Unknown Secret
Chapter 14, Unrehearsed Rescue
Skyla's own cell door creaked open and in stepped a dark figure. The light was dim, so she couldn't see the face that well, but she could see long, hair and somewhat sunken eyes. 'Oh great is this their professional torturer or something.' she thought in despair.
*Well, it was nice knowing you. I shouldn't say I told you so, but I DID tell you so. * The annoying voice mocked. 'Shut up, you're really starting to bug me.' she thought morosely.
"Nice to meet you Skyla Auren." the man said in what she could almost mistake for a friendly way.
'What's he playing at?' *He wants to gain your trust so that you tell things willingly, but if not, heh, it won't be pretty. * 'Thanks for that note of encouragement, I'll be sure to frame it on my wall' she thought sarcastically.
The man smiled at her. 'Smiled?' "Come, we have to get out of here, the others can only hold a distraction for so long."
'Whoa. Others? Distraction? What is he talking about? Oh well, guess it can't hurt.' *Oh, but it can, and it will. * 'Very funny.'
"Umm, O-okay" She followed him out the cell door and into a damp passage with another door at its end. They took the door at the end into yet another dark stone passage with brackets and torches lining the cold walls. There was a winding staircase at the end, on which the man started going up. "Uh, excuse me, but who are you?" she asked as she followed him onto the stairs.
"Oh, forgive me. Sirius Black, at your service." He extended a hand of greeting which Skyla hesitantly shook.
"What did you mean about others and distraction?" She asked.
"Oh, yes, we all got together to save you, the others are creating a distraction while I get you out of here." he replied.
"Who are 'we'?" she asked again.
"Amoran, Lerets, Norse, Saerenna, and Harry," he counted off, "Remus couldn't come because of the full moon."
"Harry…?"
"Potter." He said absently. "Now where's that key?" They had come upon another door, though this one was not so gloomy looking. It was obvious that they were higher up. 'Harry came here to save me?' she thought, bewildered. Sirius pulled out a key from a pocket. "Here it is." He inserted the key into the slot. The door opened into a fancy lit living room.
"Where are we?" Skyla asked, looking around in awe at the fancy furnishings that gave off an unpleasant feeling, almost as if there was a large secret that they were keeping.
"This is Malfoy Manor." Sirius replied in disgust, as if it were a vile taste that he wished to rid his mouth of.
"So it was Draco's father who kidnapped me." She reflected. Now she knew why this place gave off such a malicious aura. "What do we do now?"
"I'm not quite sure. This is kind of an unrehearsed rescue. Come, we must get out of here quickly. I don't know if-"
At that moment a side door burst open and out ran two people Skyla didn't know and Harry. "Run!" one of the men yelled. "Saerenna and Amoran can only hold them off for so long!" Without knowing what was happening, Skyla found herself being half pulled and half dragged by her hand towards a very large and ornate door marking the front entrance. Outside the door was a dark blue car with an odd logo on the side. She was rudely shoved into the back seat with the two men on one side and Harry on the other. Surprisingly there was enough room for all of them.
She looked towards the massive house just in time to see a bright green flash. A few seconds later both front doors were thrown open and Sirius quickly sat down in the front seat and started the car while two people sat down on the other side. One was another man and the other…"Professor Avaeran!" Skyla cried.
"Hello Skyla," The Professor breathed "How are you?"
"I'm fine" She replied as the car started forward. Soon she noticed that not only did the car go forward, it also started to go up and soon they were flying more than a few yards above the ground. "I didn't know that they made flying cars."
"They don't," the man sitting up front said, "We borrowed this one from Arthur Weasley, but he'd appreciate if no one was told about it. By the way, my name is Amoran Magesmith."
Skyla nodded in greeting. Sirius turned his head back and said, "Oh, yes. Skyla, I haven't introduced you to everyone. This is Meron Lerets," he indicated the brown haired man sitting next to her, "and Erit Norse," to the man next to Meron. "You've already met Harry and Saerenna."
"Saerenna?" Skyla asked inquisitively to Professor Avaeran.
"Yes, my name's Saerenna. I'm Sirius' cousin." she replied. "Are you sure your all right?"
"I'm fine, you came just in time. Why did you come anyway?"
Meron Lerets turned to Skyla and explained, "Well, the first reason to save you. I knew your parents, they were good people. The second reason was it was an excuse to get into the Manor. We've all been wondering what went on in there. The third reason is because Dumbledore told us to. We're not exactly sure why, but there seems to be something deeper here than we know."
The rest of the ride was mostly silent. Harry had not said a word. Skyla started to feel uncomfortable, but released her tension when she finally saw the tall moonlit towers of Hogwarts rising up in the distance.
