Chapter 54 : Who to Believe ?

A/N : Sorry for the time lag in getting this out, I had an accident with my flash drive and everything on it was deleted including the initiative draft of this chapter. But matter are on racetrack now, so getting back in the lilt of things, a rewrite of the chapter from the beginning… Read, brushup and enjoy !





After taking Simon's sceptre and returning Luna's to her, Harry left the boy magically bound on the lounge with Jacey to ascertain over him. Allowing him to gently pull her down the hall to the dusty can, Luna perched on the border of the mystifying Victorian-style tub and watched as he searched the tiny cabinets. At net he came up with an antediluvian first aid kit, pulling out veiling and tapeline before reaching out to change state the faucet on the sink. They were both surprised when water actually came sputtering out, a rusty color at maiden that quickly turned refreshingly clear. She took the hand he offered her and let him carefully clean the blood from her wrists… she knew he was angry and did her near not to wince or let on that the cuts stung like crazy. After all, she was the one who let her panic overwhelm her to the point where she'd struggled so violently against the ropes. Simon hadn't seemed at all purpose on injuring her, she could accept just sat and patiently waited to see what was going to materialise rather than fight her book binding to the power point where she cut into her pelt. It was her own fault she'd stimulate hurt at all.

He shouldn't have gone so far as to tie you up in the first place. Harry argued with her thoughts as he leaned down to kiss her now freshly bandaged wrists.

well, let's go see what he so badly wanted to tell us. She softly suggested, reaching out to run her finger's breadth through his hair's-breadth in that way she knew he found soothing. She needed him to calm down and realize the penury to struggle was over, to deliver an open mind and really listen to what Simon had to say. Her visual sensation was becoming clearer to her now that she been able to sneak a few peeks into the boy's mind. He was out to betray his baby before she could deceive him and apparently the victor of their picayune sibling squabble would become Harry's ally. From her warning she knew Harry was already leaning toward Elanya if not Elise and Sarah… and that had to be because of what they'd seen in Erebos's head. But they obviously needed the whole story and Simon the Zealot seemed leave to provide it.

Together they walked back into the parlour and Luna was relieved to find that Jacey was back to being herself as the potion had completely worn off. If Simon the Zealot was alarmed by the fact that a strange missy now stood where Tristram once was he gave no indicant. `` I'm sorry Luna. '' He blurted out as soon as he saw her.

'' That's easy to say now that you've been caught. '' Harry muttered, glaring at the boy as he slumped down on the former couch. `` So ? Let's hear it, what's this big Revelation of Saint John the Divine you have to share with us ? ``

'' Can't you undo the binding spell ? I promise I'll just sit here, I won't do anything. '' Neil Simon pleaded.

'' Your Word of God doesn't mean much to me at the moment. '' Harry returned, refusing to bring out the spell.

Simon sighed and nodded. `` Yeah, I guess I can see why. ``

'' Just secern us what you have to say ... '' Luna said, sitting succeeding to Harry and locking her gaze on Simon the Zealot. She pushed the feelings she wanted to project outward and watched as both boys visibly loosen, though Harry alone knew what she was doing as he was the only one aware of this petty surplus power of hers. She just wished she had better control condition of it.

'' And why don't you start with what the hell you were thinking when you decided taking us hostage was the near way to piddle your point. '' Harry crossed his arms, refusing to be lulled into equanimity and shaking off the issue she was trying to disperse around the room.

'' Big motion are the simply way to get people to listen. '' Simon said quietly repeated himself from earlier. `` Like I said, that philosophy worked for my parents before they were killed and it's certainly worked for Elise all these years. I wasn't going to bruise either of you… I needed you both there and so I figured I could use Luna to go along you listening rather than attacking me… I guess I figured that if you saw how serious I was you would believe me. I was going to let you into the classroom, but you let yourself in first. '' He looked at Harry almost accusingly, clearly implying that he blamed Harry's rashness for so many affair going wrong.

'' What did you really expect me to do when you go around tying mass up ? '' He returned angrily. Luna reached out and grabbed his arm to observe him from leaping to his human foot in indignation… she knew they all had to remain rational and sort through this, it was important.

'' It doesn't subject, you'll never believe me now. ``

'' Why ? Because you are now the intent one instead of them ? '' Jacey scoffed from her place leaning against the wall.

'' You can trust that one or all of us will know whether you're telling the truth. '' Luna quietly assured him.

Neil Simon slowly nodded. `` Yeah, I guess you're right… I do be intimate that about you. And so does Elise, which is why she had to plan so carefully. I know you figured out the spy is Erebos. But what you don't know is that she wanted you to visualise it out… so that you would research his head and determine the memory of her asking him to set up Elanya. She knows about your powers and so she's decided to use them against you. '' He said with a sly smile before looking right at Jacey. `` Except for you, they have no thought about you. Elise has had Erebos trying to happen out, but apparently Dumbledore has been very heedful to maintain you and early visitant a secret from those professors he doesn't trust. I promise, whoever you are, they still have no idea about you though they'd very much like to find out. ``

'' You don't need to vex about her or who she is. '' Harry said, noting to Luna and Jacey that they had to be measured not to say her name in battlefront of the boy. `` Just recite us why you've apparently decided to wrench on your sister. ``

'' You have to understand… I never fit into Elise's aliveness. '' Simon looked down sadly. `` I was less than a year old when our parents were killed… even after Voldemort was gone they, like so many others, refused to stop fighting and were cornered. Rather than be captured by the Ministry, they forced the Aurors to kill them. Elise was sixteen at the fourth dimension and the only living family I had. Rather than get hold of tutelage of me, she decided to dump me at the orphanage, but she would at least come visit every class on my birthday. When I was ten she came back for me, ready to take her stead as my guardian. But it was only because she knew I was about to be heading off to school and she was hoping to mold me into someone she could use to start setting up her design. I guess she knew Voldemort was attempting to come back and that his followers were doing everything in their office to make it happen. She saw this war coming and decided long ago that she would be no one's follower, that she would realize her own place in the mankind. When I came to Hogwarts and wasn't sorted into Slytherin like everyone else in our fellowship, she was livid. But then she figured Hufflepuff was better as no one would suspect me there. For twelvemonth I did everything she asked me to do because she threatened to leave me again if I didn't and all I knew was that I never wanted to go back to the orphanage. But everything she wanted seemed harmless and nothing she asked of me made any sense… not until this year. ``

Simon shook his head and sighed before continuing on. `` I received a letter the last week of school this past summer from Elise telling me we would be departing for Australia the minute I got back. Well, she wasn't waiting for me at the wagon train station so I went home and twine up overhearing a meeting between her and Voldemort. I listened as she completely manipulated the dark Divine into thinking it was his mind to come up Sarah Elaine… and then I heard her tell him that she planned to pop me as I was going to prove more useful to them short. I didn't know what to do, I was more terrified of my sis in that moment than I'd ever been of Voldemort- after all which is scarey, the sword or the expert manus wielding it ? And she knows how to play him very well. So I went with her to Australia and I continued to keep up her ordination hoping she would change her idea. But she didn't because a few twenty-four hour period before I was supposed to come back to school I heard her talking to Sarah… they plan to kill me while I'm home for the vacation gap and make it look like someone else did it. My own sister was going to defeat me and use my cadaver to start a combat. What could I do ? Even if I ran away, they'd just bring me right back to her, I'm only sixteen. And who besides the people involved in this whole scheme would believe the longsighted ridiculous write up I have to tell ? So the only thing I could do was queer her to the people she was trying to overcome… I chose you guys over Voldemort. Maybe Dumbledore was right about the sorting hat always knowing where people are supposed to go… maybe I'm a good guy, maybe I'm just a bad guy who's looking for the best means of survival, I have no idea either way. I may not the glad person in the humanity, but I'm not ready to die either. So I'll tell you whatever you want to fuck about her and her architectural plan. ``

'' You said she wanted us to go looking in Erebos's head, that we were supposed to see her set up Elanya… why ? '' Luna asked, her gut telling her this was an crucial head in terminal figure of Fred's circumstances. She was trying not to commiserate with Simon, but he seemed to have gotten stuck with a pretty miserable life… but still, there was something about him she found enervate and so that allowed her to keep some kind of an emotional detachment.

He nodded and offered a smile. `` You wouldn't believe how long Elise has been plotting. A long while ago, after your group and Voldemort's destroyed the Ministry, she snuck in during the confusion and looked up the files on every major player on either side. Using that selective information, she was able to envision out not only what you and Harry here can do, but also how you, your admirer and Voldemort's allies would react in any situation. Originally we went to Australia this summer to retrieve a guy named X who was apparently postcognative. We traced him to a footling pub where he liked to write his articles but we never even talked to him… it was like the moment she saw him, she knew he wasn't what she wanted. That's when Elanya approached us. Apparently she'd been living there with her grannie who had recently passed away and when those two missy met it was the likes of fortune had brought them together. She fit in perfectly and Elise instructed her on how to palm Erebos who arrived at the hotel later that day. I guess it didn't matter whether it was Elanya or that Adam guy, Elise had already planned Erebos's constituent in all of this… but clearly a young pretty girl would gain Thomas More fellow feeling. The point was that when you all figured out he was the spy, you were meant to see Elise talking him into using Elanya, you were meant to think she'd been set up and blackmailed the Sami way they'd done it to your friend Fred. She's probably on that island right now, telling him her sob tale so that he'll take her English and help blab you guys into helping her. She was supposed to be a mole, to learn all the secrets about you that they didn't already know. And then Elanya was supposed to start causing discord among you all to weaken you and make it more likely that you and Harry will forsake your alliance to Dumbledore and the Ministry and come join them. ``

'' So what you're saying is basically that they want to produce their own US Army of psychics ? '' Harry asked, his voice heavy with doubt as he tried to obliterate the fact that they were doing something very standardized with the coven. Luna felt both his and Jacey's horror at finding out how finale Elise had been to getting her hands on Adam, another coven fellow member. She knew it was crucial that they leave as soon as possible to begin approaching people themselves, before they could be scooped up by individual else.

'' Yes, as preposterous as that sounds. Why do you think I thought no one else would believe me ? But she wants the both of you to fall in her and Sarah… and she has big architectural plan to use your friend Fred to do it. ``

'' Except that Fred isn't just going to accept whatever Elanya tells him. He's no imbecile. '' Harry argued.

Simon laughed. `` You underestimate Elanya… She can go whatever she has to be in order to convince someone of something. If she, Elise and Sarah have been able to fool Voldemort for so long, then who is Fred Weasley to resist them ? ``

'' They won't have a chance. We're going to save him from that island. '' He returned darkly. Luna still had a hold of his arm and she could feel him become even tenser as he felt more things were growing beyond his control.

'' I wish you luck with that. I really do. '' Simon grinned.

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Fred had skipped out on tiffin and intended to walk the beach until well after dark in Leslie Townes Hope of avoiding Elanya until tomorrow… tomorrow when Hermione had claimed they would be coming to get him. But had she been here ? He just didn't know what was veridical anymore. But whether he'd seen her in his mind or in tangible life, one thing had become clear… he couldn't stoppage here anymore. No topic what, this was going to be his lowest night on the island. Should Hermione's front prove to be a delusion and no one came for him, then he would receive his own way out and go to her. He knew he couldn't apparate, he'd already tried and discovered that like Castellumshire, the Gateway Islands also carried anti-apparation appealingness and the just people he knew could get around them were Harry and Luna.

A delicious scent wafted through the air, allowing his rumbling belly to disrupt his planning. Looking up at the sky and using the sun, he was able to mold that while it was well past lunch, it was still too former for dinner… clearly she knew he'd skipped meals that day and cooked such bully smelling food for a ground. He was tempted to go into the body of water to becharm a fish to fry just to upset her program but decided he was being ridiculous. He knew Elanya was trying to invite him back to the campsite, but just because he went didn't mean he was letting her win. They both knew he was more than capable of providing for himself, but at the moment he was too hungry to wait long enough to catch and manipulate his own meal. Besides, he'd just decided that no matter what, this was his last Nox here… what could it suffer to drop some of it with her ? He would simply go, eat and then leave again.

Arriving at the camp he saw that neither the intellectual nourishment nor Elanya were outdoor. With a leaden sigh, he opened the flapping of the ordinary looking tent and entered the impossibly wide glamor of the interior. `` fountainhead, I guess it's true what they say… the fastest way to a man's heart is through his breadbasket. '' She said upon seeing him, gesturing to the delectable spreadhead on the ornate table as she sat down. Toying with her seashell necklace, she shot him a seductive smile.

'' Whatever you say. '' He muttered, sitting as far from her as he could before beginning to stack his plateful. `` Thanks. '' He said without looking at her, too well trained by molly to be completely uncivil. They ate in silence and he could feel her becoming get to, it only made him more comfortable.

'' well, I've decided that in the interest of continuing a train conversation we will play a game of sorts. '' She announced after a short while.

'' Boy, it sure is easier not to bear to think for myself… I wish someone had been making my determination for me my whole life. '' He answered sarcastically.

'' Putting your snarkiness aside, I'm offering you a one in a million chance to understand me beneficial. ``

'' Who says I want to ? ``

She smiled, ignoring his attitude. `` I'm going to let you ask me whatever you want about anything and I promise to severalise you the truth. ``

'' And I'm supposed to believe you ? '' He raised an eyebrow. `` Exactly which one of us do you think is the half-baked one, because I've been casting my voter turnout for you for awhile now. ``

'' Humor can be a great way to debar anything genuine from reaching you. '' She replied steadily. `` Come on, I know you're curious…. ``

And he was. There were quite a few things he'd like her to clear up for him, but how could he trust anything she said ? The merely way was to test her by throwing in questions he already knew the solvent to. `` Okay, I'll play your footling secret plan. But if I think you're lying to me, I'll just go resume my solitary manner of walking. ``

'' Fair enough. '' She rested her mentum on her hand and stared at him expectantly, wearing a echt smile that reached all the way to her golden eyes. `` So ? ``

'' Why are you doing this to me ? '' He blurted without thinking it through. It was the thing that was most on his mind and so the interrogative had burst out of him before he could really design what he wanted to say.

'' Oh Fred… I'm not doing this to you, I'm doing this for you. '' She dropped her regard slightly as a hint of sorrow overcame her. `` Everyone is trapped by something… We're both prisoners right now, so why not realize our cage the better it can be- a beautiful island paradise ? ``

'' And how exactly are you trapped ? '' He asked though he felt she'd crafted her answer in order to manipulate his next question. Apparently there was something she specifically wanted to talk about and was in the process of directing the conversation. He allowed it simply because he was curious, but he forced himself to remember that he knew what she was doing.

'' I thought I had fairly bought my way into something when really it was all set up to control my next alliance and obedience. '' She answered, lowering her heart to hide the flashbulb of embarrassment that passed through them.

'' Meaning what ? '' He pushed, intrigued despite himself.

Elanya sighed and shook her principal. `` I've always considered myself to be pretty clever… I'm sure you used to recollect the like about yourself. Well, let's just say that Elise and Sarah have humbled us both the finish few months with the grand scheme they've wrapped around us. ``

'' The difference being that you helped them do it to me. '' He said angrily, brushing off her attempt to get him to empathize with her.

'' Only because I had no pick ! '' She protested. `` When they told me that I had to require you away while they set up affair in London I tried to get out of it, I really did. But that's when Elise told me the verity, that she'd tricked me and I wasn't even close to coming up even for the assist they gave me in getting rid of Edmund. ``

Pushing his plate aside, Fred leaned forward on the table and decided it was time for him to turn the conversation his way so that he could test her honesty. `` And what did you cogitate you had already done to repay them ? ``

She hesitated as if she really didn't want to tell him. But then she shrugged, remembering that this had all been her idea in the outset place. `` I thought I had provided the spy… but it turns out he and Elise have a hanker account together and bringing him into things had always been a part of her program. They set it up so that he and I would run into each other… I had thought I was being so heedful, making certainly I would go into this not owing anyone anything. ``

'' Who's the spy ? '' He pushed, already knowing the answer… that is if Hermione's brief visit hadn't been some sort of delusional mirage.

Elanya met his heart and offered a sad grin. `` Well, what can it anguish ? It's not like you'll be able to warn anyone back at Hogwarts. It's prof Dolos Erebos. ``

He made sure to show an appropriate sum of surprise, letting his heart widen and his jaw bead slightly as if this was the first time he was hearing this. `` Really ? A prof ? ``

She nodded slowly as she carefully studied him. `` I met with him in Australia and he was everything Elise had told me she'd been looking for. I had thought I was the one convincing him to join us but it was all role of their architectural plan to pin me. ``

'' And why would they go through such elaborate measures ? '' Fred was almost sure as shooting she was telling the truth so far… Hermione had certainly indicated that Elanya may be in fuss and now the young woman was confirming it. He just didn't know why she was telling him all of this, but he may as well use the situation to his vantage and learn as much as he could.

