Chapter 22


When they reached the entrance to Azkaban the Dark Lord raised his wand and blasted it open. With in moments half a dozen wizard guards came out prepared to fight.

"Stand back or we'll let the dementors have you." One yelled and all the death eaters laughed.

The Dark Lord nodded to the dementors and they swooped down sucking the life out of all the wizard guards that were outside. The Dark Lord stepped over them and everyone followed.

"Avery. Get the wands." the dark lord ordered and the death eater made his way to the vault holding the prisoners wands. He came back minutes later with 10 wands. They climbed all the way to the top of the building that houses the most dangerous inmates. Out side the hall to the cells they encountered two more guards who began throwing hexes at the death eaters. They were killed by two well placed killing curses by two death eaters. Brianna watched transfixed as they died, seeing her first death. She knew then she would be able to see the Thestrals now. Watching them die didn't scare her, it fascinated her.

"My lady." she was brought out of her staring by one of the death eaters motioning for her to follow. She just nodded and they moved into a dark hallways that reeked of death and insanity. The dark lord and Brianna watched as the death eaters moved quickly using complex spells to take down the wards on the cells. The prisoners were silent not being able to see who was at there doors.

Brianna heard commotion behind her and she turned just in time to push her father out of the way and dodge a killing curse shot by more guards. There were four this time. The dark lord and Brianna were on there own for this fight as the other death eaters were in the middle of chanting spells and couldn't stop.

Together the dark lord and his daughter took on two guards at a time. Together they whiled powerful magic, flinging complex curses. The dark lord was impressed with his daughter this is the first time he saw her duel and she was powerful. Far more so than most his death eaters.

The doors to all the cells were finally open and the death eaters supported there imprisoned friends who were extremely weak. Once they were all out in the hall they looked on and watched as there lord and his daughter fought four guards. The dark lord killed one of his and finished off the other before turning towards his daughter. He could feel power, rage and anger coming off her in waves. She jump and dodged all the spells the two guards threw.

"Brianna." Severus yelled supporting Bellatrix when a spell flew too close for his comfort. The Dark Lord held up is hand to stop them. This was her fight.

"Brianna. My daughter. Snape is that my Brianna fighting." Bellatrix whispered.

"Yes." he told her and watched her smile with pride as she watched.

Brianna was having fun fighting, she began to laugh that demented laugh she got from her mom that sent shivers down everyone's spine. She had both guards before long on the ground in pain. The dark power running in her veins was seductive and she like it. This was the first time she had ever really used it on someone and she could see why her mother and father enjoyed torturing so much.

"Finish it Brianna." he father told her as she stared down at the two men begging for there lives. She laughed at them then raised her wand and with one killing curse 'AVADA KADARVA' killed them both at the same time. Her first kill. And it was everything she thought it would be. Amazing.

The Dark Lord went to his daughter and look her over. There wasn't a scratch on her. She, a fifth year just took on two fully trained wizards killing them both and didn't have a scratch. She was truly something else.

"You did well. I am proud of you. You truly are my daughter and a force to be reckoned with. Look at our followers. You got the respect of them all." he whispered in her ear. She looked and saw them all staring at her in awe at her power. She saw Severus nodding to her that she did well and then saw her mother, smiling big and proud at her child.

"Go." her father said nodding to Bellatrix. Brianna and Bellatrix walked towards each other and embraced in a huge hug long over due.

"Mum." Brianna sighed.

"My baby, I knew you were alive this whole time and I never stopped thinking about you. You are so beautiful and powerful. What you did was amazing. I am so proud." Bellatrix said looking her daughter over from head to toe.

"We need to go before the Ministry arrives." the Dark Lord called and everyone agreed. Brianna and Severus helped support her mom to the roof of the prison.

"You did great love." Severus told her when they reached the top and waiting for the dark lord to take down the apperation wards.

"Love? Is there something I should know Snape. If you have touch my child, I will kill you, you filthy half blood." Bellatrix spat eyeing him.

"Bella, don't start. I gave my permission for Severus to pursue our daughter slowly. He has proven to be the best choice and care for her dearly." The Dark Lord told her. She narrowed her eyes at Snape then stared at her daughter, she caught site of the ring on her right hand and sighed.

