***I keep only Jo, Beck, Annie, Ross, and all the Durmstrang students (too
many to name!!). I think it was Kart who sent me the most recent review.
Gee thanks. I guess I should put more efforts on my story than school or my
life. Thanks for the inspiration. LOL! I'm just kidding, Kart! I'm sorry if
my sarcasm stung you, I'm so mean! But thanks for pulling me out of the
water, I have got the story under control and I know what I'm going to do
with it! So this Chapter's all for you (unless it was Kavi who asked me to
write the chapters!!) Anyway! Have fun!
Chapter 10: What's Going On?
From then till Christmas holidays, Jo became friends with Anya, Franz, Kaila, Christophe, and Marc. They were all incredibly nice, though Marc was a bit moody and he was off by himself a lot.
"What's the matter with him?" Jo asked as she sat down next to Beck. She was talking about Marc.
Beck shrugged. "Don't know," He said. "He's been out of it for a while now." He got up. "Well, I'm off to Potions. See you later, Jo."
"Yeah. 'Bye."
Annie and Ross had already left, along with the other Durmstrang students, to their classes. Jo had been a little late to breakfast that morning because she had decided to sleep in. After all, her first class was Astronomy, and the class wasn't meeting until a quarter to nine, Professor Sinistra had told them. Snow was covering the glass at the observatory tower and they needed to charm the ice to melt. So the Astronomy students had while till they had to leave for class.
Jo looked up from her toast to find that the Great Hall was slowly dwindling as its occupants left for their classes. She was surprised to see that Marc was still there until she realised that he was in her Astronomy class.
"Hullo," She said as she sat down opposite him. "How're you doing today?"
"I am doing all right," He answered, though he didn't sound very cheerful. He sounded as if he wanted Jo away.
"So, how have you been settling in?" She asked, attempting to light up a conversation.
"I have only one more week. I am leaving before Christmas."
"So early? Well, I would've assumed you were staying until after New Year's. At least, that's what Dumbledore said."
"Well, I must go meet with my family for Christmas."
"Of course, of course. So, where does your family live? Mine lives near London, in a place called Berkshire Flats. It's a lovely place."
"I am sure." He got up.
"Leaving already?" Jo asked. "But we have time!"
"You vill see, it is already a quarter to nine. Excuse me." He said and walked out of the Great Hall.
Jo stared after him, confused. Shrugging, she slung her pack over her shoulder and hurried for Astronomy. It was indeed, a quarter to nine.
"Today class!" Professor Sinistra boomed over the din of the students muttering about the upcoming holidays. "We shall be watching for more stars. Do remember, if you fall asleep, I shall have to zap you with a stinger so you shall wake up."
The class groaned as at least ninety percent of it had been zapped in the last four months. The professor smiled and she continued, "Now go on to your telescopes. And remember, enjoy yourselves!"
The class groaned again and Jo lagged herself to her telescope. She peered through it only to find that the same stars that she'd seen over the past four months remained, though now at different positions. She copied some of the down, but it wasn't long before she was fast asleep.
"Come ON, Jack!" Jo hissed as they made their way through the tunnel. "We have no time to lose."
Jack didn't answer. It was dark in the tunnel, save for the light coming from their wands, and Jo was leading the way.
"I'm coming," Jack then replied. "Just keep going. I-I have a feeling we might be out."
They walked on for what seemed like half an hour and then Jo shrieked.
"What is it?" Jack asked in alarm.
"I see a door!" Jo said and she ran towards it.
"Help me open it!" Jo said.
"ALOHOMORA!" Jack yelled and pointed his wand to the door. It opened immediately and he smirked at Jo.
"Ah, what would we do without magic?" He asked.
"We would've pulled it or pushed it," Jo reminded him. He shrugged lazily.
They now came out upon a wooded area.
"Where are we?" Jo asked.
"I don't know." Jack said.
The sun was setting in the distance. Jo could see chunks of light coming from between the trees in the wood.
"Come on." She pulled on Jack's hand and took him into the woods.