'' Because Elise and Sarah truly believe they can realise their own berth in this war and that if they have the right form of masses on their English they'll be able to necessitate on both Voldemort and the Ministry. '' She shook her header angrily. `` I was appalled to learn that Voldemort's idea to collect a psychic army was actually Elise's inspiration. It was how she got him to help her find Sarah. But they planned to make ally of the people he gathered, to get them to work towards taking over completely. ``

'' So that's how they learned about Luna ? ``

She nodded. `` And Harry potter too. At first Elise and Sarah didn't care who lived or died in engagement while they quietly plotted their own rebellion. But when Harry started showing his potential and they learned Luna Lovegood was a seer, they knew they wanted them. It's why Elise burned your shop class in Diagon skittle alley during the summertime. ``

He sat up, suddenly extremely matter to. He'd been wondering for a hanker time the real cause Elise had targeted his store. `` What do you mean ? ``

Elanya sighed deeply as a feel of remorse settled over her. `` Voldemort had a seer named Jasper, he was old and not as salutary as Luna seems to be. But that didn't matter to Elise, he was all she had and so she'd already convinced him to give his ultimate loyalty to her over Voldemort. He told her that he'd had a visual modality that something was going to wreak Harry to Diagon Alley alone and that Voldemort was going to lay down his move against the boy. She worried about the outcome as she wanted Harry on her face, working with Sarah specifically since they parcel the same power… of form, she'd only just found Sarah at that prison term. So not knowing what else to do, Elise decided to set your shop of fire, ensuring not only that Harry wouldn't be alone, but that there would be several Aurors in the arena. After all, the minister of religion would be indisputable to react in full force-out to a composition of arson at his son's store. ``

He took a steadying breathing spell, trying to look on the shiny side as he argued with himself… had something brought Harry to Diagon skittle alley alone that day to face Voldemort, his destruction Eaters and the Dementors, there's no way he could have survived. At least Elise's destruction had kept the unthinkable from happening… he'd a lot rather have his shop ruined than his friend dead. After all, they'd already rebuilt the shop… there wasn't another Harry ceramist laying around. `` I remember reading in the newspaper publisher that Jasper died rather mysteriously. '' He said at go. Of path he hadn't read anything about it, but he recalled Hermione telling him about it during one of their secret conversations.

'' There was nothing mysterious about it. Jasper made the same misunderstanding I did by thinking he was an peer in their plans. I guess he was scared enough to want to tell somebody about his sight, but he chose the wrong people. He saw his own destruction though not the hand that brought it to him, and then he saw your friends up at Hogwarts using that silly ring to try and get hold of him from beyond for information. He thought it was Voldemort that was going to end his life so he went to Elise who saw her chance. Sarah may not bear a wand, but she has mastered many other skills, first and foremost her astral projection. They decided to kill him so that she could merge with his consciousness and send herself in his place when they called him… When it never happened, they guessed that Luna must cause seen something and stopped her friends from using the mob. It only made them want her on their side more, especially since they'd so hastily gotten rid of Jasper. ``

Fred's mind was reeling. So many matter were coming together now, it was impossible that she wasn't telling him the truth. But his inherent aptitude were screaming at him that something deeper was going on. `` Why are you telling me all of this ? ``

'' I don't really know. '' She smiled, crossing her arms and leaning forward. `` I guess I'm tired of you thinking badly of me. I've never gone so long being so thoroughly ignored. Maybe I figured that if you saw that I was as often a victim of their plotting as you are, then perhaps you'd treat me substantially while we're stuck here together. ``

'' You made yourself a dupe. '' He stated firmly, once more limit to proceed himself from empathizing with her. He remembered her once telling him that the C. H. Best way to pull up of a lie was by mixing in the truth… It was clearly a skill she had mastered.

Elanya looked away, but even in profile he could see a potpourri of shame, ruefulness and anger settle over her characteristic. `` Yes, I suppose I did. ``

He couldn't aid himself, he had to do it. `` If you were so enwrapped on killing your father, then why didn't you do it yourself, without involving them ? ``

'' You think I haven't tried before ? ! '' She yelled as she leapt to her feet and began pacing in fermentation. `` Edmund Fritz was a high-profile man who was extremely paranoid… and rightly so. I certainly wasn't the only one who wanted him dead and he made for sure that it was nearly impossible to get to him. I was scared to use my admittedly identity as his daughter to accomplish out to him… I knew that my mother had sent me away and died trying to protect me because he wanted to use me, to helping hand me over to Voldemort in a unremitting quest to profit favor from a man who favored no one. I didn't want her to die in vain but it soon became light that my really name was going to be the only affair to get me near him. But I knew I couldn't go in alone, that I needed someone inviolable backing me up in example something went wrongfulness. ``

'' And that's what Elise and Sarah promised you. '' He said quietly, watching her grow more upset as her level went on.

'' It was only after the act was done that I found out they had wanted to get rid of Edmund anyway. Apparently he'd become jealous of the attention Voldemort was giving the young lady and so he was doing his Best to undermine them. They figured there was too good a chance he'd figure out some parting of what they were up to and so they knew he needed to go. They must stimulate tracked me down, found me in Australia… my gran had just died and I'd just gone back there to spend her cobbler's last few Clarence Day with her… I was in a vulnerable lieu and Elise showed up offering me the chance to do the matter I'd been wanting for years. ``

Fred had been careful during the altogether conversation, wanting to pick up on any signaling of dishonesty. For the first time he found one… her vocalization had gone up slightly in volume. It could be due to her gathering excitement as she recalled these event, but he had the peck feeling that matter hadn't happened exactly as she described. What did it matter how she and Elise came to bring together forces ? Why lie about it ? But he couldn't ask these doubtfulness and expect any kind of solution. His solitary Hope was to go on and go for he could piece it all together himself. `` Do you regret killing your father ? ``

She stopped pacing and turned to look him straight in the eye. `` Not for a single moment. '' She steadily replied. `` I only regret that I couldn't have been more patient and found a way to do it by myself. When I tried to back up out of this unharmed thing, when I told them I didn't want to be a section of kidnapping you… Elise made it very illuminate that despite the faithlessly grounds I left at the scene, she could very easily tie me to my Father-God's death. I have no doubt that she would mail me to Azkaban without a second view. So I had to choose, a gaol electric cell locked away with the giants or stranded on an island with you. I took the unspoiled sounding penalty. ``

'' But if you hadn't killed Edmund, you never would accept had to make up that selection. '' He argued.

'' Maybe, maybe not. They could consume found another way of ensuring my cooperation if they really wanted to. The important thing to take down here Fred, is that regardless of whether it was me or individual else, you would have always wound up on this island. '' She seemed cross. Clearly this wasn't going the way she wanted, he wasn't giving her the response she'd expected…

But then he wasn't going to allow himself to be like all the early multitude she'd been able to wrap around her finger, he'd always been determined to be stronger than that from the first moment she'd walked into his shop. `` You're probably right… We'll never know though will we ? ``

'' Do you hate me ? '' She asked quietly, taking him by surprise.

'' I thought I was the one who got to ask the questions. '' He said with a neural laugh.

Elanya smiled. It was a easy coyly confident smile as she reveled in the fact that she'd finally unsettled him. `` And I've answered them all. Can't you answer just one for me ? ``

'' That wasn't region of the mass. '' He stalled.

She slowly walked over to incline on the bound of the mesa in front of him. `` You know, there's only two rationality you won't result. Either you do hate me but you're too much of a gentleman's gentleman to say it… though we both know that you're more than willing to tell anyone exactly how you feel about them. So the only other account is that you've realized you don't hate me and just can't bring yourself to admit it for some mysterious cause. ``

He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms as he regarded her with false confidence. `` Or I've simply decided it's best not to go through life hating anyone. Of course of study, I could always make an exception if you'd care to push the issue. ``

'' Has anyone ever told you that you're completely frustrating ? '' She asked with a tight smile.

'' Many metre over. '' He grinned easily, once more enjoying that he'd managed to ruffle up her feathers by not playing directly into her hand.

'' I'm going for a walk. '' She announced, standing up and taking a bass breathing place. `` I cooked, you can clean. '' She added before leaving the tent.

Fred looked around feeling completely off guard. She'd never left him alone in the tent before, which had only led him to consider that she had things to hide from him here. But clearly her frustration with his want of gullibility had caused an lapse on her behalf and he knew he needed to ingest advantage of it. He raced to her way, pulling back the flutter that separated the space from the sleep of the tent and taking a casual look around before carefully proceeding to go through everything. Ensuring he returned things to the way he'd found them, he went through all of her material hoping to number across a communication device of some kind… or even respectable, his sceptre. After a foresightful and thorough search, he came up with neither.

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Harry stared at Simon, trying to settle exactly what he thought of the former boy. He just wasn't sure… he couldn't get past the extremum the guy had gone through in order to have a simple conversation. But then, had Herbert Alexander Simon been right ? Would they have listened had he simply approached them and asked to peach ? He shook himself out of his thoughts, refusing to let his anger and mental confusion make him do anything stupid. `` How do we know that having you tell us all of this isn't voice of the architectural plan ? '' He asked. After all, if Elise had gone through so a great deal, then why wouldn't she go even a step further and send in the clown ? Surely she didn't expect them to strike Simon the Zealot seriously even if they did know he thought he was telling the truth… or at to the lowest degree the truth as she wanted him to fuck it.

He sighed and shook his straits. `` I had a intuitive feeling you'd ask me that. All I can say is that I only know what I've seen and heard. She certainly hasn't told me to come to you and I doubt she realizes I know that she wants to kill me. But has she somehow directed affair so that I would come talk to you, I just don't know… anything is potential with her. ``

'' So as far as you know, Elise's unscathed plan is to gather as many psychics as she can and then fight both sides of the war, hoping to get along out on top ? '' Luna asked quietly and with far more restraint over herself than Harry could manage. But he tried to stay on calm, to call back that they needed to be intimate what they were up against… she still had her hand on his arm, trying in vain to help him be successful in relaxing though he could sense her malaise at what she was hearing.

'' It's part of her program. '' Simon seemed a bit uncertain for the initiatory time since he'd begun talking. `` I guess even I don't know everything, but I figured if I told you enough, you'd be able to at least cease her doing me in. And yes, I really believe she'd murder me if it helped her cause… She ensured they got rid of Jasper simply because she wanted you Luna, she knows you're a good seer than that old man ever was, you've already helped thwart hers and Sarah's plans a few times. She was trying to help Voldemort seizure you, though she had no intent of handing you over… she wants to convince you and Harry both to join her. '' Again he looked directly at Jacey. `` And if she knew you were a firestarter like her, she'd want you too. ``

'' I am not anything like your miserable sister. '' Jacey said defensively as she cupped her hands together and began rolling them until she had developed a hefty fireball between them. She lifted it over her mind and brought it down, engulfing her entire body in flames as she stood there smiling at them. `` I am much more powerful. '' She laughed, extinguishing herself and leaving no indication that anything out of the average had just transpired.

Simon swallowed hard as he stared at her in disbelief… clearly he'd never seen his baby do something like that before. `` Good. '' He said at last. `` person should be. They already knew Harry was solid than Sarah, that's why they had to make up sure he lost his powers before they tried to talk to him. ``

'' You're talking about what happened at Azkaban ? How could they possibly know that they weren't going to shoot down me with that Psychohemia potion ? '' Harry asked in aggravation. They all knew Simon the Zealot was telling them the truth, but he just didn't like what he was hearing anymore now that it was going against what he knew had happened. But then, he was quickly learning from the former boy that there lots of matter he didn't know about the things that had been happening to him, his friends and his enemy. Elise had apparently been pulling several different chain for quite awhile.

'' Because they'd convinced Jasper to function for them long before then. '' Simon answered carefully. `` True the old guy told Voldemort that some decision was going to precede you to the prison house and right field in forepart of Cho, but it was Elise who made the Dark Creator intend it was his idea to use Sarah's talents to try and take you out. But Jasper assured her it wasn't going to kill you, that you were going to get help in time to save your life but not your baron. ``

'' Except Sarah did nearly pop us at my aunt and uncle's theatre. '' Harry replied, hiding the shadow annoyance he felt in his mitt and leg where he'd been stabbed all those months ago. Glancing at Luna out of the corner of his eye, he remembered her face covered in rip after Sarah kicked her and how her arm had been broken while trying to keep Sarah from killing him. `` She didn't seem too concerned with convincing us to join her then. '' He added angrily as everything from that night came back to him including Ron nearly being burnt to a crisp.

'' Yeah well, as I'm sure you've noticed, the only problem Elise has in partnering with Sarah is that the woman is more than a little disturbed. She was only supposed to torment you, it was your muggle category she was supposed to kill in forepart of you… on Voldemort's orders, not Elise's. But I guess something about them reminded her of all those people she was forced to live with growing up and she came to resent you for putting up with it… She began to really see you as weaker than her and so she alone decided in that moment that she didn't want you to unite them. At to the lowest degree, that's how she explained it to Elise after they broke her out of the hospital and woke her from the coma. Trust me, Elise let her own it for deviating from the plan and nearly killing you both. Anyway, Sarah said she really lost control when Luna came in with the ring… she wanted it and they all knew Voldemort wanted it and so obtaining the ring became her main anteriority above all else, including her safe as well as yours. By the way, after finding out that you all got out and managed to becharm her for a short fourth dimension as well as get your power back, she no longer thinks you're weak. ``

'' I'm flattered. '' Harry said sarcastically.

'' Does she know that we went into her remembering while she was unconscious ? '' Luna asked, squeezing his arm as worry overwhelmed her.

But Simon stared back at her in surprise, allowing them to instantly relax. `` No, not that I'm aware of. I certainly had no melodic theme you'd done that… what did you see ? ``

'' Do not worry about that, we will be the ones to ask the interrogative. '' Jacey said with authority.

'' What about Cho ? Where does she fit into all of this ? '' Harry picked up where they'd just left off, thinking that what they had seen in Sarah's principal at to the lowest degree confirmed that the girl were working together behind Voldemort's back.

He sighed and nodded. `` Well, she's plotting with Sarah only. But whatever plan those two had going, it was in position hanker before Elise reconnected with Sarah. In fact, I remember Elise trying to mouth Sarah into dropping Cho but she had insisted the miss would be valuable again once they broke her out of Azkaban. My speculation is that if they manage to get Cho out, Elise will find the opportunity to get rid of her as soon as potential. Just because she and Sarah are end confidant doesn't mean they wouldn't betray each former in a secondly if it meant furthering their own agendum. loyalty means null to them. '' Simon the Canaanite said bitterly as he struggled against the spell holding him in place. `` Will you let me go now ? Please ? '' He pleaded.

We have to get back anyway… Dumbledore is looking for us and I think we're in a lot of worry. Luna said. Harry turned to search at her and realized she had that far off expression that meant she wasn't completely present in the room.

'' Fine. '' He waved his wand and released the former boy from the binding.

Simon leapt to his feet to quickly stretch before eagerly reaching into his pocket and pulling out his flask from which he took a long draft. `` Phew, I needed that. '' He said, wiping his oral fissure with his sleeve. After another gulp he seemed less shaky and nervous.

'' We have to get back to the school, are you going to be okay ? '' Harry asked Jacey.

'' I will be just all right. '' She assured him with an easy smile.

'' What are you going to evidence them about me ? '' Simon the Zealot asked, suddenly scared again. `` I never intended it to turn out this way ! I was going to unlock the door, I didn't mean for you to actually damage the school ! ``

'' Yeah, this is all my flaw. '' Harry rolled his heart. `` Just keep your mouth shut when we get back there and let me do all the talking. '' He reached out and roughly grabbed the boy's arm before apparating back to Hogwarts with Luna a few moments behind them. They were for sure to arrive behind Hagrid's hut where the probability of being seen were very slim.

Silently, they all three made their way up to the palace, running into Hermione in the court. `` Where have you been ? And what are you doing with him ? '' She demanded, eyeing St. Simon suspiciously.

'' It's a farseeing story, Mione. '' Harry sighed. `` We'll tell you after we deal with Dumbledore. ``

She nodded and led the way through the mansion house to the master's office. `` Just so you're cognizant, Dumbledore has all the prefects out looking for you guys but I think he knows you left school grounds. '' She warned them. Sharing a smell with Luna, she and Harry both decided to let Hermione enter first, hoping the sight of a adept student would soften the old maven's mood. `` Sir ? I've found Harry, Luna and Herb Simon. ``

'' See them in girl Granger and then you are dismissed. '' He replied from behind his desk. Hermione let them take the air past her before she closed the doorway and bolted down the stairs. Dumbledore gestured to the three professorship in front of him and waited until they settled themselves. He looked at all of them, but it was clear he was addressing Harry alone. `` What did you think you were doing damaging the schoolhouse like that ? ``

'' It was an accident. '' He quietly answered.

'' I have no doubt that it was. '' Dumbledore said, his part shakiness as he tried to shroud his ira. `` Why would you do this Harry, when you're so close to being done here ? This isn't something I can cover up for you. ``

'' So don't. I'll go fix it. ``

He shook his foreland. `` It's not that elementary. Like the ministry and certain former buildings, sorcerous isn't enough to repair the hurt. It must be rebuilt by bridge player to assert the strength of the charms we place upon our school. And even if you did fix it, my custody are tied in regards to how we can handle this, especially after I've pushed so hard to consume the recently disappeared Tristram Macnair expelled. ``

'' What are you saying ? '' Luna asked nervously.

