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Chapter 11-"I don't KNOW!"
The next day, Daphne was sitting up and waiting for them to visit her. She had a blazing, almost frightening look of rage and disbelief.
As they entered the Hospital Wing, Lily said
"Oh, she's awake, well that's a good thing i suppos-" she was cut off halfway through her speech by James, who turned to her and said
"Sshhh! Can't you tell she's got something to tell us?"
"Women!" scowled Sirius.
"You lot!" hissed Daphne "I can't believe this, but I know who that man was yesterday!"
"Who!" gasped Remus, stunned.
"Well, you remember how my brothers and Dad were killed?" asked Daphne, her voice trembling.
"Yes" breathed Sirius, dreading what she was about to say.
"Well, in the two days before they were... y'know? Well he was seen skulking around our house in those two days and the day after they..." her voice sounded a little hoarse "died, he disappeared. The local ministry of magic decided that it was likely that he was the culprit. They sent out searches for him but they never found him."
"So, you think it was him, yesterday?" Lily said, looking terrified.
"Yes. I think that maybe, when he killed my brothers and Dad, he, meant to kill me, but obviously I was out, and he had to kill them cause they would know that he had snuck into our house, he couldn't just leave, cause they'd tell me he'd been there. I don't know why, so don't ask me, but that might be why he came and found me yesterday. I mean, my family are pureblood, but they don't show off about it. We're misfits really. Loads of old families think that we are disgracing our ancestors by not thinking that blood matters. I dunno, there are some really stupid people out there who think that money's everything. And after all, people do some stupid things simply for blood. Think of Voldemort, that's the reason he kills isn't it? Blood. Bloody stupid if you ask me." her voice petered out and she stopped talking.
"Woah." breathed Carla "that means you're in real danger Daph."
"I know, but I have to find him and find out if he did kill my brothers and Dad. If he did then I'll, I'll..." tears welled up in her big dark eyes, "I'll want revenge." she snarled at her hands.
"But you can't, you'll be killed Daph, please, tell Dumbledore, he'll know what to do." gasped Lily in horror.
"All Dumbledore will do is stop me." said Daphne crossly, "All I need is someone telling me to keep my nose clean and stay safe. I've heard to much of that rubbish. Dad always said to stay safe and look what happened to him!"
"Daphne, don't say that!" said Sirius gently, wiping away her tears with his thumb, "I'm sure Dumbledore will try and help you, he might know something you don't, he might have a clue who that man was. That would help you wouldn't it?"
"I don't know, I don't KNOW! That's the whole problem, I don't know enough!" spat Daphne in frustration "All I do know is that I can't just run to a teacher, all they'd do is stop me, wouldn't they?" said Daphne irritably.
"If you don't go to Dumbledore, we will." said Remus sharply, standing up and walking slowly down the ward, Carla sighed, nodded her head, and followed him.
"FINE!" exploded Daphne "FINE THEN! I'LL GO TO BLOODY DUMBLEDO-" she stopped abruptly, in mid sentence. Dumbledore had just entered the Hospital Wing.
"Ah, Miss Daphne, I see, and hear actually, that you are awake!" Dumbledore smiled.
"Pro-professor!" stuttered Daphne, "I didn't-"
"I could have sworn that I heard my name, somewhere in your erm, tirade!" said Dumbledore, eyes twinkling.
"Yes," sighed Daphne in defeat, "Ok, Sir, yesterday in the grounds..." she started to tell Dumbledore the whole story.
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