FiveHey everyone! Thank you so much to all of those who are reviewing my chapters as we go along. I love hearing your responses and I would like to apologise if there is some grammar mistakes. I do have Dyslexia and so apologies. Please enjoy the next chapter.Chapter FiveNarcissa
Time had passed relatively quickly following out day out in Hogsmeade, before I knew it March had arrived, Draco had spent his time sending letters to his father and they were forming a tentative relationship which I was grateful for. We had just left lunch when a large crowd of people had gathered in the court yard.
Stood in the centre was Professor Trelawney whom looked pathetic and in shock, she had her trunk on the ground and Delores Umbridge stood in front of her. The woman was wailing and everyone was just looking at the spectacle. I couldn't stop myself and just about caught the Professor as she stumbled.
"I've got you Professor." I glared up at the woman in question whom just smirked at me. This woman needs beaten stupid. The poor Seer just thanked me as I sat her down on the end of her trunk. All of the students were shocked that I had came to the woman's aid. My eyes caught Hermione's whom shook her head but I just smiled to let her know I was ok.
"You could have done this in private Professor and instead you do it right here in front of everyone, you like putting on a show at the expense of other people? I have heard stories about you but you completely exceeded my expectations and not in a good way. You really are a despicable human being aren't you. What do you do to people who aren't afraid of you?" Before I could say anything else Minerva came up and pulled me away from the woman's itchy wand fingers.
Without warning the door opened and Albus Dumbledore came to the rescue and the whole courtyard went silent. I will give this to Albus he surely had everyones respect. He nodded his head for me to scamper and I went back to Hermione leaving Minerva to comfort the other witch.
Words were said and thankfully Sybil got to stay in the castle. Albus being his usual self left abruptly which nearly gave Harry a conniption. Lying in bed that night I couldn't sleep, judging by Hermiones tossing and turning she was having trouble too. She let out a frustrated sigh before I could hear the rustle of fabric and she stood up and I could feel the shadow above me.
"Move over." I giggled slightly at her actions and then I realised she was serious. She pulled my blanket down and crawled in beside me, I shifted slowly over to accommodate her.
"What are you doing?" She huffed in frustration again before turning around and leaning agaisnt my pillow facing me with one hand tucked under her head.
"I want to talk to you and I don't want to have to shout across the room at you." She flourished her wand and closed the curtains of my bed and all sound was drowned out.
"Ever since you have came here and we have been friends there is so much about you that doesn't make sense. I'm sorry if you feel like I have betrayed your trust but please don't be mad at me. I was doing some research in the library and I came across your family. Once I started reading I couldn't stop." Shit, this girl is too smart for her own good.
"Hermione, please leave it alone." She smiled at me and shook her head. This bloody witch was going to be the death of me. Why she had to but her little nose into places it didn't belong?
"Test my occlumency shields." I looked shocked at her before realising she must be trying to teach herself Occlumency. I sat up on the bed and moved to the bottom of my mattress, if only to put some distance between my skin and her own.
"Ah little witch, please I cannot tell you." She nodded but gave me a look as if to say get on with it. I dont know how comfortable I feel rooting around her head.
"Look if. You don't feel comfortable then don't but please, I haven't been able to test them so please indulge me and see how far I have gotten." I nodded albeit reluctantly and lifted my wand to her head.
"Legillimens." I was sucked into her head and came across a very good attempt at constructing shields. Extraordinarily good. She threw me out and I nodded my head.
"Impressive. I can make them stronger for you if you want to. As for who I am, lets just say I am in Witness Protection." Her eyebrows quirked at me and I smiled before coming to lie down beside her.
"An hour before our DA sessions and we will work on your shields ok? Meditation every night before going to sleep." She nodded and just stayed where she was before too long both of us were falling asleep. Upon waking up we were both wrapped up in each other. I hadn't shared a bed with anyone in years and truthfully the little witches body pressed to my own was like heaven. How did I let it get to this point?
"Sorry I fell asleep." I shook my head and reluctantly took one of her curls in my finger and smiled at her.
