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Chapter 15 Ungrateful savior
Nita landed on a surprisingly soft area, and when she looked around, she could see that she was in the Headmasters office, or so she presumed. She had never been there before, but a lovely phoenix was situated in the corner of the room, and the bird, she had seen before.
She looked down at Longbottom, who was not moving an inch. She preferred him that way, it was nice and quiet, no insults and no fights.
The room was otherwise empty, except for the many paintings that hung on the walls of the office. Some of the portraits were sleeping, and others looked curious about the two young ones on the floor.
Nita took the chain off the Gryffindor, and tucked it inside her robe. After that, she stood and was just about to head for the door, when it opened and revealed the headmaster, and behind him, her mum and dad.
"Oh honey!" Her mother pushed past the headmaster and threw herself at her daughter, hugging her and checking her for any injury.
Her father came up to them and drew Nita into his arms in a bone crushing hug.
"What did you think you were doing? Playing some kind of hero!" her mother yelled and Nita stared at her in shock. "You're so grounded miss!"
Her father stayed quiet, but she could see that he had something to say too.
After some moments, the headmaster spoke.
"I see that you got Mr. Longbottom out of there too, very good Ms Potter. Now, would you like to tell us what happened?" The headmaster smiled sweetly at her, and Nita almost felt sick.
"I got some help by your spy, headmaster." The three adults looked shocked.
"My spy Ms Potter?" asked the headmaster.
"Yes, your spy, professor."
The headmaster was just about to speak when Longbottom decided to wake up. He groaned and in an instant, the professor was beside him, helping him up to a sitting position.
"Where am I?" He looked around and the first thing he saw was Nita standing beside the headmaster's desk.
"Death Eater!" Nita felt her blood run cold and the three adults jumped.
"Mr. Longbottom, I think you are mistaken my boy, surely you know Ms Potter?" The headmaster seemed confused.
"Oh, professor, good that you're here, she tried to kill me! She was working with them!" Nita saw that his fathers face radiated anger.
"Mr. Longbottom, I would prefer if you stopped accusing my daughter of being a death eater this instant and show some gratitude instead!"
Dumbledore held up a hand. "Easy James, I'm sure Neville is just a bit confused, that's all."
"I'm not confused! She worked with them! I swear!" the boy insisted. Before her father started to shout, Nita stepped forward and gave him a sour look.
"You know what, Longbottom? I don't care what you say. You don't know what happened, as we were forced to stun you, otherwise you would have given us away. I don't care if you tell the whole world that I nearly got you killed, or that I'm the dark lord. You know why? I know I'm not. I know what I did there, and let me tell you, that if it wasn't for me you would have been dead now." She turned and walked out of the office, leaving three very dumbstruck adults and a gaping boy-who-lived.
Nita found herself outside the Ravenclaw rooms. The statue of Rowena Ravenclaw smiled down at her. "Hi my dear, It's good to have you back." Nita gave her a small smile. "Thanks."
She pressed her hand against a piece of platinum and she felt the familiar scan go over her magical signature. The security was very high around Ravenclaw. They were the only house that used other means than a simple password to get in to their rooms. This way, you didn't have to put trouble in finding a new password, or remember it.
The statue moved and Nita stepped inside the Ravenclaw's common room. The room was, thank god, empty. She guessed that most of them were in class, as it was early afternoon.
The room was cozy. Bronze and blue were nice together, and also some crème could bee seen on the sofas and armchairs. A big fireplace was situated on the right wall and a fire was lit, making the room homey and welcoming. She walked through the room and down a corridor with many doors. In the Ravenclaw house, you had your own room, mostly because it was easier to study without having other people around.
She stopped outside one of the doors with the words D. L. Potter Sixth year written in bronze letters. She drew out her wand and unlocked the door, stepping inside and shutting the door behind her.
She was back. It felt so good to be in this room. It was decorated in cream and blue, giving it a fresh feeling. The walls were covered with books and here and there some photos of family and friends. A big bed stood against the wall opposite the door, and a closet beside it. Other than this, there was a mirror and a door, leading to her and Susan's shared bathroom. Yes, the bathroom had two doors, one leading to her and one to Susan.
Her trunk was by her bed, thankfully, and she threw her dirty clothes off, picking out some new and headed for a shower. Merlin knew she needed it!
While rinsing the shampoo out of her hair, feeling water run down her face, she started to think about the previous happenings. The gold chain still hung around her neck, and in a weird kind of way, that made her feel slightly more comfortable.
She was not sure what to think about Lucius Malfoy yet. She was surprised at his actions, and while she doubted that he was loyal to the dark lord, the question remained. Where was his loyalty? Dumbledore had looked surprised when she mentioned that his spy had helped her. What if Lucius wasn't his spy at all? She had just assumed...
She had to think about that later, right now she was too tired to figure anything out.
And Snape. So He was her real father. He had been under imperius, forced to rape his mother? She shuddered at the thought. And that was why he didn't remember anything. But wait. He must have known, why would Mr. Malfoy know otherwise? This didn't make any sense. But of course, he could have heard it from Voldemort.
She stepped out of the shower, dried herself off and put on a pair of comfy pants and a T-shirt. She was so confused and hoped that all this would be some crazy dream or something. She flung herself at the bed and when her head hit the pillow, she was already asleep.
Severus sat in his rooms, staring at the wall. His classes had been cancelled today. That was very rare. He couldn't remember when he had ever cancelled a class. But now, he needed it.
Yesterday, Lily, his childhood friend had visited him. He hadn't spoken to her in what? Seventeen years? She had told him that she had a very important thing to tell him, and he had been ordered to sit down. And he had needed it.
She told him that Demonita had been kidnapped by Voldemort, and she also told him that the dark lord wanted her. When he asked why, she broke down. She told him about how she had been kidnapped almost seventeen years ago by the dark lord, how he had forced him to rape her. How he had forced her to drink a potion. After her story, she had looked at him, telling him that she and James always had known that she had been raped by him, but they hadn't known
about the dark lord's plans until Dumbledore told them, six years ago.
This was too much for him. To know that he had raped someone was horrible, but to know that he had a daughter, a daughter he had treated like Lucifer himself, was heartbreaking.
Despite what other people thought, he had always wanted to be a father. And now he was, or had been for sixteen years, not knowing it. He couldn't blame the Potters though, keeping it from him. He was sure he'd have done the same.
He had been sitting there for a good two hours after Lily left, when Lucius had appeared. He had seen the state of Severus and asked him what was wrong. And to his own surprise, he had told him everything.
Lucius had told him that she had been taken to one of the guest rooms, so obviously, the dark lord didn't want her as a prisoner. He had also told him that he started to believe the dark lord crazy, and that he was in fact thinking of joining the light side. He had been surprised when Severus had told him that he had been on the light side almost the whole time. Severus had also warned him about joining Dumbledore. Of course Dumbledore was fighting the evil, but in many ways, Severus thought he was just like the dark lord. Lucius had decided to help Ms Potter, and with that he had disappeared in the green flames.
Now, Severus sat in his rooms, thinking. 'What would happen now?'
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