Warning: Some violence and torture in this chapter, and some not so good language.
Ch. 16
Finals, Confrontations, & Surprises
(Last week in May, Hogwarts)
"Oh man that was horrible." Megabyte whined as the group walked out of the castle after their last final. "I didn't find them that hard really." Hermione said and everyone rolled their eyes. "Snape is so unfair. Why does he pick on Neville so much?" Kat asked. "No idea. I mean with us at least, he has a reason, he hated our dads. It's a stupid and unfair reason, but still a reason, with Neville he's just mean to be mean." Harry commented.
That weekend was a Hogsmeade weekend so the group, plus Ginny decided to go. They went to all the usual places and then went to practice with Sirius, Arwen, and Remus.
"So what are you guys doing this summer?" Ron asked as the group was walking back to the castle. "I don't know…"Megabyte started just as a bunch of wizards in dark robes and masks appeared and started throwing curses at them. The TP's started placing protective spells around everyone and used stunning spells on the death eaters while Harry and the others used attack spells. Harry yelled out as he saw Wormtail but was too busy to do anything. "Stupefy!" Adam yelled at Wormtail while Kat placed a shield around him to keep the other Death Eaters from getting to him. This however caused a lapse in concentration on the protective spell around her and Ginny. Two Death Eaters got through their shields and were able to capture them and all the Death Eaters left. "KAT! GINNY!" the others yelled.
(Riddle Mansion, Some time later.)
Kat groaned as she came to, she was in a large room and was tied to a pole. She looked around and could see Ginny coming to on the other side of the room. "Nice of you to join us, Ms. Lupin." Voldmorte said walking up to her. "What do you want?" "You and your friends to join me. If they do I'll even let the muggles in your group live, they might prove useful." "We're never join you!" she shouted at him. " You'll either join me or you, the muggle lover and all your friends and family will die." Kat spat in his face yelling " Go to hell…" using some words that would have made her dad freak if he heard her saying them. "CRUCIO!" Kat started screaming in pain, she thought the bracelet Render put on her was bad this was a 1,000 times worse. "KAT!" Voldmorte used the curse on her till she passed out. He then turned to Ginny and started towards her getting ready to kill her when all a sudden there was a flash of bright light.
(Dumbledore's Office)
Everyone in the Order was present in Dumbledore's office plus Hermione, Ron, and the remaining TP's. "Then they all apparated." Harry finished telling all who hadn't been there about the attack. "I believe with your permission of course we should explain about yourselves." Dumbledore said looking at the tomorrow people. They all looked at each other and nodded. "Kat and her friends are Mind Speakers." "WHAT?!"
Just then Harry and Adam cried out in pain while the other TP's flinched. "What's wrong?" Sirius and Arwen asked and everyone looked at the teens in concern. "It's my scar, it's burning." "Kat's in pain." Everyone but the TP's looked confused about how they could tell Kat was hurt. "We've all got a connection to each other so when one of us is in trouble or pain we can feel it," he told them. "The link between Adam and Kat is stronger the two of them then between the rest of us for some reason." Ami added. Then she Remus's worried look she added, "She's still alive." All a sudden all the TP's jumped again. "Now what?" one of the Order members asked. "There's a new tomorrow person." "Some one just broke out." "Bill go with Kevin here and help this person." Dumbledore said.
(The island)
One minute she was certain she was going to die and the next Ginny found herself in the ocean. Luckily her bonds had fallen off and she was able to swim ashore. Ginny looked around and saw a silver dome sticking out of the ground. She had started walking towards it when of all people Kevin and Bill appeared in front of her with a flash of light.
"BILL! KEVIN!" she yelled running towards them and hugging each of them. "Ginny! How?" they asked. "I have no idea!" "I think we should go back and talk to Dumbledore. You should probably stop hugging Kevin he looks like he's having trouble breathing." Bill smirked. Kevin had started blushing like mad when Ginny hugged him in front of her older brother. [Thank god her dad didn't come with me] he thought. Ginny's face immediately turned the color of her hair. "Ginny I need you to concentrated on Dumbledore's office and then picture yourself there." Kevin told her. "Ok" Kevin grabbed Bill's and Ginny's hand and they teleported away.
(Riddle House, hidden dungeon)
Kat slowly came to for the second time in lots of pain. She looked around then tried to contact the others only to end up in more pain. "Will you stop doing that?" a cold voice told her. She turned around and saw a Death Eater, "Follow me," he said turning around. " Why should I? If your master wants to tortured or kill me then he can come to me." "Stupid girl. I'm not taking you to Voldmorte. I'm trying to help you escape!" he said pulling off his mask. "Snape!"
(Dumbledore's office)
"Ginny!" Mr. Weasley and Ron yelled hugging her. "Are you all right?" "Ya, I'm fine." " Ms. Weasley I know this is will be hard for you but I need you to tell us exactly what happened after you were captured." Dumbledore said. "Well I-I woke up, tied up in a chair. Kat was tied to the wall across the room. You-Know-Who told her to join him or he'd kill her, me, and everyone else. Kat told him of and spat in his face." At this Remus looked really proud but extremely worried. "Then what happened lass?" Mundungus Fletcher asked. "He used the Cruciatus Curse on her till she passed out," she told them. Both Remus and Adam paled when they heard this. "He started to come after me, but then there was this flash of light and all a sudden I was on some beach and then Kevin and Bill appeared." "Thank you Ms. Weasley. We'll be able to explain all this after we have rescued Ms. Lupin."
(Riddle Mansion)
"Master" Lucius Malfoy said as he bowed to Voldmorte. "What is it?" he asked. "It seems that the girl has escaped and Snape is missing." "WHAT!" I told you to keep an eye on him. I've suspected he was a traitor. Find them. I want them ALIVE!" "Yes sir." "Oh and Malfoy" "Yes?" "CRUCIO!"
(Hidden Passage, Riddle Mansion.)
"Can't you move any faster girl?" "Gee sorry I'm not ready for a 100 m dash after being cursed unconscious and then being cursed with the worst pain in my life two minutes after waking up." Kat retorted back she and Snape crawled out of the passage into an open field. Just as they reached the point where they could use a port key to get to Hogwarts they were attacked. Kat quickly put up a protection spell around them but it wasn't very strong due to her condition and Snape was hit with a stunning curse. All a sudden Kat felt a tremendous amount of power go through her and strengthened the shield around them. She grabbed hold of Snape and teleported away. As soon as the light from the teleportation faded Kat looked up and saw the stunned faces of Hagrid and a couple of other students before giving into darkness for the third time that day.
(Dumbledore's office)
"Here's the plan…" Dumbledore was in the middle of telling everyone what they were going to do when an out of breath third year Ravenclaw ran in "Professor Dumbledore! Professor Snape and some sixth year Gryffindor girl just appeared out of nowhere! Professor Snape was unconscious and the girl passed out right after they appeared…" that was as far as he was able to get because everyone was out the door already, Remus and Adam in the lead.
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