Chapter 8
"Crossing-Over"
Hermione woke up.She felt a strange warmth against her body.She saw Harry fast asleep in a chair nearby.She felt for her necklace,it was warm and glowing.She looked around.Tom was near.Hermione felt herself getting up,leaving the safety of her bed.She heard a voice as cold as ice and as low as a whisper calling her.
"Hermione."it said.
Hermione quietly left the hospital wing.The voice was calling her and drawing her outside near the forest.A cold wind slapped at her as the wet earth below her feet stained them black.She felt lost and unable to stop herself from going into the forest.She soon found herself in the heart of the forest.A large rock,smooth as glass,layed in the center.A dim glow from the moon bounced off its surface.Hermione drew closer to it.
"Hermione."said the voice behind her.
Hermione turned around,coming face to face with the man she secretly knew.His scarlet eyes glew deeply as he looked at her.His hair covered his forehead as the wind swirled around him.His pale skin glew as bright as the moon.Hermione just stood there.She didn't know what to do.A strange feeling in her heart began to run through her veins.She felt dizzy from both fear and an unknown love.A low hiss in a nearby bush brought her back to reality.A large,black snake slithered on the cold,wet ground.It's yellow eyes watched Hermione as it made it's way to its master.Hermoine backed up,falling back against the stone.Tom moved over her,towering over her.His eyes filled with something Hermione would never ever dream of.They were full of a deep and dark passion.
"Do not fear me."he said as he leaned closer.
The snake that had crawled up to him hissed at Hermione,baring it's fangs.Tom spoke to the snake in a low hiss.
"Come clsoer,Hermione."he said to her.
He took her hand in his and led her closer to the snake.He motioned for her to pet the snake,and Hermione did.The skin of the snake was as smooth as silk and cool to the touch.
"There is much to be learned from beasts."he said to her.
BACK IN THE HOSPITAL WING Harry felt a surge of pain rip through his head.His scar was on fire.He shuffled to the window to open it for a fresh breeze to cool the burning pain.The night was very chilly.He wondered if he were making Hermione cold.He turned around to see if she was shaking from the cold,but she wasn't there.
"Hermione?"Harry said.
No answer.
"Hermoine!?"Harry shouted in panic.
He had awoken Madame Promfrey who was fast asleep at her desk.
''What's all the commotion about?"she asked sleepily.
Harry gave her a look as if he had seen a ghost.
"My scar hurts."he said.
"Then use a cooling spell."replied Madame Promfrey,about to fall asleep.
"Not only that,but Hermione's missing."he said.
BACK IN THE FOREST
Hermione again felt ill.A strange and more powerful feeling had come again as strong as a typhoon.She felt as though she were no longer herself,but someone else.
"If you want to live forever and rule the world with me,on the night the moon is full,you will join me in a ceremony."Tom said,now circling around Hermione who was sitting on the stone.
"What sort of ceremony?"she asked
"A ceremony to bring back Katrina,and you my dear,are the one she needs to live again.You have her mind,her right form,and also,her spirit."Tom said.
He took out a small black vile and handed it to Hermione.
"Drink this,and the process for Katrina's crossing-over will begin."he said.
"I do wish to live again."Hermione heard herself saying.
She lifted the vile to her lips,a strong,sulfur smell escaped from within the bottle.
"Drink it."commanded Tom,as he watched with narrowed eyes.
Hermione lifted it higher,tasting the first drop of the liquid.It tasted like a sweet nectar.Hermione finished the liquid,the last drop still lingering on the tip of her lips.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL
Harry rushed to Dumbledore's office.On the way,he had bumped into Snape.
"Still doing you nightly wandering,Potter?"he asked Harry with a sneer.
"I have no time for you."Harry barked."Hermione's gone."
Snape's eyes widened.
"And my scar hurts,too."Harry said.
"Quickly,let's go to Professor Dumbeldore."said Snape while pacing quickly down the hall.
