Chapter 26: Carpe Diem
Callidus was stretched out on a table in the great hall, watching the curious stares of the professors around him. It was a weird thing being a snake and a spy. You couldn't talk to anyone, let alone understand what anyone said, yet you still had to relay information back to an old bloke who keeps talking about ruling the world. Strange. How mightily strange.
"Exaudio charm, you think?" Dumbledore murmured quietly to McGonagall who nodded her head and said a few choice words. All of a sudden, a sharp pain exploded through Callidus and he began to writhe terribly across the surface of the table. The room spun violently around him and then everything became clearer. It seemed almost as though a weight was lifted from his back and he felt light; as light as he was before that wretched man 'Voldemort' cursed him. Karista's face fell into his view.
"Hi Callidus," she said softly, setting her hand on the table before Callidus and allowing him to slither up her arm and to her shoulders.
"What happened?" Callidus asked, his voice barely above a 'Parseltongue' whisper.
"We removed you of the curse Voldie put on you," Karista said lightly as she moved away from the desk, nodding her head at the teachers, and left.
"You still doing that incideus thing?" Callidus asked, his head spinning slightly from the sudden movements of Karista.
"Yeah…actually, that is what is going to happen now," Karista said as she stopped in front of a portrait and tapped a rhythm into it with her hand. The portrait swung open revealing a small room with a cauldron assembled in the middle over a blazing fire. She crossed over until she was standing beside it and swirled the liquid lightly with a ladle. After a few more minutes of which she prepared a dagger and a knife, Karista stood in front of the cauldron.
"Callidus, you might want to…er…leave right about now," Karista said lightly. She was visibly shaking by now and couldn't focus very clearly. Callidus clucked his tongue in disapproval before sliding down her arm and onto the table to watch. "If anything…er…happens, get Dumbledore and no one else."
Callidus nodded his head before Karista turned her attention back to the cauldron and pulling out a slip of parchment. After taking a deep breath, she slowly began to chant:
(A/N: Imagine some tricky Latin here)
Gods, save the soul who you are about to enter
Protect the Warrior within
For she is a servant of your will
And will serve you forever
Gods, provide courage for the soul you are about to enter
Protect her with the heart of a lion
For she is a servant of your will
And will serve you forever
Gods, provide strength for the soul you are about to enter
Protect her with the shield of Hades
For she is a servant of your will
And will serve you forever
The sound within the small room was deafening by now, but thankfully Karista had though of the possibilities before deciding to conquer immortality. Now all was left was to split her wrist and place it into the potion and the last words of the potion. With bated breath, she picked up the dagger that lay on the table and pulled back the sleeve on her left arm. Gritting her teeth, she placed the dagger across her skin and let the blood trickle into the cauldron.
After enough blood had found its way, she carefully placed her hand and wrist into the murky solution and chanted the last few words.
Spiritus proeliator, por defendo y damntia y envicio il Evil
The power from the potion made Karista collapse to her knees as a bright red, gold, green and silver light spun throughout the room before entering Karista. She collapsed to the floor, gasping for breath. Before the blackness engulfed her, she whispered to Callidus, "get help."
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Ahahahahaha…
Alright…for anyone who feels like looking up the tricky bit of latin, it might not make sense because por and y are Spanish for {for} and {and}. Other than that, it means 'Warrior Spirit, for the defense and condemnation and defeat the evil'. Clever, eh?
Oh, and I also figured out how to get italics and stuff… Muchas Gracias por Lyda Clunas for the HTML w/ MSWord thing…that is pretty cool, yo
The Exaudio charm belongs to R.J. Anderson while Carpe Diem, although belonging to the clever and artistic song by Nerve Agents, also belongs to Imogen's H/G shipper-fic. Now…
Coming next:
Summer time
A few curses
Karista discovers she sucks arse at a few subjects
The end is near (The credits I fear) I'll go shed a tear, cause the end is near…ahhahahahaah…back to work.
Cheers!
Kryssy
