Draco's Twin

by Hearts Unfold

Chalice is the disappointment of the Malfoy family. Not only is she in Hufflepuff, but she has a heart. Why else have you never heard of Chalice Malfoy, twin sister of Draco Malfoy? Rated T just to be safe.

1. Draco's Twin Part I

Draco's Twin: Part I

I opened my eyes. Sunlight poured through the window near my bed. I looked around. My roommates were all still fast asleep in our Hufflepuff dormitory. I rolled over on my stomach, glad it was Saturday. The week had been really tough for me. O.W.L.S were on their way, so all the teacher's were giving us loads of extra work. This wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the fact that I was always alone all the time. Alone in all of my classes. Alone at meals. Alone during break, in the common room, and in the dorm. I didn't have a single friend at Hogwarts. Except for my twin brother, Draco. We used to be really close, but when we got separated into different houses, him Slytherin, and me Hufflepuff, we barely saw each other. In fact, nobody actually knew we were twins. Sure, we looked almost exactly alike. Blonde hair, pointed nose, the same drawl (inherited from our father,) and we both had grey eyes. But Draco had changed. We still talked, mostly on holidays, but never in public. It was like he was afraid to admit that I, Chalice, a hufflepuff, was his sister. It hurt. I've noticed that his eyes are now hard and cold. But they do seem to turn a little softer when he sees me. Many people talk about Draco. many people don't like him. And I'll admit that I don't always like him. But he's always been there for me when I've needed him. He's a great brother, though he may not act like such a great person all the time. I just wish he wouldn't be so ashamed of me.

I got up and went to breakfast, stopping by the owlery to send my mom a letter. My owl, happiness, was out hunting, so I borrowed Draco's, knowing he wouldn't mind. Our father didn't like us using the "common owls" as he called them. In my opinion, it was pretty nice of the school to let us use their owls. As I walked out I ran into Draco.
"Hey," he said smiling, coldness gone from his eyes.
"Hey, I borrowed Jerry because Happiness was out hunting," I said smiling back.
These were my favorite times. When Draco was his old self again.
"Ok, did you write to Mum?" he asked.
"Yeah," I answered.
"Awesome," he answered, glancing around. I rolled my eyes.
"Let me guess, you're meeting Heather here," It was a statement more than a question.
"I'm starting to think you don't like her," he laughed.
"Well, I don't really know her. In fact I don't really know anyone..." I trailed off. Immediate brother concern for a sister set in.
"What are you talking about?" Draco demanded.
"Well, I don't have any friends," I said quietly.
"Why? i mean you're nice, sweet, funny, fun to hang out with," he listed.
"Only around you," I said, still quiet.
"Then act like that around everyone. You'll end up being the most popular girl around."
"i thought that was Cho."
"Oh her, well, you'll be more popular than her." Then he added as an after thought, "Just don't date Potter."
I smiled. "Thanks."
Draco hugged me. "You're my sis. I love you." He stood up as Heather appeared around a corner. He winked then hurried over to meet her. Heather was one of the few people who knew about Draco and me being twins, but only because she could read people's minds. It was a power that ran through her family. Heather flipped her light brown hair back as she said hi to Draco. And i watched as he became the current Draco. The one that pretended I didn't exist. i sighed then headed on to breakfast. I wished so badly that I had a friend, someone I could confide in about my brother. But as I walked into the Great Hall, I knew I never would. Nobody wanted to know me. Nobody cared. Nobody ever would. But I was soon to find out how wrong I was.

After lunch I went to the library to get a head start on studying for my O.W.L.S. Apparently a lot of other people had the same idea. Or maybe it was that big potions test that was coming up. Anyway, all the tables were full, except one, where no one sat. (Probably because it was right next to Madam Pince's desk.) I sat there and began reviewing some notes I'd taken in History of Magic. I was halfway through my notes on giant wars when a voice interrupted me.
"Is it all right if I sit here?"
i looked up into the bright green eyes of Harry Potter. My stomach did a flip. He was really cute.
"Sure," I said. He smiled, then sat down.
"Umm, I'm supposed to meet my friends Ron and Hermione here," he said casually.
"Are you getting a head start on the O.W.L.S too?" I asked.
"Hermione's idea," he said.
"She's that really smart one isn't she?"
"Yeah. You know, you look like someone I know, but I can't figure out who."
I looked down at my notes. I knew who I looked like. Draco Malfoy, Harry's enemy. If he found that I was Draco's sister, he would never talk to me again. But luckily I was saved by Ron and Hermione walking in at that moment.
"Sorry Harry," Hermione said. "We would have been here earlier, but we ran into some...trouble."
"Malfoy?" he asked.
Ron's ears were red. "He's such a git. Why couldn't Buckbeak just finish him off?"
I could feel my face growing hot. I couldn't stand it when people talked about my brother that way. I knew I should probably leave before they said more, but something was keeping me there.
"Tell me about it," Harry said. "Oh, this is umm...actually, I didn't catch your name." He looked me straight in the eye. Maybe this was another reason I never had friends. Maybe I had self-consciencly avoided people so I wouldn't have to say my last name. So that they wouldn't know my family.
"I'm Chalice," I said. Please don't ask my last name, I silently prayed.
"Right, this is Chalice, and Chalice, that's Ron, and Hermione." I smiled at them, and they smiled back.
"This is great, four people to study makes it so much easier. See, that way, we can all do it in pairs, and I'm sure Chalice is a better student than both of you," Hermione said, glaring at Ron and Harry.
"Well, I'm in second place for our year. Behind you of course," I tried to sound modest.
"Fantastic. Then you and Harry can be partners, and I'll work with Ron." I nodded in agreement, then stopped. Draco and Heather had just walked into the library. I jumped up.
"Um, i didn't realize what time it was. I've got to go, but um, just tell me the next time we're meeting and I'll come. Bye!" and I ran out of the library almost knocking Heather down.
"Sorry!" I said behind me. I arrived back at the common room panting. So I finally had friends, but unfortunately, they were the enemies of my brother. I couldn't let him find out. If he ever did, let's just say, it wouldn't be too pretty.

At dinner that night, I sat alone at the end of the Hufflepuff table. I had just started eating when Harry came over and sat down next to me.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi."
"Yeah, well, Hermione wanted me to tell you that we're planning on meeting again tomorrow around 4:00."
"Great, I'll be there."
"Ok," he said. Then he got up and left. I finished eating then walked out of the Great Hall.
Draco came up behind me.
"Hey," he said. I could tell he was irritated about something.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Why was Potter over there talking to you?"
I knew that was what he wanted to know.
"Aren't I entitled to talk to anyone I wish?"
"Well, Yeah, but this is Potter."
"So."
"Chalice! He's my rival."
I glared at Draco.
"Well, maybe you two wouldn't be rivals if you weren't too busy pretending your king of the world all the time!" I yelled, then ran to my dorm.
I hadn't meant to yell at Draco. I don't know what came over me. I was just fed up of not being able to do anything right. First of all, I hadn't been put in Slytherin, which made me the first in our entire family. It had all gone downhill from there. Being a Malfoy was respected in the Slytherin house. But every other house, people wouldn't even want to get to know me. They all just assumed I was like the rest of my family. I laid on my bed for a long time, and I must have fallen asleep, because when I woke up, it was morning.

Draco was waiting for me outside the common room. I walked past him without acknowledging his presence.
"Chalice!" he called after me, but I wasn't going to listen. If he wanted to talk to me, then it would have to be somewhere public, where everyone could see him conversing with a Hufflepuff. Maybe, I would tell everyone that I was his sister. But then I thought better of it. I knew there would come a time when the truth would be found out, but I knew that time wasn't now.
"Chalice!" Draco was running after me. I walked into the Great Hall. Come on, follow me, talk to me. Admit that you actually know who I am, i thought. But he didn't. I was crushed. Why did my own brother act like this? i just didn't get it. Obviously I didn't mean much to him. I turned around, hurt and fuming. I wanted to scream my lungs out at him. The stuck up, dirty, slicked back greasy haired, moron, jerk, two faced….. I felt a little guilty. I was having these horrible thoughts about my twin brother. But the guilt disappeared as i watched him talking to Heather in the hall. I just plain hated him. And hate was only something our father felt. I stormed out of the Great Hall without even eating. My life was miserable and worthless. Who cared about Chalice. Who even knew Chalice? I was friendless, worthless, unloved, and nobody would have noticed if I just disappeared of the face of the earth. Not even Draco. Well, he'd notice, but he wouldn't say anything. I was halfway back to the common room when I heard someone calling my name. Half hoping it was Draco, I was prepared to make my stand. But it wasn't Draco.
"Harry," i said shocked.
"Chalice, are you all right?" he asked, sounding concerned.
"I'm fine," I said rather harshly.
"Obviously our definitions of fine are very different," he said. i then noticed the tears running down my cheeks.
"What do you care, what does anyone care?" i didn't mean to snap at him, i was just so hurt inside.
"Of course i care. It's what friends do."
"Yeah, well what about when your best friend is put in a different house, and they totally change? And then they only talk to you in secret, where nobody can see them associating with a Hufflepuff?" i demanded. Harry looked confused.
"Forget it," i said softly, walking away. "Just forget it."
"Chalice," he called. But i didn't feel like talking to anyone.
"Look, harry, I'll see you later in the library when we do the study group thing," I answered, then walked on. He was so nice. in fact, he reminded me a little of how Draco used to be. At the thought of Draco, another tear slipped down my cheek. I never wanted to see nor talk to him again. i didn't care anymore what my brother thought. In fact, I was hoping for some way to make him as mad as possible. This isn't you, some voice said. But I ignored it. Right now i was filled with too much anger and frustration to care.

