Disclaimer: I own Elina and TJ plus the plot. The rest belongs to J. K. Rowling. I'm using part of a song by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Summary: Discover the truth as three young ladies find themselves, love, and friendship. Watch their lives unfold as they discover their destiny.

Chapter 1

A young girl no older then thirteen laid on a floor composed of dirt not even being graced with a bed or stone floor like some of the other prisoners. Men with full-length black cloaks, skull masks delivered her food but all stayed away from her. The sadistic and crazy part of this whole ordeal was that these men obeyed her father, Lord Voldemort. Elina Riddle lay cold and hungry slowly turning into nothing but skin and bones. Her fierce red eyes scared the men away. But if someone looked close enough they saw fear, sorrow, but those eyes held rage. It was the rage that shown through the most. It was her only defense; their fear of her and she kept them guessing. Kept them wondering when she would strike next.

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this worlds going to end.

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

Last month she killed a Death Eater, which earned her the cell. He happened to be one of the top ranking men controlled by her father. The worst part was she couldn't remember what caused her to loose control. Her own father didn't know she possessed that kind of power because she never let him know. Unfortunately the cat was out of the bag. She dared not think of what that man tried to do to her to make her loose control of her body completely. Whatever happened she was pleased with the fact that she was strong enough to stop her attacker. Elina figured her father would help her for Voldemort didn't care for his precious Death Eaters, though her father never came to her aid. No, he feared her most of all when she showed her strength. It's as if Voldemort knew something she did not. Expected to find that she was powerful underneath it all and for the first time in her life she saw an unyielding terror in his eyes. Fear is what put her away in the dungeon; only time will tell how long she stayed.

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect

Every action in this world will bear a consequence

If you wait around forever you will surely drown

I see what's going down

Unfortunately not all of her father's minions were afraid of her. Some of them would enter her cell while bring her food and give her a good kick. Or force her to stand up and smack her around a little bit. Like this morning Lucius Malfoy came in bringing her breakfast, if you could call it that. But instead of sliding the tray under the door as directed, he came in. Circling her body that lay on the ground he kicked her in the side. When she moved and made a small sound kind of like grunt he pulled her up by her hair.

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

"So the little bitch is still alive," he said once she was standing on her own. Then Lucius back handed her hard enough to have the young girl fall over. Looking down at her still body he asked out loud, "How did a little, pathetic girl kill one of the strongest Death Eaters?"

Face down in the dirt she says "this doesn't hurt"

She says "I've finally had enough"

Face down in the dirt she says "this doesn't hurt"

She says "I've finally had enough"

She spit blood out of her mouth, it mixing with the dirt that surrounded her. Coughing a little she sat back up and as Elina turned to face him, ready to show him she was still standing. He was nowhere to be found. 'Stupid coward', she thought as she curled back up in a ball. Always wanted to kick and punch but whenever a sign of retaliation came about they were gone in a flash.

It was night, she assumed, as a hand gently shook her shoulder trying to wake her up. Elina's body tensed expecting the worst to happen. She didn't want to kill again; she wasn't her father. Slowly opening her eyes, blinking a few times to adjust to the dim light she stared into red eyes like her own. But they were not her fathers; they held warmth and sadness, eyes like that could only belong to her brother. TJ Riddle was five years older then his baby sister Elina. And yet she was treated as if she were an adult prisoner.

"Can you stand?" TJ asked in a whisper, voice trembling with fear or sadness, maybe both.

She nodded moving to stand up quickly for she knew they had a limited amount of time. Her stiff body disagreed with her but she pushed on. Now they just had to make it outside, TJ thought, as they moved silently through the dungeon. Taking a right, then a left, up two flights of stairs they were free, so to speak. Holding her in a tight hug TJ disappeared to a little house just outside of Hogsmaede.

Two weeks had passed and Elina was slowly regaining her strength. TJ was barely around for he was still wanted by their father and now that she was gone punishment was to be delivered. TJ was learning how to run the family business, which entailed killing, torture, and plots to take over the world. Every time he did come by Elina heard him crying. He tried to be quiet, tired to be strong for his sister but his role in life was taking its toll. She didn't know what he was crying for or why but she wanted to help him. Giving him little hugs when she could, a gentle hand on his shoulder and sisterly kisses at night were all she could think of to do.

