Entry 10 continued
I was being dragged to this really big door, and I knew that I wouldn't like what was behind it. I was definitely terrified. Finally we reached the door and it felt like I had been dragged for way longer than I knew I had been. They pushed the doors open to reveal a long table with a large object hanging over it. I couldn't really see what the person at the end looked like but there was a HUMUNGOUS snake around his shoulders and that thoroughly freaked me out. Like I wasn't scared and freaked out enough the person had to speak. The person had a voice almost human, it sent a shiver through your spine.
"Lucius, you are late. And why did you bring scum with you?" the voice asked in a disgusted tone. "Bellatrix, you seem more reliable, what was that racket that was outside?"
"My lord, this piece of filth seems to have acquired some type of power. She can see dementors, and when I used the cruciatus curse… she"
"Yes?" asked the voice slightly more interested.
"She rebounded in, it didn't affect her at all, but it hit us." Bellatrix said slightly in defeat.
"Interesting, very interesting." the voice said. "put her at the other end of the table." they did as he said and I was directly facing him, able to see the gruesome scene that was his face. It was more snake than man, with red vertical pupils. Slits for a nose and totally hairless. "Let us see if scum can face the Dark Lord.
Crucio!"
It was that word again. Still not sure what it means, this time I felt a very odd sensation, sort of how you feel when you step into a hot shower. Really hot but pleasantly so. I had looked down at my hands because everyone was staring at me and saw bright electric currents running through my body. I wonder what my eyes looked like. I decided to test something, I reached out and touched the table, I don't know what I had been expecting. Maybe everyone to be blasted of their feet? But all that happened was that it looked like everyone got a small electric shock. Except for one person, who was a boy about my age, he fell of his chair.
"Even more interesting, can I get into your mind though?" he said.
Voice.
Then I felt a sharp jab of pain in my skull, as if someone had brought a hammer to it. But it got duller and duller until I barley noticed it.
"You are very peculiar. Wormtail."
"Yes, m-my master." a small man with a silver hand said.
"Bring our guest down to wait with everyone else."
"Yes, m-my lord." he stammered again.
Again I was dragged down a very long flight of stairs where I meet some peculiar people.
Firstly I didn't see anything because it was so dark when 'Wormtail' closed the door. Who names someone 'Wormtail.'? then as my eyes got used to the glum I saw two figures.
"Hello?" I asked like an idiot from a horror movie.
"Oh, is someone there?" asked a dream-like voice.
"Yes, who are you?" I asked too scared to step forward.
"My name is Luna, Luna Lovegood. And this is Mr. Ollivander, the wand maker you know."
"No, I don't know, I'm what the people up there call scum and filth. And my name is Autumn."
"That's a nice name. And if you're a muggle what are you doing here?" Luna asked, I thought her name suited her voice just fine, seeing that I couldn't actually see her.
"I don't know really, all I know is that I can see what they call Dementors and rebound their spells. I can't believe I've been sucked into this nonsense. But I can't say I don't believe in magic and wizards after what I just saw."
"That's nice."
"What are you doing down here Luna?" I asked.
"Oh, my father was publishing magazines against the Death Eaters, and to make him stop they took me. And they took Ollivander because they wanted to know about the Deathly Hallows."
"What are the Deathly Hallows?"
"Well, He Who Must Not Be Named only wanted to know about the Elder Wand. If he wanted to know about all of them he should have asked me but I'm quiet glad he didn't." it was weird she was stating some horrible things as if they were the days weather.
"Could you tell me all about the wizard world, it's facts, myths and legends?"
"Of course, and it would help pass the time, but we should start with The Three brothers because that is were the Deathly Hallows comes in." and with that she started her long explanation of the wizard world. She stopped only when someone can down with the meager supply of food and water, not wanting to let them know we were becoming friends. Sometimes we would hear shrieks from above.
On another note, here's what's happening with the order:
Snape
It had been amusing when Lucius had come in later, with that piece of filth. Soon after though when she, a muggle, defied the Dark Lord's cruciatus curse. It became clear that she could be used as a weapon, and I knew Lily wouldn't have stood for such a young, I would say naïve, girl be use like that. I had to tell the order.
