Title: Back to the Future
Chapter Four: Drowning
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Ooh! IMPORTANT CHAPTER! Will she make it to the bus stop,
or will Lucius catch her? All the questions! Read on!
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Serenity ran as if possessed.
Branches and brambles raked her face and limbs, and
snagged her clothing, but she didn't even wince. Her fear was so
great that it overwhelmed the pain and shut it out.
The crescent moon in the distance sunk lower and lower in
front of her, and pink-orange light creeped around her heels as the
sun rose behind her. Soon her cover of darkness would be totally
gone, and Lucius would find her tracks easily.
And once he got close enough he could follow her just by
listening for her monotone chanting.
If only she knew how far she had left to go. A simple
location spell would have done the trick, but her wand had been
taking from her. The magic that flowed in her blood was useless
without a wand.
Wait! Was it? Untrained wizards and witches had always
used magic when they felt angry or scared, as a reflex. So, why
couldn't she do that now?
She flashed back to her 8th year in Hogwarts. She had heard
something about focusing your power through a phrase or rhyme.
It was worth a try. She began to chat quickly.
"I search within me
Set my magic free
My situation dire,
Grant me my desire
East, then south, west then north,
Here come I to call it forth.
Give me power to see
As I do will, so mote it be."
A pinprick of golden light shot from her chest, and off into
the distance. Distant images shot at her with lightening speed, and
she felt as if she had been shot from a canon. The images abruptly
stopped, and she saw the edge of the forest and a street, on which a
large purple bus sat.
Then she was back where she started, a bit nauseous and
disoriented. The bus stop was so close, if only she could hold out a
little longer!
There was a rustling in the bushes behind her, and she
whirled around to see a head of silver-blond hair come into view.
Lucius emerged from the bushes his wand outstretched.
"Incendio!" He shouted, and flames burst from his wand. Serenity
barely managed to fling herself to the ground, before the magical
flames burst over her head, so close she could feel it's heat on the
back of her neck.
Instantly she was on her feet, dodging between trees as more
mage fire blazed towards her.
Shafts of light pierced through the gloom of the dense forest.
Serenity stumbled forward as vines reached out to cling at her
ankles, and broke out into the light.
The Knight Bus loomed in front of her; it's metallic purple
paint gleaming in the early morning sunlight. She grinned in spite
of everything. She had made it.
Sudden pain lanced through her skull, and she fell to her
knees. Lucius pulled her roughly back to her feet clutching her hair
in a severe grasp.
From behind the Knight Bus the conductor couldn't see her
struggle. "Isn't it great that you can't scream?" Lucius hissed in her
ear.
Flashes of her premonition zoomed in her head. The ring of
Death Eaters. Voldemort. The Dark MarkÉ.NO! She wouldn't let
the happen. She laughed then, at what was happening to her, and at
Lucius.
She slammed her head backwards, into his face and heard the
bones in his nose break. Lucius stumbled backwards, clutching his
bleeding face. Serenity rolled away from him, and let out an ear-
splitting scream.
"Help me!" She screamed and scrambled to her feet. The door of
the bus swung open and a freckled face poked out, just as Lucius
got back to his feet.
He snarled, and Serenity whirled around in surprise, and his
fist connected with her jaw. Her body flew past the conductor's
face and skidded along the cobbled street. Already the darkness
was seeping into her mind.
A strange voice pounded in the conductor's head .:: Listen closely.
You must go to Hogwarts, and find my brother Draco Malfoy. Tell
him this. Saturday, midnight, King's Graveyard::.
Lucius hand clamped over her mouth and dragged her away
from the bus, though it would not stop her from conveying her
message.
.:: Please hurry! My life is in your hands! And also give this ring to
Professor Black. He will knowÉ::.
There was a loud crack, and Lucius apparated them both
away. The sound of metal on stone interrupted the abrupt silence as
a diamond encrusted gold ring fell from the air.
The conductor leaned down and picked up the small ring
with trembling fingers. Hastily he shoved it in his pocket and the
bus disappeared with a loud pop.
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Serenity closed her eyes, and all that was there was darkness.
She had broken off her chanting at the bus stop to call for help, and
in doing so she had allowed the darkness that had haunted her for
weeks to take over.
She opened her eyes again as her 'father' growled in
frustration. He had been cursing her for hours, but she showed no
sign that she was being tortured.
She smirked. He was too weak. The darkness that possessed
her blocked everything from her, like a protective shield. He
blanched at the smirk that played on her features as he cast the
'Crucio Curse'. Serenity laughed darkly, confusing the man.
He removed the curse and stalked out of her room. Her dark
eyes glowed as she slid to the floor, and her insane laughter was
cut short, as she gasped for breath.
The darkness had tightened around her throat, and she was
suffocating. She couldn't even call a healing spell, as her voice was
sucked out of her. She fell backwards onto the floor, one hand on
her throat and the other clawing the air.
The darkness overwhelmed her, seeping into her throat and
coating her eyes. She shuddered as she felt the darkness circulate
throughout her body.
She struggled to get air into her lungs but more of the evil
covered her mouth, and she drifted into the darkness, drowning in
the evil she had unleashed upon herself.
~*******~*******~*******~*******~*******~
Ok, most, if not all, of the next chapter will be about Draco and
Sirius getting Serenity's message from the no-name conductor.
