Hey guys! Thanks for reading my story. This next chapter is sad but it had to end the way it does so don't tell me that its too sad. I know that. I hope you still enjoy it. Back to the story!
It was late so I really wanted to return to the Burrow and go to my nice soft bed. Unfortunately, that was not part of the game plan so I did not go home. I stayed with Malfoy, gaining his confidence and his friendship. It was odd to talk to the guy who I thought had killed the Weasly parents.
At about 4 in the morning, I asked Malfoy how life was different without Voldemort.
"Life has become even more of a hell. The Dark Mark on our arms grows smaller everyday but it seems to be taking a bit of our souls with it. The pain is…I don't know how to describe it. I will remain loyal to the Dark Lord, in case he returns, I will be the first back at his side," Malfoy told me matter-of-factly.
"How can you prove that you are still loyal?" I was finally getting somewhere.
"I have decided to make the lives of the chosen family as painful as mine. I am slowly going to kill off all of the people who mean the most to them, and then, one by one, kill the triplets."
"Have you killed anyone yet?" I asked while using a muggle recording device to record this confession.
"Yeah, these blood traitor parents. The Weasly's. You probably don't know them. The two of them are now dead. I killed them one by one. Mr. Weasly and then Mrs. Weasly, just like the filthy Potter parents."
He confessed. It was him. I wanted to kill him and my hand flitted to my pocket to grab my wand. No, I told myself. I won't stoop to his level. I will get to him another way.
"Who's next?" I asked. If I knew who was coming next, I could protect them.
"George Weasly."
With that I turned off the recording device. I excused myself and ran to the bathroom. Once there, I locked the door and formed a new plan. Using complicated magic, I created myself an identical twin. I separated myself into two parts. I would leave one part here to cover for me. It would have the same motives as me. Be as smart as I, as talented as I, as secretive as I. A perfect twin. I scrawled out a note for myself to give Malfoy later. Then, nodding to my twin, who would only last for 12 hours, apparated back home.
When the real me got home, I ran up to my bed and quickly went to bed falling asleep quickly and drifting into a light sleep. Early that morning I was awoken by my makeshift twin. She said, "The note is in place. All plans secure. He is ready to kill. Protect the ones you love." With that, she disappeared into a fine mist that flew through my very soul, becoming a part of me once again.
I went into my own bathroom and made sure that turned my face back to normal. I was no longer Katherine Weber, I was Lizzy Potter now. I walked down the stairs and started to make breakfast. I used magic of course. I can't cook without it! While I watched the dishes wash themselves I thought about how to tell the family that Malfoy was planning to kill George. I had no idea what to saw. How to explain. There had to be a way.
The first person to come bounding down the stairs was Ginny. She looked at me and said, "You cook just like Mum. It smells the same. I miss them so much."
"I'm sorry Ginny!" I said quickly, "I didn't mean to remind you."
"No, its fine. Sometimes we all need to be reminded. Its not good to forget."
She sat down and started eating bacon. A few minutes the rest of the family came down the stairs and quickly started talking amongst themselves while eating all of the food I put out. I needed to tell them. I had to. I pulled out my recorder and with my wand made my voice boom out, "Guys!" Everybody turned to look at me and the room became very quite.
"Guys. I need to tell you something. Last night, I went to go find Malfoy. I know that he killed your parents. I found a portkey and… Well, I found him. Here listen to this.
I then proceeded to play all of Malfoy's confession. When it got to the part about George I made sure that all of them listened closely and understood what was going on.
"I know this is hard guys, but we need to protect this family. George, we need you here. We love you and I know that I can't stand to loose any more people I care about."
The whole room agreed and we decided that I should return to see Malfoy and get more information. I agreed and returned to bed to get ready for tonight. A long sleep. When I awoke the rest of the house was silent and the moon was high in the sky. A full moon. IT was the witching hour and I was the witch who needed all the luck I could get. I ran to the bathroom and fixed my face so that I became Katherine Weber. I then ran from the house. I had to get to Malfoy before he tried to come here and kill George. I grabbed the portkey and appeared in the Malfoy mansion.
I saw Malfoy sitting in one the big black chairs by the window. He was sitting silently.
"Why did you leave so early this morning?" Malfoy asked me.
"I had other obligations to uphold," I lied.
"I have been thinking really hard about this whole thing about you coming here. I could have sworn that I put the portkey by the Burrow, but you are supposed to live miles from there."
I thought fast and quickly said, "I was trying to go to the meadow by my house, but I ended up the wrong meadow and touched the wrong portkey." I lied again.
"Oh." Malfoy said. He sounded convinced.
"I did not think that you were going to be here. I thought you were going to go after that George person."
"I was," Malfoy told me, "but then I decided that I would prefer to meet you here. I knew you would come back. I'll go after George tomorrow."
"Malfoy, the only reason I'm here is to tell you goodbye. I can't stay. I just wanted to say that I will miss talking to you, but this was not meant to be and with that I apparated into a meadow in the Americas. I had gone there in my childhood. Malfoy would use the portkey and go to the Burrow, not to kill but to see if that was where I was.
I sat in the grass for a few minutes and then I apparated home. I entered the darkened house to see no Malfoy. Suddenly the shadows started to move until something grabbed me.
"Who are you?" The voice asked me. It sounded like George.
"I'm a friend of Lizzy's! Let me go!" I called. I hated all these lies but I could not let George know that I had been back to Malfoy's. He did not want me to stick my neck out for him. It was sweet I wanted to protect him.
George let go and flicked on a small light. He looked at me. His face changed. It softened and he spoke to me in a softer, more loving voice. The two of us spent the rest of the night talking. I could tell that George was falling in love with me. It was sad that he was falling in love with a girl who did not even exist. Early that morning I said, "George, I would love to stay, but I am really tired after traveling here."
"Oh, ok." George said. But than as I turned to go he grabbed my arm, spun me around and then kissed me passionately and deeply. When he let go and looked back once as I ran up to my room. I quickly went to bed, removing my disguise. I felt so bad deceiving George, but I had to. I drifted to sleep quickly and slept deeply.
When I woke up I changed into a pair of white pants and blue strapless shirt. I walked down to see George looking expectantly up the stairs.
"Hey Lizzy?" George said, "is Katherine up there?"
"Yeah but she wanted to sleep in today. She probably will stay in bed all day. She was really tired when she got in last night." I hated lying to him but how could I tell him that I was Katherine. I was burying myself in lies and I hated it. George spent the rest of the day sitting by stairs waiting for a girl who would never come. Night came and once again I prepared to go find Malfoy. I needed to keep him away from George because for the first time, he was happy.
I put on my disguise and ran out into the night, only to see Malfoy appear on the hill. I had about ten minutes before he would be here. I ran into George's room. I grabbed George's arms, waking him and dragging him out of his room.
"I knew you would find me," George said.
"George. There isn't much time. A death eater is coming to get…"
But George never got to hear what I had to say. He had covered my lips with his. It was an incredible kiss. I tried to pull away but George would not give up until he heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
Malfoy appeared on the landing. He did not look at me, he only looked at George with hate and malice. "Avada Kadavra!" Malfoy yelled but before the light hit George he said, "Lizzy! I know its you and I love you!" With that, George fell down into a heap. His beautiful face sincere and content while mine contorted and tears fell down my face.