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.

2. Draco's Twin Part II

Draco's Twin: Part II

Chalice

Splash.
"Draco!" I screamed, jumping up at the sudden cold wetness. I glared at him. He tried to look innocent, but the mischievous grin won out.
"Oh, you are so going to pay for that!" I grabbed my glass of water and ran after him. Unfortunately he jumped in the pool, so he was wet anyway. I put on my best pout.
"No fair!"
He swam around lazily.
"Is too fair." Jana came out of the house.
"Chalice, you're all wet," she commented.
"Thanks to my evil twin over there," I said, getting a towel to dry off. It was the middle of the summer and we had decided to hang out at the pool in Jana's backyard. Her house was so cool. A lot better than Death Manor anyway.
Jana pulled off the clothes she was wearing over her bathing suit.
"I love your suit!" I said. It was green, with blue swirls that matched her eyes. the top tied around her neck, and the bottoms tied at the sides.
"Thanks," she said. I noticed that someone else loved Jana's suit too.
"uh, Draco?" I said, a smirk on my face. He snapped out of whatever trance he was in.
"Huh? Oh, um...how is everyone?" he said, going pink in the cheeks. I raised my eyebrows then jumped in the pool. Jana carefully walked down the steps.
"That's no fun, you gotta make a splash!" I said, flicking water at her. She dove under, then came up laughing. I noticed Draco staring again.
"Draco," i said laughingly, pulling him back to reality. He blushed.
"I think I'll go in. The sun's really getting to me," he said, climbing out of the pool.
"Whatever," I said, diving into the cool water. When I came up I saw someone different staring this time.

Jana
Wow. I'd never noticed just how hott Draco was before. And god was he well built. Although we disagreed a lot, I was glad he was staying here over the summer. I'd bought a new swim suit, hoping he'd notice me more. But why did I want him to notice me? I had David. And Draco was with Heather. I sighed.
"Jana?" Chalice said, her brother's smirk on her face.
"What?" I asked. She raised her eyebrows, but didn't say anything.
Oh great, I thought. She suspects something. Chalice was good at that. I climbed out the pool, then sat down by it, letting my feet hang in the water. Chalice got out and sat beside me.
"Do tell what's going through your brain," she said.
"My brain is too complicated to tell," I said.
"Well, those things happen."
"Yes..."
"All right then, tell me why you were staring at my brother as he walked back to the house." I could feel my face turning red.
"I was not staring at Draco," I said defensively.
"Yes you were," Chalice said.
"Why would I stare at your brother?"
" 'Cause you think he's cute."
"What? When have I thought this?"
"You told me at school, remember. You said, 'You know, Draco is pretty cute.' " Dang. How did she remember these things?
"Harry's coming over later," I said, trying to change the subject. It didn't work.
"No changing the subject," Chalice said. "But you're off the hook this time. If Harry's coming over, then I need to shower and change." I laughed.
"You go do that."
Chalice walked back to the house, and I sat by the pool alone, staring at my reflection in the water. An image of Draco appeared in my mind and I shook my head. I couldn't like my best friend's brother. I just couldn't.

Jana

A million thoughts were pounding in my head. I kept seeing Draco's face. I sat by the pool, just thinking. I loved David. There was no possible way I could like Draco.
"Hey." I turned around and saw David. A smile spread across my face.
"Hey!" I said, running up to him and giving him a long kiss. He looked kind of dazed. Happy, but dazed.
"Chalice said you were out here," he said. Something seemed to be bothering him. But I couldn't put my finger on what it was.
"Yeah. Is Harry here?" I asked. David nodded. What was wrong, I wanted to ask. But I knew he'd never admit that anything was wrong. David kind of kept to himself, which was one of the things I found so adorable about him.
"So," I said. He just kinda sat there, staring into the pool. A little voice at the back of my mind was telling me to read his thoughts.
"No!" I said.
"What?" David said.
"Oh, um... nothing."
"Ok." I stood up.
"I need to go for a walk," I said. David stood up too.
"Want me to come?" he asked.
"No, I just need to.. think.." I walked to the gardens we had behind the pool. I sat down on a bench. I was so confused right now.

Chalice
Harry arrived and we took a walk to the gardens. I saw David leaving from them, but I didn't think anything about it. We walked for a while, and talked a little. Harry was such a great guy. He left and I walked around the gardens. I heard a sound coming from somewhere near me, but I couldn't figure out what it was. I turned a corner and found Jana sitting on a bench, crying her eyes out. I ran over.
"Jana! What's wrong?" I asked, sitting down next to her. She looked up at me, her eyes all puffy.
"David broke up with me," she sobbed.
"Oh jana, I'm so sorry!" She shook her head.
"That's not the worst part of it."
"What is?" She sniffed.
"He broke up with me because.."
"Because what?"
"Because he likes Heather."

Chalice

The rest of the night was sad and dark. Jana refused to come out of her room, even when Draco mad his special spaghetti.
"I can't be happy," I said, sitting across the table from him, twirling around my cold spaghetti.
"And I can't be happy if you're not happy," he said, not eating either.
"She's my best friend, I can't help but worry about her."
"I thought I was your best friend," Draco said, pouting a little.
"Now is not the time for jokes Draco," I said sternly. He sighed.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly. I stood up.
"I'm going to check on Jana," I said. Draco stopped me.
"You've been trying all day to make her feel better. Let me try," and he walked up the stairs to Jana's room. I sat back down at the table.
What could he possibly do to help jana? They always fought. I had this bad feeling that she would come out feeling worse. But something else in my head was telling me that this was the right thing. That Draco talking to her would somehow helped. I sighed. Life was getting way too complicated.