BACK IN THE FOREST
Hermione felt dizzy,and saw that an orb of bright light had encircled itself around her.Suddenly,she felt as if all the air in her lungs had ben sucked out.Her mouth was forced open as a long,bright green stream of light passed through.It spiraled through the air before entering the emerald on Hermione's necklace.She fell back and hit the ground.Tom bent down and lifted her up.He pulled her up in his arms,connecting his eyes with hers.
"I know this is what you want."he said,before planting a kiss on Hermione's lips.
But before he could do so,a large group of people was calling for Hermione.Tom lifted his head to hear better.
''I must go."he said.
"No,please don't leave me!"Hermione shouted.
"I promise I shall return.''said Tom before disappearing in the woods.
The group of people,made up of Hagrid,Harry,Professor Dumbeldore,Professor Snape,Mr.Filch,and Professor McGonnagal,had found her.
"Hermione,are you alright?"Harry asked,hugging her tightly.
"Yes."was all she could say.
Professor Dumbledore looked at Hermione.He noticed that her eyes had become almost lifeless.She was still here,but actually here.Harry and the others had noticed this too.
"What is wrong with her?"asked Professor McGonnagal.
"Voldemont is draining her of her life and replace hers with Katrina's."he said.
Professor Snape had found the empty vile bottle on the ground.He sniffed it,then took a small taste.
"Uck!"he spat."It's Dremeliah's Potion."
"Isn't that both illegal and rare to make?"asked Mr.Filch.
"Yes,"said Professor Snape."It's also a potion that slowly turns the drinker into a...err.."
"Life-less being?"finished Harry.
"Not entirely true,it's just that the drinker becomes more like a zombie,slipping into a world of Dark Shadows."said Professor Dumbledore.
He looked at the pale face of Hermioen who was now asleep in Harry's arms.
"I'm afraid that Hermione has already begun to cross-over into the shadow world.She must be taken to a safer and more secluded area to where she will be watched around the clock."said Dumbledore.
Hermione shifted uneasily in Harry's arms.She felt like she did not belong there,but in another way,she did. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Author's Note
Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed the story so far.I went back and tried to correct all the spelling errors and such.I hope that the chapters are a little more interersting than the last ones.Just wait,they will become more darker and forbidding.
(^_^)
"Crossing-Over"
Hermione woke up.She felt a strange warmth against her body.She saw Harry fast asleep in a chair nearby.She felt for her necklace,it was warm and glowing.She looked around.Tom was near.Hermione felt herself getting up,leaving the safety of her bed.She heard a voice as cold as ice and as low as a whisper calling her.
"Hermione."it said.
Hermione quietly left the hospital wing.The voice was calling her and drawing her outside near the forest.A cold wind slapped at her as the wet earth below her feet stained them black.She felt lost and unable to stop herself from going into the forest.She soon found herself in the heart of the forest.A large rock,smooth as glass,layed in the center.A dim glow from the moon bounced off its surface.Hermione drew closer to it.
"Hermione."said the voice behind her.
Hermione turned around,coming face to face with the man she secretly knew.His scarlet eyes glew deeply as he looked at her.His hair covered his forehead as the wind swirled around him.His pale skin glew as bright as the moon.Hermione just stood there.She didn't know what to do.A strange feeling in her heart began to run through her veins.She felt dizzy from both fear and an unknown love.A low hiss in a nearby bush brought her back to reality.A large,black snake slithered on the cold,wet ground.It's yellow eyes watched Hermione as it made it's way to its master.Hermoine backed up,falling back against the stone.Tom moved over her,towering over her.His eyes filled with something Hermione would never ever dream of.They were full of a deep and dark passion.
"Do not fear me."he said as he leaned closer.
The snake that had crawled up to him hissed at Hermione,baring it's fangs.Tom spoke to the snake in a low hiss.
"Come clsoer,Hermione."he said to her.
He took her hand in his and led her closer to the snake.He motioned for her to pet the snake,and Hermione did.The skin of the snake was as smooth as silk and cool to the touch.
"There is much to be learned from beasts."he said to her.
BACK IN THE HOSPITAL WING Harry felt a surge of pain rip through his head.His scar was on fire.He shuffled to the window to open it for a fresh breeze to cool the burning pain.The night was very chilly.He wondered if he were making Hermione cold.He turned around to see if she was shaking from the cold,but she wasn't there.
