1I do not own Carrie or Harry Potter. I do however own the OC's Titus Malfoy, Danya de Perion Malfoy, Varus Malfoy, and Magus Malfoy. This chapter is from Magus' point of view. He gets his notice from Master Lundgrim's University of High Sorcery to come back to Hogwart's and tutor Carrie over the summer.

Chapter 14: Merry Meet

Magus

He had decided to stay at Malfoy Manor, after the family discussion. It was inevitable in his mind that he would be called upon to tutor the young White girl, and he needed to talk with Abraxas. Especially regarding the sensitive matter of Tom Riddle. He could tell that his cousin wanted this girl, and it had a lot more behind it than simple ambition. He had seen the fury in his eyes when he spoke about Tom's closeness with her. It made him very curious, because Abraxas had women falling at his feet constantly and he never paid them any mind. But something about this girl was different, something about her caught his undivided attention and he wanted to know what it was! She would be a powerful addition to their family if all went well, but if Abraxas did not win her, his anger might cause him to do something really stupid. That is why he, Magus needed to be there. To make this go smoothly. And if the rumors of her love of those of high intellect were true, his cousin was going to have to take his studies a lot more seriously. For as he himself knew, those of high intellect tend to gravitate towards their own.

As he waited for his Uncle Titus to finish with their carriage, he thought back on the last couple of weeks. He remembered those conversations with Abraxas especially the one that happened only a few moments ago.. "I tell you to not let your feelings show to soon! She has not exactly had a lot of suitors and coming on to strong will scare her away. Take it slow, befriend the girl first." he had advised. "I don't know what you are talking about Mag." Abraxas had replied. "Bollucks Braxus! I saw that look in your eyes, every time you speak about seeing THEM together! I am not blind! I know what happens when you allow your emotions to rule you, and this is to great a matter for you to allow that!" he had said vehemently. "Family comes first, I am no git. The girl his powerful and easy on the eyes and has good breeding, that is all. She would make a powerful addition to this family and new blood never hurt once in a while." he had replied cooly, as though he was disinterested, but Magus knew him far better than that. His cousin's eyes were flashing in that way that meant "drop it and leave it alone or I will hex and curse you back into the stone age".

"Just be careful! I will do all the prep work I can and subtly praise you to her. Don't wreck what we have done through your impulsiveness, alright? Can you promise me that?" he asked. Abraxas turned and faced him and held his hand out, Magus took it. "I swear to you that I will not be to impulsive or try to move things to quickly. I know how to woo a girl Magus!" he had said the last part with mirth in his eyes. "Very well. I shall miss you cousin. I imagine they will want me there most of the summer. Write to me and I shall to you. Mammon needs some good exercise, I think. And Asmodeus is just itching for something to do!" he answered, relieved. "Just so, Magus. Hurry now, Father shall be ready soon." and with that, Magus had ended up outside, still waiting on Uncle Titus. Soon however it appeared that everything was ready, his luggage properly shrunk. He got in the back with his uncle while the driver began to start the magic that would speed their way. "Tell me Magus, what were you talking to my son about that was so urgent?" he asked him.

"Abraxas' interest in that girl is more than just bringing more power to our family, Uncle. He is possesive of her, I saw that when he mentioned Tom Riddle at our Family Talk. Whenever he speaks of her his eyes darken in a way I have never seen in him before with any other eligible woman. I am afraid of him rushing things and mucking up everything. You know how he gets when he allows his emotions to rule his head, which happens all to often for my liking." Magus replied. His uncle looked at him with a pondering look. "You are quite wise beyond your years, my nephew. We will need to find a place for you after Master Lundgrim's. You speak my thoughts. I too have noticed the things of which you speak, and I know also that he denies them. We need someone on the inside in-the-know to keep an eye on him once school starts again, someone to keep him from doing something against his interest." his uncle answered. "They had better have an IQ over 70, Uncle!" Magus replied, referring to Crabb and Goyle. His uncle laughed. "I KNOW that! You leave that to me and focus on your role." he replied.

