Chapter 6: Revenge
The raven flew through the dark sky and over the hills. "I knew it. He's not able to love anymore. He'll be ok withouth me". After a few minutes, a blue light that came out of darkness hit her on the right wing and made her lost height until she fell on the grass. When she opened her little eyes she lay against a rock, her body hurting terribly.
'The little princess doesn't know that she's perfectly identifiable even in her raven form', said a cold, familiar voice in front of her.
Lucius Malfoy's ice-blue eyes shone in the moonlight.
'Won't this lovely creature change into her true self so we can talk?', he sneered.
She did so and stood up, holding her hurt arm with her hand.
'Lucius', she muttered.
'Oh, you have underestimated your old gang, Stella. Fortunately, you still wore the dark mark and it's been very easy to find you. The Dark Lord appreciates my loyalty and has given permission to deal with you by myself'.
'You're too proud, Lucius, I'll have to shut you up'.
'Are you *threatening* me? Don't make me laugh. You're such a good person that you wouldn't hurt anybody, would you?'
'I may hurt…the one who hurt me', she said with decision, taking out her wand.
'Stella!', cried Snape behind them.
'Fallenus!', said Lucius, and he pointed his wand at him, making him fall from the broomstick. 'The other traitor has finally come'.
'You're the bastard here, Lucius', he said, pointing at him.
'Calm down, fellow. I understand that you want to take this precious gem back with you. But Stella, haven't you told him that you were mine?'
Her eyes widened in horror.
'Of course I was yours that night! I didn't have another choice!', she cried.
'So, Severus, I guess you've already checked what a lovely whore she is'.
'Expelliarmus!!', shouted Snape, more furious than ever.
'Furakos!', said Stella.
Lucius rejected the professor's attack, but Stella's strange spell made him a bleeding cut on the cheek.
'You're annoying me, girl', shouted Malfoy, and turned to Snape. 'Crucio!'
The unforgivable curse hit Snape. Stella saw his gesture of pain as he lay on the floor, and she exploded.
'Saha-maljzus!', she cried, and a red sphere protected Snape's body from further attacks.
'Paralimus!', said Lucius, trying to stop her with a paralysing charm.
She jumped and evaded it. Snape looked at them through the magic shield which he couldn't break.
'You're going to suffer, love!', cried Malfoy. 'Imperius!'
'Latga-jah-ttux', she mumbled, and something extraordinary happened.
A purple whip came out of her wand and with a crack it repelled the terrible curse. The Imperius curse hit Malfoy back and then Stella took advantage of her superiority and spoke to him.
'Now listen to me. You're going back and telling your master that the traitor girl has defeated you. And you'll never, ever disturb us again. Understood?!'
Puppet-Lucius nodded rolling his blank eyes. He couldn't dissobey-the effects of his own curse were strong. Stella made the red sphere disappear and Snape was freed.
'I'm sorry, Severus, but I needed to take revenge. He'll be out of reality for a while. Let's go!'
'Does your arm hurt?', he asked, shocked.
'Only a bit'.
They rode the broomstick and flew back to the castle as fast as they could.
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Dumbledore was waiting for them in the dungeons.
'What has happened?', he said when they came in, Snape grabbing softly Stella's hurt arm with a hand.
The woman sat down on a chair and shivered.
'Lucius Malfoy attacked us', said Snape. 'He cursed me, and then Stella managed to redirect the Imperius curse against him'.
'Are you all right, madam?', asked the Headmaster.
'It hurts', she said, pointing at her arm. She looked sadder than ever.
'Can you heal her?', asked Dumbledore, looking at Severus.
'You have been really reckless, there could have been more than one person and then you wouldn't have escaped. However, Lucius has received a good lesson. I guess Voldemort will scold him for this'.
'I'm sorry', Stella muttered.
Dumbledore smiled. Snape was looking for something in a shield.
'I'll let you rest. You have some matters to deal with alone', Dumbledore said, and he left.
Snape took a little bowl and stood in front of her.
'Shall I see the wound?', he asked in a very low voice.
She extended it and they were in silence during the while in which the potions master spread a thick transparent paste over the wound. When he finished, his eyes finally met.
'I shouldn't have gone out by myself, you've had to suffer the Cruciatus curse and it's been my fault', she said.
'It was my fault. I didn't mean what I said to you'.
'I know'.
'You did pretty well using those weird spells; you're very strong. But where did you learn that kind of magic?'
'Most of them are Asian spells. The whip is my favourite one. It's advanced magic, you know'.
'I see you didn't waste your time those years'.
'But I was mistaken when I went so far away to look for something I had very near', she said sadly.
Snape didn't seem to understand.
'Well, what Lucius said was true. He was already married when he took me to the forest and…raped me. I've always hated him for that, and now I've managed to take revenge. Since that night my life has been a fraud, an inner deception. So when I heard what your dreams spoke about…I thought you'd be glad to have someone to talk with and…
'Don't worry too much', he said, calmly. 'I'm not good at giving advice bur I understand you perfectly. How's your arm now?'
'It's ok, thanks very much'.
It was 4 o'clock in the morning and they eventually went to sleep.
(To be continued…next chapter is the last)
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