My father's love was always strong
My mother's glamour lives on and on
Yet still inside, I felt alone
Katherine followed Lucius to the stadium, trailing behind him almost like she was a little lost puppy. They floated down the metal stairs towards the Minister's box where Lucius had gotten the three of them VIP tickets. On her way down, she heard Draco stop and taunt someone. To her surprise, she saw Harry Potter with a group of lanky ginger-haired boys and a ginger man, and three girls with the group as well. While she didn't recognize all of them (though she assumed the redheads were Weasleys), she did spot a familiar face belonging to her younger sister, Elowen.
Katherine waved, jumping up to get her attention. She hadn't seen her sister in years as she was 10 years older and had a life of her own. "Ellie! It's me, your big sister!" She yelled excitedly. Elowen glanced down, tilting her head in confusion.
"Kat? What are you doing with the Malfoys?" She asked, her high voice teeming with disgust as Harry and the other ginger boy leaned over the railing and glanced back and forth at each other.
"Elowen, your sister isn't a supporter of You-Know-Who, right?" the redhead boy asked. Elowen smacked the back of his head.
"No, Ron. I don't know why she's with Lucius and Draco Malfoy."
Katherine stepped slightly forward, gently tapping Lucius on the arm. "Ellie, this is Mr. Malfoy, Draco's father. He's letting me stay with him for the time being. All I have to do is go with him to events and keep him company." She said and smiled. Lucius looked unamused and just stood there with a blank expression on his face, a stark contrast to her attempted grin. Ron leaned over to whisper into Harry's ear.
"Yeah, she's sleeping with him-OW" Elowen smacked the back of his head again.
"Don't be gross, Ron. He's so old." She giggled, Draco making fake vomiting noises back at her.
"Where are your seats?" Katherine asked her sister, desperate to get away from the previously discussed topic. Elowen pointed her finger up at the sky.
"Nosebleeds." she said, sighing before adding "I'm just grateful to be here. It was so nice of Ginny to invite me to go." Draco snorted mockingly.
"I knew it. That's all the Weasley's can afford. Anyways, Ellie, your sister is going to be in the Minister's Private Box. Isn't she so much better than you?" Lucius whipped his head around angrily, tapping his cane around angrily.
"Do not boast, Draco. Now if you will excuse us, we have a box to find." He said and grabbed Draco's hand, pulling him along. Katherine looked up at her sister, who now had an almost sad expression on her face from faking civility. A pang of guilt flooded Katherine's already anxious stomach.
"Elowen-"
"Don't Katherine. I didn't think you'd stoop to this. I didn't think your stupid studio was worth sacrificing your morals and dignity. Sleeping with that old rat to get ahead. I thought you were supposed to be ambitious. I thought you wanted to be like mom and dad, good-hearted. They loved us so much, they sacrificed themselves to keep us alive. Are you forgetting that they were murdered by Death Eaters? Death Eaters like Lucius Malfoy? Of course, we don't know who killed our parents but it very well could've been him." Elowen snapped. Katherine took a step back, her hands shaking in front of her.
"Elowen I'm afraid I have to go. Maybe I'll see you after the match." She responded sadly, running to follow Lucius as Elowen took Ron's hand and followed the group back up the steps towards the top of the stadium. Katherine caught up with Lucius just as he was entering the Minister's box. He turned around and took her hand, guiding her to her seat next to him. Draco opted to sit in front of them wanting a closer view of the game. "I do apologize, Mr. Malfoy. I obviously didn't expect to see my sister." She said softly. Lucius nodded.
"Of course. Everything is well, Miss Farrington."
As the game started, Katherine watched intently. She hadn't watched a game of Quidditch in so long, and every so often she would pester Draco with questions (much to his annoyance). It wasn't until mid-match that she became distracted by Lucius's rough hand resting on her thigh. Her breath hitched as his hand slowly made its way up and down her soft skin, making a gentle rubbing motion. She turned to look up at Lucius, and to her surprise, he had a stern face and was watching the game. A master of having a poker face. Katherine bit her upper lip as turned her attention back to the pitch, clapping as she saw Ireland score. She didn't even like Ireland but that's who the Malfoy's were rooting for so she cheered for them.
