Summary: Students prepare for war. Dragonsdaughter1, this is for you.
AN: Shrouded Spirits, ManiacPlea, Sellser, thanx for the reviews. This fic is over though like all fics it has the potential for a sequel.
AN: Draco lovers, sorry but he didn't quite demand to have a role in this fic. That doesn't mean he won't be visible in other future fics *wink*.
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~*~ Preparations & Effects ~*~
Dawn watched with tense anticipation as the staff and older students hurriedly went through preparations to protect the younger students. She could hear the screams, and muffled explosions, smell the acrid stink from explosive fumes and fear.
She glanced around gauging the tension and fear tinged atmosphere. Dawn remembered what Xander always told her about fighting – the moment you allowed fear to control your actions you lost – from the looks of it this crowd had already lost hope with a few exceptions. She made her way to a group of students gathered around the three students she had met earlier. Dawn didn't know but she was walking towards the core of the Dumbledore's Army club that Harry Potter started in his fifth year.
"What are they going to do?" She asked Hermione Granger bluntly.
"The staff is going to try to protect us." The Gryffindor student replied just as bluntly. "They are going to be divided between two conflicting priorities: fighting Death Eaters and protecting students."
A resolute light crept into Dawns hazel eyes.
"Then we should give the enemy conflicting priorities."
Hermione glanced at the American teen feeling slightly confused.
"What do you mean Dawn?" Ron asked the question on Hermione's mind.
Several other students paused in their discussions to listen to what this Muggle had to say.
"I'm not going to wait here like sheep for the slaughter." Dawn responded brutally. "You guys know the school grounds, the castle, the town." All the students nodded slowly. "We should divide into teams, force Them to break up looking for us. Take out a couple at a time."
"How do we do that?" Cho Chang asked. She was determined not to loose any of her friends in her last year as she had lost her Hufflepuff boyfriend Cedric Diggory in her fifth year.
"Each team is going to have one person the bastards want." Dawn explained. "They probably have someone, or something, to track their targets. The bait are going to play least in sight and lead their field agents into traps." Dawn frowned as she tried to remember how Buffy played bait on patrols, how Riley and his team took down demons without magic or special abilities. "They are very fond of those long dress-thingies. It is really easy to trap someone in them. Just lift the hem up and over the head to blind them, then wrap lots of rope to truss them like a turkey."
"But they'll see us coming." Susan Bones objected.
"Not if they are so intent on following the bait." Dawn countered. "If there are more than two then add to the confusion, set off smoke bombs, light explosions, fire crackers, you have smoke bombs don't you?"
The students grinned. "We have something better." Colin Creevey murmured.
"Dung bombs." Everyone shouted in chorus.
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Hermione ducked another hex and watched her three team mates, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, secure the Death Eater who wanted the Gryffindor mudblood.
"Hermione!" She turned to see Susan Bones running up.
"Susan?! What happened?" Between pants the Hufflepuff explained.
Dawns' plans worked wonderfully. A little too wonderfully. Result? A furious Dark Lord surrounded by a few close minions determined to kill everyone and get the Key. Between the students and staff they managed to handle the dumber Death Eaters. Unfortunately the smarter ones wised up and were now moving as a group to get Dawn.
"She's hiding in the greenhouses." Susan concluded.
"Where is Harry?"
"Last I know of he was heading towards the greenhouses."
"Idiot! He's handing himself to Voldemort on a silver platter." Hermione fumed.
"That's what I told him." Susan shrugged. "I think he still feels guilty about Cedric."
"I'm beginning to understand Professor Snape grumbling about foolish head strong Gryffindor idiots who heroically run head first into danger." Hermione moaned as she began running to help her friends, old and new. "Find the teachers. Tell them what is happening." She yelled back at Susan.
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TBC...
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Please read and review. (sarhea1980@yahoo.ca)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea
AN: Shrouded Spirits, ManiacPlea, Sellser, thanx for the reviews. This fic is over though like all fics it has the potential for a sequel.
AN: Draco lovers, sorry but he didn't quite demand to have a role in this fic. That doesn't mean he won't be visible in other future fics *wink*.
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~*~ Preparations & Effects ~*~
Dawn watched with tense anticipation as the staff and older students hurriedly went through preparations to protect the younger students. She could hear the screams, and muffled explosions, smell the acrid stink from explosive fumes and fear.
She glanced around gauging the tension and fear tinged atmosphere. Dawn remembered what Xander always told her about fighting – the moment you allowed fear to control your actions you lost – from the looks of it this crowd had already lost hope with a few exceptions. She made her way to a group of students gathered around the three students she had met earlier. Dawn didn't know but she was walking towards the core of the Dumbledore's Army club that Harry Potter started in his fifth year.
"What are they going to do?" She asked Hermione Granger bluntly.
"The staff is going to try to protect us." The Gryffindor student replied just as bluntly. "They are going to be divided between two conflicting priorities: fighting Death Eaters and protecting students."
A resolute light crept into Dawns hazel eyes.
"Then we should give the enemy conflicting priorities."
Hermione glanced at the American teen feeling slightly confused.
"What do you mean Dawn?" Ron asked the question on Hermione's mind.
Several other students paused in their discussions to listen to what this Muggle had to say.
"I'm not going to wait here like sheep for the slaughter." Dawn responded brutally. "You guys know the school grounds, the castle, the town." All the students nodded slowly. "We should divide into teams, force Them to break up looking for us. Take out a couple at a time."
"How do we do that?" Cho Chang asked. She was determined not to loose any of her friends in her last year as she had lost her Hufflepuff boyfriend Cedric Diggory in her fifth year.
"Each team is going to have one person the bastards want." Dawn explained. "They probably have someone, or something, to track their targets. The bait are going to play least in sight and lead their field agents into traps." Dawn frowned as she tried to remember how Buffy played bait on patrols, how Riley and his team took down demons without magic or special abilities. "They are very fond of those long dress-thingies. It is really easy to trap someone in them. Just lift the hem up and over the head to blind them, then wrap lots of rope to truss them like a turkey."
"But they'll see us coming." Susan Bones objected.
"Not if they are so intent on following the bait." Dawn countered. "If there are more than two then add to the confusion, set off smoke bombs, light explosions, fire crackers, you have smoke bombs don't you?"
The students grinned. "We have something better." Colin Creevey murmured.
"Dung bombs." Everyone shouted in chorus.
* * * * *
Hermione ducked another hex and watched her three team mates, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, secure the Death Eater who wanted the Gryffindor mudblood.
"Hermione!" She turned to see Susan Bones running up.
"Susan?! What happened?" Between pants the Hufflepuff explained.
Dawns' plans worked wonderfully. A little too wonderfully. Result? A furious Dark Lord surrounded by a few close minions determined to kill everyone and get the Key. Between the students and staff they managed to handle the dumber Death Eaters. Unfortunately the smarter ones wised up and were now moving as a group to get Dawn.
"She's hiding in the greenhouses." Susan concluded.
"Where is Harry?"
"Last I know of he was heading towards the greenhouses."
"Idiot! He's handing himself to Voldemort on a silver platter." Hermione fumed.
"That's what I told him." Susan shrugged. "I think he still feels guilty about Cedric."
"I'm beginning to understand Professor Snape grumbling about foolish head strong Gryffindor idiots who heroically run head first into danger." Hermione moaned as she began running to help her friends, old and new. "Find the teachers. Tell them what is happening." She yelled back at Susan.
* * * * *
TBC...
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Please read and review. (sarhea1980@yahoo.ca)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea