In the Garden of Eden
Part 8
Standard disclaimer applies. I own Eden, Phoebe and Horace, and Bertha.
Selena owns herself. JKR owns everyone else.
"Down there, right behind that willow tree." Eden pointed to their destination.
Fred directed the broom downward accordingly. "Why?" He asked, shocking Eden.
She was surprised by his first word of the 500 mile trip. He hadn't even said anything when she explained how her parents weren't really dead, just dead to her, because of their association with dark magic. She had explained how they had wanted her to be the greatest dark wizard since You- Know-Who, and how she had escaped them to live with her Muggle cousin Velma in the states, and how her parents had attempted to murder Velma to get her back. He hadn't even said a word when she told him that she knew more dark magic than most wizards twice her age, but choose not to use it.
"Why what?" She asked him to clarify.
"Why would your mother take George?"
"Because she's an evil selfish bitch and wanted to hurt me." And she probably thought he was you. Eden thought.
Fred caught her unspoken words, but didn't respond. He was still slightly uneasy about the whole her liking him thing. He didn't know how to tell her that he'd secretly been seeing Selena Moon, a 6th year Ravenclaw girl.
They landed with a slight thump. "Stay here." Eden told Fred.
Shaking his head he started to respond, only to be cut off.
"I know them better than you do. If things get ugly, you'd only be in the way."
Fred smiled sadly, then leaned over and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Be careful." He warned.
"I will." Eden said, reaching to make sure her wand was in her pocket. Then she turned and walked toward the cave.
Inside, Eden's parents were watching the picturepot happily.
" I told you she'd come, Phoebe" Her father said triumphantly, turning off the picturepot.
Phoebe rolled her eyes, but smiled none the less, glancing at the unconscious George, lying in the back corner of the cave. They sat there, chatting for a few minutes, becoming more nervous with each passing second.
"Horace, what could possibly be taking that girl so long? She only had to walk from the tree to the entrance."
"Well, it could be the fact that I decided to take the back way in." Eden said happily as she pointed her wand at her parents. "Eden, dear, how good to see you!" Her mother exclaimed.
"Can it ma. What did you need so badly that it couldn't wait till the end of the term?"
"We need your help with this new spell. We just didn't have enough power." Her dad said, relieved that she didn't seem to want to hurt them. He began to look around for his wand. He was horrified to find that his and Phoebe's wands were lying on the kitchen table, all the way on the other side of the cave.
He glanced at Phoebe, who had obviously come to the same conclusion. She nodded toward the kitchen, her eyes saying that she'd distract Eden.
Phoebe walked slowly toward Eden and put her arm gently around her daughter's shoulder.
"How, honey, could you help us?" She began to turn Eden toward the other wall.
"I won't help with any dark magic! I told you that years ago. I gave it up. It only hurts people."
Phoebe looked over her shoulder and nodded to Horace, who began to inch his way across the cave.
"But baby, you were so good at it! Everyone always thought so. Even Lord Voldmort himself commented on how well you were doing." Phoebe said, trying to keep Eden's attention.
"Yeah, that from the wonderful dark wizard who lost his power and needed 11 years to get it back! Good always wins mom. That's just the way it works." Eden remarked sadly. "I wish I could help, really I --"
"Eden! Watch out!!" Fred's scream made Eden spin around. She got up her wand just in time to block the spell her father had cast.
"Crucio!" She yelled, causing her father to fall to the ground withering in pain.
"See honey. I told you. You're a dark witch at heart. There's no way to deny it." Her mother smirked. Eden turned on her.
"Avada Ka-"
"Eden!" Fred screamed, causing her to lose concentration. She hurled the half finished spell at her mother anyway, causing Phoebe to fall to the ground in a dead faint.
Fred ran to Phoebe's side and grabbed her wrist looking for a pulse.
"You can't fight dark with dark Eden. So you know what would happen to you if you had killed your own mother? It's bad enough that you used an unforgivable curse. Do you really want death on your hands?"
Eden turned away from him, almost in tears.
Fred came up behind her and gently laid his hands on her shoulders. "Come on." He said. "Let's get George and go home."
