Chapter 19: Occulte (Secretly)
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Harry didn't know why Voldemort was acting that panicked, but he suddenly realised something. He had never seen Voldemort by light, maybe because he couldn't-? 'FOOL!' Voldemort shouted, angry but shaking. In a flash, he dissappeared, leaving Harry bemused.
Hermione stood, shaking, but she stood. She felt weak, but strong at once. She had managed to get up al by herself. Now, al she had to do was to find Harry. Or Ron. Or Luna.
Ron put his wand away and looked at Luna, who still stood there, a vague but satisfied expression on her face, with one hand still aiming at the snake. 'I think it had enough Luna' Ron said. Luna put her wand back in her pocket and turned to Ron. 'You think... you think I did a good job?' she asked, shyly. Ron was quite surprised to see Luna this way; all shy and blushing. 'Yeah,.. Yeah Loon,.. you did a great job,..' he encouraged her. Luna smiled, but this time, it wasn't one of her vague and unknown faces; she was actually smiling at him.
Harry turned around and saw the door had appeared again. He quickly opened it and ran into the other room. Hermione just entered it from the other side. They stared at eachother for a few seconds, both not sure what to do or say. But when Harry saw Hermione had a hard time standing, he rushed over to her to support her. 'Hermione! You're alive,...' he said, gently lifting her arm up to his shoulders and supporting her weight. '.....and you....are alive...' she whispered, though every movement hurted. 'I am,... because of you. You teached me a spell.... well, it came in handy...' Harry whispered carefully. 'You... you defeated him?' Hermione asked surprised, now moving so they were standing face to face. Harry didn't look into her eyes. She was way to close to look in the eye. 'No... he... I think he's a kind of vampire...' Harry puzzled 'He... when the sun set... he screamed and dissappeared,...' Hermione frowned. 'I think he's-' she got cut off by a door slamming open.
'Harry! Hermione!' it was Ron, followed by Luna. He looked from Harry to Hermione and back. 'Uhm...?' Ron questioned at Hermione and Harry. Harry blushed but quickly said 'She can't really walk...' 'I've been biten by a snake' Hermione added. 'A snake... we've defeated' Luna said. Harry raised his eyebrows to Ron. Ron grinned. 'Me and Loon defeated the snake with cruciatus' he said proudly. Harry looked from Ron to Luna and Hermione clapped her free hand to her mouth. 'You can't use that curse! My god! What if-?' 'What if I got expelled? Hermione, Harry and I have got more reasons to get expelled. Like saving you.' Ron said immediatly. He turned to Harry. 'Who's been attacking you?' Harry sighed. 'Who do you think?' Ron frowned. 'I knew it. He had to do something with...this. but what? Do you know?' he asked Harry. Harry suddenly turned to Luna and stared at her. He couldn't imagen she...
'Harry?' Hermione questioned. Harry coughed. 'I... this,.. okay I'll tell.' He decided. He looked from Ron to Luna and back to Hermione. 'Your grandparents built this school,.. you know that right?' he paused and Hermione nodded. Ron raised his eyebrows. 'Well, Voldemort's been messing around these days,...' he looked at Luna. 'And he told me his loyal servents are HERE, at this school. He told me,...' he took a deep breath 'He told me he has put an Imperius curse... on the Lovegoods,...'
Harry had expected Luna to do everything, anything but this. She just stared at him, crossed her arms and looked into his eyes. 'You know? I thought something like that already,...' Harry didn't know wheter to laugh or get suspicious. Ron looked puzzled and Hermione smiled. 'Luna's not under imperius, I'm pretty sure...' Hermione smiled. Luna smiled back 'Of course I am not under imperius. If I was, I wouldn't help you guys,...'
'We should get going' Harry said. Hermione nodded. Ron sighed and Luna grinned. 'But how? I mean,.. where are we to go now? Hogwarts?' Ron asked. Hermione sighed. 'Yes.. Hogwarts. Coming too Luna?' Luna vaguely nodded and went through a door, followed by them. 'We must be quiet,.. if anybody sees us...' Ron started. But when he joined the group he found himself staring directly into the eyes of Lucius Malfoy.
