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Author's note: A few weeks later...

Chapter 2

Concealed

Rosielle sat with her father and Severus Snape, dressed in a little black gown as they sat in a Death Eaters meeting, that would likely be the last, seeing as Voldemort had so suddenly vanished. All she could understand at the moment was some baby named Harry Potter had vanquished their Lord Voldemort.

"I saw it happen with my own two eyes," Lucius Malfoy was saying. "He has vanished. Our Lord is no more."

Severus Snape, who sat next to her, cleared his throat, making her look up at him. "Is this bad?" she asked, quietly. "That our Lord has vanished?"

"There won't be a war anymore," he whispered back, having known her since birth and aware she could penetrate facts easily. "We won't need to hide anymore, either. So, we should be safe, so long as we're not named."

"Named?" Rosielle asked, curiously, still in a whisper.

"People get questioned by the Ministry and they give the Ministry other peoples' names so they can get questioned," he explained.

"Oh," she said, nodding in understanding. "I get it." Rosielle yawned. "I'm so tired." She then laid against his arm and closed her eyes.

No sooner had she fallen asleep, however, then a raid of Ministry wizards came plummeting in the windows and flying through the doors.

"Everyone up! Nobody move!" yelled the headhancho of the raid, Bartemius Crouch. Everyone did as they were told, Rosielle standing up and grabbing her father in fright. Some of the women were shrieking and some were gasping or talking quickly. Her father knelt down on one knee and grabbed her by her upper arms.

"Make me a promise," he said.

"Everyone against the walls! Surrender your wands! We have you surrounded!" Crouch was yelling.

"Don't ever show anyone your powers. Understand?" Rabastan questioned. "Ever!"

"Step forward as I call out your names!" Crouch ordered.

"Promise me, Rosielle," he said, angrily, shaking her slightly. "Promise me. Don't you ever show anyone your powers. Understand? Say to me that you promise!"

"Avery! Crabbe! Dolohov! Goyle! Lestrange!" Crouch called. "Macnair! Malfoy! Nott!"

"Promise me!" he commanded.

Rosielle nodded, her eyes full of tears. "I promise, Daddy, I promise!"

Without warning, a Ministry wizard grabbed hold of Rabastan and yanked him from Rosielle's arms. "Let go of me!" Rabastan fought. "Let go!" But they hold of him and Rosielle had hold of his hand. "Don't ever show them! Don't show anyone!"

She was suddenly released in Rabastan's surrender and he was dragged off, yelling. She went to chase after him but Severus grabbed her and brought her into his arms.

"No! Daddy! Daddy!" she cried, helplessly, fighting against the older man. "No! Let me go! Let me go!"

She surrendered in tears, wrapping her arms around his neck and weeping. Rosielle knew if she made a promise, to keep it. She would never ever show anyone her powers, ever. They would remained concealed forever within her.

I know this chapter is short. Sorry.