Jana

What was the point of life anymore? David was gone, light was gone, colors were gone. I was crushed. Completely.My heart had been shattered into a million trillion billion pieces. And there was no way anything could fix it. I had cried all my tears, but I wanted to keep crying. So I just laid on my bed staring at the ceiling. I was hurt and angry. Angry at Heather. Which I really didn't have a reason to be mad at her. It wasn't her fault that David like her a lot more than he liked me. But then again, it could be. But she had Draco, why would she want David?
There was a knock on the door and I was brought out of my sorrowful cloud. I didn't anwser, because I knew it was Chalice, and I didn't feel like talking to anyone right now. The door opened. But it wasn't Chalice who entered.
"Draco?" I said.
"Hey," he answered, sitting on the end of my bed. I sat up.
"If you're here sending a message from Chalice," I started, but he silenced me.
"I'm here because I'm worried about you. David wasn't worth anything. You can do better than that. You deserve better than that. And you certainly don't deserve to have your heart broken ever." I was beginning to see what Chalice had meant about him not being totally evil. I smiled.
"It hurts more knowing he left me for my evil cousin," I said, staring at the floor.
"She's not evil. Ok, well, not totally evil. I mean she's not the greatest person in the world, but uh…. Just promise you won't tell her anything I said." I laughed.
"You're horrible. Talking about your girlfriend behind her back."
"Like she doesn't know everything that goes through my head."
"True. She abuses her power."
"Just a little." Draco put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. He smelled really good. I looked up and found myself getting lost in his grey eyes. They seemed different thatn before. Clearer, more….something. Draco leaned down and kissed me. And all seemed right with the world.

jana
I woke up the next morning and found a note from Draco on my bedside table. He asked me to meet him in the garden at 10. I knew he wanted to make sure that we both understood that the kiss meant nothing. I sighed then rolled over.
I walked out to the garden half an hour early. I needed to sort out my thoughts. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to be with Draco. But last night had been the happiest night of my life. Just being with him made me feel better about Draco. And the kiss... I shuddered as a cool breeze drifted over the bushes. I was wearing a sleeveless pink top and a pair of shorts. I saw Draco walking over, and I had an impulse to run over and hug him. But I refrained.
"Hey," he said, avoiding my eyes. Or maybe I was imagining that he was purposely avoiding my eyes.
Read his mind, came a voice at the back of my head. But I shook it away. I refused to break the law. Plus, I wasn't sure that I really wanted to know what he was thinking.
"Hey," I answered, now avoiding his eyes. Heather had once told me that you didn't need special powers to know what someone was thinking. That all you had to do was look at the emotion in their eyes. I was starting to wish that the kiss had never happened. Everything felt too awkaward.
Erase it from his memory, came the voice again. I looked up. That might work. But it was forbidden. I could be sentenced to Azkaban if I was ever caught.
Who would know? I would know. I knew I that there would be many nights when I would reflect back on the kiss. On being held in Draco's arms. I was so lost and confused right now. I loved David, but he had broken my heart. And now I was beginning to think I liked my best friend's brother. There was no way he liked me. He just didn't. Then why did he kiss you? Because... well, I don't know! The voice in my head was beginning to annoy me. Partially because it made such sense.
I jumped up from the bench in frustration. Draco took a step back.
"Jana, I need to talk to you about last-" he didn't finish. Because I broke the law. I erased the kiss from his memory. He'd never have to worry about it. I'd never have to worry about. And this way I didn't ruin things for Heather. Draco stood there confused.
"Um, what was I about to say?" he said.
"You were asking me if I knew where Heather was," I said.
"Who's Heather?"
"Your girlfriend."
"Right. And you are?"
"Jana. Your sister's best friend." I wasn't sure what was going on.
"Ok. So I have a sister. Her name would be?"
"Chalice." i was staring at him in disbelief. What was he playing at?
"Allright. Who am I?"
I just kept staring. Then it hit me what had happened. In my frustration I had accidentally erased his entire memory. Not just the kiss. i grabbed his hand and dragged him back to the house. I had to find Chalice. I had screwed up. Majorly.

