Chapter 13
"Wh-What happened?" George whispered, blinking in the darkness.
"Everybody alright?" Percy's voice came from the other room.
"yes." Everyone said at once, most in shaky voices.
"Alright." Cedric was heard moving. "I'm going to find a candle."
"We'll all come with." They followed him around, everyone feeling for a
candle.
Percy started a small fire in the fireplace which lit up the other room.
"Ced?"
"Yeah?" Cedric looked into the room.
"Found you a candle." Percy held up the candle stick and handed it to
Cedric. Cedric took it. They all went into the room waiting for him.
Cedric looked at the candle for a moment then at the fire in the fireplace.
He leaned over to light it off the flame but a spark shot out.
Cassie screamed as a trail of fire followed the spark and set the room
ablaze. She backed up, backing out of the room and the ring of fire that
surrounded her friends. She collapsed onto the floor covering her head. The
fire danced infront of her making the ring around her friends higher.
"Cassie, stay calm." Susan yelled over the flames.
"It's not real!" Hermione screamed. "You're creating it. Don't think about
it!!"
Cassie shook her head staring at the fire.
"Feel it! There is no heat!" Hermione pleaded.
"If it's not real then why are we trapped?" Fred sighed.
"It's in her mind. Its like a force field." Hermione groaned. "If only I
could get to the book."
Oliver appeared behind Cassie and put a hand on her shoulder. She looked up
at him and climbed to her feet. Overcome with fear she just pointed at the
wall of flames.
"I know, I know." Oliver said. "Shh now, come with me."
"But.." Cassie looked back as she was being pulled out of the room.
"CASSIE! Thats not OLIVER!" Cedric screamed. "Oliver is here!"
"CASSIE IT'S NOT ME!" Oliver's voice screamed over the flames.
Cassie stood dumbfounded in the living room, looking from the Oliver
holding her up to the flames. She couldn't see over them. She turned
walking toward the wall, but the flames got higher, seeming to laugh.
"What are you doing?" The Oliver on her side asked. "Come on. I know where
they are." He lead her out of the room and the flame died down.
The group ran from the thing and down the hall trying to find Oliver and
Cassie.
The Other oliver who was with the group collapsed to the floor. "It wasn't
me."
"SOMEONE HELP ME." Angelinas voice rang down the steps again and the lights
all came back on.
