~*Harry Potter and Practical Magic*~
Chapter 14 – 'My Blood, Your Blood, Our Blood'
Just a side note…Thanks to a reviewer, I learned that the O.W.L.s took place in 5th year (oops…I really need to read the books again) Sooo…I came up with my own little test thing. The W.A.Ts (Wandless Assement Test *basically any magical thing you can do without a wand*) Now, I'm not going to go back and change all that O.W.Ls stuff, so if you come across the O.W.Ls just pretend it says W.A.Ts. Okay? Great!
Harry ran down from the tower, and all the way to the Gryiffindor common room. He knew that if anyone could help Hermione, it would be people who had some first hand experience with people who were possesed…Samantha and Isabella Owens.
Harry reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, who looked at him with wide eyes.
"Good heavens, child! Are you alright?" she asked. Harry shook his head, and began catching his breath.
"Frogs Breath," Harry said. "Frogs breath." He repeated, and the Fat Lady swung her portrait open, and Harry rushed in. He found Ron, Isabella, Samantha, Ginny and Seamus all on the couch, either reading or playing a game of exploding snap. Samantha was the first to notice him when he came running up.
"Harry! What wrong? What happened!" she shouted, jumping off the couch.
"Hermione…Wormtail…," he choaked out.
"What about Hermione and Wormtail?" Ron asked. Harry shook his head.
"He's in her body! He's possesed her!" he shouted. Ron's expression changed from confused to shock.
"Ooooh!" he said. Harry then turned back to Samantha.
"You! You and your sister have to help me! Hermione said that when your mum was possesed, they performed the craft or something! And you too must know how to do it!" Harry said.
Samantha breathed in, and looked at Isabella. They stared at each other for a few moments, until Isabella nodded. Samantha then turned back to Harry.
"Yes, we can do it. We'll help you Harry, but it won't be easy…Sometimes it doesn't always work." She warned.
"I don't care! I already lost my parents because of that rat! I'm not going to loose Hermione too!" he shouted. Samantha put a hand on his shoulder.
"Calm down, Harry. You and Ron go and find Draco," she said, then turned to Ginny and Seamus. "You too come with Isabella and me to get some things out of our room. We'll all meet in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, alright?" she said. Everyone nodded.
"Okay, lets go." She said.
Harry and Ron then raced out of the common room, while Samantha, Isabella, Ginny, and Seamus went up into the Girls Dormitory.
Harry and Ron ran down the corridors, as fast as there legs could carry.
"Harry, how did you find Hermione?" Ron asked, gasping for breath. Harry wipped some persperation from his forehead.
"I don't know, I just heard a voice saying "Harry…I need you." And I followed it, and it lead me up to this tower on the 13th (are there 13 floors?), and I opened the door, and there she was. Just lying on the floor, sqiurming around, and then she started to rise, and then…Wormtail came out of her. He then tried to touch me, but was burned and disappered back into Hermione's body, but then she stopped moving. But I could tell she was breathing, then I came-" Harry was stopped, because he ran into someone who was coming around the corner Harry and Ron were trying to go around.
"DRACO!" Harry said. Draco glared at him, rubbing his head.
"Watch were your going, Potter." He said. Harry grabbed him by his robes.
"This is no time for fighting, Malfoy. Samantha needs you!" He said, then he let him go. Draco looked at him.
"What?! What's wrong with her?!" He shouted.
"Don't ask questions, just come with us!" Harry said, and then the three of them started running to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Ginny opened the door for them.
"Hurry! Get in!" She said, pulling Harry in by his colar. Ron and Draco followed.
They followed Ginny to the end of the bathroom, and to the last stall, where Samantha was stirring something in her black cauldron. Draco then pushed past everyone.
"Samantha, Your alright!" He said, hugging her. He then quickly let go of her when he caught a wift of what she was stirring.
"What is that?" He asked, plugging his nose. Samantha laughed.
"It's Witch's Brew," she laughed. "No, seriously, I can't tell you. Family secert." She said, with a wink. Draco then looked around.
