Elvira Rosier had not had a normal life, even by the wizarding world. Her parents had died when she was six years old and she had witnessed Aurors kill them; she was the daughter of two Deatheaters. She had no relatives anywhere in the world and been living in and out of wizarding foster homes. She had been attending both Drumstrang and Beauxbatons for the past six years, three years each, and was now being transferred to a new school, Hogwarts, when she was being taken in by none other then the Malfoy Family. Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy had been very good friends with Malice and Sinistra Rosier, and after all these years, the Ministry had finally allowed the Malfoys to take in Elvira. The Ministry kept a close eye on Elvira for she had a hidden power, though she did not know it, and this power could be for the power of good or evil. There would be a moment in her life where there would be dire consequences and seem hopeless that this power would be awakened…
Seventeen-year-old Elvira Rosier stood at the door to the huge Malfoy Manor, in Winslet, with a few trunks sitting behind her. The Manor was really quit beautiful. It was three stories high and was all painted black, which gave it a medievalish look. There were huge bay windows on the top story with little balconies on them. All the black curtains were closed, covering each window. The property was about 50 acres and had trees growing everywhere. There were fountains with serpents spouting water in little gardens on either side of the house. There was a gate at the end of the driveway that was black wrought iron and clearly had Slytherin written all over it. There was a snake on either side that was wrapped around the poles and in silver letters on top of the gate Malfoy was displayed.
'Oh Joy!' she thought to herself, 'The Malfoy's couldn't have been a better family. They think they are so high and mighty due to the fact that they're rich and pureblood. This should be fun.' She knocked on the door waiting for it to be answered.
The door finally opened revealing a little house elf in a tattered tea bag outfit. "Miss. Rosier we have all been waiting for you. Master Malfoy and Young Master Malfoy are not here though, but the Mistress is and she will help you.," the little elf said very dully. "Please come in Miss. Rosier, the Mistress is in the living room. She will be very pleased to have you here." The little elf said a spell and her trunks were lifted in the air and the elf walked in behind Elvira. The elf shut the door and started up the steps.
Elvira looked around and noticed that the Malfoy Manor was just as beautiful inside as it was outside. All the walls were painted black, as well as the staircase. The carpet was black and it covered the entire floor leading up to the stairs and up them. From the ceiling hung a silver crystal chandelier lit with candles. There were tapestries hanging on the walls, from what Elvira could tell they were of the Malfoy family from generations back.
'I could get used to this very quickly.' Elvira thought to herself looking around at the numerous statues that decorated the room.
Another house elf that seemed to come out of nowhere appeared in front of her. "Miss. Rosier, this way please. The Mistress is waiting for you." Elvira nodded and allowed the elf to lead her through the house to the living room. As before everything was black, with tapestries, candles, and a chandelier. There was a roaring fire in the stone fireplace. Scattered around the room was two black leather couches, two black leather loveseats, and two black armchairs, with green through pillows on each one.
A woman with deep purple robes was sitting in one of the loveseats. She had a small frame with waist length light brown hair. She had bright blue eyes that stood out against her pale skin. She was quit beautiful with a warm smile. She looked up and saw Elvira standing there. She stood up and came over to her and gave her a hug, which Elvira returned politely.
"Welcome Elvira. My name is Narcissa, but feel free to call me what you wish. I'm sorry that my husband and son aren't here to greet you, but they had to run out. They will be home around dinner and you can meet them. I'm sure that you'll love them." Narcissa said rather cheerfully.
'Funny, I though the Malfoy's were cruel and cold hearted, but she seems really nice.' Elvira thought.
"Thank you Mrs. Malfoy. I'm very grateful that you and your family are taking me in. You have no idea how much I appreciate it." Elvira said politely, she was very grateful. Being moved around time after time could become very aggravating.
"It's not a problem dear, now would you like to see the rest of the house. Then if you want I can help you unpack your cloths and get you all situated in your room." Narcissa said smiling at her, Elvira nodded.
Narcissa took her on the grand tour of the manor. She was led to and through about every room in the house. She saw the dinning room where a long cherry wood table sat with a black tablecloth on it with two silver candelabras on wither end. The chairs were cherry wood to match. There was actually another living room on the other side of the house decorated just the same as the other. There were more then enough guest bedrooms each with a bed, dresser, closet, desk, and a bathroom, all done in black and cherry wood. There was a library on the second floor right in the center that was full of books from ceiling to floor. There were black chairs and beanbags scattered to sit down and read with yet another silver chandelier.
