Tears and Pain
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: As usual, I would like to say...I do not own anything that you recognize from the Harry Potter series. I am not J.K. Rowling
I was walking to the shower when I remembered the envelope that Diggory gave me. Sighing, I knew what it was. A mission with James. I'd given up on the fact that I could escape this mission. Apparently, I had to do it. It seemed as if I had no choice. And besides, Diggory already had my answer from today.
I opened it slowly and 3 papers fell out. I examined the papers until late at night, forgetting my shower. By then, all the papers were full of red marks in which I had corrected everything I could think of so I wouldn't have to work with Potter. If I already did everything that I thought, all Potter would have to do is just do his own, and I could get this idiotic mission over with.
After taking my long-awaited shower, I fell into dreams about Voldemort trying to grab me away from James.
I woke up late and hurriedly put on some nice robes. Grabbing some floo powder from a vase, I yelled, "Auror Department: Ministry of Magic!" As I entered, I was shocked by what looks I was getting. For days, I'd been given harsh looks from everyone, but today I was getting the strangest looks.
Everyone around the room started giving me looks of sympathy rather than hateful looks. My blood turned to ice when I saw on the back of one of the Daily Prophets that a man was holding.
The headlines declared, "Muggle-Born Family of Famous Auror Killed!" I ran to my office, praying that it wasn't mine. My hands were shaking as I gave some sickles to the owl, which dropped the Daily Prophet on my desk. It was mine.
Suddenly, I started shaking with tears. I cried my heart out and I couldn't believe it. Slowly, I read though it.
Muggle-Born Family of Famous Auror Killed
Yesterday, Lily Evans-Potter's parents were killed by an attack from You-Know-Who. He left no evidence about why he killed the famous Auror's family. Many Aurors, such as world class Auror Mad-Eye Moody, fears for her life, as she may be targeted by You-Know-Who.
On Saturday morning, July 6th, You-Know-Who entered the Evans's house only to kill both adults. However, Evans's sister survived the attack. When Daily Prophet reporters requested to ask her some questions, she ran screaming away. Some of the reporters believe that the sister had been tortured by You-Know-Who, and was insane. However, our experts reply that she had no damage in her mind. She will be released from St. Mongo's on Wednesday and have a memory charm will cast on her.
The walls of the house was covered in the parents's blood. However, what was most distinct was that in the kitchen, was the phrase, "Join Me", painted all over the walls and furniture. There was evidence of a struggle.
Is it possible that You-Know-Who is trying to get hold of this Auror? It's quite possible. The duo of James Potter and Lily Evans-Potter has been one of the most successful in capturing He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's servants, called Death Eaters.
Mr. Potter, her ex-husband, refuses an interview on this direct attack to Evans's family.
For more information on their breakup, please turn to page 19.
The door creaked open without a knock, and suddenly Mad-Eye Moody came in.
He said in an almost sad whisper, "I'm sorry about what happened. It shouldn't have happened to you. But be warned, Voldemort (I flinched) may be after you. It's his behavior to do this to people before he kills them or uses it to force people into becoming a Death Eater. If anything happens, tell me and maybe we can get more information on his whereabouts. "
My voice was frozen. How could he pretend to care so much? How could he be so, so fake? Nobody could understand what I was going through right now. My mind was completely frozen for what seemed like years. After a long silence, Moody closed the door so softly that I could barely hear it.
I needed to talk to someone. Someone who cared for me. Someone who always was there for me. When I thought and thought, I only could remember one person. Narcissa Malfoy. She was always there for me to talk to and to cry on.
I went to the fireplace and called out, "Malfoy Manor!"
I turned around to see my old friend Narcissa. She looked exactly the same, just that she was wearing some much nicer robes then before. She invited me for tea as I sat down on a large couch, waiting.
When she came back, she brought her new husband along with her. Lucius Malfoy. I remember how he always teased me about my muggleborn heritage. He gave me a look of disgust as he sat down on a chair as far away from me as possible.
I was shocked the Narcissa brought Lucius with her. She knew that he hated me. She knew that in his mind, I was scum. But, she still brought him.
We sat in silence when suddenly, Lucius said to Narcissa, "Narcissa, is it really necessary for her to stay here? You know she can live on her own. The Mudblood doesn't have to stay here."
Narcissa's glare was all the answer he needed.
He turned to me in an unwilling manner and said, "Well, since it's clear that you don't have a house right now, you can stay at the Malfoy Manor. And it wasn't my idea. It was my wife's idea. Normally, I would never ask you this, but since Narcissa requested this, I will permit you to stay in the Malfoy Manor until you have a house."
I was beyond stunned. This was Lucius, the mudblood hater. The Lucius Malfoy I knew in school would never have allowed me to stay at HIS house even if all the girls in Hogwarts begged him to! I couldn't bring myself to say anything until Narcissa asked "Lily? Are you going to stay with us or not?" I didn't know what to do.
Number one: I'm an Auror. Aurors aren't supposed to stay at possible Death Eater homes. Number two: Lucius hates me. Why on earth is he inviting me? And number three: How on earth am I able to stay here! They know that I'm an Auror. Something suddenly buzzed in my mind and I remembered the mission.
I said in a controlled tone, "Thank you for asking and yes, if it is convenient for you, I would like to stay in the Malfoy Manor." Inside, I was afraid that I did something wrong, because both of them gave me looks of shock. Something told me that it was more than Narcissa's pleading that Lucius let me stay at his manor. Something much more. They answered, "Yes, yes, you may stay!"
Lucius swept away quickly, but the instant he left, Narcissa jumped up and hugged me again. "Lily! I haven't seen you for such a long time! We have to catch up!" she said excitedly. And that we did. I told her everything that happened with James and me. She looked so mad that if Potter was there, she would've killed him. I don't know how Narcissa does it, but she can always make a person feel better.
