~~Hello again! I finally found the time to update and hope you enjoy the
next chapter. I found no flames to catch Snape on fire with (pity) in fact
I got no reviews at all! @_@ ~~
Disclaimer: You have got to be kidding. If I owned Harry Potter I don't think I'd be writing fanfiction, for one. So no, I don't own him.
*In this space I'd like to thank all of my wonderful reviewers.wait, nobody reviewed my story except myself.well, if you review, in the next chapter I will be sure to thank you! Hehe!*
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James was engulfed in darkness. Panicking, he tried to run, to get on his feet. It was so dark he could hardly see an inch in front of his face. Leaning against the stone wall, James got quickly to his feet and a sharp pain shot up his leg. He shifted his weight and stumbled forward in the darkness until his hands found cold, metal bars. He tried to find a way around them, but he was met by a stone wall on either side.
"Hello?" James called out into the darkness, unsure if he really wanted his call answered. There were quick footsteps and low muttering echoing down from a passage a little to his right.
Suddenly, several torches outside of his cell lit up and a bright light shone right on his face. Shielding his eyes, he moved slightly to the right to face his captors.
"I've been waiting to see you again, Potter," came a cold voice which James remembered from his school days, "this time I'm afraid the joke is on you."
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Lily stepped back out of the apothecary and noticed that the alley was now devoid of any strange, hooded wizards. Still, she was wary of her surroundings and became more cautious than ever. For some reason, the lack of intimidating wizards made her more worried than a street crowded full of them.
She walked a little faster as she was sure she could feel eyes following her. Lily pushed open the black door and walked back into the shop where she had left James. She saw no one in sight. At first she felt a little annoyed that James would leave for a different store when she specified that he could find her in the apothecary. Then Lily noticed the dust on the floor seemed to have recently disturbed, not from feet stepping on it, but from something being dragged through to the back.
"Is anyone here?" she said loudly, hoping that wherever James went, he was safe. Lily lowered her hood and decided to take a peek in the back room. Maybe James went back to look at their stock? She opened the door a crack and looked in. It was so dark that it was hard to tell, but Lily had a feeling that the passage inside descended quite a bit.
She lit her wand for a better look, but found her way barred. She was right, however, about the passage descending. Just as Lily was trying to think of a good way to pass through, she heard voices growing louder from below. She froze when she heard them running straight toward her.
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Severus Snape jerked his head around to search the passage behind them as the ceiling above them creaked. What sounded like a girl's voice called out. Snape waited quietly with his eyes fixed on the door. Slowly, it opened and a light illuminated the face of a girl whose brilliant red hair shined behind the bars at the top of the passage.
He saw a pair of bright green eyes widen as he snapped at the two masked Death Eaters on either side of him to stop her. Snape ran ahead of them, up the stone steps, and unlocked the barred door at the top. He heard Lily running for the shop exit, knocking things over on her way out. Snape stepped over a tall smashed glass case, which now held broken dark instruments, and opened the door.
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Lily looked over her shoulder as she ran out of the shop. She could see someone opening the door, running after her, when two pairs of arms on both sides of her grabbed her own.
There was nothing she could do; not even her yells for help could be heard by anyone outside of Knockturn Alley. The masked wizards were dragging her along, back to the shop concealed in the wall.
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Alright! Another chapter done, not quite as long as the first, but I DID make an effort to update quickly. Reviews motivate me to write very much *wink wink* Come on, it won't kill you to push the little review button down there and write a few words ^_~. Thanks!
Disclaimer: You have got to be kidding. If I owned Harry Potter I don't think I'd be writing fanfiction, for one. So no, I don't own him.
*In this space I'd like to thank all of my wonderful reviewers.wait, nobody reviewed my story except myself.well, if you review, in the next chapter I will be sure to thank you! Hehe!*
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James was engulfed in darkness. Panicking, he tried to run, to get on his feet. It was so dark he could hardly see an inch in front of his face. Leaning against the stone wall, James got quickly to his feet and a sharp pain shot up his leg. He shifted his weight and stumbled forward in the darkness until his hands found cold, metal bars. He tried to find a way around them, but he was met by a stone wall on either side.
"Hello?" James called out into the darkness, unsure if he really wanted his call answered. There were quick footsteps and low muttering echoing down from a passage a little to his right.
Suddenly, several torches outside of his cell lit up and a bright light shone right on his face. Shielding his eyes, he moved slightly to the right to face his captors.
"I've been waiting to see you again, Potter," came a cold voice which James remembered from his school days, "this time I'm afraid the joke is on you."
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Lily stepped back out of the apothecary and noticed that the alley was now devoid of any strange, hooded wizards. Still, she was wary of her surroundings and became more cautious than ever. For some reason, the lack of intimidating wizards made her more worried than a street crowded full of them.
She walked a little faster as she was sure she could feel eyes following her. Lily pushed open the black door and walked back into the shop where she had left James. She saw no one in sight. At first she felt a little annoyed that James would leave for a different store when she specified that he could find her in the apothecary. Then Lily noticed the dust on the floor seemed to have recently disturbed, not from feet stepping on it, but from something being dragged through to the back.
"Is anyone here?" she said loudly, hoping that wherever James went, he was safe. Lily lowered her hood and decided to take a peek in the back room. Maybe James went back to look at their stock? She opened the door a crack and looked in. It was so dark that it was hard to tell, but Lily had a feeling that the passage inside descended quite a bit.
She lit her wand for a better look, but found her way barred. She was right, however, about the passage descending. Just as Lily was trying to think of a good way to pass through, she heard voices growing louder from below. She froze when she heard them running straight toward her.
*************
Severus Snape jerked his head around to search the passage behind them as the ceiling above them creaked. What sounded like a girl's voice called out. Snape waited quietly with his eyes fixed on the door. Slowly, it opened and a light illuminated the face of a girl whose brilliant red hair shined behind the bars at the top of the passage.
He saw a pair of bright green eyes widen as he snapped at the two masked Death Eaters on either side of him to stop her. Snape ran ahead of them, up the stone steps, and unlocked the barred door at the top. He heard Lily running for the shop exit, knocking things over on her way out. Snape stepped over a tall smashed glass case, which now held broken dark instruments, and opened the door.
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Lily looked over her shoulder as she ran out of the shop. She could see someone opening the door, running after her, when two pairs of arms on both sides of her grabbed her own.
There was nothing she could do; not even her yells for help could be heard by anyone outside of Knockturn Alley. The masked wizards were dragging her along, back to the shop concealed in the wall.
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Alright! Another chapter done, not quite as long as the first, but I DID make an effort to update quickly. Reviews motivate me to write very much *wink wink* Come on, it won't kill you to push the little review button down there and write a few words ^_~. Thanks!