'Black, black, black…I think I already love this family.' Elvira thought to herself. Her favorite color was black and it was everywhere and she couldn't get enough of it.
Outside there were three gardens. One on either side of the house with little ponds filled with different types of fish and a serpent fountain. There were a few little statues scattered around. There were little concrete benches done in a renaissance theme. The third garden was at the back of the house. This one was grander with more flowers, fountains, statues, and ponds. It was positioned so that the patio that led from the back to house led to the garden which led into a huge in-ground pool that was at least fifty by fifty feet, that had a depth from three feet to twelve feet, that had a diving and sliding board hooked to it. The rest of the property was mostly trees and bushes with little dirt trails and paths through them.
"This place is really quit beautiful, Mrs. Malfoy." Elvira said to Narcissa who seemed overjoyed at the complement.
"Thank you so much Elvira! It took a lot of planning to get it the way I wanted. When is your favorite time of the day?" Narcissa asked her.
"Umm…. Sunset, I guess", she answered
"Then you will love it out here at sunset. It is really quit breathtaking.", Narcissa said as though all her dreams were coming true.
"I'll be sure to come and check it out." Elvira said a little confused at the way Narcissa was acting, but grateful nonetheless.
"Draco might have some of his friends over during the summer and you can meet them. They usually come out here and hang out around the pool, so I'm sure you'll get along with them too." Narcissa told her, and Elvira just smiled.
The two went back in side and Narcissa led her through the long dimly lit halls of the manor. Elvira looked at all the tapestries as they passed. Some were of the ancestors of the Malfoy's and others depicted medieval battles with knights. When they got to the third floor to the right end of the hall there was a door that was built like most of the others. It reached the ceiling and was of course black painted wood. It had a carved boarder of snakes curling about each other that was done in great detail. The handle was a silver snake with green eyes.
"This will be your room dear. Draco's is next to yours, and mine and Lucius' is at the other end of the hall. Would you like any help unpacking?" Narcissa asked Elvira. Elvira politely declined. "Well, if you need anything just ask a house elf. And I would change for dinner. Lucius likes to have semi-formal dinners."
"Thanks again Mrs. Malfoy. This means the world to me." Narcissa nodded, turned around and started to leave.
Elvira took the handle and opened the door and walked inside. The walls were all painted black and a black rug was on the floor. The room had a cherry wood dresser, desk, and Queen size four-poster canopy bed. There were black drapes hanging from each post and black silk sheets covered the bed. The pillows were black and green and came in at least 4 different sizes. There was a small sherry wood beside table to the right of the bed with a green lamp on it. There was a bay window on the left side of the bed and a walk through windows the led to a balcony on the right. The windows black drapes were drawn to let the sunlight into the room. There was a huge walk-in closet on the left wall of the room with a full-length mirror to the left of the closet door and a door on the right that led to the bathroom. The bathroom however was done all in white tile.
Elvira walked passed her trunks that were lying in the middle of the floor and flopped on her bed. It was very comfortable and just the way she loved a mattress, soft but yet firm. She lay there for a few minutes thinking about the family she was supposed to become of. 'Well, Narcissa is pretty cool. I can get used to her. Lucius and Draco I have yet to meet and know how they act. I've heard nothing but bad things about those two.' She carried on her thoughts for a few more minutes before deciding to get up and unpack.
She started with all her muggle cloths and robes, most of which were black, dark blue, dark and neon green, or purple. They were mostly baggy pants with all types of straps, zippers, safety pins, D-rings, and chains on them, some skirts with the same thing hanging on the, along with both baggy and formfitting shirts. All her robes were black, dark blue, dark purple, or dark green. She hung them all up in her closet, and put all of her shoes and boots on the floor underneath the cloths. She then started on all the things she had for the desk, paper, quills, ink, books, etc… She then started to add her own decorations on the walls such as heavy, black, and death metal posters of bands, pictures of Quidditch teams, her friends from the other schools and pictures of her parents. She pulled out her small stereo and placed on the bedside table, and she put all of her CD's on a CD stand she had next to the table. She put her mothers jewelry box on top of the dresser with all her jewelry in it and a picture of both her parents and her next to it. She then took all of her make-up, shampoos, lotions, body sprays, and such into the bathroom and organized it in there.