Epilogue coming soon. I promise.
"Down there, right behind that willow tree." Eden pointed to their destination.
Fred directed the broom downward accordingly. "Why?" He asked, shocking Eden.
She was surprised by his first word of the 500 mile trip. He hadn't even said anything when she explained how her parents weren't really dead, just dead to her, because of their association with dark magic. She had explained how they had wanted her to be the greatest dark wizard since You- Know-Who, and how she had escaped them to live with her Muggle cousin Velma in the states, and how her parents had attempted to murder Velma to get her back. He hadn't even said a word when she told him that she knew more dark magic than most wizards twice her age, but choose not to use it.
"Why what?" She asked him to clarify.
"Why would your mother take George?"
"Because she's an evil selfish bitch and wanted to hurt me." And she probably thought he was you. Eden thought.
Fred caught her unspoken words, but didn't respond. He was still slightly uneasy about the whole her liking him thing. He didn't know how to tell her that he'd secretly been seeing Selena Moon, a 6th year Ravenclaw girl.
They landed with a slight thump. "Stay here." Eden told Fred.
Shaking his head he started to respond, only to be cut off.
"I know them better than you do. If things get ugly, you'd only be in the way."
Fred smiled sadly, then leaned over and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Be careful." He warned.
"I will." Eden said, reaching to make sure her wand was in her pocket. Then she turned and walked toward the cave.
Inside, Eden's parents were watching the picturepot happily.
" I told you she'd come, Phoebe" Her father said triumphantly, turning off the picturepot.
Phoebe rolled her eyes, but smiled none the less, glancing at the unconscious George, lying in the back corner of the cave. They sat there, chatting for a few minutes, becoming more nervous with each passing second.
"Horace, what could possibly be taking that girl so long? She only had to walk from the tree to the entrance."
"Well, it could be the fact that I decided to take the back way in." Eden said happily as she pointed her wand at her parents. "Eden, dear, how good to see you!" Her mother exclaimed.
"Can it ma. What did you need so badly that it couldn't wait till the end of the term?"
"We need your help with this new spell. We just didn't have enough power." Her dad said, relieved that she didn't seem to want to hurt them. He began to look around for his wand. He was horrified to find that his and Phoebe's wands were lying on the kitchen table, all the way on the other side of the cave.
He glanced at Phoebe, who had obviously come to the same conclusion. She nodded toward the kitchen, her eyes saying that she'd distract Eden.
Phoebe walked slowly toward Eden and put her arm gently around her daughter's shoulder.
"How, honey, could you help us?" She began to turn Eden toward the other wall.
"I won't help with any dark magic! I told you that years ago. I gave it up. It only hurts people."
Phoebe looked over her shoulder and nodded to Horace, who began to inch his way across the cave.
"But baby, you were so good at it! Everyone always thought so. Even Lord Voldmort himself commented on how well you were doing." Phoebe said, trying to keep Eden's attention.
"Yeah, that from the wonderful dark wizard who lost his power and needed 11 years to get it back! Good always wins mom. That's just the way it works." Eden remarked sadly. "I wish I could help, really I --"
"Eden! Watch out!!" Fred's scream made Eden spin around. She got up her wand just in time to block the spell her father had cast.
"Crucio!" She yelled, causing her father to fall to the ground withering in pain.
"See honey. I told you. You're a dark witch at heart. There's no way to deny it." Her mother smirked. Eden turned on her.
"Avada Ka-"
"Eden!" Fred screamed, causing her to lose concentration. She hurled the half finished spell at her mother anyway, causing Phoebe to fall to the ground in a dead faint.
Fred ran to Phoebe's side and grabbed her wrist looking for a pulse.
"You can't fight dark with dark Eden. So you know what would happen to you if you had killed your own mother? It's bad enough that you used an unforgivable curse. Do you really want death on your hands?"
Eden turned away from him, almost in tears.
Fred came up behind her and gently laid his hands on her shoulders. "Come on." He said. "Let's get George and go home."
Epilogue coming soon. I promise.
