Story Disclaimer: All characters involved in the Harry Potter series do not belong to me. They belong to J.k. Rowling, just like they did when I put a disclaimer in the last chapter. Surprise. Surprise. I don't think so. Anyway, enjoy the newest addition to the story...
Chapter Six
A frown appeared on Draco's lips, but he nodded and stepped forward, nonetheless, sliding onto the steps beside her, the box between them, "Look, Kardis. I told you what happened. It was Snape's idea, not mine..." He growled, looking over at her, only to stop, seeing her staring down at the toe of her shoe, tapping absently on her knee, "Are you listening to me, Selene?" He demanded, folding his arms over his chest and rolling his eyes in annoyance.
Laughing, Selene lifted her gaze to him, fingers ceasing their silent drumming, "Yes, Malfoy. I'm listening to you, I just don't care. I'm over that, now. He frightened me, but Snape was only checking his security. No harm done, but now, we really do need to discuss our plans further. We have what we'll need, or at least part of it, but this is as far as Snape can help us. The rest of what we need is up to us to maintain..." She murmured, gazing thoughtfully at the still-clouded sky, wondering if it was going to rain, or if the sky was simply in a foul mood. A rather childish thought, yes, which is exactly why a smile appeared on her lips.
"What are you smiling about, Kardis?" Draco demanded of her, arching a brow in disbelief. He'd been sure she was going to start a row over that little incident, and now she was smiling? Such a range of emotions, added to the fact that he'd been wrong, had put Malfoy in a rather bad mood, so he wasn't too forgiving of her amused expression.
She simply shrugged, looking back over at him, her smile never leaving her face, "Just watching the coulds, is all. Nothing to worry about. I was wondering when it was going to rain, or if it was going to rain at all. Perhaps the sky's just in a foul mood, no?" She shook her head, her thoughts sounding even sillier when spoken aloud.
The boy looked at her for a moment, confusion on his features, before looking up at the sky, then back at her. This broke through his frowning, causing his lips to curl upwards at the corner, into something between a smirk and an actual smile, "That's an odd thought..." He murmured, rolling his eyes, "But, moving on..." He cleared his throat, immediatly resuming his characteristic smirk before continuing, "What else do we need to carry out this plan you have brewing, eh? And, would you care to fill me in on it?"
Selene rolled her eyes, assuming a rather formal, business-like air before nodding once, "Right, of course. Back to business, then. My plan is to use the polyjuice potion to get what we need to actually use the Veritaserum. And, the only thing we could possibly use that truth serum on, is one of Potter's friends. One who knows his every strength and his every weakness. You know those he spent his time with in school. Which would you say fits most closely to this description?" She asked him, arching a brow inquisitively.
Thinking for a moment, Draco thought about the people Harry Potter had had following him about at Hogwarts. The three that came to mind were the obvious three. Ginerva Weasley. Ronald Weasley. And, Hermoin Granger. But, which would be their best bet to get to Potter? He thought on this a moment more, before nodding, "Ginny Weasley? A blood-traitor, but a close friend of Potter's. I believe they were dating at the end of the year, though I know nothing of what went on after I left with Snape."
This made Selene's expression brighten with a small grin, "That's absolutely perfect. His little girlfriend. If nothing else, we can use her to draw him to us. Veritaserum to learn his weaknesses. The use of the Imperius Curse to get her under our control, as long as you're not afraid to have to use one of the unforgiveables, Malfoy... And, then, we should have Harry in our clutches. All that would be left, is to use what we learned from the little Weasley girl, to finish Harry..."
Arching a brow, Draco thought this over for a moment, before smirking lightly, "Ah, not a bad plan, Miss Kardis. I approve whole-heartedly, and of course I have no problem with using such a curse. No worries there, by any means. Ginny... She should still be at Hogwarts, unless she's gone after Potter. Last I heard, he'd left the school in search of something. Not sure as to what. But, getting to her within the school, with Dumbledore gone, and the Polyjuice potion in our possession... That shouldn't be too incredibly difficult. But, one detail... For the Polyjuice potion to work, wouldn't we need something of the person we'd want to change into before that would work?"
"Simple... What do you think house elves are for, Malfoy? When we decide who to use, we'll simply have one of the house elves of Hogwarts bring us something of that persons. Those elves are so eager to please, they'll be easily persuaded to do as we ask. Now, stop worrying about those details... Who would it be easiest to get into the school as..." She thought about this for a moment, fingers tapping once more on her knee, then nodded, "This should be simpler than we thought. My father... He's not known at this little school of yours... If we were to use him as our disguise, no one would think anything of it. My 'father' could simply be going to talk to Hogwarts' new Headmistress about enrolling a child of his. I could go along, ask to look around the school..."
Draco nodded, understanding perfectly, "Genuis... We shall try this as soon as you're ready. You'll need to get something from your father so the potion will work. Tomorrow evening, we should head to Hogwarts. Agreed?"
Nodding, Selene smirked, "Yes, agreed. I'll need to know what Ginny looks like, though, so that I can find her. Deceiving her into some sort of friendship, just enough to get her to come off the grounds of Hogwarts with me... That should be simple enough... I'll see you tomorrow, Malfoy..." She told him, pushing herself to her feet, and grabbing the box holding the potions inside, "Sleep well..."
With that, Selene turned and walked up the remaining steps, before disappearing into her house, the door shutting behind her, leaving Draco outside. He smirked and stood, as well, shoving his hands in his pockets, before stepping to the ground, "Right. Sleep well, Kardis..." He muttered, pulling his wand from his pocket and with a pop apparated home.
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Author's Ending Note: Hullo again, people. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Lots of planning going on, but next chapter we'll see the plan in action, and we'll see if this planning will pay off. If they're actually going to be able to pull this off. See you next time. Don't forget to REVIEW! 3 Bye for now.
