Harry stood in front of the very man who killed his mentor and friend. Rage from long ago surfaced and he knew Severus read his mind. Hermione and Ron stared intently at the two waiting to see if they were going to make a move. Cassandra never seen Harry filled with so much rage. It frightened her. Harry kept looking at her broken form wishing he could change the past and tell her that he was a wizard.

"Harry, I'm okay. Just calm down."

"Cassandra, he killed Dumbledore! And he helped Voldemort hurt you!"

"Potter, for once would you listen to someone and be silent."

"Shut up!"

"Just so you know, I am here to heal your wife. Afterwards I will tell you everything I know."

Harry released his hold on Cassandra and reluctantly handed her over to Snape. He said a few charms and healed the bruises that were all over her body. He proceeded to inspect the cuts on her face and body. He placed a pearl white salve on her cuts and she hissed at the pain. It was embarrassing for her to have everyone look at her. She looked down, and for the first time she noticed Harry's sore hands.

"What happened to your hands?"

"I heard you…screaming. Cassandra, I'm so sorry that this happened. I should've told you and now…." Harry had to restrain from crying. He really didn't want to know the details of what happened.

"Harry, it would've happened sooner or later. I felt so scared that I was not going to be able to see you again."

"What happened?"

"After that man lead me down this hall, I was shoved into a room with Voldemort. There were some of the Death Eaters there and they were leering at me. Except for him…." she pointed to Snape. "Anyway, he….he pushed me on the ground and before I knew it, I felt my body being stabbed all over with needles…."

"He used the Cruitatus Curse…." Hermione thought aloud.

"Harry, stop looking at me like that. I'm not a fragile doll."

"That monster hurt you! Do you know how upset I was when I heard you being tortured? It hurts that you're in this situation…because of me…."

"Harry, he said that you're going to die tonight."

An eerie feeling filled the cell and chilled everyone to the bone. Harry had to find a way to escape and save everybody. He saw Snape pull out his wand and conjured a cloak for Cassandra to wear. She nodded her head in appreciation. Hermione was pacing back and forth thinking of a distraction that left no one in danger. The thing is, it was a very serious and dangerous situation.

"Granger…." Snape looked in her direction. "He's planning to attack the Ministry of Magic and slowly infiltrating the Muggle world. He left hours ago."

"Is he suspicious of you?"

"No."

"How can we tell if you're not lying? You and the word trust does not go hand in hand."

"Potter, if I didn't put up with your insufferable father's mocking then, I am not going to put up with it by the likes of you!" suddenly, there was a pop that indicated that someone was in the room. Everyone looked to the origin and saw Dobby with another houself.

"Harry Potter!"

"Dobby, why are you here?"

"I came here to protect Harry Potter. No one will not hurt Harry Potter."

"Dobby, if you can apparate in here, are you able to apparate out of here?"

"Of course I can!"

"Wait, Harry, Snape needs an alibi. It will look obvious that he helped us escape."

"Why should we help him, Ron? Are you forgetting what he did?"

"Harry, if I could trust him then you should as well."

"Cassandra…." he paused when he saw her give a challenging stare. "Fine."

"What's the plan?" Hermione stood next to Dobby.

"I cleaned Harry's wife and returned to Hogwarts. Dolohov was supposed to bring her back to the cell."

"Are you sure it will work?"

"Doubtful."

With a pop, everybody apparated to a wooded area. Cassandra was shivering from the cold but was relieved by the cloak. Hermione and Ron were both saying invisibility charms and silencing spells around the camp area. Harry was surprised to see some members of the Order and some former students from Hogwarts. He just realized they were in some hideout for the Order. Cassandra took a sigh of relief for escaping without being detected. Her breathing became labored and she was going into a panic attack.

"Cassandra…Cassandra!"

"I…almost…died. Oh God, I don't think I can take all this running and spells and magic."

"Harry, she's going into shock. Quickly get her into the tent. Ron, we have to tell the others about the Death Eaters' plans." Harry did what Hermione asked and carried Cassandra in the tent. She wasn't surprised when the tent was bigger than it appeared. Anything that happened magically has stopped being a shock to her. He took her to a bed and wrapped a blanket around her.

"Feel better?"

"What do you think? I get kidnapped, tortured by that son of a bitch and I'm on the run. I'm doing great."

"Cassandra, I'm not going to tell you to not be angry with me. It's very hard to leave everything behind and be in hiding not sure if you will see the next day. I know this will never make things okay…."

"I just want things the way it used to be. That's never going to happen. I didn't expect to have to run and hide and be tortured. Harry, I'm not sure if I can keep up…."

"I don't want to lose you…."

"But I don't want to live with a target on my back. It's easy for you, you lived a Muggle life before you knew you were a wizard. I have to learn everything as I go and I'm tired! I just want a day without having to worry if the Death Eaters are after me or Voldemort or anyone else." she wrapped the blanket around her tighter.

"I never really thought about it. I've been spending all this time trying to protect you that I haven't really let you take in everything. I'm a bloody idiot for forcing this on you."

Harry sat on the bed with Cassandra and placed a hand on her shoulder. She let her head fall on his shoulder and sighed. Harry felt guilty for forcing her to adapt to the Wizarding life. She was innocent in all this and he caused her to feel the pain of being tortured. No one should have to go through what his wife has been through.

Cassandra felt relief as she got to say what she has been thinking since it started. It was moving too fast for her, and she just wanted to stop and breathe. She was certain that she was going to die. It was a stupid thing to insult Voldemort. She loved Harry, but this war has drained her so much that she just wanted to give up. They sat in silence just holding each other not sure of the next move.