I moped around the common room until it was time to meet Harry, Ron and Hermione. I left early hoping that Harry was already there, and that I could apologize for being so grouchy earlier. I walked into the library, and saw Harry sitting at a corner table. I walked over.
"Mind if I join you?" I asked. He looked up from the book he was reading, and smiled.
"Sure, have a seat."
"I'm sorry about being a bit short with you earlier," I said, looking him straight in the eye.
"You ok now?"
"Yeah."
Hermione and Ron walked in, arguing.
"I can't believe you did that!" Hermione was fuming. "She's really nice!"
"Yeah, but she's so...I dunno...I just don't like her," Ron said, his ears red.
"SO? You didn't have to be so mean! 'Why would I go out with you?' HONESTLY!" Hermione stormed over to the table and threw her books down. Ron followed, disgruntled. After five minutes of silence Hermione slammed her book shut.
"I can't take this! Let's meet some other time," she glared at Ron then stalked out of the library. Ron sighed then followed her. This left Harry and me, but for some reason, that didn't bother me one bit. Harry turned to look at me.
"Well, I should probably go. I have a lot of homework to do, and I'm meeting Nikki in an hour. "
"Who's Nikki?" I asked.
"My girlfriend."
My stomach plummeted. He had a girlfriend?
"Oh," i said quietly. He stood up.
"Well, I'll see you round then," I nodded, and Harry left.
I told myself that it was no big deal, but it didn't seem to work. I liked Harry, and finding out he had a girlfriend stung. I got up from the table, wishing with all my heart that I had Draco to talk to. But he was always hanging out with Heather, so I rarely ever had an opportunity to even say hi. I walked out of the library and ran right into someone.
"I'm sorry!" I said, helping whoever it was to her feet. She smiled.
"It's ok, I'm just glad that for once someone didn't start making fun of me when I ran into them," she said quietly.
"Were they Slytherins?" i asked. She nodded.
"See, I transferred from another smaller unknown school, and all my friends ended up in Slytherin, while I ended up in Hufflepuff, and now their acting like I'm the scum of the earth or something."
"I know that feeling," i said under my breath.
"What?" she asked.
"Oh, umm, I'm in hufflepuff too," I replied. She smiled.
"Finally, I might actually have a friend at this place."
"Same," I said, smiling back. "By the way, my name's Chalice."
"I'm Jana," she said.
"Nice to meet you."
"Same."
And we went back to the common room together. I had a feeling that Jana would be one of those people I could tell my secret to. The secret about my brother. She was going through the same thing I was, so why couldn't I trust her? For the first time that day, I was happy. I actually had a friend.

"Come on, spill. Who do you like?" Jana giggled. We were in the common room, trying to do our homework, but our efforts weren't exactly showing as we had only gotten through one page of Charms homework.
"I told you, i don't like anyone!" I thought I was a good liar, but not good enough.
"Yes you do! Now I told you who I like, you have to tell me who you like!"
I could feel my face flushing. "Oh all right, but if you tell anyone about mine, then I get to tell everyone about yours!" Then I added in a quieter voice, "I like Harry."
"I knew it!" Jana screamed, causing many of the older students studying for their N.E.W.T.S to look at her strangely.
"Shhh!"
"Sorry, but I always knew you liked him! I mean, it' soooo obvious!"
"Is not!"
Jana raised an eyebrow, then flipped her dirty blonde hair back over her shoulder. She started writing with her quill. I figured she had started her potions essay, until I saw the dreamy expression on her face. I grabbed the parchment away from her.
"Hey!" she snapped out of it.
"I was just checking our essay against mine," I said. "Uh, Jana. I don't think Snape's going to give you a very good grade if all you say in your essay is 'I love David Desrosiers."
Jana blushed. "I know, but he's just soooo...well, actually, I have a list of everything I think he is."
"You made a list?"
"Yeah, and it only has 123 reasons on it."
"You're obsessed."
"Am not!"
It was my turn to raise an eyebrow, but since I can't, I raised both.
"Hey, I have the study group thing in ten minutes. You wanna come? I'm sure they wouldn't mind another person."
"Yeah, ok. that sounds like fun," Jana stood up and followed me to the library. My heart was pounding as we walked. Was it really that obvious that I liked Harry? I hoped it was just Jana and not me. I couldn't let Harry find out I liked him, and I definitely couldn't let Draco find out i liked Harry. But then I remembered I didn't care what Draco thought. But yet, I did. I wanted the respect of my brother, but there was no way I'd ever get it. I sighed as we turned and walked into the library. I really wanted to talk to Draco, but that would be near impossible. Ginormously so.

The next morning I was walking to Owlery when Heather appeared out of nowhere.
"Hi," she said.
"Hi." This was weird. She never talked to me. Sure she was one of those few people who knew that I was Draco's sister, but still. He never talked to me, so why would she?
We walked along in silence. i wanted to tell her to tell Draco how hurt I was at the way he acted, pretending like I didn't exist. I didn't really have any other friends besides Jana. i was afraid to be friends with Harry, hermione and Ron. If Draco ever found out...I didn't want to think about how mad he would be. I'd never mentioned to him that I was in their study group.
We reached the Owlery. I looked at Heather to see if she would follow me. She was looking at me in shock, yet smirking at the same time. Then I remembered; She could read minds!
"You, you didn't..." I stammered. She smiled sweetly.
"I don't think you're brother would be very happy to find out you've been hanging out with Potter, Weasel and that mudblood."
"Tell him, I don't care!" i tried to sound convincing, but I couldn't fool her.
"Yes you do," her eyes were bright blue at the moment. They changed color depending on her mood.
I stared at her in horror.
"Heather, you wouldn't..."
Her smile grew. "And what are my reasons for not?"
"He'd kill me!"
"I don't think Draco would be that harsh, but your father might."
"You'd tell my father?"
Her eyes dimmed a little. "Of course not. That would be like sentencing you to death. But I am going to tell Draco, he's your brother and he has a right to know."
"Yeah, and he'd only care about it being Harry, not really me hanging out with anyone!"
"What?"
"He doesn't care what happens to me, I could die and it would take him a month to notice!"
"He cares.."
"No he doesn't! He doesn't care at all! You don't go through what I do, so don't try to tell me he cares!"
I ran back to my dorm, leaving Heather standing there all confused.

"Chalice, what's wrong?" Jana asked when she walked in and saw the mascara stains on my face.
"Life sucks," I said.
"Aw, so Harry has a girlfriend, he'll eventually realize that it's you he wants!" She sat down beside me.
"I don't care about Harry right now, it's someone else."
"Who?"
"He's the snottiest, richest, most insensitive jerk i've ever met."
"That sounds like that guy that Harry's rivals with, oh what's his name," Jana sat thinking hard.
"His name's Draco Malfoy, and right now I hate him even though I shouldn't."
Jana stared at me puzzled. "Do you like him or something?"
"No, I like his rival, and if he ever found out, which after Heather tells him he will, he'd kill me. Well no, he wouldn't, but father would."
"Chalice, I'm confused."
I looked at her. "Draco's my twin brother," i said bluntly. She just stared.
"Are you serious?" she whispered.
"Does it look like I'm kidding?" I snapped.
"Wow," Jana said, not even noticing my sarcasm. "You two are so different! You're nothing like Draco. He's so cold and evil, but your so nice, and kind and stuff."
"He wasn't always like that," I said quietly, missing my old brother, the one who cared.
"But now he could care less what happens to me as long as I don't hang out with Harry, but he wasn't supposed to find out about the study group, but since Heather can read minds, she read mine, and now she's going to tell Draco, who'll tell father, and father will probably kill me. And I'm serious when I say he'll kill me," I ranted.
"Heather's not that horrible of a person, she would convince Draco not to tell your dad," Jana said. I looked away from the window I was staring at.
"How would you know this?" I asked.
"Well, umm.." Jana stammered, then took a deep breath. "Heather's my cousin, but she comes from the really rich side of the family, we're just semi rich, like most purebloods. Which brings me to another point. I can read minds too, and I can erase things from people's memories, but that power I'm forbidden to do on orders from the Ministry of Magic." I smiled.
"So let me guess. Once Heather got into Slytherin, she got all mean, and now she ignores you?"
"Yeah, basically."
"Same with Draco. He used to be my best friend. I feel like he's ashamed of me now or something. He refuses to acknowledge that I'm his sister." I sighed.
"Well, why don't you tell people?" Jana suggested.
"Tell people I'm a Malfoy? Jana are you insane!"
"I don't see what the problem is," she said.
"If you had known i was a Malfoy, would you have taken the time to get to know me?"
"Ok, I see your point. Harry definitely would have run away from you."
"Exactly. I can't go around parading my last name. I'm sad to say it, but my brother's made life hard for me."
"So, why were you crying?"
"Because he doesn't care. I miss Draco."
Jana hugged me. "It's ok. I'm sure part of him still cares."
If only part still did, I thought. If only.

