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Chapter 10: Invincibility

Harry's POV

I can't believe this.

Victor, seeming more like Snape with each passing minute, is staring at us. Blank-faced.

This was not supposed to happen. I drew my wand in case anything happened. Hermione grabbed my wrist to stop me.

"To those who trespass where they do not belong," a voice said from above the bookcase, "the beacon of light is your warning song…"

I turned to Nina and found her smiling. What was going on? Victor rubbed his eyes-probably to see if we were an illusion, but Nina turned to us and waved her hand in front of her face. Victor couldn't see us! Maybe it was some kind of spell that blinds people.

"…your eyes shall not see, all shall be dark. Till Ra completes his blazing arc."

Victor began stumbling towards us. My breath caught in my throat as I dived out of the way. The tension was almost tangible as we silently avoided the scary man. Finally, he found a button, pressed it, and made his way out of the room.

"Confundus." I heard Ron whisper. I turned my head in alarm-what the hell was he doing?- but found him smiling as his spell hit Victor in the back.

"I couldn't help myself." Ron shrugged.

The secret door shut with a bang and we all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't think we should do this," Nina breathed, "What if he saw something?"

"Nina," Ron said grinning, " I think what just happens proves he didn't see anything. And now, not only is he blind, he's not going to know heads from tails for the next hour!"

"Ron!" Hermione said, aghast.

"What did you do to him?" Patricia asked.

"It's the Confundus charm," Hermione said, glaring daggers at Ron. "It confuses your enemy. How long it lasts depends on the strength..."

"And I was itching to do that to him since the day I saw him!" Ron said proudly. I rolled my eyes.

Luckily, this relieved some of the tension from the room as everybody laughed. Nina and Fabian still looked worried though.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

Nina looked uncertainly at me. "What was Victor doing down here in the first place?" she whispered.

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Hermione's POV

"It's so good to make noise again!" Amber said beside me.

I couldn't help but think the same thing. We had to sneak past Victor yet again as we were leaving the tunnels.

"How did Victor get in there?!" Nina exclaimed.

"Let's not panic yet." Fabian said. "He's only seen the antechamber."

"And he can't get to the tunnels." Patricia agreed.

"Is there some kind of spell that keeps Victor from getting into the tunnels?" Amber asked.

Harry and Ron automatically looked at me. Boys! It's not as if I'm a human computer or anything! I know a lot of stuff, but still…

"We could put a Confundus charm on the bookcase. But that would confuse us when we approach it."

"What about repello muggletum?" Harry asked. How did he know that spell?

I turned to Sibuna. "No offence guys, but you're muggles too. It might push you back as well."

Nina sighed. "Victor mustn't get these amulets. We've got to hide them. In the one place where he won't look…"

"On ourselves." I nodded in agreement. "That might work." We put ours on.

"One spare," Nina said, looking at all of us in turn. "Who wears it?"

Harry offered to do so. I watched as he placed both amulets around his neck. We all nodded at each other.

Harry rubbed his forehead uncertainly.

A knocking was heard at the door. Amber jumped, then opened it to reveal Malfoy. His coal-black eyes widened when he saw us. Oh, brother.

"What are you guys doing here?" he asked slyly.

"Talking to friends," Ron said between gritted teeth. "Go."

"Make me. You know, once we're back at Hogwarts, you won't have anybody to protect you. Not even the Chosen One-."

"Shut up!" Harry said.

"You're not hurting anybody." Amber said. She closed the door.

Ron shook his head. "If only Crucio wasn't Unforgivable…"

"Ron!" I said, how could he say something like that?! "You don't mean that."

Ron just shrugged.

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Here we were again, all downstairs. Preparing to traverse the gap. I imagined the pendulums slicing the air; our job was to get across without them slicing us.

"Let's go." Nina whispered.

But before we could move anywhere, there was a knocking at the front door. Sibuna looked at us in alarm. I fumbled with my wand.

"Silencio." The knocking ceased.

Tentatively, I took a step forward, looking back at Harry and Ron. They held their wands tightly, ready to use. I opened the door. Harry, Ron and I forgot that it was 6AM. We forgot that Sibuna was standing behind us, terribly confused. We forgot everything except the man in front of us.

"Dumbledore!"

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