Dark Sister

Chapter 14 For Voldemort's Pleasure

For the rest of July Severus and his sister mourned the death of their mother. They spent hours of daylight just sitting together talking about her. Severus told Eden how she would always go that extra mile just to make sure that he had a good birthday, despite his family's financial problems. Eden told him how she would go home every break that she got just to watch her mother.

They conveniently left out all of the times that they had both witnessed Severus's late father beating her. Every time that Eden thought of what she had done to Severus's father she felt an immense feeling of guilt. She knew in her heart that if she hadn't done it that Severus would have more than likely died at his hand as well. That thought in itself, however was not enough to make her feel anymore justified in what she had done.

She sat out by one of the fountains in the front yard of Malfoy manor late into the night one evening, and the other three inhabitance of the house were searching for her. Severus stepped out onto the front porch and saw a shadow laying on the edge of one of the fountains. "I found her," he yelled into the house, before walking out to her.

Eden was laying on the edge of the fountain playing with the water when her little brother's reflection stood over hers in the water. "You've been quieter than usual Eden. What's bothering you," he asked as he took a seat beside her and stuck his bare feet into the fountain wiggling his toes happily?

"It doesn't matter," she said softly.

"Yes it does, because it's making you sad," countered Severus as he kicked his feet splashing her in the face.

Eden squealed and rolled off of the ledge of the fountain landing in the soft green grass. "Eeww, you little brat you splashed me with feet water," she said as she playfully pushed him into the fountain drenching him. At the last moment Severus grabbed her sleeve and pulled her into the fountain with him, so that they were both soaking wet.

They started laughing hard and ran through the fountain splashing each other when all of a sudden Eden saw a familiar black owl flying towards her. Severus didn't notice that she had stopped and slammed into her making both of them fall beneath the water. Lucius came outside and took the letter from the owl giving his friends an odd look.

"You two better get out of there and dry yourselves off. It looks like your father wishes a meeting with both of you," he said as he scanned over the letter before showing it to her. Eden helped Severus out of the fountain and glanced over the letter for herself.

Dearest Eden,

I know that you and your little brother have been in morning over the loss of your mother; however I feel that the time has come to bring your sibling into our organization. That said my dear Princess, I expect for you and your brother to get out of the fountain, dry yourselves off and come to the cottage five minutes from now."

It was just like her father not to sign the letter. She wondered however exactly how her father had known that they were playing in the fountain. She flicked her wand and the letter burst into flames and helped her brother out of the fountain. "Severus come on, we have five minutes or less to get out of these wet robes and into some dry ones. My father wants to meet you," said Eden as she ran towards the manor pulling her brother along with her.

Severus quickly ran into his room and dried himself before pulling on dry robes. He grabbed his wand and slid it up his sleeve for safe keeping. The little he knew about Eden's father made him wish to be prepared for anything. He stepped out into the hall just as his sister stepped out of her room dressed in black robes as well.

Severus followed his sister out of the front gates of the manor and stood beside her wondering what to do. "Severus my father is not a man to be messed with. If you displease him he's likely to kill you," she said. "The only thing that will keep you alive despite that fact that you are my sibling is if you do everything in your power to please him. Do not speak unless spoken to, and always address him as My Lord," she said as she rolled up her left sleeve.