Dandelions (D.M.)

Chapter One

"Lex!" ..... "Lexi.. wake up it's time to get ready." I half heard due to the fact that I was still half asleep.

I turned over to see my brother and then looked to the window and realized it was still pitch black and groaned.

"Matheo what time is it the sun hasn't even come up" I said groggily.

"4:30 I let you sleep in a little longer but you have to get up now" He spoke softly.

I slowly began to sit up and stretch before getting up and out of bed. Today was the day we would have to return to Hogwarts for our 5th year, but before we could leave we had a special meeting to attend to. A death eater meeting if you would although neither me nor Matheo had been marked yet. That date hadn't been decided yet.

I made my way over to the bathroom before hopping in the shower in attempts to wake me up. If there was anything my mother hated more it was poor appearances. Which I never quite understood because her hair had always appeared as though she'd been electrocuted. She'd hex me if she ever heard me say that so I keep that to myself.

As I got out of the shower I did a quick drying spell to my hair so that I could style it without wasting too much time. I went for a slicked back high pony look pulling out only a few pieces to frame my face and curling those strands. As for the outfit I looked through my closet and finally decided on a black fitted shirt with sleeves that went a little farther than my elbows. For pants I decided on a black pair of high-waisted shorts with fishnets underneath. To tie it all together I threw on some chunky combat boots and did light makeup. My father hated makeup he said makeup was only for muggles but I enjoyed it from time to time. 

As I left my room I went down the hall to meet my brother before heading downstairs. I knocked a few times before slowly opening the door. As my eyes came in contact with him I saw a puff of smoke exit his mouth and out the window. I shut the door quickly before anyone else could see.

"Matheo are you insane if anyone else would've walked through this door you'd be absolutely screwed!" I whisper screamed. He looked over to me before quickly casting a silencing charm so that nobody else would be able to hear.

"They're deciding your date today" He stated quickly. I froze immediately knowing exactly what he meant. I gulped and swallowed any proof of nervousness from showing.

"Yeah-okay so why are you smoking that muggle herb it's not that big of a deal you know?" I stated nonchalantly. I knew this day would be coming up soon but I thought I had at least another year or two before having to think about this.

"You're not nervous?" He said.

Matheo was a year and a half older that Lex and he had already gotten his mark. He may not have been her full blood sibling but he protected her as if he were her parent. Since Bella and Voldemort clearly had more important things to deal with.

"Matheo it's just a stupid mark it doesn't mean anything, plus we knew this was going to happen." I stated as if he forgot I was the daughter of the Lord himself. 

Before he could say anything else I took the muggle herb from this lips and threw it out the window and then turned towards the door.

"You coming or what?" I asked.

He followed me out the door and down the stairs to the infamous meeting room located on the complete opposite of the manor. This particular part of the manor was always insalenly cold compared to the rest of the house. We walked into the room and took our seats next to our parents. 

Matheo's mother fled immediately after she gave birth to him so the closest thing he had to a mother figure was bellatrix who was hardly even in their lives. She only had me so that she could convince Voldemort she was worthy of her love. Although when he found out she was carrying a girl he was very unpleased. He only ever wanted to have male heirs saying as though girls has too many emotions to ever hold as much power as he.

So as you can easily tell I was never the favorite and when anything important needed to be done they went to Matheo first. 

We glanced around the table and I saw the Malfoys, Zabinis, Parkinsons, Notts, Andrews and Berkshires. All of which had offspring my age. We all stayed close during school because we knew all of our futures would be the same.

As it got eerily quiet I heard only the sound of Nagini's skin sliding across the cold black tiles. Soon followed by the one and only Voldemort. He took a seat at the head of the table before smiling widely.

"Welcome to my humble home" He said lowly.

"I hope that you are all making yourself feel at home" Pffft as if, this is my home and I hardly feel at ease.

"Today we will be discussing the Death Eater Initiation for our lovely children." He said looking around at the parents. 

"Now normally we would wait until the beginning of sixth year before deciding dates, However it seems as though The Order is gaining a following and there is work that needs to be done..... Inside work." He said plainly.

"So without further ado, the day has come." He said smirking is the most evil way possible.

I felt Matheo grab my hand under the table and squeeze it reassuringly. I was most definitely not expecting the day to be today. I looked over to him and he smiled.

"And what better way to begin this initiation than with my own daughter. Alexandra would you please step forward and allow me to do the honors." He said calmly.

Welp here it goes I guess. I walked up to him and stuck out my left arm before pulling my sleeve up. He took his wand and stuck it into my arm harshly before speaking something in parseltongue. 

I felt a burning sensation in my arm it was as if he had set fire to my skin and when I looked down the dark mark had begun to appear on my forearm in a deep black ink. The snake slithered through the skull and it suddenly stopped burning and returned to normal.

I returned to my seat as the others stood and received their marks. I must have zoned out because I don't remember anything until I hear him speak again.

"Now for your assignments." He stated before smiling widely.