A couple hours later, I stepped out of the common room to go wash the mascara off my face. On my way there, i ran into Crabbe and Goyle, my brothers two elephants. Well, ok they were people, but they resembled elephants. Actually, more like an elephant's bottom, but still.
"Where do you think you're goin?" Crabbe sneered.
"To the restroom, thank you very much," I said calmly.
"No, I don't think you are," Goyle shoved me, and I fell to the ground.
Crabbe laughed, then kicked me hard in the stomach. I wanted to cry for help, but I was determined not to show weakness. I stood up.
"I would appreciate it if you'd let me go peacefully," I said coldly. I should have known this would set them off.
"And we'd appreciate it if you'd shut your mouth," Goyle jeered. I was guessing they didn't know that Draco was my brother.
Crabbe pushed me down again, then slapped my face, hard. I could taste blood from my split lip. He slapped me again, harder. Goyle picked me up and slammed me against the wall. Now my whole head hurt. i dropped to the ground and looked up at them coldly. When needed, I could come up with a cold stare to match my brothers.
"What the heck did I ever do to you," i spat.
Both of them laughed. Goyle stopped. "She reminds me of someone," he said.
Crabbe cocked his head to the side. "Yeah, you're right, but who cares. She's so pathetic," and he punched me. Goyle slammed me against the wall again. At this point I was too dizzy to fight back. Crabbe had his hand over my mouth, so I couldn't scream. Gosh, my life sucked. i heard the bell ring. Thank goodness, maybe now they'd let me go, i thought. But they didn't. I could hear a crowd forming around us. Please, i thought. Someone please help me! Then, from over to the left, someone heard my silent plea.
"Leave her alone," came the voice. Crabbe and Goyle dropped me, then slowly walked away. And I looked up into the face of the last person i expected to ever help me.
"If you ever come near her again," he growled. "Well, let's just say it won't be pretty."
Crabbe and Goyle ran to towards the Slytherin common room.
"Well?" came the voice again. "What are you all looking at! There's nothing to see here."
The crowd slowly diminished.
"You ok?" Tears formed behind my eyes, and rolled down my cheeks as I looked into the soft grey eyes of my brother.
"No, nothings ok anymore. Nothing," I said. He put his arm around me.
"I do care what happens to you. Chalice, what ever made you think I don't?"
"You certainly don't act like you care. You won't even admit to anyone that I'm your sister, Heather only knows because she can read minds..."
"Speaking of, what's this I hear about you hanging out with Potter and his friends?"
"They're my friends too!"
"Chalice, you can do better than that."
"And you call those two elephants better!" I jumped up. i couldn't take it.
"Ok, they got a little out of hand..." he started, but I interrupted.
"A little! I was on my way the bathroom, it's not like I provoked them!"
He was silent. I took the opportunity to speak my mind.
"What's happened to you? Ever since you got into Slytherin, you've totally changed. I miss you." Draco was silent for a few more minutes before he finally spoke.
"Chalice, I don't know what's happened. I just feel like I can't be myself anymore. But I miss hanging out with you. And I'm sorry for the way I've been acting. You're my sister, you don't deserve any of this..." There was something else, i could tell. So I waited.
"And...and if you want to be friends with Potter, than I guess it's ok. He is a pretty good guy, but don't ever tell anyone that I said that!
I smiled. "You know you can trust me. So will you actually admit that you know me if you see me in the hall?" I asked.
"Yeah. I don't know why I was afraid to admit it in the first place." He hugged me.
"Come on, let's get you to the Hospital Wing so that Madam Pomfrey can look at those cuts." He held out his hand to help me walk, since I was still dizzy. I took it.
"Thanks Draco," I said.
"Hey, what else are brother's for but to be here for their sis."

Where ever I went, people talked about me in whispers. Only Jana seemed to be able to speak her mind to my face.
"You know, I guess you're right about Malfoy not being entirely evil," she said at dinner that night.
"Hey, I was totally shocked that he actually stuck up for me. And it was in front of his own friends," I replied, taking a bite of the food on my plate.
"Yeah. Was it me, or did he wave to you when we walked in?"
"He did. He promised to be a good brother and actually act like he knows who I am," I said.
Jana giggled. "You know your brother really is pretty cute."
"JANA!"
"Well he is...but don't worry! I'm happy with crushing on David.." and she went off into her dream state again. I shook my head then went back to eating. Heather came over to our table and sat down across from me.
"I made your brother swear that he wouldn't tell your parents about you hanging out with Potter," she said casually.
"Thank you," I said, smiling. She wasn't evil, but she wasn't the nicest person in the world.
"Yeah, well, you might want to be careful about what you think," she said, her eyes light blue.
"Or maybe you could just refrain from entering people's thoughts," Jana said coldly, entering our conversation. Heather's eyes turned deep blue in a matter of seconds, which meant she was mad.
"Who asked your opinion," she spat.
"Nobody, I volunteered it," Jana replied cooly. Each was giving the other the death glare. They sat in silence, glaring, until Heather, face red, eyes the darkest blue you've ever seen, hissed, "We'll settle this later!" then went back to her own table. I turned to face Jana.
"What was that all about?" i asked.
"War of the invading minds," Jana said, still staring coldly at Heather, who was staring back.
"oh right, I forgot you could read minds also."
"Well, actually, we're not really supposed to. And if we do, we're supposed to forget what ever we found out. I mean, it's an invasion of people's privacy."
"So Heather telling Draco..."
"Was against our laws, yes." I had an idea of what their war was about.
"But luckily, heather isn't pure evil, so she wouldn't tell anyone your deepest darkest secrets or anything. Reading minds can be used for evil purposes," Jana continued.
"But you can erase things from people's minds,"I said.
"Not if they're a mind reader."
"Why not?"
"There's some force that protects them from that. i dunno all the technical things and such, but yeah..." she trailed off as David walked into the Great Hall. He came over to our table.
"Hey," he said, smiling at Jana.
"Hi," she said back.
"Umm, I heard that you're in a study group but that you study in partners, and that you needed a partner, so I was wondering if you'd be my study buddy," he said in one breath.
"I'd love to!" Jana replied.
"Cool. Well, I'll see you then," and he walked away.
I figured I'd have to endure an hour or so of David talk, so I kept quiet and let Jana be Jana.

I ran into Harry while I was in the library returning some books i had borrowed. He looked all sad and lonely.
"You ok?" I asked. He sighed.
"Nikki broke up with me because she was transferred to Slytherin and said she couldn't be seen with a Gryffindor," he confided.
"Why is there such a stereotype for all Slytherins?" I wondered.
"Because they're all the same," Harry answered.
"But if you really get to know them they might not necessarily be," I argued.
"Well, the way they act, who would want to get to know them."
"Yeah, but if you saw someone you didn't know, went over to introduce yourself, then saw that they were a Slytherin, you'd turn right back around without even saying hi."
"You're point?"
"My point is that you can't judge a book by its cover. Just because someone's in a certain house, or has a certain last name, doesn't mean that they're the same as everyone else in their house or family."
"What?" Harry asked.
"Never mind, it's too complicated," I answered. i wasn't exactly ready to let it be known who my family was. I'd lose the few friends I had. Well, Jana understood.
"I have time, do explain," Harry said.
"No, it's nothing." Harry raised his eyebrows but dropped the subject.
"You wanna go for a walk by the lake? The stars are really pretty tonight," Harry said.
"Sure." my stomach did a flip. A walk around the lake with Harry, under the light of the stars. It would definitely be the highlight of my day. Harry stood up and walked towards the exit, and I followed him. Once outside he took my hand.
"I want to show you something," he said mysteriously. I laughed.
"As long as you promise I won't die, then I'm game."
"You won't die, I swear." He led to the hill beside the lake, then sat down on some of the rocks. i sat down beside him, and waited.
"There," he said, smiling.
"What? I don't see anything," I replied.
"That's because you're not looking. It's the whole atmosphere of the sky. The stars shining like crystals, the moon so full, the outline of the forrest, the reflection of the light on the lake, all of it. It's magnificent."
I looked out at the sky. He was right. Everything was so beautiful. I'd gone for walks when it was dark before, but I'd never realized how gorgeous everything was.
"Wow," I said softly. Harry took my hand again and moved closer.
"You know, I'm actually glad that I'm not with Nikki anymore," he whispered. I turned to look at him.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because, then I couldn't be here enjoying this evening with you." Harry leaned in and kissed me. When he moved back I was breathless. It was after all, my first kiss.
"I really like you Chalice," he said.
"I like you too Harry," I managed to answer. He stood up.
"Will you meet me here again tomorrow night at 7?" he asked.
"Yes." He smiled.
"See you then," harry replied, then walked off, leaving me sitting by the lake in the moonlight. Draco would die if he ever found out Harry kissed me, I thought. Then I realized something else. I had to Harry that I was a Malfoy. He'd sat here and opened up his heart to me, I couldn't keep it from him. But would he still like me when he found out?

