Glad so many of you liked the last chapter cuz this one's where Katherine makes her escape but finds out more problems on her magic. She's going to escape without taking Draco, but Lucius will have one word to say before she leaves. Can you guess what? Unfortunately there's one more thing she has to worry about.
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Katherine had done nothing but sit on the bed staring at the window the whole time she was captivated at Malfoy Manor. The food she'd been given was cold and hard from being out too long, three plates of food wasted. The only two good things about this were that she was next to Draco's room, and her magic was almost fully healed.
"You must eat Katherine. Starving yourself won't do any good." Narcissa walked in carrying warm tea and cookies, setting them on the nightstand.
"It doesn't matter; I can go weeks without food as long as I have water."
"Yes but your body can't take it, you have to get well."
"And let that old fool be your son-in-law Narcissa? Not a chance…" someone else walked in and groaned.
"Still not eating dear? It's not good for the soon-to-be queen of the Wizard World…"
"Keep dreaming Bellatrix, it won't happen and not just because I say it won't." both older women looked confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh don't worry about it Cissy, the 24 hours are almost up she still has until tonight. Maybe she'll change her mind."
"When Hell freezes over. Get out…" Katherine snarled and the women just left. She pulled out her wand and pointed at the wall opposite of her. The room opened slightly and led into Draco's bedroom. He saw her and she walked inside sitting on his bed.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her.
"Much better, you?"
"The same. How much longer are you staying?"
"Until tonight, by then my power will be complete and I'll be out of here."
"Where will you go?"
"Back to Charlie, and then after will come the final battle with the Dark Lord. It will be killer, but others will not have died in vain for this."
"What does that mean?"
"It means this wait and struggle will be worth it. I know it will end with Harry killing the Dark Lord, but he will try for mercy." Draco nodded knowing that's how Harry Potter would work only if he had reason.
"I can't believe Mum and Dad went through with this. This is just sick…I don't want my 'master' as a brother in-law."
"Good cuz it's not happening…for two reasons but I'll explain that tonight when he wants my decision. And Draco…?"
"Yes?"
"Go with me." Her brother's grey eyes widened in shock and his mouth nearly dropped to the floor.
"What?"
"Go with me, back to the hideout you'll be safe there. The Dark Lord won't be able to trace you…" she sat quiet waiting for his answer.
"I-I can't…I can't leave Kitty."
"Why not? You hate it here don't you?"
"Yes…but I can't leave Mum and Dad. If I go they'll suffer…"
"No they won't! Bellatrix can help them even if she's a thoughtless, heartless bitch!"
"NO! You don't know how horrifying the Dark Lord is Kitty, if he finds out I'm gone he'll blame them and kill them." Katherine knew she couldn't argue with Draco, so she just shook her head and closed her eyes.
"Alright…I'll let you stay but if anything happens to you they'll both pay the price you understand?" Draco looked up and nodded his head. "Good, now get some rest I'll see you tonight." She left the room and the minute the wall closed behind her she took the tray of cookies and tea and slung them against the wall; crumbs and tea everywhere as her temper flared.
'This isn't going as I planned…I can't believe I would have to bring them if I had no brains! He's so lucky he's my brother!' Katherine took the rest of the food and threw it at the wall just to blow off some steam since she couldn't use her magic. 'Just have to keep it together for a few more hours…'
Three hours later:
Katherine sat on the bed with her arms and legs crossed and her foot tapping impatiently as Bellatrix came in with Yaxley and Lucius.
"About time, I was getting bored." She grumbled and walked out in front of them. She went to the main room where all the death eaters were seated; even the Malfoys and Snape were there. The two death eaters escorting her took their places and Katherine just stood in the doorway statue still. When Voldemort looked at her she felt her stomach lurch and her skin crawled; he got up from his seat and walked over to her, placing a long-fingered white hand on her shoulder.
"Well now Katherine, what is your decision?" Katherine smiled a sickly smile and batted her eyelashes at the man.
"My answer is no, and I say you'd better take your hands off me or you're gonna be one arm short!" her magic turned into lightning and struck his arm. He yelped a bit and stood back. Katherine started walking around the room and put her hands on Draco and Narcissa's shoulders. She smiled again and this time she sat up on the table.
"Now there are two reasons to why I won't be your wife, one is because to me you're just a coward who hides behind his minions to make himself look tough, and two is because enchantresses like myself cannot mate with a man whose soul is as defiled and black as yours. It makes us unable to produce offspring."
"What're you saying?" Bellatrix asked a bit nervously.
"I'm saying that even if he made me his wife I couldn't bear children auntie, and the reason for that is because the enchantresses made sure that if they were to produce offspring then it would have to be with someone who possesses a pure soul, with no evil in their hearts. If they are to mate with a darkened soul, then it would be impossible."
"You couldn't have children even if it were someone else's I could claim as my own? The child would still be a powerful heir…"
"Wrong again Voldie, don't you remember the legends? Only one enchantress is born every 500 years, the power is not inherited it's given to the baby when it's born. One specific family with an enchantress ancestor is in line along with many others when an heir is born for the power, and the ancestor is the one who chooses the family and gives the heir the power just before they're born into this world. Any child born of that heir inherits the family magic, not the enchantress magic, for that fades in time and is given back 500 years later to the next family in line." She smiled a sly smile at the shocked faces, and walked around again until a spell flew at her and nearly hit her face.
