Call On Me
Chapter Thirty One- The Back Stabber
I stared at her, not believing what I was hearing.
The woman continued to smirk in a sinister way.
"Oh yes," she cooed. "You were a clever witch, throwing yourself in front of the Killing Curse that would've ended your precious werewolf's life."
"H-How'd you know about that?" I stammered.
"I was there," she smirked even more. "Just in another form."
A flash went off before my eyes. Immediately, the corridor before my eyes vanished and a bright flash came with it:
Flashback-11 Years Ago
"So how did you like my little bonus surprise in the beverages?" Lord Voldemort hissed, his eyes flashing.
"You killed innocent students," Professor Dumbledore said angrily.
"I was aiming to destroy one of your students, that inhuman you are letting stay here,"
"What has Remus Lupin done to you?" Professor Dumbledore said narrowing his eyes.
"I wanted to kill off everyone he cares about so he'd join my army," Lord Voldemort said coolly. "It worked."
"No it didn't," Professor Dumbledore said firmly. "You're wasting your time. LEAVE HERE AT ONCE."
Remus angrily charged at Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort looked up as the wolf charged him full speed. He easily dodged the wolf, who skidded on the floor and regained traction. The wolf stood squarely on all fours, head lowered; ears flat sideways and his upper lip pulled back exposing white canines and incisors.
Remus snarled, snapping his jaws at Lord Voldemort.
I saw Lord Voldemort looking toward a doorway and I saw myself standing there.
"Come here," he ordered and I saw myself gliding toward him as if pulled by invisible strings.
"LEAVE THEM ALONE," Professor Dumbledore snarled, his blue eyes flashing behind his half moon spectacles.
"Shush," Lord Voldemort snapped flicking his wand at Dumbledore whose knees buckled and he dropped to his knees.
"Who is this pretty witch?" he asked oily.
No on replied. I saw Lord Voldemort grab me by the throat and force me to face the wolf.
For a moment, the wolf stopped snarling.
"So," Lord Voldemort said smugly. "I take it the wolf is in love with this pretty witch?"
The wolf began snarling again. I could hear the rumbling in his throat.
"She is lovely," Lord Voldemort said pressing his face against my hair. I saw myself make a disgusted face and turn my face away.
"She can watch her lovely pet die," Lord Voldemort said icily as I watched him shove me forward. I had landed on my hands and knees beside the wolf.
"Will you join my army?"
The wolf only snarled in response.
"No?" Lord Voldemort asked mockingly. "THEN DIE!"
He aimed his wand at the wolf.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
"NOOO!" I howled and I saw myself as I threw my own body in front of the wolf. The jet of green light hit me in the back.
Flashback Ending
The bright flash vanished and the corridor came into focus again. I felt my body shaking violently.
The woman was gone however. My stomach heaved and I leaned over, clutching the wall. I kept one arm pressed against my stomach as I tried to calm myself down.
"Miss Andrews?" a voice asked concerned beside me.
I slowly looked up. It was Severus. He had a concerned expression on his face.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Where'd that blond haired woman go?" I choked out leaning against the wall.
"Miss Smith?"
"Where'd she go?" I repeated.
"I don't know," Severus said frowning. "There was no one here when I came up to you."
He studied me closely.
"Are you sure you're alright?"
I knew I could trust him so I decided to tell him what happened.
When I was done, his facial expression was blank.
"I really think something's wrong with Miss Smith," I said. "And I think Voldemort is involved."
"I think you should be talking to Dumbledore," he said slowly. "Come on. I'll take you to his office," he said as he and I walked side by side down the corridor.
Suddenly, as we rounded the corner, the blond haired woman came up behind Severus and thrusted a long slender kitchen knife into his back. I screamed as the blond haired woman smirked as Severus collapsed to his knees.
"I always knew you were a traitor," she hissed at him before disappearing down the next corridor.
"Oh my God," I said sobbing. "Are you alright?"
