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Chapter 18
The Hogsmeade trip had been a bold move for Audrey but never the less, she hadn't been spotted and she was thoroughly enjoyed herself. She suddenly remembered something and spoke to the trio about what she had heard about Hagrid and she remembered that they hadn't seen the newspaper that morning because of the excitement to get to Hogsmeade and the crowds.
"That Skitter woman is quite vile—I despise her even more than Jean—probably not but yet," said Audrey sharply as she handed the trio the newspaper and opened it to the third page that had a pictures of Maxine and Hagrid in a broken heart.
"-Olympe Maxine has been accused of being several things careless, carefree, annoying, snooty but never in her wildest dreams had the youngest woman to become headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic dreamed of being accused of a giant-A secret investigation had been carried out by your very own Rita Skitter when she was hiding and gathering her daily dose of scoop for you—how did she come across this. Rita tells us all—
When I was in the bushes looking out for the champions and their dates that I noticed Olympe Maxine with the Hogwarts professor for Care of Magical Creatures and groundskeeper in the garden, when Hagrid roared out to Maxine accusing her of being a giant—he was happy he thought he had found his mate—yes, parents Rubeus Hagrid the groundskeeper of the esteemed Hogwarts schools for Witchcraft and Wizardary is a half giant as he claimed it out himself to Maxine, who was so frightened and shocked as he accused her of being one that she slapped him and flatly denied his accusations but I believe-" and it went on and on filling the whole page. Hermione frowned slightly as she looked at Harry and the others and exclaimed.
"Did anyone of you see Rita Skitter during the ball?" she asked them as they shook their heads.
"I heard professor Sprout telling the others that Hagrid hasn't left his hut since the ball that's why they've hired a new teacher to teach Care of Magical Creatures," finished Audrey as Ron nodded gravely remembering Ginny telling him about the boring class they had had with Professor Grubbly Plank.
"We need to go talk some sense into him then," said Harry strongly as Hermione put her hands on her hips, it had hardly been an hour before they had actually come into the village and she wanted to show Audrey around the place, she looked pitifully at Audrey as Harry realised her point.
"Don't be ridiculous you two—I mean Hagrid's your friend and well—besides I could come back later to the village it's not running away is it!" said Audrey laughing as she read their faces. Harry smiled at her thankfully and they walked back to the school and towards Hagrid's hut.
Harry knocked loudly on the door of the little cottage and waited for a reply, when he received none he knocked again.
"Hagrid we know you're in there open up!" said Ron loudly as he banged on the door.
"Hagrid! Come on we're your friends won't you let us in!" said Hermione softly but the door remained still.
"Hagrid open up or else I'll blast the door to bits," shouted Harry anxiously but still there was no reply and then Hermione lost her cool.
"Hagrid! How dare you think that we'd care about what that vile Skitter woman wrote about you—we're your friends Hagrid and no one is going to change that—and Rita Skitter is a bloody cow who-" said Hermione as someone pulled the door open except it wasn't Hagrid but Dumbledore, Hermione quickly placed a hand to cover her mouth and stop herself from saying anything else. The lot peeped into the hut seeing Hagrid sitting in one of his huge armchair as an equally large figure sat next to him, her feminine arm on his knee.
"Do go on Ms. Granger—I really wish you'd completely your statement," smiled Dumbledore as Hermione froze blushing embarrassedly.
"Right," she muttered softly as Dumbledore let them enter. This was the first time ever that Audrey was walking into Hagrid's hut, it was not very homely but it was pleasant and warm and for some reason it smelt of warm cooking, she felt nice and warm here.
Hagrid sat on the chair his eyes looking at Maxine's hand, Audrey felt like Maxine shouldn't be there in the first place, she felt that the sympathy was merely an act, but Audrey did not know for sure as she realised she was wrong when Maxine kissed Hagrid and apologized, she was oblivious of the fact that others had just entered the room.
Hagrid looked at her and took a deep breath as she stood, his behaviour conveyed that he'd need some time to respond to anything, with then Maxine got up and saw four students, she blushed deeply and Dumbledore looking at her with an amused expressions, she flushed and walked over to Audrey and raised her eyebrows as Audrey smiled at her.
"My lips are sealed," muttered Audrey as Maxine smiled down at her.
