A/N: I am so sorry for the LONG wait. I just haven't had the time to get to
my computer. Anyways here's the next chapter. We'll try and get another
chapter written and posted in the next couple of weeks.
Harry looked Hermione in the eyes; his mouth was hanging open in shock. "Th- this can't b-be happening to me.to her. I can't let that happen." Harry stood up and rushed out of the library, running for the Quidditch pitch and the broom shed. Hermione started to follow him, but, realizing she would never catch him, returned to the library and picked up the book. She left once more, this time heading in the opposite direction that Harry had. Dumbledore looked up as Hermione entered the teacher's lounge. "Miss Granger what's wrong? You seem upset," he said with concern in his eyes. Hermione didn't say a word; instead she placed the open book in front of him. After reading the passage Hermione pointed out, Albus folded his hands and shook his head slowly. "This is what I feared might happen. It seems Lucius has found a way to get back at Sandy from beyond the grave." Hermione eyes widened in shock as she heard these words.
Draco and Sandy were sitting in his room a few minutes later. "Shhh, it's ok Sandy. I don't care what she thinks. I know that you didn't kill my father, and that I love you. That's all that matters." Sandy cried harder into his shoulder. "I d-don't deserve y-you," she sputtered between gasp. Draco placed a finger under her chin and raised her face where he could look into her eyes. "You're wrong Sandy. It's me who doesn't deserve you." Sandy's sobs quieted as Draco stroked her hair. "Draco? Why are you so good to me?" Draco looked at her a moment before answering. "Because you are the one true friend I have, and because I love you." He leaned down and kissed Sandy passionately, then pulled away startled at what he had just done. "I'm sorry Sandy I shouldn't have done that." Sandy smiled up at him. "Don't be. I'm not," she purred before pulling him into another kiss. Draco stood up quickly. "Look Sandy I can't do this, not after what just happened between you and Potter. I love you, but I can't be your rebound guy." Having said this, Draco turned and walked from the room, leaving Sandy alone with her thoughts.
Harry stormed into the broom shed, looking for a good broom as he did. He finally spotted a Nimbus 2001 hidden away in a corner. He grabbed it and stomped back outside. Glancing over his shoulder to make sure no one was watching, Harry leaped onto the broom and was off in an instant. "I have to find Sandy. Where could she be? I swear I'll kill Malfoy for this," Harry thought to himself. He flew over the countryside trying to think where Sandy could be. Suddenly, a look of distaste crossed his face. Harry turned his broom eastward and headed towards Malfoy Manor.
Sirius sighed as he walked into the cooking class. "I can't believe I'm doing this." He found a seat towards the back, and sat down hoping no one would notice him. "Hi. Do you mind if I sit here?" Sirius glanced up to see a gorgeous blond smiling down at him. "Um no, I don't care," he said just barely above a whisper as he felt himself blushing. "If I can have your attention please, we will start our first project. Today we will be making barbecued chicken, please find a partner and move to a work station." Sirius looked over to the blond, "I'm Sirius. Want to work together?" He was stunned by the brilliant smile the crossed her lips. "Sure, why not? My name's Sierra by the way." "Nice to meet you," Sirius managed to say. "Wow! Is she hot or what? Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought."
Narcissa stormed through the mansion, still fuming at the fact that her only child had just defied her. She had just reached her bedroom door when the alarm sounded, letting her know someone had just entered the manor. Cursing under her breath, she quickly checked the coordinates of the intruder and Disapparated with a 'pop'. Narcissa reappeared with another 'pop' to find none other than Harry Potter pounding on Draco's door. "I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU!!" She heard Draco's muffled answer through the door, which was glowing red against Harry's attempts at Alohomora. "Not if you can't get through the door Potter!" Narcissa realized that Harry hadn't seen him yet. "I'll just sneak up behind him and hit him with the Imperious curse," she thought to herself. Holding her breath she started tiptoeing quietly towards the unsuspecting boy.
