Chapter 10 Where's Hagrid?
The train arrived at the station two hours later. The platform was black, and no light was seen what so ever. That made Nita react. The train had been an
half an hour later, so where was Hagrid? She jumped down onto the platform and looked around.
Some of the older students seemed to notice that something was amiss, so it wasn't just her. She felt her friends bump into her back. "Uff, sorry, but
it's so dark here, what's going on?" It was Susan who had spoken. "I don't know..." Nita stopped midsentence and searched around for one of the prefects. She
spotted Malfoy with some of his friends and she mentally groaned. Why?ยด
She turned to her friends. "Stay here, look after the first years, there's something that's not right here." Terry tried to reply but Nita didn't wait. She
started to make her way to the Slytherins. When she was almost there she stopped. Could she trust him? Maybe he was one of them? But something told her that
he was okay. She started to walk again and the slytherins, who had whispered about something looked up at her.
"What are you doing here Potter?" Zabini glared at her. She ignored him.
"Malfoy, we need to talk, now." Malfoy looked surprised but hid it good. He did not question her, but followed her. A little bit away.
"Something is wrong." She stated before Malfoy could speak up. "Hagrid is not here, and before you make some nasty reply about him, let me just tell you
that he has never been late before." To her surprise, Malfoy nodded.
"Yes, I hate to admit it Potter, but you are right. I felt it to." Nita stared at him. "I think it's death..." She never got to finish before loud pops
were heard. "...eaters. Come on, we must take the younger ones away from here!" Malfoy gave her a nod and disappeared. Nita hurried back to the middle of the
platform. The students had started screaming and Nita was almost hit with a curse but dodged it in time.
The black cloaked death eaters shot hexes and curses with extreme speed. She turned around and stunned one of them, who was going to shout a curse at
her. She dodged again and sent away a new stunner, but missed her target.
She heard Terry's voice behind her. "Nita, behind you!" she turned and threw herself out of the way of a cruciatus and rolled around on the ground. Where were
the aurors when you needed them!
She was on her way to stand up when she heard someone screaming. "Help!"
A few feet away, a death eater had gotten hold of none other than Weasley. Her first thought was to let him be and save someone else, but then it hit her.
He is after me, he knows. It was a voice that told her she was right. He had somehow founded out, or he had known the whole time. She couldn't let anyone
take her place. If someone was to be caught, it had to be her.
She stood up and shouted. "STOP!" Surprised at her shout, everyone froze. Everyone looked at her.
"Ah, there you are Potter. I wondered when you would understand why we were here." A cloaked Death Eater stepped forward. She knew his voice and shivered.
She could not count the amount of times that her father had cursed this man.
In front of her stood none other than Voldemorts right hand man, Lucius Malfoy. He had a white mask that covered his face, but she knew it was him. She knew
they were outnumbered and did the only thing she could think of.
"Release Weasley and I will come with you willingly." To say that Weasleys face was stunned was an understatement. He looked at her with big eyes. Lucius laughed.
"Did you hear that Weasley? She offers herself to the Dark Lord to save your sorry arse. She is more of a Gryffindor than you and Longbottom will ever be.
Oh, where is our grate savior anyway?"
Nita looked around and saw the boy on the platform, unconscious.
She heard Malfoy senior laugh. "So this is the hope of the light? How sad." He motioned for two of his death eaters to pick the boy up. Nita spoke up.
"No, let him go. You don't need him now, release him and Weasley, and lets go." A voice behind her spoke up. "What are you doing! You give yourself up to
what? A heap of junk? After all Weasley and Longbottom have done?" she turned and looked Susan in her eyes.
She didn't say anything, just locked her eyes with her friends. "Better me than "The great hope of the light."
What happened next was something unexpected. The death eaters threw Weasley in to the heap of students and grabbed hold of Nita, hard. Before she disappeared
she saw what had made them act so fast. Dumbledore stood, with maybe ten aurors behind him. He had raised his wand but before the hex could reach them,
she felt a tug behind her navel and she disappeared.
Nita groaned when she woke up. She had a terrible headache and felt nauseous. She opened her eyes and was surprised to find herself in a big bed with silk
covers. She looked around and found herself in a quite big and cozy room with green walls and white furniture. There was a large window and outside was
a big garden.
What was she doing here?
She groaned when the memories came back from the day before. How could she have been so stupid? Why had she given herself up? She had been so foolish, like a...like
a Gryffindor! She had saved Weasley and given herself to these monsters.
What about Longbottom? Had they taken him? She sat up, and at the same moment in came a black cloaked man. The man was short and had grey robes, and looked
like a rat to her. He eyed her and spoke up. "The dark lord wishes to see you." Nita stared at the man. "And why would I do that?" She sounded much braver
than she felt.
"Listen here silly girl. You will do as my Lord wishes, or I will make you." The rat faced man hissed. Nita decided to do as she was told, no need to be
too obstinate, not in the beginning anyway. She stepped out of the bed, and the small man raised his wand. Before she could think, her reflexes made her
step aside of the yellow light that came out of the mans wand.
"Silly girl, do not step aside, I was merely going to change your clothes!" He tried again but she threw up a shield, wandlessly.
"Why should I trust you Death Eater? She waved her hand and her clothes from the day before changed into a set of black pants and a green shirt. "Lets go
then." The man looked rather put out by her actions but motioned for her to go in front of him.
Outside, in the hall, they made their way to the left and down to a corner, where they turned right. The walls were filled with paintings that seemed to
be asleep. She wondered if she could try to escape, but decided against it. Her wandless magic was limited, so without her wand she would not have a chance
against the other Death eaters. They probably were in the building.
They walked down a large staircase and then through the doors to a big room, that was empty except for a rather big throne like chair at the far end, occupied
by a black cloaked man.
"So, Demonita Potter, or should I say Caede Riddle?"