𝐃𝐞 𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦. - 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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On their way to Evan's meeting point with Alphard they came across one of Hogwarts' less crowded places. The interesting thing was, they could hear a pair screaming at each other- or one was doing the screaming and the other looked like he was on his last nerve.

It was Alphard and Walburga Black.

"Why can't you convince father that I'm the better marriage candidate?"

"I have no say in that matter- why can't you understand that?!"

"Oh please- you ARE THE FIRSTBORN! You should be good for SOMETHING!!"

"Oh sister heart now you hurt me," But before he could continue with his sarcasm, her face became red with rage.

Alphard couldn't stand this nonsense anymore; rather than listening to any of his sister's revolt, he shut her up with one sentence.

"It was Orion who requested Rana's hand in marriage!"

The tension in the air transformed into something unpleasant. Walburga was petrified, her eyes widened full of shock.

The female only utter a toneless why. This was the first time Fiona saw the girl so vulnerable. She saw the glassy eyes, refusing to let the tears go with only the willpower of the woman.

At this point, Alphard was just tired and with pity in his eyes, he whispered to his sister.

"Let it go Burga, it will do you no good if you continue with this obsession!"

He was about to embrace her in his arms, to comfort her. Like any good brother would do. But the second daughter of Pollux had other plans. She turned around and barked out.

"Don't follow me!"

Before she completely walked off, the girl turned her face slightly, hidden in the shadows.

"Don't think, I didn't notice that you kept away this piece of information from me,"

There was something ominous the way she muttered the next words. "This is far from over..."

Alphard was standing there with a tense posture. Complete seriousness surrounded him, but he broke it whilst turning around. Looking at the direction where Evan and Fiona are located.

"You two can come out now!"

Emerging from the corner, both were actually flustered for getting caught and listening to their family dispute.

Alphard silently observed them and then raised an eyebrow. "I assume, both of you heard everything?"

Evan began to nervously smile. "Not the beginn but rather the end part."

Fiona tried to change the subject, seeing how sensitive the topic was to Alphard.

"Don't you troublemakers have a prank to prepare?"

That caught the Black heirs' attention, letting a smirk appear on his face.

He twisted his arm around Evan's shoulder and both grin like a Cheshire cat at each other.

That's my cue! The Zabini female turned around, pleased with herself and shouted over her shoulder.

"Don't get caught!"

Mumbling to herself. "Actually who am I kidding- they never get caught!" Slightly shaking her head, trying to resist the upcoming laugh.

On her search for Rana, she met Riddle. Before she could pretend not see him and turn around to leave the grounds he was standing. Tom already discovered her and put on his perfectly shallow Star Headboy smile.

For the pretense of being polite, she went near him and inwardly put on her Occlumency shield.

While exchanging pleasantries, Fiona noticed, the boy got a shade paler. His jaw was more pronounced and the hair. What would she give to run her hand through his hair.

"Miss Zabini, can I entrust you with something?" Imitating shame while avoiding looking her in the eyes.

Surprised, the female furrowed her brows. Without any hesitation she lucidly answered.

"Of course and please Riddle call me by my first name! I think we are more than acquaintances!"

Putting on an over friendly and naive face. To give him a false apparition.

They were in the corner place where normally students would do their homework in the common room.

"Then please do the same!"

The Slytherin heir casted a wandless spell against overhearing their conversion.

"I took a liking to your friend- Rana Black. And I regret to tell you that it is more than an infatuation."

There was awkward silence between the two of them. She slowly nodded, still not sure if she heard right.

It was clear to her that this was a game to him. He wanted Rana for something but for what?

A plan was taking shape in her head. She knew what she had to do. Played along, slowly getting where he wanted to go- her help.

Fiona responded with pity in her voice.
"Oh Tom, but she is already betrothed!"

He was about to respond but to his surprise, the next word the girl whispered caught him off guard.

"I always imagined the two of you would make a better matching couple!" She sighed to herself, turning around and firmly grabbing his hand.

"I will do everything in my power to get you both together!" Putting on a hopeful smile.

From the outside the Slytherin heir beamed of aspiration. Inwardly he was fully disgusted and sneered down at the girl.

Eventually letting go of his hand, to both of their inner reliefs. Fiona stood up and smiled down at him, winking at him while placing a finger on her lips.

"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me! And I will help you!"

Keeping her role as a teenager airhead with a bubbly personality, she keeps waking to her and Rana's dorm. Out of his view she finally showed her true emotions. There was a clear mix of revulsion and abhorrence to see.

But if one would look more precisely, there was a hint of a devious smile curling her lips ever so slightly upward.

Confidently walking into their shared room, just to smack the door close and casting a wandless anti-hearing spell.

Both women began to speak at the same time.

"Guess what Rana-"
"I have to tell you-"

Feeling generous, Fiona made a hand signal for the Black girl to continue.

Rana raised an eyebrow, not questioning it, just carried on.

"I was just about to tell what Riddle spoke about," Her voice resonated with a serious among of distaste.

"He wants my family's and my support for his ludicrous purpose!"

Rana gave out a short laugh, not believing this insolence. Not surprised at the out coming but still the same amount insulted.

He was indirectly asking them to bow down to him.
It was obvious the boy didn't know much about pureblood etiquettes or their way of living.

A Black never bows to anyone, that was well known fact around the pureblood society. It was like a God would bow down to his creation. Simply unheard of.

They were apprehended for practicing purely dark magic but infamous for their nobility. For families like the Blacks, they go way back in time, time were Merlin used to live.

They maybe for the most part messed up, borderline awful or even unhinged. But they were a bunch of powerful dark magicians.

Tracing back on their bloodline, one of the last pureblooded wizards still existing. With the family motto Toujours pur, meaning "always pure", they were put on an equal footing with the Royals in the none-magical world.

Those who made the mistake for underestimating them, mostly paid with their lives.

Fiona slowly counted down to five, knowing what was coming next.

Every single mirror in the room shattered. It was Rana's doing and most certainly there was no accident-magic involved. Everything the female does is with a clear intention behind.

In the next moment the mirrors were fixed by Fiona. Having no problem castings reparo.

The raven-haired wrath was like a sudden emerging storm in the horizont- you never knew when she would go off. It was calculated, unpredictable and that's what made her dangerous.

"Everything happens for a reason. Few moments ago Riddle and I had a interesting conversation,"

She slowly walked over to her best friend, carefully placing a hand on her shoulder, trying to calm her down for the next upcoming words. 

"You probably don't want to hear this but Tom is apparently in love with you!"

A sarcastic snort left her mouth.

"Can you believe that? Actually- don't answer that! That's bullshit right there!"

"I believe he's planning something."

Rana rolled her eyes in annoyance and muttered.

"Unbelievable!"

"Wait- that's not even the crazy part! He expects me to help him!"

She began to laugh hysterically. Between breaths she wheezed out. 

"If we really think about it, that's a good thing though- he's playing right into our hands!"

The Black heiress became alert, her tone changed into clipped and icy.

"You want me to seduce him!"

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