He sighed sadly. `` I'm saying that after having girl Patil, Mr. Mason and Mr. Macnair go missing, after the wipeout Cho Chang caused last year, and after all the accumulative fuss that has been caused… I have no choice but to expel you all from Hogwarts for your unfavorable actions, effective immediately. ``

'' You can't ! '' Harry protested.

'' You all were involved in an incident that resulted in serious price to one of our classrooms and then you all left school grounds in directly violation of the code of conduct. I have to take this action mechanism before the less authentic of the Aurors out there adjudicate to try and say that you had something to do with Tristan's escape and endeavour to use up you all into custody for questioning. Should that come about, it's not guaranteed that President Arthur will be able to see that you get into the right deal. '' Dumbledore seemed to decline down in his place. `` You've put us all in a tight place and we must be careful how we proceed. ``

'' But wouldn't it be better to find a way to celebrate us here ? The Aurors and anyone else could still come after us once we leave, but if we're here then we're more protected. '' Luna argued.

'' I agree, but if I didn't go through with this, it would be far too easygoing for them to accuse me of favoritism and things are too fragile right now. The slightest thing could give them the alibi to boot out me from here and put anyone they choose in place as headmaster. As you saw finish time, there are too many impressionable young minds here to allow that to chance. I refuse to let this school suit a training terra firma for the future wave of dying Eaters. Everyone must be free to pick out the spirit they want. ``

'' So instead you just throw away away our futurity ? '' Simon asked incredulously, not knowing anything of the ordering and therefore ineffectual to comprehend the need to continue matter a certain way so that the power didn't shift in the foeman's favor.

Suddenly the role doorway swung unfastened behind them and Lupin came rushing in. `` Stop ! It's not their fault, it's mine ! ``

'' And do you really expect anyone to trust that ? '' Dumbledore asked tiredly.

'' Does it weigh as long as there's someone to blame ? '' He pressed. `` Tell them whatever you want… order them that the kids were working on a projection for me and affair went wrong. They left the school to come looking for me because they knew that I had snuck out to see Tonks and didn't want me to get in trouble. That history should be good enough. ``

'' You realize what will bump if you decide to go through with this… given what you are, the parents already have a low threshold of tolerance for you. If you take the rap for the wipeout to the schoolroom, if you insist these students only left school to extend up for you… then I'll have no choice but to terminate your employment here. ``

'' No ! '' Harry protested, leaping to his feet.

Lupin reached out to grab his shoulder, using his considerable strength to force Harry back into his chair. `` I understand the aftermath. I accept it. ``

Why are you doing this to yourself ? Harry asked pleadingly.

Because, I feel I owe it to Saint James and Lily to do everything in my power to induce you finish school. I can't just let you screw it up with two hebdomad to go. He answered with a smile. It'll be okay, Harry. I promise.

He held his breathing space and glanced at Luna and Simon out of the recession of his eye and realized Lupin wasn't just doing this for him. The early two were only in their one-sixth year and he felt shamed that his brash actions may get them to lose out on their breeding. Letting out the breath slowly, he turned to take care at the older wizard, awaiting his conclusion along with everyone else.

Dumbledore took his time studying Lupin before at shoemaker's last shaking his head and rising from his seat. `` okey, if this is the way you want it to be. I'll see to it that you are capable to finish out the final two hebdomad of this semester, as it will be impossible to supervene upon you on such light notice. It's been a delight to induce you here. ``

'' It's been wonderful being here. '' Lupin assured him before quickly ushering the teenager from the post before the headmaster could exchange his head. Simon tried to break off from the group as soon as they were in the hallway but Harry reached out and grabbed his arm, ensuring he followed them. He still had a few matter to say to the other boy. They walked silently down to Lupin's part, though the erstwhile man was the but one who seemed to be in a secure mood.

'' Are you sure about this ? '' Harry asked as soon as lupin closed the door.

'' Of track I'm sure. Otherwise I wouldn't have done it. '' He grinned. `` I had planned on resigning at the end of this twelvemonth anyway. I really like precept, but I'm certainly needed elsewhere and like you Harry, I hate feeling locked away here when there are so many matter happening out in the humanity. And with you and Draco departure, there's really nothing to preserve me here any longer. Plus I don't like being away from Tonks for so long, her job already keeps us apart so why should I continue to let mine add to the strain when I have another option ? So you see, I'm entirely positive that this is the aright thing to do. ``

'' But you won't exactly be leaving here on the best of terms if you take the inculpation for this. '' Luna argued.

lupine reached out to reassuringly pat her articulatio humeri. `` I have long ago learned to live with other people's misguided opinions of me. As long as I am in beneficial standing with the people who know me, that's all that matters. '' He went to sit behind his desk and pulled out a roll of blank parchment and a fresh quill. `` Besides if I were to rest here, then who would be out there looking after you all when you get yourselves stuck in a niche ? '' He teased, reminding them that this wasn't the inaugural clip he'd helped get them out of their own sight. `` Plus Draco is going to need steering in navigating life out in the real world where people don't take as kindly to what we are so I'm actually glad to have a reason to leave behind my locating early. The fact that it helps you kids out is just a bonus. ``

'' well I certainly appreciate it. '' Simon said gratefully. `` I mean because I have no where else to go besides Hogwarts so I'm glad I get to come back. '' He added quickly when he saw the glare Harry had shot him for speaking at all.

Lupin nodded and smiled. `` Think nothing of it. ``

'' It just seems unfair that we can't simply explain what really happened. '' Luna said absently as wrapped her sleeve around herself.

'' What happened to you ? '' Lupin asked, finally noticing the patch that peeked out from the arm of her schooltime robes.

She and Harry shared a coup d'oeil as Simon the Canaanite looked down at the base and shuffled his metrical unit. `` Just a slight chance event caused by a mere mistake. '' She said at hold up, lowering her branch and pulling the hems of her arm down.

'' I see. '' He shook his head and sighed. `` To answer your before musing… no one would listen if you tried to explain what really happened. It's a maneuver for power out there and no one is interested in the truth unless it gets them what they want. Too many thing have been happening here, no one would take a student's countersign on anything when they barely trust what the professor and Dumbledore have to say. ``

'' Especially if one of the students is me, right ? '' Harry asked miserably.

'' It's a sad but true fact that adding your gens to anything will instantly make it more elaborate. But don't let it devil you, having foe only means that you've stood up for something important. '' Lupin answered with a gentle smile. `` Now if you'll excuse me, I must write to my wife and inform her that we are soon to become a one income household for awhile. ``

'' You know that you and Tonks always have your way at my house. '' Harry offered, feeling it was the least he could do.

'' And we may just have to pick out you up on that. '' He laughed. `` The toll of tear is ridiculous these days. ``

Leaving him to write his missive, the teens all stepped out into the mansion house. As soon as the threshold closed behind them, Harry grabbed Simon up by the strawman of his gown and shoved him back against the wall. `` If I find out that you're somehow setting us up I swear to you that your sis won't have the luck to mangle you because she'll never find your organic structure. '' He threatened, wanting to scare the boy into revealing whether he was truly trustworthy.

'' I promise I'm not setting you up ! '' He instantly replied, his eyes extensive and his spirit banging wildly in his chest.

'' We'll see. '' Harry muttered before bringing his cheek in close to Simon's, tightening his hold and pushing against the boy's throat. `` From now on, if you think you have something you need to assure someone, descend straight person to me because going anywhere near Luna or any of my other acquaintance would certainly be the biggest mistake you'll ever make in your life. ``

Simon nodded in agreement, clearly seeing in Harry's center just how very much he meant his threat. `` I'll total right to you ! '' He gasped out, reaching up to try and bear on Harry away.

He released the other boy and simply turned and walked away, knowing Luna was following him and feeling her disapproval. He waited until they were all the way back to his room before speaking to her. `` I'm not sorry about how I dealt with him. ``

She looked at him a second before nodding slowly. `` okeh. '' She said quietly.

'' I know you're mad at me… '' He began pacing, feeling all of the energy and adrenaline he'd been building up since she'd first called out to him begin to bubble over as it tried to find some way to escape.

'' Of course I'm not mad… I'm not sure what I am. This has been a very unusual day and I'm still trying to treat it. '' Luna argued, sitting comfortably on the bound of the bed as she watched him take the air around the way, allowing him to get out some of his pent up frustration.

Harry went to the window and clutched the sill as he stared out over the school cause. He took several bass breaths before turning back to her. `` But you really are O.K., right ? ``

'' I'm fine, just a bit troubled by what we've learned. '' She gently assured him. `` I guess it's even more crucial that we go get Fred before Elanya has the chance to convince him that her adaptation of events is the verity. ``

'' Couldn't it be ? '' He debated. `` I mean, I know Simon was telling us his version of the truth and I believe Elise and Sarah are that cunning. But what if their unscathed plan was tricking him into telling us all of this so we wouldn't believe what Elanya had to say ? What if they really are setting her up and what we saw in Erebos's head is true ? Maybe they did know we'd figure out who the spy was and that we'd want to look in his head… what if they used Simon to overspread around doubt so that we wouldn't know what to believe ? ``

'' Well, if that's the case then it seems to have worked, at to the lowest degree on you. '' She pointed out, smiling as he stared at her in pure disarray. `` Personally, I think I believe him even though there's something about him that unsettles me… but despite that, I truly think Elanya is very a good deal working with Elise and Sarah. ``

Harry nodded in hesitant adoption. He'd learned his object lesson about questioning her suspicion, if she thought Elanya wasn't the victim they were trying to portray her to be then that was most likely the way it was. `` Okay, so we go on with the assumption that she's against us. ``

'' I think that's the dependable for us… to put on she and Herb Simon both are the enemy until they can definitively prove otherwise. '' She stood and came over to wrap her arms around his waist and hug herself against him.

He kissed the top of her promontory and returned the embrace. `` I have no problem with that. ``

She pulled away and looked at the door. `` Hermione knows we're done with Dumbledore, she's on her way over here. ``

Sure enough an insistent knocking came at the door and Harry went to let her in. `` So ? What happened ? '' She demanded, walking in and turning to face them both. Together they pieced together everything that had happened and filled her in completely on what Simon had told them and what they'd concluded as a result. `` You're sure enough Elanya isn't being set up ? '' She asked, her typeface going egg white as she began to panic.

'' Almost completely positive, what's amiss ? '' Luna went over to lead Hermione to a chair.

'' It's just that… I so badly wanted to see Fred, to realize sure he was okay. I decided to practice session my stellar projection and to my surprise, not only did it employment, he was able-bodied to see me. '' She answered, nearly shaking as she tried not to cry.

'' You talked to Fred ? Did you let him have a go at it we were coming to get him ? '' Harry asked, kneeling next to her and taking her hand in comfort.

'' Yes, but I also told him everything else ! I wanted to see him that we'd taken care of everything so he could allow without worrying… including that we knew who the spy was ! I told him that you guys found out that Elanya was a victim of Elise and Sarah's game too… he thinks she isn't the foe ! ``

'' It'll be fine, Hermione. '' Luna said softly. `` We're going to get him tomorrow. ``

'' No ! '' Hermione leapt to her metrical unit and turned to them in anguish. `` She's making him verbalize to her now ! He'd been refusing this whole prison term but I saw her peril to send Erebos after Ron and Ginny if he didn't start speech production to her. Don't you see ? I led him to think that she was just another pawn in Elise and Sarah's game… what if he lets his safeguard down ? What if she's able to convince him to believe her ? '' She stared at them in horror as every import of Fred trusting Elanya ran through her school principal. `` What have I done ? '' She whispered.

( gap )

As soon as it was dark, Fred grabbed his entire bed roll and went down to the beach. Ensuring he was far enough from the tide, he set everything up and built a pocket-sized attack, silently thanking his father for teaching him how to do so the muggle way- without a wand. certainly it was the more difficult way to do thing, but at in conclusion his father's compulsion with learning the why's and how's of all matter muggle had paid off. Once certainly the blaze had caught, he lay back to look at the principal. He didn't know where Elanya had gone, nor did he care… she hadn't returned from her walk and the longer she was gone the more certain he was that he didn't want to be there when she did show up.

She'd told him so many things and enough of it had seemed not only to be likely but made too much signified not to be dead on target. He was confused… If Hermione had really been on the island, then she'd told him things that Elanya had completely admitted to. Did it matter ? And if it did, then why did it affair ? Elanya had gotten herself caught up in this, she was no innocent bystander. Had she not wanted so badly to kill her Fatherhood, the other daughter wouldn't have had anything to tempt her into accepting their offering. On the other manus, he was now able to put himself in her shoes… why wouldn't she want to kill the man who murdered her female parent and was trying to use his own daughter to buy his way into the good graces of an evil man like Voldemort ? Even Willem had come to terms with the fact that his niece had killed his chum and was still unforced to reach out to the girl as it was clear even to him that she needed to be rescued… if not from Elise and Sarah, then from herself. So if Willem could forgive her, then who was he to pass judgment her ?

Clearly he didn't think as badly of her as he'd thought anyway… why else wouldn't he have just told her hated her ? It was the one thing that bothered him more than anything else. She'd been right in saying that he had no problem telling hoi polloi that he didn't like them, so why couldn't he just say it ? Annoyingly she had picked up on the only reason… because he didn't hatred her. But so what ? Not hating someone wasn't exactly the same as liking them. After all, he knew he couldn't trust her as far as he could drop her, but then, did that matter either ?

'' So, you've decided to sleep under the stars. ``

He sat up and whipped around to find Elanya standing in the Tree as if his cerebration of her had forced her to materialize there. Her hair and apparel were dancing softly in the slight duck soup and her eye glowed even more brilliantly in the faint firelight. `` Well, aren't you the observing one. '' He said sarcastically.

'' I'm sorry I walked out on you to begin with. '' She said, taking a few hesitant steps towards him.

'' Think nothing of it. I'm pretty sure our conversation was about done anyway. '' He brushed her off and lay back down again, closing his middle and acting as if she were nothing more than a galling fray to him.

'' It's so beautiful out here… and so unbend. You have the right hand melodic theme sleeping here on the beach. Mind if I join you ? '' She called, her vocalisation carrying her amusement.

'' slumber wherever you want, what do I worry ? '' Fred made certain to go annoyed, hoping that if she did sleep on the beach, she would choose to do it far from him. He heard her soft footsteps as she glided through the sand and then felt her attempt to go up under the covers with him. He sat straight up and scrambled away from her as he got to his metrical foot. `` What the hell do you retrieve you're doing ? '' He demanded angrily.

'' Well, my blankets are all the way back at the campsite and I'm tired now. '' She looked up at him with a coy smile.

'' Fine, take my clobber, it's all yours. I want to go for a drown anyway. '' He turned and walked straight toward the body of water, repeating Hermione's public figure over and over in his head lest he let himself to go back and do something stupid.

'' You can't go out there now ! '' Elanya called as she ran after him. `` It's dark ! There could be sharks or any number of early life-threatening matter and you'd never see them coming ! ``

Despite the genuine concern for his safety that he heard in her vocalisation, he ignored her and walked straight into the piss fully dressed. He continued on until his understructure could just barely disturb the bottom before deciding that was far enough to deter her from following him. Turning, he began swimming parallel with the shoreline hoping to go down far enough that she wouldn't care to walk after him. He could barely see his handwriting in front of him and realized that is was more than the exercise that was making his marrow race. It was very black out here, and Elanya had been right… He'd never see an underwater attack coming. Quickly deciding he'd gone far enough, he began swimming towards soil, crawling up onto the arenaceous beach and allowing himself to lie there and rest for a moment.

Now more than ever, he was determined to give the island tomorrow. He couldn't expend one more day alone with Elanya, he was beginning to bury what was veridical and it was becoming more difficult not to fall into her tarradiddle. All he had to do was get through tonight. Climbing to his feet, he brushed off as lots Sand as he could and made his way into the tree diagram to bet for some sort of shelter. Coming to the theme of the tallest lot, he found a shallow cave. Gathering leaves, he quickly made himself a topographic point to sleep before gathering adequate Ellen Price Wood to start a attack to go on him quick. Once again he silently thanked his father while hoping that he would get the opportunity to thank him in soul very soon.

( falling out )

Draco woke already feeling nervous… he didn't like lying to Ginny and while he may not know the exact details of what was going on, he had pieced enough together to know that she'd be mad to learn they'd kept Fred's possibly being in hassle from her. But today was supposed to be the day it would all end and no one would have to lie anymore… at to the lowest degree not about this. It was simple really, while the professors and to the highest degree of the student were down at the quidditch pitch enjoying the game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, ceramist, Luna and husbandman were going to whip themselves away to rescue Fred from whatever mess he'd gotten himself into. Dragon's job was to work for certain neither Ginny nor Ron found out they were gone and more importantly, to keep them both away from prof Erebos who Potter had said was a spy and more than than leave to offend someone.

Taking a cryptical breath, he knocked on Ginny's door. `` Ready to go down to breakfast ? '' He asked as soon as she opened up. Seeing that she was still in her gown and pyjama, he realized she hadn't done a good deal since she'd left his way earlier. `` I guess not. '' He said in reception to the silent look she gave him, closing the door as he walked in.

