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Traditions Before Freedom	By : kat69d Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 2239 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Six bloody and torn bodies were dumped at the gates to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If it were not for the alarms in the Headmaster's office they would not have been found until Hagrid left to go meet the Hogwarts Express and the arriving students several hours later. They were taken to the hospital wing and quickly healed by Madam Pomfrey and the potions brewed by Professor Severus Snape.

When Albus Dumbledore made his way to the hospital wing, his thoughts were not on the injured students but with Voldemort. He could not understand why he would let them go after so little time. Normally they would be kept for days being tortured and then finally killed. Voldemort was not one to be known for his lack of torture.

"How are they, Poppy?" he asked.

"Several broken bones. Ms. Sinclair had a concussion while Ms. Weasley had a severe wound to her cheek. Albus, each were subjected to the Cruciatus curse."

"Were they…"

"No. I gave each of them a mild sleeping draught. When they wake, maybe they can tell us what happened. I thought 7 girls were taken from the platform."

"That is what Kingsley reported but no one knew who the last girl was. When the students arrive, I will have the Head of Houses check their students."

The wizard made his way back to his office to wait for the soon arriving portkey. While most of the students were still coming by train, he was having the Weasleys, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter brought here by portkey. At least when they appear, he will have good news for them.

"Headmaster, we need to find Ginny. They took her. I had just stepped through the barrier when a Death Eater grabbed her and apparated. I could not do anything to stop him," a boy with messy black hair and vivid green eyes said as soon as he landed.

"It is alright, my boy. Ms. Weasley and the others arrived just moments ago. They are in the hospital wing under the care of Madam Pomfrey. I will take you there momentarily but first you need to tell me what you saw."

"Death Eaters, sir. All over the platform. Most were distracting the crowd as the girls were taken. After Ginny was grabbed, I saw a few others taken before they all apparated out," Hermione said.

"Did you recognize any of them?"

"Only by House, sir, and only a couple. Ravenclaws."

"Albus, what happened to my daughter?" Molly Weasley asked.

"They were tortured but not as severely as you would expect."

"What are you not telling us, Professor?" Harry asked.

"One of the girls was not among them. We believe she is still being held captive. We do not know who she is."

The identity of the missing girl was not revealed until the other six woke up. Each woke up with family around them, Ginny having the most people surrounding her bed. Molly latched onto her daughter, holding her as she cried.

"Oh, Mum. It was horrible. They used the Cruciatus on us. Nadia was slammed into the wall and hit her head really hard."

"You are safe now, Ginny. No one will hurt you again."

"He was there. You Know Who. He was pleased but one of the girls caught his attention. Mum, she offered to stay in our place."

Severus Snape walked into the hospital wing to alert the Headmaster that he was missing one of his sixth years. He stepped next to the old wizard but did not get a chance to speak before Ginny broke down in tears again.

"He…he left her punishment up to Dolohov. I saw the knife before they took us away. She was not even putting up a fight. Like she knew what was coming."

"Antonin Dolohov is one of the worst Death Eaters. He is a sadist who revels in the pain of others. If she was given to Dolohov, then I should notify her mother of her death. He will not hold back and keep her alive," Severus spoke.

"Ah, Severus. Do you know who the missing student is?"

"One of my Slytherins. Evangeline Downes."

Several gasps came from the Weasleys. Hermione now remembered the girl. She spent as much, if not more time in the library than she did. She would have been top of their year if it were not for Evangeline. Harry did not know who they were talking about but when they finally described her, his heart rate increased. He knew her by sight because she walked in on him snogging someone. She promised to keep it a secret. Harry desperately needed to talk to his significant other.

"Why would a Slytherin protect the girls?" Harry asked.

"Her father called her a Gryffindor," another one of the girls called out.

"She said she knew what they wanted, that it was what she was trained to do. That is why she offered to stay," another said.

"What?" Ron Weasley asked.

"The old traditions. Her father has trained her in the old traditions," Ginny said.

Not many knew what the old traditions were but those who did paled. The old pureblood traditions have not been followed in almost 3 generations but the knowledge was still passed down. Even the fascist purebloods with daughters believed the traditions to be archaic and demeaning. It was not like they did not control their daughters but the traditions turned the daughters more into slaves and a possession than a human being.

"Sir, what are the old traditions?" Harry asked.

While his knowledge of the wizarding world has grown throughout the years, there was still a lot he did not know. He wanted, no needed to know what this girl was going through.

"In the old traditions, a daughter is raised to be a slave, first to her father and then her husband. She will have the knowledge of what it means to be a pureblood and all that entails. She is molded into a perfect pureblood wife, seeing to the needs of others before herself.

"Punishment is how she is taught what she needs to learn. If you catch on quickly, you will not be punished. If not, then the punishment is whatever her father deems appropriate. At the age of her majority, at 17, she will conclude her training under her father and be betrothed to begin her new training under her husband."

"Headmaster, I do not believe they need to know all of the traditions," Severus seethed. He did not like the idea of the traditions but to know that someone was still following them, especially with one of his students, was angering him.

"Sir?" Harry asked.

"It is the father's duty to teach the daughter everything she needs to know. At the time of her coming into her womanhood, she is trained in another area as well."

"No. You do not mean," Hermione gasped.

"Hermione, what is he saying?" Ron asked.

"When she hits puberty, her father teaches her about sex."

"He has sex with her!" Harry exclaimed.

"He might or her godfather would fill that role. The first time is often with another so that he may watch to understand where he needs to train her better."

"That was why we were taken. The pretty ones. They were going to…" Ginny sobbed.

"Ms. Sinclair, you said that her father was there. I do not know of a Death Eater names Downes," Albus asked.

"It is Lucius Malfoy, Headmaster. He is her father."
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