And I'm back for the next chapter! Still no more reviews. oh well I will
just wait and see what happens. Besides Fanfiction.net has been acting a
little funky and stuff. Hmm hope that doesn't last!! Well, I had to return
to school from my Christmas vacation today :'( Which sucks A LOT! But it's
supposed to sleet and snow tomorrow ::grin:: hehe possibly a 2 hr delay or
no school! Either one is fine with me really! Hope everyone had a good
break and a good New Year's Eve & day! Well, you all know that since I am
only 15 (okay so maybe you didn't until now but that's not the point) and
my name is not J.K. Rowling then all the names found in her books are hers
and not mine! Only Lacey ( and her mother and family other than the
Malfoys' of course. Summary: Dumbledore questions Lacey about her father
and about the whole sorting thing. She also gets a letter from her mother.
(yea I know I have lied a gazillion times about when Lacey tells Draco but
it might happen in the next chapter or not I don't really know! Well, at
least I didn't lie that time! :D)
"Miss. Ravenclaw, it has come to my attention, by my own observations of course, that you seem to not be socializing very well with your fellow Slytherins. It seems more so, that you have grown rather attached to the Weasley twins, their brother and sister and Miss. Granger and Mr. Potter. All of which are in the Gryffindor house. May I ask why this is so?" Dumbledore's tone was rather calm and cool, with only a hint of curiosity.
Lacey herself wasn't quite sure of the correct answer. "Well. I met them all on my way here, Professor. The twins have been quite kind to me, and believe I shouldn't have been placed into Slytherin. they think I am far to kind. And to be quite honest, I think everyone in Slytherin only have egos the size of their gigantic heads. And they are very rude to others. especially those in Gryffindor. I just haven't found the urge or desire to make friends with others in my house."
Dumbledore nodded and asked, "Then let me ask you. do you believe you should have been sorted into Slytherin?"
"Well. Professor. I. I really am not sure. It did come as quite a surprise seeing as how I am Ravenclaw's heir and seem to not fit in very well with the Slytherins. But I just don't know how the hat seemed to think Slytherin was best."
"You see, Lacey, the hat knows what is best for every student. Even if the student themselves do not know. well consciously anyway. Some students do come to find themselves questioning the hat's decisions for them. Take Harry for example. In his second year he wasn't sure if he belonged anywhere other than Slytherin because he could speak Parseltounge. But he made the decision himself, his first year, that he strongly did not want to be in Slytherin. And those types of choices are what the hat used to make its decision. Yet, I must say I too was confused with the hat's decision for you. I have tried asking the hat myself, numerous times and all it says is that the answer lie within your heart, soul and mind. Lacey, another example I want to give you about the whole sorting ordeal is Draco Malfoy. He was placed into Slytherin, with out the hat actually touching his head. He was placed because of his father, Lucius. And most know Lucius himself was in Slytherin and a Death Eater. So, naturally, they all associate Draco with that. But Draco wanted to be in Slytherin, his father would not accept anything less. So Lacey, do you have a burden lying within your heart, mind and soul that no one else knows. Except perhaps your mother?"
Lacey knew that Dumbledore secretly knew something was bothering her, but she wasn't completely sure about telling him. So she slowly shook her blonde head.
Dumbledore nodded and did not persuade her. Instead he asked another question. "Lacey, do you know who your real father is?"
Lacey's eyes widened and she found herself speechless. How did he possibly know that her real father wasn't married to her mother? "Professor? How did you know about that situation?"
"I know many things about many people. I simply do not know who your father is. I have a good idea about whom it could possibly be, but I don't want to judge without knowing the truth. So tell me. it could quickly answer the mystery behind the hat's sorting decision." "Well. Professor. my father is. is. the same as Draco Malfoy's." Lacey could no longer look at Dumbledore and merely looked on the carpeted floor.
"I must say, that this comes as quite a surprise. But I had a good feeling that might have been Lucius. The resemblance between Draco and yourself is very remarkable, seeing as how you are his half sister. But I am afraid I do not know how it is you both have two different mothers. What I am trying to say is that I thought a Malfoy has only one woman and it is surprising he had a child yet chose someone else and had Draco."