chalice

I was saying goodbye to Harry on the phone when Jana burst in the door with Draco looking utterly confused.
"chalice! I did something bad, and I'm going to be sent to Azkaban, and ...and...I'm a horrible person!" she started crying. I rushed to her side.
"jana! calm down, and tell me exactly what's wrong," I said. She looked up at me.
"Ok, last night when I was feeling all sad because of David, Draco came in, and we talked, and he made me feel better, and then he kissed me, and why are you smiling?" I laughed.
"No reason." Jana glared at me.
"Just continue," I said.
"Right, well this morning I found a note from him saying he wanted to meet me in the garden, so I went to the garden, and this voice in my head told me I should just delete from his memory us ever kissing because I knew it was messing everyone's life up, so I decided to, but I was so frustrated that I accidentally kinda sorta...erased more than just the memory of the kiss."
"How much more?"
"Like...his entire memory," jana said quietly.
"WHAT!"
"I didn't mean to! I was just so confused and lost and...Chalice, they're going to send me to Azkaban!"
"No they're not, because they aren't going to find out what you accidentally did." Jana sniffed.
"You mean you'll help me reverse my mistake."
"I'll help you in any way I can." Jana smiled.
"Thank you Chalice!" I smiled back, then looked over at Draco who had silently been watching us. He stood up when he saw me looking at him.
"Hi, I'm um...," he said, looking from me to Jana.
"You're Draco. Draco Malfoy, and I'm your sister, Chalice," I said.
"Yeah, she said I had a sister," he answered then turned to Jana. "Your name's Jana right?"
"Yeah," Jana said, slightly smiling. Draco smiled back at her. I smiled watching them. it didn't take a genious to see that jana was falling for my brother. And by the looks of it, he was falling for her too. Afterall, they had kissed. Maybe this wouldn't turn out to be such a bad accident. Then I remembered Heather. She probably wouldn't be too happy with Jana right now.
"Jana," I said, sorry for breaking the Jana/Draco trance.
"Hm?" she said, still staring into Draco's eyes.
"We have to keep Heather away from all of us until we fix this. We need to keep everyone away," I said.
"Why?"
"Because, you don't want to get caught, and wouldn't it be better to keep this little incident between the three of us?"
"Yeah," Jana nodded in agreement.
"So is there anyway you can reverse what you've done?"
"No, I don't get that power until I'm 17."
"Ok, so that would be in another year... Allright, Plan B."
"What's Plan B?" Jana asked hopefully.
"Figure out another way to reverse it," I answered.
"That sounds hard. Is there a Plan C?"
"Yeah. Wait and hope it wears off."
"I think we better go with Plan B."
I nodded. Draco was really quiet. Probably because he had no idea what was going on. I grabbed his arm.
"First a tour of the house, then we'll teach you how to be yourself," I said, leading him out of the kitchen. Jana followed.

chalice
After the tour of the house we went back to kitchen and explained everythin to Draco. He seemed to not believe us about the whole magic part.
"Yeah, sure. Everything's magical," he said sarcastically. I was ready to smack him. Jana seemed more sympathetic. Probably because she felt like this was all her fault.
"We can't prove it to you right now because we're not allowed to use magic outside of school until we're 17," she said.
"Well, I'll take your word for it then," he said. And I knew he was serious.
"Oh now you believe us!" I said.
"Chalice sit before you hurt yourself," Jana said calmly. I sat down and pouted. He believed whatever she said, even if I said the same thing first. I stood up again.
"I'm going to make lunch. Jana, just keep explaining," I walked off. I was in a bad mood now. More frustrated than anything else.

Jana
I watched Chalice walk out of the room. What was her problem and why was she snapping at everything?
"Is she always like that?" Draco asked. I shook my head.
"She's just in one of here rarely ever seen bad moods," I said. Draco nodded then looked around the room.
"Nice house," he commented. "Wish I could remember mine." I doubted that.
"You don't want to remember your house, or the rest of your family, believe me."
"Why?" His eyes were so full of curiosity. But I felt that Chalice should be the one to explain why they were staying with me this summer.
"Ask chalice later," I said, trying to brush the topic aside.
He looked like he was about to ask something else, but then thought better of it.
"Well, I'm glad we're here," he said, taking my hand. I looked up from the floor into his beautiful gray eyes. He smiled. but I couldn't. I stood up taking by hand away.
"I've got to go," I stammered, then I quickly walked out of the room. I didn't want to get involved with anyone, especially someone who had a girlfriend that they would go back to as soon as their memory returned. I couldn't handle having my heartbroken again so soon. i couldn't handle the pain, the agony, the good memories that I had tried to forget yet couldn't. Love wasn't an easy thing to get over. But I wasn't falling in love with Draco. I couldn't be falling in love. I wouldn't let myself. I mean look where it had led me before.

"Why David!" I yelled as I collapsed on my bed, tears flowing down my cheeks. I missed him. I needed him. I needed someone. I felt so alone in the world. How could there have ever been laughter and happiness in my life before? I had given David my entire heart and he had ripped it to pieces. I wanted to die. I looked over at my bedside table where my picture of David still sat. If only I could go back in time. You can. No, I've already broken one law, I can't break another. Technically, it's not breaking the law. You're a very bad conscience, you know that? You're stuck with me, get used to it. Or maybe you could change your attitude! Without me, you would be nothing. Without you, I wouldn't be in this mess! i have an angelic side too. I doubt that. Where do you think all your guilty feelings come from? This is insane, I'm talking to a voice in my head. Everyone has a voice in thier head. They just don't all acknowledge that it's there. I am insane. Maybe I should be sent to Azkaban. But it's so lonely there. You wouldn't be alone, you'd have me! Again, I would be all alone. Fine, be that way. I'm not talking to you. Go, I don't care. I'd probably be better off without you!
I waited for an answer but none came.
"Great," I said. "I'm in a fight with the voice in my head."
"that doesn't sound good," Chalice said, entering my room with a plate of sandwiches.
"It sounds insane!" I answered.
"Oh come on, everyone has a voice in their head!"
I raised an eyebrow.
"You sound just like my conscience."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"I'm not sure." Chalice laughed.
"Well, I'll leave you to sort things out with your little voice friend," she said, standing up, but leaving the plate.
"I'd hardly call her a friend,"I said.
"You might want to be nicer to her, someday you may really need her." I rolled my eyes as Chalice left. I ate the sandwiches then went downstairs. I saw Draco out by the pool, so I went out there too.
"Hey," I said, sitting down next to him.
"Hey," he said quietly.
"Do you hate me for erasing your memory?" I asked. I know it was pretty forward, but I needed reassurance that I wasn't evil.
"I don't think I could hate you if I wanted to," he answered, staring into the waters of the pool. I could feel my face going red.
"I want the honest truth," I said. He looked up.
"I gave you the truth."
"I erased your entire memory, you have to hate me!"
"Says who?"
"Well, actually, there's this, I wouldn't call her a friend, but um... nevermind."
Draco raised his eyebrows making him look too much like chalice. I started laughing.
"What?" he asked.
"It's so funny to see the things that you and Chalice do exactly the same," I said.
He looked at me like I was insane. This didn't bother me because I was starting to believe I was.
I stopped laughing and stared into the pool. The silence was unbearable, but I had nothing to say. Draco stood up and went back inside. I watched him leave with an ache in my heart. You're falling for him, and there's no denying it.

