Queen of the Dark Side

Inner Demons

Why me? Why do I keep going through with this? Have I not been through enough? What am I now the Fate's punching bag? All of these thoughts are going through my head as I sank to the floor of my room in the Astronomy Tower. Dumbledore put me up there when it became clear that my nightmares were not receding. I had just seen Ron and Lavender snogging outside of the Common room and to think that just last night he had told me that he loved me. They have hurt me to much, but they are done hurting me! Guess I am just a pity snog though, can't blame him though who would want a plain girl?! I am nothing compared to her. I get up when I hear an owl tapping on the window, distracting me from my thoughts. Aw the owl is so pretty! Strange though owls normally don't arrive this late at night. Anyway I go to the window and open it to let the the poor thing in. Tied around the owls leg is a letter addressed to me. Wonder why it couldn't have waited until the morning though. I read about half way down until I see who it is from. I quietly scream when I see who the letter is from. None other that the dark lord himself! He sent me a letter claiming that I am his and Bellatrix's daughter.  What the actual f**k! I can't be that murderer's daughter! I mean my supposed mother carved a filthy word into my skin! I scream as I feel a searing pain on my forearm, I don't even notice when the door is flung open and a man rushed in. I screamed and kicked at him sure that he was about to hurt me. "Calm down Hermione", I hear over and over and I do but it's not the words it's the voice. Professor Snape? I ask quietly. Hermione it will be alright, he is just saying over and over, I don't even think he noticed when I talked, nor when I stopped struggling. "Professor!" I say a little louder, not yelling but no a normal tone either, just above a whisper. "Are you ok" he asks me. "I'm better, but did you call me Hermione?" I ask him. I notice that he turns an adorable shade of red when he realizes that and he starts stammering. I know that I have to quiet him, so I say "No, it is quite alright." I say trying now to calm him down. He abruptly calms down then turns around heading towards the door, when he spots the letter that I had thrown across the room. He turns around and says so you know. "I do." I say" What are you going to do?" he asks. "Whatever do you mean?" I say. "You didn't read the entire letter did you?" "No" "Read the rest" he orders. I huff and then reach out to grab the letter, but I accidently brush his hand. I felt a spark of something, but he didn't react. I got to the end of the letter and fainted.