Starry here...thanks for the review Ruby Fire Dragon...I'm going to try to post a chapter every night but it depends on school and work.

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Madam X

Weeks past and Draco went with his father to the meetings. He hadn't been to enthusiastic at the first one, which earned him a beating upon his arrival home. After that he acted as if he was interested in the girl that was to be his wife. But it was hard for Draco for he stills hadn't accepted it all yet.

He couldn't understand that he was to become a Death Eater soon enough and would be trapped in a life that he wasn't even sure if he wanted anymore. The dying words of the Hogwarts headmaster had left an imprint on his brain. It was hard not to think about them at every moment of the day and they haunted his dreams.

This particular day it was raining. Draco and his father had Flooed over to the Dark Lord's hiding spot which really wasn't all that hidden at all. In fact it was a mansion much like Draco's own that sat in the middle of a wide-open area of land in the countryside. Had it not been the center of such evil Draco was sure that it would have been a beautiful place to live.

He was sitting at a round table beside his father listening to the Death Eater's babble on over tea. Actually he wasn't really listening but really just staring at each set of lips as they moved while thinking about how messed up his thoughts were becoming. He couldn't seem to take in what they said as they spoke and missed entire conversations on the latest theories on the mystery fiancee.

"And you say that you've been able to take twenty names off the list!" said Lucius surprised at one point during the tea. Draco had been zoning out but was woken up at that.

There had been quite a long list but not more than two hundred names. Excluding twenty was a great accomplishment for them when all they had was a birth date and a single cryptic clue. Draco wondered how long it would take them to actually find her and what would happen if they never did.

"But there's bad news Lucius." Said the man. It might have been Macnair; Draco wasn't exactly sure for he hadn't bothered to turn his head to gaze at him.

"And that would be?"

"The Dark Lord says that theirs a chance that the girl might not be a pureblood witch. He says that we shouldn't exclude them for there was no specification on blood."

This statement also caught Draco's attention. This girl didn't necessarily have to be a pureblood. She could be halfblooded or even a Mudblood. The thought of marrying a pureblood he didn't know hadn't seemed that bad but marrying at Mudblood that was unfamiliar was like a torture worse than any he could think of. Then having to produce an heir with her. The child would have tainted blood. Draco would be disgusted to give it his name.

"That cant be father. She can't be a Mudblood." He cried suddenly. "I don't want to reproduce with filth. It will taint the line."

"I know Draco but you must do as the Dark Lord says. Anyway there wont be many Mudbloods with the same birth date as her. It would be truly amazing if there were even one in England."

But it was too late. Draco was already beginning to worry about his reputation. He had spent the last six years of his life verbally abusing every Mudblood that he knew of. To up and marry one would completely undo all the things he had done. Draco couldn't have that. He couldn't have children who weren't pure. He wouldn't.

That evening Draco was given a list of names. He had demanded a list of all the known Mudbloods of England whether young or old. The list consisted of names birth dates and addresses. He wanted to do this personally. He would go through each name crossing out all the unlikely candidates. He would find all the Mudbloods and make sure that it was none of them.

His father stared at him as his son searched through the list. He was dedicated. It was the first real interest that he had seen his son take in finding this girl. Lucius was disappointed that this mystery girl could possibly be halfblood or worse a Mudblood. He had raised his son not to even look at them seeing as they are the filth of the wizard world.

'Why couldn't the seer have been more specific in this prophecy.' Lucius thought remembering back to the night that he had heard the original prophecy. Or as much of it as the blasted woman would allow.

It had been quite dark out and Lucius was traveling in a carriage along a dirt road through a forest. He and Narcissa were expecting a child any day so they were heading to the greatest midwife the wizard world had. She only, however delivered the children of the wealthy. But her specifications went even more detailed. She only delivered children of wealthy pureblooded followers of the Dark Lord. No one knew why but she favored Voldemort and his supporters over any others.

It was well known that the woman was powerful. She had some special sort of magic that no other midwife had which made her the best. She was able to tell the parents of the child about its future of course leaving out a great bit of detail.

When Lucius and Narcissa had arrived at the small little shack that the woman lived in a man leaped down from the back and opened the door. Lucius was out immediately and started for the door leaving Narcissa to get out on her own. She waddled up behind him as he pounded on the door.

No house elf answered but instead the old woman herself. She bowed her head and stepped aside allowing the couple to pass. The door made a click as it closed behind Narcissa.

"You've come early I see." The woman said smiling. Her smile was broken as some of her teeth were missing leaving gaping holes. Lucius grimaced at the sight in disgust.

"We've come to learn of our child's fate Miss…" Narcissa waited for the woman to add her name.

"You may call me Madam X. I will never give out my name to a Death Eater. Sneaky bunch you all are."

"Excuse me!" shouted Lucius. "I happen to be one of the most loyal and trustworthy of all the Dark Lord's followers. Death Eaters have honour."

"You shall see how much honour your kind have soon enough. Now sit down and keep quiet."

The woman was barely half of Lucius's size. He could have killed her with one blow to her brittle and rigid body but she stood there in such a way that commanded his respect and obedience. She was one of the very few women that had ever told Lucius Malfoy to do something, and got her way.