chalice
Draco came back in from outside and sat down at the kitchen table.
"Does Jana have a boyfriend?" he asked.
"No, not anymore, but you do so do even think about it," I answered.
"I have a boyfriend?"
"No, you have a girlfriend. That's what I meant."
"Oh." He looked out the windwo towards the pool where jana was.
"She told me to ask you about my family and why I don't want to remember my house," he said, still staring out the window. I stopped claeaning the dishes, letting the suds fall down my arms. I sighed.
"It's not a happy story," I said.
"I don't care. I want to remember anything I can."
"Well, ok. See, our Father isn't exactly the nicest person in the world. He works for this evil wizard who's name no one ever speaks, he's that bad, and well this year he and the evil wizard had this evil plan..." I told him everything about the winter holidays. Well, almost everything. I didn't tell him about how he had acted and the whole issue between me and him and how he was involved in the plan at all. Some how it just seemed better to leave that out. when I finished, Draco was silent for a moment.
"Can I aks you something?" he said.
"Sure," I answered.
"What was jana trying to erase from my memory in the first place before she messed up?"
It was my turn to be silent.
"I think that's something you should talk to Jana about," I said quietly, then went back to washing the dishes.

jana
I just sat by the pool. You need to stop being in denial And you need to shut up! Somebody's in a bad mooood I glared at myself. Which now seems like a stupid thing to do. I guess I never introduced myself formally How does the voice in your head introduce itself formally? My name's Nicola You have a name? but of course. How else would you be able to tell me apart from all the other voices you hear? I don't hear other voices. That's what you think I glared at myself again then walked back to the house.
"Chalice, i think i'm going insane," i said.
"Aren't we all insane?" she asked. I took out a towel and helped her dry the dishes.
"Maybe." Draco walked in and I couldn't help but notice how cute he was looking in a pair of jeans a plain white shirt. boy is he se y! Isn't he though...wait! Stop messing with my brain Nicola! I'm not messing with your brain. You thought that on your own.
"Uh, jana, you ok?" Chalice asked.
"Sorry, I was having a fight with that little voice friend of mine," I answered.
"Right." Little voice friend? What am I, 5? You know you're starting to get on my nerves. You'll thank me someday. Trust me I highly doubted that.

chalice
Oh my gosh. This couldn't be happening. It just couldn't. The world seemed far away. Fear gripped my heart. I thought we were safe. But I was wrong. He followed us. He followed us here. Jana's parents were away in some Carribean Island. They had won a free trip there and had left last week. I knew now who had set up the contest. I was hiding in the hall closet. Scared to death. Completely. I opened the door an inch to see if he had entered the house. I didn't see anything. I silently crept out and peeked out the window to see if he was still standing at the door. There was no one there. I don't know why I was walking so silently.
Jana was still sitting out by the pool. Outside wasn't safe. Inside probably wasn't either. Then I remembered Draco. He was probably in the most danger. He was the most vulnerable since he had lost his memory. I found him in his room.
"Draco, we have to hide!" I whispered.
"Why?" he asked. I put a finger to my mouth then motioned for him to follow me. We were heading back downstairs when there came a scream.
"Jana!" Draco said. i held him back. As much as I wanted to run to see if she was ok, I knew it was too dangerous.

jana
I had gone back out to the pool when we finished the dishes. I just wanted to be alone. Without anyone, including Nicola. But thankfully it seemed she had gone elsewhere. I was staring into the waters when I saw him. He was standing next to me, an evil glint in his eyes. I turned around and was face to face with Lucius Malfoy.
"hello, you must be jana," he said, smirk on his face. I screamed. Him being here could only mean one thing. Draco and Chalice were in trouble. Deep trouble.
He put his hand over my mouth to stop my screaming.
"You really think that wise?" he hissed. I bit him. He cursed then shot a spell at me. I dodged it then ran towards the house. He sent more spells at me but kept missing. I threw open the door then closed it and locked it. I ran as fast as I could to the staircase. Chalice and Draco were waiting there.
"You...two...have ... to get out!" I whispered, out of breath. Chalice nodded.
"I know, I saw him too. Jana, what are we going to do?" she said. Her face was whiter than chalk and I knew she was scared to death. Draco look concerned, but I knew he didn't understand.
"You ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, just scared,"I said. Chalice was too scared to give me on of those 'you like him and he likes you!' looks. For that I was thankful.
There was a crash and Chalice and I both screamed. She grabbed my arm.
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! He's here!" she sait tears forming in here eyes.
"come on," I said, grabbing them each by the arm. "I know a place where we can hide." I walked down the hall to the picture of my dead great-aunt.
"Milanotheus," I said, tapping her right eye with my wand. The picture swung back to reveal a tunnel.
"Go down the tunnel and don't turn back. I have to seal this back up, but I'll be righ there," I said. Chalice nodded then climbed in the tunnel and disappeared into darkness. Draco turned and hugged me before he went in after her. I was dazed for a few seconds, but then I heard the pounding of Mr. Malfoy's feet on the stairs. I climbed in the tunnel then closed the portrait.
"Zilanotheus," I whispered, sealing it. I crawled down the tunnel after Draco and Chalice.

