Chapter Twenty Seven
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does and unfortunately I am not her. However, I do own the OCs and the Guardian Program and the other things that being a Guardian entails.
Summary: After the Second Wizarding War, a Guardian was given to each child of the main families that helped in the war. They were all tasked with a simple job, protect their allocated person with their life. Somehow, Freya screwed it up in the biggest way. She fell in love.
There are going to be a lot of OCs, but the focus is going to be on Freya.
Hey guys! When I wrote the third challenge, I made it longer than I intended to so the third challenge will be spanning over two chapters, this one and the another chapter I plan to post in a few days once I am fully finished writing and editing.
Enjoy!
HARRY POTTER
The following week
Night had fallen and it was pitch black. However, no one was asleep, not even at eleven o'clock at night. Freya and all the other contestants for the Triwizard Tournament were gathered outside the Forbidden Forest. However, the entrance to the forest was different this time. There was a huge gate surrounding the forest that seemed to go all the way around. They were all stood at the main gate that seemed to be locked. They had all been waiting for a signal to gather together, but no one had received one until around ten in the evening, informing them to gather in one hour. The judges for the contestants were also present and so was half of Hogwarts. This included the Durmstrangs and the Beauxbatons who were all there to see the beginning of the Tournament. Freya was dressed in the casual clothing that Cordelia had lent her and all the other contestants were also dressed in comfortable clothing.
Harry looked down at his watch and saw it was now five minutes to eleven o'clock. "We will now begin the third challenge." He said, raising his voice so everyone could hear. He looked at his son with concern but he hides it well and no one seemed to notice.
Freya gripped her wand tightly. It was hidden in her sleeve for easy access.
Lance cleared his throat. "This challenge isn't going to be easy. Tonight, you all will spend a night in the Forbidden Forest." He said, his gaze sweeping over all the contestants but his gaze lingered on Freya the longest. There was a slight gasp in the crowd of students. Everyone knew how dangerous the Forbidden Forest could be, especially at night. There were many creatures in there that detested humans and wouldn't like to see humans in their environment.
Freya spared a glance at Albus and saw he was shaking slightly. He seemed to be putting on a brave face but Freya could see right through it; he was scared.
Lance continued, "The objective is to survive. Tonight will test you on your survival skills and your magical prowess. However, you all have another task. You must obtain a key, much like in the other trials. This key will give you a clue to the final challenge and it will be your way out of the forest. We will find out who the winners are at seven o'clock in the morning, meaning you will have eight hours to complete this task and find the key. If you do not obtain a key then you will not be able to get out and you will be left there until someone fetches you." Lance explained with a severe tone and expression. He was completely serious about this condition and he wasn't going to make any exceptions.
All contestants tensed at his words. Roman looked excited as a large grin spread across his face and Ivan was looking at Roman with a concerned expression. Alicia and Isaak looked at each other nervously – with Isaak shaking like a leaf. Albus wasn't doing much better as his shaking seemed to get worse. It was only Freya who wasn't affected by his words at all.
"The third challenge begins now!" Lance shouted. He waved his wand and the gates leading into the forest opened.
In an instant, all the contestants disappeared into the forest. Some were running and others were walking at a brisk pace. Freya was one of those people who briskly walked into the forest with her wand in hand. Albus seemed to be doing the same as her as he hadn't left her side yet and he too seemed to have his wand out. Freya didn't know what they were going to encounter when they went into the forest, but she refused to be defenceless or caught off guard.
As soon as they were all inside the forest, Lance waved his wand and the gates closed. The echoing sounds of locks clicking into place was the only sound that could be heard, other than that it was deadly silent.
Just then, Rebecca ran over to Cordelia, Ryan and Connor. "I'm not too late am I?" She asked, slightly out of breath.
Cordelia nodded her head, "You are, they've already gone into the forest."
Rebecca's eyes widened. "Dammit!" She cursed loudly in frustration.
"What's wrong?" Connor asked.
Sighing, the Slytherin answered. "I just found Roman's key and was able to find out the clue for this trial. It's fear." She said, keeping her voice low. She was still trying to get her breath back at the same time because she had run all the way from the Hufflepuff dormitory – where the Durmstrang students were staying.
