He wrapped his arms around her and with a loud crack they both disapparated
from the bathroom.
They apparated into a dark, cold room. It was empty apart from a small bed that stood in the middle of the room. He let go of her and pushed her hard onto the bed.
She was terrified and crawled as far away from him as she possible could. He moved over and stood at the end of the bed. Lucius withdrew the wand from his cane and pointed it at her.
"What are you going to do to me?" she asked her voice shaking with fear.
He said nothing and a cruel grin spread across his face. He raised his voice and said 'Crucio'. For the second time in her life, Alice felt immense pains running through her entire body. Lucius raised his wand again and the curse stopped. Alice laid on the bed, writhing and panting in agony. Tears were streaming over her cheeks.
Without another word, he put the wand back into his cane. Lucius turned around and left the room leaving Alice alone in the cold room.
She turned around on the bed and started to cry in her pillow. She wrapped her arms across her belly and gasped when she felt that her t-shirt was wet. Apparently, the cut on her stomach had slightly opened up from the power of the curse. She cried for hours before she fell asleep.
The door opened and Alice placed her hand in front of her eyes against the bright light. A tiny little house-elf came in carrying a large bottle and a candle. He placed the candle on the floor next to her.
"Master told me to bring you water miss," the elf said taking a deep bow.
"Thank you," she said softly.
She gratefully took the bottle from the elf's hands and drained half of it's contents. The house-elf didn't leave straight away. He stared at her with a glint of compassion in his big eyes. He looked behind him before he stepped closer to him, handing her a small package.
"Miss mustn't say anything to Master Malfoy. I am not supposed to bring you food but I stole this from the kitchen for you," he said in a hushed tone.
She forced a faint smile across her face, but it faded into one of alarm when the elf suddenly started hitting his head against the leg of the bed and muttering curses to himself about having disobeyed his master. Eventually he stopped, after much pleading from Alice, bowed politely, and left her alone once more.
For the next couple of hours, she only saw the house-elf, bringing her water and occasionally some scraps of food. She passed time by counting the bricks on the walls. There were 1369 of them to be precise.
She was singing a song she remembered from her childhood when the door suddenly burst open and Lucius walked in carrying a bottle of water. She sat up on her pillow, her arms wrapped around her knees.
"So Alice, are you enjoying your new accommodation at Malfoy Manor?" he said with a sneer. He walked towards the bed and sat down at the end.
"What do you want from me Lucius? There's nothing I can give you," she said bravely.
"There is one thing I can think of but you're a filthy Muggle," he answered. "How did you know I was still alive?" she asked. She was afraid of him but her hunger for answers was too great.
He sighed before he answered: "I went back to your apartment to fetch my old clothes. Both you and one of those Ministry buffoons were gone."
"But how did you knew where to find me in the town?" she asked.
"You would be a great quizmaster Alice. I knew that fool Dumbledore wouldn't let me kill you so it would only be a short time before you turned up at Hogwarts. The boy you saw in the corridors was my son, Draco. Do you get the picture now? I was on my way to the school for a meeting when I saw you and Severus Snape in the pub," Lucius explained.
"Why are you doing this to me? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?" she asked.
"You were foolish enough to take care of me. And you annoy me just for surviving," he said coldly.
He stood up and cursed her once more. She cried out in pain. Every living soul in the mansion must have heard her but she couldn't care. Her hand touched her belly and she felt more blood poring out of the old wound.
Lucius lifted his wand again and the pain stopped. He stepped closer to her. She tried to move away but her body was too sore. He sat on the bed beside her. He placed his hand on her neck and lifted her head. He took the bottle, poured out a glass and placed it at her lips. Alice took a few sips but he forced her to drink everything.
She was surprised by this kind gesture but she was too thirsty to care. Alice looked up at him and saw a horrifying smile upon his face.
She suddenly felt ill. Her breathing quickened and she felt her heart beat hard in her chest. She was feeling dizzy and it scared her.
"What have you done to me?" she asked.
"It's the price you pay for trusting me again, Muggle. The water contained a very strong poison," Lucius said.
The room was spinning fast now and all of her muscles started to relax. She had to force her eyes to stay open, but everything was going black. With one last gasp, Alice stopped breathing. She closed her eyes and fell in an everlasting sleep.
