Melissa Riddle

~Chapter 1~

I sat at the table and listened to my father drone on about something that wasn't important (to me anyway.) He told me to always listen to his speeches and absorb all the information. But I didn't want to, I didn't trust my father and I really didn't want to be on the dark side. (In fact i'm surprised that he hasn't given me the dark mark yet.) The only person I trusted in this room was Snape. Severus Snape. He was the only one I trusted, and he trusted me. He once told me very bravely that he was spying on my father and he wasn't actually a death eater.

But the truth was, I actually wished Severus was my father, he did care about me unlike my father over there. I sat next to Severus in every meeting but my father didn't approve (whatever...)

Bellatrix (one of my fathers most faithful death eaters) listened carefully to what my father was saying, she always listened it was as though my father was hypnotising Bella with his words... It was quite funny to watch actually. 

In the meeting for some obscure reason, father kept giving evil looks at Severus, I didn't have in the slightest idea why. I mean he didn't know that Severus was spying on him! Or did he...Oh my gosh I didn't let it slip did I? I hope not... 

"MELISSA!" My father barked "UPSTAIRS NOW!" He pointed to the stair case, I rolled my eyes and pushed back the chair from the table. I got up sourly and walked up the staircase and into my ugly room. I hated it, it was all black, my father wouldn't allow any colour because even though he didn't own the Malfoy manor he sure acted like it. But then again I don't suppose Narcissa or Lucious cared what my father did to their mansion, for the simple reason being they knew they would get killed or tortured. 

I may hate my father but the one thing I don't do is backchat him, I don't want to risk getting crucioed or something. Or even worse, the killing curse (shudder.) I sat on my bed and listened carefully, to see if I could hear anything from downstairs, and as a matter of fact I could! I sat comfortably on my bed and stayed still so I could hear what was going on...

"Severus stay away from my daughter! She's not yours!" My father barked

"I do apologise my Lord, I didn't mean to..." Severus tried to say but my father interrupted him

"SHUT UP!" There was a moment of silence and then he began again "try to talk to her again and you will be in some terrible pain" 

I could picture my father now him holding up his wand sneakily grinning as he did this, and Severus looking scared, he was a brave man though I knew that for a fact. Even though he hated Harry Potter I heard that he saved him from Quirrel jinxing his broom.

Quite strange though because a year ago he shouted at Harry and his friend Ronald for flying a car to school (but who wouldn't...) Severus was a man with a very complicated story, and sometimes I couldn't help but feel sorry for Severus. 

Just then Bellatrix walked in and interupted my train of thought, I didn't really like her but I was her friend because y'know I had to be her friend.

"The Lord want's to see you" she whispered with a big grin on her face, I couldn't help but notice she was being sneaky again. She always did that and it annoyed me, but anyway I followed her down the stairs and back into the meeting.

"Ah Melissa you have returned" my father said, I nodded and widened my eyes sarcastically. I went to sit back in the chair next to Severus but my father stopped me. "No, no Melissa you will be sitting next to me, Severus needs to learn his lesson"

I scowled and sat in the empty seat next to my father. And then he continued to go on until I heard him say "and Melissa will start at Hogwarts tomorrow" 

"WHAT?!" I shrieked standing up

"SILENCE!" He barked "you will be attending Hogwarts and that is that. You should be in third year by now, along with Draco over there" my father gestured to a boy with neat blond hair, he had foul face but he looked scared.

"Fine" I growled and sat back down, but I couldn't help but notice Severus was giving a little smirk, what was he so happy about! Didn't he care about me any more and he was happy I was being gotten rid of? Well you can't trust everybody in this world...