Harry Potter Fan

(Year 6  Chapter 1.  Return to Hoggwarts by: Kerri aka. Kiara Maul)

    Harry Potter was sitting in his usual compartment with his best friend, Ron Weasley and his girlfriend, Hermione Granger.  They were talking about their summer and how it had been, especialy great because they, Ron and Hermione, were able to visit with Harry, for a change.  Since Harry began living with his godfather, Sirius Black, he had been able to have his friends over for the summer.  Unlike when he was living with those awful Muggles, the Dursleys.

    Harry suddenly stopped talking, kissed Hermione and, told her and Ron that he'd be back in a moment.  Then, he got up and left.  Ron looked questionaly at Hermione who, shrugged.  She thought she knew why he left but, since Ron had a problem with Harry's sister, Kiara, she played dumb.  Not wanting to agitate Ron.

    Harry had felt that, all too familure warming sensation in his chest.  It came from the mark, his sister left on him after she had saved his life.  She often made ot radiate a warmth, to let him know that she was thinking of him.

    Harry walked, slowly past compartment after compartment, listening to see if he could find Kiara.  Then, he heard the, all to familure, voice of Draco Malfoy.  Harry had found his sister.  She would most definately be in there with Malfoy.  Harry knocked an the compartment door.  "Enter."  Draco said in his usual drawl.  When Harry opened the door he saw Kiara, with her head on Malfoy's shoulder.  She was asleep.  "Mind if I talk to you, alone?"  Harry asked Draco, noticing that Crabbe and Goyl, Draco's known body gards, were sitting with them.  "Sure, Potter.  Crabbe, Goyle, go visit with Pansy for a while."  Draco commanded of the two.  They both got quickly to their feet, Harry had to back out of the door-way to let them pass.  "Well, come in and have a seat then, Potter."  Draco said.  Harry came in, closing the door behind him, and sat down.  "So, Potter, what brings you away from your friends to come see me? and, why alone?"  Draco asked, some what curious as to the nature of this most unexpected visit.  Harry glanced at the sleeping Kiara.  "Is she really asleep?"  he asked.  Draco smiled.  "Yes, she's asleep.  She had me put a sleeping charm on her.  She's had an awfuly hard week and, hasn't slept much so---"  He left it hanging.  Harry thought a moment.  He had several questions and, wasn't quite sure were to start.  "How is she?  Honestly."  Harry asked, still watching the sleeping girl.  Draco regarded Harry before answering.  "She's, ok, I guess.  She insists she is but, I'm not onhundred percent convinced of it.  She's gone through a lot, this summer."  Draco replied, truthfully.  He suprised himself and, by the look on Harry's face, suprised him, as well.  He didn't know why he cared but, he felt that Harry deserved the truth.  "What, exactly do you mean, she's been thriugh a lot, this summer?"  Harry asked.  Draco took a deep breathand thought.  He wasn't supposed to tell Harry that, Kiara was working with the Ministry, to help take Lord Voldamort down.  Draco's silence only confirmed, Harry's ideas.  "She's met with our father, hasn't she.  No use in trying to hide it, answer truthfully, Draco, I, felt it, this summer."  Harry pointed at the scare on his forehead.  "I'm not sure if you are aware of the fact that, when ever Voldamort is in a peticular mood or, feeling murderouse, i get a pain, in the scare he left me with.  This summer, I felt my scare hurt at the same time I felt Kiara hurt.  I know, Draco.  I know she's met with him, at least, once."  Harry caught and held Dracos eye.  "I think, I should wake her."  Draco said, not loosing eye contact with Harry.  So, he did just that.  Kiara yawned then steached.  "Why'd you wake me up so ---"  SHe stopped when she saw Harry.  "Oh, that's why.  Hi Harry."  She yawned and smiled.  "Hi, Kiara, how are you feeling?"  Harry greeted.  He was really concerned.  Kiara looked very weak and, had dark circles under her eyes which, were nomally bright but now, looked faded and dull.  She seemed to have, lost her energy.  "was there somthing you wanted to aske me, Harry?"  Kiara said, closing her eyes and resting again on Draco's shoulder.  Harry didn't take his eyes off her, "Well, now that I've seen you, I reallt don't need to aske for a confirmation, I know for sure, you've beenvisited by, our father."  Harry replied, he had an edge in his voice.  Kiara snapped her eyes open and sat up.  "Harry I -- "  Draco put his hand on her arm,  she needed her brothers support, rather Dumbledore liked it or not.  "He knows, Kiara.  Might as well tell him the truth."  Draco winked at her, Kiara livened up a little.  Then she actually laughed softly then, turned to HArry.  "Oh, Harry.  You aren't supposed to know, this could get me in very bug trouble but --"  She went on to explain how she'd been working with the Ministry against Voldamort and how everyone wanted to keep it from Harry because, they thought it too dangerouse for him to be involved and all that.  "You can't tell anyone, Harry.  Oh, I know you'll tell Ron and Hermione but, please, no one else.  It is too dangerouse.  If word leaked out that I was spying then ---"  She left it open, there was no need to finish that statement.

    Harry didn't look at all pleased.  In fact, he looked rather angry.  He turned on Draco, "And you let her get on with this!  How could you, Malfoy.  She could have been Killed!  She still could be.  If anything ---"  Kiara interupted.  Harry glared at Draco.  "Harry, Draco had no choice in the matter.  it was my decison adn mine alone.  You shouldn't be angry with him.  He's, well --"  Kiara turned and looked at Draco then back to Harry, "He's the only one who keeps me, me."  At the looks of confusion on their faces, Kiara explained, further.  "If he haddn't been with me when I first met with, father, I wouldn't be sitting here now.  You see, in order to do that which father had asked of me I had to, well, become someone else.  If I would not have seen him standing there, looking so, conserned, I'm afraid,I would have been a permanate puppet, controlled by our father."  Kiara sighed.  "Just please, Harry stay out of it.  There has got to be a reason that Dumbledore didn't want you to know.  Besides, it's too dangerouse and, I don't think I could handle it if ---"  Harry cut her off.  "Kiara, we'll stay out of it as much as possible.  Promise me though, if things get, too hard, you'll quit."  Kiara shook her head in agreement.  Harry didn't believe her but, he could always help her, if she needed it so, he gave her a hug and went back to his own compartment.  Kiara layed her head back down again and closed her eyes.  "He's not going to stay out of it.  Put me back to sleep."  Draco kissed her head then did as she asked.  Don't be a fool, Potter.  For Kiara's sake, please stay out of it.  He thought to himself.  Once again, he didn't know why he cared, maybe because of Kiara but, Harry was Voldamorts main target and, Draco knew that meant the Dark Lord was trying to controll Kiara, just enough,so he could make, the only person able to do so, Destroy, her own brother.  Don't worry, I won't let that happen, Kaira, I'll die first.  He said quietly, as he brushed her hair from her face.

(Ok, it's been a few days and I'm itching to write some more so, you'll just have ta read a lot. I hope. lol)

    Harry had just finished relating to  ron and Hermione, everything Kiara had told him.  "Dumbledore actually asked her to do somthing like that?"  Hermione asked in suprise.  Ron looked rather upset and didn't say anything.  He turned and gazed out the window at the storm.  "Ya, Hermione, I had a hard time believing it myself but, like Kiara said, he was asking because, like the rest of the Ministry,  he knew she was and is, their best bet."  Harry replied, watching Ron.  "Ron, she doesn't hate you.  She just --"  Ron turned around and interupted him.  "After all those things I said and did?  She does, she must."  He stopped and turned back towards the window.  Harry started to say something more but, stopped.  He knew Ron needed to think things through.

 They were all sitting in the Great Hall watching the sorting.  When the last first year was sorted into his house, Professor Dumbledore gave his usual speech.  This time, he added an extream coution to all towards wandering about after dark.

    They all began to eat.  HArry noticed Mr. Fudge was sitting at the head table, next to Dumbledore.  Snape had just gotten up amd went to Kiara and whispered somthing to her.  "Their probably questioning her after dinner."  He said to Ron and Hermione.  "I should probably talk with them too."  Hermione looked at Harry.  "Harry, we're not supposed to know.  You could get her into big trouble.  You best not tell them what you think.  You do, plan on staying out of it, don't you?"  Hermione asked but, she knew better.  Harry wasn't going to stay out of it.  He couldn't, it wasn't in his nature.

    After dinner, Draco and Kiara followed Snape up to Dumbledore's office.  "Come in you three, have a seat."  Dumbledore greeted.  "Kiara, this is Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic.  He's here to listen to your report."  Kiara stood up and began.  "First off, Voldamort is rather upset about loosing support from the Giants, what ever you did to get them on our side was brilliant."  She giggled.  "Sorry for that, his main target however, is not what we thought.  It seems, he really wants Harry dead.  I'm not sure as to rather he knows what I did to Harry but, I have a feeling, he does."  She looked frightened of this.  "I'm told, Harry can't be killed."  Fudge stated.  Kiara looked at him in a defeated manner.  "It's not wodely known but, when a sorcerer brings someone back from the dead, that sorcerer can also kill the one he/she gives life to.  They would be the only one who could.  At least, that's the therory."  Kiara replied.  "What do you feel is the truth, Kiara?"  Dumbledore asked her.  Kiara paused before answering.  "I, I think, the thery is correct.  I can already make Harry, feel, things when I rub the mark on my palm.  So, I think that if, I wanted to, I could also kill him."  Kiara sighed.  "I didn't want to admit it but, I guess it's for the best.  She then changed the subject and continued with the rest of her report.  "Voldamort is only doing small raids and an occational, Muggle murder, so dar.  I feel however, he has a lot more planned."  Fudge looked at Kaira questionaly.  "You seem to not be concerned for the Muggles in this, Kiara, why?"  Kiara looked Fudge angrily, in the eyes.  "Well, Mr. Fudge, it would seem, to me, anyway, that an occational Muggle sacrifice is far better than a horrid massacure, in which my father destroys hundreds of Muggles at once.  Don't you agree?"  Fudge looked taken aback.  "Ok, I think, I see your point, well done.  Is there anything else you wish to add?"  Kiara thought,  "Yes, as a matter of fact, there is.  I don't quite understand, why you let, sorry Draco, Mr. MAlfoy go unchecked.  You know, he is my fathers, right hand man and, you do nothing to stop him.  Why?"  Dumbledore smiled as Fudge stumbled over an answer.  Then Dumbledore said, "It is simple, Kaira.  I'm suprised you hadn't figured it out on your own.  We need Lucius.  You need Lucius.  With out him, we would not have been able to get you inside so, easily.  If we take him out now ---"  Kiara cut him short, "He'll know I've been spying."  she finished the sentence for him.  Dumbledore smiled at her.  "Well. if ther eis nothing more, I must get back to the Ministry."  Mr. Fudge left.  "Have a seat, Kaira."  Dumbledore said.  Kiara did as he asked.

    "I know what you did this summer, to that Muggle.  Professor Snape informed me."  Dumbledore said, holding eye contact with her.  "I realize the circumstances and understand why.  My question is, how do you feel about it?"  Kiara looked questionaly at Professor Snape.  "We'll get to that in a moment, Kiara.  First, please answer my question."  Said Dumbledore, noting her confused look directed towards Snape.  Kiara thought a moment before answering her godfather.  "Well, I guess, I really don't feel anything about it.  Not pain or sorrow or even pride or happieness.  I don't feel anything because, quite honestly, I did not do it, not consiously, anyway."  Dumbledore looked questionaly at her.  "How to explain"  She paused, "Well, take an actor for example.  When they play a part, they quite litteraly, if they are good, become that other person.  Writers are very much the same.  That is what I have done.  I have created an alternate me.  When, my father askes me to do somthing that, I don't think I could do then, I, free this other person, this other, me.  I must say though, she's a tough one to get rid of after I'm done with her.  Now, about Professor Snape."  Snape explained how he too was spying for the Ministry and Dumbledore.  How he, had been a Deatheater from the start of Voldamorts reign.  "That's how I knew, Kiara, I was there."  Kiara smiled.  "Oh good, now I know that I have at least two people on my side when I'm out playing with daddy."  Draco shook his head slowly.  "You mean to tellme that, you've been with us the whole time and didn't even bother to let us know?  Thanks."
"If we would have told you, would you have been able to react the same way or, would Kiara had not done, what her father ordered her to do, in hopes that Professor Snape would stepp in and stop it?"  Dumbledore asked.  Draco nodded his understanding.  "Good then, go, get some rest, tomarrow classes start.  But first, let me see your ring, Kiara."  Kiara looked shocked.  "How'd you find out?"  Dumbledore smiled at Draco.  "Draco sent me an owl asking if it would be ok with me."  Kiara showed him her ring.  "Good, it's almost as pretty as you are, almost."  Dumbledore smiled.  Kiara hugged him.  "Good night godfather."  Then, Kiara and Draco left, after Snape.

    They sat together on the couch.  "I guess I should go to the girls dorm, now."  Kiara sighed.  Not wanting to leave Draco, just yet.  "I'll miss you."  Then, she got up and went to bed.  Draco sat in front of the fire for a while.  She didn't even tell them about the present from her father, maybe, she forgat.  He convinced himself.  Then, Draco got up and went to bed.

(End Ch1  Ch2 is called  The Right Decision)

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(Ch.2  The Right Decision)

    Kiara met Draco the next morning, in the common room, before breakfast.  "Morning, How'd you sleep?"  She asked.  "Not well at all.  Seams to have been somthing missing in my bed, last night."  He smiled at her.  "Oh, really?  Maybe, you could barrow my snake tonight.  He likes to cuddle."  She laughed.  "Uh, no thanks."  Pansy came down and the three of them, followed by Crabbe and Goyle, of course, went up to breakfast.

    They ran into Harry, ron and Hermione on their way into the hall.  "You three go ahead and sit down, we'll be along in a bit."  Kiara said to Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle.  The three looked questionaly but, obeyed and left.  "Morning."  Harry said.  "Any news?"
"No, none yet.  Mr. Fudge just wanted the scoop, that's all."  Kiara replied.  Ron gave Kiara a Haunted look then, went and sat down to wait for Harry and Hermione.  "What's up with Weasley?  No remarks today?  I'm hurt."  Draco said, with mock concern.  "Oh Malfoy, ,your absolutely horrid."  Hermione replied then, she went and joined Ron.  "Harry, we'll talk more later, ok.  I'm starved."  Kiara said with a smile.  The thre went in their seperate directions to join their friends.

    "I bet Malfoy was glad I left."  Ron said peevishly.  "Actually, Ron, I think he was looking forward to a good argument.  I think, you let him down."Hermione replied, trying to make light of the situation.  "Well, at least I deprived him of something."  Ron gave a little smile.  The owls came swooping into the hall.  They dropped off their class scheduals.  "Look, we've got potions, last.  Oh, well, nothing like a terible ending to your day."  Ron said.  "Ya, maybe Snape will team me up with someone besides, Pansy, this time."  Hermione replied.  Harry laughed.  "That's doudtfull."  "Hey, who's are new Defence against the Dark Arts teacher, this year?"  Ron asked, trying to keep his mind  off potions.  "It says, her name is Professor Nina Ellis."  Hermione answerd.  "Hope she's interesting."

    Defence against the Dark Arts was their second to last class of the day.  Ron, Harry and Hermione seated themselves in the front ans waited patiently for class to start.  A tall, rather pretty, witch came down into the classroom.  "Hello, my name is Professor Ellis.  I'm your new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.  From what I understand, you've had quite a few over htese last years.  I don't plan on going anywere so, I hope we get along."  She looked out over the class.  Then, to everyones astonoshment, she whipped out her wand "Stupefy"  she stunned Seamus.  "Tsk tsk tsk.  Sixth year ands can't even stop a stun spell.  Well, look like I've got my work cut out for me."  SHe walked over to sSeamus  "Ennervate."  she unstunned him.

    After class was over and, they were in the hall, Ron said "Bloody Evil, that one.  She stunned the whole class, some of us twice!"  Hermione was smiling.  "What's up with you?  Don't tell me that you actually like her!"  Ron said looking at Hermione as if she were carzy.  "She's got to be the toughest Defence teacher we've ever had, of course Hermione likes her."  Harry laughed.  Hermione didn't mind, he was right, after all.

     All though Ron tried to walk slow, they still made it to the dungeon class room, were potions was held, a few minutes early.  The Slytherins were already there.  Harry noted that his sister looked far better than she did this morning and yesturday, on the train.  He smiled a greeting at her.  Kiara returned his smile.  Hermione smiled at her as well.  Kiara happily returned that smile.  She really, missed Hermione.  Ron just stared at the ground until Snape arrived to let them into class.

    "Ok, we're going to get you all partnered up early this year, we've got a verry busy schedual so, lets get atarted."  He glanced around the room.  "Potter, your with Malfoy, Granger, you and Parkinson, Weasley, your with Maul..."  He continued this way until everyone was with a partner.  Ron sullenly walked over to sit with Kiara.  He noted, that she looked angry.  Snape had finished paring them all up and noticed Kiara's angry look in his direction.  "Is there a problem with your partner, Maul?"  He asked in a dangerouse tone.  Kiara said, with out loosing eye contact or her angry expresion, "No sir, no proplem at all."  Snape paused then, turned away and got class started.  Potions was miserable, not only for Ron but, Kiara as well.  Ron only spoke when he was asked as to rahter he would like to cut the daisy stems or measure the frog bile.  He chose the stems.

    After class, Kiara got up, pushing her chair back roughly and, giving Snape a dirty look, she stormed out of the class.  "Well, that didn't go well at all, did it."  Harry said to ARon, watching his sister storm out of the room.  "See Harry,I told you she hated me."  Ron replied, rather sullenly.  "If it's any consulation, Weasley, no she doesn't."  Draco replied as he walked past and out of the room.  "What's his story?"  Ron asked Harry, as he watched Draco leave.  "Ya, Harry, Draco actualy said somthing, well, noce to Ron.  Have any ideas?"  Hermione asked, as the three of them walked out of class.  Harry smiled, "I think, Draco has done some serious growing up, over the summer.  He's had a lot of responsability put on him."  Hermione looked at Harry, "You know, Harry.  I believe your right."  Ron just shook his head in confusion and continued on in silence.

    Kiara came through the porthole and went to the nearest table and slammed her books down uponit.  The huddle of first years standing nearby jumped and stared at her.  Kiara turned on them just as Draco came in.  "What are you staring at!"  She growled at the first years.  "Kiara, don't take it out on them."  Draco said calmly.  She turned to face him.  "What does he think he's playing at!?!  Teaming me up with Weasley.  Does he have any idea as to how much of a bad dicision that was?  Is he trying to punish me for something, What?"  Draco didn't have an answer for any of her questions.  Truth was, he didn't know why Snape did it, knowing how those two didn't get along.  "Kiara, lets go for a walk.  You need to calm down.  Getting angry with Professor Snape like this isn't a good thing, even if your in Slytherin."  Kiara relaxed, a little.  "Ok, lets go."

    Draco took Kiara down to the lake.  They walked along the edge, clear to the other side.  Kiara was ranting the whole time about the unfairness of being paired with Ron.  "I don't know, Kiara but, Snape must have his reasons.  Maybe, he just gets off on seeing people suffer or somthing."  Just then, they heard some one scream.  Kiara turned, too late, the beast had grabbed her, knocking Draco to the ground.  It flew upwards over the lake with Kiara in it's claws.

    Harr, Ron and Hermione had come out side just then.  They ran towards the lake.  Hermione took out her wand  "Expelliarmus!"  She hit the monster and it dropped Kiara into the lake.  Before anyone could react, Ron had already thrown both his shoes and his robe aside and was diving into the lake after her.

    Harry and Hermione looked questionaly at one another, both shocked by what Ron had done.  Then, they quickly ran to the edge of the lake and waited.

    Ron dived several times before finally emerging with iara in his grasp.  He got her to shore, she wasn't breathing.  Ron took out his wand and pointed it at her chest,  "Breath"  He said with great emotion.  Kiara started sputtering and coughing up water.  Then, she took a deep breath, opened her eyes and smiled at Ron and passed out again.  Ron quickly took her up and went, as fast as he could, to the hospital.  "You go with them, I'll get Malfoy."  Harry told Hermione.  Harry walked over to Draco who, lay there unconcious.  "Mobilarbus."  Draco's body hoverd in the air.  Harry grabbed his cloak and pulled him to the hospital.

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    When he arrived, Madam Pomfrey took over and got Draco put to bed.  Professor Dumbledore was there, talking with Professor Ellis.  "What do you make of it, Nina?"  Dumbledore asked.  "I'm not sure, Albus but, I do know that Dragonites are not poisonouse and do not normaly attack people.  Espesialy in a crowded area.  They are usualy quite shy creatures."  Madam Pomfrey had just finished administring somthing to the unconsious draco.  She took both Dumbledore and Ellis aside and told them somthing that Harry couldn't hear.  She however, looked like she was quite upset about, somthing.  Harry and Hermione went and sat with Ron, next to Kiara.  No one said anything, they just watched her.  After a bit, Madam Pomfrey shooed them out.  "I want to stay with her."  Ron argued.  Madam Pomfrey looked at Dumbledore.  "let Mr. Weasley stay.  He can let us know of any changes."  Madam Pomfrey shrugged.  "Ok but, you come get one of us as soon as, or if, there is any change.  Understand."  Ron nodded.  Madam Pomfrey left with the others.  Harry and Hermione told Ron that they would meet him at dinner as they were walking out.

    Ron had heard what Madam Pomfrey said and, it made him really worried.  She had told them that the antidote she used would work just fine on Draco but, she wasn't so sure about Kiara.  Something abbout differences in witches and wizards chemestry compared to that of a sorceress.  She gave Draco another four to five hours before he would wake.  Kiara, was unkown if she would come out of it at all.

