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The Great Below	By : aldallia Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 2128 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: This story is set 3 years
before Harry�s arrival at Hogwarts and will be more or less following canon
articles wherever applicable, but when not its all
original fiction guys.

Disclaimer: I don�t own the characters created by JKR soooo, don�t sue, thanks.

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�So now what?� Was all Caroline
could muster while choking back her tears.

She refused to cry. Dumbledore felt extremely sorry for her,
he had spoken to her parents before she was accepted into Hogwarts via floo network. They had begged him to take her saying that
she had been flat out rejected or kicked out of every single American Wizarding Academy
in the country. He had chuckled to himself at her accomplished feat, America
was a large country, making it so that not a single school would take her had
been a great feat he would have congratulated had it not been the wrong thing
to cultivate in a child as rebellious as Caroline. Her mother had told
Dumbledore about her dual attendance to a Muggle
university as a part time student, taking some of the upper level courses in
the sciences that Muggles understood, that her
ability to do so had been because she, Caroline�s mother, had given her a
Time-Turner on her eleventh birthday as she would have been forced to use it
should she decide to continue with her Muggle
studies. Her father thought she wasted her time on such things, despite her
increasingly high marks in all her courses. He was, however, proud that she was
interested in Muggle sciences as that was considered
a respectable career field among the Muggles.

�Caroline, can you tell me why you�ve taken it upon yourself
to give yourself and your family such a hard time? Why did you want to get
kicked out of all those schools?� he was curious to know her reasons.

Caroline was unsure how to answer him, she never had been
genuinely asked by someone to know her reasons for her actions. Sure her
parents had asked but when she had told them that first time they passed it off
to her going through a phase. Now that Dumbledore was asking her for her
intentions she didn�t know how to react. She didn�t want to trust him because
her trust in her parents had been shattered when they simply passed her reasons
off to being a child and too young to know what she wanted out of life. Young
though she was, she had always been more mature for her age.

�Well sir, I don�t exactly know anymore. It�s been so long
since I�ve thought about them myself that I just assumed nothing I ever did
mattered anymore. I was who I was; logic and reasoning didn�t really matter
anymore.�

Dumbledore nodded for her to continue.

�What I do remember is that, I�ve always really liked going
to regular school, you call them Muggles. I liked
going to their schools. I enjoyed learning from the courses I took, I really
like that. Magic was just that, magic, innate, I already knew how to control
it, I knew a good chunk of the spells before I was shipped off to those
boarding schools and whatever I learned at the various places I�ve been I�ve
stored in memory. I see learning Magic as a waste of time if we can�t even use
it in the open. Why do we have to live double lives? Or hide away from the
world completely. I�ve been moved around from school to school since I was
eleven and was eligible for magic school acceptance. I used what I learned
around the school and was punished for it, though technically yea, I pulled
several pranks, but it was just practicing what I knew and combining them
together, just to see what I could do.�

�I know you�ve been very imaginative or so I heard from your
parents over your choice of spells. Very creative.�
Dumbledore smiled gently, �we could use that talent here, cultivate it, expand
your knowledge, and you wouldn�t have to feel as if you were wasting your time.
All I ask is that you work with us, not against us. I will not toss you
out like all your other schools did, but please do not make me regret my
decision.�

Caroline offered a contrite smile back, �Thank you
Professor, thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I promise to be less of
a torment to your staff. May I go now? I�m missing class.�

Dumbledore gave a small chuckle.

�Very well, Caroline has agreed to be more considerate and
we must all do the same. She is an exceptionally bright student; it would be a
shame to lose her. Off you go.�

The portraits nodded their agreement and Caroline quickly
exited his office as soon as the door closed Lucius
turned to Dumbledore. Lucius stepped forward
preventing Dumbledore from saying anything further.

�Now, as for the most unfortunate matter involving her
situation, her parents have transferred custody to me.� Lucius
eyes twinkled.

