Marauder's Daughter Chapter 30: The Dance, a harry potter fanfic

The Dance

Well…I am shocked. Dumbledore dies? Dude…that fucking sucks. Wait…should I make him die in this then? And how the hell do you people do it? Finishing the book that fast. Oh well. I can't even go farther then I have until I get this section of the story done or else I'm going to get fucking confused. I don't want Dumbledore to do but I think I might because my future plans don't involve him much…and if he does die…then I can just bring him back the same why I do Sirius and someone else (foreshadowing!).

Leah meet Dumbledore at the forest and he already had two thestrals with him. Leah gave him a look but he just smiled so she got onto the back of one of the trestrals.

"Ministry of magic, visitors' entrance." Dumbledore said. The thestrals took off.

"Are we really going to go through the visitors' entrance?" Leah asked. "Don't you have like…"

'I am a visitor of the ministry." Dumbledore said. "As are you. But the security measures are extremely more high then they were. Be aware that Fudge is no longer the minister."

"What?" Leah asked, almost falling over. "What happened?"

"The wizarding community doesn't believe he's done a good job so he was sacked." Dumbledore said.

"Who replaced him?" Leah asked. Dumbledore was silent and Leah didn't like that silence. "Dumbledore…"

"You will see." Dumbledore said. A hint of a smile crossed his face and Leah raised an eyebrow. They arrived at the entrance and dismounted. Leah followed Dumbledore into the phone booth. She got the feeling that he wanted her to do something so she dialed.

"Welcome to the ministry of magic." The female voice said. "A scan will now be done to you." Leah squinted her eyes shut as a bright light swept over her.

"Ok…do they really think Death Eaters are going to use the visitor's entrance?" She asked.

"They would if they were smart." Dumbledore said.

"Scan confirms the presence of Albus Pecival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and Leah Denise Ainslie Black." The female voice said.

"Does it have to say the whole name?" Leah muttered. The only answer was a chuckling from Dumbledore.

"State your business at the Ministry of Magic." The female voice said.

"We have merely come to visit Leah's Grandfather." Dumbledore said.

"Visitors please take your name tags." The female voice said. This time the tag said 'relative visiting'. "Visitors of the Ministry of Magic are to submit their wands for registry at the…"

"I know all this!" Leah said. The voice seemed to have heard her because it stopped. The phone booth moved and soon Leah was able to get out of it. She looked at Dumbledore. "Should I really submit my wand?"

"If you have not already." Dumbledore said.

"Oh…I am…back between second and third year I came by with mum to visit grandpa." Leah said. Dumbledore nodded and they were able to get almost to the elevator before Leah stopped. "Holy cow…Percy?" She looked between Ron's older brother and Dumbledore. "Percy's the new minister?"

"Yes." Dumbledore said.

"Ah Leah." Percy said. Leah groaned and rolled her eyes but looked at him. "Very sorry to hear of your misfortunes." Leah made a face. She was used to Percy acting pompous but this was just ridiculous.

"Yeah…very unfortunate." Leah said. "Umm…Perce."

"Yes?" Percy asked.

"Can you like…if you don't care…don't act like it?" Leah asked. "Because you suck at acting."

"I do care…" Percy said.

"Maybe a bit about mum but nothing about dad." Leah said. She looked at Dumbledore. "Ok…let's go see Grandpa." She didn't want to spend time around Percy, not after the way he treated his family last year. Leah followed Dumbledore into the elevator and they went to the floor where her grandpa's office was. This time Leah led. Thankfully he was there. "Hey grandpa."

"Leah? Shouldn't you be…" Grandpa started but stopped once he saw Dumbledore. "Ah. What brings you two here?"

"A prophecy that apparently involves me." Leah said. Grandpa's eyes went wide.

"Leah has found Sirius' will." Dumbledore said, pulling it from a pocket and handing it over. Grandpa read it quickly. "And it contained a letter to her."

"I know you wanna show him so show him." Leah said.

"Very well." Dumbledore said. He handed over the letter as well. Grandpa read that quickly as well.

