Chapter 37: Battle Against Darkness
The months passed. Harry taught DADA relentlessly (but a lot nicer than before). After dinner, Taran, Tara, Anna, Sabrina, Matt, and Austin would go over to his office and train.
Before they knew it, June was upon them. Taran was pacing the floor. If Iago was anything like Tom, the worst would be in June. He knew his father's stories like the back of his hand.
"Don't worry Taran." Matt said. "You said so yourself, you could be brought back on your sixteenth birthday if you die."
"You're right." Taran said. "The instructions for the ritual are in my journal. Just make sure to be at Stonehenge at midnight."
"Like Dad's going to let me leave the house ever again." Tara said sarcastically.
'Taran!' Rosepetal chimed has she flew into the room. 'Darkness…Iago…'
"Calm down." Taran told the fairy. "What's wrong?"
'the Darkness' she exclaimed 'Iago discovered it! He's on the grounds now!'
Taran ran over to the window and saw a dark cloud over the school
"Shit!" Taran swore as he closed the window and put a ward on the common room up.
"What's wrong?" Austin asked.
"Ever heard of the Darkness?" Taran asked.
His friends shook their heads.
Taran sighed. "Merlin told me about it in the Land of the Dead. It's like a dementor. Except for two things: Instead of it's own solid form, it takes the body of a willing victim giving it power."
"And the second?" Sabrina asked thirsting for knowledge.
"Instead of feeding off good memories…it feeds off good people. It sucks them right up and uses their powers of good as a fuel source ridding the world off all that it good."
"What can destroy it?" Anna asked.
"I don't know." Taran said. "The founders said something powerful that had been used before, but not to the full extent. If more than one person uses it, one to its fullest potential, then it might be enough to destroy it. But they never said what spell."
"Which founder?" Tara said.
"Godric." Taran answered still trying to pick the right spell.
Tara pulled out the book of Julia Gryffindor Potter Taran had lent her and she started flipping.
"Taran?" she asked starring at a spell. "What was the spell Dad used to weaken Voldemort?"
"Amore Cantares." Taran answered before realizing that it was the spell. When he realized it, he stood up saying, "That's it!"
"Taran. NO!" Tara exclaimed standing up. "This is a HIGHLY DANGEROUS spell when used in full potential!"
"I HAVE to!" Taran argued.
"Guys." Sabrina said after Anna showed her something on the map. "All the adults are off the map."
Silence.
"DOBBY!" Tara screamed.
Nothing.
"Either Iago has gotten to him or he put up a barrier." Taran said. "But let's pray that Dobby's just too scared to come near this."
"Not Dobby." Tara said. "He'd do anything to protect us and Dad."
"Godric. Help." Taran whispered as he sat on the couch
"Taran." Anna said moving over next to her boyfriend. "The world is counting on us. We're the only ones with enough power to do this."
"But…I'm just a kid!" Taran pointed out.
"But Taran." Sabrina pointed out. "Uncle Harry was our age when he killed Voldemort."
"Voldemort was one thing." Taran told them. "We're talking about a force 100 times greater!"
"Then why the bloody hell did Dad train us!?" Tara asked. "If he didn't think we could do it, then why did he bother? Taran. YOU'RE the Heir. It's YOU'RE responsibility to take out the Slytherin line."
"And we'll be right by your side." Matt added.
"All the way." Austin put in.
"We believe in you." Anna told Taran.
"Well…" Taran said thinking about it. "It usually takes about 24 hours for the Darkness to COMPLETELY destroy the people…Let's go save the professors and my dad."
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The group of friends ran out of the common room. As they ran, they faintly heard the portraits and ghosts wishing them luck. When they got to the Great Hall, they found Iago waiting for them.
"YOU'RE ALIVE?!" Iago exclaimed when he saw Taran.
"And you're ugly." Taran pointed out. "Now that we've covered the obvious…where is my father?"
Iago just gave the kids an evil smirk knowing that they knew the truth.
"Bastard." Tara cursed under her breath having to be held down by Matt.
"Now," Iago said pulling out the elder wand. "How are you alive?"
"I'm the son of Harry Potter." Taran said. "How do you THINK I survived?"
"Foolish children." Iago said. "You shall make a delicious dessert."
Suddenly, his human form evaporated into a putrid green and silver cloud.
"DUCK!" Taran yelled.
The kids hit the deck as the thing missed swallowing them.
"NOW!" Taran said.
"AMORE CANTARES!" they yelled
Matt, Austin, Anna, Tara, and Sabrina used the spell with the same amount of power Harry had used on Tom Riddle. Taran put more force into it. All of his love for all of his family which included his friends. He stole a look at Anna who seemed to be concentrating. He never realizing how her eyes were blue with a hint of green in them.
Suddenly, to Taran, this no longer became a battle of revenge or self-survival. He no longer cared if he died again. If Anna would be killed, then he would get himself killed again. This was now a fight for not his survival, but rather the survival of the ones he loves. Especially Anna.
Suddenly, both Anna's and Taran's bright light grew and gathered the other beams making one huge bright light. The light filled the room, then the halls, then all of Hogwarts.
Then…all went black
TBC
"These children need their rest!" Pomfrey lectured the parents of the children as feathers came floating down through the air.