In an instant the candles and torches blew out with a blast of strong wind. Harry and Ron heard a voice
mutter 'Sonorus' and Draco's command was answered.
"Your worst nightmare!" The spell had made the voice louder, echoing from wall to wall. A single candle lit, and
revealed Sirius on the back of Buckbeak, the wild Hippogriff. Draco stepped back, remembering the incident with
Buckbeak in his third year. Buckbeak drew closer to Draco, revenge stirred in his eyes.
"He seems to have remembered you Draco," Sirius said. He turned to face Voldemort, who had sunk into a
cornor.
"Hmmm, what do we have here? A scared Voldemort? Ha! There's a first for everything, I guess," he laughed.
"W-what do you want Sirius?" The Dark Lord whimpered.
"What do I want? I think there are two people here who know what I want...Harry! Ron! Show yourselves!"
Sirius ordered. The two sheepishly came out from their hiding place, and with a quick charm, they reversed the invisible
spell.
"Potter! Weasley!" Draco said. Ron just glared at Draco, inching his way closer and closer. Draco was trapped,
he had Buckbeak blocking one way of escape, and he had Ron on the other side. Ron grabbed Draco by the collar of his
green and silver robe, and pulled him up.
"You're gonna pay Malfoy. You're gonna pay BIG time!" Ron threatened.
"Ron...put him down," Sirius demanded. Ron looked confused, but he knew to trust Sirius. He shot Draco one
more icy glare, and put him down. Just then, the door burst open, with Lucius and the two bodyguards stumbling in. Harry
and Sirius both spun around at the same time, and shouted, "EXPELLIARMUS!" simultaneously. The force pushed the
three large wizards back. One of the bodyguards hit the back wall, and fell unconcious. The other fell on top of him, and
fell unconsious as well. Lucius however, only stumbled and fell to his knees, but quickly recovered. The three wands
hovered above Sirius and he grabbed them without thought. Buckbeak turned to face Lucius, and recognized him all too
well. Lucius stepped back, suddenly afraid of this creature. Sirius turned his focus back to Volemort, who had tried to
crawl away.
"T-there are more people who know we're here," Voldemort warned.
"Liar," was Sirius' response, "I checked this place out before I made my entrance. No one here, and all your little
followers...well, let's just say that they all encountered a little thing called the memory modifier, so they no longer remeber
even the slightest event that has passed this past week." He winked at Harry and Ron, who smiled back. Lucius, who was
was paralysed with fright, tried to slowly creep past the glares of Buckbeak, but with every inch that Lucius moved,
Buckbeak followed.
"Ron," Sirius said. Ron looked at him, as he nodded towards Hermione.
"Right," Ron answered, as he quickly ran to Hermione's aide. He used his wand to untie her, and helped her up.
He took her to where Harry was standing and placed her softly beside the wall, and let her lean on it. Then he stood up
next to Harry and Sirius, who had their wands armed and ready. They didn't need to worry about Lucius, because
Buckbeak was taking care of him. They three forgot about Draco, who was able to quietly crawl away from the spotlight,
and steal a wand from Sirius' pocket. He stood up quickly and helped his Lord up, pointing his wand in between Harry's eyes.
"One move, and Harry dies," Draco threatened. Sirius stepped forward.
"Try me Sirius," Draco said. Sirius stopped and dropped his wand. Draco smirked, "Smart move." He turned to
Ron, who still had his wand up. The two began to stare to other down. Ron's usual bright eyes, darkened in this sudden
death situation. Draco's pale, pointed face glowed in the candelight, and his eyes twinkled with evil.
"Give it up Weasley, you were never good enough for Granger," Draco told Ron. With a quick left, Harry
punched Draco in the stomach, leaving him to bend over in pain. Ron grabbed the wand from him, as Sirius recovered
his own wand.
"Good thinking Harry," Sirius said, "Now, let's get rid of these bodyguards." He made his way to the two nearly
dead guards, and with a quick flick of the wand, put the two out of their misary.