"Go on," he said gently, but firmly pushing me away. "She could come back."
"I'm not leaving you here!" I said sobbing as I bent down, threw his arm around my shoulders and I began helping him to the hospital wing.
Professor Dumbledore was called immediately as well as Remus.
"Are you alright?" Remus asked me concerned.
"Yeah but Severus…" my voice trailed off as tears streamed down my cheeks.
"Will be just fine," Madam Elkin said.
The knife was magically dissolved and a special salve was put on. We knew enough not to pull the knife out as it would cause more damage so a magical acid was applied. It was harmless to the humans but not metal objects.
"Who did this?" Dumbledore demanded automatically as Severus was lying on a cot.
"A blond haired woman," I replied hugging myself.
"Kelly," Remus said quickly.
"Who is she?" I asked.
"She was one of my students 11 years ago. She had epilepsy and was Dyslexic, but since she's been here I haven't seen her have one epileptic fit," Remus said frowning. "Which to me is weird."
"Perhaps," Dumbledore said nodding. "But it could be that her medication was strengthened. Either way, she arbitrarily attacked Severus for no reason. I do believe she's capable of anything and we really need to get Miss Lupin away from her and find out what's going on with her. Miss Smith could be trying to influence Miss Lupin."
"But why?" I asked confused.
Dumbledore shook his head.
"That I don't know Miss Andrews,"
There was a silence before he spoke again.
"Either way, something is definitely wrong here,"
Severus had to stay overnight in the hospital wing. Remus pulled me aside in the Gryffindor common room.
"Caitlin? Do you remember what happened before you stepped in front of the Killing Curse?" he asked totally concerned and serious.
I shook my head.
"It's all fuzzy remember?"
Remus took a deep breath.
"Well, I had asked you to marry me and you had said 'yes',"
I looked at him.
"Are you serious?"
He nodded again.
I hesitated.
Memories slowly came flooding back, like little trinkets.
"Well," I began slowly. "Then we should."
Remus broke into a huge grin.
"Excellent," he said.
I threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly.
He hugged me back just as tightly.
Lily Ann began showing nasty tendencies.
During Potions class the following week, she stuck her foot out as a fellow Gryffindor first year made his way up the aisle to give samples to Professor Snape of the Olit Potion they were making (it was easy for first years. Just a simple nausea potion). The first year tripped over her foot and the glass tube broke and shattered when he had landed chest first on it. She pointed and laughed at him.
Snape regarded her for a moment before taking 30 points from Gryffindor. I was in class and saw everything.
Remus was now teaching Charms.
"When the bell rang, ending class, Lily Ann tore out of the dungeon and disappeared into the crowd of students.
"This is getting out of hand," I muttered to Severus.
"I agree," Severus admitted.
"What on earth is going on with her?" I mused.
Severus only shook his head.
"I'll see you at dinner," I said to him and left the dungeon as well.
I found Remus in the Great Hall. It was lunch time. All of the students were sitting at their tables eating and chatting away happily.
I took a seat across from him and began helping myself to some sandwiches and potato salad.
"Where's the demon child now?" I asked him deadpan.
"Not sure," he said shrugging. "I think she's down the end of the table eating."
His lip twitched when I had called Lily Ann the 'demon child'.
I glanced down the table. Sure enough, she was eating but alone. No one was sitting with her.
"I'm really curious as to why she's acting like this," I said frowning. "Have you noticed anything different with her?"
Remus frowned.
"Nothing out of the ordinary, no," he said. "But I'm beginning to get a really bad feeling about her….something very familiar with her."
I tilted my head.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I can't put my finger on it, but something is definitely wrong and familiar at the same time," Remus replied starting at me.
Once lunch was over, Remus headed to Charms and I headed off as well.
REMUS
I headed off to class to teach. Lily Ann was in my class, and I was hoping that she would behave herself. Something was really bothering me about her, but again I could not put my finger on it.
I entered the classroom and faced the students.
