Chapter 20
The Final Battle. Or Is It?
Meagan clapped her hands to her ears as what sounded like a dog whistle split the air. She hissed through clenched teeth and fell to her knees. Ferre and Ridere stared and the others rushed to her aid. "Meagan!" Shrieked a panicky Marykate, shaking Meagan.
"Meagan, I know you can hear me." Said a voice in the whistling noise. Meagan squinted. "Cate." She whispered. Cate laughed. "That's right. Now you bring yourself and all your little friends-" (Meagan scowled) "-to France and we will have the final showdown tomorrow at six in the morning. We will see if good does always triumph over evil." Cate said. "We'll be there." Meagan hissed.
~*~
Meagan, Marykate, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ridere, Ferre, Elizabeth, Sirius, Lupin, and (finally) James all appeared at Cate's "school." Meagan didn't even bother to knock, but glided into the hall, her eyes red.
People looked up and some gasped. "You wanted that showdown today, didn't you, Catherine BLACK." Meagan said, watching as Cate gracefully rose to her feet. "Yes, indeed I did, Meagan DELMORE." She replied tactfully. Voldemort looked calm as the two girls faced each other.
"We bow." Said Meagan. "I know." Snapped Cate, "You don't think father hasn't taught me the fine art of dueling?" She looked Meagan in the eye. "I don't know if children today learn how." Meagan said, flinging her hair over her shoulder.
They bowed. Cate dropped her wand and Meagan followed suit. Then the duel began.
Lightning zapped out of Meagan's fingertips and Cate stepped aside, making it hit one of the students, who fell off her chair in dead faint. Cate laughed. "You can't get me that easily." She snickered. "Only testing." Meagan retorted, matter-of-factly.
Cate suddenly twirled around and raised her hand shoulder-height. Lightning also shot out of her hand and hit Meagan in the stomach. Meagan only cocked an eyebrow. "That's not working, is it, Catey." She said, exaggerating "Catey."
Cate was becoming agitated. Then, she smiled manically. Meagan knew what was coming and braced herself. Cate became golden dust and hovered over to Meagan. She was trying to posses Meagan's body.
Cate hovered inside of Meagan, who was supposed to and didn't flash gold. Cate was suddenly halfway pushed out of Meagan's body, her legs still in Meagan's. Cate's form was regular, only she looked as if made out of molten gold. Meagan looked like molten silver and was trying to force Cate out. Cate clasped her golden hands onto Meagan's silver neck. Cate's hands started to sink into the silvery form, but then she noticed that Meagan's fist was sinking into her stomach.
Cate gave a gasp and extracted her hands out of Meagan's neck. Or at least, she tried. They were stuck! Meagan was trying to do the same, but her fist only sank deeper into Cate's form. Meagan's chin was being forced upward from Cate's arm. Cate faltered and fell into Meagan.
There was a flash of bronze and all stood still. Cate's form was regular and was resting on top of Meagan's. Meagan's face had a look of horror and shock.
Harry ran over and dragged Cate off of Meagan. Marykate touched Harry's shoulder and spread her hand over Ron, Hermione and the others and was gone.
~*~
Meagan groaned. She didn't open her eyes. "You're going down." She murmured, her eyelids fluttering. Then she opened her eyes. There was a force field in front of her and Harry was on the other side. She jumped up and Harry had a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Harry!" Meagan shrieked, "Is Cate defeated?" Harry looked bewildered. "But you are Cate." He said. Meagan looked down and saw Cate's body below her. She fainted.
The Final Battle. Or Is It?
Meagan clapped her hands to her ears as what sounded like a dog whistle split the air. She hissed through clenched teeth and fell to her knees. Ferre and Ridere stared and the others rushed to her aid. "Meagan!" Shrieked a panicky Marykate, shaking Meagan.
"Meagan, I know you can hear me." Said a voice in the whistling noise. Meagan squinted. "Cate." She whispered. Cate laughed. "That's right. Now you bring yourself and all your little friends-" (Meagan scowled) "-to France and we will have the final showdown tomorrow at six in the morning. We will see if good does always triumph over evil." Cate said. "We'll be there." Meagan hissed.
~*~
Meagan, Marykate, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ridere, Ferre, Elizabeth, Sirius, Lupin, and (finally) James all appeared at Cate's "school." Meagan didn't even bother to knock, but glided into the hall, her eyes red.
People looked up and some gasped. "You wanted that showdown today, didn't you, Catherine BLACK." Meagan said, watching as Cate gracefully rose to her feet. "Yes, indeed I did, Meagan DELMORE." She replied tactfully. Voldemort looked calm as the two girls faced each other.
"We bow." Said Meagan. "I know." Snapped Cate, "You don't think father hasn't taught me the fine art of dueling?" She looked Meagan in the eye. "I don't know if children today learn how." Meagan said, flinging her hair over her shoulder.
They bowed. Cate dropped her wand and Meagan followed suit. Then the duel began.
Lightning zapped out of Meagan's fingertips and Cate stepped aside, making it hit one of the students, who fell off her chair in dead faint. Cate laughed. "You can't get me that easily." She snickered. "Only testing." Meagan retorted, matter-of-factly.
Cate suddenly twirled around and raised her hand shoulder-height. Lightning also shot out of her hand and hit Meagan in the stomach. Meagan only cocked an eyebrow. "That's not working, is it, Catey." She said, exaggerating "Catey."
Cate was becoming agitated. Then, she smiled manically. Meagan knew what was coming and braced herself. Cate became golden dust and hovered over to Meagan. She was trying to posses Meagan's body.
Cate hovered inside of Meagan, who was supposed to and didn't flash gold. Cate was suddenly halfway pushed out of Meagan's body, her legs still in Meagan's. Cate's form was regular, only she looked as if made out of molten gold. Meagan looked like molten silver and was trying to force Cate out. Cate clasped her golden hands onto Meagan's silver neck. Cate's hands started to sink into the silvery form, but then she noticed that Meagan's fist was sinking into her stomach.
Cate gave a gasp and extracted her hands out of Meagan's neck. Or at least, she tried. They were stuck! Meagan was trying to do the same, but her fist only sank deeper into Cate's form. Meagan's chin was being forced upward from Cate's arm. Cate faltered and fell into Meagan.
There was a flash of bronze and all stood still. Cate's form was regular and was resting on top of Meagan's. Meagan's face had a look of horror and shock.
Harry ran over and dragged Cate off of Meagan. Marykate touched Harry's shoulder and spread her hand over Ron, Hermione and the others and was gone.
~*~
Meagan groaned. She didn't open her eyes. "You're going down." She murmured, her eyelids fluttering. Then she opened her eyes. There was a force field in front of her and Harry was on the other side. She jumped up and Harry had a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Harry!" Meagan shrieked, "Is Cate defeated?" Harry looked bewildered. "But you are Cate." He said. Meagan looked down and saw Cate's body below her. She fainted.