Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Laughing Jack/Any of the creepy pastas. They belong to their original owners. I'm merely having some fun with them. I do not own the Blade of Woe

WARNING: Some stuff might be OOC

"Slenderman speaking/Mental conversations"

'Speaking over Cellphones/ Written conversations/Creations speaking'

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"BEN SPEAKING"

Birthdays

Jack opened his eyes as the door to Keira's room opened and saw Luna stick her head inside. Jack looked down at Keira and smiled softly at the sight of her peaceful face. He looked back at Luna as she waved at him with Sally peaking around her along with Toby. Mentally sighing, Jack carefully got out of Keira's grip before getting out of bed. Keira grabbed his wrist and Jack looked at her face to see her sleepy eyes staring at him as she yawned out, "Darlin'?"

"I need to go check on something. Go back to sleep, Kitten," Jack told her.

She let out a yawn, "Okay. Be back soon."

"I will," Jack promised and bent down to kiss her forehead.

Keira fell back asleep and Jack headed to the door. He walked outside and closed the door behind him before turning to the trio with a raised eyebrow. Sally grinned up at him, "We thought you'd like to help make breakfast in bed for Keira."

"And you want to make it before Slendy gets up since he banned you two from cooking," Jack said earning a sheepish grin from Toby and an innocent smile from Sally before he looked at Luna, "And apparently anything you make ends up alive no matter how simple,"

"Unless it's donuts," Luna replied earning an eye roll from Jack.

"Right," Jack shook his head, "Luckily, I've been taking lessons from her mother and can easily make her favorite,"

When Keira finally woke up, it was to the feeling of someone jumping on her bed. Opening her eyes, she found Sally grinning at her, "Happy Birthday Keira!"

Smiling softly at the ghost-child as she sat up, Keira grabbed her, "Thank you, Sally."

"We made you breakfast!" Sally informed her as Luna walked in carrying a tray of glasses and a mug.

Keira stared at Luna and the blonde rolled her eyes, "Jack only let me watch and make sure these two didn't cause any fires."

"Oh, good," Keira relaxed and let go of Sally as Jack walked in with Toby, "I really didn't want to get food poisoning on my sixteenth birthday,"

"And that is something I would never let happen," Jack said as with a pair of trays on his arms carrying her favorite breakfast while Toby carried a tray of plates and utensils.

Keira smiled softly, "Thank you guys, this is one of the best starts to my birthday so far."

Soon enough, they were digging into their food and enjoying their drinks. Jack had made her favorite chocolate-chip pancakes with some scrambled eggs, hickory smoked bacon, hash browns, sausage gravy, and soft pretzel pieces with cinnamon sugar icing that tasted just like her mother's. Jack was drinking dark chocolate milkshake with various add ins that Keira wasn't too sure about, Toby was drinking a strawberry milkshake, Sally was drinking a chocolate milkshake, Luna was drinking her favorite earl grey, and Keira was drinking an Oreo milkshake. Toby looked at Keira and asked, "So what are you planning to do today? With Slendy giving those of us that know our birthdays and aren't too old to celebrate them, you have to be planning something."

Keira hummed softly as she took a bite of bacon, "My mom wants me to visit for dinner, so I'll definitely be doing that. Which reminds me," Keira fished her phone out from under the pillows behind her and checked it, "She's invited Jack, Luna, Toby, Sally, and Slenderman. Of course, she doesn't mind if anyone else decides to come though she asks that I texted her to tell her if they decide to come and to tell me if you have any allergies so that she can adjust the dinner she has planned as need. Other than that, we just have to follow the house rules."

"So no Jane or Jill," Sally said earning a nod from Keira, "So other than that, you're free?"

"Until after midnight tonight," Keira confirmed earning a curious look from Sally, "Jack managed to find a way into Draco's dreams, so we're going to be playing with him tonight," Keira turned and kissed Jack's cheek, "Thanks for that,"

"No problem, Kitten," Jack replied with a grin before asking, "Is there anywhere you want to go today?"