"Fine I approve. But know this Severus Snape. If you ever hurt her or betray her I will cut you apart piece by piece until your dead." she told him snarling and meant it.

"You have my word Bella." Snape said and she nodded giving her child a smile.

"It's time. Brianna come." the dark lord said and Brianna went to her father were everyone apperated back to the Riddle Manor.

When they landed she was able to get a good look at all the prisoners in the light. They needed food, potions and a bath and clothes but other than that they looked alright.

"Bella." Narcissa said running to her sister.

"Cissa." Bellatrix sighed hugging her older sister.

"Narcissa, Severus. They all need to be looked over and given the proper potions." the dark lord ordered sitting in his seat. They nodded and began working on all 10 death eaters. Pouring potions down there throat and running healing spells over them When that was done the dark lord sent them all to bathe and change. Two hours later the 10 death eaters came down the stairs and took there places in the circle for the first time in 14 years. Bellatrix stood by the dark lord on his side and Severus was at Brianna's side. They were the two top ranking. Lucius was next beside Snape and so on.

"To those of you who have just rejoined our inner circle. I want to introduce my daughter." he told them and went to explain the rules regarding her and about leaking information. To which all the new arrivals vowed to follow. Bellatrix was proud her daughter was ruling by her lords side. She had no problems with her daughter being above her she knew it would be that way even before she was born.

After the meeting the death eaters that had been broken free were sent to different locations to hide at the moment. Bella went to Malfoy Manor for now. Before they left she talked with her daughter.

"Brianna I know we haven't had a chance to talk yet and we will when the time comes. Right now Snape needs to get you back to Hogwarts so you don't get caught. This summer we will have lots of time to spend together. I want you to keep up the good work you have been doing and keep writing me. You make me so proud." Bella told her daughter. To everyone that knew her they knew the only one's she's ever loving to are her sister, her daughter and the dark lord. To everyone else she dangerous.

"I understand we all have work to do." Brianna said hugging her mother before she was taken to Malfoy Manor. She kissed her father on the cheek and after him telling her how good she did tonight again, he let Snape apperate her back to Hogwarts.

When Snape got her back to his room he wasted no time in pulling her into a kiss just as passionate as the first one they had. She returned it with equal fever. When they pulled away they were panting.

"Do you have any idea how beautiful and powerful you were tonight." he ask her resting his forehead against hers.

"No." she smiled.

"You were amazing every death eater there thought so, I was so scared something was going to happen to you but when you killed your first two people it was breathtaking. I was so proud." he told her making her smile wider.

"Thank you love. Things are going to change around the world now." she said.

"That they definitely will." he told her before sending her off to rest.

The next morning Brianna was giddy waiting for the newspapers to arrive.

"What has you so happy." Draco ask her.

"You'll see as soon as the paper gets here." she told him then right on time hundreds of owl's swooped in dropping papers. Brianna snatched there's up and unrolled it to the front paper. She heard Draco gasp.

"No." he said in awe reading the headline.

"Oh yes." she said.

MASS BREAKOUT FROM AZKABAN

MINISTRY FEARS BLACK IS "RALLTING POINT"

FOR OLD DEATH EATERS

The Ministry of Magic announced late last night that there has been a mass breakout from Azkaban.

Speaking to reporters in his office, Minister Fudge, confirmed that TEN high-security prisoners escaped in the early hours of yesterday evening, and that he has already informed the Muggle Prime Minister of the dangerous nature of these individuals.

"We find ourselves, most unfortunately, in the same position we were two and a half years ago when the murderer Sirius Black escaped." "Nor do we think the two breakouts are unrelated. An escape of this magnitude suggests outside help, and we must remember that Black, as the first to ever break out of Azkaban, would be ideally placed to help others follow in his footsteps. We think it likely that these individuals, who include Black's cousin, Bellatrix LeStrange, have rallied around Black as their leader. We are, however, doing all we can to round up the criminals and beg the magical community to remain alert and cautions. On no account should any of these individuals be approached."

"Ah. I can't believe they think Black is the new leader." Draco laughed when he finished.

"Aunt Bella would never follow him. She hates him." he continued and Brianna nodded eating her food.

