"...what are you doing?"

Harry's erstwhile "sister" and practicing Dark Witch looked up from her meticulously drawn ritual circle. "Summoning, obviously. Hand me those essential salts, would you?"

She was pointing at two jars with incomprehensible writing on them. Harry squinted.

"Alex, what language is this?"

He heard a snort. "English, dummy. Now stop making fun of my handwriting and hand it here."

He handed them over, frowning. "What the hell are "essential salts"?"

She took the jars, placing them meticulously on specific spots on the circle. "Essence of a person, essentially. In current context, used as an offering to Yog-Sothoth, so that He can open a gate to wherever Beyond said person might reside in."

Harry kneaded his forehead. "Please don't tell me you're trying to resurrect Voldemort. Or Bellatrix. Or, god forbid, Snape."

She scoffed. "Seriously, Harry? Who do you take me for?"

He raised an eyebrow. "A Dark Witch?"

She paused. "Okay, fair. No, I'm not resurrecting Dark Wizards. Now, if you please, sit over there, on that chair, and shut up. Rule One of rituals: Stick to the script."

He sat, giving her a Look. "This is a bad idea."

"Shush!"

She stepped into the circle, standing in the exact middle. The two jars of "essential salts" were on each side of her.

Y'AI'NG'NGAH!

The words were not spoken, but he heard them nonetheless, ringing in his head. Still, he kept his mouth shut.

YOG-SOTHOTH!

Magic thrummed in the air.

H'EE-L'GEBF'AI!

THRODOG!

The pressure was becoming unbearable.

UAAAHH!

Everything stilled. A bubble appeared in the air. An eye opened within.

OH. IT'S YOU AGAIN.

Alexandra's determined expression didn't change. "The Lurker at the Treshold, the Opener of the Gate, Yog-Sothoth, born of the Nameless Mist, I seek the soul, the mind, and the body of Lily Potter - from her Next Great Adventure!"

Harry inhaled sharply. She WHAT?

"I have and I present the required Essential Salts of Lily Potter, to provide the Path to her Place in the Great Beyond, Oh Beyond One - and I humbly beg for your assistance."

I DON'T ACTUALLY NEED THIS OVERLY FLOWERY SPEECH, YOU KNOW.

"I have offered my offering and I have stated my wish."

YEAH, YEAH. HAVE FUN AND WHATEVER.

Another bubble appeared and a nude body tumbled out. The oppressive magic vanished as both bubbles winked out of existence.

Alexandra slumped. "C'mon, bro. Let's get her to a healer."