Lucius stared at her his eyes never leaving hers. “I will stay with you, but I will not stop being a Death Eater.” Scarlet smiled, “Just stay alive, Lucius.” She stood up then walked to the fireplace and stared into it. “Do you know what I saw in that little girl?” She didn’t wait for an answer, “I saw fear, I saw things she had wanted to become, a dancer, someone like her mom. I saw her past I saw everything, Lucius! I almost cried for her.” She turned to Lucius tears stinging her eyes. “I was so close to begging Him to let her go. I wanted to save her and at that moment I didn’t care about Potter, only that little girl.”

Lucius strode over to Scarlet and took her by the shoulders. “Scarlet, she was a Muggle. Why do you even care for her?” “Did you not hear what I said? I saw her life! I saw her hopes! Her dreams! I saw all of that and I knew I would be taking that away! If I hadn’t seen that then I would stay as a Death Eater!” Scarlet yelled glaring at him. “I don’t even know why I was able to see that. To tell you the truth I was terrified.” Lucius smirked. “So your father didn’t think it would go to you.” He laughed bitterly then let go of Scarlet and walked to Severus’ desk. Scarlet watched as he wrote something then look at her. “That letter is for your father’s eyes only. Tell him that, will you?” Lucius walked over to Scarlet then kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear, “I love you, Scarlet.”

Before Scarlet could reply he had already gone through the fireplace. She sighed and sat in her fathers chair behind his desk. Her eyes scanned the room before falling on the letter Lucius had written. She sat there staring at it but not seeing the words. She looked up when she heard the door open. “Scarlet? Where’s Lucius?” Severus asked looking around. “Oh, he left, he wrote this letter,” She nodded her head at the letter, “he said it was for your eyes only…I wish I could convince him to stop being a Death Eater.” Scarlet said quietly. Severus narrowed his eyes reading the letter. “We’ve got to hide you…and soon. Until then stay close to me or Dumbledore or McGonagall, alright? And this is a warning, stay away from Draco.”

Scarlet nodded then said quietly, “You know, I think I almost lost it before I killed that little girl.” Severus looked at her, “What do you mean?” “I mean I saw into that kid!” Scarlet said gripping her fathers chair arms. She sighed then explained everything she had told Lucius not long ago. There was a long silence after she finished; Severus broke the silence. “What that was, was Legilimency. I never thought you would be born with it.” He leaned on his desk and said quietly, “Dumbledore has agreed to hide you, we was hoping to wait until you were done with this school year but that letter.” Severus paused taking a calming breath. “That letter said that the Dark Lord was furious about your traitorous act and he has put Lucius and some of his other best Death Eaters on the order to kill you on sight.”