Part 4
They stopped in front of a large wooden door. Malfoy set her down and Greyback knocked on the door. What she heard next sent a chill through her bones.
A hiss of a voice “Enter”
Greyback opened the door and Malfoy pushed her in she jolted into the room and looked at Malfoy ruefully before walking in the rest of the way he entered behind her and shut the door.
“My sweet child” Ravyn’s head snapped around to see him sitting in a chair in front of his fireplace. The ethereal glow behind him made him look like the devil on his thrown of flames. She took him in his appearance now. Very much like his snake that sat coiled next to his chair.
“Bow” Malfoy pushed her forward her now bound hands lurched in front of her to catch herself as she landed on her knees. Voldemort flicked his fingers at Draco, and he grabbed her hair pulling her up on her knees to look at her father.
“You don’t look like I remember. Dumbledore changed your defining characteristics.” He eyed her. She looked at him perplexed. He grinned “No my child you were not born looking like this. He didn’t want you to be connected to me. He changed your hair and eye color.” He ran his wand over her shoulder brushing her blonde tresses off it. “By your look of surprise, I am assuming right that you didn’t know.” He glanced at her arm and saw the angry red burn. “I see Draco as been experimenting.” He glanced at Draco” Very good. My servants no doubt felt it. Only you could summon them like I could. Dumbledore removed your mark.” He grabbed her arm. She ground her teeth roughly. “As I am sure Draco told you it never fully goes away, especially with you.” He ran his hand over the burn, and she screamed. Draco smiled as he watched from the corner. She looked down and the burn was gone. She snapped her gaze at her father.
“The pain will go away, and your true features will return when you receive your mark again” He said running a hand over the fake blonde hair gently.
She jerked her head away “Never, I may be your daughter. I may have your blood. I will never join you though.” Her disgust seeped out with her words.
Voldemort leaned back and smiled. “You could have everything by my side.” He gestured around with his hand.
“Go to hell” her eyes narrowed.
He lurched forward quickly grabbing her arm again and she cried out again in surprise and pain. “You are my heir, my daughter, you will be by my side” His face not an inch from her face.
She looked directly into his eyes. She could feel the power course through her body as he touched her. She felt their connection. Her back straightened as she looked straight into his eyes. “I’ll watch you rot Tom”
His hand flew up back, handing her throwing her to the floor. She brought her bound hands between her chest and the floor to push herself up. She looked up and looked right into the eyes of Nagini his beloved pet. The snake raised its head looking down on her. It began to advance. Her look turned sinister as Draco and Voldemort heard the hiss-like voice. They looked at her intensely as she stared at Nagini. The snake reared back slightly and then laid back down. Voldemort sneered approvingly.
“Some talents are distinguishing in themselves.” He stated joyfully as she sat up. She looked at him at his self-satisfied smirk. “You have so much potential” He added gleefully. He waved his hand and Draco came as heeded. “Make her see things our way Draco. Do whatever it takes. She will come around.”
“No! I will not. Never.” She protested as Draco came to her.
“She is too good still, make her see the light” Voldemort pushed her down again. “You will do as Draco says” He warned.
“When hell freezes over, I will obey him” She glared at Draco manically.
“I get the impression she doesn’t like you Draco” Voldemorts mouth twitched into a grin.
Draco sneered at her. She watched as Draco knocked and Greyback came in. Draco nodded at Ravyn. “Take her out to her cell”
Greyback walked over and grabbed her as she growled and kicked and fought hard. “Let me go! Take your hands off me you fleabag! You waste of fur!”
Draco and Voldemort laughed. “She has spirit. I’ll give her that. She is going to be a great allie once she is broken” Voldemort was positively glowing as he spoke. Draco went to leave when He called him back. “Draco, break her down. She is important to us. So, keep her alive. She needs to hate, she needs to feel pure hatred, pure darkness.”
Draco nodded and bowed slightly “My Lord” and he left the room. A huge grin broke out over his face as he walked down the corridors. ‘She is mine’ is all he kept thinking. She is mine to dominate and rip down. She would pay.
Ravyn was thrown into a cold wet stone cell. She turned and glared at Greyback from her spot on the floor. He laughed as he sealed the door. She pushed herself up and got up dusting herself off.