"It's ok, I quite like having you in my bed." She blushed and took my hand in her own, we sat like that for a while just threading our fingers together before she sat up smiling at me.
"I like being in your bed but I think we should get up." I nodded my head at her and she escaped out of the curtains to find Lavender and Parvati giggling. They didn't say anything when I too came out instead I just shrugged my shoulders at them both.
" Dont be jealous I have the best cuddly toy." They all laughed before Hermione blushed and went into the bathroom to change for classes.
" Not a word about this ok, I dont want Hermione to be embarrassed." They agreed before heading out the room and I threw on my uniform to get ready for classes. Nothing was said between us and she just took my arm and we went to breakfast.
Bellatrix
I tried to stay away from her but I eventually got the weekend to escape and sent her a letter. It didn't take long for a reply and I was currently sitting in the Shrieking Shack waiting for her.We had only been able to send a few letters here and there, thankfully it was easter break and classes we finished for a long weekend, she had told Albus she would be awayuntil Tuesday Morningwhich gives us plenty of time.Soft footsteps echoed up the hallway and as she came around the corner I could see her breathe a sigh of relief. Did she think I was luring her into a trap or that I would stand her up.
"Hi there." She had a small bag over her shoulder and my mind was reeling at the possibility of what was in that bag. I took three strides up to her and took off her hat and unbuttoned her coat before telling her to put them in her bag.
"Where you are going no-one will know you Min. We can be whoever we want to be." I pressed a soft kiss to her lips and she responded in full. Wrapping my arms around her body we spun and before too long landed in the large open foyer of my home.High beams on the ceiling and pure white walls greeted us, the interior skirting of the windows was painted blue and the furniture was a mix of grey and blues. A large patio door opened up to a pool and the sun was shining high in the sky and the view was astronomical.
"This house is amazing." I nodded and explained the story of how I inherited it when my uncle Stavros passed on. It was a house I never really allowed myself to come to and had never brought anyone until now.
"You are the first person to see it." She smiled at me before I took her hand in my own and guided her to the second storey. The master bathroom had a sliding door which led out onto a balcony and the bedroom attached to the other side.
"There is another bedroom if you want your own space." She took a few, steps into the room and glanced around at the bookshelves and art supplies littered against the wall. She placed her small bag down on the bed before going to look out of the floor to ceiling sliding window.
"I think this room is perfect, as long as you dont mind me hogging the covers." She sat down on the edge of the bed and slowly kicked off her boots and outer robes and socks she had on before also pulling her hair from the severe bun it always lived in and cancelled her glamour charm.
It had been so long since we were alone together. Properly alone for an extended period of time but seeing her infront of me now was like no time had passed. Leaving in my Seventh year would have been heartbreaking but she took me on as an apprentice to get my Mastery. I never completed it because I was called to help the dark lord and I agreed to it. At the time I believed in it, now I just want my family safe which apparently now includes Remus Lupin, Minerva is now a part of that group aswell.
"Are you ok?" I nodded and she took a few, strides to get to me. I could see the concern in her face and I realised out of all of the happy memories, stolen from me in Azkaban my time with her was the ones I missed the most.
"Yeah I just am glad you decided I am not completely evil. I am glad you came." She took my hands in her before pulling me closer to her body. I suddenly felt like the schoolgirl again and all of my fantasies were coming to life.
"I have always had a connection with you, if I was being honest with myself I would say you broke my heart a little when you chose Tom Riddle." Looking into her eyes revealed more than I had ever thought, her soft fingers wrapped into my hair at the back of my head and the other pulled me in closer until our hips were pressed together.
" I am sorry Minerva." She pulled me in so my lips pressed against her own and I couldn't stop the moan that escaped my lips when she did, her fingers pulled on the knot at the bottom of my corset and made quick work taking it off leaving me in my black silky negligee and she trailed her hands over my hips before looking me dead in the eye.
"It has been a long time since I have been with anyone in this way." I nodded my head at her and smiled before pulling her back in for a kiss. She wrapped me tightly against her and was like no other experience, we stood and kissed for a good few minutes before I pulled her blouse from the black trousers and left her it a red coloured negligee. True to her house even down to her underwear , why am I not surprised. I slowly brought her over to the bed and pushed her down on the edge before straddling her with my feet at either side of her own.
