Okay heres Chapter 9 it's not as long as the rest but I wanted to work on my other story too "Sons of Malfoy"
Claire had become a shadow she felt ill and sickly all the time, while all the girls squealed about the Ball; she found her self snapping a people and eating less. "What is wrong with me?" Claire asked her self as she stared at her pale reflection in the mirror up in the girls toilets. She wanted something he mind was racing and every one was out to keep her from what she wanted.

Cedric was with Ron and Hermione as Claire drifted into the great hall, she felt like drinking some thing then hiding out somewhere. There was a monster brewing in side of her and there was no one to tell her how to slay it, because no one knew.

"Claire?" Came Cedric's voice from behind her.

"What! What do you want can't I get a drink in peace." Claire snapped eyes darkening; she looked at him and covered her mouth. "I'm so sorry Cedric…I just oh I don't know…"

"Is it your mother? I heard about what had happened, I know emotions like this can surface in the form of a personality unrecognizable." Cedric said he moved closer to her.

"Look Cedric I am a mess right now, I have all these emotions and I don't want to hurt you." Claire said.

"I wanted to ask you if you were staying to go to the Yule Ball, the list has already been around." He said.

"Of course I'll go to Professor Snape as soon as I can to sign up, I don't know how much fun you'll have with me as your date." Claire told him.

"Do you hear your self Claire, I am your boyfriend I could never be bored with you…" He said.

Claire looked up at him her eyes were sullen and dark she did not laugh or smile at him, and he could see the loss of her mother was just hitting her now. She slowly moved passed him, and changed her mind on getting a drink.

"Can I see you later?" He called after her, but she had already left the hall.

She found her self in front of Snape's class she pushed it open only to see Professor Karkaroff talking to him holding out his arm where Claire saw the most hideous tattoo. She stood there rooted to her spot.

"That's Voldemort's mark isn't it?" Claire asked she slowly walked over to him. "The Dark Lord grows stronger and you ignore his call." She said snapping at Karkaroff.

"Black get out…" Snape stopped he looked at Claire her eyes were red and piercing she made low hissing noises at Karkaroff who backed into the shelf behind him.

"OBEY YOUR LORD!" She screamed and raised her wand above her head… "AVADA…"

"Expelliarmus!" Snape yelled. Claire's wand flew over her head.

"Filthy traitor, you dare thwart my need to be rid of this filth, a traitor's punishment is always death Severus…" She said in a low raspy voice.

"Claire Black come back; don't let Voldemort control you…" Snape said calmly.

Claire's body jerked violently as she lunged for a bottle, "I'll kill her Severus, stand back…" It was now Voldemort talking.

Snape and Karkaroff looked at the Claire now possessed by Voldemort. "I will get what I need mark my word, this girls life is in your hands I assure you." Voldemort said the wand flying backing his hand, "Now I have matters to attend too."

"My Lord she is just a girl, leave her be." Snape said.

The wand shot back to his face, "I will go to my death eaters here I have a message for them, I have one other here already you know and a new recruit he shows promise, you two will keep in mind I will seek your assistance, Harry Potter will die by my hand at the first task mark my words, any one of you try to destroy all I've worked for I'll kill you with out a thought about it." He said. Hastily leaving he ran and met in secret with the two other death eaters at Hogwarts as Claire hiding beneath a cloak…

Claire awoke in the middle of the night to a throbbing head ache. She did not know where she had gone after her meeting with Cedric in the Great Hall. There was mud on her robes and her hair was a mess, yet she did not feel sick any more. Looking around she got up the moon was shinning through the murky green water on the other side of the glass. She left the dormitory and looked down at her watch in was half past two in the morning. Claire left the common room and went to Snape's office; she saw a flickering glow under the door. She raised her hand a knocked.

Snape had been staring absent mindedly into the fire, Claire Black was an open door for Voldemort he would have to teach her Occlumency she would have to learn, but how was she able to be so Voldemort like…unless, "No it can't be? He thought it was too risky to do that too a human. He jumped at the knock. Leaving his seat he went to the door opening it to come face to face with Claire she was tired looking and looked up at him with her blue eyes trying to read some answer on his face, "Black come in here." He looked at her fore head bleeding and sat her down pulling out his wand.

"Sir what is he doing to me?" she asked in a little girl tone she looked more innocent and scared than her ever saw a person.