Dumbledore gazed back seemingly unmoved by what Lucius said, �Yes, that seems the best course of action for
now.�

Lucius sneered back, �We shall
see.� He spun on his heel and headed for the door stopping with his hand on the
door handle, �I only have the girl�s best interests at heart.� Lucius slowly turned to sneer and arch an eyebrow in
Dumbledore�s direction, �And my concern is for her�faltering�education at your
hands.�

�Lucius, your concern is
flattering.�

Lucius Malfoy
swiftly shut the door behind him and went in search of Caroline whom he found
just outside the Slytherin common room.

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Caroline leaned against the closed door and stared up at the
ceiling a moment to get her bearings. A whirlwind of events had been taking
place at an abnormally fast pace and she felt on the verge of tears unshed. She
walked to the main hall and stood in front of her house�s common room door
undecided about whether to enter or not. She stared out the window at the
bright sunny day outside, when I was thrown out every time it was a nice day
outside, Caroline wryly thought to herself. She shook her head, I didn�t
believe at first that I could be thrown out on a mistake just like I don�t
believe this now but it all turned out to be true. This is just another thing
I�ll have to accept and move on otherwise I�ll be mired in grief forever.

�I too was placed in Slytherin
House when I was a student here.� A cool voice said from behind her.

Caroline turned to see that Lucius
fellow standing a few feet behind her, �Good for you.� She said before
muttering the password and walking down the steps leading to an empty common
room as all the students were in class. Lucius
followed her in refusing to be cast aside like some trivial item brushing past
her arm as he snaked his to her waist gently pulling her along closer to the
fireplace. Caroline turned her head around took note of the alluring shadows
playing in his cold gray eyes from the firelight.

�Perhaps we should talk about our relations further over
lunch,� Lucius said, �I�m sure you must be hungry
after all this commotion from the morning.� He smiled warmly.

Caroline shrugged, �Only if you�re buying, at this point I
could careless.�

Lucius stepped towards the
fireplace and removed from inside his jacket a small pouch containing floo powder. He motioned for Caroline to join him at his
side, �We�re going to London
for a bit, so make sure you repeat the place name at the same time I do.�

Caroline nodded and took a handful of floo
powder when Lucius passed her the small pouch before
yelling �Diagon Alley!�

On the other side they came out of the fireplace of an
upstanding wizard caf�. The moment Lucius stepped out
attendants came to brush his coat of any powder from the fireplace. He motioned
for them to do the same to Caroline�s clothing as they took away their coats.
The maitre d� quickly walked from his position in the front of the caf� to seat
them personally at a table far from eavesdropping ears and prying eyes. Lucius gentlemanly put out his arm for Caroline to take and
lead her to their table pulling out her chair so she was seated first. They sat
opposite each other; Lucius regally sat back into the
seat�s cushions and stared down his fine nose at Caroline who sat uncomfortably
at being watched.

�Excuse me for asking, uh��

�You may call me Lucius.�

�Well, Lucius, pardon my bluntness but, why are you doing this? You don�t
even know me.�

Caroline squirmed at bit under his ceaseless gaze. Lucius put his hands together in front of him points
touching, �I had heard of your plight from one of the other Board members, you
see, I am an important figure on the Board of Governors for Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it is my job to see to it the school is run
effortlessly and is a safe learning environment for its students. I have a
small son of my own; I felt compassion for your situation and decided you would
be cared for best at my manor by my wife and me.�

Caroline felt embarrassed, �Oh, wow, I�m, well I�d like to
say that I�m grateful for your hospitality. You don�t even know me and yet you
are willing to take me in, that�s very kind and generous of you to put me up in
your home, I�m very humbled by your assistance but I will not be able to accept
without you allowing me the chance to repay you for boarding me.�

�I must insist that you feel welcome and not burdened by
such notions, but if it would serve to settle your conscience then yes, I will
grant you a chance to�reimburse me for your housing.�

Caroline felt more assured by his agreement and eagerly
ordered her meal. They had gotten along marvelously, though Lucius
eyes never left staring after Caroline. He lifted his glass to his lips to take
a sip before speaking again.

�I have something that might interest you,� he began in a
mellifluous tone.