Connor's eyes widened. "Fear? Will Freya be okay?" He asked frantically, looking at the older Guardians for reassurance.
Cordelia bit her lip, unsure.
Ryan snorted, breaking any tension. "Of course she'll be fine. It's Freya after all, she's not afraid of anything." He said, taking Connor by the arm and leading him away. It was time for them all to go back to the castle for the night. They were only allowed out to watch the beginning of the next trial. They would all come back in the morning to find out the result.
"Is that true?" Rebecca asked the older Gryffindor. She too was worried about Freya, but she was more concerned about Albus. Unlike Freya, Rebecca knew what Albus' fears were and sometimes Albus could become flighty when he became scared.
Cordelia looked at her and sighed. "I don't know." In all honesty, she had never seen Freya be scared of anything. There was only one person who knew Freya's fears and that was Katrina, but she wasn't in Hogwarts anymore.
Rebecca bit her lip as she looked at the forest with a concerned expression.
HARRY POTTER
As soon as the gates closed after them, all there seemed to be was eerie silence. All the contestants were stood a few feet into the Forbidden Forest, almost unsure of how to tackle this obstacle. They hadn't been expecting a challenge like this. Isaak and Alicia looked the most unnerved out of all of them, but Alicia seemed to be handling this better than her twin brother. Ivan looked almost bored and Roman looked excited. Albus too looked very nervous and Freya was indifferent to the whole situation.
"So, how are we doing this?" Isaak asked, looking at everyone with a curious expression.
Albus frowned. "What do you mean?"
Isaak looked at the Forest, his body tensed. "Are we going to all stay together or are we doing this alone?" He asked, almost afraid of the answer. He didn't want to be alone in the Forest – he knew his sister was going to stay by his side but he also knew that there was safety in numbers.
Roman scoffed, "What are you scared?" He asked tauntingly.
Alicia glared at him, "Leave him alone." She hissed at him, standing in front of her brother protectively.
Roman glared at Alicia, a sneer appearing on his face.
"The Forest is dangerous. The people from Hogwarts will have the advantage." Ivan said.
Everyone turned to look at Albus and Freya. Albus flushed in embarrassment and Freya gave no reaction to Ivan's words or the stares.
"We don't know the Forest that well. No one is usually allowed in here because of how dangerous it is." Albus answered truthfully, his voice was low but it was loud enough for everyone to hear him.
Just then, a howl pierced through the night air, echoing loudly through the forest. This was then followed by two more howls until there was nothing but silence.
Isaak gulped, this only made him even more nervous than before. This also seemed to unnerve Alicia as they huddled closer together. Albus began shaking as he looked around, hoping that there weren't any Werewolves nearby. His father had warned him and James never to venture into the Forbidden Forest during a full moon because of how dangerous the Werewolves were. Unfortunately, it was a full moon that night.
Rolling his eyes, Roman began to speak. "You're all pathetic."
Alicia snarled. "Says the barbarian."
Roman's glare turned deadly as his fists clenched by his side.
Watching, Freya tightened her grip on her wand. With the way things were going, it seemed as though a fight was going to break out. She had an idea that Roman was going to try and attack them at one point and it seemed as though that was happening now.
"Watch your tone, Princess," Roman growled out, his fists turning white with how hard he was clenching.
"Or what?" Alicia challenged back.
Roman snarled as he charged at her, choosing to physically attack rather than pull out his wand. However, at that point, Alicia had already got her wand out and had sidestepped him. They both stopped what they were doing and just glared at one another as they were in a stalemate.
Freya watched Roman with interest. It was an interesting tactic to attack someone physically as it wasn't favoured much in the Wizarding world anymore. It was much easier to cast a spell than to raise a fist nowadays. Freya had only ever seen few people use this tactic because of how risky it was – one of them being James. If the person came across someone who was quicker with a wand then they were screwed. Alicia had been quick to draw her wand, but not quick enough to cast a spell, but she had managed to get away from his attack.
"Stop! We shouldn't be fighting!" Albus exclaimed as he attempted to walk over to the two fighting contestants. However, before he could get any further, Freya grabbed him by the arm and dragged him back.
Albus turned to look at her, confused.
Freya just shook her head. She did not want him getting involved in this fight, especially when it had nothing to do with him. She would let Alicia and Roman fight it out and not get involved because it was none of her business. In fact, if one of them took the other person out of the competition then it would make it easier for Freya because it was one less person to worry about attacking Albus. However, Freya's money was in Roman beating Alicia.
Frowning, Albus listened to her reluctantly.
Roman scoffed under his breath. He stood straight and appeared relaxed, no longing appearing as though he was going to spring an attack at any moment. "I bet you couldn't even hit me." He said cockily.
Alicia sneered. "You're just a coward anyway." She muttered lowly, lowering her wand. She wasn't stupid enough to put her wand away because she didn't trust Roman and she wasn't going to give him an opportunity to attack her.
This seemed to rile Roman up as he glared at her viciously. "You'll regret that comment, little girl." He hissed lowly before storming off into the forest, not once looking back.
Ivan sighed loudly. "Sorry about him." He said quietly before following after his teammate. As much as he didn't want to follow Roman, he knew he needed to. Professor Vladimir had asked him to keep an eye on Roman during the challenges, but it was getting increasingly hard when Roman had the temper of a bull. Everyone in Durmstrang knew how unstable Roman could be and that's what worried many other students.
Seeing no other reason to stay there, Freya began walking into the forest, but in another direction. Albus saw this and walked after her, not wanting to be left behind either. He made sure to stay close to her. He would have walked side-by-side but she was walking too fast for him to fully keep up with her. It reminded Albus of James, who would always walk faster than needed to and that made him feel slightly better about the situation.
Isaak took one last glance at the forest and gulped loudly once again. He looked to Alicia and she seemed dubious also. However, they both sighed and bit the bullet. They both walked into the forest slowly and were holding hands, not wanting to be separated.
HARRY POTTER
An hour had passed since then and Freya had already lost Albus. He had run off after seeing something that scared him, trying to get away from it. It only served to make Freya annoyed at how flighty Albus could be. It made Freya regret not asking Rebecca more about Albus but she knew that there was nothing she could do about it now. Freya just needed to find Albus before he did something stupid. Freya's stormy grey eyes scanned the area. She was also keeping an eye out for the mysterious key that Lance had planted in the forest. She was hoping to find it before anyone else did. Freya knew that Roman would more than likely try the same strategy and take other people's keys so they can't leave the forest. Roman had taken her and Albus' key in the last round and she didn't want a repeat of that. It still made her angry and she wasn't about to let it go either. She would repay Roman back tenfold.
"…Freya…"
She stopped dead in her tracks. Freya had heard someone whisper her name but she couldn't sense anyone nearby. She also didn't recognise the voice either. Freya looked around and was just met with darkness. She had decided to forgo using the Lumos charm because she didn't want to attract any attention from the creatures that resided in the forest or any of the other contestants. Freya's eyes had already adjusted to the dark and she could see quite clearly – the full moon was also providing her enough light for now.
"…Freya…"
This time was voice was closer than before and it seemed to be coming from all directions. From what she could tell, it was definitely a woman's voice and it seemed to echo in the forest. Freya gripped her wand tighter as she felt tense. She was waiting for an attack or something to happen.
"…Freya…"
This time, the voice came from right behind her. Freya immediately whirled around and attacked, "Depulso." She muttered the attack under her breath as her eyes focused on the dark figure that had appeared behind her. The figure was thrown back, hitting a nearby tree. Walking closer to the figure, Freya picked up the figure and pinned them against the wall by their shoulder and then pointed her wand at their throat. However, now that Freya was up close to the figure, she managed to see who it was.
Freya's eyes widened as she felt all the air leave her body. "Lydia…?" She whispered softly.
Lydia smiled. Lydia stood tall, even taller than Freya. She had stormy grey eyes, much like her younger sister and she had long auburn hair. "Freya, look how much you've grown," Lydia whispered as tears gathered in her eyes.
Freya could say nothing, she just stared.
"I've missed you so much," Lydia said, the smile on her face only growing bigger.
Still, Freya said nothing. She couldn't comprehend what was going on. Lydia looked older, she looked exactly how she would be if she were still alive. Seeing Lydia again just made everything inside her shut down and she was seriously struggling to say anything. Freya's body began to shake and her grip on her wand loosened.
"Why are you here?" Freya whispered lowly, her gaze trained on Lydia.
