I Can And I Will

FIVE|FAMILIES

"You're staying!" Gianna says leaping into my arms almost falling to the ground. 

Forgiving my grandmother was the best thing I could do and clearly rewarding, you're looking at the newest and official student at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, a Slytherin, a legacy. 

"It's a shame you've come just before we head off on holidays," Theo says as Gianna is still gripped to me. 

"Just be happy she's coming back," Danica says flashing me a smile, and she was right just be happy' and I am, I am truly absolutely no question about it, happy.

I look up at Draco in the hope to see him smiling at me secretly as he's been doing but no a vacant expression and lack of attention are all I can decipher, wasn't he happy I was staying? that we were in the same house, that almost all of our classes were together.

I see Seb nudge his arm breaking him from his thoughts, "You right mate?" the only words I can read coming from Seb's lips, Draco leans into him and whispers something that shocks Sebastian causing him to look right at me. 

"Your grandfather is... Voldemort?" He speaks over the top of Gianna and Danica babbling on about all the shit we're going to do now that I'm here. 

"Well I- I don't- Yes," I say quietly, my face dropping to my feet. 

The hall falls silent the only sounds are the owls from outside, "You mean you're his granddaughter?" Gianna's cheery attitude dies down leaving a shock on her face. 

"I only just found out." I can feel that shy girl from back home creeping back in, taking over every thread of happiness I have felt this place already bring me. 

"Would you lot stop looking at her like she just cursed someone?" Danica says, anger building within her, "My parents are in Azkaban, Theo your brother's a werewolf, Blaise your mother's been mysteriously widowed seven times, Malfoy your father treats you like shit, G you don't even know who your father and Seb well-," Danica's words fell flat as she stops herself from what she was about to say.

"My mother's dead, is that what you were about to say." He says calmly. 

"That's not what I meant Se-." Danica tried pleading her case but is cut off.

"It's fine." He says not trying to make her feel bad. 

"All I'm saying we all have something in our family we're not proud of, but that's them we're different remember." Danica walked towards one of the archways peering into the rolling hills and sky that lay outside Hogwarts.

As the others join Dani I grab Gianna's wrist and pull her back ready to ask her a question. 

Gianna 

"G what's a Death Eater," El whispers into my ear, oblivious to the answer. 

"They're HIS followers." I whisper back, "Voldemorts." I watch as my response sends shivers down her spine. 

"Like a cult?" She asks letting a little giggle out. 

"Like his worker bees, they purify the wizarding community of as they say Mudbloods or Muggle-borns." I keep my voice low in fear that other students would hear of the conversation. 

"And Draco's parents they're Death Eaters?" She questions not knowing the seriousness of it. 

"Yes, all our parents are connecting to them in some way." 

Elora 

All. their. parents. 

All their parents are affiliated with Death Eaters? All of them knew my mother, all of them knew of her torture and her death.