JKR owns the people and places, I own Karista, Julia, Amaia, Vanessa, some chick named Jolene and the dream...
Author's Note: Watch out for mild swearing, k?
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Chapter 18: Messages
"Please help," Vanessa murmured to the sky as another shot of pain ripped through her. Michael Hongton was standing over her muttering various hexes and charms to get her to talk. Veritaserum couldn't be used on her has she was too weak for it. "Someone out there help me."
***
Karista looked around herself. It wasn't at all like Voldemort's bed chamber. In fact, it was outside, almost like Diagon Alley. The difference was the she didn't recognize any names of the shops, let alone any people out on the street. She immediately spotted what she had come to see as it stood out more than anything else did. The people passing by however seemed not to notice it.
"Inconspicuous charm, then," she whispered out into the night air as she pulled her invisibility cloak tighter around her. She had begun sleeping with it by her side in case she went to see her uncle. This was not her usual experience, though. She touched the wall that had caught her attention before and it melted away before her. She could sense someone following her, and it felt oddly familiar, yet she didn't question it. She turned to face a deserted alleyway with a meager light pouring into it from an open door to her left. She lightly walked to the door and peered inside. Two men, one to her disgust Lucius Malfoy, were in a heated argument.
"WHERE IS SHE, HONGTON! I MUST SPEAK TO HER!" Lucius bellowed at the young Death Eater. "THE DARK LORD WISHES ME TO SPEAK WITH HER!"
"Lucius, you know I cannot permit you to enter, not without the Dark Lord!" the man Hongton whispered, waving his wand furiously in front of himself.
"Fine," Lucius muttered coldly as he passed Karista in the doorway and entered the alleyway where he apparated.
Karista could hear a faint whimpering coming from behind a closed door within the room, yet she couldn't make out at all what she was saying. The presence she had felt earlier was now standing next to her.
"Harry, is that you?" she mumbled dropping the hood a bit to reveal her face. She could feel the presence gently squeeze her right arm. She smiled. "Where are we, Harry?"
She could gently feel Harry tug on her arm towards a sign that was hanging in the alleyway over another door. Knockturn Alley.
"Why are we here?" she asked knowing that she couldn't get an answer. Slowly, she caught on to a woman's voice.
***
"Help me," she shrieked as the cruciatus curse ran through her veins again.
"No one can here you, woman. Ah, Avery is here to relieve me," Hongton said happily as he went into the door.
Vanessa kept muttering 'Help' under her breath until she saw a slight flash of light. The woman who had been brought in was unrecognizable, yet began to stir.
"I won't hurt you," said a soft whisper near her left ear. She tried to jump; yet the shackles were keeping her taut against the wall. "I'm here to help you."
"Oh please, please help me," Vanessa moaned.
"Shhh…I am going to remove my invisibility cloak, alright?" the voice murmured and soon a fine shimmery cloth was dangling from a girl's hand. "My name is Karista, and I am going to help you."
"But…but…you can't be more than…"
"I know, sixteen. But trust me, I am more powerful than any of those dunderheads out there," Karista said happily as she surveyed the room. "I should also tell you that Harry is here with me."
"This is a little freaky," Vanessa whispered as she once again tried to release herself from the chains.
"Okay…let me explain. I am in an out-of-body form here, so no one can hurt me. Harry Potter is also here, but I doubt very much you can see him," Karista said softly as she examined the shackles carefully. "We are going to get you out of here."
Vanessa couldn't help but smile, even if she feared to let her life be placed in some sixteen-year-olds hands.
"Okay. I trust you. And you also have to help her."
Vanessa had motioned to the woman with a dark reddish colored hair who was in a cell unconscious. Karista peered inside and let out a soft gasp. "Who is she?"
"I don't know," Vanessa mused. She honestly didn't know who the woman was, only that she seemed familiar. Not only that, she was unrecognizable. "But I know she is hurt worse than me."
"Okay," Karista muttered as she pulled on the jail bars lightly. "I have to go back and get a few things."
"NO! NO! Don't leave me, please," Vanessa cried out. "I can't be left here alone."
Karista bit her lower lip before speaking to someone…Probably 'Harry', she thought.
"Harry, go outside and see exactly where in Knockturn alley we are. Then, wake yourself up and get dressed and bring your firebolt and invisibility cloak. Then come and wake me up, alright?"
The presence known as Harry lightly squeezed her arm and disappeared. Karista crossed the room and picked up the invisibility cloak that she had brought.
"I am going under this now, but I will be still here with you, alright?"
Vanessa nodded her head and relaxed against the wall. Suddenly, the door burst open and in stepped Avery.
"I am going to put something on you to help you," Karista said quietly in Vanessa's ear. She reached behind her neck and tugged slightly, releasing the clasp on her necklace. She gently wrapped it around Vanessa's neck and the hieroglyphs changed almost immediately. Vanessa could feel herself going steadily warmer as she looked at the blank space where Karista supposedly was.
"Let's see you suffer," Avery grinned as he raised his wand and muttered 'Crucio'.
Vanessa at first felt a sharp pain worse than anything she had experienced until a sudden warmth began to spread from her fingertips. She kept yelling, more to keep Avery from growing suspicious, yet still had to force back a smile. She had a one up on the death eaters. She was going to make it
Author's Note: Watch out for mild swearing, k?
