Through the Darkness | Draco Malfoy

Forty eight

Aries was at Grimmauld Place for a while, she was staying in Regulus' room since it became her room after they claimed the house as theirs, since they were the only Blacks left.

After a while, Aries heard some sounds downstairs, she knew it was Harry, Hermione and Ron, but she didn't go to them, instead she stayed in her room the whole night.

She was afraid of how they will react if they see her, especially after what happened with Dumbledore and how she followed Snape, who knows what type of rumors they heard of her?

Until they went to sleep, she got out of the room and checked the living room, seeing them asleep. She went downstairs and gave then a look. They were sound asleep.

Aries took the blanket that fell off Hermione and she covered her.

And without a sound, she left the house wearing a cloak, and appeared in Diagon Alley, where the thief of the locket is at.

While walking, she spotted someone tiny standing in front of her, with another tiny person, she stopped and squinted her eyes to see who since it's dark.

"Young Mistress, what are you doing here?"

"Kreacher?" Aries frowned. "I might ask the same question, I thought you were guarding the house—"

"There you are!" A man grabbed Kreacher by the shirt and lifted him up. "You little thief! Bring the locket to me!" He snatched something from Kreacher's hand, dropped him harshly on the ground and started running.

Aries immediately started running after the man. "That's my house elf you just robbed and hurt you bastard!" she shouted.

The man turned his head while running, then made a gasp, realizing who he just made angry. "Oh no–"

Aries tackled him, and threw him down painfully that his clothes ripped, he did get hurt a lot.

She got her wand out of her pocket and pointed the tip on his neck. "Return what you've stole."

"You need help, Young Mistress?" asked Kreacher nervously.

"No, it's enough that he hurt y–"

The thief, Mundungus, bashed his elbow to Aries' face off and ran for it.

Aries grabbed his leg before he escapes, so basically he was dragging her, her face started to get scraped by the solid ground.

Helping her, two house elves, Kreacher and Dobby, jumping on Mundungus like cats, and for a moment, they disappeared and appeared in front of Grimmlaud Place's door.

"I- I'll get the door!" said Dobby, opening the door for them. As soon as the door opened, the four fell on the floor.

"Kreacher has returned, with the thief Mundungus Fletcher." announced Kreacher. "And with Young Mistress."

"Expelliarmus!" Hermione said quickly.

Both Aries and Mundungus' wands flew in the air and Hermione caught them.

"Excuse me?!" Aries said, gaping.

The three pointed their wands at the two.

"Y-you have the Dark Mark on your wrist, Aries!" Hermione said, pain was in her voice.

"It's cool." Aries said, showing it to them proudly.

Ron, Harry and Hermione immediately got their wand tips pointing at her.

"You're a traitor!" Ron said. "I'll kill you right now!"

"Do not point your wand at Young Mistress!" said Kreacher in anger, going in front of Aries to block them from hitting her.