Elvira walked back out into her room towards her closet and pulled out black dress robes and a pair of black lace up boots. She took them into the bathroom with her and took a hot shower. When she had finished with her shower she put on her robes and laced up her boots. She towel dried her black hair that hung two inches past her shoulders. She put on some black eye shadow and eyeliner to bring out her emerald green eyes against her pale skin. She walked out to her room put on some barbell earrings and black 'O' ring bracelets and walked over to the mirror, she also put on a small ball chain necklace that had a black heart hanging from it on. She looked at her reflection to make sure everything looked ok. She was fairly slim but had all the right curves in all the right places. She stood about five foot nine inches and the boots added three more inches to that. She smiled at her reflection and started to dry her hair a little bit more. Once it was fairly dry she left it down and walked out into the hallway.
She didn't know where she was supposed to go and wait so wondered the house looking for Narcissa. She finally came to Lucius and Narcissa's room at the end of the hallway. She knocked lightly on the door. There was a soft 'come in' Elvira gently opened the door and walked in. The room was just like her room, but with a King size bed, and a few more pieces of furniture such as a wooden rocking chair that was sitting in front of the bay window. Narcissa was standing in front of a mirror in black dress robes with her long hair up in a bun with curly strands hanging down from it.
"You look very lovely Elvira.", Narcissa said looking over and smiling at her. "You look like a fallen angel.", she said seeing Elvira come into the room. 'And Draco is going to go crazy over her.' she thought to herself.
"Thank you Mrs. Malfoy. You look nice too." Elvira said starting to feel comfortable around her already.
Elvira waited for Narcissa to finish getting ready and they both walked down stairs to the living room to wait for Lucius and Draco. The two started talking to each other about what they liked and almost anything they could think of. Narcissa started to feel overjoyed again. It was if she had gained a daughter. She fell in love with Elvira when she first saw her. Though Elvira was a little nervous in a new place and meeting new people she started to get comfortable with the house and relax in Narcissa's presence. Narcissa started to feel like a mother to her though she could never take the place of her original one.
"So Eli, can I call you that?" Narcissa asked. Elvira nodded and she continued. "How are you in school?"
"Well, I do get good marks in all my classes, but I have to admit I am a little trouble maker. I always manage to get in trouble by playing jokes on other kids and sometimes on teachers." Elvira told Narcissa a little bit shyly.
"Don't be shy dear. Draco is a little troublemaker too in his school, so not to worry. We are kind of used to it, he does sometimes plays tricks on us. Of course, we do yell at him occasionally if it's serious, but he knows it's wrong and doesn't do it at home so it doesn't really bother us." Narcissa said reassuring her, Elvira smiled. She would be accepted for who she was.
They spent about 20 more minutes talking when the door to the manor opened. "That should be them. I'll be right back." Elvira nodded.
Narcissa got up and went to the front door where Lucius and Draco stood in matching black robes. Narcissa gave Lucius a kiss on the cheek and Draco a hug. The three then walked into the living room where Elvira was sitting.
"Lucius, Draco this is Elvira. Elvira meet Lucius and our son Draco. She arrived this morning." Narcissa said smiling.
Lucius walked up to her took her hand and gave it a kiss. "You look so much like your mother Elvira. I hope you will like being here."
Elvira slightly blushed. "Thank you Mr. Malfoy. I already enjoy being here."
Draco stepped forward and repeated the same gestured that his father had did and made Elvira blush even more. Draco smirked, "Hello Elvira" was all he said. Elvira said a polite hello in return.
A little house elf came into the room. "Dinner is served" he said then left as quickly as came in.
The four then went into the dining room. Lucius sat at the head of the table with Draco on his right, Narcissa on his left, and Elvira next to Narcissa. Food appeared on the plates that were laid out on the table. There was ham, turkey, beef, corn, stuffing, rice, cranberry sauce, gravy, and some foods that Elvira had never seen before in her life. Lucius nodded to them and they all began to pile food on their plates and eat. They all started talking about their days and Lucius started asking questions about her time at the other two schools, the families she stayed with, and if she was excited about going to Hogwarts, which in his mind was better then the other two schools.