Harry was trying his hardest to get through the barriers on Draco's door. "MALFOY IS SHE IN THERE WITH YOU? I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU!!" "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE POTTER!" "GIVE ME MY FIANCEE!" "SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU ANYMORE! GET OVER IT!!" By this time, Narcissa was almost behind Harry. However, she stepped on a weak spot in the floor causing a loud creak. Harry turned and dodged the Imperious curse just in time. He hatched an evil plan in his mind as he dodged the curse again. He tackled Narcissa down with a loud crash, and threw her wand down the stairs while he pinned her to the floor. She screamed and Draco came running out of his room just as Harry had hoped. Harry took this opportunity and ran past Draco into his room closing and locking it behind him. He eyed Sandy angrily as he moved toward her. "I don't believe you," Harry said with flowing tears. "There isn't anything to believe. I love Draco, not you," Sandy said coolly. "No you don't." He picked her up over his shoulder and dragged her over to the window. His broom was hovering just outside. He slowly pushed Sandy onto the broom with difficulty before jumping behind her quickly. "NO! DRACO HELP!! DRACO," Sandy screamed, but it was too late. Harry was already speeding off back to where Hermione and Dumbledore would be waiting.
Sirius had just opened the barbeque sauce when a loud buzzer went off. Startled he let the bottle slip from his hands.right onto the front of Sierra's shirt. "Oh my Merlin!! I am so sorry, here let me get that for you." He picked up a napkin and attempted t wipe the sauce off, only to smear it more and cause himself to blush when he realized just where his hands were. "Merlin! I am so sorry," Sirius managed to stutter before he dropped the napkin and left the room, his cheeks red with embarrassment. Sierra on the other hand just laughed, performed a simple cleaning charm, and followed him outside. "Hey it's ok mistakes happen. Just don't do it again ok?" Sirius looked up, startled to see Sierra standing there. "It's just that I thought." he trailed off. "I thought you'd take that as a come on," he reflected to himself. Seeing Sirius blush even redder than a Weasley's hair, Sierra began laughing. "You thought that, hahahaha, that, heheehe." After taking a few minutes to compose herself, Sierra turned back to Sirius, "The thought never crossed my mind. Now come back inside and let's finish that chicken. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief then nodded and trailed Sierra back inside.
Hermione was beginning to worry about Harry. She had been sitting in the dusty corner of the library for the last three hours, researching the Malfoy family. "Have you found anything yet Miss Granger?" Startled, Hermione knocked a stack of books off the table, causing a page to fall out of one. "Merlin! Pince is going to kill me," she moaned. "Now clam down Hermione, I'll explain everything," Dumbledore reassured her. Hermione nodded her thanks, and bent to retrieve the lose paper. "Professor look at this!" Dumbledore took the paper from Hermione's hand and proceeded to read.
The most noted of the Malfoy's possessions is the family's signet ring. Made by Salazar Slytherin during the early years of Hogwarts, the ring has been passed down from generation to generation of Malfoy's. The ring has the ability to place someone under the Imperious curse, but only if the person wearing it has Malfoy blood. Once a person is under the curse, it is impossible to remove it. Too date only one known case has been recorded of someone breaking the curse, however no one knows how this was accomplished.
Dumbledore's eyes got wide as he finished reading the passage. "I believe we may have to call in some help on this." He turned and rushed out of the library, leaving Hermione in the dusty corner by herself. "I hope that's not as foreboding as it sounds," she whispered to herself before following the Headmaster out of the library.
Harry finally arrived back at the castle, landing softly on the Quidditch field and quickly grabbing Sandy before she started running. "Let me go!" Sandy shouted. Harry ignored her and tightened his grip on her arm, as he throwing the broom back into the shed. Sandy started kicking trying to worm her way free of Harry's grip. His strength and muscular body was always something the girls admired, so it was obvious Sandy wasn't going to get away from him. Harry started up the stairs to the castle to find Hermione and Dumbledore, Sandy fighting him the entire way. "Look Sandy you have to trust me ok? This is for your own good." Sandy spat in Harry's face. "That's what I think of your trust." Harry just sighed and pulled her into a tight hug. "I know I screwed up, and I'm sorry. Won't you believe me?" Sandy sniffed and pushed Harry as far away as she could. Harry sighed once again, and began dragging her back up the steps.
