A/N: Here it is. But please, read Noli Me Tangere before this. You will not understand anything at all.
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Touch Me Not
"Avada Kedavra!" Emily saw the green light shoot out of Blaise's wand, directed at Draco. Noo! Emily ran in front of Draco, letting herself get hit with the killing curse. The last thing she saw was a pair of silver eyes, looking down on her as she fell. Her body shut down, but she kept on falling. Her world around her froze, and turned black. When she opened her eyes, everything around her was blood red. Fire was thrashing around her body, as she stood up. 'Where am I?' The neon orange lights were blinding her eyes, as she looked ahead of her. 'Have I gone to Hell?' A dark figure was coming towards her. Emily's vision was becoming more clear, and she saw an outline of a female. The female's blond hair shone brightly in the flames, as her piercing silver gaze fell upon Emily.
"Kitty?" Emily stuttered as she tripped on her own feet. Kitty laughed a loud bitter laugh, and glided in front of Emily. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked pointedly at the young girl at her feet.
"Kaitlynne Tatiana Malfoy. To be exact Emilia." Kitty sneered, and flipped back her long white-blond hair. Her silver cape was billowing, and her royal blue tunic clashed with the bright flames around her.
"Why am I here? And what are you—what is going on?" Emily fell back down onto her knees as the heat increased around her.
"You are here because we were hit with the killing curse. I have been released from your body Emily. I am know myself, as I would be. Dead, and in Hell. You are here because you were my host. Ahead of you are the Gates. You may stay here if you wish, I believe this is the easy choice. If you go towards the Gates, many obstacles will be waiting for you. You would have no help, but once you get there, you cannot come back. You must hurry if you want to go. The gates will close soon." Kitty helped Emily up, and pushed her towards the gates. "Do not end it now Emilia, you have much ahead of you, I was foolish."
Emily looked back at her, and smiled. "I'll miss you Kit." She ran as fast as she could to the now closing Gates. Her robes swishing behind her, as the Gates closed with a thud. 'Where do I go from here?' As if her surroundings had read her mind, a dimly lit, blue path appeared ahead of her. She followed the path, looking around. The whole area was pitch black, minus the path. There was soon a fork in the path, and Emily did not know where to go. The path to her left shone bright with green light. The path to her right shone bright with red light. The green light beckoned to her, and her feet led her to the left. She followed the path until it abruptly stopped.
"Emilia?"—"Eli?"—"Lorelei?"—"Em?" Four voices echoed through her mind, as a tear fell from her face. 'Mum, Dad… Danny, Colleen?' Ahead of her, in the dark mist, four bodies appeared. The two tallest were Kelly and Daniel O'Leary. Her mother and father. The two others, one being tall, the other very small, were Danny her older brother, and Colleen her little baby sister. They were all laughing together, sitting in their living room, by the fire. Their happiness radiated around them, giving warmth to the room. A loud clatter made her mother stand up, as her father went into another room. Colleen followed after him, telling him there was danger. A loud high pitched scream echoed through O'Leary Manor, as all the O'Leary's ran towards the direction. Her father lay stiff as a board on the ground, with his eyes open. Around him was a pool of blood. As her eyes trailed upwards she saw a large group of cloaked men, all with dark hoods over their faces. Danny turned to run, but tripped over a mound. He looked down and saw that it was Colleen, well what was left of her. He gasped, and grabbed his mother. They ran as fast as they could, but were stopped, as spells hit them in the back. There was blinding green light, and the men laughed. The view ahead of her disappeared, and she fell to the ground sobbing.
"You mustn't let it get to you Miss O'Leary." Albus Dumbledore's voice trailed through her mind. She wiped her eyes, and nodded. She stood up straight and held her head high. Anger was now surging through her body. Ahead of her, was another path. A dully lit red one. She let her feet guide her, walking for what felt like hours. Her feet ached, but eventually, the path had stopped.
"O'Leary is worth nothing to me babe, come on… She is dead after all, just one snog." Draco formed out of the mist, having Mallory caged between his arms.
"I guess you are right, I always did want to know if the rumors were true. Slytherin sex-god. A good shag'll do me nicely." Mallory gripped his robes, and kissed him feverishly. Emily had to bite back a sob.
'It isn't real. It isn't real.' Emily kept her ground. "You cannot get to me that easily!" She yelled to no one in particular. The couple that was once there, dissipated. A yellow path glowed ahead of her, and a faint light was beyond reach.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the little O'Leary whore." Emily's ears perked up, as she lifted her head. Blaise Zabini was just ahead of her.
"I want my revenge girl. You are never passing the Gate ahead. I am your final task. Beat me, and you are free to go. But we all know that you are too weak." He looked her up and down. "Besides, you are just a girl." He added with a smirk.
She lunged herself at him, whipping out her wand. "Crucio!—I'll get you just like I did earlier." He fell to his knees in pain, but began laughing. He stood up, and pointed his wand at her heart.
"And I'll get you just like I did earlier… Avad—" Emily turned slightly, and dug her foot into his groin. He fell to the floor moaning in pain. She stupefied him, and looked ahead. Her path was clear.
