Our Cassie is growing up and settling in to life at Hogwarts. She has made the Quidditch team and is happily a beater protecting Draco as he plays seeker. Years two and three are of no importance to our story dear reader, so we shall skip them. Enjoy this short interlude as we catch up to Cassie as she and her family attend the Quidditch World Cup.

I had always loved the large crowds and draw of games, but this was bigger than what we had at Hogwarts by hundreds of times!

When Daddy first told me he had got us Quidditch World cup tickets I had been largely indifferent. Another big event that would probably be ruined because instead of enjoying it I would be forced to play nice with the kids of visiting dignitaries. Kids whose language I may not even speak who didn't want to hang out with me any more than I wanted to hang out with them.

But when he told me I would get to spend the week leading up to the event at the Malfoy's private cabin and that Draco, Blaise and Theo would be there I was much more excited I would be able to enjoy the game after all. I flung myself in to my father's arms. "Oh thank you Daddy, you are the best!"

The week leading up to the game was wonderful. We explored the woods close to the grounds and there were so many people. The Minister of Magic offered Daddy and Lord Malfoy his box to watch the game in, as he was one of the officials and would not actually need to sit there.

There were so many people at the game. I saw one boy from school I recognized, Cedric Diggory who stopped to talk to me for a bit and ask how my summer had been and if I had spoken to Luna or any of the other Hufflepuffs. I giggled when he tapped me on the chin before he left and told me he would see me at school.

"Oooooh" Blaise grinned at me "Cassie has a boyfriend."

"Don't be ridiculous Blaise, Cedric doesn't like me like that. We just share notes sometimes." Boys were so goofy.

"mmhmm I bet he does, kissing notes" Theo chimed in making kissing noises.

I blushed "No not kissing notes, charm notes."

"More like charming notes." Blaise elbowed me in the ribs.

"You are impossible." I couldn't help but laugh.

"Knock it off," Draco snapped angrily "there is no way Cedric Diggory is interested in Cassie."

"Oh? And why is that? Is there something wrong with me?" I couldn't believe he said that. Was there something wrong with me? I mean, I wasn't a gorgeous blonde like Daphne, and I didn't put out like Pansy. Did that mean Draco thought boys wouldn't like me? Well he could bugger off.

He must have seen how upset I was because he suddenly looked sorry "Cass, of course there's nothing wrong with you, that isn't what I meant."

"Whatever, save it Draco. Just because you three haven't figured out I'm a girl yet doesn't mean no one else has." I pushed passed the three of them towards the entrance where we would meet our fathers.

"What is that supposed to mean, Cassandra? Just exactly who has noticed you are a girl?" I saw a look pass between Theo and Blaise. They were pretty surprised and curious about Draco's sudden anger. I wasn't he got like this sometimes. He hated sharing anything. Ice cream, toys, friends. It didn't mean anything.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" actually, no one had noticed I was a girl yet, but damned if I was going to tell him that. Let him sweat it out some.

Draco glared at me for a long time after I said that but finally just shrugged.

"Tch, never mind, just forget I said anything." I could tell he was really bothered and I didn't want it to ruin the rest of our trip.

I linked my arm through his "You know you three are the only boys in my life, Draco. If even you three haven't noticed that I'm a girl yet, why would anyone else?"

He gave me a look that made my tummy do a flip just like the one way back when I had first met him. Would that feeling ever go away?

"Oh, I've noticed, Cassie, I've notice." I felt warm all of the sudden I was glad when we saw Lord Malfoy just ahead at the entrance to the stadium.

"Come along Draco, Cassandra and you two," he looked back at Blaise and Theo "Cassandra your father is already in the Minister's box waiting for us."

Lord Malfoy was not the comforting sort one asked questions of, like "Why isn't my Daddy here to get me?"and "Were there no warm blooded creatures he could have sent to pick me up?" so I just fell in behind him. Draco had not yet let go of my arm that he'd linked through his.

That is until we saw Harry Potter and his two friends. Those twins were with them too, I noticed they had got a lot more attractive over the years. I blushed when one of them looked down at me and winked.

Draco did NOT like that at all. He immediately stiffened. I tried to sooth his feelings by gently squeezing the arm he had linked with mine, but after our small spat earlier, he was not having any of it. He got that way when he felt like his position in any group was threatened.

And Lord Malfoy was not really helping the situation by taunting who I could only assume to be the Weasley father about the seats they had.

Harry Potter and his friends stood with their arms crossed glaring at Lord Malfoy and I couldn't blame them. I think probably the only reason the twin had winked at me was to upset Draco.