    Ron sat down and took Kiara's left hand and heldit.  He stared at the ring on her finger.  That ring taunted him.  It seemed to be mocking him, as if Draco himself were telling him he had, once again been denied of somthing he wanted.  Ron took the ring off her finger and threw it against the far wall.  He turned and looked at Draco angrily.  "You don't deserve her.  You can't even keep her safe"  He said quietly.  Then he turned back to Kiara, leand over and kissed her.  He sat there staring at her for a while then, got up and crossed the room to were the ring was, now lying on the floor.  He stood there looking at it, thinking before he finally picked it back up.  He went back and slid the ring back on her finger.  "I think, I'm ready to be friends again.  Just please wake up."  he said saddly.  A teer rolled down his cheek.  He quickly whiped it away.  Ron sat there holding her hand and talking to her for several hours.  Then, he turned back to Draco again.  "You had best start taking better care of her or I'll ---"  He didn't finish.  He got up, kissed Kiara and left.

    Draco had woken up and heard what Ron had said.  He was angry at first but, decided that it was alright.  "Atleast, he'll be nicer to Kiara now"  He thought to himself.

     When Draco started to sit up, his head began pounding.  He sat up anyway and just sat ther until, the pounding subsided a little.  He got up and stumbled over to Kiara's side and sat down.  He put his head on her shoulder and then, he passed out again.

    Harrywas dreaming again.  There were two wizards talking.  He knew one of them would be Salazar but, who was the other?  "Salazar, you did it again and at what cost adn why poisen them?  It just makes no sence."  The unknown wizard was saying.  "It brought her protector out of his self loathing, didn't it?  She'll be alright, you just wait and see.  Albus will take care of that."  Salziar replied loftily.  He turned and looked at Harry and smiled.  As soon as he smiled, Harry woke up, looked around the room and noticed Ron still hadn't come to bed so, Harry got up and went down to the common room.  Ron was there sitting by the fire.  He was reading a Quidditch magazine.

    "Any change?"  Harry asked, sitting in the chair next to Ron.  "No, and I'm not sure ther is going to be, for Kiara anyway."  Ron related what Madam Pomfrey had said.  When he had finished, Harry told him about the dream he just had.  Ron stared at him in dissbelief.  "You don't think they were talking about me, do you?"  Harry shook his head.  "I don't know what it means Ron but, they basicly said what you just told me.  I think maybe, it's time to take these dreams to Dumbledore.  Maybe, he can make some sence out of them."  Harry replied.  "Anyway, you do seem to be in a better mood.  What happened since I left you with Kiara?"  Harry asked.  Ron smiled.  "I finally decided to be friends again.  It's wierd, as soon as I conciously made that decision, it was like a huge weight had been lifted off me."  Harry smiled.  "I'm going back to bed  You staying up?"  Ron shook his head.  "No, I think I should go too.  I think I'll sleep good tonight."


(End Chapter 2   Chapter 3 is Titled  Chess Pieces)

(Chapter #  Chess pieces)

    The next morning after breakfast, Harry, Ron and Hermione went up to visit Kiara.  When they got there, Draco was awake but, Kaira still wasn't.  

    "Has she woken up at all, Draco?"  Harry asked.  "No, she won't wake-up."  Draco said,  He looked really upset about it.  Hermione went over to Kaira and brushed her hair out of her face.  "She's burning up!  Some one get Madam Pomfrey, quickly!"  Ron took off to her office.  They came back quickly, Madam Pomfrey checked her over and administered some sort of medication to her.  Then, conjered up an ice pack and told Hermione to hold it on her forehead.  "If, her temprature stays up for more than five minutes, come and get me.  I need to look somthing up in my office."  She turned and left.

    "Why isn't she waking up?"  asked Draco.  Harry looked at Ron who, reluctantly explained the reason to Draco.  Draco paled.  "You mean ---"  Just at that moment, Professor Dumbledore came in, followed by, Lucius Malfoy.  "I think, you three need to go to class."  Dumbledore told Harry, Ron and Hermione.  They all three looked at Lucius and back to Dumbledore.  "Now."  Dumbledore said in a comanding tone.  They all three look questionaly at him as they walked out the door.

    Madam Pomfrey came back into the room.  "Lucius>"  She nodded curtly.  Lucius just smirked at her.  "So, having a problem, are we?"  Lucius said in a rather lofty tone.  "You said, you could possibly help her, Lucius.  Please, ltes be civil and take care of what's needed.  Then, you two can fire all the insults at each other that you want."  Dumbledore said, looking at the two of them.  "Oh, all right then here, give her this."  Lucius handed a vile to Madam Pomfrey.  "What is it?"  she asked, suspiciously.  "Don't ask questions, just give it to her."  Lucius said.  "I will not --"
"Poppy, just give it to her.  I'm sure that Lucius wouldn't give his future Daughter-in-law, anything that might kill her."  Dumbledore interupted.  "Ok but, if this -----"  she mumbled the rest so that no one could understand.  It was probably for the best, she was really angry.  "She'll be fine, after a bit.  You would think however, knowing you have a student attending here who's, genetic make-up is different than the rest, there would be proper staff to handle something like this.  I will of course, report it."  Lucius said in an offhand manner.  "Of course, Lucius."  Dumbledore replied.

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Lucius then turned to his son.  "I trust, you'll be more aleart, next ime somthing of this nature comes about."  He said, giving Draco a dissapointed look.  "Yes, father."  Draco replied automaticly.  "Good.  I'll be going now.  I'll see you again at your game in a couple weeks.  Pray I do not have to come back becouse of somthing like this again."  With that, Lucius Malfoy turned and walked away.  "I'm s --"  Dumbledore put his hand up and stopped Draco. "No apologies, Draco.  It's not your fault.  How are you feeling?"  Draco smiled.  It was nice to hear that.  "I'm fine, should be outta here soon enough."  Madam Pomfrey turned on him.  "Think your doing fine do you.  I'll be the judge of that, young man.  You'll just stay in your bed, no more trips accross the room.  Understand."  Dumbledore smiled lightly from behind Pomfrey's back.  Draco gave him a, help me, look but, Dumbledore shook his head in a manner that siad he definately wasn't going there.  Then, he told Madam Pomfey to inform him when Kiara wakes up and, left.

    "Wonder what that was all about."  said Hermione to Ron and Harry as they headed for Care of Magical Creatures.  "No telling but, Dumbledore sure didn't want us around."  Ron replied.  "I'm sure it was because of Lucius.  Probably didn't want him going off on any of us."  Harry said.  "Ya, your probably right.  Wonder what Hagrid has for us.  He said we'd find out today.  Hope it isn't anything, too, creepy."  Said Hermione and, they all laughed.  They knew it would be.

    A few hours later, Kiara woke up.  She opened her eyes and smiled at Draco who, dispite Pomfreys orders, had gone over to sit with her.  "Welcome back.  Glad you finally decided to grace us with your presence."  Draco smiled at her.  "How long have I been out?"  Kiara asked weakly.  "Too long."  Draco replied seriously.  "What happened?  All I remember is being carried off by some creature then, nothing."  Draco explained the best he could as far as to how much he knew.  "You almost didn't wake up at all.  My father brought in somthing and had Madam Pomfrey give it to you.  Then, a few hours later, here you are."  Kiara smiled again.  "I guess, I owe him one now."  Draco frownd.  "No, Kiara, you don't owe him a thing.  You know, as well as I do, why he chose to save you and, it wasn't because he's a nice guy."  Draco paused.  "Any way, he said he'd be back in a couple weeks to watch my game.  I think theres more to it than that.  I think he's being sent here to keep an eye on you.  It didn't look good at all when he came in and  Hermione was holding an ice pack to your forehead.  Harry and Ron were here also."  Kiara thought for a moment.  "it's alright, just because they are concerned for me, doesn't mean I like them, right?"  Draco smiled.  "Your good.  I best be getting back to my bed before Pomfrey catches me out again.  She's in a terrible mood."  Draco kissed her then, went and got back into his own bed.

   

    Later that evening, after dinner, Harry went to see Dumbledore about his dreams.  "Come in Harry, what's on your mind?"  Harry came in and sat down.  "I've had a couple, strange, dreams.  At first, I didn't think much of them but, after the one last night, i thought maybve, there was a reason."  Harry wenmt on to explain his dreams.  The one last year as well as the one the night before.  When HArry had finished, Dumbledore was silent.  Harry waited.  "I do have an answer, Harry.  You probably won't like it but, it's an answer all the same."  Dumbledore paused before continuing.  "You see, Harry, everything happens for a reason.  Sometimes however, there are things that happen that were not meant to happen.  When this occures, fate, splits in two.  In this case, I believe that Voldamort was not suposed to live, after attempting to kill you.  At the the moment he was supposed to die and didn't, two possibilities, to fates, came about.  Your dreams are caused by one side of the fate, trying to give you hints to put things back.  You can be assured, that the other, fate, is helping some one else, go down the other direction.  Have you ever heard a, voice, when you were awake?  One that didn't really talk to you but just was there, in your mind?"  Harry thought for a moment but, couldn't remember.  "No, or at least I don't remember any."  He replied.  "It is possible and most likely that, at this point in time, we are not running wholey by our selves.  Our emotions and things we do or say may be, being controlled by this, Fate."  Dumbledore looked at Harry who was looking a bit confused.  "So, what your saying is that we are being munipulated towards a certain end, by some higher power.  Sorta like chess pieces."  Harry said, after some thought.  Dumbledore nodded.  "Yes, that's a perfect example, like chess pieces and a board."
"Ok, I believe I got it now, thanks."  Harry started to get up to leave.  "Just a moment, Harry.  I do have one more question and, a request."  Dumbledore said.  Harry sat back down.  dumbledore regarded him a moment before continuing.  "Harry, when did you find out about what it is that your sister is doing?"  Harry's head snapped up.  "How, di you know?"  Harry asked in suprise.  Dumbledore just smiled.  "I have my ways, Harry."  Harry took a deep breath, "Well, I figured out some of it this summer.  Kiara can't hide everything from me.  The rest, I got from her and Draco.  don't get angry with her, i did after all figure it mostely out on my own.  She just confirmed the truth."  Dumbledore shook his head.  "Now, for my request.  Please, stay out of it."  Harry laughed.  "That's what she said.  I'll tell you the same thing I told her.  I will stay out of it as much as I can.  I make no promises.  If she needs me, I will be there."  Harry looked seriously at Dumbledore.  "Alright then, Harry.  You can go."  Harry got up and left the office.  Dumbledore knew, Harry wouldn't stay out of it.  (It's just not in his nature to do so."  the fate said.  I know, just keep him safe.
 Dumbledore thought.  (I can only do what I can.  Everytime I interfere, the other side does the same to benifit his people as well.  It's up to all of you to see this through.  I can only quide them."  The fate returned.  Dumbledore sighed.  "I know"  he said quietly.

    Harry came back into the common room and told Ron and Hermione all that Dumbledore hasd said.  "Like chess pieces?  Boy, I'll never look at a game of Wizards Chess the same again.  Kinda makes you feel helpless, doesn't it."  Ron replied, after Harry had finished.  "You know, I remember reading about this same thing.  It happened over onethousand years ago.  Wow, this is kind of exciting."  Hermione said, smiling.

    Madam Pomfrey came into the room just after Draco got back into bed.  "Mr. Malfoy, you can go now.  You however Kiara, need to stay a while longer.  I still don't trust what ever it was that Lucius brought in to you."  She told the two of them.  "I want you out of here by ten o'clock, Kiara still needs her est and you, should be back in your common room bythen."  She left the room again.  Draco got up and dressed.  Then, he went back to Kiara's side.  "See what I mean.  She's in an awful mood."  He kissed her.  He looked like he wanted to say somthing.  "What is it Draco?  What ever it is, you can tell me."  Kiara said.  Draco waited a bit before speaking.  "You, do you know who pulled you out of the lake yesturday?"  He asked, hoping she did so that he wouldn't have to be the one to make Ron look good.  "No, I don't but, you do and, for some reason you don't ---"  She knew.  Who else would Draco not want her to be greatfull to.  "It was Ron, wasn't it?"  Draco nodded.  "Ya, it was Weasley.'  He looked jealouse.  Kiara laughed.  "What's so funny?"  Draco said irritably.  "You. Your jealouse of Ron!  This is just too much."  She smiled at him.  "I have my reasons"  He replied.  Then, to change the subject, "Do you want me to get you anything?"  Draco asked.  Kiara just smiled at him some more.  "I love you."  she said.  "Now go, I'm tired and want to sleep.  Besides, Madam Pomfrey will get even worse if you stay much longer."  Draco smiled and kissed her.  "I love you too.  Good night."  He left.  Kiara smiled to herself.  So, Ron doesn't hate me after all.  She thought as she turned over and went to sleep.

    The next morning, Draco had Quidditch practice so, wasn't able to visit Kiara.  Ron, Harry and Hermione however, did.  After breakfast, the three of them went up to the hospital.  "Morning, Kiara"  Harry said, smiling.  "Morning."  Kiara smiled at hem.  "I need to ask you a question, don't look at me as if I crazy, just answer then, I'll explain, ok?"  Harry told her.  "Allright, go ahead."  Kiara replied, waiting.  "Have you ever heard a, voice?  One that might have said somthing to you at a time when ---"  Kiara interupted.  "Yes, as a matter of fact, I have.  All it siad to me was, Done."  Harry looked excited then, he explained.  "Like chess pieces huh, makes you feel kind of, helpless, doesn't it"  Ron laughed.  "That's what i said"  Kiara smiled at him.  "Thanks, by the way.  For saving me."  Harry and Hermione smiled at each other.  They decided to leave so that they could talk.  They said good bye and left.  Ron sat next to Kiara's bed then, looking at the ground said, "Your welcome, Kaira."  Neither one said anything for a bit then, "How'd you find out it was me who saved you?"  Kiara looked at him.  "Draco told me.  He wasn't happy about doing so but, he did.  He's jealouse of you, you know."  Ron looked up at her and smiled.  "He's actualy jealouse of me?  Why?"  Kiara shook her head.  "I'm not sure, relly.  Maybe because, even though you and I seemed to hate each other, he's always known how you felt about me."  Kaira paused.  Are we friends again?"  Ron smiled.  "Ya, friends.  I think, I'm ready now."  Ron bent over and and they hugged each other.  "You know, there were a few times there when I thought you were actualy going to kill me."  Ron laughed.  Kiara smiled.  Then, she looked seriously at him.  "There's somthing, that I have to tell you.  Last year, when you well ---"  Ron's eyes got really big and he paled slightly.  "That was you!  How could you when, you said ---"  Kiara stopped him and sat up.  "Yes, it was me and no, I never hated you, you know me, I couldn't go back on my word and I did warn you to leave me alone.  Ron, I'm sorry.  I just  --- "  Ron started laughing.  Kiara looked at him questionaly.  "And you didn't HATE me.  I feel sorry for your dad."  He paused then, giving an evil grin  "I owe you for that one."  Kiara returned his evil grin with one of her own.  "I look forward to it."  They both laughed.  "Can I have another hug?"  Kiara asked.  Ron smiled.  "Like I said before, Kiara.  Any time you feel the need."

(End chapter 3  Chapter  4 is  titled  The New Guy)

Chapter four is a rather long chapter, so bare with me.  I needed to let you all get the feel of the new guy.  I think, you'll love to hate him.  That's all I'm saying.  Write more after some more posts.   :)

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(Chapter 4  The New Guy)

    "Alright class, over the weekend, I wxpect you to read chapters four and five an how to save Muggles without them knowing."  Professor Ellis told her class.  They all groaned.  "But, this is a Quidditch weekend."  Seamus objected.  "Well then, Mr. Finnagin, you can read chapter sixx, as well.  I'm sure all of you will have enouph to keep you out of trouble.  Any more objections?"  She paused.  "No, then you may go."  She dissmissed htem.

    After they got into the hall, Seamus sighed.  "Guess I'll be reading all weekend.  Who does she think she is, giving us so much work on a Quidditch weekend."  Hermione gave him a stern look.  "Well, maybe she's concerned for our well being.  Maybe, with Voldamort out there, running around, she thinks, that we have an obligation to protect, not only ourselves but, the Muggle community as well.  Ever thought of that?"  Seamus shrunk back.  Then giving Hermione a sour look, stlked of towards poitions.  "A little hard on him, I think, Hermione."Ron said.  Hermione just sighed.  "Well, at least now that Kiara and I are friends again, potions isn't quite so bad, any more."  Ron said, smiling.  "Easy for you to say.  I'm still stuck with Pansy.  Although, I must admit, she's near as bad as she used to be.  I think Kiara had somthing to do with that."  Hermione replied.

    Potions, being the last class of the week, went by slow.  Everyone seemed to get along, just fine.  The only problem left however, was that Draco kept watching Ron and Kiara.  "Honestly, I don't know what he's so worried about."  Kiara said in exasperation.  Ron just smiled.  "Your enjoying this, aren't you"  Kiara accused.  "Men!"  Ron just continued smiling.

    "What's he so happy about."  Draco asked Harry.  Harry looked over at Ron and Kiara.  You know what, Slytherin.  You really don't have anything to worry about."  Draco looked at Harry as if he were crazy.  "What do you mean.  Look at hem, laughing and carrying on, like I'm not even here."  Harry shook his heaf slowly.  "It's called friendship.  Something I'm sure you still don't quite grasp but, I get the feeling you'll learn.  Sooner than you think.  Ron isn't going to try and take her from you.  Look where it got him last time.  Believe me, he doesn't want to go through that again.  He was miserable."  Draco watched thema bit more then, he turned to Harry and actually smiled.  "You know Potter, as much as I hate to admit it, I think your right.  Maybe I should relax.  It's just that --- Never mind."  Draco dodn't know why he started to tell Harry what was on his mind.  Why would he even care.  "No, tell me.  What were you going to say?"  Harry replied.  draco remained silent for a while then, as he stired the Lacewigs, into the potion said.  "Well, since this whole thing started, with Kiara and Ron at each others thraots, she never hated him, she wouldn't even allow me, to hate him.  I guess, it just kinda makes me nervouse now that they are getting along.  I keep thinking, what if she decides she really does like him."  He left it there and continued his work.  Harry saw Kiara looking at them.  He smiled and waved her off.  "She does like him, but only as a friend.  She loves you.  Really, I wouldn't worry if I were you.  Remember how i told you that I can feel, what she feels sometimes."  Draco looked up and nodded. "Well, when ever some one even so much as mentions you name, she sends out a very over powering, warm feeling.  It's kinda hard to explain but, just trust me Slytherin, she loves you."  Harry smiled then returned to his own work.

 When class was over, Kiara came up and gave Draco a hug.  Draco took her hand and began walking out of the room.  He stopped, turned to Harry and smiled.  "Thanks, Potter."  then, he left.  Harry smiled.  (Done)  The fate said.  Harry made a mental not to let Dumbledore know he's done somthing right.

    "What was that about, harry?"  Ron asked.  "Oh, nothing, really, I just helped Malfoy out with a little problem, that's all."  Ron didn't look convinced but, he lat it go and just shrugged.  "WE going to Hogsmead this weekend?"  Hermione asked.  "Ya, sure, Why not.
 The three walked back up towards their tower.

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    Kiara and Draco came through the porthole and stopped.  There was a guy, about their own age, sitting on the chair closest to them.  He was tall with dark hair, almost black and, when he turned and looked, Kiara noticed, ice blue eyes.  "Hello"  he said, staring at Kiara.  Draco stepped in front of her.  "Hi, I'm Draco, Draco Malfoy, and you are?"  The boy, not moving his head, raised his eyes to meet Draco's.  He grined.  "Max, Max Evilyn."  He replied in a flat emotionaless tone.  "And, you are?"  he said, looking around Draco at Kaira.  Kiara held eye contact with him shortly befor turning away.  "Kiara --"  Just then, Snape came in.  "I see you've met.  Max is a transfer from Durmstrang."  Snape noted the tension in the room.  He looked at Max.  "Mss. Maul and Mr. Malfoy are heads of this house.  You'd do well, to stay on their good side."  Snape told Max in a way of warning.  "I'm in a hurry so, if you'll excuse me."  Snape gave Max another warning glance, which he hoped he'd take then, he grabbed a book off the table and left.

    Kiara's snake slitherd over to her and wound it's way to it's favorite resting place, around her neck.  "oh, is he yours?"  Max asked.  Kiara nodded.   "i hope you don't mind, I fed him a little snack.  Just a small mouse."  Max told her.  "Uhm, thanks."  Kiara replied.  She didn't trust this guy.  "Draco, I'm going up to my room to chang out of this uniform."  She kissed him then left.  "Oh, you two are, I'm sorry."  Max said to Draco.  "Yes, we are.  You might do well, also, to note the ring on her finger."  Draco replied.  "Oh, you really, really, are then.  I'l have to remeber that."  Max said with a snear on his face.  Draco held eye contact with him.  "Yes, you will really, really, have to remember that.  Like Snape told you, you'd do well to stay on my good side."  With that said, Draco went upstairs to change.  Max sat back in the chair and smiled, a verry evil, smile.  "And you, Mr. Malfoy, would do well, NOT, to turn your back on me again."  He said quietly.  A spider crawled in front of his chair.  "Crucio" he said, quoetly, pointing his wand at it.  The spider curled up and bagan twitching.  Max smiled, then he stepped on it.

    Pansy was in the dorm when Kiara came in.  "Did you meet Max?"  she asked. Kiara frownd.  "Yes, unfortunately, I did."  Pansy looked startled.  "You don't like him?  I think he's absolutely georgouse!"  Pansy replied, dreamily.  Kiara shook her head.  "It's not that i dont like him.  I just don't trust him.  I guess, I'll have to give him a chance, for you."  She smiled at Pansy.  "So, that's why your making yourself up so nicley.  You like him, don't you."  Kiara teased.  Pansy threw a pillow at her.  "I do not!"  Kiara threw the pillow back.  "Do to."  they had a pillow fight, feathers all over the place.  Finally, Kiara pinned Pansy down and sat on her.  "Admit it.  You do too like him."  Pansy tried to get up but couldn't.  "Ok, Ok, I do.  Just get off!"  Kiara smiled and let Pansy up.  "Oh dear, look at this mess."  Pansy laughed.  Kiara wave her hand and everything whent back to order.  "There, now, I can go change."  Pansy frownd.  "Great, now I'll have to star all over again."

