A younger Leona, about 14, stood in front of them with an older women standing beside her. They were in a kitchen and sitting on a table was a large black cauldron with purple bubbles peaking out from the top. The woman then spoke, "Great job Leona. Soon you'll be one of the best in creating potions."
The younger Leona smiled, "Thanks mom. Oww!" Leona grabbed her arm and fell onto her knees.
"What, what is it?"
"The mark! It hurts!" A few minutes passed and Leona stood up, "Mom, what happened? It's never done that before."
"I don't know what it means."
The colors swirled and another scene appeared. This time the school started to talk in alarmed voices. Lord Voldemort stood before them but it was, after all, only a memory.
"So it was you that was calling after all. But how?" asked Leona's mother.
"Lauren, tonight one of my more faithful servants was able to revive me. Although I did have a little run in with that Potter boy," said Voldemort, "Now, where is my daughter?"
Leona stepped into the room and starred at her father for a few minutes. Then she gave him a hug.
"So much time has passed since I last held you. You were only a baby at the time. We have much catching up to do and I do believe that you should start your training."
"Training for what?" Leona asked.
"Well don't you want to fight at my side to get back at those who took me away from you and left you fatherless these past fourteen years?"
Leona stepped back and looked at her father. Then she smiled, "Of course I do."
At this point much of what everyone thought, was beginning to be confirmed. But there was still more that Leona wanted to show them.
The colors faded into another memory. Leona stood with her wand out, facing her father who also had his wand out. Voldemort lifted his arm and yelled, "Imperio!"
Leona closed her eyes and clenched and unclenched her hands. Minutes went by. Then she doubled over in pain. Crying for her dad to stop the curse. When he finally did, she fell to the ground, her breathing coming in deep gulps.
"You'd think after almost two years of this, you'd be able to defend my attacks off. Any of my other Death Eaters can come against you and you act as if they are doing nothing to you. But with mine, you crumble so easily."
"You also... happen to be... stronger then everyone else," Leona finally staggered up to her feet.
"That's true. You ready for the next one?" the wizard asked.
Leona shook her head yes.
"Crusio!"
Leona fell to her knees in pain. Lauren then ran into the room and lowered her husband's wand. Leona fell forward. Her mother then came to her side.
"You almost killed her last time you did that curse on her. Can't you see that you are just too powerful for he to defend herself against you?" Lauren asked.
Voldemort looked at the too of them on the floor, "I have some important business to attend to at the moment. When I get back Leona, you and me are going to have to talk." with that said, Voldemort turned and left the house.
Leona sat up beside her mother.
"Why do you have so many problems when you are training?" Lauren asked her daughter.
"As you said, I can easily defend off any attack from anyone else. But with dad it's different. I not only get the curse that is sent at me but so much more. I feel the pain that all the others have felt before me that father has tortured and killed. I don't... I don't want to be with him anymore. I should have listened to you from the beginning. He is a monster."
"Then we shall leave tonight." Lauren's mother said.
Colors swirled as one last memory was to play itself out before all the students in Hogwarts. This one was the worst to come.
"Ok, so we will pack up everything that we need," Lauren stopped in the middle of her sentence and looked down the stairs, "He's home."
"What!" Leona whispered.
"Listen to me," Leona's mother reached behind Leona and opened a closet door, "I want to stay in here and keep quiet."
"But mom I can help. I can help you fight him."
"No you can't. He knows what your weakness' are and besides, there is no time to get your wand," Lauren shoved her daughter into the closet, "Stay in here no matter what happens."
"Lauren!" Voldemort yelled up the steps.
Lauren stepped a few feet away from the closet.
"Where is she? Where is my daughter? I heard that you were planning on taking her way from me!" Voldemort yelled when he got up the steps.
"You're too late. I already sent Leona away before I come to meet her. Our daughter has seen your true nature. You ruined it when you decided to torture her!"
"I was simply getting her stronger. It's your fault she's not as strong as she should be at her age. Now tell me where she is!"
"I'd rather die!"
Voldemort took a deep breath and pulled out his wand, "Then so be it. Avada Kadavra!"