“He has really made you quite ugly. You were a gorgeous baby” Ravyn stiffened at that voice. She turned slowly to look into Lucius Malfoys sneer.
“That means so much coming from dirt like you” She rolled her eyes.
“She really does need manners” a woman’s voice joined them. Ravyn looked and saw Bellatrix standing next to Lucius.
“This from the head wench herself” Ravyn sneered.
“You’re a vile little girl” Bellatix narrowed her eyes at her.
“What do you expect look at my father” She folded her arms. “Of course I’d rather be his daughter then be a shriveled hag like yourself”
“Why you little…” Bellatrix flicked her wand and Ravyn flew against the wall behind her knocking the wind out of her.
“Back off, she’s mine” A voice said from behind the two death eaters at her cell. They turned. Lucius looked at his son.
“Really?” Lucius cocked his head interested.
“Yes, so it’s my job to rattle it’s cage not yours” Draco replied with a satisfied grin. Lucius raised his eyebrows lightly.
“I don’t see the big deal; she doesn’t look that powerful” Bellatrix stated distastefully.
“Watch it!” Draco exclaimed quickly. Ravyn was right in Bellatrix’s face when she turned back to the bars. Ravyn grabbed her hair and smashed her head into the bars hard. They all heard the resounding crack, as Ravyn laughed happily and watched Bellatrix moan in pain from the ground. Lucius looked at Bellatrix then Draco. Whose wand was on Ravyn. She looked at him and his eyes laughed as he said the word “Crucio”
Ravyn fell to the ground in pain but didn’t scream. She gritted her teeth and panted as Draco advanced on the cell and entered it. She continued to pant in pain, her eyes clenched closed, her fists clenched. He looked at Greyback and Lucius. Both took out their wands and directed a hit at her as well. She groaned and arched off the floor as the two curses hit her. Making it three on her now. She writhed under their wands and let out a yell. The three wore sadistic smirks as they watched her writhe. Finally, Draco waved them off and he lowered his wand. He watched her as she got on all fours. Her breathing labored Draco kneeled in front of her. She slowly looked up at him. Her eyes danced with contempt. Draco tilted his head to the side looking at her, her gaze meeting his through the hair that fell over framing her face. He brought his hand up and stroked her cheek. She shuddered, her body still convulsing from the shock they had just put it through.
He looked at his fingers grazing the soft skin “And the fun begins” Her gaze never wavered. As she took her head away from his touch. His eyes raked over her and he got up and left the cell.
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Ravyn groggily woke up against cold stone; she was cold, very cold. Something slithered over her. She jerked up scared, and Nagini was wrapped around her. The snake looked at her, as she sat up slightly. Ravyn eyed the creature wearily. The snake got closer to her face, and she leaned back slightly. Then it surprised her and nuzzled her. It remembered her.
“He couldn’t get the damn thing away from you.” Ravyns head snapped to the voice. Malfoy stood leaning on the bars of her cell. “He said that she was very protective of you as a baby.”
Ravyn looked back to Nagini. She ran her hand over her slick head. The snake’s tongue licked her hand. ‘Do you remember me?’ She spoke once again to the snake. The snake nodded in response. ‘Funny I think I remember you to, you seem so familiar’
“What are you saying?” Draco asked curiously.
Ravyn narrowed her eyes and got up.’ Go ahead Nagini, I’ll be fine’ Nagini nodded and slithered out of the cell and down the hall.
“Just girl talk” She answered finally raising her gaze to him.
“You have a smart mouth” He waved his wand and entered the cell.
She snorted a laugh “You would know all about my mouth wouldn’t you now?” Her eyebrow crooked.
He advanced on her and grabbed her arm pulling her out of the cell as she chuckled. “Come on walk”
She glanced at him chuckling still “Temper, temper Malfoy” She started to walk with his wand on her back. “Where are we going?”
“You’ll see” She heard the smirk on his lips. They passed by a few other Death Eaters as they walked along.
“You think you’re cute?” Ravyn looked and saw Bellatrix approaching them angry.
“She is mine to deal with” Draco spat at her.
Ravyn looked at her. “Why you out of your cage? Petting day at the zoo?” She laughed.