    Kiara came down stairs.  Max was still sitting there.  Draco still hadn't come down.  Kiara went and sat on the couch.  Max turned and watched her.  "So, Kaira, how does one become head od this particular house?"  he asked.  Kiara looked over at him.  "You duel for it/"  she replied.  She tried to look away but, somehow, he held her there.  She started to get more than a little frightend.  She couldn't move at all.  Max smiled.  "They don't teach many Darl Arts here, do they?"  He said, releasing her with a smile.  Kiara stared at him, she couldn't figure him out.  "N, no, is that what you just used on me?"  Max was still smiling.  "Yes, it is.  It's a really simple spell really, I could teach you.  It's really quite, usefull."  Kiar smiled, slightly.  "Uh, no thanks.  I have -- my own way of doing things."  Just about then, Draco came back down.  Kiara looked up and smiled at him.  "I hope, O didn't make you wait, too long."  He smiled, bending down and kissing her.  Max watched them, he looked rather a bit angry.They didn';t notice.  "Are we ready to go eat then, I'm starving."Draco asked Kaira.  "Yes, definately. Oh, wait, here's Pansy."  Pansy walked up.  "Hi, Max.  You hungry?" she asked.  Max was still looking at Kaira, "Yes, very."  then, he turned to Pansy and offerd her his arm, "Shall we?"  the two left.  Draco was livid.  "Just who the Bloddy Hell does he think he his!  He'll be lucky if I don't hurt him before the dueling night."  Kiara didn't say a word.  She was thinking the exact same thing.  They went to dinner on silence.

    Professor Dumbledore announced, Max's arrival, just before the start of dinner.  "Just what we needed, another Slytherin."  Ron said.  "Did you see the look an Malfoy's face when Dumbledore said his name?"  Hermione asked.  "Ya, don't think Draco much likes him.  Course, don't blame him for it.  Do you see the way this Max fellow keeps looking at Kiara?"  Ron replied.  "This guy had better watch it.  If Malfoy doesn't do somthing, I will/"  Ron said.  Harry raised his brow.  "Don't go getting yourself in trouble, Ron.  Besides, looks like Pansy's trying to get her claws into him.  I'm sure, she can uh, keep him distracted."  Harry said.

    Harry, Ron and Hermione came out of the hall at the same time as Draco and Kiara.  They all stopped and were talking when, Max and Pansy strolled over.  "Friends with Gryffindors.  Oh, and a MUddblood too."  Max siad in his flat emotionaless tone.  Draco spun around, grabbed Max by the front of his robes and slammed him into the wall, he held himthere.  "Don't ever, insult Kiara's friend like that again.  Yes, she is a Muggleborn but, she's probably got more magic in her little finger than you could ever dream of obtaining in a life tiime.  Her name is Hermione.  Don't forget it."  Draco siad in a low, mennicing growl.  Hermione looked shocked, as did Ron and Harry.  Draco then, tossed Max rorhe floor and turned around.  "I'm --"  He started. then, "Look out!  He's --"  Ron yelled.  "Expelliarmus!"  Hermione shouted, aiming her wand perfectly between Kiara and Draco and,hitting Max whoi, was about to cures Draco, in the chest.  Nax hit the wall again, his wand clatterd on the ground.  Draco spun back around and punched Max in the jaw.  "You were warned."  Draco said, holding Max by the throat and whispering in his ear.  "Not to get on my bad side.  You didn't listen.  Now, your nothing more than prey for me.  You'll regret, every living breath you take."  He punctuated his meaning by slamming Max against the wall a few more times then, let him fall to the floor.  Bleeding and winded.

    draco turned back around again.  "Thanks, Hermione, I owe you one."  He smiled at her.  "Uh, your welcome but, no you don't and, thanks for sticking up for me.  It was -- nice-- of you." Hermione replied, feeling verry odd about what just happened.  Harry smiled, then, taking Hermione's hand started following Ron back towards their common room.  "Good luck on your game, Sunday, Slytherin.  See you around."  He said.  "Thanks, Potter."  Draco took Kaira's hand and together they walked back to their dungeon common room.

    Pansy knelt beside Max.  "You shouldn't have done that."  she said.  "Draco, he's Lucius Malfoy's son, right?"  Max asked, ignoring her comment.  "Yes, he is, Why?"  Pansy asked.  "Oh, nothing"  Then he smiled that evil dark smile of his again.  "I wonder, what do you think his father would say about his sticking up for a filthy little Muddblood."  Pansy didn't say anything, she just helped Max get to his feet.  "I heard Draco call one of those Gryffindors, Potter.  That wouldn't happen to be Harry potter, would it?"  He asked as he winced, standing up.  "Yes, he's Hermione's boyfriend.  Hermione is the Muddblood.  The one with the red hair is Ron Weasley.  Harry's best friend."  Pansy informed him.  "Also, Harry is Kiara's tein brother."  Max smiled and winced at the same time.  "That, is something I needed to know.  Thank you Pansy."  Pansy gave him a worried look.  "You, uh, maybe you should leave Kaira alone, she's, well, not the wisest choice of people to go messing with.  That would mean also, that messing with Harry or the otherrs two could, no, would be a bad thing."  Max just smiled.  "You are a whell of information.  I think, you just gave me an idea.  Thanks."  Pansy sighed, "Your not listening, are you?"  He shook his head.

    Ron, Harry and, Hermione were sitting in their common room disgussing what had just happened.  "I just can't believe it!  If some were to come up and tell me that this just happened, I would have had them committed."  Ron said in amazement.  "Ya, and to get so angry at some one for using the exact same word, he himself, used so many times before.  i don't know.  Maybe there is more of a human in Malfoy than I thought."  Hermione replied.  Harry shook his head.  "I'm not trying to diminish what he did back there but, I think a lot of it had to do with Malfoy needing a reason, any reason to knock that Max fellow down a few notches.  You all saw him looking at Kaira."  Harry paused and looked at Hermione.  "You'd best not go wandering to the library, alone, anymore.  I don't trust that guy."  Hermione looked back at Harry.  "Well then, you'll just have to walk me over there then, tonight.  I'm studdying with Kaira there.  She sent me an owl  Says she couldn't come see me here because your father would find out she was in the Gryffindor house."  Harry looked questionaly at her.  "How, how would he know if she came up here?"  
"I don't know, she said she'd explain tonight."
"When are you meeting her?"  HArry asked.  "In about 1/2 an hour."

ooooooh! (again)

thnks, will post mor later

    Pansy dropped Max off in the common rrom.  There was no one except a handfull of first years sitting around.  She went up to the dorm room.  Kiara was laying down.  "So, what do you think of Mr. Perfect now?"  she asked Pansy when she walked in.  "Now Kiara, he's no different from how Draco used to be.  Don't judge him quite yet."  Kiara stared at the celing.  She had to admit, Pansy had a point although, Kiara still didn't trust him.

     "I think, it's only fair that I warn you that, Max plans to tell Lucius about today.  How Draco defended that Mudd, Hermione."  Pansy told her.  Kiara sat up, quickly and looked at Pansy.  Her face had gone slightly pale.  "What?  No, you can't let him."  Kiara said, in a panic.  "Why not, sure Lucius will be mad but ---"  Kiara interupted her.  "NO, you don't understand.  Please Pansy, you have to keep Max busy on Sunday.  If he trys to speek with Lucius, distract him.  Please, if you do this, I'll owe you, big time."  Pansy studied Kiara's frightened expresion.  "Why?  If you tell me then ---"  Kiara looked seriously at Pansy, tears forming in her eyes.  "I can't tell you.  All I can say is that, if you do this, you could very well be saving both mine and Draco's lives.  Please Pansy."  Pansy had alway dreamed of getting Kiara in a spot like this but, now that she did, she couldn't follow through with it.  Kiara looked really scared.  "Ok Kiara.  I'll keep him busy."  Kiara jumped up and hugged Pansy then, kissed her on the cheek.  "You have NO, idea how much this means to me.  Thank you."  Kiara got up.  "What time is it?"  She looked at Pansy's watch.  "Oh, I've gotta go.  I've got an appointment with, some one."  Kiara got up and left.

    Kiara came into the common room and crossed the floor.  Max watched her.  "Where's Draco?"  he asked.  Kiara stopped and turned to regard him.  They made eye contact again.  "He's, out.  Really none ---"  Max had tried to use the binding spell on her again.  Kiara was ready and blocked it.  Max looked suprised.  "Do you really think me that stupid, Max?  You were successfull the first time because, I dropped my gard.  Don't expect it to happen again."  She turned and left.  Max waited a few minutes then, got up and silently followed her.

    Harry and Hermione were waiting at the door to the library.  Kiara walked up and kissed harry on the cheek.  "Hello, thank you for bringing her down here."  Harry smiled.  "Well, I wasn't about to let her go walking around by her self.  Were's Draco?"  Kiara smiled, she knew Harry was angry that she had come alone.  "He's in a meeting with the Quidditch team.  Stradegey and all, you jnow.  He doesn't jnow I'm here."  Max watched them from the shadows.  He could here, some of what they were saying, but not all.  "So, what is it that keeps you away from our tower?  Hermione said you have your reasons.  Something about, Voldemort finding out, somehow?"  Harry asked her.  Kiara looked aroumd then, satisfied that they were alone, told them about her, gift, from their father.  "You actualy put the thing on!  Kiara, i would have thought you knew better than thatt."  Harry replied, shocked.  kiara shook her head and gave him a dark look.  "As if I had a choice in the matter.  As it was, he was already, angry with me."  She shudderd dlightly then , a haunted look fe;ll over her face.  "His power is, consuming.  Almost ---"  She shook her head then smiled.  "Well Hermione, shall we go, study?"  Hermione gave Harry a kiss.  "We'll be ready to leave in a couple of hours.  At around nine o'clock."  Harry gave Kiara a hug.  "Ok, I'll be back for you, Hermione."  Harry turned and headed back to the tower.  Kiara and Hermione went into the deserted library and to the very back so that if anyone came in, they wouldn't notice them together.

    Max sat in the shadows.  He waited to make sure that Harry had left.  Then, he walked in to the library noticing it was empty.  Perfect he thought to himself as he headed towards the back of the library, searching for the girls.  He stopped when he heard them.

    "Why did Draco even bother standing up for me, Kiara?  I thought, like his father and yours, he hated Muggle borns."  Kiara smiled.  "Hermione, he's done a lot of thinking this summer and, has come to the conclusion that, if he quits trying to please his father, he's really much happier."  Max thought, Who's Kiara's father?  I thought Harry was an orphan?  He was getting impatient.  He walked around the corner with his wand drawn out.  "Petrificus Totalus."  Kiara could move.  Hermione went for her wand.  With amazing speed, Max spun around "Stupify."  Hermione dropped to the floor.  Max smiled at his work.  He walked over to Hermione took her hands and said, "Locomortor"  binding them together.  Then, he pointed his wand at her throught.  "Quietus"  He then, unstunned her, made her stand, hands above her head, and, backed her against the wall, some how, sinking her hands into it.  Max smiled at her then turned to Kiara and did the same.

    "Don't worry, Muddblood.  I'm not going to touch you."  He said as he moved his wand down her throught to her chest.  "You disgust me."  He smiled evily at her tehn, turning to Kiara, "You, however"  He kissed her roughly.  Kiara bit his lip, hard, making it bleed.  Max jerked away, bringing his hand to his mouth and looking at the blood.  He backhanded her then slammed her hard, against the wall.   Kiara winced.  Her eyes were glowing when she looked back up at him.  Max backed away a few stepps. then, he walked back forwars.  "I think, I've got you, whitch.  Mad because you can't do anything?  Too bad."  He ran his hand down her neck and tore her shirt.  Then grabbing her by the throught, he kissed her again.  Kiara Head butteed him.  He snacked her again and slammed her against the wall.  She hit her head and blacked out.  Max laughed.  Suddenly, Kiara's head snapped back up.  The look she gave Max was both terrifying and evil.  "What are you?"  He said.  Kiara smiled evily.  Hermione noticed, it wasn't Kiara anymore.  "You've chosen the wrong girl to mess with, boy."  Kiara hissed.  Then, she started to say something in Parseltongue.  Max paled.  Hermione smiled.   "You do know, who her father is, don't you?"  Max turned to her.  "No, who cares, she's just a clever little whitch who, startled me for a moment but, I'm not going to fall for it."  He hit Kiara again.  "It doesn't relly matter any way.  When the two of you wake up, you won't remember who did this to you.  Who's her father, Muddblood?"  He asked, now advancing on Hermione.  Hermione smiled.  "I'm sure you'll find out soon enouph.  Just keep doing things to irratate her."  Kiara spoke again.  When she did, her voice was very much snake like but, audible.  It was a mans voice.  "Kiara might not remember who dod this but, you can be asured, that I will.  Your time will come."  Then, Kiara passed out again.  Max looked worried for a moment then, he shrugged it off as, just another witches trick and smiled evily at Hermione.  "Now, Muddblood.  It's paybck time."  He pointed his wand at her, "Crucio."  Hermione tried to scream but, because of the vocal spell, couldn't.  He kept it up until, she passed out.  He then, survayed his work and, after mumbling a mild memery charm, he left.

that crazy mother fu~in bast~~! I kill him! Avadra Kadavra!!!

Kiara, can you make me the guy who kills him? Pleeeeeeeeaasssssseeee?

Uhm, it is ok Harry.  Just don't take it out on our Max we have here.  Not the same.

    Harry was on his way back to pick up Hermione from the Library and ran in to Draco.  "Have you seen Kiara?  I came back and she was gone."  Draco asked.  Harry smiled.  "Oh, ya.  She didn't tell you but, she and Hermione are at the library."  Draco looked confused.  "I poked my head in there and called but, no one answerd.  There's no one there."  Harry look worried Together they hurried towards the library.

    Harry and Draco headed toward the back of the library.  "Hermione, Kiara."  Harry called.  There was no answer.  They looked at each other, both now very much worried.  They moved faster.When they rounded the last set of book shelves, what they saw made both their hearts drop to the floor.

    Pansy came down into the common room, hoping that Max had finally woken up.  He's been sleeping on that couch since Kiara left.  she said to herself as she went.

    Max was sitting on the couch.  He seemed to be waiting for something.  "You woke up finally.  Good.  What happend to your lip?"  Pansy noticed his lip was bleeding.  "Don't you recall, your ex-boyfriend hit me today."  Max said irritably.  "Oh, I'm sorry, I just didn't notice it earlier, that's all."  Max looked at Pansy and asked, "I'm only going to ask this once, Pansy.  What is Kiara?  I know she's not a witch."
"She's a sorceress with witch abbillities."  Pansy explained.  "And not an enemy you want to have."  Max smiled.  "And who is her father?"  Pansy shook her head.  "I guess you'll find out sometme anyway.  The whole scholl knows already."  She paused.  Max looked at her impatiently.  "Her father is non other than Lord Voldamort, himself."  Max smiled and kissed her roughly.  "Thank you"

can I pleas kill that son of a you know what?

   Snape came into the room, "Mr. evilyn, Professor Dumbledore wishes to see you.  Come with me."  Max lookedquestionaly at him.  "Why?"  Snape glared at him.  "Just get up and follow me!"  Max shrugged and left the room.  Pansy followed.

    Draco and Kiara arrived back in the common room shortly after.  "I know it was him, who else would have done this?"  Draco said angerly.  They went and sat on the couch.  "You doing ok?"  he asked Kiara.  "Ya, I just wish I could remember somthing, like who did it."  Draco put his arm around her protectively and she cuddled into him, wincing at the pain in her head.  "If Max comes back from Dumbledores office then, we can't touch him but, I still know, it was him."  Draco said to Kiara.  "Ya, but we can make things very uncomfertablr for him."  Kiara replied quietly.

    Snape came in, followed by pansy and Max.  Draco glared at Max.  "Mr. Malfoy, Pansy testifies to the fact that Max was sleeping on the couch since Kiara left.  There is no way it could have been him.  Now, Draco.  You need to get some rest.  You have the game tomarrow.  Please, let the staff handle this one."  Snape stood there until Draco got up and went up stairs.  Kiara stood up and glared at Max.  "I'm saying I believe you didn't do this but, for now, if my godfather says your innocent then, I have to put you on the bottom of my hit list."  She turned around and went up stairs.  "I think, you'll be safe, for tonight.  So, I am also leaving.  Good night."  Snape turned and left.  Max smiled.  "Thanks again, Pansy.  If not for you I'd --"  He kissed her again.  Then, he too went up stairs to bed.

    After breakfast, Kiara walked out of the hall with Draco.  Lucius was waiting for them.  "Heard what happened.  Why did you let her go off on her own like that."  Then, he turned to Kiara,  "And you, what ever were you doing with that Muddblood in thef irst place?"  Kiara glanced up at Lucius with an annoyed exprestion.  "Not that it matteeers but, if you must know, she had some information that I needed."  Draco looked at Kiara as if she waere nuts.  She kissed his cheek.  "You'd best be getting off to the field.  I'm sure I'll be safe with your father."  Draco smiled.  "Ya, I'm sure you will."  Then, he left.  Lucius didn't like being talked to the way Kiara had but, Kiara wasn't just anyone.  He pffered his arm and, together they walked out to the stands.

    Max watched and listened.  It was certainly going to be harder to obtain his goal than he thought.  Not only was Kiara magicly powerful but, socialy too.  "Lucius adores the ground she walks on, doesn't he?"  Max asked Pansy.  Pansy frowned.  "Yes Max, he does.  Why are you so concernd about her?"  Pansy replied.  Max could clearly hear the jelousy in her voice.  He took her by the hand and they walked to the field.  Max never did answer her question.

    "That's him, over there, walking with Pansy."  Kiara told Lucius.  "Watch him, you'll see.  He'll be staring over here at me soon."

    Madam Hooch came on to the field.  The teams flew out and the whistle bew.  The game had begun.  About five minutes into the game Lucius noticed max was indeed staring at his dauter-to-be.  "Yes, Kiara, you are correct.  i guess, I'll have to have a little talk to this Max."  Kiara look at Max and smiled an evil little smile.

    The score was sixty pointrs Slytherin fourty points hufflepuff.  The game had just past it's first hour of play.  Draco spotted the Snitch and dove for it.  Jason, the Hufflepuff seek took off after him but, his cleansweep was no match for Draco's new Firebolt.  Draco caugt the snithch and the game was over.

    Lucius stood with Kiara at his side, waiting next to the Slytherin stands for Max to come down.  Max headed straight towards them.  He had every intention of telling Lucius of what had transpired the other day, Kiara knew.  Boy, won't he be dissapointed.  Kiara thought to herself as she smiled wickedly at him.  Max changed course and walked towards Kiara.  Lucius stepped infront of her and, putting his cane out, stopped him.  "You must be max.  Kiara's told me a lot, about you.  Yes, much indeed."  Lucius said in his usual, lofty, dark tone.  "And you must be Lucius Malfoy.  Draco's father, Correct?" Max replied in an equaly dark tone.  Lucius looked down on him.  "You'd do good to speek to me in a better manner.  Perhaps bad breeding is to blame."  Lucius paused to admire the look of anger on this young wizards face.  "Now, on to my point in stopping you.  You will leave kiara alone and if your wise, you'll not keep pestering my son.  I see that he's already, properly warned you."  Then, Lucius bent and whispered so no one else could hear.  "There is a certain, sent, that one leaves behind on a person and their victim, when one uses the Dark arts.  I know what you did, boy.  You can be ashured, that Kiara's father will also know."  Lucius straightend up and sneered at Max who, had gone very pale.  "You may go now.  Don't forget our little talk."  Max quickly left.  Draco came up at that time, finally freeing himself from the crowd.He gave Kiara a questioning look.  "What was that all about?"  Kiara hugged him.  "I'l tell you later.  Good game."  Lucius glanced at his son.  "Your improving.  I have to go now.'  Then, he walked away.

(End Chapter 4.  Chapter 5 is titled  Costume Party)

( Chapter %  Costume party)

    A week had passed since Lucius had his talk with Max.  There hadn't been any more problems.  Max avoided Kiara and Draco as much as possible, wich was fine with them.  It was Friday and, Ron and Kiara were adding the final touches to their potio when, Kiara suddenly, put her hand to her neck and went quite pale.  "What's wrong, Kiara?"  Ron asked with concern.  Kiara winced but, said nothing.  She looked questionaly at Professor Snape who nodded.  Kiara got up and left the class, Snape followed her telling the rest to continue their work.

    Kiara was shaken.  "What do I do?  Does it alwayshurt like that when he calls you?"  She asked.  "Nothing, you do nothing.  He knows you can't go to him now.  As to the second part of you question, yes.  He wants to get your attention and, what better way than pain."  Kiara frowned.  "Of course, considering who we're talking about.  I guess, he wouldn't have it any other way."  She said with venom in her voice.  "Will, you go tohim?"  Snape shook his head.  "Only if he calls again, after classes are over.  I have no excuse not to then."  He answerd her, also with venom.  "Lets go back in, peole are going to start to wonder."  Snape told her.  "Ok and, thanks."  Kiara replied following Snape back into class.  Snape did not replie.

this is really cool, but what is Kiara and Hary's actuall last name, Riddle? No, Voldemort changed his name before that, so what's their last name?

(Maul.  Arara Maul  is their mother so they have her last name.  But since Harry was adopted, his is Potter.  Anymore questions?)

    Everyone looked at them when they walkedback in.  "Best to keep your eyes on your work and your minds to your own business."  Snape snarled at the class.  Everyone quickly looked away.

    Kiara went and sat down.  "You ok?  What happened?"  Ron ased.  "I'll tell you later, when there isn't so many ears about."  Kiara replied, giving Seamus a nasty look.  He quickly turned away.

    After class, Kiara and Draco left the room together.  "What was that all about?"  Draco asked her.  Kiara pointed to her choker.  "My daddy."  She said sarcasticaly.  "Oh"  Draco kissed her on the cheek as they walked.

