Daughter of the Dark
Disclaimer: I only own Serena and the plot!
Chapter Fourteen
Towards the end of October…
Malfoy and Snape had left Serena alone ever since those first few days. Serena couldn't help being just a little suspicious, but she wasn't going to waste all of her time on them. She was more worried about Voldemort and Bellatrix and what they were planning. Halloween was fast approaching which was the anniversary of the murder of the Potters. And Voldemort loved to plan attacks on Halloween. Which meant that they were all in danger.
One evening, a week before Halloween, Dumbledore announced a Halloween ball at dinner. It was open to the whole school and would last until midnight. Serena had a terrible feeling about the whole idea of the ball. Something bad was going to happen on that night and she could feel it. But she still put a smile on her face and said yes when Harry asked her if she would attend the ball with him.
"So, are you and Harry going to the ball?" Hermione called from across the table.
"Of course we are! What about you and Ron?" Serena replied with a knowing smile.
"He asked me and I said yes!"
"That's wonderful news, Hermione! Now we just need to figure out what we are going to wear!"
"Want to go shopping this weekend in Hogsmeade? It is a Hogsmeade weekend after all," Hermione asked.
"Sure."
"Awesome. I'll see you later," Hermione called as Harry and Serena left the table.
Harry held Serena's hand as they walked along, leaving the Great Hall. Harry led the way through the hallways and up the stairs. And finally, they walked up and down one corridor several times. Serena wondered what Harry was up to and then he opened a door that Serena could have sworn hadn't been there before.
"Welcome to the Room of Requirement, Serena," he announced as he entered the room.
Serena was in awe of the room. It looked like a classroom and had loads of defense books. She walked around, reading spines and examining the room. Eventually, she turned to face Harry.
"What do you think?"
"Is this where the DA meets?" she asked.
"Yes it is, and we are due to have our first meeting tonight. I was hoping that you would help me run the class."
"Of course I will!"
"I thought you would say yes," he said with a smile and Serena kissed him.
"After so little time together, I'm amazed that you can already read my thoughts. Snape spent the last sixteen years trying to do so and he hasn't succeeded."
"Maybe it's because you let me read your thoughts."
"True. So what are we teaching the DA tonight?"
"How about wandless magic? Just minor things of course. Unless you don't want to," Harry said quickly.
"I did promise I would teach it, so why not?"
"Great, the DA will be here in about 20 minutes. Do you want to teach me a bit before they arrive?"
"Sure," she said and proceeded to show Harry a bit of wandless magic.
20 minutes later, all the original members of the DA, along with some new members, arrived. They weren't too surprised to see Serena. But they were surprised that she was teaching the lesson.
"Today," Harry began. "We will be learning wandless magic. My girlfriend, Serena, will be teaching us."
"Good evening and will everyone please put their wands away? You won't be needing them."
All of the DA members did as Serena asked and looked to her for direction. It was a strange feeling for Serena. All of these people, all of them against the Dark side, were looking to her for help. They trusted her--a former Death Eater-in-training.
"Now, wandless magic is not much harder than any other type of magic. But I can only show you and tell you want to do. You have to do the work. Anyone have a problem with that?"
"No," replied the DA members.
"Good, now let's focus on a simple spell. A summoning spell. Everyone is going to summon a cushion. Now focus on the wand movements, speak the spell and imagine the cushion coming to you. Watch me," she said and she moved her hand the same way she would a wand and spoke the spell.
Everyone gasped as a cushion flew to her and she caught it in her left hand. "Now you try," she said with a smile on her face.
Soon the air was thick with flying cushions and squeals of delight. Everyone, even Neville Longbottom, could summon a cushion without a wand. After an hour of cushion flying madness, Harry called out, "This meeting is now over!"
"Aww…" cried several members of the DA who were having fun.
"Feel free to practice harder spells on your own," Serena called as they all left the room.
Once they had all left, Harry and Serena began to slowly walk back to Gryffindor Tower with Hermione and Ron, chatting about the meeting the whole way.
Saturday morning, Hermione, Ron, Serena, and Harry headed into Hogsmeade with the majority of Hogwarts. Hermione and Serena went one way and Ron and Harry went another way because they didn't want to get dragged along with the girls. Not that Serena could blame them because they were dress shopping for the ball.
"It feels strange sometimes, doesn't it?" Hermione asked Serena, while they were shopping.
"What feels strange?"
"Knowing that you used to be a Dark witch and now you are our best friend and Harry's girlfriend."
"It does feel strange, but being friends with the three of you, it just seems right."
"Yeah, it was sure had being the only girl with the two of them."
"I can only imagine," Serena said with a smile.
"What do you think about this one?" Hermione asked, holding up a light pink floor-length dress.
"Perfect, Hermione, just perfect! I think that is your dress."
"What about you? No luck?"
"Not yet," she said with a frown.
"Do you want to look in another store?"
"Sure."
"Why don't you head across the street then, while I pay for mine?" Hermione suggested.
"I think I will," Serena said and she left the store.
Across the street was some kind of a costume store. Serena was surprised at first that Hermione would send her there, but once inside she knew why. It was a Renaissance costume store and it had the most beautiful dresses. Serena wandered around and around for several minutes before she stopped.
In front of Serena was a gorgeous light blue dress with a silver bodice. The dress had flowing sleeves and a low neck. It was simple yet elegant. And it was just what she had been looking for.
"Can I help you, miss?" a sales witch asked.
"Oh, yes I think you can. I would like to buy this dress," Serena said happily.
"It is quite a lovely creation isn't it?" the sales witch remarked as she took the dress to the register and rung it up.
"I certainly think so."
"Well, enjoy it," the sales witch said, handing the dress to Serena after Serena paid for it.
"Thank you," Serena said, smiling as she headed for the door.
As she stepped outside, Hermione appeared from across the street. "I see you found a dress!" she called.
"Yes, I did!"
"Good, now let's find the guys," Hermione said and the two girls went off in search of their boyfriends.
Author's Notes:
Only one more chapter to go.