Catherine's POV

I was sitting with my group not long after, in a room we had grabbed for ourselves, talking with Luna who had finally returned, much to Neville's and my relief, when the portrait of Dumbledore's sister came and got Neville. He went through the portrait to Aberforth, and came back with Ron, Harry, and Hermione. When I saw them, I ran over.

"Hermione!" I said as I hugged her. "Thank Merlin you're alright." I said as I shivered. "He's not here, my Father. And... and Draco stayed back with his parents. The Malfoy's are staying close to him, but Draco hasn't told me what they're doing yet. And we have no idea where any horcruxes are."

"How do you know about the horcruxes?" Ron asked. I smiled.

"Kreacher of course! He sent me a letter after you had gone to get the locket at the Ministry. Not only that, but my father is getting weaker, even with the Elder Wand. It only makes sense." I explained.

"Cat." Hermione said. I turned back to her with a sad smile.

"I'm sorry I broke my promise to you, Hermione. I didn't keep Bellatrix from hurting you, and I had promised to keep you safe."

"Right load of help you've been." Ron said. I frowned.

"Ronald." Hermione said firmly. "She tried her best when she could."

"Didn't keep Bellatrix from marking up your arm."

"Draco dragged me from the room before I could." I snapped. "And I bloody well petrified her in fear after you left."

"It was pretty brutal." Seamus said. I turned to him and crossed my arms.

"I let you in my head once. Only, once. I didn't say you could use Legitimate on me every time something happened." I huffed.

"Need to make sure you aren't holding anything back." He said with a shrug. "I'm more surprised I haven't blown anything up yet while doing so."

"Let's not chance it anymore, shall we." I turned to Harry. "You're here for a reason. What do you need us to do to help?" He told us that there was something in the castle that they were looking for, a horcrux. And Luna's the one who thought of the Diadem of Ravenclaw. I turned to her.

"Luna! You're brilliant! Why have you never brought this up before!" I asked as I hugged her tightly.

"I didn't know what a horcrux was. Or that your father would use something like that as one." She said. I groaned.

"Right. Okay, so-" Before I could finish, Ginny came in and told us that Snape knew that Harry was spotted in Hogsmeade, and was gathering the students. I groaned. "Damnit Papa. You think he'll listen if I bitch saying that I was working with you guys to plan and capture Harry by luring him in and making him feel safe before turning him over?" I asked. Harry, Hermoine, and Ron turned to me with complete and utter confusion. "Long story. Very long story. That we can share after my father is dead. Let's go." And we headed to the Great Hall.

We were told of what would happen if we helped Harry, or had information about him but said nothing. Snape then asked anyone who knew anything of his whereabouts to step forward. And so Harry did, and at this time, the Order came in as well. Snape made quick eye contact with me before fleeing. And then my father's voice filled the hall and mind of all the students. Telling us to turn Harry over. And dear Pansy, she said we should.

"Pansy." I said, reaching out to her and trying to pull her back. She pulled from me.

"Why aren't you siding with me, Cat?" She asked. I cocked my hip.

"Because it's wrong." I said, shocking most of the Slytherins. "I'm just riding this all out until Harry kills my father. That's all this has ever been. See how long it takes until Harry overpowers him and how long I can live through it all. Now if you all don't mind, I believe Harry and I have a soul fragment to kill." And I went over to Harry while Filch took the Slytherins to their dorms. Harry and I ran to try and find the diadem in Ravenclaw, but Luna told us to talk to someone who was dead, and so we went to talk to the Grey Lady's ghost to try and find out where the diadem was. Harry went to talk to her alone, Luna saying she was shy, and me deciding that if my father did do anything to her mother's diadem, she would not want to speak with me.

After speaking with her, we went to the Room of Requirement.

"Are you sure you want to follow me?" Harry asked as we stood in front of the door.

"I react to my father just as you do, remember? Maybe I react to the horcruxes too. I can help find it." I said. Harry nodded and in we went. It was set up as the room the vanishing cabinet was in, and it didn't bring back to many good memories. But we started to look.

Harry found it, but before we could do anything, Draco, Blaise, and Goyle appeared. I got in front of Harry and turned to Draco. Seeing Goyle raise his wand was nothing, Blaise hurt, but Draco's wand pointed at me nearly killed me inside.