Draco gently let go of my arm with a final squeeze and stepped forward. Whatever he had planned it was not going to be good. I looked at Blaise and Theo but I knew they would be no help, they were not as bad as Goyle and Crabbe at egging him on but they sure didn't pull any punches.

Draco sneered at the trio "Cassandra and I are in the minister's box, by personal invitation of Cornelius Fudge"

Lord Malfoy admonished him "Don't boast Draco, there's no need with these people."

I held Draco back by the arm with a warning look. "Please," I whispered, I just want to enjoy the rest of this trip with you. And it is you I am here with. Not Cedric or one of those Weasley's remember?"

Draco drew my arm back through his and patted my hand comfortingly.

"Father, as you mentioned the chance of rain, Cassandra is a bit chilly, might we go to our heated box now?" he just could not resist one last dig.

And apparently neither could his father. What was it they said about apples and trees?

Lord Malfoy, before we left was suddenly holding Harry back with his silver snake head walking stick "Do enjoy yourself won't you? While you can?"

Draco finally got me to the Minister's Box. I kept trying to decide what he had meant by he noticed I was a girl.

And… had he been jealous of Cedric and that Weasley twin? I mean that was ridiculous, right? We are just friends.

Weren't we? And why did Blaise and Theo keep sneaking looks at us and looking away? We weren't doing anything.

I mean OK, it was a little chilly, and if we wanted the best view we had to have the window open. And that meant it got a little chilly. So we all threw big cushions on the floor and laid down next to each other. And yes, we shared a blanket but Theo and Blaise were under the blanket too. Draco and I just happened to be next to each other in the middle.

So it was silly to think Draco meant anything by his outburst earlier.

Later that night after the Irish had taken the Cup I was still pondering this back at the Malfoy Cabin. We had curled up on the couch talking about the particulars of the game, I was super excited to discuss some of the tactics of the beaters with our team.

Theo laughed. "You have to be the only one who took that as a homework assignment, Taylor."

I was curled up next to Draco half asleep. "Someone has to make sure Draco doesn't get killed out there." I said sleepily.

"That's right" grinned Blaise, "can't have someone messing up his pretty face can we?"

"It's his eyes that are pretty" I murmured, falling asleep before I realized what I said or wondered why Draco's arm tightened around my waist. Or how I had got in to such a position where he had his arm around my waist.

Later I woke up to Draco gently shaking me "Cassie, wake up, we have to leave. Come on.' He ran his hand down my arm.

I realized somehow he had fallen asleep behind me on the couch.

"Go?" I rubbed my eyes sleepily "Go where?"

"Home, Cassandra, the place is being attacked, they are hunting muggles, we need to get you out of here." He helped me stand up.

I was still trying to process the words he was saying. Hunting muggles? Who was hunting muggles? "I'm not a muggle, Draco."

I was even more confused by the fact that he was fully dressed. And a little chilly like he had come from outside. Then how had he got behind me on the couch. I looked back at the couch and then at him.

"Wait, where did you go?" I was finally starting to hear what sounded like bombs going off outside. That woke me in a hurry. "Draco! You didn't go out there did you!?"

"I needed to help mother secure a spot for our portkey. Come on Cass, leave everything, we will come back for it later." He was pulling my robes and coat on me.

"Draco, I am frightened." I said looking at him.

He paused like he wanted to say something but finally all he said was "Cassandra, I will never let anything happen to you.

I trusted him. Which was probably foolish, what was it with me and trusting fourteen year old boys?

We left the tent in a hurry and I followed Draco to the area where his mother was. I knew he must have been worried about her so I did not complain about how quickly he wanted to go.

On our way we saw some muggles hanging in the air. Surrounding them were a group of wizards and maybe witches, it was hard to tell, wearing hooded robes and very ornate masks. They were flipping the mother upside down and exposing her to the world. I wanted to go help them but Draco gripped my arm firmly.

"No, Cassandra. You are not safe going over there." He pointed out how the masked people were blowing up tents and casting crazy jinxes and spells everywhere. I could easily be hurt by one. In the end self preservation won out and I continued to run, but I felt sick about it.

We finally reached Lady Malfoy who was waiting for us and we quickly left making it safely back to Malfoy Manor. I asked if I might have a place to lie down. I was feeling very ill.

Understanding Lady Malfoy had Draco take me to a guest room where I sat down with my face in my hands feeling like I might vomit. Draco asked me what was wrong but all I could do was shake my head. That was something I was going to keep to myself for the rest of my life as far as I was concerned.

One of the masks… I had recognized it. It used to hang in my father's closet.

How could Daddy's mask have got out there on a masked person terrorizing muggles?

And who was wearing it? Surely not my Daddy?