"It's simple you are close to Potter, Bla…Claire you need to learn how to block Voldemort form your mind, he has already used you today to deliver his message to his other Death Eaters." Snape said.

"Professor have you ever been in love?" Claire asked.

Snape froze at this question, there was a time long ago he could say he was in love, and what could a four-teen year old girl know about love any way? He looked at her she was silently crying and she was shaking. He lowered his wand, "Are you in love with some one, Claire." He asked.

She nodded.

"He isn't Diggory is he, I've seen the way you look at someone else some one older than you…much older." Snape said.

Claire looked at him, "How can you tell?"

"It was written all over your face when he cam in yesterday, Claire you do not hide your feelings easily." Snape said.

Claire sank back into the arm chair; she looked at him and nodded. "I care about Remus…He has been there for me." Claire said, "And for my brother, he is the most important person to me right now, so it should be only natural I care for the person who is taking care of him."

Snape nodded, "You will succeed in blocking Voldemort soon, I have to set of time for the lessons, go now Claire get some rest tomorrow is the start of Christmas holidays, you should be going to Hogsmeade tomorrow.

The next day Claire realized she did not have a dress for the Christmas Yule Ball she began to panic and ran to Hermione and Ginny for assistance.

"Well it's nice to see your back to normal today, Claire if you want we can all go shopping in Hogsmeade I'm sure we'll find you some thing." Hermione said.

"Oh shit the trip is today, goodness what have I been doing these past two days?" Claire said to no one in particular.

"Hey Claire!" Cedric came through the crowd of people eager to leave. "Meet me at the Three Broomsticks at three if you can, remember I wanted you to meet Patrick."

"Of course, umm Hermione, Ginny, and I will come by at that time I may be done shopping for my dress then okay?" Claire said.

"Right…oh and Claire?" He said.

"Yes?"

"Pick a good one, I'm really eager to be dancing with you all night." He smiled and walked off.

Claire grinned big and left with, Hermione and Ginny. It turned out to be one of the better days of the week so far. She walked along the streets with Hermione seeing as Ginny ran into other people she knew after they had found the perfect dress for Claire.

She had found a midnight blue floor length gown; it was bunched up with tiny diamond sequins and was strapless. The Dress it self felt like a cloud when worn Claire loved how it fell about the lover half of her body and accented the upper corset part of the gown which laced up in the back. Hermione told her the dress was perfect. Claire was lucky enough to find the gown in her own size (With a little help from Hermione); Claire was carrying the silk gown over her shoulder in a black bag, so no one saw what was in it.

They entered the three broom sticks cheeks pink from the cold out side and big smiles nothing could dampen Claire's spirits except…

Cho Chang was leaning against Cedric he was trying to avoid her obviously but she kept trying to cling to his arm and offer him a cup cake. Claire's eyes narrowed and she new exactly what was going on, "Oh no you don't bitch!"

Claire threw her dress into Hermione's arms and lunged at Cho, there was a lot of commotion and chairs scraping, as Claire attempted to wrestle the cupcake out of Cho's hand, "Trying to poison my boyfriend with your cheesy love potion!"

Cho stood up and grabbed Claire by the hair and dragged her a bit, Claire responded with a move she picked up in self defense training and punched Cho in the nose. Cho grabbed her wand and pointed it at her. Claire's own wand was sticking out of her pocket she didn't dare grab for it. Claire had a cut along her arm and Cho's nose was gushing out blood now.

"Girls please what on earth is this about?" Came Madame Rosmerta as she looked at the broken glass and chair.

"It's her she's insane attacked me because…" Cho started.

"Because Cho you wouldn't leave me alone!" Cedric said.

"Ok Cedric you really cannot defend her after what you just saw?" Cho said.

"Of course I can…Cho lower your wand." Cedric said.

"She won't lower it; it's the only thing stopping me from doing some serious damage." Claire said.

At that moment a laughing couple Claire recognized right away walked into the pub.

Greta was arm in arm with James and the whole pub turned to look at them. Harry dropped his bottle of butterbeer and it smashed all over the floor.

"Oh my!" Greta exclaimed as she stared at those in the room.

James looked over at Harry who looked furious, Harry was ready to start a second fight, Ludo Bagman was deep in conversation with Goblins hardly noticing the commotion, Madame Rosmerta was annoyed, and every one else was just plain shocked.


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