"Zat is why you are vice captain and not Phelps," said Maxine a little proudly as Audrey smirked and Maxine excused herself and departed. Harry sat down next to Hagrid and calmly explained some sort of example that made Hagrid almost cry as Dumbledore added in with some example about his brother Aberforth who Audrey had still to meet, forget meeting she had hardly even heard of him. Hagrid calmed down and his eyes got back some confidence.
"Besides you're not a full giant," said Ron in a matter of fact way as Hermione glared at him.
"Your deduction about Maxine was right though-," said Audrey speaking directly to Hagrid for the first time as he looked at her as if he knew her well, he had kind eyes, if he was anywhere close to being as violent as a rogue giant then Rita Skitter was a dung beetle.
"What do you mean?" asked Hagrid softly looking at her reproachfully as Audrey gulped, she wasn't supposed to be revealing this information, she was supposed to shut up, she had taken an oath—she couldn't possibly break it.
"I'm sorry, I already told you too much—I can't possible reveal anymore—I would be jeopardising my post—not that I care for it but it would hurt sentiments-," she finished looking away as Hagrid smiled at her.
"You look lods like your dad you know," he said smiling but bit his lips for the slip of tongue, as Audrey's head snapped up to look at him, he knew her father—of course he did—he had been a grounds keeper since a long time and he knew her mother and her friends.
Dumbledore cleared his throat and placed his hand on Audrey's shoulder as Audrey's excitement died down, the hand on her shoulder explained that Hagrid was not going to reveal any more than he just had, she slumped and shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
"You said you had figured the clue out Harry!" shouted Hermione exasperatedly as Ron scribbled something into a parchment trying to complete his transfiguration homework, they sat in the library going through a pile of books that would prove to be helpful but so far they had had no luck. Ron had dozed off as some ink got stuck on his face.
"It is so obvious and yet it proves to be potentially problematic," sighed Hermione as she sat down next to Harry.
"Potentially problematic, when was the last time you held you breadth under water for an hour Hermione?" said Harry annoyed that she could not decipher the answer with her extra powerful knowledge.
Suddenly they heard loud footsteps towards them as Moody came and stood beside a snoring Ron and shook the boy awake.
"Professor McGonagall would like a word with you," he said Hermione looked bewildered and ticked off at the same time as Harry got up with his egg.
"Not you Potter—the two of you!" he said sternly as Harry sat back down on the chair.
"But sir, the next task is tomorrow!" said Hermione as Ron stood up and stretched.
"Yes and hopefully Mr. Potter is fully prepared by now and needs to get some sleep," said Moody as Hermione hugged Harry and Ron waved him goodbye.
"Longbottom! Help Potter put these books back," shouted Moody as he followed Ron and Hermione out of the library. Harry smiled at Neville who looked at him and then at the books.
"You know if you're interested in plants you need to read up on Terrence's- 99 Solutions On Herbology for Challenging Elements," said Neville putting some books back as Harry slumped, he did not have the patience to entertain Neville's plant talk again.
"You know there is this man in Nepal who is growing Turnips that can cure ulcers," said Neville excitedly as Harry looked at him in pain.
"No offence Neville—but I don't really care about plants unless there is magical Tibetan turnip that helps me breath under water than brilliant," said Harry putting away the last book in his hand as Neville smiled at him.
"I don't know about turnip but you can always use Gillyweed—I know Audrey's using it I saw her fish some out after a fight with the giant squid—it almost drowned her," smiled Neville confidently as Harry looked at him and beamed, now all he needed to do was get his hands on Gillyweed, whatever that was.
Audrey was nervous, she did not have any doubt that the Gillyweed would not fail her but she was afraid of the fact that it might not work for more than an hour and what if she failed to retrieve the lost object within the stipulated time and the worst part was Audrey did not know what object had been taken away from her, she had gone through her things and they all seemed to be there but then what was missing?
Audrey could see Leon standing next to her as Ludo Bagman called for the champions to position themselves on their diving stands, her stand was next to Harry's she saw the Gillyweed in his hand and smiled, must have been Neville she thought.
"Was Neville's idea—I just hope it won't kill me," he muttered to her as she smiled, a final glance into the crowd as she looked for her mother but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Gabs?" she asked Leon as Bagman announced something, Leon shrugged and urged Audrey to put the Gillyweed into her mouth as Ludo Bagman began the countdown, she inhaled deeply and tried her best to swallow the plant whole, it felt like it was stuck in her throat and was trying to cut it open.