"I have dreamt of this, of us for so long Min, god you feel amazing." I pressed soft kisses against her lips and her hands ran up my legs to push my slip up to my waist. We broke apart and her eyes roamed all over my body causing fire to erupt in my veins.
" It has been a long time since I have been with anyone too Min, be gentle with me." I teased in her ear before biting gently on her collarbone. I slowly pushed her down on the bed and upon seeing her all hot and bothered made me feel extraordinarily wet. I want to take my time.
Narcissa
It was now April and Albus Dumbledore was gone, he had ran away with his pet chicken and left the school to Delores Fucking Umbridge. I had no choice but to keep my head down.Albus would not save me and Minerva wouldn't be able to. So I just ignored the woman and the school was starting to rebel against her authority.
The Weasley Twins left in spectacular fashion of course with a glittering display of fireworks.Things would not last too much longer though, the bitch was going to do something, what I wasn't sure of is it wouldn't be good. O. W. L' s were starting and Hermione was in full studying mode.
"Come on Hermione, you already know the material." At some point through the year we had moved our beds beside each other and I for one loved waking up with the little Gryffindor wrapped around me.
"You know the only way you can convince me to stop studying is to just tell me right." Ever since the night I tested her shields she had been plaguing me to reveal my secret identity.
"You know I can't." She tutted and put her book down before coming to sit on her knees and she waved the curtains closed to give us more privacy.
"You said it yourself, my Shields are nearly perfect." I nodded my head at her and knew that is what I said. Truthfully I could feel our relationship get closer as the time had progressed , I am nearly one hundred percent sure she feels the same but neither one of us could bring ourselves to do anything it seems. Why should I corrupt such a young and sweet soul.
"Let me think about it ok. It's not just my secret to tell." I nodded my head at her and she just lay down beside me and took my hand in hers as she always did and we wrapped our fingers together the others.
"Well I have it narrowed down anyway so let me get to three and then I will tell you." I couldn't help the smile that was plastered all over my face at her words.
"Ok so since you are so not busy help me, I don't know how I hardly ever see you study and you pass everything." I smiled before letting her in on my secrst.
"Photographic memory." She didn't believe me at first but realised I was telling the truth before shaking her hear at me.
"Well your exams are going to be perfect aren't they." I just shook my head and sat her up to practice her charms in preparation for the test. Charms was on Monday and she was freaking out slightly. We spent an hour going over both written and practical for charms before I lifted out her present.
" So this is for you, it will bring you luck in your exams." Bella made me a necklace when I was first going through my own exams as a fifth year and so I figured it only fitting I give them to someone who has started to mean the world to me. A marble wolf sat on a black corded necklace and I couldnt help bit smile as it settled under her t-shirt.
"Thank You." She threw her arms around me and held on for dear life, yes, Hermione Granger was definitely becoming someone important indeed.For someone who hasn't done exams in a while, I think I did alright. It made me wonder however what situation Harry and Ron would have been in if Hermione wasnt their friend. We were all sitting around the common room and the boys were playing chess and relaxing. Up until now Hermione had been riding them to study and I think those two boys would have failed out of Hogwarts if it wasn't for her.
"Thank God that's over, just History tomorrow and our OWLs are over." Hermione was reading some of her revision notes when I seen her yawn and head upstairs.
"So can I ask something at the risk of being Hexed?" I smiled and nodded at Harrys nervousness, I think after all this time of being his friend I still make him nervous slightly.
"What exactly is going on between you and Hermione, you hold hands, you act coupley but aren't a couple. So whats going on?" I shook my head at him in denial and folded up one of my own books.
"She is my best friend. That's all. Good night boys. " I slowly made my way upstairs to find Hermione waiting on our bed. She was so cute waiting with her book in her hand ready to read to me.No words were said but I went into the bathroom and got organised for bed before crawling in beside her. She aimed a megawatt smile at me before getting comfortable and allowing me to lie beside her.
