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Chapter 5:
The sword and the arrow flew at each other, pausing in midair before colliding together. There was a split second of silence all around the room, until the arrow fell to the ground. The sword held in midair, suddenly glowing blue and sparkling like the arrow had been. Then, with a huge bang, the goblin disappeared in a cloud of blue dust. The other goblins scattered.
"Everyone. you can come out now. We've got work to do!" said Lathina, trying to calm her shocked and frayed nerves. She was in charge, and had to protect the group the only way she could think of. The ragged group, some with scorched sleeves and hair, came out of hiding from behind bookshelves, under desks and chairs, and behind drapes.
"Come on! Get up! Sleep is not a luxury we can afford!" She ran over and picked up the arrow. "Ed, take that spellbook and whatever else you can find we can use for defense. Second years if you please, get some "Quick Cooking for Witches" books off the shelves. First years go get the How To Fly books. You're gonna need to learn and learn fast. We leave tomorrow afternoon if possible."
Lathina herself went over to the carpentry section of the library and took down some books. When they were all assembled, she led them back to their camp. The other group had returned with the wood and rope. Rachelle and Ed came up to her. Lathina looked at them. like really looked at them. Their eyes were bloodshot, Ed's normally gelled hair was flat and flaky, Rachelle's makeup was almost gone. Lathina knew she didn't look any better than they did. Yet, she picked herself up and did not allow herself a nervous breakdown. She stood up straight (even if it took every ounce of willpower she had) and said, "We have work to do."
"God Lathina! How do you do it?! You just killed a goblin, your face is bleeding from something, its 3 am and you're still ready to work!" said Rachelle.
Lathina reached up and felt her head. Blood came away on her fingers. She had thought it was just sweat. "Oh well. I cant deal with that now. Ed, do you think you can make a child's seat for a broomstick? Or maybe four of them?"
"Yes. well, I can try," he said uncertainly.
"Good. Go do it." He did. "Rachelle I need you to help me make a huge box, or a few smaller ones that can be carried by two broomsticks. We have some fairly good ones that can hold the weight if we go slowly enough."
"Yes I'll help. Lets go," said Rachelle attempting to pull herself together.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, at six am, it was still dark. Lathina pulled out her wand and did the final Feather-Weight Spell on the boxes. She surveyed the group. Three boxes the size of queen beds were attached to two broomsticks on either end. Four other broomsticks had roughly made baby seats added to them. Lathina made a mental note to compliment Ed on his carpentry job later. For now, they had to be off.
Lathina mounted her Venus and muttered the final enchantment, a particularly advanced one at that: "Soferwelm." Nothing around them changed, and Lathina was puzzled. It was an advanced invisibility spell. but it didn't seem to be working.
"Hey Lathina! What's wrong? Shouldn't we be invisible?" asked Rachelle.
"Yes, but." suddenly a rabbit and a deer walked into the clearing. They took no notice of the students. Lathina scratched her nose and waved her hands. The animals didn't notice. One of the other girls sneezed. The deer and rabbit looked around and then fled, not knowing what cause the sound. "I think we are invisible." said Lathina. "We can see everything, but they can't see us." She looked at the book. "But the spell only lasts five hours. That means it'll wear off and I'll have to recast it." She snapped the book shut and put it in her backpack. "Lets go."
The injured climbed into the boxes, and the First Years mounted their brooms with only a little difficulty. Lathina took the front, then came half of the Fourth Years, then half the Third, half the Second, then all of the First, and the other halves of the higher years. Ed brought up the rear and Rachelle stayed in the middle. They took off.
Once high in the air, Lathina looked back onto the Academy. What was once the greatest place she ever knew, was now smoking rubble. "Lathina!" called a boy.
She turned. The boy flew up beside her. He was a Third Year with shocking red hair. "What about the Light?" he looked down at the school. "We cant rightly leave without it."
"You're right! I completely forgot! But we can't stay here a moment longer! I'm sure the goblins can see though invisibility." She thought for a second. "I'll go get it. Ed, you'll have to lead. Nancy and Darrell, you guard the rear. I'll catch up." She wheeled her broom toward the school. The group fell into formation behind her. "Just make sure you stop long before one o'clock!" Ed nodded, and they sped off. Lathina turned toward the school to find the one thing that the school had that could save their lives, and to convince Dumbledore what had happened.
