Don't Tear Me Down,

For all I need

Make my heart a better place

Give me something I can believe

-All I Need, by: Within Temptation


Daffodil attempted to open Narcissa's vanity drawer, but it was locked securely. Even after she'd tried using her wand, the drawer would not budge. With one last attempt, Daffodil slid her hand underneath the vanity and found a secret trigger of sorts, after she'd pulled it. It revealed a secret compartment underneath, where a book then slid out into Daffodil's lap. She recognized this book -no- diary, Daffodil had given Narcissa the diary in her third year; while hoping to achieve a friendship with Narcissa.

After Narcissa had taken the diary, the friendship had been achieved. When Daffodil flipped it open, she was surprised to find pictures. Mostly of Draco as a young child, these made Daffodil smill. Until she reached the ones of when Draco was thirteen.

Diar Entry 51:

Lucius has become worse, he used the Cruciatus Curse on Draco. There was so much blood, I don't know what to do anymore. Who can I tell? What am I to do? Would anyone believe what a monster Lucius has truly become? I begged him to stop! The bruise on his arm is terrible...I long for it to disappear

Daffodil looked at the picture of Draco, where he was looking away from his mother. A side of his face badly bruised, while the bleeding from his arm continued throughout the picture.

"What are you doing" hissed Lucius.

As she turned, Daffodil hid the diary behind her back.

"Get off the floor, and come to me" growled Lucius angrily.

Daffodil slid the diary back into the small compartment, and it clicked shut.

"Why hurt your own wife, Lucius" asked Daffodil.

Lucius' eyes narrowed.

"Who might you be referring to" questioned Lucius.

"Narcissa" Daffodil stated, lowly.

Daffodil looked away from Lucius as he neared her, she knew what was coming. She knew what he would do, and Lucius stopped in front of her.

"Get up" stated Lucius.

She did not respond, nor get up. Daffodil was looking over to something hidden underneath Narcissa's nighstand, but she couldn't tell what it was. It became hard to play out the scene within her mind, but from what Daffodil could see - it was letter.

"I will say this once more...get up" demanded Lucius.

Daffodil didn't respond again, and she knew how much Lucius hated for his demands to go ignored.


Daffodil and Severus were spending time with the Order, everyone was having an unbelievably great time. Everything was as should, people were dancing together. Her and Severus were wandering about, he had brought her closely against a wall.

"Oh Severus stop" she giggled, hitting his chest playfully.

If only his students knew how hilarious their Professor could actually be, and how lighthearted he sometimes acted. However, our enjoyment was silenced by a sudden thud coming from the front door.

"Did you hear that" Daffodil questioned.

"More then likely it was just the Weasley's owl" groaned Severus.

Daffodil moved him off of her, everyone watched as I neared the door. As Daffodil opened it, she gasped. Her lips couldn't seem to form the words, she was speechless. Daffodil's opened and closed, but no sound came out - until she began to cry. Severus went, and caught Daffodil in his arms.

Once Severus had seen what was wrong, he immediately turned to Remus Lupin.

"Don't just stand there get help" stated Severus.

Remus stumbled slightly at the sight of what was wrong, and as Tonks arrived in front of the door. She merely crumbled to the floor.

"Tonk are you alright" questioned Remus.

Tonks mumbled something inaudible.

"What dear" asked Remus.

"Get Molly" she repeated as though in a trance.

"Get Molly" she stated again, as Remus had begun to go off once more.

Tonks neared the body of her aunt, and tried to sit her up. She leaned Narcissa's weight against her body, blood coming over Tonks' hands as well. Narcissa was wounded terribly, there was no way that you could put pressure on only a single wound, and expect her to be okay.

"Aunt Narcissa, who's done this" questioned Tonks, with a sorrow filled voice.

Narcissa groaned.

" 'atch him, 'on't 'urt 'em" Narcissa breathed.

"Catch who?" questioned Tonks.

" 'ook effe ter 'em, 'atch my 'rake oh" Narcissa forced out, her breathing shallow.

"Keep your eyes open Aunt Narcissa, helps coming" breathed Tonks.

" Severus, 'affy... make sir 'rake oh...safe" Narcissa breathed, then falling unconscious.

"Aunt Narcissa" cried Tonks.

"Lucius" growled Severus lowly, only for Daffodil to hear.

Lucius grabbed a hold of Daffodil's wrist, and threw her at the wall. She slammed into the hard wall with a thud, but she regained her footing. Her arm had brushed against a rockier part of the wall, and it had begun to bleed.

"Crucio" hissed Lucius.

Daffodil crumbled to the ground, she was unwilling give up. If she would have to fight Lucius everyday to recieve the truth, then she would. Not for Narcissa, not for herself, not for the Order - but for Draco. To allow him to know, that she wasn't going to allow him to be able to get away with this.

"You'll learn obedience" growled Lucius.

Lucius glared at her.

"LOOK AT ME WHEN I AM SPEAKING TO YOU" shouted Lucius.

Daffodil glared at Lucius, and he smirked.

"So weak, you're pathetic" hissed Lucius.

Daffodil moved herself up in a straighter position.

"Weakness, only you'd know about that Lucius...for I know you - I know everything there is to know about you" stated Daffodil.

"Crucio" Lucius hissed.

Daffodil felt the bolts of uncontrollable lightning move through her, and as it ceased her body quivered.

"I know that whenever you here Severus' name leave my lips, your blood boils...not from anger - but jealousy. The only reason you despise Severus, is because he'll always have something that you'll never know" stated Daffodil.

Lucius walked over to Daffodil, and forced her to stand.

"And what might that be" Lucius hissed into Daffodil's ear.

"Me" I stated.

Daffodil looked into Lucius' eyes, glad to see that she'd knocked his usual smirk off of his face. Then after mere moments, Lucius' eyes hardened, and he back-handed Daffodil. Not allowing her to drop to the floor, but remaining to hold her arm. So that she glared at him once more from even behind the hair that had dropped before her face.

"Severus will never have you...ever again...you are belong to me-" Lucius growled angrily into my ear. "And that will not change" Lucius stated, then releasing Daffodil's arm, allowing her to desintegrate to the ground once more.

After fighting off the horrible tears brimming her eyes, they finally slipped away. Daffodil then saw Lucius' proffesionally shined shoes, strutted away - taking Lucius along with them. All there is left to see, is the bloodstained wall, and Daffodil below it - her entirety quivering as she continued to cry. "Ever again" were the words that echoed inside of Daffodil's head, the idea of her never seeing Severus once more - was now perfectly etched inside of her mind, and the worse part being...it was in Lucius' handwritting.