Chapter thirty nine: Scar face?

"Hey! Have you seen Lucy Snape's face?" 

"Yeah! Look at that scar!" 

"I wonder how she got that?" 

Those whispers followed Lucy all the way to the great hall, she was walking alongside Shona yet the two girls paid no attention whatsoever. 

"It's just a scar..." Shona muttered 

"I know, they're being pathetic it's not as though I'm the new Harry Potter or something!" Lucy shook her head 

"I don't think Snivy would be too happy if his kid was Harry Potter!" 

"Shona! Honestly! I'm a girl!" 

The two girls entered the great hall and sat down next to Fred and George. They grabbed some toast and ate in silence. 

"Why weren't you in the common room last night?" Fred asked Lucy

"I think she has a little bit of an excuse, Fred" George said pointing at Lucy's cheek. Lucy blushed and covered it with her hair 

"How did you get that?!" Fred gasped 

"Er, long story. Lets just say it's my mark of bravery" 

Lucy shoved her plate to the side and ignored the looks she got from several people, she really hated being center of attention and wished the people would stop staring. Besides, it's rude to stare. 

"What's wrong with your face, Snape!!!" Malfoy laughed the whole Slytherin table erupted with laughter 

"What are you looking at! Are you jealous of Lucy's scar?! Well if you are I'll give you one myself!" Shona yelled 

"Shona!" Lucy hissed, "don't!" 

"She's got a scar Malfoy but even with it she's still one hundred times prettier than you!" Fred had stood up and was glaring at Malfoy, "so keep your mouth shut!" 

"Not so friendly!" 

"Your right! We're not and one more word about Lucy and I'll give you a piece of my mind!" Shona spat 

"I don't know why you are all getting so defensive I only asked a question! What's wrong with her face?" Malfoy sneered 

"I've got a scar" Lucy said nervously

"How did you get it?" Draco raised an eyebrow 

"Er, I scratched myself?" She whispered 

"Nonsense! No one could do that to themselves! What's the real reason!" 

"A werewolf scratched me" 

"I'm not surprised! I heard there were some roaming the castle! You're pathetic for going to the grounds at night!" 

"Yeah..." Lucy shoved her plate to the side, she really didn't feel like eating now but then she looked up at Malfoy, "sure maybe I do have a scar, you don't have to stare it at like an idiot" 

"I think someone fancies Lucy!" George laughed 

Malfoy nearly vomited and ran off to the Slytherin table. Lucy sniggered and waited for the rest of her friends to finish their breakfast. 

When they left the great hall Shona pulled Lucy over. Shona looked quite serious and slightly worried. 

"Yes, Shona?" 

"I need to give you the orb, it's driving me insane!" 

"How?" 

"It's making me read minds better and I don't like it!" 

"Alright, I'll take it. It won't have an effect on me because I don't have any powers" Lucy took the orb from Shona then they both headed off to their first lesson 

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Later that day Lucy rushed around and packed her bag, she wanted to get it done quick so she could go downstairs and talk to her father, besides. She hadn't spoken to him all day. Snape didn't visit her in the hospital wing so she had to find out if he was alright.

She sealed her bag then tossed it on her bed and rushed downstairs to find her father reading the paper, she shook her head and sat down next to him. Snape looked up then folded up his paper, he put it on the side and turned his attention to Lucy.

"How was your day then?" Snape asked

"Pretty pathetic, it's nice to know that you're known as scar face now" Lucy hissed, "if I ever see Kingston again I'll kill him!" 

"I know you want to but you can't, he's too strong and that scar will heal even though it looks bad at the moment"

"Yeah but what about in the meantime! What am I going to do! I-I wish it would just go away!"

"I know you do but - " Snape paused, something made him stop in mid sentence, he was staring at Lucy's hair. 

"What!" Lucy demanded, "don't stare! It's rude!" 

"No, it's your hair..." Snape grabbed a lock of Lucy's hair, he looked a bit worried 

"What's wrong with it? Is there a split end! Tell me quick!" 

"It's changing colours..." 

"Changing colours! Don't be stupid! I haven't used hair dye!, Hey maybe it's the light!" 

"Well your hair is turning red..." 

"RED!" 

Lucy rummaged in her robe pocket and pulled out a mirror. She held it up to her face and was horrified to find that her father was right. 

"This is completely barbaric!" Lucy gasped, "how can this be?" 

"Metamorphmagus" Snape whispered 

"Pardon?" 

"Your a metamorphmagus" 

"A meta what?!" 

