Daphne stopped talking to everyone, Lisa, Blaise, Draco, her father. Everyone was worried about her. Nobody would see her, only during class. Lisa checked the 6th floor bathrooms, asked Myrtle and nothing, Draco went to the tower and she wasn't there. Blaise even checked the dungeon.

During dinner, Daphne sat away from Draco, not because shes mad at him, which she wasnt, it was to get away from his brainless friends. Daphne placed her head in her hand, playing around with her food. She hasn't slept for weeks now. She was going insane. Her eyes were baggy and red with purple.

"What's wrong with her?" Pansy looks at her. "She looks dead."

"Dont." Draco growls. "Dont ever speak about her. Dont you ever mention her again. Matter in fact Pansy, just leave." And as Draco was going to talk to her, she was gone.

Daphne made her way to the library, Wheres she's been all this whole time. She's trying to find more about her mom, but things aren't connecting. Sitting on the floor, covered in newspapers, she was too overwhelmed.

"Psttt." I heard coming from the fire place. My head snapped. I looked to see Lucas' face.

"Lucas?" I whispered as I turned to him.

"You're father told me to talk to you. Everything alright?" I just sighed. "Why-"

"Umbridge made a rule that facility and their children cannot see or talk to each other anymore."

"Umbridge? That bitch took over Hogwarts?" He said trying to make her laugh but didnt. "Hey, look at me." She looks up. "You're going to be okay-"

"Tell me about Fiona." She sternly said to him. Lucas tried to talk but it was all stutters. "I know she's my mother."

"Your father told you about her?"

"Yes."

"You saw the letter?"

"I didn't read it. I dont want to." Lucas sighs.

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything."

"Okay." He coughs. All the memories came back to Lucas, something he didn't want to look back on. His nightmares. "Fiona was different than all of us. She never liked muggles, hated them with a passion." Daphne was interested, leaning closer to the pit of fire.

"Is that why she became a death eater?"

"Partly it was because of Bellatrix, she was your mothers best friend. She taught her and showed her what death eaters do. She became obsessed. Fiona was your age she when she became one. The other half was because she thought she was going to make herself a queen, a goddess." Lucas' face saddens. "Fiona thought it was good idea to take the Cox Legacy and make it the name haunt you. She killed your grandparents because they'll get in the way of the power, you know that scar that Katherine has, she tried to kill her but failed."

"Why did you join?" He sighs.

"I only did it to save my family, long before Fiona joined. To protect Katherine. At that point, I was just trying to survive. Not all Slytherins are evil, but your mother was one of the evilest ones."

"She also killed the Potters."

"Yes. Only James. Your mother cared for your father so much, when she found out that your father was still in love with Lily, she was angry, jealous. She wanted to destroy her, so killing James had to do."

"My father was in love with Potters mother?" I sat there. He nods. I was named after his mother. "And I was-"

"Named after her, yes. Thats who your father loved the most." He tend to look over me, checking if anyone walked in. "Your mother is a very dangerous woman, Daphne. She cannot be trusted."

"Am I turning into her?" I slowly looked up at him.

"What? No!"

"I dont want to go down the same path she went with uncle Lucas. I dont want to kill. I dont want hurt anyone." I started to cry.

"I promise to your father, Katherine and to myself that she will not turn you like her. I wont. You are my ward and I wont let her harm you, ever." I slowly nod. "Someones coming. Daphne, look at me." My watery eyes met his. "You have my word." He then vanished. I wiped my tear as I saw a familiar pair of shoes. Draco. He sits down on the floor, joining me.

"Talk to me." He tells me. He saw my eyes. "Darling..." he wipes my tear that escaped.

"Do you know the name Fiona Cox?" I questioned him. He held my hand as he thought.

"She was friend of my aunt Bex. Shes a deatheater and She also escaped Azkaban. Why?"

"She's my mother." I tried to hold in the tears. "Shes looking for me." I just broke down. Draco just held me. I cried onto his chest, letting it all out. Draco didn't know what to say. "She wants to turn me into her."

"I wont let that happen." He kissed her cheek, holding her tight. Draco was relaxed. Daphne finally said what was on her chest. He felt like the relationship was falling apart. He didn't want to lose her. He didn't want to let her go.

"You said you love me, do you mean it?" She sniffs onto his chest. Draco remembered. At the library, he said it.

"Of course i do." He finally said it. He stroked her hair.

"Would you love me no matter what?"

"Nothing will ever change the way i love you." Daphne pulls away from him. She looked at him.

"If i was hypothetically speaking, what if i became a death eater like her, and I had no choice, would you still love me then?" Draco cups her cheeks, making her look at him.

"I would be broken, but I know you. You would never hurt anyone. And if you were a deatheater, I'll find a way to save you from there." Daphne hugs him so tight. She let out a sob.

"Im sorry." She whispers. "I never meant to hurt you." He shushes her.

"There's nothing to be sorry about."

"I love you." She looks at him. "I have always loved you." She gave him a smile, caressing his cheek. They both chuckled. "Its weird to say that-"

"When nobody had said to you before." He finishes the sentence. "But I meant it. I do."

✷ ✷ ✷

Everything was good for the past couple of days. Daphne apologized to Lisa.

"There you are!" Lisa runs up to her and hugs her. Daphnes heart warmed up. Lisa pulls back and pushes her hair back.

"Im sorry that I pushed you away." She shook her head. Lisa being her, she said she didn't need to apologize and hugged her again.

"Im here if you ever need me. You know I wont judge." She lets go of her hand and walks to her table.

"The queen of slytherin returns!" Blaise claps as Daphne sat down next to Draco. She held onto his arm, putting her chin on his shoulder.

"We've missed you." Goyle said.

"Sorry guys, I just had to be alone." I told them. They started chatting, laughing and joked around. Owls came flying in. Everyone was getting letters from their loved ones. A letter fell next to Daphnes arm. She slowly looks at it. Her heart started to beat faster as she saw the black envelope.

"Darling?" He said to calm her down. Daphne was hoping its a coincidence. Maybe it's Katherine writing. She flips the envelope to see her name written in white. She gulps as she rips it open.

I see you.

Daphne panics. She turns to every window, door, and student. Draco jumps. She started to tremble. It has to be a prank.

"Come on." Draco takes her out of the hall and took her to bathroom. Daphne started to breathe heavily. "Ill get your father." He runs out. Daphne stares at herself at the mirror.

"You are Daphne Snape." She points at her. "You do not cry." She angry wipes her face. She crumples up the letter. She saw a spitting image of her mother, smirking back at her. She hated it. "Ah!" She punches the mirror. The glass shatters and Daphne pulls her hand close to her. She winced in pain.

"Daphne!" Draco runs back in. Snape runs to her, holding her hand that was now broken.

"Come on." Snape takes his daughter to the infirmary. Madam Pomfrey quickly took the girl. "What have you done?" Snape tells her as Pomfrey is preparing to wrap her hand up. Daphne passes the letter to him. His eyes widen.

"Tell Lucas." Severus runs out. Madam rolled up her sleeve but Daphne stopped her, it was her marked arm. "Dont." Pomfrey nods and begins to wrap her up. Draco came in.

"What was that about?"

"My mother. She found me." His face softens. He looks around. "My father is telling Lucas right now."

"Im not letting you out of my slight." He takes my hand and kisses it. "Im not going to let her get to you."