"My mother told me that she didn't tell him. Said she didn't have a chance because he left her for Narcissa. He doesn't know I am his daughter and if my mother has her way he shall never know. She tells me that I should be perfectly happy with my step-father because he treats me as if I were his own. But Professor, I just can't stop the fighting pain that knows I have a brother and my real father is out there. Yet. I can't help but know that I am not sure if I want either of them to know about it."
And for the first time since Lacey had sat down, Dumbledore gave her a reassuring smile. "You don't have to let them know. At least not right now. I never thought I would say this, but Draco does deserve to know he has a sister. The only thing is if you let Draco know but decide against telling Lucius you would have to do wonders to keep Draco's mouth shut. And even then I have a feeling Lucius will find out somehow. Lacey I can tell from what I know and see of you so far, that you are a little frightened of how Lucius will react. And I share the same worries as you. There is nothing like seeing the pain of a young child being denied by their own parent or parents. Why don't you simply sleep on it? Does anyone else know what you have told me just now?"
"Yes, Professor. George Weasley knows, but that's only because of the assignment given in Snape's class. The Secret Revealing Potion and of course it showed him that because he was my partner. But he won't tell anyone, he promised. And he can't tell anyone because of the spell put on us to not reveal our partner's secret."
"Ah, yes. That is a very handy potion indeed. depending on what you want it used for. Well, you may go back to lunch. If I'm not mistaken you have Transfiguration next with the Gryffindors as well?" Lacey nodded and Dumbledore continued, "Well then, off you go."
"Thank you Professor. And you won't tell anyone about my father will you?"
"I can assure you Miss. Ravenclaw that no one shall find out." Lacey smiled and walked to the door. "Oh and Lacey?" She turned around and gave Dumbledore a questioning look. "Good luck with your Quidditch try outs."
"But how? How in Merlin's name did you know about that?"
"Let's just say. Mr. Flint likes to brag a little." Lacey grinned and walked out of Dumbeldore's office, just in time for the end of lunch. She walked to the entrance of the Great Hall to see Fred and George waiting for her.
"Where have you been? We looked up during lunch and saw you were gone. Off snogging with Flint?" George said teasingly. Lacey's face lit up with disgust.
"EW! George that is the most repulsive thing you could have ever said to me! Oh Merlin! Just the thought of that makes me shiver." Lacey did a little shiver as she thought of what George said.
"Yea, seriously, George! To ever think our dear Lacey would lower her standards like that!" Fred turned to Lacey and said, "Seriously, though, where were you?"
"Oh, Professor Dumbledore had to speak with me about something. Don't worry everything is fine."
"What exactly did he talk to you about? Or is that classified information?" Fred asked, grinning. Lacey looked at George and nodded. George immediately understood what she meant. She went to Dumbledore about Lucius and Draco.
"Uh nothing of importance. I guess we should really get to Transfiguration now. Come on." Lacey said, trying desperately to change the subject.
Fred sighed and said, "Oh all right then, but next time you won't get off so easily!"
Lacey looked at him and said, in a teasing tone, "Oh really? We'll just see about that Mr. Weasley."
George rolled his eyes and pushed them into the classroom, "All right you two, knock it off. You can flirt like a bunch of silly gits later. We have class now, and we don't want McGonagall mad at us." Fred and Lacey laughed and walked over to their seats. Of course, Lacey was stuck next to Marcus Flint.
George whispered, "Have fun next to your lover boy. I'm sure he just adores sitting next to you."
"George! Please! Just go sit down before I hex you!" Lacey said, joking of course.
Flint sat right next to Lacey and immediately started talking to her. "We have Quidditch practice today, think you can come and try out then?"
"Uh. sure I guess. I don't know where the Quidditch Pitch is though."