"Afternoon, everyone," I said scanning each student's faces.
"Morning, Professor Lupin," they chorused back.
"Today we'll be learning about the Uvmit Charm," I explained. "Can anyone tell me what this charm does?"
To my surprise, Lily Ann raised her hand.
"Miss Lupin," I said nodding.
"It's supposed to send out a signal when a witch or wizard is in trouble," she explained standing up and putting both hands palm down on the desk. "But it's even more funny when the witch or wizard doesn't even know it."
Her eyes twinkled in a way that I've never seen in her before. It was really unnerving. I swallowed.
"What are you talking about?" I asked curiously.
"Well, Daaaad," she said drawing out the word as she stepped around the desk and sauntered up the aisle to where I was standing. My heart was pounding loudly in my chest. "It's when a person, say a wizard, doesn't even realize he's in grave danger. See, all the warning signs are there, but he's just so obnoxious and stupid to realize that they're here and clear as a bell."
She was actually starting to scare me now. Over Lily Ann's shoulders, I saw the rest of the class all whispering to one another. I gather they were a bit spooked by her behavior as well.
"What kind of warning signs?" I asked swallowing again and keeping my eyes on hers.
"Well, let's see," she mused mockingly. "Um, stabbing a teacher in the back, acting out, anything ringing a bell here?"
She stood right in front of me, staring up into my eyes. Now, I knew this was not my daughter. She had this evil, sinister look in her eyes that I knew didn't belong there.
"What are you talking about?" I asked again, not sure I even wanted to know the answer.
"I'm talking about that woman…Kelly? Is her name?" Lily Ann asked thoughtfully.
"What about Kelly?" I demanded.
"She's been telling me some interesting stuff," Lily Ann cooed. "A lot of interesting things…like how she was your favorite student and that she actually had a crush on you. But you ignored her."
I didn't believe I was actually having this conversation with her in the middle of the classroom. It was so quiet you could actually hear a pin drop.
"This isn't the time or place," I whispered.
"See," Lily Ann said her voice rising. "That's where you're wrong, Dad. IT IS THE TIME AND PLACE!"
With that, she pulled out her wand and aimed it at me. Several of the students gasped and watched in absolute fear. I couldn't believe my own daughter was pulling her wand on me. I raised my hands up in a defensive position.
"Lily Ann," I said in a soothing tone. "Please put your wand away okay? We'll go and talk."
"NO DAD," Lily Ann shouted. "I WANT TO TALK NOW DAMMIT!"
"Fine," I said taking a deep breath. "But not in front of the rest of the students."
"Oh no," Lily Ann said. "That'll make it even more interesting. THEY STAY."
"Okay," I said nodding. "What is it that you want to talk about?"
"THE FACT THAT YOU IGNORED KELLY! She really liked you!"
"She was a student," I said. "It's not really appropriate for a teacher to date a student."
"I'll give you that," Lily Ann shouted. "But what about now? You completely ignore her now!"
"Because I love your mother!" I argued back. "Remember? Caitlin?"
Lily Ann's expression faltered for a moment.
"That's right, Lily Ann," a voice said from the doorway. "Caitlin…the pretty witch who sacrificed herself for this half human."
Lily Ann and I turned around. Kelly was standing there with a creepy expression on her face.
"Kelly? What are you doing?" I asked.
"Kelly is dead," she began and her voice changed into a rough and familiar one. "And I was able to infiltrate Hogwarts once again."
Realization dawned on my face.
"Voldemort," I whispered.
"Bingo!" Kelly crackled. "Poor little child was completely lost, so after I was attacked, I managed to take over her body. I did everything!"
Lily Ann was still holding her wand toward me.
Without thinking, I pushed her behind me.
"Lily Ann was easy to persuade," Kelly smirked looking a lot like Voldemort now. "Let's just see how far she can actually go."
Kelly took her wand out and aimed it at me.
"Crucio!" she said loudly.
Pain shot up my legs and I collapsed in absolute pain.