A/N: Hope you like it. :))
Chapter 16: Letters from a forgotten friend
Darkness... silence... void. I didn't know how long have I been there. There was no way to measure time. I didn't even know how I got there... all I could remember was Draco's livid face, incredible pain and a terrible scream that couldn't have been mine. Or, could it?
I've been trying to remember everything that happened for a long time. Minutes, hours, or maybe days...I didn't even know what was going on outside the dark and silent cellar that my body became. I tried to scream for help but no sound came out...I walked and walked, but I didn't feel my body moving.
I could've been there for days, when it happened.
The Headmaster's office was big and round and Fawkes watched me with interest, while the teachers' voices, although they were right next to me, were muffled.
"She's not even two years old. You can't ask her to find out if your theory is true."
"But it is very important to know if it is what we think it is"
"The majority of adult wizards never even heard of them. And you want a one year old to check your theory?"
"Severus is right. Dumbledore, if her powers really consume it, then we don't have to worry. And they probably really are."
"We may check that when she is older, maybe 14 or so. But not now. She suffered a lot during her short life. Let's give her a rest."
"You're right. She's too small. And since Voldemort thinks she's dead, we have time." Dumbledore finally agreed.
Great...another one. Why were there memories erased from my mind? What were they trying to hide from me? What could've been so terrible that even I couldn't support it?
But after I asked myself that, some words ringed in my head: "...her powers...". Why didn't I think of that before? Maybe I couldn't move my body, but my mind was still working...
Draco's point of view:
We've been staying in the hospital wing for the last seven hours, staring at her unmoved body, praying that she'll wake up soon. To make everyone worry less, and think there's nothing wrong with her, Dumbledore continued the contest. It started again at midnight and ended at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Now it was four in the morning and I, along with Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape and Madame Pomfrey looked like too pale statues of sadness and despair. At about 5 in the morning I started to wonder what was written in the letter. Mom insisted in her letter to me that I only open the box in Selene's presence, although she suggested what was in there, but she didn't say anything about the letter. So I moved to a distant corner of the room and opened it.
It seemed to have been written some years ago, and it had a lot of tear stains on it. What was inside startled me.
"Dear Selene,
given the facts, I don't know if you will believe me, and probably you hadn't been told about it by anyone, given that we are part of the secret. I befriended Lily Evans when we were first years at Hogwarts. We were sneaking every night to meet each other. We were best friends. And then, my sister run off with a muggle and my parents became stricter. Bella wouldn't leave me alone a second. And then we've been absolutely brutally torn apart. I married Lucius, already a Death Eater. I had to protect my son so I had to pretend joining the dark side. But I never got the Dark Mark. And as soon as you were born, I joined the Glow. There's a big chance that you don't remember me, because of the erased memories, but I'll always love you as a mother baby girl. Your mom died, but she left me to protect you. You've always been special and whatever choice you make, I'll be proud.
hoping you'll get some of the memories back,
Narcissa Malfoy"
I froze on the spot, eyeing the letter distrustful. But I didn't have time to be surprised, causing a familiar feeling filled my head.
"Do you hear me, Draco?"
"Selene, thank God you're alright. How can you speak with me if you're unconscious?"
"I'm not...I'm...I don't know how to explain. I'm in a dark, silent place. My mind is still working, I just can't do anything with my body: move, speak, open my eyes..."
"But you're ok?"
"I think so. But I don't remember how I got here. How long have I been like this? "
"About 8 hours. You think you'll wake up soon? "
" Well, since my mind is working, I don't think I'll be out for longer. "
"Ok, then we'll wait you."
The three redheads along with Mudblood and Potter walked in the room. I probably had a weird face, because even the twins looked at me confused. I heard Weaselbee whispering to one of his brothers: "What's he doing here? "
"Problems, Weaselbee? Maybe you'll end up like her. Unconscious, or dead, who knows, reasons unknown. "
"Hey, Malfoy, you don't know..."
"...what to do to get yourself beaten up? "
As the twins walked up to me, the trio headed to Selene's bed.
"Do you know..."
"...anything new?" they whispered.
"She succeeded in contacting me. She just can't move her body, but she thinks she'll be fine soon."
"What's this, really now? " Harry asked
"Yeah, what's going on with her hands? " Mudblood completed
Her arms were a combination of pink, yellow and black.
"Hey, what's up with that letter? Was it for me? When did your mom send it to you? Why didn't you tell me? "
"I thought my mother was angry because the relationship we have and I was afraid of what could've been in the letter. "
"Yes, but she's right. I start getting memories back. But I need to see or hear something to ring a bell in order to get them back. "
"Well, now you have it. Maybe you'll remember about her too."
"Who knows..."
"Draco!" McGonagall whisper screamed in my ear. "calm, down, her brother and friends don't know about it. They're getting scared."
But right after that, the thing that they were scared of her colored arms was our last problem...
Selene's point of view:
I was slowly staring to feel more like a physical being again. I was fighting to speak again. But I didn't need to do that. Out of nowhere, a spark of life hit me so hard that I basically jumped in a sitting position. And with my brother, Ron and Hermione there, it was probably the worst context to scream out the thing I finally remembered. The most damned words I ever said left my lips before I could stop them. Ron, Hermione and Harry looked confused, while the others' eyes widened as I said: "HE GOT AFTER THE BARRIER!"
A/N: What do you think of her remembering all those things? What do you think they're hiding? :)))))I can't wait to write the next chapter. I have something that I really what to put down on "paper". Thanks for reading. PLEASE REVIEW
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