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Atria had asked Remus if she could have a small amount of time to herself before he left her in the woods. It was the early afternoon before she decided to go back to the castle.

Yes, she could go to Daphne and feel somewhat safe in the Slytherin common room but things were getting worse, Draco's rage was growing she didn't need to be near him to know it. He was making her an outcast slowly but surely cutting her off from her housemates until she was alone, it reminded her somewhat of when they were children.

When they were small Atria had grown too close to a certain Blaise Zabini, a regular visitor at the manor when they were young, and Draco grew jealous. He had told, no threatened blaze that if he didn't stop playing with Atria there would be consequences. So Blaise had told Atria he could no longer play with her and in Atria's true devastation she had run back to Draco who with open arms embraced her before she vowed to never trust any boy but him.

He had only admitted this to her years later and Atria had, of course, laughed and forgot, but things would not go the same this time. This time she didn't care if she had no one she didn't care if Draco's goons glared at her and whispered when she passed, because no matter what, she would not run back to him. He would just have to accept that this was her and no temper tantrum Draco threw would change it now, she just dreaded what would happen when she went home.

Harry and Hermione looked truly puffed as they run down the dirt path.

"Atria," Harry said, his eyes wide with disbelief at seeing her.

"Hello, Harry," she said, confused as he run-up to her before taking her by the shoulders.

"Atria listen to me alright, this is serious. " he rushed like he had little time, "don't leave the castle."

Atria stiffened in his hold, "Harry wh-"

"No, listen to me go back to the castle stay there and don't leave."

Hermione looked agitated as she watched, "Harry stop, you can't chan-" she tried to say but Harry ignored her.

"Stay in your dormitory." He told Atria his grip tightening on her shoulders as he did.

"Harry lets go!" Hermione cried, "Black, we'll explain later," Hermione said looking at Atria for the first time before rushing down the hill, "Harry quickly!" She called.

She looked up into Harry's wide and frightened eyes, dear lord what was happening, he looked like he was about to cry. Harry's hands travelled down her arms taking her hands tightly before begging. "Please." And then he was gone, following after Hermione leaving Atria absolutely dumbfound on her own.

What had just happened?


She continued her way up, approaching the courtyard, only to see her path was blocked by three figures, who all turned when they heard her approaching.

"Atria" the man called opening his arm moving towards her, he took one of her hands in his, kindly smiling down at her, "Hello my dear, how are we?

"Minister, " Atria greeted shyly, "I'm good," she said nodding timidly to him. The two others approached them, one being professor Dumbledore and the other a man adorned in black robes.

"Just finished exams I expect?" Fudge asked inquisitively down to her,

"Yes sir,"

"And how were they?"

"I did well I hope,"

Fudge laughed before smiling down at her, patting the hand he held, "Well the way your uncle talks about you I'm sure you did more than well."

Atria nodded smiling back tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, "Are you here on business?" She asked.

His smile dropped, but it was still a smile as he looked at her sadly "Yes very solemn business, sadly,"

Atria's brow furrowed but she soon remembered, as the glint of the axe the dark man revealed caught her eye,"Oh, of course, Buckbeak."

Dumbledore nodded smiling sadly, "Yes, nothing a young girl should have to witness," Dumbledore said, speaking for the first time. He placed a gentle hand on Atria's back, smiling down at her with glistening eyes, "Why don't you go back up to the castle, we wouldn't want you to be late for the great feast."

Atria nodded about ready to escape from the awkward conversation that fudge always seemed so fond of, "Yes sir."

"Also Atria," Dumbledore said momentarily halting her, "It will be a cold tonight, Best not to wander."

His eyes sparkled as he looked over his glasses at her, his word puzzled her but she nodded all the same at his request before turning.

It was hard for Buckbeak's execution not to sting her heart. She had thought of discussing the matter with the minster himself but then again she was sure her uncle's hand was so far up his arse that nothing would ever come of it. She walked through the hallways and while the sceptical words of Dumbledore did shake her, she was not going back to the Slytherin dormitory, defiantly not.


As she walked down she passed Hermione harry and Ron they all looked rather sad like someone had just died, but the atria remembered

"Is it done?" She asked as they approached her.

