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"She was born from darkness itself, it was woven in her bones and carved in her heart. She was the Light born from Darkness, because all stars are born in the dark. She was Cassiopeia Lestrange."
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"Hi, I'm Cassiopeia, call me Cassi. My friends...
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AFTER CASSI WAS put into sleep, they took her in the Room of Requirements as they couldn't take her in the Hospital wing. Snape left soon, while Dumbledore, Hermione and Harry stayed.
"Harry," Hermione said her eyes on her best friend. "Are you okay?"
Harry was staring at Cassi who was lying on the bed, her chest raising and falling lightly. A moment passed before he finally said anything.
"You knew." He said his eyes still in Cassi.
Hermione stayed silent, fearing Harry's reaction.
Harry turned his eyes away from Cassi and looked at Hermione. "You knew, didn't you?"
Hermione nodded, not trusting her voice.
"You both knew." He was now looking at both Dumbledore and Hermione.
"You have every right to be angry Harry." Dumbledore said. "But you need to understand--"
"You both knew all this time!" Harry yelled cutting off his mentor. "And no one thought to tell me about it."
"I only got to know this year, Harry." said Hermione.
"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" He snapped at her. "I was so worried about her, and confused. And you never thought to tell about it Hermione."
"Harry, please calm down." Dumbledore interrupted. "And I will tell you everything. Please."
"Tell me everything." Harry said. "Why does she have the Dark Mark? Why do you all know this?"
"First sit down, both of you." Dumbledore said taking seat on the chair which had magically appeared.
Both sat down on the chair. Hermione's eyes were on Harry, while Harry was looking at Dumbledore.
"Do you remember in your third year Cassiopeia became distant with you all?" Dumbledore asked his penetrating eyes on Harry.
"Yes."
"It was me who told her to do this."
"But why?" Harry asked confused.
"I didn't wanted her to continue her friendship with you all, because of the task I was going to give her in end of her third year." Dumbledore explained. "I wanted her to become a spy for me on the dark side."
"But she was just thirteen!" Harry said. "How can just a thirteen year old can fool Voldemort?"
"Because she was more than she just let on." Dumbledore answered. "You see Harry, Cassiopeia is Merlin's heir, which means she contains a very powerful magic which can help her fool Lord Voldemort easily."