I arrived at the lake half an hour early the next night. I needed time to think about how I was going to tell Harry I was a Malfoy. I really liked him and I didn't want to lose him, as a friend or anything else. What was I going to do?
"You're out here pretty late," a voice came from behind me.
"Draco, 6:30 is not late," I replied without turning around. I could recognize my brother's voice anywhere. He sat down next to me.
"So, what are you doing out here?"
"Thinking," I replied.
"Bout what."
I did a Draco smirk.
"Wouldn't you like to know." He smirked back.
"Haha."
"Actually, I'm meeting Harry here."
"What? Why?"
"You said you were ok with us being friends," i reminded him.
"Yeah, but meeting him out here by the lake, at night. I dunno. Looks pretty suspicious to me," he argued.
"All right. Now that you're suspicious, and since your sitting down, you ready for what you would call the bad news?"
"Depends."
"On what?"
"On what the bad news is."
"Well you're not going to know unless I tell you," I said. Draco sighed.
"What's the bad news?" he said.
"Well, yesterday, Harry and i were out here, and we were talking...and he sorta kinda kissed me..."
"WHAT!"
"Draco, don't freak out! Harry's a really sweet guy,"
"WHAT!"
"DRACO!"
"You kissed Potter?" Draco's eyes were huge from disbelief.
"Yeah," I said. He was taking it a lot better than I had expected.
"Where's Potter, I'm going to kill him! How dare he come anywhere near my sister!"
"Draco, please calm down and listen to me," I pleaded. He looked at me.
"Why Potter of all people?" he asked.
"Well, I like Harry...and actually, in a way, he kind of reminds me of you," I said quietly.
"ME?"
"yeah."
Draco's eyes were a soft grey.
"You like Potter?" he asked softly.
"A lot," I nodded. He sighed.
"Fine. But if he does anything to upset you, he'll have to answer to me!"
"Aww, Draco. It's nice to know you care," i said, laughing.
He hugged me. "Chalice, you know I love you," he said. I smiled.
"I know." We stood up and he hugged me again. he kissed me on my forehead then walked off.
"Hey Chalice," Harry said, appearing out of the shadows. I whipped around to face him.
"Harry! You scared me," I said smiling. But he wasn't smiling.
"You and Malfoy seem pretty close," he said.
"We are," I answered. Guess I was going to have to tell him sooner than I had planned.
"Really," he replied.
"Yeah," I said. "Is something wrong Harry?"
"Why don't you go ask your boyfriend," he said, walking off.
"But I don't have a boyfriend," I called, very confused. Then it hit me. I wanted to laugh, yet at the same time, I knew I shouldn't.
"Harry!" I ran after him.
"What?" he said, turning to face me.
"You think that Draco and I are an item?"
"Certainly looked like it." I laughed. I couldn't help it.
"And what, may I ask, is so funny?" he snapped.
"Draco's not my boyfriend. He's my brother!" Harry's jaw dropped.
"Malfoy has a sister?" he said in disbelief.
"Twin sister, and I'm her."
"But you're not in Slytherin."
"First in my family. Father wasn't too happy. he actually tried to disown me, but Draco convinced him not to."
"But you're nothing like a Malfoy!"
"My attitude isn't. But remember how you said that I reminded you of someone?" I said.
"You do look a lot like Malfoy," he agreed.
"That's only once you know I'm a Malfoy."
"Why'd you keep it hidden?" he asked.
"Harry, be honest. If you had known that I was Draco's twin, would you have taken the time to get to know me for me?" I replied.
"Guess not. I'm sorry Chalice," he said, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me close to him.
"Harry," I started. But I didn't get to finish. Harry leaned down and kissed me, right there, in the middle of the hall. And it was even better than the first.

I walked back to the common room feeling dazed. Tonight had been so strange. Yet so wonderful. Harry had asked me to be his girlfriend, and of course I'd said yes. Draco was ok with me seeing Harry, and Harry was ok with me being Draco's sister. I sighed as I flopped down on my bed. I closed my eyes, thinking about the weeks events. Finally, people were starting to notice me. Maybe not for the reasons I wanted, but still. I wasn't just some Hufflepuff that got pushed around all the time. I knew the truth was going to leak out that I was a Malfoy some way or another. But at least I already had friends.
I was really happy that Draco was acting more like himself. Just sad that it took his so called best friends beating me up for him to talk to me. I missed the old life. Where there wasn't a care in the world. And everything was great. Winter holidays were approaching and Draco and I would be going home for a week. Then I'd have lots of time to catch up with my best friend. Unfortunately, the Crabe family and the Goyle family were joinging us for Christmas Eve. But I didn't have to worry too much. They'd stay far away from me after what Draco did to them for beating me up.
I could tell it was getting late. The fire in our room had died, and all around me there were sounds of my dorm mates sleeping. But I couldn't fall asleep. I just laid there, thinking, wondering how my life would be different if I had been put in Slytherin. Would I have become like Draco? I hoped not. I drifted off to sleep at some point that night. But i kept having weird dreams where I was being chased by a snake, and Crabbe and Goyle were laughing at me again. And Harry was telling me he hated me, and he kept slapping me repeatedly. I was crying out to Draco for help, but he just stood by, sneering. And Jana was chained to a wall, Heather singing some weird song.
I woke up on the floor of the dorm. Cold, scared, and just plain freaked out. These were the times when I really needed to talk to Draco. He could make sense of everything. But I didn't have him. He was off with in his Slytherin world. A silent tear slipped down my cheek. He was so close, yet so very far away.

"Hurry up or you'll miss the train!" Jana called up the stairs to our dorm.
"I'm almost done!" I yelled back. It was the first morning of the winter holidays and I was going home. We all rode home on the Hogwarts Express. I jammed the rest of my stuff in my trunk then with a flick of my wand, sent it floating down to the common room with the rest of the trunks.
"I'll see you after Christmas," I said to Jana, giving her a goodbye hug.
"Have fun with your brother and his two thugs," she answered. I laughed then walked out the door. Harry was waiting for me there.
"I just wanted to say goodbye before you leave," he said smiling. He handed me a teddy bear that he had been hiding behind his back. It was white and it was holding a red plush heart.
"Aww. I love it!" I said, giving Harry a kiss on the cheek.
"I give you a bear and all I get is a measly kiss on the cheek?" he said teasingly.
I did my best Draco smirk. Harry laughed then leaned down and kissed me.
"See you after the holidays," he said.
"Bye Harry." and I walked to the front hall where all the students going home were waiting. I spotted Draco in the crowd and went over to him. He smiled when he saw me.
"Say goodbye to everyone?" he asked. I knew he meant Harry.
"Yeah. And look what Harry gave me," I said, showing him my bear. He shuddered a little at the sound of Harry's name but kept a straight face.
"It's nice," he said.
"You hate it," I laughed. "But only cause it's from Harry."
"No comment," Draco laughed back.
I glared at him. He gave me a hug.
"Come on Chalice. We're just kidding around."
"I know Draco." At that moment the caretaker, Argus Filch, appeared out of the shadows, growling and grumbling more than normal.
"all right you filthy scumballs," he growled. "Proceed in an orderly fashion to the carriages that will take you to the Hogsmeade station, where you will ride the train to Platform 9 3/4, where you will be picked up either by your parents or the Knight Bus," he recited irritably.
"I don't think he exactly wants to be here right now," Draco whispered.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" I asked. he laughed.
"What is so funny you little...Ah, Professor McGonagall." Filch stopped.
"The students are all ready I assume?" she said.
"Yes Professor," Filch answered.
"Good. All right, file out. Hurry up. We don't have all day," and she hurried out the doors, students following.
"Ready to go home?" Draco asked conversationally.
"Yeah. I need a break from school and studying," I answered.
"And i need one of mum's home cooked meals," draco said, his stomach grumbling.
I laughed. "Yeah. I'm really glad to be going home." And I was.
Finally I could get away, not have to worry about anything. Just be myself. I'd have my best friend back for two weeks. I'd have a break from school, from being pushed around in the halls, from strange glances. People were still questioning me about why Draco was the one to save me from Crabbe and Goyle.
"Chalice? You coming?" Draco's voice broke into my thoughts.
"Oh, yeah." and i ran to catch up with my brother, feeling for once in my life that the world wasn't totally evil.

