Through the Darkness | Draco Malfoy

Thirty six

Well, today was an odd day.

At the right moment, Aries was sent to the dorm to let Rigel and Cygnus there, but not alone of course, guess who's babysitting them?

"Kreacher won't do it!"

Aries frowned. "You will! Uncle Regulus is dead, my grandparents are dead, my parents are dead. Your loyalty stays with the Blacks, and I'm the last, Rigel and Cygnus are only six months old, they can't watch themselves Kreacher!"

"No! Kreacher isn't for babysitting filthy little children!"

"What is that? what did you just say, Kreacher? I think you're begging me to free you." the only way to threaten him is this.

He now is silent, looking at her, his eyes could pop out because of the rage inside him. But of course he can't do anything.

"Fine!" he said, looking very disgusted.

Aries smiled. "Good. You know you should be thankful I don't scream at you the way my father used to." Aries said. "their baby food is in that bag, if they cry, they're either hungry, sleepy or pooped their pants."

"Kreacher doesn't change diapers!"

"You changed mine when I was a baby, so quit whining and do your job." Aries said.

Oh how adorable, the way the twins were looking at their big sister, their drool reached their chins and started dripping.

"I am so sorry you two. I have classes now so the only time I can see you is break time or when it's nighttime. But I will check on you every hour so don't worry. Bye bye." She kissed their foreheads and left the dorm.

Now her first class is with Professor Horace Slughorn, head of Slytherin.

Aries opened the door, and realized she's super late because everyone is listening to what the Professor is telling them carefully. So the lesson was already starting.

Professor Slughorn turned around and quickly recognized her. "Oh, Aries Black is it?"

Her eyes, for no reason, shifted to the students, and caught Draco. Aries closed her eyes for a second then looked at Professor Slughorn.

"Uhh..."

Did she just forget her own name?

"No need to ask, I can see Sirius and Regulus in you." he said with a smile. "I hope you and your little brothers are doing well, after what happened."

"Brothers?" Aries frowned, remembering that she left them with Kreacher. "Oh..." she turned around and almost ran for them if it wasn't for Dumbledore being there, blocking the exit.

"Aries. I kind of knew that you'd do that." he said. "Your brothers will be fine, I promise, you're just paranoid."

"I want to see them." Aries said. "Right now."

Another person showed up behind him. "There, you saw them, relieved?" It was Professor McGonagall, holding both of the twins.

Aries sighed and now she's really relieved to see them safe and sound.

She bets Kreacher didn't know how to calm them from crying so he ran away, Aries will squeeze the truth out of his brain later.

"Now you may go study, your brothers are safe now." said Dumbledore.

"Okay, then. Thank you, Professor." Aries headed back inside the class and cleared her throat. "Apologies, sir. Interrupting you won't happen again." she said calmly.

"It's no big deal, it's only worry for your family. You can skip this class if you're tired." he said, so kind of him.

"No, I'm fine really." Aries said.

"Well, you may take a partner to do this task, take..." He looked around to find a partner for me. "Since Malfoy is a partner of three, he may drop out from Parkinson and Zabini and be your partner."

Well, this is going to be awkward.

Aries set herself next to Draco and cleared her throat unnecessarily.

"Now, you all do the task just like I taught you." said Professor Slughorn. "Malfoy, tell her what you're supposed to do please."

Draco nodded his head

Aries took the book from him, and opened the first page, there was a symbol on it, a purple flower that had long, cascading clusters of purple flowers.

"Is that your book?" Aries asked, avoiding his eyes to act cool and uninterested since he's doing that as well.

"No." he replied. "Why?"

Aries sighed and continued to go further to where this task is, not giving him an answer.

She couldn't understand what the lesson is about, and it was making her furious, she didn't want to ask Draco because that would be uncool of her.

"Amortentia." he told her after noticing.

Her teeth clenched. "I know." Aries said. "I don't need your help, Malfoy, your stupidity is leaking already. Also, avoiding looking at me won't help."

"Crush this weird thing." he interrupted, and slid that weird looking thing to her. "Squeeze it inside the cauldron."

She sighed and did what he was told to.

"Malfoy–"

Aries add some powder thingie in the cauldron as the book said, and BAAM! It exploded on her face. She growled and looked at the stupid cauldron in anger.

Aries checked the book and there was a handwriting saying:

HOLD UP! Do not throw that powder inside!
Holy shit I just had a smoke bomb exploding on Sirius Black's face.

Sirius Black? My father?

"Miss Black, are you alright there?" asked Professor Slughorn.

Some kids started to laugh, she wiped the ashes off her face and sighed. "Of course!"

"Well." he changed the awkward subject. "I can see Harry finished, here's your Felix Felicis." He handed Harry a small potion, everyone clapped for him.

Aries sighed and banged her head on the table.

"I was trying to warn you, but as usual, you don't listen." he said as he walked away from the desk.

She glared daggers at the back of his head, how dare he act like this? making her look like the fool.