Chapter 6

You know that feeling you get where you feel so empty it hurts and all you want to do it cry and cry and cry? That's what I was feeling as Madame Pomfrey told me there wasn't a baby anymore. That Arsehole of a brother that Scorp had killed it by pushing me off my broom. Now I'm back to being homeless, unloved, James can't even look at me. His parent's faces are frozen in shock and Mrs. Potter looks like she's about to cry. I don't really know what I'm doing but the next thing I know I'm standing by the window, trying to untie a letter from an owl. The owl's from the adoption agency again. I'm not sure I want to read it. My hands are fumbling so much I can't do it but when James stands up to help me I hiss

"I can do it myself!" comes from between my clenched teeth.

After lots of tugging the letter finally comes free and I'm forced to read it.

Dear Miss Skye Blythe Vickery

I have found your real parents! They were a Mr. and Mrs. Zabini. Unfortunately they were both killed in an explosion when you were only a baby and that's why you were put up for adoption. Sorry for your loss.

Regards

Madam Hopkins

Magical Adoption Agency

If it's possible, I feel even hollower inside. I have no family, no relatives, no home, nothing. I'm screwed. I numbly put the letter down on James side of the bed and he looks at me for a long time before taking it to read for himself. I feel myself turning to face the wall. Not wanting anyone to see me, not wanting to see myself, crying. For everything. My un-born child that would stay that way, my dead parents that I never knew, the fact my parents were Slytherins, the way James was still here for me, his parents being here for me, everything. James put his hand on my arm to comfort me but I shrug him off. I can see his parents sharing a worried look out of the corner of my eye.

"James, Harry, I think you should go." Mrs. Potter murmured.

James started to argue but a stern look from his mum shut him up and he followed his dad out.

"Skye? Are you okay?" a concerned Mrs. Potter asked.

"Yeah, just fine and dandy Mrs. Potter." I choke between sobs.

"Aww Skye. Come here! And please, call me Ginny." Ginny scoops me up in a tight, motherly, embrace. "I promise you everything will sort out fine in the end." She soothed. "I promise."

"But… but my parents were Slytherins, and my dead worked with Death eaters and… and… and Lucius Malfoy killed my child! Me and James were all set to settle down and… and… have a family but it's HIS fault that it's dead!" I cry, hiccupping as I go. Ginny hugs me tighter and starts to rub my back.

"Hush. I don't think you and James were quite ready for a family, you're young, you have dreams and you need to live a little before you settle down. And getting married first is always a good idea." She joked, giving me one final squeeze before holding my shoulders to look at me. "And no one wants morning sickness when your doing your NEWTs, they're hard enough all ready." She smiled at me. Hoping that I was alright now. "Do you want me to go get all the others?" honestly wanting my opinion.

"Yeah, please." I say, surprisingly calm, "I can't wait till I get out of here." Then I can hex Lucius.

Madam Pomfrey sticks her head round the door of her office.

"Actually Miss Vickery, your free to go now. Come back if you ever need me though." She warned.

"I will do Madam Pomfrey." I chime, jumping out of bed and taking Ginny's hand, still in my quiditch robes and leading the way to the Gryffindor tower. "Will you stay for a bit Ginny?" I ask, looking round, hoping the answer is yes.

"Well, I don't see why not!" she grins, following me closely until we meet up with Harry and James when I let go of her hand and engulf James in a massive hug, I can tell he's been crying.

"I'm so sorry James, I don't mean to hurt you." I whisper in his ear. At this he pulls away from me and stares at me in horror.

"I'm the one that should be sorry Red. I love you and I never want to hurt you ever again." He hugs me so tight I almost can't breathe, his dad looks so chuffed though I could just imagine him coming out in side-splitting grin.

"Umm, James… less tight if you could." I manage to choke out. He just grins, takes my hand and leads me back to the common room.

"OUTSIDE MALFOY!" I snarl, Lucius Malfoy between me and the common-room wall, my wand pointed at his throat.

"Red, we've already dealt with him" Al sooths.

"NO! This got personal." I snarl, dragging Malfoy out of the school. My wand at the ready. "When I'm through with you you'll need a MATCHBOX to go home in."

"Stupefy"

"Levicorpus"

The spells collide and frazzle out; I go for the non-verbal attack and just wave my wand, shooting out masses of spells. He blocks them all and goes on the offensive. Whilst I'm shielding myself I shout across

"Your scum Lucius, even for a Malfoy you're evil. Why couldn't you be more like Scorp?" I scream.

"That's IT! Avada Kedavra!"

James P.O.V

"That's IT! Avada Kedavra!"

Crap!

"Protego!" was all that could be heard for miles as about a dozen people all shouted to shield Skye at the same time. I ran over and knocked her over so the spell couldn't hit home, even if it made it through the shields.

I honestly did not think even Malfoy could stoop that low.

"You… you... MONSTER. I didn't think you'd ever stoop so low!" Skye shouted.

"Shut up, SHUT UP! CRUCIO!"

At that point I snapped, watching Skye writher around in pain on the floor in pain. Malfoy turned up the heat on his curse to the point that had made even Alice and Frank Longbottom loose their minds. It just made my girl scream.

"ENOUGH!" I roared!

"Sectumsempra" "Battyboogers!" "Levicorpus" "petrificus totalus" and many other curses and hexes could be heard being screamed at Malfoy by me, my mum, my dad, Dom, Al, Scorp, Lily, Hugo and Fred. The little bugger stopped then. My dad was furious. Lucius had just broken not only the rules, but the law. However Scorp reached his brother before my dad could, luckily.

"What the hell Luc! What the actual FUCK? How the hell could you do that to me! How could you stoop so low! You've already caused her enough damage! I can't believe I'm related to you." Scorp screamed, wow, he was mad. "Actually, I'm disowning you, as of now, you are no brother of mine." He hissed, slapping his twin so hard even I saw stars.

"Lucius, Scorpius is right. What you did was wrong and you could be looking at serious time in Azkaban for this. For now you're coming with me to McGonnagall's office." My dad's eye's thundered. Lucius was lucky dad couldn't hurt him. Or he would be in serious pain right now.

"Red… you okay?" I whispered in her ear. She was still whimpering.

"No… it hurts so much." Red whimpered. I hugged her close to me.

"I'll make it go away, I promise." I started rocking her as my mum came and knelt down next to us.

"Shall I go get a potion from Madam Pomfrey?" she asked, concern and anger causing one eyebrow to rise.

"Yes, I think that would be a good idea. Shall we go inside Red?" speaking softly into her hair. She simply nodded. "Come on then." I helped her up and led her into the great hall. "There we go. Do you want anything to drink?" Ut-oh, the soft voice is back. Red whimpered and shook her head. Poor thing, I'll kill Malfoy, if Azkaban doesn't beat me to it.