Mass Collision

8. Meeting the Lord

Two weeks had passed and Natalia had gone with the Zabini's on their annual vacation and she had a lot of fun. It had been awhile since she had been in the sun and had gotten fairly tan, it reminded her of when she lived in Italy.

When they had gotten back, it was the day that Aries was taking Blaise and Natalia to the meeting. Natalia had been dressed by Camilla, she was worried about the young girl. She didn't want her to look or be out of place and something happen to her, even though Natalia reassured her she'd be fine.

They had arrived through apparition to the Malfoy manor where many other Death eaters were arriving as well. They met in the dining room and were seated on either side of Aries. Draco was seated in between his mother and his Aunt.

Natalia almost faltered when she saw Professor Snape walk in and Snape stopped in the doorway when he saw not one, but three children seated at the table. It gave him flashbacks– back to when Regulus and the Parkinson twins joined in the last war. He took a second and kept walking to his seat right next to the Dark Lord's empty seat and across from Bellatrix.

When every seat was filled, Natalia could hear a hissing sound from a snake and a large snake slithered across the floor and up onto the table as the Dark Lord's chair was pulled out and he sat down.

He smiled with his chipped teeth and spoke with his raspy voice, "welcome everyone. I would especially like to welcome a new member to our ranks, Draco Malfoy." Everyone clapped politely for him and he gulped, looking terrified. He was pale and like he would fall apart any second. "After your father's failure, I trust that you will do better?" The Dark Lord questioned and Draco took a few seconds before nodding.

"Yes– yes sir," he nodded, his eyes not quite meeting the red, snakelike ones of the Dark Lord.

"Now, as few of you know, I have assigned a task to Mr. Malfoy," Voldemort paused for dramatic effect, "Kill Albus Dumbledore." The few who knew didn't react, the others, gave him sympathetic looks, the task was impossible, especially for a teenager.

Natalia though, she looked directly at Draco and then at Blaise who nodded, Draco wouldn't die. With the three of them, they could find a way to kill the old man. Not that she wanted to. He had helped her– he brought her to her family– family he kept her from, used her as a weapon, wanted her to become a Death Eater– but what if she was just that– a Death Eater– a true one.

She smirked and then her eyes traveled to the Dark Lord. It was hard to imagine that this was once the young boy she once knew. She was watching him when his appearance started changing, his white skin was olive and he had hair again, his nose grew back and his eyes were green. He looked just like the boy she used to play with, but older.

She slightly shook her head and he was back to being the ugly snake looking bastard. He was talking and she tuned him out. It was about Potter and what he could do to get to the boy, but they didn't know where he was hiding out and they couldn't get to him at Privet Drive.

That was until someone laid their eyes directly on her– Bellatrix. "My lord," she interrupted and everyone's heads snapped over to her. "I believe we have an itty bitty spy with us." Voldemort's eyes traveled over to where she was looking, directly at Natalia. "She fought against us in the Department of Mysterious, she was with the Potter boy– she saved Black!"

Voldemort pulled out his wand and Natalia thought quickly, she needed to say something to get him not to kill her– god she did not think this through very well. "That was before I knew!" She shouted and Voldemort looked at her through narrowed eyes.

"Who are you?"

Natalia took a deep breath, "My name is Natalia Di Angleo, you used to be friends with my sister–"

"Bianca," Voldemort finished for her and she nodded. "Impossible. Everyone OUT!"

"But Lor–'' Someone tried to interrupt, but Voldemort shot a silencing spell at him.

"I SAID OUT!" Everyone got up and Blaise and Draco gave her slightly worried looks as they left with their parents.

Natalia was the only one left in the room with him, "Hello, Tom," she greets formally and he almost flinches at hearing his birth name.

"I don't go by that name anymore," he told her and she got up and moved to a chair closer to him. "My name is Voldemort."

"How originally," she commented.

"How is Bianca?" He asked, hoping that she was still alive.

"Dead," Natalia answered with no emotion. "Her and Nico– and my mom. They all died at the same time years ago."

He chuckled dryly, "How are you still alive and young?"

Natalia stared at him, "A thing called standing still in time. There's a place where time moves at the pace of a snail, I got stuck there, only got out a few years ago to see everything had changed." Tom looked at her, trying to find if she was lying, but found himself unable to get into her head.

"Are you with me?" He asked her and she nodded truthfully.

"Why wouldn't I be, you're my only friend still alive," she gave him a smile and he smirked.

"We'll rule the world," Tom told her and she smirked back. "How old are you?"

"15."

He sighed, "You'll become a Death Eater on your 16th birthday." Natalia shook her head.

"I'll be in school remember, helping Draco kill Albus Dumbledore," she said and his eyes narrowed.

"I clear–"

"I don't.... Care," she smiled definitely and he was taken aback.

"Just because you knew–"

"I don't care," she repeated, placing her hand on the table as her eyes grew darker. He had forgotten that she was a natural necromancy practitioner. He had to learn for years, practice, study, even though he was a prodigy, but she knew it, she was born with it. "I can be useful, but you don't own me, I can make my own decisions like a human and I choose to help him." She got up, leaving no room for discussion.

"I'll kill him."

"No you won't," she retorted with a scoff and walking out of the room where Blaise and Aries were waiting anxiously for her. Draco was also near there. WHen she came out they all looked over. "What?" She shrugged with a smirk. Natalia knew what she had done was risky, but she knew he had loved her sister and she was the only thing left to remind him of her, so she took the chance. "Draco, you want to go school shopping together?"

Draco nodded, "That would be excellent, Natalia. We were thinking of going on August 3rd." Natalia looked to Aries and he nodded then she looked to Blaise.

"I promised Theo I would meet him on the fifth, but you two can go," he said, giving her a relieved smile, Natalia nodded and waved goodbye to Draco as they walked out of the manor.