The Girl Who Remembers

Chapter 11

Dahlia's POV

We were all following Wood down to the Quidditch pitch for practice,

"What- I don't believe it" Wood grumbled before leading us out on to the courtyard to intercept the Slytherin team, "Where do you think your going, Flint?" He questioned, the hostility between both teams thick in the air,

"Quidditch practice" Flint retorted,

"I booked the pitch for Gryffindor today" Wood growled squaring up to him,

"Easy Wood. I've got a note" Flint replied handing him a note,

"I, Professor Severus Snape, do hereby give the Slytherin team permission to practice today, owing to the need to train their new Seeker" Wood read out, I sighed,

"You've got a new Seeker, who?" Aurora asked, their team parted as Malfoy stepped out front,

"Malfoy?" Harry asked in disbelief making me roll my eyes,

"That's right, and that's not all that's new this year" He sneered,

"Those are Nimbus 2001s. How did you get those?" Ron asked staring at them with wide eyes,

"A gift from Draco's Father" Flint answered looking down at him and Hermione,

"At least no one on the Gryffindor team has to buy their way in. They got in on pure talent" Hermione asserted, resting a hand on her hip, I smirked at her comeback, Malfoy stepped up to her

"No one asked for your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood" He sneered making my eyes widened in horror, Hermione's face dropped

"You'll pay for that Malfoy" Ron growled withdrawing his wand, "Eat slugs!" He jinxed but it back fired sending him backwards across the yard and on to his back, the team and Hermione ran over to him while they Slytherin team laughed, I noticed one of the hair strands down the side of my face was bright red, I smirked before tossing my broomstick to one side and tackling Malfoy to the ground, pinning him there and punching him in the face,

"Hey!" Flint exclaimed dragging me off him, I threw my head backwards into his nose making him yell out in pain and let go of me, I turned around to face him, to see his nose pissing with blood, I glared at Malfoy and he began crying out in pain, I marched over to him and grabbed his face,

"If anyone is filthy, it's you" I spat, pushing his face backwards,

"D, that's enough. Go down to Hagrids" Valeria demanded, I sighed and nodded before picking my broom up and flying down to Hagrids, I walked into the hut to see Ron throw up a slug,

"Oh lovely" I commented,

"Dahlia, why's your hair red?" Harry questioned, I sighed

"I'm a Metamorphmagus, meaning I can change my appearance at will but sometimes my emotions get the better of me and display themselves through my hair. Malfoy calling Hermione that slur, pissed me off hence the red hair" I explained, he nodded before there was a knock on the hut door, Hagrid opened it revealing McGonagall,

"Dahlia, would you kindly follow me" She demanded, I sighed, nodding and following her back up to the castle and to her office, where Professor Snape was waiting, she sat down at her desk and sighed, "Would you like to explain the incident involving Mister Malfoy?" She asked,

"Gladly. He called Hermione a Mudblood so I taught him a lesson" I answered,

"By using a forbidden curse?! By using the Cruciatus Curse?!" Snape snapped,

"Severus, enough" McGonagall ordered,

"No! She deserves to be locked up in Azkaban, right next to her deranged Father" he growled, I glared at him and he dropped to his knees, groaning in pain

"You want to say that again?" I growled, intensifying the curse,

"Jennifer-Dahlia enough!" McGonagall ordered, I stopped the curse and Snape fell on to his front unconscious,

"You called me, my Mother...why?" I asked, she sighed

"She also let her rage control her once in school and she was able to do the curse too...in fact it was on Professor Snape after he called Lily a Mudblood" She explained, I lowered my head,

"So this rage...Is a family thing?" I asked,

"I don't know about that but I do know that your Mother and Auntie Melissa had it" She answered, I nodded

"What about Malfoy and Snape?" I asked,

"I'll wipe their memories. Don't let it happen again" She smiled, I returned the smile and nodded

"Of course Professor" I said before leaving her office and going back to the common room, I noticed Ginny scribbling into a diary of sorts making me raise an eyebrow, I was making my way over to her before Aurora and Valeria dragged me back outside the Common room,

"What the hell was you thinking?" Aurora hissed as they pushed me against the wall,

"Aurora, you know we don't think when it's controlling us" Valeria reasoned,

"I don't care, she used a curse without an incantation or wand" Aurora snapped,

"You have it too, don't you? The rage?" I questioned looking between the two of them, they nodded "Just so we're clear, I didn't even know I had it until McGonagall told me about it ten minutes ago. So answer me this, where the hell has it come from?" I growled, they sighed

"It'll be easier for our Mother to tell you but it comes from our Grandfather" Valeria answered, I sighed and nodded

"Fine, now excuse me I have something to do" I replied before walking into the Common room again and mentally cursed as Ginny was no longer there.