Lucius's hand stayed on Katherine's thigh for the entire rest of the game. Ireland won of course, and the fans were cheering triumphantly. Roars of victorious spectators filled the stadium as the people trickled out of the arena. The trio made their way back to the tent, not bothering to party as they knew they had an even earlier morning than the day before. Katherine yawned as she got dressed for the night in her room before sitting down on the edge of the bed, reflecting on her conversation with Elowen. Yes, her family was killed by Death Eaters during the first war. But they never caught who did it...but Lucius wouldn't have bothered with them right? They weren't a high-level family like the Potters. The Farringtons were hated because they went against Slytherin's ideals. They refused to be evil and join Voldemort, and that's why they died.
She was shocked out of her thought as Lucius entered the room, setting his robes on his trunk for Abernathy to pack later. Katherine stood up to let him lay on the bed first, standing awkwardly at the foot of the bed. Lucius laid down on the far side of the bed, patting the spot next to him as he propped himself up with the lavish pillows.
"Come, pet. Lay with me." He smirked. Katherine obliged, crawling towards him and propped herself up next to him, sitting with her legs under her so her lap was open. Lucius immediately laid his head down on her thighs sighing. He looked like he was deep in thought, thinking about something that would take place later. Katherine moved her hand to his head, gently playing with his hair almost as if she was comforting him. It almost didn't seem like the Lucius she knew.
"You know how hard it is being me, Miss Farrington? I am the head of one of the best wizarding families in the world. I'm rich, I have a well-paying job, I'm respected, I have a lovely family that I adore greatly. But I was missing something. You see, being so busy I could never have a moment to just..relax. Have someone dote on me. Feel young again. That's why you're truly here. Because I just need someone to sit down and listen to me wallow about my problems. I do hope, pet, that you help me take care of my every need." He lamented.
Katherine nodded, her hand still playing with the tangles of his long platinum hair. "Of course, Mr. Malfoy. I'm only here to help."
Lucius hummed in agreement, finally making eye contact with her.
"You did let it spill to your sister today that you and I are in this little...agreement. I do ask you to keep this between us. From now on I'll refer to you as an assistant of mine. I don't want rumors getting spread about."
Katherine nodded again. "Yes, sir."
His head shot up from her lap as he sat up, facing her on the bed. Katherine swallowed, staring him in the eyes. Just kiss me already. She thought to herself. This was taking too long for her liking. He did say to her that behind closed doors anything and everything was possible. Why wasn't he at least attempting to fuck her into the next morning?
Lucius just grinned, laying down on the bed pulling the covers over himself. "Goodnight, Miss Farrington. You need your rest." Katherine sighed and laid down as well, staring up at the ceiling. "Goodnight, Mr. Malfoy."
Lucius turned to face her back, gently moving the hair away from her ear. "Oh, just so you're aware of something...I am a legimens. I do know about all those...naughty thoughts you have." He muttered in her ear.
Her heart stopped right then and there.
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"Psst. Katherine. Katherine. KATHERINE!"
The sleeping woman shot out of bed, gasping as she saw Draco shaking her awake roughly. She turned to see that Lucius wasn't there next to her like he was before she fell asleep. Where was he? And why was this little rat waking her up? "Draco, it's the middle of the night." She hissed, tossing a pillow at him. Draco just laughed.
"Get out of bed. You need to see something." Katherine got up begrudgingly, throwing on her overcoat as she followed Draco outside the tent. She hoped that he was at least showing her something interesting as she was greeted with flickering orange flames. Everything was on fire. People were screaming, running, families were searching for lost members. Draco was just watching with amusement, running out of the tent to join the chaos.
She just stood there and screamed.
Red racing cars, sunset and vine
And we were young and pretty
A/N:
This is the last update for today! I hate having people wait weeks for updates so that's why I publish everything so fast. Also we get some soft Luci in this chapter ;-;