"Now for Voldemort...you ready boys?" Sirius called. Harry and Ron nodded, and Ron said, "This is for you
Hermione!"
"On the count of three!" Sirius commanded, "One...two...three!" With a BANG, three different spells were
ordered. One tried to stun Voldemort, one tried to petrify him, and another tried to modify his memory. The three spells
countered each other, leaving Voldemort alive, but reduced to a powerless, and voiceless worm. He ducked into a small
hole in the wall, never to be seen again. Instantaneously, Draco fell to the ground, clutching his head, and screamed in
agony. He felt like his whole body was on fire, and pains had struck every muscle and every bone in his body. With
Voldemort gone, the spell he put on Draco vanished, leaving Draco sprawled on the floor in pain, and visible to
Hermione. From her place near the entrance, she heard his cries, and with all the strength she had left, she creeped
towards him. Ron grabbed her by the waist and pulled her away. She stretched her arms forward, screaming.
"DRACO!" She yelled, struggling to get out of Ron's grip.
"Let go!" She dug her nails into Ron's arms, but Ron keep his grip.
"Let her go Ron," Sirius said. This time Ron didn't listen.
"No."
"Let her go Ron!"
"This was all Malfoy's fault, and to think that I actually trusted him! He hurt Hermione once, and I'm not gonna
let him do it again!" Ron shouted. Sirius walked over to Ron, and glare at him. Harry, who was torn between the two, tried
to pull Sirius back, but got pushed away. Sirius' built figure towered over Ron.
"Let her go."
"Why should I listen to you? You don't care about what just happened. You don't care about Hermione!"
"Let her go, and you'll find out whether I care or not," Sirius' tone was one that Harry had never heard before.
' It's as if he knows something,' Harry thought.
"Do it Ron, he know something," Harry told his friend.
"You're siding with HIM?!" Ron was astounded. Hermione took this oppurtunity to get out of Ron's grip. She freed
herself, and threw herself on the floor next to Draco. Her eyes were flooded with tears.
"Oh Draco!" She cried.
"HERMIONE!" Ron yelled.
mutter 'Sonorus' and Draco's command was answered.
"Your worst nightmare!" The spell had made the voice louder, echoing from wall to wall. A single candle lit, and
revealed Sirius on the back of Buckbeak, the wild Hippogriff. Draco stepped back, remembering the incident with
Buckbeak in his third year. Buckbeak drew closer to Draco, revenge stirred in his eyes.
"He seems to have remembered you Draco," Sirius said. He turned to face Voldemort, who had sunk into a
cornor.
"Hmmm, what do we have here? A scared Voldemort? Ha! There's a first for everything, I guess," he laughed.
"W-what do you want Sirius?" The Dark Lord whimpered.
"What do I want? I think there are two people here who know what I want...Harry! Ron! Show yourselves!"
Sirius ordered. The two sheepishly came out from their hiding place, and with a quick charm, they reversed the invisible
spell.
"Potter! Weasley!" Draco said. Ron just glared at Draco, inching his way closer and closer. Draco was trapped,
he had Buckbeak blocking one way of escape, and he had Ron on the other side. Ron grabbed Draco by the collar of his
green and silver robe, and pulled him up.
"You're gonna pay Malfoy. You're gonna pay BIG time!" Ron threatened.
"Ron...put him down," Sirius demanded. Ron looked confused, but he knew to trust Sirius. He shot Draco one
more icy glare, and put him down. Just then, the door burst open, with Lucius and the two bodyguards stumbling in. Harry
and Sirius both spun around at the same time, and shouted, "EXPELLIARMUS!" simultaneously. The force pushed the
three large wizards back. One of the bodyguards hit the back wall, and fell unconcious. The other fell on top of him, and
fell unconsious as well. Lucius however, only stumbled and fell to his knees, but quickly recovered. The three wands
hovered above Sirius and he grabbed them without thought. Buckbeak turned to face Lucius, and recognized him all too
well. Lucius stepped back, suddenly afraid of this creature. Sirius turned his focus back to Volemort, who had tried to
crawl away.
