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Whispers could be heard from every corner.
" His niece? But, isn't the Dark Lord the ONLY heir of Salazar Slytherin? I thought that…"
" Silence! I'm not done talking. If you are not able to keep your mouth shut I will only tell everything to the Malfoy for they are the only one who kept quiet the whole time. " yelled Lord Voldemort while glaring at his Death Eaters.
Nobody dare to talk. They all wanted to know what the meaning of this was. The Death Eaters look at their Lord, waiting for him to start talking again. After all it isn't every day that the Dark Lord reveals something about himself and that made everyone even more curious.
" As I was saying, this woman is my niece. I am sure you are wondering how come that is possible. I've decided that I will indeed tell you everything. Years ago, after my birth, my mother, heir of Salazar Slytherin, married a man. That man was of course pureblood. As you all know pureblood that marry need to have an heir. Since I wasn't the rightful heir of her husband, my mother needed to have another child. She gave birth to a girl named Allison Marello. That girl was my step-sister. But considering that she was also an heir of Salazar Slytherin since my mother's blood was running in her veins I have always considered her as my sister and not as my step-sister." explained Lord Voldemort.
" But, my Lord, didn't your mother died in child birth? " asked Lucius.
" Ah! Lucius you must know that a lot of things about my family has been created by some idiots who thought they knew everything about me. But you are indeed right. My mother died in child birth but not in mine. She died giving birth to my sister. " rectified the Dark Lord. " Years later, my sister married a pureblood man name Exor Eliteiv. They were both of course agreeing with my ideas but they could not be here with you, Death Eaters for they weren't living in England. They lived in Bulgaria since it was the country of my sister's husband. Some time later, they had a daughter, in other words, my niece. They named her Elena. Her full name is Elena Morena Eliteiv. "
" My Lord, if I understand correctly then, when I marry your niece I will then become a member of your family. That will of course make the Malfoy name more powerful exactly like you said earlier. " concluded Draco Malfoy.
The Dark Lord looked at him with a small smile. " Very good Malfoy. That is exactly what I want. For you, the heir of the Malfoy fortune, to marry to my niece and by doing so your family will be one of the most powerful since my niece is quite powerful herself. That is of course related to the blood of Salazar Slytherin running in her veins. "
" My Lord, that is a very good plan. What, may I ask, are you planning for them after they marry?" questioned Lucius Malfoy in a very pleased voice.
" Actually, what I want from her and the young Malfoy is at least an heir. You all know that I unfortunately can't have children. But, Salazar Slytherin blood must continue to run into the veins of someone and since only my niece, Elena, can make this happening I need her to marry and have children. " replied the Dark Lord in a voice that clearly let know everyone that it was going to happen no matter what.
" I need to know where she is and her age my Lord. For I don't think I will be able to wait for another couple of years before claiming her as my mate " Draco begged his Lord. " Or wife if you prefer my Lord. " he added after receiving a glare from the Dark Lord at his choice of words.
"I will say this only once. Elena is a lady and will be treated properly. I won't let anyone talk badly about her and I expect the same thing from you Malfoy."said the Dark Lord with a promised of punishment for the person who would dare to disobey him. " As for what you asked me Draco, I will answer you. If I am not mistaken she must be seventeen years old right now. That means that she just got out of school. As for where she is, I am pretty sure that she still is in her native land, Bulgaria since that's where the Eliteiv's manor is situated. So she must be alone at the manor now. "
" Alone my Lord? Her parents are not living with her? " asked a somewhat confused Lucius Malfoy.