"Kitty." Draco said carefully. "Move aside. I don't want to hurt you." I let the tear run down my face.

"No. If you want to kill Harry, or turn him over to the bastard I call father, you'll have to go through me first. He can free us Draco. Harry can kill him, and we'll be free of his reign. We won't have to worry about a bloody thing. A death threat won't be held over yours and your family's head." I said. Goyle leaned forward.

"Come on Draco, don't be a prat." He said. I saw Blaise's wand drop a little.

"Step aside Cat. I don't want to hurt you, and you know Draco never would." Blaise said.

"That's sort of why I'm standing between you guys." I responded.

"Just pertify her and move her out of the way." Goyle said. Draco turned to him.

"I'm not attacking my girlfriend. Not to mention she's the Dark Lord's Daughter." Draco hissed.

"Well I think it's obvious where her loyalty lies, Draco." Goyle bit back. Draco turned back, but I saw his wand drop a bit too. "Fine, if you two won't do it, I will."

"Expelliarmus!" Hermione, always for perfect timing. But for once went for the wrong wizard and disarmed Draco. He ran off with Blaise and Goyle, Ron right on their arses for Goyle trying to kill Hermione, and I went with Hermione and Harry to get the diadem that had been knocked into the air and in a pile of chairs nearby. As soon as Harry got it and we were back on the floor, Ron came running back.

"Goyle set the bloody place on fire!" He yelled, a FiendFyre chasing after him. We turned and ran, and Ron found brooms. We quickly got on, but Draco and Blaise were at the top of one of the piles, surrounded by fire and barely hanging on.

"We have to get them." Harry said, but I had already turned around.

"If we die saving them Harry, I'll kill you." Ron yelled. I reached down and grabbed Draco, pulling him onto my broom, while Ron got Blaise.

"Draco." I said calmly as he clung to me. "When we get out of this, I'm going to hit you after snogging you completely senseless." I felt him nod quickly before we flew out of the room and landed. "Hey Ron." He turned to me after dropping Blaise onto the floor. "You didn't die." He nodded and I watched as Draco and Blaise ran off, sighing. "Hermione."

"Yeah?"

"You think that Skele-gro shite could make my cowardly boyfriend grow a spine? Because it'd be nice if he didn't leave me behind every time something like this happened." I said as I panted. "So... how many horcruxes are left?" I asked, turning to Harry.

"One. And I think I know who it is?" He said. I nodded and went with Harry, Hermione, and Ron to find Nagini. And find her we did, with my father and Snape at the boathouse... and my father ordered Nagini to kill Snape... and as I watched through the opaque glass around the boat house, my heart just broke. Voldemort and Nagini left and I hurried in, kneeling next to Snape.

"Papa. Papa no." I said. He was bleeding, and poisoned. He offered his tears to Harry, for reasons I don't know, nor care. Because my godfather was dying. "Papa please." He hushed me as best he could.

"Catherine." He said weakly, reaching out and cupping my face. "Don't cry. You still have Draco... he'll make... you a fine husband... one day..." I grabbed his hand, feeling as it slowly went cold.

"But... but you'll be there still, right? You... you promised to walk me down the aisle, remember? You were... you were going to..." I felt another wave a tears go down my face.

"Shhh Catherine... it'll be alright..." He gave me a weak smile. "You... were always... a daughter to me... and you... will always be... my little girl..." And that's when he faded. His hand went limp, his smile fell from his face, and he stopped breathing. I began to sob, kissing his palm as I gently put it down.

"Catherine?" Hermoine asked gently as she approached me.

"If Harry doesn't kill him." I began before pulling my hands from my face. "I will. This is the last straw. That bastard dies today, or I'll fucking die trying." I said as I stood, leaning down to leave a kiss on Papa's forehead before closing his eyes and turning to Hermione. "Let's go."

Oh my god. I started crying writing Severus die. I literally had to stop writing so I could cry, because it just completely killed me inside to write that out. It hurt, pretty damn near physically hurt to write that out. Because that's the end of Catherine's family. She literally has no one left. And it just... *deep breath* I'm still crying. Give me a chapter or two.