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          Amanda was wondering what was going to happen to her when he finished with her. Was she going to die? Was she going to join Voldemort? She didn't know. All she could do was wonder and think. James was possessed by Voldemort so maybe if I became part of him Voldemort could take over James and I would stay partly him. She really hoped that didn't happen. She waited for Voldie to finish muttering something in Latin.

          Tigress was nearly in shock by the pain shooting through her arm, her breathing was shallow and pained and she soon collapsed onto the floor, still unsure of what was wrong with it. She watched Amanda, unable to do much more than breath and keep her eyes open, wondering vaguely what was going on in front of her as her mind shut down so as to make the pain less noticeable

          A mink like creature with velvety white wings flew in, darting to Amanda. It had bright and eerily light blue eyes. Landing on Amanda's, shoulder it scampered down her arm and squarely bit James in the forearm to distract him, before leaping off him and flying onto tigress's shoulder, making a noise close to purring but sharper, almost like a croon. It was the size of a seagull but completely white.

          With that, the mink like creature leapt off Tigress, flying out the door and down the hallway.

          Tigress blinked a few times, shuddering slightly as the flying mink flew out of the room, wincing, she sat up slightly. The pain in her arm was diminished, but not completely gone. She realized by then that it was a poison of some strange sort that was affecting only her arm, and as her head cleared, she began running through her head what it could be. Closing her eyes in frustration, she sighed as her arm twinged again.

          James didn't notice the bird had bit him and then began to speak in a low whisper, "I transfer some of me to you, and now do what I tell you to..." He let go of Amanda's hand and smirked at her. "All done, now what shall we do first.." he said walking around her in a circle. He looked her up and down and pulled the object he had used to cut Amanda and himself before and twirled it in his finger. He then snatched his arm and cut a large slash across Amanda's back laughing in his evil laugh.

          Tigress' eyes snapped open when she heard James laugh coldly. She glared at him and pulled herself behind a bed slightly. She was in no mood or condition to duel with both Amanda and James She thought angrily of the horrible coincidence that it was her wand arm that had been poisoned.

          Amanda screamed in pain and reached her hands around to her back and grabbed at it but it didn't hurt as much as she thought it would. She leaned her head back and then up and her eyes were silver and swirling just like James' were. She then laughed a cold laugh as James' was.

          James smirked at Amanda, "Crucio sounds good now doesn't it.." James said in the low cold hiss and turning too Tigress, "Then we can end her pain..." he added. He cut a large slash on his left arm. He flexed his arm to let it bleed a little and used his right arm to cover his right hand in it. As he did this he walked closer to Tigress.

          "Yes I does." she said in a low hiss. "It really does." she started to follow Voldemort over to Tigress.

          Tigress glowered at the approaching Voldemorts She knew she couldn't do anything to stop them and refused to back away.

          "What shall we do?" she asked her brotherine. "Shall we kill her first?" she asked in a hiss like way.

          James grabbed Tigress by the neck and began to strangle her just like he had Amanda. James then let go of her, leaving a red handprint on her neck. He backed away holding his head. A strangle cry came from his throat but he shook his head and looked back up at Tigress. His eyes were even colder then ever before and the hatred could pierce the soul of any man. He motioned for Amanda to come stand next to him.

          Amanda walked over and stood by Lord Voldemort without saying anything.

          Tigress refused to back down and continued to glare at James as he grabbed her throat. She didn't give him the pleasure of struggling and took the pain. She glowered hatefully at him as he stared at her and shifted her stare to Amanda when he motioned for her.

          James grabbed Amanda's left arm and slashed it just like his. He took her right arm and covered it with her blood. "She won't be able to handle both of our bloods on her skin," he told her in a whisper. "Place your hand on the print on Miss Truit's neck..."

          She didn't wince at the cut on her arm. She did as she was told and put her arm around Tigress' neck and squeezed a little. "What am I supposed to do next?" she asked quietly.

          Tigress gasped at the immediate agony when Amanda's blood touched the print on her neck. She held her breath, trying not to cry out and shaking violently with the effort.

          "Watch her agony.." James told Amanda. He knew that the two bloods mixed were going to cause her throat to constrict and Tigress would have hard time breathing. TI would also feel like the skin on her neck was being ripped off. He laughed the high-pitched cold laughter at the thought.

          "Good. She was a menace to me anyway." she said and laughed a little at the thought of her not being able to breath and her squealing at the pain and suffering.

          Tigress took a struggled breath and scowled at James. "T...Tigress." She managed to gasp, "Don't call me Miss Truit." She continued to shudder and her eyes were slightly widened at the immense pain but she didn't want to let James/ Voldemort see how she truly felt, knowing it would only please him to see the effect his torture was having.

          "I can feel it, your pain, it gives me strength...," he said slowly in a low hiss. He turned to Amanda, "Get me her wand..."       

          Tigress instinctively pulled her wand closer, knowing it wouldn't help at all, she got slight satisfaction with the thought of the spell she had placed on it and the effects it would have.

          "Yes master" she said in a zombie sort of hiss way. She searched Tigress and found her wand in her pocket. She took it out and handed it to James/ Voldemort. "Here you go," she said.