"—Jump!" shouted Bagman as Audrey dived into the water; she noticed Harry being pushed in by Moody. When the water hit her skin she had to open her mouth to breath and a sharp intake on water went to her lungs, but it did not burn. Audrey opened her eyes to look around and saw her fingers and feet look like flippers that were stuck onto each limb, she swam forward in search for the lost object, worried about the time she tried her best to swim faster she was worried that she wouldn't be able to survey the whole lake. But then she heard the voice, the voice that had belonged to the egg, it sang to her melodiously, she decided to follow the voice.
Audrey noticed her body move like a fish, but then that was because she was supposed to be a part fish, she swam forward and noticed a wide opening at the bottom of the lake, the voice seemed to be coming from there, she swam through and came across a thin broken down archway that had five rather large objects floating inside it, Audrey swam towards the archway it seemed like she was the only one there yet, the other champions had yet to find it because all the five objects were still there.
Audrey swam faster but the further she got the better and clearer she could see what was in front of her, her eyes bulged when she noticed that those objects where not objects but people Ron, Hermione, Gabrielle, Cho Chang and besides Cho stood there floating lifelessly in her blue robes, her mother. Audrey looked from Hermione, Ron and Gabrielle to her mother, she quickly pulled out her wand and tried to set free all of her friends with one spell but one well-built merman almost poked his trident into her neck and hissed.
"Only one!"
Audrey nodded and he swam away surveying the situation from a distance, Audrey saw Harry come in from the back and look at her, she was being stupid, if she saved everyone then the other champions would have nothing to save, thereby losing the challenge because of her, she did not want that. It wasn't hard to choose because no one but her would possibly miss her mother—well apart for a few people on the surface.
She swam to her mother's foot and set it free from the weed that bound it, she showed Harry her watch and swam back towards the surface as Harry tried to get Ron out of the treacherous binds. Audrey swam faster out of the opening with her mother's hand in hers towards the surface as she saw the other champions swim towards the opening, she didn't spot Fleur but maybe she had missed her, she would obviously save Gabrielle.
Audrey's head tore the surface of the water as she swam out with her mother who had supposedly woken up after her face felt the air, she gasped and held on to Audrey, she felt too numb to move and she was feeling exceedingly cold all of a sudden.
"It okay—we're okay," smiled Audrey encouragingly as she helped her mother to the stands, Jean was the one who pulled out Rachel and snuggled her into a warm towel and covered her with a blanket, but he did not bother helping Audrey out. Audrey could hear her school cheering for her as Ludo Bagman announced her arrival.
Leon pulled her out of the water and Audrey fell flat on her back the feeling of air filling her lungs was lovely she felt cold inside and out but she couldn't care less as she saw Fleur out of the water her face full of tears as Fedora tried to console her, Audrey pulled Leon by the collar and he fell down next to her.
"Gabrielle?" Audrey asked between breaths, her breathing hadn't stabilized yet.
"Fleur couldn't get past the Grindelows" said Leon as Bagman cheerfully announced Cedric's arrival followed by Krum who came out with Cho Chang and Hermione respectively.
Audrey stood up and tried jumping back into the water, but powerful feminine hands held her back.
"No! You'll get disqualified if you jump in again," said Maxine who stood there with a bath robe and a towel which she draped on her student.
"But Gab-!" exclaimed Audrey as she as gasped she noticed Ron's head pop out of the water along with Gabrielle's as Ron helped her swim to the shore, Harry came flying through the water as he crashed into the stands. Audrey pulled her robe off and dashed towards Gabrielle as Leon helped her out and then Ron.
Audrey hugged her friends and pulled the robe around Gabrielle's shivering body, as they announced the results.
"And the winner is Ms. Adams with her spectacular performance with Gillyweed, yes—yes well done Ms. Adams, after thorough research and reference on this topic the panel of judges has come to this result that it was Mr. Potter who was actually the second one to reach the spot and not only did he save Mr. Weasley but he also saved Ms. Delacour in the process and the therefore the panel would like to award Mr. Potter second place for display of great moral fibre," shouted Crouch as the stands burst into cheers, Audrey clapped the loudest as Harry threw her a smile and she mouthed a small thank you, before Audrey turned she noticed Fleur kiss Harry and Ron on their cheeks and pull Gabrielle away with her.