"That would explain why everyone is saying she's powerful." He said.

"Yeah…but dad never said what it is that I was." Leah said. "Hopefully this prophecy will." She looked between the two old guys. "Either of you know when it was made?"

"Why?" Grandpa asked.

"Well…if it was made after Harry and Voldemort's prophecy…then it could mention Harry." Leah said.

"I don't think it would have been made before it. Seeing as how your parents knew of it when you were still in the womb." Grandpa said.

"Ok…well…let's go find it them." Leah said. The two old men nodded and they went back to the elevator. By the time they got to the door, Leah was biting her lip. She was wondering if, now that she knew there were workers at the ministry, then there was the chance they were going to get stopped or in trouble.

"They will not stop us." Dumbledore said, as if he read Leah's mind. Leah nodded.

"I've never been in there." Grandpa said.

"Leah has." Dumbledore said.

"Yeah…but it took a few tries to find the right room." Leah said. She sighed but walked through the door with the men following.

Just walk straight.

Leah looked around, having heard Sirius' voice. She shook her head, thinking she had imagined it. She walked straight to the door in front of her and pushed it open, surprised that it led to the right room.

"What row?" Leah muttered, slowly walking forward.

93.

Again Leah looked around, expecting to see Sirius or some shadow of him lurking somewhere. She walked all the way to row 93 and went down it.

"It's around here somewhere." Leah said.

"How do you know?" Dumbledore asked from behind her.

"Someone…dad…he's telling me." Leah said softly. The old men didn't ask questions but helped Leah search the shelf. She was surprised that there were even balls there, seeing as how she and five others had caused shelves anywhere near where they were to fall over, spilling prophecies all over the place.

"Found it." Grandpa said. Leah walked over and looked at the ball. What she saw made her face pale and her eyes widen. It didn't have the letters like Harry's did.

Bellatrix Lestrange

And Leah Black

And (?)

"Can they have three names?" Leah asked, looking between the old men once again. Both of them shook their heads in a manner that Leah could tell that they didn't know. She looked at Dumbledore before slowly reaching her hand out. When neither of them stopped her, she picked the ball up and held it in the palm of her hand. "This would explain things."

"Such as?" Dumbledore asked. Leah hesitated then told him of all the occasions last year when she couldn't hear anything but Bellatrix's voice. Both men listened.

"But those ones…telling someone to make me feel…make me believe…they weren't her talking." Leah said. "It wasn't Bellatrix talking. I don't know who it was."

"I have an idea." Dumbledore said. Leah looked at him. "Now this is only an idea. But it might have been Voldemort."

"That's what I guessed." Leah said. "If he could make me believe that Sirius really was in danger then he knew I wouldn't try to stop Harry from coming here." She looked down at the ball again. "Except, when I did feel the pain, I knew it was a trap still, so I did try to stop Harry from coming here."

"And you followed, when you didn't have to." Dumbledore said.

"I don't know why." Leah said, sitting down. Her eyes stayed on the small glass ball she now rolled around in her hands. "I just couldn't let them all come here by themselves."

"Harry is very lucky to have had a friend such as you." Dumbledore said. Leah was about to tell him that she and Harry weren't friends anymore. "And very foolish to have let that friendship slip away."

"I missed something." Grandpa said.

"Harry and I had a big fight and we…well…you can't say we broke up because we did that last year…but we stopped being friends." Leah said. "We barely talk anymore and hardly look at each other. I talk more with Malfoy then I do with Harry."

"Nevertheless…" Dumbledore said. "Harry will realize his foolish ways. Do you wish to hear what that prophecy says in private?"

"No…yes…actually." Leah said. She put the ball in her pocket. "I have to get ready for the dance. It is, after all, a costume one."

"Very well…when you are ready to hear the prophecy but are unable to find a private time, you may come to me and I will arrange something for you." Dumbledore said.

"Thank you." Leah said. She stood up. And they left the room. Leah cast one more look over her shoulder at the room and shivered. She would forever hate that place and pretty much every room in the Department of Mysteries.