Caroline arched an eyebrow inquisitively, �Oh, and what
might that be?�

�Perhaps you have noticed that when your last name is
uttered there is a sort of reverence given it by the rest of your housemates.�

Caroline nodded attentively, �Yea, I�ve noticed that since I
came here. What�s that all about?�

�Around here there is, rather, once was a particularly well
to do Pureblood family with your last name. Sadly few remain of their family,
what�s left of them are scattered, one of them is even imprisoned for murder.�

�You mean Sirius Black? That fellow who
was sent to Azkaban prison?�

�Precisely. You are very sharp; I
admire that in a person.�

Caroline blushed, �Thanks, but I�d like to know more about that
Sirius Black fellow though, what his character is and such. I know all about
the reasons why he was sent to Askaban but I�m more
inclined to know the man if that�s at all possible.�

�But of course, I can arrange to have you exchange owl
messages.� Lucius smirked, �Now, I have a something I
would like to ask you, if I may?�

�Um, sure, what is it?�

�I know that you are a very talented witch, capable of
creating and combining all sorts of useful spell permutations. I wish to tutor
you in more advanced arts in magic that you will never receive at the pace you
are going.�

Caroline was immediately intrigued, �Oh would you? Please,
that would be great! The work they give at school is so dreadfully dull I feel
my mind wasting away.�

Lucius grinned, �Excellent, I
shall make arrangements. I will let you know when they are ready.�

Caroline proceeded to enjoy her lunch before an obvious
question came to mind, �Oh, I�m sorry but where will I stay when the year
ends?�

�At my estate in Malfoy
Manor with my wife, younger son and I.�

�How do I get there?�

�I will personally arrive at the school to pick you up, we
will travel via Port Key but for that we must be past the boundaries of the
school which prevent anyone from Apparating. Your
things will be sent for so there is no need for you to carry much of anything
with you.�

Caroline finished her meal and soon they were headed back to
the castle. They appeared once again in the empty common room. Caroline stared
at the clock, good, I still have some time
before Meagan gets back from Potions. Caroline�s eyes flew wide, �Oh my god
I�ve missed Potions! Professor Snape is going to KILL
me!�

Lucius clucked at Caroline, �Don�t
fret I shall have a word with him. But for now it was nice meeting you
Caroline.�

With that Lucius climbed the steps
outside of the common room and was gone. Caroline was brimming with things to
tell Meagan, but she found she couldn�t bring herself to seek her out, she felt
devoid of any emotions. As if the specific emotions were cleanly ripped out of
her, making her feel calmer and collected. She reflected on her conversation
with Lucius and wondered if maybe he had something to
do with the void she felt. Unwilling to be caught by others like this she cast
an invisibility charm and went for a walk outside. She could feel the lump in
her throat growing larger with every step she took until finally taking refuge
behind a large oak tree near the lake�s shoreline she slumped down knees drawn
and sobbed silently. How could they do that to me? Oh so suddenly I�m not
worth anything? I�m glad I jinxed that ceiling, I don�t need them and they
obviously don�t need me. She looked up to stare at the tiny waves that
lapped at the water's edge, picking up a rock she threw it into the still
waters and watched the tiny waves grow larger as they crashed on the shore. Off
in the distance she heard the final bell ring signaling the end of classes. Well
at least it�s Saturday tomorrow and I don�t have to worry about homework until
Monday. Caroline stood up and dusted herself off before heading back to the
castle. She turned around to stare at the lake before slowly walking back.

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Meagan was beside herself, Caroline had been gone since morning
and everyone was talking about this latest incident.

�Expelled I heard she was!�

�No way! She�s Snape�s
pet haven�t you heard? I bet he�s in there right now begging for her to stay.�

�Yea, I bet he�s right in her!�

Where Snape was concerned there
was a lot of rumors being passed, lately they had begun to take a turn to the
sexual because of the way Snape tended to hold
Caroline late after everyone was gone. Many students believed that he was
having an affair with Caroline and that�s why she was passing with top marks in
his class. Meagan only shook her head and smirked, oh if only they knew it�s
the other way around! It�s Caroline who wants in his pants. She giggled to
herself. Although if she doesn�t show up soon I�M going to start
thinking she�s getting some and not telling me. She pouted.

