“Dad?” I asked.

“Cassie?” The man replied. His eyes widened. He opened the gate to let me in. I walked through the gate and he ushered me to the big house.

“What brings you here?” He asked. I took a deep breath.

“I’m the Malfoy’s protector and I received word that my charge was born.” I said.He stopped in his tracks.

“You’re the Malfoy protector? That means your protector mother was Elizabeth. Did she tell you about the Dark Lord?” He asked. I nodded.

“I know everything father.” I stated. He seemed to have this air about him of fear as we got closer to the manor.

“Come, Lucius will want to speak to you.” He said. He walked me through the dark wood doors and up the stairs.

“Wait here.” Father said. He walked through another set of doors and I could hear talking on the other side. After a few minutes, the doors opened.

“Come in.” A low clear voice said. I walked into the room and there was a long dark wood table in the middle of the room. There were all kinds of people sitting around it. As I entered, the group of people sitting around it took in a breath and gasped. All heads turned to this woman who had long, dark, curly black hair and eyes that seemed to sink in. She looked a lot like me.

“My dear, look at me.” The same voice said. I looked in the direction of the voice and there was a middle aged man. His hair was neat and brown and his eyes were full of malice and had a calculating look. I knew he was a man to be feared. Next to him was my father. I’ve never seen my father look so scared in my entire life. I felt the atmosphere of the room shift. It was now a fearful atmosphere.

“Come here, my dear.” The man said. I walked forward. My father took in a deep breath. I was standing in front of the man. My father motioned me to kneel. I knelt down at his feet.

“She knows without being told. Hmm, I wonder how? Fenrir? Any ideas?” The man asked my father.

“No my Lord.” He said.

“Hmm, well then. My dear, what brings you here?” The man asked. “Maybe some information for me?”

“No sir, my charge is in this house. I’m a protector and I’m here to do my job, sir. Are you Lucius Malfoy, sir?” I asked. The whole room was so silent you could hear a needle drop. The man looked down at me then looked at another man with long, pale blond hair. Then, the man began to chuckle.

“My dear, because you just arrived and just left the school, I presume, I will give you a leeway on this little incident. My name is Lord Voldemort.” The man said. My eyes widened and I instantly regretted my mistake. “I believe that the man you are looking for is sitting over there with his sister-in-law, who seems to look a lot like you. Interesting, isn’t it?” He said.

“Yes sir. It’s really interesting indeed sir.” I responded.

“Silence. You will speak only when I ask for your opinion, filthy half-breed. Now, you will refer to me as your Dark Lord or sir.” He said. “Dismissed while we figure this out.” As he finished speaking the others scurried out of the room silently and purposefully. He got out of his chair and began to walk out as well.

“And you four can stay here and figure it out. I will send down Narcissa along with the boy.” The Dark Lord said. Just then did I notice a long dark green snake slithering after him.

“My lord! Watch out! There’s a snake.” I said. He chuckled.

“Yes there is. Isn’t she lovely?” Voldemort said. Then he left without another word. It was just my father, the man with blond hair, the woman with black hair, and I standing in that room. My father looked at me helplessly.

“Cassandra. I’m going to introduce you to your family now. This is Lucius Malfoy.” My father said gesturing to the man. “He is the current head of the Malfoy home and he is the father to your charge.” I held my hand out to shake but the man just looked at it then back to my eyes.

“Absolutely not, half-breed.” He said. I was stunned. I figured that he would be prejudiced but not to somebody who was protecting his child.

“And this woman here. This woman is your mother.” My father continued. I gaped. My mother? I had never met her or saw her before. She was beautiful. Her hair curled the right way and her eyes were a dark black but they were noticeable. She had thin cheek bones and a pointed face.

“My mother? I thought you lost track of her?” I asked my father. He nodded.

“I did. But when the pack began following the Dark Lord, she was already a follower. That’s when I found her again. She’s married now though.” He said. She coughed.

