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A New Beginning
Chapter 4 Meetings
"POP ROCKS!" Professor Snape yelled at the gargoyle in front of Professor Dumbledore's office.
The gargoyle jumped to the side and Professor Snape rushed up the stairs black robes flying behind him to Dumbledore's office. Snape reached the old wooden doors and banged with all his might.
"Enter!" Professor Dumbledore exclaimed over the abrupt manner of knocking.
Professor Snape flung open the door and rushed in to Professor Dumbledore's office and headed straight for his desk. Dumbledore looked up to see whom his visitor was and smiled.
"Ah, Severus what a pleasant surprise. Please sit down." Dumbledore said gesturing to a chair in front of his desk.
"How dare you bring her into this Albus!" Snape exclaimed out of breath.
"Severus please calm down and take a seat and explain to me what you mean." Dumbledore said with concern spreading over his face as he read Snape's expression.
Professor Snape just stood in front of Dumbledore's desk staring at him with anger in his eyes and his nostrils flaring.
"Ok, don't sit Severus but please calm down and tell me what is the matter." Dumbledore stated once again.
"Iris! You brought Iris here to Hogwart's plus into the Order!" Snape growled.
"Ah, yes I see that you two have finally talked since she has arrived." Professor Dumbledore said smiling at Snape.
"This is no laughing matter Albus. She can be detrimental to the order!" Snape hissed.
"I know Severus but I trust her and have my reasons for bringing her here." Professor Dumbledore said calmly.
"Albus it won't work!" Snape barked.
"Others said the same thing about you when I hired you to teach and then insisted that you work for the Order Severus." Dumbledore said staring up at his friend.
Professor Snape slumped into the chair behind him and put his head in his hands.
"Do you think she will stay true to the Order Albus?" Snape said in a trembling voice.
"Why do you ask Severus?" Dumbledore questioned.
"You know Iris got deeper into the Circle of Death Eaters than I ever accomplished." Snape said looking up at Dumbledore.
"Yes. I am well aware of her position with Voldemort Severus. But you do remember that the Ministry cleared her and trusted her enough to allow her to work for the Department of Mysteries." Dumbledore said.
"But don't you remember what happened last year in the Department of Mysteries Albus?" Snape snarled.
"Yes I do Severus and Iris was investigated and cleared of all charges." Dumbledore stated as he handed him a role of parchment stating her charges and her being cleared.
Professor Snape read over the scroll that was just handed to him.
"I didn't know." Snape whispered.
"See Severus I have my reasons why I brought Ms. Hecate here." Dumbledore said.
"I hope you are right Albus." Professor Snape said standing up. "She turned on me and she turned on the Dark Lord. There is only time before she turns on the Ministry, you and the Order." Snape said as he tossed the scroll to Dumbledore's desk and walked out the office slamming the door behind him.
"Damn girl! Why did I go to you last night? Why did I believe you? Why did I kiss you? Why did I show that I still cared?" Snape scolded himself as he went back to his office.
"DAMN GIRL!" Snape growled when he was back in his office alone.
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"Ok class that is it for today." Professor Hecate said addressing her last class of the day. "Now for homework I want everyone to write 18 inches of ways to fight off the Legilimency spell and it will be due at our next class meeting." Professor Hecate said as she tapped the blackboard for the assignment to appear for her class.
A few moments later the bell rang and Professor Hecate's students filed out heading off to dinner. After her classroom was emptied she decided to skip dinner and work on her lesson plans for next week. Hecate walked over to the large bookcase in her classroom and pulled off several books she would need.
"My, my it is true. The illusive Iris has returned." A cold voice called from behind her.
Professor Hecate turned and smiled at her visitor standing in the doorway of her classroom. She walked over placed her books on her desk and then sat on her desk facing her visitor.
"Lucius Malfoy what a nice surprise." Hecate said in a sultry voice.
Lucius eased the door closed behind him and walk forward.
"I was shocked but yet pleased to have heard that you were back Iris." Lucius said as he pressed himself between her legs.
