Hey y'all sorry about the long wait but it's been a long while since I've had some time to think. I think what I'll do is end the story a bit earlier than I thought; probably in four chapters or five I'm not sure. Anyway this chapter shows where Draco and Katherine meet again face to face in real life rather than a dream and Katherine will pretend to get caught by the D.E.s. If I go on I'll tell the rest so here's the next chapter please leave a good review!!
Katherine just took a seat on the small rigid old bed, barely big enough to fit a full grown woman on top. It was so old it could've fallen apart if she wasn't so light.
"Check the west part of the mansion!" Rodolphus and Shunpike were storming the halls searching every room in sight with the others.
"Who's checking the south wing?"
"You idiot no one's allowed up there remember?!"
'Ok so I'm safe for now.'
"But Bellatrix is headed that way now!"
'Dammit!' Katherine shrunk herself to a white rat and scurried inside the mattress all snuggled up in the soft material. Suddenly the stomping got louder, and just before they reached the door Katherine gasped.
"Oh dammit I forgot to hide the mirror!" then the door slammed open and two pairs of black heels were directly in the doorway.
The two pairs of black heels walked around the room slowly as if searching and waiting for something or someone to come out. Katherine stayed rock still in her spot waiting for the two to say something.
"Bella we can't stay here…"
"Quiet Cissy, I know someone's in here!"
"Bella no one's been in here since…"
"I know Narcissa!! But I know someone's been hiding in here, see that mirror on the bed?!" Katherine flinched slightly but stayed calm.
"That could've already been there!! We have to leave now you remember what happened to our mother don't you?!" Katherine flinched again and started to remember the flashback of the night her grandmother Druella died.
Flashback:
Katherine was only thirteen the night she snuck back into Malfoy Manor, two years after her grandfather Abraxas died. Druella was dying of old age, but with any luck Katherine could get her revenge for all the times the old hag abused her more than the rest of her family. Druella was in the same room Abraxas was in the night he died; made it easier for Katherine to get in and terrify the old bitch.
Katherine was outside the manor, climbing up the vines into Druella's room on the third floor. She had done it several times before but only to see her brother when the elves were too busy to apparate her in the manor to only outside in the garden. Draco's room was on the fourth floor of the manor, the hard floor, whereas Katherine's old room was hidden near the attic, locked up tight. When Katherine reached Druella's room she peered through the clear glass window seeing the old woman asleep in her large feather bed.
'Perfect.' The mischievous girl smirked and let the window open slowly enough to sneak inside. The old woman stirred in her sleep but didn't wake, so Katherine decided to make this a little scarier than she intended. Katherine snuck into the room and the wind suddenly blew the window open wide, so Katherine ducked in cover by the footboard when Druella suddenly opened her eyes. The woman looked around the room, seeing no one in sight she was about to lay back down when Druella spotted Katherine directly at the foot of her bed.
"Hello grandmother, it's been what eight years?" Druella was about to scream when Katherine shoved her hand over her wrinkled lips. Druella tried to pry Katherine's hand off but the Katherine was stronger. Druella tried to speak out but Katherine already knew what she would say.
"You thought I was dead didn't you? Too bad grandmother because I'm still alive and kicking, the same I was the last time you tried to kill me." The old woman's eyes widened more and she still tried to pull Kat's hand off. "You don't have to be scared; I'm not going to hurt you though I have plenty of reason to do so." Druella continued to fight until she suddenly arched her back and her eyes stayed open until she went completely still.
"Druella...Druella?" Katherine suddenly pulled her hand back realizing Druella was dead. A serious amount of shock caused the woman to go into cardiac arrest, a heart attack. Katherine almost panicked but tried to stay calm as she looked around and found the Black family heirloom necklace in the silver case on the vanity. She snatched up the necklace, went straight for the window and climbed up the vines and looked into Draco's room window. The little kid was fast asleep on his large bed; Lucius and Narcissa were in the room as well covering his face with goodnight kisses. Katherine snarled at the image, remembering all she ever got was the cold shoulder with a mere 'Get to bed young lady!' or 'In your room now!'. Rather than stick around like she planned, Katherine quickly climbed down the vines and escaped out the secret entrance to garden where Dobby apparated her back to her room in the Tonks residence.
End of flashback:
"That was years ago Cissy, besides mother had a heart attack that night."
'Still as doubtful as ever Bellatrix.'
