Forever Anna

Chapter 24: The Dark Mark

I wake up to find myself lying on the floor of a small room. I then feel a searing pain in my arm. I look over to see a Dark Mark tattooed onto my arm. I scream. I was a Death Eater. Then I think of Malfoy, the traitor. How could I trust him? Harry didn't. Why did I? I thought he loved me. I thought I was different. Special. I guess not. Not to him anyway. I reach into my pocket for my wand. Gone. I stood up running over to the door attempting to open it. Locked. I figured. I pound my hand on the door. Suddenly I hear footsteps. The door handle clicks and Malfoy walks in. I glare at him. "Um... don't... bother trying anything. We uh have your wand." I turn away.
"Oh shut up Malfoy. I can't believe I trusted a rat like you."
"I can explain!"
"I don't need any explanation as to what just happened. You're just like your father. A Death Eater for him. There's nothing else to it."
"Just listen, please."
"When we met the second time on the Hogwarts Express I thought we were friends, but later my father told me to be on the lookout for you, that the Dark Lord needed you. The Dark Lord met with my father and since he knew I was going to Hogwarts, like you, he told me to get you here in a month. Or I was dead. I tried to stall for as long as possible but eventually I was running out of time, so I invited you for Christmas and told him you would be here today."
"So basically, it was let him ruin my life or let him kill you. And you chose the first one. I thought we..."
"We are! I do love you. But it has to be this way."
"Why?"
"It'll be alright, when the wars over, we can start again."
"What are they going to do to me?"
"I'm not sure. All I know is to him, you're one of us." He said and began to walk out.
"Draco, don't leave me here!" I sobbed.
"I have to, they'll kill me." He said and he closed the door, locking it as he left. I couldn't believe this.