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Dangers in the Past
Ron was soon joined by the others. He now faced the same hallway he had seen in his second year when he and Harry had gone down there to save Ginny. Luckily, this time there was no Lockhart to do stupid charms and make the walls collapse. Ron used the light of his wand to look around at the others; he wanted to make sure everyone was ready to do this. He was especially concerned about the Marauders. They seemed to be dazed, not really paying attention on what was going on. His eyes locked with Sirius', and behind the confusion, he saw the same stubborn gaze he had often seen in Ryan's eyes when something was wrong with Harry. This teenager was not about to let anyone push him around. He was determined to go through the end to save his friends. Moving his gaze to Remus, he saw that the young werewolf was just as determined as Sirius.
With a soft sigh, Ron turned to Hermione. His friend had also been looking at the two teenagers. They exchanged quick glances, but neither said anything. Dumbledore motioned for them to start walking again; it wouldn't do them any good to stand about, wasting time.
It took them twenty minutes to reach the doors Harry had told them about. Looking up at the snakes, Ron had to refrain himself from shivering, as the creatures were looking particularly frightening.
The teenager turned around and softly asked, "Are you ready?"
Everyone nodded, some of them more confidently than others. Ron looked at the doors once more and raised his arm. Derek immediately hissed again and the big doors opened. The room behind the doors was pitch black, not a ray of light came in. Slowly, they entered the room. The light shining from their wands was not strong enough to illuminate the room, rather, it barely helped them to not bump into the statues.
They were only a few steps in when the doors suddenly slammed shut. Ron and Hermione, along with Ryan, Daniel and Dumbledore, forced themselves to stay their ground. They couldn't take the chance to turn around and be attacked from the back. A low humming sound began from somewhere in front of them. Ethan, Sirius and Remus turned around sharply, just in time to see two lights coming from the ground. The lights were not bright. In fact, they were dull and had a green tinge. Before any of them could move, the humming changed to a loud grumble. The ground parted at the two points of light and suddenly, two crosses shot up. Hermione gasped and paled. Hanging on the crosses facing each other, were James and Lily. It was hard to tell if they were death or alive. They were motionless, their heads lulled to the side, and their hands hung loosely from the bonds that held them in place.
Ron looked on in grim fascination, trying to focus enough to see if the two teenagers were still breathing. A soft sound from behind him made him turn sharply, just in time to catch Sirius who had begun to run in the direction of his friends. The black haired boy was none too happy at being restrained like that, and began to struggle against him. Ron was happy to see that Daniel had caught Remus, because if he had trouble with Sirius, he couldn't even hope to restrain the other boy with the superior strength the young werewolf possessed. Finally, after a few minutes of struggling, Ron was fed up. The red-haired boy brought a hand back and then slapped Sirius hard on the check. The boy stopped his fight at once, and, looking in shock at the other boy, he slowly brought his hand to his check. Ron grabbed him around the shoulders and forcefully shook him.
"Stop acting like a damn kid, Sirius. We don't have the time to baby-sit you."
The teen looked hurt, but Ron wasn't finished yet. "Use your brains for once. Do you think that whoever has set this up will just let us get James and Lily down and go away? That doesn't make any sense. In fact, I would be surprised if the area surrounding the two crucifixes isn't cursed."
Sirius looked down, ashamed for not having thought about that. Ron slowly let go of the other boy's shoulders and turned around once again. Remus had also been listening to the redhead's words and was now simply lying in Daniel's arms. The teacher didn't let go of him, knowing that if the teenager wanted to get to his friends no one would be quick enough to catch him.
A soft, cruel, voice broke the tension that had been growing within the rescue party. Ryan knew they were surrounded. He couldn't see them, the light from the crucifixes was not bright enough, but he could feel their dark presence surrounding them.
A man stepped into the light, coming to a stop between the two crosses where the two teenagers were hanging.
"I'm truly surprised to know a Weasley has enough brains to recognize the dangers of rushing off to save these two. Last I heard, your stupid muggle- loving family was much too hot tempered and had too few brains to realise something as simple as that."
Ron and Ethan growled in anger, but both stayed where they were. If there was something the war had taught them both, it was to remain clear-headed through a fight and to never give in into the enemies taunting.
Dumbledore himself broke the silence. "Who are you?"
The man looked at the old headmaster with loathing. "I, you old fool, am the Dark King. I'm the most powerful and…"
Ryan cut him off with a disdainful snort. "That's Malfoy. Voldemort's pet. He wasn't even powerful enough to rise in our own time. He had to come to the past with the few Death Eaters the Aurors hadn't caught yet. I wonder what the Voldemort of this time would do if he caught you trying to take his place, Malfoy."
Ryan smirked when he saw the blond man clench his fists. Ron and Hermione watched in amusement at the exchange, all the while keeping an eye on the Death Eaters surrounding them. A soft voice from next to Ron distracted them a little. It seemed Sirius had finally noticed there was something strange going on besides the obvious.
"The past?" He turned to look at Remus who was in turn looking confusedly at Daniel. "What do you mean by that?"
Malfoy visibly relaxed, and began to grin again. "Well, well, well, it seems someone has been keeping secrets. Honestly Black, Lupin, I would have thought you would have told your past selves about all this long ago."
To be continued…
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews. Thanks for my beta readers, Tanya and Gates. Some people have asked when I update. Well, that's hard to tell, it depends on how long it takes me to write a new chapter, especially now that finals are approaching, and how much work my beta readers have. I will probably update next week for this story, I have no idea about the other two, so bear with me. Sorry I couldn't give a better answer, but I think that once finals are over it will be easier for me to update.
