N/A: Now, we are on chapter 5, it's a bit difficult yet I'll try my best. If any of you had any idea of pairing/canon/slash that sort of type please let me know, I see what I can do =D and a big thanks to Lilac for the review, I will answers all your question so hope you'll enjoys this story.

Chapter 5: The Secret of the Past

A week had passed since Hogwarts welcomed their guests from the four magical boarding schools and now most of the students from Hogwarts had tagged along pretty well with their visitors. And also a week from Spencer for managing to hold his hatred towards the Durmstrang professor, and so far he had done well by avoiding him most of the time. And he found out from Scorpius that Viktor had two sons that joined the visit, a sixth and third year and he also found out that the sixth year Durmstrang student was bloody cocky and arrogant while the third year was totally different from both his father and elder brother, and he was a great person to talk with.

Monday come again, and most of the students are at the Great Hall, having their breakfast before leaving for their classes. Spencer, his younger siblings and the rest of the gang as usual are having their breakfast with their guests. The Great Hall filled with noises as they had find out that a week before their winter break, a Christmas Ball will be held and students from fourth year and above are to participates while any third year are welcome if they were invited by the student from fourth year and above.

The twins and Lily pouted when first and second year students are not allowed to join the ball, but somehow they are given a different kind of entertainment for that day.

When they find out that from the previous balls been held in Hogwarts, the male students must made the move to invites the female students to the ball and seems that the students are now waiting in anticipation to see who will invites who to the ball. Spencer pretends to ignores when he could sense that a few female students looked at him with a grin in their face, he knew that they are hoping that he will invite one of them to the ball. The twins looked at him with a wide grin in their face as Spencer glared at them while eating his toast and he knew what the twins are thinking at the moment.

"Fratello, who will you invite to the ball?" Ariella asked her older brother quietly as Vincent snorted in his drink, knowing that his older brother will have the hard time thinking and choosing partner for the Christmas Ball since he gained lots of female students' attention.

"Well, I can't tell now, but you two just have to wait to find out who," Spencer responded nonchalantly as the twins giggles as they prepare to leave for their classes. The fifth year Gryffindor students walk towards their class when a group of fifth year Hufflepuff female students giggles as they walk pass by them, and somehow Spencer, James and Edward could hear their names being mention and something about the upcoming Christmas Ball. The three of them looks at each other and shake their heads as they walk to their Potion class.

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"Hi Spencer, I just wander if you already…you know, have someone to invite for the Christmas Ball?" Jessica asked in her cheery, annoying girlish voice as she played with her hair and flashed her so-called famous, breath taking smile and tries to act feminine in front of Spencer as the fifth year Gryffindor were having a DADA class with the Ravenclaw in the morning after their Potion class.

"Um…well…" as Spencer was about to replies, James and Edward called him over as they are standing at the door, waving their hands asking him to come over.

"I will let you know later," Spencer replied as he stand from his seat and run towards his best friends, leaving Jessica to scowl quietly as she walks back to her group of friends.

"Thanks mate," the young Cavallone thanked his best friends quietly as the two of them nods their head understandingly as Rebecca, Marion and David joins them.

"What does that Ravenclaw's witch wants this time around?" she asked as she eyed the Ravenclaw's witches whose busy taking since their DADA teacher come a bit late today.

"Well, she wants to know who I will invite for the upcoming Christmas Ball. And the problem is I don't even know who am I going to ask to be my date," Spencer responds as the three of them shrugs. It is pretty early to think of asking anyone to be their date for the ball since they have found out about it early this morning.

"I'm sure it won't be a problem for you mate, since you are the most popular male students here. I bet the girls are going to say yes the moment you ask them," James said as his cousin nods his head agree with him.

"I don't know, and that's the problem actually since I have no idea of who to ask to be my date," Spencer retorted as their DADA professor walks into the class and all the students go to their own seat.

"Don't worry mate, we still have plenty of time to think about it," Edward whispered quietly that only the three of them could hear it.

