They call me a criminal

Chapter 51

As I woke up the next morning I realized I was alone in the bedroom. I pushed open the door after quickly throwing on a sweater.

I walked out into the hallway to see Ron and Hermione standing over the ledge with George and Fred. "Morning beautiful," Fred whispered onto my ear. I tilted my head up kissing him good morning.

"What's going on down there?" I asked. "They're having a meeting." I narrowed my eyes immediately heading down the stairs. I was angry they were meeting without me, I had a right to be there after all the information I handed them.

As I approached the door I could hear Madeye, "Sirius go get the girl." I heard someone slam their hand down, "her name is Clara, and we are not asking her for that memory." I pushed my ear up against the door and listened as Kingsley reasoned, "it will help us get ahold of who was there that night, the death eaters and such." Sirius sighed, "she's having nightmares, that girl hates herself more than anything else right now. Absolutely not." Madeye scoffed, "I guarantee she'll agree to handing us that memory." Sirius argued, "she'll agree, but she won't be alright. Last night she had dreams of her mother, what good does it do bringing all that up?"

I pushed the door open, "I'll do it." Remus immediately stood up, "you don't have to do this." I raised my eyebrow, "Madeye seems to think I do. I only hear Sirius arguing, the rest of you either really do need to see that night, or maybe you just want to?" Molly placed a hand on my shoulder, "dear nobody wants you to suffer any more than you already are." Madeye met my eyes, "Clara I want you to know this is important. We're not watching any of this for our own amusement." I sat down, "then take it."

Sirius looked over at me, "it will help. But you don't have to." I looked down, "take the damn memory." I closed my eyes as Madeye limped over to me pressing his wand against my head.

He set it in the pensive and everyone in the room stared as I once again saw myself slowly walking down the stairs to the kitchen. They all noticed the death eaters that stood in my kitchen, and the way my father held my mum still. We saw Barty Crouch Jr hold up my wand killing my mum instantly.

Several of them flinched as I screamed in horror, and then watched as my father threw me onto the kitchen floor tying me up. As they all continued watching I turned to look at snapes face as he saw himself in that memory.

He turned to look at me, I couldn't tell if his eyes were softer maybe they were regretful. But he turned back away so I could no longer study them.

I then turned to look at Mad eye as he entered the memory pulling me up of the ground. I listened as he called me a murderer, and rolled my eyes as he shifted uncomfortably in the seat.

As soon as it was over Sirius threw his arms up, "aren't you glad we put her through that for absolutely nothing. nothing from that memory will help us." Remus sighed, "they didn't know Sirius." Madeye hit his hand down, "all of them wore masks." He then turned to me, "is there anything else you can tell us." I shook my head, "is there anything you can tell me?" Snape stared, "what exactly would you like to know?" I tipped my head back, "why don't you start out with why these death eaters seem to hate me so much."

Snape turned his head, "your father was a coward. He had to prove his loyalty to you know who. Death eaters decided it should be one of his daughters who he killed, more specifically the one who wasn't in Slytherin." I nodded, "which would be me." Snape continued, "your mother convinced them, very bravely that she should be the one to die. Surprisingly he agreed, however, other death eaters did not. They thought this change of plans was a sign of weakness, and now they want you dead."

I couldn't think of any words, I just sat there. "I think we've covered enough this meeting." Molly said furiously. Mad eye turned to me, "anything can help." Molly slammed her hand down on the table, "enough."

I watched as everyone slowly pushed their chairs back. "We'll continue this tomorrow," Kingsley compromised. I remained seated contemplating what all this meant for me. I felt a hand on my shoulder and quickly looked up to see Madeye. "I hope you're not holding anything back." I didn't even have the energy to fight back I just put my head down looking at my hands. "Clara." Remus whispered after they'd all left. "Go upstairs for a bit, take a break."