After dinner, Lucius retreated to his study to do work, Narcissa went to the living room to read a book, Draco went to his room, and Elvira retreated to the library. The Malfoy's had told her at dinner how wonderful Hogwarts was and was now excited to start the school year off there, which was only a month away.
Elvira sat in the library reading one of the many books, while sitting in one of the comfy black beanbag chairs. She had been reading for an hour or two when Draco walked in. She looked up and smiled at him, which he returned.
"Hey" he said, casually looking through the book titles looking for one to read.
"Hi" Elvira replied turning a page in her book.
Draco sat down across from her in a beanbag chair and started reading glancing up at her every once in a while. 'She's so beautiful. She looks like a fallen angel.' he thought to himself. Elvira looked up and caught him staring at her. She giggled and asked very innocently "What are you looking at Draco?"
"Nothing"
Elvira smiled as he looked back down at his book with a slight blush on his face, so she continued on with her book. She glanced up at him and saw him look back down at his book. Elvira started giggling again. Draco looked up at her. "Ok Draco, give it up I know you aren't reading so lets talk." Draco smiled and put the book down. She had only been in his presence for a little while and could already figure him out.
"So" Elvira started, "Exactly how is it at Hogwarts?"
"It's pretty cool, especially if you're in Slytherin. We have parties almost every weekend in the common room. We always go nuts. It's creepy too the fact that the Slytherin house common room and dormitories are in dungeons manages to freak most people out."
"Sounds cool", Elvira said really interested in the topic, and Draco
"The Quidditch games are what the entire school looks forward too. They get really physical and brutal when my team and Gryffindor's play against each other. We usually take out about half their team before the game ends. We give them no mercy." Elvira laughed at that. It sounded like to her that he was trying to be cool.
"Well, from what you've told me about the Quidditch games I am really looking forward to them. I was the lead chaser on the team at Drumstrang. We had some pretty brutal ones as well." Elvira told him, he seemed really interested now that they were on the subject of Quidditch.
"We are actually looking for a new chaser on our team at school, so hopefully if you make Slytherin you can come and try out." Draco said silently praying that she would be in Slytherin.
"I'll try my best," she said laughing.
The two continued on for hours on end talking about Quidditch and laughing each other's stories and antics. They found out that they had a lot in common. They both loved Quidditch and that their favorite classes were Potions class. They both loved the color black and had the love for the same kind of music, black, death, and heavy metal. The two didn't notice when Lucius and Narcissa had walked by and peeked in and had seen them joking around.
"I think the two are getting along pretty well," Lucius whispered.
"I agree, that's what we hoped for as well. Draco doesn't seem jealous whatsoever" Narcissa said smiling at the thought of the two laughing with each other. She had never seen Draco so happy.
"And why would Draco be jealous of a woman?" Lucius snapped at her. She remained quiet. "That's what I thought." And he walked away leaving Narcissa standing there alone.
As the hours passed Draco and Elvira grew tired. They walked through the halls together up to their rooms. "Hey some of my friends are coming over tomorrow you can meet them, if you want." Draco said to her.
"Sounds fun. I'd love to meet them, if they're as funny as you." Elvira said.
"Trust me, they're insane."
"Cool, well nite." she said to him.
"Good night."
Elvira walked into her closet and pulled out a pair of baggy black sweat pants and a black tank top. She climbed into bed and pulled the covers up. She then started thinking about the day she had had. She had met the Malfoy family and Narcissa was defiantly very kind to her and they had taken a liking to each other. Lucius on the other hand had been polite to her, but she had barely seen him. Draco was by far the best. They had talked to each other in the past few hours like they had known each other forever. She kept thinking how his story gray eyes just kept you entranced onto him and you would just have to listen to him. She thought about his white-blonde hair and how it made him look even paler then normal. He stood a good five inches taller then her and was well built; 'Probably from Quidditch' she thought to her self. All these thoughts raced through her mind as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next room over Draco was having similar thoughts about Elvira. He was defiantly attracted to her. He was lying in bed thinking about how her black hair made her eyes and face stand out. How her green eyes seemed to sparkle when she laughed or talked. He had never met anyone like her before. She seemed like they had been best friends in a matter of hours. He too drifted of to sleep with this thoughts running through his mind.