Chapter 1
"Dobby!" I called as I entered my bedroom after finishing my most recent etiquette class. I shut the door and looked around my room in surprise. Why isn't Dobby here yet? The only reason he sometimes doesn't come right away is if Mom, Dad or Dray are talking to him but that can't be the case because Dad's at work and Mom and Dray are having a Mother-Son day just as they do once a week and Mom and I do once a week. Huh. "Dobby!" Where is he? "Dobby!" Dobby popped in front of me.
"Mistress Cassie needs Dobby? Dobby is sorry Dobby didn't come right away. Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!" Dobby yelled as he hit his head on the wall.
"Dobby, stop!" Dobby stopped. "Dobby, what have I told you about hurting yourself?"
"Dobby is to only hurt himself when Master Malfoy or Mistress Malfoy orders it. Dobby is to tell Master Draco that Mistress Cassie has told him not to be mean to Dobby when Master Draco orders it," Dobby repeated.
"Exactly, Dobby. Now, where were you?"
"Mistress, Dobby- Please don't be angry with Dobby or tell Dobby's Masters where Dobby was but Dobby was with Harry Potter! Harry Potter wouldn't let Dobby hurt himself. No! Harry Potter tried to stop Dobby! Dobby got Harry Potter in trouble with Harry Potter's family after stealing Harry Potter's letters all summer so Harry Potter would think his friends had forgotten him. Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts this year! Mistress Cassie must not go to Hogwarts! It's not safe."
"Why not?"
"There is a plot to make terrible things happen."
"What plot? Who's plotting?"
"Can't-" Dobby made a noise as he always did when trying to overcome orders given by Dad. "Say. Can't-"
"Okay, okay. Look, just... The moment Harry Potter's alone, take me to him."
"I... Yes, Mistress Cassie."
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Dobby and I popped into a bedroom that had bars on the window and a black-haired boy sitting at a desk. "Hi," I said and the boy jumped.
"You!" He exclaimed when he spotted Dobby before looking at me. "Who are you?"
"Hi. I'm Cassiopeia Malfoy but you can call me Cassie. Sorry about what Dobby did. He shouldn't've done that. He has something for you." I tapped on Dobby's shoulder and he passed over the letters he'd stolen.
"I'm Harry Potter but, given you're in my bedroom, I'm guessing you know that." I explained what Dobby'd told me and Potter seemed wary about talking to me because of Draco.
"Look, Potter, let me tell you something Draco will profusely deny." Potter looked at me with curiosity. "You hurt Draco's feelings. Draco tried to be your friend and when he said his name, the Weasley boy in your year laughed and it offended him. Draco doesn't handle his feelings well. He's used to everyone liking him so when he realised it was a Weasley who'd made fun of him, given the feud that's been going on between the Malfoys and Weasleys for centuries and that the Weasley Father and our Father don't get along, Draco lashed out. He hurt Weasley's feelings but Weasley hurt his first. Then, when you took Weasley's side, to him it was basically saying it's okay in your eyes for people to make fun on him."
"Oh. I thought he just acted like he did because he's a jerk." I snorted.
"Draco and the others are... They have their moments of idiocy but most of those believed to be Pureblood supremacists hate Mud- Muggleborns for valid reasons. We don't go into the Muggle World and force our beliefs on them. Why is it okay for them to come into the Wizarding World and force their beliefs on us? Most of those who hate non-Purebloods are because of the way our traditions are viewed. A few centuries ago, those in the Wizarding World were mainly Pagan. Over the years, especially since Dumbledore took over as Headmaster, classes at Hogwarts have started disappearing. For example, when my Mother was in school, there was a class for those First Year to Third Year called 'Wizarding Studies'. It taught everyone proper Wizarding traditions, values and etiquette. Within two years of Dumbledore as Headmaster, the class was gone and 'Muggle Studies' became an elective class."
"Dumbledore is a great Wizard," Potter said, defensively.
"I'm not saying he isn't, Potter. I'm just saying that he doesn't hold traditional values. He claimed it was because the class was too overwhelming for the Muggle-raised students and our beliefs shouldn't be forced on them. There's a difference between forcing and educating. I, personally, don't care what the Muggle-raised believe. But I do care that if I practice my own beliefs publicly, I get labelled as a 'Dark Witch' or 'Evil' or 'a Slimy Snake', if I'm Sorted into Slytherin, at least. My brother's already heard that one. Even then, Dark Magic. It's misleading. The world's not Dark or Light. There's so many shades of Grey. There is no good and evil. There is only power... And those too weak to seek it." Potter shivered at that. "Knowledge is power, Potter. Over the last few centuries, Wizarding beliefs and traditions and rituals have been turned from the norm to something wrong and bad and those of us who still stick to our heritage are considered wrong or outsiders by society. The terms 'Mudblood' and 'Half-Breed' are insults for those Muggleborn or Half-Blood who don't bother to educate themselves or use the correct Wizarding etiquette but, thanks to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, that's the group that went against The Dark Lord and his Death Eaters, everyone believes the terms are just for those who are Muggleborn or Half-Blood but there's a difference."
"Stop bashing Dumbledore! What else should be expected of a Malfoy," Potter said before he winced. "Sorry. I shouldn't've... I wouldn't want anyone to judge me based on my Cousin, I shouldn't judge you based on your Brother."
"I'm just stating facts, Potter. We can't even celebrate our own holidays without being told they're Dark. Instead of Hogwarts celebrating the Wizarding Holidays, like it did when The Dark Lord was at Hogwarts, it's Muggle Holidays. The only one of those we tolerate is Valentine's Day since it gives those that follow the Wizarding traditions a way to give out gifts of intent."
