Disclaimer: it will now be from Merope's perspective (Yours and Tom's daughter.) Its easiest for now but will be returning to Yours sometime. Thanks.
Merope POV
I saw my cousin walking forwards however he looked a bit scared, I'd always watched out for him, we were close but I hated his father. That sorry man.
"Yes Draco?" I asked sitting next to Blaise,
"Whose side are you on!?" He asked in a controlling voice, the one he often used on Crabbe or Goyle. But I was neither so I ignored it.
"Harry's, why?"
"So what you turn your back on family!?" Draco proceeded to yell causing everyone to look at him,
I took a deep breath before pulling him aside, he was still angry. I assumed home problems, I mean that seemed like the most reasonable thing to link to his outburst.
"Aunt Bellatrix knows what's best! To eliminate the muggle borns, away with them." He whispered to me, his voice was full of fear and hatred.
"No, she doesn't. Muggle borns still have magical blood, and I hope your not forgetting that the brightest and smartest witch in our happens to be a muggle born! Hermione Granger!" I snapped back at him,
"I don't care about that mudblood, nor should I. Anyone who isn't pure should be kicked off this train and thrown into a freezing lake!"
I froze, Draco did too. How dare he say that to me, I'm not pure-blood am I, my fathers a half-blood, mum might be a pure-blood but that doesn't make me. I think Draco had realised what he said but I cut him off before speaking,
"I don't want to hear your apology cousin. I am half-blood and I'm a damn good witch. So suck it up and i don't wanna hear anymore of this, you better be back to your old self before our next quidditch game comes up or so help me god I'll get you kicked off!" I snapped before sitting back down next to Blaise.
Blaise was my best friend, our friendship was brotherly. I felt bad though, Pansy didn't really have anyone. I mean sure she was in the friend group but often she seemed lonely, oh well I thought.
Once we were at school I sat at the Slytherin table next to Blaise and noticed a rather pink blob smiling, I finally found who it was when Dumbledore explained she was with the Ministry and had come work at the defense against the dark arts teacher. She made a rather awkward speech causing me to cringe while Pansy laughed,
"We will all become very, good friends." She finished.
The great hall stayed quiet, then the food came out, I helped myself to some mash potatoes, a chicken, some salad and a glass of pumpkin juice. After that as we all went to bed Fred pulled me back, he was smiling and beaming down at me.
"I'll race you to the dungeons," he said, he always walked me to the common room.
"Your on!"
I ran down the stairs and as I almost won Fred grabbed me from behind and swung me around. I laughed and gave him a small smack in the face before he let me go.
"Goodnight beautiful." He said giving me a kiss,
"See you in the morning handsome," I replied before giving him one last hug. Then he ran back to his common room.
As I went inside Draco gave me a look, the common room was full but I didn't think of that as I slammed my hand down on the table, now angry at Draco.
"What!" I yelled at him as the whole common room stared silent.
"Your dating a blood traitor!" He yelled back,
"And your supporting a murderous bitch!"
Draco stepped forward but so did I, Blaise and Pansy both stood up trying to get in the middle of us.
"You don't belong here." Draco spat at me.
"Blood traitors, mud bloods and half breeds like you don't belong in Slytherin house!"
I then gripped my wand, eyes filling with tears of anger. I felt myself get angrier and angrier until I fired at him.
"Colloshoo!" I fired at him,
The hex that caused his shoes to stick to the ground. He got angry at kept trying to firing spells at me before Blaise took both our wands.
"Your a coward Draco! A weak, bitchy, stupid coward! Just like your father!" I yelled going up and punching him in the face. He spat the blood back at me,
"Don't you dare talk about my father like that!" He yelled trying to move as his feet were still glued.
"Then don't call me a filthy half breed!" I spat back. He went silent,
Again I think he had forgotten, he regretted saying what he had said but I was now done with his issues. He obviously didn't care about family and only the crazy ones. Blaise and Pansy still held me back even though I'd stop for just in case.
"Rope, I'm sorry." Draco said weakly, but I shook my head.
"Don't talk to me from now. Don't talk to me, sit near me, or anything. You can also tell Narcissa that she fucked up on having a nice son." I replied quietly before walking up the stairs with Pansy followed by Blaise yelling at Draco.
