Chapter 11
Aftermath & Flashback
Michael sat up to see Sirus holding his wand to Michael's face.
"Tell me what's going on?" Sirus demanded.
Suddenly Professor McGongiall appeared. "Michael, Sirus, teachers' room now!" She turned back into a cat and ran away.
Inside the teachers room sat all the teachers, the Roswellians, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco.
"It was the dark mark test." Draco spoke up. "Pansy's parents wanted her to girl a Ravenclaw, Max luckily got in the way. My parents approached me too, Kyle stopped them."
Dumbledore turned to Max. "It appears that our enemies have joined forces. And you have twins?"
Max ignored the fact that Harry, Draco, Ron, and Hermione would have no idea what they were talking about. "As we said we're hybrids, except whoever made us weren't sure this would work. So they made two sets, the four of us, and Zan, Lonnie, Rath, and Ava. Our fourth died last year, Rath & Lonnie (Michael & Isabel's twins) killed my twin Zan, and Ava is still out there somewhere."
"Why take Snape, Ginny, and Maria?" Kyle asked.
"Snape is a spy for us. Ginny met a corporeal memory of Voldermort and reopened the Chamber of Secrets." Dumbledore explained.
"And Maria?" Draco asked.
"Rath and Lonnie know we're closer." Michael said.
"Yeah, but it has to be more than that." Liz said, "like why not take me?"
"Amy, you have to tell them." Remus said.
"Tell us what?" Isabel asked.
"It's two things actually. First Voldermort is Maria's father. He doesn't know either, or that I'm here. Second Maria's pregnant." Everyone, but Michael was shocked by the second statement.
"When did you find out?" Max asked Michael.
"She got sick after the Quidditch game, Amy and I took her to the nurse. We were going to tell you after the feast."
"Maria doesn't know who her father is yet." Remus said, "and Snape is the only other person who knows."
"That's why he acted weird the night we arrived." Kyle said. "So what do we do now?"
Maria awoke to loud painful screaming. Ginny was hugging Maria. She looked around; they were in a dark, cold, stone walled room. In the corner was a dark hooded creature standing over Snape who was curled up in fetal position. She saw a pair of feet next to her. Maria looked into the eyes of Denny, the man Kavar possessed last year.
"Maria, it's a pleasure to see you again." He said squatting down next to her.
"Kavar!"
"So you do know who I am?"
"Well, I know you're not Denny of Roswell, New Mexico."
"Clever girl, but no I'm not Denny. I've come to finish this."
Maria looked glanced around and saw the hooded figure turn toward them. His large hood covered his face. "Hello, Ginny," he spoke in a raspy voice.
Maria looked from the figure to Kavar, behind them she saw Snape struggling to sit up. She crawled over to Snape with Ginny following.
"Leave him," the figure growled.
Maria ignored him. She put Snape's head on her lap.
"Maria," Snape gasped. She leaned in closer to him. "Don't tell him your last name."
Kavar grabbed Maria and slammed her against the wall. "You think you are so brave, don't you?"
Maria didn't answer.
"What's your name?" The figure rasped.
"Who's asking?"
"Lord Voldermort."
"You're the thing that killed Harry's parents."
"I am."
"Then I have nothing to say to you."
Kavar turned her head to him. "Maria, that is not very polite."
"Screw you."
Kavar raised his hand to hit her.
"Do it and Michael will kill you."
"Ooo, scary. This is going nowhere." Kavar sighed, and then smiled wickedly. "Rath!" He yelled. "Nicolas!"
Maria saw a flight of stairs descend from the ceiling. Rath and Nicolas walked down
"Yo, what's up, K?" Rath asked.
Kavar threw Maria to him. Rath caught her by her waist. He held her arms behind her back and held her to him. Nicolas walked up to her. Maria pushed off the floor and kicked Nicolas in the stomach with both her feet. He fell backward. Rath lost his balance and fell back, but he held her tighter. Kavar grabbed her by her throat and pulled her Rath up. With Rath on his feet, Kavar grabbed her ankles. "Nicolas, again!"
Nicolas placed his hand on Maria's forehead. He saw flashes as Maria screamed in pain. Michael, Amy, Liz, Alex, Tess, the pod chamber, Tess destroying the granolith when she left. Michael, Tess, baby Zan, Rath, Alex, Amy, Remus, Sirus, Amy, Michael. Nicolas pulled away.
"What did you see?" Rath asked.
"Tess destroyed it, when she left."