"T-there are more people who know we're here," Voldemort warned.
"Liar," was Sirius' response, "I checked this place out before I made my entrance. No one here, and all your little
followers...well, let's just say that they all encountered a little thing called the memory modifier, so they no longer remeber
even the slightest event that has passed this past week." He winked at Harry and Ron, who smiled back. Lucius, who was
was paralysed with fright, tried to slowly creep past the glares of Buckbeak, but with every inch that Lucius moved,
Buckbeak followed.
"Ron," Sirius said. Ron looked at him, as he nodded towards Hermione.
"Right," Ron answered, as he quickly ran to Hermione's aide. He used his wand to untie her, and helped her up.
He took her to where Harry was standing and placed her softly beside the wall, and let her lean on it. Then he stood up
next to Harry and Sirius, who had their wands armed and ready. They didn't need to worry about Lucius, because
Buckbeak was taking care of him. They three forgot about Draco, who was able to quietly crawl away from the spotlight,
and steal a wand from Sirius' pocket. He stood up quickly and helped his Lord up, pointing his wand in between Harry's eyes.
"One move, and Harry dies," Draco threatened. Sirius stepped forward.
"Try me Sirius," Draco said. Sirius stopped and dropped his wand. Draco smirked, "Smart move." He turned to
Ron, who still had his wand up. The two began to stare to other down. Ron's usual bright eyes, darkened in this sudden
death situation. Draco's pale, pointed face glowed in the candelight, and his eyes twinkled with evil.
"Give it up Weasley, you were never good enough for Granger," Draco told Ron. With a quick left, Harry
punched Draco in the stomach, leaving him to bend over in pain. Ron grabbed the wand from him, as Sirius recovered
his own wand.
"Good thinking Harry," Sirius said, "Now, let's get rid of these bodyguards." He made his way to the two nearly
dead guards, and with a quick flick of the wand, put the two out of their misary.
"Now for Voldemort...you ready boys?" Sirius called. Harry and Ron nodded, and Ron said, "This is for you
Hermione!"
"On the count of three!" Sirius commanded, "One...two...three!" With a BANG, three different spells were
ordered. One tried to stun Voldemort, one tried to petrify him, and another tried to modify his memory. The three spells
countered each other, leaving Voldemort alive, but reduced to a powerless, and voiceless worm. He ducked into a small
hole in the wall, never to be seen again. Instantaneously, Draco fell to the ground, clutching his head, and screamed in
agony. He felt like his whole body was on fire, and pains had struck every muscle and every bone in his body. With
Voldemort gone, the spell he put on Draco vanished, leaving Draco sprawled on the floor in pain, and visible to
Hermione. From her place near the entrance, she heard his cries, and with all the strength she had left, she creeped
towards him. Ron grabbed her by the waist and pulled her away. She stretched her arms forward, screaming.
"DRACO!" She yelled, struggling to get out of Ron's grip.
"Let go!" She dug her nails into Ron's arms, but Ron keep his grip.
"Let her go Ron," Sirius said. This time Ron didn't listen.
"No."
"Let her go Ron!"
"This was all Malfoy's fault, and to think that I actually trusted him! He hurt Hermione once, and I'm not gonna
let him do it again!" Ron shouted. Sirius walked over to Ron, and glare at him. Harry, who was torn between the two, tried
to pull Sirius back, but got pushed away. Sirius' built figure towered over Ron.
"Let her go."
"Why should I listen to you? You don't care about what just happened. You don't care about Hermione!"
"Let her go, and you'll find out whether I care or not," Sirius' tone was one that Harry had never heard before.
' It's as if he knows something,' Harry thought.
"Do it Ron, he know something," Harry told his friend.
"You're siding with HIM?!" Ron was astounded. Hermione took this oppurtunity to get out of Ron's grip. She freed
herself, and threw herself on the floor next to Draco. Her eyes were flooded with tears.
"Oh Draco!" She cried.
"HERMIONE!" Ron yelled.