Title: Back to the Future

Chapter Eight: Not Again... Author: Kitty Malfoy

Hey! I'm not gonna say much, because I don't want to give away anything, but ENJOY!

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Serenity stood for a moment at the edge of the clearing, before the muttered talking resumed, and she walked towards them. The mass of cloaked bodies parted from her as she made her way towards the inner circle.

Looking around she spotted her fuming father across the circle from her, and she smirked as she continued to chant. He began to push his way towards her when there was another sudden hush in the crowd. The assembled Death Eaters became deathly quiet, and her father ceased moving.

A horrible stench reached her nostrils and she almost stopped chanting with the strength of it. It smelled of death. She almost took a step back, but remembered her training and stood fast, even though she felt like retching.

He stepped into the clearing and Serenity was almost swept away by the evil that radiated from him in waves. As He moved closer she had to focus harder and harder on keeping her eyes unfocused and her chanting monotone.

He stopped in the middle of the circle, facing her. "Come to me." Serenity broke away from the circle and moved towards Him. When she was only a few feet away, He raised a hand and her hood flew backwards, revealing her face.

"This is your child, Lucius?" Voldemort asked in a silky tone.

Lucius Malfoy stepped forward and slid back his hood. His pale blond hair turned silver in the moonlight. He kneeled in front of Voldemort and touched his forehead to the ground. Serenity was so focused on playing her role, she didn't notice the snarl he sent her way.

"Yes, Master."

"Hmm, Yet another Malfoy offspring. I trust she is better than your last child.?"

"Yes, Dark Lord. Much better than Draco. He was a fool."

"Quite--but she seems not quite sane."

Lucius' eyes darted back and forth, and you could tell he was thinking fast.

"She is ill, Lord Voldemort-but almost recovered!"

"Good..this one has much power. She has The Gift. Look at me child."

She tipped her head upwards and stared into the space in front of him, unblinking. He studied her in silence, as his eyes bore into her own, she felt herself losing touch with reality, and her thoughts grew fuzzy.

"I do. I do. I do.---"

A long tapering finger trailed down her cheek and onto her shoulder. It moved slowly down her arm and she barely realized he had reached inside her robe until he came out with her wand. He snapped it in half, and threw the pieces to the ground.

Then a huge puff of black smoke poured out from within Voldemort's hood. It twisted around to form the Dark Mark. Serenity's mouth opened up and the smoke was sucked out of Voldemort's hood and into her own. A black light appeared around her hand and when it faded a glowing Dark Mark was visible, emblazoned on her wrist.

There was a sudden shout, and Serenity's thoughts were slammed back into reality, and with it came the pain. She fell to her knees and clutched her wrist to her chest. More shouts filled the air, and she struggled to lift her head.

When she did she saw Sirius and Draco fighting their way to her through the mass of fighting bodies. It seemed they had brought the entire Hogwarts staff with them, to fight for her rescue. In the back was a man that she vaguely remembered, taking on more Death Eaters than any of the others.

She pulled herself to her feet, and screamed out from the pain of her throbbing wrist, when suddenly the pain stopped. She lifted her wrist up to view it in the pale moonlight and gasped in surprise. The mark was gone!

"What?!" she exclaimed. "It's gone!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at her wrist in shock. "What the f-" Lucius started, then stopped as she flickered. No that couldn't be right. People don't just flicker. But there she goes again.

Other people were noticing it as well, and continued to stare. "Everything's ruined!" Serenity screamed. In anger and frustration she leapt at Voldemort's exposed back. She raised her fist to hit Him, but she didn't have a hand to hit Him with. It was gone! Then her lower arm began to fade away as well along with her other hand.

With a viscous backhand, Voldemort flung her off Him, and straight through a gravestone. Sirius ran to her and pulled her out of the broken rubble. Both her legs were gone, and her waist was disappearing quickly. She flickered again.

Serenity opened her eyes, only to see half her body had vanished. She closed her eyes against the frustration and pain - barely feeling someone's arms supporting her body, or what was left of it.

"What's happening to me?" she whispered, even though she knew that no one knew the answer.

Whoever held her was saying something, but she couldn't understand the words, nor did she even try to. Her mind felt like molasses, and she struggled to focus on the world around her, but failed. Her mouth and nose were now gone, and admitting defeat she closed her eyes, and disappeared completely.

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Serenity's eyes opened again, and she was staring at a t.v. screen. "Today is a sad day indeed." The reporter began, " The famous Auror Sirius Black has announced today that he has finally given up the search for his long-lost wife, Serenity. After twelve long years, Black has finally conceded that she must be dead. Black is now left to raise his twin children Leo and Kira.."

"That poor man." Serenity said with a shake of her head, and then she walked away.

~*~ R & R!!!!

THAT'S THE END!

The series will be continued in Blast to the Past II! Please read it!

Kitty Malfoy (^ ^)