Iris just looked up at Lucious with a sexy smile and traced his lips with one of her long purple fingernails. Lucius then bent down and started kissing Iris on her neck.
"Master must be very pleased to have you back my pet." Lucius whispered in her ear while kissing her neck.
Iris placed a hand on Lucius's chest and pushed him back playfully shaking a finger at him. "I am only his pet Lucius and yes he is very glad to have me back." Iris said giving him an evil smile.
"I bet." Lucius said angrily stealing another kiss from Iris.
Lucius aggressively kissed her on the lips. He shoved his tongue in her mouth. Iris didn't fight the kiss she in fact returned it with the same aggressiveness he showed her. They finally broke apart after she bit his lower lip causing him to bleed.
"Mmm, the taste of pure evil." Iris said as she licked Lucius's blood from her lip.
"Bitch!" Lucius yelled as he slapped Iris across the face.
Iris pushed him back hard enough for him to fall against the desk in her classroom.
"I know you didn't come here to make sweet talk Lucius. So what the fuck do you want?" Iris hissed as she stood up rubbing her cheek.
Lucius stood up and straightened his robes and walked back over to Iris.
"Master wanted me to make sure that you would be there tonight. He wants everyone to know his little pet is back at his side." Lucius whispered in her ear.
"Of course I will be there, Lucius." Iris sweetly said to him as she smiled coyly at him.
Lucius tried stealing another kiss from Iris but was interrupted by someone knocking at her classroom door.
Iris pushed Lucius away from her and went and sat down behind her desk.
"Enter please." Professor Hecate said calmly.
"Iris." Professor Snape called out as he stepped into her classroom. "Umm, hello there Lucius." Professor Snape said uneasily looking at Lucius then at Iris.
"Hello Severus." Lucius said as he walked towards Severus shaking his hand.
"Lucius what do we owe to this visit?" Severus asked curiously.
"Just visiting a old school friend Severus. It has been such a long time since I have seen our young friend Iris." Lucius said mockingly.
"I was also informing him just how well Draco is doing in my Dark Arts class. Like father like son." Iris said glaring at Lucius.
"Well, I must be off now. It was nice to see you again my dear Iris." Lucius said walking back over to Iris and kissing her hand.
"Good night Severus." Lucius said patting Snape on the back as he headed out of Iris's classroom.
Once Lucius had left the classroom Snape walked over and closed the door and put a silencing charm on the classroom so no one else would hear their conversation.
"What are you getting yourself into you damn girl?" Snape growled at her.
"What I do and whom I do it with is absolutely none of your damn business Severus." Iris hissed back at him getting right in his face.
Severus walked around her desk and pushed her up against the blackboard. He stared in her eyes for a few moments trying to read her.
"You have changed haven't you?" Severus questioned her.
"Who are you to be judging whether or not a person has changed? Have you taken a good look at yourself lately Sev." Iris said bitterly.
Severus backed away from Iris.
"Struck a nerve did I Sev?" Iris laughed evilly.
"You are in to deep Iris. You are in to deep." Severus growled.
"Like I said last night Sev I know what I am doing." Iris said stepping closer to Severus.
"I wash my hands of you Iris." Severus said as he stormed out her classroom.
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"The witching hour begins." Iris thought to herself as she felt the dark mark on her left arm burn.
Iris was sitting at her desk grading essays when the Dark Lord summoned her and her fellow Death Eaters. She got up and rushed to her bedroom and threw open her closet door. She forced her way to the back of her closet and found her black robes. Iris then stripped her pale blue robes off and replaced them with her black robes and grabbed her mask.
"Better be safe." She thought to herself.
She went back to her closet and rummaged through a few boxes until she came across a silvery cloak.
"James wasn't the only Potter with one." She laughed to herself.
