When Snape opened the classroom door Dumbledore gasped. Stephanie was
crying holding Draco's left arm. Draco's eyes were closed and he was paler
than usual. Dumbledore ran up to him and put two fingers on his neck.
"Dead" he replied moving his fingers. Stephanie looked up at him.
Dumbledore sighed and walked over to Stephanie. "Snape, come here and take her to the Hospital Wing." Snape nodded and walked up to Stephanie. He picked her up like she was an over grown baby and walked as quickly as possible out of the room.
Snape placed Stephanie down on a bed and walked off to find Madame Pomfrey. Stephanie laid curled up in a ball crying. Tears ran down her face, but she made no effort to whip them away.
Suddenly someone franticly ran next to her bed. Stephanie looked up at Crabbe and Goyle. Goyle placed his hand on her shoulder. Two more people entered the Wing and said, "Beat it juniors." Crabbe and Goyle slowly left the Wing.
Stephanie turned her head to face the wall. The man sighed and said, "Stephanie, if Master was here he would be ashamed:" "What? He killed my brother. If he was here I'd kill him!" yelled Stephanie. "You can talk!" gasped Mrs. Malfoy.
"Like father like daughter." Said Mr. Malfoy, but quickly covered his mouth. "What?" asked Stephanie. "It's true. Voldemort is your real father. He cared for you until Potter made him disappear. We took you in and raised you as a Malfoy. Now that he's back he wants to take care of you again." Said Mrs. Malfoy.
"Honey?" asked Mr. Malfoy. "Get away from me!" called Stephanie. The two remained there and Stephanie sat up. She got out of the bed and did a kicked and Mr. Malfoy fell to the ground clutching his jaw. "I said get away from me," said Stephanie in a threatening tone. The two Malfoys left the Wing in a hurry.
Just then Harry and Ron ran into the Wing. Stephanie looked down at the floor. "What's wrong?" asked Ron. "We heard that you were here and that your brother was dead." "Word is already spreading. This is the worst Halloween ever!" cried Stephanie plopping down on the bed.
Ron starred at her wide-eyed. "I knew you could talk." Said Harry. Stephanie nodded. "I always could talk." Said Stephanie. Before Harry could respond Madame Pomfrey shrieked "This girl has had a terrible shock! She needs her rest!" Harry quickly placed something in Stephanie's hands. Stephanie looked at it. It was a gumball. She quickly popped it into her mouth.
Harry and Ron left Stephanie alone in the Hospital Wing with Snape. "You knew?" asked Stephanie out loud. Snape looked at the floor. "You did didn't you?" asked Stephanie.
"You were so sweet as a baby. You had blond hair and blue eyes. He will not believe how much you've changed." Said Snape looking into Stephanie's eyes. "I'm not gonna see him." Said Stephanie sternly. Worry filled Snape's face as he replied "You have to or he will come and kill you!"
"I don't care!" said Stephanie. "You will when he is pointing his wand at you." Said Snape. "It's funny how so much can change in one hour." Said Stephanie a tear running down her cheek. "It's not your fault he's dead." said Snape.
"Yes it is! He died for me. For me. He always stood up for me. He didn't have to die. I could of let Voldemort kill me quick and painless. Draco could of lived, but I didn't do anything." Said Stephanie. "It's not your fault. He wanted Draco dead anyhow. He loved you more than a sister because he wasn't your real brother. He loved you and cared for you a lot." Said Snape.
When Stephanie didn't reply Snape walked out of the Wing and left Stephanie alone, guilt swarming around her like a hungry vulture. Stephanie pressed her face firmly in her pillow and cried. She cried the rest of the day and half that night.
Stephanie was in the middle of a circle of Death Eaters. She heard someone speak behind her and say "Why, hello Stephanie. You've changed since I've last seen you." Stephanie froze as her real father came into view.
"How did I get here?" asked Stephanie in a frightened voice. "What did you eat that only you had?" asked Voldemort. "The damn gumball." Whispered Stephanie. "Compliments of Avery." Said Voldemort smirking. Voldemort circled Stephanie as the Death Eaters started laughing.
"Bastard." Whispered Stephanie. Voldemort stopped dead in his tracks and asked, "What did you call me?" "I called you a bastard because you killed my broth- Draco!" said Stephanie.
Voldemort pulled out his wand and poked Stephanie in the neck and hissed "Be quiet or I'll blow your head off." Stephanie pierced her lips together. Voldemort laughed a high shrill laugh at the look of fear on Stephanie's face.
"You've seen me before. Why are you just now realizing I am your daughter?" asked Stephanie remembering the night she got her Mark. "I didn't know it was you because you've changed so much." Said Voldemort pushing Stephanie's hair behind her ears.
"When you were in my dorm you knew it was me. Why didn't you know it was me while you were torturing me?" asked Stephanie. "Cruico!" screamed Voldemort. Stephanie screamed in pain as the curse hit her in the back of the head. She heard the Death Eaters laughing.