“I can speak for myself, Fenrir.” She said. Her voice was clear and firm but had a caring touch to it. “My name is Bellatrix Lestrange. I am your mother. I did want to keep you but I couldn’t due to my father being ignorant towards your blood status, which is not ideal I will admit, but you were my child and I could not get him to understand that.”

“It’s okay mother. At least I know I have one.” I said. “Now Lucius, where is my charge? Is he okay?” I asked.

“He should be arriving any minute with his mother.” As he finished speaking the door opened and in walked a woman with black hair, like my mother’s, but a strip of pale blond in her bangs. In her arms was a small bundle of blankets. She walked towards us. She gave the bundle of blankets to Lucius.

“Hello. I’m Narcissa Malfoy, the boy’s mother.” She said. She offered her hand out to shake mine. I took it saying

“My name is Cassandra Black.” She blanched for a moment.

“As in, the Noble House of Black?” She asked.

“I don’t know what that means but if you’re asking for my heritage then my parents are right here. I’m Bellatrix’s daughter.” I said. She smiled.

“Then you’ll take to Draco pretty fast I assume. Seeing that you are cousins.” Narcissa said. Now it was my turn to blanch.

“What? You’re Bellatrix’s sister?” I asked. She nodded smiling. She was a warm person. I didn’t understand how she ended up serving the cold Dark Lord. She took the bundle of blankets back from Lucius.

“Before I leave you with my only son, I would like to ask you a few questions.” She said. I didn’t object. We walked out of the room and she led me up a flight of stairs and we sat in a small room with two chairs. She invited me to sit down with her. I sat down across from her.

“May I ask question?” I asked. She nodded gracefully.

“You seem so nice and warm. How did you end up marrying a cold person like Lucius?” I asked. She smiled a small smile.

“He’s only cold when he’s concerned or stressed. He’s actually a nice person.” She responded. I knew that this was it.

"From what I've seen so far is that you will be a fine protector for Draco" She said. She stood up and I did too. She handed me the little bundle of blankets.

“I expect great things from you.” She said. I held the little child in my arms. He was fast asleep. Narcissa had swept out of the room. It was just me standing there with a little bundle of dark green blankets. The baby had just woken up and I started freaking out inside because I didn’t know how to stop a child from crying. But he didn’t cry. He just seemed to look at me. I was looking at him and he cooed at me. I smiled. At this point, I heard Voldemort in my head.

“It is time for the meeting to resume. I suggest that all of you are in the room before I am there. Cassandra dear, why don’t you join us?” He said. I knew that it wasn’t an invitation, it was an order. I carried Draco in my arms and walked to the room I first was brought to. Nearly everybody was sitting down in their places and I noticed that there was an empty chair between my mother and father.

“Cass, come here. You sit here.” Bellatrix said. I walked over and she pulled the chair out for me. I sat down, still holding Draco. Down one side of the table there were people and down the other side was my family. From where the Dark Lord sat, there was a pale man who sat in all black and had greasy black hair. Then it went Lucius, Narcissa, Bellatrix, myself, my father, Fenrir, and finally my mother’s husband. The Dark Lord walked in and sat down. Everybody looked towards him.

“What is it my Lord?” One of the men asked. Voldemort looked at him.

“Nothing in particular, I’m just concerned that the Order of the Phoenix is growing and will attempt to tear us down.” Voldemort said.

“My Lord, that won’t happen. You are too powerful.” The same man said.

“Hm, thank you, Nott. My worries have been quelled. There will be no more meetings today. You are free to leave.” He said.

At that moment, people began to apparate and leave. My family had went into a different room. Narcissa took Draco from me and left as well..

“Cassandra, sit.” Voldemort said. I moved to sit down across from him and he began to speak again.

“No, here.” He said. I moved over and sat down where he said to, next to him. I looked at him and he was just sitting there looking at me.

“Sir? Is there something you wanted?” I asked. He nodded. He leaned forward until he was an inch away from me.

“I want you to hold still.” He said. I felt his breath as he spoke. He spoke very softly. He moved in and closed the space from between our lips. I was scared and surprised. I jerked back and our lips split. His eyes closed.

