The War of All Souls

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Chapter Two

          Getting Clean

Professor Snape was making his way to the Great Hall when he heard a loud knocking.

"Peeves if you don't stop that bloody racket right now I'll sick the Bloody Baron on you!" Usually Peeves will stop but he continued to hear the knocking.  With a sigh he followed the noise.  The closer he got the more he heard for example, he heard someone sobbing.  Quickly he opened the door and in tumbled a bruised and bloody Enid.

"Clucking hell Enid what happened to you!"

"Don't let him touch…" mumbled Enid before promptly passing out.  Snape hoisted Enid into his arms and carried his favorite student to the infirmary. 

" Pomfry! We have an emergency!" bellowed Snape still three doors down from the infirmary.

"What is it Snape," said the slightly irritated nurse.

"Miss Nightshade was found in the entrance hall like this."

"Well why didn't you say something hear sit the poor child down so I can fix her up then get out if my infirmary."  Sneering Snape complied with her then swept out of the room with the dramatic flare that only someone from Slytherin could pull off.

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"Every Color Blowing Bubble you twit," gasped Snape having run all the way to Dumbledore office.  The gargoyle statue jumped aside with a slight scowl revealing a flight of stairs Snape had to run up.

"Professor," said Snape as he unceremoniously barged in on Dumbledore who was enjoying the nice Wednesday with a Spiderman comic and lemon candies.

"Yes, Snape is it important because the Green Goblin has just kidnapped a plane full of children.  Oh how I do love these muggle comics they are quite funny. You should try one I think –"

"Yes its important," barked Snape interrupting Dumbldore in the middle of his speech on comics, " Enid Nightshade just turned up in the entrance hall beaten and bloody.'

' Well great Merlin why didn't you say so, Come let me contact Minerva and let us be on are way" said Dumbldore the twinkle suddenly missing from his eye.  With that he threw some Comudust into the fire and called for Minerva.

"Yes, Albus." Said Professor McGonagal not looking up from her papers.

" It appears we have a situation with Enid Nightshade would you please meet us in the hospital wing."

" I'll be right down."

All the Professors showed up at the hospital wing at the same time.

"Be quiet I just got her to sleep come to my office we can talk there," said Madam Pomfry.  She showed them to her office all the while twittering about teachers who have no respect for the ill.

"Well, what happened to her," said Professor Dumbledore ounce they were all piled into the office.

"Well shortly after Snape left she woke up and started asking why Snape wasn't there and for me not to touch her.  Eventually a put a stunning spell on her and finished fixing her up.  For someone in her situation I was confused as to why she wanted Snape."

"Well what exactly was her situation," drawled Snape

"She had a broken ankle, a cut on her eyebrow, bruises on her faces arms legs and waist, a burn on her arm that I can't make out yet. I can't heal it because it's magical.  Also, she has lacerations on her wrist and ankle as if she's been tied up and she also has trauma to her genitalia."

Snape being the only one not knowing what she meant asked, "Well what does it mean."

"She has been raped," stated McGonagal softly.

" Well someone owl her parents and let them know that we are requesting that Miss Nightshade stays here for the duration of the summer so she can recover.  We also have to figure out if this has anything with Voldemort coming back."

Suddenly a bloodcurdling scream that threatened to make the glass shattered sounded through the air.

"Stay here," said Madam Pomfry to Professor Dumbledore and Snape, "she may not wont to see men right this moment."

As Madame Pomfry and Professor Mcgonnagal stepped into the room Enid let out a sob saying, "Don't come near me, don't make me do it again please don't make me please, please."

Madam Pomfry and professor McGonagal went back into the office and convinced Snape and Dumbledore to have a go at talking to her.  When the got on their the only response they got was Enid rocking back and forth murmuring, " Don't make me please," over and over as if it was a religious mantra.

"Enid," snapped Snape, "do you know who we are."

"I…I know who you are, said Enid after taking a shuddering breath.

"Who are we then," said Snape wanting to make sure she was all there.

"You are Pro… Professor Snape and He is Headmaster Dumbldore."  Then after a pause she looked at them and said,  " Why are you here at Voldemort's castle.  You cant be here for me only my parents know I'm here and they aren't going to say anything," ending with a drawl.

Snape and Dumbledore gasped and looked at each other.

" Enid," said Dumbledore gently, " your aren't in Voldemort's castle your at the Hogwarts' hospital wing.  And why wouldn't your parents admit your missing?"

"Why do you think?  They're the ones who brought me here, I mean there." drawled Enid in her usual fashion.