    Pansy and Max caught up with the two of them.  "So, Kiara, are we all set for the costume ball?"  Pansy asked.  Max just looked were he was going and kept his mouth shut.  Kiara smiled at Pansy.  "Ya, Hermione said she'd do it.  This is going to be so great!  She already has the, you know what,going and says it'll be ready in time."  Pansy smiled happily.  "I can't wait!  See you in the common room.  Max and I have somthing to do."  Pansy and Max walked the other way.  Draco stopped, turned to Kiara with a total look of confusion.  "Now, what was THAT, all about?"  He asked, know full well he would not get a straight answer.  Kiara gave him a most innocent look.  "Now Draco, if I told you then, it wouldn't be a surprise.  Now would it."  She said with puppydog eyes.  Draco sighed.  "You couldn't at least give me a little clue?"  He asked hopefully.  Kiara stepped in closer and moved her self so that her lips were touching his.  "NO"  Then, she pattd him on the cheek and turned and walked away, leaving Draco there, confused as ever.  Draco shook his head and laughed to himself then, he followed her.

    Pansy and max showed up in the common room an hour later.  Pansy went straight upstairs to shower and change.  Draco hadn't come back from Quidditch practice yet and The rest of the house was at Hogsmead.  So, that left Kiara and Max, alone in the common room.  "So, what is it that you and Pansy have planned with that Muddblodd?"  Max asked, after a bit.  Kiara turned to him with a look of annoyance.  "Don't call her that.  Her name is Hermione and, it's none of your business.  You'll have to wait, just like I told Draco."  Then, she turnewd back around.  Draco came in, paused when he saw Max sitting in the chair next to Kaira.  "I haven't done anything."  Max said, looking at Draco.  Draco looked at Kaira.  "It's ok hun, go change.  I'm starving."  Draco nodded then went up stairs.

 Two weeks passed.  It was holloween night, an hour before the costume ball was to begin.  Pansy and Kiara came down from the girls dorm.  They were both dressed exactly the same, with small quarter length, black dresses and a black cloak with a green silk underneath.  Draco and max looked up.  "Were you two off to so early?"  Draco asked.  "Uh, we have to go meet with Hermione, we'll meet you two in the Hall."  They took off, both giggling, out the porthole.  Max looked at Draco, "I think, we're in for some trouble."  he said.  Draco looked at him.  "Yes Max, you are probably right but, what can we do?"  They both laughed.

   Hermione came down fromthe girls dorm.  She was wearing a small 1/4 length black dress with a black cloak with red silk, under plaiting.  Ron looked up.  "Were you going so early?"  Harry asked.  "Uh, I've got to meet with Pansy and Kiara.  I'll meet you in the Great Hall."  She giggled as she walked out.  Ron looked at Harry.  "I think, your in trouble."  He said, watching Hermione leave.  Harry looked at Ron.  "I think, you might be right."  They laughed.

    The three girls met up at Mertils bathroom.  Are you two ready?  Hermione asked.  "More than ready."  Pansy answerd.  They all three took a cup and Hermione poured the pollyjuice potion in to them.  "Now, the hairs."  Each girl took a hair from their own head.  Pansy gave her's to Hermione, Hermione to Kiara and Kiara to Pansy.  "Lets get in the stalls and switch cloths first.  Then, we can drink the potion.  I made enough so that we can keep taking it all night."  Hermione said with a little laugh.  They all went to their seperate stalls and tossed their cloths to one another.  "One, two, thre,,, Drink."  Kiara said.  And they did.

    The three girls walked out.  Mertil was laughing.  "Oh, I can't wait to see the look on Harry's face."  said Mertil.  Hermione looked suprised.  "Are you joining us then?"  she asked.  "I would miss this for the world."  Mertil replied.  Kiara looked at Pansy.  "I look good."  she said and laughed.  Pansy looked at Hermione, "As do I."  Hermione laughed.  "I look the best."  They all laughed as they walked out of the bathroom.

    The three girls walked into the hall, each going to their own guy.  Hermione stood there looking at Harry for a long time before he finally looked up and said "Yes, what do you ---"  He saw Hermione kissing Draco and Kiara kissing, Max.  All of a sudden, Pansy, he thought, grabbed him by the back of the head and kissed him.  Lavander, who was with Ron and knew what was up, started to laugh.  Harry finally managed to push Jermione off.  "What was that for?"  Hermione laughed.  Harry looked at her like she were nuts.  Ron was stunned.  "It's me, silly."  Ron fell to the floor in hysterics.  Harry, still stunned, stood there with his mouth open.

    Max didn't push her off.  As a matter of fact, he quite happily returned her kiss.  He couldn't believe that Kiara was actualy Kissing him.  Sure, it was some sort of Halloween trick but,  who cared.  It was Kiara, he thought.  Pansy stopped kissing him and slapped him.  Max looked angry.  "What the bloody hell did you do that for?  You kissed me, remember."  Pansy frownd. "It's me, pansy, you git!"  Max looked at her with suprise.  "I well, I thought it was some sort of prank and --"  Pansy smiled.  "How do you like my costume?"  Max twirled her around.  "It's, Perfect."  He smiled.

    Draco returned Kiara's kiss the same as Max had Pansy's.  Kiara tried to break away but, he wouldn't let her go.  Not yet anyway.  When he finally did,  Kiara gave him an evil look.  "How'd you know?"  Draco smiled.  "No one kisses like you do.  Besides, You couls change into Weasley and I'd still know it was you.  I wouldn't kiss you but, I'd know it was you.  Good costume though."

    Harry finally recoverd and started to laugh also.  Mertil floated down.  "That, was perfect.  If you only seen the look on your face, Harry."  She laughed as she floated back to her bathroom.  Ron looked over at Lavander.  "You knew and you didn't tell me?"  Lavender smiled. "And spoil all the fun, no way."  Hermione looked up at Harry.  "Want to dance?"  Harry smiled.  "Sure Pansy."

    Max and Pansy dissapeard.  "Boy, I hadn't thought about that."  Kiara said quietly to Draco.  "Thought about what?"  Kiara shuddered.  "Max and Pansy have gone, some were.  He's out there with her doing god knows wht with Pansy-Me."  She shudderd again.  Draco developed a jealouse look.  "I see what you meen."  Kiara, smiling said, "Oh well, lets dance."  They joined Harry and Hermione on the floor.

    after a bit, Kiara and Draco went out to the balcony to cool off.  Kiara kissed him.  "I love you."  Draco smiled.  "This is wierd.  Can you imagine the look on my fathers face if he saw us?"  He leaned Down and kissed her.  Kiara suddenly pushed him away.  "Uh, to answer your question.  Yes, I can, turn around."  Draco slowly turned.  "Uh, hi, father."  he said, surpressing a laugh at the look of utter hatred on his dad's face.  "Mr. Malfoy.  Uh, this isn't what you think.  You see --" Lucius cut her off.  "Shut your mouth, Muddblood!" he said angrily.  That, got Kiara angry.  She waved her hand at the balcony doors.  They slammed behind Lucius.  "No, I will NOT, shut my mouth and I most certainly am NOT a Muddblood."  Lucius looked confused, for just a moment then, realized his misstake.  "What ever made you choose her, for a costume?"  he asked, knowing full well who she was, after the the display of power.  "On Halloween, your supposed to dress up in a costume that is the direct oppisite of your self.  can you think of anyone more, unlike me?"  Kiara's voice still had an edge to it.  Lucius ignored it.  "And how, can you kiss her looking like that?"  Lucius asked his son.  "It doesnt matter to me who or what she looks like, father.  It's called love, somthing I'm sure you've forgotten about, over the years."  Draco said irratably.  Lucius turned on Draco, Kiara stepped between them.  "Don't"  she said, grabbing Lucius's arm.  He was getting ready to pull his wand.  Lucius looked down at Kiara's hand then to her face.  "Take you hand off me, I can't stand to have you touch me, looking like that."  Kiara removed her hand.  "You and Draco will come home for the Thanksgiving holliday.  Your dad wishes to see you."  He turned and started to leave.  "Ya, sure, I'll be there.  Thanks for asking,"  Kaira siad dryly.  Lucius paused as if he was getting ready to say somthing but, siad nothing and left.  "That didn't go well, at all. but, the look on his face was priceless."  They both started laughing again.  Kiara took another swig off the flask she was carrying.  "Will you stop drinking that stuff."  Darco said, making a sour face.  "I can't.  Hermione is a good 5 inches shorter than me,  She's what, five foot five or somthing.  Could you imagine what this dress  ---"  she stopped when she saw the devilish look drac ogave her.  "Yes, I could."  he smiled.  Kiara shook her head.  "Men!"  Draco laughed.

    By the end of the night, rumers were flying of all sorts about Pansy kissing Harry and so forth.  The girls hadn'[t thought about that.  "We'll be straightening this one out for the rest of the year."  Pansy said.  "Why?  Let them think what they want to think.  We know the truth, that's all that matters."  Hermione said as they walked back to the bathroom to change cloths and wait for the potion  to wear off.  "You've got a point, Gryffindor."  Pansy replied.  Hermione smiled.  "Will you two hurry up.  My dress is beginning to receed up my thighs here."  Kiara said as she quickend her pace.  Hermione and Pansy looked at each other and laghed.  "Oh, really funny you two."  Kiara said.  she was now running.

    When Kiara and Pansy returned to their common room they were suprised to see Draco and Max sitting over a chess board, talking.  They weren't arguing and there were no dirty looks from either of them.  Pansy looked at Kaira and raised her brow.  "I think, I might faint.  Catch me if I do."  she said.  Kiara laughed.  Then, she went over to Draco kissed him and sat on his lap.  After max made his move, Kiara picked up Draco's knight and placed it on the board.  "Check and Mate."  She said, giving Max a sideways glance and smiling.  Max sat there opened mouthed.  "Don't look so suprised.  She's Dumbledore's god-daughter, after all."  Draco said, kissing her.  Max shook his head.  "Thanks for the game and, the talk."  Draco smiled.  "I'm just glad we've got it straigtend out, that's all."  he replied.  Then, he looked at Kiara.  "Nice to have you back."  Kiara smiled.  "Nice to be back.  I think I started to develope a kink in my neck from looking up at you all night.  I hadn't realized how tall you were untill I was five foot five."  she laughed.  "So, how'd it feel being me, Pansy?"  Kiara asked.  "I don't know, Kaira.  Your body is much more athletic than mine.  I'm not used to that."  Pansy laughed.  Kiara looked suprised.  "Ya, really?  I love being me."  Draco grabbed her around the waist.  "I love you being you too."  Max watched the two of them then, siad his goodnights and went to bed.

    Kiara and Draco went and sat on the couch.  Draco put his arm around Kiara and pulled her closer.  They sat there talking for a while then, they to said their goodnights and went to bed.

    Max waited for Draco to fall asleep then, he got up and went down stairs.  He took out the picture that Collin had taken of him and Pansy, as Kiara, kissing.  "Soon, Kiara, soon, that will actually be you."  he said quietly to himself.  "Once I have Draco cut out of the picture, that is."  He smiled evily, continuing to stare at the picture.



(END  Chapter 5.  chapter 6 is called The Dark Lords Lair)

so, what happened between Draco and Max?

(Max has convinced them that he was innocent Your gonna have to bear with me onthis one, I too Hate Max, very much but things happen for a reason.  You'll see.)

this is confuzing, but Voldemort knows! How does this work out?

( you are most impatient.  You'll just have to read.  Voldamort will make his statement soon.  Just be patient.)

(Chapter 6  The Dark Lords Lair)

    Classes had been over now for an hour and Kiara had already beaten Max once at Wizards chess and, was about ready to do it again.  Kiara smiled whickedly as Max Moved his Bishop.  She shook her head and moved her Queen into position.  "Check Mate."  she said as her Queen demolished his King.  "ok, I give up.  No wonder Weasley is so good at this game.  He plays you all the time."  Kiara laughed.  "No, he was good before I came here."  Kiara looked at Max questionaly.  "How'd you know he was good, anyway?"  Max returned her smile.  "He beat me in the Library last night."  Just then Draco walked in from Quidditch practice.  He walked over and Kissed Kiara.  "Still trying to beat her, I see." Draco said, smiling.  "You can't, you know.  The only other person besides Dumbledore who can, is Weasley, and even they can't win, all the time."  Max Laughed.  "well, at least, I learn to be a good looser."  Over the last few weeks, Max had gotten himself very much on Draco and Kiara's good side.  He even took a detention, that should heve been Draco's.  Kiara stood and kissed Draco, really friendly.  Max stared at them, a look of hatred flashing quickly accross his face.  He turnewd away.  "Uhm, excuse me but, there are placses for that you know."  He said in a teasing manner.  Kiara turned to him, blushing slightly.  "Sorry for that.  It was, rude of me."  Draco laughed.  "He was only teasing, Kiara.  It's alright anyway.  We'll be going home tomarrow.  Much more privacy there."  Draco said, grabbing her again.  Kiara laughed.  "You, behave yourself."  They wrestled around the room until Kiara's snake slitherd protectively to her side and Draco had to back off.  "See, he does come in handy, sometimes."  Kiara picked him up and draped him around her neck.  "Ya, I don't think he likes me much."  Draco said.  Kiara laughed.  "He does too, come here."  Draco smiled and walked forward.  The snale raised it's head, Draco paused.  "Come on, he's waiting for you."  Draco stepped forward.  Kiara grabbed him and brought him forward, kissing him.  The snake wound it's self around the two, then, laying it's head on Draco's back, it stared at Max who was watching with a dark look accross his face.  Guess I'll have to get rid of you too.  He thought to himself.  Then, he got up and went looking for Pansy.

    "Tell me again, why we're comming down here?"  Harry asked.  "Simple, Kiara can't come see us so, we're going to her."  Ron replied.  "Let's see, what did she say was the pass word."  Just then, Max stepped out.  "What are you two doing down here?"  he asked.  "we came to see Kiara."  Ron replied.  "Oh, she's in there with Draco.  Go ahead, if you can seperate them."  He left.  Harry and Ron walked in.  A flash of jellousey flashed acdross Ron's face which, he quickly replaced with a smile.  "Uh, excuse us."  he said, clearing his throat.  Draco turnd, as much as he could, with the snake wrapped around him.  "What are you doing here?"  He asked, lifting the snake off him so that he could move.  "Hi guys!"  Kiara said happily, situating the snake.  It had gotten heavy over the last year.  "Have a seat, what's on your mind?"  she asked, pointing to the chairs.  Ron and Harry sat.  Draco went and sat oppisite them.  "How'd you get in?"  he asked.  "Max was headed out, he let us in."  Harry replied.  Ron noticed Draco was mor than a little irritated at being interupted.  He smiled.  "Actually, Kiara, I was wondering, what happend in class a few weeks ago.  Remember, you took off with Snape and told me you'd tell me later, and never did."  Kiara explained what had happend.  Harry lookedat ron then, Kiara. "When you told me about that choker, you never told me it served that purpose as well."  He looked worried.  "Don't worry so much, Harry.  The only way it could, relly, hurt me is if I, or someone else tries to take it off.  Really, it's alright."  Kiara said, smiling warmly.  Harry looked at her seriously, "Your leaving tomarrow, to see him, aren't you?"  Draco smiled slightly.  "Yes, Potter, she is.  She'll be fine.  Trust me."  Kiara kissed his cheek.  "Ya, Draco won't let anything happen to me.  Besides, as long as I've got him with me, father's power can't cunsume me."  Harry put on a fake smile.  "I don't suppose ther is any way I could convince you to stop this."  (NO there isn't.  She has to go."  The fate told Harry.  Kiara, Draco and Ron looked at Harry who, suddenly went blank then, came back again.  "You ok?"  Ron asked.  Harry shook his head.  "I got, a message from --"  He tapped his head.  "oh."  Ron and Kiara said in unison.  draco looked lost.  "What, you hearing voices now, Potter?"he said.  "You havn't told him about the fates yet Kiara?"Harry said.  Kiara shook her head.  "It, just hasn't come up."  she paused.  "Ok, so I neglected to tell him.  So what."  Ron gapped at her.  "Don't you think maybe, this is at least, a little important for him to know?"  Ron said, amaze at the fact that Kiara hadn't told the one person she needed to tell.  "Well, we can explain it to him now."  she said, smiling.  Ron and harry shook their heads in defeat.  They then explaind it to Draco.  "Makes one fell, weel, kinda helpless, doesn't it."  Draco said, after they had explained.  "Why then, haven't I been talk to by it?"  Harry thought.  "maybe, you havn't done anything that warrents it, yet.
"What did it just tell you, Harry?"  Kiara asked.  Harry looked like he didn't want to tell her but, finally, "It said you had to go."  He said quietly.  "That doesn't meen I agree, though."  He  paused.  "You just make sure she stays safe, Slytherin."  He continued, looking at Draco seriously.  "You can count on it, Potter."  Draco replied.  "Ya, just bring her back to us, ok."  Ron added.  Kiara smiled.  "ok, youtwo, you best be getting back now.  Thank you."  They got up and started walking out.  Kiara ran up and hugged the two of them.  "I love you guys.  Don't worry so much.  I'll be back, you can't get rid of me that easily."  They smiled weekly as they walked out.

Why is he calling Draco Slytherin? I missed that because it was really confooozing

(He always does.  That started way back in the first book.  lol)

BUMP!!!!

    The next morning, after breakfast, the car came to pick Draco and Kaira up.  "You'll take good care of him while I'm gone?  Make sure he eats, atleat once.  He tends to sulk when I'm not around."  Kiara said to Pansy as she was stepping into the car.  "Yes, yes, he'll be fine, Kiara.  I made him so I sjould be able to take care of him, right?  Go, have fun."  Pansy replied, ujusting the snake around her neck.  "Ok, bye/"  the car pulled away and Kiara and Draco were once again, going home.

    Lucius didn't meet them at the front dorr this time.  Instead, they were greeted by a small man with a silver hand.  "Welcome home, younge Mr. Malfoy and of course, Lady Kiara.  Your father awaits you in the stables.  I am to bring you to him."  Kiara didn't like this, twitch little man.  He reminded her instantly of a worm an the end of a pole.  He repulsed her.  So, when he offerd her his arm sh put on a, lofty, attitude, looked at his offerd arm then back to his twitchy little face.  "Thanks but, I know the way."  She walk pass.  Draco stiffled a laugh.  He knew too well who this Twitchy little man was.  He also knew that he was trying, as usual, to suck up to power.  "Don't think she cares much for you, Peter.  I'd keep my distance, if I were you.  Why the stables?  Are we going somewere?"  I think you father intends on introducing Kiara to Maestro.  Draco looked suprised at this.  His father never so much as let someone look at his Gryiffin.  "Don't look so suprised.  It is our Lords wish, he has no choice."  Peter said, smiling.

     They arrived at the stables, Lucius was there, waiting for them.  Kiara walked forward.  "Hell, again.  I trust you find my arrearance more to your liking, this time."  She said, giving Lusius a small grin.  Peter looked as though he were about to have a heart attack.  He had never heard anyone talk to Lucius in such an offhand manner before, and live to tell about it.  Draco smiled. Then, whisperd to Peter, "She's got him wrapped around her little finger.  She says jump, and he does....angrily, but he does.  Watch."  Draco smiled again, he loved to see his father manipulated like this.  The fact that he couldn't lay a finger on her, made it even more, entertaining.  Lucius scoweld.  "And I trust, my dear child, that you've purged yourself of all traces of that Muddblood from your system."  Kiara smiled then, to Peters horror, she gave him a hug and, standing on tip-teos, kissed his cheek.  "Glad that's over."  She smiled at Lucius.  "Lets not do that again, for a while, anyway."  Lucius shook his head.  I've brought you down here to get acquainted with a, friend, of mine.  "Not, him, I hope."  Kiara said, looking at Peter with dissgust.  Lucius laughed.  "Doesn't care much for you, old boy."  Peter didn't say anything.
 
    "Follow me kiara, you two will stay here."  Lucius headed towards the very back of the stables.  Kiara followed.  "Remember how I told you this stable houses more than just horses?"  Lucius asked.  "Yes."  Kiara answered.  "You are about to meet one of those.  His name is Maestro, he's my Gryffin."  Kiara didn't reply.  Her intrest however, was peeked.

    They came to a large door.  Lucius stopped and turned to Kiara.  "Stay here, don't even move, until I tell you to."  Lucius turned back to the door.  He pointed his wand at the lock  "Alohomora."  the latch clicked open.  Lucius opened the doors and walked in.  Kiara noticed a huge room beyond the doors.  Then, she heard a growl.  Kiara could just see the beast's tail.  Then, it walked up to Lucius and bowed down to him.  It was, looking at Kaira however.  "Well come in girl, I won't hurt you."  Kiara heard it say.  Onlt it wasn't talking.  "Your a telepath."  Kiara thought back at it.  "Lucius told me to stay put until he says to come in.  My name is Kiara, by the way."  The Gryffin stood up.  It was huge.  Lucius said something to it and it looked sideways at him.  "oh come in, Lucius only told you that because, i normaly like to kill, any unwanted, guests."  Kiara hesitated then, she walked in.  Lucius turned.  "No!"  but stopped when he relized.  "You can talk to him.  I should have guessed."  Kiara began petting Maestro.  "Well this certainly makes it a lot easier."  Lucius paused.   "Your father wants you to go tohim, alone."  Kiara stopped smiling but continued to pet Maestro.  "You will ride him to your fathers, lair or, at least,  to the entence.  Maestro will wait for you there.  He knows the way.  You leave now."  Kiara opened her mouth to protest butm was cut short.  "No, you wont be saying good bye to Draco, you'll see him, soon enough."  Maestro bowed down again, Lucius helped Kiara up.  Then, Lucius pointed his wand at the celing and it opend up.  Maestro took a great leap, into the air then, they flew West.

WHat's gona happen? I;m so interested!!

lol, thanks, I'll post more, maybe tonight.

