Consume The Darkness

Chapter 3

Hogwarts School Of Lies And Deceit

------------------------------------

Lucius Malfoy stood in the corridor near the apparation room, watching Voldemort pace back and forth, his black robes billowing with every swift movement he took. Lucius knew that Voldemort was skeptical about letting Hazel go off to Hogwarts and the blonde knew he had every reason to be. The Potters stayed at the castle, teaching classes and no doubt they would try and weasel their way into the girl's life.

The sound of approaching high heels filled the empty corridor as Hazel walked down the staircase with Draco by her side levitating their trunks. She was running her hands through her cascaded waves, her scar standing out on her forehead distinctively before she fluffed her bangs back down.

Voldemort's eyes were trained on the girl and when she finally reached them, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room, closing the door behind them.

Lucius noticed Draco's stormy gray eyes looking at the door as if he wanted nothing more than to barge in and interrupt whatever was going on in the room. "Straying eyes can get you killed." Lucius said simply.

Draco looked over at his father and narrowed his eyes. "You know nothing father. Don't pretend to understand."

"I'm not. I just don't think your mother would like if you died suddenly." Lucius said, even though he felt a little differently. He didn't want his son to let his fascination with the Dark Lord's Property be the reason he lost his life. As a father, it was Lucius' responsibility to look out for his son.

Draco glared at his father and turned his head, looking back at the door. "I know what I'm doing. He doesn't own her, you know."

Lucius made a small noise in his throat and clasped his hands behind his back and stared blankly at the closed door. "I know."

------------------------------

Hazel was pushed up against the door, and her body was being attacked by Voldemort. Her mini skirt was pushed up and Voldemort's hands were inching dangerously close to her panties. He caught her gaze and instead of red eyes, she saw soft silver orbs staring back at her. With a startled gasp she pushed Voldemort away and fixed her clothes, leaning against the door for support.

"What's wrong?" He asked her. She knew that he was itching to enter her mind, but he wouldn't. He respected her enough to not violate her thoughts, and for that she was thankful. Cause if he could read her thoughts right now, he would kill Draco and forbid her to leave the Manor.

"Nothing's wrong. I just...I'll miss the train if you keep this up." Hazel said with a smile, deciding to turn on the charm and moved closer to him, trailing a finger over his robed chest. "I don't think I'd be able to stop if we were to continue."

Voldemort seemed to like that cause he pulled her close and tried to kiss her but she moved her head back and smiled teasingly at him.

"Now Tom, don't start what we can't finish. I should probably get going or I'll miss the train."

Voldemort moved from her and began searching his robes. "Hazel...I love you. And you know that you're going to be my wife, but we've never made it official." Voldemort said as he finally found what he was looking for and he popped open a velvet ring box as he got on one knee in front of her. The ring had a medium size diamond in the middle with two smaller diamonds on each side on the silver band.

Hazel felt her hand cover her mouth in shock as she stared wide eyed at the man kneeling before her. She couldn't quite comprehend the situation that was unraveling before her and she realized that she was holding her breath. She took in air as Voldemort took her left hand from her mouth and slid the ring on her ring finger. He stood up and pulled her to him and kissed her on the forehead while she stared down at the ring shining brightly.

"Do you like it?"

"Yes. It's beautiful, thank you." Hazel said as she kissed him on the lips simply.

Voldemort sighed as he turned and put his hands on the door knob. "It's 10:45, you have to go." He said as he opened the doors and beckoned the Malfoys in.

"Well you'll apparate right in front of the station. I want a letter every week. And Draco-"

"I know sir." Draco said cutting him off. Voldemort looked a little angry about this but Hazel quickly went up to him and kissed him plainly on the lips. She went to move away but Voldemort gripped her tightly and deepened the kiss, flashing a triumphant smile at Draco while doing so. Draco looked ready to use his wand when Hazel managed to pull away gracefully and walked away.

"Bye." She said, sitting on her trunk, legs crossed, one hand holding the side if the trunk. She apparated away and Draco was quick to follow, after one hard look at Voldemort.