"What?"
"See? You know nothing of Wizarding traditions. As the Head of the Noble House of Potter, you should know this stuff. Then again, even if your parents had raised you, there would be no guarantee that you'd know it. That's why those who are Pureblood who don't follow the typical traditions are called 'Blood Traitors' as they 'betray' their 'blood' by abandoning their Family's values. That's why the Weasleys are considered Blood Traitors as they've not followed the traditions for a while but they did when The Pureblood Directory came out which is why they're Sacred 28. The Weasley Mother, Molly, was Molly Prewett before she married her Husband, Arthur, and the Prewetts were raised with the traditions but her children weren't."
"The Weasleys are--" I cut Potter off.
"Despite the Weasley-Malfoy Family Feud, Potter, I have nothing against them. However, since they agree with Muggle-raised coming in and pushing our traditions to the side, they are Blood Traitors. When I use the terms 'Mudblood', 'Half-Breed' and 'Blood Traitor', I mean it the way I've explained. When some others use it, like Draco, they just mean it as an insult. You can always tell who means it in what way by how they behave. For example, if I came across someone I know is Pureblood but I don't know if they are a Blood Traitor of not, I'd ask them. If they aren't, they won't get offended by the term and respond back or they'd be offended that I'd even consider the idea... Look, we can talk about this more at Hogwarts."
"We can't. The Dursleys'll never let me leave after what Dobby did."
"I'll get you out of here, Potter."
"Harry Potter must not--" I cut Dobby off.
"Dobby, take Potter to the Weasleys and don't take him anwhere else ever again without my permission. If you ever do something to keep him from Hogwarts again, I want you to tell me immediately." Dobby waited for Potter to get his stuff and left with Potter and his Owl. He came back a few moments later and took me home. This is going to be an interesting year.
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"Mother, please! Why do we have to go to Gringotts first? Why can't we go to Borgin and Burkes with Father and Draco?" I complained.
"We're meeting them there after this, Star," Mom said with a soft smile on her face. I love my Mom. She's mine and Dray's hero. Of course, that doesn't mean that our Father isn't someone to look up to but, despite Dray always saying 'my Father will hear about this', Dray and I are both definitely a Mommy's Boy and Mommy's Girl because our Mom's the best. Obviously. She's THE Narcissa Malfoy! "We need to get your Inheritence and Heritage Test done before you go to Hogwarts."
"Why?"
"You'll find out soon, Star. Please, trust me," Mom said.
"Of course, Mother." I took her hand and squeezed it once to tell her I love her. Since proper Purebloods can't be informal in public, when Mom was little, her and her two Sisters came up with a code which she then taught to me, Dray, Dad, Sev, Blaise and Thema. Mom and Dad have always been very honest with us (and Thema with Blaise) about how they're gay and the true natures of their relationships. Thema and Mom are secretly dating and Sev and Dad are secretly dating. Sev and Dad used to date The Dark Lord before he died too. Sev pretended to have feelings for Potter's Mudblood Mother so he would have an in with Dumbledore to spy on him while claiming he was spying for him instead. Mom and Dad's marriage contract stated that they had to have at least one boy and one girl and it, and the fact that they'd both wanted at least one kid, is why Dray and I exist. Blaise, Dray and I are all pretty close despite Dray and I not being blood related to Blaise, he's our Brother. Thema and Sev were named our Godparents to give them an excuse for them being around all the time while Mom and Dad are Blaise's Godparents.
"Good girl," Mom said, squeezing my hand back. We went through the process of an Inheritence and Heritage Test and being told it only states living blood relatives.
Name: Cassiopeia Narcissa Malfoy.
Blood Status: Pureblood.
Parent(s): Lucius Abraxas Malfoy, Narcissa Andromeda Malfoy and Tom Marvolo Riddle (through Blood Adoption Ritual).
Godparent(s): Severus Tobias Snape and Anathema Anastasia Zabini.
Magical Guardian(s): Lucius Abraxas Malfoy and Narcissa Andromeda Malfoy.
Sibling(s): Draco Lucius Malfoy.
Aunt(s): Bellatrix Druella Lestrange and Andromeda Bellatrix Tonks (Disowned).
Uncle(s): None.
Grandparent(s): None.
First Cousin(s): Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks (Disowned Branch).
First Cousin(s) Once Removed: Sirius Orion Black (Disowned).
Second Cousin(s) Once Removed: Harry James Potter.
Second Cousin(s) Twice Removed: Johnathon Taylor Burke, Dinah Jenny Avery, Augusta Callidora Longbottom and Arthur Septimus Weasley (Disowned Branch).
Third Cousin(s): None.
Third Cousin(s) Once Removed: Rebecca Dinah Avery, Bartemius Tyson Crouch, Molly Jessica Weasley, Frank John Longbottom (Insane), Jenson Connor Bulstrode, Caldwell Lysander Flint, William Arthur Weasley (Disowned Branch), Charles Septimus Weasley (Disowned Branch), Percy Ignatius Weasley (Disowned Branch), Fred Gideon Weasley (Disowned Branch), George Fabian Weasley (Disowned Branch), Ronald Bilius Weasley (Disowned Branch) and Ginerva Molly Weasley (Disowned Branch).
Fourth Cousin(s): Carlson Keenan Avery, Bartemius Sigmund Crouch, William Arthur Weasley, Charles Septimus Weasley, Marcus Caldwell Flint, Percy Ignatius Weasley, Fred Gideon Weasley, George Fabian Weasley, Ronald Bilius Weasley, Millicent Anna Bulstrode, Neville Frank Longbottom and Ginerva Molly Weasley.