A/N: Hey, I haven't read your reviews for the last chapter yet, but I hope
you liked it! And I really hope the title didn't give it away! Well, there
are a couple more chapters to go, and then I'll be starting a new fic, so
look out for it! But I probably won't start it for about a month because I
have exams. Well, enjoy!
BTW: This chapter is rated PG-13!!! Light gory stuff.
~*~*~*~ Chapter 28: The Battle Begins ~*~*~*~
The large group slammed into the ground. No one fell over. Everyone had been expecting to give the death eaters a surprise and quickly get into the house. What they didn't expect was to see a large circle of death eaters surrounding their group, and about twice as many standing in front of the door, waiting for them.
Harry looked up and saw Snape's head dangling by a rope on top the house. Voldemort must have got the information from him (A/N: This is PG-13 people!).
All of a sudden huge blasts were heard coming from every direction. The battle had begun. The outside of the circle was battling fiercely with the death eaters. Soon, the spiral disappeared, as did the circle of death eaters. There were just as many death eaters as there were Aurors. The entrance was clear. The six of them sped through with Dumbledore and a few members of the Order raced in with them. The room was empty.
The house was merely a shack from the outside, but inside it was gigantic.
Quietly and slowly, the group started making their way through the house, checking every cupboard, room, and anything else they could.
They reached a room that looked like a kitchen. Two death eaters jumped out from behind counters and began duelling with them. Soon enough, the death eaters were lying on the floor, bound by unbreakable ropes, anti disapperation charms and stunned. The group thoroughly checked the kitchen, thinking there must be something in there if there were death eaters on guard.
The next room was a large ballroom. It held one piano in the middle and a candlestick on top. Suddenly the piano started playing soft music.
"Wow. I've never heard anything as beautiful as that in my life," Harry announced, his eyes glazed over. He started making his way towards the piano.
"Harry, stop! It's a trick!" Ginny yelled and ran after him. She grabbed his arm in an attempt to pull him back. He turned and looked at her with black eyes.
"Leave me alone," he hissed and threw her off with a spell. She flew back ten feet and landed with a sickening thud, knocked out.
"Harry!" Ron yelled. He ran towards him, but Dumbledore grabbed his arm. Harry was almost at the piano. Dumbledore muttered a few words and the piano blew up. Harry regained his senses and ducked just before a piano key lodged itself in his head.
The piano lay in shards all over the floor. A strange black wisp of smoke rose from where it used to be and flew up into the ceiling.
"What was that?" Harry asked astounded.
"It is the spirit of Voldemort. You may not know this, but this is his house. It is the house of his ancestors and it is where he has been hiding from us for so long. I was so stupid not to think of coming here first!" Mrs Moody told them all.
"You wouldn't have been able to come anyway. The only way we have been able to enter tonight is because Hilary is with us," Dumbledore mumbled.
"Ok, let's keep going," Hermione said and led the way into the next room. Ass soon as she entered a nice floral bedroom, a vase on the bedside table hurled itself at her. She shrieked and ducked just in time. The vase smashed on the wall behind her. The black wisp flew out of the vase and into a mirror that broke as soon as it entered. The shards flew towards Hermione. They all held a mirrored image of a black pointed face smiling evilly at her. She tried to get out of the room, but it was no use.
"Imrio!" Ron yelled. The shards were inches away from Hermione when they froze and fell limply to the floor. One piece kept going though. Hermione fell to the ground and the shard cut through her arm. It swivelled around and headed back to her, but Draco stepped in front of it with a thick metal jug. It exploded on impact and the black wisp flew away.
"Are you ok Hermione?" Ginny asked.
"The glass got my arm." Ginny looked at her arm and gasped. The others came into the room to take a look. Harry sharply inhaled.
The piece of mirror had been flying so fast, that it flew straight through her arm. Mrs Moody muttered a few healing spells.
"I'm sorry dear but that's the best I can do. Luckily the glass didn't get your bone, but your arm may be a bit painful." The cut had gone, but a nasty black bruise had appeared. There was blood all over her robes and her arm that began to dry. Hermione was about to do a cleaning spell when a dull thud was heard above them.
"Everyone move out of here now!" Dumbledore exclaimed. They sped out of the room and just in time. About a hundred knifes pelted through the ceiling and straight through. Dull thuds were heard as it ripped through floor by floor. Then a scream pierced the air about three storeys below them.