The next day I went to the Order for a meeting. We had planned to talk at the Weasley's but since Harry Potter was there I convinced them against it. So we all gathered at the new meeting place I announced that I had some news.
"Severus, if it's about more deaths we could have done this at our house. Even though I don't want him to know he does already know much, more than us I would think." said Molly
"Yes, and it is about the Dark Lord, but not about deaths. These is why I didn't want Harry to know. A young girl, a little older than Harry is now in the custody of the Dark Lord. The thing is she's a muggle."
"Why would He Who Must Not Be Named want a muggle?" asked Remus.
"She has… powers. She can see dementors and has rebounded the cruciatus curse against us. We need to get her out of the Malfoy's house before he can use her."
"Why would we believe you? We don't want you here, because Harry said that you killed Dumbledore. Only because you practically begged to tell us what was happening did we allow you to come near us. It took forever to get Remus to allow it! You are lying, filthy scum!" Molly's voice kept getting louder and louder.
"Molly, calm down. Severus, you told us what you needed to now we will leave." and with that everyone disapparated. Leaving me to stare where the circle had once been, hoping they would take me up on my warning.
Entry 11
Seeing as I've been writing in the dark I can't read what I've written and it's been so long I forgot what I had been writing about. I bet my mum's been terrified. I wish I could go home. But I'll talk about what's going on lately. The snake guy who is sometimes call the Dark Lord and other times, He Who Must Not Be Named, has been saying that this Potter guy, who had killed the snake guy but the snake guy came back, was going to go back to Hogwarts, a wizard school, but he won't tell anyone why. Whatever, he says that he'll bring the muggle, me!, to be used against him.
Wow, it sounds like I've been sucked into some lame book or something, soon I might start reciting poetry. Whatever, Luna's told me all about the wizard world, and I've started to try and explain muggle world things. Like a T.V. Ok and not that long ago some shouting started, sounded like that Bella chick, she has some serious mental issues, Luna said that she had killed her cousin by pushing him through a curtain, weird right? Who knew, you can die by walking through a curtain.
Ok so she was screeching something like "STOP!" then some "Stupefy!"s. I wonder what was happening. Minutes, or was it seconds?, later the door burst open and a whole group of people got pushed it, with the small amount of light that had came in I could tell that they were bound together with rope. Right after they had been thrown in and terrible, drawn-out scream came from above, and one of the new prisoners yelled
"HERMIONE!" "HERMIONE" he bellowed again.
"Be quiet!" another person said, "Shut up, Ron, we need to work a way-"
"HERMIONE! HERMIONE!"
"We need a plan, stop yelling- we need to get these ropes off-"
"Harry?" Luna whispered, "Ron? Is that you?"
"You know them?" I asked. As Ron stopped shouting.
"Harry? Ron?"
"Luna?"
"Yes, it's me! Oh no, I didn't want you to be caught!"
"Luna, can you help me get these ropes off?" asked Harry.
"Oh yes, I expect so.. Autumn do you have anything to cut ropes?"
"Um.. Oh, yes my bracelet has a very sharp edge, it cut through my skin once, but I just couldn't get rid of it." I said.
Hermione screamed, I'm pretty sure that's her name, again from overhead, and we could hear Bella screaming too but her words were inaudible, for Ron shouted again "HERMIONE! HERMIONE!"
Luna was back within seconds.
"You need to stay still," she said.
From upstairs they could hear Bella's voice,
"I'm going to ask you again! Where did you get this sword? Where?"
"We found it - we found it - PLEASE!" Hermione screamed again; Ron struggled harder than ever, I could see my bracelet cut Harry's wrist.
"Ron, please stay still!" Luna whispered. "I can't see what I'm doing-"
"My pocket!" said Ron. "In my pocket, there's a Deluminator, and it's full of light!" Whatever a Deluminator is.
A few seconds later, there was a click, and three orbs of light flew into the cellar. They looked like tiny suns, flooding the room with light. I could finally see Luna, Ollivander and the new comers.
"Oh, that's much easier, thanks, Ron." said Luna, and she began hacking at their bindings again. "Hello, Dean!"
"Do you know everyone?" I asked her.
But before she could reply Bella's voice came from above. "You are lying, filthy Mudblood, and I know it! You have been inside my vault at Gringotts! Tell the truth, tell the truth!"
