Title: The Flip of a Coin
Plot: An interesting girl with an interesting past confronts Dumbledore with her Horrendous Nightmares. And then the fun begins, when a certain Professor (have any guesses?) enters the seen.
Author: Undead Soldier Girl
Chapter Seven: Begging For forgiveness
--Hermione Granger's Point of View--
Her head roared, the pain was so intense. The screams overwhelmed her mind to it's highest capacity, 'Make it stop' she whimpered in her disturbed sleep, she turned over to her side, her eyes remained closed. She heard movement within the room, however she wasn't about to make them notice she's conscious, it hurt too much to gain attention. She stifled a groan, as she turned over to her other side trying to relax, 'this is ridiculous' she turned over to try and sleep on her stomach. She nearly growled at the person who was now poking her, but instead she released a soft moan…"Hmm?" she stated half-heartedly.
"Miss Granger, I know you can hear me, I'm sorry." spoke a soft voice. "I truthfully didn't mean for you to experience…well…to feel how you feel now." she sighed. "Everything is going wrong…Protect Harry, and make sure he doesn't try to fight the Dark Lord any time in the near future…" she sighed. "I'm sorry I can't tell you anymore than that." She sighed, "I haven't made my decision…make sure Harry stays away from you-know-who…" She nodded. "This is Vivian, if you didn't realize it…."
Hermione had stopped in her escapades of concurring pain once she heard the mysterious girl's voice. 'What is she playing at? That attack couldn't have been her…could it have been?' she turned over yet again, 'come on Granger, relax…' she coughed and sat up….opening her eyes to the location where Vivian had been poking her, and she was gone.
"Vivian?" she whispered, when she received no answer she plopped back down onto her pillow. "Damn…" she sighed as she closed her eyes. 'Could I have imagined that?' she shook her head as she closed her eyes, drifting away to sleep.
--Vivian Shadow's Point of View--
She left, the last thing she heard was Hermione calling after her, however she thought she deserved her rest. The confession in itself set her mind at ease, although her mind was still racing about the past events and the events to come, she felt a little better. 'I will refuse to join the Dark Lord…' she shook her head, 'I mustn't let…Potter die.' she sighed as she looked up. Her violet hues locked with that of the Blonde boy she had bumped into…"Malfoy? Wasn't it?' she nodded as she stopped in her tracks.
"Shadow," he spoke as if he were her rival. "Malfoy," she responded as he approached her, his eyes cold as steal. "The meeting has been set. Friday by the Shrieking Shack. I shall be your escort." She nodded as she looked back to the hospital wing… "Alright…thank you." she looked back to him, seeing his eyes soften for barely moment she blinked. 'Did he actually accumulate…some sort of…liking towards me?' she almost smiled in an amazement as she watched him about face and head down the enchanted stairs.
After watching him leave, she decided it was time to see how the rest of Hogwarts would respond if she tried to eat in the Great Hall. Walking down the enchanted stairs, smiling as they moved to make it easier to get to her destination, when she reached the bottom she looked at the stairs to see them move of their own violation however they wanted. "Hmmm…you only do that for me?" she smirked slightly… "It's because I jumped isn't it?" she received no answer…
Seeing the doors to the great Hall, she made move to enter. However once she got close enough the doors were glowing gold. Some sort of shield was blocking her entrance. "Why?" she then went to move back and she bumped into something soft and solid. "Miss Shadow, we have much to discuss." she cringed, it was Professor Snape, he must have gotten her letter. 'Did he block my path with this…shield thing?' she questioned thoughtfully as she looked up to see him looming over her. "Professor, I don't think it's necessary to block my path to the Great Hall."
He looked at the doors… "What are you talking about?" He didn't see anything amiss. The door looked as it always did. "You can't tell me you don't see the golden light that blocks my path?" she inquired as she turned to face him. "There is no ward, Miss Shadow." She looked back to the doors, the golden light was still engulfing them, and she made her decision, she went to go push the doors open, the moment she touched the doors she felt misplaced, however she gave it no heed and entered the Great Hall. What she saw made her blink…
It was Tom, "But that's impossible.." she spoke softly as the figure who leisurely sat on the thrown stood up. "So you've returned?" he smirked as he got up from his seat. "This is a dream…" Tom laughed… "Don't be silly, Valerie" she gasped when he said her true name and she backed up into the doors of the Great Hall. Her mind soured, 'how could he-…he couldn't…this is a nightmare.' she tried to exit the Great Hall only to find the doors had vanished. 'A dire nightmare.'
