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Traditions Before Freedom	By : kat69d Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 2239 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Harry sat at the Gryffindor table pushing his food around the plate while Albus did his welcoming speech. His mind was on Evangeline and not on the feast. Besides his friends and the teachers, no other student knew that one of their own was trapped and being put through hell at that very moment. Ginny and the other girls were still in the hospital wing resting while Harry, Ron, and Hermione were forced to the Welcoming Feast.

"Harry, how was your summer?" Neville Longbottom asked.

"Rough but I was able to stay at the Burrow for the last two weeks so that helped. Did your grandmother take you to that botany colony you mentioned at the end of term?"

"Yes. There are some of the rarest plants there. They have one greenhouse just for Muggle plants and another for magical plants. Did you know the Muggles have a plant that eats flies? It was amazing to watch it catch and devour the insects."

As Neville rambled on about the plant, Harry could not shake the feeling someone was staring at him. His green eyes scanned the Great Hall when they landed on the person staring. A silent look between them sent a message to meet up after the feast.

"Uh, Harry?"

"Sorry, Neville. My mind wandered. What did you ask?"

"I just wanted to know how you were doing after your godfather's death. Gran heard from one of her friends that the Wizengamot is looking into over turning his conviction."

"What? No one has told me about that."

"It was in the Daily Prophet yesterday. I am sorry that I brought it up."

"It is fine. I loved Sirius and it hurts that I did not get more time with him. Promise me something, Neville. One of us will take Bellatrix down. She will pay for what she did to your parents and to Sirius. Promise me."

"I promise. She is one Death Eater who will not survive the war," the former shy boy declared.

After the feast, Harry hid from his friends and made his way to the meeting place. There was an alcove near the One Eyed Witch passage that became their spot and it was there where Evangeline caught them.

"I was beginning to wonder when you would show up. I did not receive a reply owl to the letter I sent."

"Sorry. I was staying with Ron and could not find a moment alone to reply. I have some news."

"So do I. But you first."

"Dumbledore glossed over this in his speech but one of the girls is still missing from the attack on Platform 9 ¾. She is in your house. Evangeline Downes."

"Quiet girl. A bookworm like Granger. Wait. She is the one who caught us. Bollocks, Harry. The Dark Lord will know about us. Father will know about us. He will kill me. I received an owl this morning saying he had been liberated."

"How much do you know of the old traditions?"

"What? Why? What does the old traditions have to do with my impending death?"

"It's how she was raised. She offered herself in place of the other girls."

"How Gryffindor."

"Bloody hell, Draco. That's exactly what your father said before offering to punish his daughter. She is your sister, half sister really. Ginny was there when Voldemort asked your father about her. He did not deny it."

Draco Malfoy's alabaster skin paled at the thought. His sister knew of his relationship with Harry and was in the hands of Voldemort. He had been frightened that his secret would get out but now knowing of how she was raised frightened him even more. No one should be raised on the old traditions.

"Her birthday is at the end of June so that makes me her older brother. Harry, we have to do something. I know what Father is like. There were times when he would leave the manor angry and come back relaxed. Do you think he went and punished her for things that I did?

"Merlin, Harry. I ranted to Father after first year of how she beat me in our classes. He did not come back until the next morning. We need to get her out of there. Family means everything to Malfoys. I cannot stand around and let her be put through that any longer."

"We will find a way to rescue her, Draco. You need to calm down and we will figure something out."

While Harry and Draco were talking, another conversation was happening in the Headmaster's office. Albus, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus were waiting for Evangeline's mother. They had dispatched an owl with a request for a meeting before the feast and the woman was due any moment.

"Severus, did you know of Ms. Downes' paternity?"

"No. During my meetings with each first year, I ask about parents and siblings. With Ms. Downes, she only referred to him as Father and would not give his name. I am wondering if she even knew his name. Lucius is not the type of man to hide away another family like he did. He would not have allowed an heir, even if female, to go under any other name but Malfoy."

"Could he have kept it a secret because of his wife?" Minerva asked, sipping a cup of tea.

"No. Narcissa is a pureblood. Most do not marry for love, rather for the connections a marriage could bring. This was the case for Narcissa and Lucius. Infidelity is part of a pureblood marriage."

"He did it because I asked him to," Evangeline's mother spoke from the doorway.

The three turned to look at the young woman. Her brown hair was loose around her shoulders, standing out against the pale robes she was wearing. She was as tall as her daughter but thin like a dancer. She gracefully walked into the room and faced Albus.

"Your owl said that Eva was taken by Death Eaters."

"They kidnapped several female students from the platform at Kings Cross. It seems your daughter offered to stay in place of the others. Because of her training in the old traditions, she believed herself to be what they were looking for."

"How is Lucius Malfoy her father but not listed on any Ministry record as such?" Minerva asked.

"He did not sign her birth certificate. Until he does so, she is legally without a father. I asked him not to out of fear. Let me properly introduce myself. My name is Olivia Downes, formerly Olivia Dolohov

"You are supposed to be dead," Severus replied.

"And that is why I asked Lucius not to sign. If he did, my brother could have tracked me down. It is because of Antonin that I had to die. If he knew I was still alive…"

"He was put in charge of her punishment."

"Then I fear for what will happen if she does not withstand it. Her lessons in the old traditions have been going well with Lucius overseeing them but my brother is sadistically brutal in his torture. If she does survive the night, Antonin will see to breaking her. He never loses interest until a girl is broken or dead."

"How could you allow her to be taught the old traditions?"

"Professor McGonagall, I was raised under the tradition that a woman is a slave to her father and then her husband. Nothing more but while Lucius is not my husband, he is Eva's father and I allowed him to dictate how she is raised. While I might not have agreed with following the full traditions, you do not go against Lucius Malfoy. That is if you wish to live."

"Do any of the Malfoys know of Ms. Downes?" Minerva asked.

"I do believe so since Mr. Malfoy is standing outside. Do come in, Mr. Malfoy," Albus called.

Draco entered the office and stepped up to the empty chair. The woman next to him must be Evangeline's mother and was pleased to see that his sister took after her more than their father.

"What are we doing to get her out of there?" he asked.

"Voldemort will not be hiding just anywhere. We will try to locate her but until we know where she is being kept, there is only hope that she can survive on her own."

"Excuse me, Professor, but that is bollocks. Is it because she is a Slytherin? Or half a Malfoy? Or is it because you do not bloody care? I just learned that I have a sister and she is being raped and beaten."

"Mr. Malfoy," Minerva said sternly.

"It is not for any of those reasons, Draco. No innocent person should have to go through that. We do not want to attack blindly. If we do not know exactly where she is, it could prove fatal. Now, would you rather we rush in and possibly get her killed or would you rather she live?"

Draco stared at the Headmaster. He could understand where he was coming from, especially since he was not a Gryffindor but he did not like it.

"Ms. Downes, I am sorry that Evangeline was taken and know that she will come back to you soon."

To Draco, the rescue would not be Gryffindor but Slytherin in nature. If the supposed Light side would not help him, then he would have to do it himself and his way.
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