Lady Darkness: Era Obscurum
Don't own it, never did. *Cries*
Oh my god, it's coming to an end! After this, the deleted scenes and then, FINISHED! OMG, this is so sad! *Bawls* Okay, this chapter is short, but enjoy!
Edited to avoid relationship malfunction.
EPILOGUE
History Shall Repeat Itself
An eleven year old girl sat up in her bed.
She stretched her arms, yawning quietly. Tightening her pink bathrobe, she sleepily stumbled into her private bathroom. She yawned again as she looked up into the mirror, studying her tired expression. Her normally curly blonde hair was sticking up in odd angles, and her abnormal red eyes had heavy bags around her curled lashes. She frowned slightly at them, but then shrugged.
She quickly brushed her teeth and headed back to her room, feeling fresh. She opened her door, excited. Why wouldn't she be? It was October 31st, her birthday! Giggling softly, she rushed downstairs. Instantly she was greeted by a large display of green streamers and a stack of presents, piled up on a slick Mahoney table.
An eleven-year old girl ran up to her, her auburn hair flying from her soft brown eyes, "Cassi! You're finally down! Happy Birthday, Cass!"
"Thanks, Jessyca!" Cassi grinned, matching the redhead's enthusiasm, eye-to-eye. "I'm so excited!"
"So was Jess when it was her birthday," said a voice from behind her. Cassi swivelled on her heel and smiled at the new person who had entered the room. He was the same height as Jessyca, and also had charcoal black hair and brown skin. You wouldn't be able to tell that they were twins. But they were.
"'Course I was, Ryou!" Jessyca rolled her eyes, and stuck out her tongue at her brother. Then she turned around and started skipping around the table, saying, "Open the presents! Open them, Cassi!"
"Let's wait for Tom," Cassi suggested, smirking at Jessyca's disappointed look. At that exact moment, a boy with dark brown hair, chalk white skin and dark green eyes appeared at the doorway, looking amused. Jessyca got her hopeful look again and Cassi sighed, "Fine, but I want the adults to be here as well."
"Okay!" Jessyca grinned, "AUNT! UNCLE! Everyone GET UP NOW!"
Three loud groans met Jessyca's request and after ten minutes, three adults stumbled into the room. The first one had short, cropped brown hair and big brown eyes. She looked more awake than anyone else and she smiled down at Cassi, "Oh hey, Cass. Happy birthday, sweetie, I hope Jessyca wasn't over-using you." She winked.
"No, Aunt Lavender," Cassi grinned as Jessyca wailed out, "Auntie!"
She smiled at the red haired man and the second lady, who had long, brown hair and looked young, despite her age. Cassi hugged them both, "Uncle Seamus! You finally got home on time...hey, Gran."
"How many times do I have to tell you to call me Aunt Celena?" her Gran huffed, her eyes twinkling. Cassi smirked at her and her Gran laughed, "Grandmother makes me feel so old!"
Cassi giggled and they all crowded around the table of Ravenclaw-Slytherin Manor. She opened all of her best friends – and her half-cousin's – gifts and then she picked up the one from her grandmother. She opened it eagerly and gasped as she picked up the silver Slytherin necklace. It was perfect, and as the metal touched her skin, she felt a warm glow spread around her skin.
"Your mother had one just like it," Aunt Celena said, quietly, "She made one for you when you were only two. She called you her Dark Princess..."
Aunt Lavender quickly pushed out her own gift, and placed a comforting hand on her grandmother's shoulder. Cassi quickly ripped the paper, swallowing the lump in her throat. She picked up the small package, a dark green book wrapped in thick paper. At the front, in silver block letters, were the words: Hermione Cassandra Riddle.
"Your mother gave it to me...before...before she went to war," Aunt Lavender said, her eyes misting over. "She said...she said that she wanted you to have it...if she didn't survive."
Cassi clutched the book to her chest, and she felt tears prickled around her eyes. "I-I need to go."
She flew up the stairs and locked herself in her room. She sat on her bed, tears falling freely. She looked at the book and choked on her tears. She stayed like that for a while, before she started wiping her eyes furiously. She pulled out her quill, dipped it into the pot and opened the book, still fighting against her tears.
My name is Cassiopeia Celena Malfoy.
Her eyes were brimming with tears as she stared at the words. Slowly the writing disappeared from the page and was replaced by a different writing.
Cassi!
Cassi stared at the book, spilling ink blotches onto her cream carpet. Her eyes widened as the words disappeared and were replaced by four words that almost made her faint.
It's me, your mother!
The tears stopped and suddenly were replaced by ones of shock.
Is that really you? What happened to you?
Her hand writing was wobbled, as her hand kept jerking up and down. She was completely distraught.
Do you really want to know? Sweetie, I don't think you can handle it.
No! I want to! Please.
Oh...ok. It's a long story. It all started when I went to Diagon Alley.
The problem with me is that I have too many emotions. Well, that's what my mother always told me. She gave me a Pensive for my birthday, to organize all my thoughts. The problem is that I don't trust a Pensieve...
A seventeen year old girl sat up in her bed.
Cassiopeia Malfoy looked around at her green dorm in the Slytherin Common Room. She breathed hard as she tiptoed out of her room. Making sure nobody could see, her she walked up to the Astronomy Tower, occasionally disillusioning herself from the prowling teachers. Hogwarts had been rebuilt to its original state, but thankfully there had been no Filch or Mrs Norris.
Smiling to herself, and clutching the green book she had picked up from her bedside table. She opened the door to the tower and sighed as the air rushed to her face. She had grown into a beautiful woman. Her hair was still as blonde as ever, and fell down to her waist in perfect ringlets. Her red eyes were masked by the icy blue contacts, from the wishes of her 'mother'. She had curves in all the right places and her skin was flawless porcelain.
She sighed to herself again, as she remembered her mother's tale. She'd found out so many things about herself and her parents, who she learned were madly in love. She found out about her half-cousin and his parents – which were probably why she was so close with him, after all both her parents were best friends with his – and she'd even found out what had happened to her mother.
Her hands clenched into a tight fist as she thought of her mother's murderer. Ron Weasley, her mother's fake-best friend and her mother's boyfriend for a year. Cassi grounded her teeth and clenched her jaw. She hadn't been able to get rid of that anger she felt for Ron Weasley, just because his mother had forgotten to kill him. It only made things worse that he was still alive and living with his wife – Padma Weasley. They even had a son – a red-head attention-seeking Gryffindor whose name was Mark. The boy who she wanted to hex so bad even had the nerve to ask her – and the Jessyca – out!
The wind whipped around her as she stared at her Mother's Hocruxes – her necklace and the diary. Her contacts burned away and the windows flew open. She was Cassiopeia Celena Malfoy, daughter of two of the most feared wizards, Hermione and Draco Malfoy – Lady Darkness and her Lord himself. She was the heir to Slytherin and Ravenclaw. And she was out for revenge.
After, all, History shall repeat itself.
The End
(For now...)
EPILOGUE
How do you like it?
It is very short, but that's why it is called an Epilogue. In case you didn't realise, the part when she says "I don't trust a Pensieve" is actually the start of this story. Following...?
LOL, anyway, THIS IS NOT THE END! There are lots of deleted scenes coming out, so stay tuned for that! So, review to see yourself happy!
This is not the end!
FashionStarlet, xx
