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❝ ma petite étoile  ❞
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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th 1977

"What a pathetic little thing" Alecto snorts.

I look up from the apple I was rolling around the table to see the ginger girl glancing at the gloomy Remus Lupin who is frowning at his breakfast.

"Shut up" I hiss in anger.

"Oh, is the little princess mad her halfbreed boyfriend broke her little heart?" Alecto coos with a smirk.

"Don't talk about him" I retort.

"Or what? You gonna hurt me, Malfoy?" Alecto chuckles "Maybe you'll give me some ugly scars like his"

"I said shut up, Carrow!" I bark, gaining attention from the surrounding Slytherins.

"I'm personally glad your smug smile has been wiped off your face. Serves you right for fraternising with a filthy halfbreed" Alecto laughs.

"That's it!" I scream, jumping up to grab the ginger girl but Regulus and Evan grab me "Let me go!"

"Calm down, Eva" Regulus demands as the hall full of students stare at me while the Carrow twins and Barty laugh at me.

"Don't bite me, Malfoy. You might have caught a disease from all the filth you've been associating with" Alecto comments.

I slip from the boys' hold, mostly because they let me go after the comment from Alecto and I lunges for the ginger over the table. In a fit of rage, I tackle Alecto to the ground and throw a strong right hook to her face.

"FIGHT!" A Gryffindor screams in excitement as people start yelling and jumping up to watch us fight.

"Hit her, Angel!" Mallory hollers.

I get in multiple punches before Alecto flips us over and slams her fist into my face.

"Come on, Angel, get up!" Evan shouts.

"Angel, kick her!" Marlene screams before Lily slaps her best friend's arm with a scolding "Marlene".

I listen to the McKinnon girl, kicking Alecto off of me and grabbing the ginger, slamming her onto the ground. Her head smacks against the concrete floor and she cries out in pain but I ignore her, throwing another punch to her already bloody nose. The sickening crack heard causes me to grimace but once I get a glance at her crooked nose that is bound to match her brother's, I can't help but smile.

"I don't need my wand to destroy you" I sneer down at her crying figure.

Regulus pulls me to my feet and spins me around to face him, cupping my bruising jaw with a grimace as a few of the teachers rush into the hall.

"What in the name of Merlin is going on?!" McGonagall demands.

I turn my head to see Alecto now in her brother's arms as she sobs, holding her bloody nose and Professor Slughorn's eyes fall to my blood stained knuckles with a small shake of his head.

"My bad, professor" I speak up.

Minerva McGonagall's gaze moves to me and I've never seen her look so disappointed and annoyed.

"Mr Carrow, please take your sister to see Madam Pomfrey" The woman orders before looking back at me "Miss Malfoy, you'll be coming with me"

"There's nothing more to see here, children!" She shouts and everyone rushes back to their seats.

The teachers all start leaving and I follow behind McGonagall with my head held high, my bloody fists clenched in anger.

"Turning on your own kind" I hear Barty scoff "Where's your Slytherin loyalty, Evangeline?"

"You're lucky I don't turn on you, Bartemius" I snarl, turning to him in anger.

"Give it a go. I bet you won't" He smirks smugly.

I lunge forward to grab him, causing gasps to erupt in the hall and he flinches, backing up away from me. Before I can claw Barty's eyes out, I'm grabbed by the ear and I yelp.

"Ow!" I whine as McGonagall drags me towards the exit "Come on, Minerva. We can talk this out!"

"You don't seem too keen on hashing things out verbally today" The woman argues, letting me go as we reach the corridors.

"Alecto started it" I pout childishly.

"I am so disappointed in you, young lady" Minerva huffs and I frown deeply, scurrying after her as she heads to her office.

I sit down on the comfortable chair opposite the professor and she clasps her hands on the desk, looking down at me expectantly.

"Are you going to tell me why you started not only one but almost two fights this morning, Evangeline?" She questions.

I look down at my lap and nod softly, leaning back in my seat.

"Alecto made some comments about another student that I don't think were very fair, so I asked her to stop but she didn't" I explain.

"So you hit her?" Minerva adds.

"Yes. I hit her because she was being disrespectful and in a moment of rage I believed that a good beating might teach her to keep her opinions to herself" I admit.

"This school has a no violence policy, Evangeline" McGonagall states.

"I know, Ma'am" I nod.

"Does this have anything to do with the scene that happened out in courtyard with Mr Lupin and his friends?" She asks me curiously.

"Maybe" I mumble.

"So the student that Miss Carrow was insulting was Mr Lupin, am I correct?" She queries.

"Correct" I answer.

There is a short silence in which Professor McGonagall opens a tin box on her desk and slides it towards me.

"Have a biscuit, Evangeline" She offers.

I raise my brows a little in surprise but after another stern look from her and a nod towards the tin, I accept her offer.

"You are aware that I am still going to have to punish you?" She tells me.

"I know" I sigh, nibbling on the biscuit in my hand.

"Detention with me next week at 4pm, Monday through to Friday" She declares.

"That's fair" I shrug.

"Go on now, Miss Malfoy. Your friends are waiting for you outside the door" The woman smiles warmly, before waving her wand.

I turn my head in time to see the door open, causing my friends to go tumbling to the ground minus Regulus who is chuckling at them with a shake of his head. Pandora, Evan and Mallory all scramble to their feet as I stand up with a giggle.

"Tell your brother and Miss Black that I say congratulations on the wedding" Minerva says to me.

"Will do" I chirp.

"And take a couple for the road" She adds, pushing the tin closer to me.

"Thanks, Minnie" I grin happily.

I take a few biscuits from the tin and she winks at me as I turn, making my way out of the room with my friends.

"You're so lucky! Only the marauders ever get into McGonagall's biscuit stash" Evan pouts as we walk towards the dungeons.

I offer him a bourbon cream and he perks up happily, taking it from me and shoving it into his mouth.

"Thank you, Angel" He mumbles through a mouth full of biscuit.

"What did she say to you?" Pandora asks, her and Mallory leaning in to me on each side.

"I got detention Monday to Friday with her next week" I shrug nonchalantly.

"That's not even that bad!" Mallory laughs.

"Comment se sentent tes mains, princesse?" Regulus asks me, his french accent strong as he pushes himself between Mallory and I while throwing his arm around me.
(how do your hands feel, princess?)

"Juste magique, ma petite étoile" I reply, lifting a biscuit up to his mouth.
(just magical, my little star)

He opens his mouth and I feed him the treat before popping the last one in my own mouth.

"Are you guys ready to spend the next 48 hours with a bunch of pure blood supremacists?" Mallory questions.

"Readier than I'll ever be, I guess" Evan shrugs.

"I second that" Mallory nods.

"I think so" Regulus mutters.

"Me too" Pandora agrees with Regulus.

"To spend with my family? No. To spend the night getting wasted with you guys and Cissy? Yes" I declare with a mischievous smile.

"That's the spirit!" Evan cheers.