Sorry this took so long but I didn't know what to write. I hope everyone likes this. I was going to write more but I thought that's I'd get this out as soon as possible. Sorry for the wait. I know some of you were wondering if I was going to continue. Well, I am so don't worry! I've been involved with a project called well, The Project. I wrote the first chapter. It's a story where a different author writes each chapter.
Please review!!! I was reading the reviews today and you guys got me going. Sorry about the two of the same chapter thing. I was planning on putting the chapter over the note but forgot to. I didn't want any notes to be included in the chapters. Sorry for the mess up.
I've also had another problem. For some reason, I haven't been able to get into Document Manager so I couldn't update. Sorry.
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"What are we looking for?" Liz asked as they entered the library.
"Anything," Hermione answered. "Spells, information on special cells."
"Maybe even information on how to get into Azkaban such as maps and things we need to get past," Harry added. They grabbed some books off the shelves and stacked them onto many of the tables. In a few minutes, all the tables were full with books spread out everywhere and to different pages.
"I think my head is going to explode," Draco remarked. Everyone was sitting at different tables. They could barley see each other's heads over the books.
"Me too," Liz said as she stood from her spot. "I can't find much. I don't think they want everyone knowing how to get around in Azkaban."
"They don't," Hermione said. She rubbed her eyes. They were reading for almost two hours.
"It wouldn't make sense to put any information in the books that anyone can get to," Ashley remarked slamming a book closed and sending it back to it's place on the shelf with a wave of her hand.
"I'm going down to the kitchens to grab something to keep me awake. My eyes are killing me and I need a break," Liz said. "Do you want anything?"
"I'll take whatever you're going to get," Draco said slamming a book closed before picking up another.
"I missed breakfast," Ashley said. "I'll come down with you. I'll grab something to eat."
"I think we all missed breakfast," Draco said.
"How about Ashley and I go down, grab drinks and food and bring it back here?" Liz asked.
"Sounds good to me," Hermione said. "How about you Harry?" Harry didn't answer. "Harry?" she asked. No answer.
"HARRY?!" Harry's head snapped up. He was reading a book.
"What?" he asked looking around confused.
"You didn't hear us calling you?" Hermione asked.
He smiled sheepishly. "No, sorry. I was reading something that I think might help us. What did you want?"
"Liz and I are going down to the kitchens to grab some food and drinks. Do you want anything special?" Ashley asked.
"Anything is fine with me," He responded. They two of them left leaving Hermione, Draco and Harry alone with the books. The librarian was in the back doing her own work. She was confused when they came in and took out so many books. When they described what they were doing, she let them do what they wanted. It confused her enough. She didn't want them to go into detail.
"What did you find?" Draco asked Harry.
"I found information on dementors. Basically, if we search for creatures and obstacles that might mention something to do with the prison, we can take the information and develop a map and plan based on it," he answered.
"How are we going to get a map of the prison?" Draco asked.
Harry smiled. "Well, we have someone who's been there before that we can reach."
"Sirius!" Hermione exclaimed.
"And you are in the Slytherin house. Did any of you're housemates go there on special death eater business? Ask them a few things," Harry said to Draco.
"I'll see if I can ask them. I don't know how much I can get, but I'll try," Draco said.
"There you are!" a voice exclaimed. They turned to see Julia standing at the doorway. "I was looking for you everywhere!"
"Well you found us," Harry said.
"I was walking around the forest and I was asking the animals if they heard anything. A few said that they saw a two people dressed in black come to the castle at night and walk away with two other people with them. They said that the two extra people were being carried as if they were being taken by force rather than by will," Julia said.
"So that finalizes it," Draco said. "They were kidnapped and who wants to bet that my father was one of the kidnappers?"
"I already told Ron, Matt and Dean about it. They are coming up with plans. They told Stacy what their suspicions were. She didn't believe them at first before I told them about what I heard. She believed them right away. She's coming up with more info."
"There the rest of you are!" another voice said from the doorway. It was Sirius this time.
"Jeez, why can't anyone find us when we haven't moved?" Draco asked. They smiled.
"Well sorry but this is a disaster," Sirius said as he walked over to them. He looked around at the books before deciding to pull a chair away from a table so he could see everyone. Julia went to sit next to Hermione.
"I can't believe that they were kidnapped!" Hermione exclaimed.
"We have to get them back," Harry said strongly.
"That's our first priority but we have to think about how we're getting in and what we do when we get in. We still don't know where they are being held," Hermione said.
