𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝. - 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐬𝐢𝐱

Just a moment. It couldn't hurt.

(a/n: the italics are flashbacks guys. sorry for the slow updates we're just kinda lazy sometimes ;))

Back to the first day~

"I don't know, but be careful?" he looked at her, worry evident in his eyes.

"I'm always careful." she hopped off the desk, leaving through the open door.

"Wait." Snape said as she was about to walk out the door.

She looked back, half her body hanging out the door. "What?" she said questionably.

"Dumbledore needs you." He said walking toward her. His entire behavior turned colder, as cold as it could get with her.

"And why are you coming?" she said looking at him.

"Just follow me. Silently, if you will." he said sharply, sarcasm evident in his voice.

They walked down the hall silently, her curiosity grew as they stepped through the looming hallways. They walked up the steps, leading to the Headmaster's office.

And there he was, standing by the window looking out at it. She walked in cautiously. The entire aroma of the room felt stiff and untouched, it made it uncomfortable to breath.

"Ah!" The bearded man said when he noticed them. His eyes darted to the doubtful girl who walked in with hesitance.

"Miss Lestrange, a pleasure to finally meet you, your reputation proceeds you." He said looking at her; examining her, judging her.

"I remember when your mother walked through these halls, she was always quite the troublemaker." Ravenna stood there awkwardly, uncomfortable being compared to her disappointment of a mother.

'She was no fucking mother.'

"Is there a purpose as to why I'm here?" she said sharply after he finished his sentence, almost cutting him off.

"Mm, yes, there is." He said looking at Snape. After a second he spoke.

"You are in a unique position, being the child of one of the most prominent Death Eaters, living, growing up with them, knowing their ways, and now you are to marry Mattheo Riddle. Well, we think that you are the perfect person to help us destroy Voldemort."

'How did he know about me having to marry Riddle? Did he read Snape's mind? Snape would never let him in?'

And then it registered.

'Severus wants to kill Voldemort.'

Her head snapped to Severus, "You're working with him?" she wasn't that surprised, she knew how he felt about Voldemort. She knew about the love he felt for Lily Potter.

Unrequited love, that is.

Snape took a deep breath, preparing himself for the long conversation to come.

"Yes, Dumbledore and I think you are the best person to make sure that our plan is executed without flaw."

Severus hated it. In fact, he loathed it. He loathed the way he felt responsible for putting her in harm's way. But he hated most was the fact that she was now The Dark Lord's pawn.

She was damned from the beginning, he just prayed this was her way out.

Ravenna looked at the two men, and she was completely convinced were insane. After a minute of arguing with her subconscious, she had made a rash decision.