Ginny put a hand on her chin, waiting impatiently for
Hermione to arrive. Where is she? Ginny wondered vaguely as
she flipped through 1000 Herbs for You, a random book she
chose while waiting for Hermione. To her relief, Hermione
arrived five minutes later, looking breathless. Ginny studied
her friend closely. Her hair was out of place, and her eyes
were shining. She looked exhausted, too.
"Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed. "Why are you late? I waited for an hour here!" Hermione smiled apologetically and sat next to Ginny. "I'm sorry," she said hastily. "I had to meet Draco." Ginny sighed, irritated. Draco, Draco, Draco, she thought. Can't Hermione find someone else to focus on? Ginny thought, closing the book and slowly pulled the Book of Eden out of her bag.
"Do you notice that it's much more golden than before?" Hermione asked, her brows furrowing with concentration. Ginny touched the edges of the book, realizing how smooth it was. "This book must be be two thousand years old," she said, calculating. Hermione frowned as she opened the book. Nothing happened at all. "Isn't it strange? When Harry opened the book, he got sucked in, but when we opened it, we're not sucked in."
"Can you read the first page?" Ginny asked cautiously. Hermione frowned, bending down with full concentration. "They're ancient runes," Hermione announced a second later. Ginny folded her arms and said, "What are you waiting for? You're in the Ancient Runes class. You can read it."
"I cant," Hermione said slowly and dejectedly. Ginny's eyes widened, shocked. "What do you mean?" she exclaimed. "Of course you can, Hermione!" Hermione shook her head, looking frustrated. "I can only read the first passage," she said softly.
"What does it say, then?" Ginny asked expectantly.
"Only the Maiden of Wisdom can read this book," Hermione translated.
"Oh, we need Christina, then!" Ginny cried. "But she's dead, so…
Hermione slammed the book closed. Her brown eyes were wide and she looked terrified. Ginny stared at her, confused. "Hermione, are you all right?" she asked slowly. Hermione looked at Ginny, and said in a trembling voice, "It's Edel,"
"What?" Ginny started. "What are you talking about?"
"She's here!" Hermione cried.
"Huh?" Ginny said, more puzzled than ever. "Hermione, Edel is sealed. She can never get out and attack us." Hermione took a deep breath and said, in a fake calmed voice. "Ginny… what about Agnes? She's sealed too. But she can get out and use some of her powers."
"Oh… no…" Ginny exclaimed. "So… so… it wasn't Anges who pulled Harry in the book.
"It was Edel," Hermione said. "I can feel her power. It's evil—very evil. Ginny, I think… I think…
"Harry," Ginny finished.
* * *
Harry lay on his bed, his eyes wide open. He couldn't sleep—he kept thinking what Rowena told him. Something about Hermione and Ginny. He wondered if they were hiding something from him. Maybe they are. But what was their secret?
Harry heard footsteps coming towards his bed, and decided that it was Madam Pomfrey. But no, how could that be? The footsteps were not soft… in fact, it was loud and clear. It was as if someone wasn't wearing his or her shoes or slippers. "Who's there?" he asked loudly.
"I'm here," said a cold voice. For a moment, Harry thought it was Voldemort. But no, it sounded like a female voice. The voice sent Harry into shivers, making him feel clammy and sick. "Show yourself," Harry said bravely. The person laughed an evil laugh. Then, she stepped out of the shadows—almost making him scream when he saw her face.
It was horrifying. She had a long tongue and bloodshot eyes. She was tall and had flaming red curls up to her knees. She was black robes that were stained with blood. At least, he thought it was blood. "Who are you?" he asked, feeling frightened for the first time.
"I'm Edel," she said, in the same cold and icy voice.
Harry stared at her, shocked beyond words. His green eyes were wide. He could feel her aura, it was much more powerful than anyone—even Voldemort. "You—you—what are you doing here?" Harry asked boldly. "I thought you were sealed by the Maidens of Eden."
"One of them is dead," Edel hissed. "I can use some of my powers. Like breaking this 'powerful' barrier that Godric Gryffindor set up for this school." She looked at Harry closely and said, "I sense fear in your heart. Don't bother to hide it. Bring out more fear!!!" she cackled evilly.
"I'm not afraid of you," Harry shouted.
"You should thank me," Edel said. "I brought you to the past…"
"Why?" Harry asked.