Lydia pouted, "What? Didn't you miss me?" She asked, tilting her head in a teasing manner.
Something inside Freya snapped, "Don't mock her image! Lydia is dead! Why are you here?!" Freya shouted, feeling the anger well up inside her. Her grip on her wand tightened and so did her grip on Lydia's shoulder. For a moment, Freya did almost believe that Lydia was still alive – but that was wishful thinking. Freya knew that Lydia was dead because she had watched her die. She had seen Lydia fall to the ground – lifeless and dead all those years ago.
Lydia frowned, the happiness instantly leaving her face. "Oh Freya, haven't you figured it out? I'm your biggest fear." She said in a disappointed tone.
Freya stilled for a moment, not understanding what she said. "What?" Freya muttered lowly.
Rolling her eyes, Lydia answered. "You're scared to turn out just like me." She said, her voice low and whisper like. Just then, her appearance changed. Lydia shrunk down in size to around the same height of when she died. Instead of looking youthful and alive, Lydia's skin turned to a horrible colour and had maggot holes all over her face. Her eyes were gone and half her face had decayed away. Her hair disintegrated and all that was left was a few hairs, the rest of the scalp was also littered in maggot holes and some were crawling out of her decayed head. Her body became withered until the bone was exposed in certain areas and her clothes were tattered. She was now dressed in the same clothes she had died in, but they were old, mouldy and littered with holes.
Freya's eyes widened as she took a step back from the grotesque sight. She could feel bile rising from the back of her throat, but Freya refused to throw up.
"You're scared that if you take one step out of line, you'll end up like me. You'll lose everything that you've built." Lydia growled out, her voice sounding inhuman and demonic. She pushed herself off the tree and began hobbling over to Freya, her legs also just exposed bone and decaying flesh.
Taking steps back, Freya pointed her wand at Lydia.
Lydia stopped walking and laughed. "You're not going to use that on me." She said with humour in her tone.
Freya narrowed her eyes. "Don't you dare insult my sister's image, Boggart." It had taken her a moment to realise what this creature was. It definitely wasn't her sister and whatever it was, it wasn't human. Freya thought back to her DADA lesson with Professor Lupin a few weeks prior. A Boggart is a shape-shifting creature that will assume the form of whatever most frightens the person who encounters it. He had explained that a Boggart is not and never has been truly alive. It is one of the strange non-beings that populate the magical world.
The Boggart hissed loudly before lunging at Freya.
"Riddikulus," Freya muttered, her wand pointed straight at the Boggart. She was thinking of something that would make her feel happy or possibly make her laugh. She didn't have many things to choose from, but she had something in mind. The effect was instantaneous. The image of a decaying Lydia disappeared and in its place was Sapphie. Sapphie looked around and began chasing her tail, diving for it and being unable to catch it. Seeing this, Freya chuckled lightly. Instantly, the Boggart disappeared into a far corner of the forest and away from her.
Sighing deeply, Freya took a step back and stayed there for a few moments. She said nothing and just let herself calm down. She would never admit it, but that incident had shaken her more than she imagined. Her sister was a sore spot that she never wanted to talk about or acknowledge, she could only ever approach the situation if it was on her terms and no one else's. Inhaling deeply, Freya continued on her journey of trying to find Albus.
Freya began walking through the dark forest, her eyes slowly adjusting to dark once more. Freya took notice to every crunching of leaves on the ground and kept an eye on the many creatures in the forest that were surrounding her. She could feel the Acromantulas watching her every movement from there hiding spots – she knew that she was near their territory. She just hoped that Albus had enough sense to stay away from there otherwise they were going to have problems because she didn't like Acromantulas. If she saw one, she would kill it on the spot – no questions asked. Freya knew there were other creatures in the forest too like Thestrals, Unicorns, Centaurs, Werewolves and Hippogriffs and she hoped Albus hadn't run into any of them especially since it was a full moon. Freya was mentally cursing herself for letting Albus slip by her – she didn't realise how flighty he was when he scared and it just served to annoy her even more. James and Albus were so different. Freya knew that if James was confronted by one of his fears then he would fight it – without magic. James would freeze for about a few seconds and then he would attack and it was something Freya did admire about James.
"HELP! PLEASE, SOMEONE, HELP ME!"