“I was hoping that it wouldn’t have to be this way. I’m sorry that you couldn’t stay still. I will give you one more chance to stay still.”He said. “Do you want to try again or do you want me to do it the hard way already?”

“Try again.” I said. He nodded. He leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine. I was still terrified so I kind of pushed him away. He then pulled his wand out and pointed it on me.

“I didn’t want to do this the hard way. But you just can’t seem to stay still. Crucio.” He said lazily. Suddenly all of my nerves were on fire and I couldn’t move. I thought I was going to die. I’d learned about this curse but we didn’t practice it for obvious reasons. I fell to the ground and realized that I had been screaming out my lungs. Then the fire stopped just as it started it.

“I’ll give you one more chance.” He said. He gripped my arm so tight that I knew I’d have a bruise afterwards. He sat next to me on the floor and began to kiss me but again, I pulled away.

“Petrificus Totalus” He said as lazily as he said Crucio. I was frozen where I was. He began to kiss me roughly. He then stripped my of my clothes and raped me. This was the first of many times. I couldn’t do anything about it. Then he gave me up for grabs to anybody willing. The Carrow twins took him up on the offer and the same process would repeat itself. I would turn away then they would petrify me so I couldn’t move. I used, abused, and nearly killed on several occasions. I was the Dark Lord’s new plaything and he wouldn’t let me go. A year later, all of the Death Eaters we’re together at the big table in the room where it happened first.

“My Lord, what is it?” My mother asked.

“Tonight is the night, my dear Bella.”He replied coolly. He was right. Tonight was the night he was going to kill a little boy.

“I have decided who is going to go with me.” He announced. Everybody sat waiting patiently even though each had a buzz of excitement.

“Cassandra will accompany me.” He said. As soon as he said that all heads turned to look at me. Some were glaring and others looked slightly relieved.

“We will be leaving late tonight. Dismissed.” He said. Soon witches and wizards were apparating away from the house.

“My little girl!! Going with the Dark Lord!” My mother shrieked excitedly.

“I don’t like it.” My father argued with her. Meanwhile my father’s omega and his son walked up to the scene that was unfolding. My mother and uncle-in-law were arguing over being delighted in me going while my father and his omega were against it. Narcissa was standing by the side cradling Draco.

“Hey, are you okay?” The omega’s second, Scabior, asks. I shook my head after checking to make sure the Dark Lord was gone. I leaned up against him and he looked down at me and gave me a kiss. We’d been dating since Draco’s third month birthday. It had been nine months since our first date. Meanwhile the argument had come to a conclusion and, of course, my mother had one.

“My little girl aiding the Dark Lord.” She said. She came over and gave me a big hug. Lucius clapped me on the back.

“Congratulations little girl.” He said. Narcissa came over and handed me my charge. He was growing up quite nicely so far. I walked away from the argument that was starting back up. I took Draco over to a window and was cradling him when Scabior came over and stood behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist.

“Maybe someday that could be a child of ours.” He said. I smirked.

“Unlikely. Not with the Dark Lord in power.” I responded. He smiled.

“True.” He said. We stood there until it was time for me to leave. I gave Draco back to Narcissa and walked out into the entrance hall. I had my cloak on ready to leave. Voldemort was already standing there waiting for me. He took me arm and apparated to Godric’s Hollow. It was Halloween night but there were no children out due to how late it was. We had disapparated in and alley. Voldemort pushed me up against one of the walls. He began to kiss me roughly again. I pulled away. He crucioed me and I fell to the ground. He used a curse that created a deep gash in my arm. He grabbed it and kept kissing me. I pulled away again and he cast a spell that created a hole in my stomach. I fell to the floor and began crying. He pulled me over to him and entered me. I screamed and screamed but he silenced me. He cut me one last time after raping me and left me in the snow in front of the house he was going to. He walked away from me and I tried yelling. I couldn’t yell or scream. My vision was starting to blur and I could only see him enter the house and I saw a flash of green light. Then I blacked out.