Iris put on her invisibility cloak and headed out. With luck she didn't come across anyone that could have blown her cover. She made it outside and quickly made it down the drive and headed out the iron gates. She hurried through Hogsmeade and headed towards the outskirts of Hogsmeade. Iris came to the edge of a wooded field a few miles outside of Hogsmeade. She removed her invisibility cloak and headed in. After about ten minutes of forging her way through thick brush she made it to the meeting place of the Death Eaters. In a clearing a fired burn and Lord Voldermont stood near it peering at his followers who had shown up.
"Ah my pet has finally made it." Voldemort hissed.
"Yes my Lord I have made it." Iris said walking past several masked Death Eaters.
Iris took her place next to Voldemort. Many of the Death Eaters expressed their surprise that Iris had dared to return to their Dark Lord and serve him after she had renounced him so long ago.
"Yes many of you seem surprised that Iris has returned to us." Voldemort said coldly. "She has been more of an asset than some of you have proven to be."
Iris smiled evilly around the group eyeing everyone. She then came across a pair of very familiar eyes. She locked eyes with him for several moments.
"Iris you stupid girl you shouldn't be here. You shouldn't be doing this." Severus thought to himself.
Iris then broke her gaze and focused her attention back to her Master.
"Iris has done so much for me in the past since she has been working in the Department of Mysteries." Voldemort said approvingly looking at Iris.
Iris bowed her head in acknowledgement. "You are very welcome my Master." She said.
"In the next few weeks there will be a very important attack occurring. The details are not important to any of you as of this moment. But be very aware of everything." Voldemort said. "You all may leave now."
"Yes Master." All the Death Eaters said in unison.
All the Death Eaters turned and headed back in the wooded field behind them. You can hear them all Disapparating back to their so call normal lives.
Severus turned and made his way to the wooded field but hid behind an old oak tree to ease drop on Iris and Lord Voldemort.
"May I leave also my Lord." Iris asked lowering her head.
"No." Voldemort hissed. "I need you to do something for me my pet."
"Anything you desire my master. I am at your service." Iris said submissively.
"Have you seen the boy?" Voldemort asked.
"Yes." Iris answered not looking her Master in the eyes.
"Does he know who you are?" Voldemort hissed.
"No." Iris said quietly.
WHAP! Iris fell to the hard ground. She wiped her mouth and realized that she was bleeding.
"How dare you lie to your Master!" Voldemort growled. "Stand up!"
Iris stood up and faced her Master with her head bowed down.
"Look me in the eye and tell me that he doesn't know who you are!" He barked at her.
Iris raised her head. "I swear Master he doesn't know I am..a Potter!" Iris exclaimed.
Lord Voldemort slapped Iris across the face again causing her glasses to fall to the ground.
"Are you going to be stupid a little girl and save the boy?" Voldemort roared.
"No Master." Iris cried
"What is your purpose to me?" Voldemort ordered as he slapped Iris across the face causing her to fall to the hard ground again.
"Broken your servant I kneel." Iris cried as she moved to her knees and bowing her head.
"Will you give in to me?" Voldemort hissed.
"It seems what's left of my human side is slowly changing in me." She said.
WHAP! "Will you give in to me!" He roared at her.
"Looking at my own reflection it suddenly changes, violently it changes." Iris whimpered as blood dripped from her face.
"There is no turning back! Will you give in to me?" Voldemort screamed at her and slapping her once again.
"You've woken up the demon in me!" Iris screeched.
"Will you give in to me!" Voldemort said slapping her harder this time.
"YES!" Iris yelled.
"Very good my pet." Voldemort said coolly as he bent over her.
Iris pulled herself into a ball as he moved closer to her. All of a sudden she heard a lot popping noise and she knew her Master had Disapparated. Iris just laid there and closed her eyes and cried to herself.
Severus's heart lurched with each beating Iris took from the Dark Lord. Severus stayed and watched over Iris from behind the large oak tree. Severus wanted to run to Iris's side but did not want to jeopardize neither her life nor his. He watched her lay there and cry for several hours. Finally Iris got up. Her black robes were covered in dirt and leaves. Her face was bloody and swollen from her beatings.