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Chapter 18: Messages
"Please help," Vanessa murmured to the sky as another shot of pain ripped through her. Michael Hongton was standing over her muttering various hexes and charms to get her to talk. Veritaserum couldn't be used on her has she was too weak for it. "Someone out there help me."
***
Karista looked around herself. It wasn't at all like Voldemort's bed chamber. In fact, it was outside, almost like Diagon Alley. The difference was the she didn't recognize any names of the shops, let alone any people out on the street. She immediately spotted what she had come to see as it stood out more than anything else did. The people passing by however seemed not to notice it.
"Inconspicuous charm, then," she whispered out into the night air as she pulled her invisibility cloak tighter around her. She had begun sleeping with it by her side in case she went to see her uncle. This was not her usual experience, though. She touched the wall that had caught her attention before and it melted away before her. She could sense someone following her, and it felt oddly familiar, yet she didn't question it. She turned to face a deserted alleyway with a meager light pouring into it from an open door to her left. She lightly walked to the door and peered inside. Two men, one to her disgust Lucius Malfoy, were in a heated argument.
"WHERE IS SHE, HONGTON! I MUST SPEAK TO HER!" Lucius bellowed at the young Death Eater. "THE DARK LORD WISHES ME TO SPEAK WITH HER!"
"Lucius, you know I cannot permit you to enter, not without the Dark Lord!" the man Hongton whispered, waving his wand furiously in front of himself.
"Fine," Lucius muttered coldly as he passed Karista in the doorway and entered the alleyway where he apparated.
Karista could hear a faint whimpering coming from behind a closed door within the room, yet she couldn't make out at all what she was saying. The presence she had felt earlier was now standing next to her.
"Harry, is that you?" she mumbled dropping the hood a bit to reveal her face. She could feel the presence gently squeeze her right arm. She smiled. "Where are we, Harry?"
She could gently feel Harry tug on her arm towards a sign that was hanging in the alleyway over another door. Knockturn Alley.
"Why are we here?" she asked knowing that she couldn't get an answer. Slowly, she caught on to a woman's voice.
***
"Help me," she shrieked as the cruciatus curse ran through her veins again.
"No one can here you, woman. Ah, Avery is here to relieve me," Hongton said happily as he went into the door.
Vanessa kept muttering 'Help' under her breath until she saw a slight flash of light. The woman who had been brought in was unrecognizable, yet began to stir.
"I won't hurt you," said a soft whisper near her left ear. She tried to jump; yet the shackles were keeping her taut against the wall. "I'm here to help you."
"Oh please, please help me," Vanessa moaned.
"Shhh…I am going to remove my invisibility cloak, alright?" the voice murmured and soon a fine shimmery cloth was dangling from a girl's hand. "My name is Karista, and I am going to help you."
"But…but…you can't be more than…"
"I know, sixteen. But trust me, I am more powerful than any of those dunderheads out there," Karista said happily as she surveyed the room. "I should also tell you that Harry is here with me."
"This is a little freaky," Vanessa whispered as she once again tried to release herself from the chains.
"Okay…let me explain. I am in an out-of-body form here, so no one can hurt me. Harry Potter is also here, but I doubt very much you can see him," Karista said softly as she examined the shackles carefully. "We are going to get you out of here."
Vanessa couldn't help but smile, even if she feared to let her life be placed in some sixteen-year-olds hands.
"Okay. I trust you. And you also have to help her."
Vanessa had motioned to the woman with a dark reddish colored hair who was in a cell unconscious. Karista peered inside and let out a soft gasp. "Who is she?"
"I don't know," Vanessa mused. She honestly didn't know who the woman was, only that she seemed familiar. Not only that, she was unrecognizable. "But I know she is hurt worse than me."
"Okay," Karista muttered as she pulled on the jail bars lightly. "I have to go back and get a few things."
"NO! NO! Don't leave me, please," Vanessa cried out. "I can't be left here alone."
Karista bit her lower lip before speaking to someone…Probably 'Harry', she thought.
"Harry, go outside and see exactly where in Knockturn alley we are. Then, wake yourself up and get dressed and bring your firebolt and invisibility cloak. Then come and wake me up, alright?"
The presence known as Harry lightly squeezed her arm and disappeared. Karista crossed the room and picked up the invisibility cloak that she had brought.
"I am going under this now, but I will be still here with you, alright?"
Vanessa nodded her head and relaxed against the wall. Suddenly, the door burst open and in stepped Avery.
"I am going to put something on you to help you," Karista said quietly in Vanessa's ear. She reached behind her neck and tugged slightly, releasing the clasp on her necklace. She gently wrapped it around Vanessa's neck and the hieroglyphs changed almost immediately. Vanessa could feel herself going steadily warmer as she looked at the blank space where Karista supposedly was.
"Let's see you suffer," Avery grinned as he raised his wand and muttered 'Crucio'.
Vanessa at first felt a sharp pain worse than anything she had experienced until a sudden warmth began to spread from her fingertips. She kept yelling, more to keep Avery from growing suspicious, yet still had to force back a smile. She had a one up on the death eaters. She was going to make it
