CHAPTER 8: THE PHOTOGRAPH
It was a lazy Wednesday afternoon; it was also the last day of school before the Easter break. The teacher's decided to give the students two more days for their break as a reward for their hard work and since everyone in Hogwarts are busy preparing for the upcoming Alumni Homecoming. James Potter was standing in front of the Entrance Hall watching the other students as they were leaving the school to join their own families for the Easter break. Of course he is not just standing there for any reason, he wants to see Destiny before she leave for the Easter break. He heard from one of the Slytherin student that her family is going to USA to attend an award called "Oscar Award" since her father had been nominated as one of the best producer. What ever they mean James Potter had no idea what are they talking about. If James was lucky enough he planed to talk to Destiny before she leave.
"Hey Potter!" someone called him from his back, he turned around and there in front of him was Jet McBride. There was a look of disappointment on his face since he was expecting of Destiny not her twin brother.
"Hey your self" replied James.
"Not going home for the Holiday?" asked Jet as if he was interested. James and Jet never talked to each other, its not that James mind it all but it has been a custom that Slytherin's and Gryffindor's are never be friends.
"I am" answered James lazily.
"Then how come your still here?" asked Jet again.
"I live in Hogsmeade and Dad will pick me up later"
"Lucky you! I wish that we lived down there too" Said Jet as he was smiling at James.
James look at Jet and noticed that his eyes are gray with a very cold expression that lies underneath his eyes no matter how friendly his smile is. He observed that there was an aristocratic look on the McBride twins; everybody knows that their rich but their face expression is far different from those rich students like them. It seems that no matter how Jet look so friendly the cold expression on his face cannot be vanish.
"So where do you live?" asked James.
"London, but me and my sister grew up in California. We were born there actually. But it does not matter because our parents are both British. And actually they still have their strong British accent" said Jet proudly.
"Well you do have a little British accent with a mixture of American accent" commented James.
"I really don't mind at all, by the way I heard that both your parents are seeker back on their days in Hogwarts"
"Oh yeah that was like more than 20 years ago. I wish that my dad too…"
"Why is that?" asked James.
"Well my parents are both muggle actually, you must have heard about it" said Jet and James nodded "I still wonder where did we inherited our magical talent because as far as I remember Mum used to tell us that our magical talent started to show when we were still three years old"
"That was odd for a muggle born like you. Well only pureblood wizard showed their magical talent at early age" said James.
"Yeah I know… but both are parents are muggle's you see"
"Maybe you are…"
"Adopted?"
"Well sort of" James said shyly.
"That cant be because I look exactly like my Dad"
"Oh yeah…that was still weird if your magical talent started to show when you were three years old"
"Yeah I know" finishes Jet.
"So are you ready for our Quidditch match after Easter" asked James.
"Oh that Gryffindor-Slytherin match?"
"Yeah"
"Well to tell you the truth, I really don't care. I'm not really interested in Quidditch" said Jet sounded like Quidditch does not have an impact on him "I only played Quidditch back in Atlantis to annoy my sister, well she was a great seeker" confessed Jet.
James eye went wide when he heard those words from Jet, he never knew that Destiny used to play a Quidditch. He was wondering how it felt like playing a Quidditch against his crush.
"So Potter I have to go you see I still have to help my sister carry all her bags and Pam must have been worried now" said Jet and he smiled at James again. "And by the way if I were you ask my sister out before anybody have the courage to ask her out" and Jet walked away leaving James with a surprise look on his face.
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That night Narcissa Malfoy was about to leave when she noticed the book that is lying on the back of the classroom. The book was just right there where the McBride twins used to seat. Narcissa smiled as she walked at the back of the room.
"It must have the book that she used to read during class" she thought. It was common to her that Destiny never listens to her classes; it's not just her but also her brother. It was rather disturbing few of the professors complained about them because even though that they never listen at all their marks are extremely high. They used to talk to class a lot as if they never seen each other for how many years.
"They look so carefree and happy" she sighed as she bent down to pick up the book. And she hurriedly went to the fireplace to floo back to the manor. Narcissa used to travel trough floo powder from Hogwarts to the manor. It became a routine to her to go home every night. Of course she does not want to miss the dinner together with her husband. Lucius made a special arrangement for her after his release from Azkaban. She used to travel by portkey before but traveling by floo powder is much easier and safer.
"Honey I'm home" greeted Narcissa to her husband whose sitting on his office while reviewing the daily report of their business income.
"Your early today" Lucius said and he kissed Narcissa on her cheek.
"Severus sent the students home early, well you know everybody was busy for the Grand Hogwarts Reunion" she said and she seated in front of her husband. "So how's our business?" she asked.
"As usual it's growing every month" Lucius answered and their was a complete sadness in his voice.
"What are we going to do with all those money Lucius?"
"I don't know Narcissa, I haven't thought about it yet"
"Who will inherit it? If Draco was still here…" she said sadly.
"This is all my fault…"
"Don't blame your self Lucius…there's nothing we can do about it"
"By the way how's the kid who look like Draco?" he asked.
"Very stubborn kid" she said followed with a slight laugh.
"I was thinking, what if those two students were his child" said Lucius while looking at Narcissa's eye. Narcissa gave him an odd look and she looked away.
"Don't ever think about Lucius, its too impossible. I already thought about that, out of my desperation. You know that it can't be"
"Then how could you explain that Narcissa. You're the one who told me that the boy really look like Draco and the girl acted like him. Didn't you consider that the boy had an amazing skill in Quidditch?" said Lucius trying to convince Narcissa.
"I never told you that Jet McBride was a seeker"
"Severus did told me about it"
"So you're trying to investigate on your own"
"I'm not! I'm just curious about it" Lucius said defensively.
"Very amazing talent indeed. And most of the professor's complained about them. The McBride twins never listens to their teachers and yet their grades are extremely impressing"
"What's that book your holding, can I see it" asked Lucius and Narcissa gave him the book that he found on the back if her class. Lucius flipped the book and read the cover that entitled 'Forbidden Love by Valerie McBride' "A muggle book? I never knew that you're interested in muggle book Narcissa" said Lucius trying to tease his wife.
"That's not mine I got it from my classroom lying on the floor where those McBride twin seat" said Narcissa "Like I'm saying Lucius those kids cant be Draco and Ginny's child they're only seventeen, they died twenty years ago. How can you explain the three years gap?" continued Narcissa but it seems that Lucius is not listening at all.
Lucius was starting to flip the book, the summary on the back of the book caught his attention something that says about two rivals that fell in love with each other. The story was familiar of course but there something about it that Lucius cannot explain.
"Are you listening to me?" asked Narcissa.
"Come again?" said Lucius.
"Like I'm saying Lucius those kids cannot be Draco and Ginny's child they're only seventeen, they died twenty years ago. How can you explain the three years gap?" Narcissa repeated the words that she just said to Lucius while ago. Lucius look at her as he put the book away; it was then that something falls from the pages of the book.
Lucius bent down to pick it up. It was a picture but it was turned upside down. When he look at it there was a surprise look on his face. Lucius was speechless; Narcissa gave him an odd look.
"What is it?" Lucius handed her the picture. It was muggle picture but what gave her astound look are the four people on the picture. It was a family picture. On the center was the Destiny and Jet, beside them are their parents. There was no mistake that their parents really look like Draco and Ginny.
"Lucius its Draco and Ginny!" its all that Narcissa could say.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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