A/N: Ok, everyone. I FINALLY got around to writing the third one! Not much violence in this one. Just a lot of religious stuff. Or, at least I think so. Once again, this is based on a Twilight Zone episode, but I changed it more around this time. There is more Harry Potter than Twilight Zone this time because I only liked the original story that the Twilight Zone used for the episode. So, if you see the episode and say it's totally different from this, You're right. However, there are some things that are alike. I won't say anymore though. So, after I write my little disclaimer, I'll turn this over to Isabelle.
Disclaimer: all characters belong to JK Rowling except Isabelle Serling, Who is my idea.
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"You are now entering another dimension. A dimension beyond magic. A dimension of horror. A dimension of imagination. A dimension of insanity. You have now entered. . . THE HOGWARTS ZONE!"
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Hello. Isabelle Serling here. Tonight's episode has to do with good and evil, right and wrong, and true and false. It's about believing, and insanity. Tonight, Ron Weasley faces a problem that he will never forget, as he journeys to one of the deepest and darkest corners of The Hogwarts Zone. And now, I shall turn the story over to Ron.
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Ron: The tale I'm about to tell was an unforgettable experience that most people would never believe. It happened right after the war, the one where Voldemort tried to rise to power, soon after my 7th year at Hogwarts. I was taking a walk around the English countryside.........
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It started to rain harder and harder as Ron trudged up to the castle. It had been five years since he had graduated. Five years after the war, and five years since Harry was killed after he himself killed Voldemort in that terrible war, of the wizarding world, that is. But now, evil did not exist. And life was peaceful once again.
Ron walked up to the huge door into the castle and knocked hard. It was summer, so the school wouldn't be in session. But still, the weather was horrible.
The door opened and there stood Professor Snape. He still looked evil and greasy, but he looked serious, too.
"What do you want, Weasley?" Snape drawled.
"Please professor," Ron said, " the weather is horrible and I need a place to-"
But he was cut off.
"You can't stay here, Weasley. Due to-" Professor Snape started to say.
"But I'm a former student! You must-" Ron protested.
"All right!" said Professor Snape as he made room for Ron to enter.
The place looked depressing. No, more like dark, damp, and dreary. Ron started walking to Gryffindor tower when something made him stop.
"AWROOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Something was howling. It didn't sound like a dog, or a wolf, or a werewolf, for that matter. It didn't sound. . . normal.
" Did you hear that?" Ron asked.
"Merely the wind," Professor Snape replied, "Come. You must see Professor Dumbledore. Now."
Snape took Ron to Dumbledore's office. The howling started up again.
Hello Mr. Weasley," Said Dumbledore, "you may stay here for tonight, but in the morning you must leave at once! No questions!"
Ron was so dizzy and tired that he barely inclined his head. He started for the door, bumping into things as he walked. He made it to the dungeons, but then collapsed on the floor. The rest of the teachers came over to examine him, and they decided to leave him. And let him rest.
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When Ron woke up a few hours later, he was alone. He got to his feet, and began to walk again. But, he heard the howling. Louder than he had heard before. He ran towards the sound, and it stopped in front of a dungeon which looked much like a prison cell. There was a door, with bars at the top middle. A long staff lay across it, like a lock. There was something locked in the dungeon. Ron walked closer, and an arm reached between the bars and to his neck.
"Help me!" a man screamed, " Help me, please!"
Ron backed away to take a good look. A man, around his height, stood at the bars from the inside of the cell. He had black hair and a black beard. He had raggedy clothes and his hair had grown long. It looked like he hadn't had a bath in ages.
"Help me!" the man cried, again.
"Why are you locked up? What did you do?" asked Ron.
"I'm innocent!" The man, cried, "I was just walking into Hogsmeade one day when all the teachers of Hogwarts came walking towards me! I never did anything wrong! All I did that day was give my wife a kiss before I took a walk into town! Is kissing a crime? The teachers came, and caught me! They took me back to this school and locked me up and I haven't seen a soul that isn't a teacher since!"
"Perhaps I can speak to Professor Dumbledore," said Ron.
"NO!" the man cried, " No! you cannot! He's the most insane one of them all! They're all insane, of course, but he's their leader! They're kidnapping innocent people!"
"Was that you howling?" asked Ron.
"YES!" screamed the man, "Please, you must get me out of here!"
"RON WEASLEY!" said yet another voice.
Professor Dumbledore walked up and pulled him away from the cell.
"Stay away from there," said Dumbledore.
"Sir, you have a man trapped there!" said Ron.
"That is no man," said Dumbledore.
Ron almost wanted to laugh as Dumbledore dragged him to a room and closed the door.
"Professor, I think you have been seeing things! I know you have gotten into quite an old age," said Ron.
"Ron, I have only told half the truth. I haven't told the whole truth," Said Dumbledore.
"Stop spreading lies, professor. You have an innocent man there," said Ron.
"IT IS NO LIE!" Yelled Professor Dumbledore, "IT IS THE TRUTH! WHAT IS DOWN THERE IS NO MAN, BUT VOLDEMORT HIMSELF!"
