Chapter 18
Elizabeth felt that someone was watching her. She whirled around. She couldn't see anyone. But still she felt that someone was watching her. She had felt this for the past few days. She was walking through a corridor at the Leaky Cauldron. She went down the stairs and heard someone following her. Elizabeth turned around. "Who is there?" Elizabeth asked. There came no reply. She turned around and continued walking down the stairs. Suddenly she whirled around and yelled: "Paralitis!" The spell hit a mirror and backfired at Elizabeth. Elizabeth fell down the stairs. She heard something break. Tom, who had heard Elizabeth falling down the stairs, quickly ran to her. "Ophelia! What happened?" he asked. "I fell down the stairs," Elizabeth murmured. Elizabeth tried to stand up, only to find out she was still paralysed. "I. accidentally paralysed myself," Elizabeth murmured. "We need to get you to St. Mungo's to get you healed" Tom said. He asked one of the bartenders to keep an eye on the bar while he would bring Ophelia to St. Mungo's. They went to St. Mungo's and there the spell was lifted from Elizabeth. They also healed her arm, which was broken. And the whole time Elizabeth felt that someone was watching her.
When Elizabeth returned to the hotel, she went to the bar to get some dinner. Tom brought her some dinner and he sat down on a chair opposite to Elizabeth. She told him that she was being followed and Tom advised her tom send an owl to Dumbledore. After she had finished her dinner she sent an owl to Dumbledore. After that she went to her room to sleep.
The next morning, at breakfast, Elizabeth read the Daily Prophet. There had been an attack at the Ministry, by Deatheaters. Fudge had declared that Voldemort had returned. After Elizabeth had finished her breakfast she went to Quills and Dots. Around nine o'clock two wizards entered the shop. Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody. And a dog. A black dog. " Miss Black, could we talk to you for a moment please?" Lupin asked. Elizabeth nearly dropped a large pile of books, which she had levitated. She sent the books to the counter. "Please follow me," Elizabeth said. They walked to the back of the shop, where a few chairs and a table stood. Elizabeth sat down on a chair and Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody did the same. "Dumbledore told us about your letter. Have you felt that you were being followed since the attack at the Ministry?" Lupin asked. Elizabeth shook her head. "We already thought so," Mad-Eye Moody said. "We are sure that the person whom followed you was a Deatheater who is now either death or captured and taken to Azkaban". "I could have known that it was Deatheater who followed me," Elizabeth said. Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody stood up. "If you are being followed again, please send us an owl" Lupin said. Elizabeth nodded. Lupin and Mad-eye Moody left and Elizabeth went back to her work.
The next morning, when Elizabeth went downstairs for breakfast, Tom called her. "Ophelia, have you read the Daily Prophet?" he asked. "No" Elizabeth replied. "Why do you want to know?" Tom handed her the Daily Prophet, which she read immediately. "Twenty wizards and witches have been captured by You- Know-Who. You-Know-Who has send an owl to the Daily Prophet to tell the wizarding world that he will release them if Elizabeth Maeve Riddle will return to his castle. If she won't return within two weeks, he will kill all twenty wizards and witches in a very painful way. People who know anything about Elizabeth Riddle's Location at the moment are asked to send an owl to Albus Dumbledore." Elizabeth looked at the newspaper. There was a photo of her with Harry, Ron and Hermione on the front page. She dropped the newspaper and she ran up the stairs to her room. She stood in front of the mirror in her room. She looked at herself. A tear ran down her cheek. "Finite omnia incates" she whispered. She looked the way she has looked before. The clothes she was wearing were too large. Someone opened the door of her chamber. "Ophelia?" Tom asked. Elizabeth turned around. "Miss Riddle?" Tom said, amazed. Elizabeth walked towards her closet, opened it and took a cape out of it. She put it on and she put the hood up. She grabbed her bag and she put her cat into it. She took her wand out of her pocket and she disappeared.
Elizabeth apparated in front of the schoolgate. She opened the gate and walked to the door of the castle. Students were walking from Hagrid's cabin to the castle. They were looking at her curiously. A strong wind suddenly began to blow. Her hood was blown backwards. "Elizabeth!" someone called. It was Harry. Elizabeth paid no attention to him. Elizabeth went to the gargoyle and gave him the password. Stairs appeared and Elizabeth walked up the stairs to Dumbledore's office. She knocked on the door and without waiting for a reply she opened the door and entered Dumbledore's office.
