The Life of a Mudblood: After the War
Chapter 1: Where am I?
Jessie woke up, but didn't open her eyes. She was afraid of what she would see if she did. She heard the sound of dripping water somewhere in the room, and instantly noticed how cold she was. Her sleep addled brain had to think for a minute before she realized she was laying on the cold stone floor. What made it colder was she was completely naked.
Jessie moved to stretch and heard a metallic clanking sound. It caused her to open her eyes, wanting to search for the sound. She quickly found that would do no good, as the room was pitch black, so instead she tried to sit up. When she was immediately pulled back she realized she was chained to the floor, her hands above her head. Trying to move her legs, she discovered her ankles were chained as well.
How had she gotten here? Where was here? What was going to happen to her? Those were the thoughts that were running through her mind. She began to think back to the day before.....Her graduation from Hogwarts
~Flashback~
Jessie was kneeling on the floor in the tattered robes she had been wearing since her second year. They pulled against her shoulders, a couple sizes too small as she pulled lightly on the chains around her wrists. She winced as the cold metal rubbed against her raw skin. She looked up as the room went silent, though on both sides of her she could see her classmates chained next to her.
She watched as a man with black hair walked up to the podium and cleared his throat. A shiver went down her spine as she realized how handsome he was. The man waited for a minute, looking around, his eyes never settling in any one place.
"Congratulations, students!" Jessie heard the Minister and Dark Lord say, as he started his speech. "You have all graduated now, and some of you will go on to do great things" he continued. As she listened to him speak, Jessie was filled with dread.
The laws had been in place now, for five years. She knew she would not be allowed to be one of those who 'went on to do great things.' She pulled herself away from her thoughts, just as the Dark Lord finished his speech.
"Each of the pureblood graduates may pick up a free mudblood, as my gift to you, but you will have to wait, as I will be picking my own today" he finished. As he said that, the Dark Lord’s eyes finally stopped and his bright green eyes looked directly at Jessie, as if boring into her soul. She knew then that he had already made his decision. Another shiver went down her spine, this time from fear.
~End Flashback~
Jessie began to tremble, as she remembered. She was trembling, not because of the cold, but because of her fate. 'How will I ever survive?' she thought, just as she heard what sounded like a door opening. Though logically she knew she couldn't see, she began trying to look around again.