"Your beautiful face Iris. Your beautiful face. What have you gotten yourself into?" Severus said as he watched Iris walk back in the woods and head back to Hogwart's.
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"Where are those damn potions?" Iris growled.
Iris grimaced from the horrible pain she was in as she rummaged through her bathroom medicine cabinet throwing useless items left and right. Her faced throbbed with it's own heartbeat. Iris had a hard time telling whether or not she was tossing the right items aside or not because her eyes were so swollen. She didn't dare go to the hospital wing. She didn't want to face anyone and have to answer their questions.
"What I am going to do? I can't face my students or fellow Professor's with my face looking like this." She moaned out loud as she caught a glimpse of herself in the window of her bathroom.
Iris slumped to the floor of her bathroom and laid her face on the ice-cold marble tile and whimpered in pain.
"I have something that might help." Severus said as he walked into her bathroom. "Iris! Are you alright!" Severus cried at the sight of Iris lying on the floor.
Iris looked up at Severus as he rushed to her side and dropped to his knees.
"I'm fine." Iris said as Severus helped her sit up against the bathtub.
Severus got up and walked over to a shelf and retrieved a bowl and filled it up with lukewarm water and grabbed several washrags. Severus pulled out several different vials each containing a different colored liquid. He took a vial filled with a bright green liquid and poured it into the bowl of lukewarm water.
"I thought you said you washed your hands of me Sev." Iris said bitterly as Severus sat down beside her.
"Why did you let him do this to you Iris?" Severus said as he washed her face with the warm concoction.
Iris growled in pain at him and pulled away from his gentle touch.
"Iris! Please let me help!" Severus pleaded with her.
Iris reluctantly moved back to Severus and let him continue to wipe her face off. After several minutes of Severus washing her face off the swelling started to ease.
"It still hurts." Iris whispered as she leaned her head against Severus's chest.
Severus stood up and walked back over to her sink where he had left the other vials and pick up one filled with a yellow liquid.
"Here. Drink this." Severus said as he handed her the vial. Iris reluctantly took the vial and uncorked it. She looked up at Severus who was standing above her and gave him a questionable look.
"Damn it girl just drink it!" Severus growled at her.
Iris looked at Severus and in one gulp she downed the yellow liquid. Severus turned on his heel and walked out the bathroom. A warm feeling washed over Iris's body and the excruciating pain in her face dulled.
"Get out of those damn robes." Severus said as he tossed her a clean pair of pajamas.
Severus walked out the bathroom leaving Iris to change. Iris changed into a pale green nightgown and peered out the bathroom door to see whether or not Severus left. Iris saw Severus sitting on the couch in front the fireplace. He was resting his head on the back of the couch with his eyes closed.
"Still getting those headaches?" Iris said sitting down next to Severus and running her fingers through his hair.
"Not until recently." Severus said sarcastically as he pushed her hand away.
"Iris why did you let him do that to you?" Severus said as he lifted her chin and looked in her eyes.
"I'm his servant Sev." Iris whispered.
"No you're not Iris." Severus cried out.
Iris scooted into the corner of the couch and pulled her legs into her chest and buried her face in her legs.
"Why do you keep coming back to me Sev? All I seem to do is hurt you but yet you come back." Iris said raising her head and looking over at Severus.
"You are hurting yourself Iris." Severus said dully. "Not me."
"If I am not hurting you then why do you keep coming back. I am a big girl I can take care of myself." Iris said coolly.
"It sure didn't seem like that tonight Iris." Severus said heatedly.
"Sev please leave. I am in no mood to argue with you tonight." Iris said as she got up and opened the door for him to leave.
Severus got up but stopped in the doorway and turned and looked deep into Iris's eyes.
"I can't read you like I use to Iris." Severus said sadly.
"Things change Sev." Iris said looking back in to his deep soulful eyes that still showed he cared for her more than he let on.
"Iris which side are you fighting for?" Severus asked.
Iris and Severus stood there in several moments of awkward silence.
"Iris?" Severus pleaded.
"I don't know Sev." Iris said as she shut the door on him.
