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Dangers in the past:
Harry looked at the basilisk with a grim determination, for them to win the fight someone had to kill it, and since the death eaters hadn't noticed him yet he seemed to be the right person for the job. With a sigh he summoned the Griffindor sword, Dumbledore had given it to him as a gift last Christmas, he knew no one else could handle the sword and he didn't see a reason for Harry not having it. With a sigh he steeled himself and in a loud voice he started to hiss to the big snake.
"Over here little sssnake, leave him alone and come play with me."
The basilisk and Flitwick both turned to face him. The little professor was wearing an horrified look on his face, no doubt he thought he was dark and was ordering the snake around. But Harry didn't mind him, since the snake took the bait and lunged at him the next moment. Harry, having been expecting this, jumped out of the way and Godric flew past him to were the snake had come to an abrupt stop. While the basilisk tried to bite the phoenix and Godric tried to hurt the snake's eyes, Harry quickly made his way to where professor Flitwick laid sprawled on the ground. Quickly he picked him up, glad that he was so thin, and ran around the corner out of the way of the basilisk and the death eaters. The professor didn't say anything he merely starred at him like he had gone crazy.
"Could you please stop gapping at me?" Harry put Flitwick on the ground and kneeled next to him. He looked him over quickly and noticed his wand arm seemed to be broken, after making sure nothing else was wrong he put his hand on the professors arm and told him. "This may hurt a bit." A soft glow formed around his hand and then spread to his professors arm making the man flinch when he felt the light putting his bone in place and healing it. With a sigh Harry let his arm drop and leaned against the wall. "There done, it's as good as new, but be careful with it for a while, it could still hurt a little." The professor nodded and in a squeaky voice said:
"Thanks Harry."
"You're welcome." The boy pecked around the corner and sighed again. "We should get going, you need to help the other teachers and I need to go help Godric with the basilisk" Seeing his professors concerned face he added "Don't worry I've dealt with this kind of things before, good luck" And with those last words he dashed out of the hall they were hiding in watched by a slightly bewildered professor Flitwick.
When Harry neared the snake and the phoenix he drew out the sword again. He immediately saw Godric had done his part of the job, the only thing that has stayed from the snake's eyes was a bloody, unseeing mass that couldn't hurt anyone. Now the phoenix was flying around the snake, keeping his attention out of the fight so he wouldn't attack any of the teachers. With a sharp whistle he called Godric back, also effectively attracting the snakes attention. Even if the basilisk couldn't see him, he could smell him. Without a second thought he plunged in the direction of the boy and Harry was forced to dodge. The beast and the boy began a mad dance through the hallway, Harry always keeping track of the direction they took as to not get into the middle of the death eaters fight. Finally, half an hour of dodging later Harry saw an opening. Without a second thought he plunged the sword in the snakes throat killing him at the same instant. He didn't have much time to contemplate the
way he had killed the basilisk since he was forced to move out of the way of the collapsing body.
Harry sighed and leaned heavily on the wall behind him, he was now sweating profusely and panting hard, his robes were hanging limply around him, matted by his own sweat and the basilisk's blood. Tiredly he drew a hand through his hair, brushing some strands of it out of his face and trying to fight the dizziness that had overtaken him. He felt somewhat comforted when Godric's warm weight landed on his shoulder and his vision cleared once more, thankfully he petted his phoenix and the bird sang a soft and comforting tune. He then turned his head around and noticed for the first time they had ended fairly near the professors. The teachers had now the upper hand in the fight and the death eaters were being hard pressed to keep up with them, having remembered to late they couldn't apparte out of Hogwarts. Some of them had collapsed due to the bite of a poisonous snake, Harry knew without a doubt it had been Derek, while others had been rendered unconscious by the teachers. A
sudden shout ran through the hall.
"Minerva!" Ethan's cry made Harry look up. He saw it all happen in a slow motion. McGonagall had just stunned a death eater and was trying to catch her breath when Ethan cried out. She quickly turned around and saw one of the remaining death eaters point a wand to her. Charlie had started to run towards her the moment he had called, but he knew he wouldn't arrive on time. Minerva was frozen in her place when she heard the words she had feared the most in all her live.
"Avada..."
To be continued...
Author's notes: Please don't kill me for the cliffanger, it was such a good place to stop. Sorry if it's a bit short. Thanks for all reviews.