Suddenly, Stephanie realized someone else was screaming along with her. She forced her eyes open and saw a Death Eater pointing his wand at Voldemort who was on the ground next to Stephanie. Stephanie slowly got to her feet after the curse wore off. Voldemort was still screaming on the ground.
"Stop it!" cried Stephanie, but the Death Eater continued. Stephanie charged at him and knocked him off his feet. As soon as the connection was broken Voldemort stopped screaming, but Stephanie was still on top of the Death Eater, but not for long.
The Death Eater grabbed a chunk off Stephanie's hair and threw her into the side of a near by building. Stephanie's knees crumbled beneath her and the Death Eater walked slowly up to her. The Death Eater than kicked her in the face. A loud crack filled the air as Stephanie's nose began to bleed.
Stephanie cried out in pain as the Death Eater kicked her repeatedly. Stephanie hid her bloody face from the scratched up shoe. The shoe hit her spinal cord and Stephanie screamed bloody murder.
Suddenly, there was a flash of green light and the Death Eater lay dead next to Stephanie. A cold hand reached down and took the mask off the face of the Death Eater. "Malfoy." Replied Voldemort with a sneer. Stephanie looked over at the man she called father all her life. Voldemort looked at Stephanie and his expression soften.
He whipped some of the blood off of Stephanie's face with his cold hand. Stephanie closed her eyes as he bent down and picked her up like an over grown baby. He conjured up a bed and placed Stephanie on it. The Death Eaters stood watching as Voldemort whipped the rest off the blood off of Stephanie's face. Stephanie looked up into Voldemort's eyes. "Are you alright?" he asked in a half concerned voice. Stephanie couldn't talk so she sent him a mental message saying "Yeah. I'm fine."
Voldemort starred wide eyed at Stephanie for a few seconds then asked, "Did you just?" Stephanie nodded. "Telepathically?" he asked. Stephanie nodded. Voldemort raised his eyebrows. "All you have to do is wakeup and you'll be back in the Hospital Wing, but I'm afraid you'll still have your cuts and bruises. He will still be dead too. Snape will care for you when I'm not around. I will call you and when I do you are to come." Said Voldemort rubbing Stephanie's exposed Dark Mark.
Stephanie shot up in bed soaked in sweat. She cried out in pain as she got up from the bed. She fell back down. She let a groan escape her lips. She realized someone changed her clothes while she was asleep. She picked up a small mirror from the nightstand next to the bed and looked at her face.
Stephanie gasped at the sight of her battered up face. Her nose looked as if it was broken in several different spots, her whole face was bruised up badly, and a long cut was on her left cheek. It looked as if someone had taken a sharp piece of glass and made a crescent on her cheek.
Dumbledore sighed and walked over to Stephanie. "Snape, come here and take her to the Hospital Wing." Snape nodded and walked up to Stephanie. He picked her up like she was an over grown baby and walked as quickly as possible out of the room.
Snape placed Stephanie down on a bed and walked off to find Madame Pomfrey. Stephanie laid curled up in a ball crying. Tears ran down her face, but she made no effort to whip them away.
Suddenly someone franticly ran next to her bed. Stephanie looked up at Crabbe and Goyle. Goyle placed his hand on her shoulder. Two more people entered the Wing and said, "Beat it juniors." Crabbe and Goyle slowly left the Wing.
Stephanie turned her head to face the wall. The man sighed and said, "Stephanie, if Master was here he would be ashamed:" "What? He killed my brother. If he was here I'd kill him!" yelled Stephanie. "You can talk!" gasped Mrs. Malfoy.
"Like father like daughter." Said Mr. Malfoy, but quickly covered his mouth. "What?" asked Stephanie. "It's true. Voldemort is your real father. He cared for you until Potter made him disappear. We took you in and raised you as a Malfoy. Now that he's back he wants to take care of you again." Said Mrs. Malfoy.
"Honey?" asked Mr. Malfoy. "Get away from me!" called Stephanie. The two remained there and Stephanie sat up. She got out of the bed and did a kicked and Mr. Malfoy fell to the ground clutching his jaw. "I said get away from me," said Stephanie in a threatening tone. The two Malfoys left the Wing in a hurry.
Just then Harry and Ron ran into the Wing. Stephanie looked down at the floor. "What's wrong?" asked Ron. "We heard that you were here and that your brother was dead." "Word is already spreading. This is the worst Halloween ever!" cried Stephanie plopping down on the bed.
Ron starred at her wide-eyed. "I knew you could talk." Said Harry. Stephanie nodded. "I always could talk." Said Stephanie. Before Harry could respond Madame Pomfrey shrieked "This girl has had a terrible shock! She needs her rest!" Harry quickly placed something in Stephanie's hands. Stephanie looked at it. It was a gumball. She quickly popped it into her mouth.
Harry and Ron left Stephanie alone in the Hospital Wing with Snape. "You knew?" asked Stephanie out loud. Snape looked at the floor. "You did didn't you?" asked Stephanie.