Harry didn't know why Voldemort was acting that panicked, but he suddenly realised something. He had never seen Voldemort by light, maybe because he couldn't-? 'FOOL!' Voldemort shouted, angry but shaking. In a flash, he dissappeared, leaving Harry bemused.
Hermione stood, shaking, but she stood. She felt weak, but strong at once. She had managed to get up al by herself. Now, al she had to do was to find Harry. Or Ron. Or Luna.
Ron put his wand away and looked at Luna, who still stood there, a vague but satisfied expression on her face, with one hand still aiming at the snake. 'I think it had enough Luna' Ron said. Luna put her wand back in her pocket and turned to Ron. 'You think... you think I did a good job?' she asked, shyly. Ron was quite surprised to see Luna this way; all shy and blushing. 'Yeah,.. Yeah Loon,.. you did a great job,..' he encouraged her. Luna smiled, but this time, it wasn't one of her vague and unknown faces; she was actually smiling at him.
Harry turned around and saw the door had appeared again. He quickly opened it and ran into the other room. Hermione just entered it from the other side. They stared at eachother for a few seconds, both not sure what to do or say. But when Harry saw Hermione had a hard time standing, he rushed over to her to support her. 'Hermione! You're alive,...' he said, gently lifting her arm up to his shoulders and supporting her weight. '.....and you....are alive...' she whispered, though every movement hurted. 'I am,... because of you. You teached me a spell.... well, it came in handy...' Harry whispered carefully. 'You... you defeated him?' Hermione asked surprised, now moving so they were standing face to face. Harry didn't look into her eyes. She was way to close to look in the eye. 'No... he... I think he's a kind of vampire...' Harry puzzled 'He... when the sun set... he screamed and dissappeared,...' Hermione frowned. 'I think he's-' she got cut off by a door slamming open.
'Harry! Hermione!' it was Ron, followed by Luna. He looked from Harry to Hermione and back. 'Uhm...?' Ron questioned at Hermione and Harry. Harry blushed but quickly said 'She can't really walk...' 'I've been biten by a snake' Hermione added. 'A snake... we've defeated' Luna said. Harry raised his eyebrows to Ron. Ron grinned. 'Me and Loon defeated the snake with cruciatus' he said proudly. Harry looked from Ron to Luna and Hermione clapped her free hand to her mouth. 'You can't use that curse! My god! What if-?' 'What if I got expelled? Hermione, Harry and I have got more reasons to get expelled. Like saving you.' Ron said immediatly. He turned to Harry. 'Who's been attacking you?' Harry sighed. 'Who do you think?' Ron frowned. 'I knew it. He had to do something with...this. but what? Do you know?' he asked Harry. Harry suddenly turned to Luna and stared at her. He couldn't imagen she...
'Harry?' Hermione questioned. Harry coughed. 'I... this,.. okay I'll tell.' He decided. He looked from Ron to Luna and back to Hermione. 'Your grandparents built this school,.. you know that right?' he paused and Hermione nodded. Ron raised his eyebrows. 'Well, Voldemort's been messing around these days,...' he looked at Luna. 'And he told me his loyal servents are HERE, at this school. He told me,...' he took a deep breath 'He told me he has put an Imperius curse... on the Lovegoods,...'
Harry had expected Luna to do everything, anything but this. She just stared at him, crossed her arms and looked into his eyes. 'You know? I thought something like that already,...' Harry didn't know wheter to laugh or get suspicious. Ron looked puzzled and Hermione smiled. 'Luna's not under imperius, I'm pretty sure...' Hermione smiled. Luna smiled back 'Of course I am not under imperius. If I was, I wouldn't help you guys,...'
'We should get going' Harry said. Hermione nodded. Ron sighed and Luna grinned. 'But how? I mean,.. where are we to go now? Hogwarts?' Ron asked. Hermione sighed. 'Yes.. Hogwarts. Coming too Luna?' Luna vaguely nodded and went through a door, followed by them. 'We must be quiet,.. if anybody sees us...' Ron started. But when he joined the group he found himself staring directly into the eyes of Lucius Malfoy.