A/N: ok, this took so much longer than I had ever intended! Wow! I'm having horrible times writing, I'm stuck! I can't think of where I want this part to go!!! UGH! Okay, sorry....but yes, i'll find a way! I hope the next chapter is easier to write than this one is! I'm not sure what's happening, I think I need to do a quick songfic soon to get me back into writing...
~~Chapter Six: Survive?! Maybe...~~
Snape watched as Draco carefully stroked her long hair. Snape knew that Lucius put his children under the Cruciatus Curse, but he thought that Lucius wouldn't dare do anything to them at Hogwarts, unfortunately, Snape was wrong.
Draco kissed Allie's forehead, "Sweetie, please get up, you've got to survive this, I know you can!"
Snape wasn't sure how long Allie had been under the curse from previous times, but he needed to know, "How long has she been under before this time?"
Draco's head snapped up and he looked at Snape, thinking about the question, "As far as I know, the longest is three minutes."
Snape shook his head and Draco went back to talking to Allie, he whispered encouraging words, all while stroking her hair and kissing her forehead every so often. Eventually, Madam Pomfrey walked into the wing, she looked at Snape and at Allie, who looked probaby 20 times worse than she had before Poppy had left. She'd gone to the Ravenclaw tower, a boy felt ill, and unfortunately, it was just a bad flu, the only thing she could provide was anti-nausea potion. The color faded out of Poppy's face and she walked over to Allie's bed, "Was it the Cruciatus Curse?"
Reluctantly, Snape nodded. Pomfrey shook her head and walked over to the cabinet, "Don't bother, Poppy." Snape started, "I already got her the necessary potions, I'll brew more of them between lessons."
"How long?"
"Five minutes, at least, that's what Mr. Malfoy told me," Snape sighed, hoping that Draco was correct on the amount of time.
"The poor girl, she's probably lost her sanity by now."
Snape glared and walked over to where Madam Pomfrey was standing and began to speak in hushed tones, "Poppy, the girl's older brother is sitting next to her, scared half out of his mind, in more pain than he's probably been in, emotionally and physically, now please, don't talk about her being insane or not recovering around him, at least not yet. Not until we know everything."
Poppy nodded, realizing that for once, Snape actually cared about what was happening to his students. Poppy also knew that both of them were in his house, meaning that probably made a difference. But she understood just the same, and wouldn't drown the boy's hope, it was true, maybe Allison would survive, "Has she ever been under before?" Severus nodded, "How long?"
"Three minutes at the most," Severus relayed the information that he'd been given.
He knew that the prognosis would be grim, but he was determined to find a way to at least help Draco if Allie would go insane, or die. Poppy looked like she may faint at any moment, "Should, should we send her to St. Mungo's?"
Snape quickly shook his head, "No. I can provide the same potions they could, you can provide the physical therapy, and she's in no condition to be moved. Not to mention, her brother should probably stay at school. Why don't you try to get him to allow you to look at his wounds. I'm not sure what curse he was under, but it had to be one of the Death Eater's favorite torture curses. He appears to be in a lot of pain right now."
Draco was still taking care of Allie in the only way he knew how. He was talking to her, trying to get her to wake up. Madam Pomfrey walked over to where the boy was sitting, "I need to look at your wounds."
Draco was reluctant to leave his sister's side, even for a second, but he knew that she was unconscious and he knew that there was nothing he could do to help her at this point. So he sat on the bed next to her, never taking his eyes off of Allie. For some reason, he felt like he was betraying her by leaving. He was no longer holding her hand, stroking her hair, reciting encouraging and soothing words, and kissing her gently. He was no longer doing everything in his power to help her, 'Then again, Draco. It won't do you or her any good if you die and she has no one. You'll die from these infections if you let them go you know..." Draco thought to himself. It was true, he'd just be making it worse for Allie if he didn't get better and then died when she needs him. So he let Madam Pomfrey examine his wounds and apply healing potions. Then he asked the boy to drink something.
"What is it?"
"Just something to numb the pain," Madam Pomfrey assured.
Draco nodded and drank the potion, but it was really a dreamless sleep potion, Madam Pomfrey had known that if she' d told him, he wouldn't take it, so she didn't tell, she just gave. As Draco slowly found himself being enveloped by the darkness, he didn't say anything, just cherished the chance to finally rest without nightmares, he was so sick of them.