"It means you have the ability to change your appearance at will - try changing your hair colour again" 

"Er - OK?" 

Lucy put the mirror down and thought about her hair being black, soon enough when she looked at a lock of her hair it was black. Then she looked in the mirror, all of her hair was black. 

"Mad, simply mad" Lucy muttered, "I don't know how this could of happened, i've never been able to do it before"

"I've been noticed red streaks in your hair for a while, it's confused me but there's got to be an explanation" 

"Could this possibly be my power?" She questioned 

"What do you mean?" 

"Well Shona can read minds and maybe I could be a metamorphmagus - " 

"So the orb's responsible for this but you don't have the orb!" 

"Yes I do" 

Lucy pulled the orb out of her pocket and Snape took it from her, he examined it then put it in his robe pocket. He took one look at Lucy and frowned. 

"So you can change your appearance" 

"Yes, I think we've established that" 

"Very well, return to your normal appearance. I dislike the new one" 

"You mean my hair, right?" Lucy looked down in shame, Snape sighed and realised what he'd done. He smiled sadly at her. 

"I meant your hair but don't worry. Keep it the way you want, it's your hair, your power. Not for me to decide" 

Lucy nodded then ran upstairs and grabbed her bag but stopped herself as she peered into her mirror, she couldn't help but change her hair different colours for the sake of it. When Snape called her she had to settle on red hair and blue eyes, then changed her mind as she was walking downstairs and changed it to her original waist length dark/light brown hair and green eyes. 

Lucy and Snape walked down to the Hogwarts train with their luggage and when they arrived all eyes were on Lucy. She looked away but her father dragged her onto the train, he ushered to go to the student carriages but refused, she wanted to talk with the teachers. 

"Please, dad?" Lucy begged, "I'll get Shona too! This is about those vampires and the orb!" 

"Very well, I'll fetch McGuire you head down to the bar" 

Snape headed to the student carriages and Lucy stepped nervously into the bar where most of the teachers were. She half smiled then her father arrived looking displeased and a Shona who looked very satisfied. 

"What's this all about then? There must be a good reason for Snivy to disturb my slumber" Shona said 

"Well, yes there is. I think we all know by now that there were vampires in the castle and there's no denying it" Lucy said 

"Yes, there were. But what are you trying to say, Miss Snape?" Professor Sprout asked 

"I'm trying to say that ever since i've been at this school some sort of monster has managed to get itself into the castle and attack me, my dad and Shona" 

"Are you trying to suggest that Professor Dumbledore's protection is weak?" McGonagall frowned 

"No! Not at all! What I'm saying is that in my first year some sort of monster was let into the castle, my guesses are that Quirrel let it in" 

"That's perfectly understandable, Quirrel wasn't exactly all with it" Flitwick chuckled 

"Exactly! Then in second year we had the basilisk which was in the castle anyway. The only reason that was encountured was because my father tried to save me because I was dragged down to the chamber by the thing itself plus that was the year we discovered the orb" 

"It's caused us grief since..." Snape muttered 

"Exactly, dad!, Now third year is over and I came across a few dementors and one of them thought it was OK to claw at me" Lucy revealed the scar on her neck, "my guesses are that Mr Son ordered the dementors to do that. After all Professor Dumbledore did say that Mr Son could talk to them" 

"That's very true, I did" Dumbledore smiled 

"Then, yesterday we found out that; Ryan, Jessica and Joshua and Joshua also known as Kingston thought it was OK to give me an attractive scar. Now me and Shona can both turn into animals at will, Shona can also read minds and not to mention I'm a metamorphmagus. I found out that the orb is responsible for our powers, it's possibly the most powerful thing in the world and that's why Kingston wants it" 

"What a year!" Shona laughed 

"You're right Shona and plus there were attacks in Hogsmeade, from what we've learnt so far i'd say it was Kingston" Lucy finished 

"Since when did you turn into Sherlock?" Shona frowned 

"It's logic, Shona, use it and you'll find life a whole lot easier"

"So what do we do to prevent this 'Kingston' person?" Trelawney asked 

"I don't know but he's on the lose, hungry for that orb and we've got to keep it safe"  Lucy sighed picturing all the injuries she could acquire  

"But we can't go looking for him all day! It's stupid!" Shona piped up 

"Well, when he attacks we'll be ready" Snape concluded 

"Sweet, I'd like to see Kingston on the floor begging for mercy; don't kill me!" 

"In your dreams McGuire, now lets leave these good people in peace" Lucy sighed 

She walked out of the door without another word, Shona followed her until they reached the students carriages where everyone was waiting.