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Tigress frowned and, half delirious, stood and took a shaky step towards the door. Her arm had healed when the pain from the torture had made it obsolete. She collapsed after another step and lay there sleepily, until she passed out, oblivious to the shouting outside. Soon her cat hopped in through an open window and curled up next to her, purring and beginning to glow a soft yellowish orange color, comforting and healing her to the best of its abilities.
Amanda eyes opened wide but they were still swirling silver. She sat up and looked around then stood up. She walked around the room and then advanced on James. "Fight!! Fight it Amanda!!" she was saying to herself. She screamed and then backed off and gripped her head tightly.
James was rigid, flat on the floor now. He had his eyes shut and was stunned. There was nothing more he could do except hope it didn't wear off soon.
Leigh had fallen asleep on one of the beds oblivious to what had happened, Manten slept beside her bed on the floor, He helped her on his back and they started toward the door. "Hey Manten guess what today's my birthday!" she squealed excitedly, Manten laughed and stopped by Amanda, "Would you like to go to the great hall with us Amanda?" Leigh asked still excited.
Amanda looked up at Leigh, "Do you really think I want to go?" she said her eyes still silvery and swirling and her voice kind of like a cold hiss. Amanda was still on her knees trying to fight it but she thought it was no use.
Tigress finally woke up. She ached everywhere, but it was just a shadow from the crutacious curse. She looked down and smiled at the little cat next to her. "Good girl Chaos." She mumbled before stretching and standing carefully. Wondering what was happening in the other part of the wing, she pushed at the door. Irritated, she finally stopped when she realized that James had probably blocked it. Not wanting to give up, she settled for watching through the keyhole, worried about what would happen to Leigh.
Amanda screamed, "Stop!! Stop it please!! Fight Amanda! Fight him off!!" she said still on the floor clutching her head and now crying.
Sirius sat on the floor having a tea party with Tory the whole time. The potion Tigress gave him really messed him up in the head. They randomly talked about the weather when Tory jumped up "She fell asleep! Now we only have seconds to wait" Sirius now also jumped up and started clapping Tory looked down at a little watch"3...2...1...!"At that moment there was a huge explosion, pieces of Tigress' arm went everywhere and disappeared before they touched anything Sirius ran up to her "Tory, come look at the bone!" The ghost followed right behind Sirius "Yuck!"
Amanda couldn't try to resist anymore. Voldemort was too strong. Instead she got this weird feeling in her and she started hearing voices. They sounded like Lucius Malfoy. She stood up and just walked out of the room towards the Forbidden Forest. She walked down the corridors and out the front doors and across the grounds to the forest.