Bloodshed.
Ginny crawled to the stricken body of Draco and wept in shock. The
three black-clad wizards closed in and on squatted down next to Ginny, pulling
back his hood to reveal his face. He smiled and put his arms around "There
now love, you're safe with us. Come on."
"But he wasn't trying to hurt me," sobbed Ginny,
flooding with indignation and anger.
"Oh, right. Well, he'll be okay. We've only put him to sleep
for a bit," he added. The other two wizards began whispering and one
checked Draco's pulse.
"He will be fine," whispered the cold voice from under
his hood.
Ginny got up with help from the hoodless wizard and was still
shaking.
"I'm Aleck, this is Reece and Tanguy. We're from SMS and
we're here to make sure everyone is evacuated from the building safely."
"Why?" asked Ginny numbly as she watch Draco being
picked up by the silent and larger SMS wizard indicated as being Tanguy.
"There's bad people in the building. We are here to make sure
people like you and your boyfriend -"
"Hey! No way is that idiot my boyfriend!"
"Sorry love. Who are you two by the way?"
"I'm Ginny Weasley and that little boy is Draco Malfoy-"
Tanguy butted in "A Malfoy eh? This is news, yes?"
Alecks smiled but Ginny continued "Yes. We and Professor
Dumbledore are here from Hogwarts."
"Dumbledore? And where is Mr. Dumbledore love?" asked
Alecks.
"Well, 'Professor' Dumbledore just left us to go check on
what happened to our guide. What is happening?"
"Some bad men are trying to take over the building. Were here
to find any potential hostages and apparate them out. Reece has just prepared a
spell to get you two out so we can carry on our search." Ginny turned to
watch Reece, who was finishing drawing a small circle around where Tanguy was
laying Draco.
"You had better get in too love. We've got to be quick and
keep on moving." Ginny nodded dumbly and stepped into the circle to sit
next too Draco. Her hand held Draco's for comfort as Reece began mumbling a
complicated spell.
"What about Professor Dumbledore?" asked Ginny as small
twinkling lights began to shimmer around the circle.
Alecks smiled back. "Don't worry love, he's next on our list.
I promise."
"Alecks!" called Tanguy, now by the door that Dumbledore
had come through. "I hear feet! Hurry!"
Reece seemed to speed up his recital as Alecks joined Tanguy by
the door. Ginny heard Draco moan softly and she cradled his head on her lap as
the circle of lights began to rise in shimmering bands around the pair.
Ginny could not see much beyond this spinning miasma of magic but
she froze as she heard the door splinter and what sounded like Tanguy scream
out something in French. Suddenly, outside the circle the air was buzzing with
chanting and the whistling and screaming of spells. She heard screams and
footsteps. The wall of magic around her began to vibrate and pale, turning a
bloody red as a scream gurgled nearby.
Ginny began to shake uncontrollably and clung onto Draco. Her eyes
tried to focus through the spinning magic to see what was happening. She could
just make out the shadowy outlines of many robed figures and Reece facing them,
outlined somehow by a bright blue field. Then Reece was gone in a sickening
cloud of red mist which made Ginny sick. To her shame, she felt a hot flood of
urine soak her thighs as cold terror gripped her as hard as she gripped Draco.
Ginny wailed as the spell began to wane and die around her. A
black leather clad hand tried to reach into the circle and grab her, but she
was already crawling to the far side dragging Draco. Draco moaned as Ginny
noted the many sets of glowing red eyes gathering outside the circle.
"Not like this," mumbled Ginny hopelessly as the shadows
closed in around them.
To be continued
Disclaimer:
The characters and setting are all thanks to J.
K. Rowling. I claim no ownership of these characters, though the events I put
them through are all mine. Mwah hah ha.