Killer with no Shadow

Author's Note: Hey there! Back again! Since no one told me what to write I just decided to choose the Harry Potter story. This story is inspired thanks to the movie 'Citizen X'. It takes place in Durmstrang, where there is a killer on the loose, killing students. Severus Snape is sent from Hogwarts to help Ivan Todorov, a potions teacher, who is trying to solve the case. Severus Snape and some other HP characters that may be mentioned belong to J.K. Rowling, while the others, including Ivan, belong to me.

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Severus Snape moved away from the child's body, over which he was bent at.

'So the murderer rips their hearts out? Along with their eyes?' Snape inquired grimly.

Ivan resisted a shudder from the cold temperature of the dungeons,' Yes.'

Snape looked at him, straight into his eyes,' Don't you find that curious? What use could the murderer have with the children's hearts and eyes?'

'I don't know. Their chests are left intact, as if the murderer carefully aimed straight to the heart with a spell,' Ivan sighed,' It looks as some psychological madman to me. But a careful madman.'

'Which shows that he isn't so mad after all.' Severus commented,' Did you find anything in the analytical books of the human mind?'

Ivan looked down at the body,' He pulls or burns out their eyes: he is afraid that somehow, even if the children are dead, their eyes will show the reflection of their murderer. After all, we all say that the eyes are the windows to the human soul.'

'What about the hearts?' Severus pressed on.

Ivan shrugged,' Don't know about this one yet. Isn't it strange that the murderer pulled out their hearts and eyes AFTER they die?'

Severus nodded,' That means the person doesn't like suffrage.. and has experience with children.'

Ivan thought about this, and sat down. He had a worried expression on his face.

'What is wrong?' Severus asked.

Ivan drew in a deep breath,' Severus, I'm married. My wife is Eliza and I have a ten-year-old daughter by the name of Adela. I'm worried, for she will be eleven next year and join Durmstrang for her education. I'm afraid.. that the killer will still be on the loose.'

Severus stepped towards him,' We'll get him. Believe me, Ivan, he will be caught. '

Ivan looked up and smiled.

Suddenly, the doors burst open and Serpensa strode in, the snakes angrily framing her face,' Ivan, pamé!'

('Pamé' in Greek means 'Let's go!')

'Why?' Ivan asked, alertly.

'There was another attack.' She answered shortly.

Ivan bounded out of his chair, while Severus followed closely behind. They followed her and she led them outside into the school yards. Several teachers were there along with the Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff. Once he spotted them, he strode towards them.

Igor Karkaroff pulled Severus Snape and Ivan Todorov aside,' A second year is the victim here. I already checked her- she also has burnt eyes.'

Ivan strode towards the crowd of teachers, and pushed them aside. He looked down at the body and was shocked.

'Natalia Clissana, the niece of one of my colleagues.' Ivan said quietly, while he shook with anger,' Why on earth did he choose her?'

The girl with dark raven hair and had tanned skin, now looked pale and her eyes were closed. From behind the crowd, a woman's voice could be heard.

'Move aside, move aside! What is going on?' The snappish woman's voice came from behind.

The woman pushed herself to the front, and stared at the body. She was probably a gypsy or Romany origin, with the traditional beads and dresses for predictiong the future. She was the Durmstrang Divination teacher.

'No! I won't believe it! Natalia!' She screamed, falling on her knees, and bursting into tears.

Igor Karkaroff stepped forward,' I'm sorry, Romana. I know your niece, Natalia was all you had left, after her mother and father died and the brother graduated this school. I cannot express my deepest condolences.'

Romana looked up, a strange cold aura surrounding her,' The killer must be punished.'

Her eyes swiped angrily towards Professor Bluthart,' Where were you during the killings? Hm?! Everybody perfectly knows in this school that you hunt in the nearby forest as a sport, and I won't be surprised if you started hunting down the students!'

The German went red with anger,' Nein! I may hunt animals, but that doesn't mean I would kill the students! I would not kill anybody hurt because of we being in bad terms, Romana!'

The gypsy Divinationist hissed back,' Well, at least I don't go around and threaten students when they-'

'Enough!' Yelled firmly the Headmaster,' Do not go accusing if you don't have proof, Romana! Will you and Professor Bluthard ever stop quarreling over something that may not even be true?!'

The crowd of teachers were just going to join in the argument, and many of them were against Bluthart. Ivan pulled Snape away from the crowd, and they both walked off.

'Why is the Divinations professor so against the History professor?' Snape asked.

'You said the answer: she is for future predictions, and he is for the factly past.' Ivan answered.

Snape thought about it,' I think she may have joined the meaning of his surname, which means "blood heart" in German. The murderer had ripped hearts out of the students. What does she mean by when he threatens students?'

'Oh, just a way of his,' Ivan answered carelessly,' He would threaten that he would kill them if they wouldn't hand in the homework on time-just a way of controlling the History class. You have to be hard on children these days.'

'Still, he has the strong build of a strangler,' Snape said quietly,' But it is too...obvious- too much of a coincidence. As if the killer wants to put us on the wrong path.'

'One thing is for sure: Professor Bluthart is on the suspects list.' Ivan confirmed.

Author's Note: Sorry for not updating so long! I had a busy week! This story may have many 'roundabouts' leading you to suspect different people. Last time, peope gave so little reviews! Please more reviews! Come on everybody!