"Hermione?"Harry said.
No answer.
"Hermoine!?"Harry shouted in panic.
He had awoken Madame Promfrey who was fast asleep at her desk.
''What's all the commotion about?"she asked sleepily.
Harry gave her a look as if he had seen a ghost.
"My scar hurts."he said.
"Then use a cooling spell."replied Madame Promfrey,about to fall asleep.
"Not only that,but Hermione's missing."he said.
BACK IN THE FOREST
Hermione again felt ill.A strange and more powerful feeling had come again as strong as a typhoon.She felt as though she were no longer herself,but someone else.
"If you want to live forever and rule the world with me,on the night the moon is full,you will join me in a ceremony."Tom said,now circling around Hermione who was sitting on the stone.
"What sort of ceremony?"she asked
"A ceremony to bring back Katrina,and you my dear,are the one she needs to live again.You have her mind,her right form,and also,her spirit."Tom said.
He took out a small black vile and handed it to Hermione.
"Drink this,and the process for Katrina's crossing-over will begin."he said.
"I do wish to live again."Hermione heard herself saying.
She lifted the vile to her lips,a strong,sulfur smell escaped from within the bottle.
"Drink it."commanded Tom,as he watched with narrowed eyes.
Hermione lifted it higher,tasting the first drop of the liquid.It tasted like a sweet nectar.Hermione finished the liquid,the last drop still lingering on the tip of her lips.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL
Harry rushed to Dumbledore's office.On the way,he had bumped into Snape.
"Still doing you nightly wandering,Potter?"he asked Harry with a sneer.
"I have no time for you."Harry barked."Hermione's gone."
Snape's eyes widened.
"And my scar hurts,too."Harry said.
"Quickly,let's go to Professor Dumbeldore."said Snape while pacing quickly down the hall.
BACK IN THE FOREST
Hermione felt dizzy,and saw that an orb of bright light had encircled itself around her.Suddenly,she felt as if all the air in her lungs had ben sucked out.Her mouth was forced open as a long,bright green stream of light passed through.It spiraled through the air before entering the emerald on Hermione's necklace.She fell back and hit the ground.Tom bent down and lifted her up.He pulled her up in his arms,connecting his eyes with hers.
"I know this is what you want."he said,before planting a kiss on Hermione's lips.
But before he could do so,a large group of people was calling for Hermione.Tom lifted his head to hear better.
''I must go."he said.
"No,please don't leave me!"Hermione shouted.
"I promise I shall return.''said Tom before disappearing in the woods.
The group of people,made up of Hagrid,Harry,Professor Dumbeldore,Professor Snape,Mr.Filch,and Professor McGonnagal,had found her.
"Hermione,are you alright?"Harry asked,hugging her tightly.
"Yes."was all she could say.
Professor Dumbledore looked at Hermione.He noticed that her eyes had become almost lifeless.She was still here,but actually here.Harry and the others had noticed this too.
"What is wrong with her?"asked Professor McGonnagal.
"Voldemont is draining her of her life and replace hers with Katrina's."he said.
Professor Snape had found the empty vile bottle on the ground.He sniffed it,then took a small taste.
"Uck!"he spat."It's Dremeliah's Potion."
"Isn't that both illegal and rare to make?"asked Mr.Filch.
"Yes,"said Professor Snape."It's also a potion that slowly turns the drinker into a...err.."
"Life-less being?"finished Harry.
"Not entirely true,it's just that the drinker becomes more like a zombie,slipping into a world of Dark Shadows."said Professor Dumbledore.
He looked at the pale face of Hermioen who was now asleep in Harry's arms.
"I'm afraid that Hermione has already begun to cross-over into the shadow world.She must be taken to a safer and more secluded area to where she will be watched around the clock."said Dumbledore.
Hermione shifted uneasily in Harry's arms.She felt like she did not belong there,but in another way,she did. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Author's Note
Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed the story so far.I went back and tried to correct all the spelling errors and such.I hope that the chapters are a little more interersting than the last ones.Just wait,they will become more darker and forbidding.
(^_^)