Can You Trust Me? By Mrs. McGonagall
Chapter 2: Guess Who
A/N J.K Rowling owns everything
From the fireplace, two women appeared. The one was clearly older was medium height, had long brown hair with golden highlights, milky colored skin, warm brown eyes with flecks of gold in them, and had an air of importance about her. The one who was younger looked just like her mother but she had black hair and eyes with flecks of green in them.
"Lizette, how nice to see you again, lovely as ever of course. And Pansy, a mirror image of your mother I see. Except the hair, you seemed to have inherited your father's dark curls," Dumbledore said embracing them both in turn.
"Professor," both said with soprano like vices and Lockhart worthy smiles. Both giggled when Dumbledore blushed.
"We're not late I hope," Lizette said biting her lip in distress.
"No of course not. In fact, Narcissa just arrived only moments before you did," said Dumbledore offering her one of the two empty seats between and Kingsley Shacklebolt. Pansy just went to stand behind her mother.
"Lizzie," Narcissa said at the same time that Lizette said "Cissy".
"Oh Cissy, Lucius said that he might be a little late but not to worry. He also said that he was going to send Draco here. He didn't want him to be alone a home where anyone could pop in." Lizette said looking over at Narcissa.
"Why is he going to be late," Narcissa said with an edge of panic in her voice.
"I'm sure it is nothing to worry about. It is most likely Ministry work that needs to be done," said Pansy making everyone look at her in surprise. "Draco told me," she said blushing and looking down.
"Told you, you two haven't seen each other at all today," Lizette said
"Well we, err," Pansy stuttered and the sighed and then sighed. "When we heard that the Dark Lord had come back, we; Draco, Blaise, and I, we thought of how things might change. So Draco suggested that we should always keep in contact. We then remembered the communication charm Professor Flickwick taught us. We changed it a little bit and applied it to some galleons," Pansy said taking out some galleon and showing it to Dumbledore.
"We must simply turn the galleon over 3 times in our hand and think of the message we want to send. The message is the branded into the coin of the person you wished to send it to. When you receive a message, your coin grows hot," Pansy said.
"Brilliant," Dumbledore whispered as he examined the coin carefully.
"And she is failing Transfiguration," Professor McGonagall mumbled. Pansy blushed and let a curtain of hair fall over her face.
"You're failing Transfiguration," Lizette said turning around and facing her daughter. Pansy silently cursed and gave a tiny peak at her mother. She looked furious.
"I, err, well you see…I um," stuttered Pansy looking everywhere except her mother. "Help" she whispered looking down at her hands.
"Did you not know that," Professor McGonagall said looking appalled. "But you sign her report cards every semester."
"No I do not!" Lizette said looking just as appalled," she usually just tells me her grades."
"But your signature is in all of her report card. Since her fourth year until now," Professor McGonagall said looking just as mad as Lizette.
"Yes, well, uh… you see, it's actually a funny story, and uh-oh, Draco is here," said Pansy running over to Draco and embracing him. "Help me," she whispered to him. Draco looked at Professor McGonagall and Mrs. Parkinson's furious expressions, and back at Pansy's terrified face.
"I'm guessing you told them about our coins, and the Professor McGonagall made a comment about your grades in Transfiguration, your mother was then appalled, and they now discovered your little secret," Draco said in a matter-of fact tone.
"You knew," Lizette (Mrs. Parkinson) said turning her gaze to Draco who blushed and looked everywhere except the mad witch.
"I uhm, well not exactly. You see, it's actually quite a funny story," Draco stuttered. "Mr. Zambini, Mrs. Zambini, Blaise, fancy meeting you here," Draco said quickly bowing and then running behind his mother.
"Find out about Pansy's grades," Blaise said bowing to everyone in the room.
"How many people know about this except me," Lizette said throwing her hands up in despair.
"It's quite a funny story actually," Blaise started," You see-." No one got to hear the end for Pansy, Blaise, and Draco had all run out the door and up the stairs as quickly as possible.
"Let it go love," Vicente Parkingson said surprising his wife with his sudden arrival. He wrapped his arms around his wife and kissed her tenderly on the cheek. He had gray eyes that almost looked silver and wild black curls cut short to look more tame.'
"Did you know our little flower was not telling us the truth about her grades' and has been signing her own repot cards," Lizette said looking over her shoulder at her husband. Her eyes widened a she saw him blush and avoid her gaze. "Vicente Stephan Parkinson," Lizette said rising from her chair. She started walking towards him, making him back up against the kitchen counter.
"Now darling, relax a moment. Let me explain, "Vicente said raising his hands as if in surrender.
"Looks like someone is sleeping on the couch tonight," Jonathan Zambini said softly while smirking.
Marjorie Zambini hit her husband softly on the arm and whispered "Would you like to join him."
"Sorry dear," Jonathan answered quickly.
"Told her about the Monet," Lucius Malfoy drawled as he stepped out from the fire place; walk over to his wife, and wrapped his arms around her.
"What did you do about my precious Monet?" Marjorie said repeating Lizette actions with her husband.
"No-nothing dear" Jonathan said quickly while shooting Lucius a murderous look. Lucius just smirked.
"Narcissa, did Lucius tell you what he did while you were in Milan," Jonathan added. He smirked when he saw Narcissa's furious expression.
"No, what did he do, "Narcissa said facing her husband with such an expression that he backed up against the wall next to Jonathan and Vicente.
"Thanks," Lucius muttered to Jonathan.
"My pleasure, "Jonathan muttered back.
"Well, what do all of you have to say for yourself," Lizette said looking at all of them in turn.
"This is getting good," Sirius said softly to Remus with an amused expression.
"Shut up," all there purebloods said in unison. That was the drop that spilled the glass. The three couples all started arguing with each other. All of the members of the Order of the Phoenix looked at each other and back at the couples.
"Well this is akward," Dumbledore said cheerfully. Everyone looked at him except those who were fighting. Dumbledore raised his hands up and said" I'm just saying." The members looked at the purebloods fighting for another minuet.
"Well it is good to see something's never change," a voice said startling them all. Even the couples who were fighting stopped. Everyone turned to face the corner from where the voice came from.
"Please no," Sirius said crossing his fingers, his heart beating rapidly.
"What, didn't you miss me, dear cousin?" Bellatrix Black Lestrange said stepping into the light.