Chapter Eight: Bonds and Blood
Snape lead Shaddi out of the Great Hall into the hall, then down the staircase into the dungeons. Once in his office Snape sat down at his desk and motioned for Shaddi to take the seat opposite him; she did waiting and wondering what this was about.
"I'll get straight to the point. I now realized where you stood as far as the inner circle goes. When we all ran as Death Eaters, and I am completely amazed that aren't dead at this very moment." Shaddi just stared at him.
"This surprises me because you were very closely watched by the Dark Lord. He made sure you stayed in line, and when you didn't; well it was painful. However our past dealing with the Dark Lord are not why I brought you down here, however it dose have something to do with the past."
"Yes?" She said looking at him with no emotion in her face.
"Why did you leave the school after fifth year?" His voice was low most unlike the voice of hate he commonly had. She didn't answer right away. She sat remembering the day so clearly. She jerked herself from her memory and looked to Snape.
"Look Sever.. Um Professor, There is a reason, but at this time it's one I still don't feel comfortable sharing. So please not now, in time I'll tell you but not now." She had her eyes on his desk now not wanting to see Severus' disappointed eyes.
"Ok I can understand that, but I'll hold you to your word on telling me. Now let talk about something else."
"What?" Shaddi asked.
"You're turning into a Gryffindor on me." He said sarcastically with a smile.
"Well I wanted something different this time, I don't want the Death Eater Rep. I already have. I thought going somewhere other than Slytherin would be a good start." She smiled
"Ok then well lets go back up and try to salvage our dinner."
"Good Idea." Shaddi said standing up and heading toward the door.
"And Shaddi." She turned quickly it was the first time since her arrival that he had addressed her by her first name. "Good luck on your turn around." He said moving out the door ahead of her. Looking after him she shut the door and ran after him.
"Wait up!" he stopped and waited then they headed up the dinner together.
They got many odd stairs as they entered, this was mostly because Shaddi had just said something that made Severus smile, a true smile that the school rarely saw. They parted Shaddi heading for the Gryffindor table and Snape going to the Staff table.
"What was that about?" Ron asked as Shaddi sat down. The deserts had already appeared on the table.
"It was nothing." She lied as she grabbed a small amount of food and tried to get some food in before bed.
Shaddi managed to get in a fair amount of food before the plates cleared signaling bedtime. The group stood and headed off toward the entrance hall. But before they could reach it a voice called, one they all knew and didn't like.
"Hey Ravencroft." Malfoy called for the second time in a day. Shaddi thought about ignoring him and continuing to walk, but no, that would be rude. If he pissed her off she could tell him off with an excuse for doing it then leave. She moved down the table to the familiar face of Draco Malfoy.
"Yes, Draco?" She said without even a hint of emotion in her voice.
"Well I was just meaning to ask you how your friends were back at their coven." While this comment made no sense to anyone else, including Dumbledore. It made Shaddi furious. She took one step closer to Malfoy and sucker punched him in the face so hard he fell backward onto the stone floor.
"Don't you dare talk about what you have no business in!" She screamed at him as his nose began to bleed. Then she turned on him and left the hall with Harry, Ron and Hermione trying to keep up with her.
"Shaddi wait!" Ron called
"Please! Tell us what that was about." Hermione said as Shaddi stopped outside the Fat Lady's Picture. She sighed and turned to them.
"It's just something about my past; I don't even know how he found out about it." She shook her head "I doesn't matter its dead news, unless he digs it up again." She gave the password and headed into the dorm.
"I'll talk to her." Hermione said as she Ron and Harry entered.
"Ok but Hermione, don't upset her." Harry said
"Yea you might end up like Malfoy." Ron added, Hermione nodded and went up the stairs to find the curtains of Shaddi's bed Drawn. The room was completely silent.
"Shaddi." Hermione said carefully.
"Yes." Shaddi said
"Um do you want to talk about why Malfoy got you so angry, why that memory is so painful."
"No."
"Ok." And with that Hermione went back down shaking her head. Harry and Ron shrugged and they sat down next to the fire. No one was really tired so the common room was pretty full. Up in the Dorm Shaddi had no idea the figure was once again sitting on the window ledge.
"It's time." He whispered. He brought up and pail had and waved it over the place where the lock was on the other side of the glass, it clicked and the window swung open. Shaddi hear the click and knew there had been no one in the dorm. She pulled back her curtains saw the man and gasped.
"Hello Shaddi." He said she quickly got up and ran toward the door but in an instant he appeared in front of her. "Now did you think it would be that easy?" He grabbed she throat, she let out a scream as loud and long as she could. Everyone in the Common room froze looking at the dormitory door. "You wench!" The man yelled and he threw her out the door and down the stairs into the common room.
She looked up at him from the floor and reached for her wand and realized it was on her nightstand, and her revolver was locked in her trunk. He appeared in front of her and lifted her off her feet and slammed her into the wall. His shoulder length wavy Black hair shinning agents his moon white skin.
"Now my dear, I'm going to rob this place of you, once again. He put his mouth to her neck and she screamed again. Professor McGonagall hearing the first scream was already on her way in. She blasted the man who landed on the stairs. He looked at her then to Shaddi and said,
"Another time perhaps." then vanished. Shaddi laid a crumpled heap on the floor with two holes in her neck. Professor McGonagall ran over to her as she sat up.
"My dear are you alright?" She said then she saw the mark and gasped. "He was a vampire." Shaddi nodded Mcgonagall helped her stand up and told everyone to go to the great hall; then escorted a very Shaken Shaddi from Gryffindor tower to the Hospital wing.
It wasn't long before the Gryffindor were joined by the rest of the school and not long after the teachers and Shaddi who had been healed but still looked pale from blood loss. Dumbledore addressed the school.
"Everyone is to remain here until we can be certain that our intruder it no longer within the castle." The teacher's left and Shaddi sat down on the end of the Gryffindor table. Harry, Ron and Hermione ran over to her.
"Are you alright?" Harry said sitting next to her
" Yea, I'm going to be ok." She said quietly looking at the table.
"Shaddi did you know that man?" Ron asked.
"Ha man, he is hardly a man. But knew him yea I knew him." She said her voice bitter and cold even worse than when she had shouted at Malfoy.
"Well it seems I was right." Draco's voice came from Shaddi's right the group looked at him except for Shaddi who kept staring at the table.
"Shove it Malfoy." Harry said
"Oh are you protecting you new girlfriend Potter, she can do better then you." Malfoy said with a sneer.
"With who, you? I don't think so." Hermione said
"Who said a word to you filthy mudblood?' He said well that was it. Ron and Harry both jumped on him and began to beat his furiously with their fists. And at that Shaddi stood.
"Knock it off!" She yelled all three boys looked at her just as the teacher's came back. "Look no one is impressed by your constant bickering. As for you Malfoy this is none of you business and if you've come over here to insult me then keep your insults with me and leave the rest out of it." Dumbledore cleared his throat. Everyone in the hall looked at him.
"Thank you Miss. Ravencroft, I'm sorry to announce that the intruder has escaped. None the less I wish for you to join me in my office please. The rest of you may return to your houses." He turned and left. Professors McGonagall and Snape waited to escort Shaddi to the Head Master's office.
Shaddi took one last look at Malfoy and then left with the teachers on either side of her.