The train ride home was fun. Draco and I talked, laughed and ate treats from the trolley. When we arrived at the platform our mother was waiting for us. She gave us each a hug, then enchanted our trunks so that they were as light as a feather, thus making them easier to carry.
"Where's father?" I asked. Mum laughed.
"Oh you know your father's too busy with work to come and pick you two up."
There was truth to that. I don't know why I even asked. We arrived home half an hour later to our clean, gigantic, lonely mansion. I was the only one in the family who found it lonely. My father had hired another house elf when Harry freed our first one. Mipsy was a hyper little thing who couldn't do anything right. So instead of setting her free, or giving her to someone else, Father just punished her continuously. Needless to say, she wasn't as hyper as she used to be. I felt sorry for Mipsy, and I was the only one happy when Dobby was freed. Well, Draco was happy, but he didn't dare express it. Especially after I earned a beating for expressing my joy. Maybe that was another reason I had always been so quiet. Because giving my opinion had been looked down upon in my house. But only because my opinion was so different than the rest of my family's. Draco and I always shared the same views, but he was able to lie and put on a show that he always agreed with Father. I couldn't lie. It just wasn't me. So mostly I kept my mouth shut.
When we walked in, Mipsy immediately came and took our trunks. Draco put his arm around me.
"We're home," he sighed. I smiled. We were home. But home just wasn't the same. I'd been looking forward to coming home for months, but now that I was back, something didn't seem right. I felt like the house was holding some secret that it needed to tell someone, yet couldn't.
"Something wrong?" Draco asked.
"Hm? Oh no. Every thing's fine," I answered. I headed up the stairs to my room. What was it? Why did every thing feel so weird. I knew something was wrong. And I planned on figuring it out before the end of the holidays.

Father came home, looking very smug, which meant he had made another deal with someone. He came in patted Draco on the back, gave me a kiss on the cheek, and our mother a kiss on the lips.
"How was work Father?" Draco asked.
"Very nice, thank you. Now where is that infernal house elf. MIPSY!"
Mipsy bounced into the room, then saw Father, and curtsied.
"Your dinner is ready, sir," she said, then bowed again, and went to get the food. She came back carrying a heavy tray with a large Turkey on one platter, and a platter with mashed potatoes, bread, vegetables, and some fruit. Mother believed in a well balanced diet. Father believed in showing off how much money we had.
"Here's you are sirs, missus, and miss," Mipsy said, placing the platters on the center of the table.
"Thank you Mipsy," I smiled kindly. Father glared at me. Mipsy ran out of the room extremely fast.
"How many times must I tell you Chalice that house elves are not to be shown kindness to?" he said through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry Father, i just thought that if we showed a little kindness, she might do better in her daily duties." I should have known I said too much.
"You thought WHAT?" he said in his quiet menancing manner.
"I just thought-" i started.
"Exactly. That's where you went wrong. You thought," he spat. I just wanted to hide under the table.
"Haven't I taught you anything?" he continued.
"Father, Chalice has had a really hard week of school," Draco said suddenly. Father's cold eyes turned to Draco.
"Well, i suppose we can make an exception this one time. After all, she is in Hufflepuff," he sneered.
Tears were forming behind my eyes. I'd have given anything in the world to be back at Hogwarts with Harry and Jana. Draco looked at me, sympathy in his eyes, but he knew better than to say anything. Father laughed. I was determined not to cry.
"Well, is there anything else you'd like to say?" he demanded. I stared straight into his cold grey eyes.
"No," I said. His eyes narrowed to slits.
"Don't use that tone with me Chalice," he spat. "Go to your room. Now."
"Gladly," I retorted, knowing I'd pay for that later. I bolted out of the room and ran up the stairs. I laid on my bed and cried my heart out.

Darkness descended and Mipsy went around lighting the lamps. I didn't understand why this was her chore when Father or Mother could do it just as easily and faster with a simple flick or their wand.
"Miss must not be so upset," Mipsy said consolingly.
"I hate life here. I can't believe I was ever looking forward to coming back. Then again, I always hated life at Hogwarts too," I said. "Now all I want is to go back."
"Chalice," came Draco's voice from my bedroom door. Mipsy disappeared, and Draco entered. He sat down next to me on my bed.
"Chalice, you know Father loves you very much," he started.
"That's a lie. All he cares about is being rich and keeping the Malfoy name above everyone else's heads," I spat.
Draco was silent for a minute.
"How long have you felt like this?" he asked quietly.
"Well, I never really knew how Father acted until we came to Hogwarts. When people don't know you're a Malfoy, you hear more of the truth, Draco," I replied.
"Is that why you've always kept your last name a secret?"
"No. I kept my last name a secret so that I at least had a chance of making friends. Besides, I doubted that you wanted anyone to know we were related, and I didn't want to ruin it for you."
Again, more silence.
"Draco, do you get the feeling something's different here? Like there's some secret being held or something?" I asked. Draco stood up.
"There's nothing wrong, every thing's exactly the same," he said. Was there a hint of nervousness in his voice?
"Well, it's been a long day, we both should get some rest," he said, walking out of the door. That was odd, I thought to myself. He knew something. I had good reasons to suspect it. I walked out after him, and came to a halt outside his door. There were two voices coming from his room. At first I thought he was talking to Mipsy, but then I saw her downstairs. I opened the door a crack, just so i could hear. I knew eavesdropping was wrong, but I couldn't stop myself.
"What do you mean she suspects something?" came a female voice.
"I mean Heather, that she suspects something is amiss, and you and I both know what's going on, and what Father's planning, but we can't let her find out," Draco replied.
"How's she going to find out that her father's planning on murdering her?" Heather said.
I took a sharp intake of breath, closed the door silently, then ran back to my room as quickly and quietly as I could. I was scared to death of what I'd just heard. My heart was pounding. I had to get out. And soon.

I scribbled a note to Jana telling her what I had overheard, then sent Happiness out in the darkness of night.
"Please hurry," I prayed. There wasn't much I could do now. I was stuck in a house where my father was planning on killing me, and my brother, my best friend, wasn't going to do anything about it. I felt betrayed. Lost. Angry. Scared. Then a thought struck me. Mom would never him kill me. Never. I had nothing to worry about. But this thought didn't comfort me much. I laid in bed trying to fall asleep. But I couldn't. What if Father came in while I was sleeping to kill me? But he had to have a reason for killing me. Father wouldn't just kill me for no reason, would he? Maybe it was because I was a disgrace to the whole family. After all, I was the first one not to be put in Slytherin, and I believed in kindness towards all.
I fell asleep at some point during the night, and when I awoke, sunlight was streaming through my windows. I got dressed then headed down to breakfast. When I entered the kitchen, my mother was making breakfast. This was odd. She normally only made breakfast when one of us was sick. She looked up and saw me, then started crying.
"Mother!" I said, running over to comfort her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing dear, I just...had a bad dream last night and seeing you reminded me of it," she wiped away her tears then went back to making breakfast. I was halfway through eating it when Happiness swooped through the window. I was relieved to see that the letter was from Jana. I opened the letter and read it as fast as I could.
"Dear Chalice,
Oh my gosh! I am going to get you out of there as soon as possible! Hang on, I'll save you!"

I smiled. But then I realized that it wasn't possible for her to help me. She was at Hogwarts. I was here. My heart sank. I flipped Jana's note over, and replied, explaining my thinking to her. I gave the note to Happiness who immediately set off to take it to her.
"What was all that about?" my mother asked.
"Oh, nothing," I murmured, all my hopes were sunk. I was going to die. There was no getting out of it. I guess it's a good thing that nobody really cared about me, I thought. Now, no one will miss me. I stared out the window at the beautiful day, wondering if this was the last day I'd ever see.

Jana was freaking out. How was she supposed to help chalice? She had to tell someone. But who? Who could she tell. This was Lucius Malfoy she was dealing with! He was a death eater and he worked for the Dark Lord. Harry! Harry had fought the Dark Lord many times, and she was willing to bet that he'd come through for Chalice. She ran out of the common room to find him.
The world seemed to be playing in slow motion. Jana saw people, but she didn't acknowledge them. She heard nothing, but the pounding of her heart. She had to be there for her best friend. Chalice needed her, and she swore she would come through. Jana found Harry in the library, staring at a picture of Chalice.
"Harry!" Jana panted.
"Hm?" he said, half listening.
"Harry, if you don't listen, that picture may be all you have left of Chalice before tomorrow."
Harry looked up at Jana. "What?"
"Chalice is in trouble. Big trouble. And she needs us. We're her only hope."
Harry and Jana went to an empty classroom where they wouldn't be overheard. Jana told Harry everything, then showed him Chalice's note. Harry's face grew paler and paler.
"Jana, we have to save her," he said quietly.
"Why do you think I told you!" Jana said irritably.
"But how?"
"Well, that's another reason I came to you. I figured you'd come up with a plan."
"Hold on," Harry said. Then scribbled a note to Chalice.
"Come on, we need to get this to the Owlery." Jana nodded then followed him out the door. Both were silent with worry. Neither noticed Heather standing in a corner, silent, staring, reading their minds. As soon as they had left the Owlery, Heather rushed to her common room to find the special mirror that she used to talk to Draco.
"Draco," she called into it. Draco's face appeared, smiling.
"Yes love?" he asked.
"Draco, she knows."