"I need to find the truth myself. I know that you have great powers, boy. So I decided to bring you in. Did you feel the cold shiver down your spine when you were there? That was me. I was right behind you." Edel said. "Some of my memories are washed away, and thanks to Rowena Ravenclaws' long story… now I remember everything."
"What do you want with me now?" Harry demanded.
"Your power." Edel answered. She held out her hand and clenched Harry's neck. Harry tried to wriggle out of her grasp, but it was no use. "After this," she hissed. "I will go to Voldemort and help him capture the Maidens of Eden, therefore releasing me out of this Hell that I've suffered for ten thousand years."
Harry was slowly losing his breath. His face was as white as sheet now, and he could feel his energy draining out of him. Her eyes were half opened, and he could see a green light surging out of his body going through Edel. "I can feel the power!" Edel said excitedly, her eyes redder than ever.
"You belong in Hell," Harry heard someone said behind them.
Edel dropped Harry on his bed, and he lay there. His eyes were opened, but he was not moving, and yet he was still breathing. He was paralyzed.
* * *
"You," Edel snarled. Hermione glared at Edel, taking a step towards her. "Leave Harry alone!" she cried. Edel laughed, as though this scene amused her. "Can't you see? Your little Harry is already paralyzed." She said. "And you are going to die, Healer." Hermione felt tears filling her eyes, but she pushed them away at once. "Well, I still have hope." She said slowly.
"No you don't, you fool," Edel said. Then, she took Ginny by the hand and swung her across the room. "Ginny!" Hermione shrieked. Ginny groaned and she got up instantly. "I see you still have your strength," Edel said, smirking.
"You're going to die, for making him like this," Ginny cried.
"Really? I didn't know that," Edel mocked her.
Hermione waved her hand, and a powerful blast of golden light swerved towards Edel, hitting her on the chest and flinging her across the room. "Damn you," Edel growled. Ginny waved her hands at Edel and a powerful beam of red light flew towards her. Edel screamed in anguish.
"I'll kill you all! Just wait and see!" Edel shrieked and disappeared.
Hermione and Ginny rushed towards Harry and shook him. "Harry, Harry!" Ginny cried. But Harry just stared at them, his eyes without emotion, his hands limp and his face pale. "Do you think he's dead?" Ginny asked.
"No," Hermione said firmly. "He's not dead."
"Edel will pay for this," Ginny said angrily.
"Ginny, she's so powerful. Too powerful, in fact," Hermione whispered. "She can catch us anytime."
"She can't use her real abilities," Ginny said.
"Maybe. But she still has her powers." Hermione replied.
"What should we do?" Ginny said, her eyes brimming with tears. "We cant give up so soon."
"No, we cant, but we should train ourselves and keep away from the ones we love," Hermione said finally.
"What…
"Ginny, we have to." Hermione whispered. "Edel can find out who we care most and kill them. Look what she did to Harry."
"But Madam Pomfrey can fix him up in a second!" Ginny protested. "Hermione, this is a bad idea."
"It's the best idea we've ever came up," Hermione said. She looked out of the window, wondering what to tell Draco.
* * *
Hermione walked into Julian's kitchen to see Draco looking very sad. She wondered what was going on. "Draco?" she said softly. "Are you all right?" Draco looked at Hermione, his eyes were rather red—it was as if he just cried. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" he asked.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked, feeling a large lump in her throat.
"Hermione's dead," Draco said slowly. "The little Hermione we met. She was murdered." Hermione put her hands on her mouth, shocked. She gasped, and tears began to fall from her eyes. "What do you mean?" she asked, her lips trembling.
"She's dead," Draco cried. "And there was a little note next to her. I found her body lying on the front door this morning, did you know that?" Hermione gulped, feeling a horrendous feeling in her stomach. "What did it say?" she asked.
"Bring the girl with brown hair who works here to us," Draco yelled. "Or everyone who comes here tomorrow will die! Hermione, what on earth is going on?! What are you hiding from me?! Rumors are flying all around school about you and Ginny being Maidens of Eden, which sound ridiculous but I need to know the truth!"
"Fine!" Hermione cried. "I am the Maiden of Eden! I'm the Healer and I'm going to die soon. It doesn't matter if Voldemort will have me or not. I'm going to die anyway!" Draco's eyes widened, and Hermione ran out of the kitchen and out of Julian.