Ron almost broke out laughing.
"Professor, Harry Potter killed Voldemort five years ago. The world is peaceful now," said Ron, "Oh and by the way, how long has this Howling been going on?"
" Five long years," Said Professor Dumbledore, "Harry Potter did not kill Voldemort! He merely hurt him! Voldemort wandered into Hogsmeade one day after Harry was killed and the war ended. Hogsmeade was the only place not affected by evil or war, so Voldemort had to put a stop to that! He wandered in, and the teachers and I caught him."
"How did you know it was him?" Ron asked.
"Wherever there is evil, he is there. Wherever there is trouble, he'll be there. Wherever there is chaos, he'll be there! Sometimes he is only a face in the crowd. On that day, however, a fire had broke into Honeydukes, killing the owner. We knew Voldemort had to be there." Said Dumbledore.
"How would you know?" Ron asked.
"How do you think wars start? Or economy clashes? Or death by an unworthy cause? It is all evil, and in this case, it is Voldemort. Why do you think life has been so peaceful and prosperous for five years? Because there is no evil terrorizing the world!" replied Dumbledore.
"So," said Ron, "you're basically saying Voldemort is like the devil or something?"
"That's precisely what I'm saying!" said Dumbledore, "He is! We must keep him locked up or horrible things will happen in the world!"
"But how do you keep him in?" asked Ron.
"With the staff of good and truth!" said Dumbledore, "He cannot get past it for he is pure evil. It is the only thing that he cannot pass. Now, you must go back to your room. You mustn't be going around the castle at night!"
Ron bid Dumbledore good night, and left. Was Dumbledore telling the truth? After all, he was pretty old. He could just be losing his memory. Ron took a detour back to the cells.
"What did he say?" asked the man.
"Oh, it was hilarious!" said Ron, stifling a laugh, "He said Voldemort was the devil! And that you were Voldemort!"
"Oh, they're all against me!" Cried the man, "I never did a thing! Now, please help me get out-"
"WEASLEY!" said, yet another voice.
Severus Snape came towards Ron and pulled him away.
"Professor Dumbledore said you may have possibly been rerouted from your room," said Snape.
Snape took Ron into a Room with a keyhole. He took a key out of his pocket and when they both entered the room, Snape locked the door.
"Why are you locking the door?" asked Ron.
"For your own good," Said Snape. He slipped the long necklace that held the key at the end over his head and sat down. He soon fell asleep.
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Hours later, Ron was bored out of his mind. He had been watching Snape sleep and was about to fall asleep himself, but he couldn't. He had to do something.
He slipped the keys off of Snape's neck VERY carefully. He had to make sure Snape would not awake. Ron grabbed his coat and started for the door. He put the key in, turned it, and the door swung open. He proceeded to the cells.
"Oh good! You have returned! Now, please! Let me out!" Said the man.
"Well," said Ron, "It's only this staff type thing over the door. Even you can remove it."
"Don't talk!" said the man, " Just, please remove it! I'm begging you!"
Ron debated over this for a moment. Then, his hands slid up to the staff. He grasped it, and pulled it to the ground. The door swung open and the man walked out.
"Here," said Ron, handing the man his coat, "take it. You'll freeze out-"
But he was cut off. The man had taken a wand out of his pocket and froze Ron. The man started to change. Deep green robes replaced the shabby ones, and sleek black hair replaced the shaggy. The man grinned evilly and turned to Ron. There was no mistaking it. It was Voldemort. From the background, Ron could hear the teachers scream and Voldemort laugh hysterically. And within a gust of smoke, he was gone. Professor Dumbledore ran over to Ron and unfroze him. Ron dropped to the ground, pretty much lifeless. But, he still looked up at his old headmaster.
"I'm.........sorry, sir," said Ron, gasping for breath, "I didn't believe you."
"It's all right, Ron. No one does. I just want you to know what evil you have now set on the world........." Professor Dumbledore trailed off........
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Ron: It took me another five years to catch him! I had to go around the world again! He caused another war, the starvation of Hogsmeade, and the invasion of Gringotts, but......
::he points to a door with a staff over it::
Ron: But I caught him! I have trapped the evil I released! Now.............
::he turns to Hermione, who stands beside him. She has listened to the entire story::
Ron: Now you know why it is so important that he stays locked up! You may hear some howling, but it won't matter. I must make arrangements to send him back to professor Dumbledore immediately!
::Ron leaves and the howling starts. Hermione starts to the door. She moves the staff................::
::Everything goes black and a loud scream is heard. a woman's scream..................::
THE END..........
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A/N: So, did ya like it? Kinda weird, huh? I would give you a preview for my next fic.......but I'm not sure which one I'm writing next. I've narrowed it down to two, and it's getting to be a decision. Oh well, I know one person I can ask (Yes, I'm talking to you,.......YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. RPG god and 10th kingdom watcher!!). But, as quoted from the episode, The Howling Man, "You can catch the devil, but you can't keep him locked up". If you haven't guessed, this is based on the Howling Man. So, u can rent that and see the original story. Farewell till the next insane episode of........THE HOGWARTS ZONE!