Freya stopped dead in her tracks when she heard the scream for help. She could hear more screaming and the more she listened in, she realised that it was Albus' scream. As soon as this clicked, Freya ran in the direction of the voice, being careful not to trip over the thick roots of the many trees in the forest. The screaming continued and was getting clearer as Freya got closer. As Freya was running, she noticed that the air was getting colder, so cold that she could see her breathe. Seeing this only made her more exasperated, of course it would be Albus' luck. She shouldn't have let Albus out of her sight and now he was in trouble. Soon, Freya ran into a clearing and she saw him. Albus was backed against a tree and his eyes were wide in fright. That's when she instantly noticed there ten Dementors surrounding him, all slowly moving towards the young Slytherin. The Dementors had a humanoid shape and were around ten feet tall. They are covered in dark hooded cloaks of long ripped black cloth, making them closely resemble wraiths. Their bodies are grey and decayed looking, like a decomposing corpse. The sight of them alone was ghastly and terrifying. They seemed to be floating over to Albus at a slow pace as if to terrify him even more than he already was.
Springing into action, Freya ran towards Albus and grabbed his arm. "Come on Albus." Freya hissed at him, trying to drag him along.
However, Albus' body wasn't listening. He was paralysed in fear and he couldn't move an inch. No matter how much his body was telling him to move – it just wouldn't. His mind was working, it was screaming at him to move but his body seemed to be a bit slow in responding.
Freya growled in frustration when he wouldn't move. No matter how much she pulled at his arm, he wouldn't budge at all. Turning her head, Freya saw the Dementors were getting closer. They were floating towards them slowly and were about a few feet away now. Freya quickly looked at Albus and his build and mentally cursed. There was no way that she would be able to carry him out of this because years of doing Quidditch had given him some muscle. No matter how physically strong Freya was, there was no way she would be able to carry him while also running away from the Dementors. Now that they had seen Albus, they wouldn't leave him alone until they got what they wanted. Seeing no other option, Freya let go of Albus' wrist and stood in front of him.
Pointing her wand at the Dementors, Freya took a deep breath and muttered the spell. "Expecto Patronus." She tried to think of something that made her feel happy, but she was struggling. She was thinking of Sapphie and Topaz back home who had always made her feel better. Topaz was there when her mother was being particularly nasty and Sapphie would hiss at her mother. Freya thought about the way Sapphie would sleep on her chest at night, Sapphie's purring lulling her to sleep.
Nothing happened, no light or Patronus.
Freya grit her teeth. The Dementors were getting closer and it made Freya annoyed that she still couldn't do this one spell.
She tried again. "Expecto Patronus." Freya tried thinking of something else. This time, she thought of Katrina and how she had always been by her side since the beginning. Katrina had been her first friend and had made her feel not so alone anymore.
However, like before nothing happened and the Dementors were now in arms reach.
In one last desperate attempt, Freya tried one last time. "Expecto Patronus!" This time, Freya thought about James. She thought back to the Yule Ball of when they were able to dance alone on the balcony, the warmth of his arms around her. She thought about how for once in her life, she felt like a normal human being who wasn't being held up to impossible standards.
Light burst from Freya's wand. A lioness ran around the clearing roaring at the Dementors and scaring them away. The Dementors hissed at the light and instantly scattered away from the clearing and away from the Patronus. Freya stared at the Lioness in shock, she couldn't believe that she had actually managed to do the spell after so long of struggling. The corners of her mouth twitched as she smiled at the Lioness in front of her, feeling very proud that she had done it. The Lioness stilled where it was as it turned to look at her, the Queen of the jungle looked at Freya in the eyes before slowly disappearing into thin air as darkness consumed the area once more. Seeing as the threat was gone, Freya turned around to check on Albus. She saw that he had a few cuts on his face, no doubt being scratched by the sharp branches of the Forest.
Without saying anything, Freya took out her wand. "Episkey." She whispered lowly as she watched the magic work. Instantly, the cuts on his face disappeared, making Albus blink as he seemed to calm down. Now that the Dementors were gone, he could finally calm down.
Albus blinked a few times, coming out of shock. "…Thank you." He whispered lowly.
"Do not leave my side again," Freya said dryly. She didn't want another incident like this again.
Albus slowly nodded his head, agreeing with her.
