After a long day of classes and three episodes of morning sickness, Athena curled up for a night of sleep. She was ordered to stop taking the dreamless sleeping draught, because of the possible damage to her children. Also she was told that she had to quit smoking as well. So she had started to have nightmares again. They were almost always the same. Her in that room, being raped over and over, as her father stood in the corner unable to help her. The only place she felt safe anymore was in her own bed, with the drapes tied shut. She had gone to great lengths to fortify her bed. She had put a charm on the bed so that only she may be there as she slept. So to that end, she felt secure in her own bed. Her head hit the pillow, and almost instantly she was once again in her father's body.

Rupert LeStrange paced his study when he heard a knock. "Come in." he said annoyed at the interruption. He sat down at his desk prepared to greet the intruders. The knock came from two men. One was older than the other by six years; he was just less than six feet tall. He was built like an aristocrat should be, refined and toned. The second man was just over six feet tall. He was gangly looking. They both had deep blue eyes. The younger giving off the aura of once being full of life. The younger man spoke.
"It's been a long time father."
"Not long enough Rabastan."
"It has come to our lord's attention that you have been in contact with our sister." The older one spoke in a deep and low voice.
"What business is it of his Rodolphus?" Rupert questioned.
"She is one of us father! She bears the mark. Her future lays not with you and your neutrality but with us as a Death Eater!" Rabastan shouted.
"I know exactly what was done to your sister! She may be lying to me and telling me all is well but I know the truth. You can't honestly expect me to just hand over my only daughter and my grandchildren to that maniac you call master."
"FATHER! Watch your tone when talking about things you couldn't possibly grasp! I've gone off topic. I must insist you call off your plans or we will be forced to render you worse than dead!" Rodolphus exclaimed passionately.
"Never! Your sister deserves to be allowed to be away from this panic!" Rupert replied with the authority being the second wealthiest wizard afforded him.
"I don't want to hurt you but I will." Rabastan stated with a wavering voice.
"Never will I allow your sister to suffer anymore at his hands. Nor shall I allow my grandchildren to be raised around that subhuman monster. Those children are hers! Not some pawn of his. Think about your baby sister, not the madness that robbed her of her innocence!" Rupert shouted.
"You leave us no choice then." Rodolphus stated mournfully. "Send her in brother."
"Isn't there some other way?" Rabastan asked.
"DO IT!" Rodolphus shouted at his younger brother. Rupert stood from his desk, straightened out his tie, and prepared himself to die with all the dignity a pureblood deserved. He looked to the door as a dementor entered the room. Rupert felt himself slipping away. His eyes becoming devoid of color. As he felt his soul leaving his body he sent out a prayer for his daughter.

Suddenly there was a voice saying "This was your doing…" A sudden scream was heard. Athena awoke and saw that her roommate Pansy was screaming at her at the foot the bed. Athena rescinded the charm that surrounded her bed and allowed Pansy to comfort her. Normally Athena, didn't allow Pansy near her, but she was the only one there to help her soothe the pain.

"I had the worst nightmare Pansy."

"Tell me about it?"

"Not right now…" Athena felt a sudden and sharp pain in her abdomen. "I have to see Pomfrey at once!" Pansy helped Athena to her feet.
"Shh relax we are almost to the common room. We will be to Madam Pomfrey soon." Pansy said reassuringly. Athena felt her stomach cramping again. The pain shot her nearly to tears.
"It's too soon, its way to soon." Athena said in a repeating loop.
"I'm sure the mediwitch will be able to help you and your children." Pansy said hoping her words would prove true.
Ten minutes that felt as though they stretched ten years passed and the young women were at the door to the infirmary ward. Pansy busted through the double doors with a sobbing Athena leaning on her side. "Somebody help us!" she screamed. Madam Pomfrey ran into the main ward.
"Miss Parkinson what is wrong with Miss LeStrange?"
"She had a nightmare then began screaming in pain. She's afraid she may be losing the twins. Please you've got to help her and them." Pansy said slightly panicky.
"Miss Parkinson, please return to your dormitory." Athena still crying in pain grasping on to her abdomen was laid on the nearest bed. The mediwitch poured Athena some calming draught specifically made for women with child, to calm the frantic girl. She drank the fluid and fell asleep.

She was finally roused back to awareness when she heard the faint voices Pomfrey and Snape. She continued to feign sleep to better understand what had happened to her. "Are you certain Madam?"

"Yes! I've run the test three times. Although she is only a month pregnant, her children are growing at a rapid rate. If this continues, she'll give birth in at most four months."

"How is this possible?" Snape asked.

"Either it's a genetic condition, or the father of these children must be very powerful."

"Oh no…" Snape said as Athena heard his footsteps fading. Deciding that she'd rather not hear the revelation a second time, she went back to sleep. She hoped that her dream wasn't a vision of the future or present. Secretly wanting her mother's power to vanish from her blood. She made a mental note to visit the Room of Requirement the next day to check on her father.

She fell into a dream where an unknown man stood in a darkened room. "Hello my dear." He said silkily. "How are MY children doing?"

"You… you're the monster that robbed me of my virginity, my innocence! These are NOT your children, they are MINE!"

"I disagree. Those children are MINE! It was my intention for you to conceive. You see my dear MY children are to be born powerfully dark. You were just a means to an end. Now you've seen how capable I am of hurting you. Don't force my hand again. You will come back to us, or your vision will be made a reality. I may have already done so, I can't rightly recall."

"You love to hear yourself talk don't you? What did you mean by that last remark? Who are you?"

"You'll know soon enough. And as to whom I am, I won't say that it's unimportant, because it is. Now my dear take good care of MY children!"

"You'll NEVER touch them! They are MINE! You have no claim on them!" As he reached for her abdomen she sprung from the bed and began running.

"Miss LeStrange stop!" the mediwitch called out to her unable to stop her patient.

Athena ran to the Slytherin common room, where she ran directly into her best-friend Blaise. "Athena, what is going on with you lately? You have barely spoken three words to anyone in nearly a month. Then last night, I hear you screaming, and see Pansy dragging to off. Please let me know what happened."

"Blaise, I got raped, I have the Dark Mark, I'm pregnant, and now it seems that my father is in real danger."

"Do you know who the father is?"

"All I can say is, if it weren't him that raped me, he'd be considered attractive. He didn't give me a name though. Now I must go. Cover me?"

"Hell fucking no! Last time I did that you were raped. No!"

"Please?" she said looking him directly in the eyes. Blaise sighed.

"I could never say no to you. Fine, but if you aren't back in two hours I'm coming after you!"

"Thank you!" Athena said to Blaise. Before departing to her dorm to change, she felt a sudden urge to kiss him, shrugging it off.

She quickly chose her black jeans and indigo sweater. She ran back to the common room, waving goodbye to Blaise, as he raised two fingers. She nodded and left. Making her way through the corridors hoping not to get caught, she briefly glimpsed Neville thinking "I fucking hate you Trixy!" Athena got to her destination and saw Draco leaving the room with what looked like two first year girls following him closely. "Malfoy and his fan girls…" she thought letting out a soft chuckle. Making certain that she wasn't seen she walked passed the portrait thinking of a way to get to her father. The door swung open and the familiar fireplace was again at the opposite end of the room. She walked confidently towards the flames. Picking up the fine powder she spoke clearly; "LeStrange Court!"