Burning Rose

Chapter 2

I woke up, groaned, and rolled over. It was the middle of the night. After a few minutes, I got out of bed and decided to go down to the common room. When I was halfway down the stairs, I heard people talking. I tiptoed  ¾ of the way down and crouched behind the railing. It was Draco and Doragon. Doragon was crying and showing Draco something.

“Who did this?” Draco asked.

“Dr-” Doragon started.

“No, tell me.” Dray demanded.

“F-father…” Doragon said.

He put her on the couch and told her he was going to get her a blanket. I worked up the nerve to go down there. I walked down and sat next to Doragon.

"Arlune? Why are you up so late?" She asked.

"Couldn't sleep." I replied.

"H-how much did you hear?"

"Enough. Show me what you showed Dray, his big head was in the way."

“I-I don't think that’s a good idea.” She told me and looks away as Dray comes back down.

“Arlune, you should be in bed,” Dray told me.

“I want to know what’s going on!” I tell him.

"Be quiet! You'll wake up the whole school!" Dray whisper-yelled.

"Fine. Show me. I know Father did something."

“You do it, Dray.” Doragon said, looking down.

Dray slowly walked towards her and carefully showed me her back and arms as she hid her face in his shoulder. I felt angry. Father did this to his own child.

"So that's what he does to you in the back room…" I said. Doragon nodded.

“Arlune, I think you should go to bed, we’ll talk more in the morning.” Draco told me.

"I'm not a baby."

"Arlune." He said.

"Fine." I went up to my dorm and fell asleep after a few minutes.

When I woke up, I got out of bed and changed into my robes. Classes start today. I walked out of the common room into the basically empty hallway. I heard someone telling someone else to shut up and hexing them. I ran down the hall and saw Doragon being hexed by a seventh year Slytherin. I started yelling at him and after a minute, he pointed his wand at me, angrier than before. I closed my mouth and he cast a spell. It hurt, like my throat was on fire. I collapsed on the floor and opened my mouth to scream, but no sound came out. I tried to force some noise. There was silence. I started to panic. Who knows what Father will do when he finds out his youngest child can't speak.

The seventh year left, laughing to himself. Doragon put a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm going to get Uncle Severus and Dray, I'll be back. Stay here." I nodded and she ran off. I sat against the wall and started to cry. Father will hate me. After a few minutes, Doragon came back, followed by Dray and Uncle Severus. I stood up and wiped away my tears.

"All three of you, my office." Uncle Severus said. We followed him to his office. I was panicking. Father will hate me and who knows how Mother will react. I jump slightly as someone grabs my hand and lightly squeezes it, I look over and see Doragon giving me a small forced smile. I smile back and relax a little bit.

"It seems her voice box has disappeared entirely and her vocal chords have been severed by the spell." Uncle Serverus said after making me drink a few potions. Doragon and Draco gasped. I tried but no sound came out.