"What's going on here? Potter said you needed me, but you look fine." He said, crossing his arms.
"I do need you…Hermione's in trouble.." She replied. Draco furrowed his brow.
"This isn't about the Slumberserium is it?" he asked. Everyone looked at him, and Harry began to fume.
"You gave that to her-" He began, but Samantha interupted him.
"She's been taking Slumberserium! Draco! That stuff is so dangerous! Especially for someone Hermione's age! Why do you think they don't sell it to kids?" Samantha shouted. Draco blushed.
"I thought it would help her…" he said. Samantha rolled her eyes.
"Where did you get that stuff from?" Seamus asked. But he didn't get his question answered because Ginny slapped his arm. Samantha shook her head.
"It doesn't matter, and anyways, this isn't about that…Wormtail has taken over Hermione's body." She said.
"What? Hermione's possesed by Wormtail? I wonder why…" he said, sratching his chin. Isabella shook her head.
"Who knows? But, did any of you bring brooms?" she asked. Everyone shook their heads, 'no'. Samanthat sighed.
"Harry, call 7 brooms to us. We will need them to perform the craft." She said. Harry did so.
"Accio 7 Brooms!" He shouted, and in just a matter of seconds, 7 brooms came flying in almost whacking everyone. Samantha then stopped stirring.
"It's time." She said.
With the pot of 'Witches Brew' leveitating behind them, Harry lead the way to the 13th floor tower. When they reached the door, he drew in a deep breath, then very gently opened the door. And what they saw, made them all gasp in fear.
Hermione was lying in the middle of the floor, twitching, sweating, and shaking violently. She was muttering words that no one could understand. Harry closed his eyes, hoping that he was just imagining all of this, he then opened them again. She was still there.
"Everyone, form a circle around her." Isabella said. They all did as they were told. Samantha then lowered the pot in the corner of the tower. Samantha then walked over to the circle and stood next to Draco and Harry. She looked at Hermione.
"Oh Herm…" she whispered, trying not to cry. She then cleared her voice.
"Now, pick up the brooms and hold them handle to brush, holding them at staft length. " She said, then followed in suit of her, forming a circle of brooms around Hermione.
"Remember, that as we go forth…it is only with our hearts beating as one…can we save the life of this child." Isabella said. Samantha then began the chant.
"De tay Pardant te manna deco…De tay Pardant te manna deco…" she chanted. Isabella then joined her, and soon the rest of them did.
Hermione began to thrash about as there voices joined as one chanting those words, getting louder and louder. She then began to scream in pain, the words stung her mind, and burned her soul.
While the other's closed their eyes, Harry kept his open watching Hermione scream in pain. He couldn't take it anymore, this had to stop.
"No…Stop! Stop! Were killing her!" he shouted, but they didn't. Harry then let go of the broom, and walked around next to Ginny and Ron who had a veiw of Hermione's face. He got down on his knee's. Hermione got up on her hand's and knee's, screaming with her head hanging down.
"Hermione, it's okay…calm down. Listen to me!" He shouted. Hermione then turned her head to face him.
"I won't disapoint my master again! I will kill you!" not Hermione, but Wormtail shouted at Harry through Hermione's mouth. She then stood up, and started running towards Harry, who fell back and started sliding away. But Hermione never reached him. Harry watched in horror as she reached the side of the circle, and was lifted into the air and thrown backwards, landing hard onto her on her back. Everyone then stopped the chanting as they too saw that horrid display. Harry then ran across the room to the side where Hermione was throne. She stayed there lying on her back, twitching, her head turned towards Harry. Harry then laid down outside the circle on his side.
"Hermione…" he said softly. "It's okay. I love you." He said. A few moments later, Hermione spoke.
"Harry…just let him take me…" she cried. Harry shook his head.
"No, Hermione. You have to stay here with us…with me." He said, feeling the tears well up in his eyes.
"All he wants is me, Harry…Only me. Oh Harry, I love so you much." She said, before closing her eyes, and resting. Harry then blinked away a few tears. Isabella and Samantha came up beside him.
