White roses brushed against my legs, tickling them. They were slowly turning as red as the moon. I tried to escape the floral scent, but my legs started to feel like lead. Her silhouette looked spectacular. As I inched closer, more of her features became visible. She wore white trousers and black robes with crimson thread that slithered down her back in the shape of a dragon. A yellow chrysanthemum was embroidered in place of a front pocket. Her robes flowed like ink to her knees. My leadened legs made it hard to move forward, but I kept going, keeping my mind on the lone cherry blossom tree. The petals were falling like snow. I came up behind her and she whipped around, revealing my true form with piercing grey eyes with flecks of blue, narrowed with anger.
I couldn't help but let out a gasp when I awoke from the nightmare. Luckily, nobody noticed as I crept out of my dorm with all of my things I needed in one shabby backpack. I hated this place with all my strength, but my pack always kept me grounded, I couldn't leave my family. I made up my mind though, I had to protect them. I was with that thought that I left The Centre.
It was awfully cold that morning as I walked through Diagon Alley, all the shops were closed, but I needed to clear my head when I saw him. Malfoy was coming out of Knockturn Alley. It was too late to run he already saw me.
"What do I have here?" Lucius said smoothly. "Our runaway has returned." While he was too busy running his mouth I grabbed my wand poised to strike.
"Get away from me or I will kill you," I said with venom pouring from every word.
"Now, now, Morrigan-" I cut him off with a killing curse but he dodged it. There was a loud crack and I found myself surrounded by Aurors.
"Come quietly or else!" one shouted. Once he saw me though he started to laugh. "You casted a killing curse?"
"Don't be fooled by appearances," I said, laughing before darkness consumed me.
When I came to I was sitting in a courtroom looking at the Wizengamot, chains bound me to a throne-like chair. "Please state your name for the court," said Minister Fudge.
"Morrigan Artemis Remus Black," I said, looking up not letting my fear show.
"Are you related to Sirius Black?" asked Fudge
"Yes, I am his daughter," I said. The Wizengamot looked shocked at this answer, however Professor Dumbledore kept a straight face.
"Is it true that you cast an Unforgivable Curse at Lucius Malfoy, therefore breaking the law and the Restriction for Underage Sorcery?" asked Fudge
"I did cast an Unforgivable at Mr. Malfoy , but I'm an emancipated witch and therefore not underage," I said with a touch of sarcasm.
All of a sudden Dumbledore spoke "Why did you do it?"
"Voldemort kidnapped me when I was a baby, due to an aging potion…," I began "He taught me all the magic I know. Due to his tutelage I'm the first Necromancer since Salazar Slytherin. At first I fought being his apprentice, but it was useless. I was still tortured no matter what I did. When he fell finally I ran for it before Malfoy could take me in," I said shocking the court.
"We will check your records before issuing your sentence-,"
"You won't find them. The American ministry has the papers,"
"Take her to the holding cell," said Fudge going red in the face.
Two aurors pulled me out of the seat and led me out of the courtroom. Immediately I recognized the face of "Mad-Eye" Moody, the second auror had spiky bubble gum colored hair. I assumed she was his trainee by the way he scolded her when she talked to me.
"Was all of that true?" she asked shocked. I nodded in confirmation, unable to find words. Instantly I could tell she felt bad.
"Tonks you shouldn't be-" but Moody got cut off.
"I think I deserve to know my own cousin" said Tonks. Moody just nodded curtly. All of a sudden memories came flashing through my head as if they were getting sucked out of my brain. Tonks looked at me, completely horrified and I knew that for some strange reason she saw my memories. We walked the rest of the way in silence. When we arrived to the holding cell I was led inside and Tonks gave me a hug. I immediately tensed up due to my phobia about people touching me.
"Everything will be fine," she said as if I was a child. Well I am only ten, I mused. Moody left, leaving Tonks to guard me. She sat down in front of the bars and took out a copy of Witch Weekly and we began to read. We were talking about the different hairstyles in the magazine when we heard footsteps. Tonks scrambled to her feet (she wasn't supposed to read to or with the prisoners) falling flat on her face in the process while I started to doodle with the dirt on the floor.
"Good Afternoon, Professor," said Tonks
"Good Afternoon, Auror Tonks. I need to deliver some news to your charge if you don't mind," said Dumbledore. Tonks stepped aside as I looked up from my dirt doodles with a raised eyebrow.
"The court has decided to sentence you to one month in Azkaban and due to your current status you were not to be present," said Dumbledore with the twinkle in his eyes now gone.
"Professor…they can't do that she's only ten! Even adults start to go mad after a week!" shouted Tonks. The elderly wizard looked at me with immense sorrow and walked away.
The next morning I was woken up and chained by a group of Aurors, including Tonks. The chains went around my wrists ankles and neck like I was on some type of lead. Tonks looked on the verge of tears since I had to be treated like an animal. When we got to the small island, I was tattooed with a number and led down the high security corridor. Cold swept through my to my bones chilling me but I kept my head high, not showing fear. The Lestranges greeted me like I was at a family reunion cackling madly. As I got closer to my cell a dementor swooped in front of me, my nose practically touched it's hooded face before it moved on. I was too focused in my own thoughts as I was thrown into a cell.
"Keep her company, Black," said one of the aurors as the door was locked. I saw a silent tear slide down Tonks' cheek before she left.
"Who are you?," said a pile of robe in the corner that I realized was a man.
"Morrigan Black," I answered.
"Morrigan?" the man said sounding like he knew me. "Get over here, let me see your face," he said with a voice cracking from lack of use. The man had sunken eyes and had a gaunt looking face, giving him a frightening appearance, but his familiarity overrode my fears. I walked over to him and sat down on the grimy floor, taking off my sunglasses. His eyes mirrored mine, except for the amber that was around the pupils, and I had a feeling that I knew him.
"Excuse me, but who are you?" I asked and the man chuckled slightly.
"You don't recognize your own father?" he said, stating more than questioning and I started to have a slight panic attack. "Are you okay?" he reached for my shoulder and the moment he touched me I fled to the opposite wall shaking like mad.
Morrigan walked up a forest path flanked by two aurors. Today was the day she was going to meet her new ministry appointed guardian. Birds chirped from their high perches in the trees and rabbits stared at her with fear as if they sensed her darkness. Soon she came to a rather large three story house, it looked dark and miserable, like a prison. Moody rapped on the door and the trio waited in tense silence. The door opened, revealing a nasty looking Severus Snape. "Black. So, you finally joined your father. Did you like the dementors?" he said venomously.
"Made friends with quite a few actually," retorted Morrigan. Tonks was fighting a losing battle at hiding her enjoyment at Morrigan's remark.
"She's yours now, Severus," said Moody and the two aurors disapperated.
"Come in, unless you want me to leave you there," said Snape. I was more than happy to stay outside but it looked like a storm was brewing. I calmly walked in to discover that the inside was not as dark as the outside. The walls were a light shade of blue like the carpet, but the furniture was black. Severus led me to a wall and tapped it with his wand. "This leads to your room. Your belongings are already there. On the weekends you will visit your Uncle Remus, and whatever you do, do not enter my private lab," he said coldly. When he left I hurried into my room. The moment I entered my jaw hit the floor. The room was modeled after the night sky with blues and purples the celing even showed the constellations in the sky. Immediately I picked out Sirius, what type of daughter would I be if I couldn't. I flopped down on the large four-poster bed and stared at my celing. "Look who they stuck me with Dad, Uncle Severus. I knew Mum was a Snape, but Merlin! Don't worry I'll find a way to get you out," I said, speaking to the celing.