[Chapter Twenty-one] As I Lay Dying
"Rosalena Yavari, you have been charged with high treason against the Dark Lord. How do you plead?"
The girl shook her head. "I didn't know, I swear to you, I didn't know, please, my Lord, don't do this."
The Dark Lord stared at her from far away, and Lucius repeated his question.
"Not guilty," Lena muttered.
"Who did you act with?"
"Nobody," She cried. How many times had she answered these questions?
Lucius smiled. "I don't believe you." The man shoved her back into the cell. "Draco."
Lena recognized Draco's form as he approached, her head dropped shamefully. What he must be thinking of her.
"What does this girl mean to you?"
There was a slight pause, "Nothing."
Lena whimpered and fought against the heavy chains that bound her. She let her anger explode, and the bricks began to shatter from the walls.
Lucius shut the gate. "A shame."
Lena screamed out as the door latched shut, loud enough for the large circle of people nearby to hear. "Please, I didn't know!"
"Didn't you, though?" Astoria's voice crept through the bars.
Astoria! The Dark Lord doesn't know! Parkinson was right, she's a double agent!
"Her! She works for the Ministry! Astoria is the traitor!"