We talked for hours when suddenly, I saw the clock. It was 1 o' clock. Amos told us yesterday that we had to meet at my office at 12:30. Running to the fireplace, I said I had to go and threw some floo powder into the fireplace as I yelled, "Ministry of Magic: Auror Department: Lily's office.
I landed with a loud thump, and I rose to my feet. Potter was there, looking bored yet depressed at the same time. He was looking as if he had one hour of sleep. His normally exciting eyes were dull and he had large bags under his eyes.
Blushing slightly, I asked, "What are you doing here?" Apparently, he didn't notice I came in, so he jumped up. "Lily, I'm really sorry about what happened to your parents. I came to apologize about everything. I've thought about everything, and I realized I made a huge mistake. Please forgive me Lily!" he said in a sorrowful voice.
Half of me wanted to forgive him while the other half of me refused to. Before long, we were in a heated (an understatement) argument about everything from the divorce to our job, when suddenly, James yelled, "If you're going to act like an immature brat, then I might as well leave!" and slammed the door shut.
I was furious at Lily. I tried to fix things up and then she started acting like, like...I don't know how to explain it! I sat down on a couch when suddenly I realized what I just did. I just ruined almost all my chances of getting back with her. The divorce papers on my desk seemed to be beckoning me saying, "Come on James! Just sign me and you'll get over Lily!"
Ruffling my hair, I thought to myself in a voice similarly like Sirius, "How are you going to get yourself out of this one Prongs? Huh? The one girl you love hates you and you're acting like a mess!"
Suddenly, the door creaked open, and Lily snapped, "James. I'm not here to say sorry, but I'm here to work on the mission. If this mission is going to work, we have to fix all of the plans. And this is not an "I'm so sorry" conversation. Do you understand?" Nodding my head, I showed her to a nice leather seat when she started silencing the entire room from the outside.
We then got started. First we looked at Lily's papers and corrected them. Before long, the entire mission was ready. However, there was often a tense silence when the only sound you could hear was the scratching of a quill. It was beyond hard to work with a person when she only spoke when she had to.
When I looked back at the procedures, I saw that she would have to go to the Malfoy Manor. Suddenly, I remembered Voldermort's letter. She was going to be in Death Eater territory! Who knows what they could do to her?
First, we started a list of events that should happen in order. When I tried asking her about how we were going to get into the Malfoy Manor, she claimed that she already did.
Someone knocked on the door breaking the silence. I opened it to find Diggory was standing outside. He looked around and slipped a piece of paper into my hand. Once inside, I read it.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Malfoy would like to invite you to,
The Winter Ball at the Malfoy Manor.
It will be on Sat. Dec. 11th at 7:00 PM.
Dinner will be provided.
Please dress accordingly.
There was nothing to say, so I handed it to Lily. After that, she nodded and made a move to leave.I looked at the clock to find that it said 6 PM. We both left in cold silence, and the memory of when we were friends almost made me flinch.
1 Week Later
Checking the mirror, I smiled at my reflection. I was beautiful. I was wearing a blood red silk dress. It was strapless with rubies sprinkled on the top. The dress hugged my curves as it came lower, and it became a full skirt. I was wearing stilettos. My makeup was the best I would ever make it. I was ready.
I walked down the Malfoy's marble staircase with all eyes fixed on me. Almost all the men stopped what they were doing to look at me. The women raised their eyebrows and you could literally hear them say "slut" to each other. I sat down at a small table, but before I could even get a drink, a man asked me to dance. This happened over again and again until I finally decided to stop dancing.
Sitting down, I looked around. I was surrounded by almost all Slytherins. I was probably the only Gryfindor that was there.
Suddenly, a man sat next to me. I looked into the cold dark eyes of Serveus Snape. Sadly, I called back memories that made me flinch with regret. What had he done to the Marauders to cause him so many terrible memories in Hogwarts? I remember that I didn't stop them, and I truly felt regret for not stopping them.
He said in a cold voice, "What are you doing here? It's dangerous for you to be here you know. But then again, Gryffindors are supposed to be brave and stupid."
I raised my eyebrows questioningly and asked, "Why would you care for me? I thought Slytherins didn't care about Gryffindors. And I thought Slytherins were rude and evil."
He suddenly gave me a look that penetrated far deeply into my mind. Snape motioned for me to follow him to the gardens. When we were outside, he seemed more comfortable.
We started up a conversation, first about Voldemort and the new risks of being an Auror until we landed upon our marriage. Strangely, it wasn't hard for me to speak with him.
As I awoke the next morning, I found that I was no longer in my bedchamber. The bright walls were replaced with cold dark ones. I was in the Malfoy Dungeons.
Author's Note
I'm so sorry for not updating sooner. I didn't have that much time so I couldn't write sooner.
Thank you so much to everybody who reviewed! I don't know how to thank you all!
Confused in Life:Uh...thanx mandy...
MegHarts: I agree. He should die after what he did to Lily and James.
Tribal Leader: I'll try to make this story smoother. Was this chapter better? Ooohh...I'm going to make Lily almost a Death Eater in the next chapter! Thanx for the idea!
amANDA: Thanx! That was a lot of "goods"...
Indiangurl: Do you think this story is almost too dramatic? Yeah, I was thinking that Voldermort will "appear" in front of Lily during her stay at the Malfoy Manor.
Oh yeah, and can someone show me how to make italics look like italics on fanfic? Thanks.
However, I need some more ideas; all my ideas are starting to run out. Also, I need help on how long each chapter should be. Right now its like 3- 5 pages on word. Is that enough? If you can answer this, please tell me! AND PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!
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