Magus nodded. The rest of the ride was spent discussing the material he wished to introduce to the White girl, both the typical and the shadier aspects of magic. Magus wondered just how brilliant the girl truly was. If she could grasp concepts of Hermetic magic, then well, no one would be able to touch the Malfoy family after she took her place within it's womb! The rest of the ride was silent. Titus left him to his planning. He was rather delighted to hear that his uncle wished to enhance his role in the family. It was not till they came upon that old familiar sight of the school that he was drawn out of his thoughts. Even now, Hogwart's still took his breath away. Dusk was approaching giving a fiery back drop to the majestic castle. The stained glass from some of the windows shot out crystal colors out into the approaching night. A smile was upon his face as they approached. As they drew closer Magus spotted the familiar image of Dumbledore, and a good-looking dark haired boy that he knew to be Tom Riddle. Beside them however was the one whom he had been the most curious about.

The girl had waist length strawberry blonde hair with light curls about the ends. She was pale and of slight build, petite. But Magus, who was more sensitive to magic than most of his family, nearly moaned at the feel of the power that surrounded her! He could almost see it, it was that strong! It reached out to him, feeling out his own power. Being curteous and needing to gain her trust, he threw up no blocks to this. They were now out of the carriage, and they were walking out to meet them. She had on a dark hooded robe of velvet black, silver dragons curled around one another acting as the clasp at her throat. The sleeves clung tightly to her arms up to her elbow then split open and flared out, her bare arms shown as she held a heavy book to her chest. It was her eyes that caught him off guard! White-blue, like ice and fire, paired with a shy smile. It was a very interesting package, and damned if he didn't feel strongly affected to her presence as well! As he looked upon her it didn't escape him, how Tom moved closer to her and placed his arm around her shoulders. This was interesting!

"Good evening Titus, and to you Magus! I hear wonderful things about you from Master Lundgrim's! Hogwart's is incredibly proud of you and your accomplishments!" said Professor Dumbledore. Magus gave him a polite nod. "Tom, if you could let go of the dear girl for a moment I would like to introduce her to our guests." Magus noted how reluctant he was to do that, though he hid that better than others would have. The girl moved forward and released one hand from her book and held it out to her uncle. "Good evening, Master Malfoy. I am Carrietta White." said Carrie, her voice soft yet still held a authorative tone. She did not seem intimidated at all by the presence of the older Malfoy, which amused his uncle if the glint in his eyes was any indication. He took her offered hand and brought it to his lips and kissed it. "We have heard wonderful things about you, my dear! Though reports fall short when speaking about how lovely you are! You must be the beauty of your family!" he replied, charm oozing off of him. Titus still had it! The girl smiled brightly at him and her cheeks blushed slightly.

He dropped her hand and put his arm around Magus and pulled him forward. "I would like you to meet the prodigy of my family, Carrietta. This is my nephew Magus. I heard you had a passion for learning, and I am sure you will be very pleased with his skills as a tutor."he praised him, causing Magus to look at his uncle with a raised eyebrow. Carrie caught it for he heard a snicker quickly covered when Dumbledore sent her a look. She moved forward and offered him her hand. When he looked into those eyes and felt that power surround him again however, he knew it. He was just as caught as Abraxas was! But he understood what caught his cousin. It was his lust for power and possesion that had him wanting her. For Magus it was that control, and those eyes... and if the book she was reading was any indication, that intelligence that caught him. He took her hand while peering into them and silently, once being allowed by her, probed her mind and gasped at what he found there. The girl was brilliant! He was going to deeply enjoy this summer! When he kissed her hand she blushed darkly, causing him to smile.

He could get used to getting reactions like that! Usually it was Abraxas that got that sort of attention from the fairer sex! "It is a priviledge to come back here and tutor someone of your station and breeding, Carrie. I look forward to helping you polish your knowledge and hope to become your friend." he said sincerly. Dumbledore turned to Riddle. "Here is one of our brightest and most prized students, Thomas Riddle." he pushed him forward. Tom glared daggers at him, but came forward and shook his and Titus' hands. "It is getting dark out so I imagine Master Malfoy would like to be getting back."he said politely but Magus could hear the ice in his tone. "Yes, that is true. But out of curiosity my dear Carrietta, what house have you been sorted into?" Magus smirked. Figured his uncle would ask! "It was difficult. The hat said I had aspects of all four houses and he could not choose, so I had to choose. I chose Slytherin, because Tom is in there and I don't wish to be seperated from him. The look of dark triumph at her words that was on Riddle's face did not escape him for a second! He began to wonder what sort of connection he had with the girl.