"You knew about this didn't you." he ask her and she nodded again.

"Did you help." he whispered.

"I cannot say." she told him and he nodded in understanding she may be his cousin and almost like his sister but he knew not to question the Dark Lord's daughter.

Brianna looked around when she heard shrieks and cries as people read the paper. At the staff table Snape was causally eating breakfast as if nothing happened. Dumbledore and McGonagall were hunched over the paper talking quickly and worried. Potter and his gang had troubled looks on there faces as well and Longbottom looked sick. Yes everything was working out great.

Over the next few weeks all anyone talked about was the breakout in Azkaban. Professor Umbridge got tired of the teachers answering question about it so she posted a new Decree number twenty-six. Teachers are banned from giving any information that is not related to the subjects they teach.

Care of Magical creatures and Divination were now taught with Umbridge and her clipboard hanging around since both teachers were on probation.

Brianna continued through January to write both her parents and Aunt and Uncle constantly about life at Hogwarts. Now however she got replies from her mom via her aunt. Brianna and Snape continued the Occlumency lessons with Potter once and week and they continued in the same fashion as the first.

Valentines day upon everyone. Most couples were planning to spend the day in Hogsmead on dates. Brianna however was spending the day with Severus. They had lunch and spent time talking and reading new books he had bought. To her it was a great Valentines day. Potter had given an interview about the night Voldemort returned and named most all Slytherins parents as death eaters putting him at there most top shit list for it. One day Brianna was called in Dumbledore's office for questions.

"Miss. LeStrange please have a seat. Lemon drop?" Dumbledore ask.

"No thank you." she declined taking a seat and looking around the office for the first time.

"I was just wanting to ask. You have no doubt heard about the escapes from Azkaban?" he ask eyes twinkling.

"Of course the whole school is talking about it, but what does that have to do with me." she ask him.

"Well your mother as you know was one of the prisoners to break out and I was wondering if you knew of her location?" Dumbledore ask. Brianna could feel him trying to get into her mind but he was not skilled enough for that. She fed him a fake memory of her fearing her mothers escape.

"No sir I don't know anything. I don't even remember my mother." she said and he nodded.

"I just had to check you may go." he told her and she left going right into Snape's office and banging open the door.

"Brianna what's wrong." he ask standing from his desk.

"Dumbledore that's what." she spat.

"Come to my rooms and lets talk." he told her opening the secret passage to his private rooms and sitting her on the couch.

"He called me into the office to ask if I knew where my mother is. He also tried to probe my thoughts without my ok." she said taking the tea he handed her.

"What did you do." he ask.

"I feed him a fake memory of being scared she escape then proceeded to tell him I didn't know shit about it." she said laying her head in his lap. He calmed her by running his hands in her hair.

"Don't worry he's just grasping at straws. Now on to better news." Snape said.

"Go on." she urged.

"You know when you heard Potter that time at Black's place about a secret weapon the dark lord wanted." he ask and she nodded.

"Well it was a prophesy that concerns himself and Potter. Rockwood one of the death eaters we broke out was an unspeakable with the department of mysteries. He was able to tell the dark lord where and how to get it." he told her.

"So that's why Potter keeps dreaming about the department of mysteries." she said and he nodded.

"So how is father going to get it." she ask closing her eyes loving when he plays with her hair.

"He is working on that now. He needs to find a way to get Potter to go to the department of mysteries on his own and retrieve the prophecy." Snape said before lapping into silence.

A few weeks after that Snape and Brianna where having another Occlumency lesson with Potter who was on the floor again.

"Get up Potter." Snape told him.

"That last memory. What was it." Snape ask.

"I don't know. You mean the one where my cousin tried to make me stand in the toilet?" Harry ask.

"No. I mean the one concerning the man kneeling in the middle of a darkened room." he ask.

"It's nothing." Potter said quickly.

"How do that man and that room come to be inside your head. Potter?" Snape ask eyeing him.

"It. It was just a dream I had." he told Snape.

"A dream." Snape repeated.

"You do know why we are here, don't you, Potter? You do know why I am giving up my evening, why Brianna is giving up hers for this tedious job?" Snape ask.

"Yes." Harry said stiffly.

