Chapter 9

Having just spent the whole day in bed sleeping, it was not surprising that it took Jade and Severus a while to get to sleep that night. Severus gave in and gave Jade a dreamless sleep potion, watching her for half an hour before downing the rest himself. The half he drank was much smaller than Jade's because he had drank the potion so many times that it didn't have much of an effect on him.

That was how he ended up waking up first. He went through his morning ritual of a bath and other necessities before going down the stairs to wait for Jade to wake up. He had only gotten to eat two meals yesterday and his stomach was grumbling demanding food. The sooner the better!

Jade luckily for him woke up fifteen minutes later. She too bathed before getting dressed again in a pair of boxers and shirt. It was better than anything she owned. She practically owned nothing. After all Nathan got her anything she needed and nothing more. She would have liked to get clothes for herself, but Nathan liked his own personal whore. She hated the fact that she looked like one, mini skirts and tops that barely cover her. It was disgusting and she hated it! That was why she was not wearing them. She knew she was going to have to. She was going to go to the bank.

"Hey Sev," said Jade shyly as she came down.

"Hey breakfast in a minute!" said Severus sitting down at the table.

"I'm glad," said Jade as her stomach grumbled, causing her to go a nice shade of red in the face. Severus laugh, something he had not done in what felt like ages.

"Breakfast is served for Master Severus," said the elf. Who was speaking quite well in English? He was like none of the other elves she had seen before. The others were all scared and had atrocious speech. This one however, was not and she felt warmed that Severus didn't treat his house elves like the ones she had seen.

Nathan had released all his when he had married Jade. He forced her to do all the house work. It was something she liked when she was not too hurt to move. It helped her forget where she was and helped get some of the anger out of her, plus she was allowed to use magic then.

Nathan had the wards keyed to him, thus allowing when she was in the manor for Nathan to know if she used magic or not and where she was. She also knew that he had tracking charms on her, which by the way didn't work in warded manors like Snape manor.

Just as the elf said it breakfast was presented to them. There were huge plates full of all the most wonderful food Jade had ever seen, including Hogwarts foods. As much as she enjoyed it, she thought it was far too greasy to eat. That was apart from the round sausages. She used to butter toast and put the sausages onto them before spreading it with brown sauce and eating it.

She was much older now and ate her meals at a more sedated pace; wondering when the next time would be before she was fed again. She no longer ate it and had a good time she had not for a long time, but today she savored and enjoyed the food she was given. She also ate food she had never tasted before, like hash browns. They didn't do them at Hogwarts.

"Did you enjoy it?" asked Severus from across the table. Having watched Jade eat and enjoy every bit of the breakfast she was given, not leaving even a crust behind. There were of course plenty of crumbs all over her.

"Sure did, your elf is the best cook I've ever tasted! Better than even Hogwarts food!" she blabbed.

"Yes it is," said Severus with a smirk. He had taught his elves to cook properly, helped them speak properly and every time another elf came along the elves help their fellow elf. He usually took in elves that were nearly killed by Death Eaters and harsh homes.

"Are you still going to be a Potions Master?" asked Jade. She and Severus had spoken about what they would love to be after school. Severus had loved Potions and said he was going to be a Potions Master. Jade had not been sure, she said she would love to be a Healer, Defense teacher or a Potions teacher. She knew a lot about both subjects to be a teacher, and she could if she wanted become a Master of Potions and Defense.

"Yes, I am actually a Potions Master now. I took the test," said Severus. He had left school and took the test, not bothering to find a Master, becoming the youngest Potions Master in the United Kingdom.

"Wow congratulations," she said before sobering up. She had never gotten to do what she wanted. She now more than ever only wanted to help people. She knew she would become a healer if she could take a course at Wizarding College. She had no doubt in her mind that no Master Healer or Mediwitch would not take her. She was a Death Eater and she knew they would sooner than later.

"I'm sorry you are not getting to do what you wanted to do with your life," said Severus when he realized just how depressed Jade had gotten in the space of five minutes.

"It's ok I guess I just should be lucky I'm alive," said Jade. With a sigh she found she was not so hungry anymore. Not that she had been hungry in the first place.

Jade spent most of her day wandering the manor, reading the books from Severus' study. It had been a long time since she had been able to read any book and was glad to be able too. She spent most of the afternoon out in the back garden. She had a portkey to use that would take her to the most disgusting room in the manor if the wards were activated. It would not do to be caught being pampered. Nathan was told by Voldemort to break her, and he was supposed to have succeeded, but the proof that he failed was living with him.

Severus spent most of his time in the Potions lab. That of course would not surprise anyone. Everyone knew him he was the youngest Potions Master ever. His parents were alive; they were actually neutral, not fighting for either side. Of course Severus had made a deal with Voldemort when he first joined him. That was a promise that the man would leave his parents alone and not to kill them. Severus not being stupid added or any of his Death Eaters either. He was a Slytherin after all; he knew the man would just get his followers to do it. However, the man had wanted the best Potions Master on his side, and Severus had joined him.

She missed lunch, not being used to being fed she was still quite full. She was there for dinner though. Severus came in about half an hour later, smelling of potions. It was a smell she had not smelled in ages and she drew in a large breath. Potions were always associated with safety, well most of the time anyway.