Crazy for Mystery
Chapter Six: The Steel Spirit
Kitty Malfoy
A/N: Same
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"Sirius..Sirius..SIRIUS!" Crystal screamed.
Sirius cracked an eye open to see Crystal leaning over him-practically on top of him.
"Mornin' gorgeous." he mumbled, and pushed her hand off his headboard where she had been holding herself up, and she toppled down on top of him. He pulled her towards him and kissed her, deeply. Crystal pushed away and made a face.
"Eww, morning breath."
Sirius pouted, and dragged himself out of bed. All he was wearing was a pair of black boxers, and Crystal whistled, and lounged out on his bed.
Crystal was wearing a sleeveless blue shirt the same color as her hair tips. A silver chain held up her low, hip-hugging, dark denim jeans, and black, high-heeled sandals hung lazily off her feet. To top off her ensemble she wore a floor length leather jacket with three-quarters length sleeves. Her fingers toyed with the large hoop earrings she wore, as she waited impatiently for Sirius to finish dressing.
He came out of the bathroom wearing baggy khakis, a very form fitting black, muscle shirt, and a golden chain around his neck.
Crystal stood up, and that was when Sirius noticed the knife strapped to her thigh, and her wand in easy reach within her jacket. "Yummy." she purred, and gave him a quick peck. "Much better," she said approvingly.
They walked down into the common room to join James, Remus, and a very sleepy Peter. "Right. See you all at breakfast." Crystal said, and the group split up.
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Crystal and Sirius had been working diligently throughout the day, with no success, and now Sirius was getting bored. He tapped her on the shoulder and when she turned around he planted his lips firmly on hers. Crystal moaned into his mouth in surprise and delight, and as a dim haze shut down her brain she kissed back with equal passion. Suddenly, she gained control, and the haze slipped away leaving her completely aware of everything around her. She slid along the wall away from him, shaking.
"Crystal?" he asked in concern.
"We have work to do." She said in a gruff voice, and began walking briskly down the corridor. Sirius swallowed and followed after her.
~!~ (1 Week Later)
"Ok this should help us locate the last five Elemental Spirits.." Crystal said pointing to the five vials of green liquid.
"Five? I thought there were eight." Remus questioned.
"Yes there are, but I've already found the other three. The Fire Spirit was inside Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, and the Wood Spirit was inside the Whomping Willow. I was retrieving it when you entered." She said in a matter-of-fact voice.
"That was only two, what about the third one?" Sirius asked. Crystal's head lowered, and her voice was quiet and thick with emotion. "The Death Spirit was inside a little girl, at the hospital in Hogsmeade, and..she was dying. I told her that she wasn't dying, just moving on to a better place, and that the energy inside her would help save the world. And then..she told me, she told me I didn't have to make up stories to make her feel better. She said..she was ready to die. Only six years old, and ready to die.."
A tear slid down her cheek, and she roughly brushed it away. Each of us will take a vial, and drink it. We'll go one at a time-seeing as how none of you know how to extract the spirits."
"Right." The boys chorused quietly.
"Remus you go first. This potion will help us find the spirit that is the most in tune with your spirit." Crystal explained.
Remus widened his eyes a bit. "Well, bottoms up!"
Remus gave a grimace as the bubbly, green liquid poured down his throat. Crystal's intent face fazed, and blurred in front of him until finally everything went black. Things shifted suddenly back into focus, but things were totally different. Instead of his friends familiar faces everything was infrared. His friends were simply blobs of light. Crystal was a deep blood red; Sirius a dark navy; James was a forest green; and Peter was a dirty yellowish green.
"What do you see?" James asked.
"I think I'm seeing your spirits...You're all infrared, and stuff." Remus replied rubbing his eyes.
"Good, the potion is working." Crystal exclaimed.
Suddenly a large silver orb appeared in front of his chest, and a beam of silver light, like a tiny thread, shot out of the room.
"That's it!" Crystal exclaimed. "Let's go!" The group speed out the door and down the hall following the pulsing line of light.
~!~
"I think we're close the Steel Spirit." Crystal announced, as the group twisted and turned down various hallways. Climbing up another staircase they found themselves on the Fifth Floor.
"It's getting brighter!" Remus supplied.
The group moved up from the stairs and turned right, and then right again. Walking several paces more they reached an old ash door at the send of the floor. The light exploded in a flash of light.
"I guess we're here." Sirius muttered.
"Where are we?" Crystal asked, "I don't remember this door."
"It's the trophy room." Peter supplied, shrewdly.
Crystal nodded and walked into the room. The boys followed in noisily, and Crystal raised her hand for silence. Closing her eyes she extended her left hand-palm out. Blood-red light outlined her hand, and a tendril extended outward and wrapped around a huge iron shield hung against the far wall. Upon the shield were engraved the names of the four founders- each in their handwriting. It was a priceless Hogwarts antique-which was now revealed to hold the third spirit, the Spirit of Steel.
Crystal spread her fingers outward and the tendril expanded to cover the entire shield. Small flecks of silver began to appear throughout the red casing. Soon the entire shield was covered in pulsating silver light.
Crystal curled her fingers slightly and the energy began to slip off the shield and travel into her hand. Closing her hand into a fist she sucked the last of the energy inside her body, and turned to the boys.
"All done." She said with a small grin, before swaying slightly on the spot. "That's all there is to it." She whispered.
Sirius was instantly at her side, supporting her with an arm about her waist and shoulders. "Are you all right Crystal?" he asked in concern.
"I'm fine. Just give me a minute."
"Where is the Spirit now?" Remus asked curiously.
"It's inside me with the other three spirits." Crystal said rubbing her eyes tiredly. "Let's get back to the room, and find the next Spirit."