"You are useless after all, if your power can't be inherited then I have no use for a woman like you." He was about to fire another one when she held up her hand and snatched the wand away from him magically.
"It's always about power isn't it Tom? It's always about getting what you want and yet it all blows up in your face later. Sorry to disappoint you…but I must take my leave. Oh and by the way, I know you spiked all that food with love potion, but as you can see I didn't need to eat it." Katherine laughed a maniacal laugh and the whole room swirled with deep sea blue colors, a howl of wind went through the mansion and a flash of lightning struck the table, shattering it completely. Katherine went over to Draco and kissed his cheek just as she was about to apparate out of there.
"You could've killed us Katherine!" Lucius yelled struggling to help his wife and son up.
"Wasn't intending to, just to maim or injure that's all. See you at Hogwarts!"
"Don't leave! Stay here!" Katherine froze at those words. "Stay here…with us…please Kathy." Those were the first kind words she'd ever heard from Lucius. She turned away and left the room with a crack. She apparated back to the Tonks residence where she was suddenly embraced by Dora and Aunt Andromeda; when they let go of her their smiles turned into frowns.
"What's wrong Katherine? Are you hurt?" Andromeda tried to look her over but Katherine just shook her head.
"I'm fine they couldn't touch me. How's everyone been doing?"
"We've been frantic darling, Charlie and Remus were about to go after you but we had to hold them back." Just then thundering footsteps came down the steps and Charlie appeared with his arms around Katherine.
"Oh Kitty I was so worried! What happened?"
"You-Know-Who wanted me to be his queen, but then he found out that I'm a dead end with a dark soul like his and then he tried to kill me. I got out ok, but I feel calmer than usual since my magic returned."
"Oh I'm glad you're safe! Remus is too but he's still trying to decipher the last few pages of that old book."
"I'm just glad everyone's alright, but the final battle's coming close and I'm not sure what to do now that I'm number 2 on the Dark Lord's list of killings."
"Well you might need to just help against the death eaters and then rescue the Malfoys, or at least Draco." Charlie said wrapping his arms around her waist.
"That's the problem, when I formed my escape I told Draco to come with me but he turned me down. Said he wouldn't leave Lucius and Narcissa, that they would be killed if he left and then he would be a target."
"Well don't forget dear that Narcissa and Lucius are going to great links to keep Draco safe. He was forced into this you know."
"Yeah I know, but I just…."
"DORA! KATHERINE!" Remus' booming voice echoed through the house and he came down with the book in his hand. His hair was a mess and his clothes were a bit disheveled; he was breathing heavily and Dora held his shoulder.
"What's wrong Remus? What's got you all…?"
"The book…I finished…with the book. The last page…it…it's not good." Katherine's eyes widened and she waited for an answer while Remus tried to catch his breath. "I managed to fix that spot on the last few pages, and I found something that connects to you and Draco…it said that if an enchantress has a sibling, then their souls are connected at birth regardless of years."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that even in separate bodies, your and Draco's souls are one whole. It's like this…if you get sick he gets sick, if you get injured then he's got the same injury at that same moment. Or worse…" Dora and Charlie looked at Remus in dismay.
"No Remus you can't mean…"
"I do Charlie; if Katherine dies…then Draco will die." Katherine staggered a bit at those words. This was the reason she was so protective of Draco? Pure instinct to keep them both alive, or love of an elder sister; this couldn't mean if she didn't make it through the battle then Draco wouldn't either? All her years of protecting him would be wasted? "Katherine I'm so sorry…"
"Is there a way to break the bond?" Remus looked at her. "Is there a way to split the bond with me and Draco?"
"There is…but it's complicated."
"Just what is it?" she raised her voice and Andromeda grabbed her arm.
"The only way to break the bond is to have three magical objects equally powerful together, the same of an enchantress, strip the power out of you and return it to the heavens. But the only three objects that are that powerful are the Deathly Hallows."
"That's the invisibility cloak, the resurrection stone, and the elder wand; how exactly will they fix the bond?"
"I'm not sure, that part is still covered."
"You said you'd fixed it…"
"Not all of it, just a few pages. I can do it as soon as possible, but you have to find the master of those three objects. Only their power can use the deathly hallows…but we have no idea where they could all be, except the cloak because Harry has that." Katherine thought for a minute and then broke free of Charlie's arms.
"I have to go see Albus." All four faces looked at her in more dismay.
"He's dead Kitty…how can he help?" Charlie turned her around to him.
"His portrait is still at Hogwarts; I can sneak in there and talk to him, but only before the battle begins which should be tomorrow night or afternoon."
"But the place is heavily guarded with death eaters, just crawling with them…if they catch you…"
"They won't, the only reason they caught me last time was because I was at my weak point. I won't fail my little brother." Charlie held her to him and she held him back.
"I can't lose you either Kitty…I love you."
"I love you too Charlie, but I've spent nearly all my life protecting Draco and I'm not about to let it all fall to pieces because of a magic bond. I have to do this…but I'll be alright. If anyone will know about the Deathly Hallows it's Albus Dumbledore." Everyone nodded in agreement and huddled together for a group hug; hopefully not their last.
Hope you liked it cuz the next two are the last ones, including the epilogue with a time skip of nineteen years later, just like in the book. I don't know maybe I'll put in more if I have to, either way this story's almost finished. And tell me exactly what you think should happen in the next one cuz I'm going to make it a long one and I love to hear what my viewers want to see.
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