Dumbledore's Office

-Faces River directly- Slolwly isn't good enough for me... With the Ministry gone he'd be devastated! His devastation would be a faster medicine than anything!

I back away, seeing the anger in his eyes.
'Then what? listen to yourself! once you even try to destory the Ministry, they would cart you off to Azkaban! I'm not going to loose you! We have had a small revenge. Wait a while, and think, and we can have a bigger revenge. But i am not loosing you again because of him!'

-Sigh- I know you're right... I'm not strong enough to destroy the Ministry... But it's mere existence is an insult... To me, you, mother and all others in my life!

'One day you can do something to ruin him and that place. One day, i promise, becase i would stand with you. But that time isn't now... We just have to wait.'

-Sigh- Riv, I wonder... And I've thought about it for a while since we discovered each other... Do you think things would've been different had our positions had switched? If I was the -finger quotes- "squib" and you were prodigy child? Would you have gone down my path and I yours or would things have been different do you think?

I pause, thinking. 'I dont know. We are who we are, in a way. Would you still be the evil one?!' I grin. 'Proberly. But that doesnt matter, because this is the way it happened. But things are different now, because we are changing each other. so maybe our paths might have been different, but what we are now because of us, would be the same...'

OOC Sorry this has taken so long

Changing each other... about the only thing about me that has changed is I now have two more people to protect in my life...

'No, Crouch, you've changed more than that, even if you wont admit it... before we..found this out, you would have happily killed me for what i am. Being a pureblood that was against the Dark Lord. And when we did find out...you were, well, You didnt want to know. But look at us now. We have both changed.'
I grin. 'And you dont have to protect me, you know. I can look after myself.'

-Chuckles a little- Brotherly instinct...

'I know it is, but thats what i mean. You have changed...because now you want to look after me...'

Very true, it's just... You gave me a lot of help as a kid and I wish to return the favor... -small crazy grin- Hell you're probably the reason why I have the little amount of sanity I do Have left...

I narrow my eyes. 'Is that the only reason, crouch. to "return the favour"?'

-Eyes widen- Did what I say come out wrong? I fear I'm not accustommed to the family lingo... What is it I'm supposed to say? I want to keep you safe for your own sake... Does that make sense?

'Family lingo?!' i laugh. 'Crouch, the only thing you need to say is what you feel...not what you think you feel. Why do you want to keep me safe? truely?'

-Thinks for a minute- Your my sister. I just have to protect you because... Because...

'Because?' i promt gently.

-sigh- When I think of you... I feel this... lightness. It's quite weird... I remember when you used to smile at me and I felt it then... the idea of you being hurt angers me and the idea of you being happy makes me so as well... do you know how to best define that?

I smile. 'You care about me. Thats what it means. You love be because i am your sister.'

-Nods head-

My smile grows, feeling truely happy. 'See? was that hard?'

Talking about feelings isn't a strong suit of mine...

'I know. But you have to sometimes.'

-A student walks by with the Daily Prophet and I steal it, and read the headline, my face erupts with shock-

What... the hell?

My eyes narrow. 'What? Whats happened?'

-Hands the Paper to River-

-Article Reads: Ministry Gala to be held at Hogwarts, Funded by Bartemius Crouch Sr-