A New Beginning
Chapter 4 Meetings
"POP ROCKS!" Professor Snape yelled at the gargoyle in front of Professor Dumbledore's office.
The gargoyle jumped to the side and Professor Snape rushed up the stairs black robes flying behind him to Dumbledore's office. Snape reached the old wooden doors and banged with all his might.
"Enter!" Professor Dumbledore exclaimed over the abrupt manner of knocking.
Professor Snape flung open the door and rushed in to Professor Dumbledore's office and headed straight for his desk. Dumbledore looked up to see whom his visitor was and smiled.
"Ah, Severus what a pleasant surprise. Please sit down." Dumbledore said gesturing to a chair in front of his desk.
"How dare you bring her into this Albus!" Snape exclaimed out of breath.
"Severus please calm down and take a seat and explain to me what you mean." Dumbledore said with concern spreading over his face as he read Snape's expression.
Professor Snape just stood in front of Dumbledore's desk staring at him with anger in his eyes and his nostrils flaring.
"Ok, don't sit Severus but please calm down and tell me what is the matter." Dumbledore stated once again.
"Iris! You brought Iris here to Hogwart's plus into the Order!" Snape growled.
"Ah, yes I see that you two have finally talked since she has arrived." Professor Dumbledore said smiling at Snape.
"This is no laughing matter Albus. She can be detrimental to the order!" Snape hissed.
"I know Severus but I trust her and have my reasons for bringing her here." Professor Dumbledore said calmly.
"Albus it won't work!" Snape barked.
"Others said the same thing about you when I hired you to teach and then insisted that you work for the Order Severus." Dumbledore said staring up at his friend.
Professor Snape slumped into the chair behind him and put his head in his hands.
"Do you think she will stay true to the Order Albus?" Snape said in a trembling voice.
"Why do you ask Severus?" Dumbledore questioned.
"You know Iris got deeper into the Circle of Death Eaters than I ever accomplished." Snape said looking up at Dumbledore.
"Yes. I am well aware of her position with Voldemort Severus. But you do remember that the Ministry cleared her and trusted her enough to allow her to work for the Department of Mysteries." Dumbledore said.
"But don't you remember what happened last year in the Department of Mysteries Albus?" Snape snarled.
"Yes I do Severus and Iris was investigated and cleared of all charges." Dumbledore stated as he handed him a role of parchment stating her charges and her being cleared.
Professor Snape read over the scroll that was just handed to him.
"I didn't know." Snape whispered.
"See Severus I have my reasons why I brought Ms. Hecate here." Dumbledore said.
"I hope you are right Albus." Professor Snape said standing up. "She turned on me and she turned on the Dark Lord. There is only time before she turns on the Ministry, you and the Order." Snape said as he tossed the scroll to Dumbledore's desk and walked out the office slamming the door behind him.
"Damn girl! Why did I go to you last night? Why did I believe you? Why did I kiss you? Why did I show that I still cared?" Snape scolded himself as he went back to his office.
"DAMN GIRL!" Snape growled when he was back in his office alone.
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"Ok class that is it for today." Professor Hecate said addressing her last class of the day. "Now for homework I want everyone to write 18 inches of ways to fight off the Legilimency spell and it will be due at our next class meeting." Professor Hecate said as she tapped the blackboard for the assignment to appear for her class.
A few moments later the bell rang and Professor Hecate's students filed out heading off to dinner. After her classroom was emptied she decided to skip dinner and work on her lesson plans for next week. Hecate walked over to the large bookcase in her classroom and pulled off several books she would need.
"My, my it is true. The illusive Iris has returned." A cold voice called from behind her.
Professor Hecate turned and smiled at her visitor standing in the doorway of her classroom. She walked over placed her books on her desk and then sat on her desk facing her visitor.
"Lucius Malfoy what a nice surprise." Hecate said in a sultry voice.
Lucius eased the door closed behind him and walk forward.
"I was shocked but yet pleased to have heard that you were back Iris." Lucius said as he pressed himself between her legs.