Keira thought about it before shrugging, "Not really. I mean we've gone to the various Disney parks multiple times before, we've gone to the movies, we've gone to concerts, and done a run of the water parks currently active. To be honest, I would be happy if we went to Freddies for lunch."

"Of course, it is tradition after all," Jack reminded her, "Well, we have time to figure it out,"

Keira hummed lightly and continued eating her breakfast.

"Happy Birthday, Keira," Jason told her with a smile and held out a wrapped present, "Here,"

"Thank you, Jason," Keira was currently sitting with Jack on one of the TV room couches, "You didn't have to,"

Keira took the present with a light smile and carefully began unwrapping it. The wrapping paper was pretty and would be a nice addition to the scrapbook she had been making since Jack first gave her a birthday present. Jason smiled in return, "It's no trouble. I really hope you like it since I made it myself."

"A puzzle box?" It was about the size of a medium sized jewelry box with tigers carved into the varnished red wood.

"It's a special one that's always changing its patterns once you solve it," Jason grinned slightly, "Do you like it?"

"I love it!" Keira placed it beside her and got up to hug the toy-maker, "Thank you so much, Jason. I've been needing a new one since I've solved all my old ones,"

Jason hugged her back, "I'm glad."

Keira let him go and sat back down beside Jack. Jeff walked into the room and tossed a bag onto her lap. Keira opened it and saw quite a few throwing knives, "Thanks, Jeff."

"No problem," Jeff shrugged and flopped onto the ground beside Toby to wait for his turn.

Toby had gifted her a fire starting kit and a book on satisfying chemical reactions, Sally had given her some rather nice hair ties, and Luna had gifted her with a new potions kit along with refills for the supplies she'd run out of. Slenderman had given her two journals that had belonged to a pair of mage-creeps that she was going to be sharing with Luna. Masky and Hoodie had given her some books on general care for various animals. Candy Pop and Candy Cane had gotten her some books and supplies for when Jack and she started the next step of their relationship. Keira had hidden it under her bed as soon as possible with a fierce blush covering her cheeks. Jack had given both of them an annoyed look, but Keira could tell he would probably be going through them a later point in time to see just what the two had given them. Eyeless Jack had gotten Dr. Bhairava to help him get some books on anatomy for Keira.

Jack took the bag from Keira and sent it up to her room as she hadn't gotten the hang of sending items to any place other than her realm. Even then, the items tended to end up in random places. Keira kissed him on the cheek as her phone rang. Keira got up and headed out of the room to answer it, "Hello?"

"Keira," Thalia's voice came through and Keira smiled brightly.

"Hey, Thals," Keira greeted her as she leaned against the wall, "What's up?"

"Mom wanted to know how many people were coming with you," Thalia answered earning a hum from Keira.

"Give me a second," Keira stuck her head back in the room, "Who all is coming to my house?" Jason nodded to her while Jeff snorted, "Jack, Sally, Luna, Toby, Jason, and BEN. Candy Pop and Candy Cane have to do something tonight. Jeff just doesn't want to come along. Slenderman's busy and the rest have stuff to do,"

"Noted," Keira could heard Thalia shouting to their mother before the kid asked, "How's your birthday so far?"

"Not too bad," Keira laid her head against the wall, "I got breakfast in bed, some really cool gifts, I got some new wrapping paper for my birthday scrapbook, and Jack's taking me Freddies for lunch,"

"No Disney world?" Thalia asked earning a snort from Keira.

"Too crowded and we've been there multiple times before," Keira spotted Liu walking out of Slenderman's office, "Who did Mom invite?"

"It'll just be the family and your friends from what Mom told me," Thalia answered earning a sigh of relief from Keira, "Mom's calling for me to help her. She says you should be here by five to spend time with us before dinner which should begin at six. I can't wait to see you, Sis,"

"I can't wait either, Thals," Keira replied, "I won't keep you any longer since Mom's going to need all the help she can get. Knowing her, she's making may too much food,"

Thalia laughed and they said their goodbyes and the call ended. Liu walked over, "Little sister?"

