Chapter 7
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Caroline stood in her paper robe, wand in hand, and surveyed the scene before her.
"Darling" said a cold voice to Meara.
Meara turned her perky little head to the side to regard Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort gave her a quick nod and Meara said, in one breath:
"Foret!"
Caroline, Harry, Lord Voldemort, and Meara were grabbed in a lightning bolt of light and transported through time and space to a green forest.
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The air surrounding them was clear and crisp, a beautiful waterfall flowed in the background. No birds were chirping and the forest was silent except for the sound of the waterfall. It was almost as though the birds and other animals of the forest could sense the imminent danger.
"Now, we must observe the niceties" said Lord Voldemort, a cold, cruel smile crossing his face.
Harry stared at Voldemort with utter hatred in his eyes.
"Excuse me?" said Caroline in disbelief.
"Let me get this straight" said Caroline "You're trying to kill us and we are supposed to observe niceties?" she said in complete disbelief.
"I'll show you what it means to be nice" roared Caroline as she pointed her wand at Lord Voldemort and screamed:
"Bacakal Kerish!"
Voldemort calmly moved out of the range of Caroline's wand as her spell hit an old oak tree. The oak tree was engulfed in a surge of fire and quickly disappeared from view.
"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted" Lord Voldemort continued with a wicked smile towards Caroline, "We must bow to each other"
"No" said Harry simply.
"Oh, now what would your poor mummy say if she saw you right now? She would say 'Harry dear, bow to the man who killed us'" roared Voldemort in cold mirthless laughter as he pointed his wand at Harry and Caroline.
Caroline and Harry both felt an irresistible force that caused them to slowly, and painfully, bend their backs in a bow. Harry and Caroline fought it as much as possible, but the spell was too strong for the either of them to handle.
"And now we duel" said Voldemort to Harry and Caroline.
Meara approached Caroline and was about to say something as Caroline pulled out her wand.
"Mauvais RĂªve!" cried Caroline without giving Meara any time to react. Meara collapsed as a flash of light hit her in the head.
Meara screamed in agony as she clutched her head in her hands.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" cried Meara as she tried to reach for her wand. Meara grabbed her wand and fumbled to point it at Caroline, but was not able to speak as a second wave of pain overcame her.
Caroline stared at Meara as though she were a cockroach or something nasty that deserved to die.
"That was too easy" said Caroline as Harry yelled:
"Caroline! Watch out!"
Harry ran towards Caroline and jumped on top of her, almost in a tackling manner, pushing Caroline to the soft ground, as Lord Voldemort yelled "Avada Kedavra!"
The spell did not hit Caroline but instead opted to hit Meara, who was still cradling her head in her hands.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" cried Meara in pain as the lightning bolt of energy hit her back. Meara flipped onto her back and began convulsing in a paralytic manner. She did not die.
Lord Voldemort did not pay attention to Meara but instead pointed his wand at Caroline who was now running through the trees to an unknown destination.
Caroline did not see Harry anywhere and was becoming worried, but right now she decided that she had better focus on getting away from the psychotic mad man that was chasing her.
"Avada Kedavra! Avada Kedavra! Avada Kedavra!" screamed Lord Voldemort as he pointed his wand wildly through the trees.
The trees were positioned at such angles that it was impossible for him to hit Caroline directly unless he was standing right behind her.
Meara, meanwhile, had seemed to overcome her fit and was crying in pain. The first spell that Caroline had set on Meara still had not worn off.
Harry, meanwhile was on the other side of Lord Voldemort, hidden from view. Harry was panicking.
"What do I do?" whispered Harry in confusion. He knew that he should not even risk the killing curse, he was not that powerful.
Harry looked around frantically. Then he saw it.
"A rock!" said Harry in surprise.
Harry knew well enough that rocks hurt when they were thrown at you, he had suffered enough of that torture from Dudley.
"Accio rock!" whispered Harry as a large, heavy, stone appeared in his hand.