Iris just looked up at Lucious with a sexy smile and traced his lips with one of her long purple fingernails. Lucius then bent down and started kissing Iris on her neck.
"Master must be very pleased to have you back my pet." Lucius whispered in her ear while kissing her neck.
Iris placed a hand on Lucius's chest and pushed him back playfully shaking a finger at him. "I am only his pet Lucius and yes he is very glad to have me back." Iris said giving him an evil smile.
"I bet." Lucius said angrily stealing another kiss from Iris.
Lucius aggressively kissed her on the lips. He shoved his tongue in her mouth. Iris didn't fight the kiss she in fact returned it with the same aggressiveness he showed her. They finally broke apart after she bit his lower lip causing him to bleed.
"Mmm, the taste of pure evil." Iris said as she licked Lucius's blood from her lip.
"Bitch!" Lucius yelled as he slapped Iris across the face.
Iris pushed him back hard enough for him to fall against the desk in her classroom.
"I know you didn't come here to make sweet talk Lucius. So what the fuck do you want?" Iris hissed as she stood up rubbing her cheek.
Lucius stood up and straightened his robes and walked back over to Iris.
"Master wanted me to make sure that you would be there tonight. He wants everyone to know his little pet is back at his side." Lucius whispered in her ear.
"Of course I will be there, Lucius." Iris sweetly said to him as she smiled coyly at him.
Lucius tried stealing another kiss from Iris but was interrupted by someone knocking at her classroom door.
Iris pushed Lucius away from her and went and sat down behind her desk.
"Enter please." Professor Hecate said calmly.
"Iris." Professor Snape called out as he stepped into her classroom. "Umm, hello there Lucius." Professor Snape said uneasily looking at Lucius then at Iris.
"Hello Severus." Lucius said as he walked towards Severus shaking his hand.
"Lucius what do we owe to this visit?" Severus asked curiously.
"Just visiting a old school friend Severus. It has been such a long time since I have seen our young friend Iris." Lucius said mockingly.
"I was also informing him just how well Draco is doing in my Dark Arts class. Like father like son." Iris said glaring at Lucius.
"Well, I must be off now. It was nice to see you again my dear Iris." Lucius said walking back over to Iris and kissing her hand.
"Good night Severus." Lucius said patting Snape on the back as he headed out of Iris's classroom.
Once Lucius had left the classroom Snape walked over and closed the door and put a silencing charm on the classroom so no one else would hear their conversation.
"What are you getting yourself into you damn girl?" Snape growled at her.
"What I do and whom I do it with is absolutely none of your damn business Severus." Iris hissed back at him getting right in his face.
Severus walked around her desk and pushed her up against the blackboard. He stared in her eyes for a few moments trying to read her.
"You have changed haven't you?" Severus questioned her.
"Who are you to be judging whether or not a person has changed? Have you taken a good look at yourself lately Sev." Iris said bitterly.
Severus backed away from Iris.
"Struck a nerve did I Sev?" Iris laughed evilly.
"You are in to deep Iris. You are in to deep." Severus growled.
"Like I said last night Sev I know what I am doing." Iris said stepping closer to Severus.
"I wash my hands of you Iris." Severus said as he stormed out her classroom.
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"The witching hour begins." Iris thought to herself as she felt the dark mark on her left arm burn.
Iris was sitting at her desk grading essays when the Dark Lord summoned her and her fellow Death Eaters. She got up and rushed to her bedroom and threw open her closet door. She forced her way to the back of her closet and found her black robes. Iris then stripped her pale blue robes off and replaced them with her black robes and grabbed her mask.
"Better be safe." She thought to herself.
She went back to her closet and rummaged through a few boxes until she came across a silvery cloak.
"James wasn't the only Potter with one." She laughed to herself.
