Snake Charmer

Chapter Five

                                                                     Flash Back Continued

Asteria rolled and groaned softly at the dull ache in her head. Slowly she peeled her eyes open. She sat straight up looking around frantically. She was not at Hogwarts and that Damn book had been a Port key! Why?! Where the hell was, she anyway and what would someone want with her? She wasn't anyone important.

"Oh, my Merlin you look just like him." Asteria jumped at the sound of a woman's soft voice. She turned to see who it was, and the woman was tall and thin. Her blonde hair was short and curly. Asteria glared at her.

"Where am I? Where is my father." She demanded getting off the bed digging in her pocket for her wand, but it was gone. She mentally cursed and looked around the room for something to defend herself with. The woman laughed a little.

"I'm Queenie and I can take you to your papa now if you like." Asteria's chest tightened, and her mind began racing. Papa? Papa was here with her. Why? Asteria nodded and followed closely behind Queenie as they made their way through this mansion.

"I said No!" Asteria flinched at the sound of a very angry male voice. It was almost familiar. But she couldn't place it. Queenie inclines her head before stepping aside. Asteria's eyes began to burn at the site of her papa. The same stark white hair and crystal blue eyes stared back at her. His eyes softening at the site of her.

"Bashta!"(Father) A sob broke through her throat as she ran to him. Grindelwald chuckled running his fingers through her long hair.

"Zdravei, Dushte." (Hello Daughter.) Asteria clung to him tighter and inhaled his crispy scent. It reminded her of winter.

"I have someone that I want you to meet." Asteria pulled away from Grindelwald a look of confusion about her.

Grindelwald gave her an encouraging smile.

"Come." He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and began leading her through the mansion. This place was huge. Was this where he had been hiding. A sharp pain stabbed Asteria in the chest and she staggered to take a breath. She knew this feeling. Something was in pain.

She quietly let her Papa lead her to another bedroom where a dark-haired boy sat with a huge snake at his feet.

"Credence, I'd like you to meet Asteria. Little Dove this is your cousin Credence." Asteria's head snapped toward her Papa and then back to the boy. Who was just staring at her in disbelief. The pain had returned. So, he was the one in pain. Asteria took a step toward him. This boy. She had seen him before in her visions. Visions that she had neglected to tell her father. She feared her visions most of the time. It wasn't good things that she saw.