Harry had to use both hands to carry it.
Harry ran awkwardly towards the forest where Lord Voldemort was whispering sweetly:
"Caroline, why don't you come out and be courageous?"
Harry saw Caroline move in the bushes.
Apparently Voldemort saw this because he pulled out his wand and pointed it at the bush.
Harry walked quietly up, behind Voldemort and threw the stone as hard as he could.
Lord Voldemort's skull was smashed open and blood began to seep out in torrents. Thick pools of dark, crimson, creamy, blood began to flood out of Voldemort's skull and mix with the dirt on the ground, quickly making a bloody mud pie. Voldemort fell to the ground as the blood continued to poor out.
Harry grabbed Voldemort's wand before Voldemort could do anything. The back of Voldemort's skull was exposed and Harry could clearly see his brains, their tangled mesh of nerves now exposed to the air.
Caroline rushed out of her hiding place, her face starch white.
"Meara" said Caroline as she began to run back to the original place of the duel.
Meara was laying on her back, silent, she looked quite peaceful.
"Meara!" said Caroline as she threw herself down by Meara's side.
Harry ran over and took Meara's wand away from her, lest she try something.
"Caroline" said Meara in a clear voice as she looked into Caroline's dark eyes.
"Where am I?" asked Meara in confusion as she struggled to sit up.
Caroline pulled Meara back down and cradled her in her arms as tears began to poor down her face.
"It hurts so much, Caroline" said Meara weakly as her face began to blanch.
"I know, I know" said Caroline as she looked at her old friend.
"Robert.." said Meara slowly.
Caroline quickly muttered:
"Accio Robert!" as Robert appeared, in boxers, with a shower cap on his head.
"Meara" said Robert as he rushed to Meara's side.
"I am so sorry.." trailed off Meara as she stared earnestly at Robert. Meara's bright, blue, eyes twinkled sadly, for the last time, as her eyes began to close.
"No!" screamed Robert through horrid tears.
Meara's eyes closed permanently and were never to open again.
Roberts eyes darted around the clearing. He caught site of Lord Voldemort's heaping body and ran towards it.
Robert began to pound frantically on Voldemort's body with his fists. Robert kicked and shoved Voldemort until he had no more energy. Voldemort did not move.
"WHY?" screamed Robert as he looked at the heavens, his eyes wide and his arms stretched out as Jesus on the cross.
Harry stared on at the scene in horror as Robert pulled his wand from his pocket, pointed it at himself, and screamed:
"Angst Reparo!"
Robert fell on his back and did not move.
Caroline sat dumbfounded and stared at Harry. She began to shake frantically as she tried to stand up.
Harry helped Caroline stand up slowly as her body convulsed.
Suddenly, in a warm breeze, Dumbledore, Sirius, and Professor Snape appeared in the clearing.
"Oh my" said Dumbledore as he stared at the three dead bodies before him. Caroline and Harry were cradled in each others arms.
Professor Snape looked concerned for once as he stared at the scene before him.
Sirius wasted no time in coming over to Caroline and hugging her. Harry let go of Caroline as Dumbledore walked over.
"Harry.." said Dumbledore as he looked at Voldemort's body.
"I don't think he ever expected to die so simply" said Harry as he stared at the blood on his hands.
Professor Snape, meanwhile, had placed holding charms on Voldemort's body and levitated him.
"I suppose it was for the better" said Dumbledore as he took Harry's wrist.
Snape put the charms on the other two bodies and levitated them also.
Caroline sat in Sirius' lap and sobbed quietly.
The rest of the group stood and stared at the waterfall which continued to make the most delightful twinkling noise. It was undisturbed, as though nothing tragic had ever happened there.
"It really would have been a romantic spot" sighed Harry as he stared at Caroline who was now talking, in hushed whispers, to Sirius.
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING OR WANT TO OWN ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO J.K. ROWLING, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS, or ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. SO DON'T SUE YOUR FUTURE CARDIOLOGIST!
