Lady Mortem || Harry Potter Fanfiction

I'm Back

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As Scilla opened her eyes, she groaned from the throbbing headache and pain all over her body. She felt as if countless nails were hammered into her head, and her body was so sore that, for a moment, she wondered if she was hit by Knight bus.

She looked at her family looking at her in worry. Sirius hovered around her, wanting to touch her but too scared to hurt her even more. Remus paced around anxiously, though his eyes never left her form, and Scilla could faintly hear the low growling. Lucius, Narcissa (Who arrived at the manor sometime ago despite Lucius' warning) and Regulus stood slightly away from the group, both also sported a worried expression. Severus sat at the arm of the sofa Scilla laid on, holding a vial of Pain Reliever Potion.

Not only her current family, Scilla also saw both her brother Merlin and Arthur, standing not too far from the sofa. Scilla could also see Mort in a form of a black cat standing on the sofa beside her head. And the one that caught her eyes the most, was Marvolo who was kneeling beside her, her hand grasped by his, looking worryingly pale. She could say that was the first time she ever saw him look that pale and weak.

"Pup?" Sirius called hesitantly.

Scilla tried to sit up, though all the muscles in her body protested. Severus helped her to sit up slowly, before handing her the potion, thanks to Mort who reminded them that Scilla might be in pain once she woke up.

"Bloody hell, did I just got hit by a Knight Bus?" Scilla groaned, downing on the potion immediately.

"Are you finally back, Pup?"

"I'm back, Papa." Scilla smiled, though it looked more like a grimace.

Sirius sat down on the carpet, having lost all of his nerve due to relief. He looked at Scilla for a moment before jumping forward and enveloped her in a hug.

"Ouch ouch.. Still hurts, Papa." Scilla complained.

Sirius held her face in both hands, gently turning her head left and right to check. By this point, he couldn't even care less about the Dark Lord who was still kneeling beside Scilla. Scilla could only let him do so. She could see how worried everyone must be. Dumbledore has gone too far this time.

Even she couldn't believe he would do such things, in Hogwarts, nonetheless.

"Merlin." Scilla called out, glad that her brother was there. Even if she knew Marvolo was the one who got her out, it couldn't have been done without Merlin's help.

"This time was too close, Mara. If I wasn't here and that man wasn't on your side, your soul would be obliterated." Melin frowned as he understood how grave the situation was, while pointing at Marvolo.

Arthur placed a hand on Merlin's shoulder to calm him. Scilla also looked grim. She should have been more alert from the moment Dumbledore called her to his office. She should have known. She was too careless this time, because Dumbledore had been quiet lately.

"I know. I was too careless this time." Scilla sighed as she rubbed her temple.

"Now that Scilla is back, we can kill that senile old man, right?" Sirius asked.

Scilla looked at Mort for confirmation. Mort jumped on to her lap and looked up at her eyes for a moment, before shaking their head.

"You are still linked to him, Little One. You need to break the link yourself. I cannot help you."

"She's still linked to him? But she's not under the spell, anymore." Lucius questioned.

"Technically, Uncle Luci, I am still under the spell. It just couldn't affect my mind, anymore, since I am in full control, now that my protection magic is in order again." Scilla explained.