"Oh,
you are a poor little girl," she said, "and your parents
are well-well gone. . .but if they were in
the Ord-" She sat thinking. Finally, she said, "Tell Mr.
Malfoy yes," she said. "Okay," replied Perselium, not
knowing what Mrs. Malfoy meant, "b-bye." "Good-bye,
Perselium," Mrs. Malfoy said. Perselium removed her head from
the fire. "What did she say?" asked Mr. Malfoy anxiously.
"Ahh. . .Ahh. . .she said 'yes,'" she replied. "Yes,
yes, yes!" he said,"You're ours, Perselium!!!"
Perselium guessed this meant that she would be living with the
Malfoys. Instead of going back through the double door, Mr. Malfoy
went toward a large book on the table. He wrote inside, "Lucius
Malfoy --- Perselium Potter." Then, they immediately went to the
double door again. Perselium was sure she heard Mr. Malfoy muttering
things like, "Another one. . ." and, "Master will be
pleased. . ." Perselium ignored him as they went back into the
other room, up the lift, through the strange place, into the cheery
alley, back into Knockturn alley, and back into Borgin and Burkes.
Later, Borgin. "Yes, Mr. Malfoy, yes." Mr. Malfoy threw
some Floo Powder into the fire as it turned green. "I'm sure you
know what to do," said Mr. Malfoy, "step inside and say
'The Malfoy Manor.' Go on." Perselium stepped into the fire. She
said, "The Malfoy Manor!" She came out in a completely
different fireplace. Perselium opened her eyes and looked around. She
felt her mouth drop.
Perselium
was standing in the biggest house she had ever seen. This wasn't even
a house-it was a mansion! As she started walking Mr.
Malfoy appeared in the fireplace. "Ah, I see you got here just
fine," he said, brushing himself off. Suddenly, Mrs. Malfoy came
into the room holding a small baby. She smiled at them and said, "Oh,
you're here! Perselium, how are you?" "I'm fine,"
Perselium replied. "I'd like you to meet Draco, Perselium,"
Mrs. Malfoy said lowering the baby so that Perselium could see
him.
Perselium
soon got used to the Malfoy's manor. In the back, there was a huge
Quidditch pitch and underground obstacle course in the back, and in
the front, a huge covered patio about a mile long. Perselium's room
was at the top of a tower. It had a balcony. Mr. Malfoy(Perselium was
calling him 'dad' by now), bought her an enormously popular racing
broom for her fourth birthday(The Bolt1984, the Firebolt hadn't come
out yet), and a new Ollivanders play wand that could do even more
tricks. Perselium grew up to be eleven. She got her Diagon Alley
stuff and a real wand from the wand shop in knockturn alley.
The
first day to the Hogwarts was very hectic. Draco was being very sulky
because he wasn't going to Hogwarts. "Father! Can't you just
sneak me in or something?" he said. "I would if I could,
Draco, but Hogwarts has very, er- good age detectors." Perselium
decided it wasn't worth watching this conversation, and went upstairs
to get her trunk.