The next morning my first class was defense against the dark arts, upon arriving I sat down next to Dean Thomas who gave me a fist bump before Harry leaned over,
"Heard about Draco. I'm sorry," he said I smiled,
"Thanks Harry. Draco is a twat thoug isn't he."
"I've never agreed with someone more!" He laughed.
The pink lady walked back into the room, she smelt of disgusting old flowery perfume. Her presence was so odd it made me want to stab my eyes out from all the pink. Her name was Dolores Umbridge, she wanted to be called Professor but we all just called her Umbridge. She handed us all books. They were made for little kids, I know because mum and dad always gave them to me when I was about nine. Umbridge said this was a safer way to learn however Harry began to argue.
"So your saying that Cedric Diggory dropped dead on his own accord!?" Harry yelled at the pink blob.
"What happened to Mr Diggory was a tragic accident-"
"It was murder I was there I saw it-"
"Enough! Detention Mr Potter!" She screeched. Harry shook his head and stormed out of the class.
I gestured over to Hermione and Ron who leaned over there desks while Umbridge had her back turned.
"We need to be learning proper magic, not this rubbish." I said quietly. Hermione nodded,
"Meet us at the hogs head on Wednesday." Hermione said smiling, I nodded and waited until Wednesday.
Wednesday
I found my self in the hogshead sitting next to Fred, George and Angelina Johnson who was currently dating George. Dean sat two seats away from me, Ginny sat with him. The room was filled with Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. There were only two other Slytherin's. Hermione entered the room with Ron and Harry. Harry looked angry, he didn't wanna be there as a third years asked about you-know-who, Bellatrix. After arguing with Hermione, Luna stopped it.
"Is it true you can produce a patronus charm?" She asked kindly,
"Yes, I've seen it!" Hermione answered.
"Blimey Harry I didn't know you could do that," Dean exclaimed
"And he killed a basilisk, with the sword in Dumbledore's office!" Nevilled added,
"It's true!" Ginny said backing up that point as she was there.
"Heard he fought off about 100 dementors at once." Ron said captivating everyone.
"And last year he really did fight you-know-who in the flesh-"
"Wait!" Harry said cutting off Hermione.
"Look it all sounds great when you say it like that. But the truth is most of that was just luck-"
"He's being modest."
"I'm not being modest Hermione. I mean when you go against that, it's scary. Watching a friend die, knowing you might die. It's scary. You don't know what that's like" Harry continued.
Although I hadn't told anyone, I knew what that was like. To nearly die. On boxing day the year before a death eater showed up, I was home alone. The death eater didn't speak, only started shooting the killing curse. I got away luckily, as I shot a shrinking head jinx, bounded him and called mum in tears.
"Your right, we don't know Harry. That's why we need you help, because if we're gonna have any chance of beating...Bellatrix," Hermione stopped as a first year asked if he was really back.
Harry then looked at me and asked if I had any experience, after all I was the niece of Bellatrix Lestrange. So I told them my story,
"You never told us?" Ron asked confused
"Only Fred knew. But mum didn't want to alarm you guys and only told your parents, even Hermione's knew." I explained,
"Was it scary?" Cho asked putting a hand on your shoulder.
"Very, but it was scarier knowing that my own blood, would want me dead like that. That's what was scary." I sighed,
Harry nodded, after a bit more conversation Hermione put out a paper and I was the sixth person to sign, after Hermione said she was putting a spell on it to catch any snitches and making me laugh. After that there were more meetings about where we would practice until Neville found the room of requirement, Ginny then came up with the name Dumbledore's army after shutting down Cho chang's idea and then you all practiced.
Harry was very pleased with my spells especially the patronus.
"A mongoose, wow brilliant!" Harry said observing my technique.
It was going well, my strongest spell was Petrificus Totalus, the paralyzing spell. We had come really far over the year but I got a letter from mum saying we'd be spending Christmas at headquarters with the Weasley's after Mr Weasley was attacked by Bellatrix's best friend. Her snake, however more argument erupted there, this time between mum and Sirius.