Hello People of the World,

This is going to be a pretty short chapter, just warning you. Can you guess why?

Believe it or not, my story is almost over, so there is not much left to write. The Dark One Rising is only going to continue for three chapters, max. You may think that it's impossible to finish this story in three chapters or less, but believe me; I know what I'm doing.

OK, enough Author's Note stuff. Here is the next chapter.

Enjoy!

Chapter 11

Adriana's POV

"Dr. Gallagher, prepare all of the OPs for me!" Adriana demanded.

"Yes, Adriana," he responded sulkily, and scurried out of the room. Try as she might, Adriana could not wipe the smile off of her face. Soon, the potion would be ready, and she would get her revenge.

Dr. Gallagher reentered the room a minute later, holding a sleek tablet. "Adriana, I need you to disable the security spell so the OPs can be removed from the lab. You just need to press your finger to the sensor," he instructed her.

"I know what I'm doing, fool!" Adriana snapped, snatching the tablet from his pudgy hands. She pushed a manicured finger onto the sensor, then handed it back, missing the angry expression on the doctor's face.

"Thank you, Adriana. Now, please follow me to the lab." Dr. Gallagher led the way to the sterile lab, holding open the door for his master. She swept into the room, a wide grin on her crimson lips.

Adriana strode towards the unconscious Potter boy, her shoes clicking on the linoleum. She read the data chart next to his chair, frowning slightly. "Dr. Gallagher, why is the boy's blood pressure dropping?"

"Oh, that is quite normal, Adriana," he assured her with a forced smiled. "As the OPs grow into their most powerful stage, their blood pressure and cholesterol often fluctuates. In our case, this is a good sign, because it indicates that Albus has successfully progressed from the Potion Stage and will be in prime condition for the ceremony."

"Perfect, Dr. Gallagher. Just perfect," Adriana whispered, brushing a lock of jet black hair from her face. "Now, I need you to hook up Rose and Albus to the Depletion Machine. The less they struggle, the easier our jobs will be."

"Of course, Adriana," Dr. Gallagher replied professionally, bowing deeply.

Dr. Gallagher's POV

Dr. Gallagher summoned two guards to carry the OPs to the room which housed the Depletion Machine. Halfway through the long journey, Albus awoke, and caused quite a scene. Dr. Gallagher had ended up taking a profusely bleeding guard to the Healer after the boy had bitten his hand.

"Sit under those two helmets," Dr. Gallagher ordered when they arrived at the Depletion Room. Silently, the OPs did as they were told, fear sealing their lips. The helmets clamped down rather forcefully on Albus and Rose's heads, causing them both to grimace.

Dr. Gallagher approached the machine with trembling hands, trying to look brave. His fingers slowly stretched towards the "on" switch, quaking more violently. Rose looked at him with terrorized eyes, begging him to stop.

"Please," she implored, clasping her hands together. Dr. Gallagher froze for a moment, merely inches away from the switch. In just one second, he could suck out every bit of their energy, hope, and determination. Dr. Gallagher could not do it. He needed them to get revenge.

"Fine," he eventually replied, releasing the two children from the grasp of the helmets. "But you must act weak and helpless. If Adriana knew I had spared you, she would have my head."

Rose and Albus quickly nodded, scrambling to their feet. Dr. Gallagher raised an eyebrow at them, and they immediately slumped, masking their faces with fatigue.

"Very good, children. Now remember to act like this until I tell you to do otherwise," he reminded them.

Rose's POV

Rose shuffled along the corridor towards Lab A18, keeping her head bowed. She was taken by surprise when a slender hand roughly grabbed her shoulder, and just barely managed to not jump. Rose laboriously turned around to face Adriana, whose face was shining with excitement.

"Rose, come with me to Lab F52. I need to perform on final test, and the previous lab does not have the technology that I require," the witch explained in a shockingly gentle voice. Rose found herself being steered towards the new lab, and tried her hardest not to resist. Less than a minute later, she was pushed into a small, straight-backed chair.

Adriana immediately began clipping wires all over Rose's clothes. Before she knew it, the girl had countless wires attached to her collar, sleeves, the hem of her shirt, and her pant legs.

"Now, Rose, I need you to relax," Adriana intoned, sounding like a cliché doctor. Though every fiber in her body was screaming to do the exact opposite, Rose took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Good girl," the woman praised her, turning to a set of dials on the wall. "This may feel a little strange, but I need you to keep calm, Rose." Hiding her smirk, Adriana turned a knob, and immediately received a gasp from the girl.

An unpleasant pins-and-needles feeling spread throughout Rose's body as the witch continued to spin the dial. She bit her lip, attempting to hold back the scream, but to no avail. Adriana could not help but smile at the girl's discomfort, and spun the dial until she could no longer.

Shudders racked Rose's body as the witch began to tap data into a tablet. After what seemed like an eternity, Adriana turned off the device and relieved the OP from her torture.

Rose collapsed to the ground, her body still convulsing. Her limbs ached as if she had just run a marathon, and her head was pounding.

"Yes, my dear," Adriana suddenly said softly. "It is ready."

Rose simply closed her eyes and remained still, not wanting to think about the horrors that awaited her.

Adriana's POV

"Dr. Gallagher, the time has come!" Adriana barked. "The girl has gone through the Initiation, and is currently in Lab F52. Does the boy need to be Initiated?"

"No, Adriana. Albus is too weak to survive the process, and we cannot risk losing him before the potion is complete," Dr. Gallagher told her.

"I cannot wait any longer, Dr. Gallagher. Take the OPs to the Ceremonial Ground, and we will begin in ten minutes," Adriana declared.

"I will collect the ingredients, the cauldron, and of course the children," he replied before exiting.

"Just hurry, doctor!" Adriana called to him. Because the sooner we begin, the sooner you die, she thought to herself. Adriana smiled again, rolling the delicious idea on her tongue.

Tada! What did you guys think?

Sorry that was short and a day late, but I tried my best. I'm thinking of writing a new Harry Potter FanFic, so the next two chapter might be a little late. I am changing some dates on the Updating Schedule, because the story is not going to extend as long as I thought it would.

Even though that was really short and non-descriptive, please review. I was kind of busy, so this chapter was pretty rushed,

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