That evening

Spencer is busy doing his homework, plenty of assignment as he and the twins, Lily and surprisingly Christen are doing their homework near the fireplace, all sitting down on the floor as the first year quartet are busy discussing about their assignment, seems that first year Gryffindor trio had invited their best friend from Slytherin to do their essay together. Spencer smiles as he looks at them when Ariella suddenly looks at him.

"Yes fratello?" she asked as both Vincent, Christen and Lily turns their gaze at him.

"Nothing, what essay are the four of you doing at the moment?" he asked them back.

"Potion," Lily simply answered as the twins nodded their head simultaneously while Christen just flashed her sweet and charming smile.

The five of them proceeds on doing their own assignment while James, Edward, John and few others are stealing their way into the Hogwarts' kitchen to grabs some food. Rebecca is busy chatting with Marion about what they are going to wear for the Christmas Ball and wondering who will invite them to the ball. Vincent eyed Ariella, Lily and Christen as the four of them gazed at each other, seems that they had something in their mind in which they are eager to find out. Ariella nudges Vincent in his rib, urges him to ask their brother about thing that had been bothered them.

"Fratello, can I ask you something?" Vincent suddenly whispered to him as Ariella, Lily and Christen leans towards them as he eyed his younger brother with curiosity.

"What is it?" Spencer spoke quietly, didn't want to create any unwanted attention since he could sense some sort of discomfort in his brother's voice and gesture.

"Well, we..just want, you know, we want to know about this Professor Krum from Durmstrang?" Vincent blurted out quietly as he looked on the floor, didn't dare to meet his elder brother's eyes, afraid if the subject will make him angry or something while Spencer winced, he was surprise and shock that his younger siblings suddenly asked about the man he hated the most, the man who had insulted their mother when she was a student in Hogwarts. He already expects that the twins will ask him about Viktor Krum but what he didn't expect that it came too soon.

"Why don't we talk about this upstairs, shall we?" Spencer said as he picks up his parchments, books and his writing instruments as the twins, Lily and Christen follows his step, picking up their books, parchments and stuffs as the five of them headed to the fifth year boys' dormitory.

Once inside, Spencer looked around, making sure that there's no one inside then he locks the door and put a silencing charm around the room. The twins already sits on his bed while Christen and Lily sits on James', waiting for him to join them. Feeling satisfied, Spencer then sits on his bed next to the twins as the first year quartet waiting for him and Vincent seems eager to ask about Viktor Krum, seems that he had been holding it for quite a while.

"Okay, so what do you want to know about Viktor Krum?" Spencer began asking, he could feel his voice was a bit harsh when he mentioned the name of the person he despise at the moment.

"Well, he heard about him, not a good one you see, we just want to know whether it is true or not that he used to called mama a…you know, Mudblood, when she was a student here?" Vincent begins to voice out of what that had been bothered him, his tone of voice was slow and hesitated, worried if it will bring the wrath of his brother, as the three girls nods their head, none of them seems too happy about it.

"Where did you hear about this?" Spencer asked them again in disbelief, he was worried if they got this news randomly. He could feel his heart skip a beat.

"Well, he heard some of the ghosts talked about it, and from what we saw that most of the Hogwarts students and teachers are not very fond of him, especially Professor Longbottom, the Headmistress," he paused before proceed quietly "you."

Spencer takes a deep breath as he didn't realize that his reaction of hatred towards the Durmstrang's professor was pretty obvious to his younger siblings' eyes. He also couldn't blamed them for voicing out their mind, he knew they his younger siblings deserved to know and he knew it better that he is the one that should tell them about it rather than they listens it from others. He sits there without saying anything for a moment as he put his hands at his face, thinking very deep and decides that it is time for them to know the truth.

"Yes, he did. He called mama with that filthy word once," he spoke quietly, looking at the floor as the girls gasped, and he could fells the twins shaking and he's not sure whether they are angry or sad.