Dangers in the Past
Ron was soon joined by the others. He now faced the same hallway he had seen in his second year when he and Harry had gone down there to save Ginny. Luckily, this time there was no Lockhart to do stupid charms and make the walls collapse. Ron used the light of his wand to look around at the others; he wanted to make sure everyone was ready to do this. He was especially concerned about the Marauders. They seemed to be dazed, not really paying attention on what was going on. His eyes locked with Sirius', and behind the confusion, he saw the same stubborn gaze he had often seen in Ryan's eyes when something was wrong with Harry. This teenager was not about to let anyone push him around. He was determined to go through the end to save his friends. Moving his gaze to Remus, he saw that the young werewolf was just as determined as Sirius.
With a soft sigh, Ron turned to Hermione. His friend had also been looking at the two teenagers. They exchanged quick glances, but neither said anything. Dumbledore motioned for them to start walking again; it wouldn't do them any good to stand about, wasting time.
It took them twenty minutes to reach the doors Harry had told them about. Looking up at the snakes, Ron had to refrain himself from shivering, as the creatures were looking particularly frightening.
The teenager turned around and softly asked, "Are you ready?"
Everyone nodded, some of them more confidently than others. Ron looked at the doors once more and raised his arm. Derek immediately hissed again and the big doors opened. The room behind the doors was pitch black, not a ray of light came in. Slowly, they entered the room. The light shining from their wands was not strong enough to illuminate the room, rather, it barely helped them to not bump into the statues.
They were only a few steps in when the doors suddenly slammed shut. Ron and Hermione, along with Ryan, Daniel and Dumbledore, forced themselves to stay their ground. They couldn't take the chance to turn around and be attacked from the back. A low humming sound began from somewhere in front of them. Ethan, Sirius and Remus turned around sharply, just in time to see two lights coming from the ground. The lights were not bright. In fact, they were dull and had a green tinge. Before any of them could move, the humming changed to a loud grumble. The ground parted at the two points of light and suddenly, two crosses shot up. Hermione gasped and paled. Hanging on the crosses facing each other, were James and Lily. It was hard to tell if they were death or alive. They were motionless, their heads lulled to the side, and their hands hung loosely from the bonds that held them in place.
Ron looked on in grim fascination, trying to focus enough to see if the two teenagers were still breathing. A soft sound from behind him made him turn sharply, just in time to catch Sirius who had begun to run in the direction of his friends. The black haired boy was none too happy at being restrained like that, and began to struggle against him. Ron was happy to see that Daniel had caught Remus, because if he had trouble with Sirius, he couldn't even hope to restrain the other boy with the superior strength the young werewolf possessed. Finally, after a few minutes of struggling, Ron was fed up. The red-haired boy brought a hand back and then slapped Sirius hard on the check. The boy stopped his fight at once, and, looking in shock at the other boy, he slowly brought his hand to his check. Ron grabbed him around the shoulders and forcefully shook him.
"Stop acting like a damn kid, Sirius. We don't have the time to baby-sit you."
The teen looked hurt, but Ron wasn't finished yet. "Use your brains for once. Do you think that whoever has set this up will just let us get James and Lily down and go away? That doesn't make any sense. In fact, I would be surprised if the area surrounding the two crucifixes isn't cursed."
Sirius looked down, ashamed for not having thought about that. Ron slowly let go of the other boy's shoulders and turned around once again. Remus had also been listening to the redhead's words and was now simply lying in Daniel's arms. The teacher didn't let go of him, knowing that if the teenager wanted to get to his friends no one would be quick enough to catch him.
A soft, cruel, voice broke the tension that had been growing within the rescue party. Ryan knew they were surrounded. He couldn't see them, the light from the crucifixes was not bright enough, but he could feel their dark presence surrounding them.
A man stepped into the light, coming to a stop between the two crosses where the two teenagers were hanging.
"I'm truly surprised to know a Weasley has enough brains to recognize the dangers of rushing off to save these two. Last I heard, your stupid muggle- loving family was much too hot tempered and had too few brains to realise something as simple as that."
Ron and Ethan growled in anger, but both stayed where they were. If there was something the war had taught them both, it was to remain clear-headed through a fight and to never give in into the enemies taunting.
Dumbledore himself broke the silence. "Who are you?"
The man looked at the old headmaster with loathing. "I, you old fool, am the Dark King. I'm the most powerful and…"
Ryan cut him off with a disdainful snort. "That's Malfoy. Voldemort's pet. He wasn't even powerful enough to rise in our own time. He had to come to the past with the few Death Eaters the Aurors hadn't caught yet. I wonder what the Voldemort of this time would do if he caught you trying to take his place, Malfoy."
Ryan smirked when he saw the blond man clench his fists. Ron and Hermione watched in amusement at the exchange, all the while keeping an eye on the Death Eaters surrounding them. A soft voice from next to Ron distracted them a little. It seemed Sirius had finally noticed there was something strange going on besides the obvious.
"The past?" He turned to look at Remus who was in turn looking confusedly at Daniel. "What do you mean by that?"
Malfoy visibly relaxed, and began to grin again. "Well, well, well, it seems someone has been keeping secrets. Honestly Black, Lupin, I would have thought you would have told your past selves about all this long ago."
To be continued…
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews. Thanks for my beta readers, Tanya and Gates. Some people have asked when I update. Well, that's hard to tell, it depends on how long it takes me to write a new chapter, especially now that finals are approaching, and how much work my beta readers have. I will probably update next week for this story, I have no idea about the other two, so bear with me. Sorry I couldn't give a better answer, but I think that once finals are over it will be easier for me to update.