Voldemort looked at the empty space the two teens left and turned his head sideways casually. "Your son treads dangerously...put a stop to that before I do. Hazel won't be able to save him forever." And with that said he turned and walked away, leaving Lucius to ponder what was in store for these next few months.

-------------------------------

After going through the crowds and getting onto the platform quickly, they put their trunks with the others and got on the train, finding a compartment that was empty. Hazel sighed deeply, finally able to relax as she leaned her head against Draco's shoulder and closed her eyes warily.

"You won't be sorted with the first years. Snape has made it so you're automatically in Slytherin." Draco replied as he let his hands go through the cascaded waves of his best friend.

Hazel was slowly dozing off as she nodded her head to show Draco she had heard him. She let the train's movements and Draco's soothing ministrations lull her to sleep and she couldn't stop the small smile that spread across her lips until Draco suddenly stopped and grabbed her left hand. Her eyes snapped open and she removed her head so she could look at his face.

"What the hell!?" Draco asked looking at the ring as if it was the most vile and disgusting thing he'd ever seen in his life.

"He put it on while we were in the apparation room. Dray...I'm his fiancé, you knew something like this would happen sooner or later." Hazel said in a gentle voice. The hurt in Draco's face made a lump rise in her throat, but she swallowed it back down.

"Doesn't mean I have to like it!" Draco said with a dangerous tilt to his voice.

"If it eases your mind any I never accepted, he just put it on. But even that doesn't matter since I have to marry him."

"Haze, please understand that you don't belong to him. I-"

"Dray stop! I told you last night...you said you wouldn't. Lets just...not get into this right now...please?" Hazel pleaded, putting both of her hands on his lap, her green eyes locked with his stormy grays.

There was a long stretch of silence, where the two did nothing but look into each other's eyes. Finally Draco sighed and pulled the girl to him. "Fine." Hazel smiled up appreciatively at him and gave him a chaste kiss. It was at that moment that their compartment door opened and a tall gangly boy with bright red hair peeked in.

"Oh! I thought this was empty." The boy said.

"Well it's not Weasley so get the fuck out!" Draco shouted.

A bushy haired girl pushed her way into the compartment and looked at the occupants. "Come on Ron lets go find somewhere else."

"Yeah listen to your mudblood girlfriend." The blonde sneered.

Ron Weasley spun around so quick, Hermione Granger wasn't able to grab a hold of him. "Shut your filthy mouth, Malfoy!"

Draco stood up and brandished his wand. Hazel quickly stood in front of the two boys and faced Draco. "Stop." She said in a calm voice. "I just want to get to Hogwarts without a headache, please Dray."

Draco instantly melted at the pleading look in her eyes and he nodded his head at her. His eyes then turned hard as he glared at Ron. "We'll finish this later Weasel...now get the fuck out of our compartment."

"Ron lets just go." Hermione pulled at Ron's sleeve, and he obediently followed her out.

Hazel sighed pitifully and sunk down in her chair. "It's going to get worse when they find out who I am."

The only thing Draco could do was pull her close and kiss her forehead. He knew that the next few months would be very hard for the girl, and he was going to be her comfort, no matter what it took, and no matter what Voldemort thought of it.

------------------------

"Corbin did you see her?" Sirius asked from his seat at the Head Table.

"No...how am I even sure what she looks like?" Corbin asked. He was sure he would spot her eyes and her hair...but she was 16 now, she was a young lady, would she still look the same?

Lily sat in her seat near her Husband, her eyes were wildly searching throughout the crowd of students. Her heart was aching, she desperately wanted to see her daughter, and she wasn't sure how she would act when she saw her. 15 long years of hoping and wishing to have her daughter back, 15 long years of nightly nightmares of Voldemort vanishing with her baby girl. 15 long years of wondering what she looked like, wondering how she was, wondering if she was dead.

"I think I see her!" James exclaimed.

Lily's eyes snapped up and felt her heart soar. The girl was standing next to Draco Malfoy, laughing at something he said. Her green eyes could be seen all the way over at the Head Table, and her hair was long and black. "My daughter." Lily murmured as tears welled up in her eyes. She felt Corbin grab her hand at the same time that James did, and it was as if something was being brought back to them.