    Lucius came back out side.  "You can go back to our master now, she's gone."  Peter smiled then, disapperated.  Draco looked angrily at his father.  "What sdo you mean, gone.  Where'd Maestro take her?"  Lucius started back towards the house.  "She's off to see her father."  Draco started following him.  "You mean to tell me, you sent her off, AOLONE!  What if ---"  Lucius spun around.  "You will keep your mouth shut!  She had no choice!  Her father wishes to see her alone then, she goes alone.  We do not question.  It is not our place!"  Draco stopped and stared angrilly at Lucius.  "If anything happens to her, Lucius, you won't live to regret it."  Draco said in a low, emotionaless tone, giving his father the most dark look.  Lucius narrowed his eyes.  "If your threatening me, boy, You'd better be able to back it up.  There is only one thing keeping me from killing you right now and, that's even beginning to wear thin."  Lucius turned slowly, "Oh, and by the way, she won't be coming back, any time soon."  He continued to walk to the house.
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    "I thought Gryffins were mostly brown.  Your all black, Why?"  Kiara asked.  "And I thought, little girls were supposed to keep quiet and not ask so many questions."  Kiara had done nothing but, talk and ask questoins, for the last fifteen minutes.  Maestro was becoming rather annoyed.  "Well, sorry!  I've just never flown, like this before.  Can I help it if I'm excited?"
"Well, enjoy it while you can, we're almost there."  Kiara tensed.  "You don't want to go, do you.  I can't blame you.  No one should have to go there, if they don't want.  It's an evil place.  Sorry I had to bring you."  Kiara was silent for a while.  "It's ok, i know Lucius has put some sort of spell on you.  When I figure it out, I'll break it then, I'll let you eat him.  ok."  Maestro laughed.  "Thats ok, he wouldn't taste to good, I think.  We're there."  They landed in the woods.  Kiara hopped off.  "You go in there."  Maestro pointed his beak at a small cave, jutting out of the ground.  "Thanks for putting up with me."  Kiara said, hugging Maestro.  "Get out of here."  He told her.  She smiled at his attempt at gruffness.  Then, she turned and stepped into the cave.

     
    Peter met her, just inside.  "hello, again, follow me."  Once again, he offerd her his arm.  "No, thanks, I can manage."  she said, waiting for him to go.  "Suit yourself."  He began walking.  They seemed to walk on forever, heading deeper and deeper,, under ground.  The only light they had, came from their wands.  Finnally, Kiara saw light up ahead.  They walked into it.  What she saw, was absolutely amazing.  It was an underground city, compleat with a magical clouded sky.  The buildings were tall and packed closely together.  There were litterally, hundreds of people and, other creatures walking about, this way or that.  Each one, wore a black cloak and a dark, evil expression an their faces.  It made her skin crawl.

    "Stay with me, talk to no one and look at no one and, you'll be ok."  Peter told her in a cold, unfriendly manner.  She did as he told her.  They walked into a building and down several corridors before finaly, coming to a door.  Peter opend it and stepped aside.  "You'll wait for your father in here.  He'll be along when he pleases."  Kiara stepped inside.  Peter closed and locked the door behinf her.  The sound of the lock, echoed in this, vast, empty room.

    Kiara imeadeatly recoginized this room.  It was the same room that Voldamort brought her to last year, when he had killed Harry.  There, sitting in front of her was, that same, high backed chair thet her father had sat in.  The haze was gone now though.  She figured it looked that way before because, she was only here in sirit.  Kiara walked around, looking at the paintings an the walls.  They were terrifying.  Painting of of human sacrifice and death.  Kiara was scared.  There was no Draco, no Snape.  She was compleatly and utterly, alone.

    "I see you made it."  Kiara jumped.  "Yes, father, you wanted to see me?"  Voldamort studied her.  "Your frightend, why?"  Kiara looked at the floor.  "I remember this place.  Yes, it frightens me."  Voldamort laughed darkly.  "As it should.  This, is the place, you first met me.  The place were, I killed your brother, whom, you so annoyingly brought back to the living.  Do you have any idea, how long, I had been waiting to do that.  Then, you come along and spoil it for me.  Now, I am unable to kill him.  You, are the only one with that power, now."  He grabbed her chin and made her look at him.  "You will learn to abey me.  You will, be totaly, mine.  That is why I brought you here.  I think, you need a little training."  Kiara gave no expression.  She just continued to stare in to those hiddious eyes of his.  This, seemed to annoy him.  "Oh, so you arn't afraid of me."  He paused to amile at her.  He let go of her chin and walked slowly around her.  "You will be, by the time I let, if Iet, you out of here, you will be."  Kiara didn't move, didn't say anything.  She just stood there, verry still.  "So, about this boy, Max, isn't it?  I hear, he's been rather a pain.  Have you had any troubles after Lucius talked with him?"  He was sitting in the chair now.  Kiara turned to face him.  "No, no problems since.  As a matter of fact, he seems to have become, well, pleasent."  Voldamort amiled.  "You are too trusting.  You shouldn't turn your back on him just yet.  He might, just have a dagger or two still hidden.  We'll, keep an eye on him."  Voldamort stood up.  "I have no further need for you, tonight.  We'll start your -- training, tomarrow.  I have, other, things to attend to just now.  Peter will show you to your room."  Then, he dissaperated  The door opened and Peter beckond her forward.  He took her down some more corridors then, finaly to what would be her room.  "Dinner is on the table.  I'll be back for you in the morning."  He closed and locked the door.  Kiara sat at the table.  "Draco, Harry, someone, help me."  she cried.

(Chapter 7.  The Dark Lords Power.)

    Draco paced the floor.  Kiara had been gone for several hours now.  "Oh, will you quit!  Your really rather annoying.  What are you so worried about.  He's not going to harm her.  If she does as he says."  Lucius finaly broke the silence.  Draco stopped pacing and turned to his father.  "Ya, IF, she does as he asks.  She's not an evil, blood thirsty monster like him.  Sure, she's no angel and yes, she does support his cause but, she will fight against him, I know it.  That's, what I'm worried about."  Lucius studdied his son before speaking.  "I don't know, Draco.  She seemed to quite enjoy killing that Muggle, last time.  You saw the smile on her face and, the way she did it, awful.  Yes, Draco, she is every bit like her father.  She just needs some coaxing to realize it for herself.  She really has no ised, what's she cappable of.  Neither do yu, for that matter.  You'll see."  Draco's temper roase a notch but, he kept himself in check.  "I like her the way she is.  Changing her is the sam as killing her --- "  he left it hanging then, turned and walked from the room.
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    Harry sat up in bed.  He'd felt Kiara calling him.  What was it she said.  he couldn't remember.  All that was left, was a feeling total aloneness.  He shudderd at the feeling.  (She's fine Harry.  Go back to sleep.)  the fate said.  "No she's not!  She's alone and scared!"  Harry thought back.  (Don't yell at me.  There's nothing you can do about it so go back to sleep.)  Harry suddenly felt verry tired, he lay back down and went to sleep.
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    Kiara ate what she could.  She was to frightend to be hungry.  She got up, went and layed on the bed.  (Just do as he asks and you'll be able to leave.)  the fate told her.  Kiara jumped a little.  But, what if he asks me to kill, again?  I can't, no again."  She answerd.  (He will.  Just do, what ever it takes to get yourself out of here, alive.)  Kiara started crying again.  (Oh stop it!)  Kiara stopped.  Suddenly she felt very calm.  She fell asleep.  (There, that's better.)

    Kiara woke up.  Peter was in her room, staring at her.  "What are you doing in here!"  she yelled at him.  "I brought you some breakfast, better eat, you'll need your stength."  He laughed as he left the room.

    Kiara ate then, noticing he had left her a cloke and a change of cloths, she changed.  Oh Great!  Noe I look like the Grim Reaper.  she laughed at herself.

    Another hour past untill Peter finally came after her.  Kiaea was begining to get really irritated by his attitude.  Waking up to this twitchy little man had put her mood on bad.  "You'd do yourself some good to treat me a bit nicer and, next time I wake up to find you staring at me like that, I'll burn your hair off and feed your good hand to the wolves."  Kiara said angerly.  Peter just kept walking and didn't say anything.They were heading down hill again.  When they arrived at their destination, Kiara was sickend by both the sight and the smell of the place.  They were standing in, what seemd to be, the dungeon, cells were packed full of Muggles, magic folk and other creatures as well.

    Voldamort walked up to them.  Peter went immediately to the ground, groveling.  "Oh, your sick."  Kiara said to him, in disgust.  Voldamort dissmissed Peter.  "So, you don't approve of people bowing down to me?"  Voldamort said, watching Kiara's expression.  "That, wasn't bowing.  That was a disgusting display of a spineless worm, groveling on the ground, waiting to be thrown to the sharks on the end of a hook."  Kiara replied, watching Peter leave.  Voldamort laughed.  "You are, disgusted, by weakness.  good, maybe this won't take long."  Voldamort motiond to one of the gards, to take a Muggle woman, from one of the cells.  "Put her up in the pen."  he orderd.  "Now, follow me, Kiara."  They walked out if the dungeon and in to , what seemed to Kiara, as a gladiator stadium.  People were seated and standing all around.  The stands went 30 perhaps 40 stories up.  They were compleatly, packed.  Voldamort brought her to a box seat, located in the front.  "Now, here's what is going to happen.  Two Muggles are going to come out, each armed, they wll fight each other until, one dies.  Both believe, they will be set free if they win.  Of course, we know better."  He paused to look at Kiara's reaction.  She hadd noine.  "This, is were you come into play.  I want you to kill, the winner."  Kiara looked at her father.  "And if I refuse --"  Voldamort smiled, a most unfriendly smile.  "Then you will be put into the dungeon and torcherd until you decide, to, do,as I say!"  Kiara flinched from him.  "Ok, at least, I wouldn't have to kill one of them."  she sneerd.  "If you do not, I will be sure to kill the winner slowly, and painfully.  You, will be made to watch and the Muggle, will be told that, their suffering is your fault. He or she, will curse your name with his last anguished scream."  He glared at her.  "You have until the and of the match to decide, bothe yours and, The Muggle's, fate."  Kiara didn't reply.  She knew there was no way out of it.  If she didn't kill the winner then, they would most certainly suffer a very painful death.  She had already made up her mind.

(Not sleeping so, am writing.  lol here's some more)

    The Muggles came out of their seperate cages.  One, female.  The other a larg male.  Both were armed with a sword.  They both faught well and, if not fot the fact that the male outweighed the female by about 20 pounds, she may have won but, she did not.  The people in the stands were yelling and chanting something, Kiara couldn't make out.  "Well ---"  Kiara layed her hand on her fathers arm.  "I'll do it."  She got up and walked into the enclosure.  The spectators whent quiet.

    When the Muggle saw her he went straight to the ground, groveling at her feet.  "Oh, get up!"  she yelled at him.  "No, miss, I can not, it is, forbidden." he replied in a most cowardly tone.  "I - SAID - GET UP!"  Kiara jerked her hand upwards and made the man stand before her.  "You do know, that I must kill you now.  Don't you?"  she said in an emotionaless tone.  "But, but, I was told ---"
"They Lied!"  she then walked up to the trembling wild eyed Muggle and, laying her hand on his chest made a fist and quickly jerked it back.  Blood ran from the Man mouth and he fell to the ground, dead.  Kiara looked down at her hand.  She was holding the man's. still beating heart.  She quickly dropped it then turned and walked back to Voldamort who, was laughing.  "Clean it off!"  she yelled at the nearest guard.  He quickly did as she orderd.  "Your angry with me, why?" Voldamort questiond.  "You knew he would be a spinless worm!  you knew, that in it's self, would anger me enough to do it!  You got your way, I hope your happy."  she said angrily.  Voldamort just laughed.  "Watch, see that girl up there --"  he pointed to a young witch, standing on one of the highest piers.  Kiara looked, "Yes."  Voldamort smiled.  "Jump."  He whisperd, holding his hand out to the witch.  She stepped off the pier, falling to her death.  She didn't even scream.  Kiara noticed, she wa smiling, the whole way down.  Kiara paled.  "You see my power now, all these being, each one, totaly loyal to me.  All live only to die for me."  He then grabbed her arm and the two dissaperated and reapeard in the large,empty room she was first brought to.

    "Now, to teach you to properly address me."
"If you expect me to grovel on the ground like one of your servants, you can forget it!"  Kiara's eyes flashed in anger.  She was not afraid now.  She knew what was expected of her and she decided to get angry about it instead.  Voldamort grinned.  "Yes, you will bow to me."  He pointed his wand at her and tried to make her bow.  Kiara was ready and she stopped his spell, easily.  "No I --"  Peter had tried sneaking up on her from behind but, she knew he was there.  Just as he pulled out his wand, she spun around and, with a flick of her hand, he was levitated in the air, upside down.  "I don't like you.  Your nothing more than a spineless, twitchy, vile, little man.  Try something like that again and, I'll kill you."  Peter paled as she dissarmed him.  Kiara turnd back to her father, bent on one knee and bowed her head, quickly. Then, she stood back up.  "There, is that what you wanted. I hope so because, it's all your ever going to get from me."  Kiara siad, staring him straight in the eyes.  "Well, at least it is a show of respect.  i can live with it,"  He stared back at her.  "Now, if you would please --"  He guestured towards Peter.  "Oh, verry well, if you insist."  Kiara released him and he fell to the floor with a thud.

heeheehee ;D

    Four days had passed and Kiara still hadn't come back.  Draco bagan feeling less angry and increasingly, helpless.  Lucius had gone into town on a business trip so, Draco was alone.  He decided to send Harry an owl, explaining the current situation.
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    Harry had just finished reading the letter to Ron and Hermione.  Ron looked angry, "If anything happens to her --- "
Hermione looked verry worried.  "Remember what she said, about Draco keeping her who, she is, when around Voldamort?  I'm scared, Harry."  Harry nodded, "Me too, Hermione, me too."
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    It was the sixth night Kiara had been in the city and, Kiara had one last task to preform.  "This time, you'll do it my way.  You'll use your wand."  Voldamort told her.  Kiara bowed her head to him.  "As you wish, father."  she replied.  Two guards brought out a woman, she was a witch.  They pushed her to the ground at Kiara's feet.  The witch stood back up and stared, defiently, at Kaira.  "Go ahead, sorceress, do what you will.  In the end, you and your, monstrous, father will fall to the Ministry."  She spat on the ground.  Kiara smiled darkly and, lightly put her hand on the witches cheek, sliding it down, almost lovingly.  "You, I will enjoy torchering.  You can be assured it will be both, painful and, slow."  She whispered back.  "Crucoi"  she said, pointing her wand at the witch.  The woman screamed, Kiara smiled.  "You can feel the power draining from her, can't you.  Fells good, doesn't it."  Voldamort said, watching with a look of triumph on his evil face.  Kiara smiled.  "Yes, farther, she was a strong one, thank you."  Kiara stopped using the curse and the woman lay there, still concious.  "Now, use the killing curse."  Kiara nodded.  "Avada Kedavra!"  a green light shot from her wand and hit the witch in the chest, killing her instantly.  Voldamort smiled.  "Verry good, Kiara.  I think, your ready.  You will return, tonight."  Kiaea bent to one knee and bowed her head,  "Thank you, father."  She then got up.  Voldamort smiled darkly.  "You've no were to hide now, Harry.  Your time grows ever short, you will. die.  Come Kiara, I'll walk you to your mount."  He offerd her his arm.  She put her in it and together they walked through the city, as father and daughter.  They reached the opening and Kiara looked up then, kissed her fatherm gently on the cheek.  "Until next time."  Voldamort said.  "Yes, until thenm."  Kiara hopped on to Maestro's back and flew off.  Voldamort smiled evily.  "I told you, Kiara.  I tol;d you that you'd belong to me."  Then he turned and walked back inside the cave.

    They landed in the stables.  Kiara dissmounted and thanked Maestro for the ride.  "You were quiet, this time Kiara.  What happend to you down there?"  He asked.  Kiara stroked his neck.  "Nothing, all is well.  Do not worry."  He bent his great head to her.  She kissed his beak.  "I've got to go up to the house now."  She took off towards the house.

    Kiara walked in the drawing room and saw Draco, sitting on a chair, looking out the window.  She stood there, unable to move.  She tried, but couldn't.  Lucius walked in the room.  "Welcome back, Kiara."  Draco turned around and started going to her but, stopped.  This was not, the Kiara that left there six days ago.  Kiara turned to Lucius and nodded. "Hello, Lucius.  My father sends his thanks and wishes you to go to him, immedeatly."  Lucius thanked her then dissaperated.  Kiara turned slowly to Draco and looked at him questionaly.  Her expression was dark.  Draco went over to her and kissed her.  Kiara closed her eyes and collapsed.  Draco angrilly took her up and layed her on the couch.  He went and sat on the chair, he fell asleep waiting for her to awake.

    Draco woke up several hours later.  He looked over and saw Kiara, curled up, crying.  He went over and knelt on the floor, she grabbed on to him.  He held her for a long time and let her cry herself out.  "It's ok, Kiara.  Your here, with me now.  It's ok.  Do you want to talk about it?"  she let him go and he sat on the couch, bringing her to him.  Kiara didn'
t say anything for a while, when she did speak, her voice sounded, distant.  "His power --- unbelivable.  The things he had me do to people.  I couldn't help it.  At first, I thought --- but I was alone."  she paused.  "Hundreds, maybe thousands, living underground.  He has vampires down there.  His power, he showed it to me.  I felt it, fully.  If we don't ---  He must be stopped soon or, there will be no stopping him."  Kiaea went quiet and didn't say anything for a long time.  Draco just continued to hold her.  She shudderd.  "What is it?"  Draco asked.  Kiara closed her eyes.  "I can still feel it, his power.  He let me feel it, made me want it, I still want it.  It's --- consuming.  I can't shake it off this time.  It scares me."
"Why does it scare you so much?  I don't understand."  Draco said, turning her face to his.  "It's controlling.  It makes me feel, different.  It's an evil power, Draco.  He gave me a taste and now,   I want, no need, more.  That's, what scares me."  Kiara sat up and looked Draco straight in the eyes.  "I'm not going to lie to you, Draco.  He has me, I can't fight anymore.  All he need do is ask and, I will do."  Draco paled slightly.  "I knew it!  Harry did too.  You should have backed out when you had the chance.  You -- "  He stopped.  Kiara closed her eyes again, smiled then, opend them to look at him again.  "I love you.  I couldn't have backed out, even if I wanted to.  Just promise me somthing, will you?  Promise me that when, and it will happen, when Voldamort gets hold of Harry, you wont let me kill him.  I'll never forgive you, if you do."  Draco studied her face, searching for some hint of hope there.  He found none.  "I promise."  He finally replied.  Kiara smiled.  "Thank you."

(End chapter 7)

(Chapter 8.  Problems with Kiara)

    Lucius returned later that night.  He informed Draco and Kiara that they would be returning to school the next day.  "Are you sure we should bring Kiara back, like this?"  Draco asked.  "It's my father wish for us to return, Draco.  So, we must go."  Kiara replied.  Draco closed his eyes and dropped his head.  "I'm sorry Kiara, your right.  I shouldn't question."  He replied saddly.  Lucius smiled.  "See draco, six days with her father and she comes back, the perfect child."  Draco smiled.  "Ya, your right, I guess, it's for the best."  He lied.

    Draco took Kiara up to her room.  They walked out on the balcony and looked out over the garden.  "I know, do you want to go down to the garden?"  Draco asked.  Kiara smiled.  "No, they won't come to me now."  Draco looked at her curiously.  "Why?"  Kiara stared down at the garden.  The fairies were flying about, lighting it up.  "They can feel it too.  It scares them as much as it does me.  There's no sence in even trying."  She turned away from the view and looked, instead, at Draco.  She smiled a devilish smile at him.  draco grabbed her and started kissing her.  She bit his lip and made it bleed.  Draco stepped back, brought his hand to his lip then looked at it.  "So, you want to play it that way, do you,"  he said, in a dark, low tone.  Then, quicker than Kiara, he grabbed herhands, so she couldn't use her magic,.  He turned her around and slammed her against the wall.  Kiara winced.  Draco took out his wand and bound her hands.  "lets see you get outts this one."  He started kissing her again.  She bit him again so, he slammed her against the wall.  Kiara winced as her head hit the wall.  "Shall we try again."  draco said in a menacing tone.  Kiara glared at him.  This time however, she didn't bite.

    The next morning, Kiara and Draco came down to breakfast.  Both were a little battered and bruised, but smiling.  Lucius raised his brow at the sight of them.  Kiara smiled at him.  "No worries, Lucius.  You son is, fortunately, far to nobel for anything like that to happen."  She giggled. Lucius looked relieved.

    Kiara and Draco arrived at Hoggwarts just after lunch.  Ron, Harry and Hermione saw them enter the castle and came over.  Harry went to Kaira and hugged her.  Kiara hesitated but, hugged him back.  Harry knew somthing wasn't right.  He looked questionaly at Draco who, nodded.  "Welcome back."  Hermione smiled.   "What happend to your lip, Malfoy?"  Hermione asked.  Kiara giggled.  "I'll tell you later."  she said.  Draco looked at the two of them.  "Oh, great."  then, Kiara looked at Draco.  "I'm tired.  We should go"
"Uhm, ok.  See you around."  Harry said.  Draco and Kiara headed down to their common room.

    "What's wrong with her?"  Ron ased as they headed to their tower.  Harry remained silent for a while before answering.  "She's not herself.  She's been changed, somehow and, I get the feeling, it's not in the best intrests to my continuing health.  We'll have to keep an eye on her."  Hermione looked at Harry.  "Are you sure?  Maybe she really is, just tired."  She knew that Harry was right though.  Hermione just wanted to believe that Kaira was invincible.  "No, Hermione, we have to face the truth.  Kiara is to be considerd, the enemy."  Harry said with anger, and he walked on ahead.  Ron and Hermione stopped, dead in their tracks and stared at Harry as he walked away.  Tears formed in Hermione's eyes.  "What ever would make him say somthing like that?" she gasped.  Ron was looking angry.  "I'm sure he felt somthing in her that we couldn't possibly, have read.  I don't care though.  I WILL NOT give up on her so easily."  Hermione turned and looked at Ron.  "Your a true friend Ron.  Just, be carefull because, if Harry's right ---"  She left it hanging and walked away.  "Don't worry Kiara, I'll help you, even if it means the death of me.  You'll not, be his pupett."  Ron vowed.  Then, he too continued on to the tower.