"Hey there. So three questions?" This was a game we played whilst she tried to figure out who I was, I was nervous she was actually going to guess someday.
"Were you ever married?" This caught me off guard but slowly I nodded my head and I could see the gears in her head turn before reading me a poem from Maya Angelou.
"So divorced or widowed?" I nodded my head to both because realistically my contract is null and void. She read me another poem before turning to face me.
"Do you not trust me? Is that why you haven't told me." I shook my head at her and realistically I was terrified to tell her exactly what I was feeling. I am an enemy in her head and could she get over the fact that it was actually me.
"Of course I trust you, I am worried you won't still be my friend once you find out the truth." She pressed her hand to my cheek and I shook my head before we settled down and just held onto each other.
"Get some rest Maya." I remembered the conversation we had about her calling me Cass and how I needed to come up with a name for her. We settled on Maya after some debate.
"Goodnight Cass." We almost instantly fell over to sleep ready to embrace our last day of exams and the near end of year.
I knew something was wrong, I could see Harrys face drain of colour and as I looked around the room Ron and Hermione had noticed it too. Our exam was nearly finished and it was a good thing too because Harry was sweating bullets.We weren't out of the room five seconds before it exploded oit of him, he started ranting about a vision that Sirius was in trouble. Getting caught by Umbridge was bad and getting her kidnapped by centaurs was an unfortunate set of circumstances.
Before I could talk some sense into them we were all on the back of Thestrals with Neville, Ginny and Luna and judging by Hermiones vice grip on my waist she was not a bit happy. I could have apparated them or called a teacher and thankfully I did sent Severus and Dumbledore a quick Patronus before leaving.
"It took less time than I thought and before we knew it we were in the Hall of Prophecies. Hermiones hand never left my own but both of us were constantly vigilant with our surroundings.I knew in my head it was a trick and as we reached the spot my cousin was supposed to be and we were alone. The entire room was whispering once we all heard the Prophecy soft footsteps showed up.
"He should be here, why isn't he?" The poor boy was beside himself at this point and to be honest I couldn't blame him. I just looked at him and he shook his head as if to tell me to keep my mouth shut.He knew he fucked up bringing us here and I didn't have to tell him that. Upon looking at the faces of his friends he looked downcast.Standing in a circle we saw Death Eaters step out of the shadows. Lucius lifted his mask and stood in front of us. He looked me up and down and I took in my hand with Hermiones before smirking.
"You're that LeFevre girl correct? You do look a bit like Narcissa I will admit." I didn't say anything and just glanced at my new friends especially Hermione who was looking interested between us and I could see her put two and two together when Harry decided to get stupid and confront them.
"Thank You for getting that for us Potter, we will take it from here." Harry held the prophecy closer to his body and held his wand in front of his body. The Black shapes blurred all around us until they turned into the Death Eaters.
"Hand that over there's a good lad." This was not going to pleasant, how can I get these kids out of here without endangering them. Severus was taking his sweet fucking time in getting us help.
"Where is Sirius?" A cackle vibrated and echoed through the entire room and I could see Nevilles face hardening.
"Littlest Potter, did you have a bad dream about your precious little Sirius, the Dark Lord knew you would come running, he always knows." All of us were watching them like hawks, Bellas eyes met my own and she cocked her head to the side before smirking.
"Whos the newbie?" Harry just ignored her and I saw Neville whisper her name, she turned her gaze to the young boy and smirked.
" Hows mum and dad?" He whipped his wand out to her face and she just smiled at the poor boy.
"I want to know where Sirius is!" Harry was still going on when Bella laughed that high pitched cackle in front of us.
"I want to know where Sirius is!" She mimicked to him. She and her fellow Death Eaters had closed in so that they were mere feet away from Harry and the others, the light from their wands dazzling Harry's eyes.
"You've got him," said Harry, ignoring the rising panic in his chest, the dread he had been fighting since they had first entered the ninety-seventh row. "He's here. I know he is."
