(Disclaimer: Woo! I don't own Harry Potter; I just throw the characters into situations that they wouldn't normally be in for my own amusement. ^_^
Author note: We'll here's chapter 10. We get to see Lucius in this chapter.)
Chapter 10: First Meetings.
"MAYA ELIZABETH TANNER" A voice shouted as she made her way towards the steps "Where have you been?"
She shuddered slightly at the angry tone in her mother's voice. "It's a long story mum."
"Well you can tell me that inside it's cold out here" Minerva said
grabbing her hand "Let's get you warm"
She nodded, and walked with the stern witch. She recounted the whole
story, leaving out the part about the tattoo carefully. Minerva shuttered at
hearing Luke's name again "He had no right to take you"
She looked down at her little hands. "He wouldn't have got me if I hadn't
of gotten bored with my homework."
"You know not to leave the castle grounds" Minerva sighed "and Professor
Snape has already contacted me in annoyance for you missing your
detention"
"Am I in trouble?" She asked softly, looking up to meet Minerva's eyes.
"Yes" Minerva sighed "you will do your detention with Professor Snape
tomorrow and then will have detention with me for the next three nights
following that"
Her eyes went wide with anger. "That is NOT fair!" She glared, and
crossed her arms over her chest in a brat like fashion. "Snape is out to get
me!" She stomped her foot. "Be nice mum!"
"Would you like for it to be longer?" Minerva snapped "you had me worried
out of mind tonight"
She stomped her foot again, and growled. "COME ON! STOP BEING SO TIGHT!"
She screeched.
"Young lady that is no way to speak to me" Minerva said quietly
She stomped her foot again. "THEN STOP BEING SO MEAN!" She felt tears of
anger welling up in her honey eyes. "GOD!"
"Maya what do you expect me to do?"
She shrugged, and looked down at her feet, feeling slightly ashamed. "No
idea." She whispered, blushing slightly.
"You could be serving all those detentions with Professor Snape you
know"
"No way! He hates me!' She glared at Minerva. "You wouldn't seriously
make me do my detentions with HIM would you?"
"No but you must do the one please" Minerva said "or it will be worse on
you"
"He hates me!" She whined.
"He hates everyone" Minerva told her
"So? I didn't do ANYTHING to him!" She slumped down on the
couch.
"I'm not going to say this again you will go tomorrow night or
face a worse punishment" Minerva said
"NO! I WON'T GO TOMORROW!" She shouted, determined there was no way she
was stepping into Snape's classroom for detention.
"I will drag you there if I have to" Minerva shot back "and then I will
take away your video games for a whole week"
Her eyes went wide. "NOT MY VIDEO GAMES!! HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEEEL!" She
started to sob.
"Well if you go to detention then you won't loose them it's your choice"
She got up, and gave a stomp of her foot. "FINE!" And it was that
agreement that found herself in front of Snape's classroom the next evening. She
sighed deeply, and gathered all her courage before knocking softly.
"Enter" Snape snapped
She shuffled into the room, and kept her head hung, being careful to
avoid his eyes. "Good evening sir."
"Sit down please" Snape said coolly "You will find the ingredients for
your potion on your desk and the instructions on the board" She nodded, and set
to work.
Half way threw the potion her arm started to feel kinda funny. She glanced towards her left arm. Snape in the mean time had turned his back to her and was looking at his sleeve "Are you through?"
Tears welled up in the young child's eyes, and she grabbed her left arm,
howling with pain. "What is the matter with you?" Snape asked
She tried
quickly to think up an excuse. "I umm.." She howled again, rubbing at her mark
that was hidden by a long sweater.
"Is your left arm burning?" Snape asked a little surprised
She quickly shook her head, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Not at
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!" She screamed.
"Let me see" Snape said
She shook her head, and tried to move away from him, although he was WAY
bigger then she. Snape grabbed her arm not hard but enough to make her hold
still and pulled up her sleeve "Where did u get this?"
"Can't tell." She whispered, looking away from him.