"Well, I have to ask some Slytherins what they know. Maybe I can get some information out of them to see what it looks like, were we need to go and what we need to avoid," Draco said. Julia looked at them each in turn.
"I can help," Julia said simply.
"We need as much information as possible. What could you do?" Draco asked. Julia looked hurt.
"Well for one thing, I can get into Azkaban very easily and find out information easier than you can get from asking around. They might give you false information," she answered.
"How could you get in-?" Draco began to ask until he realized what she was saying. She was the child of two death eaters. She knows her way around and could easily get in.
"We just need a reason why I was away for so long," she admitted.
"That's when we copy their idea," Harry said. "You go back and say that you were held captive by us but escaped. Find out where Jake and Caroline are."
"What do we do if the plan backfires? What if they decide to hurt her if they don't believe her?" Hermione asked.
"I can teleport her out," Harry answered.
"But that takes a lot of energy, you know that, Wolf" Ashley said as she and Liz returned with a plateful of food. It was more than enough for everyone. It seemed like Dobby took to favoring Ashley for he knew that she was close with Harry.
"But it's only one person, plus I'm getting stronger, plus it's easier than using my abilities to look around. Maybe she could tell me where to look so I don't have to spend a lot of time looking down hallways that I don't need to," Harry said.
"We have to be really careful about this," she said sitting down next to him. "I wish it was like practice but this is real."
"I wish it was also," Harry said quietly wrapping an arm around her.
"Well, I think the word is spreading throughout the teachers," Sirius said watching his godson.
"You've finally got something right in your life," Snape said as he walked into the library.
"Well, it's more than what I can say for you," Sirius said back. Snape glared at him.
"Well some of us have jobs to do," Snape sneered as he headed toward the front counter.
"I have a job," Sirius said. "I have people to look after."
Snape didn't say anything as he went in the back to the Restricted Section. A few minutes later they heard him yelling. "Where is that bloody book?" The students looked at each other. Then they looked at the books spread out all over the tables.
"Let's just get these back to their places before we get detention," Liz said. Harry untangled his hand from Ashley before waving his hand. The books disappeared instantly. A few seconds later they heard Snape come back from the Restricted Section. He had a book in his hand.
"Did you find the book, Professor?" Julia asked. He turned to her.
"I must've looked over it, but I found it," he said before walking back out. They tried to hide their laughs.
They continued to look over their things for another hour. By that time, they had basically everything they needed. Harry looked for things that they would have to get through such as Dementors. Draco looked for spells that could be used against them while Julia wrote down a few that she had to learn. She wrote down any spells that she remembered were used. Hermione looked for spells that they could learn as soon as possible. Ashley and Liz left to see what the other group was working on. Sirius left to talk to the teachers.
"This is boring," Draco said. He closed another book.
"Will you stop saying that?" Julia asked. She held a quill in her hand. "You've said that for a hundred times already!"
"For your information, I only said it 99 times. You're one off," Draco answered. Julia rolled her eyes before going back to her work.
A few seconds later Draco said, "This is boring," before ducking as Julia threw her quill at him.
"I'm just getting the same information over and over again," Hermione said rubbing her eyes.
"Me too," Harry said closing his book.
"I'm hungry," Hermione said rubbing her stomach.
"Let's head down to the Great Hall and grab lunch. It's about one now. We'll see if we can find the other group and see what's going on," Harry said. Julia and Draco stood up immediately and ran out. Hermione and Harry were walking together toward the Great Hall. They passed a few students in the halls, students who had no clue what was going on outside of Hogwarts.
"I hope they're okay," Hermione said referring to Jake and Caroline.
"I'm sure they're fine," Harry said trying to believe it himself.
"I hope You-Know-Who didn't hurt them," she said.
"I don't think Voldermort would want to get either of them mad. They're fierce fighters. They anger quickly and when they're angry, no one stands a chance against them," Harry said.
"I've seen one of their fights," Hermione said. "I remember when I was in Care of Magical Creatures and Dumbledore asked you to train us. The others came out and Caroline kept on burning Jake's flower."
"That was nothing compared to what they can really do," Harry said. "Believe me, when Cat or Bear gets into a real battle against someone such as Voldermort, no one stands a chance." They finally reached the Great Hall and walked in.