She wished she could just run out of her life, too.
Author's Notes: I know that's kind of bad, but I'm kind of having writer's block… hope you enjoyed it anyway!
"Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed. "Why are you late? I waited for an hour here!" Hermione smiled apologetically and sat next to Ginny. "I'm sorry," she said hastily. "I had to meet Draco." Ginny sighed, irritated. Draco, Draco, Draco, she thought. Can't Hermione find someone else to focus on? Ginny thought, closing the book and slowly pulled the Book of Eden out of her bag.
"Do you notice that it's much more golden than before?" Hermione asked, her brows furrowing with concentration. Ginny touched the edges of the book, realizing how smooth it was. "This book must be be two thousand years old," she said, calculating. Hermione frowned as she opened the book. Nothing happened at all. "Isn't it strange? When Harry opened the book, he got sucked in, but when we opened it, we're not sucked in."
"Can you read the first page?" Ginny asked cautiously. Hermione frowned, bending down with full concentration. "They're ancient runes," Hermione announced a second later. Ginny folded her arms and said, "What are you waiting for? You're in the Ancient Runes class. You can read it."
"I cant," Hermione said slowly and dejectedly. Ginny's eyes widened, shocked. "What do you mean?" she exclaimed. "Of course you can, Hermione!" Hermione shook her head, looking frustrated. "I can only read the first passage," she said softly.
"What does it say, then?" Ginny asked expectantly.
"Only the Maiden of Wisdom can read this book," Hermione translated.
"Oh, we need Christina, then!" Ginny cried. "But she's dead, so…
Hermione slammed the book closed. Her brown eyes were wide and she looked terrified. Ginny stared at her, confused. "Hermione, are you all right?" she asked slowly. Hermione looked at Ginny, and said in a trembling voice, "It's Edel,"
"What?" Ginny started. "What are you talking about?"
"She's here!" Hermione cried.
"Huh?" Ginny said, more puzzled than ever. "Hermione, Edel is sealed. She can never get out and attack us." Hermione took a deep breath and said, in a fake calmed voice. "Ginny… what about Agnes? She's sealed too. But she can get out and use some of her powers."
"Oh… no…" Ginny exclaimed. "So… so… it wasn't Anges who pulled Harry in the book.
"It was Edel," Hermione said. "I can feel her power. It's evil—very evil. Ginny, I think… I think…
"Harry," Ginny finished.
* * *
Harry lay on his bed, his eyes wide open. He couldn't sleep—he kept thinking what Rowena told him. Something about Hermione and Ginny. He wondered if they were hiding something from him. Maybe they are. But what was their secret?
Harry heard footsteps coming towards his bed, and decided that it was Madam Pomfrey. But no, how could that be? The footsteps were not soft… in fact, it was loud and clear. It was as if someone wasn't wearing his or her shoes or slippers. "Who's there?" he asked loudly.
"I'm here," said a cold voice. For a moment, Harry thought it was Voldemort. But no, it sounded like a female voice. The voice sent Harry into shivers, making him feel clammy and sick. "Show yourself," Harry said bravely. The person laughed an evil laugh. Then, she stepped out of the shadows—almost making him scream when he saw her face.
It was horrifying. She had a long tongue and bloodshot eyes. She was tall and had flaming red curls up to her knees. She was black robes that were stained with blood. At least, he thought it was blood. "Who are you?" he asked, feeling frightened for the first time.
"I'm Edel," she said, in the same cold and icy voice.
Harry stared at her, shocked beyond words. His green eyes were wide. He could feel her aura, it was much more powerful than anyone—even Voldemort. "You—you—what are you doing here?" Harry asked boldly. "I thought you were sealed by the Maidens of Eden."
"One of them is dead," Edel hissed. "I can use some of my powers. Like breaking this 'powerful' barrier that Godric Gryffindor set up for this school." She looked at Harry closely and said, "I sense fear in your heart. Don't bother to hide it. Bring out more fear!!!" she cackled evilly.
"I'm not afraid of you," Harry shouted.
"You should thank me," Edel said. "I brought you to the past…"
"Why?" Harry asked.
"I need to find the truth myself. I know that you have great powers, boy. So I decided to bring you in. Did you feel the cold shiver down your spine when you were there? That was me. I was right behind you." Edel said. "Some of my memories are washed away, and thanks to Rowena Ravenclaws' long story… now I remember everything."