"Why, what mama did to him?" Ariella asked, her voice was slow and she was tremble as her hands grips on the bed comforter pretty tightly.

"From what I have heard from Uncle Harry and Uncle Ron, that professor Krum is a pureblood and proud wizard and very proud indeed of his bloodline, he's arrogant and disrespect of others, especially those who are not a purebloods. I think that all of you have read about the Triwizard Tournament from your Hogwarts: A History book, right? That tournament had been held here in Hogwarts when mama was a fourth year student here along with Uncle Harry, Uncle Ron and Uncle Draco Malfoy, Christen's father, and Krum was one of the contestants along with Uncle Harry and Aunt Fleur and another contestant by the name of Cedric Diggory who had died on the third and last task."

"Yes, we did. It was horrible when we read about it," Christen responded as the Vincent and Lily nods slowly while Ariella remains silent.

"There's a ball after the first task, and from what Uncle Harry and Uncle Ron had told me once, that Krum guy had asked mama to be his date, but when he found out about mama being a muggleborn he despised her and began to insulted and humiliated her, calling her with that... that filthy name and other names as well, but mama was a strong girl at that time but even though how strong she was, it really sadden her because she had done nothing wrong to him."

Christen winces and she seems to feel a bit nervous for a moment, as if she feels guilty or something. Spencer could detect it pretty easily and smiles at the young Slytherin.

"It's okay Christen you don't have to feel bad about it." Spencer assured the young Slytherin as she looks at him and tries to smile. Both the twins and Lily looks at her with questions in their face.

"Why, is there something wrong?" Ariella began to ask suspiciously as both Vincent and Lily look at her and Spencer back and forth.

"Well, my daddy told me once before I entered Hogwarts, when he was a student here he too was proud of his bloodline, being a pureblood. And…he told us that it was his biggest mistakes ever, he too called your mother with that…word," Christen spoke quietly, tears are forming in her eyes and she didn't dare to looks at her friends, afraid if they suddenly begins to hate her while the twins and Lily gasps, eyes and mouths wide open. Spencer stands and walks from his bed and knees in front of Christen and lifts her chin so that they can see face to face as he wipes the tears that fell from her eyes.

"Christen, listen here. What your dad did once wasn't his fault, from what Uncle Harry, Uncle Ron and Aunt Ginny had told me, he did that because of your late grandpa expected him too, your dad only did because he was told to do so, not on his own will, he never ask for that. Yes your dad used to be our mum, Uncle Harry and Uncle Ron's enemy but your dad is a brave man and he had changed side during the war and later become good friend with our mum, Uncle Harry and Uncle Ron. Don't be sorry for what had happened in the past, besides I'm a good friend with your brother and the four of you had become good friends with each other, so don't let it go and don't let this thing ruin your friendships. Your dad already felt sorry for what he did and he already admitted that it was his mistake, and our mum had accepted his apologizes with open arm and open heart." Spencer spoke quietly as a smile slowly forms in his lips, he then held her small, delicate hands in his and assures her that everything is alright as the twins sits on her side and the three first year Gryffindors hugs their friend as the young Slytherin nods her head slowly.

"It's okay Christen, we are not mad at you. Besides, like what fratello had said, don't let this thing ruin our friendship," Vincent said as he pat her shoulder softly as both Lily and Ariella hugs her and nods their head agree with him.

Letting go of her hands, Spencer sits on his bed as the first year quartet sits on James' and looks at him. He could sense that their friendship will become stronger than ever as he smiles to himself.

"So, then who went to the ball with mama?" Ariella began to asked again as the four of them looked at the future boss of the Cavallone family who at the moment are playing with his fingers.

"Uncle George," Spencer simply answered as the twins and Lily looked at her with eyes wide open.

"Uncle George, you mean Johnny's dad went to the ball with mama?" Vincent responded as he wasn't sure of what he had heard.