“You’ll pay for your little stunt” Bellatrix pointed her wand at her. Draco stood next to Ravyn with a daring look.
“She is my prisoner; I deal with her not you. Now get going.” He nodded his head down the hall.
“You better watch it princess; I have my eye on you” She snarled. Ravyn smiled and began to laugh then suddenly spit right in Bellatrix’s face.
“Immobulus” Draco shot at her she was frozen thrown back against the wall.
Draco held off Bellatrix who was raging. Ravyn just continued to smile, which pissed her off even more. Draco finally got her to go, and he watched her leave. He turned to Ravyn. He was pissed.
“You need to learn very quickly your place.” He said in a vile whisper.
“I know my place, standing across from you ready to fight along side Harry and Dumbledore.” She threw back. “I will never join you”
Draco got in her face and looked at her “Oh but you will” He grabbed her arm releasing her from the wall and pushed her up the corridor causing her to fall and slide across the stone floor. He walked quickly behind her and pushed her again as she tried to get up. “You will learn to obey me.”
“I don’t take orders from pampered old money, because that’s all you are.” She pushed herself up again. Draco in turn kicked her in the ribs. She fell over huddling into herself.
“Why can’t you just be a good girl? You don’t want me angry” He circled her. Like a predator. “You will learn.”
“No” She breathed out through the ache in her ribs. Draco flicked his wand, and she flew against the stone wall cracking her head. She winced and gave a startled cry as her hand rose to her head. He grabbed her arm and jerked her up roughly and walked quickly with her. “You’ll never win”
He stopped abruptly at a door she recognized as his room. He pushed her against it, leaning into her face.” I never lose, remember that precious. You are mine to do what I wish with, remember that too” His wand against her throat painfully as his pulled something out. She moved her gaze down and saw a glint of silver. He held a dagger. She looked into his eyes, and she saw the cold burning blue steely as ever. Her eyes looked panicked, and Draco smiled as he ran the blade over collarbone gently.
“I detect a flicker of fear” He watched the blade glide over her soft cream-colored skin forming the letter ‘D’.
“You don’t scare me” She looked at him trying to sound strong. When in truth she was terrified. Her voice showed the tremble.
He smiled “Yes, I do. I think you need to remember who you belong to too. You need a reminder for when I’m not around” He ran the blade over her cheek.
“You wouldn’t dare” Her eyes flickered over his as the evil mirth shined brightly in them.
“Oh, but I would” He wrapped his hand round her throat after he pocketed his wand. The hand holding the knife opened the door and he pushed her into the room. She fell to the floor crawling backwards into his room more as he entered the door slowly shutting on its own. Not before he walked up to her and immobilized her. He straddled her flicking off his jacket, knife held in his hand firmly over her chest. The door shut and after it clicked you heard her blood curdling scream of pain.
Everybody in the castle heard. Nagani shot up from her spot next to Voldemorts chair. He raised his hand telling her to stay put. He grinned as he heard her scream. Malfoy was ruthless, he would let her scream and not silence her, it gave a warning to others. He knew her lessons had begun. He did give him full reign as long as she didn’t die. Draco wouldn’t let him down. He was her age, just as beautiful, just as cunning, and devious as she was. He could handle her. He knew the others wouldn’t. He heard another scream erupt and began to chuckle which turned into a full-on laugh.
Harry sat straight up in bed his head throbbing. He saw a room. He saw a fire. That snake looked upset. Then the screams and his laughter followed. Those screams- Ravyn. She was in trouble. They had no way of finding her or getting to her. Their friend they had tried too hard to protect. He gave a huge, frustrated sigh. They searched and searched. Until they came out, nobody would know where to find them. Voldemort had the thing he wanted. It made them crazy that all they could was wait. What else could they do though? He got out of bed to tell Dumbledore and the others. She was with Voldemort for sure. None of them would be pleased. At least he had his dreams and visions even though Voldemort was aware of them and was using them as a taunt. Harry knew that much. He had to gather what he could. It only fueled the fire in him to fight in that final battle they knew would come, to take the son of a bitch out for good. His one true best friend that completely could relate to him. The one person he bonded with in a way nobody could understand was him and Ravyn. He swore he would always be there for her. He wasn’t that guilt would never go away.