I apologize, I should have put a warning before this chapter. It contains a rape and graphic violence.
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Albus And The Deception
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For the remainder of the holiday break, Severus worked on teaching Shari more magical defense. He knew Albus Dumbledore could not be taken at his words that he had given up his pursuit of her.
She was able to duel with him now, though he still had the upper hand. They especially worked on spell dodging and spells that disarm or disable an assailant.
They also worked on physical self defense, such as getting out of chokeholds and arm holds.
They also talked more about why he was protecting her. She still believed it was only because she had been opening her legs for him. But since being raped in November, she hadn't been able to bring herself to sleep with him. He kept reassuring her that he understood, but she was scared he would decide she wasn't worth the effort.
He told her about Lily and that he was protecting her because she had reminded him of her from the first day he met her.
"I never thought I'd fall in love again, especially after all these years, but I did. Even if you never share yourself with me again, I'll still protect you."
They were both lying in bed on their backs, staring into the darkness when he said it. She turned on her side to look at him. The moonlight coming in through the window illuminated his hair and face.
"I never thought I'd fall in love with a man again, after my ex was good and gone." She turned sideways and laid her head on his chest so she could still see his face. He wrapped an arm around her waist.
"You've been hurt by a man before."
"Yes. More than one foster father saw me as a free plaything or a free punching bag or both. My ex was older than me by a few years, and he started hitting me after I moved in with him. I finally left, and he's in prison now for murder."
"So that's why you were married to a woman?"
"It wasn't only because I had been hurt by men. I'm also very attracted to women, as you know. It isn't just you I haven't been wanting to sleep with. It's Tonks, too. She says she understands." The Auror had been over three times since November, plus the two women communicated by owl now.
The Auror was in a relationship with Remus Lupin now, but he knew that she and Shari were friends with benefits.
"I'm sure she does understand, as do I. I won't pretend to know what it's like to have your body violated the way yours was. I am surprised you trust me as much as you do."
"I know you're a good man. I developed a sixth sense of whether people are scum or can be trusted, to survive. I haven't forgotten that you took the Cruciatus instead of bringing me to the Dark Lord when he asked."
"It was the right thing to do, but you know I can't keep you from him forever. He's going to want to meet you and mark you at some point. Probably soon."
"So it's unavoidable?"
Severus shut his eyes and sighed. "Yes."
"What I dread about that the most, besides having to face the bald cunt, is being forced to hurt other people. Innocent people. In many ways, being a Death Eater goes against everything I am as a person and it's everything I have fought against. Supremacy and bigotry."
"You would also have a group of people who had your back. They consider themselves a family. Had you been part of them in November, they would have all come to your rescue. But something tells me you wouldn't see that as a fair trade for buying into their ideology."
"You are correct, I would not. But he would have been killed, wouldn't he?"
"Likely so. Killing Albus Dumbledore is a goal of the Dark Lord's."
"Is it 'blood in, blood out'?"
"Essentially, yes. Only often you're shedding someone else's blood in initiation."
"I want no part of that. I'd rather die."
"With that attitude, you will. But you've told me you're not afraid to die. He'll know that. Likely, he would use Draco against you and he'll use us against each other."
"It doesn't pay to love anyone in this strange and brutal world, does it? When you love someone, they can be used against you, to control you. Dumbledore does it. The Dark Lord does it. The only way they can't control you is if there's no one left that you love."
Shari felt Severus's chest rise and then slowly fall. "Even the memory of a loved one is enough to control a person." Shari heard his heart rate speed up. She reached up and stroked his hair. His arms tightened around her. Eventually his heart beat slowed and they both fell asleep, with her still laying sideways with her head on his chest.
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Albus Dumbledore had finally manipulated Mad Eye Moody's dislike of Severus enough that he convinced him to put a trace on him. This, along with searches of muggle records, led him to where the potioneer lived and where Shari was hiding.
It was May 1997 and nearly one year had passed since she had been brought to their world and he hadn't given up on his goal. His abduction and rape of her in November had not produced a pregnancy, due to the Potion Master's quick thinking.
He entered Severus's quarters during a class in May and took a hair out of his brush and stole clothing of his. The day of the game, he put them on in his own office and drank the poly juice. He apparated to Spinner's End and convinced Shari to come with him by saying he was going to sneak her into the Quidditch game so she could watch Draco and the Slytherin team play.
When he brought her to his personal quarters, instead of the Quidditch pitch, she began to fight, knowing something was amiss. He undid the polyjuice with an antidote and dragged her to his bed and started trying to rip her clothes off, but underestimated her strength. She fought back physically and the vigor with which she threw him off her took him by surprise. He managed to grab her again and rip her shirt and pants but found himself being punched and kicked as he tried to climb over her.
