Going to Malfoy Manor was always a chore. They had to go at least once a week for one reason or another, they varied in severity. Today was more of a house call than anything of importance. Draco Malfoy sometimes called them over for personal reasons rather than their job. He seemed to need a lot of support these days, and no one could blame him for that. It's just a shame he couldn't turn to his actual friends.

The whole place was always really depressing, as soon as Katy set foot in the house she felt like she wanted to kill herself… or that might just have been the prospect of spending a few hours with Draco Malfoy.

Liam was the one to enter first, always cautiously, but he'd never admit to it. It seemed as if the house was empty, but it always seemed like that at first. Footsteps sounded like someone was coming down the stairs, as Draco Malfoy peered over the banister. He smiled at them and came down to greet them.

'Thanks for coming,' he smiled, mostly at Katy. She returned it unwillingly.

'Alright?' Liam asked him.

'Not really. And yourselves?'

'Yep, not bad.' Liam answered casually.

'What about you, Katy?'

'I'm okay.' She replied shortly. Draco nodded, and they followed him into another room. This was the only room in the house they'd ever seen, the entrance room. It apparently served as a second living room, why anyone would need a back-up living room was beyond Katy.

'How come it's so quiet in here?' Katy asked. When they were usually there someone would always be wandering around, whether it was Draco's family or just random Death Eaters.

He looked shifty and didn't reply.

'For God's sake, Draco, we work for you.' Katy told him impatiently. Liam cast her a warning look. She knew she wasn't supposed to talk to him like that, but she also knew she could get away with it.

'You'd don't work for me specifically. You work for a lot of people,' he corrected her. 'but everyone's away tonight, you know, because they're moving Potter tonight.' He explained. Katy nodded, she knew that much, and she should have known that Death Eaters would have all been out in force.

'How come you're not there?' She asked.

'Katy!' Liam hissed at her.

'Leave her, she's alright,' Draco told him calmly. 'you know you don't have to watch what you say around me. Anyone else, yes, but not me. And I'm not there because they don't trust me to do it. Ever since I could kill Dumbledore… which I would have done if they'd given me longer… they assume I can't do anything else.' He sighed.

'Why d'you want-' Katy started to say. Liam nudged her in the ribs, hard.

'Sorry?' Draco asked her. She shook her head.

'Nothing…' She muttered.

He nodded and dismissed it. He knew what she was about to say, but he couldn't be bothered to pursue it.

'Got anything interesting coming up?' he asked the pair of them. Katy shook her head.

'Not much,' Liam shrugged. 'got a few minor gigs coming up, but nothing major.' He explained to Draco.

'Hmm,' he replied. 'there might be something more original coming up soon, from what I've heard.'

Both Katy and Liam remained silent, expecting him to elaborate. He didn't.

'Sorry. Shouldn't really have said that. Besides, I must have heard it wrong. They wouldn't use Snatchers for something as important as that.'

'Excuse me?' Katy exclaimed. 'Wouldn't use Snatchers for something that important? Hello, what exactly are we paid for? Catching people that they can't catch!'

'Cool it, Katy.' Liam told her quietly.

'I didn't mean it like that,' Draco told her calmly. 'I only meant that the Dark Lord would want to catch this one himself.' He explained coolly.

'Right. 'Course you did.' Katy muttered, folding her arms and looking around the room and away from Draco.

'So, erm… any chance of a drink, mate?' Liam asked him.

'Oh, of course, yeah.' He answered. With just one snap of his fingers three glasses appeared on the coffee table in front of them and began filling themselves. Even Katy struggled to not be impressed by that skill.

'Whoa, that's awesome…' Katy said, picking her drink up and taking a sip.

'I've got a lot of time on my hands.' He glanced her up and down, possibly a bit of a hint.

She put her drink back down. 'Well, I've not. Really busy in my line of work.'

'Right.' He sighed. Liam smirked at Katy and quickly wiped his expression before turning back to Draco.

The front door opened in the hallway. Draco got up and peered around the door.

'Ah, hello, Draco!' Came a female voice from the hall. Katy exchanged a look with Liam.

The door flew open and in strolled Bellatrix Lestrange.

'Hey kids!' She grinned at them. 'Liam, you look better than ever, been workin' out, sunshine?' Liam blushed slightly and grinned awkwardly back at her. 'And Katy! You've done something with your hair, baby, looks nice!' Katy simply smiled.

Bellatrix sat down, and Draco stood at the opposite side of the room, leaning against the window frame. He was glaring at his aunt, like she'd interrupted something special, rather than just a gathering of friends.

'Well, kids, might have a bit of a job for you… if you're up for moonlighting?' She asked them. Katy shrugged, she didn't really want to have to come to the manor any more often than necessary… but in order to make a bit more money. There might be a chance.

'Sure.' Katy answered. Liam nodded, too.

'Alright,' Bellatrix beamed at them, a glitter in her eyes. 'Well. There's this girl… you might have heard of her. And she's been constantly getting in my way…' She paused and stared at a spot on the floor, her eyes burning like a wild fire.

'Find her.'