BREED:DIFFERENT -d.malfoy

salty sandwich

"GIANTS!"

Eli covered Stella's mouth, "shut the fuck up. No one's supposed to know."

She giggled 🫢, "I just can't believe they're real. I mean I always suspected it, but nothing was there to confirm. Now this means the Big Foot is real!"

He rolled his eyes, leaning back in his chair. Eli scanned the Great Hall. There wasn't much great to it other than it's a spacious room.

A day had passed since their conversation with Hagrid. Stella was still brimming with excitement. Eli and Stella had called a truce. They were over their little scuffle, as much as Eli could get over it. He still had her words echoing around his head. On the other hand, Stella forgot why she was mad at him.

Newspaper from the Daily Prophet fell from the ceiling. Stella got bonked on the head a few times before she managed to catch one while Eli caught on in his hands.

""Mass Breakout from Azkaban."" Stella read, "hey man, I'm no genius but I thought this was supposed to be some elite prison 🤨If I'm being honest, this is not looking elite."

Eli glanced over the article and the rest of the subheadings. When he finished, he glanced towards the Slytherin table.

When Draco Malfoy met his stare, they stayed like that until Malfoy got up and walked away.

"They're blaming Harry's godfather!" Stella whispered. She was a slow reader; bro need 10 minutes to finish a paragraph. She blamed it on her ADHD. "All because of he has some cousin named Bellatrix Lestrange. Who's that?"

"Lestrange? Well, isn't that interesting." Theo squashed himself in between them. He grabbed a loaf of bread and began making himself a sandwich.

Eli stiffened.

"why? you know something?🤨"

Theo smiled and took a big bite of his sandwich. He chewed, taking his sweet time.

All while Stella was on the edge of her seat. Bro was ready to make a scene just so she could be in the know.

"can you hurry up? I will literally suck your dick if you say it faster."

The twin's eyes widened and Theo barked out in laughter.

Eli covered his ears. He did not want to hear that🤢
"The way the gun just teleported to my hand."

"You have a wand. Why would you use a gun to do it?"

Eli resisted to roll his eyes for the 100th time in this chapter, it was the Stella effect. "It's a saying. You're so dumb, don't even talk to me."

Theo tapped his chin thoughtfully, 🤔 "Lestrange, she's my mom."

👁️👄👁️
eli has stopped working at the moment.
but then he remembered that it was Stella. She wouldn't connect the dots until 3-5 business days have passed.

"huh? Your mom? So she's like what, a murderer or something?"

"yeah. Can you pass the salt, thanks."

"mhm. Anyways, cool."

. . . 5 minutes later . . .

"what a second."

Eli sweat dropped. This is it. Cover blown.

"Why are you putting salt in your sandwich?"

Theo shrugged, "makes it taste better."

"Oh fr? might just have to try that later🤪🤞🏻"

Eli's shoulders sagged and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wait. If Bellatrix is your meemaw then that means she's also Eli's. But that doesn't make sense because Kira is his meemaw." Stella frowned, "and you're twins. So that means you guys..." she paused trying to figure out a way that it would make sense.

"you guys were SEPARATED AT BIRTH😨"

Theo covered his mouth, choking on his sandwich. "Wow. There's a lot to unpack here🦧"

Stella watched Eli squirm uncomfortably. There were few times that his composure fell through and someone could see clearly just how nervous he was.

"Never say meemaw again. It's unsettling coming from you." Theo pat her back.

He wondered if he should be an asshole and just say it outright, or let Stella figure it out. But she wasn't the brightest person and he needed to get the ball rolling.

"Eli is-"

"Harry." Seamus stood when the trio passed by. "I wanted to apologize. Now even me mum says the Prophet's version of things don't add up." He sighed, "so, what I'm really trying to say is that... I believe you."

Harry let out the tiniest of smiles, that honestly looked like a smirk😼
He nodded and continued walking.

Hermione spotted them and smiled at their trio. That's right. Stella upgraded to her own boy boy girl trio.

Theo got up, leaving his sandwich unfinished. "Maybe next time, Stella." He ruffled Stella's hair and gave Eli a look.

A look that said 'your time's ticking'

That was the first time Stella felt the change. There was something coming and it was waiting for no one.

Stella left Eli at the table and walked into the Slytherin's common room.
It was really easy to infiltrate. Their password was "Gryffindor's suck ass."

She walked up the familiar stairs and down the hall.

When she was Malfoy's girl, she was labeled untouchable. Now, Slytherins glared at her and some even hissed. But she hiss back.

Stella knocked twice and began pounding on the door. He was in there and she knew it.

She wasn't sure if she could talk to him like she did before. But she had questions and it was time to stop pushing around the bush.

If what Theo implied was true, then that meant that Eli was a Lestrange. That also meant that he's been lying to her and so has Draco.

Stella was here for answers. It still hurt looking at him and thinking about how good he was to her, but she had to remind herself that she gave him a choice.

Stella or his pride. He chose the latter.

When the door swung open and revealed an annoyed Draco, Stella held her breath.

"What🙄" He scratched the back of his neck, "I thought I told Crabbe and Goyle to tell everyone I'm not to be disturbed..." His voice trailed off when he made eye contact with her. "Stella."