"Mhmm," Keira put her phone away, "Heading out?"

"Yeah," Liu smiled lightly at her, "Happy Birthday, Keira,"

"Thanks, Liu," Keira told him before heading back into the living room.

Freddies was alive with a mixture of kids and teenagers. They were currently in the newest incarnation of Freddies which had almost every single one of the animatronics from the originals to the newest incarnations. Keira took a bite of pizza and almost moaned at the heavenly taste. It was a bit greasy, but perfect. Sally was running around with Toby near Pirate Cove where Keira could see Foxy playing with some of the kids. Keira spoke as Jack sat down next to her, "I'm honestly surprised they decided to clean up the animatronics. Not that it's a bad thing, but it's kind of surprising given that they're still killing the night guards."

"I guess a few of the concerned parents complained about how dingy they were before," Jack shrugged lightly as he picked up a slice of meatlovers pizza and took a bite.

"I'm happy for them," Keira saw Toy-Chica staring at Jack and her for a few moments, "I have to wonder what they're thinking every time we come in here,"

"Who knows," Jack shook his head, "Are you enjoying your birthday so far?"

"Definitely," Keira grinned slightly, "I just can't wait until tonight. It's going to be so much fun,"

Jack grinned in return, "Neither can I."

Anya pounced on Keira and Luna the moment they came through the door. Keira was given a hug and Luna was held at arms length in a tight grip. Anya studied the blonde seer for a few moments before grinning and hugging the girl, "I always wanted another little girl to spoil and you're absolutely adorable!"

Luna looked to Keira for help and found her being hugged to death by Trevor. Luna tapped Anya's shoulder and said, "I think Shade needs some help."

Anya blinked before looking towards where Keira was and saying, "Trevor, Keira's turning blue."

"Oops!" Trevor let go of Keira and she stumbled back slightly as she attempted to regain the breath that the bear hug had taken from her, "Sorry, Kitty!"

"It's fine, Dad," Keira gasped out with a weak smile, "I missed you the last time I was here,"

Trevor pulled her into another hug though this time it was far softer. Keira hugged him in return and breathed in his scent with a contented sigh. Trevor released her after a few moments with a warm grin, "Happy birthday, Kitty."

"Thanks, Dad," Keira pointed to Luna, "That's Luna and that," She pointed to BEN, "BEN Drowned,"

Trevor looked over Luna and offered her a warm smile, "Hello, Little bird. It's a pleasure to finally meet my eldest's adoptive sister."

"It's nice to meet you to," Luna smiled at him in return.

"Okay!" Anya clapped her hands to gain everyone's attention again, "Dinner is in a little under an hour. Trevor and the kids set up some games out back. No one is allowed into the kitchen without my permission or I'll show you just how good I am at making sushi," The smile she offered them sent shivers down most of their spines, "Keira," Keira looked at her mother, "Happy birthday and stay out of the kitchen. I won't need any help,"

"Aye, Aye Captain," Keira offered her mother a mock salute earning an eye roll.

Jack smiled as Keira tricked Thalia, Evan, Luna, Sally, and Toby into tackling Trevor in stead of continuing to play twister like they had been. The funniest part was Shasta getting in on the action and covering Trevor's face in slobber. Keira hid behind him with a giggle and Jack reached behind him to pull her against his back. She burrowed her face in between his shoulders with a soft laugh and he asked, "Enjoying yourself?"

"Mhmm," Keira hummed against his back.

Jack turned around and pressed a kiss to Keira's lips making her stop giggling. She blinked up at him and Jack grinned, "I'm happy that you're enjoying yourself."

Keira grinned at him in return, "I'll be enjoying myself even more tonight."