    Kiara and Draco stepped into the common room.  Max and Pansy were sitting on the couch.  Pansy looked up and imedeatly stated crying.  "I don't know what happend, Kiara.  He was fine then, he just ---"  Kiara's eyes went wide.  "What's wrong with ---"  Then, she looked down and saw her snakes body laying on the floor.  He was dead.  Draco put his hand on Kiara's shoulder.She shrugged it off, walked over to her snake, picking him up, "Good bye, friend"  she said silently.  Then, the snake dissapeared in a cloud of black smoke.  Snape was standing behind the couch.  Kiara turnd to him "What happend."  She asked quietly.  "It would seem, he injested poisen.  Perhaps a rat he ate was into my stores?"  AKiara nodded then, turned to Pansy.  "It's not your fault.  There was nothing you could have done to prevent this.  Please, don't cry anymore."  Pansy imedeatly quit crying.  She gave Kiara a sad look.  "Thank you for not hating me."  Kiara smiled.  "Hate you?  If not for you I wouldn't have even had him."  Kiara turned then, to Draco.  "I'm going to bed so, if you'll excuse me..."  Dracp nodded and Kiara left.  Snape gave Draco a quizzical look.  Draco stared at him blankly then, turnd and left.Snape stood there for a moment then, relizing what Draco had meant by his look, he too left the room.  He knew and he had to let Dumbledore know, as well.  Pansy kissed Max and left up stairs, Max sat back on the couch and smiled to himself, "One down, one to go."  He said silently to himself, a darkness crossiong over his handsom face.

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(You ooo'n now.  Just wait... shts gonna start hittin' da fan around here and thngs are gnna get UGLY....lol  thnks)


    It was after dinner, once again, Kiara stood before Cornilius Fudge, The Minister of Magic, in Professor Dumbledore's office.  Professor Snape and Draco, were also present.  "He has hundreds of followers, the vampires have joined his minions as well."  Kiara reported.  "Do you know were this, city, is, Kiara?"  asked Mr. Fudge/  Kiara shook her head.  "I told you, we flew over the clouds.  All I know, is that the entrence is in a wooded area about, thirty minutes flight from the Malfoy Mannor."  She paused.  "The direction I'm not sure of."  she lied.  She knew they flew Westward, she also knew, she could probably, pin point the exact location but, she just couldn't make herse;f disclose any more infirmation.  She had given them enough.  They'd findit, sooner or later.  "Are you sure?"  Fudge asked again.  Kiara glared at him.  "I've told you all I know.  Please. stop annoying me with your repeated questions."  Kiara retorted to his question.  "Now, Kiara, Mr. Fudge is just trying to make sure he's got it all straight.  That wasn't nice."  Kiara didn't say anything.  "Well, I think I should go get the Aurors started on this right away."  Fudge said.  He nodded to Dumbledore and left.  Dumbledore looked at Snape and Draco.  "If you two will excuse us, I need to speek with ---"  He paused at looked at Kiara.  "Kiara, alone."  they left hte room.

    "What do you want of me?"  Kiara asked, still standing.  "Have a seat."  Dumbledore motiond to a chair.  Kiara's expresion changed.  She looked, bored.  "No thanks, if it's all the same to you, I'll remain standing."  she replied.Dumbledore raised his brow.  "Suit yourself."  Kiara stood there, hands folded behind her back, waiting.  "Well, I guess it's true, what I feard the most has happend."  Dumbledore started, Kiara interupted.  "If you meen I have finally become, my fathers daughter, your right.  Don't look so sad.  It's not as bad as I thought.  It sure beats the heck outta being scared all the time and, the power, is kinda nice."  Kiara's expresion turned dark.  Dumbledore watched her.  Neither said anything for a long time.  They just watched each other.  (There's nothing you can do for her now.)  The fate told him.  Can't you do somthing?  he thought back.  (No, I no longer control that one.  She belongs to my, other half, now.)  Dumvledore sighed.  "Well, Kiara, I guess there's no point in trying to bring you back to us.  I'll be watching you."  Kiara smiled an evil smile at her godfather.  "Of course you will.  Can't have the one person who could kill, my dear brother, running around, unchecked, now can you."  She said.  "You can leave now."  Dumvledore said quietly.  Kiara turnd and started walking out but paused.  She didn't turn around, she kept her back to Dumbledore.  "This, is, mostly, your fault, you know."  Then she laeft.  Dumbledore sat back in his chair.  "I know Kiara and, I'm sorry."  he said quietly after her.

    Kiara walked into the common room.  Draco was sitting on a chair and Max, was sitting on the couch.  Kiara went and sat next to Max.  Draco watched her, he knew she was up to somthing.  Kiara bent in close to Max and held his eyes whith her own.  "My father sends his greetings and, says I should keep an eye on you.  For some reason, he doesn't trust you."  Their faces were very close, a flash of jelousy crossed Draco's face but, he said nothing nor, did anything, he waited.  Kiara held Max in her stare.  She noticed no change in expresion but, senced his excitment at being so close to her.  Pansy came down, she looked at Draco who, motioned her quiet.  "You want me, don't you."  Kiara whisperd, allowing her lips to tuch his as she did so.  Max just smiled a dark smile but, said nothing.  Kiara kissed him lightly then, patted him on the head.  "i'll be watching you.  Don'r screw up.  If you so much as irritate me, you'll wish you were dead."  She paused  "That's not a threat, it's fact."  Kiara stood up and went to Draco.

   

    There was still three days left before Classes started up again.  Harry was just coming in from Quidditch practice.  He saw Kaira standing in the hall, talking with another slytherin girl.  He continued on, with out even agknowledging her presence.  Kiar awalked up behind him  "What, no, hello for your sister, Harry.  Awfully rude of you."  Harry stopped.  "Hi Kiara.  He said, turning to face her.  Kaira grinned darkly at him  "You'd do good, not to be so rude to me.  Might benifit you in the futer."  She snarled.  "Oh, is that a threat, Kiara.  Very unbecoming of you."  Harry replied  Kiara stepped closer and layed her right hand on his chest gently.  She smiled then, an evil dark look crossed her face.  She closed her fist tightly.  Harry felt a shooting pain in his chest, it was suddenly, verry hard to breath.  Kiara's expresion went from dark and evil to that of total terror.  She removed her hand quickly and turned and ran off.  Harry slumped against the wall, catching his breath.  Ron came by and saw Harry.  "What's wrong.  What happend?"  harry related.  "Your kidding.  You meen she --"  Harry stopped him.  "The thing is, she stopped.  She looked really frightend.  He doesn't totaly control her, yet but, she's still, the enemy."  Ron helped Harry back to the tower.

    Kiara ran into the common room.  "Were's Draco!"  she yelled.  Max turned and looked at her.  "I have no idea.  Maybe, I can help you."  Kiara spun around.  "NO!  you'll stay away from me!"  Kaira went back out.  Draco came down from the dorm.  "Didn't I just here Kaira?"  He asked Max.  "No, you must be hearing things, old boy."  Draco amiled, "Maybe your right."  He replied lightly.

    Ron had gone back down stairs to find Kiara when, he ran into her.  "OW!  Watch were __"  he relized who he had run into.  "Sorry."  Kiara said.  "Are you ok?"  asked Ron.  Kiara looked paniked.  "I can't find Draco, any were."  Kiara started to take off again but, Ron grabbed her.  "Let go of me!" she yelled.  "No, what's wrong.  Why did you try to kill Harry?"  Ron looked angry.  Kiara's expersion chande now to angry.  "Let me go!"
"Not until youtell me what's going on."  Ron replied between gritted teeth.  "Let me go Ronald Weasley."  she replied dangerously.  "Your not leaving here until your pretty little self, tells me why."  Ron said sternly.  Kiara slapped him.  He slapped her back.  "Jerk!"  Ron grabbed her free hand as well and backed her into a corner, he waited.  After quite a bit of cursing and struggling, Kiara finally started to cry.  "That's what I thought."  ron said.  He released her arms and hugged her.  She hesitated first but, then clung to him cryong.  "I didn't, I couldn't stop myself.  When I get close to Harry I, all I want to do is kill him.  Don't let me do it Ron."  Kiara cried for quite some time and Ron held her until she cried herself out.  He lifted her chin so she was facing him.  "You should get back to, Draco, now.  He'll be worried about you  Don't worry Kiara.  I don't think your capsble of killing Harry."  Kaira nodded.  "But I hurt him, Ron, I really hurt him."  she started to cry again.  Ron put his hands on her cheeks anf wiped away her tears.  "Like you always say, Kiara.  What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger, right?"  He smiled, Kiara smiled back.  "Thank you Ron I ---"  Ron put his finger to her lips.  "I wont give up on you Kaira."  He kissed her forhead.  "Now, go."  She turned away and headed back to the common room.

    Kiara walked in, her eyes were red from crying.  Draco got quickly up and went to her.  "What's wrong?"  He asked.  Kiara glanced over at Max, who sat there watching them.  "ok, I'll leave."  He got up and went up stairs.  Kiara sat down.  "I -- I almost Killed Harry.  I ---"  she took a deep breath and told him about it.  "It's ok Kiara, Harry's fine and you were able to stop yourself.  Just try to stay away from him, from now on."  Draco told her.  "Your right, maybe if I just  ---"  Draco kissed her.  Kiara kissed him back.  "I think, I'll be ok now."  she told him.  "That was easy." Draco  replied.  Kiara hadn't told him about her talk with Ron.  "I --- was just frightend, that's all."  She kissed himn again.  "I think, I'll go upstairs for a nap.  I'll see you later."  Kiara got up and went to the dorm.

    Kiara lay on her bed, staring at the celing.  She couldn't seem to get her emotions back in check.  She layd there wondering why, Ron could calm her so easily and Draco only made her more aggressive and angry.  (Well, if you'd just quit fighting me.  It would be much easier.")  the dark fate told her.  "I won't"  she said out loud.  (Regardless, you will do what's needed, when the time is right.  I'll make sure of it.)  "No, i won't.  You can't make me kill Harry."  (I almost, made you kill him today.  I only allowed you to stop because it isn't time yet.)   "I won't do it"  She said louder, this time.  All she heard in return was a terrifying laugh that made her blood freez and made her shudder.

(End CH.8)

(Chapter 9   Holding On)

    "Well, I'm going.  Stay if you want.  My father asked me if I would come and, I've decided."  Kiara and Draco were arguing.  Voldamort had asked Kiara to come, home, for the Christmas Holliday.  He didn't order it, she did have the choice.  Draco, of course, wabnted her to stay.  "No, you should stay here, were it's safe."  Draco said in an angry tone.  "Look, you can stay, I'm sure I can manage, with out you.  You weren't there for me last time, anyway."  Kiara said visiously.  She knew Draco had no choice but, she also knew that those words would hurt him and, right now, that's, what she was going for.  "That's not fair, Kiara.  You know I didn't have the choice to go with you last time.  You also know, that I wanted to be there for you."  Draco replied quietly.  Kiara turned and glared at him.  "I'm going!"  she yelled.  "And you can't stop me!"  Draco smiled a dark amile, "Your right, Kiara, I can't stop you but, Dumbledore can."  Kiara sneerd at him.  "You wouldn't"  Draco dodn't drop his dark smile.  "Try me."  he growled.  They stood there in the girls dorm, staring at each othe.  "Fine!"  Kiara said, angrily.  Draco didn't say a word.  Kiara continued to glare at him.  She knew, he would do it and, she also knew that, Dimbledore would never allow her to go, if it wasn't nessesary.  "I hate you."  then, to punctuate her words, Kiara did the one thing, Draco would never have thought she would do.  She flicked her hand and Draco went flying accross the room, slamming into the wall.  He sat there for a bit.  Kiara was still garing at him, dangerously.  he winced at the pain in his head as he stood up.  then, giving Kiara one last angy glance, he walked out.

BUMP!

    Draco walked into the common room.  "What happend up there?"  Pansy asked.  She had heard them arguing.  "Shut up."  Draco said, as he continued through the common room and out of the porthole.  He was on hi way to tell Dumbledore the story and ask if he waould send an owl to his father telling him that he and Kiara definatly would not be coming home, for the Holliday.

    Pansy walked in to the room.  Kiara was staring out hte window.  "Anything I could do?"  she asked quietly.  Kiara turned around, she was still wearing that dark and dangerous evpresion.  "Stay out of it, Pansy."  she growled.  Pansy backed away from that look.  Kiara walked past her and out of the room.  Pansy decided to stay put.  It was much safer for her to stay in another room, away from Kiara.

    Kiara went doen and sat infront of the fire.  She stared at it and made the flames grow higher.  Max walked in, he was saoked, from head  to foot.  He had been outside with most the rest of the school, having a snow-ball fight.  He saw Kiara playing with the fire, he also noted, she didn't look happy.  "Mind if I dry off by your fire?"  He asked quietly.  Kiara glared at him but, motiond him to go ahead.  Max sat on the floor, back against the couch.  Kiara slid over, away from him.  Max opend his mouth to say somthing.  "Shut up>"  Kiara snarled at him.  "But ---"  Kiara's eyes flashed. "Don't, say a single word."  He closed his mouth.  Thinking it wise, not to anger herany further.  They sat there, in silence for a long time.

    Draco came in about an hour later.  He walked in, glared at Kaira who, glared back.  He stormed off up stairs.  "Shut up."  Kiara said, glaring at Max.  So, that's it.  He thought as he turned his head away and smiled to himself.

    Two days had passed.  Kiara and Draco still weren't talking to each other.Kiara came in the common room after potions and saw that Draco was already there.  SHe went straight up to the dorm to change.  Draco sighed.  After a bit, Kiara came back down and, without even looking at him, she keft the room.  "That's It!"  Draco slammed his book shut, pushed his chair back and went after her.  He found her out side.  Kiara was walking along the lake.  Draco came up behinder, grabbed her arm and turned her around to face him.  Kiara just stared at him blankly.  "Enough of this, Kiara. I don't want to fught any more!"  He yelled at her.  "I feel so, trapped, here, Draco.  That's why I wanted to go.  WhenI'm away from here, I don't have to fight it any more.  I'm tired of fighting it."  she paused.  "When I'm here, I look around at all these people.  Every one of them is depending on me.  If I stop fighting, they'll all suffer.  Part of me just doesn't care any more.  One moment, I'm fine but, the moment I let my guard down, I become this, terrible person.  I become that person who threw you accross the room the person who said that I hated you.  i don't like that person but, at least, when I am this person, I have nothing to worry about."  She stopped and took a steadying breath.  "I'm loosing.  The Drak Fate told me I would and, it was right.  There's not much left of, me, in here anymore.  I'm tired Draco  I'm really tired."  A tear run down her cheek.  "I'm sorry Draco, I just to tired."  Draco pulled her to him and held her.  "I love you Kiara and, no matter what happens, i won't let go of you.  Nothing, will take you away from me."  He held her tighter.

    Ron was looking out his window.  He was watching Kiara and Draco. His expesion was sad.  Although he couldn't hear them he knew that they too were sad.  That wasn't just any hug Draco had her kn.  It was a clinging hug, One of them, probably Draco, was holding on to somthing that was quickly slipping away.  "Hang int there Kiara."  He whisperd.  Watching Draco hold her like that made him actually feel sorry for him.  It also, made him finally realize, just how much Draco actually did love her.  He turned away.

    Harry walked in the room and noticed the sad look on Ron's face.  "What's wrong?"  he asked.  Ron put on a smile, "Nothing, really."  he replied.  :Your going home in a couple daysright?"  Ron asked.  "Ya, sirius and Dumbledore seem to think it best.  Besides, Hermione is leaving too.  I would have a date for the dance if I stayed anyway."  Harry replied.  Ron smiled.  "I'm going with Lavender again."  He said.  "Oh, you asked her, did you?"  
"No, actually, she asked me.  What's a guy to do?"  Ron smiled.

   

Hmm...Pure evil I am :D, Good job, please continue!

(thnks, I will post more later.)

    Ron, harry and Hermione, were standing out side potions.  Snape haddn't been by to let them in yet.  Defence against the Dark Atrs let out early so they just cxame jere.  "I can't believe Professor Ellis gave us homework over the Holliday!"  Ron exclaimed.  This, got him a dark look from Hermione.  Kiara and Draco showed up, Kiara stopped short when she noticed Harry.  Draco had Crabb and Goyl stand infront of her, so as to block the view.  That, all too familure dark expresion came over Kiara.  Ron and Harry both noticed it imeadealty.  Kiara jerked her hand to the side, Crabbe and Goyle were made to stepp aside.  Kiara stepped between them, Draco grabbed her arm to stop her.  Kiara looked down at his hand then back to his face.  "No, Draco.  I'm not going to hurt him, this time."  Draco didn't know why but, he let go.  Ron stepped infront of Harry who, put his hand on Ron's shoulder and said "It's alright Ron, She isn't going to hurt me.  It's not time yet."  Ron looked questionaly at Harry but stepped aside.  Kiara's focus was totaly on Harry.  It was woerd, both didn't seem to show any enotins what so ever.  "I just wanted togive you fair warning that your time grows short.Harry.  Are you ready?"  kiara asked but, some how, Draco didn't think it was her talking.  "I'm ready, have no worries, I'll be there."  Ron was thinking the sme for Harry.  "Spring then?"  Kiara, asked.  Harry still gave no expresion.  "Yes, Spring it is then."  Kiara blinked then and her expresion grew once again dark.  Draco quickly grabbed her and pulled her awat from Harry.  Snape came by just then and usherd them all into class.  They'd have to sort what just happend out, later.

    "What was that about?"  Ron asked Kaira.  Kiara moved her eyes over Ron's face and studied him, before answering.  I think, that was a way for the two Fates, to communicat.  Looks like it will happen this Spring.  Stop me Ron, son;t let me kill Harry."  Then, Kiar closed her eyes, just for a moment and sighed.  When ahe opend them again, what Ron saw, he didn't like.  Kiara, was gone.

   Thankfully, Harry left, the next day.  Ron kept a very close eye on Kiara until he was safely on his way.  "Your annoying, you knou that?"  Kiara finally said, after Harry had left.  "Just doing what I need to."  Ron replied.  "See you around, Weasley.  Now that Harry is gone, there's really no need for you to continue following me."  Kiara shot him a dark look.  "Oh, I think there is, Kiara.  I promised I wouldn't give up on you and I intend on keeping that promise."  Ron replied agaon, giving Kiara a snide smile.  "Verry well, suit yourself.  I'm going to the showers now, care to join me?"  She smiled evily at him.  "As much as I would love to, Kiara.  i think I'll pass, this time.  Ask me again sometime, I will."  Ron returned her eviol smile with one of his own.  Kiara laughed as she walked away.  Ron watched her go but, didn't follow.

   Christmas day came, Kiara and Draco got up and opend their presents.  They had both recieved a package from Lucius.  Draco opend his to find Money and a new Dark arts spell book.  Kiara opend hers to find Lucius had gotten her a new black gown for the dance and there was also another smaller package in ther, it was from Voldamort.  She picked up the not attached to it and read:

Kiara:  Wear this, it will protect you from those who, shall we say, are against your new found self.

    Kiara opemd the package to find a ring.  She quickly put it on, before Draco could protest.  "What did he get you?"  Draco asked.  Kiara held up her gown then showed him the ring from her father.  "That's nice."  Draco said, shortly.  Kiara smiled, "I know."  she replied, just as short.
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    Kiara came down from the dorm room, she was wearing the gown that Lucius had given her.  Her hair was tied up with back ribbons and she wore a black chain around her head, like a crown.  "You look wonderful."  Draco said, automaticly.  Although, he really wanted to say that she looked like death.  She  had a dead expresion that she had worn since the day before Harry left.  Kiara smiled at him.  "Lets get this over with."  Since she had returned, Kiara's attitude hadbvecome increasingly worse and worse.  Draco had given up on her.  Now, all he did was tag along waiting for her to do something.

    Kiara and Draco walked into the Great Hall.  The tables had been set, there were several different, round tables, each with names, reserving a place.  They found their table, they were to be seated with Dumbledore, Professor Ellis and Ron and Lavendar.  Kiara rolled her eyes and sat down.  The other four were already there.

    They all order their food.  The conversation wasn't too bad and no one seemed to piss Kiara off until, Professor Ellis made a statement to Kaira.  "I've noticed, Kiara that you never turned in your report on how you would save a Muggle in a crisis without them knowing."  Nina stated.  Kiara smiled a whicked little smile.  "That is because, I do not think that Muggles are worth saving and I refuse to turn in a report full of lies."  Draco opend his mouth to say something but Professor Ellis stoped him.  "No, it's ok, Kiara, if you can give me at least, three good reasons as to why you think this, I will give you a grade."  Kiara studied Nina's face for a bit before answering.  "All right, it's a deal.  You probably won't like my answer but..."  she paused then continued.  "First, why would I concern myself for a race that pollutes our world and doesn't even care about it.  Second, They cut down our forests and leave both the animals and other creatures with out homes which, brings me to the third,  They are solely responsible for a great many spiecies going into extiction.  Why  should I care about them.  They, in my opinion, should all be either enslaved or killed."  Every one was silent.  Dumblledore was the one to break that silence.  "It's true, Kiara, they do, do all those things, however, you have chosen the easy way to go about the problem.  Why not, instead, try and find a way to counter their missdoings instead of killing them?"  Kiara gave him a dark glare.  "Why bother, Human exsistance is no more than a flash in what is the vastness of time.  They are only on this planet for a short time.  What do they care what happens to our world. Magic folk, such as yourself, can live up to eight-hundred years then, you have sorceres and sorceresses such as myself who are stuck on this planet for more than three thousand years.Muggles are nothing more than a parasite that needs to be eliminated."  Ron looked stunned.  "Is that what your father thinks?"  he asked.  Kiara smiled lightly.  "Not every point, he couldn't care a less about the other creatures on the plannet, we don't agree on all aspects.  I have a much broader reason to exterminate the Muggle parasites than he."
"Well, then, I think we can stop this conversation here."  Dumbledore replied.  Then, he stood up and got the dance under way.

    Kiara pushed her chair back and stood up.  "Allright then, If you will all ecuse us, and all those other such, niceities, Draco and I need to dance.."  Draco stood up with an apologetic look.  Kiara took his hand and started towards the floor.  "If it's all the same to you, I'd just like to go back to the common room."  Draco said sullenly.  "We can't.  Every one is staring at us.  We have to at the very least, make a show that we care."  They reached the floor and started their slow dance.