Audrey sighed and head for the showers, she was the only one there, she undressed and quickly let the water cleanse her, after the short shower she dressed herself into a grey t-shirt and pulled on a dark green jacket over it, she kept the zipper open so she could feel cool, not that she needed it but she just felt like the weather was pleasant.
She walked towards the few boats that were left for departure and found Harry waiting there with Leon, Hermione, Ron and Gabrielle. She could see Fred and George tease Harry about being made of moral fibre. She also noticed her mother standing with Jean, Sirius and Remus as they waited for her to come. She also noticed Crouch talk to Harry and then being snubbed by Moody who then sat down in the boat that had most of the adults.
She smiled at her friends as she walked towards the lot and they took a boat back to the school as well, when they reached shore they saw Hagrid speaking to Lupin, Snape and Rachel as Jean stood in the background looking dark and annoyed.
"Oye you lot!" shouted Hagrid as he waved out rigorously to the fourteen year olds, Fred and George had cleared off declaring that they needed to build their moral fibre. The group walked up to Hagrid.
"Walk with us," said Hagrid merrily as Jean rolled his eyes and made his way to Rachel who seemed to be in a delightful mood, she smiled at Audrey. Snape seemed to look grave and tired as Hagrid moved away, he walked in silence with Lupin talking to him about something.
The group walked in merriment as Harry and Audrey strolled together in the second half of the woods, Hagrid began singing the Hogwarts school song, but Leon and Gabrielle laughed at their song and began singing theirs in French as each school tried to overpower the other.
"I can't believe that they're actually singing like morons," Harry commented as Audrey laughed loudly, her laughter going miles in the woods that lead to the castle. Harry looked at her smiling, he knew he liked her a lot but he did not know if she'd think of him as more than a friend so he let it be for the time being and besides as long as they were friends he could look at her, she had suddenly started to look more beautiful ever since he danced with her during the Yule ball. She wasn't like the other girls, they craved attention and they were materialistic and considered it very disgraceful to do anything that was remotely unlady like, but Audrey was different, she was special.
He looked ahead, as a foul stench filled the air they were in, Harry stopped in his path his smile dropped as he held a hand out, Audrey crashed into it and looked at what he was staring at she scream in surprise, he scream filled the air just like her laughter had.
Severus walked quietly behind Potter and Audrey as he looked at the boy look at the girl like a little puppy, he found it oddly amusing for some reason, he didn't know why though, maybe because that is what he used to do to try and persuade Lily all his school life, no Lily was over so long ago, she was gone and so was Rachel he did not need to recall this not with Lupin walking besides him.
"Severus—are you alright?" Lupin asked as Severus looked sombre as he nodded. He was not alright; he was nothing close to alright when the woman he was in love with was in the hands of another who was well-suited with her than he could ever be.
"You look dreadful," complained Remus as Severus sighed and was about to snap at him before he was cut off by the girl's scream, he looked at Lupin and turned around and looked at Rachel who looked back at the men in worry, she got out of Jean's embrace and dashed with the Remus and Snape to where Harry and Audrey where standing and staring at something, Audrey had her face turned away and almost buried into Potter's shoulder, she ran to her mother as Rachel pulled the girl into her arms.
"Merlin's Beard!" exclaimed Lupin as there lay Barty Crouch's body parts brutally cut into pieces and strewn all over the forest floor as his head with the customary bowler hat was hoisted on a stick which was sticking out of the ground, his eyes wide open which obviously meant that he had been subjected to the killing curse before he was chopped. It was gruesome; it took all of Harry's self control to not vomit. Hagrid came running with the rest of the students as they all gasped and Ron almost puked his guts out.
"Hagrid take them up to the tower and Ms. Delacour to the dungeons—see to it that they get there safe," muttered Severus as Hagrid nodded leading them out of the forest.
"You two—need to get to Dumbledore's office now," said Snape gravely as he looked at Lupin and Black who nodded and pushed the two ahead, Jean followed leaving Rachel alone with Severus as they both inspected the crime scene.
Audrey was still in shock of what she had scene, her insides were cold and she was shivering, the scariest thing she had ever come across was the dragon in her previous task, according to her Harry seemed to be much calmer as he refused to let go of her hand and she was thankful for that, Merlin knew she needed a friend. Remus, Sirius and Jean had only deposited them at the gargoyle and returned to the crime scene where they were sure the Aurors must have come by for thorough investigation.
