Twelve of the Table

Chapter 1/?
Key Words: Snape before Hogwarts Summary: Severus Snape meets the girl of his dreams, but Lucius Malfoy, the Dark Lords successor, wants Starr too. Starr loves Severus, but is he going too far? Spoilers: All four HP books Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Everything that is related to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series is hers and no profits are being made from using her characters.

Starr looked up at the Malfoy's Mansion. It was positively gargantuan! Only three stories above ground (Starr's home had seven) but unknown floors below that branched out in every direction. Plus, the main area of the house covered the amount of two soccer fields.

Then there was the beautiful greenhouse, where she was currently. 'Narcissa, this area is positively gorgeous! I simply adore white roses!'

'Thank you, but all the credit really must go to my wonderful gardening team!'

Narcissa beamed under the compliment just the same. If only Lucius was so appreciative.

'Should we head back to the house now? We don't want to be late for the dinner tonight and I know it takes me two hours to get ready.' Starr truly just wanted to be back with Severus.

'And what will you do with the other three hours before the dinner?' Narcissa shot Starr a grin and headed for the house.

All the most important Death Eaters, including the Dark Lord himself, would be attending the dinner that night. The two young women walked back to the house, chatting easily.

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Severus Snape was pacing around Lucius Malfoy's Study. Lucius and Severus had been having this same conversation for over an hour. Severus wanted his girlfriend, Starr Walsh, to become initiated at the dinner tonight, but Lucius didn't think that the Dark Lord should be bothered. 'Why shouldn't we just initiate her ourselves?'

'Because, she is going to be an upper ranked Death Eater, not just some lowly solider!' Severus was bored of going round in circles with Lucius. 'Please, Lucius. Let it be done tonight, it would mean a lot to her. You can tell her the rules of conduct when she and Narcissa come back from the greenhouse.'

'All right. While I do that, Narcissa will show you to yours and Starr's rooms.'

Lucius felt beaten, and did not truly relish the feeling.

'Here they come.' Severus watched out a magnificent window as the two women approached the Northwest wing. They were running through the blustery February weather, and their White/Blonde hair was mixing until Severus could not distinguish whose hair belonged to which lady.

The two women rushed through the French doors, letting a huge gush of wind.

'Narcissa!' Lucius boomed. 'The wind has set my papers awry!'

'I'm sorry, Lucius. I will send for a house elf to set them straight again.' Narcissa was shaking, but not from cold. From fear.

'No, don't worry about that. Go show Severus to his and Starr's rooms. Help him carry their trunks there. Starr, stay with me. We have some things to discuss.'

Lucius dismissed Severus and Narcissa and then turned to Starr. 'Tonight you will meet the most powerful wizard that has ever to live. He may grant you powers you can only dream about, or he may kill you. He will do as he sees fit. But,' He moved to stand right in front of her, 'You must give him, and all senior Death Eaters, everything if you want anything in return.'

'I don't think I understand.' Starr took a step backwards, only to find that Lucius followed her. He was enjoying how easily she would allow herself to be cornered. Finally her back was against the corner of the room and Lucius was right on top of her, their bodies almost touching.

'So, you intend to be faithful to Him forever?' After she nodded he continued.

'Well, you will soon find it is not just enough to say you support him, you also have to work your way up by proving to other Death Eaters that you are worth. Now do you understand?'

'If you mean That I must Well, I won't!' Starr had realized what he meant and was looking for a way out of his grasp when he extended his hands around her waist and rested them on her hips.

Trying to wriggle her way out of his grasp only made him hold onto her more tightly. Starr saw with fear the raw lust in Lucius' eyes and was petrified. She started squirming again, trying desperately to get away from him, his kisses, and his groping hands.

'Hold still!' Lucius burst out in aggravation. 'That is it! I will not put with this insolence!' Lucius slapped her. Starr was stunned and speechless for a moment, but that was all Lucius needed. He dragged her over to a couch and started tearing at her clothing.

Feeling that he had gone too far, and she had no other option, Starr reached for her wand, only to have Lucius snatch it up before she could get a grasp on it.

'Thought you would curse me did you? Well, I am much to smart for you!'

Knowing it was the only way, Starr put her hands on Lucius' chest. He shrieked in pain and jumped up. Starr took the opportunity that had presented itself and ran.

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Severus followed Narcissa down a corridor, dragging his and Starr's trunks behind him. She was walking very fast, and Severus was only able to keep up with her because his legs were so much longer.

'Are you all right, Narcissa?' Snape asked.

'Yes It's just Lucius Well, he isn't very nice anymore.' Narcissa started walking faster.

'Is there anything I can do?' Severus now had to rush to keep up with her.

'No you would just make it worse. Here are your rooms.' Narcissa responded in a very resigned sort of way.

The rooms had beautiful vaulted ceilings, Four poster king sized beds, and marble floors. 'Don't be late for dinner!' Narcissa winked as she left the room.