'' I don't want to go watch that stupid game today. '' She said, climbing onto the bed and grabbing her pillow to clutch to her body. `` I don't want to be a function of anything to do with Ron at the moment. ``

'' I guess I can understand that. '' He said slowly.

'' It's been almost a calendar week ! '' She was clearly defeated and had her pillow been Ron's neck, she'd have already squeezed the lifetime out of him. `` I just can't believe he hasn't come around to apologize to everyone for what he said. ``

'' Why would he ? '' Taking in the glowering look she shot him, he quickly went on in hopes of fixing his fault. `` I mean, he clearly wanted space and said the things he knew would push you all away… after all, he saw how well it worked for Potter death year. So why would he come apologize unless he's set up to be around you all again ? ``

'' Well, thank you Healer Draco, the psychology Boy Wonder ! '' She said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.

'' And since I like you so a lot, I'll only charge you half my normal rates for the excellent wisdom I have to bestow. '' He teased, quickly moving to catch the pillow she whipped at him.

'' Well from now on you can keep your two galleons to yourself because your Wisdom isn't even worth one-half that ! '' She taunted back, laughing as he ran over to return the pillow ravishment. She scrambled to grab her other pillow and swung low, catching him in the stomach.

'' Oh ! address hit ! '' He shouted and fell across the bed.

'' Go in for the kill ! '' She laughed, quickly kneeling over him and battering him over and over with the pillow. Unable to sustain back his own laughter, he tried his Charles Herbert Best to return the onrush. Reaching out, he caught her pillow and tried to wrestle it away from her so that he would be in possession of all the plush ammo.

A knock on the threshold interrupted their battle and they both looked at each other in surprise as they tried to catch their breath. Ginny lay back on the bed and stared up at him with a coy grinning. `` See who that is, would you darling ? I'm not dressed to welcome company. ``

He leaned down to kiss her before quickly swinging his pillow one last meter, jumping off the bed with a wicked grinning as he avoided her return assault. He opened the door and instantly tensed having already been warned that the person on the other face was interested in harming Ginny. `` Can we avail you professor ? '' He asked, closing the door slightly so that the man couldn't see inside.

'' Isn't it a bit incompatible for Miss Weasley to have a male visitant this early ? '' Erebos asked as he warily regarded Draco.

'' Isn't is a bit inappropriate for a Male teacher to fall unsupervised to a female student's room this early ? Especially one who already has a cloud of suspicion around his name ? '' He shot back, having been informed of the prof's relationship to Elise McKinney.

'' I've come with a substance from the Headmaster. '' Erebos answered defensively. `` Not that I owe an account to any bookman. ``

'' fountainhead, Ginny isn't feeling well. She'll be in her room all day today… and I'll be here with her, taking care of her. '' He said meaningfully, allowing a low growl to escape his throat lest the man block what exactly he was. `` You can contribute me the message, I'll be indisputable she gets it. '' With his senses heightened, he was able to hear rustling behind him as Ginny got out of bed and curiously made her way over to the room access. Thankfully she was careful enough to keep back herself hidden behind it, but still, a violently protective surge rushed through him and he knew only one affair, the merely way the professor was getting in the room was over his deadened body.

'' The schoolmaster want to speak to Miss Weasley in person. '' Erebos persisted. `` I am to escort her up to his office. ``

'' And why wouldn't he station Professor McGonagall ? '' Draco asked suspiciously. `` She is the capitulum of the Gryffindor home and a much more potential candidate to come on Ginny on the schoolmaster's behalf than some professor wholly unrelated to her. She isn't even in any of your year. Why would Dumbledore send off you ? '' He knew Ginny probably barely recognized the professor as she'd rather chew her own arm off than subject Arithmancy.

'' Again, not that I owe an explanation to a student- '' He said tightly, clearly frustrated with this vocal and saltation they were engaged in. `` But she is already down at the quidditch auction pitch assisting Madame hootch with getting the field ready for today's game. I was in the headmaster's office for a meeting and so he simply sent me. ``

'' fountainhead, Ginny is just too ill to leave her elbow room. I'm sure enough Dumbledore wouldn't want to risk her getting even sicker by forcing herself through these drafty hallways. If he needs to order her something important, I'm sure he would give birth no trouble paying her a visit. '' genus Draco said smugly. He grabbed the edge of the room access to close it but the professor reached out to terminate it from swinging shut.

'' If miss Weasley is in fact that ill, then perhaps she should go see Madame Pomfrey. '' Erebos suggested slyly. `` I know that if I go and tell her there is a sick bookman she will take a firm stand on seeing her. ``

'' That's unnecessary. '' Draco said calmly while holding the threshold so tightly in his hand he thought the wood would shatter in his handgrip. `` I asked Healer Drake to hold on by earliest. He said it's a bad frigidity and recommended bed eternal sleep. '' He added in society to foil the professor's newest attempt to get Ginny out of her way. He was sure Drake would spread over for them if necessary, after all, he'd done it many times before. Rather than allow Erebos to come up with something else, he used his above rule strength to slam the door shut despite the man's attack to keep it open.

'' What was that about ? '' Ginny asked immediately.

Draco quickly pulled his wand out of his sac and cast a silencing charm on the elbow room, both as a forethought and to try and stall before answering her. `` prof Erebos is a spy for Elise, Sarah and Elanya. '' He decided to get going with silver dollar and go with it until he couldn't. `` They want him to get to you and Ron. ``

'' Why ? '' She asked, sinking down onto her bed in horror and confusion.

'' Well… because they have plans to take over the ministry. What in force way than to use the government minister's tike against him ? '' He held his breathing time. Technically what he'd said was true although that wasn't the reason the man had decided to make a move today. But why worry her further by bringing Fred into it ? Especially since he didn't really know the full story or what exactly her crony was involved in, only that Erebos was one of the easy ends the others had had to tie up in order to go after Fred at all. He knew they were connected, just not how… but he'd be damned if he let her get hurt or killed because of any of it. Surely if she knew Fred was involved, she would insist on doing something dangerously heedless in an attempt to help.

Ginny shook her headspring sadly. `` poor people dad… all he wants to do is make a dispute and now he has to live in constant fear for us all because of it. ``

'' Seems to me the Saami could be said for everyone. '' He sat next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. `` I've guesswork that's just the price you have to pay if you want to stand up for something… the fear of losing everything. ``

We may cause a problem. Dragon thought out to ceramist and Luna.

What happened ? Potter immediately answered.

Draco quickly told them of Erebos's visit and the fact that he wouldn't be leaving Ginny's elbow room at all that day. You're going to need person else down at the pitch looking after Weasley. He concluded definitively, implying that there would be no arguing with his decision to barricade himself in with Ginny.

( BREAK )

Harry had a horrifying feeling about everything after talking to Dragon. Why would Erebos have come to try and get Ginny to go somewhere with him ? What were Elise, Elanya and Sarah preparation now ? Whatever it was, it seemed they were just in clip to go delivery Fred. At least the problem of who was going to watch over Ron had been quickly resolved… after a quick birdcall to Jacey, she had agreed to don an invisibility cloak and hang around the quidditch pitch, just in case Erebos tried to get a clench of a dissimilar Weasley.

'' I heard the whistle. The game's started, can we go now ? '' Hermione asked eagerly. She was nearly beside herself with trouble and had been since discovering that she'd given Fred misinformation. She'd attempted to project herself back to the island several times during the dark but hadn't been able-bodied to find him again.

'' Both of you grab one of those heather. '' Harry told her and Luna as he tightly gripped his own Firebolt. They had gone down to the pitch with everyone else only to sneak off into the equipment shed to retain from being seen.

'' Why ? '' Hermione demanded impatiently.

'' Because Charlie wrote a al-Qur'an all about how there are flying tartar on the island. I can't fit you both on my broom and we need to experience some way of escaping quickly if necessary… especially since you said you've read that there are anti-apparation appealingness. You and Fred won't be able to apparate without one of us. '' He insisted, wishing the whole clip that both female child would just let him go by himself. But he knew Luna wouldn't allow that any more than he'd let her do anything like this without him… the argument wouldn't be Worth it as they'd both just end up angry and she'd idle words up coming along anyway. As for Hermione- he knew considerably than to even suggest she stay behind, despite them all being cognisant of how emotionally distracted she was. Luckily he trusted they were both adequate to and tried to let that thought comfort his discomfort.

'' As long as we stay out of the muckle, it shouldn't be a trouble. '' She replied, eyeing the old practice session brooms warily as Luna stepped up to select one without wavering. It was obvious which of them was more confident in their ability to fly.

'' Just take one anyway. '' He pressed with a grin. `` At the very least, Fred will jazz how to fly it should the motive arise. ``

'' fine. '' She agreed with a grave suspiration, grabbing the one closest to her. `` Can we go now ? ``

Harry took out his wand and waited as they did the same. They had no idea where they'd wind up having only coordinates and pictures to use to root on their apparation to the island. He wanted them to be fix for anything.

As one he and Luna reached out to each acquire one of Hermione's hands and they all focused on the island. With a loud fracture, they apparated away from the equipment shed and arrived somewhere else entirely. Feeling difficult rough earth beneath his feet, Harry hesitantly opened his eyes to look around. His intimation caught in his throat as he took in their surroundings. Um, I think we may have just picked the uncollectible possible home to state. He thought out to the girls, not wanting to take any noise l they wake the ten flying dragon currently sleeping around them. As quietly as potential, they all three mounted their brooms, each suddenly glad that he'd insisted they brought them with. Going boring for their sake, he carefully led the way, lightly pushing off from the priming coat and rising into the air.

Flying away from the mountain top and down toward the beach, he looked over his shoulder to mark on the girls. Luna seemed to have gotten the hang of things after having been in the air a few multiplication before. But Hermione, who always chose to save her feet on the ground if it was an option, was clearly showing her inexperience. She tried to lower the broom and suddenly lost control, letting out a loud scream as she suddenly zoomed toward the ground.

'' pulling up ! '' He shouted as he raced after her. She tried to do as he instructed but couldn't quite accomplish it and she raised her sleeve to cover her face as she went down through the trees.

'' Harry ! seem out ! '' He heard Luna yell. Apparently Hermione's initial scream had aroused more than his fear, it had woken the dragons. He quickly whipped to the left as the one that had been silently stalking him stretched out to snap at him. `` They hunt in pairs. '' Charlie's voice filled his oral sex and he instinctively pulled up, just barely missing the former dragon that had been waiting for him.

'' Luna ! ? '' He turned to search the sky for her and found her far out over the weewee as she tried her best to dodge the four dragons chasing her while she clung to the broom.

He raced forward to help only to realize that the former six tartar had chosen to gang up on him as they perceived him to be the effective flier and therefore the more grievous to them. One popped up in front of him, forcing him to go low. He once more searched the sky, trying to catch his bearings… but this time he didn't see Luna anywhere. Both she and Hermione had disappeared and now he was alone with eight flying dragon. Wait… eight ! He quickly began racing around the island, looking for any signboard of Luna and the two flying lizard that were obviously still chasing her. He flew between two of the wildcat but unfortunately he wasn't quickly enough and he felt one's tail knocking into the book binding of his broom followed by the sound of a inscrutable cracking audio. The broom started to come apart in his hands and he did his estimable to hold it together as he raced toward the reason. He landed roughly on the beach, shaking off the pain in the neck as he picked himself up and ran toward the cover of the trees.

He could discover the fauna landing heavily behind him, too large to throw their way through the dense woods. Suddenly tripping, Harry tucked into himself to relegate his descent. Glancing back at what had knocked him over, he found the tattered remains of another broom though he had no idea whether it was Luna's or Hermione's. He looked around desperately but there was no one there.

( geological fault )

Fred woke to a cheap howler. For a moment he was disoriented, forgetting completely where he was as he scrambled to his ft. Looking around, he remembered making a temporary protection out of the cave after escaping from Elanya. Another series of ear-splitting shrieks filled the sky and he looked up to see those mysterious animal circling in the shining dayspring sunshine. They never came out this late… and they never flew so low. One swept over the trees above him, giving him a frighteningly assoil view of what the tool actually was… a very large dragon with sharp claws, farseeing teeth and wide wings tipped with dangerous looking horns.

panic gripped him as he stood there flash-frozen, trying to think of everything Charlie had ever told him about these beasts. more than anything, he recalled his brother saying that dragons were beast of habit… So why were they acting differently now ? He didn't waste sentence trying to figure it out, he had to take sure Elanya was okay, he couldn't let the sole other person on this island die… he didn't want to be here completely alone with these things. He raced through the trees back to the campsite, suddenly upset that he'd decided to locomote so far from it in the beginning place.

beingness sure to hold himself deep under the cover of the trees, he approached their tent and heard Elanya's spokesperson as she argued with someone. Careful of where he stepped, Fred snuck up as close as he dared… she was standing with her back to him and completely alone, but he could tell that she was holding something up to her back talk. `` What do you mean Malfoy won't let you near Ginny ? ! '' She cried out angrily. `` I gave you one simple undertaking this morning… well, you know what to do next. ``

Not waiting to find out more, Fred leapt out from the tree he'd been hiding behind. `` What are you doing ? '' He demanded as he stalked up to her.

She turned to him and dropped her workforce, showing him they were empty. `` Nothing. '' She said innocently.

'' Who were you talking to and how ? And why are you talking about my sister ? '' He tried to cover his panic, reminding himself that whatever was happening at least genus Draco was doing his role in protecting Ginny from it.

Sir Thomas More screeching filled their air and they both glanced up in terror. Then she stared directly at him, her eyes filling with sadness. `` I have no choice, you broke the rules. '' She looked away, closing her eye against her regret.

'' What are you talking about ? ! ``

She pointed up at the dragons now circling dangerously low. `` The only reason they would get out their snuggle was if somebody disturbed them… clearly we are no longer alone on this island. You were decent, your friends came after you… but that means you all have broken the rule and if I don't bring about the punishment for it then I'll be the one to obtain it. I like you Fred, but your sibling'lives just aren't more important to me than my own. ``

'' Don't do it. '' He insisted, pleading with her to give in and be the better mortal he wasn't quite for sure she could be. `` I'll help protect you from Elise and Sarah, we can all retain you prophylactic. Just don't let them force you into hurting my sidekick and sister. ``

'' You'd really do that ? '' She asked, taking an uncertain step toward him. `` You'd convince your supporter to give me a hazard ? ``

'' No ! That's character of her plan ! ``

They both whipped around to see who had snuck up on them. Fred couldn't believe his oculus as his pith raced with joy. `` Hermione ? '' She was standing there before him, looking far more real number than the last fourth dimension he'd seen her as she had her wand out and pointed at Elanya. Forgetting everything else in his rest, he raced forward and threw his arms around her.

'' We have to find Harry and Luna and get out of here now ! '' She quietly insisted. `` I was faulty yesterday, she's no victim… they're all working together to realize us want to help her so she can get in and convince Harry and Luna to join them. ``

'' Who told you that ? '' Elanya demanded, reminding Fred that she was actually still there. She now had her wand out as well and was pointing it directly at them.

'' What does it weigh if it's confessedly ? '' He returned, placing himself between her and Hermione despite the fact that he was the only one unarmed.

'' Well, I suppose you can't really argue with that logic… I take it you're just going to automatically believe her over me ? '' Elanya asked with false sweetness.

'' You aren't exactly giving me a reason not to at the second. '' Fred replied, gesturing to the wand she still had pointed at them. He felt Hermione reach out and take his handwriting as she used her other to persist in wielding her own wand. Squeezing her finger, he hoped they found a way out of this.

Elanya nodded, a wicked smile spreading slowly across her face. `` I thought as much… I guess it's time to move to design B. '' She quickly waved her wand, forcing Hermione to throw up a shield around them. It was enough of a distraction for her to grab the seashell necklace she'd been wearing since they arrived and rip it from her neck before speaking quickly into it. `` Tell Elise and Sarah that Harry and Luna are here and kill Ron. '' She instructed.

'' No ! '' Fred started forward but Elanya waved her scepter and sent him flying away. He landed hard on his back but barely felt anything as he forced himself to get up. `` strike it back ! '' He demanded.

'' Why should I ? You were warned of the consequences… Just because you have a lycanthrope protecting one doesn't mean value we can't get to the early. Your brother will die. ``

'' birdcall Erebos and severalize him to allow Ron alone ! '' Hermione ordered, pointing her scepter threateningly.

Elanya simply dropped the necklace to the ground and stomped on it, effectively destroying the communication device. `` What's done is done. You want revenge, add up and fill it. '' She dared them.



NOTE : Provided there are no more horrible fortuity with my computer or flash thrust, look for the next chapter soon !


Chapter 55 : An Island escapism

A/N : Without farther delay… Read, review, Enjoy !





After crash landing Hermione sat up and was pleased to hear nothing worse that a few scraping and scratch line. Unfortunately the broom hadn't survived as well and lay a few feet away in slice. Glad that it hadn't been her to wind up that way, she shook herself off and got to her substructure. She looked around nervously and called out to Harry and Luna but they didn't resolution her… A immediate glance up through the crown let her know why. Several dragons seemed to be swooping around in the air while letting out horrifying shrieking sounds. With a broken broom she knew she couldn't do much to help them and they certainly were too distracted to come service her… it was up to her to figure out what to do and she was determined that this not end up like Hogsmeade. She wasn't going to freeze up with irresolution, there were too many the great unwashed counting on her and more than than that, she wanted to examine to herself that she was up to of branching out on her own.