Chapter 14, Unrehearsed Rescue
Skyla's own cell door creaked open and in stepped a dark figure. The light was dim, so she couldn't see the face that well, but she could see long, hair and somewhat sunken eyes. 'Oh great is this their professional torturer or something.' she thought in despair.
*Well, it was nice knowing you. I shouldn't say I told you so, but I DID tell you so. * The annoying voice mocked. 'Shut up, you're really starting to bug me.' she thought morosely.
"Nice to meet you Skyla Auren." the man said in what she could almost mistake for a friendly way.
'What's he playing at?' *He wants to gain your trust so that you tell things willingly, but if not, heh, it won't be pretty. * 'Thanks for that note of encouragement, I'll be sure to frame it on my wall' she thought sarcastically.
The man smiled at her. 'Smiled?' "Come, we have to get out of here, the others can only hold a distraction for so long."
'Whoa. Others? Distraction? What is he talking about? Oh well, guess it can't hurt.' *Oh, but it can, and it will. * 'Very funny.'
"Umm, O-okay" She followed him out the cell door and into a damp passage with another door at its end. They took the door at the end into yet another dark stone passage with brackets and torches lining the cold walls. There was a winding staircase at the end, on which the man started going up. "Uh, excuse me, but who are you?" she asked as she followed him onto the stairs.
"Oh, forgive me. Sirius Black, at your service." He extended a hand of greeting which Skyla hesitantly shook.
"What did you mean about others and distraction?" She asked.
"Oh, yes, we all got together to save you, the others are creating a distraction while I get you out of here." he replied.
"Who are 'we'?" she asked again.
"Amoran, Lerets, Norse, Saerenna, and Harry," he counted off, "Remus couldn't come because of the full moon."
"Harry…?"
"Potter." He said absently. "Now where's that key?" They had come upon another door, though this one was not so gloomy looking. It was obvious that they were higher up. 'Harry came here to save me?' she thought, bewildered. Sirius pulled out a key from a pocket. "Here it is." He inserted the key into the slot. The door opened into a fancy lit living room.
"Where are we?" Skyla asked, looking around in awe at the fancy furnishings that gave off an unpleasant feeling, almost as if there was a large secret that they were keeping.
"This is Malfoy Manor." Sirius replied in disgust, as if it were a vile taste that he wished to rid his mouth of.
"So it was Draco's father who kidnapped me." She reflected. Now she knew why this place gave off such a malicious aura. "What do we do now?"
"I'm not quite sure. This is kind of an unrehearsed rescue. Come, we must get out of here quickly. I don't know if-"
At that moment a side door burst open and out ran two people Skyla didn't know and Harry. "Run!" one of the men yelled. "Saerenna and Amoran can only hold them off for so long!" Without knowing what was happening, Skyla found herself being half pulled and half dragged by her hand towards a very large and ornate door marking the front entrance. Outside the door was a dark blue car with an odd logo on the side. She was rudely shoved into the back seat with the two men on one side and Harry on the other. Surprisingly there was enough room for all of them.
She looked towards the massive house just in time to see a bright green flash. A few seconds later both front doors were thrown open and Sirius quickly sat down in the front seat and started the car while two people sat down on the other side. One was another man and the other…"Professor Avaeran!" Skyla cried.
"Hello Skyla," The Professor breathed "How are you?"
"I'm fine" She replied as the car started forward. Soon she noticed that not only did the car go forward, it also started to go up and soon they were flying more than a few yards above the ground. "I didn't know that they made flying cars."
"They don't," the man sitting up front said, "We borrowed this one from Arthur Weasley, but he'd appreciate if no one was told about it. By the way, my name is Amoran Magesmith."
Skyla nodded in greeting. Sirius turned his head back and said, "Oh, yes. Skyla, I haven't introduced you to everyone. This is Meron Lerets," he indicated the brown haired man sitting next to her, "and Erit Norse," to the man next to Meron. "You've already met Harry and Saerenna."
"Saerenna?" Skyla asked inquisitively to Professor Avaeran.
"Yes, my name's Saerenna. I'm Sirius' cousin." she replied. "Are you sure your all right?"
"I'm fine, you came just in time. Why did you come anyway?"
Meron Lerets turned to Skyla and explained, "Well, the first reason to save you. I knew your parents, they were good people. The second reason was it was an excuse to get into the Manor. We've all been wondering what went on in there. The third reason is because Dumbledore told us to. We're not exactly sure why, but there seems to be something deeper here than we know."
The rest of the ride was mostly silent. Harry had not said a word. Skyla started to feel uncomfortable, but released her tension when she finally saw the tall moonlit towers of Hogwarts rising up in the distance.