jana

I found chalice and Draco at the end of the tunnel staring at the beautiful room it led to.
"Nice for a hiding place, isn't it," i said, smiling.
"You mean this was built specifically for hiding?" Chalice asked in awe.
"By my great aunt. She uh...had a few enemies. And she was paranoid. thought everyone was out to get her. She's in St. Mungo's now."
"Wow. This room is so beautiful."
I nodded, still smiling. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, lighting up the room. There was a fire place to the far end, with two big comfy chairs facing it. A long couch was against the right wall, and agains the left wall was a high cabinet filled with all sorts of survival things.
"I bet there's floo powder in here somewhere. Maybe we could go to someone else's house," I said, opening the cabinet. Chalice giggled.
"What?" i said, turning around and raising an eyebrow.
"Somebody hasn't taken their eyes off you since we got here," she said, grinning.
"He has a girldfriend," i said.
"So?"
"So, why get involved in anything. He'll just go back to her when he gets his memory back."
"Maybe not. I mean, he kissed you before didn't he?"
"Well, yeah, but that was different."
"How?"
"I don't know, it just was!" I turned back to the cabinet. I could tell that Chalice was rolling her eyes.
"Why do you want us to be together so badly?" I asked, turning back around.
She smiled.
"You two just look cute together. That's all."
"Yeah, and what happens when one of us breaks the other's heart? Who are you supposed to feel sorry for!"
"I don't have to chose sides. And why do you have to be so negative. Maybe you two will end up living happily ever after."
"That's not going to happen."
"Why not?" she asked simply.
"Because!" i yelled. "Things just don't happen that way. The minute you fall in love the guy goes and breaks your heart, and do you know how much that hurts! To fall in love and not be loved in return!" Tears streamed down my face as the pain of Davide came back. I ran over to a corner of the room and cried. chalice left me alone. But Draco couldn't.
"Jana, it's painful to like someone, but not be allowed to," he said softly, pulling me clost to him. I looked up into his clear gray eyes.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"I've fallen for you, but I have a girlfriend I don't care about. I just want to be with you. Forever."
"You can't fall for me," i whispered, looking at the ground. He raised my chin up so that it was and inch from his face.
"And yet I have," he said, his voice barely audible. And then he kissed me. And I kissed him back. Our kiss became rather passionate, until I pulled back.
"I can't," I said.
"Why?" he asked, his eyes filled with hurt.
"I don't want to be hurt again."
He leaned down and kissed me again.
"I would never hurt you," he said, and I believed him.

chalice

Watching Jana and my brother was the cutest thing ever. They were most definitely meant to be together. I turned away when their kissing got a little out of hand.
"uh, jana," I said, not wanting to ruin their moment, but knowing it'd be better if I were somewhere else.
"Yeah?" she called from the corner.
"Is there another room I could go to so I can leaver you two alone?"
I turned around grinning. She was giving me one of those looks that said, 'you're so funny' but at the same time 'yes, please leave.'
"You could try that door right there," she said, pointing to a golden door. "You don't think my great aunt slept in here do you?" she said, laughing. I opened the door to reveal a bedroom with a gigantic fluffy bed.
"Your aunt really lived the good life," I said, walking in and closing the door behind me.

jana

I laughed as Chalice left. My Aunt was pretty rich. We stayed in her house every summer. Draco put his arms around me, bringing me out of my thoughts. I turned around to face him, and once again found myself staring into his eyes. He kissed my cheek then leaned in close.
"I love you," he whispered into my ear. I was shocked at first. But then I realized that I loved him too.
"I love you too," I answered. He smiled, then leaned down and kissed me again. I had never been happier in my life. Draco and I just stayed there in the corner, enjoying just being together. I fell asleep in his arms, completely content. Little did I know what horrors the morning would bring.

chalice

I laid in the big fluffy bed, drifting in and out of sleep. There was a nice fire going in the fireplace, and I could see the outline of the door that led to the room where Jana and Draco were. I sat bolt upright. That wasn't the same door. In fact, I looked around the entire room, and I couldn't find the door I had come through. I walked over to the new door and stopped. I heard muffled voices coming from the other side. I put my ear to the door to see if I could hear better. I heard a shout, then the door burst open. I stepped back, my heart pounding with fright. Standing there was my father, an evil glint in his eyes.
"Hello Chalice," he said, smirk plastered on his face. I opened my mouth to scream but he put his hand over my mouth to silence me.
"Now now now," he whispered. "We don't want anyone to hear you." I struggled against his grip but he was too strong. He dragged me out of the room, then slammed me against the hall wall.
"Now, be a dear Chalice, and tell me where your brother is," he hissed, his eyes menancing gray slits. He pulled his hand away from my mouth. I screamed. He laughed.
"Pity I already put a silencing charm on the entire house," he said, his smirk broader. "Where is your brother?" he hissed again. I glared at him.
"Like I'd sell out my own brother," I hissed back. His eyes narrowed more.
"Don't use that tone with me. I'm not in the mood." Father took out his wand and pointed it at my throat.
"I would kill you now if it weren't for the fact that the Dark Lord still needs you for his plan. Although, he said we could use that little friend of yours instead. I'm sure little Draco would do anything for her," he laughed. "I'm giving you one last chance to tell me where Draco is."
"I'd rather die first," I spat. A small grin appeared on his face.
"Very well, if that is the way you feel... Crucio!" he whispered violently.

