Chapter three: Fight For You Life
"Halina can you give me a hand." Sam called from the other side of the Art Center.
"ya sure." Halina ran over to help Sam with a wood painting project she was running. Thwack "oh sorry Maril."
Maril was the head of the Art Center at camp. Normally she was bubble and full of energy but today she seemed to be running on auto pilot. Maril did not seem to notice that she had been run into.
"Okay…" Halina said, as she joined Sam. "How old are they?" she whispered into Sam's ear.
"Kindergarten." Sam replied
Horrified, Halina said (a little louder then she should have) "Kindergarten! What the?! Where are the consolers?!"
"Outside I think." Sam shrugged. "They seemed dazed when they got here." She looked over her shoulder at Maril. Halina nodded, one person was normal but when half the camp starts walking around like zombies then there is something going on. Halina and Sam started handing out the art supplies.
Half way through handing out a paint pallet to a little girl she stopped and turned to the door. Harry was standing there looking very frightened. He quickly strode inside and stood next to Halina. "Hagrid." The little girl said, causing many of kids to point and whisper. Harry ignored them, Maril turned.
"Halina we have a problem." He whispered into Halina's ear. Halina eyed Maril hoping that she would become disinterested. She didn't. "I think I know why…"
"Everyone seems to be in a trance." Halina finished in an even softer whisper. A child took the last paint brush from her hands.
"Yes. I think everyone is under the…"
"Ics nay on the ellspay ai." Halina said quickly as Maril walked over.
Harry turned. "Oh 'ello Maril." Harry said brightly. Halina froze; there was no mistake, a slight accent.
"Hello Hag-Harry." Maril said in a flat monotone. "Halina dear would you mind if Harry and I spoke alone."
Halina and Harry turned to each other, finally reluctantly she walked away. Halina hoped that Harry would be okay with Maril alone. She sighed and picked up her bag. Kero poked his head out of the bag "Is everything o…"Halina plunged her hand into the bag without a word and pulled out her cellphone.
"Sam I need to make a call." Halina called over her shoulder. Sam nodded, Maril ignored her. Halina sprinted outside her bag slung off one shoulder. She quickly pressed the number for Mycroft's cell. "Please pick up Mycroft." She begged into the phone. The phone began to ring, once, twice, nothing. Halina's heart began to race as the phone went dead. Ready to charge it her self she looked down at her phone, it was on but there were no signal bars. Shaking slightly she ran back inside the building.
Two men had joined Maril and Harry since she had left. Harry was starting to panic. Halina quickly figured out why. One of the men was hold a long tick against Harry's back. Harry looked over at Halina and shook his head; there was nothing she could do.
That's what you think; Halina stepped next to the light switch and touched it. A small flash of light surged through wires causing the light to explode and catch on fire. The fire alarm went off. The young campers screamed and scrambled to the exit. Sam ran over to Halina.
"Halina are you okay," Sam seemed ready to panic
Halina turned and said firmly "Take the kids and lead them away from the camp, we haven't much time."
"Halina, what?"
"Go! There isn't much time." Halina chased after Harry and the deatheaters leaving Sam with the campers.
Kero shot out of the bag and hovered around Halina's ear. "Are you going to release the wand?"
Halina shook her head. "No it will take too long."
She stooped at the edge for the Jr. Sports field. In the center of the field was a large semicircle with a dozen or so hooded men and women. Harry had his back towards Halina. As she watched one of them removed his hood.
"I here you took my name Hagrid." The man smiled cool.
Harry growled, "It reminds me of your days at Hogwats."
The group laughed, "Harry" sneered. "Well maybe this will remind you of Dumbledore."
Everything happened in an instant. Horrified Halina jump in and stood in front of Hagrid. "LIGHT SHIELD!" she raised both hands in front of her, creating a barrier of light that she prayed would completely protect them.
"Avada Kidavra." The wizard yelled, he did not care that there was girl between him and Hagrid.
