Slowly her mouth opened as though to speak but soon the spirit spoke for her.
"I see you have more question wizarding boy or should I say Draco Malfoy. I also see that you will not leave us be until you have some of them answered so take a set." Responded the spirit pointing to a chair by the window. "And I shell explain all."