Pain shot through my entire body. So much pain I couldn't see, it was blinding me. I heard myself screaming, the agony of it all. But my voice sounded distant. The pain stopped and I landed on the ground hard. Tears were streaming down my cheeks. I was numb with pain, I couldn't feel. I heard a cackle somewhere to my right, but I couldn't move my head.

"i suppose you'd like more?" Father said. I was determined not to show weakness, and there was no way I'd ever lead him to Draco or Jana. The pain started again, I wished he would just kill me already. I screamed my heart out. Knives were stabbing every centimeter of my body. My limbs were being torn from my body in a slow agonizing way. I was on fire, I couldn't breath. It was ubearable. I fully understood why this curse was deemed one of the unforgivable. Sharp nails were tearing apart my skin, cutting deeper each time. I dropped to the floor again. I could hardly breathe.

Father came over and kicked me so that I rolled over onto my back.
"You're quite strong for a pathetic hufflepuff," he taunted. "I do wonder how much more you can take." Again, he said those horrid words. Again, the pain returned, a thousand times worse than before. I was beginning to wonder how much more I could take myself. I knew I was nearing death. It was certain. How was it possible to survive something so terrible? The last time i hit the ground I felt something in the pocket of my jacket. It was my wand. I carefully pulled it out. It was still in perfect condition. I used the wall to pull myself up so that I was standing. I pointed my wand at myself.

"I guess it's a good thing you don't need me," I said, a manic glint in my eye. I think all the torture had gone to my head. Father took a step forward.
"chalice, put the wantd down," he said.
"If I kill myself, then I won't have to be tortured, and you'll never find Draco and Jana," I said softly.
"Chalice."
"Goodbye cruel world. Father, do me a favor, when you're rotting in Azkaban, if someone from the good world comes in, could you tell them to tell Harry that I love him?"
"Chalice!"
I pointed my wand directly at my heart, and opened my mouth, preparing to speak my final words.
"Expelliramus! (sp?)" came a voice from the shadows. My wand flew out of my hand. I whipped around to see who it was.
"Now Chalice," hissed a voice. "We can't have you kill yourself when you're still so very useful to me." I shivered as the red, slitted eyes of You Know Who shone through the darkness. He stepped into the light.
"If you do indeed love Potter, amd I certain he feels the same about you, therefore, he would... die for you," he said, emitting a high pitched laugh. My father laughed with him.

"Crucio!" shouted You Know Who.

This time, the pain was just too much. I fainted into a world of darkness.

jana

"Jana," came Draco's voice. I opened my eyes.
"Hm?" I answered, yawning.
"I think chalice is in trouble," he said.
"What?"
"It's that twin instinct feeling I always get when something's wrong, like last year I knew when Crabbe and Goyle were beating her up."
"What kind of trouble is she in?"
"I think it has something to do with our father and You Know Who," he said, sitting down on the couch. I curled up next to him.

"Chalice is in the next room, you probably just had a bad dream or something," I said, hugging him. He shook his head.

"No, I really think she's in trouble," he said, his gray eyes filled with concern. I opened my mouth to try and reassure him again, when I realized something.

"Hang on," I said, standing up. "What do you mean like last year? If I didn't know any better I'd say your memory is back, and it has been for a while." He looked down sheepishly at the floor.

"Um, well...I guess you could say getting it back an hour after you erased it is a while..." he trailed off.
"What!" I shouted. "You let me feel all guilty and confused and mad at myself when you only lost your memory for one bloody hour!" I was furious at him.
"I didn't want to go back to how things were before," he said defensively. "I thought if I pretended that my memory was still gone I could get closer to you without you or myself feeling as guilty..."
I glared at him. "Draco Malfoy, I ought to slap you hard across that overly cute face of yours!"
He laughed, then, seeing my glare, tried to hide it as a cough.
"You really think my face is overly cute?" he said, trying to hide a smirk. I sat back down next to him.
"In a matter of speaking," I said. He smiled.
"I think we should check on Chalice just to make sure she's ok," he said, standing up and walking over to the golden door.
"I'm sure she's fine, can'twe have a few more minutes to ourselves?" I said, putting on my best puppy dog pout.
"You know you'll hate yourself if something did happend to her," he said. I sighed then walked over to him.
"True, very true," I said, opening the door. "chalice! Draco had what he called a 'twin instinct' and thought something bad happened to you," I said walking in. But Chalice wasn't there. The door next to the fireplace was standing open.
"Oh my gosh," I said.
"What?" Draco asked.
"I think something happened to Chalice," I said, my voice filled with fear.
"That door only opens from the outside, which means, chalice didn't open it, some one else did." Draco ran to it.
"There's no one out in the hall," he said, worried.

