Plans forming
Draco seeing the way the tide was flowing got up and walked over to where Ginny was sitting. The red head had a few giggle filled girls sitting with her. And Draco was direct in asking. "Since my dear lady you are currently unable to go to Hogsmeade would you join me That afternoon for tea in Clocktower and dinner in the side room in the Slytherin Dormitory?" Ginny blushing and hearing the giggles of her tablemates nodded. "Thank you Ginny, It will make my weekend complete." he says with a smile. Theo looked at Elizabeth he smiled. "Theo. What is going on in that mind of yours?" she says. "I was wondering where you would like to go for a nice meal?" he replies his smirk was covering a smile. " She looks at him. " How about a Weekend lunch at the Broomsticks. And tea back in my rooms. With a planned nap and late night stargazing ?"she suggested. He smiles with teeth showing now. "That would be nice." he admits.
Time moved along. The romantic meetings for her friends as well as her and Theo went off well. Ravenclaw had a winning streak of all things all three of the games were wins for them. The thing was all of the families were having the kids staying home. And a few mothers were going overseas for the holiday season. Narcissa was herself going to France for the holiday season. Draco was a little confused as she had said she would take him there along with Ginny. Two weeks before the holiday. News came in of an attack carried out on Albert Avery by Herbert Lestrange both men were seriously injured. Within an hour Elizabeth had a few requests for a sleep over and Saturday two of Avery cousins attacked an Lestrange here on the grounds.
One of the Avery boys were going to St. Mungo's The other two boys were dead. The evening meal was subdued. "Draco could you and Theo join us in the Hall in my rooms. There is something I need to know." The small panel of four young women and three men sat. " This getting out of hand. And we need to change the direction of we will get caught in the crossfire. I am suspecting that the group that supports Tom Riddle has somehow or whatever reason started attacking each other." Elizabeth states. "They are called 'Death Eaters' and they indeed are suppose to follow Tom Riddle." Theo said. Draco looked about the room. "I suspect the reasons for the holiday parties being canceled and a majority of our mothers taking the holidays overseas. So what do we do?" He asks. "The fighting is spilling over to here in the school. And no one knows who's side to take as our fathers have said nothing as if it might make it seen as if they are taking a side." he explained. They as a group nearly sighed as one. "Well I cannot nor do I want to shelter everyone here. And I think it is time to talk to the younger staff and see if they have an idea of where we can set folks to being safe." She said. "That or how to stop the attacks. Because I refuse to be a target." she says.
Elizabeth and Draco were agreed upon to speak to one of the Professors. And Remus was the lucky winner. They did not trust the older staff as they had a habit of trusting Dumbledore without question. And being level headed in a crisis. They walked in and found him and Sirius at the desk talking even joking if the chuckles and grins were anything to go by. "Professors. I wonder if we can talk?" Draco said starting the discussion. They took a set of seats nearby. "Professor I...er We are concerned about things and need advice." he said. "The recent fighting has a few of us wondering what is going on and what we should do?" Lupin looked over and glanced at Sirius. "Your wanting to take a side in this?" he asks. "No. Merlin no, We are trying to find away to stay out of the fighting. Well some of us are. Others we think might want to join their families and get into whatever this is?" Draco explained. "We have friends and family here at the school. So leaving is not a reasonable unless we can take them with us." Draco shuffled in the seat.
"We are sort of in a mess. We might need to leave the school and Transferring to Beauxbaton. We were thinking of writing to our mothers as they could give us permission. And get the paperwork going and do the half year in France away from this civil war." Elizabeth injects. Lupin and Black both look over at her. "We have friends who are on or might be on one side or the other in this mess and do not want to support either one out of concern it might get the other side attacking us as it appears we have taken a side. So leaving seems the cleanest option." she says.
Lupin nods. "It might not be that easy." he says. " First Beauxbaton might not have the space needed for you all. Second some of your mothers might well be unable to take you out of school. Third Elizabeth as an orphan you would need your foster parents to sign off on it. " The teacher explained. "What foster parents?" she asks. "I am a ward of the school technically. But being head of the house I am my own parent." Lupin gave a comforting smile. "Well you see. James and Lily took on the full on fostering once their legal status was cleared up." he says
Sirius has a most evil smile forming on his face "Lizzy. We the staff and what is forming up to be your foster family like you are worried. But I know they are not going to pull you out. We talked about that very thing at lunch after the news came in." Sirius says. " If you kids try and bolt away the more violent factions might take action and at the school you have protections both magical and administrative. You do have those people who are likely seek ways to fight along side their families or factions. But mostly you are all scared and maybe reasoning things out but still out of fear and might trip you up. " the older man explained. "Yeah Fear is the Mind Killer" Elizabeth thinks to herself. she nods. "So Do what you have done. The older kids will need to sort this out for themselves. And if the worse happens run to us and we will figure out what needs done. And that will be about making sure your safe. Not necessarily the schools way of doing things but as family."
"Well that is settled." Draco said and started to get up. " Foster Parents. When was I going to be told?' she asked. "And does this mean I am suppose to call you both Uncle?" her tone was not of anger. Just needing information. "Well James has wanted to wait till Yule and tell you. Lily was waiting to see what your mood was like and then all of this started up with the fighting. So plans have been on hold." Sirius explained. " Now you know your going to need time to process this. I will tell them you know but to give a little space." she nods at her now 'Uncle's' suggestion.
The two leave. As they walk back to the upper floor entrance to her rooms. "I suspect if the Potters had not done that Mother would work a way so you would be fostered by her and father." Draco said as they walked along.