Maria started to giggle.
"What's so funny?" Kavar growled.
"The granolith is so two years ago."
"Excuse me?" Kavar asked.
"No, excuse me! My head is full of my private thoughts. So STAY OUT!"
Kavar dropped Maria's feet. "Let them get some rest."
Rath let Maria go, as Voldermort and the rest left the room. Maria crawled back over to Severus. "So it was torture all around, huh?" She whispered.
The next morning all classes before lunch were cancelled until Dumbledore could figure out what he was going to do. Isabel and Kyle sat on the couch in the teachers' lounge. They both concentrated on Maria. ((Maria is sitting next to Ginny with Snape leaning his head on her right shoulder.))
"Maria?" Kyle asked.
Maria blinked and looked up at him. "Kyle?" She pointed behind him. Kyle turned and saw Rath, Nicolas, Lonnie, Kavar/Denny, and a dark hooded figure. He turned back to Maria.
"What do they want?"
"I don't know, they're just asking a bunch of questions and torturing Snape. Come back tomorrow." Maria pushed him out of her mind.
Kyle blinked.
"Kyle, I didn't get in." He heard Isabel say.
"I did." He told her what he saw.
Meanwhile Dumbledore is holding an assembly in the great hall. Except he could not get the chattering to stop, "Silento!" He yelled with a wave of his wand and everyone's voices stooped. "I notified all of your parents, they have sent back replies that they want you to stay here. They all agree that he was trying to frighten us. If we split up we're in danger. Last night three people were taken captive, and no one else received anything more than a few broken bones. Until further notice all trips to Hogsmede will be cancelled. Classes will continue, Amy Deluca will teach potions for year one through four, I will teach the rest. And for those of you who receive The Daily Prophet, you already know what I am about to say. Sirus Black has been declared innocent of all charges by Cornelius Fudge himself. As you will see on the front page is the proof. Since he isn't who everyone thought he was, he will be staying here at Hogwarts."
Sirus walked into the hall during Dumbledore's speech. Since no one could talk, gaping mouths welcomed Sirus. Well, everyone except Harry, Ron, and Hermione who were smiling.
After Dumbledore announced Amy, Remus guided her out of the hall.
"What's wrong?" Amy asked seeing the nervous look on his face.
"I figured out why Maria can understand Sirus as a dog."
"Okay?"
"It's called Animatougne, and it's even rarer than parselmouth. Usually the only people who have it are children of parselmouths."
Amy's eyes widened. "So if she talks to his snake?"
"He might figure it out."
"I have to tell Isabel."
"Isabel?"
"One of her powers is to go into people's mind while they sleep."
"This whole alien situation is unsettling."
"Well, now we can finally understand my parents' problem with the whole wizard thing."
"How are you going to juggle classes and potion class?"
Remus nodded his head, as the hall filled with voices again. "We should…hey, we'll get Maria back."
"It's not Maria, she can handle herself, she's strong, and so is Severus. It's me, once he figures it all out, he'll come after me."
Remus pulled Amy into his arms.
The Delucas moved to London when Amy was nine; his employer transferred her father there. When Amy was 11 ½, she received a peculiar letter. Her hesitant parents agreed to let her go to the unusual school.
After waving good-bye to her parents, Amy climbed onto the train. Each car was filled with eager kids ready to start another school year. She made her way to the last cabin and found only one occupant inside. Being eleven she had not thought much of boys, but this one was definitely cute. She could only see a profile view of his face, but his soft face and neatly combed brown hair gave him an air of mystery.
"Can I join you?" She asked timidly.
He turned his head and looked her up and down.
"Sure, (noticing her nervousness) first year?"
"Yup."
"It's my second."
"So why do you look so gloomy?" She sat down across from him.
"I don't like the house I'm in."
"House?"
"Yeah, everyone is split into four houses: Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. I'm a Slytherin; they hate me because I'm not a pure blood. My dad was a muggle."
"Both my parents are muggles." She offered.
He smiled slightly. "You talk funny."
"I'm an American, my parents moved here two years ago."
He smiled broader.
"You have a nice smile."
"Thank you, you're accent is so cute." He turned slightly pink, realizing what he said.
"Thanks, so is yours, I'm Amy Deluca."
"Amy," he smiled. "My name's Tom Riddle, so where are you from in the US?"
"New York."
"I've never been to the states."
"You should go, it's so different from over here. Maybe we could go some summer."
"Maybe."
Amy was later sorted into the Hufflepuff house.