I sat in a cold dark room. Refusing to let Mipsy in and light my fireplace, or any of the lamps in my room. Refusing to talk to anyone. "Not that they care," I told myself. There was a sharp knock on the door, but I stayed quiet. I knew it was Draco, and I didn't feel like talking, especially not to him. He entered anyway.
"Chalice, I need to talk to you," he said looking around for me. I kept quiet. He spotted my outline on the bed, then sat down next to me.
"Um, Chalice, remember how you said you thought something was wrong? Well, Heather told me some very interesting news about your friend Jana and Potter." I perked up.
"Jana told Harry?"
"Yeah."
"Then there is hope!"
"Chalice, you have to understand something," Draco tried to explain, but i wasn't going to listen.
"I don't see you trying to help me," I snapped.
"Chalice, I can't. You know the last thing I want is for something to happen to you, but it's complicated, and I'm not really allowed to talk about it."
"What, are you Father's right hand man?"
Draco sighed. "There's nothing your friends can do. It's already too late."
"What are you talking about?"
"The ritual's begun. You can't stop it."
"What ritual? Draco, stop scaring me!"
"I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just telling you the truth."
I stared at Draco. What was he talking about? It couldn't be too late. Harry would save me. Draco hugged me, but I pushed him away.
"Things happen for a reason. You're destiny can't be changed. And the Dark Lord has foreseen this as your destiny." He was talking in a voice that didn't belong to him. This wasn't the Draco I knew. He'd never be the same. Especially not once I was dead.
"You can change your destiny," I said.
"Some people can, but not you."
"Who are you?" I glared. Draco stood up. He walked over to the window and pulled the curtains apart, staring at the night sky.
"I don't really know anymore," he whispered. "But I have my own destiny to fulfill. And tonight I will fulfill it." He walked out of my room. I was left sitting there, more confused than ever. It wasn't just myself I had to save. I had to save my brother too. It seemed to me that he was being possessed by something dark and evil. But the real Draco was still there. I could tell. Then something Draco had said struck into my mind.
"The Dark Lord had foreseen this as your destiny."
I had been right all along. Something in this house wasn't right. And now I knew the answer. You-Know-Who really had returned. And he was planning something. Tonight.

Jana stared out the common room window. She knew what was wrong before, had just gotten worse.

I sat alone. The minutes ticked by slowly. I wanted to cry, but no tears would come. I knew just sitting there wouldn't help me any. But I didn't know what would help me. I was so confused. Everything just went from bad to worse. If I had stayed at Hogwarts, none of this would be happening. But how was I to know that coming home would be my death? The rest of the world seemed to be miles away, and here I was stuck on an uncharted island. I sat there. Thinking, throwing myself into a deeper depression. Then Jana's face came into view. She wouldn't want me to be depressed like this. She would help me get through it all. She would never let me give up. She wasn't giving up on me, so I couldn't give up on myself either. I was determined to find a way out. But how? Then it came to me. Mipsy! Maybe all those times I had shown her kindness would pay off. I was certain she knew a way for me to escape. Just as I stood up, i heard a pecking on my window. I opened the window and a snowy owl fluttered in.
"Hedwig!" I breathed. This could only be a good sign. The letter was from Harry.
"Help is on the way! Love, harry"
I smiled. I would contact them as soon as I had gotten out of the house. I crept quietly out of my room, and headed down to the servants quarters.
"Mipsy?" i called. I heard a rustling sound.
"Miss, what are you doing down here? Master will not like this, no not at all." She had unusually good grammar for a house elf.
"Mipsy, I need your help. I need to escape from this house without my father or anyone else knowing..."
"And you came and asked the house elf?"
I jumped. "Draco...I..."
He smirked. "You're going to have to try harder than that Chalice." His voice was cold and menancing. I hated it. I just wanted to slap him.
"Come Chalice," he grabbed my arm. It was as cold as ice. I pulled out of his grip.
"Why should I?" I glared back. He slapped me.
"Don't mess with me," He growled. He hit me on the head and the world went black.

I woke up, head throbbing. Where was I? Then it all came back to me. Draco, my father, You Know Who. I groaned and tried to get up.
"Not a good idea," came an all too familiar voice in the corner.
"And what are my reasonings for listening to you?" i hissed at Draco. He walked into the light of the fireplace. i gasped. Dark circles formed around his eyes, and his normally perfect hair was all messed up. Sadness was deep in his eyes.
"Draco?" I whispered. "What happened?"
"I believe it's called the Polyjuice Potion," he said.
My jaw dropped slightly.
"So, it wasn't really you," I said, relief flooding through me. Draco shook his head.
"No, just my evil twin...er..triplet..." I laughed.
"You don't know how happy I am that it wasn't you saying all those things..." I trailed off. Nothing was real anymore. How did I know now that it was the real Draco?
"Chalice, it's me. I swear it is." And I knew it was him. Only Draco could read my mind. Without having to read my mind. If that made any sense. Well, I understood it.
"Draco I'm scared." He pulled me close to him. This was the older protective brother I remembered.
"I know, but don't worry. I won't let any of them touch you. By the way, do you happen to know what they are planning?"
"Oh nothing big. Just to kill me!"
"What?" Draco's voice was filled with disbelief.
"Yeah, our dear old Dad's planning on murdering me for You Know Who." I lost it. I sat there crying into Draco's shoulder.
"Chalice, I won't let them near you," Draco told me. But I knew his promise wouldn't help. Once You Know Who decided to kill someone, they didn't stand a chance. But then again, Harry had survived. More than once. And he said he was coming. If there was any hope in the world left, it was with Harry.

Jana and Harry sat in the library planning how they were going to rescue Chalice.
"The scary thing is that her brother isn't doing anything about it," Jana commented.
"Malfoy's a total git," Harry replied.
"and you're girlfriend's best friend."
"Doesn't mean I have to like him.
"No body said you did!"
Harry slammed his book shut.
"I can't take this any longer! I can't just sit here and do nothing! We're going to save her, and we're going now!" Jana jumped back at his sudden outrage.
"I think that's a stupid idea not to plan how we're going to save her, yet I'm going to agree with you. We need to save Chalice and now." Harry's green eyes were on fire.
"Well, come on then."
"Wait, we don't know where the Malfoy mansion is!" Jana called, running to catch up with Harry.
"That's why first we're going to the kitchens," he replied. Jana stopped.
"The kitchen?" she asked, but Harry didn't hear her. His mind was set on saving Chalice, and that was all he could think about.

Draco and I sat back to back, waiting. The minutes ticked by slowly.
"Why do I feel like time should be going faster?" I asked.
"I was wondering the same thing," Draco answered.
"I know I'm going to die, and yet I'm waiting for it.."
"Do we have to talk about that?"
"No, sorry I brought it up."
"It's ok."
"So what should we talk about?" I was trying to make conversation to pass the time.
"What's your favorite color?" Draco asked. I raised my eyebrows.
"You're kidding."
"Well...I had nothing better to say." I laughed.
"That is so you."
"I'm not sure whether to be offended or flattered," Draco laughed too.
"Be optimistic. Take it as a compliment."
"But was it meant to be a compliment?"
"I don't know. I was merely stating how like you that was."
"Oh, well thanks."
And it went back to silence. I wasn't scared anymore of my fate. I didn't know why. I just had this feeling that everything would turn out all right. Maybe I had worried myself to insanity. This certainly wasn't the way I should be feeling. I gasped as Mipsy appeared out of a corner. Draco turned around.
"What is it?" he asked. I put a finger to my lips then motioned for Mipsy to come over. She came.
"I have a message for you miss," she whispered urgently. I nodded for her to continue. She handed me a small piece of paper then disappeared into thin air. I opened the parchment.
"Look up." I looked up and saw and owl fluttering outside a very small window that I hadn't noticed before. Draco stood up and opened the window, since he was taller and it was out of my reach. He handed the paper that the owl had to me.
"Chalice,
we're here, and we're coming so hang on. harry's a genius! -jana"
I breathed a sigh of relief. This was the reason I had been feeling so calm. My heart knew that my friends wouldn't let me down. But how they were going to find me, I wasn't sure. i didn't even know where I was. Well, I didn't know what room I was in. I turned to look at Draco, a smile on my face.
"We're going to be ok, I just know it," I said. Draco looked at me with doubt in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. I heard a crash, a bang, a muffled curse, and then the door that I hadn't noticed burst open. Harry and Jana were standing there with...Dobby.
"Chalice!" jana ran forward and we hugged. "I am so glad you're ok!"
Harry interrupted. "We'd better get going. We haven't much time." Jana nodded and I followed her to the door.
"Draco?" I said.
"You go. I'll handle Father's wrath."
"No. You have to come too. if you don't, then You Know Who might kill you instead!" Draco looked at me, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"chalice, i can't." My eyes filled with tears. I went over and hugged my brother.
"Why?"
He kissed my forehead. "It's complicated. And I don't have time. Go! I don't want to be the reason they catch you."
"They?" Draco shook his head.
"You're wasting time." I hugged my brother one last time, then followed Jana up the stairs. I had a feeling this would be the last time I would ever see Draco. Or at least the Draco I had grown up with. A tear slid down my cheek as we ran out the front door and into the Weasley's new car where Hermione and Ron were waiting for us. We flew up and away, over the mansion, and then it was out of sight. I should have been happier, but I knew I'd never be able to shake the guilt of leaving my brother behind.
"Don't worry Chalice," Jana said. "He'll be ok. he'd never break a promise to you."
I nodded. But I wasn't sure. I wasn't really sure of anything these days.