Tom laughed, but not that cackle she was used to, but a mix between a full hearty and his nefarious cackle. It made the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end, and her body to flush with heat. "Stop this…" she tried to begin, but he just placed his hand up. "I apologize, Valerie." he spoke softly, "You just tossed me through a loop." he smirked as he snapped his fingers and a wall that she was leaning against pushed her forward, moving her to a closer position. "I just love how this castle moves on my command." he cooed as she was now directly in front of him. Their eyes matching one another, her violet hues with his crimson eyes, "It's been a while, Valerie." She knew what he was going to do, but she hadn't the power to stop him, and part of her didn't want to stop him. His lips crushed hers with the intent of dominating her, instead of submitting she pushed back with her own accord, her tongue forcing it's entrance into his mouth, and swirling around his tongue, pushing him as she did so, getting herself out from being backed into the wall. The moment he realized what she was doing, she felt the wall slam gently into her back, and she groaned in frustration. He smirked into their kiss, and he pushed off, his hands on either side of her head.
"You can't dominate me, Valerie." his hot breath engulfed her ear as he whispered. "I have all the power here." His voice was sending warm messages all over her body, she couldn't help but feel desire and she wanted to shake it off. 'This can't be happening…this can't be happening…' she was so confused, her body was reacting to him on it's own accord. 'This is not real…'
"Oh Valerie, but you know it is." Tom spoke as if he read her thoughts. She wanted to scream, but she couldn't, it wouldn't do any good if she did. "Please…" Tom smiled a genuine smile, "Please what, Valerie?" he was smirking at her dismay, he loved having all the power. "Stop this.." she spoke as if she was about to fall to her knees before him, "Stop what?" he pressured her, she turned her head, trying to avoid his eyes, but he just gripped her chin and made her look into his eyes, "Stop what, Valerie?" He asked again. Tears were forming in her eyes and his eyes grew soft and the red dimmed slightly turning back to their normal green for about a moment, then he tilted his head. "Valerie…tell me what I'm supposed to stop. Don't cry…I hate it when you shed tears…" he said with heart.
"Tom," she couldn't believe her eyes or her ears, he was kind to her? He cared about her? "I…we can't do this…" He looked in her eyes. "Do what?" he asked as if he was playing dumb, or perhaps he couldn't fathom what she was talking about. "You and I, Tom…we can't do this." Tom made a fist and punched the wall behind her, making her gasp as she thought he was aiming for her. "We went over this before, Valerie. Time in time again." he sighed as he saw the fear in her eyes. "What has happened to you, pet?" he cupped her cheek in his hands, "Why can't you remember anything of what we are…?" she shook her head, and was about to question what he meant, but she couldn't hear anymore of it…it appeared as if he was still talking but it was as if someone cast silencio on him.
Then without a moments notice she was standing at the doors of the Great Hall, Her hand still on the door, however the doors were no longer glowing. She blinked, "What the hell?" she stated as she looked around finding Professor Snape had knelt down to her right, examining her. "What happened, Miss Shadow…" the tears in her eyes could of meant a variety of things. "I-I don't…know…" she then ran off towards the exit, slamming into Professor Dumbledore as he entered the castle, she didn't apologize, she just got out of his grip and ran away from the castle.
--Albus Dumbledore's Point of View--
"Severus, what just happened?" Albus asked quietly. "I'm not sure, Albus." He looked to the doors of the Great Hall, "She was completely frozen and she looked as if she was in some other world when she had touched these doors. And when she snapped out of it, she was almost in tears." Severus stood up, and brushed off his dress robes.
"Hmmm…I see." Albus nodded as he walked towards the enchanted stairs. "Keep an eye on her, Severus. We need to keep her in our sights. I will go to the clock tower to see if I can see her from there. You, my friend, I need you to go and speak with her. Find out what had happened." Severus just looked up at him, "How could I possibly-?" Albus cut him off by raising his hand, "I have faith in you, Severus. Now be off with you. I'll be watching from the tower." Severus nodded and left the castle immediately after given the command.