"I-I don't think that's a good idea, Jo." He said as he reluctantly tagged along with her.
They rushed through shrubs and bushes and trees.
"What's the point of HURRYING, Jo?" Jack yelled as he panted for breath.
"We have to find Polly!"
"God, stop Jo! I'm so tired…"
He stopped for a moment, but Jo continued running through shrubs and bushes.
Then suddenly, "Jack, it's over here I think—Jack."
"What? What is it?" Yelled Jack. He sounded breathless.
"Over here." Jo said as he came to her. "You see?"
"Oh God Jo. There's never going to be a way we can get over there!"
"Jack, they're over there. It's the only way."
"I can't, Jo. I can't."
They were standing above a low mountain, across a stream that dipped into a waterfall. The current looked quite strong and the water was deep.
"It's the only way, Jack." Jo told him.
"I can't. I can't."
"Yes you can!"
"No! No, it's a trap, I know it!"
"Why, you sound all afraid!"
"I am!" Jack's eyes shone with fright.
"Why?" Jo came closer to him, a suspicious look on her face. "Why are you afraid?"
"Jo! Jo, I think it's HIM!" He choked out.
"Him?" Jo took a sharp breath. "Him as in VOLDEMORT?"
"He's coming Jo. I can feel it. I can FEEL IT!"
"Calm down, Jack!" Jo said, though she felt nervous herself. She felt cold all of a sudden and shivers ran down her spine. "You-you foolish boy, we'll be all right."
"I'm not so sure." Came a sudden voice.
Jo's eyes widened. Her heart almost stopped breathing as she saw the hideous figure crouching above her. The pale, chalky white face; the red, slitting eyes; the horrible face of Lord Voldemort.
"No. No-no-no-no-oh my heavens, NO!" Jo screamed. "NO! NO!"
And what frightened her even more was that a familiar face smiled at her. Jack.
"I'm sorry." He said, though he didn't sound sorry at all. He was grinning widely as he pushed Jo over the edge of the small hill. Jo screamed as she fell and she felt the cold water hit her.
She heard more screams, the screams of her other friends on the other side. She wanted to call to them, but when she opened her mouth, water rushed in and she spurted it out. She tried getting her head out of the water, but the current was pulling on her and she felt herself slip off the stream and down in the darkness of the waterfall…
Chapter 10: What's Going On?
From then till Christmas holidays, Jo became friends with Anya, Franz, Kaila, Christophe, and Marc. They were all incredibly nice, though Marc was a bit moody and he was off by himself a lot.
"What's the matter with him?" Jo asked as she sat down next to Beck. She was talking about Marc.
Beck shrugged. "Don't know," He said. "He's been out of it for a while now." He got up. "Well, I'm off to Potions. See you later, Jo."
"Yeah. 'Bye."
Annie and Ross had already left, along with the other Durmstrang students, to their classes. Jo had been a little late to breakfast that morning because she had decided to sleep in. After all, her first class was Astronomy, and the class wasn't meeting until a quarter to nine, Professor Sinistra had told them. Snow was covering the glass at the observatory tower and they needed to charm the ice to melt. So the Astronomy students had while till they had to leave for class.
Jo looked up from her toast to find that the Great Hall was slowly dwindling as its occupants left for their classes. She was surprised to see that Marc was still there until she realised that he was in her Astronomy class.
"Hullo," She said as she sat down opposite him. "How're you doing today?"
"I am doing all right," He answered, though he didn't sound very cheerful. He sounded as if he wanted Jo away.
"So, how have you been settling in?" She asked, attempting to light up a conversation.
"I have only one more week. I am leaving before Christmas."
"So early? Well, I would've assumed you were staying until after New Year's. At least, that's what Dumbledore said."
"Well, I must go meet with my family for Christmas."
"Of course, of course. So, where does your family live? Mine lives near London, in a place called Berkshire Flats. It's a lovely place."
"I am sure." He got up.
"Leaving already?" Jo asked. "But we have time!"
"You vill see, it is already a quarter to nine. Excuse me." He said and walked out of the Great Hall.
