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"WHERE IS THE ELDER WAND?", VICTORIA INTERROGATED GREGOROVITCH. the man trembled in the presence of a fifteen year-old, making him feel extremely pathetic.

yet again, victoria noir wasn't just any normal fifteen year-old. she held the wealth and power, perhaps even greater than that of the malfoys.

how the girl had managed to keep her place was beyond anyone's imagination. but all didn't matter, as they all wanted a piece of the power and riches.

"I-I don't know", gregorovitch replied, making victoria hum in amusement.

     "you don't know? is it that you don't know or that you just don't want to tell me?", victoria asked, making the man shudder as the girl walked over to him with such confidence and poise.

     "I-I don't know", the man repeated.

     victoria immediately lifted the old man's chin up, staring straight into his eyes, making him unable to look away.

     though the girl was not as skilled as queenie goldstein, she had practiced enough to be able to perform legilimency at a decent level.

the girl had witnessed the memory of a young gellert grindlewald snatching the elder wand and escaping out the window on a rainy night.

"stupefy! obliviate", victoria casted as she made one of her hired workers take him back where they had found him.

if it was true that grindlewald had stolen the elder wand, then victoria roughly knew where it was currently.

after all, the battle between grindlewald and dumbledore was not a secret.

"pixie! how much time do I have?", victoria asked, to which the little elf had quickly hurried over to the girl's side.

"exactly an hour and 14 minutes miss", pixie replied.

     "can you get the carriage? I'll be down in a few", victoria requested.

"of course miss. would you like pixie go accompany you this time?", the elf politely asked.

"indeed. don't forget to get the black box that I've prepared. and there's a more fitting dress that'a tailored for you. make sure you get changed", victoria commanded.

"thank you so much miss! pixie'll get the carriage ready right away!", pixie chirped as she skipped off.

victoria slightly smiled as she climbed up the stairs of the noir mansion, picking out a spaghetti-strapped royal green satin dress that had dropped to her ankles.

putting on lipgloss, she ruffled her hair as she sighed, thinking about how to steal the elder wand from the greatest wizard of all times: albus dumbledore.

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     victoria inched closer to her personal thestral, a breed of winged horse with a skeletal body and reptile features that can only be seen by those who have witnessed death.

     "malfoy manor", victoria softly said as she patted the thestral's muzzle.

     thestrals were intelligent creatures and extremely loyal, despite how they looked.

     victoria mounted the elegant black carriage as pixie hurried behind, careful not to break anything in the black box.

     the girl quickly arrived with her house-elf as a butler of the malfoy manor had opened the carriage's door, escorting victoria inside.

"victoria noir! what a pleasure seeing you", lucius immediately greeted, shaking the girl's hand.

"it's surely a pleasure having you here", narcissa chimed in, giving the girl a smile.

"pleasure's all mine", victoria smiled back as she had entered the main hall of the malfoy manor, where tables of food and presents were placed.

"pixie, go place the box on the table over there. I'll be waiting here", victoria commanded as pixie swiftly headed off.

     "almost thought you weren't going to show up", a cocky voice suddenly said, making victoria turn around.

     "well I couldn't miss the party especially when you begged me to come, could I now?", victoria replied.

"I didn't—"

     just before draco could finish his protest, a scolding was heard a few feet away.

     "WATCH WERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU STUPID ELF!", a woman shouted, making victoria immediately march over to the pair.

"is there a problem here?", the girl sweetly asked, though she started internally fuming as she glanced at her personal elf, who was on the ground with the box's lid open.

"and who do you think you a—"

"victoria noir. recognize that name?", victoria rudely interrupted as the woman hastily looked at the man beside her, who could be assumed as her brother.

"m-ms. noir is it? I apologize. I didn't know that she was yours...", the woman stuttered as she glanced at the shaking elf.

"apologize", victoria coldly commanded, while draco just watched in amusement.

"I-I'm sorry what?"

"I said apologize to her. or would you rather I have the dark lord take care of this?", the girl threatened as she took a step closer to the duo.

not only the pair, but nearly all death eaters knew of victoria noir, the dark lord's favorite. for what reason, it was unknown. but the girl held major power over the rest of the death eaters, even at such a young age.

"I-I-I'm sorry", the woman embarrassing apologized, to which lucius and narcissa had approached the scene right after.

"is everything alright here?", lucius asked, while some whispered.

"pixie, go get dinner. eat to your heart's content", victoria said as she casually picked up the black box whose contents nearly spilled out.

"everything's fine father. it just so happens that victoria was showing me my present", draco politely replied, to which his father had just nodded in response.

as the adults had started on getting their dinner, victoria examined the present as she ushered draco to come take a look.

"you got me stones for my birthday?", draco snorted, to which victoria just lightly chuckled.

"take a closer look", the girl said as she handed the rectangular box to the eager boy.

draco nearly gasped at the expensive present.

"you got me the seven metals of alchemy and their ruling planets?!"

"I heard alchemy was a hobby of yours. I thought you'd appreciate it", victoria smiled, picking up the gold, which represented the sun.

"how'd you—"

"how I know is none of your concern. well? do you like the present?", the girl inquired.

     draco cleared his throat as he closed the box, adverting the girl's gaze.

"I suppose it's alright".

"well then, I guess I'll just go home now, since I've already delivered your present", victoria said as she nearly got ready to leave before draco had stopped her.

"wait! I-I mean at least stay for dinner", draco offered.

victoria raised a brow and stuck her left hand out.

draco scoffed as he begrudgingly took the girl's hand, leading her towards the dining hall where everyone was waiting.

as the two walked in, most whispered about the duo, with lucius being most delighted that his son had tamed such a powerful girl.

but oh, how he was so wrong.

victoria noir internally grinned as she externally smiled like the sun.

the girl gently gave draco's slightly sweaty hand a squeeze, making him lightly flinch.

     victoria millicent noir smiled even wider.

     'ah, the potential of having a malfoy on your side'.

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