Snape rolled up his sleeve and showed her his "now care to explain"
She shook her head, and looked down at her hands. "Promised not too."
"It seems one of my associates is related to you" Severus sighed "We must
go"
Tears filled her eyes. "Mom will be mad." She whispered. "I can't!"
"You can't ignore that either" Severus said pointing to her arm
She sighed softly, but nodded. "Fine..I'll go." She sniffled, very
scared.
Snape led them to a clearing "Stay quiet and mostly out of
sight"
She nodded, and followed him, her head hanging. But the moment she
seen her father, all the "Stay quiet, and mostly out of sight" left her mind.
She squealed happily, and ran over to her dad.
"Oh no" Severus sighed "She is yours Luke?"
She wrapped her arms around her father, looking very scared. "Daddy
what's going on?" She whispered, looking at all the scary people in dark cloaks
around her.
"Stay quiet" Luke whispered and mouthed to Severus "we'll talk later"
She ducked behind her father, and sniffled sadly. Lucius appeared in
front of them all, a smirk on his lips. "The child has been found, finally." He
gave a nod to Luke. "Good job."
"Yes sir" Luke said "but she is afraid since this is her first time"
He smirked slightly, and nodded. "Well then. Bring her on up. We'll
introduce her to the life of a death eater." Maya gave a terrified sob.
"Lucius she's frightened" Severus pointed out
Lucius frowned darkly. "I wish to see the child." He more ordered, that
said.
Luke sighed and pulled Maya from behind him and led her to the front.
Maya screamed, and tried to get away. "NO DADDY HE'S A SCARY GUY!" She started
to cry.
"This is all apart of the club" Luke tried to reason with her
She looked up at him, her beautiful face filled with fear and tears. "I'm
scared daddy." She whispered. "Mommy would never make me scared.."
"I promise he won't hurt you" Luke sighed "and I'll go with
you"
She put her little hand in his huge hand, and walked up before
Lucius. Lucius bent down, and smirked. He put a cruel white finger under the
girl's chin and forced her to look at him. "You will respect your elders." She
sniffled, and tried to move away.
"Lucius she's scared" Luke said again quietly
"Be quiet." He told
the younger man, with glare in his direction.
Lucius went to put a hand to the girl's cheek. She sniffled, and bit down
hard on his hand. Lucius growled, and drew his wand pointing it al the small
child. "Don't even think about it" Luke said with his wand drawn as well
Lucius glared down at Luke. "Would you really turn your wand on me?" Maya
sniffled, and crawled under her father's robes, clinging to his leg.
"You hurt my daughter I will"
Lucius sighed, bored. "Fine, take the thing home." He lowered his
wand.
"I can't" Luke replied "she did not come with me"
"Well whoever she came with. Take it back." Maya sniffled, and her little
head appeared from under Luke's robes.
Severus stepped forward "she was with me"
"Take her back then Severus." Maya sniffed, and ran to the potion master,
and despite her hate of him, she threw her arms around him sobbing.
Severus nodded and led her away. When they reached the castle he guided
her to his classroom "Since we have a few moments before you are expected home
we should talk"
She looked down at her sneaker-clad feet, and shook her head, whimpering
softly.
"Maya what happened tonight can and probably will happen again" he said
quietly
"Don't want it too." She hiccuped, looking terrified.
"Neither did I, but once you receive the mark there is no turning back"
Severus sighed
She wrapped her arms around herself, hugging herself. "I'm scared.."
"I was too at first," Severus admitted.
"W-why do they want me?"
She asked quietly.
"You really should ask your father about that" Severus
sighed "but it has something to do with your bloodlines being rather strong"
She sighed, and sniffed. "Can I go home now?" She asked softly.
"Of course" Severus replied "but if your arm ever burns again like that
come to me immediately"
"Of course, professor." She answered in a small sad voice.
(Author's note: Over! ^_^ Thanks to Dania for the help once again. ^_^ Next chapter is Minerva's reaction.)