Back at Hogwarts, Leah wasn't surprised to see Hermione, Parvatti and Lavender already getting ready. Parvatti had on black leather pants, blood red top, and fangs. No doubt she was a vampire. Lavender was in a French maid outfit, although her skirt wasn't as…poofy…as a real French maid's.

"Oh Leah good you're here. Can you help me?" Hermione asked, spotting Leah.

"Sure…whatcha need?" Leah asked.

"Make-up." Hermione said. "And hair."

"No prob. Let me get my stuff out." Leah said. She managed to slip the prophecy, unseen, into her trunk as she got out her make-up and hair supplies. "What are you being?"

"Umm…I just thought I'd be…well…completely opposite of what I really am." Hermione said.

"Ah…you're bookworm-ish so you wanna be the wild child. Got cha." Leah said. She got to work on straightening Hermione's hair then crimping it. She took a look at what Hermione was going to wear: A black mini skirt, black leather boots similar to Leah's (Leah would have thought they were hers, had it not been that Hermione's looked brand new), and a crimson tank top that had a triangular cut at the bottom that would show off Hermione's belly button.

Leah did Hermione's a dark red colour and extended the eyeliner just a bit. She did a similar colour for the lips. All in all, Hermione didn't look like herself, but she didn't look like a hooker either.

By the time she was done doing everything for Hermione, Leah had barely anytime for herself. Luckily all she had to do was slip into her own boots, black pants, tank top, gloves and cat mask and attach the tail. She did a bit of eye shadow and some red lipstick, a bit lighter then Hermione's, but it wouldn't transfer from her lips to something else (she had come to the conclusion that there would be no dodging Draco or his lips at this dance…she had never succeeded in this at the club but she did thank all the gods above that Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't notice her with Draco).

Leah managed to slip past the crowd without behind seen. She got to the 'dressing' room and sat down. She let Caroline fuss over her hair until she made it look similar to Hermione's but had a cat like appeal. Her hair was tame but not overly so. A week ago Leah had gotten rid of the streaks and went with having the top layer of her hair blonde, and the under layers ranging from dark, dark brown to black. The look suited her better then the streaks did.

"Alright. I think, since only those in Leah's year and above have actually heard her singing A Year Ago Today, that she should do that song as either one of the first songs, or one of the last songs." Bonnie said.

"Yeah…I think it should be one of the last ones." Caroline said.

"Are these people ever going to get bored of that song?" Leah asked.

"I seriously doubt it…not for a long time anyways." Natasha said. "You put so much feeling into it."

"Big question of the moment." Caroline said. "Are you glad or not that practically everyone knows who you are now?"

"Glad…absolutely glad." Leah said. "I was getting pissed off coming up with lies about why I wasn't here. Especially that one time last year when we were in Bulgaria for a week." The others laughed.

They did about five songs before, once again, Leah stepped to the front to announce about a new song. She could tell everyone's attention was on her.

"Ok…new song again." Leah said. "This one is just to bring some kind of awareness for what's happening. Although I'm pretty sure some people might not agree with my singing of this song but I think it works real well at this time." She waited a few seconds. "So…I hope you get the message. Everyone…Last Night on Earth." She took a few steps back as the music started then joined in with singing.

It's the last night on earth
Before the great divide
My hands are shaking time was
Never on our side

There's no such thing
As a beautiful goodbye
As an ordinary day
I prayed for you a thousand times

It's never enough
No matter how many times
I try to tell you this is love

She found Hermione dancing with Ron. Leah smiled at the fact that Ron obviously found Hermione extremely hot.

If tomorrow never comes
I want you to know right now that I
I'm gonna love you until the day I die
And if tomorrow falls asleep
Can you hold me first
I'm gonna love you like
It's the last night on earth
Like it's the last night on earth

In the back of her mind, Leah could tell a small part of her had written this song for someone. But who? She wasn't quite sure.

A penny for your thoughts
A picture so it'll last
Lets knock down the walls of immortality
Your fingers on my skin
Only you can hear my fear
Only you can help me heal
I see forever with you here

It's never enough
No matter how many miles stand between us
This is love

She moved right up near to the front of the stage, right to the edge. She forced herself to keep her eyes on the back wall and not to be pulled to Draco.