Hearing that, Jack's grin widened even more. He wondered what she would think of his other gift to her before pushing down that thought. Wondering about that wouldn't do anything, he just had to be patient for a little while longer. Jack mentally shook his head and focused back on Keira as her smile turned mischievous. Inwardly groaning at the expression on her face, Jack asked, "What's with that look, Kitten?"

"What do you think my dad would think about a real live tiger pouncing on him?" Keira asked earning a cackle from Jack.

"Do it!" He told her, "I'll take a video,"

Keira kissed his cheek before disappearing behind one of the shed.

The girlish scream that left Trevor had hurt Keira's ears, but it was totally worth it. Of course, she should have expected her younger siblings to ask for rides on her back. She didn't really mind it so long as they didn't pull too hard on her fur. She trotted along the fence of the backyard at a steady pace as Evan gripped the fur around her neck. She sped up when Evan shouted, "Faster! Faster, Sister!"

Mentally smiling, Keira was glad for moments like this. She knew that eventually her family would die which made moments like this more precious. She forced her mind to stay away from that thought as she sped up a bit more. Evan's cries of joy helped keep them away. Keira slowed to a stop when she spotted Anya walking out of the house. Anya walked over to Keira and bent down to rub between her ears earning a soft purr of pleasure from the animagus. Anya smiled down at her, "Having fun?"

Keira purred in reply as Evan said, "Mom! Move!"

"Nope," Anya picked up Evan, "It's almost time for dinner. Go get washed up,"

"Fine," Evan pouted at her before racing off into the house.

Keira shifted back into her human form and stretched causing the minor ache that had been present in her bones since she first transformed to fade away. Anya shook her head lightly, "I don't think I'll even get used to seeing you do that," She smiled at Keira, "Ready to eat?"

"Definitely," Keira's stomach rumbled earning a laugh from Anya.

Dinner was roast venison with home-made venison gravy, loaded mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, and mac and cheese for those that didn't want the vegetables. Considering the fact it had been over a year since she'd last eaten it, Keira was in heaven and knew it would only get better when dessert came. Toby grinned as he swallowed another bite, "This is amazing, Anya!"

"Thank you, Toby," Anya was practically preening under the praise, "I'm glad you enjoy it. Keira's the only one in the house that likes it so much,"

"I can see why she likes it. It's awesome," Sally said before stuffing her cheeks with food.

Anya smiled before looking at Keira, "So, has anything interesting happen recently?"

Keira swallowed the food she ha in her mouth and took a drink before answering, "The snake is dead, so we don't need to fear him coming after you guys. Though, his followers will be a bit of problem for a while longer."

"But you're sure he's dead?" Trevor asked earning a nod.

It had been decided that if her family had asked about it, Voldemort was dead. Considering all the fact, he was as good as dead, so Keira didn't feel bad for the slight lie. Trevor sighed deeply in relief, "Good. Now we only have to seriously worry about Dumbledore."

"He'll be taken care of," Keira promised earning a sad look from Trevor, "But why are we talking about an old goat?" Keira didn't want to make this moment depressing in the least, "It's my birthday party which means no depressing thoughts. We should be having fun!"

Trevor opened his mouth, but Anya spoke before he could get a word out, "Keira's right. Let's stop talking about such things."

Trevor shook his head and smiled, "Right. So what did you do today?"

They had Oreo ice cream cake and freshly baked brownies. With dessert, Keira was gifted her birthday present from her family. Anya gifted Keira with a photo album and a signed leather bound original copy of her first book. Trevor gifted Keira with a carving set and a book on carving for newbies. Thalia and Evan had pooled their allowances together to gift Keira with a ton of her favorite candies from milk chocolate to cheery flavored hard candies. Anya had rolled her eyes upon seeing the massive amount of candy the two kids had gotten Keira with a mutter of, "I should have known."

Keira hugged them both, "Thank you though I have a feeling you two kept some for yourselves."

"Ask us no questions and we shall tell you no lies," Thalia replied with a mischievous grin.