It was much hotter here than it was back at shoal and so the firstly affair she did was pillage off her jacket before she fainted of rut exhaustion. She knew that she had to start moving and preferably with a purpose. Using her wand as a locator, she made her way through the woods, trying not to look anywhere but right in front of her. She didn't want to become distracted, she just wanted to get Fred and get the hell off this island. Within ten minutes of walk, she found herself at Fred and Elanya's camping area. The two were talking and she heard Fred offer to help the other daughter if she would prognosticate to call off off whatever she'd just threatened him with.

'' No ! That's part of her program ! '' She yelled, racing forward without thinking. Her scepter was already out and so she quickly pointed it at the other girl to retain her at bay. It seemed she'd arrived just in prison term to quit Fred from getting even more caught up in all of this.

She stopped short as she saw Elanya pull her own wand out… realizing that Fred was unarmed, Hermione worried that he would get caught in the middle if they started dueling. He stood there and looked at her as if she were the greatest thing he'd ever seen, making her feel more confident in the fount of the former girl. `` Hermione ? '' He asked hesitantly before rushing over and wrapping his arms around her. As estimable as it felt to have him hold her, she was careful to observe her wand up lest Elanya decide to use the distraction to her advantage.

'' We have to ascertain Harry and Luna and get out of here now ! '' She quietly insisted, forcing herself to consider they would get time to properly reunite later if they got themselves out of this now. `` I was wrong yesterday, she's no victim… they're all working together to ready us want to assist her so she can get in and convince Harry and Luna to join them. ``

'' Who told you that ? '' Elanya demanded, taking a few steps forward and pointing her wand more directly at Hermione.

'' What does it count if it's true ? '' Fred asked quietly as he turned and placed himself between the girls.

'' Well, I suppose you can't really argue with that logic… I take it you're just going to automatically believe her over me ? '' Elanya offered them a scented grin that dripped with poisonous intentions.

'' You aren't exactly giving me a reason not to at the moment. '' He answered her as he gestured to the fact the she was waving her verge at them. Hermione realized in that moment that he hadn't completely given into believing Elanya, that he'd mostly managed to entrust his own inherent aptitude. Feeling proud of him, she reached out her justify hand to take his, wanting him to recognize that they were in this together now. She was comforted when he tightly held her hand in return, accepting that she was going to be there with him no matter what.

'' I thought as lots. '' Elanya said meanly. `` I guess it's time to act to plan B. '' She quickly waved her wand, giving Hermione only seconds to befuddle up a buckler around herself and Fred to forfend the spell. Before she could return fire, the young woman ripped off her seashell necklace and was already talking into it. `` Tell Elise and Sarah that Harry and Luna are here and then kill Ron. '' She instructed whoever was on the other end… most likely prof Erebos.

'' No ! '' Fred started forward but Elanya waved her wand and sent him flying. Hermione took her chance and shot various dish in warm taking over but the early little girl was fast, raising her shield in time before attempting to evoke back and disarm her. By this fourth dimension Fred had gotten to his feet and back into the thick of affair, forcing Hermione to kibosh her attempt so he wouldn't get hit by mistake. `` Take it back ! '' He demanded, stalking towards Elanya.

'' Why should I ? '' She pointed her wand at him, keeping him from getting too close to her. `` You were warned of the consequences… Just because you have a loup-garou protecting one doesn't mean we can't get to the other. Your brother will die. ``

'' telephone call Erebos and recite him to impart Ron alone ! '' Hermione said in as authoritative voice as she could muster.

Elanya looked directly at her and dropped the necklace to the land, stomping on it and ruining their lonesome chance to call off the professor from killing Ron. `` What's done is done. You want retaliation, come and take it. '' She dared them.

Hermione cast before she was even mindful she was doing so, taking both her and Elanya by surprise. The girl had to dodge rather than shield, sending Hermione's spell to shatter the tree diagram behind her. Seeing what a serious enchantment she'd tried to use against her, Elanya stood and wiped the filth from her dress. `` well, I suppose we've moved yesteryear stunners then. '' She laughed wildly and searched for the wand she'd dropped in her precipitation to move out of the way.

Hermione felt Fred grab her arm and deplumate her into the tent. `` Shield it ! '' He yelled at her.

She quickly waved her wand, yelling `` Protego Totalum ! '' and a few former conjuration, turning the tent into their own minuscule fortress ... they were advanced tour she'd only practiced once in the safety of a schoolroom mount. She was truly surprised that she'd been able to accomplish it here while her heart was racing and panic gripped her mind. They could get a line Elanya screaming at them from the exterior, uselessly hurling spell after trance at the tent as she tried to get at them. `` I'm not sure how long this will hold. '' She said fearfully, turning to see that Fred had taken to tearing the property apart. `` What are you doing ? ``

'' I'm looking for my wand… she took it from me but it has to be around here somewhere ! '' He replied desperately as he threw matter over his shoulder joint. He turned to the part of the tent that clearly served as the kitchen and started going through the cabinets.

'' You really have a stove in here ? '' She asked incredulously as he struggled to flip the thing over.

'' When it came to spending my money, Elanya spared no disbursement. Top of the line everything… it's supposed to be like camping in the ease of your home. '' Fred answered bitterly as he upended the icebox next. `` Aha ! '' He shouted, bending down to scoop up a turn up towel. for certain enough, his sceptre was wrapped up inside it and Hermione instantly felt a shaft of relief knowing that she wouldn't be the sole one armed. His own relief was plain as he tightly gripped his verge and sighed deeply. Then he turned to her and gave her a look that sent chill through her body. Without a Scripture he strode up to her and eagerly placed his paw around her neck, pulling her face to his so that he could passionately capture her mouth. He kissed her with such deepness and thirst that she was left feeling dizzy and had to reach out and grab him to keep her legs from collapsing beneath her. Wrapping his arm around her waist he deepened the buss even more before breaking it off and resting his capitulum against hers. They were both left breathless and glad to once to a greater extent be so close. `` I'm really glad to see you. '' He whispered.

'' I couldn't tell. '' She teased, leaning up to buss his cheek.

'' Yeah, well, I'll make it light when I have more meter to form my point. '' Fred grinned before turning serious once more. They could still get wind Elanya out there, doing everything she could to breach the auspices charms Hermione had cast. `` We have to get out of here without her eyesight. '' He said, letting her go and turning to sketch their temporary stronghold.

'' I'm capable to suggestions. ``

He scratched his question and turned to stare at her a minute before breaking into a grinning. `` Of line ! If I can take in my own mother then it should be easygoing to take in Elanya. ``

'' What are you talking about ? '' Hermione asked, watching as he waved his wand over himself.

And then suddenly there were two of him and she had the uneasy feeling that George had somehow come back to animation. Shaking it off, she tried to smile in support. `` You really retrieve she'll go after our doubles ? ``

'' Why wouldn't she ? '' He asked, waving his baton over her to complot her up a double of her own. Moving hers to brook next to his, he studied them both closely. `` They look good enough to me. '' He shrugged.

'' well, I certainly don't have a skilful idea. '' She moved to obliterate herself behind the turned-over stove, as Fred took their silent doubles and instructed them to decease the collapsible shelter and just run as far and fast as they could.

Knowing that her good luck charm would be broken as soon as the roadblock was breached, he shoved them through the opening night and quickly came over to crouch beside her just in eccentric Elanya wasn't fooled and decided to come up lookup the tent. `` Here goes cypher. '' He whispered.

( BREAK )

being able to stand down on the field, Ron almost felt like he really was part of the game and was grateful to McGonagall for letting him stimulate this one small piece of what made him glad. He watched his squad fly together and was thrilled to see them tear ahead in the score, cheering them along as any soundly coach would do. The Charles Percy Snow had been magically cleared off the discipline but he didn't need it to be reminded that wintertime was on it's way, the day was clear and very inhuman. He huddled deeper into his cap after applauding Seamus stealing the quaffle from the Ravenclaw chaser.

When the score jumped far enough ahead in Gryffindor's party favor, he decided it was safe to take a break and go down to the refreshment stand for some hot chocolate to warm his inside. Making his way through the locker rooms, he took the expiration leading outside the scene of action and nearly ran into someone trying to make their way in. `` Oh, let off me sir. '' He said, recognizing prof Erebos, Hermione's Arithmancy professor.

'' Not at all Mr. Weasley. It was you I was actually coming to detect. '' Erebos replied with what was clearly an attempt at a favorable grin… but the tightness at the box of his mouth indicated to Ron that something was troubling the man.

'' What about ? '' He asked suspiciously though he didn't know why he felt that way. Something about the prof seemed off somehow… he was uncomfortable just being in the man's presence.

'' I'm not exactly sure enough. There is a Brigham Young womanhood out in the Sir Henry Wood who flagged me down and asked me to come find you. '' Erebos said, looking over his shoulder at the Forbidden Forest. `` She wouldn't earmark me to see her face, so I can't be sure… but she looked very much like Miss Patil, who has gone missing. I've come to find you because she was so insistent but I think I must also go to the schoolmaster and inform him that one of his missing students has returned. ``

'' No ! Wait ! '' Ron pleaded, wondering what Parvati was doing back here so soon. He'd only sent a letter off yesterday through Lupin, he wasn't even sure it had enough time to arrive to her so that couldn't be what drove her to come back. He had to spill the beans to her before Dumbledore or anyone else could show up and get off her running. `` Just let me go see her first. ``

Erebos shook his head. `` I don't know, I think it's important… the girl's parents are still here hoping she'll be found. It's cruel to not tell them and take the hazard that she'll run again. ``

'' Please, I'll convince her to stay. '' He promised with his digit crossed.

'' Okay, how about this ? I'll go with you into the woods to see her, I'll let you two have your instant of privateness and then we can all go to Dumbledore together. '' He offered. `` It's the simply way I'm assured that young woman Patil will give back to where she belongs. ``

Ron reluctantly agreed, following the professor around the binding of the field to the Forbidden Forest. They walked pretty far into the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, deepening Ron's hunch to the compass point where he was quick to deform back. `` Parvati got your care from way back here ? Why were you in the woods ? '' He asked carefully.

Erebos stopped and turned to him with his wand out and a demented smile across his face. `` Sorry for the deception Mr. Weasley, but Parvati isn't out here. I just needed a grounds for you to come into the woods with me. ``

He swallowed the large stumblebum of awe and panic that had risen in his throat. `` Why ? '' He tried to keep his voice steady but wasn't sure he'd accomplished the task.

'' To defeat you. '' The professor said simply as he prepared to cast the ultimate unforgivable torment. And then the man was screaming in annoyance as his wand salvo into fire in his hand, forcing him to cut down it to the ground.

Ron instantly reached into his pouch for his scepter before turning to find Jacey standing a few cubic yard behind him, her own verge in one hand and a large ball of flak in the early as she angrily stared down the professor. `` What are you doing out here ? '' He asked in his surprise.

'' Saving you it seems. '' She returned, seeming hurt that those were the showtime words he'd Chosen to utter at the survey of her.

They both whipped around as the phone of someone clapping filled the air. Ron's eyes widened in jounce as Elise McKinney stepped out from behind a large tree, slowly applauding them. `` well done. '' She laughed.

'' The minuscule bitch burned my bridge player ! '' Erebos shouted as he held the now useless appendage close to his body.

'' Relax Dolos, I've burned you uncollectible than that when you've angered me less. '' Elise giggled before turning her attention specifically to Jacey. `` I had hoped you'd seed. I was so very odd to find out who you are… but to see that you're like me, well that brings on a wholly new dimension doesn't it ? But I'm not as comfortable to dispatch as Dolos. '' She said, throwing out her branch and producing her own fireball in her script. `` So come on, let's see what you're made of… we'll turn over this your audition. '' She taunted.

( BREAK )

Luna just couldn't stir off the finale two dragons chasing her. They forced her to fly away from the island, zooming so far over the sea she could see Castellumshire on the horizon… still the creature wouldn't give up the Salmon P. Chase. She tried calling out to Harry but he didn't answer, making her very nervous. She could sense that he wasn't hurt… but that was all, it was like a function of her brain had shut off and she was completely ineffective to intercommunicate with him… It was almost as if there was something blocking them from using their powers, or more precisely, their thought transference. The way she was flying, the way she was able to cognise where to go to avoid being hit by claws, teeth and tails… that told her that her precognative instincts were well in tact as she knew she certainly wasn't the beneficial flier.

She swooped low to avoid one dragon and then quickly turned right to avoid the other. Her feet skimmed the water and she quickly pulled back up, making a long arc around Castellumshire before heading back toward the Gateway Islands. Becoming distracted by a unknown sound below her, she took the opportunity and looked down only to ascertain a little speedboat zooming through the water headed the Lapp steering she was. Feeling the Dragon right behind her, she decided to dip low, flying close enough only to see that there seemed to one someone on board… a female person wearing a hat and large dark glasses. hunch shot through her and she raced ahead, despairing to warn Harry.

At cobbler's last she had returned to the island but he was nowhere in the sky… though the former eight dragons were. They were circling, clearly doing the same thing she was- looking for Harry. Figuring he must have landed she went down, flying over the shoreline in hopes that he would see her. She let out a surprise scream when two of the dragons suddenly grounded ahead of her, opening their jaws and waiting for her to fly at them. Fixing her handgrip as she'd seen Harry do, she made a sharp left and headed back out over the H2O where four to a greater extent Draco waited. Once again changing her hold, she zoomed straight up. `` LUNA ! appear OUT ! '' She heard Harry scream from far below her. Apparently he had seen her and ran out onto the beach to call out.

It took a second too long for her to see what he'd tried to discourage her about and so the span of dragons that had been laying in delay among the crown had taken her by surprise. She raced upwards, high over the island hoping to drop off them among the fluffy Edward White cloud. But before she could get herself quite that high, she felt one of the fauna grab the end of her broom and extract her through the air. She lost her grip completely and felt herself begin to free fall. Thinking as quickly as she could, she pointed her wand down and slowed her descent until she was able to lightly place her infantry on the ground. Her relief quickly gave way to all out terror as she realized she landed right back where they had started… the Draco'cuddle. Only this time she had no ling and she was completely alone.

( prison-breaking )

Harry had just used his sceptre to piece the broom he'd found in the woods back together when Luna's shout echoed around him. He raced back onto the beach to take in an impossible sight- she was flying recklessly through the air as she tried to get away from all ten dragons. Seeing two of the beasts break off from the mathematical group and hide themselves among the trees he realizing what the rather reasoning beast were planning to do. He tried calling out to her with his creative thinker but while he could still feel that invariant connection to her, it was as if person had cut a wire somewhere and all he could get wind was a dial tone. Throwing everything he had into it, he cupped his hands around his mouthpiece and screamed out a warning to her, hoping she was able to hear him. If she did, it was too previous. The other dragons had forced her to fly toward their ambush and the two concealing leapt out to surprise her. She shot upwards but to no avail as one reached out and grabbed her broom. She fell off as the fauna snapped the Scots heather like a toothpick, making Harry's gist stop for a moment. But this time she had her wand and was able to slow her declivity, but when he saw where she landed his nub dropped entirely into his stomach. The dragons had seen her too and they all descended on their nest, intent on ousting the intruder.

panic swept through him and he hurried to polish off the terminal repairs on the Scots heather. Hearing a motored sound he quickly ducked out of the way as a boat carelessly drove up into the moxie, allowing a familiar spirit charwoman to jump down and face him. `` Hello Harry. '' Sarah Elaine greeted him as if they were old friends, casually throwing her hat and sunglasses back into the boat.

'' I don't have time for you. '' He said. Knowing she didn't have a wand, he pointed his at her threateningly as he mounted the broom.

'' So I saw… seems your little protagonist fell into the wrong home. '' She grinned. `` Care to ingest some helper in retrieving her ? ``

Harry eyed her warily. `` Why, so you can just toss off us both ? ``

'' Come now, let's put the past behind us. We all act a bit irrationally sometimes. Besides, I thought you didn't have time to argue… I know Luna certainly doesn't. '' She pointed to the remains of his Firebolt, long block a few yards down the beach. `` Fix that up and Army of the Pure go. ``

He had no choice, he needed help distracting the Draco so he could fly in and grab Luna. Handing Sarah the broom he'd been holding, he ran over and waved his sceptre, fixing his own broom as best he could… at least it was in flying status if not properly calibrated for the adept trajectory possible. Together, they lifted off the priming, instantly making their way to the mountain. Harry just hoped his desperation for help didn't wind up being his downfall.

( BREAK )

Jacey wrapped Harry's invisibility cloak tightly around herself and closed her oculus, doing her upright to condense on apparating to just outside the quidditch pitch at Hogwarts. Of course, she was still getting the hang of the whole thing and so while she did get herself to Hogwarts, she was no where near the arena. In fact, she wound up inside the palace, just beyond the doors to the Great Hall. With a sigh of frustration, she made sure she was completely covered by the cloak before making her way outside.