Remembering something she saw in the library before her…before that night. She begged her brother to grab some scrolls in the back of the library. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she knew without a doubt that those scrolls would change their lives. Elina just wished they could save her brother before it was too late.

Naturally her brother came through for her bring the scrolls and books. Research and training had taken all of her time but she knew it would help her brother in the end. It would help them both in the end.

TJ was fixing breakfast while Elina had her head buried in a book. But when he turned back around she was already moving on to the next one. It always amazed him when he watched Elina read. If you could call it reading, she more absorbed the information then read it. The longest he's seen her with one book was when she was four years old, her first book, and she finished it in an hour. He frowned, sure he had gotten faster with his reading, but it still took him a few days to finish most books. Getting back to the task at hand he was happily scooping up eggs and putting them on freshly cleaned plates.

"Do you eat when I'm not here? Or do you just want me to do all the work?" TJ teased as he sat a plate full of eggs in front of her.

"I've eaten more these last two weeks then I did the last month."

TJ's face fell remembering her time in the family dungeon. He was ashamed that it took him so long to save her. He just hoped she would forgive him. "I'm sorry E," TJ whispered.

Elina's head snapped up from her book to look at her brother. He was pale, shoulders hunched over, and his face held shame and sorrow. Such vivid emotion she thought, putting her book down. Though, without a trained eye no one would see anything but a blank canvas. Standing up she moved to stand in front of him. They were almost eye level, with Elina being a little taller with him sitting down. Elina stood at 4' 8" and prayed every night that she would at least grow a little more. Placing a small, tender hand on his broad shoulder she let out a small sigh.

"Oh big brother. Why do you torture yourself? I know you did everything you could for me. You always have. But I – I kil… I did something horrible and now father fears me." Elina took a few deep breaths to steady her self before saying, "I think I found our sister. And I don't wish to speak to soon but I believe I figured out how to stop our father." Elina stopped feeling TJ grasp her hand.

"You've already found a way to defeat him?" He asked, shocked to the core that she had done it so fast.

"Yes," Elina said confidently, "we'll be recruiting two young men and two young women from Hogwarts. I've traced the blood lines from when this information was written. I've found something more but I can't get it all translated. All I really have is a hunch, and intuition. We have a month before school is out and if the rumors I've heard from the men guarding me are true they won't be going back for a while. Do you know what they are talking about TJ?"

TJ's face went a little pale thinking about what was to come. His father was going to make sure that Hogwarts would not be safe place for the students anymore. At any cost Voldemort wanted to scatter the students. Turning to face Elina he said quietly, "Something bad is going to happen but he won't let me in on it. He says I'm not ready but I am afraid that some students will not survive."

Elina started to eat and in between bites she said, "The ones we need to help us will survive. Don't give me that look TJ." She shook her head at him not meeting his eyes. "I'm no longer a little girl anymore. I never really was."

Finishing off her eggs, Elina went back to reading and making notes. TJ always wondered why she did things the muggle way but never asked. Making his way to one of the smaller bedrooms in the house, he pushed open the door to reveal a potions lab and supply room. It was his one true passion and was fortunate enough to be very skilled in making potions. If things went in their favor he would take an internship in America, once it was all done, for potions. The room at the end of the hall was where Elina slept. There was one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. And it made TJ laugh whenever he walked through the house because books were everywhere. He would have to add on rooms when the new guests arrived. However, Elina would probably do a better job.

One month had passed and the students all filed out of the Hogwarts Express to find their parents at platform 9 ¾. Not a single student wore a smile on their face but some did shed tears for Hogwarts was officially closed. The Dark Lord had orchestrated an attack on the school, to not only bring fear and turmoil, but to cause doubt. And doubt he caused for the Ministry of Magic had closed Hogwarts, leaving the students with nowhere to turn.

Harry Potter and Ron Weasley along with a few Gryffindors and some other students in the Order had left before the train ride home. They seemed now more determined then ever to stop the mad man. But they insisted that Ron's little sister, Ginny Weasley, and Hermione Granger stay out of this for their own safety. The girls were practically livid, mostly Hermione, for she was by far the best student of their year and they didn't want her help. That was what she was thinking as she stepped off the train with Ginny next to her.

