Laura didn't go home for Christmas . Draco did , Narcissa had sent a letter asking Laura to spend the Christmas at the Manor but Laura politely denied . Laura had dreaded a letter from her mother all along but her mother had not yet written yet . Laura didn't want to face her mother so she stayed back . Holtzmann stayed back for Laura they were getting close again Jillian was starting to be Laura's only day of light in her whole dark life . Then there was a mayhem at the ministry Potter and his friends have escaped the dark lord again . Yes , the Dark Lord has returned it has been confirmed by the Minister who tried to ignore the fact all along . And Mr. Malfoy along with a few more death eaters have been captured and sent to Azkaban . But now the time has come Laura has comes to the end of her fifth year which means she has to go back to the Manor even if she didn't want to .
Laura was sitting with Holtzmann in a train carriage on the Hogwarts Express . ' You are nervous , aren't you ?' Jillian asks breaking an unusual long silence between them . Laura simply nods ' I thought about it and I think if I want to live I'll just do whatever they say . ' Laura says abruptly . 'But-' Jillian protests 'There's nothing else I can do ' Laura exclaims . The train stops Laura looks in Jillian's eyes she looks back they stay like that for a moment or two then Laura nods they stand up and leaves . Jillian hugs her tightly Laura returns the hug . Then they see Narcissa looking at Laura raising an eyebrow . 'I should go .' 'Yeah ' they part and Laura walks up to where Narcissa is standing . Draco us standing by her side looking glum . Narcissa nods then they leave 'Mrs . Malfoy ?' Laura asks breaking the silence . ' Yes ?' replies the older woman and throws her a questioning look . 'Is my mother at the Manor ?' Laura says making Draco look at his mother eager for the answer too . Narcissa stays quite for a few moments then says 'Yes'
Laura's heart pounding harder than ever inside her chest . They reach the Manor Laura quickly goes inside her room and gets fresh then while she was going to sit on the bed there is a knock on her door Laura's heart starts pounding even harder . She opens the door to see Draco standing there looking glum Laura lets out a long whooosh . 'You are supposed to come downstairs .' Draco says ' Yeah ' Laura follows Draco downstairs . As Laura comes downstairs sitting on the fine table is Bellatrix Lestrange her hair just as the shade of Laura's hair , just it was curly really curly unlike Laura's straight hair . Her eyes dark and heavily lidded unlike Laura's leafy eyes . Her skin paler than Laura's , her cheeks hollow . Then she looked at Laura and her lips curled . 'Ah , Laura come sit beside me let me look at you .' Laura looked at Draco for a moment then followed what her mother said she drew a chair beside her and sat down . 'Oh look at you last time I saw you were just a year old and now you are 16 I assume ?' she touched Laura's cheek with her cold long fingers 'I'm 15' said Laura softly 'Oh never mind you'll turn sixteen this May won't you ? Then you will be able to brand the Dark mark and work for the Dark Lord .' she smiled Laura was horrified .'Your hair why so short .' her mother asked 'I like it that way .' Laura said . Bellatrix chuckled then said ,'Now Cissy would you mind excusing me and my daughter , we would like to have some mother- daughter talk . No no , wait you don't have to leave . We'll go up to my room '. She then stood up and pulled Laura's hand . Laura was feeling so uncomfortable by that cold touch . Laura followed her up to a dark but fancy room in the other corner of the manor . Then she sat on the bed and Laura followed . 'Now tell me about yourself .' she questioned Laura . ' Oh ummm I ? I - I am in Slytherin-'
Belllatrix let out a mad laugh ' Isn't that obvious ? Now tell me about your friends what kind of friends do you have ? Are they all pure blood ?'
'Oh I don't have many friends .'(she said this knowing that no.way is she going to tell her about Jillian , she's a half blood ) Laura replied hesitantly
'What you don't have any friends that's so unusual isn't it ? What about Draco is he nice to you ?' her mother asked eagerly .
'We don't talk much .' Laura shrugged .