.:Chapter 3 – Truth and Lies (Part I) :.

"Twinkies" Reia said the following afternoon as she stood in front of the gargoyles that guarded the staircase up to Dumbledore's office. She had received a note from the headmaster during her first class Transfiguration that morning summoning her to his office at lunch.

As she entered the circular office she was amazed at the sight of Fawkes and the magnificence of the office itself. "Good afternoon, Reia" Dumbledore said from behind his desk startling Reia.

"Good afternoon Professor" Reia choked out.

"I bet your wondering why you're here." Dumbledore continued from behind his half-moon spectacles.

Reia shook her head in agreement because she had a lump in her throat.

"Especially since I have brought you here now at the age of 16 instead of at the age of 11 like everyone else. That I had arranged all of your private studies with Professor Wagner and Professor Lupin."

Reia shook her head again in agreement still.

"I'm glad that you decided to come when you received you letter for you are indeed a very special and important young lady. First off to the wizarding world now that Lord Voldemort has indeed returned and second of all because of you family relations."

"But Professor how can my family be important? I don't even know who they are. I've been adopted since I could remember" Reia said after a moment.

"Alas, I do though child"

"You do?" Reia's stomach lurched

"Yes I do. You weren't actually adopted merely placed with another family to protect you. You actually belong to an old pureblood wizarding family, the Malfoys, who are very important to this community in every way."

"I'm related to Draco!" Reia exclaimed thinking back to the train ride the day before and how he had been somewhat hitting on her. 'Gross' she thought 'my cousin was hitting on me"

"You've already met your brother?"

"My what!" Reia exclaimed now and her stomach rebelling with the thought of her brother hitting on her.

"Your twin brother to be exact"

"My twin what!" Reia exclaimed again "you mean to tell me that not only am I a Malfoy but that I spent my whole life think I was an only child only to find out I'm actually a twin!"

"Yes"

"Arrgg!" Reia said, sinking into the left chair in front of Dumbledore's desk as there was a knock at the door thinking to herself 'this can't get any worse'

"Enter" Dumbledore said

The door opened fully and revealed two tall blonde figures standing in the doorway. Reia instantly recognized the shorter one as Draco, but she didn't recognize the other.

"Hello Lucious, Draco" Dumbledore said nodding and gestured towards the two other empty chair in front of his desk "please take a seat and make yourselves comfortable. Reia as you've already met Draco, I would like to introduce you to your father Lucious Malfoy."

"Hello Reia, it has been a long time." Lucious said walking up to Reia and staring from his icy blue eyes down his long elegant nose at his long lost daughter.