Madam Pomfrey watched the two rest, she knew that Allison was unconscious, she just hoped that she'd wake soon, her intention was to assess the damage and then treat her. Snape was still in the room, "Poppy, I'm going to leave you with them. If either asks for me, get me immediately, and if Ms. Malfoy wakes, get me right away, watch for their father, Lucius, he did this to them."
Pomfrey looked shocked that their father had tortured either one of them so much but simply nodded. She sat down and watched her two only patients. Draco was sleeping peacefully and Allie was unconcsious. It stayed like that for a long time until Allie opened her eyes and looked around, she couldn't move easily and was in pain. She realized she was still in the hospital wing and managed to see Draco sleeping, "Help." She whispered, she wanted someone to come and tell her what was going on.
Madam Pomfrey rushed to her side and sat down on a chair next to the bed, "Ms. Malfoy, are you okay?"
Allison looked confused, trying to remember who the woman talking to her was, then she thought of a name, Madam Pomfrey. Was this really her? Allie couldn't remember, "M..Madam...Madam Pom...Madam Pomfrey?" She was still studdering horribly, and she felt weak.
"Yes, it's me. Do you need something?"
Allie found that speaking took too much energy, so she just slowly shook her head, Madam Pomfrey nodded also, "I'm going to go get Professor Snape, do you want that?"
Allie nodded, just barely, but before Madam Pomfrey could leave, Severus walked into the Hospital Wing, "Poppy, I have replacements of the potions, ample amounts for- Allie?!"
Allie looked over at him, she didn't speak, she just nodded slowly, hoping he had an idea as to what happened, because she didn't. The confused look covered her face and she soon found Severus at her side. He looked both relieved and worried, and she finally understood that someone cared about her besides Draco and her mother. She looked up at him, "What happened?" Her voice was scratchy and not anything above a whisper.
Snape nodded and sat down on the bed, "Your father came, unfortunately, he got to the hospital wing before anyone saw him. Do you remember that?" Allie thought back, she saw his face, she knew he'd been there. She nodded, "Okay. He hit Draco with a spell that causes the victim to feel like they are being whipped, have you ever had that put on you?" Allie thought again, she knew she'd felt something like that, but she wasn't sure, so she shrugged. Snape seemed satisfied, "Then he put you under the Cruciatus Curse for five minutes. Do you remember any of that?" Allie nodded, the pain came flooding back to her, all of it. It had hurt so bad then, but it seemed to hurt worse now. She whimpered, "It's okay Allie, It's okay. I promise, he won't hurt you here, he won't hurt you now."
Allie nodded, Snape noticed that all of her actions were small, she wasn't making a big deal out of anything, he shook his head, "Poppy, more potions for her in about an hour, tend to her cuts now, please."
Allie watched as Madam Pomfrey nodded and Snape turned around. Panic covered Allie's face, she wasn't sure where he was going, if he was leaving her and Draco to fight for themselves, yet again, as they'd both done so many times. Madam Pomfrey did her best to calm Allie, but in the end, she just let the girl lie there, fear all over her face.
Madam Pomfrey either used her wand to heal something or a potion on the wounds that were too deep to heal with simple spells and charms. Allie felt relief as some of the wounds were healed, but stinging every time that a potion had to be used. She kept trying to pull away, but couldn't. A thought crossed her mind, 'Will I ever walk again?!' She couldn't be an invalid, but she didn't know how extensive the physical damage was. She decided against asking and slowly let her eyes close, she quickly went to sleep.
Unfortunately, Allie's sleep wasn't a peaceful one, she had nightmares, nightmares of things that were happening to her mother back home. He was using the Cruciatus and Imperius curses. Allie screamed, only to be woken by Draco. She didn't cry, and Draco knew why, 'Malfoys Don't Cry.' He thought solemnly. He pulled his sisters long hair out of her face where it had ended up, she was drenched in a cold sweat, "It's okay Allie Cat. I won't ever let him hurt you again. Ever." Draco turned to Madam Pomfrey, "Madam, can we, um, have Professor Snape come? I would like to ask him a few questions."
