Tale of the Forgotten Potter

Ball Room Politics

Cordelia's presence seemed to have completely changed the vibes of the ball all of a sudden the light was not shining as bright and the darkness was slowly taking over such as the power of Cordelia Malraux. 

It was only a second before closing time that she put in her bid and after having put her bid into the box she walked back to her friends and on her way there made sure to walk past the Potter family ignoring them, thereby sending the message that they are nothing to her just background props that she did not care about. Most people who did not know her well and had heard the rumor about her being the daughter of the Potter house assumed that the girl was walking to greet the Potter family and in doing so showing where she stands but she walked right past them not sparing them a single glance, and in doing so she made it clear where the Malraux family stands. 

Cordelia went to her best friend Stella Cassiopeia Malfoy and spoke to her in the ears making the two said girls smirk if there was one thing that people around the girls knew was that something was going to happen and it was going to be big. 

Meanwhile, Dumbledore who had no idea how to graciously get back the attention towards the light decided it was enough and the Potter girl as he called her should be bought under his control for she would make an excellent puppet and would help him win in the game of chess, unknown to him it was no more two-way game of chess it was now three-way game and his first mistake was not realizing such an important aspect of the game. He had told the Potter parents that they should strike now for it was the right time after all the sooner they had their daughter back the better it would be for all of them.

The Potter parents make their way to their daughter while their savior of the wizarding world goes to get more food from the buffet. They reach where their daughter was standing and try to get her attention but the girl did not so much as bat an eye in the direction of the couple and continued with her talk. Cordelia who realized what was happening decided to have some fun and excused herself to talk to someone else having known her most of her life the other members too understood what was happening and helped her. Either she would walk up to someone or someone would bump into her making it so that the girl was not being rude just preoccupied to talk. The head of the Potter family and his wife might not have realized it but everyone noticed and to them, it looked like desperation which could mean only one thing the family was meant to lead the light side too sought the approval of the Malraux family and more so that of Cordelia Regina Malraux. 

Lily was done trying to get her attention and so was James " Jasmine Lily Potter" the two exclaimed for the entire ballroom to hear gaining the attention of everyone and sadly it was not in a good way. The entire ball was quiet now for this was a name not heard in years the name was forgotten by the light, the neutrals never seemed to know while the dark faction knew that it was a taboo for Cordelia hated that name and everything associated with it.

The girl was angry but did not let it show on her face she took a deep breath looked right at the Potter couple and said "You will have to pardon me if I seem rude but don't you think you were a bit too loud for the occasion, after all, it is common etiquette to talk politely at an event such as this, won't you agree with me Dumbledore?" She had two motives for doing this first putting the Potter family in their rightful place which was anywhere under her and second involving Dumbledore who would have no option but to agree with her thereby making her an undisputed champion of sorts. Everyone was looking at the said man who was not very happy with how things were going his pawns had not only made a fool of themselves but in a way put him down as he will have to agree with the girl however he was a master at the game and would turn the tides before the girl could even say her name. " Yes my dear girl you are right' but " Dumbledore was saying however he was interrupted by the same girl again "thank you for agreeing with me," she says turning but halfway again looking at him and begins to speak "by the way I am Heiress Malraux, I hope you will remember it for any meeting we have in the future after all one should not act so familiar to just about anyone. I sincerely hope that someday I can be just Cordelia to you." Dumbledore was red in anger and was having a really hard time keeping his occulumency shield up something that a few were able to take advantage of first the girl interrupted him then she dared to reprimand him like he were some small child he wished he could have killed the girl at that moment but that was something he would never accomplish at least not in this lifetime.

Dumbledore knew he was in a tight spot and he had only one card he could play at this very moment it could either turn the entire day into a nightmare that would haunt him for ages to come or would reward him for all his work tonight. He looked at James and Lily Potter and gave them a signal that said go ahead and they did just that.

"You will have to forgive your old man sweetie, but would you please hear me out?" James started and even though at that moment all Cordelia wanted was to throw a nasty curse at him she decided against it as it could turn out to be fun if she entertained them for a bit. "I am in quite a good mood today and will forgive you Lord Potter, but you will have to seek the permission of my parents or my guardian to have a private conversation with me, also please remember it is heiress Malraux to you after all we just met, I hope I was not rude. " To say James and Lily were shocked would be an understatement the two had no idea how to handle the situation and started telling some story about how she was their daughter and that she was Jasmine Lily Potter and not some Cordelia Regina Malraux. Cordelia was getting mad with every word that was coming out of that filthy mouth of the Potter couple and had half the mind to crucio them into next week but did not act and kept listening to the story which she knew was so different from the truth, her patience, however, came to an end when they started to tell how the Malraux family took her from them and that it was the reason they were gone for so long, everyone seemed to believe them not something Cordelia who had lost it was happy about. 

"That will be enough Lord and Lady Potter, I will not stand aside and watch some nobody insult my family not even the parents of the savior of the wizarding world or as we call him the boy who lived. You now have two options either apologize to me and my family for all the things you just said against my family or we meet in court and I am sure you know how the Malraux family layers play they are after all the best in the business. So which will it be Lord and Lady Potter?" Cordelia now was talking and if one was to go by the confidence in her voice they would say that there is no case she would totally destroy the Potter couple in court and that is if she felt like going easy on her. Once Cordelia was done people were looking at the light side in a new way and it was not well news. 

Cordelia knew what she did but did not care for those that mattered knew the truth. Cordelia who was done with the games for the night decided it was time she played as the lead and not let others decide on the direction of the night. "It is about time for the declaration of who would decide on who will decide this year's charity let us go and wait for the box to reveal the winner after all is it not why we came here tonight," Cordelia says as she moves towards the box making it look like the events from a few minutes ago was nothing. 

Just as everyone came to the place where the box was kept it blew open and a single piece of note came flying out of it.