𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 (OC x OC) - Full Series

[006] CHAPTER 1 - tolerate it

"i know my love should be celebrated, but you tolerate it."
|| taylor swift

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Makayla

Deatheaters have become more loud ever since the end of last year. They've been rampaging since the beginning of the summer, destroying cities—muggle cities. It's like they don't care and the worst part is that my father has been trying to reach me.

He knows that I'm staying with the Weasleys, so he's been sending me an owl every other day since the attacks started. I haven't opened a single one. I never will. He helped kill Sirius—and Jordyn. That dirtbag doesn't deserve an ounce of attention from me.

Currently, I am sitting outside of Snape's home office, my mother and aunt inside with him. They're talking about the plans that Voldemort has for my siblings and I. Kai is sitting next to me, but we don't converse. All we do is stare at the floor, pondering over our own thoughts as Bellatrix's voice echoes through the door, muffled.

I can't hear what she's saying and neither do I want to. The only reason I'm here is because Mother asked. Father isn't here, so I accepted. My mother, at least, still feels love for me. Her thoughts say so.

I hear the words 'unbreakable vow' come out of Bellatrix's incoherent mouth and I perk up, removing my eyes from the floor. Unbreakable vows cannot be broken without consequence. Who the hell is agreeing to that? What the hell are they doing it for?

They shouldn't do it. If someone accidentally breaks that, there's no going back. Who knows what'll happen!

"You alright?" Kai asks. I turn to him; he looks concerned. "You look spooked." He's partially amused, but only in an awkwardly nervous way.

I nod, saying, "Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"You randomly perked up and turned to the door," he explains. "I thought you were hexed for a moment, gosh."

I laugh slightly, "I just heard something about Unbreakable Vows and got worried."

"What's that?"

I look at him like he's stupid. "Take a big guess!"

"A vow you can't break?"

I clap, sarcastically saying, "Wow! I'm so proud of you Kai! You know context clues!"

"Oh haha," he says, matching my energy in a watered down, monotone version.

We both laugh as Mother and Bellatrix exit Snape's office, entering the room we're in. Kai and I stand at the sound of the door opening and my mother only nods before walking out of the house. We follow her.

Voldemort wishes to send my siblings and I to Hogwarts this year with only one goal in mind: kill [REDACTED]. We're being used as tools to do his bidding for him even though he could do it himself. The worst part is that he made Draco get the Dark Mark the other day. I'd understand if it were only Draco doing this so he can prove loyalty, but why is it that the other siblings must do it as well? THis isn't our loyalty test. We've had the Dark Mark for years! All except for Nora though. Father knows better than that. He knows he'll be dead before the wand touches her skin. I'll make sure of it.

Meanwhile, we're walking through Diagon Alley, which is currently a wasteland because of the Deatheaters. The only shop that's open is the twins' shop that they started quickly after the attacks. They opened at the right time because business is now booming.