I guess that's a semi cliffhanger. I mean, I have had better. but I figured I'll be nice. kinda. Hehe. Plz R&R! thanx! Peace and Chicken Grease! Firegold
Chapter 5:
The sword and the arrow flew at each other, pausing in midair before colliding together. There was a split second of silence all around the room, until the arrow fell to the ground. The sword held in midair, suddenly glowing blue and sparkling like the arrow had been. Then, with a huge bang, the goblin disappeared in a cloud of blue dust. The other goblins scattered.
"Everyone. you can come out now. We've got work to do!" said Lathina, trying to calm her shocked and frayed nerves. She was in charge, and had to protect the group the only way she could think of. The ragged group, some with scorched sleeves and hair, came out of hiding from behind bookshelves, under desks and chairs, and behind drapes.
"Come on! Get up! Sleep is not a luxury we can afford!" She ran over and picked up the arrow. "Ed, take that spellbook and whatever else you can find we can use for defense. Second years if you please, get some "Quick Cooking for Witches" books off the shelves. First years go get the How To Fly books. You're gonna need to learn and learn fast. We leave tomorrow afternoon if possible."
Lathina herself went over to the carpentry section of the library and took down some books. When they were all assembled, she led them back to their camp. The other group had returned with the wood and rope. Rachelle and Ed came up to her. Lathina looked at them. like really looked at them. Their eyes were bloodshot, Ed's normally gelled hair was flat and flaky, Rachelle's makeup was almost gone. Lathina knew she didn't look any better than they did. Yet, she picked herself up and did not allow herself a nervous breakdown. She stood up straight (even if it took every ounce of willpower she had) and said, "We have work to do."
"God Lathina! How do you do it?! You just killed a goblin, your face is bleeding from something, its 3 am and you're still ready to work!" said Rachelle.
Lathina reached up and felt her head. Blood came away on her fingers. She had thought it was just sweat. "Oh well. I cant deal with that now. Ed, do you think you can make a child's seat for a broomstick? Or maybe four of them?"
"Yes. well, I can try," he said uncertainly.
"Good. Go do it." He did. "Rachelle I need you to help me make a huge box, or a few smaller ones that can be carried by two broomsticks. We have some fairly good ones that can hold the weight if we go slowly enough."
"Yes I'll help. Lets go," said Rachelle attempting to pull herself together.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, at six am, it was still dark. Lathina pulled out her wand and did the final Feather-Weight Spell on the boxes. She surveyed the group. Three boxes the size of queen beds were attached to two broomsticks on either end. Four other broomsticks had roughly made baby seats added to them. Lathina made a mental note to compliment Ed on his carpentry job later. For now, they had to be off.
Lathina mounted her Venus and muttered the final enchantment, a particularly advanced one at that: "Soferwelm." Nothing around them changed, and Lathina was puzzled. It was an advanced invisibility spell. but it didn't seem to be working.
"Hey Lathina! What's wrong? Shouldn't we be invisible?" asked Rachelle.
"Yes, but." suddenly a rabbit and a deer walked into the clearing. They took no notice of the students. Lathina scratched her nose and waved her hands. The animals didn't notice. One of the other girls sneezed. The deer and rabbit looked around and then fled, not knowing what cause the sound. "I think we are invisible." said Lathina. "We can see everything, but they can't see us." She looked at the book. "But the spell only lasts five hours. That means it'll wear off and I'll have to recast it." She snapped the book shut and put it in her backpack. "Lets go."
The injured climbed into the boxes, and the First Years mounted their brooms with only a little difficulty. Lathina took the front, then came half of the Fourth Years, then half the Third, half the Second, then all of the First, and the other halves of the higher years. Ed brought up the rear and Rachelle stayed in the middle. They took off.
Once high in the air, Lathina looked back onto the Academy. What was once the greatest place she ever knew, was now smoking rubble. "Lathina!" called a boy.
She turned. The boy flew up beside her. He was a Third Year with shocking red hair. "What about the Light?" he looked down at the school. "We cant rightly leave without it."
"You're right! I completely forgot! But we can't stay here a moment longer! I'm sure the goblins can see though invisibility." She thought for a second. "I'll go get it. Ed, you'll have to lead. Nancy and Darrell, you guard the rear. I'll catch up." She wheeled her broom toward the school. The group fell into formation behind her. "Just make sure you stop long before one o'clock!" Ed nodded, and they sped off. Lathina turned toward the school to find the one thing that the school had that could save their lives, and to convince Dumbledore what had happened.
I guess that's a semi cliffhanger. I mean, I have had better. but I figured I'll be nice. kinda. Hehe. Plz R&R! thanx! Peace and Chicken Grease! Firegold