Hogwarts just wasn't the same. I lived every minute in fear. Fear that I would never see my brother again. Fear that Father would come looking for me. Fear for no reason. Nothing Harry or Jana could say or do helped. The only person who could ever make me feel better wasn't here. I cried myself to sleep at night, and had to keep myself from crying whenever I saw anything that reminded me of Draco. These days, everything did. Two days went by with no word from him, and suddenly I realized that someone else who was supposed to be staying at Hogwarts over the holidays wasn't here.
"Hey, jana, you seen Heather lately?" i asked suddenly.
"No, and I don't care to see her," Jana answered from the chair next to mine. She was writing a long letter to her new boyfriend David, who she had hooked up with the afternoon i had left.
"Any chance she went home to visit her family?" I wondered.
"i doubt it. My parents and her parents all went to some tropical island, and they invited us but we both declined. quality time isn't something we value."
So if Heather wasn't at Hogwarts, and she wasn't with her family, then where was she? I was suspicious. Did she know about the Poly Juice potion plot with Draco? Afterall, it was she whom he was talking to that night when I first discovered my fate. It was she who told the fake Draco that I knew. But if she was in on the plot...
"What is intriguing your brain so?" Jana asked.
"I was thinking..."
"Well, obviously. In less that's a way of sleeping...sitting there mumbling under your breath, staring into space." i glared at jana.
"I think heather has something to do with my Father killing me."
"Ok, she may be evil, but Heather's not that evil! She'd never kill anyone!"
"She told the fake Draco that I knew!"
"Well yeah...but..." Jana sighed.
"Maybe it isn't the real Heather like it wasn't the real Draco. I mean honestly, how do you know who's really who?" jana said simply.
"I think the whole world's turning to chaos," I said.
"That's the point I've been trying to prove for years, but nobody believes you until something awful happens to them." I jumped up out of my chair.
"Where are you going?"
"I've got to find Harry. I have to go home." Jana looked at me in confusion.
"You want to go back to the place where you're guaranteed death?"
"No, but if we don't go back, then more people than just me will die. The plan's a lot bigger than we thought."
"And you know this for sure? And what do you mean we?"
"I mean, you and me and Harry. And I'm almost positive."
Jana sighed again then stood up and walked over to the door where I was standing.
"I think your boyfriend's 'save people' thing is rubbing off on you."
I threw a pillow at her.
"Come on, we don't have much time." I ran out the door and went to find Harry, Jana right behind me. I heard her mumble as we ran, "The things I do to save the world!"

The mansion was dark, and a storm was coming. I had a feeling this wasn't coincidence.
"So, tell me again how you're going to save your brother?" Jana asked. I could tell she was doubtful.
"We sneak in, get Draco, sneak out, and the world is right again," I said. I was doubtful myself.
"But he could have come with us before, what makes you think he'll come now?"
"I don't, which is why we'll knock him out first."
"And we carry him how?"
"We're witches! It's called magic!"
"Oh, right."
I wanted laugh, but I wasn't in the mood for laughing. I wanted to cry, but then again, I didn't. We landed on the lawn soundlessly. Well, actually, we probably weren't soundless, but the thunder was so loud you couldn't hear anything else. I shuddered as memories of past storms in this house came back. Everything was so magnified, and I was always scared. Father always disapproved of fear, so I tried not to show it. But Draco always knew better. He'd always come to my room at night and hold me, and tell me it would be all right. Now it was my turn to save him.

"Chalice?" Harry's voice brought me back to reality. Me, being the brilliant one hadn't noticed that it had started to rain, so I was soaked. My smarter friends were standing under the porch.
"well, I guess this is it," I was trying to reassure myself. harry hugged me.
"Everything will be ok," he whispered. I looked up into his bright green eyes, and I knew that somehow, everything would be ok. We went into the mansion. I found it weird that the door wasn't locked, but I didn't think too much about it. I probably should have known then that something was wrong.
It all seemed too easy. We found the room that Draco and I had been in before without any trouble. But Draco wasn't there.
"We knew you'd come back," came a cold voice from the corner.

A searing pain raced throughout my body and I fell to my knees. A high pitched laugh came from the same corner, and You Know Who stepped into the light of the fire. I heard a scream from Jana, but Harry just moved closer to me.
"And you brought just the person I've been dying to meet," he hissed. The pain became worse when I realized I had led Harry to his death. I looked up at Harry. His face was set and glaring at You Know Who. I admired his bravery, but feared for his life.
"Harry," I whispered.
"Silence!" The pain seared again and I crumbled to the floor. Harry was beside me in a flash.
"chalice," he whispered, pulling me close. i couldn't believe I had done this.
"Harry," I sobbed. "It's all my fault."
"What is?"
"Because of me, you'll probably die, and he'll probably kill Jana just for fun, and Draco will probably die..." Harry hugged me closer.
"None of this is your fault. just because you cared and have such a great heart doesn't make it your fault." He was so incredibly sweet.
"If we're done, then we shall proceed with the plan. Lucius!"
Someone grabbed me roughly from behind and when I turned I was looking into the cold heartless gray eyes of my father. I felt the most loathing feelings for him deep in my heart. Why had i always respected him? He was nothing but a murderer. I knew then that I wasn't going to go easily.
"Where's Draco?" I spat. He gave a merciless laugh.
"You're brother? Oh what a help he was. A part of the plan all along. And to think, you actually bought that story about the Poly Juice Potion. Have I taught you nothing?" My jaw dropped slightly. he had to be lying. Draco never would have done all those things to me of his own free will.
"But of course he wasn't of his own free will," came You Know Who's cold voice. I was too weak to even try to look at him.
"Let's just say he was...possessed." Father threw me against the wall and vines shot out and held me there. I fought against them, but it was no use.
"Now, let the ceremony begin." I looked to jana and Harry for help, but Jana seemed to be frozen to the spot, and the same kind of vines were holding Harry back.
"You see dear child, it is the blood that runs in your veins that we need to complete my immortality. Of course, I could kill your father, but he is such a faithful servant. And your brother will be very useful in the future. He did help us catch young Heather here, who's blood is also needed." i gasped. Heather suddenly appeared, chained to the wall also. But it seemed as if she had been knocked out. Then Draco entered, wearing Death Eater robes. i looked at him in disbelief. I felt betrayed and used. Flashbacks of my childhood were flooding through my mind. Draco was always there, wiping away my tears, making me feel better. And I remembered why we had come back. To save my best friend. This wasn't the real Draco. And I was the only one who could get the real Draco back. But how?

The world was spinning. There was nothing I could do. This was it. My death. And the death of the only person who had noticed me in the crowd. And I guess, in a way it was the death of Draco. Tears were falling down my face and I didn't want to show weakness, but I just couldn't help it. Life was over. I looked at Draco, his face hidden in the darkness of his hood. he wasn't wearing the mask.
"Now let me think, what would be the most painful way to kill her and still get the blood we need. We can't just use the Avada Kedavra curse," I head You Know Who say to my father.
"If I may my lord, perhaps whatever curse we use should be performed by Draco, as that would hurt her more emotionally," Father suggested.
"Yes. Excellent thinking Lucius. There is more than just physical pain. And often the emotional pain hurts worse."
Great. Not only would I be killed painfully, I would be killed by my brother painfully. But I didn't care. I found that I was losing sight of everything that was important to me very quickly. And I'd only been tied up for ten minutes. Although it felt like a lifetime. Draco was standing completely still and I realized something. If You Know Who was standing somewhere beside me, then Draco couldn't possibly be possessed at this exact moment. So why wasn't he doing anything? Because, I thought. He doesn't care. He never did. He never will. He'll never regret a thing. I doubt he was even possessed for very long before he switched to the dark side.
"That would blow her to pieces," I heard my father say. I cringed. I didn't want to be blown up. I didn't want to die at all, but there wasn't exactly much I could do. I looked around the room one last time.
"Goodbye Draco," I said to myself. "Goodbye Harry. Goodbye Ja-" I stopped. Where was Jana? She had been standing there a few minutes before, and now she was gone. I knew she hadn't been taken. As if to answer my thoughts, I heard a voice behind me.
"I'm cutting the vines, I've already cut Harry's, be careful, and get out."
Once again, Jana had come to my rescue. She was such a great friend. I mean, how many of your friends would save your life twice? I wasn't out yet, so my life was still at stake. I could hear my father still discussing which spell to use with You Know Who, so I figured this would be my last chance. I slipped out of the vines and crouched down, crawling in the shadows towards the door. I was almost there when a hand grabbed me from behind. I whirled around and was looking into the cold gray eyes of my brother. I held my breath. I had no hope now.
"Draco," I whispered, pleading. Maybe there was still part of the old Draco somewhere inside his soul. His steel eyes softened.
"This time don't come back for me," he whispered. "I can't change anything. I have to be a Death Eater, there's nothing I can do."
"There is something you can do, you're just not brave enough to do it!" Draco looked away from me.
"I can't run away from the Dark Lord."
"But you can turn away and betray the people who need you the most. The people who have been here for you. The people who care about you, and love you. You can just give us to him. And not feel guilt." At this point the tears were just flowing endlessly.
"Fine," I said. "Be a Death Eater. It's the fate you deserve." Draco looked me in the eyes, then released his grip. I took one last look then silently crept through the door and up the stairs. I found Jana and Harry waiting for me there.
"I'm so sorry I brought you two into this," I sobbed. Harry pulled me close.
"I'm sorry we couldn't save Draco," he said. I looked up a little shocked. That was the first time I had ever heard him use Draco's first name and not just use Malfoy. Jana nodded.
"Come on, we better get out of here before they notice you're gone."
"I wish we could have at least saved Heather," I said.
"Don't worry about it. She's immortal, she can't die. Which is probably why he needed her blood too."
Not feeling any better, only worse, we headed out into the fierce storm. We got into the Weasley's new flying car, and headed back to Hogwarts. I watched the mansion disappear one last time, and I knew I'd never be back.
"I'm sorry Draco," I whispered. "I tried."