Iris put on her invisibility cloak and headed out. With luck she didn't come across anyone that could have blown her cover. She made it outside and quickly made it down the drive and headed out the iron gates. She hurried through Hogsmeade and headed towards the outskirts of Hogsmeade. Iris came to the edge of a wooded field a few miles outside of Hogsmeade. She removed her invisibility cloak and headed in. After about ten minutes of forging her way through thick brush she made it to the meeting place of the Death Eaters. In a clearing a fired burn and Lord Voldermont stood near it peering at his followers who had shown up.
"Ah my pet has finally made it." Voldemort hissed.
"Yes my Lord I have made it." Iris said walking past several masked Death Eaters.
Iris took her place next to Voldemort. Many of the Death Eaters expressed their surprise that Iris had dared to return to their Dark Lord and serve him after she had renounced him so long ago.
"Yes many of you seem surprised that Iris has returned to us." Voldemort said coldly. "She has been more of an asset than some of you have proven to be."
Iris smiled evilly around the group eyeing everyone. She then came across a pair of very familiar eyes. She locked eyes with him for several moments.
"Iris you stupid girl you shouldn't be here. You shouldn't be doing this." Severus thought to himself.
Iris then broke her gaze and focused her attention back to her Master.
"Iris has done so much for me in the past since she has been working in the Department of Mysteries." Voldemort said approvingly looking at Iris.
Iris bowed her head in acknowledgement. "You are very welcome my Master." She said.
"In the next few weeks there will be a very important attack occurring. The details are not important to any of you as of this moment. But be very aware of everything." Voldemort said. "You all may leave now."
"Yes Master." All the Death Eaters said in unison.
All the Death Eaters turned and headed back in the wooded field behind them. You can hear them all Disapparating back to their so call normal lives.
Severus turned and made his way to the wooded field but hid behind an old oak tree to ease drop on Iris and Lord Voldemort.
"May I leave also my Lord." Iris asked lowering her head.
"No." Voldemort hissed. "I need you to do something for me my pet."
"Anything you desire my master. I am at your service." Iris said submissively.
"Have you seen the boy?" Voldemort asked.
"Yes." Iris answered not looking her Master in the eyes.
"Does he know who you are?" Voldemort hissed.
"No." Iris said quietly.
WHAP! Iris fell to the hard ground. She wiped her mouth and realized that she was bleeding.
"How dare you lie to your Master!" Voldemort growled. "Stand up!"
Iris stood up and faced her Master with her head bowed down.
"Look me in the eye and tell me that he doesn't know who you are!" He barked at her.
Iris raised her head. "I swear Master he doesn't know I am..a Potter!" Iris exclaimed.
Lord Voldemort slapped Iris across the face again causing her glasses to fall to the ground.
"Are you going to be stupid a little girl and save the boy?" Voldemort roared.
"No Master." Iris cried
"What is your purpose to me?" Voldemort ordered as he slapped Iris across the face causing her to fall to the hard ground again.
"Broken your servant I kneel." Iris cried as she moved to her knees and bowing her head.
"Will you give in to me?" Voldemort hissed.
"It seems what's left of my human side is slowly changing in me." She said.
WHAP! "Will you give in to me!" He roared at her.
"Looking at my own reflection it suddenly changes, violently it changes." Iris whimpered as blood dripped from her face.
"There is no turning back! Will you give in to me?" Voldemort screamed at her and slapping her once again.
"You've woken up the demon in me!" Iris screeched.
"Will you give in to me!" Voldemort said slapping her harder this time.
"YES!" Iris yelled.
"Very good my pet." Voldemort said coolly as he bent over her.
Iris pulled herself into a ball as he moved closer to her. All of a sudden she heard a lot popping noise and she knew her Master had Disapparated. Iris just laid there and closed her eyes and cried to herself.
Severus's heart lurched with each beating Iris took from the Dark Lord. Severus stayed and watched over Iris from behind the large oak tree. Severus wanted to run to Iris's side but did not want to jeopardize neither her life nor his. He watched her lay there and cry for several hours. Finally Iris got up. Her black robes were covered in dirt and leaves. Her face was bloody and swollen from her beatings.
