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Chapter 11: Illusions
Harry and Ron stood in front of the castle.
"Uhm,... Harry, I still don't get it,... how are you so sure THIS is the castle where Hermione is?" Ron asked shiftly.
"Course I know! I used the spell, didn't I?" Harry threw him a warning look "If you don't believe me,..."
"Wow, easy lad, I believe you!" Ron said hastily.
"It looks like the door is locked" Harry trailed off.
"Duh,... that's pretty... pretty obvious!" Ron said, pointing at the enormous lock.
"Alohomora!" Harry said while pointing his wand at the lock.
The door didn't open.
"Well,... I didn't expect that..." Ron said while scratching the back of his head "And now what?"
Hermione felt a weird feeling inside her stomach. He was here. She saw a pale face and two red eyes in front of her. He was in front of her. She swallowed away her fear and tried to speak. He blocked her speech. The eyes dug into her mind,... was he reading her mind?
He was.
A hard crack sounded through the whole castle.
"Wow,..what was THAT?" Ron said afraid.
"I think,.. the door is open" Harry said, looking confused at the door.
He opened to door,.. he had opened the door to lure them in,... Hermione wanted to scream, but she couldn't.
Harry looked at Ron. "It just,.. opened?" Ron frowned "I don't think this is safe,..."
"Sure it is!" Harry walked past him and entered the castle.
"Wait! Wait for me!" Ron quickly followed him.
"I can't see a thing! LUMOS"' the tip of Harry's wand became a light.
Ron looked around "Harry,...."
Harry ignored him. "Let's go forward!"
"Harry!" Ron tried to get to his friend.
"Shut up Ron, we need to watch out." Harry hushed.
"BUT Harry!!! LOOK!: Ron pointed next to him.
Two red eyes had appeared and stared very distant towards Ron & Harry.
"So what that's just a pair of...." Harry's eyes became larger and he stepped back "EYES???"
Ron gulped and Harry froze, he couldn't raise his wand.
"Harry,...POTTER,..." a dark, cold voice said warningly "You've entered this castle,..."
Harry had the feeling he wouldn't stay alive very long. Ron was shaking over his body.
"Harry,... is that?" Ron started.
"YES! I am Voldemort,...." the eyes closed and for a second a pale face appeared. a second later, Ron was gone, as was the face.
"RON! RON! Where are you??" Harry panicked.
Hermione felt worse than ever, sweat was dripping from her head. Voldemort had read her mind. He had read that Harry and Ron were on their way to her! She wished she could do something. But it was probably too late. Ron and Harry were probably,... dead,... already. She swallowed her tears.
"Don't cry" she whispered to herself.
Harry felt lost. What was he going to do without Ron?
"Go on!" he said to himself "You aren't weak, you can make it without him, and he will be just fine!"
He managed to walk on, when he saw a door. A door,... maybe that door was the entrance to the place where Hermione was? He started to run. He had to know.
He opened the door without hestitation. The room was empty, the walls had mirrors on them and the floor was soft,...
Harry looked down. The floor was soft? It was made of,... feathers. He couldn't understand why he quickly turned around, but when he did, he looked straight in Hermione's face.
"Hermione! How? How did you escape?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"I just did" she said vaguely.
"Great. But we have to find Ron!' Harry said quickly, wanting to move out of the room.
Hermione shook her head. "It's too late for him,..."
"What do you mean, too late? Wha-what happened? Is he..?" Harry asked slightly panicked.
Hermione nodded.
"How can you stay so calm?! HE IS DEAD!!" Harry yelled at her with a angry voice.
Hermione smiled "I don't care,..."
"You what?!!" Harry stared at her as if she just went insane.
"I don't care,... I don't care,... I don't care,... I don't care,..." Hermione's voice echoed.
He stared at her "You are not Hermione,... are you?"
Hermione smiled. "Come and find out"
Harry began to feel uncomfortable. That couldn't be Hermione. The girl in front of him was heartless,...
"Well,... afraid Harry? Afraid of Voldemort? Afraid of the future that awaits you?" Hermione grinned "Afraid of me?"
Harry narrowed his eyes "I don't,... I can't,... I'm sure you're not Hermione!"
"I can show something that will make you feel different Harry ... " Hermione whispered while grabbing his shoulders. Harry faced her directly.
"See,... I'm close now, ain't I? You like close, don't you?" she grinned softly.
Harry felt how he began to sweat "Hermione,... uhm ... could you,.. go back a bit?"
Hermione shook her head "I can't go back now,... It's too late Harry, I can only move closer"
Harry began to panick. She was WAY to close and that reminded him of another moment with Cho. O my god,... that moment with Cho. Cho had KISSED him ... Wait! Hermione wasn't,... she wasn't going to ...?? Harry's lip trembled.
Hermione smiled again and their faces where just inches away from eachother. Harry began to breath heavy. Why wasn't she just hurrying it up? Why did it have to be so slow?
"... But you don't like me, do you Harry?" Hermione whispered. He could feel her breath on his face. He gulped.
"... you like that Weasley girl ... Ginny ..." she narrowed her eyes and looked straight in his.
"... I can make all thoughts about her disappear you know, in fact,... I can make every thought dissappear ... " she pressed her lips against his.
Harry had the feeling he could break any minute.
"Let me go! Let me go!" he screamed in his head.
But she didn't. She just kept him tight against her lips. After a few seconds she opened her eyes again and she slowly redraw.
He looked very scared and he began to stumble "Her-he-hermione ... w-we arre,... are ... rr ... just friends,... right?"
Hermione just smiled "Sure we are,..."
He felt very uncomfortable and he didn't realise that someone was standing behind him. Voldemort wrapped his arms around Harry so he couldn't breath. The image of Hermione in front of him faded.
"Wha-?" he gasped.