To figures stood in the shadows waiting for four special students to exit the train. As two young men stepped off the train still sporting their Slytherin robes, the taller of the two figures was elbowed in the ribs.

"There they are; don't let them go home. You have to do whatever it takes," the smaller of the two stressed in a harsh whisper.

TJ stepped out of the shadows making his way over to the boys that used to be his childhood friends. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw his sister walk over to the girls they were looking for. His eyes lingered on the one with fire red hair but he turned to the boys.

"Ginny, Hermione, May I please have a word?" Elina asked sweetly.

"Sure," Hermione said suspiciously which was followed by, "Who are you?" from Ginny. Elina tried to move them to the side but when they didn't move she sighed.

"Call me Elina, but that's not really important. Do you want to stop Voldemort?" She asked knowing the reaction would be amazing and highly amusing.

"What!?!" They screamed pulling her off to the side away from other people and out of ear shot. They would give anything to stop the horrible man. But how could this little girl know something Dumbledore didn't? And what about the prophecy with Harry Potter?

The young man from the shadows rolled his eyes. Leave it to Elina to be subtle, he thought. He placed a hand on each of the boy's shoulders. Successfully getting their attention, maybe a little too successful, because when they turned around they looked ready to kill.

"What do you want?" Demanded none other then Draco Malfoy.

"Is that anyway to greet the heir to the Dark Lord, or an old friend?"

"TJ?" Blaise Zabini asked not believing his eyes. It had been several years sense they had last seen each other. The Dark Lord had decided to isolate his children from everyone but his own teaching.

"In the flesh. However, I'm not here for pleasantries. I need your help." TJ stated in a whisper moving the boys away from the crowd of students.

"Name it," Draco said without hesitation. And the nods Blaise gave signaled he meant the same.

Loyal to the end, TJ mused. "Let's just say that I want to over throw my father and stop his madness. Are you with me?"

Turning to each other, thinking hard about what to do for they would be turning against their family. But both boys had lost friends in this attack on the school, which meant that even being Slytherin wasn't safe anymore. They were tired of what was happening around them. With joining TJ they could be in control, not following a ruthless dictator that cared about nothing but death. Both giving a curt nod in the affirmative, TJ held out a port key.

"Come with me boys, I'm afraid you're not going to be going home today."

Elina was pacing in the tiny living room waiting for the three boys to show up. Hermione and Ginny waited on the couch in the small room for someone to arrive. They were a little confused, a little worried but couldn't turn down this opportunity. Plus, she was a child no older maybe 14 by looks, what could she possibly do to them? Ginny didn't believe this little girl but was willing to look into it and read what she had found.

They all wanted the war to end, so anything new was something to look into. But this startled her as well for she played a key role in defeating a man she was raised to believe could only be defeated by Harry Potter. Hearing the door creek open, Ginny looked up and watched one of the most gorgeous guys walk through the door. He was tall, broad shoulders, a little pale but when their eyes met she felt her heart stop. She had never seen someone with red eyes.

Elina saw that her brother was staring at Ginny Weasley. She was going to slap her brother on the shoulder but was distracted by Hermione's delightful reaction to the other visitors. Draco Malfoy walked through the front door of the little house. As their eyes met she shot up like a jack-in-the-box, and both of them shouted, "What the hell?"

"Calm down," Elina said going over to Draco. Gently pushing down on his hand she said, "It is nice to see you again friend."

Draco looked down at the girl then realized it was Elina. By god she was a vision, though still young, she was beautiful albeit a little nerdy. Draco embraced the girl whom he considered a sister and over the years he has grown to love her. Kissing the top of her head he pulled away. Hermione stood still shocked at the sweetness that came from the horrible boy that teased her for many years. Though, this year she knew something hand changed in the young wizard for he just ignored her. It was evident that he had matured, not only in body but in the mind and in his actions. This year he never started a fight, only defending himself when Ron or Harry egged him on. But, if he could act like that to this little girl, she could already feel her defenses crumbling. She could work with a man that acted like that.

"She's part of this plan?" Draco asked.

"Yes, she's a very important part and I would really like it if you two could get along. We all have a common goal, so let's go from there and see what happens." Elina said in a very diplomatic manner, which made her brother smile and grabbed the attention of the other boy standing against the wall.

