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Once I got off the train I didn't stop for anyone or anything. I just went straight to the head masters office, and I know I told Hermione that I would talk to Quirll but this was more impotent. First I went to professor Vector she would tell me the password.
"My child why do you wish to go see the headmaster? You can ask me anything you need to know." She said in a sweet calm voice.
"Professor this is a matter of sanity for me and the headmaster is the only one who knows the answer to my question, so please give me the password." I begged I was after all telling the truth I would most likely go mad if I didn't get my answer soon. The professor gave me a condescending look before giving me the password. Which just so happened to be "Acid Pop" I hated those things they are so good until you realize your teeth and the inside of your mouth is weathered away. I ran to the gargoyle and said the password and a spiral staircase was revealed. I quickly ran up them and into the main room that was Dumbledore's office. I took a big breath and was about to say something but before I could Dumbledore said,
"I thought you would be coming soon, what with all of your friends digging around in the past that isn't there business at all, but of course that's what keeps things interesting am I right Mindy?" he looked straight at me when he said my name. I was shocked he knew exactly what I was talking about.
"Well yes that is exactly what I wanted to ask about, my parents…who exactly are they?" He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.
"Your mother was a half-blood, incredibly bright put in Ravenclaw just as you were. She was orphaned the same as you at the same orphanage. Maybe that's why you were brought there." He looked deep in thought but then came back.
"Mindy did you ever notice the large empty house on top of a hill near there?" I thought about it and then remembered the older kids always used to talk about the old haunted house and how there was once a boy there who massacred his whole family and then disappeared.
"Yes, if you're talking about the house where the family was massacred before I was born." He looked up at the ceiling.
"Your father lived in that house and living next to the orphanage that is how he met your mother…" he trailed off again.
"Um, headmaster…do you happen to know where they are now?" he looked at me and then sat down in his chair.
"Your mother is dead," then he mumbled, "I'd like to think your father is dead but he is still at large."
I was slightly offended by the fact that he wished my father were dead. I must have looked offended because he suddenly said, "I apologize you don't know the whole story so you don't know the pain he's caused." Again this made me quite confused.
"Headmaster, who exactly is my father?" I said unsure of the answer I would receive. His face turned pale and his breath slowed down, there was a slight pause before he said a name I was sure I had herd before.
"Tom Marvalo Riddle. A Slytherin and a direct line from Salazar himself, that should explain your wand." I pulled the thing out of my pocket the silver glimmered as if greeting the light of the candles. I looked at it up until this moment I had thought of it as only a piece of artwork beautifully crafted black handle. Up until that moment I hadn't realized the evil shadow it casted. Dumbledore nodded.
"Your mother a bright young Ravenclaw, Cynthia Howards. A beautiful girl dark brown hair and violet eyes like yours. She had met your father at the orphanage before coming to Hogwarts." There was a slight pause, and he whispered something to himself then shook his head.
"Tom fell for her in his 4th year along with 90% of all the boys in that year despite them being in different classes. Your father won her over and after graduating they got married. She seemed to bring out the good in him but still there was no changing the darkness that resided in his heart." I sat there stunned at the fact that I was related to the dark lord. I felt like I couldn't breath. Imagine having everything you thought you knew about yourself ripped away from you and then replaced with new information and then being punched in the gut so that you can't breathe anymore.
"Then why is my mother dead?" I said quietly trying to regain consciousness of who I actually was.
"I beg your pardon? He asked unsure of what I had said.
"I said why is my mother dead if he loved he so much." This time I said it louder and there must have been rage in my voice because he looked shocked,
"Dear child isn't it obvious he went mad and your mother realized this so she came to me and asked me to take care of you. Your father murdered your mother but after realizing what he had done couldn't bring him self to kill you his memory of her. If you wish to find him ask around maybe you will eventually meet and he will not kill you, maybe he will." I thanked the headmaster and left the room feeling overwhelmed. Usually I am quite adaptive to situations like this but this, this disturbed me. I made my way back to the Ravenclaw common room the other girls were gossiping about what happened at Hogsmead and showing all of there new jewelry and clothes sharing candy. I shuffled over to my bed and collapsed. Nightmare climbed up onto my chest like he always does. Mandy swung down from the top bunk and sat on the edge of my bed.
"So where did you vanish off to after Hogsmead." She asked. Cho walked up and said something logical as usual.
"Vanished off to good use of grammar." Mandy stuck her tongue out at her,
"But seriously were did you go?" she asked again this time in a more concerned tone.
"Oh, no where really I just had to ask the headmaster a few questions is all." Mandy shrugged,
"Okay." She said as cheerfully as always. I lied there trying to keep my eyes open but they just felt so heavy I eventually fell asleep to the soft sound of Nightmare's purring. I woke up before the sun even had come up I guessed it was like five am but I couldn't get back to sleep. I decided to get an early start and go take a shower while everyone was asleep. I did my business and went to the library by this time it was around seven so people were starting to get up. The library was pretty much deserted so I sat down and pulled out a book that looked interesting on muggle studies one of my favorite classes, simply because of the teacher. I was so immersed in the book that I hardly even noticed the character that loomed behind me. I looked up once I realized there was someone there. I turned my head to see professor Quirll.
