Chapter 6: A Fight To Remember
"Well looks like we're here." Said Liz as she and Draco were in front of the portrait, that had now shifted. In the portrait Matt was on the far left with his arms crossed across his chest, Hermione was sending questioning glances from Liz who was standing next to her, and Malfoy who was on the other side of Liz with a smirk on his face.
"New Beginnings." Spoke Draco with the same smirk on his face as the portrait.
"Well I will see you for classes tomorrow." Said Liz spotting Matt on the couch with a book.
"Sure, good night." Said Draco nodding knowingly and walking off.
"Hey Matt." Said Liz walking over slowly.
"Have a nice walk with Malfoy?" Asked Matt dropping the book on the coffee table loudly.
"Matt, I thought we were going to talk not say petty things." Said Liz walking over and sitting on the opposite couch so she was directly across from him.
"Bubble." Said Matt creating an invisible force field so they could only hear each other and no one else could.
"So are you going to yell? Is that why you put up the bubble?" Asked Liz with a sigh.
"No, I don't trust walls." Said Matt looking around.
"Matt I'm sorry you're angry but the hat just placed me. What was I suppose to do?" Asked Liz looking more tired than usual to Matt.
"Liz you don't belong in Slytherin. If anything I could see Olivia in there, but you? What is it you're not telling me?" Asked Matt moving the coffee table and kneeling in front of Liz.
"I can't tell you." Said Liz almost in a whisper as her eyes began to water.
"But why? Liz I don't understand. We've been close and have told each other everything since we were eight years old and all of a sudden we come here and you're getting distant and closing me out. I mean have I done something wrong?" Asked Matt trying to see her face.
"No, you haven't done anything." Said Liz still not able to look at him in fear she would breakdown.
"Then what baby? Why won't you look at me or be with me?" Asked Matt concerned.
"Matt I love you, I do, but there are things going on that I can't tell you because if I did it would hurt you even more. So I am going to save you that pain by saying this, I think we should not see each other anymore." Said Liz looking up into his blue eyes that were filled with shock.
"Liz you can't mean that." Said Matt breathlessly.
"I wish I didn't." Said Liz as Matt searched her eyes for a glint of hope.
"No, I don't accept this. Your uncle has you doing something for the Order and you're afraid of me getting hurt. I know you better than you think I do." Said Matt as he saw tears fall freely from her eyes.
"Matt, stop, ok? Don't make this harder on me than it already is. Yell at me, hate, but please don't be understanding and caring as you always are." Said Liz standing and moving away from him.
"You know I won't give up on you no matter how you push because you know I love you and you don't give up on the one you're in love with." Said Matt following her.
"Matt please." Pleaded Liz turning to face him.
"Liz I won't give up on you. Not until I know you don't love me. Now it's late and you're tired, so I will see you tomorrow." Said Matt kissing her forehead and breaking the bubble on his way to bed.
Liz walked towards the staircase and sat down on the first step and began to sob.
Right then Fawke appeared with a letter.
"Evening Fawke." Said Liz wiping her eyes as the bird cooed at her.
"I know I'm being silly." Said Liz with a small smile as the bird caressed her cheek with its soft head.
"Well I wonder what Uncle Albus is up to, shall we go?" Asked Liz as the bird perched upon her shoulder as she stood up.
Fawke chirped softly as they made their way out and down the deserted halls.
Liz made it up to the Gargoyle when she gave it the password and made her way up the spiral stairs. She rapped lightly at the door.
"Come in please." Said Dumbledore politely as always.
When Liz walked in Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk.
"You wanted to see me Headmaster?" Asked Liz taking a seat as Fawke flew off to his perch.
"No need to be formal my Dear, it is only us." Said Dumbledore with a warm smile.
"Now Elizabeth how are you really feeling?" Asked Dumbledore with a warm smile.
"Tired." Said Liz comically.
Dumbledore smiled at her humor.