"Bella you know that heart attack was caused by shock, the same as what happened to Abraxas two years earlier."
"He didn't have a heart attack Cissy, he died in his sleep!! Besides the only thing to link those two would be the stolen treasures, the sword and the charm."
"Bella…"
"Enough Cissy!!! Take that mirror, the intruder's probably still in the manor but that mirror will tell us where exactly." The only sound in the room was the clanking of heels leaving out the door and locking it. Katherine sighed with ease and decided to make an entrance; rather than tempt the D.E.'s inside, why not give an appearance outside, but first she'd need an accomplice. Katherine scurried out from under the bed and as she slid under the door she turned into mist and flew through the manor looking for Draco.
"Hey does it feel wet in here to you?" Crabbe asked Goyle as they walked past the library. Katherine glimpsed inside spotting Draco sitting by the fireplace, face in his hands.
'Poor kid…' she flew in swiftly surrounding the boy with her mist almost protectively. Draco looked like he'd been crying; Katherine could almost see the tears leaking through his hands.
"Draco…" she whispered in his ear. He didn't move. "Draco…" he lifted his head seeing Katherine's misty form but this time Katherine went from flowing misty air into her flowing misty body. He looked scared for a second and Katherine just smiled.
"Who are you?" his voice was shaky.
"It's ok sweetie, I won't hurt you."
"What do you want?"
"Follow me…" Katherine pointed to the fireplace and as the fire went out a secret room appeared behind the stone bricks. She flew in and Draco reluctantly followed. As they entered the room the door sealed itself again. They were in a room with a small bed, an old vanity with a broken mirror, a small bathroom, drawers, and an old purple rug on the floor. Draco sat down on the bed whilst Katherine shifted into her real self. Her bright platinum blonde hair seemed to light up in the room, her pale skin almost glowed, and her eyes seemed to twinkle when she blinked. Draco's eyes widened at her; she just smiled and sat in the chair by the vanity.
"Something wrong?"
"…….Have we met before?......" Katherine couldn't lie.
"Yes…many times in the past."
"I-I don't recall…"
"Of course you wouldn't, I've been in disguise most of the time." Katherine's hair, skin, and eyes changed and she looked like Cecilia Maloney again. Now Draco looked as if he could scream.
"You can't be…you're that Maloney girl!"
"Calm down Draco, it's just a disguise."
"You've been stalking me?!"
"Sort of, but I'm no threat to you…"
"Then why?!"
"Because it's my job to protect you…"
"Protect me? What you're my sister or something?" Katherine changed back and smiled a bit bigger. "Wait…oh no no no wait…."
"Why? You nailed it…you found me out."
"It's not possible, my sister died six or seventeen years ago…"
'So he does know he had a sister…' "Did Narcissa and Lucius tell you that?"
"She was sick; she died just after I was born! You can't be her!!!"
"They must've really hated me…not that I'm surprised since they barely paid me any attention."
"What're you talking about?"
"I wasn't dead Draco I ran away and hid…they treated me like dirt when I was a kid and after you were born I didn't exist. So I decided to leave, found a family that cared and adopted me, went to school, and became one of the best aurors around here." Draco still looked skeptical, and Katherine just kept smiling.
"Still don't believe me? Let's see if this helps…" Katherine bent over, flipped her hair over and showed the 'M' scar on her neck. Draco's eyes went wide and he jumped up into the headboard.
"Salazar you are my sister!!!! Only the Malfoy kids have that birthmark….but…."
"I know what you're gonna say Draco, why did I leave? Why did they lie about me? And why am I telling you this now correct?"
"Yeah…can you read minds?"
"No it's just something I'm good at; I have a talent for guessing. As for your questions, I just told you why I left, my guess is that your parents didn't want a daughter but a true heir to the family and the only reason I'm here now is because I waited long enough to tell you the truth."
"I can't believe this…"
"I can't believe you're taking this so well."
"I know, but what I can't understand is why they'd lie to me about my own sister. All my life I've wanted an older or younger sibling, someone who could look up to me or I'd look up to them."
"I know, but how did you find out about me in the first place?"
"Oh I found a birth certificate in the attic when I was ten…the date was five years before my birthday, so I asked mother about it and she said it was my sister's. Then father came in and said that she or you died just after I was born; said you were weak and got sick for two weeks after my birth…"
'I'm gonna kill them…' "Weak? They said I was weak?! Hell if I was as weak as they told you I wouldn't have put them in Azkaban now would I?" Katherine's hand slapped over her mouth and Draco looked appalled.