Jo stared after him, confused. Shrugging, she slung her pack over her shoulder and hurried for Astronomy. It was indeed, a quarter to nine.
"Today class!" Professor Sinistra boomed over the din of the students muttering about the upcoming holidays. "We shall be watching for more stars. Do remember, if you fall asleep, I shall have to zap you with a stinger so you shall wake up."
The class groaned as at least ninety percent of it had been zapped in the last four months. The professor smiled and she continued, "Now go on to your telescopes. And remember, enjoy yourselves!"
The class groaned again and Jo lagged herself to her telescope. She peered through it only to find that the same stars that she'd seen over the past four months remained, though now at different positions. She copied some of the down, but it wasn't long before she was fast asleep.
"Come ON, Jack!" Jo hissed as they made their way through the tunnel. "We have no time to lose."
Jack didn't answer. It was dark in the tunnel, save for the light coming from their wands, and Jo was leading the way.
"I'm coming," Jack then replied. "Just keep going. I-I have a feeling we might be out."
They walked on for what seemed like half an hour and then Jo shrieked.
"What is it?" Jack asked in alarm.
"I see a door!" Jo said and she ran towards it.
"Help me open it!" Jo said.
"ALOHOMORA!" Jack yelled and pointed his wand to the door. It opened immediately and he smirked at Jo.
"Ah, what would we do without magic?" He asked.
"We would've pulled it or pushed it," Jo reminded him. He shrugged lazily.
They now came out upon a wooded area.
"Where are we?" Jo asked.
"I don't know." Jack said.
The sun was setting in the distance. Jo could see chunks of light coming from between the trees in the wood.
"Come on." She pulled on Jack's hand and took him into the woods.
"I-I don't think that's a good idea, Jo." He said as he reluctantly tagged along with her.
They rushed through shrubs and bushes and trees.
"What's the point of HURRYING, Jo?" Jack yelled as he panted for breath.
"We have to find Polly!"
"God, stop Jo! I'm so tired…"
He stopped for a moment, but Jo continued running through shrubs and bushes.
Then suddenly, "Jack, it's over here I think—Jack."
"What? What is it?" Yelled Jack. He sounded breathless.
"Over here." Jo said as he came to her. "You see?"
"Oh God Jo. There's never going to be a way we can get over there!"
"Jack, they're over there. It's the only way."
"I can't, Jo. I can't."
They were standing above a low mountain, across a stream that dipped into a waterfall. The current looked quite strong and the water was deep.
"It's the only way, Jack." Jo told him.
"I can't. I can't."
"Yes you can!"
"No! No, it's a trap, I know it!"
"Why, you sound all afraid!"
"I am!" Jack's eyes shone with fright.
"Why?" Jo came closer to him, a suspicious look on her face. "Why are you afraid?"
"Jo! Jo, I think it's HIM!" He choked out.
"Him?" Jo took a sharp breath. "Him as in VOLDEMORT?"
"He's coming Jo. I can feel it. I can FEEL IT!"
"Calm down, Jack!" Jo said, though she felt nervous herself. She felt cold all of a sudden and shivers ran down her spine. "You-you foolish boy, we'll be all right."
"I'm not so sure." Came a sudden voice.
Jo's eyes widened. Her heart almost stopped breathing as she saw the hideous figure crouching above her. The pale, chalky white face; the red, slitting eyes; the horrible face of Lord Voldemort.
"No. No-no-no-no-oh my heavens, NO!" Jo screamed. "NO! NO!"
And what frightened her even more was that a familiar face smiled at her. Jack.
"I'm sorry." He said, though he didn't sound sorry at all. He was grinning widely as he pushed Jo over the edge of the small hill. Jo screamed as she fell and she felt the cold water hit her.
She heard more screams, the screams of her other friends on the other side. She wanted to call to them, but when she opened her mouth, water rushed in and she spurted it out. She tried getting her head out of the water, but the current was pulling on her and she felt herself slip off the stream and down in the darkness of the waterfall…