Caroline stood in her paper robe, wand in hand, and surveyed the scene before her.
"Darling" said a cold voice to Meara.
Meara turned her perky little head to the side to regard Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort gave her a quick nod and Meara said, in one breath:
"Foret!"
Caroline, Harry, Lord Voldemort, and Meara were grabbed in a lightning bolt of light and transported through time and space to a green forest.
***** ***** ******* ****** ****** ****** ******* ********* ********* *******
The air surrounding them was clear and crisp, a beautiful waterfall flowed in the background. No birds were chirping and the forest was silent except for the sound of the waterfall. It was almost as though the birds and other animals of the forest could sense the imminent danger.
"Now, we must observe the niceties" said Lord Voldemort, a cold, cruel smile crossing his face.
Harry stared at Voldemort with utter hatred in his eyes.
"Excuse me?" said Caroline in disbelief.
"Let me get this straight" said Caroline "You're trying to kill us and we are supposed to observe niceties?" she said in complete disbelief.
"I'll show you what it means to be nice" roared Caroline as she pointed her wand at Lord Voldemort and screamed:
"Bacakal Kerish!"
Voldemort calmly moved out of the range of Caroline's wand as her spell hit an old oak tree. The oak tree was engulfed in a surge of fire and quickly disappeared from view.
"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted" Lord Voldemort continued with a wicked smile towards Caroline, "We must bow to each other"
"No" said Harry simply.
"Oh, now what would your poor mummy say if she saw you right now? She would say 'Harry dear, bow to the man who killed us'" roared Voldemort in cold mirthless laughter as he pointed his wand at Harry and Caroline.
Caroline and Harry both felt an irresistible force that caused them to slowly, and painfully, bend their backs in a bow. Harry and Caroline fought it as much as possible, but the spell was too strong for the either of them to handle.
"And now we duel" said Voldemort to Harry and Caroline.
Meara approached Caroline and was about to say something as Caroline pulled out her wand.
"Mauvais RĂªve!" cried Caroline without giving Meara any time to react. Meara collapsed as a flash of light hit her in the head.
Meara screamed in agony as she clutched her head in her hands.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" cried Meara as she tried to reach for her wand. Meara grabbed her wand and fumbled to point it at Caroline, but was not able to speak as a second wave of pain overcame her.
Caroline stared at Meara as though she were a cockroach or something nasty that deserved to die.
"That was too easy" said Caroline as Harry yelled:
"Caroline! Watch out!"
Harry ran towards Caroline and jumped on top of her, almost in a tackling manner, pushing Caroline to the soft ground, as Lord Voldemort yelled "Avada Kedavra!"
The spell did not hit Caroline but instead opted to hit Meara, who was still cradling her head in her hands.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" cried Meara in pain as the lightning bolt of energy hit her back. Meara flipped onto her back and began convulsing in a paralytic manner. She did not die.
Lord Voldemort did not pay attention to Meara but instead pointed his wand at Caroline who was now running through the trees to an unknown destination.
Caroline did not see Harry anywhere and was becoming worried, but right now she decided that she had better focus on getting away from the psychotic mad man that was chasing her.
"Avada Kedavra! Avada Kedavra! Avada Kedavra!" screamed Lord Voldemort as he pointed his wand wildly through the trees.
The trees were positioned at such angles that it was impossible for him to hit Caroline directly unless he was standing right behind her.
Meara, meanwhile, had seemed to overcome her fit and was crying in pain. The first spell that Caroline had set on Meara still had not worn off.
Harry, meanwhile was on the other side of Lord Voldemort, hidden from view. Harry was panicking.
"What do I do?" whispered Harry in confusion. He knew that he should not even risk the killing curse, he was not that powerful.
Harry looked around frantically. Then he saw it.
"A rock!" said Harry in surprise.
Harry knew well enough that rocks hurt when they were thrown at you, he had suffered enough of that torture from Dudley.