Snape was surlier than usual in
class today he snapped at even those Slytherin
students he seemed to like. He kept staring at her too, probably trying to
read my mind to know where Caroline went, Meagan thought. Again she caught
him staring in her direction and brought that last thought clearly to mind and
gleefully watched as he noticed her staring back and quickly turned away. Oh
damn I was right! As soon as the bell for the end of class sounded everyone
rushed out eager to start the weekend. As Meagan walked towards the library to
get some work done she was startled by a group of Gryffindors
who rudely pushed past her.

�Hey you assholes watch where you�re going!�

The group of boys stopped to turn around, it was then that
Meagan saw the bright flaming red hair of Bill. Oh fuck I just insulted my
future husbands! Before she could apologize Jeremy stepped forward.

�I�m sorry for that, it was my rude companions who lack
manners, I should have made them say �excuse me� to you.�

Meagan�s heart fluttered, oh you
can get your polite ass over here and make out with me.

�Oh, thank you.� She muttered.

�Wait a minute, you�re Meagan, Caroline�s friend,� Bill
stepped forward concern etched deeply into his face, �Do you know where
Caroline went? I haven�t seen her all day. I�m really worried about her.�

Aww! You�re worried
about her! Ah so cute! Meagan thought.

�Actually no, but I�ve been wondering that same thing, I�m
hoping she shows up tonight for dinner or even back in our room.�

�Well if you do, please let me know.�

Meagan nodded her agreement as Bill turned around again
heading for the Quidditch pitch to watch his friends practice.
Paul and Jeremy still stood where they were when Paul winked at her, �If you
find yourself alone again, you can come join us whenever you like.�

Jeremy smiled, �Slytherin or not
you�re a friend.�

With that they both walked off yelling after Bill saying,
�Hey and I thought WE were the Quidditch players
here!� Laughing they all disappeared around a corner.

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Caroline took off the invisibility charm but still kept her
head down she wasn�t concerned about meeting anyone now as she hadn�t seen
anyone since the bell rang so the need of an invisibility charm was
unnecessary. As she entered the castle through one of the many small courtyards
scattered about she caught her reflection in one of the suit of armors. Her
eyes were puffy and red from crying. She wiped her nose and continued through
the hallway leading away from the courtyard. From behind her she heard some
familiar voices and quickened her pace, fighting the urge to turn around to see
who it was.

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Bill was ahead of Jeremy and Paul, he rolled his eyes at
Paul�s openly flirtatious manner contrasted with Jeremy�s more gentlemen like
nature and grinned. He could tell when they were about to start a contest over
who could get that Meagan girl to be their girlfriend. He turned left at the
end of the hall towards the courtyard nearly stepping on the trailing robes of
a quickly walking girl. He watched her go off faster at the sound of Jeremy and
Paul�s shouts before he realized whom that dark honey colored hair belonged to.

�Caroline! Wait!� He yelled after her, causing her to break
into a sprint.

�No! Caroline! Stop! Why are you running?�

Damn, she�s faster than I thought. Bill thought as he
raced to catch up to Caroline who had turned the corner disappearing from sight
momentarily. He followed her down the hallway she went but didn�t see which way
she left and stopped to listen for footsteps. He followed in what he hoped was
the right direction.

�Caroline! Wait!�

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Caroline ran as fast as she could and was thankful for the
head start she had, she didn�t think she could run from Bill forever and
desperately sought out a hiding spot when she rammed right into something
toppling them both over as Caroline landed on top.

�Oof!� Caroline shook her hair out
of her eyes to see who it was she ran into.

�What the hell were you thinking running blindly through the
halls like that?� said the man beneath her.

Caroline froze at the sound of his voice. She could feel his
body tense up underneath her when he realized just who it was that was
straddling his chest.

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A/N: Ooooooh! Don�t you just love
it when an author gives you cliff hangers? I know I do, but then again I like
being able to read them as soon as possible. Sorry for my perpetual lateness X
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But at least I�m still active with this one. Anyways, I already
have the next several chapters written up, and and oh
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