There were only two days of the winter break left. I barely talked, ate or slept. Most of the time I just sat out near the lake, and if the weather was bad, I would sit in the common room and stare out the window at the lake.
"I've had enough!" Jana suddenly yelled one day.
"Enough of what?" I asked quietly.
"Of your depression. I understand he was your brother and what a tough time you're going through, but you're just going deeper into a black hole. You have to be strong. You and I are going to go visit Harry and David."
"Do I have to?"
"Yes!" Jana grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the common room. Harry and David were in the library. David and Jana went over to a corner. Harry just held me in his arms. I wanted to cry, but I had cried all of my tears, and no more would come.
"He's probably out killing innocent muggles," I said.
"Malfoy's not a killer," Harry replied.
"Now that he's a Death Eater he is. And do you have to call him malfoy? It's my last name too. Why can't you just use his real name."
"Sorry. He's been my enemy for so long, I'm not used to it." I sighed.
"There's nothing more you could have done. You tried. That's all we can ask."
"But..." Harry silenced me with a soft kiss. I melted. He was so perfect. He always knew the right thing to say and the right thing to do to make me feel better.
"I love you," he whispered into my ear. I looked into his beautiful green eyes.
"I love you too," I whispered back. He smiled, then pulled me into a hug again.

Later that night, I was walking around the lake. The stars were shining, the moon was bright, the lake was serene, and everything seemed so perfect. For the first time in weeks, I felt happy. Peaceful. Jana was right. I needed to be strong and get over this. What happened had happened, and there was nothing I could do. It wasn't my fault. I sat down on the same rock where Harry and I had shared our first kiss. The rock where Draco had approved of my dating Harry. I smiled to myself. I had so many good memories of Draco, why should I remember only the recent events. I laughed out loud, and felt even happier. It started raining, but I didn't care.
The rain felt good. It washed away all the bad things and left only room for the good things in my life. I stood up, my face towards the sky. I closed my eyes and let the cold drops fall on my face. I opened my mouth to catch some of the water. It was a such a peaceful moment.
"Well this is an interesting sight to see."
I opened my eyes, not believing it. I turned my head so fast it cracked my neck.
"Oh my gosh!" i screamed jumping off the rock as fast as I could.
"Whoa! Don't kill me!"
I stopped running, almost knocking him over. I looked up into the soft grey eyes of my best friend.
"How did you...I mean...Oh Draco!"
I hugged him, causing us both to fall to the ground. Draco laughed and I released him.
"You were right," he said softly.
"about..."
"Everything. I realized I was my own person and that I didn't have to be what Father wanted me to be. I mean look at you." I smiled.
"How'd you escape?"
"Same way you did. Only I had to get Heather first. I feel so bad about leading her there. Although she doesn't remember any of it, but I think I should probably tell her what happened anyway. I mean, I love her, and she deserves the truth."
"Draco Malfoy, I do believe that is the most profound thing you've ever said."
"Thank you m'dear." I laughed. I knew this was the real Draco. Not the possessed one.
"So how mad do you think Father will be?" I asked.
"My advice is that neither of us go home ever again," Draco replied.
"Then where do you suggest we go?"
"Hm...hadn't thought of that one." I rolled my eyes. Jana came out of the front doors and I waved to her. She came running over.
"I have great news!" she said.
"Me too!" I replied. Draco stood up and Jana gasped.
"You're alive and non possessed!" She screamed, hugging Draco too. He was rather taken aback by this gesture, but smiled.
"Is that even a word?"
Jana smirked. "It is now."
"But of course, whatever you say goes."
"Draco be nice!" I said. He gave me one of his innocent looks.
"But I am being nice," he said sweetly. I hit him on the arm.
"Ow"
"That didn't hurt."
"But it could have."
"But it didn't so stop being a baby and get over it." Draco stuck his tongue at me. I rolled my eyes again then turned to Jana who was laughing at us.
"So what was your good news?"
"My mom said that you can stay with us this summer. The entire summer. So you won't have to go home!"
"Really?"
"Yeah!"
"Thank you!" I was so incredibly happy that I wouldn't have to go back to death manor.
"Oh, I guess Draco can come too if he wants," Jana added, remembering that he needed a place to stay now too. Draco smiled.
"Thanks. I know we'll get to be great friends," he said, using his trademark smirk.
"Haha, I'm sure," said Jana, smirking back. I laughed. This summer was going to be awesome.

The rest of the school year flew by. And it was the happiest time of my life. i had harry, friends, and Draco was actually being nice to everyone. He and Harry had become friends. Not good friends, but friends none the less. And that was good enough for me. We took our O.W.L.S, and they all were really easy. Although Ron, Harry, Jana and Draco disagreed. Heather Hermione and I told them they should have studied more. Although Heather never studied. She was just naturally brilliant.
It was the last day at Hogwarts, and we were at the feast. I was sitting next to Harry, who was next to Ron. Draco was on my other side, and Heather was on his other side. Jana was across from me next to David and Hermione.
"I can't believe it's our last night," Jana sighed.
"I'm gonna miss all of you," I said.
"We'll miss you too!" Jana said tearfully.
"What if I never see you again?"
"That would be horrible!"
"Terrible!"
"Really really bad!"
"Um, we're staying with you over the summer Jana, remember?" Draco cut in. Relief swept over Jana's face.
"Oh yeah, I forgot."
"Me too," I said, smiling. Draco looked amazed at our stupidity, but didn't say anything. I smiled at him, and he smiled back. The feast was finished and we all headed back to our dorms. I couldn't get to sleep. For the first time ever, I wouldn't have to go home and be ridiculed by my father. I must have fallen asleep at some point during the night, because the next thing I knew, Jana was shaking me awake.
"Come on, we have to be in the Great Hall in an hour and you have to finish packing," she said. I rolled over and fell onto the floor.
"ow..."
"Hurry up!" jana yelled across the room. I stood up shakily, yawned, then got dressed and finished packing. We put our trunks with everyone else's in the middle of the common room, then headed to the Great Hall. We quickly found Harry, David, Hermione, and Ron. Harry pulled me into a hug, then kissed me.
"I don't know how I'll survive over the summer without you," he said. I smiled.
"I don't think that will be too hard for the famous Harry Potter," I said, standing on my tip toes so I could kiss him. I wasn't exactly tall.
"Hey," Draco said from behind me. I was about a centimeter away from Harry. I rolled my eyes then turned around.
"Great timing," I said sarcastically.
"I always have great timing," he smirked. I smirked back.
"Whoa, that's freaky," Jana said.
"What is?" I asked.
"You two look exactly the same when you do that."
"Could it possibly have to do with the fact that we're twins?" Draco asked sarcastically. jana glared at him.
"Well, I can tell this summer will be very interesting," I said. Harry laughed.
"Have tons of fun." he grinned. McGonagall appeared then and ushered all of us out the doors and into the carriages that would take us to Hogsmeade station. Once at the station we all found a compartment on the train together. Draco and Jana were still arguing.
"You think they'll ever stop?" David asked.
"Nope," i said simply. He sighed.
We spent a memorable train ride playing Exploding Snap, Gobstones, eating Chocolate Frogs, and just talking. We pulled into King's Cross Station, and I was sad to be going...well, it wasn't home...but yeah...
"There's my mom," Jana said, pointing to a tall woman who looked an awfully lot like Jana. I turned to say my final goodbyes. I thanked Hermione and Ron for everything, then turned to Harry.
"Well, I guess I'll see you next year," he said.
"yeah." Harry smiled then leaned down and kissed me.
"Don't forget me," he said.
"I could never forget you." Draco came over and said we should be going.
"I swear you're trying to ruin my love life," I accused him.
"No, I'm just being the older overprotective brother." I raised my eyebrows.
"You're not older."
"So? I can still act like an older overprotective brother." He grinned mischievously. I rolled my eyes then followed him into King's Cross.