Of course she had agreed to help preserve an eye on Ron… she just had no estimation why. He had made himself very clear that he wished to handle thing on his own for awhile and she was tempted to back off and let him learn just how much he needed his friends. But she could never do that and not only because she truly believed this man Erebos would kill him… She also could not abandon Ron because some part of her knew that his end would imply her own as well. He had made a valid point the other night, they did not live each former, they had only just met and under the tensest of luck. And yet… clearly they were drawn to each early. She was more than willing to see what came of that attraction as she had already admitted that his letter is what ultimately made her decide to do here in the inaugural place… she only hoped he would make out to his senses long enough to-

She stopped dead in her tracks as she realized she may birth arrived too late. Just beyond the arena, she saw two flesh slip quickly into the Forbidden woodland and she was sure of at least one of their indistinguishability. The early she only feared she knew. Racing forward, she let the cloak strike away as soon as she was within the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree origin so that she could run with more than fastness and less hindrance. At go she came upon them and realized she had been right on both news report, Ron and Erebos were a few curtilage ahead of her. She could feel Ron's suspicion and precariousness as he was led further into the trees.

'' Parvati got your attention from way back here ? Why were you in the woods ? '' He asked. Jacey was angry on his behalf, upset that the prof was willing to use such an open wound to trick him into coming out here.

Erebos turned around wearing a cruel and evil smile. `` Sorry for the thaumaturgy Mr. Weasley, but Parvati isn't out here. I just needed a rationality for you to get into the woods with me. ``

'' Why ? '' Ron asked slowly, clearly trying to envision out what was going on and how to get out of it.

'' To stamp out you. '' Erebos replied. Jacey saw his intention a import before he raised his verge and did the first thing that came into her mind… She set his wand on flack. He screamed in bother, dropping the thing as he cradled his offend hand to his body.

Ron pulled out his own wand before turning to estimate out just what had happened. `` What are you doing out here ? '' He asked as his gaze locked in on her.

'' Saving you it seems. '' She said stiffly, feeling trauma to still see wrath under the surprise in his eyes as he stared at her.

The sound of soul slowly clapping filled the air. Jacey whipped around to line up Elise McKinney coming out from behind one of the trees. She had never met the woman and only knew her from the memory board of others, but she was sure as shooting of who she was seeing. `` Well done. '' Elise laughed with genuine amusement.

'' The picayune bitch burned my hired man ! '' Erebos shouted, glaring at them all.

'' Relax Dolos, I've burned you worse than that when you've angered me less. '' She laughed again. Then ignoring both male, she spoke directly to Jacey. `` I had hoped you'd come. I was so very curious to come up out who you are… but to see that you're like me, well that brings on a whole new dimension doesn't it ? But I'm not as loose to dispatch as Dolos. '' She said, waving her hands and producing her own ardour. `` So come on, let's see what you're made of… we'll study this your audition. ``

Putting her verge in her pocket so that both of her hands were costless, Jacey let the fire flare out of her liberal and with more of a flourish than Elise's. Seeing that she had been one-upped, the adult female did not hesitate to begin her attack, hurling egg of flame one after the other. Engulfing her entire consistency in fervidness, Jacey was able to absorb whatever Elise threw at her though she was starting to feel very lovesome. Run before this bed cover ! She thought out to Ron, not wanting him to get burnt.

I'm a bit busy at the moment. He answered. She glanced over to find him alternatively trying to put out the flaming spreading through the forest and dueling Erebos who had retrieved the burnt remains of his wand and was trying to realize it wreak with his undamaged mitt. It seemed that every once in awhile the man was able to get the sceptre to perform his spell which only distracted Ron from his impromptu attempt at being a firefighter.

She tried reaching for her sceptre but Elise only renewed her efforts, making it clear that she intended this fight to be non-magical and leaving Jacey no choice but to fight down ardor with fire. It was more than Ron's piss spell could proceed up with and if they didn't find a way to end this soon, there was no telling how far the flame would disseminate. She did her near to concentre on controlling and containing them to their small area but it lessened the amount of concentration she could return to the actual fight and found herself more on the defensive attitude that she would give birth thought herself to be. She knew the fact that Elise didn't caution where the fervor spread was giving the adult female an sharpness over her but there was nothing she could do about that, she had to do her best to control the damage her king caused. Realizing they were going to need assistance and taking even more attending away from the battle, she called out to genus Draco as he was the lone one left here that she trusted to ask for helper. She hoped he made it in time.

'' Jacey ! '' Ron yelled, bringing her full tending back to the second at hired man. Seeing that she'd been momentarily distracted, Elise had taken her chance and used everything she had to photograph a jet flow of fire directly at her. She felt herself propelled backwards before her flames flickered out and everything went dark.

( pause )

'' What do you mean you have to go help Jacey ? '' Ginny demanded as Draco grabbed his coat. They'd been quietly lounging together in her room as they studied and she'd been enjoying the rather tough worry-free moment… even if they had barricaded themselves in to avoid prof Erebos.

Looking at his case, she could narrate he wasn't any more than pleased with the idea of him leaving than she was. `` Apparently Elise made it onto the school grounds and she and Erebos have your brother cornered out in the Ellen Price Wood. '' He answered honestly, in too often of a hurry to assay lying. `` trustingness me, the entirely reason I'm going is because I know that Erebos is out there too. Even so, hitch in here and don't open the door to anyone until I get back, O.K. ? ``

'' Not okay. I want to go with. '' She insisted, moving to grab her coat as well.

'' Please Ginny. '' He grabbed her by the shoulder joint and forced her to attend at him. `` I'll be much more effective in providing the assist Jacey and Ron need if I don't have the Saami problem out there that she does. ``

'' Meaning ? '' She demanded stubbornly.

'' Meaning she's in worry because she's distracted by thoughts of Ron and anyone else being hurt… I can't be of a great deal help if we add your welfare to our listing of care. ``

'' Need I remind you again that you aren't an deity god or even a superhero ? You're a rule guy who got stuck with a being a werewolf and are just as adequate to of burning to death as I am. '' She gripped his arms, unwilling to let him go out her sight.

'' We don't have metre to indicate. For once just humor me and stay here. '' He pleaded.

She stared at him a moment, letting the bike turn in her point as she figured out what to do. `` Fine, go. I promise I won't follow you. Just be careful. '' She agreed at last, too worried about Ron and Jacey to hold him any longer.

He seemed funny but he had no choice other than to take over her agreement. Leaning in to quickly kiss her bye, he then turned and fled the room. Walking over to her windowpane, she waited until she saw him zip across the schoolhouse grounds… he was faster than any man she'd ever seen and she could sympathize why he liked going out to run so much- it must be impossible to think when moving so quickly.

Picking up her coat she fled her room, rushing through the halls and out the look door. She would keep her promise not to travel along after him… but she wasn't going to allow him to go alone. She entered the quidditch stands, climbing up to where the school day stave sat. Unfortunately, the mortal she wanted to sing to was also sitting following to the person she'd hoped to avoid… but she couldn't go back, three lives might be at stake, her crony's among them. `` Can we help you with something ? '' Lupin asked with a favorable smile as she approached him and Dumbledore.

Warily eyeing the Headmaster, she took a deep breathing space and spoke to Lupin. She knew it was best to hold open mention of Jacey and Elise out of matter with so many pinna around and so she made her point as clear and concise as possible. `` Draco ran out into the woods to try and stop Professor Erebos from killing Ron. They need help. ``

( jailbreak )

Fred waited a beneficial two bit to be sure Elanya was gone before turning to lift the fanny of the collapsible shelter behind them. `` It's now or never. '' He told Hermione. She nodded solemnly and taking her paw, he led the way as they ran from the only affair that had been capable to protect them. He tried to repeatedly call out for Harry and Luna but neither of them answered. `` It's like they can't get word me at all ! '' He said aloud in thwarting as they carefully made their way through the trees, keeping an ear out for any mansion of Elanya closedown in on them.

'' I think it has something to do with the vim field generated within all three islands. '' Hermione answered thoughtfully. `` I read about it in that book… it interferes with virtually seafaring tools, even the magical unity. It's the main intellect it's so hard for people to find these islands. Maybe it also interrupts that sealed brainwave absolute frequency Harry and Luna use to convey their telepathic abilities. ``

'' Whatever you say. All I heard is that we're lodge finding them the old fashioned way. '' He tried to use his wand to channelise him towards the close living human but the unintelligent thing kept pointing up. `` Or not. '' He muttered, finally giving up.

'' Unless… '' She looked upward and he followed her regard. There were various dragons still out and they seemed to be attacking their own nest. `` You don't think… ? ``

'' I do now. '' He answered grimly, figuring the but resolution was that their friends were up there and in a lot of trouble. `` I guess we try to climb it. '' He walked toward the base of the mountain until he heard a minuscule shriek of surprise that told him that Hermione wasn't following. Turning he found her struggling to dislodge her human foot from a rather ugly looking plant. Originally mistaking it for some kind of bush, they had walked by unaware… but now the matter had spread it's leaves apart and was shooting out several tentacle-like protrusions that were attempting grab Hermione and pull her in. He raced back over, wildly waving his wand. But the plant seemed to be immune to magic and nada he tried would make it stop.

'' Let go ! '' She yelled as she kicked at the industrial plant. Not knowing what else to do, Fred picked up a with child rock'n'roll and began slamming it down on the tentacles. The works let out a pitiful sound, indicating it could palpate pain. In an attempt to dislodge herself, Hermione reached for another rock and helped him circumvent the tentacles away. Grabbing her under her arms, he pulled her to her feet and they scrambled away before the strange shrub could regroup.

'' fountainhead, that was something new. '' He said as they caught their breather. He'd certainly never come across a industrial plant like this before in all his time wandering the island though he'd definitely found some weird one. Of course, former than last dark when he'd fled Elanya he hadn't ever come this end to the home of the sight. He gave silent thanks that he hadn't passed by this affair in the dark.

'' Let's just keep on going. '' Hermione seemed shaky but determined and so he nodded and went on, this metre ensuring they remained slope by side. It was a short walkway and looking towards the sky, they were able to see that the way to the top of the deal wasn't exactly straight up… that was a good matter, making it less likely that they would hang to their deaths while attempting this. `` Okay, we just need to find the decently shoes to start. '' She said logically as she stood back and studied the rough wall and several different paths up.

Fred took a different approach, walking right up to the mountain and trying out the handholds and footing in a few places. Taking a few Sir Thomas More steps to the left, he reached to climb up only to feel the rocks give way under his hands. And then he was falling… falling… he slammed into the flat coat, knocking the breath out of him and sending shooting pains up and down his leg. `` Fred ! '' He heard Hermione screaming his name.

'' Yeah ! '' He called out as best he could as he wheezed and tried to get his breathing back to formula. `` I'm awake ! '' He assured her more loudly once he was able.

'' Yes, but are you okay ? '' She yelled down to him.

'' I think my leg broke my dip. '' He shouted back, groaning in pain as he sat up to take a look at himself. Feeling around on the land he recovered his wand and quickly lit it, reaching out to delicately examine his leg. `` I don't think anything's broken ! '' He assured her. No, not broken… just really banged up. He'd definitely landed on it wrong and he could see the entire thing swelling from his stifle down to his ankle.

'' I'm going to float you up. ``

'' Just give me a minute to gain myself. '' Putting as little weight on it as possible, he slowly climbed to his feet. Only once he was standing did he pull in he seemed to smart everywhere including the berm that had been broken lowest class during the quidditch match against Cho. It felt like it had popped out of place… stuffing the bottom of his shirt in his mouth to muffle any sounds of pain in the ass he might work, he grabbed his arm and roughly pushed upward. It hurt so badly that for a moment he was able to forget all about his leg, but then came the sense of rest that told him that he'd achieved the resultant role he'd wanted, his articulatio humeri was back in it's proper place. Panting from the effort he wiped the sweat from his nerve and took a few steadying hint. `` okeh, ready ! '' He called out.

Instantly his feet carefully left the ground, leaving him to sense as though he were softly cradled in the hands of some invisible monster. He put his wand in his air hole as he rose up, wanting to have both hired hand free to help root for himself open of the surprisingly small opening he'd fallen through. At last he was capable to see Hermione, using her verge to direct his progress. Reaching up, he grabbed the edge of the rocky curtain raising. `` I need you to go along propelling me forward, I hurt my leg so I can't get a good grip with my understructure. '' He told her. She nodded and doubled her absorption, trying to only give him an excess encouragement as he struggled to pull up himself free. Now being forced to use all the force in his sleeve, he was sword lily that he'd gone swimming so much while he was trapped here and built up his muscleman a bit.

'' Expelliarmus ! '' Someone screamed and Hermione's wand was ripped from her hand and sent flying off into the woods. Without her spell to aid him, he lost a bit of his handgrip and struggled through the pain sensation to feel a beachhead lest he settle back down into the cavern. He scrambled to bear onto the rocks despite how sharp-worded they were… once he felt steady, he was able-bodied to look up and see Elanya staring at them with a panoptic smiling as she tauntingly waved her wand. `` I'm sorry it took so long to dispatch those stunt woman you sent running out… it seems you're a better illusionist than I thought. ``

'' What do you desire ? '' Hermione tried to intellect with her as Fred struggled to use his hurt leg to help agitate him through the hole. But the more pressure he tried to put on it, the Thomas More numb it seemed to grow… almost to the compass point where he wasn't even sure it was there anymore. He tried to reach back for his baton but letting go of the rocks made him instantly slide backwards. He would need all the military strength in his arms to pull himself out and until he did, Hermione was left to front Elanya alone and weaponless. Feeling a new determination, he decidedly placed his substructure and pushed off with them, gritting his teeth against the pain. From there he was able to arrive at out a bit further… slowly but surely he began pulling himself out.

( falling out )

'' Jacey ! '' Ron shouted but he was too late. Something had distracted her hanker enough for Elise to get in a direct hit, sending her flying through the air and leaving her crumpled in the snow. He tried to run to her but felt someone gun barrel into him, tackling him to the ground.

'' That's between them ! '' Erbos yelled, pointing his destroyed scepter directly in Ron's case as he pinned him to the ground. `` This here is between us ! ``

'' I don't even have a go at it who the sin you really are ! '' He shouted angrily, gripping his wand and sending the man hurtling through the air away from him. `` Jacey ! '' He yelled again as he sat up and saw Elise bending over her.

'' She's indisposed at the moment. '' Elise called, straightening herself and turning to face him. He scrambled to his feet and pointed his wand with a water while on the tip of his tongue and ready to be used. `` So, her name is Jacey then is it ? '' She grinned and pulled out her own wand. `` What else can you tell me about her ? ``

Ron, I am okay. I just need a moment to recover and focus my Energy Department. He heard Jacey's vocalisation voicelessness through his head. Do not engage her… Draco is on his way to help.

Hearing that she was uninjured, relievo swept through him so quickly his knees almost buckled out from under him. `` Nothing to say ? '' Elise asked, bringing his aid back to her. `` Dolos told me how you were the exclusively one to be seen with the mysterious castling client at the Costume Ball… he also told me how close you two appeared to be so I know you can severalise me everything I want to know. Of course, seeing how loath you seem, I feel it's best I remind you that I could always push you to secern me. Though if we have to go that route, I promise it won't be very pleasant for you. ``

'' What do you desire to be intimate ? '' He asked, hoping to buy time.

'' Everything about her that you know. ``

'' I know she's a prevaricator. '' He said quickly. `` I know I can't trustfulness anything she's ever told me and so I'll gladly repeat every lie she's ever said and leave it to you to screen out the facts. '' He pushed himself to feel as genuinely angry as potential, wanting the woman to believe there was no ground to think she'd be successful in using Jacey against him and frailty versa ... or even expert, convincing Elise that she didn't want anything to do with Jacey. He felt horrifying, not just for what he'd said now, but also for the things he'd said in the past… and even after he'd utter such frightful trumpery, she'd still come to try and help him. I'm sorry. He thought out. I'm sorry I said those things, I just want us both to get out of this.

I know. Jacey replied calmly.

'' A good liar can be of majuscule use. '' Elise nodded approvingly. `` Unfortunately, it seems you are of no use at all. ``

GET OUT OF THE WAY ! Jacey screamed in his head and he saw her leap to her feet behind Elise who had once again raised her hand to complot her fire. Before he could wave his wand to screen, mortal roughly crashed into him, practically lifting him off his feet and carrying them both away degraded than Ron thought possible. It only took him a consequence to realize who had just may deliver saved his life.

'' We have to go back for Jacey ! '' He yelled to Draco who immediately turned them around.

As they approached the two girls still whipping fire at each other without much care as to what was around them, soul shouted `` impedimenta ! '' forcing Draco to tripper and sending both boy sprawling to the ground.

Tightly gripping his wand, Ron leapt to his groundwork as genus Draco fought the spell he'd been hit with which was currently keeping him from moving any closer to fray. Erebos stood there, waving Jacey's wand tauntingly. `` Looks like your ally dropped this. '' He grinned. `` clock time to see how much you've really learned while you've been here at Hogwarts Mr. Weasley. ``

There was no prison term to be nervous, he instantly cast a shield having seen the man ready to throw a spell at him. Within a indorsement he had retaliated by sending a freezing hex, but the professor took a page from Jacey and Elise's al-Qur'an shooting a stream of firing from his wand that met the nebulizer of ice coming from Ron's. Using all of his immersion he repeated the magic spell, attempting to strengthen his position… but Erebos was just as determined and unrelenting.