"You were so sweet as a baby. You had blond hair and blue eyes. He will not believe how much you've changed." Said Snape looking into Stephanie's eyes. "I'm not gonna see him." Said Stephanie sternly. Worry filled Snape's face as he replied "You have to or he will come and kill you!"
"I don't care!" said Stephanie. "You will when he is pointing his wand at you." Said Snape. "It's funny how so much can change in one hour." Said Stephanie a tear running down her cheek. "It's not your fault he's dead." said Snape.
"Yes it is! He died for me. For me. He always stood up for me. He didn't have to die. I could of let Voldemort kill me quick and painless. Draco could of lived, but I didn't do anything." Said Stephanie. "It's not your fault. He wanted Draco dead anyhow. He loved you more than a sister because he wasn't your real brother. He loved you and cared for you a lot." Said Snape.
When Stephanie didn't reply Snape walked out of the Wing and left Stephanie alone, guilt swarming around her like a hungry vulture. Stephanie pressed her face firmly in her pillow and cried. She cried the rest of the day and half that night.
Stephanie was in the middle of a circle of Death Eaters. She heard someone speak behind her and say "Why, hello Stephanie. You've changed since I've last seen you." Stephanie froze as her real father came into view.
"How did I get here?" asked Stephanie in a frightened voice. "What did you eat that only you had?" asked Voldemort. "The damn gumball." Whispered Stephanie. "Compliments of Avery." Said Voldemort smirking. Voldemort circled Stephanie as the Death Eaters started laughing.
"Bastard." Whispered Stephanie. Voldemort stopped dead in his tracks and asked, "What did you call me?" "I called you a bastard because you killed my broth- Draco!" said Stephanie.
Voldemort pulled out his wand and poked Stephanie in the neck and hissed "Be quiet or I'll blow your head off." Stephanie pierced her lips together. Voldemort laughed a high shrill laugh at the look of fear on Stephanie's face.
"You've seen me before. Why are you just now realizing I am your daughter?" asked Stephanie remembering the night she got her Mark. "I didn't know it was you because you've changed so much." Said Voldemort pushing Stephanie's hair behind her ears.
"When you were in my dorm you knew it was me. Why didn't you know it was me while you were torturing me?" asked Stephanie. "Cruico!" screamed Voldemort. Stephanie screamed in pain as the curse hit her in the back of the head. She heard the Death Eaters laughing.
Suddenly, Stephanie realized someone else was screaming along with her. She forced her eyes open and saw a Death Eater pointing his wand at Voldemort who was on the ground next to Stephanie. Stephanie slowly got to her feet after the curse wore off. Voldemort was still screaming on the ground.
"Stop it!" cried Stephanie, but the Death Eater continued. Stephanie charged at him and knocked him off his feet. As soon as the connection was broken Voldemort stopped screaming, but Stephanie was still on top of the Death Eater, but not for long.
The Death Eater grabbed a chunk off Stephanie's hair and threw her into the side of a near by building. Stephanie's knees crumbled beneath her and the Death Eater walked slowly up to her. The Death Eater than kicked her in the face. A loud crack filled the air as Stephanie's nose began to bleed.
Stephanie cried out in pain as the Death Eater kicked her repeatedly. Stephanie hid her bloody face from the scratched up shoe. The shoe hit her spinal cord and Stephanie screamed bloody murder.
Suddenly, there was a flash of green light and the Death Eater lay dead next to Stephanie. A cold hand reached down and took the mask off the face of the Death Eater. "Malfoy." Replied Voldemort with a sneer. Stephanie looked over at the man she called father all her life. Voldemort looked at Stephanie and his expression soften.
He whipped some of the blood off of Stephanie's face with his cold hand. Stephanie closed her eyes as he bent down and picked her up like an over grown baby. He conjured up a bed and placed Stephanie on it. The Death Eaters stood watching as Voldemort whipped the rest off the blood off of Stephanie's face. Stephanie looked up into Voldemort's eyes. "Are you alright?" he asked in a half concerned voice. Stephanie couldn't talk so she sent him a mental message saying "Yeah. I'm fine."
Voldemort starred wide eyed at Stephanie for a few seconds then asked, "Did you just?" Stephanie nodded. "Telepathically?" he asked. Stephanie nodded. Voldemort raised his eyebrows. "All you have to do is wakeup and you'll be back in the Hospital Wing, but I'm afraid you'll still have your cuts and bruises. He will still be dead too. Snape will care for you when I'm not around. I will call you and when I do you are to come." Said Voldemort rubbing Stephanie's exposed Dark Mark.
Stephanie shot up in bed soaked in sweat. She cried out in pain as she got up from the bed. She fell back down. She let a groan escape her lips. She realized someone changed her clothes while she was asleep. She picked up a small mirror from the nightstand next to the bed and looked at her face.
Stephanie gasped at the sight of her battered up face. Her nose looked as if it was broken in several different spots, her whole face was bruised up badly, and a long cut was on her left cheek. It looked as if someone had taken a sharp piece of glass and made a crescent on her cheek.