"Just meet me in the Slytherin common room and I'll take you there with the rest of the team. All right?" Lacey nodded and luckily Professor McGonagall arrived and class begun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*************************~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
And another chapter over and done with! Hmmm not as boring as I thought it would have been! Well in the next chapter I am contemplating of seriously having Lacey tell Draco of her being his sister and all. If I don't come up with something else, that is! I am not promising anything but yea I'm gonna try! Hmm I wonder what would happen if she did tell Draco but then he sees her like with.and I mean WITH Fred. wonder how he would react? Hmm. well we'll find out when that point comes! Until then. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEWWWWWWW!! EEE!!
"Miss. Ravenclaw, it has come to my attention, by my own observations of course, that you seem to not be socializing very well with your fellow Slytherins. It seems more so, that you have grown rather attached to the Weasley twins, their brother and sister and Miss. Granger and Mr. Potter. All of which are in the Gryffindor house. May I ask why this is so?" Dumbledore's tone was rather calm and cool, with only a hint of curiosity.
Lacey herself wasn't quite sure of the correct answer. "Well. I met them all on my way here, Professor. The twins have been quite kind to me, and believe I shouldn't have been placed into Slytherin. they think I am far to kind. And to be quite honest, I think everyone in Slytherin only have egos the size of their gigantic heads. And they are very rude to others. especially those in Gryffindor. I just haven't found the urge or desire to make friends with others in my house."
Dumbledore nodded and asked, "Then let me ask you. do you believe you should have been sorted into Slytherin?"
"Well. Professor. I. I really am not sure. It did come as quite a surprise seeing as how I am Ravenclaw's heir and seem to not fit in very well with the Slytherins. But I just don't know how the hat seemed to think Slytherin was best."
"You see, Lacey, the hat knows what is best for every student. Even if the student themselves do not know. well consciously anyway. Some students do come to find themselves questioning the hat's decisions for them. Take Harry for example. In his second year he wasn't sure if he belonged anywhere other than Slytherin because he could speak Parseltounge. But he made the decision himself, his first year, that he strongly did not want to be in Slytherin. And those types of choices are what the hat used to make its decision. Yet, I must say I too was confused with the hat's decision for you. I have tried asking the hat myself, numerous times and all it says is that the answer lie within your heart, soul and mind. Lacey, another example I want to give you about the whole sorting ordeal is Draco Malfoy. He was placed into Slytherin, with out the hat actually touching his head. He was placed because of his father, Lucius. And most know Lucius himself was in Slytherin and a Death Eater. So, naturally, they all associate Draco with that. But Draco wanted to be in Slytherin, his father would not accept anything less. So Lacey, do you have a burden lying within your heart, mind and soul that no one else knows. Except perhaps your mother?"
Lacey knew that Dumbledore secretly knew something was bothering her, but she wasn't completely sure about telling him. So she slowly shook her blonde head.
Dumbledore nodded and did not persuade her. Instead he asked another question. "Lacey, do you know who your real father is?"
Lacey's eyes widened and she found herself speechless. How did he possibly know that her real father wasn't married to her mother? "Professor? How did you know about that situation?"
"I know many things about many people. I simply do not know who your father is. I have a good idea about whom it could possibly be, but I don't want to judge without knowing the truth. So tell me. it could quickly answer the mystery behind the hat's sorting decision." "Well. Professor. my father is. is. the same as Draco Malfoy's." Lacey could no longer look at Dumbledore and merely looked on the carpeted floor.
"I must say, that this comes as quite a surprise. But I had a good feeling that might have been Lucius. The resemblance between Draco and yourself is very remarkable, seeing as how you are his half sister. But I am afraid I do not know how it is you both have two different mothers. What I am trying to say is that I thought a Malfoy has only one woman and it is surprising he had a child yet chose someone else and had Draco."
"My mother told me that she didn't tell him. Said she didn't have a chance because he left her for Narcissa. He doesn't know I am his daughter and if my mother has her way he shall never know. She tells me that I should be perfectly happy with my step-father because he treats me as if I were his own. But Professor, I just can't stop the fighting pain that knows I have a brother and my real father is out there. Yet. I can't help but know that I am not sure if I want either of them to know about it."