She and Harry made their way to Dumbledore's office, neither spoke but Harry still held her hand, he only let go when he had to knock on the closed door, but before he did, they could hear voices arguing from the inside.
"I will not terminate the tournament—this is the time where people look to their leader, dissolving the tournament will make me look like a coward," said a voice Harry recognized to be the minister of magic's.
"A man has been killed Cornelius you cannot possibly be thinking-!" said Mcgonagall in urgency.
"Barty was on his last legs Minerva—he'd gone all haywire after his wife and son died," finished Cornelius as Dumbledore spoke and everyone went quite.
"I do not think it wise to carry forward this Tournament Cornelius!" said Dumbledore but before Fudge could reply Moody cleared his throat and spoke.
"I don't think we are alone anymore," he said as he opened the door and the occupants of the room stared at Harry and Audrey standing in the doorway Harry hand was up as if he was about to knock.
"Ah! Harry and Adele!" said Fudge beaming at them, he shook Harry's hand.
"Brilliant performance today Adele!" he beamed.
"It's Audrey!" she growled as the minister looked at her in bewilderment as he looked into the eyes not recalling where he had seen them before.
"Really I thought it was-!"
"No it's Audrey!" she said cutting him mid sentence as Fudge cleared his throat and held his hand out to shake hers but she just looked at it coldly, she did want to shake his hand.
"Right!" he muttered as Dumbledore came out from around his desk.
"Please wait till I come back— Cornelius, Minerva, Alastor, if you will—do enjoying these—but be careful they bite," smiled Dumbledore as he escorted the adults out of the room.
Audrey settled down on the blue couch as Harry walked to the bowl full of biting nutties.
"Careful," she said as he nodded but one of the chocolate's bit his finger and as he danced in pain to get it off, he stumbled on a loose tile which opened up a small cabinet through which flew out a basin like device, which was already filled with some sort of shimmering light blue liquid which had a silvery semi liquid like swirl swimming in it.
Audrey got up and walked up to where Harry was standing and they both peered over the basin, both falling into the basin at the same time.
They did not know what they were falling into as they could still feel their feet on the ground but when they crashed their bodies where in seats in a courtroom full of people.
"Professor Dumbledore!" someone said as they shook Dumbledore's hand, the person's hand went through Harry's chest as Dumbledore shook it. It was as if they were transparent and translucent—they were ghost because it was obvious no one seemed to have noticed them not even Dumbledore when they were sitting right next to him.
"Bring in prisoner number 142" said Crouch, he looked younger as he banged his gravel and the court went silent, Harry and Audrey looked around and found that a much younger Rita Skitter sat in a corner taking notes, her fancy blonde hair not going missed by Harry of Audrey.
"Harry that's-!" said Audrey as Harry nodded in acknowledgement; three dementors dragged a filthy looking Igor Karkaroff into the caged seat.
"Dementors," muttered Harry as Audrey nodded a little worriedly, what was going on, she had heard about time travel but this was ridiculous.
"Mr. Karkaroff you have been brought from Azkaban at your own request because you said you wished to present some evidence—if the court finds your information useful the council may be prepared to consider your immediate release but until that time you remain in the eyes of the council convicted death eater do you agree to these terms?" said Crouch as Karkaroff shook his head in agreement flinching at the sound of the word Azkaban.
"I do sir," began Karkaroff but Crouch cut him off.
"And what is it you wish to present?" asked Crouch sharply.
"I have names sir," said Karkaroff in his strong Russian accent acting like a punished house elf.
"There is Roseir sir—Evan Roseir," said Karkaroff hopefully.
"Roseir is dead," spat Crouch distastefully.
"Dead!" cried Karkaroff in shock, Audrey and Harry then noticed Moody sitting next to Dumbledore as he said something and laughed.
"Yes dead—took a piece of me with him the ruddy bastard!" he grunted as Dumbledore laughed while Moody pointed to his eye.
"If this is all you wish to present!" snapped Crouch.
"No sir, there was Rookwood—Augustus Rookwood—he was a spy—passed on information from inside the ministry itself!" cried Karkaroff helplessly as Crouch looked him sceptically.
"Very well—council will deliberate—in the mean time you will be returned to Azkaban," said Crouch as he lifted his gravel but stopped as Karkaroff wailed.
