"Oh my."
Rachael could not believe what she saw. She now knew why James didn't want her to come. It was awful. It was brutal. Heather couldn't take it.
She leaned over and retched, then squatted and breathed heavily for a moment, thinking about what she was going to do.
***
Severus was getting ready to apparate to Knockturn Alley. He didn't really know what to expect, but he knew it would not be pretty. Not pretty at all. After all, he had been a Death Eater. He knew what they were capable of. He knew it all too well. He wanted to forget it. That's the type of man Severus was. He tried to forget everything he didn't like. And that basically included all of his childhood. And teenage years. And his adulthood. His life was one big mess, and all he wanted to do was forget it. Forget it all.
***
Rachael had reached a decision. If what she saw was real, then she had to help. She saw.she saw hooded figures that could only be Voldemort's Death Eaters. She saw men and women with the Auror badge on their robes. And she saw.bodies. On the ground. All dead. And Rachael did not want to join them.
Rachael began to shoot curses at the Death Eaters, who shrieked in agony, then tried to fin their attacker. They of course saw no one, as Rachael was wearing her Invisibility Amulet. This amused her very much, until she realized the amulet was wearing off.
"Sh*t," she mumbled, and ducked into an empty shop, panting.
Rachael sat down against a wall, breathing heavily. She was worried. She hoped she wouldn't get caught. She leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes, soon drifting off into a deep slumber.
Rachael woke up, shaking madly. She leaned back against the wall, sighing. It had only been a dream. But it was so real. And that voice- it was familiar.suddenly something caught her eye.
It was James. Fighting a Death Eater. And losing spectacularly. Rachael watched in horror as James crumpled to the ground. She started to run toward him when something came out and jumped on top of her.
***
Severus had leapt on top of Rachael Potter. He had seen her go after her brother as her fell. He knew what would happen if the Death Eaters caught her. And for some reason he didn't want that to happen.
"Get off me!" Rachael was mad.
"No! You have to stay down! You'll be killed!"
"I'm not going to listen to you! You're a Death Eater, you're-
"Shut up and listen to me, Potter."
Rachael gasped. Only one person she knew talked to her like that. "Severus?"
"Give the girl a prize."
"Let me get to my brother!"
"No-unless you have a death wish? I'm assuming you don't. So now, it's time for us to leave. Say good-bye!"
"What? Severus what the hell is-
Rachael was cut-off by the ground connecting with her head, and she knew no more.
***
Severus stared at the girl he was holding. Why the hell had he just saved her life? And what the hell was he going to do with her? He supposed she had to stay at Hogwarts, but he knew she never wanted to go back there, not after what had happened.
"Hmmm.Severus? What.Where the Hell am I? What have you done to me? Ooh, I'll kill you for this, I'll-
"Rachael calm down. I will explain everything to you if you would just be quiet for-
"Calm down? Calm Down? I have just been kidnapped by a Death Eater, I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere, and you could kill me at any second. Why the hell should I calm down, Severus?"
Severus didn't know how to answer that. "I wont kill you."
Rachael stared at him for a second, then sighed and said,
"All right then, tell me your story."
"As you know, I am a Death Eater. Or I was-
"What do you mean you were?"
"No interruptions, please!"
"Sorry."
"Now, where was I.when I graduated from Hogwarts, I became a death Eater, mainly to please my parents. You know, the whole "upholding the family honor" thing. Anyway, after about a year I had had enough. So I went to Dumbledore, and he made me a spy. So I went to this thing as a Death Eater, you know, to keep Voldemort happy. And now I'm here. With you."
"That's obvious. Now.where the hell are we going?"
"To.to-to-to,"
"Got a stutter? Wait a second. We're not going to."
"We're going to Hogwarts, Rachael."
"No! NO! I will never, ever set foot in that place again! Never! You can't make me!"
"Fine Rachael! You can either go to Hogwarts with me, or stay here and die! Its your choice!"
"Fine! I'll go to Hogwarts with you! Why do have to go there anyway?"
"For protection."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"I meant what I said."
"You are so incorrigible."
Severus smiled in spite of himself. Leave it to Rachael to use her big words in any and every situation.
"How long will it take us to get there?"
"Two seconds."
And with that, they were gone.
***
Rachael didn't know why in the world she was trusting Severus Snape. This was the guy that called her awful names and insulted her friends. Of course, James and Sirius had always gotten him back, but.
"Hello Severus. I see you've brought company."
It was Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes, Professor, he brought me. Against my will. I never want to set foot in this place again. Never."
"Ah, I was hoping you would be over that by now, but alas, you are not."
"No I'm not, and I'm not very happy about being here. Can you tell me why we had to come here of all places?"
"It's a very long story, and it has to do with Voldemort."