"Their below," one of the members of the Order shouted.
The group quickly made it's down to the third last storey. There was a passage with about ten doors. There were four on either side, one the other end, and the one they had just come through.
"I think it's the door down the end," Harry said. Once they had all stepped through the door clanged shut behind them. The group made it's way down to the end of the corridor. They opened it and looked inside. There was nothing in there except for a single rose lying in the middle of the floor.
"There's nothing in here," Ron said and shut the door. They moved onto the next door and looked inside. It too contained nothing. On further inspection, Harry saw a lamp standing in the corner.
"There's nothing in here either," he said confused.
The next door contained a single chair. Ginny went and touched it. Immediately it came to life and the velvet enclosed her hand, slowly creeping up her arm, sucking her into the chair.
"Ginny!" Hilary yelled. Tonks, who was with the group ran forwards and grabbed Ginny around the middle in an attempt to pull her back and away from the chair.
Dumbledore swiftly walked up and set the other arm of the chair on fire. It shrieked and let go of Ginny. They ran out of there and Ginny sat back panting.
"I'm not touching anything in this blasted house!"
They moved onto the next door. Draco opened it and let out a cry of surprise. Inside was the single red rose, lying in exactly the same position.
"Someone go and open the door at the end of the corridor," he said.
Another member of the Order opened it and the room Draco was looking at spun around at once to reveal the room with the lamp.
"The rooms are changing behind these doors!" Draco exclaimed.
"I guess he got the idea from the Department of Mysteries," Harry muttered,
"We need to open all of the doors at once. I want all the members of the Order to select a door. You children and the rest of the Order stay here with me. On the count of three. One. Two. Three!" Dumbledore said.
All the doors were opened. The person with the door two down from the passage gave a shriek as a very familiar voice from inside muttered, "Avada Kedavra!" the only problem was that the voice was not Voldemort's and not only Harry had heard it before. All six of them had at Hogwarts.
He fell to the floor still as ice. Everyone ran swiftly to the door, wands raised. Tonks entered the room. "Stupefy!" she cried. Everyone else rushed in and the fight began.
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A/N: I know my grammar and spelling is shocking, but it's this damn word! The spellchecker is stuffed! Just bear with me!
BTW: This chapter is rated PG-13!!! Light gory stuff.
~*~*~*~ Chapter 28: The Battle Begins ~*~*~*~
The large group slammed into the ground. No one fell over. Everyone had been expecting to give the death eaters a surprise and quickly get into the house. What they didn't expect was to see a large circle of death eaters surrounding their group, and about twice as many standing in front of the door, waiting for them.
Harry looked up and saw Snape's head dangling by a rope on top the house. Voldemort must have got the information from him (A/N: This is PG-13 people!).
All of a sudden huge blasts were heard coming from every direction. The battle had begun. The outside of the circle was battling fiercely with the death eaters. Soon, the spiral disappeared, as did the circle of death eaters. There were just as many death eaters as there were Aurors. The entrance was clear. The six of them sped through with Dumbledore and a few members of the Order raced in with them. The room was empty.
The house was merely a shack from the outside, but inside it was gigantic.
Quietly and slowly, the group started making their way through the house, checking every cupboard, room, and anything else they could.
They reached a room that looked like a kitchen. Two death eaters jumped out from behind counters and began duelling with them. Soon enough, the death eaters were lying on the floor, bound by unbreakable ropes, anti disapperation charms and stunned. The group thoroughly checked the kitchen, thinking there must be something in there if there were death eaters on guard.
The next room was a large ballroom. It held one piano in the middle and a candlestick on top. Suddenly the piano started playing soft music.
"Wow. I've never heard anything as beautiful as that in my life," Harry announced, his eyes glazed over. He started making his way towards the piano.
"Harry, stop! It's a trick!" Ginny yelled and ran after him. She grabbed his arm in an attempt to pull him back. He turned and looked at her with black eyes.
"Leave me alone," he hissed and threw her off with a spell. She flew back ten feet and landed with a sickening thud, knocked out.
"Harry!" Ron yelled. He ran towards him, but Dumbledore grabbed his arm. Harry was almost at the piano. Dumbledore muttered a few words and the piano blew up. Harry regained his senses and ducked just before a piano key lodged itself in his head.