"Uncle Albus what did the hat mean? I know why I'm in Slytherin but why did the hat say it like that?" Asked Liz wanting to understand.
"You were to be Gryffindor I am sure, as well as you are, but with your power and talent the hat only saw what you put off not who you really are." Said Dumbledore standing and pulling something out of a cabinet.
"Uncle Albus about my mission, how will I know when it is completed? How far do I need to go?" Asked Liz looking worried.
"Only you will know, but to be honest, there is one way and you in some ways already know." Said Dumbledore placing a large silver bowl on his desk.
"Oh." Said Liz feeling all of a sudden alone.
"My Dear I have something I want to show you." Said Dumbledore sitting at his desk again.
"Your Pensieve." Whispered Liz.
"Yes, very good." Said Dumbledore smiling.
"But what?" Asked Liz looking puzzled.
"You will see my Dear." Said Dumbledore pulling out a small vile with a sort of fog inside of it.
Dumbledore uncorked the vile and poured the foggy like liquid into the Pensieve causing it to swirl.
"After you Elizabeth." Ushered Dumbledore.
Liz put her face into the cool liquid and felt herself falling through the dark until she hit the bottom of a shiny hardwood floor.
"Where are we?" Asked Liz to her Uncle not recognizing it.
"We are in the Malfoy house." Said Dumbledore pointing to a tall sinister looking blonde man.
"Why are we here?" Asked Liz still not quite understanding.
"Listen." Said Dumbledore pointing towards Lucius.
"Narcissa!" Yelled the tall man Liz had been looking at.
Liz saw a lovely tall blonde woman come in looking horrified.
"Yes Lucius?" Asked Narcissa.
"What is this I hear of you allowing a halfblood to play with our son? Did I not make it quite clear he is to only associate with purebloods?" Asked Lucius as he gripped his cane so tight his hand turned red.
"Lucius I didn't know." Said Narcissa nervously.
"Well see that you do a background check before hand. Now as for when he is older he will marry the most pureblood and lovely witch, but there are neither here that I approve of." Grumbled Lucius.
"Well maybe if we looked around the world or America?" Said Narcissa trying to make her husbands mood change.
"Perhaps…Well when he's older we will take care of it." Said Lucius returning to his desk.
"Yes Lucius." Said his wife obediently as she left the room.
"Dobby!" Yelled Lucius.
"I think we have seen all you need." Said Dumbledore pulling her with him.
"So what's that have to do with me?" Asked Liz as they returned to the cheery office.
"Don't you see, Lucius will be quite curious about you and particularly find it helpful to Lord Voldemort having a Dumbledore with his son." Said Dumbledore quietly.
"So, basically, my mission is the same." Stated Liz with a sigh.
"I'm sorry my Dear. I wish it wasn't, but you are the only one. What is going on with you and young Mr. Anderson?" Asked Dumbledore sympathetically.
"Well I broke up with him or tried anyway. I just don't know though. He said he wasn't going to give up and knowing Matt the way I do he won't." Said Liz with a sad smile.
"He's a good man. I knew I liked him the minute we met. I'm just sorry that he has to go through this." Said Dumbledore pulling off his half moon spectacles.
"You and I both. If I knew back then what I knew now I would never have dragged him along." Said Liz with a bitter laugh.
"Elizabeth if there's one thing I regret in my life, it is laying this burden on your young, wise shoulders. Elizabeth I know you're unhappy but I will try to find some other way." Said Dumbledore getting up from his desk and hugging Liz.
"I'll be fine Uncle Albus. Thank you, but whose memory was that?" Asked Liz curiously.
"Dobby the house elf." Said Dumbledore going back to sit behind his desk.
"Oh. Well is that all Uncle Albus?" Asked Liz tiredly.
"Yes my Dear, good night." Said Dumbledore as she got up and went back to her dorm to rest up for the next day.
Well here it is the 6th chapter..lol… Thank you to all the reviews they have been helpful. So look out for the 7th soon. ;P