Shari screamed every foul name she knew, in every language she knew, as her fists and feet landed on the wizard. She knew he deserved every blow of this beating, but also that he was on the receiving end of the rage she felt for every person who had ever wronged her. She managed to get his wand away from him and threw it as far away as possible, then she silently thanked her ancestor for passing on physical and magical strength.
Somehow he managed to grab her hair and pulled her down to the floor. He pinned her legs with his own, grabbed her arms and tugged her pants down. He managed to penetrate her for a couple of minutes before making the mistake of getting his face too close to hers and she headbutted him. While he was stunned, she grabbed her knife from her pants pocket and stabbed him in the chest. He jumped away from her and she grabbed a vase and threw it at his head. This knocked him down and she jumped on him and stabbed him several more times.
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The final Quidditch game of the year was Slytherin versus Gryffindor. Madame Hooch was unable to referee the game due to a family emergency, so Dumbledore had insisted that Severus do so in her place. Both were heavily focused on the game when Draco glanced over at the stands where the faculty sat. The Headmaster's normal spot was empty. He pretended to be chasing the snitch and flew over to where his godfather was perched on his broom.
"Where's Dumbledore?"
"What?" The professor glanced over at the empty spot on the risers.
"Merlin, he's not there!"
Draco looked panicked. "You don't think he tricked us so he could take her, do you?"
"Let's hurry and finish the game. Let Potter get the snitch if you have to."
At that moment, the snitch whizzed past them, followed by Harry on his broom. Draco pretended to be chasing it and feigned deep disappointment when the Gryffindor caught it.
As soon as he could, Severus hurried to the Headmaster's office.
The expansive office was eerily silent. The professor was nowhere to be seen.
Silently, the Potions Master made his way up the steps to the Headmaster's private quarters. He knocked on the door, but received no answer.
"Albus?"
He entered the private quarters into what was a sitting room, but it was empty. He spied a door down a hall and knocked on it, calling out for the Headmaster as well.
At first, only ominous silence greeted him. Then he heard his name. He knew the voice it belonged to.
He immediately shoved the door open, meeting with quite a bit of resistance just to squeeze himself through.
As soon as he fully entered the room, he saw why.
The Headmaster lay on the floor just in front of the door. He was covered in blood. His robes were open and his dick was out.
Standing over him was Shari. In her hand, she held her knife, the blade stained an unmistakable crimson. Her hands, clothing and limbs were splashed with blood. Her clothing was torn, her pants were down around her thighs and her face and arms were bruised. Several cuts were on her hand where the knife had slipped.
He wrapped a blanket around her and scooped her into his arms. Knowing he could apparate from the Headmaster's office, something the man had allowed him to do because of his spying, he quickly took her to Spinner's End. After depositing her on the bed, fixing her pants and giving her a quick check over and a pain potion, he murmured a sleeping spell over her and apparated back.
Upon returning to what would likely be his own quarters soon, he removed all evidence that Shari had ever been there. He left him laying on the floor in exactly the condition he'd found him.
Once Severus had apparated back home, Draco now with him, he immediately hurried to Shari's side.
"Draco, I need blood replenisher, pain reliever, bruise paste, anti-inflammatory, strengthening brew and the Draught of Peace." The younger wizard immediately hurried to the lab and retrieved the requested vials, handing them to his godfather.
He handed her potions one at a time, except for the draught, and was pleased when she took each one without arguing.
"Thank you." Her voice was hoarse and quiet, barely above a whisper, after all the screaming she had done during the attack.
"How did you bruise your face? Did he hit you?" He searched her face, a question burning on his lips that he couldn't bring himself to ask.
"A few times, because as soon as the polyjuice wore off I started fighting him."
"Once we get through with this, I'll bring you a couple shots, alright?"
She nodded. As he ran a diagnostic spell over her, he discovered several fractures in her hands, as well as the cuts from the knife. He set to work healing them.
"What happened to your hands?"
"I beat the hell out of him, Severus, but he raped me again."
He turned to Draco, who had gone white as a ghost. "Again?"
"Go get emergency contraceptive potion and Stomach Soother from my lab."
She waited until he was out of the room to talk more. "When he twice started ripping my clothes and trying to force himself on me, I gave him a good muggle fight like he had never seen before. He yanked me on the ground by my hair and got my pants down and started raping me, but I headbutted him as soon as he got close enough and stabbed him. He jumped away, then I immediately grabbed a vase and threw it at his head, which caused him to fall down when it hit his face. Then I stabbed him several times."
