Chapter 9

"May I please speak to Mr. Potter, and Miss Potter?" Kati's Mum asked, poking her head into the Potions classroom, where Kati had just finished administering the potion to Ron. He was now a peacock. Snape scowled.

"They are in the middle of an important potion lesson, Mrs. Potter. Can it wait?"

"No." Mum looked really strained. "It can't. I'm sorry."

"Very well. Mr. Potter, Miss Potter, clear up your things." He gave the teenager and the bird the special sneer he reserved for them alone. Kati grabbed her stuff, and administered the counter-potion to Ron. He turned back into a teenager with a loud squawk, and packed his stuff up as well.

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"What's wrong?" Ron asked their Mum as they hurried down the hall. Ginny wasn't even wearing robes anymore, having exchanged them for jeans and a sweater.

"Gwynny's been kidnapped." Kati winced. Mum never was one to mince words. She thought.

"W-what?" Ron gasped.

"You heard me." Kati noticed that Mum was getting rather choked up.

"Don't worry, Mum, in my Vision she was still alive." She said soothingly, then winced, remembering the end of her vision. I never was very good at comforting anyone. She mused ruefully.

"Thanks, Kati." Ron muttered, when their Mum began to cry. Obviously she was remembering the end of the vision too. Kati hastened to hug her.

"It's ok, Mum." She whispered. "My visions aren't always right."

"It's not that." Mum sniffed. "It's just…I can't imagine what she must be going through.

~*~

Gwynny woke up unwillingly.

"Ugh, my head." She muttered, and promptly retched. Once she'd emptied every single bit of food from her stomach, she wiped her mouth, and looked around. Not that she could see anything; she was still blind. She felt her robe pockets, and felt…nothing. Her wand was gone. She was devastated for a moment, then she checked the pocket on the inside of her skirt. "God, I'm stupid." She said. "Of course I'd have my spare wand!" She pointed it in the direction of her face, and poked herself in the eye. "Ow! Not cool!" She rubbed her eye. "That's it, who cares about being blind. I am not going to poke my eye out." She focused her magic inward, and searched the room, looking for any emotion.

Emrys!

Maer! Good, I thought you were here. Would you like my help in getting out of here?

Most definitely. I can't see anything. I'm blind. She told Emrys.

Oh dear. That could be difficult. Never mind, I ssshall try to help you.

Thank you soo much.

It'sss no problem. Your father iss the Raven, after all. Now, come with me. Follow my voissse

Gwynny followed Emry's voice, until she felt a cool snake wrap its way around her ankle. That isss far enough. I have sssomthing for you. He hissed.

What? Gwynny asked.

A cloak that turnsss the dragon invisssible. It sshould be of sssome ussse to you.

An invisibility cloak! Gwynny exclaimed.

Yesss, I believe that iss what it isss called.

Thank you. Gwynny said. She stooped down, and picked it up. Will you come with me?

Yess, I would be delighted to. Emrys replied.

Great, I could do with some company.

Ass could I. My nesst isss gone, why not ssstay with you?

Great. Gwynny took a deep breath, and began to walk uncertainly, under the invisibility cloak.

There iss a passssage up here, which sshould be mossst helpful. The passssword isss Cassa De Cassa.

Funny, Gwynny said wryly, before stepping out.

~*~

"We have to do something!" Kati exclaimed.

"I know, but what?" Ron asked.

"I think I can help." Said Danniella, walking up to them.

"What can you do?" Kati asked, picking at the grass.

"Come with me, I have a plan." Danni said, eyes gleaming.

~Preview of Chapter 10~

"Ginny, what happened to your eyes?" The girl asked. Gwynny took out her wand, and, for some reason, knew the spell, which would make a mirror appear.

"What do you mean?" She asked, "My eyes have always been green, and why are you calling me Ginny?"