"Good-morning professor." I said in a cheery voice
"Good-mmmoringin Mindy." He responded then he cocked his head and asked,
"Is ssssomthing tttthe matter you llllook exhausted?" his stutter had gotten noticeably better I wonder why?
"Oh it's nothing I just had a long night people informing me about where I came from." The color drained from his face and the warmth seemed to leave the room.
"Yyyessss well wwwwhat did they tttell you?" he asked his voice sounded monotone compared to what is usually was.
"Um, this may sound crazy, but like four people have told me that the dark lord is my father." I laughed a bit to clear the air but his expression didn't change. That's when I hear the voice in my head again, but this time it was clearer.
"Mindy, my sweet daughter you must leave this awful place go live with the muggles though disgusting creatures they will protect you."
Quirll looked at me then said something I would never expect him to say,
"Do as the voice says child if people realize the truth, no if the ministry gets wind of this you and I will both be dead." I slowly backed away, until I ran into the bookshelf.
"Stay away from me." I whispered. He didn't stay away but came closer and grabbed my arm. He dragged me back into the restricted section of the library. This was totally empty not a soul would be able to hear me. Once Quirll was positive that no one was coming back there he grabbed my arm and dragged me even deeper into the restricted section. We reached the very back and we stopped he turned to me.
"Promise me you won't scream." He said in a surprisingly steady voice. I nodded just because I was prepared to do anything to get out of that situation as soon as possible. Quirll put his hands to his head and started unraveling his turban slowly but surely I could start to see the top of his head. When he finished there wasn't just the sound of 1 person breathing but 2. A voice from nowhere yell,
"Turn around let me see my beautiful daughter." Quirll turned around revealing what looked like a face on the back of his head. Burnt and shriveled in look, then it started to move. It took a deep breath and opened its eyes. The face appeared to be smiling. I was in such a shock that I couldn't even breath let alone scream.
"Ah, Mindy it is so good to see you with my own two eyes." Said the face in a raspy whisper. I just sat there wide eyed at the fact that I was talking to a disembodied face (it didn't have a body of it's own).
"Don't you recognize your own dad?" it said again
I snapped back into reality when he said that and an explosion of emotions came flowing out of me. Pain, for having lost a mother by his hand, anger, for knowing he killed her, sadness, because he left me alone, and love, because this was my father. The most overwhelming feeling was fear. Fear for the fact that the man standing in front of me, my father… was Voldemort. I think that is when I decided to leave Hogwarts and live the life of a muggle, with benefits. The benefits being I can still use the spells I know. After the moment I met my father I blacked out and woke up in the hospital wing. This is where I resigned from Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. Within the months that followed I was on my way to a nice muggle family Dumbledore had found for me. He never asked why I left Hogwarts he just handed me the paperwork and told me I was a pleasure to know and just like that I was a "normal" muggle.
EPILOGUE
(The year is 2011 Mindy is now 31, married and has a 10 year old daughter)
"Mommy where did you live when you where my age?" asked Emaline
"That's a good question, I can't seem to recall where I went to school or where I lived." Mindy replied
Emaline walked over to her book bag and pulled out a book.
"My teacher thought I would like this would you like to read it to me." She asked sweetly. Mindy grabbed the book from her daughter and looked at the cover.
'Harry Potter…why does that sound so familiar?'
"I would love to read it with you but first let mommy check something okay?" Mindy got up and walked over to the closet where her adopted parents had put all of the stuff from where she came from. She pulled down a large box and opened it, inside was a blanket and a beautiful black and green stick. There where also books and papers. Mindy pulled out one of the books, 'The History of Magic.' Mindy flipped through the pages of the book. Everything seemed so familiar. A piece of paper fell to the ground and Mindy picked it up. Here is what it said:
"Please take care of Mindy, Volt #2012 at Gringots bank" that is all the letter said. Emaline crawled up next to her mother and opened the book.
"Mommy what does this say?" she asked. Mindy put down the paper and looked at the book.
"That word is Hogwarts." The name just kind of flowed of her tongue. Why did everything in the book sound so familiar?
"Oh and mom what does that say?" Emaline asked again
Mindy looked at the spot where she was pointing and started reading the word,
"Volde…" she stopped. Her eyes glossed over lost in memory, and then it all came back after all how could she forget that her father was the dark lord.
She looked at her daughter who seemed to be immersed in the book totally engulfed in the story of the boy, the boy she loved when she was a young girl. Her first crush. Emaline looked up at her mother and said wide eyed,
"I want to go to Hogwarts one day too." Mindy laughed, "Hogwarts is for children who are special who can do stange and extraordinary things."
Emaline looked confused, "But mom I can do strange and extraordinary things watch." Mindy sat did as she was told. Emaline stood up and opened her mouth, speaking a language only snakes and very special wizards knew. Two small serpents slithered up the child's arms and listened to the girl speak. Mindy watched knowing exactly what was going on, this frightened her still. There was a rapping sound at the window at that moment waking Mindy from her trance. There was a barn owl holding letter in its mouth. A letter that boar the Hogwarts cress on it's seal. Emaline looked confused. Mindy stood up and opened the window letting the bird drop the letter on the counter.
"Keep calm," Mindy said, "mommy will explain everything."
The End