I sat down next to the wall. "This is all my fault," I said, burying my face in my hands. Draco was by my side in a flash.
"Come on," he said. "We have to find her before something worse happens to her."

chalice

I awoke with the sun streaming on my face. I sat up and looked around. I was in jana's living room, and my father and You Know Who were conversing in a corner. I was on the couch. I quietly crep towards the door.

"You won't be able to open the door dear," came Father's voice. I turned the knob but the door wouldn't open.
"You just never listen, do you?" he said. I turned around and sat on the couch again.

"What do you want me for?" I said.
"You, my dear, are the bait for Draco and your precious Potter," hissed You Know Who.

"Bait?"

"Yes, since both care enough about you they woul die for you..." he cackled that insane high pitched laugh.

He spoke the truth. I was the reason that Harry and Draco would both probably die.
"I feel like I'm living in a nightmare that I can't escape from," i said under my breath.

"And it has only begun," said my father, smirk once again on his face. I was still weak from all the torture the night before, and I couldn't think straight. I heard shouts, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.

"Oh look," said Father, evil smile evident in his voice. "That would be your brother and his little girlfriend now." Please no, I silently prayed.

"Praying won't help you, nothing will," You Know Who was even smiling. I forgot that he could read minds. "Not a good thing to forget." No I suppose not.

"Why am I talking to you mentally?" I asked.

"You aren't thinking clearly because of last night, don't worry about it," he said.

"Ok then," i said. Father opened the door to reveal Draco and Jana, just standing in the middle of the hall, laughing their heads off.

"Call me dumb, but um, what exactly is so funny about this?" I asked them.

"Chalice, are you ok?" Jana said, laughing.

"Not really. But right now I'm more worried about you two..." With a snap of You Know Who's fingers, they both fell to the floor, out of breath, but no longer laughing. Both were staring up at him coldly.

"Welcome to my little get together," You Know Who hissed. another snap of his fingers and all three of us were sitting on the couch. "I do believe our fourth party member should be here soon." With that, the doorbell rang.

"Harry!" I gasped. Father nodded.

"Let's just say this is a... surprise party."

jana

While You Know Who and Mr. Malfoy went to answer the door, Chalice filled us in on what happened.

"They performed one of the unforgivable curses on you?" I asked, breathlessly.

"I'll kill them both," Draco said.

"Draco, what ever they do to me, don't give in. They said they're using me as bait. I don't care if I end up dying, I can't let anything happen to my two best friends and my boyfriend," Chalice said. Draco shook his head.

"You are not going to die," he said. He pulled her into a hug.

"Draco," she looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "I'm scared."

I felt like I was intruding on a brother/sister moment, but there wasn't really anywhere to go, we were stuck on the couch due to a spell You Know Who had set. They both returned with Harry, who had the utmost look of hatred on his face.

"If you did anything to Chalice," he spat at the pair of evil captors.

"Well, our plan will most definitely go correctly," Mr. Malfoy said, smile playing on his lips. harry was thrown onto the couch next to Chalice.

"Harry, I'm so sorry," she sobbed. He held her close. It was so cute watching them together. Draco pulled me to his side.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier about my memory coming back," he said.

"Draco, that doesn't matter. Besides, you're probably right. If I had known, I wouldn't have let you kiss me last night," I said, smiling. He leaned down and kissed me.

"I love you," he whispered. I hugged him.

"I love you too."

"Well, now that we've all said our 'I love you's, I think it's time to begin," Lucius Malfoy said, pointing his wand at Chalice. "If either of you don't do exactly what I say, then she'll have to endure a bit more torture that could possibly end in her death." I gasped while Harry and Draco continued giving him the death glare. Neither of them spoke their minds for fear he would harm Chalice.

"Now Mr. Potter, if you would be so kind to sit in that chair so that we may...extract some blood for the Dark Lord to use in his final immortality potion," Mr. Malfoy said, his eyes glinting evily. Harry stood up, but Chalice held him back.

"Harry, you can't," she said, her face tear stained. "I'm not worth the death of millions of other people."

"Shut up you stupid girl," Malfoy said, sending a curse her way. She screamed then fainted onto Draco's shoulder. "You don't want me to kill her do you, Mr. Potter?" Malfoy said, raising his wand. Harry walked over and sat down in the chair, still glaring at Malfoy. You Know Who took out a glittering dagger, then slashed Harry's wrist. Harry didn't even flinch.

"Wow, he's really brave," I whispered to Draco.
"Either that or really stupid," he whispered back. "I just remembered something."
"What?" I asked.
"You know that morning in the garden when you erased my memory?"
"Yeah."
"Well I had met Heather like five minutes before I met you, and she kind of read my mind...got all mad and broke up with me. She said she was planning on it anyway. Apparently she likes David." I smiled.
"Does this mean we can be together officially?" I asked.
"Yeah, I guess it does," he smiled back.

chalice

I opened my eyes. My head was pounding.
"Chalice, are you ok?" I heard jana ask.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said, partially lying. Harry was thrown onto the couch again, his wrist bleeding profusely.
"Oh Harry," I said. I ripped off part of Draco's shirt.
"Hey!" he said. i looked up at him innocently.
"Would you rather me rip my own shirt?" I said.
"Uh...no...actually..." I tied the piece of his t-shirt around harry's wrist carefully.
"There, that won't stop the pain, but hopefully it will stop the bleeding," I said. He smiled at me.
"Thanks. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."

