Into the Dark: The Story of Selena Snape

Chapter 11

Snape's POV

I watched as my daughter lay unconscious in her bed of the hospital wing. I had managed to save her from life threatening injuries caused by my Sectumsempra spell, but she still lost a lot of blood from the wounds on her chest. She would be okay, and would most likely wake up any minute now. I still was shocked at the scene a few hours ago, her lying in her own pool of blood with Potter staring at her with an expression of disbelief on his face from what he had done. At first I had no idea how he could have known that spell, but I soon realized that he must have found my advanced potions book from when I was a student at Hogwarts. That book contained all the knowledge I possessed as a young wizard, which included my own spells that I invented, and also taught to Selena. That also explains why he was doing so well in potions this year. No matter, I would punish him for almost killing my daughter later. Right now, she was the only person on my mind right now.

As I looked at her sleeping self, I saw how peaceful and innocent she looked as she slept. I couldn't even fathom that she was a possible Death Eater. I still didn't want to believe it, but I was 95% sure she was from the weird happenings that have been going around the school these past few weeks. I suddenly realized that I could figure it out once and for all right this second. I immediately looked down at her left arm which was covered with her sleeve of her cloak. All I had to do was pull the sleeve up and be able to see if that horrid Dark Mark would be on her arm. I slowly grabbed her arm with one hand, and was about to lift the sleeve up with the other when I heard her soft voice call me hoarsely.

"Dad?" she whispered. I released my hand quickly just as she realized what I was doing. "Hey what were you just doing?" She said with a louder, stronger voice. She sat up in the bed a little and placed her right hand on her left arm. I looked at her with a worried look plastered on my face. I knew by this small reaction from her she was hiding this from me.

"Selena, I-" she cut me off just when I was about to tell her I knew.

"Dad, please, just hold me." I then pulled her into my arms and she sobbed slightly. I knew she was yearning to tell me, but she was scared.

"Dad, I don't know what has come over me, I feel so angry..all the time and I.." She trailed off, stopping what she was going to say.

"Selena, I'm not going to be mad, please just tell me what's going on," I breathed in a soothing way. She just looked at me with pain and sorrow in her eyes. I wished I could have used my Legilimency on her right then and there, but her mind was fully protected now. She then took at deep breath and continued to speak.

"Dad, I really want to tell you everything, but I just can't, not yet at least. I promise I will soon, just don't question me anymore," she said in a monotoned voice. It was like she wasn't even here with me at all, like she was on another planet the way she spoke.

"Can you at least tell me what happened tonight? Why this even happened to you?"

"I-well, Potter came into the bathroom and said something and I just snapped at him and...and I tried to kill him," she softly replied in a nevrvous tone. I just stared at her in shock. She had tried to kill Potter tonight, and if she succeeded, everything would be ruined.

"Why would you want to do that? Selena, this isn't like you..and what did he say that made you want to kill him?" I exclaimed, still questioning her like crazy. She then started to looked annoyed and raised her voice more this time.

"It was nothing dad! I just hate him so much that I just lost control okay? Forget it." She became angry now, and this was making me get frustrated. Why couldn't she just tell me, or show me her arm and get this over with for crying out loud?

"No I won't just forget it Selena! This is serious! You're my daughter and I love you. Please just tell me what's wrong, you haven't been yourself ever since the beginning of the school year." I tried to sound more sincere, but the edge in my voice came out too cold and it didn't help.

"Nothing is wrong! Everything is fine. I told you, I'll tell you by the end of this year, then everything will seem normal again."

"And why is that?" I questioned. I knew where she was going with this.

"Because...well just because. I just know it will, okay? Can I leave now? I feel better." She sat up and moved her legs over the side of the bed ready to get up, but I stopped her before she could.

"Selena, please, whatever it is, just please don't go getting yourself into big trouble. It's not worth it." I tried to make her think about what she could possibly be doing. If she was a Death Eater, then she would understand what I was saying. I think she did. She looked at me for a minute, then nodded and got up and left me sitting beside the now empty bed.

Why couldn't I just tell her that I knew what she was up to? Why didn't I just tell her the truth about her mother so she would stop? I knew I couldn't because if she turned away now, she would be killed by the Dark Lord. I had to go along with this, acting as if I was clueless to what she was up to. This would be my plan for now. In the end, I would save her, and then I would be able to tell her the truth. This was the only way I could spare my daughter from the Dark Lord's future plans for her.

Selena's POV

My father was onto me. I knew that for sure now. I kind of knew for a while though. All the times he seemed so suspicious me, asking strange questions like this. But the only strange thing about it was that he wasn't really pushing the information out of me that much. The only close call was right when I woke up, he was about to pull up me sleeve, revealing the Dark Mark. I didn't know how I was going to hide this from him any longer. Maybe I should just tell him now. He could probably help me. No. I can't now. The Dark Lord is confident in me and believes I can do it.

On the other hand, that close call with Potter was too close for comfort. He obviously knows about me being a Death Eater, so it won't be long until he tells Dumbledore about me, ruining the plan. Everything was falling apart. I knew that I would have to go through with this mission as soon as possible now. I went to my common room that night and cried my eyes out.

The school year was now winding down. For some reason, I had not gotten into any trouble about the recent events involving Potter and I. Father told me that he had given Potter a weeks long detention for the Sectumsempra he cast on me, and he never told Dumbledore about it. I was still in the clear somehow. Draco and I had been spending a lot of time together, forgetting about the mission for a few weeks and just relaxing together, our relationship growing stronger. However, we would soon have to crack back down to business soon enough...

On a bright and sunny day in May, I had been walking alone near the Astronomy tower because that was where I was probably going to kill Dumbledore. As I made my way up the stairs to the tower, I could hear two faint voices arguing to each other. As I got closer to the voices, I could finally tell who they were. It was my father and Dumbledore. I crept up behind a wall at the top of the staircase to listen.

"Haven't you considered that you ask too much, that you take too much for granted--has it ever crossed your brilliant mind that I don't want to do this anymore?" My father's questioning voice sounded frantic and worried. What in the world was he talking about? What did he not want to do anymore? I then listened for Dumbledore's reply.

"I'm not negotiating with you Severus, you agreed. There's nothing more to discuss." I peeked out from the wall to see my dad turn quickly around and make his way towards me in an angry way. I hid behind a second wall as he made his way down the stairs without seeing me. I saw him stop for a second as he met another familiar figure at the top of the stairs. Potter. He must have been listening to the conversation too. Father then just continued down the stairs and Potter made his way over to Dumbledore. They started talking for a brief moment, when suddenly they apparated out of sight. I stood there dumbfounded. Where in the world could they be going? Then I finally realized that this was the night. I would be able to kill him here tonight when he returned from wherever he was going and kill him. I would bring Bella and the other Death Eaters into the castle using the vanishing cabinet Draco was mending this year to help me out after I did it. I could feel this was the night. I would soon become the most powerful witch after tonight. This was it.