Draco returned and handed her the vials and she quickly drank both.
The knife had been something Shari had carried with her at all times, knowing the Headmaster would try to abduct her again if given the chance. It was an old switchblade she had found in Spinner's End that Severus had told her she could keep. A muggle means of attack would be effective if unsuspected, which is exactly what happened. But it wasn't enough.
After treating her injuries, Severus gave her the two promised shots of whiskey. Then he held out the Draught of Peace. "Do you want it?"
She took it and swallowed it immediately, then laid her head back and shut her eyes.
"It's alright, Shari. You are safe now. He's dead."
She groaned, "Thank the gods."
Suddenly, her eyes flew open. "The Dark Lord is going to call you both, isn't he? When he finds out the bastard is dead? Will he become angry if you don't report it to him yourself?"
Severus and Draco looked at each other and she could see unspoken communication pass between them.
"Go, if it means a smaller likelihood of harm coming to you."
"Go to sleep and don't worry about us, Shari. We'll be alright."
She looked doubtful, but knew there was nothing she could do to help them.
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Outside Spinner's End, Severus touched his wand to his mark. When it flared back in return, along with Draco's, they disappeared in clouds of smoke.
They landed in Malfoy Manor.
"Albus Dumbledore is dead, my Lord. He was killed by Shari Borlosi."
"How did he get to her again? I tasked you with protecting her, Severus."
"He polyjuiced himself as me and took her from our house." He took a deep breath, knowing the next part would bring punishment. "He took her to his quarters and started to rape her again, but she beat the hell out of him and stabbed him to death. I gave her an emergency contraceptive already."
"He raped her?"
"Yes, my Lord."
"Crucio!"
Severus collapsed to the ground as the curse hit him. Thankfully, the Bald Cunt only kept it going for a couple of minutes.
"You will bring her here at once!" Voldemort placed his wand on Draco's forehead. "Now, Severus, or your godson will pay."
"Yes, my Lord."
He apparated home and went to her side. She had just been about to disrobe and take a shower.
"He wants to see you. Now. He's got Draco at wand point." He summoned and handed to her a Pepper Up potion and an Invigoration draught to counteract the Draught of Peace he had given her only a half hour before.
She looked down at her torn and bloody clothes. "Leave them on. There's no time."
He walked her outside and they apparated to the Manor. Shari looked around after they landed. It was dark and cold. Fireplaces sat empty. No sconces lit the stone walls.
In the middle of the room, Draco was on his knees, Voldemort's wand against his forehead. When he saw Shari, he stepped away and gave her a sickening evil smile. His skin was pale and his face truly reassembled a snake. All he was missing was scales.
She walked to the middle of the room and knelt down next to the teenager and looked down at the floor. Severus knelt alongside her.
The Dark Lord circled her, taking in her torn and bloody clothing and the bits of her body visible through the tears.
"So you are Scorpio Borlosi's descendent and you killed Albus Dumbledore!"
"Yes, my Lord."
His cold fingers touched under her chin and lifted her head up so that she was looking at his face. His red eyes drilled into hers and she shielded memories of her daughter behind barriers. She felt him going through her mind and did her best to just keep breathing. He watched the memories of her assault and of her killing his prime enemy. Then he watched her kidnapping and rape in November.
"Are you willing to accept my mark?"
Shari's head was spinning from the legilimency and nearly vomited on his feet at the thought, but forced herself to nod. "Yes, my Lord."
"You will be marked on the summer solstice, at midnight. Until then, you will remain here with me."
A cold, sickening feeling filled Shari's gut. For a month, she would be held captive by this monster at this cold, evil Manor.
Severus dared to speak up for her. "My Lord, I need to finish healing her. She still has cuts and bruises, and I need to be sure he did not give her any diseases. Please allow me to bring her home so I can ensure she is well by the time she is marked. I also need to continue to train her. Because of Yagar Borlosi's curse on his descendants, she lived as a muggle until her arrival here."
"Very well. You may return home with Severus, but you absolutely are not permitted to leave his home for any reason."
"Yes, my Lord. Thank you."
"Severus, I expect her to be fully trained and healed when she returns to me on the Solstice."
"Yes, my Lord."
When they arrived home, Shari incinerated her torn and bloody clothes and took a long, scalding shower. Then Severus gave her a few more drops of Dreamless Sleep and more Draught of Peace. He offered to sleep on the couch, but she preferred to have him close by.