It's never enough, no
It's never enough
It's never enough

The afterglow
And the bright sunlight
The shadows fall
Will you still be mine?
Will you still be mine?
Will you still be mine?
I ask

Leah took a deep breath before doing the last chorus.

If tomorrow never comes
I want you to know right now that I
I'm gonna love you until the day I die
(And if tomorrow falls asleep)
'Til the day I die
Can you hold me first
I'm gonna love you like
It's the last night on earth
Like it's the last night on earth
It's the last night on earth
It's never enough

Leah smiled at the clapping. She had never been happier to go off for break. She jumped from the stage and went out of sight from the majority of the hall's eyes. It was the same place she was, two years ago, after the first part of the yule ball, right before…

"Will you never seize to amaze me with those new songs of yours?" Draco asked. Leah looked at him. He too was wearing a mask. Leah was reminded of Zorro, except Draco lacked with the fancy sword.

"Did that song amaze you?" Leah asked, casually.

"Yes…like all your others." Draco said, moving closer to her. "Thought I couldn't be anymore amazed by a song then I was by your Year Ago Today one. Guess I was wrong." He was right in front of Leah now and had a hand on the wall on either side of her head. "Never knew a cat could sing though."

"This cat can do a lot more then that." Leah said. Her thoughts traveled back to the summer and the disastrous visit of an old friend. Leah looked away from Draco and at the spot where he had been a minute earlier. All she could feel at the moment was the fear she had felt when, what started as a day of catching up, ended as a day of pain and scared promises.

"You ok?" Draco asked.

"Huh?" Leah asked, still not looking at him. "Umm…yeah just…"

"Don't lie to me." Draco said. He put a hand gently on Leah's cheek and turned her head to face him. He had lifted his mask from his face. "You acted the same way in that closet at the beginning of the year and you acted the same way on the quidditch pitch, although it was slightly hidden by the discovery of…" His eyes went down to Leah's wrist before drifting back to her eyes. "What happened over the summer?"

"What makes you think something happened over the summer?" Leah asked.

"Because the closet thing was on the first day of school." Draco said.

"Oh…right." Leah said. Draco sighed before gently lifting Leah's mask away from her face. Her eyes had changed to a green-ish blue colour. He figured, as long as her eyes weren't a dark green colour, then he was fine. He knew, from having been glared at with that colour of eyes for quite a few years, that when her eyes were that colour, then Leah was pissed.

"Tell me." Draco said. Leah looked at him. It wasn't a demand, but a request. She could always just say no. But maybe this was something that needed a guy for help, not a girl. Some things Leah just couldn't share with Hermione, especially not something this serious because then she knew Hermione would tell the guys. So…she did something she thought she'd never do. Leah told Draco the story of what happened that day when she invited her old guy friend over to her house. At first there was catching up (no schools mentioned) then some unnerving questions which eventually led to the disaster of the rape.

Leah didn't Draco the name of the friend. When she finished, she had never been happier to be called back on stage. There had been three minutes of silence in which Leah watched Draco and thought he was about to explode or something. Then Natasha appeared and said Leah had to go back up. Leah sighed in relief before pulling her mask back down and hurrying off. She could only hope that Draco didn't care about her so much as to actually confront Harry or one of the others about what Leah had told him.

That night, having again successfully avoided the crowd (Draco, Hermione, Harry and Ron included), Leah had changed into her pajamas, pulled out the prophecy and her invisibility cloak and headed off to the prefects bathroom. Hermione had told her that, as quidditch captain, Leah was able to use that bathroom. She was glad for it being nearly sound proof because she wasn't sure how loud this prophecy was going to be.

Leah say with her feet dangling in the empty tub, staring at the ball in her hands. This was the only time she would get to hear it, and she knew that. With a deep breath, Leah moved her hands and let the ball fall into the empty tub.

EVIL CLIFFHANGER! Ha Ha Ha!