Decisions

*Narrator pov*

Narcissa Black slowly regains consciousness, her head throbbing with pain. She blinks, trying to clear her vision, and realizes she's lying on a cold, hard surface. As her surroundings come into focus, she realizes she's in a dimly lit, unfamiliar room. The last thing she remembers was finding out the truth of her divination, then seeing Morpheus. And now she's disoriented, struggling to piece together what happened. Panic sets in as she frantically assesses her situation, trying to figure out how to escape or find help.

As her vision slowly began to realign she noticed the room she was in looked familiar, as she went to get up from the bed she was in the door to the room crept open.

"Stay away!" Narcissa shouted searching frantically for her wand

"Do not be afraid," a familiar voice sounded

"Grandpa??" Narcissa said in disbelief

With a heavy sigh, Arcturus Black stepped fully through the door.

"You are safe Narcissa, but we must have a hard conversation," Her grandfather replied while sitting on the edge of the bed

"Grandfather what happened, the last thing I remember was seeing Professor Morpheus blow some weird power in my face," she said while scooting closed

Before Arcturus could reply Narcissa yelled, "Grandfather, I must tell you something I found!"

Arcturus sighed once more, "Narcissa I know. You should have kept your curiosity at bay this isn't something someone your age should concern themselves over,"

"You knew?" she said softly

"Yes, Morpheus told me shortly after he saw your divination results," Arcturus said with a small nod

"I see, then why did he knock me out and not talk talk to me?" She asked in bewilderment as it sounded as if her Grandfather and Professor had a good relationship

"Because he knew I would have to make a hard decision, Narcissa the truth you learned can never be spoken aloud, not to your father, your mother, or even your sisters. With that, I must ask you to make a magical oath," Arcturus spoke with a sad smile

Narcissa frowned but did not raise any objections, she knew there was no getting out of this, "Will we be okay?" she asked softly her voice timid and weak

"Yes, I think we will. The oath will not be forever you just have to keep this secret until I say otherwise," Arcturus replied with a small smile

Arcturus Black was many things but, he loved his family and it pained him to put his Granddaughter in this situation.

"Now for the witness of the oath," Arcturus said a little louder allowing the person outside the door to hear

The door creaked open once more and a pale man walked through, "Hello, Narcissa," Morpheus said with a small crooked smile

"Professor Morpheus," she replied weakly

"The effects will wear off soon I'm terribly sorry about this whole ordeal. Now let us get this oath over with so you can put this whole night behind you. I can still have you back in the castle before anyone realizes," Morpheus said closing the door behind him

"My roommates should have noticed," Narcissa said with a frown

"They seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, morning will come before they know it," Morpheus laughed lightly

Narcissa felt a chill go down her spine, to be able to infiltrate the Slytherin dorms without anyone knowing was not an easy feat.

Soon the oath commenced and Morpheus using the floo took Narcissa back to the castle, while they walked to the Slytherin dungeon she couldn't help but ask, "Will my family be okay professor?"

"Yes, your family will be more than okay just leave these matters into the hands of adults," Morpheus replied

Reaching the dungeon Morpheus left Narcissa and headed back to his room; once there he used the floo to go back to the Black Estate.

Arcturus sat waiting for him, "What did you need Arcturus, I'm a busy man," Morpheus asked

"I asked you to come back because I have one question, what was the meaning of that? You obviously knew she would be there and find that book revealing the truth of what she divined, you could have stopped her," Arcturus asked his voice cold as ice

"And where would the fun be in that Arcturus?" Morpheus laughed while turning to leave

"Do you think my family's future is a game!" Arcturus shouted whilst standing from his chair

"A game," Morpheus said as if savoring the word

Morpheus turned his neck to look straight into Arcturus's eyes, "Nothing is a game Arcturus, but if you must make that analogy then I will say this, life is a game and only I can see the board right now,"

With a toss of floor-powered Morpheus left in a swirl.

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The predawn sky was painted in shades of deep indigo as the ancient, towering walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry stood in majestic silence. A hush settled over the castle, broken only by the faint rustling of the Forbidden Forest's creatures. Then, as if summoned by some unseen hand, a golden sliver of the sun's first rays breached the horizon.

As the sun continued its ascent students began to wake up ready for their day, the girls in Narcissa Black's room woke up feeling refreshed and ready to combat the days challenges.

"That was the best sleep I've ever had," one of the girls said while doing her hair

"It couldn't have been better than mine I feel so refreshed," another said

Narcissa felt an odd sense of jealousy, oh how she wished she could have rested properly.

With a calm mask in place, Narcissa got ready for the day.

Hoping that what her grandfather and Morpheus said was true.

*Morpheus pov*

Why did I let her see the book in the end? Simple really, although she cannot tell anyone I know she will want to study harder and train even more so.

It's a normal human response.

She will want to advance faster than ever in hopes of assisting her family, Narcissa Black is gifted in a few aspects of magic that I think would be invaluable to have.

If this extra pressure can push her into seeing a link between divination and healing I will have a powerful aid at my side.

Getting ready for the day I decided to see if I could meet with this mysterious Pandora, it seems she is another talent I can potentially gather.

My decision to come to this school is looking better and better already.

Sitting in my chair eating my breakfast I observed the house tables, you can learn a lot from where students were sitting.

At the Gryffindor table, I saw James Potters's group of friends joking around and having a good time, beside them were some students who seemed to be a part of the Quidditch team.

At the Slytherin table, I saw Severus sitting off to the side seemingly trying to avoid notice, Lucius Malfoy and his gang looking over at the boy.

It seems the 'marauders' distraction wasn't enough for poor Severus. He will need to find a better way to deal with the older years soon.

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