"Wait—wait I have more—What about Snape— Severus Snape!" he said with some amount of confidence as both Harry and Audrey gasped but Dumbledore stood up and answered his question.
"As the council is very much aware that I have given evidence on this matter—Severus Snape was indeed a death eater but prior to Lord Voldemort's downfall turned spy for us at great personal risk!"
"That's a lie," cried Karkaroff with all his heart.
"Today he is no more a death eater than I am!" said Dumbledore sitting back down into his seat as Karkaroff refused to register what he said and protested voicing his opinion to the fullest. Crouch banged his gravel in anger silencing him in an instant.
"Silence!" shouted Crouch.
"Unless the witness possesses any genuine evidence—this session is now concluded," said Crouch as he banged his gravel, the dementors approached Karkaroff who had a sadistic smile plastered on his face.
"Oh! No..no..no! there was one more-" smiled Karkaroff.
"What's that?" asked Crouch curiously.
"His name? I know for a fact that this person took part in the capture and by means of the cruciatus curse tortured auror frank Longbottom and his wife,"
"Give me the name! Give me the wretched name," snarled Crouch, Audrey noticed a well-groomed man got out of his seat and slowly make his way to the end of the seats as Karkaroff shouted in glee looking at the same man.
"Barty Crouch-Junior," finished Karkaroff barring his yellow teeth in mirth as the aurors in the room caught hold of junior crouch after Moody knocked the man off his feet. Murmurs spread throughout the room as Rita Skitter's quill scribbled on the parchment as fast as it could, but no one looked at Crouch's face which had instantly become smaller with pain and disappointment written all over it.
"Get your filthy hands of me pathetic little men-Hello Father!" snarled the man as the aurors kept a strong hold on the man who tried his best to shrug them off.
"You're no son of mine," said Crouch as his face turned cold and dark.
Audrey turned to look at Harry who looked back at her, he tried touching her face as half of it was missing it was like they were evaporating into the air and then they were thrown back out of the basin and landed next to each other on the cold stone floor of Dumbledore's office.
"Curiosity is not a bad thing—just need to keep it to when necessary," said Dumbledore from behind as Harry and Audrey jumped, they did not know he had returned.
"This is a pensieve—it is used to view memories you need to witness again," explained Dumbledore before Audrey could ask.
"Sir—Mr. Crouch's son—what happened to him," asked Harry as Dumbledore looked at him quizzically.
"He was sent to Azkaban—killed Barty to do it," muttered Dumbledore sitting down on the steps that led to his desk.
"He died there?" muttered Audrey as Dumbledore looked at her and nodded.
"Why do you ask Harry?" Dumbledore turned to Harry as the boy spoke.
"Well—I had a dream sir in the summer and a few times now as well—in the dream I saw Voldemort but he wasn't in his full form almost lifeless and there was Wormtail and Mr. Crouch's son—they were looking for someone—they had to kill—I think sir—they are looking for me—they want to kill me," said Harry gulping, he silently hoped Audrey wouldn't think he was mental.
"It is not wise to dwell on dreams Harry, we must pick them out and cast them away," said Dumbledore pulling out a silvery thread like thing from his head with the help of his wand and threw it into the pensieve.
"Uncle Al! What happened to Neville's parents?" asked Audrey a little concerned as Dumbledore looked at her.
"They got something worse than death Audrey—they lost their minds due to the effects of the curse—St. Mungo's, the boy visit every vacation, every vacation is a new introduction by the healers as to who he is, do not tell Mr. Longbottom about this though—he may not be comfortable with you knowing this," said Dumbledore gravely.
Audrey felt terrible for Neville but there was not much she could do for him and Harry seemed to be way more focused on his dream than anything else.
When she finally got into bed all she wanted to do was close her eyes and fall asleep as she desperately hoped for her to wake up at home in France tomorrow so she could take a trip down to the Eiffel tower with Leon and Gabby, all of a sudden the England she had forever wanted to live in seemed hostile and frightful. She had heard stories about Voldemort, they had scared her but she had never released that her life would be tangled up in a mess that even she did not know was so much bigger than her and of Snape being a death eater, she felt like she longer wanted to have anything to do with him. Although she wondered if that was the reason her mother and Sirius despised him so much—but then why in the world would Remus-Before she could think any further she fell asleep—a very disturbed sleep were she imagined Snape being forced into getting the dark mark.
