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Fragments before the End (Beginning)

"What brings you here, Severus?" if any member of the Varia had slipped into Xanxus' office at that time they would normally have ended up in the infirmary, however the fact that the potionist was welcomed in a more or less civilized manner...spoke volumes about the fact Xanxus didn't it was sad to see him around.

The former death eater seemed rather pleased when he said "It seems the headmaster had contracted a rare curse, except no one is going to tell him that it is a non-lethal simulation."

There was no other response but the grin on the Varia bosses face was absolutely feral.

The visit of Narcissa Malfoy nee Black late one evening to the mansion to request a meeting between her, Sirius and Althea was a surprise, but considering that Narcissa was first and foremost a mother this should not have been surprising, it was therefore decided that Small Gia would remain in the shadows, while Althea's official bodyguard would be Hibari.

"I never expected that you, Lady Malfoy would decide to slip into our lair" Althea said amused.

The Lady simply raised an eyebrow and said "i may have married a Malfoy but i am a Black by birth and i will not allow my son to end up in the hands of Voldemort, especially following the 'punishment' that your fiance has given out he has finally decided to see reason."

Hibari said surprised "it seems that herbivore has a carnivore for a mother, the idiocy must come from the other side of the family".

At this everyone present, including Narcissa smiled.

"Now let me explain why you chose this boy, Lady Potter, no Black would ever accept a weakling."

The day before returning to Hogwarts another letter from Dumbledore arrived addressed to Althea, probably to try to convince her to reconsider the answer she had given to the headmaster.
NO.

By now all the Varia knew the letters were trying to convince Althea to meet the headmaster and were imbued with spells to manipulate those who touched them.

Dumbledore thought he could let a mention of the horcruxes slip and Althea would be his pawn again...pfft.

The letter ended up like all the others...in ashes.

After all it wouldn't make any difference by now, the last horcrux would be destroyed on new years eve and only the wizards would keep Thea in school in May.

And frankly the act of burning letters was now a simple reflex. She was perpetually busy finishing the last details for the ritual.

If 2 years ago someone told Draco Malfoy that he would find himself under the protection of the Pendragon family and the Varia he would have probably have found himself heavily insulted.

But even after the dark lord's return and witnessing what the death eater initiation ceremony consisted of he could only be grateful that his mother was more interested in family than the ideals of the dark lord.

Years earlier he had admired and followed his father like a puppy, at the same time abandoning the concept of family that was so dear to his mother.

But now knowing that to obtain the dark mark one had to perform unspeakable acts on a defenseless victim in front of all the death eaters and Voldemort himself...

He couldn't even tolerate the idea of being in the same room with his father, especially after knowing that not only did he feel no remorse, but he also continued to commit them even after the fall of Voldemort, continuing to hide behind the facade of an absolutely respectable citizen.

If someone had asked him when he started having doubts would probably have answered after being kicked by a muggle, yes Hibari's sheer power had raised doubts about the superiority of magicians.

And as a result now he found himself not on the Hogwarts express but in italy with his mother to stay out of reach of that gang of psychopaths.

The trip to Hogwarts had gone smoothly although Althea had decided she wasn't too fond of the new potions professor, Slughorn was an ass kisser.

The type of person that gave her the creeps (Vernon was one), probably because they are the ones who tend to stab people in the backs.

Anyway...the semester started without any problems, with Snape the new D.A.D professor and the (fake) curse plaguing Dumbledore.

The winter solstice was approaching and with it the end of the rainbow curse.

It was time again.

Once again he would fulfill his duty as administrator of the tri ni seven.

It was time for the battle of the representatives, it was time to select the new generation of arcobaleno.

It was his duty, the duty of the last earth born.

For the greater good.