When the Darkness Rises: A Harry Potter Tale
By: Elemental eChO
!A nOtE fRoM eChO!
YEAH! The 4th chapter! Questions will be answered in this chapter. Hopefully it'll be all some of you guyz were asking.
Sachi: When will WE have a big part??? We're your own creations.
Echo: Umm...you're coming up soon....
Kado: Ya sure???
Echo: Yes yes, VERY sure!
Sachi and Kado: GOOD! Now everyone else read the fic!
Echo: Oh boy. I've created two monsters...
S and K: We HEARD that!
*Disclaimer:* The Abyss, the incantations, some spells, the plot, and Kado and Sachi. J.K. Rowling owns everything else.
Chapter 4: The Abyss
The group steadily climbed down the slippery steps. No one talked. It was driving Harry insane! Hermione had slipped almost twice about to plummet to her death because both sides were just endless black pits. Professor McGonagall looked an odd shade of green as she brought up the rear. Harry caught up to Professor Dumbledore, who was walking quite fast, and said, "I have a few questions. May I ask them Professor?" Dumbledore looked down and smiled a little. "When we stop. When we stop." He said and walked even quicker. Hermione slipped again and Ron caught her pulling her up and he kept holding her. "We don't want you to fall." Ron said and they went on ahead. Harry waited for Professor McGonagall who had thrown up over the side. "No need to wait my dear boy. Just a little on the sick side. Hope we reach that stopping spot soon."
Light seemed to not need for any assistance in walking like Hermione. It seemed like the slopes weren't even slippery to her. She even seemed to float on a pocket of air. "Well, everyone. We are about a quarter of the way into The Abyss. That little resting spot should be....Right there," she pointed to a patch of blue grass swaying in the wind. McGonagall rushed and threw herself onto the grass. Light and Dumbledore both conjured chairs to sit upon, Light's was way more fancier than Dumbledore's, but who really cared at this date and time. "Harry wishes to ask us questions my dear Cho." Says Dumbledore. Light/Cho nodded. "Well, umm.....how come all of this is happening?" Harry thought that question sorta summed up all the other ones that were swirling around in his head. Light smiled, "Great question. Here's the answer," she said and made herself comfortable in the seat. "In ancient times, the two forces, the Light and the Dark, had their own way of living. Light didn't bother the dark and Dark didn't bother the light. None of us bothered muggles. Then a dark wizard by the name Gokafis went and changed all the rules. As the king of the Dark kingdom, he thought he could take over the light, but everyone knows that light is better and more powerful than the dark. They tried to battle Missi-Lin, the queen of the lights. She was plenty stronger by herself. There was a great battle that took place after that. Darkness soldiers came from all around trying to beat Missi-Lin and her Light Warriors. It was very devastating, but Light won all because of this messenger girl who went and found out all the Darkness' secrets. She saved us all. Those that remained Dark Wizards and Witches were driven underground. See, it's happening all over again. The Abyss is the only entrance to the Dark world. You'll see a lot of terrible sites when we reach the bottom. Missi-Lin is my ancestor and Gokafis is Draco's ancestor. They haven't really possessed us, but we see their memories and other things. Missi-Lin lets me be myself most of the time, but Gokafis doesn't let Draco. The Watchers were Missi-Lin's favorite warriors. Those MUST be your ancestors! And one of them had a sister who was the messenger. Ron, that's you and Ginny." Light/Cho seemed to be finished with her little story. She had closed her eyes and leaned back even further. Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at each other wondering what they'll see at the bottom.
After an hour's rest, they started back down the slope. Ron still stayed near Hermione but there really wasn't any reason too since the ground seemed to be leveling out. "We're almost here." Professor McGonagall whispered. Harry didn't know why she sounded so scared, but then he saw as they rounded a corner. "Welcome to the Abyss." Light said and motioned for them to hide behind a huge boulder. "I've got some allies down her, but not many so we still have to be careful." Harry eyes were wide open. Crumbling buildings stood before him and ragtag shacks littered the ground. There was basically no light coming from anywhere, but a huge bonfire was ablaze in the middle of the "town" if that's what you could call it. A dirty little girl came near them. Hermione "awwed" but Light shook her head and mouthed "watch". The child became enraged at a sleeping cat and kicked it and shouted something out. The cat shrunk until it disappeared sending the girl into fits of laughter.
Kado and Sachi Chang had followed their sister and was now looking into the dark hole called the Abyss. The blue swirling mist made Sachi's stomach hurt. "Should we go?" Kado asked her. Sachi gulped. "Cho went down there and I think we better go get her." Sachi said. Kado nodded and got his wand out and the two Chang twins entered the darkness of The Abyss.
The silence where they was very unbearable as they sat quite behind the boulder. Cho/Light looked around nervously. "My reinforcements. They're not following the plan. They should have been here!" she banged angrily on the ground. "Wands out I suppose," Harry said finally. It had been a long time since he had spoken to his friends. "We better. She said the Watchers of ancient times protected Missi-Lin who was the Essence of Light back then. So we have to protect her as well since we are her Watchers." Hermione said taking her wand out. Ron took his wand out as well. "But we're kids. The Watchers back then were in their 20's. We can't face full grown Darkness Soldiers." Ron said this VERY seriously. He looked at his feet. "Ron! How can you be so selfish. All those people on Earth! They'll die probably if this land is raised." Hermione crossed her arms and poked out her bottom lip. "Sorry, Hermione. Didn't mean it...." Ron said. Light/Cho pulled out her wand which was a beautiful white one. "I'll have to check this out. Albus, Minerva. Please come with me. Harry and the others can fend for themselves. They are my Watchers. I believe they will. There's a safe house over there, stay put you three." Cho/Light smiled and then they disappeared into the darkness of the night leaving Ron, Hermione, and Harry alone behind the boulder. "Psst. Psst." A boy of about 13 was at the house Cho had directed them too. He had Dark Gray hair, but not the kind of Grey hair that you have when you get older.[A/N there IS a difference. :)] "The name's Alan. Light told me that I should watch after you." The boy smirked and then went into the house. It was burning hot in the house. The boy went in and was now feeding a small wolf cub who was in a corner. The house kind of reminded Harry of Hagrid's cabin. Only Harry noticed a room in the back with a sheet for a door. "I've been watching you descend down the slope through my Spirit Water." Alan said as he showed them a basin full of blue and purple water. "Who are you exactly?" Hermione asked. Alan looked at her and smiled. "Well my fair lady. I'm Alan the 4th Watcher only I've been watching from down here. And who may I ask are you exactly?" "Hermione Granger," Hermione said. Alan bent down and kissed her hand and she giggled. "I'm Ron that's Harry." Ron said not to happy about how friendly Alan was being to Hermione. "Well, Hello. How about taking a seat." Alan said and he sat down near the small wolf. "This is Bear, my wolf, Alan said petting him," I've raised him myself." Hermione smiled at Alan who smiled back. Ron rolled his eyes. Harry was wondering how Cho and Ginny were.
"WHAT!!!!" Alan yelled, "TWO KIDS ARE DESCENDING DOWN THE SLOPE!"
!Another Note from eChO!
I HOPE Sachi and Kado are happy! Because next chapter is about them mostly. The chapters name is Sachi and Kado Chang: The trouble within. Heehee. Wonder what trouble I'm talking about..........................