--Vivian Shadow's Point of View--
"What was that?" She wondered as she headed for her favorite tree. She jumped up and landed on the d give branch she had been standing in the day she showed Professor, or rather Headmaster Dumbledore her power over the mind. "Was that a vision of what is to come?" she shook her head. "No, I won't take sides, Not Dumbledore's nor Tom's." she spat out the last because of her visions keep showing her taking his side. "I won't let him control me, I won't let either of them make me follow that damned…prophecy."
She looked down into the water, "Mum, why did you have to die?" she was almost in tears. "Why didn't you just hand me over. They wouldn't have killed me." she crouched down, tears falling down the sides of her face, her hair tying itself up on it's own accord, forming a enticing design atop her head, that made her appear as though she were royalty. "Dad…you shouldn't have…found me.." she felt someone tucking a piece of her loose hair behind her ear, but no one was with her. "I wish I could of…changed things." she smiled when she imagined being part of a happy family with no cares in the world. "It would have been nice to have a normal life. To have been able to attend Hogwarts, and get gain your approval." she sniffled and wiped her tears on her sleeve. "Now here I am, dishonoring everything you have fought for. I'm sorry…I should of stayed home, but…I couldn't let him kill anymore innocent people on my account, please forgive me…"
She felt a warm breeze flow through her, "Thank you, mum…dad." she sighed as if she could feel their presence. They were with her, she could only manage a small smile, their approval seemed to have been gained, as well as their forgiveness. "I love you both." she shed more tears as the memory formed in her mind.
It was dark outside, the moon was only a sliver and the dark mist was surround their house. A child sat in the living room, she was starring outside the window, her violet eyes flashing gold every so often as she stared outside. She did nothing as to move when she heard a loud bang, she knew they were here. The child sat motionless, as a man and a woman stepped out from the kitchen to see what the noise was. The creatures entered the house of their own accord, they appeared to be human, however their nails were long black and looked as if they were claws from an animal.
"The childe is ours," they spoke with no warning. "Give us the child, and we will not harm you." they sneered as the child just sat motionless, her eyes now glowing brightly and golden in color. "She belongs to us." they spoke as they surrounded the couple. "Valerie…is our child, you-you can't have her." the woman spoke first. One of the creatures growled, and made the woman jump. "Give us the child." the creatures spoke again. The man stepped I front of the woman, "No, you can't have her." he spoke in defiance.
The creatures just laughed. The child just sat there with her eyes glowing beyond their reach, causing the light from her eyes to spread, killing several of the creatures in the process. The monsters screamed in agony as they watched some of their own get taken out by the light from the eyes of the child. "Give us the child, or die protecting her." they roared as the battle began.
The man and the woman removed their wands and starting spell casting, however the monsters seemed unaffected by their magic, and without a word, the creatures slashed their claws causing the man and woman to bleed, and once the smell of blood came to their nostrils, it became a mad house, and the creatures went into a frenzy and started by ripping everything in their path apart. The child screamed and light came from her mouth and engulfed the creatures within an instant, but she was too late, the man and woman were dead and she could feel the cold words that came next.
"You are the child that makes victory arrive, you are the one to choose the one who must die. Who ever side you choose, the other beware. No one can defeat the one whose side bears the heir." The last creature spoke as he entered the house. The girl was now crying, she couldn't help it. "Mum. Dad…I'm sorry." she spoke softly as the creature approached her. "Do not apologize when it's not your fault, child. It was there time to go." spoke the creature. "but if they.." the creature placed a long claw on her lip, "Do not blame yourself for this, if they had given you up, they still would have been killed. That is our way, I must say you surprised me when you killed everyone of my troops who came to take you. We were supposed to be your protectors of a sort. However, you've proved to me you do not need our protection…how unfortunate…" The girl peered up to him, "what are you?" he laughed at her question. "You'll know soon enough, until next time we meet, Valerie." with that the creature vanished and a message in the blood of her parents appeared all over the walls. The one the creature spoke when he came in:
"You are the child that makes victory arrive, you are the one to choose the one who must die. Who ever side you choose, the other beware. No one can defeat the one whose side bears the heir."
A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. Tell me what you think. I've been trying to pull the strings from my pensive to see if I could remember where I was going with this story. I hope you like the newest twist. Please review.
Undead Soldier Girl