A/N: Not as long as I had hoped, but it works....what will Draco want to ask Snape? Actually, I have some good plans for the next chapter, lets just hope I can write it easier and get it up faster than this one! UGH!!! little kids don't help to write stories, I'm so sick, sick, sick! of babysitting!!!! and i think I'm getting the flu *grrrr* so yes, anywayz, please review! Make me happy :)
~~Chapter Six: Survive?! Maybe...~~
Snape watched as Draco carefully stroked her long hair. Snape knew that Lucius put his children under the Cruciatus Curse, but he thought that Lucius wouldn't dare do anything to them at Hogwarts, unfortunately, Snape was wrong.
Draco kissed Allie's forehead, "Sweetie, please get up, you've got to survive this, I know you can!"
Snape wasn't sure how long Allie had been under the curse from previous times, but he needed to know, "How long has she been under before this time?"
Draco's head snapped up and he looked at Snape, thinking about the question, "As far as I know, the longest is three minutes."
Snape shook his head and Draco went back to talking to Allie, he whispered encouraging words, all while stroking her hair and kissing her forehead every so often. Eventually, Madam Pomfrey walked into the wing, she looked at Snape and at Allie, who looked probaby 20 times worse than she had before Poppy had left. She'd gone to the Ravenclaw tower, a boy felt ill, and unfortunately, it was just a bad flu, the only thing she could provide was anti-nausea potion. The color faded out of Poppy's face and she walked over to Allie's bed, "Was it the Cruciatus Curse?"
Reluctantly, Snape nodded. Pomfrey shook her head and walked over to the cabinet, "Don't bother, Poppy." Snape started, "I already got her the necessary potions, I'll brew more of them between lessons."
"How long?"
"Five minutes, at least, that's what Mr. Malfoy told me," Snape sighed, hoping that Draco was correct on the amount of time.
"The poor girl, she's probably lost her sanity by now."
Snape glared and walked over to where Madam Pomfrey was standing and began to speak in hushed tones, "Poppy, the girl's older brother is sitting next to her, scared half out of his mind, in more pain than he's probably been in, emotionally and physically, now please, don't talk about her being insane or not recovering around him, at least not yet. Not until we know everything."
Poppy nodded, realizing that for once, Snape actually cared about what was happening to his students. Poppy also knew that both of them were in his house, meaning that probably made a difference. But she understood just the same, and wouldn't drown the boy's hope, it was true, maybe Allison would survive, "Has she ever been under before?" Severus nodded, "How long?"
"Three minutes at the most," Severus relayed the information that he'd been given.
He knew that the prognosis would be grim, but he was determined to find a way to at least help Draco if Allie would go insane, or die. Poppy looked like she may faint at any moment, "Should, should we send her to St. Mungo's?"
Snape quickly shook his head, "No. I can provide the same potions they could, you can provide the physical therapy, and she's in no condition to be moved. Not to mention, her brother should probably stay at school. Why don't you try to get him to allow you to look at his wounds. I'm not sure what curse he was under, but it had to be one of the Death Eater's favorite torture curses. He appears to be in a lot of pain right now."
Draco was still taking care of Allie in the only way he knew how. He was talking to her, trying to get her to wake up. Madam Pomfrey walked over to where the boy was sitting, "I need to look at your wounds."
Draco was reluctant to leave his sister's side, even for a second, but he knew that she was unconscious and he knew that there was nothing he could do to help her at this point. So he sat on the bed next to her, never taking his eyes off of Allie. For some reason, he felt like he was betraying her by leaving. He was no longer holding her hand, stroking her hair, reciting encouraging and soothing words, and kissing her gently. He was no longer doing everything in his power to help her, 'Then again, Draco. It won't do you or her any good if you die and she has no one. You'll die from these infections if you let them go you know..." Draco thought to himself. It was true, he'd just be making it worse for Allie if he didn't get better and then died when she needs him. So he let Madam Pomfrey examine his wounds and apply healing potions. Then he asked the boy to drink something.
"What is it?"
"Just something to numb the pain," Madam Pomfrey assured.
Draco nodded and drank the potion, but it was really a dreamless sleep potion, Madam Pomfrey had known that if she' d told him, he wouldn't take it, so she didn't tell, she just gave. As Draco slowly found himself being enveloped by the darkness, he didn't say anything, just cherished the chance to finally rest without nightmares, he was so sick of them.