Hermione nodded her head, her red eyes hidden behind her messy curls. "yes" she said tearfully

"Hermione I'm so sorry," Atria said sympathetically, it should never have gone this far, Buckbeak never should have died

Hermione gave her a soft smile "You tried and I really appreciated it, that all that matter is that we tried."

Atria nodded before her face twisted in confusion looking at the two students she had just passed earlier. "What were you saying before?" Atria asked Hermione and harry

Hermione face moved from sadness to confusion, "Before? Before when?" Hermione asked, confused.

"When I saw you earlier?" She just got a bunch of baffled looks t, "You were telling me to stay In the castle, you and Hermione."

"Are you sure it was us?" Harry asked

"Yes, it was."

Hermione looked over to Harry, "I don't remember sorry, it's been a long day," Hermione said.

They both looked over to Atria, whose eyes were distant as she thought over previous events.

"Atria are you okay?" Harry asked Atria, asked softly, slightly scared by her off behaviour.

"Yes, I'm fine," maybe she really did need to sleep, "I'll see you later," she said walking away from them, harry's eyes remaining on her until she was out of sight.

What was going on?


She had gone quickly to her dormitory and left with her book, Caspian following after her.

They now sat in the courtyard as the weather was fresh and warm, summer only being days away.

It was not long into her reading that she heard the terrified speaks of a mouse.

She turned around to see Caspian dancing around a fat rat, paws at the ready.

"Caspian!" Atria called placing her book down moving to her cat as he pounced at the rodent, missing it by inches.

"Caspian stop," she hissed but the rodent had wiggled away before bolting with high speed, on the path that led out of the courtyard with Caspian fast on its tail.

"Caspian no," she called moving quickly to follow, but as soon as she reached the stone steps that led down to the forbidden forest she had lost him.

She moved further down the path fast enough to see the black ball of fuzz rushing into the forbidden forest after his prey

She moved quickly down the path, Caspian well and truly out of her sight by this point.

She reached the edge of the forest, "Caspian" she called but no, he was too deep in at this point.

It may have slipped her mind that Harry and Hermione had given her very strict instructions, don't leave the castle. But it had been brushed off as a sleepy hallucination. She moved through the trees, not too far but far enough that the trees hid the view of Hagrid's hut, further and further away from the safety of Hogwarts.

"Caspian" she called again, her reply came in the snapping of dead leaves further away, which she followed.

Alone in the forest or so she thought her eyes travelled around trying to see her runaway pet, while some may have been nervous while alone in the forest, the forbidden forest, Atria was not. This forest had become a sanctuary to her during her time at Hogwarts, she had no reason to fear it, but she soon would.

"Cas-"

A hand was thrown over her mouth and an arm wrapped around her waist.

'What!' Atria thought as she felt her self being dragged back. Instincts kicked in instantly. She struggled, screamed and kicked but whoever was behind her held a firm grip.

"Shhhhh, shhhh," she heard them whisper in her ear as she struggled. That did not calm her at all, She bucked against them trying to getaway.

It was a man, his filthy hands over her mouth and on her body as she was smothered by his stench.

But her body keeled over as she thought.

No! Was this it? Was this him? Her father?

She tried to turn around, her body wriggling. She had to look at him, She had to see him, It had to be him, who else could it be.

'Just let me see you,' her mind cried, trying to twist her body around to face him.

But she stopped

This was a big body. Her father had broken out from Azkaban prison so there was no way he could be this… meaty. His hands too, Large and made with thick dirty fingers.

She realised at that moment, this was not her father.

"Stay fucking still," they threatened menacingly in her ear, but she didn't stop, she kept kicking and kicking and screaming as loud as she could even though it came out muffled.

Whoever held her was strong, she remained contained even when his hands moved. Still holding the struggling girl in a death grip, tight to their body, they tried to find something, their hands wandering over her form desperately. She screamed into their hand as the other one travelled.

He pulled his hand away, having pulled her wand from her cloak before quickly lifting it to her temple.

"Somnium," she heard them whisper, and then everything went black.


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