Leona was blinded by a green light. She had been watching the whole thing through a crack in the door. Her mom hadn't shut it completely, so it left her with a small area to watch from.
When she could finally see, Leona wanted to scream. She saw her mom lying on the floor, dead. Leona covered her mouth to stop any noise that was threatening to come out.
Voldemort stood there for a few minutes then turned. Leona thought that he was going to find her, but instead he went down the steps and she heard a door slam shut.
Leona sat there in a daze. Her mother had just been killed in front of her. Leona knew she had to get out of the house, fast. It was only a matter of time before her dad would come back with his Death Eaters. Slowly she creaped out of the closet. Leona looked away from her mother and went straight to her room. There she grabbed her key for Gringotts and few other essential items.
Leona's arm was beginning to hurt. Without realizing it, Leona walked over to her window, flew it open, and sent the Dark Mark into the sky. This was a careless mistake.
She heard voices coming from the living room. Silently, Leona walked out to the room where that's night terrible events had taken place. The Death Eater's and Lord Voldemort had made a circle around her mother.
Slowly Leona made it down the steps. A floor board creaked.
"Hello daughter."
Leona looked up to her see her father looking over the railing.
"Hello father," Leona took off down the next flight of stairs.
"Get her!"
As Leona reached for the front door, a ball of flames flew past her head and blocked the way out. So she turned down the hallway.
Spells were being cast at her, but she avoided everyone of them. She ran into the small library on the second floor and books flew at her. A book hit the back of her leg and she fell onto the floor. But she quickly got back up and continued to run.
She ran through the library doors and ran down another flight of stairs.
A great pain went all through her arm. She looked at the top of her arm. There a fire poker and gone through it. Leona quickly pulled it out and cradled the injured arm. She set the staircase on fire to slow down the pace of the pursuing Death Eaters.
Leona ran out the back doors into the back yard. She ran half way across when she tripped on a tree root and again, fell. When she rolled over she touched her stomach. It was bleeding. Pain made it almost impossible to move. Leona glanced over to see what she had landing on. A sharp rock showed a little blood on it in the moon light.
She crawled over to the bushes lining the fence. Leona hid in the shrubs as people ran out the back door.
"She can't be far." Leona heard her dad say.
In the commotion, Leona tried to move across the yard, using the shadows as cover. When she got have way across, she was lifted into the air.
"There you are," Lord Voldemort held her up with magic.
Everyone turned their heads as a few popping noises came from the front of the house. People were arriving from the Ministry. This gave the distraction Leona needed. She sent a spell at her father's hand and it made his hand move to the side. Leona was flown across the yard where she hit a tree trunk and was knocked unconscious.
The room slowly came back to its normal state. Everyone looked around at each other.
"Now you know the truth." Leona said.
Hermione stood up, "We should have trusted that you were telling the truth Leona."
The room came alive with many of the students agreeing with Hermione and saying that they were sorry.
Leona was happy that many of her old friends believed in her, but there was only one person she truly cared about to believe her. Leona looked over at Harry. He was smiling slightly.
"Well this has been an eventful afternoon. And I do believe it's time for dinner." Dumbledore said. Food appeared on the tables and everyone started to chat. Leona wasn't that sure of what to do.
"Maybe its time to sit with your friends again," Dumbledore whispered to Leona.
Leona smiled and headed over to the Gryffindor table, "Am I allowed to sit here?" Leona asked specifically Harry.
"Of course," Harry made room for Leona to sit, "I'm really sorry for acting the way I did. I should have heard you out before I past judgment. But it's just that I have been lied to by a lot of people."
"I understand Harry." Leona said.
Under the table, Harry grabbed Leona's hand and held onto it. Perhaps things were finally going to go right for her.
Author is here!
I think other wise, my little Leona. My readers probably read my comment and thought, "What more is she going to put this girl through?" Believe me, there is still something even greater to come.
I just realized how many times I made that girl fall. She pretty much spent the entire time on the ground. Oh well, no one's perfect.
I think this is my longest chapter yet for this story. Yay. Well, everyone that reads this chapter please review!