Hagrid requiled waiting to feel death wash over him, it didn't. Confused he looked up to see Halina standing there. "NO!"
She turned her head and smiled. "It's okay." She mouthed, swet covered her face.
The green light faded. Halina collapsed to her knees, breathless and weak. She had used up all of her power protecting her friend; Hagrid.
"Halina!" Hagrid cried running over to her, not sure what to do.
As if to answer his helplessness she whispered "Cover me."
Hagrid moved in front of the young Salem Witch. "Don't come any closer!" he rored, tears rolling down his bearded face.
Another deatheater removed his hood. He had long white blond hair and looked just like the second man from Halina's dream. He laughed, "Ah, Hagrid you need worry…"
"Key that hides the power of magic, show your true power before me. I, Halina, command you under our contract. RELEASE!" Halina looked up; making sure that none of the deatheaters had noticed the magical circle. She sighed and staggered to her feet. The deatheaters at the edge of the semicircle gasped when they saw that she was not dead. Halina pulled on Hagrid's arm. He turned.
"You're alive." Hagrid hugged her, ignoring the wand/staff in her hands and all the deatheaters behind him. The two un-hooded deatheaters took a step a forward.
Halina pulled free of Hagrid's arms and said. "I do not know what you want here but I do you that you are not welcome her."
"Who are you to tell us where we are not welcome, girly." Draco sneered.
A gust of wind blow and it was only then that Halina relized that her long brown hair was now white. "My name is Hikari Star." She said
"Well then Miss Star why don't we see what you are made of?" Harry Potter said raising his wand to her.
Kero poked his nose out of the bag and whispered in Halina's ear, "Use a card that will scare them."
"Way ahead of ya." Halina said raising a card "Shadow reveal your true form, Shadow!"
The Deatheaters took several collective steps backwards, they all seemed terrified. Grabbing the opportunity Halina grabbed Hagrid and dragged him way.
"Halina, I mean Hikari, how did you do that?" He asked as they ran from Jr. Field.
"Lets just day Salem magic is not the only form of magic I know." Halina said. "But we really don't have time to talk about this. I started a fire at Arts and Crafts so it should have spread by now. Find the rest of the camp and get as far away from here as possible. I will lead them away a different way."
"But what about you?" Hagrid protested "You can't fight all the Deatheaters by yourself."
"I don't plan to." Halina said. "I plan on leading them away from all the campers."
"Too dangerous." Hagrid snapped. "I'm comin'…"
"No you are not." They stopped at the rode that led out of the camp. "You need to protect the campers if my plan doesn't work." Hagrid looked skeptical. "I'll be fine I promise. Don't worry."
Hagrid sighed "I seem to not really have much of an option."
Halina smiled. "Thank you." She hugged him and ran down towards the lake. Hagrid ran up the rode away from camp.
"I can't believe he let you do that." Kero said flying out of the bag and hovering around her ear.
"I know, I thought he argued a bit more too." She stopped; the agerniline had stopped pumping making her remember just how weak she was now. She stood at the edge of the woods facing the water. "I don't think I can do this now."
Kero watched as her hair turned back to its normal dark brown. "Lets take the side path through boating, then I will transform when we get to the other camp."
"Sounds like a plan." Halina said as the two heading right into boating and straight into the other camp. When they made it to neighboring camp's waterfront Kero transformed into his true form and the two flew away.
Back at Halina's camp Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Lord Voldemort watched the odd figure disapreer into the sky.
"And she said her name Hikari Star." Voldemort asked. Harry and Draco nodded. "That was not what I had expected, very interesting indeed."
End chapter 3
In case no one noticed pig Latin is not one of my specialties. And Maril is not a pokemon that was sort of her real name and she just reminded me of a fat mouse. Ya… I also used "in front of" too much. I hope you liked it, please R&R to tell what you thought of it. (And if any knows how to write in pig Latin please tell me)