" Do you want to tell us what happened?" said Dumbledore

Enid just shook her head and started murmuring again.

"Enid," sapped Snape again, " Get a hold of your self your stronger than this you're a Slytherin. For Salazar's Sake!"  It apparently got the action he was looking for because Enid snapped her head and took a shuddering breathe as if to clear her head.

"Now, we have to find a place for you to stay since-" Dumbldore was ounce again interrupted.  This time it was Enid bursting into a fresh load of tears and begging him not to make her go home to her parents.

"Enid," barked Snape once again, " For Merlin's sake girl are you a Slytherin or not? Don't give into them, don't give them the satisfaction." 

"Right then," said a bewildered Dumbldore he couldn't understand why Snape's snapping was making her calm down. He would have to ask later on. " We have to arrange for a place for you to stay.  Professor Mcgonnagal has an extra chamber in her wing of the castle. Would you like to stay there?"

"I would like to stay with Professor Snape if you don't mind."

Actually he wasn't going to be an option but if he consents?" said Dumbledore glancing at Snape, who nodded.

"Come Enid."  Said turning around to leave when Enid stopped him by making a request.

" Could I haves some robes to wear not the ones I wore hear if you don't mind and some… you know," she finished slightly blushing.

"Oh yes of course," said Dumbledore conjuring up a plain black robe with a green and silver sash for around the waist and some under garments.  Then Snape and Dumbledore went into the office with the parting message of, "Call when you're done.  Bathrooms over there towels and things are in there"

While they waited to get ready they discussed the situation

"We found out that it happened at Voldemort's castle (every but Dumbldore flinched). It appears that she has a fear of women, which is rather odd in her case, so she will be staying in Snape's quarters.  We still have to figure out who is to be her guardian for the rest of her time here."  Said Dumbldore.

" She doesn't have a fear of women, Albus, She has a trust in me.  I have been like a father to her since she started at Hogwarts since she does not care for her own.  She knows me and she trusts me to not rape her."

Just then they heard Enid tell she was ready to go.

A soon as Enid saw the two women and Dumbledore she tensed looking not unlike a cat ready to pounce.

"Come on Enid we must get you something to eat."  Said Snape beckoning for her to come with him.  After Snape walked out of the room Enid Let out a hiss and stalked out of the room with him. On the way to the kitchens they walked in complete silence. Once in the kitchens a house elf nervously walked up to Snape and said, "Hel… Hello master Snape I is Nodd what would you and the mistress like from us."

"What do you want Enid?" said Snape.

"Umm. Could I please have some chicken and dumpling soup with rice cakes and a butter bear with rum please"  

"She can have the butter beer but with no rum she's under age.  I how ever would like a steak done rare and a glass of red wine.

 "Yes sir right away Nodd will get you what you want" thirty seconds later the house elves were holding up the tray for Snape to take.

"Well don't expect me to carry, it deliver it to my private chambers. Take the chicken to the guest room and the steak to my room."  Said Snape in an exasperated voice.

They left and again they walked in silence to Snape's personal chambers.  The stopped at a corridor with a painting of Salazar Slytherin with a boa constrictor winding around while he sat in a thrown like chair. Snape stared at the picture and said Snakes Tongue.

In side was a long corridor with for doors two on the left one on the left and at the end of the corridor.

"That will be your room," said Snape pointing to the door closest to them on the left, "The room next to it is the lou. The door at the end is my room.  The door on the right is the workspace.  It has a potions lab, a library of my personal books so make sure you ask before you take one, and a desk.

The lou is connected to you room from the inside.  I have my own so you need not worry of be barging in on you.  There is a dreamless sleep potion in the medicine cabinet.  Your dinner should be here so good night."  Enid nodded silently and went to the door to her room.  Enid opened the door and cautiously turned on the light.  IN sight was a full size canopy bed with black sheets and black hangings.

When Enid was done she went into the bathroom and filled the tub with the hottest water possible.  Then she too off her clothes and got in the tub making sure not to look in the mirror.  She stepped into the tub and started scrubbing.  She scrubbed and scrubbed but she couldn't get clean.  She couldn't get the dirt off of her skin.  She continued scrubbing and sobbing not being able to get clean.  After an hour of scrubbing her skin raw she collapsed into the now cold water and cried.  She thought to herself, ' I'll never be clean I'll always have the dirt of Lord Voldemort on my skin.'  With those thoughts she rose out of the tub got dressed, took the potion and went to bed.  She didn't get to sleep till hours later and she still couldn't relax all the way.

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