The piano lay in shards all over the floor. A strange black wisp of smoke rose from where it used to be and flew up into the ceiling.
"What was that?" Harry asked astounded.
"It is the spirit of Voldemort. You may not know this, but this is his house. It is the house of his ancestors and it is where he has been hiding from us for so long. I was so stupid not to think of coming here first!" Mrs Moody told them all.
"You wouldn't have been able to come anyway. The only way we have been able to enter tonight is because Hilary is with us," Dumbledore mumbled.
"Ok, let's keep going," Hermione said and led the way into the next room. Ass soon as she entered a nice floral bedroom, a vase on the bedside table hurled itself at her. She shrieked and ducked just in time. The vase smashed on the wall behind her. The black wisp flew out of the vase and into a mirror that broke as soon as it entered. The shards flew towards Hermione. They all held a mirrored image of a black pointed face smiling evilly at her. She tried to get out of the room, but it was no use.
"Imrio!" Ron yelled. The shards were inches away from Hermione when they froze and fell limply to the floor. One piece kept going though. Hermione fell to the ground and the shard cut through her arm. It swivelled around and headed back to her, but Draco stepped in front of it with a thick metal jug. It exploded on impact and the black wisp flew away.
"Are you ok Hermione?" Ginny asked.
"The glass got my arm." Ginny looked at her arm and gasped. The others came into the room to take a look. Harry sharply inhaled.
The piece of mirror had been flying so fast, that it flew straight through her arm. Mrs Moody muttered a few healing spells.
"I'm sorry dear but that's the best I can do. Luckily the glass didn't get your bone, but your arm may be a bit painful." The cut had gone, but a nasty black bruise had appeared. There was blood all over her robes and her arm that began to dry. Hermione was about to do a cleaning spell when a dull thud was heard above them.
"Everyone move out of here now!" Dumbledore exclaimed. They sped out of the room and just in time. About a hundred knifes pelted through the ceiling and straight through. Dull thuds were heard as it ripped through floor by floor. Then a scream pierced the air about three storeys below them.
"Their below," one of the members of the Order shouted.
The group quickly made it's down to the third last storey. There was a passage with about ten doors. There were four on either side, one the other end, and the one they had just come through.
"I think it's the door down the end," Harry said. Once they had all stepped through the door clanged shut behind them. The group made it's way down to the end of the corridor. They opened it and looked inside. There was nothing in there except for a single rose lying in the middle of the floor.
"There's nothing in here," Ron said and shut the door. They moved onto the next door and looked inside. It too contained nothing. On further inspection, Harry saw a lamp standing in the corner.
"There's nothing in here either," he said confused.
The next door contained a single chair. Ginny went and touched it. Immediately it came to life and the velvet enclosed her hand, slowly creeping up her arm, sucking her into the chair.
"Ginny!" Hilary yelled. Tonks, who was with the group ran forwards and grabbed Ginny around the middle in an attempt to pull her back and away from the chair.
Dumbledore swiftly walked up and set the other arm of the chair on fire. It shrieked and let go of Ginny. They ran out of there and Ginny sat back panting.
"I'm not touching anything in this blasted house!"
They moved onto the next door. Draco opened it and let out a cry of surprise. Inside was the single red rose, lying in exactly the same position.
"Someone go and open the door at the end of the corridor," he said.
Another member of the Order opened it and the room Draco was looking at spun around at once to reveal the room with the lamp.
"The rooms are changing behind these doors!" Draco exclaimed.
"I guess he got the idea from the Department of Mysteries," Harry muttered,
"We need to open all of the doors at once. I want all the members of the Order to select a door. You children and the rest of the Order stay here with me. On the count of three. One. Two. Three!" Dumbledore said.
All the doors were opened. The person with the door two down from the passage gave a shriek as a very familiar voice from inside muttered, "Avada Kedavra!" the only problem was that the voice was not Voldemort's and not only Harry had heard it before. All six of them had at Hogwarts.
He fell to the floor still as ice. Everyone ran swiftly to the door, wands raised. Tonks entered the room. "Stupefy!" she cried. Everyone else rushed in and the fight began.
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A/N: I know my grammar and spelling is shocking, but it's this damn word! The spellchecker is stuffed! Just bear with me!