"What do you want with me now?" Harry demanded.
"Your power." Edel answered. She held out her hand and clenched Harry's neck. Harry tried to wriggle out of her grasp, but it was no use. "After this," she hissed. "I will go to Voldemort and help him capture the Maidens of Eden, therefore releasing me out of this Hell that I've suffered for ten thousand years."
Harry was slowly losing his breath. His face was as white as sheet now, and he could feel his energy draining out of him. Her eyes were half opened, and he could see a green light surging out of his body going through Edel. "I can feel the power!" Edel said excitedly, her eyes redder than ever.
"You belong in Hell," Harry heard someone said behind them.
Edel dropped Harry on his bed, and he lay there. His eyes were opened, but he was not moving, and yet he was still breathing. He was paralyzed.
* * *
"You," Edel snarled. Hermione glared at Edel, taking a step towards her. "Leave Harry alone!" she cried. Edel laughed, as though this scene amused her. "Can't you see? Your little Harry is already paralyzed." She said. "And you are going to die, Healer." Hermione felt tears filling her eyes, but she pushed them away at once. "Well, I still have hope." She said slowly.
"No you don't, you fool," Edel said. Then, she took Ginny by the hand and swung her across the room. "Ginny!" Hermione shrieked. Ginny groaned and she got up instantly. "I see you still have your strength," Edel said, smirking.
"You're going to die, for making him like this," Ginny cried.
"Really? I didn't know that," Edel mocked her.
Hermione waved her hand, and a powerful blast of golden light swerved towards Edel, hitting her on the chest and flinging her across the room. "Damn you," Edel growled. Ginny waved her hands at Edel and a powerful beam of red light flew towards her. Edel screamed in anguish.
"I'll kill you all! Just wait and see!" Edel shrieked and disappeared.
Hermione and Ginny rushed towards Harry and shook him. "Harry, Harry!" Ginny cried. But Harry just stared at them, his eyes without emotion, his hands limp and his face pale. "Do you think he's dead?" Ginny asked.
"No," Hermione said firmly. "He's not dead."
"Edel will pay for this," Ginny said angrily.
"Ginny, she's so powerful. Too powerful, in fact," Hermione whispered. "She can catch us anytime."
"She can't use her real abilities," Ginny said.
"Maybe. But she still has her powers." Hermione replied.
"What should we do?" Ginny said, her eyes brimming with tears. "We cant give up so soon."
"No, we cant, but we should train ourselves and keep away from the ones we love," Hermione said finally.
"What…
"Ginny, we have to." Hermione whispered. "Edel can find out who we care most and kill them. Look what she did to Harry."
"But Madam Pomfrey can fix him up in a second!" Ginny protested. "Hermione, this is a bad idea."
"It's the best idea we've ever came up," Hermione said. She looked out of the window, wondering what to tell Draco.
* * *
Hermione walked into Julian's kitchen to see Draco looking very sad. She wondered what was going on. "Draco?" she said softly. "Are you all right?" Draco looked at Hermione, his eyes were rather red—it was as if he just cried. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" he asked.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked, feeling a large lump in her throat.
"Hermione's dead," Draco said slowly. "The little Hermione we met. She was murdered." Hermione put her hands on her mouth, shocked. She gasped, and tears began to fall from her eyes. "What do you mean?" she asked, her lips trembling.
"She's dead," Draco cried. "And there was a little note next to her. I found her body lying on the front door this morning, did you know that?" Hermione gulped, feeling a horrendous feeling in her stomach. "What did it say?" she asked.
"Bring the girl with brown hair who works here to us," Draco yelled. "Or everyone who comes here tomorrow will die! Hermione, what on earth is going on?! What are you hiding from me?! Rumors are flying all around school about you and Ginny being Maidens of Eden, which sound ridiculous but I need to know the truth!"
"Fine!" Hermione cried. "I am the Maiden of Eden! I'm the Healer and I'm going to die soon. It doesn't matter if Voldemort will have me or not. I'm going to die anyway!" Draco's eyes widened, and Hermione ran out of the kitchen and out of Julian.
She wished she could just run out of her life, too.
Author's Notes: I know that's kind of bad, but I'm kind of having writer's block… hope you enjoyed it anyway!