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Here's the next chapter.... Sorry for the wait but I had a hard time getting this chapter down. I hope you all like it!!!! Please review and let me know!!!
Chapter Nine
The first thing Alex did was panic when she came to. How had she let herself be captured so easily?! She was the top agent in her department and Scott was able to stun and bind her before she could even get her wand out! OK so shit happens. There had to be some way to get out before the situation got worse. First thing to do was to try and figure out where the hell she was! It was impossible. All she could come up with was that she was in some room that was pitch black. The house she was in had to be old, or just not used in a long time, because of the musty odor. Well, she didn't think it was Scott's house because he had a condo back in the States, and she couldn't have been unconscious long enough to get back there. Ok so she was in an old house somewhere most likely in England. Logically, she was probably where the Death Eaters were meeting that night. OK so a house full of Death Eaters and Voldemort...with no wand...she could handle that, right?
It was then that the door flew open and Scott came into the room.
"Wakey wakey, Alexandra!" he smirked as Alex turned her head to block the bright light from the hallway.
"Oh look...it's my bloody knight in shining armor." She remarked struggling to sit up with her hands tied behind her back. Scott chuckled at the sight of her and crouched down face to face with her.
"Did you sleep well, my love?" he asked as he went to brush a stand of hair out of her face. Alex jerked back out of his reach, causing him to frown. "You don't have to be afraid Alexandra. I would never hurt you."
"Hurt me?! Scott you attacked me, kidnapped me, and locked me up in some room in the middle of who knows where!" Alex yelled looking at him in disbelief. She hadn't realized how crazy Scott had actually become.
"But I did this for us! Now we can finally be together. He promised me that we could be together." He explained, looking at her with an unreadable expression in his eyes.
"Who promised?"
"The Dark Lord. He said that as long as you gave him the right information that we can be together forever!" Scott said, standing up from the crouched position. Scott had made a deal with Voldemort that is Alex provided him with information about the Order; Scott could have her to do with as he pleased.
"Oh just add the house with the white picket fence and we can have the future every girl dreams of huh?" Alex spat out, rolling her eyes.
"I don't understand. These are our dreams. The Dark Lord can give us the life we always wanted. We could be together and happy!" He declared, pulling her up from the ground by her arms.
"Together? There is no us! I could never be happy with someone you repulses me so much that I get sick just by looking at you, you filthy traitor!" Alex said and spat right in his face. Before she could even react, Scott slapped her across the face, sending her flying back down on the ground.
"So you have no idea where Scott could have taken her?" Tonks asked. Dumbledore had just finished explaining the situation to the Inner Circle members of the Order of the Phoenix. They had assembled quickly as soon as Snape had reached the Headmaster and told him of what had happened.
"Do you think I would be here if I knew where she was?" Snape retorted, ceasing his pacing for a moment. In his opinion, this meeting was taking to long. For all he knew, by now Alex was already dead either by the hands of Scott or Voldemort.
"Severus you need to calm down. Alex will be okay. She was trained for this situation so she can take care of herself. We will get her out of there." Lia said reassuringly. No one had ever seen Snape this tense and on edge before.
"So what's the plan then?" Remus asked. They had to be somewhat prepared before taking on an entire group of Death Eaters and the Dark Lord himself.
"We know that there will be a death eater meeting tonight because Harry was able to get a glimpse of Tom's plans. As soon as Severus is summoned, he will apparate to the meeting taking this tracking device with him." Dumbledore explained, handing Snape a small phoenix charm. "This will enable us to apparate to wherever Severus is, where then we will be able to hopefully get Alex out alive."
"Easier said then done." Mad Eye Moody grumbled out.
"Lia, Minerva, and I will be waiting her for your return." Dumbledore continued, ignoring the comment from Moody.
"It doesn't seem like we will be waiting long after all." Snape ground out, clutching his forearm, which just began to throb in pain.
"Go now Severus. We won't be long after you." Sirius said and Snape took off for the Forbidden Forest in order to apparate, the charm tucked safely in his pocket. As soon as he was gone, all eyes turned to Sirius.
"What? You think I can't be nice once in a while?" he grinned.
"That was dignified." Alex mumbled to herself as she was thrown to the ground in the room Scott just brought her in. Scott had untied her hands before bringing her into the room. At least this one had light.
"I would like to thank you, Miss. Harper, for gracing us with your presence." A high cold voice said. Alex lifted her head to meet the red-eyed stare of Lord Voldemort. He was seated on some sort of throne with a large snake curled around his feet.
"Are we having a party? Lemme guess, I'm the guest of honor." Alex retorted, eyeing the large group of death eaters on the other side of her. This definitely was not good! She slowly climbed to her feet, taking time to study Voldemort carefully. After all, it wasn't everyday you got to meet the enemy.
