Chapter Fifty-Five
Maidenhead
Hey little sister, what have you done
Hey little sister, who's the only one
Hey little sister, who's your superman
Hey little sister, who's the one you want
(White Wedding - Billy Idol)September 2nd, 1976It did not matter what Dumbledore said. She knew she could not outright tell people
what the future had in store because it would endanger herself and everyone around her,
but who was to say that she could not find out new information? She did not, for instance,
know for a fact that the current Slytherin students were already marked Death Eaters. If she
could find out, then it would only be her proper duty as a student to report such things—
perhaps to McGonagall, instead of Dumbledore, directly.
Mia spent her day attending the rest of her classes, grinning brightly as Lily helped
her catch up with Arithmancy. Her afternoon was spent studying outside by the beech tree
near the lake, enjoying what few moments of peace were afforded to her. After completing
her homework, she began planning out ways to find out if Snape, the Carrows, and any
seventh year Slytherins had taken the Dark Mark. After a few minutes of proper plotting,
she felt guilty for giving Harry such a hard time back in her original sixth year when he had
been so intent on discovering if Draco Malfoy was an initiated Death Eater. She had
thought Harry was paranoid, having Dobby and Kreacher follow Draco around Hogwarts,
slipping out of the tower to spy on him from beneath the... The cloak!
She rushed back up to Gryffindor Tower with a plan formulating. She could borrow
James's cloak and slip inside the Slytherin common room to observe the future Death
Eaters. The moment she caught a glimpse of a branded forearm, she could tell... No wait,
she couldn't tell anyone, because then she would have to explain where she was when she
saw it. Hmm, maybe she could verify that they had the Dark Mark and then charm their
robes to slip up their sleeves in front of a professor? Either way, she still needed her
brother's help.