Keira let out a laugh and ruffled their hair. Evan preened while Thalia swatted at her hand with a scowl though anyone that knew her could see she liked the attention. Keira dropped her hand as she leaned back into her chair, "So movie marathon next?"

"Of course," Trevor grinned at her, "I grab some new movies just for tonight,"

Jack was giving Keira a piggy back ride since she had fallen asleep with Sally and her siblings at some point during the movie marathon. Jack glanced over at Jason and smiled slightly as the toy maker was carrying Luna bridal style. It was quite obvious by the look in his eyes that Jason really liked Luna. Of course, the toy maker was somewhat oblivious to his feelings, but Luna would probably not let that go on for too long especially since Keira had given her approval of the relationship. From his understanding of the seer, Luna could be fairly blunt when she wanted to be. Jack just hoped he was there to see what she did since it would probably be funny as hell. While it was unlikely the two were soulmates, Jack knew that the toy maker could use some kind of relationship. After all, Jason was rarely ever attracted to anyone.

Jack turned his head as Slenderman asked, "Am I to assume you're going to spend the night in your realm?"

"Yeah," Jack felt Keira shifted and nuzzle into his neck, "It'll be nice to have some alone time,"

"Very well," Slenderman was walking ahead of him, "Do try to be back at the mansion at a decent time tomorrow. You need to be back by five P.M. at the latest as the council has a job for us to do,"

Jack looked at him curiously, but the faceless entity didn't give any more information. Deciding to worry about it tomorrow, Jack tightened his grip on Keira as they reached the Slender symbol. BEN said, "Keira's family is kind of nice. I have to say that their gaming collection is fucking awesome."

Jack let out a laugh, "Surprisingly, Anya's the one responsible for the whole collection. She's really good too."

BEN looked both surprised and pleased at that. Soon enough, Slenderman transported them back to the forest and Jack felt Keira jerk awake with a groan. Jack felt a little bit sorry for her, but knew it would be for the best. She would be disappointed if she wasn't fully alert when they were fucking with Malfoy. Keira's grip on him tightened and he shivered slightly as she spoke against his neck, "What's going on?"

"We're back in the forest," Jack told her, "Slendy doesn't mind us staying in my realm for the night,"

"Good," Keira yawned softly, "Means we can really enjoy ourselves,"

"Are we killing him tonight?" Jack asked her curiously as he followed after the group for a bit before breaking off to walk down the path to his realm, "You never did say what you wanted to do with him,"

"No killing him tonight," Keira told him, "I want the pleasure of killing him in the real world,"

Jack snickered softly, "And I'm definitely looking forward to it."

Draco Malfoy walked into his bedroom feeling achy due to his aunt Bellatrix taking her anger about the Dark Lord's disappearance on him. Luckily, his mother stepped in before she could drive him insane or worse. It still didn't change the fact he felt like shit. He changed into his night clothes hoping that he wouldn't have nightmares about what the Dark Lord had done to him or about what he'd had to do in order to get the dark mark. He fell onto the bed and closed his eyes hoping sleep claimed him quickly.

Draco opened his eyes when he heard a rather out of place sound. While his mother sometimes played the piano, it never sounded quite like that. He gasped as he noticed that he wasn't in his bed anymore or in his room. He was in some place with a lot of tents and stalls. It reminded him of the wizarding carnival his mother had taken him to when he was younger. He could see some rather odd contraptions that he didn't recognize in the distance. Getting off of the ground as he wondered how the hell he got there, Draco got up and started walking around. Hopefully, he could find someone to ask about how he got there. He heard the sound of a giggle and found a child that reminded him a lot of Potter only they looked to be four with some rather ragged clothing. Draco walked over to the girl wondering about what the hell had happened. The child spun towards him and stared up at him with liquid emerald green eyes that were almost exactly like Potter's. They widened before the girl asked, "Who're you?"