There was another terrible scream-
"HERMIONE!"
"What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife!"
"There!" said Luna.
The ropes fell away and Ron ran around the cellar looking up at the low ceiling, looking for a trapdoor.
"There's no way out, Ron," said Luna watching his fruitless efforts. "The cellar is completely escape-proof. I tried, Mr. Ollivander has been here for a long time, he's tried everything." she turned to me, "Why didn't you try to escape?"
"I don't know, maybe I knew I couldn't." I said.
"Who are you?" asked the boy I think was Harry.
"I'm Autumn. You must be Harry, Harry Potter. Luna's told me about you."
"I bet you've heard of me before." he half grumbled.
Hermione was screaming again. Harry started running around the cellar, feeling the walls for, I don't know what.
"What else did you take, what else? ANSWER ME!" CRUCIO!"
Hermione's screams seemed to echo off the walls.
"Maybe I should try something." I said, mostly to myself. "Luna, what kind of lock do the have on the door?"
Harry had started to look through his pouch, waving a broken wand. Grabbing some kind of golden ball, then a shard of glass. I saw a blue eye in it, then the eye disappeared. Harry started shouting "Help us! We're in the cellar of Malfoy Manor, help us!"
Hermione was screaming worst than ever an Ron was bellowing "HERMIONE! HERMIONE!"
"How did you get into my vault?" Bella screamed. "Did that dirty little goblin in the cellar help you?"
We only met him tonight!" Hermione sobbed. "We've never been inside your vault … It isn't the real sword! It's just a copy!"
"A copy?" screeched Bella. "Oh, a likely story!"
"But we can find out easily!" Lucius said. "Draco, fetch the goblin, he can tell us whether the sword is real or not!"
"Griphook," Harry said to the goblin, "you must tell them that the sword is a fake, they mustn't know it's the real one, Griphook, please-"
"Stand back. Line against the back wall. Don't try anything, or I'll kill you!"
We did as we were told. The boy who fell out of his chair, who I know now is Draco, came in as Ron clicked the Deluminator and the lights went out. He had his wand out in front of him, very pale but determined. He seized the goblin and as he looked over I gave him a sneer I know scared one of our football players. He practically wet his pants, Harry couldn't hold back a smile despite the situation, I guess they don't like each other. Then he collected himself and backed out of the cellar, not taking his eyes of me, as if I would attack him.
Ron clicked the Deluminator. The three balls of light came back, revealing the strangest creature I have ever seen.
Ron started to shout "DOB-!" before Harry hit him on the arm to stop him. Ron looked terrified at his mistake. I heard footsteps cross the ceiling: Draco marching Griphook to Bella.
"Harry Potter," the creature squeaked in a tiny voice, "Dobby has come to rescue you."
"But how did you-?" An awful scream drowned Harry's words: Hermione was being tortured again.
"You can Disapparated out of this cellar?" he asked. Dobby nodded. "And you can take humans with you?" Dobby nodded again.
"Right. Dobby, I want you to grab Luna, Dean, Mr. Ollivander and Autumn and take them - take them to-"
"Bill and Fleur's," said Ron. "Shell Cottage on the outskirts of Tinworth!" Dobby nodded again.
"And Then come back," said Harry. "Can you do that Dobby?"
"Of course, Harry Potter." He hurried over to Mr. Ollivander, who appeared to be barley conscience. He took one of his hands to Luna, Dean and I, non of us moved.
"Harry, we want to help you!" Luna whispered.
"We can't leave you here," Dean said.
"I have to help!" I said.
"Go, Luna, Dean, please. I can't ask anything of any of you, but GO!" he said.
He seemed to see something far away, but Hermione screamed again and he came back.
"Go!" He said, "Go! We'll follow, just go!" Luna and Dean caught hold of Dobby's hand but I didn't as they winked out of sight with a loud crack.
"What was that?" shouted Lucius from above. "Did you hear that? What was that noise in the cellar?"
Harry and Ron stared at me.
"I'll help." I whispered.
"Draco - no, call Wormtail! Make him go and check!"
"We're going to have to try and tackle him," Harry whispered. "leave the lights on." he added.
"Stand back," came Wormtail's voice. "Stand away from the door. I am coming in."
