Chapter 14: War Part 2
January 1945
The Americans were helping the British and French in the muggle war now as were they with the wizards. Two Americans; Brad McGonagall and his twin Malcolm had join Albus' team. The two brothers were actually very distant relations of Katherine's.
Still no one knew where the three Dumbledore women were still missing. Albus had hidden the rest of his family; all except Alastor and Alex who refused to leave. Albus had yet to get another astral call from his wife and it was really starting to worry.
He was sleeping fitfully when a breeze blew his hair.
"Albus? Albus wake up please," a voice stated.
Albus' blue eyes popped open and he was looking into the emerald eyes of his wife. As he looked over the rest of her he couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. She was wearing a fine dress but she was thin as a rail with cuts and bruises riddling her features.
"My god what have they done to you," Albus gasped. He sat up to cradle her fragile form but he went right through her.
"Oh Albus I haven't much time. Listen we're being kept underground. Gellert has an underground castle about a mile from Numrengaurd. It's got some of the most advanced concealing spells I've ever seen," Katherine stated.
"How are you and the girls doing?" Albus asked.
"I've kept the men off of them so far but they have to pay for it each time," Katherine sighed.
"And what about you?" Albus asked moving closer.
"Every time I say no to Gellert this happens," Katherine stated.
"No? To what exactly?" Albus frowned.
"I'm sorry he's coming. I have to go. I love you Albus," Katherine stated vanishing from sight.
Katherine opened her eyes and sat up just as three men came into the room locking the door.
"Hello ladies," the tallest grinned.
"It's still no Jericho," Katherine stated slipping off the bed coming toward the men.
"Oh I think today you'll find it differently," the tall thin man smirked as the shortest threw a knife into her shoulder.
"Mama!" the two girls shouted from the bed as their mother collapsed to the floor.
"Crucio!" the shorter man stated as Katherine started flopping around on the floor whimpering from the pain.
"Mama?" Ana called softly.
"Now that we got the old hag out of the way," the medium size man smirked as he grabbed Anna forcing her to lie down.
Minerva was pulled off the bed and slammed into a wall. "Get off," Minerva snarled struggling against the tall man.
"Now now Minerva you're mother isn't able to save you," the man hissed in her ear.
Ana was cowering under her attacker whimpering. "Please don't," she cried softly.
"Oh I'll enjoy a sweet little thing like you," the medium man grinned as he straddled her and started to kiss her neck.
The tallest man's hand was traveling up Minerva's dress and suddenly stilled. Minerva was breathing heavily as she stared into the tall man's eyes with fright. His eyes glazed over as he coughed up blood and fell at Minerva's feet.
The medium sized man collapsed on top of Anastasia blood dripping onto her neck and chest.
The shortest man looked at his comrades in fright and looked down at the women that was now lying perfectly still on her side her hair covering her face and the dagger still in her shoulder.
"What the bloody…" his words were drowned out as he too started to feel terrible pain and coughed up blood collapsing to the floor dead.
"Mother?" Minerva questioned.
"Help your sister Minerva," Katherine replied still unmoving.
Minerva scooted around the dead man at her feet and pulled the man on Anastasia onto the floor.
"You okay?" Minerva asked her sister.
Anastasia may have been several years older but she was still just as sweet and innocent as a girl. Ana nodded though she was shaking as she and Minerva came over to their mother.
"Mama?" Ana called softly.
"Take the dagger out Mina. Jerk it hard and fast on three understand?" Katherine instructed.
"Yes mum," Minerva nodded wrapping her hand around the knife.
"One…two…three," Katherine stated and cried out in pain as the blade left her shoulder.
The girls were both astounded though to see that the wound barely bled at all.
"How…how…"
"Thankfully Baldwin sucks at dagger throwing," Katherine stated as she slowly lifted herself up, "While it hurt going in and coming out it did very little damage."
"Oh mama what did you do to them?" Ana asked throwing herself into Kate's arms.
"Made their blood boil in the simplest of terms. I will admit girls that I abhor dark arts…but there is a reason to learn them," Katherine stated. Both girls nodded as they held onto to their mother tightly.
Meanwhile in another room of the underground lair Gellert Grindelwald was watching the scene from a magic mirror.
"Every day she shows a unique strength and power," he said to the man standing behind him.
"Shall we torture them again sir?" the man asked.
"No, no Riddle just give them enough food for one again that is all. I know she gives the food to the girls. I want her weak enough she won't even be able to look at Albus when I kill her," Gellert chuckled as did his young Lieutenant; Tom Riddle.
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"But I don't understand how do you know it is using all these spells Albus?" Alastor frowned looking over his grandfather's shoulder. Usually he only called Albus grandpa around family and close friends.
"Your grandmother son," Albus stated.
"But I…she…how can you talk to her?" Alastor frowned.
"We have a connection Alastor. Always have," Albus stated, "Now go visit Walter I need to concentrate on how to best defeat the wards."
"Yes sir," Alastor nodded heading out of the tent a little confused but then again he was always confused about his grandparents.