Lady Black (Sirius Black's Daughter)

The past comes back to haunt me

Disclaimer : all characters and places belong to J.K. Rowling except for Jane Black.

When we were back at the Burrow. We all went to bed. We could use some rest.
I changed into my pyjamas and tried to sleep but the memories of Lucius Malfoy cursing me in my own house kept on running through my head. After a while I finally drifted of to sleep.

Third person POV
Dream
There was a loud bang. The door of number 12 Grimmauld Place swung open. A tall, blond man stepped in. He was angry.
" BLACK!" He bellowed through the house. A small, dark haired girl appeared at the top of the staircase.
" GET DOWN HERE!"
The girl slowly descended the stairs but didn't come closer.
" Hello uncle Lucius." She said. Her voice was steady but clearly filled with fright.
" Don't you uncle me! You're a bad girl, you know that right? And you know what I do to bad girls right?! CRUSIO!"
The girl screamed when the curse hit her. She started begging the moment it was relieved.
" Please! Please! I'll be good! I promise!"
"Don't scream at me you stupid girl! Show some respect!"
He cursed her again. Her screams became more desperate. After the fifth time she was begging him to just kill her. He laughed and cursed her again.

Sirius POV
With a cup of thee I went back to my room. I was about to enter it when I heard her. Jane. She was screaming bloody murder. I went to her room and opened the door. She was tossing and turning, crying and begging all at the same time. She seemed to be in a lot of pain.
" Please! ... Kill me!... Please!"
I was astounded what could make her scream those things? I went to her bedside and gently tapped her shoulders. She wouldn't wake so I used some more force.
With a jolt she said up. Looking around frantic while pulling her knees to her chest.
"Jane? Jane are you okay?" Stupid question of course she's not okay but I can't exactly tell her that now can I? She looked at me with wide eyes filled with fear before she composed herself.
"I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine." She sounded like she was trying to convince herself more than me.
" Jane, you can tell me. You know that right?"
She looked at me with a look that told me she didn't believe a word from what I had just said. She tore her gaze away from me before repeating herself.
"I'm fine. You can go now. Thanks for waking me." She gestured to the door and I left. She's stubborn. I know she won't tell me unless she wants to. You can't force her.
I went back to my room waiting for morning to come 'cause what father would be able to sleep after hearing his daughter beg someone to kill her? After a few minutes I heard a plop. Someone had dissapparated and it isn't hard to quess who.

Jane POV
After my father left I broke down. This can't be happening. I haven't had such a nightmare since I was eight. After that one I had defeated Lucius and the night terrors had ended. This night however was horrible. And the worst part is that I wasn't at home when it happened. People could hear me. I hope my father is the only one who heard though. It's bad enough that he heard I don't need anyone else asking questions. I apparated back to my house and got some dreamless sleep potions. I took two at once, hoping it would be enough and fell back a sleep in my bed at the Burrow.

When I woke up again, I was extremely hungry but well rested. I put on some muggle jeans and a red top and went downstairs. I made my way to the kitchen and walked in on everyone having ... dinner. How long did I sleep? What time is it?
Apparently I said those last sentences aloud cause the twins chuckled before responding.
"It's six pm. You've slept through the entire day." Everyone was laughing except for my father who faked a smile while looking at me worriedly. I just sat down and started eating. Of course I was hungry I had already missed breakfast and lunch and I almost missed dinner. I didn't participate in the conversation which caused me to not know what to say when everyone looked at me.
" Uhm sorry could you repeat that?" I asked while the twins chuckled. To my surprise my father spoke up. I really should learn to not zone out at the dinner table.
"I asked where you went last night."
I paled a bit. I didn't know anyone had heard me. I had to come up with a lie. I didn't want to tell everyone I went home for dreamless sleep potions.
" I wanted to get some fresh air." I stated.
He looked at me in a disbelieving manner but didn't comment. I finished my meal and went to pack up. I was leaving tonight. The ministry needed help after the world cup and I needed to get my mind of things.
I hugged everyone goodbye and left. I took my potion and went to have a dreamless sleep.

Sirius POV
When Jane left I walked to the twins.
" Do you guys know anything of Jane's life before she went to Hogwarts?"
They looked at eachother and then at me.
" No, she doesn't really talk about her past." George said while his twin continued.
" She only told us she started working for the ministry when she was really young."
" Oh and that she lived by herself."
I nodded and left. Something must have happened, something big. But what could it be? That's when I saw Bill. When he spotted me he beckoned me to follow him and I did. We ended up in the kitchen which was now empty.
" I'm worried about Jane." He stated. I looked at him and didn't see any kind of amusement. He was deadly serious. No pun intended.
" So am I", I responded.
" Why are you worried? Did she tell you something?" I asked him.
"I overheard a conversation yesterday between Jane and Lucius Malfoy. He tried to use the crusiatus curse on her but she deflected it, then he said something about her having had enough of him using it on her and she responded with saying something about the last time he was at her house."
" What the hell does that mean oooow..." it clicked. Him using the crusiatus curse on her, her screaming, begging someone to kill her. He had tortured my daughter when I was locked up in Azkaban. If he did it in Grimmauld place then my mother would know.
"Sirius?" Right I hadn't responded to Bill.
" Bill I think I know what happened but I don't know for sure and I don't think she wants anyone to know. Can I trust you to not tell anyone what you've heard?" He nodded and I got up.
" I'll be back in a while." With that I apparated to Grimmauld Place. I didn't hear anything so I went to the portrait of my mother.
" What did Lucius Malfoy do to my daughter?"
I don't think I've ever seen that look in my mothers eyes. She looked sad.
" He tortured her." She said calmly. I felt my blood boil but kept a straight look on my face.
"When?" I asked simply.
" Since you left until a few months before she started working for the ministry." Merlin she had been tortured for years by that git. I should've been there for her. If I hadn't gone after Peter this wouldn't have happened. With that thought I apparated back to the Burrow, I'll have to tell Remus about all of this later.