"Sent them to Azkaban?!! You were the one who sent my father to Azkaban?!"
"No Draco that was Moody, I sent the Lestranges, Greyback, and a few others to Azkaban. I was only six at the time…"
"Six? That's impossible…you were just a kid…"
"I know, but I was a child genius Draco, I could walk, talk, read, write, draw, and sing by the time I was eight months old. I know it sounds strange, but think about Hermione Granger, she's another example…but she's not fully like me…"
"What do you mean?"
"It's a little difficult, but I'm not really an ordinary witch…I'm an enchantress…"
"A mystical being? The world's most powerful witches with all the extraordinary powers?" Katherine nodded and suddenly Draco just sprung up and embraced Katherine tightly. Katherine hugged him back and felt tears begin to flood her eyes.
"I can't tell you Draco, how long I've waited and dreamt of this moment. I've waited so long to tell you…"
"I know you have, I'm just so glad I have a sister who's been looking out for me."
"It's true, I was there when you first started school, I saw you in your first game of Quidditch, and I even witnessed your first steps for crying out loud. I've been there longer than anyone Draco…I love you. The only thing I'm not so proud of is you being a bully in school, care to explain that…?" Draco pulled away looked sheepish. His face turned red and Katherine raised an eyebrow tapping her fingers on the footboard of the bed.
"W-Well I…I uhh…"
"Well? You gonna tell me?"
"Ok……I was a bully, but I didn't want to be mean, I was just scared I'd be the laughing stock of the school, so I started picking on others just because I thought I'd get picked on everyday sis."
"You expect me to believe that Draconus Abraxas Malfoy?! You were a bully because you got that Malfoy pride in you, something I'm glad I never inherited. That pride's a dangerous thing to carry, but then again it's what kept you alive all this time…"
"Ok you got me; now tell me what you're doing here? Wait was that you that started the earthquake in the manor? Was it you who beat up Uncle Rodolphus and the others?"
"Yes and yes and it was I who got Bellatrix in Diagon Alley when she tried to recruit me."
"Damn you work fast sis…again I ask why you're here?"
"Well, I came here to tell you the truth, plus I'd like to play a little game on the death eaters if you don't mind?"
"What do you want to do?"
Outside Malfoy Manor:
Katherine was back in her Cecilia Maloney disguise, walking down near the gate of the manor when she suddenly became surrounded by cloaked figures in masks. Her wand was shot from her hand and she was magically restrained.
"What is this?!!!" she screamed. There was a cackling laughter and a pair of black heels stood in front of Katherine's face.
"Well look here everyone, a little mouse caught in our trap. Little Cecilia Tonks…"
"Shut your mouth Bellatrix!!" she shouted, getting a kick to the stomach.
"Mind your tongue girl, but enough small talk…" that was Draco's voice. "Father, I say we take her out to the stadium at Hogwarts!" there were nods and whispers and Katherine looked confused.
"For what?"
"Excellent idea Draco, the master will be pleased if a little mouse plays with the jungle cats." Lucius laughed along with others and someone strong picked Katherine up carrying her like a sack of potatoes. They carried her inside to the dungeon and she was thrown onto a cold stone floor inside a cage. The spell wore off but she was still locked up; some footsteps came down the stone steps and she was facing Lucius Malfoy.
"What do you want Malfoy?!"
"No need to be rash my dear…we have an important ceremony waiting just for you tomorrow night."
"I should've killed you when I had the chance you pompous bastard!!! I should've killed you like I killed Greyback's pack!!!" Lucius's eyes widened.
"You killed Greyback's wolves? Twelve years ago?"
"Wasn't hard, those weaklings got what they deserved for trying to eat me!!"
"Oh Fenrir will just love fighting you tomorrow…you'll be a perfect snack for him."
"I'd like to see him try…I've fought dragons, giants, trolls, and other creatures larger and stronger than twenty werewolves combined at once, but trust me Malfoy, it's not over yet! It's only the beginning…"
"We'll see about that missy, we'll definitely see about that…" Lucius left out the room, locked the door, leaving Katherine alone in the dark dungeon.
"We'll definitely see Malfoy; we will absolutely have so much fun tomorrow night. See you tomorrow…….daddy."
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