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 14: Draco's Payback

That night both Mildred and Harry left the grounds and headed for the pitch. Both of them had never been inside before and they couldn't help but be impressed by the size of it. When Wood appeared he explained the rules of the game and then told them that they would be joining the rest of the team for regular practices. The next morning, during Potions, Draco had formed his plan. Mildred sensed this and knew exactly what he was going to do.

"Today were working on a Muffling Draught," Snape told the class as they settled down.

Everyone looked at each other, but said nothing.

"The instructions are on the board," he told them, waving his wand and the words appearing.

Everyone took out their supplies and got to work. Once again Mildred was on the verge of creating the perfect potion that would ensure her a high grade. As she added the dry nettles to her potion something hit it and the whole thing exploded. Mildred at once conjured a huge shield to prevent people from getting hit and then muttering several well-chosen words, including several runes that she had learned, she disappeared in a puff of green smoke.

Everyone was shocked, including her father.

"I want him expelled," Mildred said, after saying the password and entering the Headmaster's office.

Dumbledore looked at her.

"But why?"

"He tried to kill me," she said. "I had to do some spell to get away from him."

Dumbledore really stared at her. Did she just admit that she could bend the wards and disappear. He finally found his voice.

"Mildred, can you bend the wards to disappear?" he asked her.

She looked at him and nodded.

"But, that's impossible," he said. "I can't even bend the wards."

"Well I'm glad that I did," she said. "He almost tried to kill me."

Dumbledore gave this some thought.

"I'll look into it," he told her.

"Thanks."

And she left. Dumbledore decided that it was time to talk to Severus about this.

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"She did what?" Snape shouted when Dumbledore told him what Mildred had been able to do.

"She bent the wards," Dumbledore repeated. "And I think that she can do other things as well."

Snape stared at him, shocked. Not even Voldemort could bend the wards.

"I think that we need to watch her," he told him.

"What do you think will happen?" Snape asked.

"I don't know," Dumbledore said. "But I've encountered only one really gifted student since I started working here and now Mildred is showing the same kind of talent. Bending wards is not something everyone can do and I want to make sure that she doesn't try anything else with her powers."

Snape agreed.

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Mildred returned to Gryffindor tower wondering if she was going to get into trouble for bending the wards. She knew that she had risked a lot by doing that, but she had to get away from Malfoy before he caused any harm to her. When she arrived in her room her things were waiting on her and she wondered if a house elf had brought them up.

"There she is," said the voice of Lavender Brown just as the door opened.

She turned and saw the other girls filing in.

"How were you able to disappear like that?" Lavender asked.

"I just can," Mildred answered.

"And what else can you do?"

"Nothing else," Mildred lied. "Look, I'm not going to have Malfoy treat me like he does Neville. I did what I had to do so I didn't get hurt."

Lavender frowned, but accepted her answer.

"Well that was a cool shield you brought up," Pavarti told her. "I mean, you didn't even say the spell and the shield appeared."

"Are you sure that you don't belong in Ravenclaw," said another student.

"Positive," Mildred answered.

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"I want her out of here," Malfoy told his Head of House.

Snape gave him a searching look and that told him all he needed to know. Draco had sent a firework into Mildred's cauldron so that he would give his daughter a bad grade.

"You should be talking," Snape hissed. "I know that you had something to do with what happened in Potions. Therefore I'm giving you a zero for the lesson."

Malfoy stared at him, shocked.

"But, you can't," he said.

Snape gave him a horrible smile.

"Oh, but I can," he said. "And I'm sure that your mother would agree with me on that."