"It's your turn Draco," Father said. "Time for you to become the Death Eater you were destined to become."

Draco hugged me, then Jana, and stood up.
"My destiny is what I want it to be," he said quietly. Father glared.
"Unfortunately for you, your destiny is out of your hands," he said. I knew where Draco had gotten his glare from.

"You, my dear boy, are making a big mistake," Father spat, raising his wand.

"Expelliramis!" came two voices beside me. I stood up and grabbed my own wand. Draco took out his own wand and picked up Father's from the ground. You Know Who raised his wand as did Harry, Jana, Draco and I.

"You think it wise to challenge the Dark Lord Voldemort?" he asked. Everyone, except for harry, flinched. You Know Who muttered something under his breath and we all went flying backwards, slamming into the living room wall.

"You know I could kill you all instantly with one simple spell, but torturous death is so much more enjoyable. Well, for me anyway," he laughed derisively, high pitched and cold. We all stood up wands raised, and together shouted out various spells. You Know Who fought back. Father stood watching, waiting for a chance to retrieve his wand back. Draco was hit by a stunning spell, but I knew the countercurse. He was back up in no time, a little out of breath, but back.

We kept figthing, running out of energy, but You Know Who didn't seem to know energy. He acted as if we were a bunch of annoying flies. Then suddenly, Harry hit You Know Who. He stumbled and fell to the floor, gasping for breath. Lights were flashing everywhere, the world was spinning. You Know Who slowly raised his wand and whispered his final spell. I was the only one close enough to hear his words.

"Avada...Kedavra..." His wand was pointed at Draco.

jana

We'd been fighting for what seemed like forever, when Harry was finally able to hit You Know Who with a spell. You Know Who seemed to just be...melting. Colors flashed, it was burning hot, then freezing cold. Lucius Malfoy was staring in horror, then suddenly started screaming in pain. He was grasping his arm. When he removed his hand, we all stared in horror. The Dark Mark was glowing dark red, through his clothes. Suddenly, Draco was pushed on top of me. I lifted my head in time to see a girl with shining blonde hair crumple to the ground.

"NOOO!" I screamed, keeping me on the floor. I couldn't believe it. I didn't try to hide the tears falling down my face. With a final burst of green light, You Know Who was gone forever. And so was my best friend. Chalice was dead.

jana

Lucius Malfoy died at the same time You Know Who did. I rushed over to Chalice.

"Chalice, I'm sorry," I sobbed. Harry came over.

"You have nothing to be sorry for," he said, tears in his eyes too. Draco stood up, staring disbelievingly at his sister's dead body.

"Draco," i said softly. I knew this hit him the hardest. He'd always been able to protect his sister. He'd saved her from every little danger. And now she lay there, not breathing, not moving, not living. This time, she had saved him. I stood up and walked over to him, burying my face in his shoulder, as I sobbed my heart out. He didn't move.

"Draco, we need to contact the Ministry of Magic," I said, my throat sore from all the crying. "and we need to call your mum. You know she needs to know about Chalice..and your dad I suppose."

"If he wasn't all ready dead I'd kill him," Draco said. "I'd kill both of them. With my bare hands."

"Draco.."

"What! Go ahead, contact the stupid Ministry, call my mum, what the heck does any of it matter! They can't bring Chalice back, they can't change time, they can't go back and stop her from saving my life! I shouldn't be here Jana, i should be dead. Chalice should be alive, ok. I shouldn't."

More tears rushed to my eyes.

"Draco, don't be like that! Chalice gave her life up for you because she loves you more than anyone else in the world! You're her brother. She wouldn't want you like this. You have so much going for you in your life. It's ok to be sad, and to grieve. She was my best friend. I miss her too, but for the sake of Chalice, we can't gripe and live on the past. She wouldn't want us to." Harry nodded.

"You knew her better than any else Draco," he said. Draco walked over to Chalice's body and picked it up.

"You think it's allright if I plan her funeral then?" he said softly. harry and I nodded.

"She wouldn't trust anyone else to," I said.

Epilogue

jana

"Draco! We have to go if we're going to make it in time to the restaurant!" I yelled out to my husband. He didn't move, so I figured he hadn't heard me. I walked out to him.

"Draco," I said, putting my hand in his. He was staring at the beautifully decorated grave of Chalice. It had been five years since her death. Draco and I were both 21 and had been married for three years. He'd proposed to me our last night at Hogwarts.

"Draco," I said softly. "We need to go. This dinner is in honor of you."

"I know," he replied. He turned and pulled me into a hug.

"I really miss her too," I whispered.

Draco nodded and we walked back to the house, hand in hand.

Harry had never really gotten over the death of Chalice. He was an Auror at the Ministry, but he refused to date. He had a picture of Chalice hanging in his office. We were still all friends. Occasionally, I still had dreams about that day. I always woke up sweating at that certain, horrid part. Although the sweat was more tears than actual sweat.

Chalice never lived a great. She wasn't popular, very few people knew what actually happened that day. But she finally found who she truly was that year. She found friends, people who loved her no matter what. She discovered in herself the confidence to not be afraid of her own last name. In that final year of her life, she grew. She became her own person, and convinced Draco to be himself. Sixteen seems so young now that I look back. Chalice could have done so many wonderful things with her life. But she chose to give it up and let someone else continue on. Chalice Malfoy. A name not many peopple know, but one that is the dearest to me.