Title: The Trip
Rating: G
Summary: Mildred Snape finds herself in a lot of trouble when a walk to Hogwarts has some strange consequences. What will happen to her and will she get herself out of trouble?
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Chapter 12: Something Special
Mildred had a nice and normal time at the library and once she had finished doing the work that was needed she took another path back to Gryffindor tower. As she walked she thought about her parents and hoped that they were looking for her.
"I really want to get home," she muttered, sighing. "Pig Snout."
The painting swung open and she walked in. Gryffindor tower was empty, except for one or two students that were hanging out, talking about whatever they wanted to talk about. She passed them and headed up to her room. As she entered she noticed that she was alone once again and placing her things on her bed she opened her trunk and took out several of the books that she had brought with her. As she emptied the last of her books she noticed a large box. Why she hadn't noticed it before was beyond her.
She opened the box and saw that it was one of those boxes that you could put anything in it and it would fit. There was also a note taped to it. She took it out and read:
Dearest Mildred,
I hope that everything will turn out all right and that you'll get back to us. I've enclosed my journals for you to look through and I hope that you can make good use of them. I also enclosed my supplies. They're yours now until you return to us once again. I hope that you learn and grow as a witch and that you come to fully understand your place in both your father's world as well as mine.
I don't know how much wisdom I can place on a sheet of parchment, but I'll try a few words of advice. Always watch out for those that wish you harm. They're more evil then anyone that you've ever read about. They personally know you and they'll look for anything to get back at you. Use your magic only to defend yourself against those people. Also never take personal pleasure in the pain of others. I know this lesson all to well and was almost punished for it by the New Charter.
I must also warn you about something on a deeper level. This world to which you've been thrust into has Voldemort. He is known as Tom Riddle and the only way that you can defeat him is to show that he has no power over you. All creatures, and even those that aren't creatures at all, have a secret name. Voldemort's true name is Dau. Use that name if you wish to defend yourself against him. Never forget that name and make sure that you know that he can't find out that you know it.
Shield your thoughts against him every time Professor Quirrell looks at you, because Voldemort is with him. I hope that this letter helps you out and that you'll be all right. Good luck and take care.
Mum
Mildred sighed and put the letter away. She felt so sad and lonely without her parents around and now this only made things worse for her. She now knew that she would have to help Harry defeat Tom Riddle and she figured that by knowing his true name that she could prevent him from doing anything to her or Harry. She pulled out the first journal and opening it read:
September 18, 1991
Things have gone from bad to worse. No one wants to be my friend and I hate that. Naturally it would be easy to make them do what I want them to, but my mum said that goes against the Council laws and that if I still want a place to live, I'll do what the Council says. Naturally, I don't want any problems as Fudge is the supreme natural witch hater in the world and the Council wouldn't stop him from taking his revenge on me.
On the plus side, I know that Professor Snape is impressed with me, even if he doesn't show it. There is something about that wizard that I like. I don't know if it's because he reeks of evil, but I hope to soon find out. My mother would die of shock if she knew that I wished to impress a man that had a questionable past. I think everyone here has a questionable past, a past that I'm determined to find out.
Mildred bit her lip and wondered deeply what her mother's real reason was for this entry. She knew that her mother had turned into a harden witch due to the war, but she had no idea that she had this thought. She shoved that from her mind and then went to the next entry.
September 21, 1991
Oh Goddess why is this happening to me? I figured that this must be a punishment for what I might do in the future. A group in Lancaster was whipped out by something that the Council calls a 'dark wave.' I can't tell anyone this, but my mother said that it just engulfed him or her like a surfer would be engulfed by the wave that he had once been riding. At least with surfers, they come out of it.
Mildred remembered her mother telling her about something like that had come and just attacked the people. Mildred shuttered at the thought of meeting an end like that. Mildred closed the journal and put it away. She was glad to, because her mother appeared at that moment.
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"So what happened to them?" Snape asked Madam Pomfrey.
"Something attacked your students," she told him. "Something that had a lot of power."
Snape's face went white with shock. Nothing could overdo a sixth year student, especially six of them. He looked over at the six that were in the bed and felt the shock go down his body. What was going on here? First Gringotts is broken into for the stone and now this. He turned to the Matron.
"Will you find out what happened to them?"
"I'll try," she said. "But I can't promise anything."
Snape was afraid of this.