Madam Pomfrey watched the two rest, she knew that Allison was unconscious, she just hoped that she'd wake soon, her intention was to assess the damage and then treat her. Snape was still in the room, "Poppy, I'm going to leave you with them. If either asks for me, get me immediately, and if Ms. Malfoy wakes, get me right away, watch for their father, Lucius, he did this to them."
Pomfrey looked shocked that their father had tortured either one of them so much but simply nodded. She sat down and watched her two only patients. Draco was sleeping peacefully and Allie was unconcsious. It stayed like that for a long time until Allie opened her eyes and looked around, she couldn't move easily and was in pain. She realized she was still in the hospital wing and managed to see Draco sleeping, "Help." She whispered, she wanted someone to come and tell her what was going on.
Madam Pomfrey rushed to her side and sat down on a chair next to the bed, "Ms. Malfoy, are you okay?"
Allison looked confused, trying to remember who the woman talking to her was, then she thought of a name, Madam Pomfrey. Was this really her? Allie couldn't remember, "M..Madam...Madam Pom...Madam Pomfrey?" She was still studdering horribly, and she felt weak.
"Yes, it's me. Do you need something?"
Allie found that speaking took too much energy, so she just slowly shook her head, Madam Pomfrey nodded also, "I'm going to go get Professor Snape, do you want that?"
Allie nodded, just barely, but before Madam Pomfrey could leave, Severus walked into the Hospital Wing, "Poppy, I have replacements of the potions, ample amounts for- Allie?!"
Allie looked over at him, she didn't speak, she just nodded slowly, hoping he had an idea as to what happened, because she didn't. The confused look covered her face and she soon found Severus at her side. He looked both relieved and worried, and she finally understood that someone cared about her besides Draco and her mother. She looked up at him, "What happened?" Her voice was scratchy and not anything above a whisper.
Snape nodded and sat down on the bed, "Your father came, unfortunately, he got to the hospital wing before anyone saw him. Do you remember that?" Allie thought back, she saw his face, she knew he'd been there. She nodded, "Okay. He hit Draco with a spell that causes the victim to feel like they are being whipped, have you ever had that put on you?" Allie thought again, she knew she'd felt something like that, but she wasn't sure, so she shrugged. Snape seemed satisfied, "Then he put you under the Cruciatus Curse for five minutes. Do you remember any of that?" Allie nodded, the pain came flooding back to her, all of it. It had hurt so bad then, but it seemed to hurt worse now. She whimpered, "It's okay Allie, It's okay. I promise, he won't hurt you here, he won't hurt you now."
Allie nodded, Snape noticed that all of her actions were small, she wasn't making a big deal out of anything, he shook his head, "Poppy, more potions for her in about an hour, tend to her cuts now, please."
Allie watched as Madam Pomfrey nodded and Snape turned around. Panic covered Allie's face, she wasn't sure where he was going, if he was leaving her and Draco to fight for themselves, yet again, as they'd both done so many times. Madam Pomfrey did her best to calm Allie, but in the end, she just let the girl lie there, fear all over her face.
Madam Pomfrey either used her wand to heal something or a potion on the wounds that were too deep to heal with simple spells and charms. Allie felt relief as some of the wounds were healed, but stinging every time that a potion had to be used. She kept trying to pull away, but couldn't. A thought crossed her mind, 'Will I ever walk again?!' She couldn't be an invalid, but she didn't know how extensive the physical damage was. She decided against asking and slowly let her eyes close, she quickly went to sleep.
Unfortunately, Allie's sleep wasn't a peaceful one, she had nightmares, nightmares of things that were happening to her mother back home. He was using the Cruciatus and Imperius curses. Allie screamed, only to be woken by Draco. She didn't cry, and Draco knew why, 'Malfoys Don't Cry.' He thought solemnly. He pulled his sisters long hair out of her face where it had ended up, she was drenched in a cold sweat, "It's okay Allie Cat. I won't ever let him hurt you again. Ever." Draco turned to Madam Pomfrey, "Madam, can we, um, have Professor Snape come? I would like to ask him a few questions."
A/N: Not as long as I had hoped, but it works....what will Draco want to ask Snape? Actually, I have some good plans for the next chapter, lets just hope I can write it easier and get it up faster than this one! UGH!!! little kids don't help to write stories, I'm so sick, sick, sick! of babysitting!!!! and i think I'm getting the flu *grrrr* so yes, anywayz, please review! Make me happy :)