Draco came slowly down the stairs dragging his trunk behind him.
When he reached the last stair he too dumped his trunk and tied a few belongings into a cloak.
"Come on Denya" He said briskly "We're going now"
Denya stayed perched on her trunk "Were are we going? I'm not going any where until you tell me" She said stubbornly
"Denya we don't have time! You don't understand! Every second we waste here puts us in more danger" He snapped
"Then, the faster you stop treating me like a child and explain what's going on the less danger we will be going" She said calmly
Draco sat down with a sigh "We're going to Riverston, until school starts possibly until I get back you're staying there. You'll be safer there"
"I don't need to be safe Draco! I'm only a year younger than you and I'm not a child!" Denya said angrily
"Denya, I'm very much aware that you are not a child; you have now informed me of that multiple times. I'm your older brother and it is my responsibilty to see that you are safe and taken care of just as our parents would do in my place." He began
Denya cut him off "Great job they've done so far, dad getting in with his lot and all" She snapped sarcasticly
Draco raised his hand as if to slap her but then dropped it with a sigh "Some times there's not a choice Denya, some times you make a less desirable choice in order to insure a future for yourself and those close to you" he said a little sadly "Some times you have to give up your pride and make different choices".
"Draco that doesn't make it right!" She said "the choices you speak of only bring hurt and hate, insuring a future as you put it is not right... it is just easy"
"Denya not everyone can afford to be noble and idealistic" He said sharply "Not even those preachy Gryffindors, you with all your talk should be one of them!"
Denya smiled to herself, she was in Slytherin by choice. Sometime's she regreted it, but she knew someday it might come in handy for her side when it came time for her to pick a side.
"This has nothing to do with them, it has to do with the trip you're going to take" She said refusing to be distracted
Draco sighed again... "I'm going to find them" He said "I'm going to find my master"
"No!" Denya snapped "You're better off dead that with him!"
"Don't be stupid Denya, he's my master as well as our parents and it's the only way to get them out of whatever trouble they've gotten into" Draco said
"Draco, no! You can't follow our father's life, live your own! That path will only bring ruin and hate, you can't throw your life away for it!" She said passionately
"Denya, you're not going to stop me I'm going; but we don't have time for this in any case" He said firmly "we're going now"
Denya sighed but didn't argue further. "Take my hand and grab your things we're disaperating" He told her
Denya did as she was told and soon felt a jerking sensation as the world went black and they spun away.