Chapter 11: Illusions
Harry and Ron stood in front of the castle.
"Uhm,... Harry, I still don't get it,... how are you so sure THIS is the castle where Hermione is?" Ron asked shiftly.
"Course I know! I used the spell, didn't I?" Harry threw him a warning look "If you don't believe me,..."
"Wow, easy lad, I believe you!" Ron said hastily.
"It looks like the door is locked" Harry trailed off.
"Duh,... that's pretty... pretty obvious!" Ron said, pointing at the enormous lock.
"Alohomora!" Harry said while pointing his wand at the lock.
The door didn't open.
"Well,... I didn't expect that..." Ron said while scratching the back of his head "And now what?"
Hermione felt a weird feeling inside her stomach. He was here. She saw a pale face and two red eyes in front of her. He was in front of her. She swallowed away her fear and tried to speak. He blocked her speech. The eyes dug into her mind,... was he reading her mind?
He was.
A hard crack sounded through the whole castle.
"Wow,..what was THAT?" Ron said afraid.
"I think,.. the door is open" Harry said, looking confused at the door.
He opened to door,.. he had opened the door to lure them in,... Hermione wanted to scream, but she couldn't.
Harry looked at Ron. "It just,.. opened?" Ron frowned "I don't think this is safe,..."
"Sure it is!" Harry walked past him and entered the castle.
"Wait! Wait for me!" Ron quickly followed him.
"I can't see a thing! LUMOS"' the tip of Harry's wand became a light.
Ron looked around "Harry,...."
Harry ignored him. "Let's go forward!"
"Harry!" Ron tried to get to his friend.
"Shut up Ron, we need to watch out." Harry hushed.
"BUT Harry!!! LOOK!: Ron pointed next to him.
Two red eyes had appeared and stared very distant towards Ron & Harry.
"So what that's just a pair of...." Harry's eyes became larger and he stepped back "EYES???"
Ron gulped and Harry froze, he couldn't raise his wand.
"Harry,...POTTER,..." a dark, cold voice said warningly "You've entered this castle,..."
Harry had the feeling he wouldn't stay alive very long. Ron was shaking over his body.
"Harry,... is that?" Ron started.
"YES! I am Voldemort,...." the eyes closed and for a second a pale face appeared. a second later, Ron was gone, as was the face.
"RON! RON! Where are you??" Harry panicked.
Hermione felt worse than ever, sweat was dripping from her head. Voldemort had read her mind. He had read that Harry and Ron were on their way to her! She wished she could do something. But it was probably too late. Ron and Harry were probably,... dead,... already. She swallowed her tears.
"Don't cry" she whispered to herself.
Harry felt lost. What was he going to do without Ron?
"Go on!" he said to himself "You aren't weak, you can make it without him, and he will be just fine!"
He managed to walk on, when he saw a door. A door,... maybe that door was the entrance to the place where Hermione was? He started to run. He had to know.
He opened the door without hestitation. The room was empty, the walls had mirrors on them and the floor was soft,...
Harry looked down. The floor was soft? It was made of,... feathers. He couldn't understand why he quickly turned around, but when he did, he looked straight in Hermione's face.
"Hermione! How? How did you escape?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"I just did" she said vaguely.
"Great. But we have to find Ron!' Harry said quickly, wanting to move out of the room.
Hermione shook her head. "It's too late for him,..."
"What do you mean, too late? Wha-what happened? Is he..?" Harry asked slightly panicked.
Hermione nodded.
"How can you stay so calm?! HE IS DEAD!!" Harry yelled at her with a angry voice.
Hermione smiled "I don't care,..."
"You what?!!" Harry stared at her as if she just went insane.
"I don't care,... I don't care,... I don't care,... I don't care,..." Hermione's voice echoed.
He stared at her "You are not Hermione,... are you?"
Hermione smiled. "Come and find out"
Harry began to feel uncomfortable. That couldn't be Hermione. The girl in front of him was heartless,...
"Well,... afraid Harry? Afraid of Voldemort? Afraid of the future that awaits you?" Hermione grinned "Afraid of me?"
Harry narrowed his eyes "I don't,... I can't,... I'm sure you're not Hermione!"
"I can show something that will make you feel different Harry ... " Hermione whispered while grabbing his shoulders. Harry faced her directly.
"See,... I'm close now, ain't I? You like close, don't you?" she grinned softly.
Harry felt how he began to sweat "Hermione,... uhm ... could you,.. go back a bit?"
Hermione shook her head "I can't go back now,... It's too late Harry, I can only move closer"
Harry began to panick. She was WAY to close and that reminded him of another moment with Cho. O my god,... that moment with Cho. Cho had KISSED him ... Wait! Hermione wasn't,... she wasn't going to ...?? Harry's lip trembled.
Hermione smiled again and their faces where just inches away from eachother. Harry began to breath heavy. Why wasn't she just hurrying it up? Why did it have to be so slow?
"... But you don't like me, do you Harry?" Hermione whispered. He could feel her breath on his face. He gulped.
"... you like that Weasley girl ... Ginny ..." she narrowed her eyes and looked straight in his.
"... I can make all thoughts about her disappear you know, in fact,... I can make every thought dissappear ... " she pressed her lips against his.
Harry had the feeling he could break any minute.
"Let me go! Let me go!" he screamed in his head.
But she didn't. She just kept him tight against her lips. After a few seconds she opened her eyes again and she slowly redraw.
He looked very scared and he began to stumble "Her-he-hermione ... w-we arre,... are ... rr ... just friends,... right?"
Hermione just smiled "Sure we are,..."
He felt very uncomfortable and he didn't realise that someone was standing behind him. Voldemort wrapped his arms around Harry so he couldn't breath. The image of Hermione in front of him faded.
"Wha-?" he gasped.
