Bright

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Elle's first year at Hogwarts was a success. She made friends with most of the Slytherin house, and most other houses feared her and her possy. She, Draco, and Blaise remained closer than ever, and they managed to cause so much mischief. One time, they managed to completely toast Dumbledore's beard at the dinner table of the Great Hall after buying one of the Weasley twins' products. The three of them often made deals and transactions with the twins, and the five of them shared an odd kinship. Almost like a muggle drug dealer with an addict.

Draco also had a small obsession with Harry Potter. He and Harry had a small quaffle at the beginning of the year because Harry wouldn't befriend Draco and instead became buddies with Weaselbee, as Draco referred to him, and the Hermione Granger. Elle didn't have a problem with Potter though, because he hasn't ever done anything to her, but she did find Ron particularly aggravating. Hermione didn't like her because she was smarter than her. Elle was the top of her year, with Hermione right behind her. She couldn't handle being second to anyone, Especially not Elle.

Nonetheless, Elle enjoyed her time at Hogwarts, and she could tell that Draco and Blaise did too. Theo and Pansy also became close with the emerald trio, as they liked to call themselves. They did it as a way to mock Harry and his posse, since they were called the "golden trio". Elle and Theo particularly formed a special bond throughout the year, sharing their stories about their parentless childhood. Theo was taken in by the Nott family very early on, like Elle was with the Malfoy's, but Theo had no one else to talk to like Elle had Draco.

"Elle! Can you come here a moment?" Lucius called from the dining room.

"Coming Lucius!" Elle gave Draco and Blaise a nod and left Draco's room. Blaise came over to stay a lot during the summer, especially with his mom getting through her divorce by sleeping with different men every night. He was almost like a third child to Narcissa and Lucius.

She knew that Draco and Blaise were going to follow her to know what Lucius wanted with her, but she didn't want them to, so she tried to lose them on her way to the dining room. She made a few twists and turns through the manor and then made her way downstairs. She didn't see the other two following her, so she paid no more mind to taking detours.

She opened the door to the dining room, and Lucius was sitting at the head of the table.

"Come, sit" He called, motioning for her to sit in the chair right next to his. He calmly stood and pulled out the chair for her. She sat down, thanking him as he pushed her chair in and sat down quietly beside her.

"Why have you called me here Lucius?"

"I needed to discuss something with you. About your father. Do you remember him?"

"No, I only remember the story you told me about how he would read to me at night."

"Well, there is more you need to know about him than the fact that he read to you."

"Okay, what is there to know?"

"Your father" Lucius started, very nervously, "Was a man who loved you and he would do anything to protect you, even if that meant killing someone and not thinking twice about it."

Elle looked back at him confused. She wasn't sure where he was going with this and was just along for the ride.

"Your father was also a man after his own interests. He would do anything to get what he wanted. When you were young, about one and a half, Your father found out about this prophecy, about a boy in your class. Harry Potter."

"What prophecy?" Draco called out while standing in the doorway with Blaise. "What has Potter done now?" Draco rolled his eyes.

"Haven't I told you it was rude to eavesdrop, Draco?" Lucius snarkely commented back at the blonde boy in the doorway. Lucius scoffed, "Come in, I suppose you boys could stand to hear this story as well." Lucius waved for the boys, and they joined Elle and Lucius at the table.