The ball of light bounded down a back alleyway. Indira and Equity were in hot pursuit, although it was exhausting to run that way. The ball rolled to a stop in front of a small shop.

The shop was painted a hard shade of black, with glowing green holograms of various symbols and people floating above the awning. Malfoy's Monographs and Sinister Sweets, was painted in white lettering. When Equity opened the door, a small plume of dust shot up her nose, and she sneezed. The inside of the shop smelled stagnant. The air was warm, and dust and pollen was caught in light. Small blobs of pulsing, vibrating jellies in large glass cylinders provided light in odd colors. Ebony bookshelves housed not only dusty volumes, but other things as well: skulls, flasks and jars of oddities. Equity shivered as she passed a jar labeled Eyeballs in Salmit Oil. She opened a book called Great Evils and Their Children, hoping to see some mention of herself within the dusty pages.

She heard breath behind her and jumped. Standing behind her was a man into his thirties. His hair was silvery-blond, so much so that it made him appear aged. His nose was upturned, and his eyes were a twinkling, brackish green.

"Hello. You seem awfully young to be browsing in this side of town."

Equity swallowed. "Um, Mr. Malfoy, my name is Equity. Equity Riddle. You're my cousin, I think."

He thought for a moment before answering. "I used to have a little cousin named Enviette. I always wondered what happened to her. You sure that's not your name?"

She nodded. "Well, it used to be. And then the Potters took me in for a few years. They said that Enviette was a name for someone Dark, so they changed it. They sent me to Hogwarts, saying I might as well learn about magic. I thought I had no relatives, and then I remembered you. I just wished that I knew someone who could tell me more about me. I really don't know much about my parents. I mean, everyone tells me that they were the most evil people on the planet, but I want to know what they were like before that."

Her cousin nodded and hugged her. He was glad himself to discover his cousin. "Of course, you'll come and live with me and Astoria and little Scorpius during the holidays, and your little friend over there would also be welcome."

Equity hugged him. "Yay!"