Disclaimer: everything belongs to J K Rowling....except the characters I have invented.
A/N this story takes place during the summer Hermione and Draco fell in love in Draco's Secret. It will give you an idea why Snape was such a bad guy and why he has changed...enjoy.
The Beguiling of Snape: The Silent Prison 1
She had lived with death eaters all her life, her father, grand father and now her older brother. Why did they insist on becoming something so very terrible? She had seen the hell her mother and grand mother had gone through. They were not much better than house elves and were treated as such. So Katarina Macnair had decided at a very early age that she would never become a death eater or become involved with one. But sometimes fate likes to play dirty little tricks on us.
All through her years at Hogwarts, Katarina had been a good student. She had been sorted to Ravenclaw. She had done well in potions and especially had done well in muggle studies. She had hoped when she got older that she would become very popular in the muggle world playing the piano. Being a pureblood, this hadn't been received very well by her father. However, fate, or was it her father, just had to play that wicked trick and she fell in love. The man that she loved was handsome, strong, cunning and rich. He was a powerful pureblood, but he had a secret…. He was a death eater, one of Voldemeort's chosen. She had sworn up and down that she would never have anything to do with the likes of a death eater but she couldn't help it. His name was Lucius Malfoy.
And now as the dawn is breaking and she walks through the woods alone she remembers the betrayal she suffered and the silent prison that she in now to spend the rest of her life in, just because she dared to love.
~~*~~
"Master, I would like to get married. I have found a beautiful pureblood with a good and loyal family." Lucius said.
"What is her name?" asked Voldemort.
"Katarina Macnair."
"Her father was a trusted death eater," he said.
"He was Master, until his death a few months ago. And his son Walden has just entered the order," said Lucius.
"Ah yes, Walden Macnair will be a good death eater. I wish to meet your lady, have her here in one hour," he demanded.
When Katarina arrived, she was terrified. She had no clue why Lucius had brought her there. He knew how she felt about his involvement with the death eaters.
"She is a pretty one Lucius. I can see why you fancy her. Have you explained to her what is expected of a death eaters wife?" Voldemort asked.
"She knows master," said Lucius.
"Young lady step forward."
Katarina hesitantly stepped forward.
"Lucius tells me that he wishes to marry you. Do you want to marry him?" he asked.
"Yes," she said quietly.
"Well, in order for you to be allowed to marry one of my death eaters, you must join the society that all the wives of my death eaters belong," he stated.
With a look of horror on her face she shook her head as tears started to run down her face.
"I will never willingly join anything that has to do with that society. NEVER," she said passionately. "All I want is a quiet and peaceful existence with my husband as far away from the death and destruction that you so freely inflict on unsuspecting people."
"Crucio," Voldemort said.
As Katarina lay writhing on the floor, Lucius just stood there and watched. He wanted to help her but didn't dare. He was also angry with her for making him look like a fool in front of his master. She would pay for that. No one makes him look foolish.
"Finite incantatum," said Voldemort.
Katarina lay on the ground nearly unconscious. Listening to the conversation between Voldemort and Lucius.
"I thought you would have picked a better wife than this. I am disappointed in you Lucius."
"Master, I didn't know that her feelings were that strong, I thought that with a little persuasion from her mother, she would want to join us. Her grand father and father were both very loyal to you. I just don't understand," said a very puzzled Lucius.
As she started to stir, Lucius leaned down to help her up. Katarina pushed his hand aside and said with pure hatred, "Don't ever touch me again."
"So I take it that you haven't changed your mind?" Voldemort asked sarcastically.
"I will NEVER become one of those despicable, foul creatures," she said with loathing.
"Even if it means your death?"
"Even if it means death," she said defiantly.
"Such a pity, such spunk. Lucius, I hereby order you to take her in to the woods where she won't be found and kill her. I would do it myself, however this is part of your punishment for choosing foolishly. Now get out of my sight."
"Noooo!" she exclaimed. "Lucius, I thought that you loved me. How can you do his bidding?" she asked with tears falling freely.
"How could I possibly love someone as weak as you? You should be bowing down to Lord Voldemort. You make me sick."
"I hate you. You will get yours someday. I hope your downfall will be at the hands of a mudblood. It would serve you right," she said hatefully.
Lucius reached out and slapped her hard across the face.
"You will NEVER speak to me like that again. Stupify."
~~*~~
Severus Snape had loved her forever and now fate had played a harsh trick on him. It had been bad enough when fate had made her fall in love with someone else but now fate had seen fit to have that man murder her. The bastard was going to pay. It may take years but he was going to pay.
~~*~~
"Severus Snape, are you sure this is what you want?" asked Lord Voldemort.
"Yes master. I want to be a death eater. I will be loyal to only you and will do whatever you ask of me," said Snape.
"Good," said Voldemort and suddenly Snape was in excruciating pain as the dark mark started to appear on his arm. With the mark in place Voldemort said,
"You are now one of my own for eternity."
"Thank you master," Snape said.
Severus Snape was never of the intention to be a true death eater. He was really working as a spy for Albus Dumbledore. This became an obsession with him; that one-day he would contribute to the downfall of Lucius Malfoy.
Soon after the death of Katarina Macnair, the only woman Snape had ever loved, he became the potion's master at Hogwarts. He settles into a mundane life plotting the revenge that he would one day have. This, he swore.
~~*~~
When she awoke, Katarina found herself lying on a bed in a cottage. She didn't know where she was only that she seemed safe. Maybe Lucius did love her and was defying Lord Voldemort. As she got out of bed she walked into the other room, which seemed to be a den. There sitting at the desk was Lucius.
"I see you are finally awake," he said blankly.
"Yes," she said. "Where are we?" she asked.
"That you need never know since you will never leave this place," he said.
"What do you mean?" she asked as panic started to take over.
"Lord Voldemort wants me to kill you, remember?" he stated.
As she looked at him she saw no love, only loathing.
"Do you know what you have done to me?" he asked.
"No," she said quietly.
"I have spent my entire life trying to gain favor with Lord Voldemort and now in one short hour you have destroyed what took me a life time to accomplish," he said angrily.
"I'm sorry," she said sincerely.
He waved his hand in dismissal.
"I don't want to hear your apologies or any excuses. What you have done is unforgivable and you will be punished," he said cruelly.
As Katarina was standing next to him crying he said "Your tears mean nothing to me so save them. You stated to Lord Voldemort that you only wanted a quiet and peaceful existence with your husband, well that will NEVER happen. However the silent part will. From this day forward, you will no longer have the use of your voice and you will never utter another sound for the rest of your life. You want quiet I give you quiet. Magic will be out because you can't say the incantations. You will also never leave the grounds to this cottage because if you do you will die.
You are to live the rest of you life here in quiet. ALONE!" he said triumphantly.
"Nnooo Please, no," she pleaded.
"You pleas don't effect me either. Once a year I will visit you to replace your food supply. Is there anything else you wanted to say before you are silenced?"
She only had one question as she was trying very hard to breathe.
"Did you ever love me at all?" she asked.
He chuckled "No."
She started to cry again as he raised his wand and muttered the spell. She felt a burning sensation in her throat and as she opened her mouth to speak, nothing came out. Not one sound.