Harry looked Hermione in the eyes; his mouth was hanging open in shock. "Th- this can't b-be happening to me.to her. I can't let that happen." Harry stood up and rushed out of the library, running for the Quidditch pitch and the broom shed. Hermione started to follow him, but, realizing she would never catch him, returned to the library and picked up the book. She left once more, this time heading in the opposite direction that Harry had. Dumbledore looked up as Hermione entered the teacher's lounge. "Miss Granger what's wrong? You seem upset," he said with concern in his eyes. Hermione didn't say a word; instead she placed the open book in front of him. After reading the passage Hermione pointed out, Albus folded his hands and shook his head slowly. "This is what I feared might happen. It seems Lucius has found a way to get back at Sandy from beyond the grave." Hermione eyes widened in shock as she heard these words.
Draco and Sandy were sitting in his room a few minutes later. "Shhh, it's ok Sandy. I don't care what she thinks. I know that you didn't kill my father, and that I love you. That's all that matters." Sandy cried harder into his shoulder. "I d-don't deserve y-you," she sputtered between gasp. Draco placed a finger under her chin and raised her face where he could look into her eyes. "You're wrong Sandy. It's me who doesn't deserve you." Sandy's sobs quieted as Draco stroked her hair. "Draco? Why are you so good to me?" Draco looked at her a moment before answering. "Because you are the one true friend I have, and because I love you." He leaned down and kissed Sandy passionately, then pulled away startled at what he had just done. "I'm sorry Sandy I shouldn't have done that." Sandy smiled up at him. "Don't be. I'm not," she purred before pulling him into another kiss. Draco stood up quickly. "Look Sandy I can't do this, not after what just happened between you and Potter. I love you, but I can't be your rebound guy." Having said this, Draco turned and walked from the room, leaving Sandy alone with her thoughts.
Harry stormed into the broom shed, looking for a good broom as he did. He finally spotted a Nimbus 2001 hidden away in a corner. He grabbed it and stomped back outside. Glancing over his shoulder to make sure no one was watching, Harry leaped onto the broom and was off in an instant. "I have to find Sandy. Where could she be? I swear I'll kill Malfoy for this," Harry thought to himself. He flew over the countryside trying to think where Sandy could be. Suddenly, a look of distaste crossed his face. Harry turned his broom eastward and headed towards Malfoy Manor.
Sirius sighed as he walked into the cooking class. "I can't believe I'm doing this." He found a seat towards the back, and sat down hoping no one would notice him. "Hi. Do you mind if I sit here?" Sirius glanced up to see a gorgeous blond smiling down at him. "Um no, I don't care," he said just barely above a whisper as he felt himself blushing. "If I can have your attention please, we will start our first project. Today we will be making barbecued chicken, please find a partner and move to a work station." Sirius looked over to the blond, "I'm Sirius. Want to work together?" He was stunned by the brilliant smile the crossed her lips. "Sure, why not? My name's Sierra by the way." "Nice to meet you," Sirius managed to say. "Wow! Is she hot or what? Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought."
Narcissa stormed through the mansion, still fuming at the fact that her only child had just defied her. She had just reached her bedroom door when the alarm sounded, letting her know someone had just entered the manor. Cursing under her breath, she quickly checked the coordinates of the intruder and Disapparated with a 'pop'. Narcissa reappeared with another 'pop' to find none other than Harry Potter pounding on Draco's door. "I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU!!" She heard Draco's muffled answer through the door, which was glowing red against Harry's attempts at Alohomora. "Not if you can't get through the door Potter!" Narcissa realized that Harry hadn't seen him yet. "I'll just sneak up behind him and hit him with the Imperious curse," she thought to herself. Holding her breath she started tiptoeing quietly towards the unsuspecting boy.