    Ron stood up, "Lavander, would you excuse me, just for a moment?"  She smiled at him.  "Sure Ron, go ahead."  Ron walked out to the dance floor.  He could tell that Draco had given up on Kiara and, he wasn't happy about it.  He tapped Draco on the shoulder, "Mind if I --"  Draco looked at him, "Sure, what's the difference."  He walked off.

    Ron took Kiara's hand and put his arm around her waist.  There was a small flash as he touched her.  It was like static.  Ron tried to pull away but Kiara held on.  "If you let go, it will only happen again."  She explained.  "Ok then, lets dance."  Ron smiled at her.  "So, why are you out here dancing with me when you clearly have your own date?"  Kiara asked.  Ron smiled at her again.  "I, have my reasons.  I told you before, I wouldn't give up on you and, even if your --- Fiance' did, I won't."  Kiara just laughed at him.  "A regular Prince Charming, aren't you."  Ron leaned in and whispered in her ear so no one else could hear. "I love you Kiara, come back to us."  Kiara's hand twitched and for a moment, Ron could see tears well up in her eyes but she closed them and when she opened them again, that same dark expresion clowded her face.  She grabbed the back of his head and kissed him.  The small flash that happend when he touched her was now totaly enveloping them.  When Kiara let go, Ron fell to the floor.  Every one rushed over.  "Get her to my office, now."  Dumbledore told both Snape and Draco as he strided over.  Snape made to grab her arm, she jerked away.  "Don't touch me, traitor.'  Kiara growled, giving Snape a particulary dangerouse look.  "I can manage my self, your more than welcome to follow, if you want."  She headed out of the Hall with Snape and Draco, following in her wake.

good story!    ;) ;) ;)

(Thanks, If you've got questions about things, read through Kiara's time(Shadow of the Dark Lord)  It explains a lot that happens here,  lol)  I'll post more later.)

Kiera, Come back and read a little more in my story! I posted more! The storys getting exciting!

keep going!

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    Professor Snape and Draco stood in Dumbledores office.  Kiara sat on the edge of Dumbledore's desk, humming annoyingly, on purpose.  Snape turned on her, "Will you stop that irritating noise."  Kiara gave him a smart grin.  "Is there a problem, does my humming get on your nerves, traitor.  I do ever so, apologize."  Snapes lip twitched into a sneer and he began to advance on her.  Kiara stood up and waited for him to come nearer.  He towerd over her  and still, she simply held his angry stare and returned it with unconcern.  "Go ahead, Professor, strike me down.  Here and now.  I'm sure you won't miss your job -- that much.  You could always take a job with the Ministry -- oh, I forgot, they don't seem to trust you either, now do they?"  Snapes glare became even more dangerous.  "You've out-stepped your limits, this time, girl.  Your certain to be expelled."  He snarled between clenched teeth.  "I did nothing wrong.  All I did was simply give Mr. Weasley, a kiss.  How was I supposed to know that would happen."  Kiara replied, calmly.  "You knew."  Snape snarled.  Kiara stepped in closer making sure she had his full attention.  "Prove it."  She snarled back.  Snape tore himself away from her and walked to the other side of the room.  "My question is, simply, why did you kiss him, in the first place, Kiara?"  Draco asked, obviously a little jelouse.  Kiara gave him a look of defiance.  "He wanted it, besides, did you not say and I quote, "Sure, what's the differance.""  Her quote of his own words stung him more than he had expected.  "I'm sorry, I didn't mean --"  Kiara cut him off.  "Yes you did.  It seems to me, Ron is the only one around here who even gives a d**n about me, I really didn't mean to hurt him.  Even you, Draco Malfoy, don't seem to have the balls to care enough, not that it of couse, makes a d**ned bit of differance."  Kiara turned away from him and went silent.  No one talked untill Dumbledore came in.

   

    Dumbledore took Snape and Draco into the other room.  When they finally came out, Draco and Snape left the office.  "Have a seat, Kaira."  Dumbledore motioned to a chair.  Kiara sat, this time.  "First, let me start by saying, Ron will be just fine."  Kiara looked relieved.  "Second, from what Young Malfoy tells me, you really didn't know this would happen.  If you have a clue as to why it did, please, enlighten me."  Kiara looked down at her hands then, took off the ring her father had given her.  She stood up, walked over and placed it on her godfathers desk.  "I--I think, this might have somthing to do with it."  Dumbledore reached for the ring, when his hand got near it, the ring began to spark.  He quickly withdrew his hand.  "I see, a gift from your father, no doubt.  Why don't you put it in that box, just over there."  Kiara did as he asked.  After her conversation with Draco, about Ron, Kiara had somehow managed to fight off the control, Voldamort had over her.  Now, all she could think of, was Ron and, she wanted badly, to see him.  "Ron wanted me to give you this.  Seems, he didn't blame you either.    He says, it's a Christmas present from himself, Harry and Hermione."  Dumbledore handed her a small box.  She opened it to find a small, golden lockett.  Kiara opend it and imedeatly started to cry.  Professor Dumbledore watched her and smiled.  "That, Kiara, is why your staying at this school.  No more trips to visit, Voldamort.  I've talked with the Ministry on this and they seem to mostly agree.  Now, I suppose you would like to go and see Mr. Weasley.  But first, let me see your lockett."  Kiara handed it to him.  Dumbledore opend it and looked at the pictures.  On one side was a picture of Harry and Kiara, arms around each other waving at the cammera.  On the other, was Ron and Kiara playing Wzards Chess, Hermione was in the background, waving.  In the picture, Ron was winning the game.  "Verry cleaver, our Mr. Weasley."  Dumbledore handed it back to her.  "Shall I help you put it on?"  Kaira nodded.

    Kiara and Professor Dumbledore stood at the entrance to the hospital.  "I'll go talk with Pomfrey, I'll see to it that you two are left alone to talk."  Dumbledore smiled and winked at the very nervous Kiara.  He walked in.  Kiara stood there for a few minutes before finally wakling in herself.

    Kiara went to Ron's side, he was sleeping so, she sat down and held his hand gently.  Kiara was confused, she knew she loved Draco, more than anything but, he had abandoned her, given up on her when she needed him the most.  She wasn't sure if, she'd ever be able to forgive him of that.  Now, knowing Ron stood by her and refused to let her go, she looked at him differently.  She wasn't sure the feelings she had for him were just of friendship, anymore.  "Oh, wake up."  she said quietly.  Then, almost as if he'd heard her, Ron opened his eyes turned and smiled.  "Welcome back, Kiara."  Kiara gave him a sad smile.  "I'm sorry, I didn't know it would --"  Ron cut her short.  "It's ok, just think of it as another one I owe you."  Kiara's smile brightend.  "Oh, ya, I'd forgotten about that, you still owe from the last time I, uh, umm --"  She left it hangimg with an apologetic grin.  "Thank you, by the way."  Kiara said.  "Thasnks, for what?  Doing what I promised I'd do?  I told you I wasn't going to give up on you and, I didn't."  Kiara smiled faintly.  "Did you mean it, when you said, you loved me?"  Ron quit smiling and turned the other way.  "Yes, I do."  he said quietly.  Kiara quickly changed the subject.  "Thanks for the lockett, it's wonderfull.  You --"  Ron stopped her again.  "I'm sorry Draco gave up on you.  I know how that must hurt.  Don't judge him to harshly though, it's just not in him to be able to fight against somthing like that."  Ron told her.  Kiara stared at him.  "I'm trying to forgive him.  I just don't know that I can.  I mean, he gave up on me Ron.  I really needed him and he turned his back on me.  He didn't even try."  Ron sat up, closing his eyes to the pain in his head and, swung his legs over the bed.  He pulled Kiara up to sit next to him.  She was crying, Ron held her.  "It'll be ok, Kiara. soon, you and Malfoy will be running around here being pains in my a@@ again, sooner than you think.  Things will get back to normal."  Ron said, trying to make light of the situation.  Kiara shook her head.  "No Ron, It'll never be the same again." she stopped crying and sat up straight.  "No, Kiara things'll ---" he didn't finish.  Kiara kissed him.  Not like the kiss she gave him in the stands last year to make Draco jealouse.  This one was long and, very passionate.  "Uhm, ya, ok, maybe, not the same."  They sat there staring at each other for a few minutes.  "I, I should go now.  See you around, Ron."  Kiara got up and left.  As she walked out the door, she whisperd, "I love you."  Ron heard her, he jerked his head towards the door, started to say somthing but stopped.  He let her go.  "I love you too, Kiara."  Ron layed back down and stared at the celing, remembering that kiss because he knew, he wouldn't ever, be getting another one.

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    A few days later, Kiara told Draco she had to go to the library.  "I just need to go.  I, owe, sombody somthing."  Kiara told him as she grabbed her parchment and headed out the door.  She had spent three hours in the library and finally finished.  "There, good enough."  Kiara got up and went to find Professor Ellis.  "There you are, I've been looking all over for you."  Kiara had found her heading for lunch.  "Here, I know it's way late and that you have already given me a grade but, I thought I needed to write this for you."  Nina smiled.  "Thank you Kiara.  You have no idea what this means to me."  They walked to lunch together and parted only when they reach the Hall.  Kiara went and sat with Draco.  "Harry and Hermione will be here in a few hours."  Kiara said as she seated herself.  "Are you going to meet them?"  Draco asked.  "Well, of course I a. silly."  Kiara began eating.  "Oj, so I suppose Ron will be there too."  Kiara nearly choked.  "What's that got to do with anything?"  Draco didn't answer.  "Not still jealouse, are you?"  Once again Draco didn't say anything.  He was still feeling bad for abandoning her and yes, he was a bit jealouse that Ron hadn't.  "Look, I've told you, I love you.  Quit being so ---"
"You can tell me you love me all you want, it still doesn't change the fact that, he, was there when I should have been.  I know you still hold it against me."  Draco cut her off.  "Look, this isn't the place for this conversation.  We can talk about it later, if you want."  Kiara replied shortly.

    Harry and Hermione walked through the doors into the castle.  Ron and Kiara were there waiting for them.  Kiara smiled at Harry then, practicly knocked him over when she hugged him.  Hermione started to cry, "Oh, that's so sweet!"  she looked at Roin.  "Ya, practicaly killed me but, I got her back."  He smiled happily, watching the look on Harry's face.  "Ron, this is by far, the best thing you could have ever done for me--thank you."  Harry smiled as her continued to hug Kiara.

   The rest of the day, Harry and Kiara spent together.  Ron walked outside and found them.  They were laying in the grass on their stomaches, heads together, laughing.  Ron smiled.  (You did good, Weasley.  Don't forget she still has a choice to make this Spring.)  the fate told him.  "I know but, maybe, this will help."  Ron answered.  There was no reply.  Hermione walked up at this time.  "Let's go join them, Harry's been hogging her all day.  I miss her too."  Romn laughed and they walked over.  "Mind if we join you?"  Ron asked.  "Sure, pull up some turff."  Kiara smiled.  The four of them, were laying i na circle, heads together, laughing and talking when Draco come out...

    A flash of jealousy came over Draco's already dark expression.  "I'd watch those two, if I were you."  Max said as he walked up behind Draco.  "Thanks for stating the obviouse, Max."  Draco replied sarcasticly.  "Just trying to watch you back, Malfoy.  No need to get angry, I'm not the one laying so close to your --"  He didn't get to finish.  Draco waved him off as her turned and walked back inside.  Max smiled.  He stood and watched Kiara for a few minutes.  "Enjoy it while you can, princess, you life's going to change, soon enough."  He then turned and walked back inside.

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    Later that evening, after dinner, Kiara was studdying Alchamy while Draco sat next to her an the couch, poking at the fire.  The only other person in the room was MAx and, he seemed to be studying as well.  It was Friday night and classes were not schedualed to star up again until Monday so, the rest of the school had not returned from vacation yet.

    "So, did you and Weasley have fun, today?"  Draco asked.  Kiara sighed and closed her book.  "I don't know what your talking about.  Harry and I had a wonderfull time though, thanks for asking."  Kiara replied, somewhat frustrated.  "I saw the four of you laying on the grass today.  Imagine my suprise to see Ron nest to you."  Draco stated peevishly.  "If you saw us then, why didn't you come over and join us?"  Kiara raised her voice slightly.  "What?  And ruin all your fun?  I wouldn't dream of it."
"Oh, shut up!"  Kiara yelled at him.  Max smiled, It did his heart good to see these two argue like this.  "Don't tell me to shut-up!  I saw how close he was to you!  Bet you really enjoyed that!"  Draco yelled back.  "Well, if you didn't like it then, you should have come over."  She paused. "Oh, ya, I forgat it's easier for you to give up on me then to stand up and fight for me."  Kiara got up and started to leave.  Her last words cut through Draco like a knife.  "Kiara, Wait!  I'm sorry."  He grabbed her arm.  Kiara turned around to face him.  She looked down at his arm then up at his face.  Draco let go.  Her expresion was unreadable and, he didn't like it.  "You would think, since i did come back and try to salvage, what's left of this relationship, you would at the very least, try to help.  Your going to have to except the fact that Ron is my friend, a part of my life.  He always will be and, yes, Draco, there was a point were I almost didn't, come back to you.  Ron was the one who changed my mind.  If not for him, I wouldn't even be here with you, now."  With that said, Kiara turned and went up stairs.  Draco sat back dowm.  Kiara might as well had just hit him with a ton af bricks.  He was dumbstruck, didn't know what to think.  "Weasley changed her mind?"  he said out loud.  "Great!  Now he's even saving my a22!  Well, I didn't ask for any help!"  Draco stood up and was talking to himself, pacing the floor.  He didn't want to except the fact that Ron, had sent her back to him.  He wanted to believe that Kiara had come back on her own but, she haddn't.  He suddenly stopped, turned towards the stairs to the girls dorm then went up after her.

    Max sat there, he was just as dumd founded as Draco was.  If he had heard correctly and, he was sure he did, Ron, was the one he's have to eliminate to get to Kiara, not Draco.  Maybe, I'll just kill them both.  He thought.  Either way, he had a lot of replanning to do before Spring break.  One way or another, he was going to be next to Kiara when Lord Voldamort came into compleat power.  He had to ensure himself a high position.  Kiara was the key to his success but, with Ron and Draco in his way, he couldn't touch her.

    Draco walked into the girls dorm room.  Kiara was lying on her bed, staring at the celing.  "It took you long enough.  Thought maybe you'd given up, again."  Kiara said quietly.  "Ouch.  That hurt."  Draco went and sat next to her on the bed.  "So, you chose me over him, why?"  He asked.  "Because, I need you Draco.  For a split second, I imagined life with out you and, it was lonley.  Your right though.  I can't forgive you for abandoning me like you did.  That hurts more than it would if you killed me but, I know, it hurts you just as muchand, somehow, that makes up for it."  She turned and smiled at him.  "Kiss me."  She orderd.  Draco obliged.

    Monday potions calss was under way.  Draco looked over at Ron and Kiara.  They were laughing about somthing.  "Don't tell me your going to go off on the whole jealousy thing again, Slytherin."  Harry said.  Draco turned and smiled.  "No, Potter, not this time.  I was just thinking."  Draco shook his head then went back to his work.  "Thinking about what?"  Harry persisted.  Draco didn't look up but answerd.  "About how happy she is when she's around him.  That's all."  Harry looked at Draco questionaly but said nothing and just shook his head and continued with his work as well.

    After class, Ron and Kiara, still laughing, walked over to Harry and Draco.  "What's so funny?"  Harry asked.  Ron and Kiara told them how Ron had droped one of the worms and how it had managed to go down his pants.  Draco burst out laughing.  THe other three stared at him, suprised at his reaction.  "What?  it was funny."  They all four laughed.

    Draco stood up, kissed Kiara on the cheek.  "I'll see you at dinner.  I've got  Quidditch practice."  He started to leave.  "Why bother, Slytherin.  We're going to win this one anyway."  HArry laughed.  "We'll see potter, we'll see."  and he left.  Hermione walked over, Snape wa right behind her.  "And the four of you are standing around here, why?"  He asked in a nasty accusing tone.  "Just leaving, Professor."  Kiara said quickly and, they rushed out of the room.

    Ginny and Seamus jumped when the Four came through the port hole to the Gryffindor common room.  Ron glared at Seamus.  "We weren't doing anything, Ron.  Even if we were, what business is it of yours!"  Ginny yelled at him.  "I thought I told you to stay ---"  Ginny cut him short and, they began arguing.  "Do they always do this?"  Kiara asked.  "Ya, like daily.  He's so protective of her."  Hermione answerd.  Kiara walked up to Ron and tapped him on the shoulder.  "What!"  he yelled, then turned around.  "Sorry."  he said when he realised who it was he had yelled at.  "Don't you think, that at fifteen years old, Ginny deserves a little more respect than that, Ronald Weasley?  I realize your just trying to protect her but, there are ways to fo that whith out, embarassing her, you know."  Kiara held his stare.  "But -- I ---she --"  he tried to argue but , with Kiara looking at him like that, he lost his will power.  "Sorry Ginn."  he finally said.  "It's ok Ron."  Ginny replied.  Kiara smiled at Ron who, turned and went and sat in a chair.  Kiara winked at Ginny.  "Thanks."  Ginny mouthed.  Kiara smiled then, giving Seamus a look of warning, she too went and sat down.  Ginny and Seamus left.

    "Man, I miss this place!"  Kiara said.  "Feels good to be here.  I miss Ginny too."  Sje smiled.  "Are you absolutely sure, it's ok for you to be here?"  Harry asked.  Kiara put her hand on her choker.  "Oh, this.  Well, good old daddy will just have to let it fo.  I hope."  She laughed a little nervously.  The four of them were talking for a while when, Kiara put her hand to her choker again.  "Ow! Uhm, maybe I should, yam daddy doesn't like me being here."  She quickly got up and ran from the room.  Ron was right behind her.  Harry got up to follow but Hermione stopped him.  "Let them be Harry."  Harry paused then sat down.  "Your right."  He waited a moment then told Hermione what Draco had said in class today.  "Oh my."  was all she could say.  "My point exactly, Hermone."  Harry told her.

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    Kiara was all the way to the front door before it finaly stopped hurting her, Ron was right behind.  "You ok?"  he asked.  "No, just when I was starting to have fun ---"  She started to cry.  "Why won't he just leave me alone?"
"Come here."  Ron put his arms around her.  "Everything will be fine, you;ll see.  He can't make you do anything you truly don't want to do, as long as I'm around.  You can be assured of that."  Draco came through the door, saw them, started to get angry then relized Kiara was crying.  He back quietly out the door and listend.  "Now, I want you to stop crying and go find Draco.  He should be coming through those doors anytime now.  You two need to spend more time together, go."  Kiara nodded ans, as she stepped away from Ron, Draco walked back in.  He looked at Kiara then to Ron, "Thanks for taking care of her while I was away, Weasley.  What happened.  Ron explained.  "I just got scared again, that's all.  See you later Ron."  Kiara and Draco walked off.

    Ron had just confirmed what Kiarahad told him the other night and, Draco wasn't sure how to take it.  Did Kiara need some one to keep pushinmg her towards him?  He wasn't sure, maybe he was just paranoid.

(End Chapter 9)

(Chapter 10  The meeting.  (I better not get hate mail after this.  lol)

    It was two weeks until Spring break.  Every one was jumpy.  They all knew somthing big was about to happen but, had no idea when.  Harry and Kiara were especialy bad off.  All they knew was that, Kiara was going to have to make a choice as to rather or not she was going to kill her brother.  Ofcourse, Kiara would never do anything like that on her own but, They knew that Voldamort and the Dark Fate would have their say in it, as well.

    Kiara and Harry were sitting on the bench infront of the lake.  "I just won't let him make me do it and that's that."  Kiara was saying.  "Don't dwell on it Kiara.  I trust you  You don't have to convince me, I trust you --"  He paused an smiled irronicly.  "with my life."  Kiara gave a half laugh.  "Ya, I guess you relly don't have a choice, do you."  Harry looked at her and smiled.  "I'm just glad it's you who the Fate chose and not, shall we say---Max."  Kiara laughed.  "Ya, I see your point.  At least with me, you have a chance."  They had both finally come to turms with what was going to enevitably happen.  Harry had told Kiara that he wouldn't blame her, either way.  Kiara had resolved not, to make her father proud.

    Ron was watching Harry and Kiara.  "They've spent every possible waking moment together."  Draco said as he walked up behind Ron.  "I know, it's almost as if they are saying a long good-bye, or somthing.  The whole school feels it, can't you?"  Ron replied, with out taking his eyes off the two.  "Yes, Weasley, It's almost as if Kiara has extended her feelings to every noock and cranny in this school.  You can't go anywere and not have a feeling of dread, hanging over your head.  I guess, that's her way of dealing with the inevitable."  Draco walked away again.  Ron watched him leave.  "No Malfoy, nothing is inevitable  if you choose to change it."  He said quietly after him.  Then, Ron walked back inside too.  Watching his best friend and the girl he loved, suffering like that was more than he could handle.  To make matters worse, there wasn't a thing he could do about it.

    One week before Spring break and the atmosphere in the school had only gotten worse.  By now, every one knew what was impending.  Kiara's way of dealing with the situation, didn't help, at all.  People would sometimes just start crying for no reason what so ever and, best friends would fight for no reason.  The onl;y person, including the teachers and staff, that was no effected, was Max.  He, for one reason or another was imuned to Kiara's hold over the school.  Max, ofcourse, took total advantage of the situation.  He had been the cause of many fights that had occured.  He was having fun with it.

    "Today, is the day.  I start with Kiara."  he told himself as he smiled darkly, twisting the new ring he had accuired some time after the Hollidays.  There was only one day left before all the kids when thome for Spring Break.  Max decided to wait until classes were out then, he would get under way with his plan.

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    Max was in the common room talking with Pansy.  "I'm sorry Pansy, things just arn't working out."  He had broken up with her.  Then when she finished yelling, he left the room.  

