Harry Potter and the Dark Lord's Castle
Dumbledore's Rescue
Harry awoke to the sound of his meal entering the room, as usual he ate very little and then put it on the floor, and then he checked his napkin for a message of some sort. He had lost count of how many days he had been in Azkaban, but he thought it was around a month. He looked on the napkin and saw a message. It was written in the same handwriting, it said.
Potter-
The rescue is set for tonight, an ally will come by your cell tonight; he will open the cell and get you your wand. Once he does this he is going to leave you and you will have to get out yourself. Dumbledore is going to lead an attack on Azkaban, so it is going to be very confusing around here. Get out, and go to the docks, there will be a boat out there. Once you get on the boat it will magically speed you to a safe place. STAY THERE until someone comes and gets you; follow these instructions to the letter. DO NOT stay and help, DO NOT leave the safe place.
Harry was happy for the first time in a month, he was feeling very happy indeed, when a Dementor walked by, he could feel the happiness being sucked out of him and he was left with a feeling of dread. People might die trying to rescue him, how could he have that on his conscience. For the rest of the day Harry worried about the fate of his rescuers and if they would be successful.
That night, Harry heard the sound he had been waiting for, outside his cell he heard an incantation.
"Expecto Patronum" He could see a silver reflection through the edges of his cell door. He heard the sounds of feet running away and it sounded as if the Dementors were running away. As soon as they got out of range the happiness that he might escape overpowered his emotions again. He heard another spell, this one unlocked the door, the door flew open and Harry stood speechless at rescuer, it was none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Malfoy?!" Harry exclaimed, letting anger flow with his words, "What? Have you come to torture me some more."
"I'm here to rescue you, you stupid boy." He drawled, Malfoy handed Harry his wand and was off without another word leaving Harry to ponder the mystery of why Lucius Malfoy appeared to be on their side.
Harry could hear voices and bangs coming from the north side of the prison, he assumed this must be where Dumbledore was concentrating his efforts. Harry remembered where the docks were and it was on the opposite side of the prison as Dumbledore. Harry ran down the hall and caught sight of a lone Death Eater who was running towards the battle. The person who wrote the notes never said he couldn't help out as long as he was going towards the boats, he jumped out from behind the wall he was behind and shouted,
"Expelliarmis!" The Death Eater's Wand flew out of his grip and on the ground in front of Harry. Harry didn't believe it would be that easy to disarm him, so he didn't really know what to do. He shouted the first spell that came to mind.
"Reducto!" Harry shouted as he swung his wand to point at the Death Eater, the spell hit the Death Eater and with power that surprised even Harry he flew down the hall at least twenty feet and fell to the ground with a sickening crunch. Harry approached the fallen Death Eater with caution, knowing he could be trying to fool him. Harry didn't think that he was in good enough condition to attack him but just to make sure he used another spell to contain him,
"Stupefy!" Harry said his wand pointed directly at the Death Eater's head, the spell hit him and he stayed motionless on the ground. Harry was interested to know which Death Eater he took down so he unmasked him, and was staring in to the face of Igor Karkaroff, the former Headmaster of Durmstrang, another Wizarding School. Harry was interested to note that Karkaroff had rejoined Voldemort, Harry would have liked to know why he had done it, but knew better than to wake him. He ran the rest of the way to the boat and climbed aboard, as soon as he got aboard the boat zoomed away from the island. Harry looked behind him on the island and was amazed at the sight that he saw. He saw at least a half-dozen giants, each of them at least 25 feet tall, they were crushing parts of Azkaban and the Death Eater's spells bounced off of their skin harmlessly. He also saw a small army of centaurs wielding cross bows charging down the beach after two Death Eaters. He also saw small groups of different types of creatures, he saw a group of Banshees, who had cornered some Death Eaters against a wall. He also saw merpeople in the water surrounding Azkaban, Harry was amazed at the number of resources Dumbledore was using just to rescue him. The last part of the battle was truly amazing, more than a hundred wizards were standing at the gates of Azkaban, and surrounding them were the same amount of Patronus', there was almost every shape imaginable. The wizards were also fighting the remainder of the Death Eaters. All across the island battle raged.
"Why am I so bloody important?" Harry asked himself, "why are all of these people fighting for my freedom."
"He looked at the water around his speeding boat and was amazed to see a guard of Merpeople was surrounding the boat. The boat sped on until Harry could only see the outline of Azkaban and the giants that were attacking it. The boat went on for so long that Harry finally fell asleep.
"Master, they are here! Dumbledore is leading the attack, he has gotten an army that is bigger than ours here. We must retreat or be destroyed."
"Nott," the other voice said calmly, "hold out your arm."
The man called Nott did so, on his arm was the dark mark. When Voldemort touched it, it turned black, the Death Eaters apperated to his side.
'That muggle lover Albus Dumbledore has attacked, we will meet this attack. Now go and stop him before he destroys my castle. If he gets through you, my loyal army, you had better hope that he kills you, because if you fail me your fate will be worse than death. Now go!"
The army disapperated, and Voldemort was left alone wondering where his most faithful servant Lucius Malfoy was, he also wondered where Karkaroff was. He voiced these concerns to the empty room and then apperated to the Riddle House at Little Hangleton to let his Death Eaters fight the battle. He was still not up to full strength and needed his potion from Nagini.
Harry woke up in a small room, he assumed this was the safe room that the letter had talked about, there was very little in the room. It was sparsely furnished with just a bed in the corner and a small table in the center.
The door opened and Rubeus Hagrid staggered in, bleeding profusely from a wound on chest, he looked like he was trying to say something but he collapsed on the floor before he could say it and lay there unmoving.