"That is only to be expected, with someone with such fine breeding as your family. Choosing the better House! I was wondering my dear, my family has heard so much about you and knows it must be lonely being so far from your family. We would love to invite you to Malfoy Manor before the summer ends for dinner." his uncle offered. Carrie and Riddle shared a look, and it looked like they were communicating with each other silently. He put a hand on her back, like reassuring her. "That would be lovely, if I could bring Tom and the Professor here as well." she answered. Tom leveled him and his uncle with a smile and a warning in his gaze. "I wouldn't have it any other way! My boy, Abraxas, you have met him, will send out his bird with the invitation. Now I must be going. I wish you all the best my dear and look forward to seeing you again soon. Magus, I expect letters! I want to hear from my favorite nephew!" Magus had moved by Carrie and whispered in her ear "he means his only nephew of any use to him." and she snickered with him. Even Dumbledore chuckled slightly.

His uncle gave him a knowing look before he turned to go. "Be well Titus, it was good to see you again." Dumbledore said politely. "Same to you Professor. My dear Carrietta it has been quite a pleasure!" he said before the driver drove off and Magus, Riddle, Carrie and Dumbledore entered the castle. "I am off to my room for a bit before supper. Why don't you three talk and get to know one another?" the professor said. "Oh I want to get to know her better, very very much!" Magus thought silently to himself. If looks could kill however, Riddle would have done so on the spot! Almost like he could read his mind! As soon as Carrie turned to him however he hid it. It was then he noticed Carrie looked drawn and he remembered how sensitive she could be to magick, if what Abraxas said was any indication. Riddle's arm went around her waist and pulled her to his chest. "Endure my dear. Hold on as long as you can. You are getting better! I've got you, I won't let you fall." he said so softly, lovingly, shocking Magus with just how tender Riddle was being with the girl.

"She needs to ground her own energy, Thomas. That will bring her back. Her power has a slightly different feel that most witches and wizards. Can you keep her close to you like that for a moment longer? Let her take some of your power to give her the strength to do it. Carrie, take my hand, use what you need of that as well." Magus said, knowing what to do. Riddle didn't trust him but did trust his knowledge and did as was asked. Magus took her hand, trying not to shudder while he did so. "Pull on us Carrie. Your instincts know how to do this. Just tell your body what to do. Only take what you need." He felt it when he did so, and felt the mingling of her and Riddle's powers. Riddle's power was far more than he ever expected! He felt how protective he was over the girl but everything else was blocked on purpose. The feel of her power pulling on him though, intoxicating! Both boys were soon moaning, as was Carrie. He didn't want the feeling to stop, but it did. Tom reluctantly let her out of his arms. Magus moved to stand in front of her. "Mimic everything I do." he told her.

She did everything he asked. After the grounding she almost fell but Riddle caught her. After they had melded power though Magus did not feel the hatred for him that Abraxas did. He felt connected to them both now and wondered about this and whether or not this would be a problem for the true mission he had here. Soon it was time to go to Ravenclaw quarters to eat. Riddle came up to him. "I didn't like how you were looking at her out there, but I wanted to thank you. Thank you for helping her like that." he said. Considering how rare it was for Riddle to thank anyone, he was quite shocked. "Not all of us Malfoy's are bad, Thomas. Give me a fair chance and I will give you one." he was even more shocked by his own words. "That is only fair." he replied. Carrie turned to smile at them and both boys were struck by it. "We are done with our pissing contest now?" she joked. Riddle snorted. "That's my Carrie, she gets bolder by the day and more vulgar, but damned if it isn't cute!" she blushed and the shock on his face told Magus that he didn't realize he had said that outloud.

She took a step back and placed an arm around each boy's waist and said "My boys, I do think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!" And with that they went to dinner.