Launa Potter - Deathly Hallows

• Taylah O'brien
• Short Story
• 2011

Enclosed by black. It was the colour of darkness,sorrow and more so, death. The black table, the black clothes, the black walls, black curtains and all but a sharp glimpse of light shining through the curtains. My heart pounded at the thought. ‘Dear Diary’, were the first words I wrote in my diary as I thought. ‘I'm a wizard’ were the first words that came to mind. I scribbled them down neatly as I continued to think. My brain was all muddled up and I didn’t know how to feel at this point in time. My mother and youngest brother had been killed by the most powerful wizard alive, Voldemort, my eldest brother had been taken in by him to be a Snatcher and as for my dad, he was locked up in the dungeons of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I’m all alone, I thought. I’m sitting here in Malfoy Manor, right now and all I have left is faded and damaged memories, a diary and my thoughts. I'm in a meeting right now but I don’t want to listen to his plan to corrupt the whole wizard industry and to kill Harry Potter.His whole idea of killing Harry was all because of a stupid prophercy. I could hardly think how he would kill Harry. Avada Kedarva.....
“Launa” said Draco Malfoy, nudging my arm and giving my a look of innocence. Draco’s father, Lucius, was apart of Lord Voldemorts Death Eaters and happily took me in a couple of years before when I ran away from home. Draco has fair hair and cold grey eyes. He and his family always wears black but so does everyone who works for Voldermort or shows interest in the Dark Arts. I snapped my dairy shut,looked up and then put my head back down. Voldermort didn’t look very happy. He gave a slight smile but removed it at once and looked around at his fellow wizards.
“Launa.” Said Voldermort sounding angry.“If you don’t want to help corrupt the world of good wizardry and don't want to help kill your dear cousin,Harry Potter, then go into the dungeon with your father or you can choose the option to die. I'm sure Lucius or Bellatrix would be happy to end you. Am I right? Lucius? Bella?” He continued. Bella gave a little laugh but Lucius just couldnt look at his master.I looked at Draco, then Bellatrix spoke, pulling out her wand and pointing it at me.
"Sure, Master. I would be happy to end her terrible, lonely and worthless life.' She gave a little laugh and when she saw my terrified look, returned it to her tattered, black robes.
“No I didn’t think so.” Voldermort said correctingly.“We’re done for today. Go.” He boomed, rising from the long, black table and leaving the room, his large reptillian snake, Nagni, following very closly behind his master.Draco and I left with the rest of the Death Eaters, each of us parting our own ways. We walked up to our room and I walked quickly over to the desk and opened my diary to the page I had been writing on before I was told to close it.
“What do you even write in that?” Draco asked in a funny tone, grabbing my hand to help me up, from my desk and leading me towards the door, to leave.
“You know what I write in it.” I told him. Lucius and my father insisted we date because if something ever happened, we could look after each other and be there for each other. Lucius and my father were best of friends at school and looked after each other, but also had the best of fun. But I knew he really did like me and he didnt just hang around me just becuase of the promise. He kissed me on the cheek then he walked out the room,a small kiss to seal the night. I went straight back to writing in my diary. I ended up writing for an hour. I used up 4 pages in my diary. I had so much to write about, too much. By then, Draco had come back and had a shower. It was late and I was so tired. I went to bed and dreamt of many things that night; my mum and brothers, my dad, Voldermort and Draco. But I also dreamt of Harry Potter. Harry and I were both in a long line of 'Potters' and some how, we were in a long line of pure-blood wizards, all related to the 'Blacks' and some how, also the 'Malfoy's'. Harry's dad, James, and my dad were brothers. They also had a sister, Ordine Potter. James and his wife, Lily, my auntie, was killed by Voldemort in the First Wizarding Wars. I slowly faded into a deep and memorable sleep. I woke with a startle. Draco woke me.
"Come Listen!" He said, dragging me out of bed and into the hallway. Voldemort was standing in the middle of the house, his voice projected throughout the house.
“Hello,Death Eaters. I’ve released a number of monsters into the wizard world. They vary from Vampires to Werewolves, Giants and much more. All I want you to do is monitor them. If one of them dies, double it. Triple it if you have to. Use the Imperius Curse to get them to do what they're told. Use the spell which can see what is happening in the future. If I find one of you not participating, life is going to be very, very hard, could be death.” My stomach twisted and turned. I ran back to my room and flipped to the page in 'Dark Spells' by Ernie Splitch.It was on page 3279.I read it out aloud. It said ‘Nevus Versus – a spell used to see what is happening in the world at this time and the future.’