"I am Draco Malfoy," Draco replied as he reached her, "Who ar-"

"Like a dragon?" The kid interrupted making Draco's eyebrow twitch.

"Yes, like a dragon, but that is-" Draco was once again interrupted by the kid.

"That's stupid since you're nothing like a dragon," The kid shook her head, "I think I'll call you Blondie! It makes more sense!"

Draco took a deep breath and centered himself. Getting into a fight with some little kid wasn't something Malfoy's did, Draco spoke once he was sure he wouldn't snap at what was probably his only link to finding out where he was, "And who are you?"

"Jackie calls me Kitten," The kid said.

"Jackie?" Draco asked with a frown, "Who's that?"

"Laughing Jack, duh," The kid said making Draco's frown widen.

He remembered Potter talking about something like that or at least, one of the Gryffindorks talking about it. Draco wondered if there was some sort of connection before shaking it off for a moment. Draco decided to get back on track, "K-kitten-"

"That's Kit to you," The kid interrupted earning a grimace.

"Kit, then," Draco sighed deeply, "What is this place?"

"This is Jackie's carnival," 'Kit' answered with a bright grin, "It's so much fun,"

"If this place is...Jack's carnival, then would he be able to tell me why I'm here?" Draco asked earning a nod, "Do you perhaps know where I can find him?"

"Yup!" She nodded rapidly, "I can take you too him,"

"That's great," Hopefully, it was all some kind of misunderstanding, "Let's g-"

"Ah ah ah," 'Kit' cut him off, "You haven't said the magic word,"

Draco forced himself to take another few deep breaths. She was just a kid and probably a muggle one at that, "Please take me to him."

Instead of answering, 'Kit' grabbed his hand and began walking. Draco stumbled slightly as he wasn't expecting her to be so strong since she looked rather skinny. He managed to regain his footing and walk with her as 'Kit' said, "Jackie sometimes brings people here."

"How do you know Jack?" Draco asked her curiously.

'Kit' was silent for a few moments before saying, "Jackie saved me from my relatives. They were bad people."

Draco wondered just how old she was if that was the case. Draco noticed that the carnival around them was becoming more decrepit the further they walked into it. He began to notice odd stains splashing all over the place and wondered what they were. Soon enough, they were heading towards a rather large tent, "What's in there?"

"Jackie is!" 'Kit' let go of his hand and darted towards the tent, "Come on, Blondie! There's no time to waste!"

Unable to do anything else, Draco followed after the kid and noticed some other oddities as he made his way towards the opening of the big top. There were other children in this place only they weren't like 'Kit', 'Kit' was lively while the others seemed rather subdued. They didn't laugh or giggle. In fact, they didn't seem to be saying anything at all. An odd scent seemed to overpower the smell of carnival food. He couldn't put his finger on just what the scent was, but it struck him as odd. Soon enough, he reached the tent and walked inside only to find it completely dark. Draco paused slightly, "'Kit'? Where are you?" The tent flap closed behind him and Draco attempted to push it open only to find it sealed behind him, "What the hell is going on?!" A light flickered on behind him and he turned to find 'Kit' standing in the center with a grin on her face, "What's going on?!"

"Come here, Blondie!" 'Kit' ignored his question, "Don't you want to meet Jackie?"

Draco inwardly growled and stalked towards her, "You know what's going on, don't you?"

'Kit's' grin widened and he paled as he noticed the fangs in her mouth, "Awe, is Blondie scared?"

Draco scowled at her as he reached the edge of the circle and walked inside of it. Just as he was about to reach her, the light went out abruptly. He reached out grab her only to meet air. He spun around as he felt something brush against his side only to find nothing when he reached out. He reached for his wand only to find it missing, "What the bloody hell?"

"Looking for this?" The familiar voice of Potter sounded as a light appeared somewhere towards his left.