"How about we get down to business, Miss Harper." Voldemort chuckled. "Scott said that you would be most cooperative with providing information concerning the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter."
"Well Scott also thinks that we're destined to be but he's absolutely mental." She remarked casually.
"Lexi?" a voice chimed in from the crowd of death eaters. Alex turned to see Lucius Malfoy lift his mask to take a closer look at her.
"This night keeps getting better and better." She mumbled sarcastically.
"Lucius, do you know this woman?" Voldemort question, gesturing for him to come closer. Malfoy obeyed and knelt at his feet, averting his eyes as a sign of respect.
"You may rise, Lucius." Voldemort replied. Malfoy stood and turned to look at Alex, who couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Do you know Miss. Harper personally?"
"She's a waitress at a club in Knockturn Alley. We have met on several occasions." Malfoy explained.
"And yet you did not realize she was working as a spy for Dumbledore?" the Dark Lord questioned. He froze and turned to look at his master.
"She was very convincing, my Lord. I thought she was nothing more then a common whore."
"Oh Lucius, is that all our relationship meant to you?" Alex simpered, batting her eyelashes at him.
"Quiet!" Voldemort commanded. "Lucius you have been disappointing me greatly of late. But we will discuss this at a later time."
"Yes, my Lord." Malfoy stammered and resumed his place back with the other death eaters.
"I take it you are not going to be very cooperative, Miss Harper." Voldemort stated, turning his attention back on her.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" She replied mockingly.
"My patience is wearing thin." He affirmed. "It will be less painful for you to cooperate." Alex stared at Voldemort straight in the eye.
"Go to hell." She stated. Alex tried to prepare herself but the pain from the Cruciatus Curse was too much for even her to handle. She collapsed to the ground screaming in pain.
Snape pushed to the front of the group, his eyes trained on the convulsing figure of Alex. He knew too well the pain of the Cruciatus, but he had grown used to it over the years when she had never been subjected to it before. The tears were streaming down her face and her voice was growing hoarse from screaming; all he wanted to do was run to her and take the pain away.
"Have you had enough, Miss Harper? Or do you still need more convincing?" Voldemort asked again, stopping the curse. Alex slowly lifted her head and wiped a drop of blood from her mouth, where she had bit into her lip. Voldemort sighed and leaned back into his chair.
"Miss Harper I can go at this all night. Crucio!" He cast once again. Alex tried hard not to scream but it hurt worse then anyone could ever imagine! Snape watched her and unable to see her in pain any longer he softly cast "finite incantatem" ending the Cruciatus. Voldemort stood up quickly from his seat, once he realized that someone had ended the curse.
"Who did this?! Who dare defy me?" he bellowed. Almost all of the death eaters cowered back, but there was one who stepped forward. Snape pulled his mask off and tossed it on the ground.
"Severus...one of my most trusted...why have you betrayed me?" the Dark Lord asked, slightly surprised at the treachery.
"Voldemort, I was never with you in the first place." Snape declared. Just then there was a loud pop and the members of the Order appeared, surrounding the death eaters. Quickly, everyone had their wands out, ready to fight.
"Kill them all!" Voldemort commanded and apparated out of the building.
"Coward!" Snape sneered as chaos broke out in the room. He quickly turned to go find Alex, who was lying unconscious on the floor, but before he could get to her Scott appeared with his wand drawn.
"I have waited for this too long, traitor." Scott stated, walking forward. "Once I kill you, Alex will truly be mine!" Snape couldn't help but smirk at his idiocy.
"She never loved you." Snape said calmly, taking his wand from where it was hidden in his pocket.
"You would like to think that, wouldn't you Snape?!" Scott yelled and quickly cast the Blasting Curse, but Snape easily deflected it. They went back and forth casting various attacks. It almost seemed that neither of them would win since they were evenly matched. It was finally Scott that disarmed Snape, sending his wand flying across the room.
"You would like to believe that she loves you, Severus. But who could ever love someone as pitiful and loathsome as you! She will never be yours!" he continued and readied his wand to cast the Killing Curse.
"That's what you think!" a voice said. As Scott turned around, "avada kedavra" was cast. Scott fell to the ground dead. Snape looked up to see Alex standing there with his wand at her side. It had taken the last bit of strength from her in order to cast the curse and she collapsed back onto the floor.
So what did you think? Finally got Scott out of the way but now Snape is revealed as a spy!!!! Definitely a major turn in the story!!! Hehe Please review and let me know what you think. Feel free to give me some ideas for the next chapter too!!!!