The End.
They apparated into a dark, cold room. It was empty apart from a small bed that stood in the middle of the room. He let go of her and pushed her hard onto the bed.
She was terrified and crawled as far away from him as she possible could. He moved over and stood at the end of the bed. Lucius withdrew the wand from his cane and pointed it at her.
"What are you going to do to me?" she asked her voice shaking with fear.
He said nothing and a cruel grin spread across his face. He raised his voice and said 'Crucio'. For the second time in her life, Alice felt immense pains running through her entire body. Lucius raised his wand again and the curse stopped. Alice laid on the bed, writhing and panting in agony. Tears were streaming over her cheeks.
Without another word, he put the wand back into his cane. Lucius turned around and left the room leaving Alice alone in the cold room.
She turned around on the bed and started to cry in her pillow. She wrapped her arms across her belly and gasped when she felt that her t-shirt was wet. Apparently, the cut on her stomach had slightly opened up from the power of the curse. She cried for hours before she fell asleep.
The door opened and Alice placed her hand in front of her eyes against the bright light. A tiny little house-elf came in carrying a large bottle and a candle. He placed the candle on the floor next to her.
"Master told me to bring you water miss," the elf said taking a deep bow.
"Thank you," she said softly.
She gratefully took the bottle from the elf's hands and drained half of it's contents. The house-elf didn't leave straight away. He stared at her with a glint of compassion in his big eyes. He looked behind him before he stepped closer to him, handing her a small package.
"Miss mustn't say anything to Master Malfoy. I am not supposed to bring you food but I stole this from the kitchen for you," he said in a hushed tone.
She forced a faint smile across her face, but it faded into one of alarm when the elf suddenly started hitting his head against the leg of the bed and muttering curses to himself about having disobeyed his master. Eventually he stopped, after much pleading from Alice, bowed politely, and left her alone once more.
For the next couple of hours, she only saw the house-elf, bringing her water and occasionally some scraps of food. She passed time by counting the bricks on the walls. There were 1369 of them to be precise.
She was singing a song she remembered from her childhood when the door suddenly burst open and Lucius walked in carrying a bottle of water. She sat up on her pillow, her arms wrapped around her knees.
"So Alice, are you enjoying your new accommodation at Malfoy Manor?" he said with a sneer. He walked towards the bed and sat down at the end.
"What do you want from me Lucius? There's nothing I can give you," she said bravely.
"There is one thing I can think of but you're a filthy Muggle," he answered. "How did you know I was still alive?" she asked. She was afraid of him but her hunger for answers was too great.
He sighed before he answered: "I went back to your apartment to fetch my old clothes. Both you and one of those Ministry buffoons were gone."
"But how did you knew where to find me in the town?" she asked.
"You would be a great quizmaster Alice. I knew that fool Dumbledore wouldn't let me kill you so it would only be a short time before you turned up at Hogwarts. The boy you saw in the corridors was my son, Draco. Do you get the picture now? I was on my way to the school for a meeting when I saw you and Severus Snape in the pub," Lucius explained.
"Why are you doing this to me? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?" she asked.
"You were foolish enough to take care of me. And you annoy me just for surviving," he said coldly.
He stood up and cursed her once more. She cried out in pain. Every living soul in the mansion must have heard her but she couldn't care. Her hand touched her belly and she felt more blood poring out of the old wound.
Lucius lifted his wand again and the pain stopped. He stepped closer to her. She tried to move away but her body was too sore. He sat on the bed beside her. He placed his hand on her neck and lifted her head. He took the bottle, poured out a glass and placed it at her lips. Alice took a few sips but he forced her to drink everything.
She was surprised by this kind gesture but she was too thirsty to care. Alice looked up at him and saw a horrifying smile upon his face.
She suddenly felt ill. Her breathing quickened and she felt her heart beat hard in her chest. She was feeling dizzy and it scared her.
"What have you done to me?" she asked.
"It's the price you pay for trusting me again, Muggle. The water contained a very strong poison," Lucius said.
The room was spinning fast now and all of her muscles started to relax. She had to force her eyes to stay open, but everything was going black. With one last gasp, Alice stopped breathing. She closed her eyes and fell in an everlasting sleep.
The End.