Severus smiled at the remark and started dragging his trunk into Starr's room. He then turned and closed the door that connected the two rooms and looked around.

It really was a wonderful house. Everything in it was ornate, but not overly so.

He walked over to his trunk and started unpacking. Socks, shirts, robes, everything went flying through the air into the appropriate drawer. Suddenly, just as he was putting away his underwear, Starr burst through the door, crying hysterically.

'What is it?!'

Starr was sobbing so hard that she couldn't even utter a word. Severus rushed over and embraced her shaking shoulders. 'Don't worry.' Severus mumbled some words of comfort until Starr was more under control. Then he guided her over to the bed and sat her down. 'Now, what happened?'

'He Lucius Tried to to ' Starr started shaking and Severus quickly calmed her down with a simple spell.

'Go ahead now. What did Lucius do?' Severus already feared the worst.

'He tried to rape me.' Starr said in a magically calm voice.

'That idiot! I'll kill him! How did you get away? Are you hurt?' Severus was turning red with anger and had to be pulled back down by Starr.

'I'm fine. I burned him.' Starr blushed and then added. 'He ripped my favorite robes.'

'You burned him?' Severus was stunned, How could she burn him?

'I don't know how I did it. I just knew I could and I put my hands on his chest and he was burned.' Starr looked around the room for the first time. 'Is this my room?'

'How did you- never mind. No, this is our room.' Severus smiled at Starr and kissed her gently. 'We still have four hours before the dinner. What do you want to do with that time?' Severus winked and Starr giggled. No further answer was needed.

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Severus woke up and looked at the clock. Six PM! Only one hour! He turned over and looked at the beautiful sleeping girl beside him. He did not want to wake her, but knew he must. 'Starr Starr STARR!' she didn't awaken. 'Venerate!'

Starr stirred and then rolled over. 'Hello, Severus.' She smiled sweetly.

'It is time to get up. Only one hour until the dinner.'

'Only one hour! I must get ready!' Starr shot out of bed and rushed around the room. 'Severus, what should I wear? Robes or something else?'

'Go ask Narcissa, I'm sorry, I don't know. If this helps, I have to wear the robes of my family.'

'I'll go ask Narcissa, she'll know ' Starr apparated out of the room.

'Well, I guess I need to get ready then too.'

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Starr found Narcissa and hugged her. 'I really need your help! What should I wear? How should I do my hair?'

'Here, borrow one of my dresses.' Narcissa walked over to her closet and picked out a dress. It had a corset and a long, flowing skirt. 'Try this on!'

'It's beautiful.' Narcissa changed the color to match the colors of Starr's house, Navy Blue and Silver.

'There. You must always wear the colors of your house to these dinners.' Narcissa helped Starr put on the dress and tighten the corset. 'You look perfect!'

'Thank you very much, Narcissa!' Starr rotated the mirror around herself so she could see the dress. 'I really like the dress you are wearing also! It is perfect for you!'

'Now, for your hair ' Narcissa walked over to her mirror and rummaged through some drawers. 'Here!' She walked back over to Starr.

Narcissa swept up Starr's hair and clips it with a snake clip. 'Perfect!'

'Thank You very much again, Narcissa! I have to get back to Severus!' Starr Apparated out of the room.

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Severus had just finished picking up all the underwear strewn around the room when Starr apparated back. She looked amazing. The dress she was wearing had a corset that pushed up her chest and the colors made her blue eyes stand out. 'You look gorgeous!' Severus walked over and gave her a hug. 'Absolutely beautiful!'

'Thank you! Severus, you're not even dressed yet! Hurry up! We only have half an hour!' Starr walked into the bathroom and started applying makeup.

Severus picked out his most comfortable Family House robes and put them on.

'You can't wear those! They have a hole in them!' Starr rushed over, only half her face had foundation on, giving her a two-faced look, and started rummaging through Severus' clothing. 'Here, these will look much better.'

Severus quickly changed into the new robes and grimaced. These are the most uncomfortable robes I own. Though, I do look good. Starr was still fixing her makeup when it was time to go. 'Starr, we really must be there right now.'

'I'm coming! Just one more minuet!' Starr finished and walked over to Severus.

'Let's go.'

They held hands as they apparated and were soon in the main ballroom. Most of the other Death Eaters had arrived already. Names hovered above chairs, directing where everyone sat. Severus and Starr found their places and sat down. Lucius and Narcissa were still at the entrance greeting people as they apparated into the house.

Starr was placed across from Severus and to her right sat Lucius. To her left sat Goyle. On Severus' left was Narcissa and to his right was Goyle's wife. The Dark Lord was to sit at the head of the table, beside Narcissa and Lucius.

When the Dark Lord arrived, everyone had already taken their places and abruptly stood. They only sat back down once He had sat down. 'Wonderful!' The Dark Lord said, his raspy voice was quiet, but had the same quality that Severus' had, he could silence a crowd with a whisper. 'Let us eat!'

