A/N: I`m trying to update faster, because I`m going back to school Monday. Thank you to all my reviewers!
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Lisana was walking into DADA with Renee and Soren. Normally, she would sit with Evie and Madison while Ginny sat behind them with Blaire. But now she sat between Soren and Renee. They had n`t had this class yet because it was in the morning. Lisana introduced Soren
and Renee to Blaire. Blaire had been away visiting her Grandmother in America and came back that morning. The class quieted when Remus walked in.
" Good morning class," he said with a smile. He also nodded a greeting to Soren and Renee.
" Now, today we will be having class with two Helnium students. Can anyone tell them our topic of discussion this week?" Almost everyone raised their hands.
" Yes, Miss Bones ?" Lucia Bones was sister to Susan bones. They looked almost like twins and often people got them confused. Her sister was in 5th year and was also a Hufflepuff.
" We have been learning about the Three Unforgivable curses. They were all outlawed by the ministry. The Crucitus curse causes immense pain. The Immperious curse can control people, and the Avada Kedavra curse is the one that kills people. There is no counter curse for them, and the only way to not get hit, is avoid them. However, some people can throw off the Immperious curse."
" Excellent," said Remus, " Five points to Hufflepuff. Now, I have been granted permission by the Headmaster and Ministry to test your will power. As Miss Bones stated that some people can throw off the Immperious curse, and I am going to see if you can too. This will prepare you in case you are ever attacked. If anyone feels that they don`t want to be put under the curse, raise your hand. I assure you, I won`t make anyone do anything embarrassing. I also should not need to remind all of you, that if you attempt this curse on anyone, you will be in trouble with the ministry and expelled from Hogwarts." No one raised there hands to say they didn`t want to be put under the curse.
" Alright," continued Remus, " When I call your name, please step up to the front." He called up Blaire and did the curse.
" Jump up and down," commanded Remus and Blaire complied. He took the curse off and told her she could not throw it off. After going through everyone, he came to Lisana, Soren, and Renee`s table last. Only one person could throw off the curse for a few seconds, and that had been Evie. Remus had asked her to tie untie her shoe laces. She struggle a little, but finally gave in. Remus had said that in an absolute emergency, Evie could probably do it.
Lisana walked up to the front of the class. She heard Remus shout Imperio! Lisana stood still. She felt very relax. Vaguely, she heard a voice tell her to shut the door. Lisana began to walk to the door, but then another voice stopped her. 'Why?' she asked herself, ' I don`t have to do it. He can do it himself.' She stopped walking and turned around. " Shut the door Lisana," commanded the voice again. She walked a few steps and then stopped.
" No," she heard her own voice say, " You shut the door yourself." The relaxed feeling suddenly vanished, and she looked up to see Remus beaming at her.
" Excellent!" he told her, " You through it off completely!" Lisana sat down feeling proud that she had a strong will power. Soren had gone up, but he could n`t throw it. Now it was Renee`s turn.
" Write your name on that parchment," Remus said to her. For a minute, it looked like Renee was going to do it. She picked up the quill and began writing. After a while, she handed it to Remus.
" There is no point in writing my name down. You already know it and so does everyone else. If I want to write it down I will, but I don`t feel like it right now," said Remus reading what she wrote. He began to laugh and said, " Well, I never imagined that you would not only throw it off, but make fun of it too." Renee smiled, and took her seat. The class stared at her in aw.
Class ended all too quickly for Lisana. She had enjoyed it a lot. But now Soren, Renee and Lisana were heading to potions. They walked with the other Gryffindors dreading what Snape would have in store for them today. No one spoke as they entered and took their seats. Apparently, Snape had been brutally harsh to the Gryffindors on Thursday. Lisana was thankful she was in the common room with the Quidditch teams.
" Take your seats!" Snape said harshly even though everyone was sitting. He turned to look at Lisana who had sat with Renee and Soren.
" Miss Potter," Snape sneered, " That is not your seat. Or do you get special treatment because almighty Gryffindor has actually accomplished something? Or is the win of a Quidditch game going to your head?" Lisana went very red in the face. She had a perfect comment to that, but held her tongue. Instead, with one last glance at Soren and Renee, she got up and took her regular seat. Then Snape looked at the two Helnium students.
" Don`t think," he said sneering, " that because you have never been in this class that I won`t tell your teachers if you fail horribly at the potion we`re making today. Which by looking at you, I can tell you lack skill in the art of Potion making." The entire class gaped at Snape, and then looked to the two getting lectured. It was obvious that they were fighting the urge to say something. The rest of Potions continued. When Renee, Soren, Madison, and Lisana presented their potion, Snape found that he could find nothing wrong with it. This made him angry, and he took ten points away from Ginny for cutting a root a millimeter short.
At last, class ended and they headed to Care of Magical creatures all the while saying nasty things about Snape.
" H`lo class," said Hagrid, " An you must be ta students from Helnium. Pleasure ter meet ya`s" Renee and Soren smiled, but were a little shocked at how large Hagrid was.
" Taday," continued Hagrid, " We`ll be a learn`n `bout Cheddmarzs . Did ya all do yer homework? Who can tell me what er Cheddmarzs does?" Half of the class raised up their hands. Hagrid pointed to Ross McGalann.
