Spawn of Azkaban

Chapter Four

Song for the chapter- Sound of Silence— Pentatonix version

The next few weeks go by pretty fast. Bianca is slammed with homework which is kind of nice because it gives her less time to be alone with her thoughts. It doesn't completely stop the sadness from creeping up on the girl though. She has spent many late nights studying with Juni, Lee, and the twins in the library. George has also been taking the time to check up on Bianca since the evening at the lake. She hasn't talked to any of the others about it yet, just because she's not exactly sure how to bring it up and would rather just focus on school at the moment.

Defense Against the Dark Arts has become a class Bianca dreads. Moody always calls on her to answer questions about dark magic, assuming she knows about it because of her mother. The sad part is she does know the answer to almost everything he asks. The girl has learned that if she pretends not to know though, he starts to let up. Now he calls on her only a few times a week rather than several times each class.

One day, in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Moody told the class he'd be putting them under the Imperius curse. Bianca was almost positive that it was illegal but he assured the kids that he got approval from Dumbledore to do it. Apparently, he was trying to teach how to fight it off in case they were ever put under it. The sixth years lined up in a single file line and he cast the curse on each of them. No one was able to fight it off, which convinced Bianca that they were wasting time.

When it got to the girl, Moody looked hopeful. He cast it and a weird daze fell over Bianca. She could hear Moody's voice telling her to sit down. Her muscles were preparing to lower her into the chair when all of a sudden Moody's voice started becoming more high-pitched. She could feel her heart begin racing as a familiar feeling washed over her. The voice continued, but now it sounded like a woman, and she was no longer talking to Bianca.

The girl was in a small room that almost resembled a dungeon. There were two babies on the floor playing with miniature Quidditch players. Then Bianca saw her, Bellatrix Lestrange standing over the babies, twisting her wand between her fingers. The babies couldn't have been older than one, but she was speaking to them as if they were adults.

"Now, now little Bianca, it's your turn. Imperio!" Bellatrix yells in her demented voice.

Bianca could feel herself screaming, trying to stop her. Bianca reaches for the baby, but the baby is her and it just slips through her fingers. Bianca cries out again trying to stop Bellatrix but there's nothing she can do. The girl began to sob. The room begins to fade around her and she's still crying and screaming trying to figure out what to do. Then everything goes black.

***

Bianca woke up in the hospital wing. Her body felt sore and her head aches a little, but besides that she's fine. Bianca sees Fred, George, Lee, and Juniper sitting in various chairs around her bed. Juniper makes eye contact with the girl and immediately jumps up and runs to her side.

"Oh my god Bianca, you're awake!" she sighs in relief. The others get up as well, following Juniper to the bedside. They look relieved which makes Bianca want to smile but she's still so confused about what just happened.

"What time is it?" is the first thing the girl asks. It's obvious she blacked out, but how much time had passed?

"It's five, everyone's at dinner now. More people have been in and out to check on you, but Dumbledore said they should head to dinner," Fred explains.

"Yeah that's probably a good idea," Bianca sighs trying to sit up.

"Careful Bianca, you fell pretty hard today. You hit your head right good too," Lee says holding his hands up as if to caution the girl.