-The Children of Darkness- The Riddle Siblings

Sectumsempra

One month later

Aurora's POV

My mother points her wand at me, my hands tremble and Zephyr hides under the bed.
Me: Please...
I say, biting my lip, which now tastes of blood. The brim spins me around and my mother's moans become fuzzier and fuzzier.
Bellatrix: You are weak, I was not like this at your age.
Me: I am not weak!
Bellatrix: PROVE IT!
I raise my wand, about to cast a spell, but my mother stops me
Bellatrix: CRUCIO
I don't scream this time, but I shake my hand so hard that my nails dig into my skin. I try again and again, but each time I am too slow and the Cruciatus Curse eats away at my soul, second by second, hour by hour.
Bellatrix: Cru...
Me: STUPEFICIUM

She is thrown violently against the wall
Me: MOTHER!
I run towards her, but my mother raises a hand to stop me, standing and smiling tenderly at me
Bellatrix: This is what I want, Aurora.

Grimlock's body lies lifeless on the floor, Grayback looks at me with hatred, but says nothing for fear of my father's reaction.
Greyback: There's nothing to see! Let's go...

The Death Eaters disappear, leaving me alone with my mother, my aunt, my brother, Draco and Theo.
Bellatrix: Don't make that face, Cissy, Aurora is a powerful witch and it's about time she showed how dangerous she is.

She doesn't answer her, she just makes the man's body disappear and then comes over to me. He is about to speak, but I turn to see my cat lying on the floor, mewing softly. I ran to him with tears in my eyes. Zephyr was lying in a pool of blood, a bone sticking out of his paw and his back was twisted.
Bellatrix: He is suffering Aurora, you must kill him!
Me: Don't kill my mother cat!
Bellatrix: If you don't, I will...

I stand up and point my wand at him
Me: You will do nothing!
Narcissa: Aurora... put the wand down, I'll take care of Zephyr, I've already healed Androm...
Bellatrix: Don't you dare call me Cissy!

My aunt swallowed and gently took Zephyr in her arms.

I can't breathe, the ropes are choking me and I feel the life slipping out of my body.
Mattheo: Avdakedavra!

I jump up, breathing heavily. Pancy is beside me, stroking my head and Zephyrus puts a paw on my chest.
Pancy: Hey... it's just a dream, it's OK, it's over.

Pancy takes the bottle of sleeping draught that Madam Pomfrey had prescribed for me. I drink it all in one gulp, wiping away the tears streaming down my face. Someone knocks at the door and Pancy goes to answer it.
Pancy: What are you doing here?
Daphne: I couldn't sleep, I heard noises in your room, another nightmare?

Pancy nods and lets her friend in and sits down on my bed.

Daphne: Didn't Madam Pomfrey give you something to help?
Me: Yes, but it doesn't seem to be working.
Daphne tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. The three of us lie down on my bed.
Pancy: I hate demon lessons.
Daphne: Only because you can't!
Pancy: That's not true, if only someone would help me....
Me: I've tried to explain, but more than the training we do every Thursday with that agent from the Ministry, I don't know how to do it! How is it going with Lorenzo?

Pancy laughs, but Daphne on the other side of the bed throws a pillow at him.
Daphne: He's not the guy for me, I think I'm taking a break from guys.
Pancy: Nobody believes that.

Pancy laughs but I turn to Daphne, her expression has become more serious and then she turns to me and I turn to Pancy who continues to laugh without paying attention to either of us. I turn back to Daphne, who nods in embarrassment and then goes back to looking at the ceiling.