Outside the storm was still raging and its fury seemed unstoppable. Snape - flanked by two of the dark wizards - willingly followed Griffin across the meadows to the back of the house. He had a feeling that he knew what was going to happen when they approached the cliffs. They made him walk up to the edge from where he could see the churned up sea below and then stood in front of him.
Now tell me, did you speak the truth, traitor? Griffin raised his voice so it could be heard over the roaring of the storm.
Snape sneered. Maybe yes, maybe no.
They all stared at him. Griffin spat.
I said Snape replied, speaking very slowly and stressing each word. maybe I did tell you the truth, maybe I lied to you, you'll never know.
Griffin Haley glared at him as he stepped closer until they were standing eye to eye. He really hadn't expected an answer like that from someone standing on the edge of a cliff high above the sea. I'm sure we'll find out about that. Griffin hissed.
You will? How so? Snape replied.
Can you swim, traitor?
Why don't you push me down and find out?
Haley grinned viciously and slowly stepped backwards. I'm asking you once more: did you tell me the truth?
Snape smiled at him. You're not going to kill me, Griffin.
No. I'm going to hurt you.
Snape didn't seem to be impressed in the least and this was something that made Griffin very very angry. He glared at him and raised his wand. Snape glanced over his shoulder down onto the sea, contemplating if he would survive a jump down there. He remembered jumping off the cliffs when he was a kid, but never from all the way up here. Griffin barked and a green bolt of lightning shot out of the tip of his wand. It hit Snape hard, tearing a deep cut across his chest. The power of the impact threw him backwards, he felt the edge of the cliff beneath his feet and let himself fall down into the darkness.
The very same moment Lucius Malfoy apparated no more than fifty feet away from them, quickly surveyed the situation and then strode over to the three Death Eaters who whirled around as soon as they noticed him.
What the hell are you doing! He barked. You know you mustn't kill him!
We weren't going to, we're just trying to scare him a little, we'll get him back up here in a moment... Haley said but was immediately cut off by Malfoy.
Shut up, idiot! He spat, pushed him aside and stared down onto the wild and dark surface of the sea. He's gone. He muttered.
I... we... he shouldn't... Griffin stammered, realizing he was going to be held responsible for this. They were supposed to get him back up here! He quickly blamed the other two men. He wasn't even supposed to hit the water!
We would have, it was just because Malfoy suddenly apparated, we didn't watch... One of them said.
Lucius Malfoy whirled around and glared at them. The three Death Eaters immediately went silent and lowered their gaze. I was told there were five of you here, where are the other two? He asked, trying to calm himself down instead of shouting at them.
Inside, they're guarding some other guy we caught. Griffin said.
Malfoy glanced down onto the sea once more. There probably aren't too many places where you can get out of that water. The two of you will go down that way, Haley you'll be going the other way, I'll send the other two out to join you. And I'm telling you, you'd better find him, you're responsible for this.
Yes, Sir. The other three wizards muttered and set off while Malfoy walked back to the house.
But Griffin said we were not to leave him alone. Aidenn Thistle said.
Listen now, I don't care what Haley told you and neither will you, I'm the one giving orders now. Malfoy hissed. This was an extraordinary team of idiots he was dealing with here, and they started to annoy him.
That guy is fairly clever though, someone should watch him. The other man said.
Malfoy rolled his eyes. Everyone who can light a fire probably seems fairly clever to you... He muttered to himself before raising his voice again. Fine then, one of you stays here, the other one will go and help Haley search for Snape.
Which one of us? Thistle asked.
I don't care! Malfoy barked, turned around and walked up the stairs again.
Lupin had been able to hear every word they had spoken. It surprised him that Malfoy was here. Voldemort had probably sent him to take care of the situation until he arrived here himself. The Dark Lord seemed to be fairly busy. He heard another man walk up the stairs, so there was only one left to guard him. Well, and a magically locked door.
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Sorry it took me so long to update this, been really busy lately, there will be only one or two more chapters after this one and I will upload those within the next week