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R & R PLEASE!
A/N: Same
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"Sirius..Sirius..SIRIUS!" Crystal screamed.
Sirius cracked an eye open to see Crystal leaning over him-practically on top of him.
"Mornin' gorgeous." he mumbled, and pushed her hand off his headboard where she had been holding herself up, and she toppled down on top of him. He pulled her towards him and kissed her, deeply. Crystal pushed away and made a face.
"Eww, morning breath."
Sirius pouted, and dragged himself out of bed. All he was wearing was a pair of black boxers, and Crystal whistled, and lounged out on his bed.
Crystal was wearing a sleeveless blue shirt the same color as her hair tips. A silver chain held up her low, hip-hugging, dark denim jeans, and black, high-heeled sandals hung lazily off her feet. To top off her ensemble she wore a floor length leather jacket with three-quarters length sleeves. Her fingers toyed with the large hoop earrings she wore, as she waited impatiently for Sirius to finish dressing.
He came out of the bathroom wearing baggy khakis, a very form fitting black, muscle shirt, and a golden chain around his neck.
Crystal stood up, and that was when Sirius noticed the knife strapped to her thigh, and her wand in easy reach within her jacket. "Yummy." she purred, and gave him a quick peck. "Much better," she said approvingly.
They walked down into the common room to join James, Remus, and a very sleepy Peter. "Right. See you all at breakfast." Crystal said, and the group split up.
~!~
Crystal and Sirius had been working diligently throughout the day, with no success, and now Sirius was getting bored. He tapped her on the shoulder and when she turned around he planted his lips firmly on hers. Crystal moaned into his mouth in surprise and delight, and as a dim haze shut down her brain she kissed back with equal passion. Suddenly, she gained control, and the haze slipped away leaving her completely aware of everything around her. She slid along the wall away from him, shaking.
"Crystal?" he asked in concern.
"We have work to do." She said in a gruff voice, and began walking briskly down the corridor. Sirius swallowed and followed after her.
~!~ (1 Week Later)
"Ok this should help us locate the last five Elemental Spirits.." Crystal said pointing to the five vials of green liquid.
"Five? I thought there were eight." Remus questioned.
"Yes there are, but I've already found the other three. The Fire Spirit was inside Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, and the Wood Spirit was inside the Whomping Willow. I was retrieving it when you entered." She said in a matter-of-fact voice.
"That was only two, what about the third one?" Sirius asked. Crystal's head lowered, and her voice was quiet and thick with emotion. "The Death Spirit was inside a little girl, at the hospital in Hogsmeade, and..she was dying. I told her that she wasn't dying, just moving on to a better place, and that the energy inside her would help save the world. And then..she told me, she told me I didn't have to make up stories to make her feel better. She said..she was ready to die. Only six years old, and ready to die.."
A tear slid down her cheek, and she roughly brushed it away. Each of us will take a vial, and drink it. We'll go one at a time-seeing as how none of you know how to extract the spirits."
"Right." The boys chorused quietly.
"Remus you go first. This potion will help us find the spirit that is the most in tune with your spirit." Crystal explained.
Remus widened his eyes a bit. "Well, bottoms up!"
Remus gave a grimace as the bubbly, green liquid poured down his throat. Crystal's intent face fazed, and blurred in front of him until finally everything went black. Things shifted suddenly back into focus, but things were totally different. Instead of his friends familiar faces everything was infrared. His friends were simply blobs of light. Crystal was a deep blood red; Sirius a dark navy; James was a forest green; and Peter was a dirty yellowish green.
"What do you see?" James asked.
"I think I'm seeing your spirits...You're all infrared, and stuff." Remus replied rubbing his eyes.
"Good, the potion is working." Crystal exclaimed.
Suddenly a large silver orb appeared in front of his chest, and a beam of silver light, like a tiny thread, shot out of the room.
"That's it!" Crystal exclaimed. "Let's go!" The group speed out the door and down the hall following the pulsing line of light.
~!~
"I think we're close the Steel Spirit." Crystal announced, as the group twisted and turned down various hallways. Climbing up another staircase they found themselves on the Fifth Floor.
"It's getting brighter!" Remus supplied.
The group moved up from the stairs and turned right, and then right again. Walking several paces more they reached an old ash door at the send of the floor. The light exploded in a flash of light.
"I guess we're here." Sirius muttered.
"Where are we?" Crystal asked, "I don't remember this door."
"It's the trophy room." Peter supplied, shrewdly.
Crystal nodded and walked into the room. The boys followed in noisily, and Crystal raised her hand for silence. Closing her eyes she extended her left hand-palm out. Blood-red light outlined her hand, and a tendril extended outward and wrapped around a huge iron shield hung against the far wall. Upon the shield were engraved the names of the four founders- each in their handwriting. It was a priceless Hogwarts antique-which was now revealed to hold the third spirit, the Spirit of Steel.
Crystal spread her fingers outward and the tendril expanded to cover the entire shield. Small flecks of silver began to appear throughout the red casing. Soon the entire shield was covered in pulsating silver light.
Crystal curled her fingers slightly and the energy began to slip off the shield and travel into her hand. Closing her hand into a fist she sucked the last of the energy inside her body, and turned to the boys.
"All done." She said with a small grin, before swaying slightly on the spot. "That's all there is to it." She whispered.
Sirius was instantly at her side, supporting her with an arm about her waist and shoulders. "Are you all right Crystal?" he asked in concern.
"I'm fine. Just give me a minute."
"Where is the Spirit now?" Remus asked curiously.
"It's inside me with the other three spirits." Crystal said rubbing her eyes tiredly. "Let's get back to the room, and find the next Spirit."
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R & R PLEASE!