"I'll do as you wish E. But I make no promises." Draco stated looking at Hermione.

"You never do. Now, I know everyone knows me. But just to make sure, I'm Elina Riddle. This is my brother TJ Riddle and you all should know each other." Elina said moving to the couch to sit down. Before she could say more she noticed her brother looking at her funny. She was about to ask him what his deal was but was halted by Hermione looking at her, jaw slacked.

Elina couldn't help the giggle that bubbled out of her throat. "I'm going to assume you finally caught on to what our last name is?" At the nods she continued. "Our father needs to be, how did you put it TJ, over thrown. I'm onto something, which is another reason I need you here Hermione. But everything else will be explained over time. I hope you can trust us. Go on faith." Elina trailed off looking around the room hoping she had explained herself well enough.

It was almost ten o'clock at night by the time they finished talking. They had decided that the girls would write letters to their families explaining what they were doing…trying to stop Voldemort. The boys would say the opposite in an owl to their families and drop in from time to time. Draco figured he would end up spying one way or another. With those details taken care of sleeping arrangements came next. TJ had been gone the last week being summoned by their father so Elina was the only one who knew all that was set up in the house.

They were all considerably happy to find out they each had their own room, two bathrooms, a library, a potions lab, and a room set up similar to the room of requirement. Elina couldn't help but assume that all of them thought TJ put this all together. She smiled internally knowing she had done an amazing job.

Elina had tried to take care of everything around here. Making the new rooms, adding on the library, cleaning, and fine tuning her plan to get them here…well, that left her little time for herself. Sure she bathed and slept, occasionally, but she hardly ate. And when her shirt road up as she sat down, she knew she was in trouble. It wasn't like she couldn't handle missing a few meals now and then; she did live in a dungeon for a time.

"You haven't eaten have you E?" TJ asked in a stern voice moving his hands to cross his arms in a menacing manner that always got the point across. He was almost twice her size, in weight and in height.

"Um…it must have slipped my mind. It's no big deal; I've gone days without eating." As the words left her mouth she brought her hands to her mouth quickly shrinking away from her brother. She knew it was a touchy subject, her being held prisoner, but she couldn't help bringing it up.

"E," he sighed and walked away to the kitchen. Elina hung her head low with shame for she had hurt her brother. It wasn't like she meant to, but he needed to stop treating her like a fragile, little girl that would break any second.

"What was that about Elina?" Blaise asked walking after TJ but stopped in the doorway to the kitchen.

"I don't want to talk about it. None of you could understand, now if you'll excuse me it's been a long day and I would like to get some rest before tomorrow. You all should rest as well; I don't plan on going easy on you all." With that Elina retreated to her room.

As the door shut to her room TJ emerged with a plate full of fruit and asked the girls to take it to her. Ginny stood up taking it from him walking to the hallway but before she left completely she looked over her shoulder and said, "We all deserve some answers. You seem to know them and are likely to tell them more then us but if we are all in this together you have to tell us too. I will not work in an environment where I'm left in the dark."

Turning on her heal she left to give the food to Elina with Hermione hot on her heals. TJ slumped down on the couch rubbing his face in his hands and wondered if that girl would always get the better of him. His heart was beating so fast he didn't know how to react. Never had a girl affected him this much, but all the girls that were brought to him were picked by his father…enough said.

Blaise sat down next to him and Draco stood before him both waiting till he was ready to talk. The girls came back and Ginny took the seat on the other side of TJ with Hermione standing next to Draco. Ginny put a comforting hand on his shoulder watching him slowly lift his head to look at them all. TJ knew they wanted answers, but was it his place to give them he wondered.

The silence was broken when Ginny asked, "What happened to Elina?"

"I'm sorry but it's not my place to tell all of you. I can understand telling Draco, being who he is in her life but you three… I just don't know." TJ sighed looking at all of them knowing they weren't going to take no for an answer. But when he heard a sigh leave Ginny's sweet, pink lips he feared he would tell her anything she asked him. Oh, he was going to be in trouble tomorrow.

"She's just a baby," Hermione said kneeling down in front of TJ, "What happened to her to take that innocence out of her eyes?"