the dragon's daughter

Chapter 20: Almost

June

Slytherin Common room

Gabe's POV

I sat in the Slytherin Common room brushing up on potions when Orion and Richard walked in through the portrait laughing. I sat my book down and smiled at them.  They were trying to make the most of being first years.  I think Ryan was trying to spend the last year without the twins here. 

I don't know how I feel about Troy being here next year.  I know how much it means to him, but then I have more responsibilities with him around.  Mum would kill me if anything happened to him, even more so Dad would kill be if something happened to Lana under my watch.  I shivered and cringed at the thought.  I would have a punishment worse than death. 

Troy could look after himself though, Lana's a maybe.  I had only seen her do magic once, when she was a kid.  And that was impressive.

Flashback 

Zabini Manor.

I was sitting in my room reading.  It was night, after dinner.  Dad had been called in for work, a new lead on his case.  I heard a bang and immediately sat up. 

I heard rushing foot steps and saw Mum holding Lana and Troy, she looked panicked.  

"Mum what's-"

"Death eaters, they're here." 

I stood up abruptly.  

"Is dad not back yet?" 

"I sent him a patronus,"

We heard more descruce I've sounds and heavy footsteps along the hall. We backed into the furthest corner of the room, turning out the lights.  The door bust open, a bunch of figures in black swarmed in.  

"Look what we've found"

"Ahh, the precious Zabini children and their whore of a mother."

My blood boiled.  

Mum set down Troy and handed me Lana, she whipped out her wand and shot jinx and hex after jinx and hex.  They started to play dirty,

"Expelliarmus" Mum's wand flew across the room to one of the cloaked figures.

"Crucial" My eyes widened in horror as Mum dropped to the floor writhing and screaming in pain.  I couldn't do anything.  I sat their horrified with the people in front of my and myself.  They continued to curse her as I looked for an option.  Suddenly Mum stopped screaming and moving.  She was unconscious maybe even dead in the floor. My heartbeat picked up, Lana started to cry as she saw Mum unmoving.  As she wailed strange things started happening.  The lights flickered, the window burst open and the wind gushed in, everything was shaking.  Suddenly my curtains were ripped from the bar and flown across the room tying around the death eaters, my bedsheets following.  I was so shocked that it wasn't until a small hand gripped my slacks, I stood there gaping at the small girl in my arms.  Troy looked up at me with fear and worry I  his eyes.  I moved one hand to his back, holding him to me.  The door opened against and there stood Dad, Uncle Dray, Uncle Blaise, Uncle Theo, Aunt Angelina, and Aunt Hermione.  They started fighting the wind and I got an idea,

I bounded Lana on my hip pointing to Dad, "Hey little gem, look it's Daddy, it's okay."

She started calling down and with that everyone was left shocked at what happened, then they suddenly all started moving, Aunt Mione went to check on Mum, Dad stood by worried until Uncle Dray, Harry, Theo, and Aunt Angelina walked back in after they handled the intruders.  Dad then had something cloaca in his head because he turned to us and sighed in relief.  Lana held her arms out to him in a grabby motion.  He lifted her onto his hip and kissed her head. Troy latched onto his slacks as he Pat me on the shoulder and pulled me in for a one sided hug.