"We told you Harry…It doesn't always work." Isabella said sadly. Harry nodded.
"I know." He replied.
Samantha sighed. Then, a thought struck her. How did Aunt Sally get rid of Jimmy's soul?
"Harry?" she said. Harry kept his eyes on Hermione.
"What?" he asked in a whisper.
"Did you and Hermione do the soul blood bonding?" she asked. Harry turned to her, and nodded slowly. Samantha then turned to Isabella.
"It might work, again." Samantha said, Isabella nodded. Harry looked back and forth between the girls. Samantha turned to him.
"Harry, call for a knife." She said. Harry raised and eye brow, but did as he was told.
"Accio knife!" Harry shouted, and a knife flew into his hands. Samantha then told him what too do.
Everyone got back into the group again. Harry sat up next to Hermione, and Isabella pulled the one broom that was keeping Hermione from Harry.
Harry sipped on a Butterbeer, which he called for moments ago. He then set it down with a loud thud, which woke 'Wormtail' up. Harry laughed.
"Never could resist a Butterbeer, could you Peter?" Harry asked, Wormtail slowly rose Hermione's head up.
"You want some? Well you can't have some." Harry said, taking another swig. 'Wormtail' then lunged at Harry, but Seamus and Draco held 'him'. Harry then took the knife and cut his hand where he did just months ago.
"My blood," he said. "Your blood," he cut Hermione's hand. "Our blood." He clasped his hand with Hermiones, he then moved into the circle and held her as if he was afride to let her go.
"QUICK! Close the circle, join hands!" Samantha shouted.
And in slow motion, Samatha joined hands with Draco and Ron. Draco joined hands also with Ginny, Ron also joined hands with Isabella, and Isabella joined hands with Seamus who also held on to Ginny's hand.
Harry and Hermione's whole relationship flashed before their eyes. Meeting on the train, fighting the mountain troll, going after the Sorcerers Stone. Meeting Sirius, rescuing Sirius. When Harry and Hermione would take their walks after Ron and him were in an arugment about The Goblet of Fire, The Yule Ball, Hermione Kissing Harry on the Cheek for the first time at Kings Cross. Hermione, and Ron helping Harry defeat Wormtail. The first time Hermione slept in the same bed as Hermione, them doing the Soul Bonding, and finally their first kiss.
"I love you, Hermione." Harry whispered into Hermione's ear.
And with that, a bright white light came out from between them and blew each other part, but still holding each other's hand. Harry and Hermione both felt like a ton of bricks was taking off of them. They looked around, and then looked at each other. Hermione smiled, and Harry followed, he then drew Hermione closer and kissed her sweetly on the lips.
The Bright light caused the rest of the group to fall backwards, when it was over, they began to laugh. Draco then stood up and helped Samantha up. He gave her a quick kiss on the lips, and hugged her. Ron and Seamus did the same to Isabella and Ginny. Samantha then looked up at the ceiling, a black cloud formed.
"Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust." She said, Harry and Hermione quickly got out of the way, and watched as Wormtail fell from the cloud and through the floor.
"Harry! You and Hermione must dump the brew over that spot! Quick!" Isabella shouted. Harry and Hermione then ran over to the Witches Brew, picked it up and carefully carried it over to where Hermione was dying just moments ago. Harry and Hermione looked at each other, then threw the brew onto the spot. It smoked, and bubbled a bit before dying down. Everyone cheered. Harry then turned to Hermione and hugged her.
"Why does something seem to happen EVERY year?" He asked, inching towards her face.
"You know what they say, Harry." Hermione said seductivly. Harry smiled.
"No, what?" he asked.
"Another year, another adventure." She said, followed by Harry pulling her into a very long and passionate kiss.
Don't worry, I'm not done with this story…Yet!, lol. Actually, the next chapter is the last :0( I know, it's so sad. But, I have other idea's for stories swimming around in my head, and I want to get them out. So anyways, read and review! Thanx!
Thanks to my reviewers…
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