The Mutated Amagi Chronicles
Chapter Four: The Distractions
Charging as one inside the murderous fort, Padfoot's Hunters hurried to locate their lost team member. Harry Potter led the charge, the Sword of Godric glowing like a beacon of hope in the place of his wand. 5tR4N63r and Sirius held the back of the line, guarding the backs of their comrades as they searched for Ron Weasley and his captor.
The fort was built in the Middle Ages, and at its prime, it must've been a sight. But the glory it once commanded had faded with the centuries, and it was now a poor parody of its heyday. Its lavish rugs were full of holes, the suits of armor were rusted and layered with spiderwebs, and cracks were present in every block of stone that had formed the backbone of the fort. It was a wonder that the fort hasn't collapsed yet.
5tR4N63r and Harry were not the only ones to notice that something was wrong with the fort now. The rest of the group could feel the massive amounts of magic concentrated in the fort. Indeed, the magic was so highly concentrated, that it rivaled the amount Hogwarts secreted before its collapse. Yet the fort had no magic of its own...
Hermirone Granger wrangled with the many theories swimming in her head.
If the creature is truly that powerful, why hasn't it crushed us already? That doesn't make ANY sense at all! But the amounts of magic that serves as its aura... I've never seen anything like this! It's like the place has been turned into a sponge... it's completely saturated with magic! I don't know... I don't know! What is this creature?!
Hermirone's thoughts were thankfully interrupted by Madam Yi.
"Though this might be the wrong time to say this... I don't think it is very wise to come in here..."
"Why?" Sirius demanded, "Did you feel yourself from the future?"
"No, no... It's just that... THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE WILLIES!!!"
"Huh?"
"THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE WILLIES!!"
"Let's try that again, Hilary... I'm sure the rest of the population in New Zealand would like to hear your attitude towards this decomposing building..." Harry remarked. But the sheer magnitude of magic in this area was obviously having an affect on him, as well. He appeared to be sagging under a great weight, and the Sword of Godric seemed dim under the pure power that the fort was drenched in.
"That wasn't fa..."
Madam Yi was stopped in midsentence, as one of the many suits of armor suddenly straightened itself with a screech of rusted metal and charged at the company, brandishing its ancient battle-axe.
The group scattered, giving the animated armor a wide berth. The armor, either lacking in intelligence or caught in its charge, rushed past them. Simultaneously, the group launched a barrage of assorted curses, hexes, and charms at the armor.
"Well, I've always wondered what would happen if you combined the Jelly-Legs Jinx and the Tarantella Curse." Madam Yi said afterwards.
"Oh well. Who cast the Reductor Curse?" Sirius asked.
"I did. Now, can we get on with business?" Harry grumpily answered.
Before they could regroup, however, they were distracted by a creature that dashed right through the group, fleeing in the direction that they had come from.
"There's the beast! Everyone, after it!" Sirius began rushing after the disappearing blot of darkness, 5tR4N63r immediately following.
That's strange... Why would it expose itself out in the open when it had a perfectly defendable hiding spot? This smells like another trap to me... Harry pondered. Wait... What's that?
As everyone around him scrambled after the creature, Harry Potter thought he heard something scurrying in the other direction. Not wishing to alert whatever it was, Harry Potter separated from the group, stalking his quarry silently.
Chappie 4! PLZ READ & REVIEW!! Actually, with only one reader... I don't know if I'll continue this fic...
