Chapter 6
Juliane pulled out her wand in a flash. "You." She growled.
"Hello again daughter. I didn't think I would see you again." Her father, Orion, said with a smirk. "Oh, and you're talking again! I must fix that." Suddenly, a hand closed around her throat. Juliane gasped for breath as her father strangled her. She was lifted off of her feet and then thrown back down. She landed with a thud on her knees. "Crucio!" Orion yelled. Juliane let out a strangled scream. Her wand that had dropped from her hand, lay a few feet away.
"Let me go!" Juliane yelled, her voice was hoarse from the pain.
"Just tell me where the Potter boy is to live and I'll let you go." Orion sneered. Juliane stayed quiet for a few moments before saying something to low for Orion to hear. "What was that?" He asked.
"I said. September 1st 1982. I met William today. He is the funniest person I have ever seen. Didn't even care about my stupid scars." Juliane said. The first day of Hogwarts filled her memory.
"What? No matter. Crucio!" Juliane grit her teeth but didn't scream. After a few moments he stopped. "Are you ready to talk?" Juliane lifted her head and stared him straight in the eyes.
"June 18 1989. We graduated today. Bill and I are officially curse breakers for Gringotts. We're moving to Egypt tomorrow. Molly's hysterical and Alex and Adria are sad that I'm leaving them with Charlie, Fred, and George." Juliane smiled weakly.
"I don't care about that! Talk!" Orion barked.
"Gladly. June 10th 1995. Bill kissed me today. We got together and I can't be happier. He even got me my voice back for my birthday." Juliane spoke clearer.
"Crucio!" Orion yelled. Juliane gave him a smile through the tears in her eyes.
"Today. I died. I got killed by my own father. He put me through the crutatios curse." Juliane said before dropping down to the ground, almost unconscious. Through her tears, she saw a white light, glowing in the sky.
'It's okay baby.' She heard her mother. 'Bill's coming.'
Bill looked through the crowd frantically. "JULIANE!" He yelled over and over. Suddenly, he saw her. It was like a path appeared.
'Go to her. Go to my daughter.' A woman's soft voice sounded in his head. He saw Juliane lying on the ground as the man smirked and walked away. He had black hair, and Juliane's blue eyes. Juliane was barely conscious. Her eyes fluttering open and shut.
"Stupify!" Bill called out, hitting the man square in the chest. He flew back, dropping Juliane in the process. Bill rushed over and picked her up. "I'm here love." He whispered to her.
"Also today. I told Bill I loved him before I died. I meant it." Juliane whispered hoarsely.
"Don't say that little Anne, you're going to live." Bill said. Tears poured down his face as he apparated back to the Burrow. The whole family was sitting on chairs or on the floor. Adria looked at her best friend and let out a strangled sob.
"Juliane!" She cried. Charlie wrapped an arm around Adria's waist. Alex looked up with tears in her eyes.
"Bill what happened!" She cried. Fred and George both rushed to comfort her.
"Her father." Bill said. Molly rushed over and examined her.
"Bruising on the neck and looks like the crutatious curse was used. Better take her to St. Mungos." Molly informed them. Bill immediately took her to the hospital.
"Hello Sir, what can we do for you?" The receptionist asked.
"My girlfriend was attacked." Bill said.
"Let me get a doctor." The woman said. A few moments later, a man came out in a healer's uniform.
"Let's get her into a room." He said. Bill followed the healer into Juliane's room. "Only family allowed right now sir."
"She has none! I'm her boyfriend! You have to let me in!" Bill cried.
"I'm sorry sir but you need wait in the waiting room." One of the nurses told him. Bill nodded and sat in one of the chairs and put his head in his hands. He picked up an old Prophet and read through it.
'Mass breakout from Azkaban!' The headline said. Bill stiffened and read through the article. 'After a death eater attack on the wizard prison, many of the former death eaters have in fact escaped.
'Nothing to worry about! The ministry has this whole ideal under control.' Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge tells our reporter.' It then went on to say a list of death eaters that had escaped. Bill dropped the paper on the floor. He put his head in his hands and stared at the ground.
"This is all my fault." He whispered. A hand was placed on his shoulder. Bill looked up to find Adria staring back at him.
"Nothing is your fault." She whispered.
"It is. If we had just read the Prophet-" Charlie cut him off.
"Bill, if you think any of this is your fault I'm going to kill you." He sat down on his other side.
"It is though. If we had just picked up a prophet, or I had gotten there sooner." Bill allowed a few stray tears to fall down his face. One of the female healers came out of the room.
"William Weasley?" She called.
"I'm here!" Bill called wiping away the tears.
"Come with me." Bill followed the woman who led him to a door. She paused with her hand on the handle and turned around.
"You have to understand, Bill-" She was cut off by Bill swiftly opening the door and entering the room. He stopped short at the sight. Juliane lay on the bed, many wires were attached to her arms and legs. She had a mask covering her mouth, and her hair lay sprawled out over her head. Her eyes were closed and her breaths were shallow. Bill sat down in the chair next to her bed.
"Juliane." He whispered sadly. The healer entered the room with pity filled eyes.
"I'm sorry sir, but when she got here, she was very unstable. She should be fine, but there's no guaranteeing that the curses used will cause permanent damage. All of the shock from the curses has caused her to go into a coma to allow her body to heal." She said.
"W-when will she wake up?" Bill asked.
"There is no saying when, but there is a chance... She won't."
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