" A Cheddmarzs hates the dark. So it gives off beams of light through it`s eyes."
" Right ye are," said Hagrid grinning through his big beard, " All of ye stay here. I`m gonna go `n get one ter show ya." He came back a few moments later with what looked like a cross between a rabbit, lizard, and chicken. The Cheddmarzs was about the size of a shoe box. It had big floppy ears, a lizard like body, and wings on it`s side. But the biggest thing on it was it`s eyes. The were the size of baseballs.
" Now," said Hagrid, " What do der Cheddmarzs eat?" He nodded to a Ravenclaw named Joanne Ranson.
" Peach tree leaves," she said with pride.
" Very good," Hagrid said, " and I brought o bucket full of `em. All of ye are ter get three leaves, and come up an feed `em." They complied and got the leaves. Lisana was fifth in line, and heard giggles from some of the people ahead of her. Finally, it was her turn to feed the Cheddmarzs.
" Just hold out yer hand," Hagrid instructed her. Lisana did, and found out why the others had giggled. The Cheddmarzs had a long, ticklish tongue that it used to scoop up the leaves. Lisana could n`t help herself. She too, began to giggle. After everyone had feed the Cheddmarzs, Hagrid set it on the ground.
" Next week," he told them, " Yer ter get yer own for the class. Make sure ye read chapter ten in yer books." And with that, he dismissed the class.
The Gryffindors left to go to Transfiguration. Lisana was talking with Soren when she spotted Draco. He was looking at her again, and she knew that he wanted to speak with her. But she could n`t stay. Renee and Soren did n`t know where the classroom was. Lisana knew she could ask one of the others to help them, but she knew McGonagall would n`t like it. She turned to him again, and mouthed the word "later". He nodded and disappeared behind a pillar.
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Lisana was walking to the common room. Classes were done for the day, and the Helnium students had to report to their teachers about how their experience with Hogwarts had been so far.
Lisana only stopped walking when someone tapped her shoulder and pulled her into an empty room.
" Hi!" said Draco cheerfully.
" Why are you so happy?" asked Lisana curiously.
" Because I`m talking to you of course!" he said looking at her with a puzzled face. Lisana felt a blush creeping up on her face. But then she remembered something from long ago. She remembered the day at King Cross station.
" Are you being nice to me because you want me to join the Death Eaters?" she blurted out before she could stop herself. Draco sighed and paced the floor.
" Can you keep a secret?" he asked finally. Lisana had never seen Draco look so nervous before. He was wringing his hands and seemed almost scared of what he had asked.
" Sure," she said simply. He looked at her with a 'that`s too simple of an answer' look.
"Fine!" she said exasperated, " I cross my heart and hoped to die, stick a needle in my eye promise I will tell a lie if a person should ask what or why!" Draco looked at her and laughed.
" Where did that come from?" he asked still laughing. Lisana laughed too.
" I heard it from my friend Madison," she said, " I was telling her a secret and made her promise. So to make me believe she would n`t tell, she said that."
" Ah, so little Lisy has a dirty secret?" Draco asked teasingly.
" Oh yes," Lisana answered sarcastically, " Stealing Harry`s broom so I could sneak to a party is so bad it was outlawed." Draco gasped in mocked horror. Lisana punched him in the arm in a friendly manner, and then became serious again.
" What did you want to tell me?" she asked him. Draco sighed and lifted the sleeve of his right arm. Lisana gasped in horror as he revealed the Dark mark on his upper arm. She looked at him angry and a little hurt, but not sure why.
He caught her expression, and said quickly, " But I don`t want it, Lisana."
" Then why do you have it on your arm?" she hissed at him.
" My father," Draco replied, " All my life he has been telling me that one day I shall serve the Dark Lord. I never wanted to and I still don`t, but I didn`t dare defy my father." He looked sad, and Lisana felt like putting her arms around him and hugging him. She wanted to tell him everything would be alright, but where these feelings came from, she didn`t know.
So instead she asked, " Can`t you just asked someone to help you get out of it? I mean, I`m sure Dumbledore could-"
Draco cut her off with a hallow laugh. " Even if I did say something, Dumbledore has no way to stop me from going home. My father has complete control over what I do. He could pull me out of Hogwarts if he wanted to. If I told Dumbledore, I`d be as good as dead when I go home for the summer. Which I`d already be dead if I turned traitor to the Dark Lord anyway."
They were silent for a few minutes. She wasn`t sure if Draco had been telling her the truth when he said that didn`t want to be a Death Eater. 'It could be a trap,' she thought to herself. Lisana had so many burning questions she wanted him to answer. But she wasn`t sure she should ask. 'If I don`t,' she thought to herself, 'I may never know the answers. And I need to find out if I can trust him.'
" Draco, why -," she began but he silenced her by putting his finger to her lips.
" No more questions for today," he said, " It`s getting late. We should head back to our common rooms." Lisana nodded and they left the class room. When the door shut, Remus Lupin stood up from behind his desk.
A/N: Sorry if there are any mistakes in this chapter. Please review!