Harry was trying his hardest to get through the barriers on Draco's door. "MALFOY IS SHE IN THERE WITH YOU? I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU!!" "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE POTTER!" "GIVE ME MY FIANCEE!" "SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU ANYMORE! GET OVER IT!!" By this time, Narcissa was almost behind Harry. However, she stepped on a weak spot in the floor causing a loud creak. Harry turned and dodged the Imperious curse just in time. He hatched an evil plan in his mind as he dodged the curse again. He tackled Narcissa down with a loud crash, and threw her wand down the stairs while he pinned her to the floor. She screamed and Draco came running out of his room just as Harry had hoped. Harry took this opportunity and ran past Draco into his room closing and locking it behind him. He eyed Sandy angrily as he moved toward her. "I don't believe you," Harry said with flowing tears. "There isn't anything to believe. I love Draco, not you," Sandy said coolly. "No you don't." He picked her up over his shoulder and dragged her over to the window. His broom was hovering just outside. He slowly pushed Sandy onto the broom with difficulty before jumping behind her quickly. "NO! DRACO HELP!! DRACO," Sandy screamed, but it was too late. Harry was already speeding off back to where Hermione and Dumbledore would be waiting.
Sirius had just opened the barbeque sauce when a loud buzzer went off. Startled he let the bottle slip from his hands.right onto the front of Sierra's shirt. "Oh my Merlin!! I am so sorry, here let me get that for you." He picked up a napkin and attempted t wipe the sauce off, only to smear it more and cause himself to blush when he realized just where his hands were. "Merlin! I am so sorry," Sirius managed to stutter before he dropped the napkin and left the room, his cheeks red with embarrassment. Sierra on the other hand just laughed, performed a simple cleaning charm, and followed him outside. "Hey it's ok mistakes happen. Just don't do it again ok?" Sirius looked up, startled to see Sierra standing there. "It's just that I thought." he trailed off. "I thought you'd take that as a come on," he reflected to himself. Seeing Sirius blush even redder than a Weasley's hair, Sierra began laughing. "You thought that, hahahaha, that, heheehe." After taking a few minutes to compose herself, Sierra turned back to Sirius, "The thought never crossed my mind. Now come back inside and let's finish that chicken. Sirius breathed a sigh of relief then nodded and trailed Sierra back inside.
Hermione was beginning to worry about Harry. She had been sitting in the dusty corner of the library for the last three hours, researching the Malfoy family. "Have you found anything yet Miss Granger?" Startled, Hermione knocked a stack of books off the table, causing a page to fall out of one. "Merlin! Pince is going to kill me," she moaned. "Now clam down Hermione, I'll explain everything," Dumbledore reassured her. Hermione nodded her thanks, and bent to retrieve the lose paper. "Professor look at this!" Dumbledore took the paper from Hermione's hand and proceeded to read.
The most noted of the Malfoy's possessions is the family's signet ring. Made by Salazar Slytherin during the early years of Hogwarts, the ring has been passed down from generation to generation of Malfoy's. The ring has the ability to place someone under the Imperious curse, but only if the person wearing it has Malfoy blood. Once a person is under the curse, it is impossible to remove it. Too date only one known case has been recorded of someone breaking the curse, however no one knows how this was accomplished.
Dumbledore's eyes got wide as he finished reading the passage. "I believe we may have to call in some help on this." He turned and rushed out of the library, leaving Hermione in the dusty corner by herself. "I hope that's not as foreboding as it sounds," she whispered to herself before following the Headmaster out of the library.
Harry finally arrived back at the castle, landing softly on the Quidditch field and quickly grabbing Sandy before she started running. "Let me go!" Sandy shouted. Harry ignored her and tightened his grip on her arm, as he throwing the broom back into the shed. Sandy started kicking trying to worm her way free of Harry's grip. His strength and muscular body was always something the girls admired, so it was obvious Sandy wasn't going to get away from him. Harry started up the stairs to the castle to find Hermione and Dumbledore, Sandy fighting him the entire way. "Look Sandy you have to trust me ok? This is for your own good." Sandy spat in Harry's face. "That's what I think of your trust." Harry just sighed and pulled her into a tight hug. "I know I screwed up, and I'm sorry. Won't you believe me?" Sandy sniffed and pushed Harry as far away as she could. Harry sighed once again, and began dragging her back up the steps.