Narcissa still stood before Madam X one hand on her back. She looked tired and ready for a sit down. Madam X led her by the hand to a comfortable looking chase in the center of the room. An armchair sat just behind it, which Narcissa used to help lower herself to the chase.

"Now my child lay back and relax. Let all your fear leave you now. Don't worry about him for he won't move a muscle." She said giving Lucius a side-glance. He was still sitting on the couch across the room a glare fixed on her. He looked impatient and angry but he remained.

"What are you going to do?" Narcissa asked fearfully.

"Nothing that will harm you or the young man inside you."

"It's a boy!" came the cry from across the room as Lucius leapt to his feet.

"Yes, but if you move one more inch you wont be for long. Listen to what I say." She said as Lucius reached for his wand in the top of his staff.

He sat himself back down rage rolling off of him in waves. Madam X turned back to the woman on her chase and gazed at her enlarged midsection. She pushed the shirt up a little and looked at the belly. Narcissa just watched her something that was beginning to annoy her.

"Please my child, close your eyes and rest. I can not stand to be watched this closely as I work."

Narcissa did as the woman asked her bottom lip beginning to tremble in fright. Madam X rested a hand on Narcissa's belly just above her navel. Her hand moved up and down in a calm rhythm. Narcissa was beginning to feel relaxed it was like magic.

Madam X was now sitting in the armchair just beside the chase. Her hand still rested on the pregnant woman's stomach as her eyes rolled in her head. She began to mumble. Lucius watched from across the room closely ready to strike if the slightest bit of harm began to befall his heir.

It was only a moment or two of the incoherent mumbling that was driving Lucius crazy. When that moment passed Madam X opened her piercing grey eyes looking down at the belly. Narcissa continued to sleep not even stirring as the woman pulled down her shirt and put a blanket over her.

"I have seen the boy's future. I know what is to befall him and am pleased with it." Madam X said softly. Lucius disregarding all the warnings walked over to where the two were staring down at the strong willed old woman.

"What is it that you have seen?" he demanded.

"Your son's future is much to important to reveal. But I will reveal one thing to you. On the hottest day of the year, exactly two days after his seventeenth birthday a prophecy will begin."

"What prophecy." Lucius demanded his voice getting more and more vicious.

"Your son must be married and have an male heir before a year is complete. The war of the time will count on it. If he doesn't a great tragedy will befall your army that will cost you dearly. If he has married and produced a son the triangle will be complete. Your son will become…" but Madam X stopped.

"Become what! What will he become!" Lucius shouted.

"I think that would be too much. You'll have to just wait and see for the prophecy to fulfill itself or not. Now you must look for a girl with the birth date of September ninth. There is also a clue to help you. The clue is H. L. Ion. You must discover the meaning."

"But you made the prediction. You should be able to tell me what that means." Lucius said angrily.

"I sir did not make the prediction. It was made long ago, I just happened to recognize your son as one of the two involved." Madam X said passing Lucius by as if he were a hat stand.

"Then how do you know that my son is the one." Lucius demanded as his son would so many years later.

"Dragon." Madam X said. "That is the clue for the male. He is to be born on August twenty second, three days from now. I know for a fact that your son will be born at two thirty in the afternoon in that room just back there," she said pointing to a door that was slightly ajar. Lucius couldn't see what was inside due to the fact that it was so dark. "And I also know that you and your wife have chosen the name Draco. That means dragon in Latin does it not."

Lucius seemed a bit speechless. He stood there glaring at her his blue eyes piercing. She however didn't seem to be affected. She just turned and started on her way toward a different door of the shack.

Three days later at exactly two thirty Draco Anthony Malfoy was born. He was a quiet baby, hardly making a sound after birth. He seemed to accept the fact that he was now in the world and was never going back where he had been. Narcissa smiled as Madam X passed him to her. Draco had just stared at his mother almost examining her before falling to sleep.

"Have you made any progress son?" Lucius asked stepping into the room waking himself from the old memories.

It wasn't hard to believe that Draco had grown to be what he was. His parents had always known that he would have the signature blonde Malfoy hair. He'd had it at birth and it stayed just as bright as he grew. It also wasn't surprising that he had gained his father's magnificently beautiful but piercing blue eyes. All he seemed to have from his mother was the good thoughts that passed into his mind every once in a while. His father had taken over the raising of his heir at a young age therefore Draco was brought up to be aggressive and ambitious. He was ruthless and arrogant not to mention spoiled. But every once in a while something his mother told him would stick in his mind and be useful later on, never to his father's knowledge though.

"Yeah, I've crossed off every name so far."

"Which list is it?" Lucius said as he leaned over Draco's shoulder. That had always annoyed him for it felt like he was trapped.

"Mudbloods."

"Well keep working. We have to get this narrowed down. The year shall start soon enough."

"It hasn't started yet?" Draco asked turning his head and looking up at his father.

"No. It doesn't begin until two days after your birthday on the hottest day of the year."

Lucius turned leaving his son staring after him.

'Must life be this confusing all the time? Can't something just be plain for a change.' Draco thought as he tossed the quill to the table.

Little did he know that the quill was pointing right to his fate.

What could be up next for Draco? Who knows...well i guess i know...

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Starry