Midnight || Sirus Black

chapter 5

Weeks turned into months, Esther had busied herself with her studies, while Sirius had buried himself elsewhere. That night of the Halloween party he had taken back a girl, Heather Jones, she was a Hufflepuff, Sirius had soon found out that the girl was a sweet bubbly girl, and was a nice girl to be with he had made her his girlfriend. So when the two girls found out about they both had very different reactions, Esther was the one to shrug and say 'tis alright' while Emilia had some other words to describe the boy. Instead she started chatting with Tiberius, he had apologized to the girl after what happened at that night, and ever since she had enjoyed his company, Emilia had given the two her blessing and joked to Esther about hiring a hitman to take out Sirius. But soon December came and winter break approached, Esther was getting desperate to somehow call off the whole engagement. But here she was riding her way back on the train.

"Are you sure you don't want that hit man?" Emilia and Esther sat alone in their compartment, "It's not to late, I mean we can run off together and get married and have a open marriage." Esther laughed at the thought of getting married to Emilia.

"You know I would love to,"

"But?"

"But I can't," Esther sighed, "I have to uphold the Malfoy name, it was nearly in shambles when Cassandra left." Her older sister Cassandra had left the day she turned 17, she ran off with a muggle. Esther hadn't seen her in years.

"Who cares?"

"Me."

"You could always just call it off and get with my brother." Emilia suggested, I grimaced, I hadn't told her anything about that night at the Halloween party.

"The Blacks are falling, and in order to keep them in good graces this marriage is supposed to mend whatever our parents have broken, so no way out of this pickle." Esther sighed, she wanted to be in bed, curled up in a blanket. She was soon dozing off when their compartment door sudden flew open, the tow girls whipped their heads, seeing a couple ferociously snogging, unaware of their company. That when Esther realized that is was Sirius Black and Heather Jones.

"Excuse you." Emilia said in a rude voice, "Find another compartment you dogs." Sirius jumped, he whipped around to see the two, Heather sheepishly grin,

"So sorry girls," She smiled at the two, "Come on Sirius." she grabbed his hand, leading him out. Esther just started at the bot who stared back at her.

"I think I'm going to hurl." Esther looked disgusted. The two sat in silence all that way back to London.

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Sirius had been having a good snog session when they had walked in on Esther and Emilia, knowing that Emilia had very strong feelings about the boy and his fling, he knew that he'd better get going. But when he saw her look at hi, he felt guilty, he hadn't told Heather about the news of him getting married. He wanted to keep it that way. Heather not knowing anything she smiled at the girls, her true Hufflepuff showing, and lead him out.

"Siri?" Heather had been sitting with the boy for over five minutes, "Is everything okay?"

"Oh, um yeah." He started at the window, he had to tell her, "Well actually, see." He didn't know what to say, "I'm sorry Heather but we can't keep this going, I got other things to do and can't have someone in the mix." He rushed out before she had time to say anything. He ran straight to his best mates compartment, barging in,

"I broke it off with Heather." He stated, flopping down beside Peter.

"Good Godric, good." Remus said. James snickered.

"Well mate how'd that go?" James asked,

"Well We were snogging, and so happened to enter Esther's compartment, and when we left I broke it off." Remus smack his head on the window while James and Peter laughed.

"Oh good heaven's." Peter laughed out, "That's gotta be so funny!" Sirius grumbled.

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"Oh darling, don't you think that the blue looks better than the green?" Viola brought out tons of fabrics the minute Esther stepped foot into the manor, "Or do you think this yellow looks better." She held up a pale yellow to her face, shaking her head, "Oh, that clashes with your hair."

"Mother?" Esther asked, "Did you hear that Sirius has a girlfriend?" Her mother shook her head, putting the fabric down,

"Esther dear, he is a man and can do as he pleases." She grabbed her hands, "His parents do not care enough to punish him. And we must keep our end of the deal."

"Why." Tears started to fall, "I will be miserable, can't we just call it off?" She was desperate, begging to not go through with this. It needed to stop, "Why me?" She whispered, tears falling down into her lap.

"Esther, come." Abraxas walked in. Calling for the girl, "We have a visitor that wants to speak to you."

"She's to young Abraxas!" Her cried, "He already took Lucius, and he forcing this marriage!"

"Stop it Viola." Abraxas cut off her mothers sobs, "Esther come with me." She nervously got up, taking her father's arm, leading her towards to his study,

"Now, stand up straight, no back talk, and please don't anger him."

"What?" She questioned, but before he could answer they were at his study, opening the door to reveal and tall young man, his eyes red.

"Ah, you can go now Abraxas, I want to speak to her alone." Abraxas torn whether to say something, nodded and squeezed his daughters hand before leaving. "Sit." He pointed at the chair. She sat.

"What do you want with me?" She whispered.

"I want you to help me."

"Help?"

"Yes, see I have many followers, like your father and brother, they are loyal to me."

"I don't see why this involves me?"

"I want you to join me, be my eyes and ears at Hogwarts." He licked his lips, "I want you to make sure that you keep that Black boy in line, he has already defied me twice."

"But I'm only 16, I-" Esther's head was spinning,"-I can't do much."

"You can do plenty when you put you mind to it," He held out his hand, "It is your choice to join, but there will be consequences."

"I don't have much of a choice do I then?" I shook his hand.

"Now hold out you left arm." Esther held out her arm, holding it out for the man, he took his wand and dug it into her arm, reciting words over and over again, her arm felt hot, and itchy, she looked down and saw black ink seeping into her arm, getting hotter and hotter, blood started to pour from the lines, she started to whither in pain, screaming, he gripped onto her arm, keeping her up, finally she was released from his grip and fell to the ground. He left her on the ground, she slowly got up from the floor, her arm was red, the blood drying quickly, she had seen this marl before, it was the mark of the Dark Lord.