"She's beautiful." Remus said, his eyes transfixed on the girl, who was now sitting at the Slytherin table.

"Think she's a trouble maker?" Sirius asked with a goofy smile.

"Think she remembers me?" Corbin asked.

"How about we invite her to come to my office after the feast." Dumbledore replied.

"Great idea." They all said in unison.

-----------------------------

"Headmaster Dumbledore would like to see you in his office Ms. Potter." Minerva McGonagall said, stopping Hazel and Draco at the door.

"Is it ok if Draco goes with me?" Hazel asked, her eyes showing that if Draco wasn't allowed to go, than she wasn't going to be there either.

Minerva seemed to understand the look and she nodded her head. "Very well, follow me."

The walk to the Headmaster's office was silent, Hazel's eyes roved over the place that she had heard much about from Draco's stories. The castle was extremely huge and the portraits that lined the walls were mildly intriguing. Minerva whispered the password and the gargoyle sprang aside admitting the trio into the staircase that moved them upwards.

"Be strong." Draco whispered into her ear as Minerva knocked on the door.

"Enter." Came a voice from inside the room. As the door swung open, Hazel saw a few people in the room. The same teachers that she had saw eyeing her throughout the feast.

No sooner had she walked fully into the room, was she swept up into a hug by a woman with long flowing red hair. Recognition struck her quickly as she got a whiff of the lily scented shampoo. The woman pulled back and their eyes connected. Green eyes...eyes quite identical to hers.

"Mother?" Hazel asked shocked.

"Yes baby. Oh, my baby!" She exclaimed, crushing the teenager once more, raining kisses all over her face.

Hazel was able to see Draco's frowning face from the corner of her eye, and she pulled away from the lady. James Potter walked over to his wife and hugged Hazel as well. It felt weird, knowing that this man could have killed her last night if he wasn't threatened. She wondered if he knew it was her, but she doubted that he would pick up on something like that.

"How have you been? What's been going on these past 15 years?"

"Lily, please don't go all mother hen right now." Sirius interrupted.

"She's my daughter!" Lily exploded, causing Sirius to give an apologetic look.

"Mom! Stop...you know how Sirius gets when he's nervous."

Hazel's eyes snapped over to the young man who had spoke, who was quite obviously her brother. A name was trying to surface to the front of her mind but she couldn't quite grasp it.

"Hey Hazzy."

And it was at then that his name popped into her mind. "Cor?" He took long strides over to her and pulled her into a hug, kissing her cheek and her forehead.

"Oh Hazzy...I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He whispered into her ear and he held onto her hair and kissed her cheek once more.

"I'm surprised I haven't thrown up yet." Draco's cold voice radiated throughout the room, reminding everyone of his presence.

Hazel pulled away from her brother and back up, seeking comfort in Draco as he grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him.

"I know this must be very awkward for you Hazel, but please remember, they are your family. They may not have raised you but it wasn't their fault, Voldemort kidnaped you." Albus said from his desk.

"I know what happened. Tom never lied to me, it has nothing to do with blood but everything to do with loyalty. I'm sorry...but I'm loyal to him." Hazel said, looking at each and everyone of the adults present.

"You can't mean that! That monster stole you from us!" James Potter yelled making a move towards his daughter, but Draco pulled her back.

"And you! You're a fucking Death Eater aren't you?" Sirius said pointing his finger at the blonde.

Draco smiled at the man. "Doesn't matter what I am, all you need to know is that me and Hazel are pretty close, so any negative actions against me will get you on her bad side, and believe me...you don't want to be there."

"How very Slytherin of you." Remus stated, sounding a lot like Severus.

"Don't threaten us you bastard! We're her family!" Corbin yelled.

"Do not ask me to betray the man that took care of me. I won't."

"But honey-"

"No!" Hazel said interrupting her mother.

"Hazel, please try and understand that he's a monster, he's killed so many people and ruined so many lives, including yours!" James tried to reason.

Hazel shook her head. "I don't want to hear this right now. This is only my first night here and already you are all ambushing me! I know all about his Death Eaters and his raids...I know all about the killings and the torturing."