"Your beautiful face Iris. Your beautiful face. What have you gotten yourself into?" Severus said as he watched Iris walk back in the woods and head back to Hogwart's.
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"Where are those damn potions?" Iris growled.
Iris grimaced from the horrible pain she was in as she rummaged through her bathroom medicine cabinet throwing useless items left and right. Her faced throbbed with it's own heartbeat. Iris had a hard time telling whether or not she was tossing the right items aside or not because her eyes were so swollen. She didn't dare go to the hospital wing. She didn't want to face anyone and have to answer their questions.
"What I am going to do? I can't face my students or fellow Professor's with my face looking like this." She moaned out loud as she caught a glimpse of herself in the window of her bathroom.
Iris slumped to the floor of her bathroom and laid her face on the ice-cold marble tile and whimpered in pain.
"I have something that might help." Severus said as he walked into her bathroom. "Iris! Are you alright!" Severus cried at the sight of Iris lying on the floor.
Iris looked up at Severus as he rushed to her side and dropped to his knees.
"I'm fine." Iris said as Severus helped her sit up against the bathtub.
Severus got up and walked over to a shelf and retrieved a bowl and filled it up with lukewarm water and grabbed several washrags. Severus pulled out several different vials each containing a different colored liquid. He took a vial filled with a bright green liquid and poured it into the bowl of lukewarm water.
"I thought you said you washed your hands of me Sev." Iris said bitterly as Severus sat down beside her.
"Why did you let him do this to you Iris?" Severus said as he washed her face with the warm concoction.
Iris growled in pain at him and pulled away from his gentle touch.
"Iris! Please let me help!" Severus pleaded with her.
Iris reluctantly moved back to Severus and let him continue to wipe her face off. After several minutes of Severus washing her face off the swelling started to ease.
"It still hurts." Iris whispered as she leaned her head against Severus's chest.
Severus stood up and walked back over to her sink where he had left the other vials and pick up one filled with a yellow liquid.
"Here. Drink this." Severus said as he handed her the vial. Iris reluctantly took the vial and uncorked it. She looked up at Severus who was standing above her and gave him a questionable look.
"Damn it girl just drink it!" Severus growled at her.
Iris looked at Severus and in one gulp she downed the yellow liquid. Severus turned on his heel and walked out the bathroom. A warm feeling washed over Iris's body and the excruciating pain in her face dulled.
"Get out of those damn robes." Severus said as he tossed her a clean pair of pajamas.
Severus walked out the bathroom leaving Iris to change. Iris changed into a pale green nightgown and peered out the bathroom door to see whether or not Severus left. Iris saw Severus sitting on the couch in front the fireplace. He was resting his head on the back of the couch with his eyes closed.
"Still getting those headaches?" Iris said sitting down next to Severus and running her fingers through his hair.
"Not until recently." Severus said sarcastically as he pushed her hand away.
"Iris why did you let him do that to you?" Severus said as he lifted her chin and looked in her eyes.
"I'm his servant Sev." Iris whispered.
"No you're not Iris." Severus cried out.
Iris scooted into the corner of the couch and pulled her legs into her chest and buried her face in her legs.
"Why do you keep coming back to me Sev? All I seem to do is hurt you but yet you come back." Iris said raising her head and looking over at Severus.
"You are hurting yourself Iris." Severus said dully. "Not me."
"If I am not hurting you then why do you keep coming back. I am a big girl I can take care of myself." Iris said coolly.
"It sure didn't seem like that tonight Iris." Severus said heatedly.
"Sev please leave. I am in no mood to argue with you tonight." Iris said as she got up and opened the door for him to leave.
Severus got up but stopped in the doorway and turned and looked deep into Iris's eyes.
"I can't read you like I use to Iris." Severus said sadly.
"Things change Sev." Iris said looking back in to his deep soulful eyes that still showed he cared for her more than he let on.
"Iris which side are you fighting for?" Severus asked.
Iris and Severus stood there in several moments of awkward silence.
"Iris?" Severus pleaded.
"I don't know Sev." Iris said as she shut the door on him.