"Well Zabini, turns out you do have balls, but not enough to be beat by a girl." She held her head high, and walked ahead on the now paved walkway. Around her were stars shining brightly, and a large Golden Gate. The Gate was half way open as she came within three meters of it. It was closing quickly, and Emily broke out in a run. Her hand caught the Gate, and it was extremely heavy. She pulled with both hands, her feet sliding. She put all her effort into it, when suddenly it flew open. Her hands were glowing, and the Gate was glistening. She hurried through the Gate not knowing what would be ahead of her.
"Miss O'Leary. You have finally awoken." Emily fluttered her eyes open, and closed them quickly, for the lights were too bright. She opened them again, and saw Professor Dumbledore.
"Poppy, she has awoken." He turned his gaze on Emily. "You are in the hospital wing Emily. I know what you are most likely wondering. You survived because you had two souls. The killing curse goes straight to the soul. Then to the heart. Fortunately for you, it was delayed, because of your possession. I do know of everything that happened while you were in your state of uncertainty. You had to travel through the Gates." Emily merely nodded. "However, you cannot just come back like it was nothing. The school cannot know you are awake, they all know of you as deceased. Mr. Zabini had been brought to Azkaban, and Miss Parkinson was expelled. As for Draco, he is currently locked in his dormitory. He will not come out. But onto further business. I will allow you to come back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, for your sixth year. Until then, I have clearings that I must make with the Ministry. You will stay with a very trusted colleague of mine, Remus Lupin. We must floo there today, so no one will know of your waking. Is this all okay with you Miss O'Leary? Do you have any questions?"
Emily furrowed her brows and thought through about everything. 'Come back for my sixth year… Stay with Remus Lupin…' Emily looked up at him and smiled brightly. "Yes, it is all okay with me, and no, I do not have any questions."
Dumbledore smiled, and stood up from his chair. "But, I do have a request. I want to ask you, can you give this to Draco?" Emily pulled her hair back, and unclasped a golden locket. She held it in the palm of her hand. It was shaped like a heart, and had the following engraved, 'Kelly and Daniel. Love surpassing the Irish Isle.' Emily opened it, and inside was a picture of both her mother and father on one side, and on the other was herself, Danny, and Colleen. She closed it and dropped it into the professors hand. "I would greatly appreciate it." Dumbledore smiled at her and walked out of the infirmary.
"Miss O'Leary. I is packed your stuffings. You is ready to floo. Mister Lupin being waiting for misses at the fireplace." A house elf looked up at her with big eyes. She smiled at the house elf, and said a 'thank you.' She followed the elf to the fireplace. Standing in front of it was a man with long sandy blond hair, dark eyes, and a rather scrubby attire.
"Thank you Dobby. Ah, Miss O'Leary, I haven't seen you in quite a long time…" He held his hand out and grabbed her luggage. He took out some floo powder, and threw it into the fire. 'Diagon Alley!' Emily followed suit, and ended up in the Leaky Cauldron. She followed him to a table, and sat down.
"I will be right there, I just have to talk a few things over with Dumbledore." He walked away, and she sighed. She tried to catch the bartender's attention, but she had no avail. She fiddled with the silver band on her finger. 'I made a promise to him, and I will keep it.' She leaned back in the chair, and Lupin soon came out from the crowd.
"Ah yes, well we should get going now. When we floo, you are to say, 'Moony's Lair' Okay?" She giggled and followed after him. He threw in the powder, and jumped in. She followed him, and began spinning. She closed her eyes, and fell on the wooden floor. She opened her eyes, and smiled. 'Well his attire has nothing to do with his home.' She looked at the lavishly decorated room with wide eyes. It looked like a nice Victorian lounge. There was a long chair with emerald silk, that appealed to Emily. She would not touch anything though. She was covered with soot. He led her through the hallways, and stopped at a door. He opened it slowly, and Emily gasped at the inside. The room was rather large and the walls were painted with a dark forest green. The carpet was soft to touch, and was dark gray. There was a giant four poster canopy, with emerald silk, and a lounge chair, matching the one she saw in the first room. There was also a large dark wooded wardrobe to the far left, and next to the bed was a large desk, with a mirror on the wall above it.
"This will be your home. I do hope you like it." Remus smiled weakly, but grinned when he noticed her enthusiastic grin of approval. There was a door next to her wardrobe, and she quickly opened it. There was a large marble tiled bathroom, with a gigantic Jacuzzi. The sinks were decorated with different colored marble, and the mirrors had lights emanating from the glass. She dropped her bags in there, and followed Remus to the lounge that they were first in.
"Next to your bedroom, is my room, if you need anything. Just over there is the kitchen, and this is the lounge. The dining room is just off the kitchen, through here is the patio, and the swimming pool. There is no upstairs, I do not need so many rooms. A house elf is unpacking your things now. Are you comfortable?"
Emily nodded and fiddled with her ring. He looked at it and grinned weakly at her. "Mr. Malfoy still has hope in you. After Albus had given him the locket, he gained more strength. He believes in you." He walked into the kitchen and asked a house elf for some vegetables. "I am going to take a shower now, okay Pro—Mr. Lupin?" Remus jogged out to catch up with her, and grinned.
"Call me Remus." She smiled at him as he turned away, and headed for the shower.