"The little baby woke up frightened and fort what it dweamed was twoo," said Bella in a horrible, mock-baby voice. Harry felt Ron stir beside him just as Bella noticed my hand in Hermiones and rolled her eyes again at me.
"It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Pot-ter," said Malfoy. "Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands."
"Go on, then," said Harry, raising his own wand to chest height. As he did so, the five wands of Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna rose on either side of him.
"Just give it to him Harry." My friend was betrayed by me and yet Bella just laughed whilst Lucius smirked at me.
"They only other alterantive is you fight your way out of here, we are out numbered, out wanded and your friends are gonna die if you do this." He seemed to think on it for a second before Bellatrix came up behind me and pulled me to her chest.
"Hello Cousin!" All of their wands were trained on her now and she just took me and moved us away from them. I could hear them cry out my name and Hermiones sounded painful.Spellfire could be heard at to be fair they were holding their own against them, things were being blown uo all around us and soon they were all running towards a door and Bella pulled me into a dark alcove and hugged me tight.
"Oh Cissy I have missed you, here." She thrusted a piece of paper into my hand and it had an address on it.
"Come find me this summer on this day and we can talk ok. Please get your little Gryffindor friends out of here." I nodded and hugged her tight before Ginnys voice could be heard.
"Reducto!" I immediately snapped my attention down to her and crashing could be heard.
"Shit, we have to go, this place is going to be destroyed. Littlest Weasley is lethal." Sure enough rows and rows of Prophecies began to fall and crash against the ground. I gave her one last look and ran away from her and nearly collided with my friends.
"Come on lets go, this way." Hermione grabbed my hand again and we all ran whilst fighting the Death Eaters who were morphing constantly.We all just kept running and running until we eventually got to a door and we all fell through it and landed in the Death Chamber.This is all we fucking needed, large black shapes came back to us again.
"Get behind me." Harry stood in front of everyone and one by one they were snatched by a death eater leaving me pressed against Antonin Dolohov whose hands were running all over my body.
"Mmm... You're a hot little thing aren't you?" He kept whispering all the filthy things he wanted to do to me in my ear and Lucius was mouthing off too Harry.I noticed it before anyone else did, Sirius appeared in a cloud of white smoke and punched my ex husband in the face. It looks like we are going to get a fight after all.
I elbowed Antonin in the face and he fell backwards allowing Mad Eye Moody to grab a hold of me. Bellatrix was fighting Sirius it seems and Lucius was battling Harry.The fifth year was holding his own against my ex husband, I could see Hermione fighting Crabbe and she too was holding her own against the curses being thrown.
Before anyone could stop me I could see Dolohov advancing on Hermione. And I threw a Sectumsempra at Goyle Sr and he fell to the ground, she turned to smile at me and I was three strides from her when a purple jet of light came at her.Upon my instincts I pushed her sideways and down onto the ground away from the light. She turned to me a smirked before I started to feel lightheaded.
"Cass, you're bleeding!" Blood started to seep from my shoulder and as she placed me gently onto the ground I could hear her screaming for help.Looking to the left I saw Sirius being saved by MadEye Moody who took a curse to the chest and fell through the veil. Sirius was shocked but went back into the fray and took down Lucius in one swoop.
"Help Me someone!" Footsteps echoing across the stone floor drew my attention and a blurry shape of Remus Lupin came into my face and he just smiled gently at me.
"It's ok I got you. Hermione hold pressure to the wound. I need to roll her over to see if it struck the whole way through." She nodded and I groaned in pain at the pressure on the curse scar.He rolled me gently onto my side and pulled my shirt up and muttered some spells at my back before sucking in a deep breath. I could feel his finger trace my birthmark and it was there and then I knew he knew. He knew exactly who I was.
Gently rolling me onto my back I noticed Harry running after Bellatrix who it seems had cast Sirius against a wall and he lay motionless but breathing. All I could see was Hermiones face looking down at me.
"I need you to stay awake Cass, come on please we need to talk, ok over the summer we can visit each other. If anything happens to you I will never forgive myself, that curse was meant for me." I held onto her hand and pressed a small kiss onto the palm of her hand before I could feel my eyes droop into darkness.
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