"Are you injured anywhere else?" Freya asked, her eyes quickly scanning his body. She couldn't see any visible markings are cuts but she didn't know what he was hiding.
Shaking his head, Albus answered. "N-no, I'm fine." His voice was soft and low. He was scared to speak loudly in case the Dementors came back.
Nodding her head, Freya stepped away from him. However, she didn't get far before Albus' hand shot out and grabbed her hand, causing her to flinch and make her grip her wand in anticipation. She still didn't like people touching her, especially out of nowhere.
"Please! Don't leave." He begged, his eyes wide in fright. He was scared, more scared than he had ever been before in his life.
Freya stopped and stared at him. She could see the pure fear in his eyes and he reminded her of a small child. Slowly, Freya nodded her head, "Fine." She said slowly, not wanting to startle him.
Having consent, Albus got closer to Freya, standing right by her side as he held her hand. He didn't know why, but being near Freya was calming him. Seeing her get rid of the Dementors had just solidified the thought that she was his best bet of surviving the night. He knew that if he came across the Dementors again then the same result would happen – he would freeze. It was embarrassing because he could use the Patronus charm, but he just couldn't do it. Seeing the Dementors had made him freeze and unable to move at all.
HARRY POTTER
A few hours had passed since entering the forest and Alicia was now alone. Isaak had gone off to find something some spare twigs so they could make a fire and Alicia let him be. She knew how scared of the dark he was. When they were kids, he would always sneak into her room because he didn't want to be alone in the dark. Even with the Lumos charm, Isaak had insisted on a fire to make him feel safer. However, Alicia was feeling lazy and didn't join him in his quest for sticks. It also didn't help that her leg was slightly injured. She had tripped on a large tree root and she was just taking a few moments break before setting off again. She sighed and leaned back on a log that was damp which only served to make her unhappy. It was nearing the end of winter but it was still freezing and snow still clung onto the ground, too stubborn to leave. Alicia almost thought that this trial was cruel – sending teenagers into the forest to survive when it was still reaching below freezing. But she knew that this trial was meant to separate the weak from the strong and she intended to survive. She had Isaak had already used the warmth charm on themselves so they didn't freeze to death.
Alicia was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the crunching of leaves. Turning to where the sound came from, she saw a tall and dark figure, standing a couple feet away from her.
"Isaak?" She asked with a frown.
The figure did nothing.
Sighing, Alicia stood up with slight difficulty and picked up her wand. "Lumos." She muttered, letting a ball of light appear at the end of her wand, providing her plenty of light. With the light, she was able to see who was standing near her.
"Roman?" Alicia said with a furrowed brow.
"Depulso!" Roman had his wand pointed her as he began to attack.
Alicia's eyes winded as she was sent backwards with force. She landed on the ground harshly, all the air escaping her lungs and leaving her winded. The pain in her leg throbbed but she ignored it. She quickly scrambled back to her feet, "What the hell?" She shouted angrily, her French accent coming through more.
Roman smirked, "All alone, little girl?"
Alicia glared at him, "Stupefy!" She pointed her own wand back at him, retaliating.
Roman easily sidestepped her attack, "Flipendo!"
Alicia attempted to dodge the attack, but she found that she was too slow. She looked down at her injured leg and mentally cursed it. She had injured it within the first hour of being in the forest and had refused to allow Isaak to heal her. She hadn't wanted to waste any of his magic and she believed that hadn't been too bad when it initially happened. It only now did she realise how much of a mistake that was. The spell hit her on the shoulder, causing her to cry out in pain and fall to the ground in a heap.
Watching her for a few moments, Roman noticed that she wasn't moving. Cautiously, Roman walked forward, his wand lowering ever so slightly as he lowered his guard.
When he was close, Alicia acted, "Expelliarmus!" She aimed her wand at him and attacked. She had waited for him to get closer to get a more accurate result. It seemed to work too as Roman's wand shot out from his hand and onto the floor many feet away. However, Alicia wasn't done, "Stupefy!" She pointed her wand at the now wandless Durmstrang student and attacked.
Roman hissed in pain as he fell to his knees, holding his wrist. Alicia had made sure to attack his wand hand so it wouldn't be easy for him to attack her again. He would need his wrist healing before he could use his magic without being in any pain.