And for the first time since Lacey had sat down, Dumbledore gave her a reassuring smile. "You don't have to let them know. At least not right now. I never thought I would say this, but Draco does deserve to know he has a sister. The only thing is if you let Draco know but decide against telling Lucius you would have to do wonders to keep Draco's mouth shut. And even then I have a feeling Lucius will find out somehow. Lacey I can tell from what I know and see of you so far, that you are a little frightened of how Lucius will react. And I share the same worries as you. There is nothing like seeing the pain of a young child being denied by their own parent or parents. Why don't you simply sleep on it? Does anyone else know what you have told me just now?"
"Yes, Professor. George Weasley knows, but that's only because of the assignment given in Snape's class. The Secret Revealing Potion and of course it showed him that because he was my partner. But he won't tell anyone, he promised. And he can't tell anyone because of the spell put on us to not reveal our partner's secret."
"Ah, yes. That is a very handy potion indeed. depending on what you want it used for. Well, you may go back to lunch. If I'm not mistaken you have Transfiguration next with the Gryffindors as well?" Lacey nodded and Dumbledore continued, "Well then, off you go."
"Thank you Professor. And you won't tell anyone about my father will you?"
"I can assure you Miss. Ravenclaw that no one shall find out." Lacey smiled and walked to the door. "Oh and Lacey?" She turned around and gave Dumbledore a questioning look. "Good luck with your Quidditch try outs."
"But how? How in Merlin's name did you know about that?"
"Let's just say. Mr. Flint likes to brag a little." Lacey grinned and walked out of Dumbeldore's office, just in time for the end of lunch. She walked to the entrance of the Great Hall to see Fred and George waiting for her.
"Where have you been? We looked up during lunch and saw you were gone. Off snogging with Flint?" George said teasingly. Lacey's face lit up with disgust.
"EW! George that is the most repulsive thing you could have ever said to me! Oh Merlin! Just the thought of that makes me shiver." Lacey did a little shiver as she thought of what George said.
"Yea, seriously, George! To ever think our dear Lacey would lower her standards like that!" Fred turned to Lacey and said, "Seriously, though, where were you?"
"Oh, Professor Dumbledore had to speak with me about something. Don't worry everything is fine."
"What exactly did he talk to you about? Or is that classified information?" Fred asked, grinning. Lacey looked at George and nodded. George immediately understood what she meant. She went to Dumbledore about Lucius and Draco.
"Uh nothing of importance. I guess we should really get to Transfiguration now. Come on." Lacey said, trying desperately to change the subject.
Fred sighed and said, "Oh all right then, but next time you won't get off so easily!"
Lacey looked at him and said, in a teasing tone, "Oh really? We'll just see about that Mr. Weasley."
George rolled his eyes and pushed them into the classroom, "All right you two, knock it off. You can flirt like a bunch of silly gits later. We have class now, and we don't want McGonagall mad at us." Fred and Lacey laughed and walked over to their seats. Of course, Lacey was stuck next to Marcus Flint.
George whispered, "Have fun next to your lover boy. I'm sure he just adores sitting next to you."
"George! Please! Just go sit down before I hex you!" Lacey said, joking of course.
Flint sat right next to Lacey and immediately started talking to her. "We have Quidditch practice today, think you can come and try out then?"
"Uh. sure I guess. I don't know where the Quidditch Pitch is though."
"Just meet me in the Slytherin common room and I'll take you there with the rest of the team. All right?" Lacey nodded and luckily Professor McGonagall arrived and class begun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*************************~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
And another chapter over and done with! Hmmm not as boring as I thought it would have been! Well in the next chapter I am contemplating of seriously having Lacey tell Draco of her being his sister and all. If I don't come up with something else, that is! I am not promising anything but yea I'm gonna try! Hmm I wonder what would happen if she did tell Draco but then he sees her like with.and I mean WITH Fred. wonder how he would react? Hmm. well we'll find out when that point comes! Until then. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEWWWWWWW!! EEE!!