"Come on, you can do better than that!" yelled Sirius, his voice echoing
around the cavernous room.
The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest.
The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock. Harry released Neville, though he was unaware of doing so. He was jumping down the steps again, pulling out his wand, as Dumbldore turned to the dais too.
It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall. His body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backward through the ragged veil hanging from the arch...
And Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfathers wasted, once-handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil, which fluttered for a moment as though in a high wind and then fell back into place. Harry heard Bellatrix Lestrange's triumphant scream, but knew it meant nothing--- Sirius had only just fallen through the archway, he would reappear from the other side any second...
But Sirius did not reappear.
"SIRIUS!" Harry yelled, "SIRIUS!"
He had reached the floor, his breath coming in searing gasps. Sirius must be just behind the curtain, he, Harry, would pull him back out again...
But as he reached the ground and sprinted toward the dais, Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest, holding him back.
"There's nothing more you can do, Harry---"
"Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!"
"It's too late, Harry---"
"We can still reach him---"
Harry struggled hard and viciously, and he finally broke free of Lupin. Lupin made to grab for him but Harry was too fast.
"SIRIUS!" Harry bellowed again as sprinted to the dais and climbed onto it. He reached for the veil and pulled it open. A strong wind was pulling at him. He looked down. There was a black hole so long; Harry could not see the bottom. He spotted Sirius a few feet down holding onto a rock.
"Harry," he said in a faraway voice. "Save me, Harry."
"I'll try to pull you up," replied he replied bending down. He reached down to Sirius as Sirius reached a hand up. They grabbed onto each others hands, and Harry stared to pull him up.
Sirius' elbows were back on the dais when it happened. The wind became too strong. It kept pulling at Sirius and wouldn't stop.
"It's-too-strong, Sirius," said Harry.
"I no, but try to pull harder."
"Its not going to work."
"Well, their are other ways to save me."
"Their are?"
"Yes, all you have to do is-"
Suddenly there was a shove front behind them. Harry whipped around just in time to see the grinning face of Bellatrix Lestrange, before he sank down. Bellatrix had pushed them both into the arch. Harry and Sirius were falling and gaining speed. There was light for a few seconds, but then it disappeared, which meant the veil had fallen back into place. They were falling too fast and couldn't grab onto the wall.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Harry.
Well, should I go on?
The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest.
The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock. Harry released Neville, though he was unaware of doing so. He was jumping down the steps again, pulling out his wand, as Dumbldore turned to the dais too.
It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall. His body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backward through the ragged veil hanging from the arch...
And Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfathers wasted, once-handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil, which fluttered for a moment as though in a high wind and then fell back into place. Harry heard Bellatrix Lestrange's triumphant scream, but knew it meant nothing--- Sirius had only just fallen through the archway, he would reappear from the other side any second...
But Sirius did not reappear.
"SIRIUS!" Harry yelled, "SIRIUS!"
He had reached the floor, his breath coming in searing gasps. Sirius must be just behind the curtain, he, Harry, would pull him back out again...
But as he reached the ground and sprinted toward the dais, Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest, holding him back.
"There's nothing more you can do, Harry---"
"Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!"
"It's too late, Harry---"
"We can still reach him---"
Harry struggled hard and viciously, and he finally broke free of Lupin. Lupin made to grab for him but Harry was too fast.
"SIRIUS!" Harry bellowed again as sprinted to the dais and climbed onto it. He reached for the veil and pulled it open. A strong wind was pulling at him. He looked down. There was a black hole so long; Harry could not see the bottom. He spotted Sirius a few feet down holding onto a rock.
"Harry," he said in a faraway voice. "Save me, Harry."
"I'll try to pull you up," replied he replied bending down. He reached down to Sirius as Sirius reached a hand up. They grabbed onto each others hands, and Harry stared to pull him up.
Sirius' elbows were back on the dais when it happened. The wind became too strong. It kept pulling at Sirius and wouldn't stop.
"It's-too-strong, Sirius," said Harry.
"I no, but try to pull harder."
"Its not going to work."
"Well, their are other ways to save me."
"Their are?"
"Yes, all you have to do is-"
Suddenly there was a shove front behind them. Harry whipped around just in time to see the grinning face of Bellatrix Lestrange, before he sank down. Bellatrix had pushed them both into the arch. Harry and Sirius were falling and gaining speed. There was light for a few seconds, but then it disappeared, which meant the veil had fallen back into place. They were falling too fast and couldn't grab onto the wall.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Harry.
Well, should I go on?