Dumbledore's Rescue
Harry awoke to the sound of his meal entering the room, as usual he ate very little and then put it on the floor, and then he checked his napkin for a message of some sort. He had lost count of how many days he had been in Azkaban, but he thought it was around a month. He looked on the napkin and saw a message. It was written in the same handwriting, it said.
Potter-
The rescue is set for tonight, an ally will come by your cell tonight; he will open the cell and get you your wand. Once he does this he is going to leave you and you will have to get out yourself. Dumbledore is going to lead an attack on Azkaban, so it is going to be very confusing around here. Get out, and go to the docks, there will be a boat out there. Once you get on the boat it will magically speed you to a safe place. STAY THERE until someone comes and gets you; follow these instructions to the letter. DO NOT stay and help, DO NOT leave the safe place.
Harry was happy for the first time in a month, he was feeling very happy indeed, when a Dementor walked by, he could feel the happiness being sucked out of him and he was left with a feeling of dread. People might die trying to rescue him, how could he have that on his conscience. For the rest of the day Harry worried about the fate of his rescuers and if they would be successful.
That night, Harry heard the sound he had been waiting for, outside his cell he heard an incantation.
"Expecto Patronum" He could see a silver reflection through the edges of his cell door. He heard the sounds of feet running away and it sounded as if the Dementors were running away. As soon as they got out of range the happiness that he might escape overpowered his emotions again. He heard another spell, this one unlocked the door, the door flew open and Harry stood speechless at rescuer, it was none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Malfoy?!" Harry exclaimed, letting anger flow with his words, "What? Have you come to torture me some more."
"I'm here to rescue you, you stupid boy." He drawled, Malfoy handed Harry his wand and was off without another word leaving Harry to ponder the mystery of why Lucius Malfoy appeared to be on their side.
Harry could hear voices and bangs coming from the north side of the prison, he assumed this must be where Dumbledore was concentrating his efforts. Harry remembered where the docks were and it was on the opposite side of the prison as Dumbledore. Harry ran down the hall and caught sight of a lone Death Eater who was running towards the battle. The person who wrote the notes never said he couldn't help out as long as he was going towards the boats, he jumped out from behind the wall he was behind and shouted,
"Expelliarmis!" The Death Eater's Wand flew out of his grip and on the ground in front of Harry. Harry didn't believe it would be that easy to disarm him, so he didn't really know what to do. He shouted the first spell that came to mind.
"Reducto!" Harry shouted as he swung his wand to point at the Death Eater, the spell hit the Death Eater and with power that surprised even Harry he flew down the hall at least twenty feet and fell to the ground with a sickening crunch. Harry approached the fallen Death Eater with caution, knowing he could be trying to fool him. Harry didn't think that he was in good enough condition to attack him but just to make sure he used another spell to contain him,
"Stupefy!" Harry said his wand pointed directly at the Death Eater's head, the spell hit him and he stayed motionless on the ground. Harry was interested to know which Death Eater he took down so he unmasked him, and was staring in to the face of Igor Karkaroff, the former Headmaster of Durmstrang, another Wizarding School. Harry was interested to note that Karkaroff had rejoined Voldemort, Harry would have liked to know why he had done it, but knew better than to wake him. He ran the rest of the way to the boat and climbed aboard, as soon as he got aboard the boat zoomed away from the island. Harry looked behind him on the island and was amazed at the sight that he saw. He saw at least a half-dozen giants, each of them at least 25 feet tall, they were crushing parts of Azkaban and the Death Eater's spells bounced off of their skin harmlessly. He also saw a small army of centaurs wielding cross bows charging down the beach after two Death Eaters. He also saw small groups of different types of creatures, he saw a group of Banshees, who had cornered some Death Eaters against a wall. He also saw merpeople in the water surrounding Azkaban, Harry was amazed at the number of resources Dumbledore was using just to rescue him. The last part of the battle was truly amazing, more than a hundred wizards were standing at the gates of Azkaban, and surrounding them were the same amount of Patronus', there was almost every shape imaginable. The wizards were also fighting the remainder of the Death Eaters. All across the island battle raged.
"Why am I so bloody important?" Harry asked himself, "why are all of these people fighting for my freedom."
"He looked at the water around his speeding boat and was amazed to see a guard of Merpeople was surrounding the boat. The boat sped on until Harry could only see the outline of Azkaban and the giants that were attacking it. The boat went on for so long that Harry finally fell asleep.
"Master, they are here! Dumbledore is leading the attack, he has gotten an army that is bigger than ours here. We must retreat or be destroyed."
"Nott," the other voice said calmly, "hold out your arm."
The man called Nott did so, on his arm was the dark mark. When Voldemort touched it, it turned black, the Death Eaters apperated to his side.
'That muggle lover Albus Dumbledore has attacked, we will meet this attack. Now go and stop him before he destroys my castle. If he gets through you, my loyal army, you had better hope that he kills you, because if you fail me your fate will be worse than death. Now go!"
The army disapperated, and Voldemort was left alone wondering where his most faithful servant Lucius Malfoy was, he also wondered where Karkaroff was. He voiced these concerns to the empty room and then apperated to the Riddle House at Little Hangleton to let his Death Eaters fight the battle. He was still not up to full strength and needed his potion from Nagini.
Harry woke up in a small room, he assumed this was the safe room that the letter had talked about, there was very little in the room. It was sparsely furnished with just a bed in the corner and a small table in the center.
The door opened and Rubeus Hagrid staggered in, bleeding profusely from a wound on chest, he looked like he was trying to say something but he collapsed on the floor before he could say it and lay there unmoving.