"Remind me why we are here, Potter?" Snape ask.

"so I can learn Occlumency." Harry said glaring.

"Correct, Potter. And dim though you may be I would have thought that after two months worth of lessons you might have made some progress. How many other dreams about the Dark Lord have you had?" Snape ask.

"Just that one." Harry answered.

"He's lying." Brianna told Snape.

"Perhaps you actually enjoy having these visions and dreams, Potter. Maybe they make you feel special-important?" Snape ask.

"No they don't." Harry said jaw clenched.

"That is just as well, Potter. Because you are neither special nor important, and it is not up to you to find out what the Dark Lord is saying to his Death Eaters." Snape told him growling.

"No that's your job, isn't it." Harry shot back. Snape had a satisfied expression on his face.

"Yes, Potter. That is my job, Now, if you are ready, we will start again. 1...2...3 Legilimens." Snape said.

Potter waived his wand and shouted "Protego" at the same time. Snape staggered back as Potter entered his mind. He got a view of Snape as a teenager cowering in the corner and people laughing at him as he was teased.

"ENOUGH." Snape yelled and forced Harry out of his mind hard causing him to fall back and break a jar from the shelf behind him.

"Reparo!." Snape hissed fixing the jar. Harry stared frightened at him as he straighten up.

"Well Potter that was certainly an improvement. I don't remember telling you to use a shield charm, but there is no doubt that it was effective." Snape told him.

"Let's try again, shall we? On the count of three. 1...2...Legilimens." Snape said paying Potter back for looking at his thoughts. They saw memories of the department of mysteries again getting closer and closer to that door before it finally opened.

"POTTER." Snape yelled pulling out of his mind.

"Explain yourself." Snape told him.

"I dunno what happened. I've never seen it before. I mean, I told you, I've dreamed about that door…but it's never opened before." Harry told him.

"You are not working hard enough. You are lazy and sloppy Potter, it is a small wonder that the Dark Lord-." Snape said.

"Tell me something sir. Why do you call Voldemort the Dark Lord, I've only ever heard Death Eaters call him that-" Harry ask. Brianna step forward in case Snape tried to kill Potter. Snape opened his mouth to reply when a women screamed from outside the room.

"What the-" Snape said.

"Did you see anything unusual on your way down here, Potter?" Snape ask him and he shook his head no. They heard the scream again and all three ran out of the room. When they reached the entrance hall everyone was gathered around.

Professor Trelawney was standing in the middle of the circle with her bags packed around her and Umbridge standing in front of her.

"No. NO this cannot be happening. It cannot. I refuse to accept it." Trelawney cried out.

"You didn't realize this was coming." Umbridge ask her.

"You can't. You cant sack me. I've been here 16 years. Hogwarts is my home." Trelawney cried. Some of the students and McGonagall looked about in tears.

"It was your home. Until an hour ago, when the ministry signed for your dismissal. Now kindly remove yourself from this hall." Umbridge said as Trelawney collapsed on the ground crying. McGonagall ran over to her trying to console her.

"There, there Sybill..calm down. You are not going to have to leave Hogwarts." McGonagall told her.

"Oh really, Minerva. And your authority for that statement?" Umbridge ask.

"That would be mine." Came a deep voice of Dumbledore as the big doors opened and he strode in.

"Yours Dumbledore. It is my decision and I have dismissed her." Umbridge laughed.

"You may have the authority to dismiss my teachers but you do not have the authority to dismiss them from the castle that power resides with the headmaster." he said.

"Might I ask you to escort Sybill back upstairs Professor McGonagall?" Dumbledore said and she did carrying a crying Trelawney with her.

"And what are you going to do once I hired a new teacher to take her place." Umbridge ask him clearly put out.

"Oh, that wont be a problem. You see I have already found a replacement and he wished to have lodging on the ground floor." Dumbledore told her.

"You found a replacement. You've found. May I remind you that under decree." Umbridge started.

"Yes I know that the ministry has the right to appoint a teacher if the headmaster is unable to find one. To which I have." He said pointing to the door as a centaur came striding in.

"This is Firenze. I think you'll find him suitable." He told a dumbstruck Umbridge. Snape and Brianna exchanged glances at the scene they just saw.