'' ENOUGH ! '' A booming voice surrounded them.

And then suddenly the duel was over as Erebos was bound from psyche to toe in forepart of him. Ron took several deep breathing place and lowered his wand as Dumbledore and Lupin came forward. The trance meant to hold Draco at bay had finally worn off and he slowly walked up next to him. `` Thanks. '' Ron said only loud enough for him to hear.

'' Don't mention it. '' He answered grimly.

Dumbledore walked over to stare down at his disgraced prof. `` well Dolos, it seems I've finally caught you in something you won't be able-bodied to talk your way out of. '' He said with a slight yet exulting smile.

( respite )

Looking around quickly, Luna spotted a small opening across the cuddle the seemed to lead into the mountain. She instantly ran towards it though she was incertain even her dead and fragile frame could squeeze through. Intuition burned in her gut and she flung herself to the ground with a small-scale shriek of terror as she felt one of the massive animal fly over her. Flipping onto her backrest she shot a beauty at the creature's partner as it swooped in to micturate it's own attempt at catching her. The spell seemed to resile off the flying dragon's hide, having no effect other than to anger the puppet even more. Luna quickly rolled to the slope as it snapped at her before flying off to return the succeeding pair their spell with her.

Scrambling to her feet, Luna blastoff toward the cave opening. She was tempted to use her baton and shoot the hole surface wider, but she worried that might possibly disrupt the stability of the mountain. The last thing she wanted was to fly the coop the beasts only to be buried in a landslide or cave-in. Throwing herself forward, she was just barely able to squeeze through, turning her body sideways to reach it.

She screamed as she felt a sharp shot of pain in the neck and turned, using her verge to sunburn the Draco who had grabbed her arm before she could fully hide herself. This seemed to consume to a greater extent event than anything else as the creature let out a mightily shriek of pain in the neck and let her go. Pulling herself further into the crack, she was led down a bit into a larger cave where she tripped over something that rattled and rolled away from her foot. With a regurgitate feeling in the pit of her stomach, she lit her scepter and covered her mouth to hold back the scream of revulsion she wanted to loose. Several bones littered the floor of the cave, and they seemed to go to both animate being and humans.

Remaining near the opening, she turned her back so she wouldn't have to see any of it and instead focused on checking the wrong done to her arm. Seeing two gravid bloody gashes in the sleeve of her coat, she shrugged it off feeling far too warm anyway. Tearing off the repose of the ruined sleeve of the shirt she had on underneath, she examined her skin and found that, while painful, the scratches didn't seem to go too deep… While it had been happening, it had felt like her arm was nearly severed and she was more than a footling sticking to hear that wasn't the typesetter's case. She quickly used the flake of framework that had once been her sleeve to enfold the combat injury and squelch the bleeding.

'' LUNA ! '' She heard Harry yelling desperately for her.

'' I'M Hera ! '' She shouted back, forcing herself up through the narrow opening to generate to the nest. Peering out from the hole, she caught the unsufferable sight of not only Harry, but also Sarah Elaine as they both zoomed through the air, working together to distract and divide the firedrake. Luna watched in amazement as Sarah flew past several bowlder, using her thought transference to knock them over onto the distich of dragons that had been pursuing her.

'' Luna ! '' Turning her attention back to Harry, she saw that he kept swooping back and Forth until he was able to taunt all of the Draco back into the air. They may not be able to commune in their question at the moment, but she knew him well enough to imagine what he wanted her to do. As soon as the stopping point Draco had taken flight, she ran out into the undefended where Harry could see her. Putting her baton between her teeth, she threw her hands in the air as he passed over and struggled to hold on as he reached out and grabbed her. Her arm was on blast with pain as she struggled to climb up onto the broom with him as they'd done at Lairmore, but she tried to push it out of her psyche until she was safely seated behind him.

'' You got it ? '' Harry called over his shoulder joint as she settled herself and wrapped her injured arm around him.

'' Just fly, I'll cast. '' She assured him, taking her wand from her oral fissure and turning to shoot a flow of attack at the two Draco that were just a few light feet behind them, sending the beasts to dive away.

'' This way ! '' Sarah called almost gleefully, laughing as she dipped back down toward the water. As they descended, Luna was capable to make out yet another small boat streaking toward the island. Sarah flew them down towards it and with ten tartar fast behind them, Harry had no choice but to follow. Squinting a bit, Luna thought she was able-bodied to recognize the two people on the gravy holder and as soon as she made the connection she knew she was right. `` That's impossible… '' She said breathlessly.

'' What ? '' Harry asked, turning his forefront slightly to hear her better. She could experience his thwarting at not experiencing the complete admittance to her mentation that he'd become used to having… she knew he felt this way because it was the same exact way she was feeling and it made them both uncomfortable.

'' Watch where you fly ! '' Sarah happily called out a warning as the air suddenly exploded in a exhibitor of flames all around them.

( BREAK )

While pretending to be injured, Jacey assured Ron that she was in fact okay before focusing on herself. She went into her own drumhead, trying to pull together her energies and refuel her attack. Sending her judgement out, she heard him apologizing to her… I know. She answered him, and she did have it away that he genuinely felt bad for the way he had spoken to her only to discover that she would come to his rescue anyway.

And then Elise's thoughts overpowered his and she was able-bodied to see that the woman intended to get rid of the only individual there to see whatever she had planned. GET OUT OF THE WAY ! She screamed at Ron, as she lurched to her feet. She watched in horror as Elise unleashed a fiery hell in his direction… which is the claim consequence Draco swooped in, grabbing Ron and taking them both far beyond the fight. Jacey was thankful that she now had one less thing to worry about. She reached for her wand only to discover that at some point it had fallen out of her pouch. Cupping her hand, she formed a degenerate fireball and threw it at Elise, knocking the charwoman square in the backbone before she could light herself on ardor to soak up the contact. This caused her not only to scream in infliction but more importantly, to completely forget about chasing after the boys.

She quickly lit and extinguished herself before turning to Jacey. `` And I thought it was only those on Voldemort's side who struck people in the back. ``

'' You do not know me or what I have been capable of in the past… I could cause just as easily joined the other face. '' Jacey replied darkly, trying not to let herself think of anything in her past.

'' Except there's obviously something you want that Harry and his friend can provide you. '' Elise grinned. `` severalise me what it is and I promise I can get it to you degraded and with less difficulty that they ever could. ``

'' I highly doubt that. '' She thought of what she wanted and knew the only if way to get any of it was to remain loyal and trustworthy to those who had so totally accepted her. She had already lived the spirit Elise was offering and had only recently been able to cast off the shackles of that variety of existence… The one where you could trust no one and everyone used everyone else to further themselves, the one where you always felt unequalled and scared and were forced into being soul you are not in order to survive. She was ready for the animation that came with being Harry's ally and a phallus of the coven… She was ready for the kind of friendship you would risk your life for even after arguing and she was ready for the freedom of being able to say and do what she wanted, of being able-bodied to care about anything and everything, of being able to be herself.

'' seed now, there must be something. '' Elise prodded. `` Just think if you joined us, imagine the world after we win this war… we'll be able to mold it into anything we want it to be. It'll no longer be about champion and muggles, it'll be about those like us… those with index. It will be about psychics and non-psychics. You and I, we can stimulate as much devastation as we like here… but I truly think it would be in the skilful pursuit of all if we could reach some sort of arrangement. ``

'' So then you concede the competitiveness. '' Jacey challenged, brushing off the woman's poorly composed sale pitch.

'' I'm ding no such affair. '' She assured her, once more light herself on firing in case Jacey decided to throw another lump of flame. She stared past her and smiled before once more meeting her eyes. `` It looks like Dolos is about to wipe out Ron. ``

Not wanting to give Elise the satisfaction of distracting her, she quickly conjured the largest ball of fire she could and direct it flying at the woman at top speed, knocking her to the ground. Circling around so as to never have her back to Elise, she scanned the trees for Ron and saw him and Erebos dueling as Dragon paced nearby, desperately trying to contend off whatever spell was keeping him from moving forward to help.

Checking on her own foe in this fight, she saw Elise give out from the soil and point. Jacey leapt out of the way and used her arms to harbor her read/write head as the tree next to her exploded in flames. `` adequate ! '' A loud, authoritative representative reverberated through the tree. Both she and Elise extinguished themselves and looked around curiously.

fill-in flooded through her when she saw Dumbledore and Lupin rushing over to Ron, Draco and Erebos. `` wellspring, I guess this means it's time to go. '' Elise smiled, shooting one more surprise bam of fire before turning and running off through the trees.

Jacey quickly dodged before running off after her. `` No ! Stop her ! '' She shouted as the woman passed within a few fundament of Dumbledore. But Elise was prepared and quickly set respective tree diagram on ardour as a distraction to keep open them fussy. Leaving it to the others to keep the flames from spreading, Jacey never slowed her pace and continued on in her pursuit. She thought she was alone until she felt Draco coming up behind her… and then he was passing her as he moved with impossible speed. Do not let her crap it past the schooling's bounds ! She called out to him. Unlike her, Harry and Luna, Elise was unable to apparate into or away from someplace protected by the protection charms… but if she made it past Hogwarts'borders, she'd be able to go anywhere.

sightedness that Elise was only yards away from escaping, genus Draco pushed himself a little harder and mad a uncivilised diving, tackling the womanhood around her legs and bringing her to the ground. Jacey raced up to them, quickly shoving Draco away as Elise tried to retaliate. He threw up a shield around himself to cast off off the flame. `` You have to let me leave, Harry and Luna's life-time may depend on my helping them. '' Elise said after calming her ira at being stopped so roughly.

'' What do you entail ? '' Jacey and genus Draco demanded at the same time.

She reached up and pulled a small disc from her ear and held it out for them to see. `` I've been in constant communication with Sarah since Elanya contacted Dolos and told him to let us know that your friend had finally arrived on the island to economise Fred. Now she's telling me that the dragons are awake and very much after Harry and Luna. We researched that island well before choosing it and learned everything we could about the dragons including reading the new book written by Charlie Weasley… those dragons aren't the kind that breath fire, they're scared of it. Now Sarah is trying to help, but they're only three people against a drove of beasts. If I don't go and help, two of your friends and one of mine might just become some distressing creature's repast. '' She smiled smugly at them as she walked backward until she was in a place she could apparate from.

Dragon uncertainly raised his verge to hold on her but Jacey grabbed his arm. `` No. '' She said quietly.

Elise only grinned wider as she extended a deal out to her. `` seminal fluid with me Jacey. We can work together just this once in the involvement of saving our friends'sprightliness. After we can go right back into another firefight if you'd like ... one far from Hogwarts where you can really go after me without worrying about what else is being destroyed. '' She offered.

Don't do it… it's got to be a trap. Draco silently warned her.

I know it is. But I can also see that she is not lying about Harry and Luna being in difficulty. Jacey replied. Quickly making her choice, she rushed to take Elise's helping hand and allowed the woman to whisk off them away before Draco could break them.

( BREAK )

Harry dodged to the left to escape the tartar only to have to swerve immediately correct to dodge the fireball that shot past them. Luna had abandoned her attack to use her sceptre and now held onto him tightly with both arms as it was clear that his flying was the only matter that was going to get them through this. He didn't pain in the neck to distract himself with worrying about how Sarah was faring. She could be swallowed by a dragon or plumb bob into the ocean for all he cared, as long as he and Luna got out of this with their lives… Oh yeah, and Jacey who was inexplicably down on a boat with Elise as both girls flung fire in the air to chase off the creatures. He wished he could talk to Luna without turning and yelling, he wished they could discuss their options and what they thought it meant that Sarah and Elise were there seemingly to assist. He felt cold and isolated being cut off… not only from her psyche but from Hermione, Fred and Jacey's as well.

'' Head down to the gravy holder ! '' Sarah called as she zoomed by them to lightly shoot down and looked up expectantly.

'' What do you mean ? '' He called to Luna as he continued to constitute his way though fire and dragons.

'' Jacey's down there alone with the both of them ! '' She yelled back. `` Like it or not, we have to go. ``

'' I can't be sure to dodge dragons with all three of us on the broom ! ``

'' Then we'll have to bring and accept the other broom back from Sarah ! Then we can go rule Fred and Hermione and get the inferno out of here ! '' Luna squeezed him tightly in reassurance and buried her face in his back in grooming for the penetrating drop he was about to arrive at. Fixing his clutches he shot straight down, streaking past several dragon until he was low enough for Jacey and Elise to send out attack flares to hold open the wolf at bay as he softly set his feet down on the bow of the small gravy boat. Sarah immediately started the engine and jerk forward, sending Harry and Luna both sprawling into the boat. She turned the wheel and swung around, speeding away from the island.

'' What are you doing ? ! '' Harry demanded as he and Luna helped each other to their feet.

'' Getting us away from here, what does it wait like ? '' She stared at him as if he were stupid before gesturing to the rear of the boat where Jacey and Elise were still using their power to fend off the four flying dragon intent on pursuing them beyond the island.

'' No, we have to go back. '' He insisted. `` Hermione and Fred are still there. ``

'' So what ? '' Elise called over her shoulder. `` They're beat weight around your neck. Let them go. ``

'' Elanya is still there too. '' Luna argued.

Elise fully turned to them and smiled. `` So what ? '' She asked again. `` Unlike you, I trust that my allies are more than capable of taking care of themselves… and unlike you, I could care less whether they live or die. ``

'' I think this is far enough. '' Sarah said, once more turning off the engine and letting the gravy boat movement through the body of water. They had apparently gone far enough to guarantee the dragons that they had no intent of returning to their nest. The beast had finally given up the pursuit and headed back home. `` I didn't think it would train all of this to get you to the island. '' She grinned.

'' You wanted us to come here ? '' Harry asked doubtfully.

'' Of course. '' Elise laughed. `` We knew you'd want to arrive after Fred and so he proved his number 1 use to us… there's still more for him to do though. ``

'' We just never thought it would require you this yearn to estimate things out… Tristan must experience kept you all pretty preoccupied. '' Sarah taunted. `` Seems he's disappeared from the castle though. Can't wait to see where he turns up future. ``

Harry, Luna and Jacey stole coup d'oeil at each other… it seemed that Elise and Sarah didn't know anything about them having already killed Tristan. Yet again he wished he still had the might to go into their thinker to see if it was true. `` I thought he was supposed to making you both immortal in Voldemort's name. '' He said, not wanting to move over himself away while at the like meter hoping to get a few more result than Simon had been capable to provide.

'' We haven't yet decided whether we'll go through with that. '' Elise shared a smile with Sarah as if they were sharing some common soldier laugh. `` We're still weighing the pros and bunco game of immortality… but it's significant to always appear concordant to Lord Voldemort. '' She laughed.

'' But we're getting off topic. '' Sarah reminded her. `` I do believe they were about to ask why we wanted them here. ``

'' It's simple, we wanted to show just how adequate to we are in getting what we want and how strategical it would be for you three to unite us. '' Elise explained to them. We figured someplace far from the influence of Dumbledore and your other friends would give us the fortune to really make ourselves listened to rather than just heard. ``

'' Big gestures are the solely way to seduce the great unwashed listen ... '' Luna quietly repeated what Simon had said to them when explaining his own actions.

Elise stared at her in surprisal. `` I'm gladiola you see my point. But clearly whatever was going on up at the castle was distracting you all from what we wanted you to do, which was come find Fred. It was taking so long that we figured sending in Dolos to rough up Ginny Weasley would make you focus… plus Elanya had told us she was having fuss getting Fred to cooperate so we figured it would be a win-win situation. Of class the stupid man is terrified of both Draco Malfoy and your friend lupine for what they are, though he's too proud to admit it. When Draco refused access to Ginny, making it clear that the only way Dolos was reaching her was through a engagement with him, our less than courageous spy gave up. But then, to our joy we received word that you all had come to the island today anyway and we knew it was the staring opportunity so Elanya ordered Dolos to toss off Ron. Then after Jacey showed up, I told her you all were in trouble and so we apparated to my waiting ship and hopped in the speedboat to come to your delivery. ``

'' So what happened back at Hogwarts ? '' Harry asked nevously, this fourth dimension turning to turn to Jacey who he'd left field in bang of looking after Ron.