Draco spun around, "Pott-"

He froze at the sight of her. She was sitting in a chair that looked like it was made of bones. What made it even worse was the fact she was practically laying across the lap of a rather odd looking clown. He completely monochrome with a cone-like nose, feathers covering his shoulders, arms that were far too long for his body, long black claws, and long inky black hair. White eyes with black circles around them stared at Draco as the clown draped it's long arms around Potter's waist and grinned at him revealing razor sharp teeth that would have looked better on a shark. The clown chuckled, "Looks like a cat has our guests tongue, Kitten."

"I don't have it, Devona doesn't have it, and Grinny isn't around here, so I wonder where it is," Potter tapped her chin with his wand.

"Stop this bullshit at once and give my bloody wand back, Potter!" Draco shouted at her feeling his anger boil up.

The clown let out a laugh, "Awe, the little brat thinks he can tell you what to do. So adorable."

"Who the fuck are you?" Draco demanded with a growl, "Why the hell am I here?!"

"I am Laughing Jack," The clown informed him, "As for why you're here, I brought you here as a present for my Kitten,"

"Kitten," Draco muttered before realizing something, "You were that little brat?!"

"Yup," Potter grinned at him as she sat in the clown's lap properly, "It's so easy to change your appearance in a dream. You just need some will power,"

Potter began twirling his wand causing Draco to snap, "Give me back my wand!"

Laughing Jack snorted, "He's rather dependent on that stick of his."

"Most magicals are," Potter told the clown, "He couldn't even defend himself from Hermione punching him, remember?"

Draco flushed and gripped his nose due to phantom pain at the reminder as the clown snickered, "Oh right, I really wish I could have seen it."

Potter pointed his wand at him, "Malfoy, you want this stick, don't you?"

"Yes!" Draco doubted Potter would just give it to him.

"I'll give it to you if you can put on a good show for us," Potter grinned brightly at him, "Give us a good show, you get your wand back, and we send you home. Don't give us a good show and well, let's just say this stick of yours stays with me,"

Draco growled at the thought of playing by her rules, but she had his wand. Scowling, Draco clarified, "Just give you a good show? What kind of show?"

Potter turned to the clown, "Jack, if you would."

The clown snapped his fingers and Draco had to close his eyes as light filled the tent. When he opened his eyes, Draco found a himself surrounded by an obstacle course that looked even more unsafe than the school brooms. Swallowing, Draco realized this would not be easy, "You want me to do that?!"

"Yup!" Potter grinned at him as she began twirling his wand, "If you want this back, you give us a good show. If you can't give us a good show tonight, I suppose that means we'll just have to bring you back again to see if you can do better tomorrow and so on,"

Draco felt fury like never before flood his veins and shouted, "Why the hell should I play your d-"

"If you don't," The clown cut him off with a dark chuckle, "That little stick of yours will be destroyed,"

"D-destroyed?" Draco whispered with wide eyes as coldness swept through him.

"Mhmm," Potter hummed lightly and pointed his wand at him, "You do as we say or your wand gets destroyed. It won't even be that hard," Potter looked at his wand, "And based on your reaction, I suppose this is a perfect fit for you. It would be a shame if such a wand were destroyed. The likeliness of you finding another one that fit so well is horribly low. Wouldn't it be easier to just do as we ask?"

Draco looked back at the obstacle course and swallowed thickly, "R-right."

"Well, go on," The clown waved at him, "And if you need encouragement, you only need to look at the rest of the audience,"

Draco looked at him in confusion before catching sight of the children that filled the standing. Immediatly, he felt sick to his stomach at the sight of them. Mutilated bodies with dull or sightless eyes stared at him. Many of them were missing a limb or had horrific cuts all over their bodies. The thing that made the sight so much worse were their mouths. Many of the children had no tongue, it made him want to puke. Draco realized the scent he couldn't put his finger on was that of decay. Looking back at Potter, Draco could only wonder what had happened to her to be around someone that kept those things around. Draco wondered if he was going to die in this place.

I would have gotten this out yesterday, but things happened.