Daughter of the Dark
Disclaimer: I only own Serena and the plot!
Chapter Thirteen
With each passing minute, Harry was growing more concerned. Serena should have back from her detention long ago. Something wasn't right. Was Serena hurt? Had Snape attacked her? Could she have met Malfoy on her way back to Gryffindor Tower? Thousands of possibilities were racing through his mind. Finally, he couldn't wait any longer. Harry stood up and walked to the portrait hole."Where are you going, Harry?" Hermione asked sleepily from her position beside Ron on the couch.
"To find Serena," he replied and then he was gone.
Harry raced down to the dungeons, leaping down stairs at an alarming rate. Out of breath, he finally turned the corner to Snape's classroom and slowed down. He knocked on the solid wood door. When no one replied, he slowly opened the door. At first glance, he couldn't see anything. Harry turned to leave, but then he caught a glimpse of black material and black hair. He entered the dungeon with his eyes fixed on the black material and hair.
It was a body.
"Please, no," he whispered, shaking his head as he stepped closer and closer. In seconds, he would see the person's face.
Cautiously, he walked to the other side of the body and kneeled down on the floor. Taking a deep breath, he lifted the hair from the face and looked into Serena's face. Horrified, he fell backwards. His worst fears had come true. Serena had been hurt. Tears came to his emerald green eyes as he sat down on the cold stone floor and lifted Serena's body into his lap.
Suddenly, a coughing sound was heard and Serena moved. Harry was alert and helped Serena move into a sitting position. She coughed some more and began to breathe. Her eyes were wide with fear and she seemed scared. Who could have done this to her?
"Ha-a-a-rry?" she coughed.
"I'm here, Serena. I'm right here, " he whispered softly, trying to comfort Serena.
"Don't leave me," she begged.
"I would never dream of leaving you."
"And I will never leave you…" she said as she started to close her eyes.
"Serena? Serena? Come back, Serena! You can't leave! Don't surrender to the darkness that is calling!" he cried.
"It is time for you to follow your destiny. You are being tested, Serena. Are you worthy of your powers?" a female voice said.
"What destiny?" Serena asked.
"Your destiny is either become the greatest good witch to ever live, or to fall into shadow and become the most powerful Dark leader. You alone have the power to choose the fate of the wizarding world. Can you free them from the Dark Lord's reign? Or will become the new Dark Lord?"
"What?"
"A prophecy foretold your destiny long ago. You have heard it before."
"What prophecy?"
"IT HAS BEGUN…
THE SECOND WAR HAS ARRIVED…
THE GREAT BATTLE OF OUR TIME…
TWO PEOPLE WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE WAR…
FOR GOOD OR EVIL CAN NOT YET BE TOLD…
ONE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE DARK…
THE OTHER IS THE DARK LORD'S EQUAL…
THINGS ARE IN MOTION WHICH CAN'T BE UNDONE…
IT HAS BEGUN…"
"I am the daughter of the dark aren't I? And Harry is the Dark Lord's equal. It all makes sense…"
"Together, you can save the world, or you can destroy it. The balance of good and evil lies with you, Serena."
"What if I-we fail?"
"The Dark Lord will become greater and more powerful than ever before."
"What should I do?"
"Look inside yourself. You must decide if you wish to follow your dark heritage or follow the path you are already walking. No one can decide for you."
"But…" Serena began, but the darkness faded and she was thrown back into the present.
"Harry? Harry? Where are you?" she called franticly, as her vision returned.
"I'm right here Serena. I haven't gone anywhere. What happened?" he asked, concerned.
"Nothing. Nothing at all."
"Who hurt you?"
"What?"
"Who attacked you? Who tried to kill you? You were dead when I came in. You had stopped breathing."
She looked right into Harry's eyes and unblinking, she told him, "I don't know, but I swear I will kill them."
"You can't remember?"
"Sometimes the mind blocks horrific events as to not worry a person too much. It could be a blessing in disguise."
"But someone tried to kill you, at Hogwarts of all places."
"That maybe true, but you are with me now and I trust that you will not let anyone harm me. And I will do the same for you."
"Do you want to head back to the tower now?" Harry asked, helping Serena up. "Or the hospital wing?"
"I think Madam Pomfrey has seen enough of me lately, so let's head back to the tower," she said, leaning on Harry as they began the slow walk back to Gryffindor Tower.
The whole walk back, Serena couldn't take her mind away from the prophecy. Did Voldemort and Bellatrix know about the prophecy? If so, would they kill her before she could join forces with Harry to destroy them? Harry and Voldemort couldn't duel with their wands, so was Serena supposed to help Harry destroy Voldemort by channeling Harry's power against Voldemort?
Author's Notes:
There is going to be a huge time leap in the next chapter. And things are winding down for the story and all the loose ends that can be tied up, will be tied up within the next two chapters.