CHAPTER 5

Sophie was screaming and crying. Hermione had tried to wake her up but she couldn't, no matter how hard she tried. The moment she told McGonagall she sent her for Snape.

As soon as he heard what was happening and to whom he almost apareated in the room.

She looked in pain and defenseless, she was howling in pain but her screams had ceased.

"Come out from where you are or it's going to be a long night!" Bellatrix said playfully.

Sophie took out her wand, Bellatrix laughed.

"Stupid girl, you think you can hurt me? HA! sooner or later you'll grow tired and surrender and then you'll be mine" She begun to laugh again. Her voice filled with delight.

"Incendio" Bellatrix was thrown away by the flames.

Bellatrix threw plenty of curses to her but she deflected them all, the witch was growing impatient, and apparently so was someone else.

"Now Bellatrix there is no need to be rude now is there" A third voice chimed in. The sound of it sent chills down Sophie's spine. It belonged to him, Voldemort.

Behind him stood a large number of men in masks and cloaks, Death eaters. They all vanished their masks and their faces were reveled.

Snape felt impotent, all he had was a potion that would ease her pain, but it wouldn't do any good until she woke up, which she had to do for herself. He recalled Voldemort bragging about Legilemency and how he would use it to torture both wizards and muggles. But what Snape didn't want to concider was that the dark lord had also said that many had died during these procedures.

"Sophie, welcome" Voldemort opened both his arms invitingly. Sophie gripped her wand harder.

"There is no need for that child, we mean no harm to you"

"Then you wouldn't have killed my parents. Bombarda maxima" With that Sophie woke up with the image of a screaming voldemort.

Her heart was racing and her breaths were deep and fast, she could feel sweat run across her forehead and tears down her cheek. Hermione, Professor McGonagall, Harry, Ron and Professor Snape surrounded her. She felt weak and in pain.

"Drink this" Professor Snape handed her a small vial with a milky white substance. Their hands touched and their eyes met, Sophie was surprised to find concern in his gaze. After tasting the bittersweetness of the potion she identified it.

"Thank you" Their eyes met again but they didn't break their gaze until Gryffindor's head teacher spoke.

"You should better get back to sleep now Sophie, we'll talk about this first thing tomorrow morning, you go with professor Snape now." Sophie did as told and left with her professor in her skin thin spaghetti striped shirt and pajama pants.

"It was Legilemency wasn't it?" Sophie asked as they walked side by side to Snape's potions cabinet.

"How do you know what legilemency is?" Snape asked narrow eyed.

"I was learning about it before...the accident" Her eyes filled with tears at the memory of her dream, she held back a sob.

"Were you taught to fight it? did you learn occlumency?"

"Yes, but I couldn't get much training" Sophie tried to smile "Sir?"

"Yes miss Miller?"

"I'm sure that as a Denfence against the dark arts teacher you master both legilemency and occlumency,don't you?"

"I do,but I don't see how this would concern you." He was flattered by her assumption.

"Would you mind training me? I swear I would do exactly as you say no matter what, I wouldn't disappoint you" She sounded determined. She never took a no for an answer, and this wouldn't be the exception. Persuasion was her gift. Well, one of them.

"I don't think that would be pertinent Miller, Occlumency is rather personal" The thought of navigating through her mind fascinated and worried him at the time.

"Sir I have just been visited by Voldemort in my sleep, I have seen my parents die for the second time and barely escaped " A teardrop fell by her cold smile. "I'm begging you,please"

Snape was barely controlling the impulse of grabbing and hugging was surprised by her people could have escaped from lord voldemort and nevertheless even fewer would have been walking and talking few minutes witches her age would probaby still be cathatonicaly crying on their bed's.

"Fine, now come with me Dumbledore awaits you"

"Thank you sir"

The walk to Dumbledore's office was long and awkward for him. He was well aware that what he had just agreed to would bring consequences. He didn't want to know her better, he didn't want to become more infatuated, it was far too dangerous.

As Dumbledore and Snape heard her dream pity filled their eyes. Sophie had tears running down her cheeks but her voice was steady and she remained her composure.

Snape told Dumbledore that he would be tutoring Sophie on occlumency, as he heard it he seemed more than pleased.

Sophie couldn't sleep for the rest of the night, so she decided to read one of her father's journals. She was intrigued by what she found. It was filled with new spells and potions. Her father had gathered all the potions and spells he could find from his father and grandfather's notebooks and tales.

When breakfast time finally arrived Sophie was relieved. She was happy to know that Lavander had been obvliviated so she didn't remember anything about last night.

She and Hermione had the same classes as they had gotten the same score in their O.W.L' was nice having someone to go to the library with who wouldn't think you were a freak for being fascinated by books.

The day passed rather quickly, usually Fridays were the best days. Sophie had found a spot where she could just relax. It was in front of the divination tower. She would sit under a big shadowy tree for hours. After dinner she had decided to go there, but she found she wasn't alone.

As she got there she could see a bunch of Slytherins gathered in a circle laughing. It didn't took her long to guess that they where torturing someone. Neville.

As soon as she saw Draco Malfoy using levicorpus on him she stormed inside the circle with her wand on hand.

"Put him down Draco"

"Get lost Miller" A sly smile was drawn into Draco's face. "Unless you want to join me."

His tone made Sophie frown and Neville clench his fists.

".DOWN." Sophie repeated more determinedly. What neither of them knew that another person was there witnessing everything.

"As you wish" With that being said Neville was released from the spell causing Sophie to direct her wand to Neville so as to avoid him to hit the floor.

She caught him just in time, and as soon as he got to the floor Sophie went by his side.

Severus observed the scene in an unusual familiarity. He remembered how he was in longbottom position, Potter on Draco's and Lily in Sophie's.

"Isn't that adorable?" Draco mocked Neville and Sophie causing his lackeys to laugh.

Sophie drew her wand out and pointed it at Draco before he could even mutter a spell.

"Don't you dare" but her warnings didn't stop him form trying.

"I would do as she says mister Malfoy" Snapes voice shocked the crowd of Slytherins and both Gryffindors.

"Both of you lower your wands" He first looked at Malfoy and then at Sophie. "Miller take Longbottom to the infirmary" He cocked his brow at a rather pale Neville. "Then join Mr Malfoy and me in my office for detention"

Detention?what the hell did I do?

"Yes sir" She could help but smile at Draco's expresion.