R & R
Kitty Malfoy
Chapter Four: Drowning
Author: Kitty Malfoy
Ooh! IMPORTANT CHAPTER! Will she make it to the bus stop,
or will Lucius catch her? All the questions! Read on!
~*******~*******~*******~*******~*******~
Serenity ran as if possessed.
Branches and brambles raked her face and limbs, and
snagged her clothing, but she didn't even wince. Her fear was so
great that it overwhelmed the pain and shut it out.
The crescent moon in the distance sunk lower and lower in
front of her, and pink-orange light creeped around her heels as the
sun rose behind her. Soon her cover of darkness would be totally
gone, and Lucius would find her tracks easily.
And once he got close enough he could follow her just by
listening for her monotone chanting.
If only she knew how far she had left to go. A simple
location spell would have done the trick, but her wand had been
taking from her. The magic that flowed in her blood was useless
without a wand.
Wait! Was it? Untrained wizards and witches had always
used magic when they felt angry or scared, as a reflex. So, why
couldn't she do that now?
She flashed back to her 8th year in Hogwarts. She had heard
something about focusing your power through a phrase or rhyme.
It was worth a try. She began to chat quickly.
"I search within me
Set my magic free
My situation dire,
Grant me my desire
East, then south, west then north,
Here come I to call it forth.
Give me power to see
As I do will, so mote it be."
A pinprick of golden light shot from her chest, and off into
the distance. Distant images shot at her with lightening speed, and
she felt as if she had been shot from a canon. The images abruptly
stopped, and she saw the edge of the forest and a street, on which a
large purple bus sat.
Then she was back where she started, a bit nauseous and
disoriented. The bus stop was so close, if only she could hold out a
little longer!
There was a rustling in the bushes behind her, and she
whirled around to see a head of silver-blond hair come into view.
Lucius emerged from the bushes his wand outstretched.
"Incendio!" He shouted, and flames burst from his wand. Serenity
barely managed to fling herself to the ground, before the magical
flames burst over her head, so close she could feel it's heat on the
back of her neck.
Instantly she was on her feet, dodging between trees as more
mage fire blazed towards her.
Shafts of light pierced through the gloom of the dense forest.
Serenity stumbled forward as vines reached out to cling at her
ankles, and broke out into the light.
The Knight Bus loomed in front of her; it's metallic purple
paint gleaming in the early morning sunlight. She grinned in spite
of everything. She had made it.
Sudden pain lanced through her skull, and she fell to her
knees. Lucius pulled her roughly back to her feet clutching her hair
in a severe grasp.
From behind the Knight Bus the conductor couldn't see her
struggle. "Isn't it great that you can't scream?" Lucius hissed in her
ear.
Flashes of her premonition zoomed in her head. The ring of
Death Eaters. Voldemort. The Dark MarkÉ.NO! She wouldn't let
the happen. She laughed then, at what was happening to her, and at
Lucius.
She slammed her head backwards, into his face and heard the
bones in his nose break. Lucius stumbled backwards, clutching his
bleeding face. Serenity rolled away from him, and let out an ear-
splitting scream.
"Help me!" She screamed and scrambled to her feet. The door of
the bus swung open and a freckled face poked out, just as Lucius
got back to his feet.
He snarled, and Serenity whirled around in surprise, and his
fist connected with her jaw. Her body flew past the conductor's
face and skidded along the cobbled street. Already the darkness
was seeping into her mind.
A strange voice pounded in the conductor's head .:: Listen closely.
You must go to Hogwarts, and find my brother Draco Malfoy. Tell
him this. Saturday, midnight, King's Graveyard::.
Lucius hand clamped over her mouth and dragged her away
from the bus, though it would not stop her from conveying her
message.
.:: Please hurry! My life is in your hands! And also give this ring to
Professor Black. He will knowÉ::.
There was a loud crack, and Lucius apparated them both
away. The sound of metal on stone interrupted the abrupt silence as
a diamond encrusted gold ring fell from the air.
The conductor leaned down and picked up the small ring
with trembling fingers. Hastily he shoved it in his pocket and the
bus disappeared with a loud pop.
~*******~*******~*******~*******~*******~
Serenity closed her eyes, and all that was there was darkness.
She had broken off her chanting at the bus stop to call for help, and
in doing so she had allowed the darkness that had haunted her for
weeks to take over.
She opened her eyes again as her 'father' growled in
frustration. He had been cursing her for hours, but she showed no
sign that she was being tortured.
She smirked. He was too weak. The darkness that possessed
her blocked everything from her, like a protective shield. He
blanched at the smirk that played on her features as he cast the
'Crucio Curse'. Serenity laughed darkly, confusing the man.
He removed the curse and stalked out of her room. Her dark
eyes glowed as she slid to the floor, and her insane laughter was
cut short, as she gasped for breath.
The darkness had tightened around her throat, and she was
suffocating. She couldn't even call a healing spell, as her voice was
sucked out of her. She fell backwards onto the floor, one hand on
her throat and the other clawing the air.
The darkness overwhelmed her, seeping into her throat and
coating her eyes. She shuddered as she felt the darkness circulate
throughout her body.
She struggled to get air into her lungs but more of the evil
covered her mouth, and she drifted into the darkness, drowning in
the evil she had unleashed upon herself.
~*******~*******~*******~*******~*******~
Ok, most, if not all, of the next chapter will be about Draco and
Sirius getting Serenity's message from the no-name conductor.
R & R
Kitty Malfoy