Feeling smug, Alicia turned away from Roman for a moment. She was still on the ground but was now sitting up. She was going to send her Patronus to Isaak and tell him to hurry up just in case she needed some backup. "Expecto Patronus!" A beautiful swan shot out from her wand and it made its way in the direction of where Isaak was.
Sighing in relief, Alicia let herself relax.
A foolish mistake.
Just then, Alicia felt something heavy tackle her. The force sent her head crashing into the ground making her gasp out loudly in pain as she felt herself come dizzy. Opening her eyes, Alicia saw Roman was now on top of her with a wild and unstable look in his eyes. She tried to get up, but Roman had pinned her to the ground with his body. Turning her head to the side, Alicia saw her wand was just in arms reach so she stretched her arm out, intending to curse Roman off her. But it seemed as though Roman saw this and acted much quicker than her. He grabbed her wand and threw it away, far out of reach. The sound of it hitting the ground echoed loudly.
"What are you doing?!" Alicia shouted at him, feeling herself getting crushed with his weight
Roman smirked, making him appear feral. "Winning."
Alicia's eyes widened as she felt fear course through her veins. There was something in Roman's eyes that really unsettled her and made her shake in fright. She wanted to throw him off her, but she found herself paralysed in fear.
Without saying anything more, Roman brought his hands up to Alicia's neck and began to squeeze tightly around her windpipe, completely cutting off her air supply. Alicia's eyes widened when she realised what was happening and it only made her panic. Her arms began to frantically flail around, scratching Roman's face, arms and neck. Anything she could, she began scratching. Roman hissed slightly when Alicia scratched his face, drawing blood with her long and sharp nails. Alicia tried to attack Roman's eyes, but he simply pulled back slightly, though never letting go of the tight grip of her small neck.
"S-stop." Alicia wheezed out as her face began to turn blue from the lack of oxygen.
Roman said anything and just stared at Alicia with a void expression. If anything, he tightened his grip around her neck. Alicia's attack with her nails began to slow down as she began to lose her strength. Her vision was becoming hazy as black spots appeared. She wheezed, her body desperate to breathe but she was denied any air. Then, Alicia became still and her arms fell to her side, limp and useless. However, Roman didn't let his grip weaken as he didn't want to be deceived like he was moments ago. He tightened his grip even more – impossibly tight and then shook her neck. He shook her limp body so hard until he heard the snap of her neck. Breathing heavily, Roman let go and he sat back. He watched Alicia for a moment, the blue hue now leaving her face and her eyes were still wide open in terror.
"You lose," Roman whispered as he stood up. He walked over to where his wand was and picked it up.
Not sparing a glance at the dead girl behind him, Roman began walking away. After a few seconds, he passed Ivan, who was leaning against a nearby tree. Ivan had arrived a few moments prior and had watched the whole thing. He knew better than to help Alicia because it wouldn't end well for him as he knew how unstable Roman can be. In turn, Ivan said nothing and just stared at Alicia's lifeless body with no expression on his face.
As Roman passed Ivan, he whispered. "You get in my way and you'll meet the same fate." He grumbled lowly before walking off.
Ivan said nothing and he too began walking away after Roman. He made sure to stay a few feet away and had his wand in hand. This was just in case Roman decided to turn on him – if so then Ivan would be ready to defend himself.
A few moments later, Isaak walked back into the clearing with twigs and sticks in hand. "Alicia! I found them!" He exclaimed with a grin on his face. He had got Alicia's Patronus but he had decided he didn't need to get back straight away. He knew how impatient his sister could get and that's what he thought. Isaak frowned when he didn't get a response back, "Alicia?" He said hesitantly. He walked further into the clearing and that's when he noticed Alicia on the ground. "Alicia!" He yelled, dropping the sticks on the ground as he ran over to his twin in panic.
Kneeling down, Isaak's eyes widened when he saw her and a sob ripped through his body. "A-Alicia… wake up…" He whimpered lowly, shaking his sister's body. However, no matter how much he shook her, Alicia never stirred. Picking her up, Isaak began to cradle Alicia in his arms, rocking himself back and forth. The sobs racked his body as he cried out loudly.
"Alicia!" Isaak screamed into the night sky.
HARRY POTTER
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