"So then why?" Remus asked.

Hazel's eyes widened as she felt someone trying to probe into her mind. She repelled them quite quickly and harshly, letting a small smirk fall onto her face as Albus slumped in his chair, looking quite exhausted. "Don't you ever try and enter my mind again Dumbledore!"

The group of adults looked back at the old man who didn't look in anyway guilty for what he had tried to do. "What are you hiding Hazel?"

"Hiding? Nothing! I just don't appreciate trying to probe into my mind. If you want to know something, ask."

"Why are you so attached to him. Why are you so loyal?"

Hazel cocked her head at the old Headmaster. "That's going to be a question you'll need to figure out all by yourself. Now if you will excuse us, we're going to our dorm."

--------------------------

The next day was the start of classes...classes that Hazel was looking forward to. First period was Charms with the Hufflepuffs, and 2nd period was Double Potions with(you guessed it) the Gryffindors.

"Have you wrote a letter to him?" Draco asked.

Hazel gave him a weak smile. Ever since he found out about the engagement, he hasn't been able to say Voldemort's name. "No, but I will get to that on my free period. Which is...right before lunch." She said as she looked over her timetable.

"Oh...well...lets get going, don't want you to be late on your first day." Draco said with a smile as they got up, ignoring the curious glances from their fellow Slytherins. "During lunch, I'll introduce you to my other friends...is that ok?"

"Sure...why would I care?" Hazel asked as they made their way out of the Great Hall. As the walked out the doors, someone bumped into her, and in a split second that person was shoved up against the nearest wall with her wand pointed threateningly at their throat.

"Weasley what the hell is wrong with you?" Draco asked in anger, his wand was drawn as well.

Ron Weasley ignored the blonde and continued looking into the angry green eyes of his newfound crush. "I'm sorry um...what's your name?"

Draco rolled his eyes and Hazel gritted her teeth. "Just, watch where you're going or you'll be the new Gryffindor Ghost, with a fully removed head."

Ron gulped, he was terrified and yet oddly turned on at the same time. It was confusing to say the least. Hazel let go of him and pocketed her wand once more. "I'm sorry..."

Hazel didn't even look back at him and she pulled on Draco's arm so he would follow her to their class. Draco looked back at Ron gave him one of the deadliest and coldest looks ever. It screamed "Fuck Off!", but unfortunately Ronald Weasley wasn't exactly the fastest broom in the closet.

----------------------------

"What are we going to do Albus? She's loyal to that asshole!" James Potter said as he kicked one of the chairs in the Headmaster's office.

"I suggest we just wait out and see what the nature of their relationship is. Now James...you said that there was a girl with him at the raid?"

"Yes...she had a mask on though, so I couldn't exactly see her face...but...I have a feeling like I know her."

"Lets get a closer look at this memory and get to the bottom of this. I believe that this girl is the key. If we get to her, we get to Voldemort."

James nodded his head and sat down in another chair. "Do you have any idea on who she might be?"

Dumbledore twirled his wand in his hand thoughtfully as he revisited what took place in his office last night. The sheer power that Hazel had used to force him from her mind, and the shift action of it all was enough to convince him that she was closer to Voldemort than anyone had expected, and if so, she was the key directly to him. All they had to do was get to her and Voldemort would fall. He looked back up to James, and kept his face blank. The man didn't need to know exactly what he would have planned for his daughter...he might even have to kill her to make sure that Voldemort falls. Either way, it wasn't smart to reveal all of his cards. "No idea at all my boy, which is why we need to extract that memory from you."

James nodded his head looked down at the bowl of swirling mist, closing his eyes to get the memory and putting his wand up to his temple.

Dumbledore smiled, pretty soon he would have the power to destroy Voldemort finally, and nothing would get in his way. Nothing at all.

-----------------------------

A/N: Ok I like proof read this, but I might have missed some typos...my bad! Um...please do not kill me for it, and I promise that the next chapter will be better. So uh..please review! I see this story has gotten a lot of hits, and it would be nice if everyone who read it told me what they thought and what I should change or elaborate on, help me help your reading experience, lol. Well Peace Out Homies!