    Max found Draco in the hallway.  "Draco, Kiara's looking for you, she's in the common room."  He lied.  Draco hurried off to meet Kaira.  Max smiled.  "Now, to find Kaira."  He walked away whistling.  Making a comment her or there to stir more peopl up.  He was having great fun.

    Draco walked into the common room and saw Pansy crying.  "What's wrong?"  he asked.  Pansy proceded to tell him.  "Oh, come here."  Draco hugged her.  Then, just as he was giving her a kiss on the forehead, Kiara walked through the door....

    Now, normaly, somthing like this wouldn't have even fazed Kiara but, , as Max had planned, she was so tightly wound up that, at the sight of Draco holding his ex-girlfriend like that, she snapped.

   

    In that first, split second of anger and, with the hold she had over the school, all he11 broke out.  Kiara turned on Pansy and easily flung her accross the room, knocking her out.  Then, she turned to Draco who, looked just as angry as she did.  Everyone, teachers included, were at each others throats.  No one noticed Max, slip in behind Kiara and stunn, both her and, Draco.  Then, he tied bothe thier hands to a small, golden, object, there was a flash and Kiara and Draco were gone.  "That's all five of them.  Voldamort will be pleased."  Max said out loud then, he too, dissapeered.

    Dumbledore snapped out of his particulary bada mood and imediately went to the Slytherin Common room, looking for his goddaughter.  On the way down, he noticed polenty of students heading towards the hospital ing.  He ran into McGonnigal on his way and had her go check on Harry.
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    "I called you all together because, we seem to have some missing students."  Dumbledore addressed his staff.  "Who exactely are missing,?"  asked Snape.  Dumble took a deep breath.  "Max, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Harry and Kiara. They are nowere on the grounds.  I'm afraid the worst has happend.  I believe, they are in the company of Voldamort.  I have contacted their parents and the Ministry.  I hope, we can find them before, it's too late."
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(Ok heres more.  I know I should wait for others to catch up but it's all coming to a boil so... for those of you who are keeping up...here it goes, please, no hate mail.)


    Kiara woke up, she was laying on the ground, her hands fully bound.  She was confused as to her wereabouts.  The last thing she rememberd was being really angry, about somthing, she couldn't even remember.  It was pitch black and she couldn't see a thing.  "I see you've finally decided to wake, good, I can use the company."  It was Max's voice.  Kiara turned, as best she could towards his voice.  "What's going on?  Untie me."  She asked.  "I'm afraid I can't do that just yet, Kiara.  You see, your father hasn't shown up to take us home yet and until he does, you can't be trusted."  Max replied, sounding pleased with himself.  Kiara's heart sank, she had to ask.  "Who else is here?"  Silence.  Max smiled at the thought of what he had done.  "They are all here, Kiara.  Harry, Draco, Hermione and yes, Ron too.  We will have a grand time the bunch of us, just wait.  You and I we'll make your father proud."  Max laughed as he heard her gasp.  Kiara had no idea that Ron and Hermione would be a part of this and, she didn't like it, at all.  "Don't worry, you'll see them all soon enough.  Oh, and Draco, he's actually at home so, no worries there, princes."

    Draco woke up in his bed.  His father was standing over him with a rather evil grin on his face.  "What, what happend?  Were's Kaira?"  Draco asked.  Lucius grinned.  "No worries son, she's with her father by now, where she belongs.  Get up, we're leaving to meet them shortly."  Draco got out of bed, wincing at the pounding in his head, he followed his father down to the stables.  "Where --"  Lucius cut him off.  "You'll see, get one of the Dragonites and follow Maestroe and I."  Draco had never been to the underground city but, his father had told him of it and so had Kiara.  He guessed, that was their destination.

    They flew West for nearly thirty minutes then, landed in a clearing in the woods.  They dismounted and walked into the cave.  "Stay close Draco, talk and look at no one."  Lucius stated.  He and Draco made the journey through the cave and in to the city.
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    Harry, Ron and Hermione were all in a vacant room which, Harry rememberd.  They weren't bound but were all dissarmed.  They tried to escape but it was of no use.  They weren't going any were.  "Why did they bring you two?  This is supposed to be between Kiara and myself.  Why put you in danger too?"  Harry was yelling at no one inparticular.  He was just frustrated that now, not only him but, his best friend and the girl he loved were both in this place too.  Hermione put her hand on Harry's arm.  "Maybe, we aren't in any danger, Harry.  Maybe, we need to be here for some other reason.  Trust in the Fates to decide."  she said quietly.  Harry relaxed, and even managed a half smile.  "Maybe, your right, maybe---"  he trailed off.

    Kiara was now in her room.  The same one she stayed in during her last, visit.  She paced the floor nervously.  "Hello, Kiara."  She jumped.  Voldamort looked down at her with a very dark expresion.  "I wont do it, father."  Kiara said automaticly, without thinking.  "Have you forgotten all I have tought you, already?"  He replied in a rather mennacing tone.  Kiara whent to her knees and bowed her head.  "I'm sorry father, please, forgive my insolance."  She replied in a trembling voice, knowing, all the while it was of no use, she had already made her statement.  "Crucio!"  He yelled, hitting her with his full force.  The blow from the spell was so powerfull it knocked her accross the room.  She hit the floor, in to much pain to even scream out.  Voldamort just smiled as he watched her convules in agony.  "If you think that witch I gave you had power, you should try this on some one like yourself, sometime."  Voldamort laughed at her.  Kiara, of course, didn't answer....
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    "You can see her now, young Malfoy."  Voldamort said as he left the room.  Draco quickly walked in.  Kiara was sitting at her table, eating dinner.  "Sit down, have somthing to eat, Draco."  she said to him.  Draco knew she had reverted back.  He sat down accross from her, saddly.  "Why the long face?  You should be happy for my father.  He's gone through great trouble to bring me back to him."  Kiara said.  Draco put on a smile.  "I am Kiara, just not for us."  Draco replied.  "What difference does it make about us?  There really wasn't any, us, left, you know.  We'll still marry, of course.  It is my fathers wish.  Maybe, with time, we can regain that wich you --- we, lost."  They ate in silence.  Draco more picking at his food than eating it.  Kiara got up, kissed Draco on the cheek and went and layed down.  "I love you Draco."  she said as she slipped off to sleep.  Draco went over and layed next to her.  "I love you too."  he soon fell asleep as well.

    Harry, Ron and Hermione hadn't seen any one for three days now.  Their food, yes, they were fed, was apperated to them.  "What are they waiting for?"  Hermione said.  She knew the answer to her question.  She, like the other two knew they were waiting until Voldamort had Kiara totaly on the dark side again.  Suddenly, the door flew open.  Kiara, followed by, Voldamort and Max, came walking in.  "So, you were behind this the whole time, Max.  I should have known.  Only a worm, such as yourself, would help, him, out."  Ron said through gritted teeth at the sight of Max, walking next to Kiara.  Voldamort watched patiently.  His time was near, let the children bicker.  What was it to him.  "Yes, Weasley.  I was behind it from the very beginning.  It was Lord Voldamort who got me the transfer in the first place.  The only reason you all, including Kiara, were made to believe I had nothing to do with Lord Voldamort, was to ensure, that if, Kiara had been turned back, my cover would not have been blown.  It's a good thing too.  That slime, Malfoy, couldn't bring her back but you ---"  Max narrowed his eyes at Ron  "--- you, seem to have a hold on her, for some reason.  I'll enjoy, killing you."  Max finished with a dark smile.  "Why Hermione!  What has she done to have you take her?"  Harry asked of his father.  Voldamort chuckled.  "She, my son, is my insurance that you go through with it.  She will be, unharmed, if you cooperate."  Harry narrowed his eyes.  "If I cooperate, as if I have a choice in the matter.  How can I trust, she will be unharmed."  Kiara stepped forward.  "The fate won't allow any harm to come to her, Harry.  She'll be safe, trust me."  She said in a nondiscript tone.  Harry fell silent.  He wasn't sure and didn't want to get his hopes up but, Her last words, Trust me.  ran through his mind and gave him hope.

    Several Deatheaters filed into the room and collected their prisoners.  They took them out of the room and then through the city and eventually above ground, were they were tied to poles.  Try as they might, the three couldn't even budge.  Harry was seperate from his friends.  They were in a clearing, a bon-fire lit the circle of Deatheaters, casting an orange-red glow over everything.  There was no escaping.  Even if they had managed to escape their bonds, they waouldn't have gone two stepps before they were either recaptured or, killed.

    Draco walked up and stood next to Ron and Hermione, he said nothing.  Kiara, Max and Voldamort stepped into the light of the fire.  Shadows played accross Kiaras dark face.  "Are you ready, Harry?"  She asked calmly.  "Yes, Kiara, I'm ready."  he replied.  As soon as he utterd those words, his bindings unraveld to free him.  Harry stepped forward a few paces then, stopped.  Lucius, who was standing next to Voldamort now, smiled.  Kiara began to walk towards Harry, slowly.  "Don't do it Kiara!!"  Hermione cried.  Kiara payed no attention.  Then, after looking to his father than back to Kiara, "I love you."  Draco told her.  Kiara looked at him but kept moving.  Ron watched while Hermione pleaded with Kiara to stop.  Voldamort laughed.  "It will do you no good, Muddblood.  She is mine to control, no one but me can stop her now."  he said in a triumphant voice.  Ron gave Draco an opologetic look.  "I love you Kiara, please, listen, I won't give up, I love you."  Kiara's stepps, faulterd, she turned to look at Ron, closed her eyes then turned back towards harry before opening them again.  When she did, a teer ran down her cheek.  No one, but Harry, saw.  Kiara continued until she reach Harry.  Then, taking his head in her left hand and placing her right hand oin his chest, she brought him forward and placed her cheek against his.  "I won't let anything happen to them Harry.  Trust me."  She straightend up.  Harry caught her eyes.  "I trust you Kiara, with my life."  Harry collapsed on to the ground.  Hermione screamed.  Kiara knelt beside Harry, she was crying.

    All of a sudden, people started comming out of the woods.  Max noticed they were surrounded by Aurors.  He reach quickly into his cloak and pulled out a dagger.  He smiled whickedly at Ron and threw it.  Draco saw what was going on.  He looked at Ron then to Kiara who, was unaware.  He looked back to Ron again, "I hate you Weasley, take care of her."  Draco dove.  "NNNOOOO!!!"  Hermione screamed.  Kiara jerked herself around, just in time to see Draco hit the ground.  She followed Hermione's gaze to Max.  Kiara looked at Draco then back to Max.  Max backed away from her deadly gaze.  Kiara reached out with her will and held him tight.  "I'll deal with you later.  if he dies --- "  Kiara ran over to were Draco lay on the ground.  All six inches of the dagger imbeded in his chest.  Kiara layed his head on her lap.  She felt a sudden, hard tug at her bind on Max.  She turned to see Lucius grabb him and together, they dissaperated.  She turned her attention back to Draco.  The fight continued around them, she didn't notice.  "No, Draco, no, no, no.  I can't fix this.  Harry's was different.  No, no, ---" Draco smiled.  "I love you Kiara.  Kiss me."  Kiara bent down and kissed him, as she did, he dissaperated.

    A stray spell whizzed past Kaira's head.  She flung her hand up and cast a sheild around the small group.  Then, she untied Ron and Hermione who, imeadiatly ran over to Harry.  Kiara stood then, and turned around.  "Get away from him"  she gasped.  Ron and Hermione backed away.  Kiara went and knelt beside Harry, placing her hand on his chest.  After what seemed an eternity, Harry opened his eyes and smiled.  "I knew I could trust you.  I --"  he trailed off at the expresion an her face.  "I need, to find Draco."  Kiara said flattly.  She stood back up and walked off into the darkness.  Ron helped Harry to his feet and quickly explained what had transpired.  "I think, I know were she's off to.  Hermione, go, get Dumbledore at meet us at the Malfoy mannor."  Harry said.  Hermione nodded and dissaperated.  Ron and Harry who, haddn't quite got the knack of doing that yet, went after Kiara.

*Raises Hand* Kiara, I have a question. How many times do I die in this story?

(Who says i killed you?)

    Kiara walked up to Maestro.  "I need you to take me home."  she said.  "Alas, Kaira I can not.  Lucius has bade me stay here.  I can not disobey."  Kiara face flashed with irritation.  She put her hands on either side of Maestro's head, ther was a flash of light and a loud pop.  "Now, will you take me home?"  She asked again.  Maestro bowed to allow her to mount.  Just as they jumped into the air, Ron and Harry came running up.  "Over there!"  Harry pointed.  "Oh, great, a Dragonite."  Ron said a bit sarcasticly.  They both mounted and followed Kiara and Maestro.

    "The garden, that's were he'll be.  Land in the garden."  Kiara said as the aproached the Mannor.  Maestro did just as she asked and landed in the garden.  He knelt so she could slide down easily.  There, in the middle of the garden, surrounded by ferries, was Draco's body.  "I'm so sorry Kaira."  Maestro said to her.  Kiara slowly walked over to were Draco lay.

    Kiara sat and pulled Draco's lifeless body to her and started to cry.  After a few minutes, she heard Ron and Harry land.  Kiara started to gather her will but was stopped.  (I'm sorry Kaira but, I can't let you do that.  you will only succeed in destroying yourself.  I can not let that happen.)  The fate said as he held her motionless.  "But why?"  she sobbed.  (You would only be able to bring him back long enough to breath his last breath again.  You were right, you can not fix this.)  The fate replied.  Kaira relaxed and the fate released her.  She held Draco closer to her and began rocking back and forth.  Harry and Ron ran over.  Ron pulled her away from Draco and Harry put his cloak over him.  Lets get her inside.  It took them both to finally drag her totaly away.  They managed to make it to the drawing room and seated them selves, waiting for Dumbleldore to arrive.

The mannor was empty of all servents and seemed somehow eerie.  Ron held Kiara close and she just stared at nothing.  Dumbledore arrived with  a bunch of people from the Ministry.  It seemed an eternity before they finally stopped asking questions.  When they were through, Harry , Ron and Dumbledore took Kiara back to the school.

(continuing oin until the end----)

    "How's she doing?"  Hermione asked.  "She's alright, or at least she seems to be."  Harry replied.  It was the last day of school.  They'd alredy had Draco's funeral.  Since no one could find his mother, she was presumed dead, and ofcourse, Lucius was nowere to be found; The Ministry let Kiara, being his fiance', make all the arrangements.  Draco had been buried in the cemetary behind Sirius's home.  Kiara wanted him close by and around family.  Now, it was time for Dumbledore to once again address the school...

    "As you all know, once again, we have lost a fellow student to Voldamort.  I hope we will all remember, Draco Malfoy for what he had become, before this terrible misshap.  Although we caught mant of his Deatheaters, Voldamort once again, escaped.  I hope ---"  He trailed off as he noticed, Harry, Hermione and Ron, stand up and walk the Hall to the Slytherin table.  All three were carrying somthing.  Kiara stood up when, first, Hermione stepped forward.  "This is the ring you gave him."  She handed it to Kiara and hugged her then backed away.  Harry stepped forward next, "This, was the pendant he always wore."  Her placed it around Kiara's neck then hugged her.  Finally, Ron stepped forward.  "And this, is the dagger that killed him.  I am so sorry Kaira."  He handed it to her.  Kiara looked down at it then, turned and sunck it into the empty spot were Draco always sat.  Ron took her and held her.  The whole room was so quiet you could hear the bubbles popping in the glasses of soda.  Ron let go and stepped back.  "Sonorus."  Hermione pointed her wand at her throught so that she could be well heard.  "I, Hermione Granger, being head of Gryffindor House and a scholl Prefect do declare that on this night, we, House Gryffindor do put aside our differences and offer an alience with Slytherin House.  Do you except my offer?"  There was a great noise as the whole school gasped. then, compleat silence again.  Kiara took out her wand and did the same.  "I, Kiara MAul, Head of Slytherin House and also, a school Prefect, except your offer, for, the only way we can defeat Lord Voldamort is by working together.  Apart, we are Nothing."  She paused and turned towards the Slytherin table.  "If any of you has other ideas, please, come forward now and I'm sure, we can resolve it."  She almost growled.  No one so much as moved a muscle.  Kiara turned back to Hermione.  "Thank you sister."  Hermione gave Kiara a hug, there was a flash and when the parted, Kaira was wearing the Gryffindor coat of Arms and Hermione the Slytherin.  "Quietus"  They said so as to turn their voices back to normal.  The entire Hall exploded into applause.  Dumbledore stood with a great smile opn his aged face.  "Perhaps, ther is hope for this school yet.  he said quietly.  (Done.)  said the Fate.

(Final chapter   Summer)

    It was midsummer a couple weeks until school started up again.  It was also, Harry and Kiara's Birthday.  Harry had recieved letters from Ron but he had yet to come by for a visit.  Hermione had already been here for a week.  The door opend up and a shadow cast it's self over Harry's face.  He looked up and smiled.  "It's about time Ron!"  Ron looked over his shoulder at a grinning Sirius.  "He wouldn't take no for an answer.  Happy Birthday Harry."  Ron replied.  "She's been asking about you, you know.  Why did you wait so long?"  Harry asked.  Ron stepped in the house.  Sirius smiled and wished Harry a happy bithday then left them alone to talk.
"He died, to save me Harry.  I never told you his last words to me, did I?"  Harry shook his head.  "I hate you Weasly, take care of her."  That's what he said.  Do you have any idea---"  Ron trailed off at Harry's expresion.  "She's out side redecorating his grave, Go, I'm sure she'll be glad to see you."  Harry pushed Ron towards the Back door.  Ron hesitated then walked out.

 Kiara was indeed out in the cemetary.  She was wearing a light blue summer dress and kneeling at the grave.  Ron noticed she had sunken the Dagger into the top of Draco's head stone.  He guessed as a reminder of who had done it.  "It's about time you showed up."  Kiara said, turning to look up at Ron.  "I'm sorry Kiara, I'm just --"  Kiara had stood up and placed her fingers on his lips to quiet him.  "Lets walk."  They walked out of the cemetary and along the forest edge.  
"I know he died saving you.  He did it for me."  Kiara gave a sarcastic laugh.  "The way I see it, he knew how I felt about you and how he'd already lost me.  Yes, I loved him.  Still do but --"  She stopped and turned to Ron. "---Not like you."  Ron pulled her to him and kissed her.

    Harry was standing out the back door watching them.  He was smiling.  "Finally."  He said.  Hermione came out and tapped him on the shoulder.  "Come inside Harry.  Let them be alone."  She smiled at him.  Harry returned her smile and followed her inside.

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 "No Lucius, I can't let you kill him."  Voldamort said in a flat emotionaless tone.  "I'm sorry my Lord, he did kill my son and ---   Voldamort cut him short.  "Your son was week.  Max is much more deserving.  We need him to get her back."  Max stood behind Voldamort smiling.  Soon, he'd get to have Kaira and seeing as though he already had a position next to the Dark Lord, Kiara was just a fringe benifit now.  The only person he was worried about was Lucius, he new how accidents could happen.  Max would just have to trust in the loyalty Lucius had in Voldamort.



(End year 6  Power of the Fates.)

*mouth drops open* wow!

(Thanks)

Well, you could write a tiny little more. Just maybe

Ya I could cuz I actualy do have more.  lol but I just thought to end it here instead.  You want more?

yah

ok, then I'll start in on year 7  

Professor Dumbledore sat in his office, thinking of the coming school year.  He had began to wonder if allowing Kiara to remain in the school was really a good idea.  She's too much like her father. he thought.  He couldn't think however, any other way to keep her as far from Voldem0rt as possible.  He knew that if she and her father came together, there would be no stoping the Dark Lord.  Even he, as great a wizard as he was, was no match for the combined powers of the Dark Lord and his daughter.  He sighed.
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    Lucius sat in his room thinking of Draco and how he had died.  Sure, he was weak.  He knew that.  All he wanted to do now is kill the one who slayed his son.  How could he though. It would be going against the Dark Loard to do so and that, was the last thing he wanted.  Maybe, the girl is the key.  If I could just get her here, away from that Weasley and Potter.  Force her to be with Max, she'd kill him for sure then, who would be the wiser.  Lucius smiled a very dark smile indeed.  Yes, there is no other way.
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Ron and Kiara came into the house, they were holding hands.  For the first time since the end of the school year, Ron looked really happy.  "I only have one question."  Harry asked.  "Why, if you didn't kill me, did the fate continue in two different directions?  I don;t get it."  Kiara smiled.  "I asked the same question and was answerd."  she paused and looked distant again.  "Draco wasn't suposed to die.  The Dark Fate broke the rules.  It used Max to kill him.  Yes, Max meant to hit Ron but it was the Fate that made Draco act."  Ron gasped.  "You mean, I really was supposed to die?"  He paled.  "Yes, Ron, you were and the moment that you didn't, the cycle continued.  If you had been killed, the fates would have come back together and Voldem0rt would have ceased, to exist."  Hermione looked curiously at Kaira, "So, now, your saying that, Ron has to die in order for things to be right?"  Kiara smiled.  "No, because Draco died in his place, and Max was the one who killed him.  Max is the one the Fate will protect, this time.  We will need to be very careful."  They all sat around looking at one another and talking more on the subject.  Ron and Kiara fell asleep on the couch, late that night and Hermione fell asleep in the chair.  Sirius and Harry sat up until almost dawn.   Harry's gidfather wanted to be sure that Harry, kept his nose clean and stayed away from trouble this year.  Not that it would do any good, of course.

Lucius is just playing into Max's plan

ya, but he doesn't know that.  heehee)

He is so stupid

I agree, but I believe it's his blindness due to the anger he has and his dedication to Voldem0rt that is the cause.  lol)

This is like Road to Perdition

(Never heard of it.   :-*)

( a movie, you know, Tom Hanks? Paul Newman? Jude Law?? )

(Ok, but I still never seen it.  lol  :-*)

super gihugical makor BUMP!
the 'bump' thing is getting kinda old isn't it? oh well.

lol, thanks, you may bump on over tayear 7 now.  hee hee

lol, just reread this one...(Brings back memories.)

I must say, I think this is my favorite of the trillogy Kiara.  I love this story.