The door flew open. Harry and Ron launched themselves at him. Ron took his wand arm and pushed it up. Harry slapped a hand to his mouth, muffling his voice. Wormtail's wand emitted sparks and I absorbed there energy. His sliver hand started to close around Harry's throat.
"What is it, Wormtail?" called Lucius.
"Nothing!" squeaked Ron, in what I thought was a good imitation of Wormtail. "All fine!"
"Are you going to kill me?" he choked, attempting to pry off the metal fingers. "After I saved your life? You owe me, Wormtail!" I saw the silver fingers slackened, I took my chance and punched him in the face as hard as I could, it helped that an electric shock washed from my hand to his face, frying his hair. The force let Ron and Harry overpower him. Ron taking his wand.
We all turned our attention from Wormtail to his hand, which had released Harry and now was making it's way to his own throat. Both Ron and Harry released him and started to try and pull the hand away. Even I started to try and pry the silver fingers lose. "Relashio!" Ron tried. , Wormtail dropped to his knees, Hermione gave a dreadful scream. Wormtail's eye's rolled back into his head and his face turned purple and he gave one last twitch then remained still.
We had to leave, so we slowly came up the stairs. Hermione was at Bella's feet, barley stirring. Griphook had the sword.
"Well?" asked Bella, "Is it the true sword?"
We waited barley breathing.
"No," Griphook said, "It is a fake."
"Are you sure?" breathed Bella, "Quite sure?"
"Yes."
Relief broke across her face.
"Good." she said and with a casual flick of her wand she slashed another cut into the goblin's face, he dropped with a yell at her feet. She kicked him aside.
"And now," she said in a voice filled with triumph, "we call the Dark Lord!" She pushed up her sleeve and touched her forefinger to a tattoo the wriggled.
"I think," Bella said, "we can dispose of the Mudblood. Greyback, take her if you want her."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" said Ron as he burst into the drawing room. Bella looked around, shocked; she turned her wand on Ron-
"Experlliarmus!" he roared, pointing Wormtail's wand at her, her wand flew into the air, caught by Harry. It was chaos. Until Bella shouted "STOP OR SHE DIES!"
I shifted my position so I could see, She was supporting Hermione and holding a knife to her throat.
"Drop your wands," she whispered, I felt a rage inside of me, wanting to tear her apart. "Drop them, or we'll see exactly how filthy her blood is!"
Ron stood rigid, clutching Wormtail's wand. Harry straightened up, still holding Bella's wand. I crept forward, careful so that no one saw me.
"I said, drop them!" she screeched, pressing the blade into Hermione's throat: I saw beads of blood appear.
"All right!" he shouted, and he dropped her wand onto the floor at his feet, Ron did the same. Both raised their hands to shoulder height.
"Good!" she leered and I crept a little closer, "Draco, pick them up! The Dark Lord is coming, Harry Potter! Your death approaches!"
"Now," said Bella softly as Draco hurried back to her with the wands, "Cissy, I think we ought to tie up these little heroes up again, while Greyback takes care of Miss Mudblood. I am sure the Dark Lord will not begrudge you the girl, Greyback, after what you have done tonight." I felt my anger flare up again. As I came into reaching distance. Then a peculiar grinding noise from above. Everyone looked up to see the chandelier tremble; then, with a creak and an ominous jingling, it began to fall. Bella was right beneath it; she dropped Hermione and I came out and grabbed her because she was still unconscious.
Shards of glass flew everywhere, and all I could think was: Wow original. Ron ran over to me and more specifically Hermione. I saw Harry run over to Draco and wrestle the wands out of his hands.
I heard Cissy scream "Dobby! You! You dropped the chandelier-?"
"You must not hurt Harry Potter," he squeaked.
"Kill him, Cissy!" I heard Bella shriek. But her wand flew to the other side of the room after a loud crack.
"You dirty little monkey!" bawled Bella, "How dare you take a witch's wand, how dare you defy your masters?"
"Dobby has no master!" he said, "Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!"
"Ron, catch - and GO!" Harry yelled. I guess he threw one of the wands or something. Ron grabbed Hermione's hand and I held on to her hand as he turned and disapparated into the air. Hermione and I followed. Again I was pulled into a very small tunnel. This time I could tell it was made of magic though. I hoped what was on the other side was better this time.
