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Well to any other readers (hah! That's SO likely (!) this is the penultimate chapter - we're nearing the end!

Alexei Noire xXx :D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter Thirteen: The Gateway Closed~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Are we going to use salt again?" Andromeda asked, "That was pretty useful last time."

Sirius heaved a sigh.

"Yeah, but the main thing we need will be the Holy Water," Sirius explained, "But make sure it doesn't touch your skin - it repels magic and we have magic in our blood so it'd burn the skin right off us."

"Check," Andromeda muttered, pulling the dreaded Ouija out of Sirius' satchel and eyeing it warily, "I hate this thing - I just want to burn it to cinders."

"No - it might not work!" Sirius cried, snatching the board off her, "Andie, you know after we destroy this that-that we'll lose our powers?"

Andromeda exhaled noisily and nodded.

"But it's not definite?" she asked.

"No, but it's very likely."

Andromeda got up off her chair and folded her arms.

"Well then, I guess this is a good thing," she muttered, "I won't be causing more fires than a baby dragon around the school anymore."

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Sirius drew the circle of salt under the light of the moon - Remus was under the Shrieking Shack at this very minute with Prongs and Wormtail.

Andromeda took out a large bottle full of Holy Water, handling it with dragon hide gloves, and handed it to Sirius.

He unscrewed the lid and poured the clear liquid sporadically inside the circle. Then he proceeded in pulling out a parchment from his pockets and began to read from it.

"Our Father who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come,

Thy Will be done -

On Earth as it is in Heaven,

Give us this day our Daily Bread.

And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into Temptation

And Deliver us from Evil

For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.

For now and Forever, Ame-."

Sirius jumped back aghast, as a ring of fire appeared around him and Andromeda.

"Was that you?" he asked worriedly.

"No!" she cried, moving in closer as the ring closed in on them.

"It's Azazel!" Sirius yelled, "Look!"

On the nearest tree appeared large flaming letters spelling out the word 'SPITE'.

Suddenly, a small, dark figure materialized before the Blacks. It was a slim person who had their face hidden completely by a black hood that was part of the black cloak which shrouded them.

The person pointed to the circle of salt and aimed a flame at the centre of it, but it just bounced off.

"The prayer's complete!" Sirius declared, "Dump the Ouija into it, Andie!"

Andromeda made for the Ouija board on the ground, but the person in the shroud clicked their fingers and suddenly it had scorpions crawling all over it.

Andromeda yelled in surprise, as she watched them scurry all over the board, guarding it ferociously.

Sirius looked at the person who had clicked their fingers and recognised those claw-like nails.

"Bellatrix!" Sirius breathed, and lunged forwards grabbing hold of the Ouija, "It's okay - it's just an illusion. Bellatrix has the power of illusion!"

The scorpions were still walking all over the board but they Sirius could not feel them as they apparently crawled over his hands.

"In the name of Jehovah - I banish thee!" he yelled, throwing the board into the salt circle.

The board began to rattle, Bellatrix was screaming, and had collapsed onto the floor. The Ouija then appeared to melt, first in the middle, then spreading to the edges - a hole appeared in the middle and Sirius felt his powers departing, leaving him feeling naked without them.

Next minute, a horrible, inhuman scream came from the distance, growing louder and ebbing its way into the night. Sirius whirled round to see Azazel's body being dragged magnetically with sheer speed towards the hellhole. Andromeda jumped aside just in time, as the demon flew by her and was sucked back into his dimension. The screams were incredible - Sirius covered his ears because it was so frightening, and then as suddenly as the hole appeared, it disappeared.

"Thank God," Andromeda breathed.

"Yeah," Sirius muttered, still transfixed at the hole, which was now nothing more than a salt circle.

They hoisted Bellatrix off the ground and helped her into the castle. Sirius got tired halfway and pulled out his wand, aiming it as Bellatrix.

"Mobilicorpus," he muttered, making his cousin rise off the floor and walk forwards as if on puppet strings.

"My powers are definitely gone," Andromeda whispered to Sirius, once they had deposited Bellatrix in the Hospital Wing, "I just can't do it."

Sirius sighed, he did miss his power, but it was all for the best, right?

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Okay ppl I'm going to be evil today - there's only one last
chapter left but I won't be posting it 'til after Sunday because
I'm in Scotland until then! MWAHAHA!

Not enough reviews until that time and you won't know what
happened at the end ever!!!! AHAHAHA!

Alexei Noire xXx :D