Food appeared on the table. Roasts, ham, turkey, and all sorts of other delectable foods tempted everyone's tastebuds. Severus kicked Starr as she reached for a piece of turkey, then he looked at the Dark Lord. Only after He had taken a bite did anyone else even reach for any food.

The food was better than it looked, which was truly saying something, as each item looked like it had come straight out of some recipe from Witch Weekly. Starr did not enjoy the food very much, though. Lucius had his hand on her thigh, and it was all she could do to keep from smacking him for trying something again where she could do nothing about it.

Trying to keep up the fa‡ade of nonchalance, Starr ate just as much as Narcissa and tried only a few of the things she wasn't sure about, such as the octopus casserole, which the Dark Lord seemed to heartily enjoy.

The Dark Lord himself looked no different from the other Death Eaters around him, except for one thing. He didn't wear any House robes, only black. He had black eyes, and everything about him seemed to have a black light shining from it.

Lucius had become decidedly more bold than before and was moving his hand up her skirt. Starr quietly moved her hand below the table and slapped his hand quickly. He looked over at her a smiled, but kept his hand where it was, flexing his fingers a bit now and then, slowly moving higher.

Starr was getting quite aggravated with this and truly wanted dinner to be over.

The main course disappeared and was replaced by deserts. Lucius continued to move his hand, even after Starr had repeatedly tried to stop his advances.

Starr shot Lucius a pleading look, which just made him enjoy it even more.

Finally, dinner was over and the plates were cleared. The Dark Lord stood up and strode to the head of the room so everyone could view him.

'We have a new Death Eater among us. Starr Walsh, please stand and come before me.' Starr stood up, smoothed her skirts, and walked forward. Severus smiled at her, giving her courage.

'Starr Walsh, will you be loyal to us forever?'

'Yes'

'Starr Walsh, will you love and serve us forever?'

'Yes'

'Then step closer and you will become one of us.' The Dark Lord grabbed Starr's left arm and turned it so the inside faced him. 'You will be marked with my sign so that I may call you whenever I need you. All Death Eaters have this mark.' He pointed his wand and yelled 'MORSMORDRE!'

A piercing pain shot through Starr's arm. She looked down and saw the image of a skull on her flesh. The same image she had noticed on Severus' arm.

'Welcome to the Death Eaters!' Everyone clapped for her as she walked back to her seat. Severus smiled and leaned over. 'Congratulations!'

'Thank you.' Starr was blushing because everyone was looking at her.

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When dinner was over, and Starr and Severus had both thanked their hosts, though Starr mumbled her thanks to Lucius, they headed back towards their rooms. Many other Death Eaters were staying the night, and as they passed the couple they would wave and call to them jovially. As they approached their rooms, they decided what they would do the next day.

'Well, because we are here for the rest of the week, we really should go to the City for a while. I have some things I need to buy down Knockturn alley, and my godson is having a birthday, so I want to buy him a broom.'

'Let's go tomorrow then. I have some things to buy also.' Severus opened the door to their room and walked in. 'We should wake up early, though. I really don't want to have Lucius see me in my muggle clothing.'

'We will wake up early then.' Starr walked into the bathroom to wash her face.

'Hey, Starr. Tomorrow is Valentines Day! I just remembered.' Severus called to Starr.

'I also want to go to Knockturn so that I can buy a present for my favorite boyfriend.'

'What do you mean favorite?' Severus asked. He ran over to Starr, who was drying her face and picked her up by the waist. 'You had better not be hiding something from me!'

Starr giggled as Severus dragged her back into the bedroom. 'I was only joking, silly!'

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Severus woke to the sound of birds chattering. He, once again, rolled over to look at the sleeping beauty beside him, but she was gone. 'Severus? Have you woken up yet?' Starr called from the bathroom.

'Yeah.' Severus was still very groggy, and felt as if he hadn't slept at all, which was partially true. 'Are we leaving soon?'

'As soon as you are ready to go, I only have a few more things to do. I have been up for over an hour.'

'How can you go without sleep? It is almost like you don't sleep!' Severus rolled out of bed, chuckling to himself.

Starr walked out of the bathroom in full muggle clothing. 'Wow.' Severus stared openly at her form fitting tank top and her super mini mini skirt. 'Where did you find those?'

'In muggle clothing shops, where else?' Starr laughed and walked over to give Severus a good morning kiss. 'Happy Valentines Day!'

'Happy Valentines Day.' He kissed her quickly and walked towards the bathroom.

'Where are we going to eat?'

'I know a little muggle spot, not far from Knockturn Alley, that has the absolute best noodles in the whole City!'

'A muggle place?' Severus turned and gave her a questioning glance.

'Yes, it is the best, and it is not like we have to talk to then or anything.' Starr began brushing her hair and turned away from Severus.

Severus got dressed and was ready to after another five minutes. 'Lets Apparate.'

He grasped her hand and kissed her on the check. 'Let's go!'