Dangers in the past:
Harry looked at the basilisk with a grim determination, for them to win the fight someone had to kill it, and since the death eaters hadn't noticed him yet he seemed to be the right person for the job. With a sigh he summoned the Griffindor sword, Dumbledore had given it to him as a gift last Christmas, he knew no one else could handle the sword and he didn't see a reason for Harry not having it. With a sigh he steeled himself and in a loud voice he started to hiss to the big snake.
"Over here little sssnake, leave him alone and come play with me."
The basilisk and Flitwick both turned to face him. The little professor was wearing an horrified look on his face, no doubt he thought he was dark and was ordering the snake around. But Harry didn't mind him, since the snake took the bait and lunged at him the next moment. Harry, having been expecting this, jumped out of the way and Godric flew past him to were the snake had come to an abrupt stop. While the basilisk tried to bite the phoenix and Godric tried to hurt the snake's eyes, Harry quickly made his way to where professor Flitwick laid sprawled on the ground. Quickly he picked him up, glad that he was so thin, and ran around the corner out of the way of the basilisk and the death eaters. The professor didn't say anything he merely starred at him like he had gone crazy.
"Could you please stop gapping at me?" Harry put Flitwick on the ground and kneeled next to him. He looked him over quickly and noticed his wand arm seemed to be broken, after making sure nothing else was wrong he put his hand on the professors arm and told him. "This may hurt a bit." A soft glow formed around his hand and then spread to his professors arm making the man flinch when he felt the light putting his bone in place and healing it. With a sigh Harry let his arm drop and leaned against the wall. "There done, it's as good as new, but be careful with it for a while, it could still hurt a little." The professor nodded and in a squeaky voice said:
"Thanks Harry."
"You're welcome." The boy pecked around the corner and sighed again. "We should get going, you need to help the other teachers and I need to go help Godric with the basilisk" Seeing his professors concerned face he added "Don't worry I've dealt with this kind of things before, good luck" And with those last words he dashed out of the hall they were hiding in watched by a slightly bewildered professor Flitwick.
When Harry neared the snake and the phoenix he drew out the sword again. He immediately saw Godric had done his part of the job, the only thing that has stayed from the snake's eyes was a bloody, unseeing mass that couldn't hurt anyone. Now the phoenix was flying around the snake, keeping his attention out of the fight so he wouldn't attack any of the teachers. With a sharp whistle he called Godric back, also effectively attracting the snakes attention. Even if the basilisk couldn't see him, he could smell him. Without a second thought he plunged in the direction of the boy and Harry was forced to dodge. The beast and the boy began a mad dance through the hallway, Harry always keeping track of the direction they took as to not get into the middle of the death eaters fight. Finally, half an hour of dodging later Harry saw an opening. Without a second thought he plunged the sword in the snakes throat killing him at the same instant. He didn't have much time to contemplate the
way he had killed the basilisk since he was forced to move out of the way of the collapsing body.
Harry sighed and leaned heavily on the wall behind him, he was now sweating profusely and panting hard, his robes were hanging limply around him, matted by his own sweat and the basilisk's blood. Tiredly he drew a hand through his hair, brushing some strands of it out of his face and trying to fight the dizziness that had overtaken him. He felt somewhat comforted when Godric's warm weight landed on his shoulder and his vision cleared once more, thankfully he petted his phoenix and the bird sang a soft and comforting tune. He then turned his head around and noticed for the first time they had ended fairly near the professors. The teachers had now the upper hand in the fight and the death eaters were being hard pressed to keep up with them, having remembered to late they couldn't apparte out of Hogwarts. Some of them had collapsed due to the bite of a poisonous snake, Harry knew without a doubt it had been Derek, while others had been rendered unconscious by the teachers. A
sudden shout ran through the hall.
"Minerva!" Ethan's cry made Harry look up. He saw it all happen in a slow motion. McGonagall had just stunned a death eater and was trying to catch her breath when Ethan cried out. She quickly turned around and saw one of the remaining death eaters point a wand to her. Charlie had started to run towards her the moment he had called, but he knew he wouldn't arrive on time. Minerva was frozen in her place when she heard the words she had feared the most in all her live.
"Avada..."
To be continued...
Author's notes: Please don't kill me for the cliffanger, it was such a good place to stop. Sorry if it's a bit short. Thanks for all reviews.