Unfortunately, even his expertly brewed sleeping potion didn't keep the nightmares away. Her screams woke him and also Draco up. The boy ran into their room, wand out, ready to fight whatever threat was present. Severus sent him back to bed with the reassurance that she was okay, physically anyway. Then he lit candles in the room and laid down next to her but close to the edge of the bed.
She was still shaking and scooted closer to him and buried her head in his chest. "I feel so safe with you here." Tears started running down her cheeks as she remembered the rape. Loud sobs shook her body. Severus held her and stroked her hair while he let her cry.
The sun came up, casting purple and gold streaks across the sky. Shari had finally cried herself to sleep and lay curled up next to Severus.
There was a knock at the door and he gently extricated himself from her grasp to answer it. It was Tonks, coming to check on her friend. She had just completed a long night shift of pretending to search for Albus Dumbledore's killer.
The redhead was still sleeping, so she curled up behind her and put an arm around her waist. Severus whispered to her more of what had happened the night before and she shared details about the investigation. Then he laid down on the other side of Shari and put an arm around her shoulders.
Tonks fell asleep, but he stayed awake, wondering if the Aurors he knew, including Yaxley, could keep Shari out of Azkaban.
About an hour later, he got up and started the day. Both women were still sleeping, so he carefully closed the door.
Draco was up already, glaring at a piece of toast on his plate.
"What's going to happen to her? Is she going to Azkaban?"
"We're going to do the best we can to keep her out. Your cousin Tonks, as well as Shacklebolt and Yaxley, will do what they can."
Shari woke up a couple hours later. She felt an arm around her waist and turned around, surprised to see Tonks next to her.
"Are you alright?"
Shari sighed. "Yes and no. Severus healed up all my bangs and cuts. I'm still in a bit of shock, I think."
The other witch's hair turned red. "Did he actually…?"
"Yes, but only for a couple minutes, then he tried to kiss me and I headbutted him. He jumped away and I stabbed him."
"Shari, I am so sorry. I can't believe he got you twice. Did Snape give you an emergency contraceptive?"
"Yes, just like last time." Shari wished she could tell her about Moldyvort wanting to mark her on the Solstice, but she couldn't. Only Severus and Draco knew about it.
"Thank Merlin."
Tonks stayed long enough to make Shari eat, then apparated back home.
Night time found Shari back on the bottle, her constant companion. She knew Severus wasn't happy that she was drinking again after cutting back for months, but saying no to the numbness promised by the bottle of whiskey in front of her was more than she could do.
The next morning, as he gave her Hangover potion and Stomach Soother, he reminded her that she needed to present to the Dark Lord on the Solstice in tip top shape. Otherwise he would likely confine her to the Manor. With that reminder, she agreed to two drinks a night.
He started training her more, and she took healing and strengthening potions everyday.
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The remainder of the school year was cancelled following the Headmaster's death. The Headmistress had discovered his body and called the Aurors. Conveniently, before they got there, his robes had been rearranged.
Kingsley Shacklebolt and Tonks had been the first ones on the scene, but they already knew what happened thanks to Severus quickly sending a patronus to both while cleaning the office. They pretended to organize and lead an investigation to find his killer.
As expected, Mad Eye Moody had stormed onto the scene and started raging about "that American witch must have seduced and killed him with Snape's help". This led to a private confrontation in their office between him and Shacklebolt.
"You know that American witch did this and Snape helped her."
"What do you know of why she was brought here? I was there when she arrived."
"Albus told me the Dark Lord brought her."
"No. Albus himself brought her here, with the sole purpose of having a child with her. I watched him tell her that."
"Well, I don't know anything about that." Kingsley noticed that Mad Eye answered just a little too quickly and refused to meet his eye.
"Oh, I think you do. You were there the night she was taken from the liquor store and we know she was raped that night."
"That's just lies that whore made up."
"No, it's not. It's fact. Why are you so quick to dismiss that as false, unless you have something to hide?"
"I have nothing to hide, Shacklebolt. Can you say the same?"
"Absolutely."
"So you knew nothing of this plot to assassinate Albus Dumbledore?"
"It wasn't a plot, it was self defense. He kidnapped her and raped her. Again."
"No, she seduced him and then murdered him."
He pulled out a pensieve. "These are my memories of when he brought her here. I want you to watch them."
Mad Eye did watch the memories, but it didn't dissuade him from his belief that Shari had murdered the Headmaster in cold blood rather than self defense.
In another part of their office, Yaxley was running a continual interference on any efforts to put a trace on Shari or Severus.
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The next chapter is going to have a lot of sex scenes, but also a lot of graphic violence as the main character is introduced the dark world of Death Eaters.