Elizabeth felt that someone was watching her. She whirled around. She couldn't see anyone. But still she felt that someone was watching her. She had felt this for the past few days. She was walking through a corridor at the Leaky Cauldron. She went down the stairs and heard someone following her. Elizabeth turned around. "Who is there?" Elizabeth asked. There came no reply. She turned around and continued walking down the stairs. Suddenly she whirled around and yelled: "Paralitis!" The spell hit a mirror and backfired at Elizabeth. Elizabeth fell down the stairs. She heard something break. Tom, who had heard Elizabeth falling down the stairs, quickly ran to her. "Ophelia! What happened?" he asked. "I fell down the stairs," Elizabeth murmured. Elizabeth tried to stand up, only to find out she was still paralysed. "I. accidentally paralysed myself," Elizabeth murmured. "We need to get you to St. Mungo's to get you healed" Tom said. He asked one of the bartenders to keep an eye on the bar while he would bring Ophelia to St. Mungo's. They went to St. Mungo's and there the spell was lifted from Elizabeth. They also healed her arm, which was broken. And the whole time Elizabeth felt that someone was watching her.
When Elizabeth returned to the hotel, she went to the bar to get some dinner. Tom brought her some dinner and he sat down on a chair opposite to Elizabeth. She told him that she was being followed and Tom advised her tom send an owl to Dumbledore. After she had finished her dinner she sent an owl to Dumbledore. After that she went to her room to sleep.
The next morning, at breakfast, Elizabeth read the Daily Prophet. There had been an attack at the Ministry, by Deatheaters. Fudge had declared that Voldemort had returned. After Elizabeth had finished her breakfast she went to Quills and Dots. Around nine o'clock two wizards entered the shop. Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody. And a dog. A black dog. " Miss Black, could we talk to you for a moment please?" Lupin asked. Elizabeth nearly dropped a large pile of books, which she had levitated. She sent the books to the counter. "Please follow me," Elizabeth said. They walked to the back of the shop, where a few chairs and a table stood. Elizabeth sat down on a chair and Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody did the same. "Dumbledore told us about your letter. Have you felt that you were being followed since the attack at the Ministry?" Lupin asked. Elizabeth shook her head. "We already thought so," Mad-Eye Moody said. "We are sure that the person whom followed you was a Deatheater who is now either death or captured and taken to Azkaban". "I could have known that it was Deatheater who followed me," Elizabeth said. Lupin and Mad-Eye Moody stood up. "If you are being followed again, please send us an owl" Lupin said. Elizabeth nodded. Lupin and Mad-eye Moody left and Elizabeth went back to her work.
The next morning, when Elizabeth went downstairs for breakfast, Tom called her. "Ophelia, have you read the Daily Prophet?" he asked. "No" Elizabeth replied. "Why do you want to know?" Tom handed her the Daily Prophet, which she read immediately. "Twenty wizards and witches have been captured by You- Know-Who. You-Know-Who has send an owl to the Daily Prophet to tell the wizarding world that he will release them if Elizabeth Maeve Riddle will return to his castle. If she won't return within two weeks, he will kill all twenty wizards and witches in a very painful way. People who know anything about Elizabeth Riddle's Location at the moment are asked to send an owl to Albus Dumbledore." Elizabeth looked at the newspaper. There was a photo of her with Harry, Ron and Hermione on the front page. She dropped the newspaper and she ran up the stairs to her room. She stood in front of the mirror in her room. She looked at herself. A tear ran down her cheek. "Finite omnia incates" she whispered. She looked the way she has looked before. The clothes she was wearing were too large. Someone opened the door of her chamber. "Ophelia?" Tom asked. Elizabeth turned around. "Miss Riddle?" Tom said, amazed. Elizabeth walked towards her closet, opened it and took a cape out of it. She put it on and she put the hood up. She grabbed her bag and she put her cat into it. She took her wand out of her pocket and she disappeared.
Elizabeth apparated in front of the schoolgate. She opened the gate and walked to the door of the castle. Students were walking from Hagrid's cabin to the castle. They were looking at her curiously. A strong wind suddenly began to blow. Her hood was blown backwards. "Elizabeth!" someone called. It was Harry. Elizabeth paid no attention to him. Elizabeth went to the gargoyle and gave him the password. Stairs appeared and Elizabeth walked up the stairs to Dumbledore's office. She knocked on the door and without waiting for a reply she opened the door and entered Dumbledore's office.