Rachael could not believe what she saw. She now knew why James didn't want her to come. It was awful. It was brutal. Heather couldn't take it.
She leaned over and retched, then squatted and breathed heavily for a moment, thinking about what she was going to do.
***
Severus was getting ready to apparate to Knockturn Alley. He didn't really know what to expect, but he knew it would not be pretty. Not pretty at all. After all, he had been a Death Eater. He knew what they were capable of. He knew it all too well. He wanted to forget it. That's the type of man Severus was. He tried to forget everything he didn't like. And that basically included all of his childhood. And teenage years. And his adulthood. His life was one big mess, and all he wanted to do was forget it. Forget it all.
***
Rachael had reached a decision. If what she saw was real, then she had to help. She saw.she saw hooded figures that could only be Voldemort's Death Eaters. She saw men and women with the Auror badge on their robes. And she saw.bodies. On the ground. All dead. And Rachael did not want to join them.
Rachael began to shoot curses at the Death Eaters, who shrieked in agony, then tried to fin their attacker. They of course saw no one, as Rachael was wearing her Invisibility Amulet. This amused her very much, until she realized the amulet was wearing off.
"Sh*t," she mumbled, and ducked into an empty shop, panting.
Rachael sat down against a wall, breathing heavily. She was worried. She hoped she wouldn't get caught. She leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes, soon drifting off into a deep slumber.
Rachael woke up, shaking madly. She leaned back against the wall, sighing. It had only been a dream. But it was so real. And that voice- it was familiar.suddenly something caught her eye.
It was James. Fighting a Death Eater. And losing spectacularly. Rachael watched in horror as James crumpled to the ground. She started to run toward him when something came out and jumped on top of her.
***
Severus had leapt on top of Rachael Potter. He had seen her go after her brother as her fell. He knew what would happen if the Death Eaters caught her. And for some reason he didn't want that to happen.
"Get off me!" Rachael was mad.
"No! You have to stay down! You'll be killed!"
"I'm not going to listen to you! You're a Death Eater, you're-
"Shut up and listen to me, Potter."
Rachael gasped. Only one person she knew talked to her like that. "Severus?"
"Give the girl a prize."
"Let me get to my brother!"
"No-unless you have a death wish? I'm assuming you don't. So now, it's time for us to leave. Say good-bye!"
"What? Severus what the hell is-
Rachael was cut-off by the ground connecting with her head, and she knew no more.
***
Severus stared at the girl he was holding. Why the hell had he just saved her life? And what the hell was he going to do with her? He supposed she had to stay at Hogwarts, but he knew she never wanted to go back there, not after what had happened.
"Hmmm.Severus? What.Where the Hell am I? What have you done to me? Ooh, I'll kill you for this, I'll-
"Rachael calm down. I will explain everything to you if you would just be quiet for-
"Calm down? Calm Down? I have just been kidnapped by a Death Eater, I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere, and you could kill me at any second. Why the hell should I calm down, Severus?"
Severus didn't know how to answer that. "I wont kill you."
Rachael stared at him for a second, then sighed and said,
"All right then, tell me your story."
"As you know, I am a Death Eater. Or I was-
"What do you mean you were?"
"No interruptions, please!"
"Sorry."
"Now, where was I.when I graduated from Hogwarts, I became a death Eater, mainly to please my parents. You know, the whole "upholding the family honor" thing. Anyway, after about a year I had had enough. So I went to Dumbledore, and he made me a spy. So I went to this thing as a Death Eater, you know, to keep Voldemort happy. And now I'm here. With you."
"That's obvious. Now.where the hell are we going?"
"To.to-to-to,"
"Got a stutter? Wait a second. We're not going to."
"We're going to Hogwarts, Rachael."
"No! NO! I will never, ever set foot in that place again! Never! You can't make me!"
"Fine Rachael! You can either go to Hogwarts with me, or stay here and die! Its your choice!"
"Fine! I'll go to Hogwarts with you! Why do have to go there anyway?"
"For protection."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"I meant what I said."
"You are so incorrigible."
Severus smiled in spite of himself. Leave it to Rachael to use her big words in any and every situation.
"How long will it take us to get there?"
"Two seconds."
And with that, they were gone.
***
Rachael didn't know why in the world she was trusting Severus Snape. This was the guy that called her awful names and insulted her friends. Of course, James and Sirius had always gotten him back, but.
"Hello Severus. I see you've brought company."
It was Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes, Professor, he brought me. Against my will. I never want to set foot in this place again. Never."
"Ah, I was hoping you would be over that by now, but alas, you are not."
"No I'm not, and I'm not very happy about being here. Can you tell me why we had to come here of all places?"
"It's a very long story, and it has to do with Voldemort."