"Yes, Johnny's dad, the one and only Uncle George that we know."

"But what about Aunt Alicia, who did she go to the ball with?" Ariella asked again.

"From what I heard she went with someone from Ravenclaw but they didn't remembered who, well by that time Uncle George and Aunt Alicia were not a couple yet and mama and Uncle George went to the ball as a good friend since Uncle George was very protective of mama after what had happened with that Krum guy, she's was liked a sister to him and to Uncle Harry, Uncle Ron and Uncle Fred. You can say that mama was part of the Weasley family and she's liked Uncle Harry's sister."

The first year quartet nods their head understandingly and none of them speak for a while until Christen decides to break the silent.

"I don't like that professor Krum at all, not even Scorpius likes him, he only spoke to him because he had too, and most of the Slytherin didn't like him. He still arrogant and still proud of the bloodline that we often saw him argues with the other professor from Durmstrang because he disrespect others, and we are quite surprise when we heard that some of the Durmstrang students didn't like him at all."

"Really, he's that bad?" Vincent asked in disbelief.

"Yea, she's right. Scorpius had told me that, and one of his sons had told him that professor Krum is not much of a favourite among the Durmstrang students." Spencer spoke as the twins and Lily looked at him in disbelief and Christen nodded her head agree with him.

"Okay…but then why they sent him instead, why don't they send another professor or another representative?" Ariella voiced out her curiosity as she narrowed her eyes, seems that she wondering for any possibility for her own question.

"I don't know. Maybe because he had been here once, I really don't know?" Spencer seems to be a bit lost and unsure of what to think of for the question.

The five of them sits there quietly when suddenly all of them remembering that they still have some assignments to be done. After removing the silencing charm and unlocks the door, the five of them come down to the common room to proceed with their unfinished assignments. At the common room seems that James, Edward and the gang who went to the kitchen had returned as some of them are playing the wizard chess and some are playing the Exploding Snaps while others are busy talking and only a few are doing their assignments and essays.

"Where have you been mate?" Edward asked his best friend as Spencer and the first year quartet sits near the fireplace and begins doing their essays.

"Upstairs," Spencer simply replied as his eyes fixed on his unfinished essay.

After a while, the first year quartet manages to finishes their Potion essays and Christen then excuse herself as she needs to go back to the Slytherin Dungeon as it is getting pretty late and she doesn't want her brother to start get worry and begin searching for her if she didn't return on time. After she hugs best friends she is about to leave when Spencer, James and Edward volunteer to send her back. At first she's reluctant but when they mentions about the danger of the first year to walks alone at night she slowly agree to let them walks her back. As Spencer, James and Edward walks her towards the Slytherin Dungeon, they greets Scorpius who is about to leave to search for his sister when he see her coming with them.

"Christen, there you are, where have you been? I was worry about you not coming back earlier. Thanks mates for sending her back," Scorpius thanked them as the Gryffindor trio nods their head and grins.

"No problem mate, see you tomorrow and goodnight," Spencer responded as he and his two best friends waves their hands and leave back to the Gryffindor Tower.

"Mate, you haven't answers our question truthfully yet," Edward suddenly spoke to Spencer as he and James looked at him.

"What question?" Spencer replied, not sure of what his friend had said.

"That question earlier back in the common room, about your whereabouts mate," James told him as the three of them stopped in the middle of the hallway. There are a few students outside at the moments as it is not yet pass curfew hour.

"Oh, that one…" Spencer began telling them about the conversation that he had with the twins, Lily and Christen as James and Edward listened attentively and quite disbelief since they knew that it is pretty hard for him to tell and spill to his younger siblings about their parents' past, especially when it involves someone who had insulted his mother who was later praised as a war heroine after the Second Wizarding War.

N/A: Finally, sorry for the delay, I have to admit this chapter was pretty hard to write and I was out of town for about a week. Sorry for any grammatical mistakes, my bad and please review. Any comment, idea anything is welcome ;D