'' He is fine. '' She assured him and Luna. `` Erebos may not be… last I saw, Dumbledore seemed extremely pleased to have him in custody. ``

'' It doesn't issue in the least. '' Elise assured them. `` Why else do you think I left the idiot behind to whatever lot befell him ? Even if he decided to change state on me, he knows nothing of any consequence… I've seen to that personally. And with only two calendar week left for you all to be at Hogwarts, the man was entirely expendable. '' She stopped to smile at the faces they were all qualification. `` Oh don't expression at me like that. He and I had a mint, I provided my theatrical role and he provided his. Just because he got hitch doesn't mean I had any duty to help… he made his choice to suit tangled in this and now he knows he was dealing in matter far above his straits. ``

'' A poor lesson to learn the strong way. '' Sarah lamented, shaking her head in mock grief before smiling brightly. `` In any display case, we got exactly what we wanted even if we had to give Dolos. Now we know Jacey. ``

'' It's okay, Dolos was very just at his job when he wanted to be. '' Elise cooed, reaching out to console Jacey who shoved her away. She went on as if Jacey wasn't staring obelisk of hatred at her. `` He saw you and Ron at the Costume testis, and putting two and two together, he figured you were the same cryptical individual Dumbledore had been keeping in his office… the one Harry and all his acquaintance made particular trip up there to call in. We knew putting Ron's life in danger would bring you running, especially if Harry and Luna were occupy elsewhere. ``

'' But Erebos really intended to kill Ron ! '' Jacey protested.

'' So ? '' Sarah shrugged. `` Who is he in all of this ? He has no mightiness or claim to greatness. ``

'' Regardless your opinion of our friends, '' Harry stepped in to stop Jacey from punching Sarah in the side as it was cleared she very much longed to do, `` you've done all of this for no reason. We obviously want nothing to do with you. '' He looked at Luna, hoping their connective to each other was strong enough for her to understand what he wanted her to do. Sure enough he saw her nod slightly and take a small step sideways toward the broom Sarah had abandoned when she'd gotten on the gravy boat. He'd never let his go even when he'd fallen and he now held it stiffly beside him, hoping Jacey would get the touch. Apparently, they didn't entirely need their telepathy to pass on with each other… just a tot apprehension of how they all thought. Jacey discreetly grabbed the back of his shirt to show that she was cook. It had taken a subject of instant but they were ready and so he quickly swung his ling so they could hop on as Luna lunged for the other one and together they zoomed up into the sky, sure as shooting to run fast enough to outrun Elise's firing range.

'' Let's go find Fred and Hermione and go house ! '' Jacey shouted unnecessarily as they rushed back toward the island with the speedboat in hot pastime below them.

( BREAK )

'' What do you need ? '' Hermione asked, trying to conceal the fact that she was scared.

'' If I knew that I would already have it, wouldn't I ? '' Elanya sneered. She walked forward, making a pocket-size circle around her as she inspected her from every angle. `` So, you're the intellect Fred never gave in to me… '' She came to stand directly in front of her, her aureate eyes glaring with a deadly fervour. `` I just don't get it. There must be something here that I'm just not seeing. '' She said with knowing meanness.

Hermione kept quiet, though there were about a million things that she would suffer liked to say in return. But without her baton, the last thing she wanted was to yield the girl another reasonableness to wish her dead.

'' cipher to say ? '' Elanya asked quietly. `` That's okay, I have my own way of finding matter out. '' She tightly clutched her wand before reaching out to catch Hermione's hand, the same one Fred had held earlier.

Hermione watched in horror as the young lady's eyes rolled up into her head and she fell forward. Elanya still had her helping hand in a destruction grip and dragged her Down to her knee joint as she hit the ground… clearly she was having some sort of vision of the past. Hermione tumbled back as she wrenched herself barren. For a brief moment she considered going into the bushes to look for her wand but remembering her death encounter with strange foliage, she decided it would be best to take on Elanya's before she woke up. She crawled over and tried to pry the female child's fingers apart.

'' Not so fast ! '' Elanya screamed, coming out of her trance or whatever she was doing, tackling Hermione to the ground and shoving her wand against her pharynx. Choking and coughing, she pushed against the sceptre as she struggled to breath but Elanya had locked her weapons system and was unrelenting. She leaned in last to Hermione with an evil smile. `` I saw all the retentiveness you shared together. It was very sweet but not at all what he needs… I'm sorry but it has to end this way. ``

Reaching deep interior herself, Hermione gathered every bit of strength she had and getting her legs under the other little girl, she kicked out and managed at last to get her off. Grabbing at her throat in substitute as air once more made it's way to her lungs, she struggled to her understructure, not wanting to be caught unaware. Elanya was already standing and pointing her baton. `` You're right, what fun is it to just end your living like that ? '' She sneered as she dusted herself off. `` It's much more fun if you have the magic of escape isn't it… go ahead, I'll give you a head start. Run. ``

'' No. '' She coughed out. Being forced to return all of her attending to the psycho girl, she had no idea whether Fred had fallen again and break off his neck, but she couldn't just leave… especially when it was most in all likelihood that Elanya would get her anyway.

'' Well, that's your privilege. '' She smiled with unbalanced delight and got ready to cast. `` I wish I could say it's been dainty knowing you. ``

Hermione closed her centre and waited for impact. `` Protego ! '' Fred shouted suddenly from behind her before shooting another spell straight at Elanya that sent her flying several 1000 back through the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree until she hit one strong enough to knock her out. She turned to find him sprawled on the primer coat, sweating and panting from the effort of pulling himself give up with a leg that even from here looked extremely swell. `` Accio wand. '' He called tiredly in the guidance Hermione's wand had flown earlier. It shot into his hand, which he held out to her as she rushed over.

'' Are you okay ? '' She asked, taking the wand and kneeling next to him.

'' I'm really not sure. '' He answered, groaning in botheration as she helped him sit up. His hired hand were bleeding from the rock candy, but other than that and his leg, nothing else seemed too serious.

'' Ferula. '' She quickly created a splint despite his assertion that nothing was broken. After all she couldn't exactly carry him, she needed him to be able to walk. `` That should help oneself. And we'll find an old ramification or something for you to use as a cane to avail put your weight on it. ``

'' Wonderful. '' He agreed, tightly closing his oculus as he presumably thought of the torment of being forced to travel at all, let alone to walk.

'' We have to rule Harry and Luna. They're the only 1 who can get us out of here. '' She pressed.

He nodded weakly. `` I know. Go find a branch and let's do this. '' He said, trying to rally himself.

They both kept an eye on the spot Elanya had landed as she ventured into the trees to count for a piece of wood retentive and stalwart enough for their purpose. At last she found one and rushed back over to help oneself Fred climbing to his feet. Throwing his other arm around her shoulders, he was eventually able-bodied to find a way to use both her and the make-shift walking joint to his serious advantage as he hobbled along. `` Should we call out for them since they can't seem to see us in their header ? '' She asked looking up at the sky and finding it empty.

'' I don't know… either it'll bring them to us, it'll bring someone else to us or it'll be useless because they were eaten by the dragons that now seem to have calmly returned to their nuzzle. '' He answered gloomily.

'' Well, that's the sort of posture that'll get us through this. '' She said sarcastically.

'' Sorry. '' He muttered. `` I think our best bet is to go down to the beach. If they're still out there somewhere, that's the serious property for them to see us. Calling out would only narrate Elanya exactly where we are. ``

'' okey then. '' She smiled.

He wrapped his arm more tightly around her shoulders and sighed. `` I'm glad you came to rescue me… I'm not used to playing the damsel. '' He grinned.

'' Yeah well, it's no picnic being the white knight either. '' She laughed. `` It's far too much pressure. ``

They walked on in comfortable silence, as glad as they could be given their situation. To his credit, Fred didn't asking that they stop to repose until they'd actually made it all the way down to the beach and out in the open. Moving over to a chemical group of small boulder, she helped him sit while keeping the rocks and water system at their backs and their eyes able to see the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree job and anyone who may wander out of it. `` Did you hear that ? '' He asked after a forgetful spell, shading his eyes as he searched the good afternoon sky.

A whooshing sound came from above them and they saw Luna and Harry shoot through the air over the island. `` Is there soul on Harry's ling ? '' She asked, trying to estimate out who it could be.

'' Who cares ? Now is the time to scream and get their attention. '' He said, struggling to use the stone to help push himself to his infantry. She leapt up to help and together they walked further away from the trees into the sand. `` Here they come again ! ``

They yelled and waved their men until at last Harry caught sight of them and began flying towards them. Feeling something moving over her foot, Hermione looked down and gave a pocket-sized shriek as several large sea crabs scuttled across the sand towards them. `` Oppugno ! '' Elanya yelled from the trees, pointing her wand at Fred and sending the lilliputian puppet she'd conjured after him.

Hermione tried to help oneself fend them off but suddenly found herself dragged backwards by an invisible military force only to end up at Elanya's foundation. `` That should keep him meddling enough for us to terminate what we started. '' She leered down at her.

( fault )

These stupid Cancer just weren't behaving normally, acquiring a mob mentality as they swarmed over each other to reach Fred. He tried to limp after Hermione and Elanya who had taken to dueling each former boost up the beach but between his already injured leg and the piercing claws continually piercing the pelt of the good one, it was all he could do to keep from falling over. Using his wand and the stick he'd been carrying as a crutch to fend the little pestis off, he slowly persisted forward while looking to the sky to see why Harry and Luna hadn't landed to help them yet. He saw that they'd become involved in their own conflict out over the ocean as a boat raced toward the beach. Once of the masses aboard was shooting human dynamo and streaks of flaming into the air while the person riding with Harry returned the fiery approach. Luna was swooping in, waving her verge and stirring up some wave in an attempt to maintain the boat from reaching the island… but it was percipient the person driving cared nothing about the boat, damaging it beyond repair as it was battered by Luna's tour. He was so busy watching them that he wasn't quite watching where he was going anymore… painful sensation stroke through his foot as he felt himself footprint on one of the crabs. Using the walking pin, he tried to regain his balance but his fundament sank into the sand and feeling himself going down, he stretched out his branch to go bad his fall.

Quickly flipping over on his back, he dropped the stick and wildly waved his wand but to no service. The creatures were all over him in an instant, looking a great deal larger and more furious now that he was eye-level with them. There were so many, he felt as if he were being crushed under their weight unit as they piled on top of each other, all trying to crimp and pierce his tegument. He thrashed wildly, sending many of them flying away… but there were always Thomas More to take their place. scare settled over him as he realized that he was unable to get up and the crabs were taking the chance to bury him.

( falling out )

Luna gripped the heather tightly, terrified that she was going to strike off as the modest of visions suddenly washed over her to give a word of advice of what was coming. It was brief enough that she didn't completely lose cognisance but detailed enough to save her life story. Quickly dodging to the left away from Harry and Jacey, she turned to see a fireball explode where she'd been only a second ago.

'' You okay ? '' Harry called as Jacey gripped him miserly before turning to return the flaming Elise was sending.

'' I'm fine ! '' She yelled back as she swerved another fireball. The gravy holder had snuck up on them and Luna was amazed to discover that her visual modality had served not only to warn her of the fire, but that for some ground those girls had decided they no longer give care if she lived or died. She wasn't sure what had changed, but from the way Elise continued to fuddle fire at her alone assured Luna that at some distributor point, her life became less worthful to them than Harry and Jacey's… And so they were attacking her to deflect them all from the fact that they were approaching the island where Hermione and Fred were clearly having trouble.

Deciding to do what she could to keep them from once more reaching the beach and pack out whatever they had planned next, Luna swooped in low and used her wand to entreat up some violent waving that tossed the little boat around. She grinned in expiation to see Elise nearly fall overboard… unfortunately it wasn't enough to deter Sarah who drove on despite the devastation being caused to her boat. She waved her wand again, strengthening the charm and creating bigger and more brute waves… and then she saw the larger ship on the horizon, quickly heading in their direction. Distracted, she hovered in the air for a bit as she tried to figure out who could be aboard.

'' Luna look out ! '' Jacey yelled at the same time her suspicion screamed in her head to turn over. She was LE than a second too of late and the very back of her broom was caught in the fiery stream.

Feeling herself begin to plummet, she shot toward the beach. As soon as there was solid earth below her, she rolled off the broom only to find herself surrounded by gobs of crabs. She quickly got to her metrical unit but the creatures didn't seem to feature any interest in her and following their progress with her eye she was able to see Fred further away, thrashing about as all of the crabmeat went about attacking him. Realizing what tour had been used, she rushed forward knowing there was cipher that was going to call them off. Ignoring the single that pinched her as she reached down to help him get up, she saw that one of his legs was in a stopgap splint. Throwing his arm over her shoulder, she got a better clutches and together they were able-bodied to lift him off the ground and get him standing.

'' Thanks. '' He panted out, trying to catch his breathing spell as they both used their verge to keep the Crab at bay. He pointed ahead of them, his eyes wide with concern. `` Now forget about me and go help Hermione… I can't move quickly enough. ``

She looked over to see the female child dueling heavily with Elanya. They both looked tired but early than a few scratch and bruises they hadn't seemed to fix any headway against each other… The landscape painting around them was a different story as shattered and uprooted trees littered the beach. Luna rushed forward, casting as she went and sending a dizzying sirocco after Elanya while yelling for Hermione to get out of the way. But before her spell could touch it's target area, it was suddenly pushed harmlessly out to sea.

turning, she saw that Sarah had run the speedboat ashore and taken mastery of Luna's dust storm before it could harm her protagonist. Harry and Jacey grounded as Elise jumped down from the boat to fall in Sarah on the sand. They all five stared at each other, tensely waiting to see who would do what first. On one incline of their group, Hermione and Elanya had resumed their duel as they now each were trying to keep the other from going to help their friends… on the other side, Fred was still stuck fighting with nature while struggling to keep himself from falling over again.

The blaring sound of a ship's horn shattered the air and Luna nervously looked up to see how the flying dragon took to it. Several meretricious scream erupted from the nest but apparently they had sensed there was no direct threat to them and remained safely where they were. `` It seems our ride out of here has arrived. '' Sarah grinned. `` Who's coming with us ? ``

( BREAK )

Harry tried to follow Luna right away as he saw her ling catch fire, forcing her to land, but clearly Elise was having her fun and kept him dodging flames as Jacey tried to retaliate from the back of the Scots heather. `` They are about to pluck ashore ! '' Jacey pointed out, yelling in his ear.

'' Keep our path clear ! '' He instructed, tightening his clench and heading straight person for the beach as she ensured Elise wasn't able to hit them. He landed as lightly as he could so that Jacey could get her metrical unit under her before speeding over to Luna who had been trying to help oneself Hermione until Sarah stepped in.

He tried to imagine, to figure out what to do next… it was unsufferable to plan without knowing what everyone was thinking and as he, Luna and Jacey stared down Elise and Sarah, Harry found himself wondering how he'd ever managed before fully awakening that part of himself. A loud automobile horn startled him from his thoughts and he looked out over the water to see a large ship anchored and three dory total of people making their way to the beach. `` It seems our ride has arrived. Who's coming with us ? '' Sarah asked, looking around at them all with a mad grin.

Jacey and Luna looked at each early and then to him, it was clear they were as disquieted as he was that they were ineffective to plan. `` Can we hash out this among ourselves ? '' He boldly asked… after all, as far as Elise and Sarah knew, they were all bound to the island by the anti-apparation magical spell and thought they could put up the only way out.

Elise eyes him warily. `` I'd be speedy about making a decision. '' She reluctantly agreed, gesturing over her shoulder. `` Whether they like it or not, everyone aboard that ship is under our control… not to mention your two friends seem to be struggling quite a bit. ``

Carefully grabbing Luna's uninjured arm he pulled her and Jacey further away and lowered his voice so only they could discover him. `` Okay, Luna when I give the signal, run and grab Fred and get yourselves back to Hogwarts. Jacey and I will go get Hermione and follow right behind you. '' She instantly opened her mouth to protest but he shook his head and went on. `` If we haven't come back in ten minutes, then go get lupin and Draco… go get Dumbledore if it makes you finger better… Just bring them back here to help. ``

She stared at him for a moment, clearly unsure that this was the full plan. But it was the only one they had and she must have realized it. `` Fine, ten minutes and not a second more. '' She finally agreed.

'' okay then. '' Harry took her hand and held it tightly before turning to Jacey. `` I need you to sustain Sarah and Elanya back as best you can while I go serve out Hermione… as soon as we're able, apparate to the screech Shack okay ? '' Jacey nodded and rubbed her hands together as she prepared to let loose more of her baron than she'd been able to in a more live place.

'' Well ? '' Elise impatiently called from behind them. `` What's it going to be ? come with us voluntarily or wait until our footling minions row ashore to ram you to onboard with us against your will ? ``

'' Seeing as how there's still much about us that you don't know, we're going with choice C. '' Harry answered. He felt Luna tense succeeding to him as she prepared to run. `` Now ! '' He shouted. Jacey unleashed a towering wall of fire, sending it to circle Elise and Sarah. The flaming raged, flickering over seven foundation high and with Sir Thomas More strength than anything he'd seen her conjure before.

'' That will study her a mo to administer with. '' Jacey grinned.

Harry watched Luna rush over to Fred and waited until she had grabbed his arm and apparated them both away before turning to help Hermione. `` Just keep them busy. '' He instructed before walking over to help require care of Elanya and get off this island and back to Luna.

'' Harry ! '' He heard Jacey yell out a warning and turned to see several large boulders flying at him. He ducked to the flat coat and threw a buckler around himself but it became quickly clear that Sarah hadn't been trying to kill him as the tilt settled and entombed him.

'' Cave Inimicum ! '' He heard Elise shout, strengthening the rocks and ensuring he was effectively trapped.



NOTE : more than to come soon !