"Accio rock!" whispered Harry as a large, heavy, stone appeared in his hand.
Harry had to use both hands to carry it.
Harry ran awkwardly towards the forest where Lord Voldemort was whispering sweetly:
"Caroline, why don't you come out and be courageous?"
Harry saw Caroline move in the bushes.
Apparently Voldemort saw this because he pulled out his wand and pointed it at the bush.
Harry walked quietly up, behind Voldemort and threw the stone as hard as he could.
Lord Voldemort's skull was smashed open and blood began to seep out in torrents. Thick pools of dark, crimson, creamy, blood began to flood out of Voldemort's skull and mix with the dirt on the ground, quickly making a bloody mud pie. Voldemort fell to the ground as the blood continued to poor out.
Harry grabbed Voldemort's wand before Voldemort could do anything. The back of Voldemort's skull was exposed and Harry could clearly see his brains, their tangled mesh of nerves now exposed to the air.
Caroline rushed out of her hiding place, her face starch white.
"Meara" said Caroline as she began to run back to the original place of the duel.
Meara was laying on her back, silent, she looked quite peaceful.
"Meara!" said Caroline as she threw herself down by Meara's side.
Harry ran over and took Meara's wand away from her, lest she try something.
"Caroline" said Meara in a clear voice as she looked into Caroline's dark eyes.
"Where am I?" asked Meara in confusion as she struggled to sit up.
Caroline pulled Meara back down and cradled her in her arms as tears began to poor down her face.
"It hurts so much, Caroline" said Meara weakly as her face began to blanch.
"I know, I know" said Caroline as she looked at her old friend.
"Robert.." said Meara slowly.
Caroline quickly muttered:
"Accio Robert!" as Robert appeared, in boxers, with a shower cap on his head.
"Meara" said Robert as he rushed to Meara's side.
"I am so sorry.." trailed off Meara as she stared earnestly at Robert. Meara's bright, blue, eyes twinkled sadly, for the last time, as her eyes began to close.
"No!" screamed Robert through horrid tears.
Meara's eyes closed permanently and were never to open again.
Roberts eyes darted around the clearing. He caught site of Lord Voldemort's heaping body and ran towards it.
Robert began to pound frantically on Voldemort's body with his fists. Robert kicked and shoved Voldemort until he had no more energy. Voldemort did not move.
"WHY?" screamed Robert as he looked at the heavens, his eyes wide and his arms stretched out as Jesus on the cross.
Harry stared on at the scene in horror as Robert pulled his wand from his pocket, pointed it at himself, and screamed:
"Angst Reparo!"
Robert fell on his back and did not move.
Caroline sat dumbfounded and stared at Harry. She began to shake frantically as she tried to stand up.
Harry helped Caroline stand up slowly as her body convulsed.
Suddenly, in a warm breeze, Dumbledore, Sirius, and Professor Snape appeared in the clearing.
"Oh my" said Dumbledore as he stared at the three dead bodies before him. Caroline and Harry were cradled in each others arms.
Professor Snape looked concerned for once as he stared at the scene before him.
Sirius wasted no time in coming over to Caroline and hugging her. Harry let go of Caroline as Dumbledore walked over.
"Harry.." said Dumbledore as he looked at Voldemort's body.
"I don't think he ever expected to die so simply" said Harry as he stared at the blood on his hands.
Professor Snape, meanwhile, had placed holding charms on Voldemort's body and levitated him.
"I suppose it was for the better" said Dumbledore as he took Harry's wrist.
Snape put the charms on the other two bodies and levitated them also.
Caroline sat in Sirius' lap and sobbed quietly.
The rest of the group stood and stared at the waterfall which continued to make the most delightful twinkling noise. It was undisturbed, as though nothing tragic had ever happened there.
"It really would have been a romantic spot" sighed Harry as he stared at Caroline who was now talking, in hushed whispers, to Sirius.