" No Lucius. My sister and her husband are dead. They died when Elena was entering her second year of school. They have been killed by somebody that did not agree with them on their views of the society. Let's just say that this person isn't living anymore. " said Lord Voldemort with a cruel voice. " Do you really think that I would let her lived alone? Of course no. I used to have a house elf, Tylla. I send her to the Eliteiv's manor when they died so Tylla would be able to take care of Elena properly and make sure that she frequented the right persons. Tylla is of course on strict orders about what she can do and cannot do. I know that when Elena will be here that Tylla will give me a full report on what Elena has been doing since her parents died. If I am not happy with Elena's behavior ever since my sister and her husband died she will be punished. Oh and Lucius, I probably will let you or Narcissa handle her punishment since I am not quite used to punishing a disobeying child. That will of course depend of what she did, if she did something that she wasn't supposed to do. "
" Aren't you afraid my Lord that she might have been seeing some boys or even did something with them since she was alone? " asked Lucius Malfoy somewhat suspicious.
" No. I know for a fact that nothing not proper has been going on between her and a boy since shortly after her birth, her father, my brother-in-law, and I created a spell that stopped things like that from happening. In fact, she won't be able do anything else then maybe a couple of kisses. That spell can only be broken by her marriage to somebody that her family, in her case me, approved. And since I won't approved of anybody else than Draco Malfoy it's safe to assume that she is untouched. "
" That is wonderful my Lord. " exclaimed Lucius Malfoy.
" What may I ask is the spell you used my Lord? It surely would come in handy to many of us. " asked a Death Eater from somewhere in the cemetery.
" Of course. You probably will be able to control your daughter's actions with this spell Parkinson. The spell is Familus Approvum. " laughed the Dark Lord.
" What school did she attended my Lord? I only know of Durmstrang in Bulgaria and it's only a school for men. " questioned Draco. " She could not had attended Hogwarts since I would definitively remember her even thought she is younger than me by 3 years. "
Voldemort looks at Draco with a somewhat proud smile. " I was waiting for someone to ask me that question. She of course went to the Pureblood Magic Academy for Women. "
" The what? " asked several Death Eaters at the same time.
" The Pureblood Magic Academy for Women. " repeated the Dark Lord annoyed. " It's a boarding school for pureblood witch only that not only shows them how to control their magic but also shows them how to act as a proper pureblood woman in high society. It also teaches them how they should act once they are married. In other words they learn how to be the perfect trophy wife. " said Lord Voldemort. " It's a shame that there is only one school like that. But I do have the intention to make that change. "
" That would surely be welcome my Lord. Imagine what the world will be with only schools like that. Everything would be so easy. I am glad that my future wife has been to that school. I can't wait to finally meet her. " exclaimed the young Malfoy.
After that, everyone went silent. Voldemort stood there looking impassively at Draco.
" You won't meet her yet Draco. There are still some things that I need to sort out first. You see, my dear Death Eaters, she doesn't know that I am the Dark Lord and she doesn't know anything about what I am doing. And it has to stay that way. " he said in a determined voice.
" Why my Lord? Should not she be helping you instead of being completely ignorant of everything? " asked a confused Death Eater.
" No " replied firmly Lord Voldemort. " I want her to stay as much as possible out of this. If something turns bad I want to be sure that there will be at least an heir of Salazar Slytherin to continue what I am doing. To her I am uncle Tom. So I deeply suggested that you remember to call me that when she is around. Actually what I need to sort out is what will I tell her when she will realize that most of you Death Eaters are going to treat her as if she is royalty. I also need to find a reason as to why some people will look at her as if she is evil incarnated when they will learn that she is married to Draco Malfoy. That is why young Malfoy you can't meet her yet. I need to sort that out first. "
" I see my Lord. I will of course wait as long as you need to sort everything out. " sighed Draco.
" You may not be able to meet her yet Draco but you can see what she is doing right now. There is this spell that works only with the people who have the same blood as me that allow me and the people around to see what a member of my family is doing. " grinned Lord Voldemort. " Spyus Elena Morena Eliteiv. "
A white thick fog suddenly appears in the middle of the circle made by the Death Eaters. It dissolves itself gently to reveal a kind of large window letting see what the blond girl is doing.
" What on Earth does she thinks she is doing? " roared the Dark Lord not believing what he was seeing.