32 Making Allies

The next couple of days we had to actively dodge Daphne and her followers. She was relentless and I didn't want to fight her just yet, so we are in a stalemate until she finds me. Sitting at the Slytherin table a week from Halloween, I think of the report from the Daily Prophet. Apparently they fired Rita Skeeter.

News dropped yesterday of Lucius being missing. They are investigating everyone and have made Rita their prime suspect since she is carrying the Malfoy Heir. Since that baby is the last of his line, she takes over its estate as proxy until it comes of age. She better pray that her child's a boy, because the pressure she would gave if it happened to be a girl is unimaginable. She would be forced to enter the child into a betrothal contract and pretty much sign the Malfoy fortune away.

Suddenly, an owl swoops over them and drops a letter. They look at each other as they both didn't recognize the owl and shrugged. They cast a detection charm on it and when it comes back negative, they opened it up. Their faces go from confused, to surprised, and to intrigued. They look up to see me watching them and nod their heads in agreement, before going back to eating and chatting with there friends.

I sigh in relief that they agreed to a meeting. I hurriedly eat my breakfast and leave for the meeting room to prepare. 30 minutes later the door opens and in walks the terrible two themselves.

"So little snake-

"What can we-

"The Great Weasley inventors-

"Do for you?"

They say in their double talk. It still irks me not to know how they do that, whether it be improv or they really do know what one will say after the other.

"Your in luck lions, I'm in need of allies and you two are on top of the list." I say staring them down for any reaction. I was disappointed as they only continued to grin like idiots.

"Oh-

"And why, pray tell-

"Would you want to ally yourself-

"With innocent and Noble Gryffindors such as ourselves?"

I roll my eyes at that. If those two were innocent, he'd kiss Nott's shoe. I even tell them so.

"Drop the act boys, I'm in needed of a pranksters expertise." I say with a deviously wicked smile. They grinned back in excitement and said,

"Ahh, so the little snake has come for revenge against another snake?" One of them said. The other nods and says, "Indeed, but why should we help him, what's in it for us?"

They both stared at me for that and I had to sigh exasperated at them, before saying, "Well, for one, you get to prank some Slytherins as much as you want until we tell you to stop. Plus, I could test some of your products against some of our enemy's as well."

There eyes brightened a tad at that before I sealed the deal by saying, "I'll also tell you the names of each of the Marauders."

They instantly fell to their knees and said, "We will serve the holder of the sacred knowledge." While bowing.

My eye twitches before I say, "Good, let me know when you can give us a supply drop. Only me and Blaise will do pickups unless I tell you otherwise. When we meet, we need a password to confirm identities. I was thinking a certain phrase from a group of renowned pranksters?"

They nod in agreement and I tell them we will work out the detail later. I attended my classes for the the day and noticed the space the Slytherins have been putting between my group. It would seem that they are isolating us until this is resolved. I guess I can't expect any help from our house, not that I thought we would get any in the first place.

I went to my next stop, the library. Draco has been spotted here recently, forced to learn more to defend himself from his attacks. Walking in I see him right away and pull up a chair at his table.

"What do you want Ares." Draco grits out.

"We need to have a talk brother, you can't keep living this way. They will go to far and kill you sooner or later. You need help." I say in sadness.

"I don't need help from anyone, least of all from the likes of you! Or have you forgotten your the reason I'm in this predicament in the first place!" He says harshly.

"Your right, it is partly my fault that you being treated this way." I say looking down and he scoffs and looks away before I say, "But you are also to blame."

His head snaps back to me and disbelievingly asks, "What?"

"You wanted so bad to be accepted by Father that you acted like his clone. You have become a terrible person as a result and you need to see that the way you acted was wrong." I say determined.

He stands up in anger and says, "I don't give a shit about that man, Im talking about that bitch you've raised into a force to be reckoned with. Do you not realize that she's made Slytherin unbearable to be in, Merlin she's been worse than Nott ever was. All because I'm caught in between your little battle.

I blink for a second before chuckling and saying, "Yes I guess that is my fault as well. I apologize but I can't be omnipotent, but we can do something about it. We both have a common enemy, and we can unite and take her down. I know that all of those lessons from Lucius made you into a force to be reckoned with."

Draco looks into my eyes and searches deeply, before sighing and saying, "I couldn't help you even if I wanted to. They've taken my wand, I'm practically defenseless, and they have people watching me every time I try to tell someone about it. I learned quick what would happen if I tried."

I shook with cool anger before standing up and putting my hand out saying, "Don't worry, I'll get your wand back, but I need my brother back."

He looks at my hand and shakes it. I grin and we get to work planning our next moves. Daphne will rue the day she made and enemy of the two sons of Lucius Malfoy.

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