a/n: This fast forwards to everyone's 5th year. The Triwizard Tournament already happened and Voldemort has returned. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: At Summers' End

It was 9pm when two owls flew through the Summers' kitchen window. Reina looked up from her Divination book as both landed on the table. "Kira's upstairs," she said to the barn owl. As it took off upstairs, she untied the letter from the second owl that then left the way it had come.

Hey Reina,

My family and I just got back from Australia. It was brilliant! See you in a week when school starts.

Blaise Zabini

Reina smiled and quickly responded.

At least one of us had an interesting summer.

Reina

It had been four years since the two Slytherins had met for the first time as first years. Blaise and the Summers sisters were getting ready to head into their fifth year at Hogwarts. In the years they'd known each other, Reina and Blaise had become inseparable companions, quite a feat for Slytherins.

Reina whistled for her Northern Hawk Owl, Tobias as her mum walked in. "Who's the letter from?" she asked.

"Blaise," Reina responded as she finished tying the letter to Tobias' leg. She gave him a small snack before letting him fly off.

"Mum! Reina!" her sister Kira shouted, running into the kitchen. "Harry sent me a letter saying he--"

"was not expelled from Hogwarts after his hearing with the ministry about the dementor incident," Reina finished in a bored tone.

Although they'd been sorted into opposing houses, the bond between Reina and Kira had in fact grown stronger. They had refused to let the Slytherin-Gryffindor rivalry separate them, choosing to hang out with each other despite the opposition from some friends and housemates. That didn't stop the siblings bickering.

"How did you know that?" Kira asked.

"I take Divination, Kira," Reina said gesturing towards her book and tea leaves. "And I happen to be really good at it." Their mum chuckled.

"Why do you bother with that class?" Kira asked. "That woman is a lunatic!"

"We are not going through this again," Reina said glaring at her. "I'm going to bed." Picking up her Divination book, she hugged her mother before climbing the stairs to her room.

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"Reina. Reina!" Kira hissed, shaking her sister violently. She slowly woke up, a bit dazed and annoyed.

"What in Merlin's name are you doing?!" Reina growled.

Kira shushed her. "There's someone in the house," she explained. "Mum went downstairs to check it out. She said to get out of the house and hide." Reina nodded and slipped out of bed quietly, grabbing her wand as she followed Kira. The two of them made their way silently down the steps.

As they snuck towards the front door, they passed by the kitchen door which was slightly ajar. Reina stopped when she heard voices coming from within as Kira kept going, failing to notice the sudden stop.

Reina peered into the kitchen and saw their mother backed against a wall by a tall cloaked figure. A Death Eater. "You didn't honestly think," he asked, "you would never see me again, did you?" Their mother glared, quickly reaching for her wand. "Immobulus!" the figure yelled.

She froze.

"Enough talk," the Death Eater said, pointing his wand. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" There was a bright green flash, and Reina watched in horror as their mother slumped to the ground unmoving. Backing away quickly, she turned and ran blindly. Her mind went numb as she realized that she'd seen this happen long before in what had appeared to be a nightmare. Tears threatened to escape her garnet amber eyes as she reached the front yard, only to run into the Death Eater she was fleeing. Looking up, Reina found herself face to face with garnet amber eyes identical to her own.

"You!"

"Now Reina," mocked Donovan Summers, "is that any way to greet your father?"

"You murdered my mother you filthy piece of dirt!" she spat.

"She signed her own death sentence the second she helped the aurors send me to Azkaban!" he shouted. "The only reason you and your sister still live is because you I have plans for, and Kira unfortunately escaped before I could kill her."

"Don't do me any favors," Reina muttered sarcastically.

"Your heart is just as dark as mine," Donovan sneered. "You're the only one left in this family worthy to serve the Dark Lord."

"As if," she said a bit more bravely than she actually felt.

"You have four months to consider," Donovan hissed. "Become a Death Eater or I will make sure you die a slow tortured death!" Before Reina could reply, he disapperated. She dropped to her knees numbly as rain began to fall.

Kira slowly left her hiding place nearby and came to kneel in front of her sister. "Is mum really..." The numbing sensation that had gripped Reina's mind retreated as she realized…this was not a nightmare like before. Her mother was truly dead, and she had done nothing. It was with that thought that Reina finally broke down. Kira hugged her tightly as the rain fell silently around them, masking both of their tears.