❝𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.❞
Jupiter Black has been isolated from the outside world her entire life up until the age of thirteen. During a duel with her mother, Jupiter tragically witnesses her death and flees from h...
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 7
I STAND BESIDE HARRY AND HERMIONE AS MCGONAGALL QUESTIONS LEANNE. "Are you sure Katie didn't have this in her possession when she entered the Three Broomsticks?" McGonagall asks the girl who nods her head.
"It's like I said, we both went to the loo and she bumped into a first year who broke her wrist. The first year said how she wanted to give Dumbledore a present but couldn't now because she had to go see Madam Pomfrey. Katie offered to give it to headmaster whilst the girl went to the Hospital Wing." I keep my gaze on Leanne, concentrating on doing wandless magic on her. I make her forget what my disguise looked like.
"Do you know what this first year looked like?" Leanne searches for her words, and then I realise the spell worked. "I-I don't know." She stutters out and turns to look at me. "You saw her, didn't you, Jupiter?" I shake my head at her words and everyone turns to look at me.
"I heard a commotion, but I didn't see the girl." I say and McGonagall lets out a sigh. "Very well. Thank you, Leanne. You may go." The girl walks past the four of us, her eyes trailing on me for a moment before she leaves.
McGonagall looks at the four of us. "Why is it when something happens it is always you four?" She questions us, with a shaky voice. "Believe me, Professor," Ron starts and I look at him. "I've been asking myself the same question for years." McGonagall's eyes move to someone behind us.
"Oh, Severus." She starts and I turn my head to look at the man. His eyes lock on me for a moment before he moves to stand beside McGonagall and analyses the necklace. He holds out his wand and the necklace lifts into the air. "What do you think?" McGonagall whispers out.
"I think Miss Bell is lucky to be alive." Snape says as he stares intently at the necklace. "She was cursed, wasn't she? I know Katie, off the Quidditch pitch, she wouldn't hurt a fly. If she was delivering it to Dumbledore, she didn't know what it was." Harry points out.
"Yes, she was cursed." McGonagall calls out. "Then, who was that first year?" I ask, I need to play along. They can't know it was me. "I swear, I didn't see anyone other than Katie and Leanne." I point out and Harry goes to speak. "It was Malfoy." He says and I turn my gaze to look at him, frowning.
"That is a very serious accusation, Potter." McGonagall calls out, turning to look at him. Snape turns around also. "Indeed." Snape says, his eyes cold on Harry. "Your evidence?" He asks. Harry swallows. "I just know." He points out and Snape scoffs. "You just.. know." Snape takes in a breath.
"You astonish with your gifts, Potter. Gifts mere mortals can only dream of possessing. How grand it must be to be the Chosen One." Snape speaks out unbelieving and Harry only stares at him. McGonagall looks between them both.
"I suggest you go back to your dormitories. All of you." I turn around and walk out of the room, everyone following behind me.
˓𓄹 ࣪˖ ⋆ ࣪. ˖ ࣪⭑
I spot Malfoy walking down the corridor and grab his arm, apparating us to someplace private. He pulls out his wand but lowers it at the sight of me. "Oh, it's just you." I roll my eyes at his words and lower the tone of my voice before speaking. "You need to be careful, Harry is watching you." I whisper out, looking around for anyone.
"He thinks you cursed Katie." I turn my eyes back to him. His eyes widen at my words. "Why does he think that?" He whispers in return, panicked, and I think for a moment. "He must've saw you in the Three Broomsticks." I point out and Malfoy swallows. "What do we do? Katie wasn't meant to open it." I push a hand through my short dark curls.
"This is why I said that I should've done it." I hiss out to him and he swallows. "You were right. But now what do we do?" I close my eyes, leaning back to press my legs against a desk as I think. "We need to lay low for a moment. You need to let me do most of the work." Draco nods at my words.
"We can't try again too soon." I open my eyes as I speak. "And if he finds out we've been...hanging out. What do we say?" Malfoy asks me. He doesn't know about the map, good. He can't. I swallow as I come up with an excuse.
"That I've been tutoring you in charms." He nods at my words, shoving away his enormous ego because this matter is more important than it. "We can't fix it tonight, we need to start again in a week, otherwise it would be too risky." I point out and he nods.
"Okay, same time next Monday?" I nod my head and hold out my arm. He grabs onto it and I apparate him someplace else whilst I go back to the common room.