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Caroline awoke to the sound of water dripping. She opened her eyes to look around. It was dark. She groaned when she moved. Her whole body hurt. Putting her head in a hand, she relaxed for a few moments as she looked around. She was in a cell. There was thick bars holding them in. It was a pretty small area. She tried to remember what happened before she was knocked out. She remembered talking to Matt and Jake in the common room before she and Jake decided to take a walk. She remembered a scream and then nothing.
Moving around, she hit something soft. Feeling around, she finally heard it groan and jumped back. She saw the figure move. Finally she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was just Jake.
"Don't scare em like that," she said to him, putting hand to her chest.
Jake just looked at her confused. "Huh?" he asked.
"Never mind," she said.
"Whatever," Jake said as he looked around the room. "Whoa, we're in a cell."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "No duh," she said.
"How did we get here?" he asked.
"By two of the death eaters," another prisoner said. He was from the cell across from them. "I saw them bring you in. Why they would bring in two teenagers, like yourselves is beyond me. Usually we only see adults get thrown in here."
"This is a nightmare," Caroline said.
"How can we get out of here?" Jake asked as he looked around.
"I have an idea," Caroline said before throwing a big fireball at the bars expecting them to melt. Instead, to their horror, the fireball hit the bars but repelled back right at them. The force blew them backwards but they were able to duck out of the way before the fire touched them.
"Let's get rid of that idea," Jake said as he cautiously stood.
"Why did that happen?" Caroline asked. She went over and touched the bars. They were cold. "Let's us out!" she yelled as she pushed and tugged at the bars. Suddenly, a force blew her backwards onto the floor. "OW!" she yelled.
"What was that?" Jake asked taking a step away from the bars.
"They put you in the special cell," the prisoner said. "I hear some of the death eaters talking about it. It repels magic. It also absorbs some to be used at a later time."
"Perfect," Jake said sarcastically. "Now how are we getting out of here?"
"We can't," Caroline said sitting up.
"Stop being so negative, Cat," Jake said.
"Well I'm sorry but I answered your question," she answered.
"Well you could've said, 'we'll find a way' to give us hope, but no, you had to take away that hope with a simple phrase," Jake said.
"Well, you can think in your mind that there's still hope but I say that we're going to have to stay here for a long time," Caroline said.
"Are we definitley in one of Voldermort's cells?" Jake asked.
"Most likely," Caroline answered.
"Well you're right about that," the prisoner said.
"And I don't suppose you know a way out," Caroline said.
"Not a clue," he answered truthfully.
"I think they're awake," a voice said. Jake and Caroline shut up when they heard footsteps coming their way. A few Death Eaters stopped outside of the cell. One of them was Lucius Malfoy.
"Look who we have here," he sneered.
"I'd say the same thing but who would want to look at your hideous face?" Caroline spat back.
"You'll pay dearly for that comment," Lucius scolded. He pointed to the cell and said something that they couldn't hear. Suddenly a hole in the bars appeared. They walked through and closed it. With struggle, the two death eaters finally had the shapeshifters tied up. The hole appeared again as they were dragged out.
"The master will be happy to see you," Malfoy said as he dragged the struggling Caroline. "And won't you be happy with what he has planned for you two."
"You're going to be used for our side!" the other death eater said. "Did you ever wonder what it would be like to switch side? Now you'll know. Welcome to the dark side!" He took two vials out of his robe. "Open wide!" Caroline and Jake wouldn't open their mouths.
"Oh come on," Malfoy said. "It's just a potion to switch around your thoughts so you'll be on our side. It doesn't hurt." They forced the potion down the captive's mouths.
"Wait till the rest of them see who else we have in our power," a death eater said as they both laughed. Caroline and Jake went limp after drinking the potion suddenly went limp before awakening a few minutes later. They were ready for any thing their lord wanted.
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Lunch was really slow. It was almost packed when Harry and Hermione arrived. Most people were leaving though. Looking at the teacher's table. He saw Dumbledore looking worried. There was no sign of a sparkle in his eyes. Stacy was looking over a book and writing things down. She looked worried as well. Sirius was talking to Remus. None of them were really eating. McGonagall was trying to get them to eat though she didn't touch much herself. Snape was gone. Harry figured that he left to see what had happened to the two kidnapped teens.
At the Gryffindor table, most of the students were talking and laughing. No one knew what had happened to two of the members of the shapeshifters, the ones who were going to help protect the castle. Ron was eating as usual but everyone was quiet. While everyone was seated, Harry closed his eyes after putting some things on his plate. He concentrated on sending a message to any of the two. No message came back. Sighing, he opened his eyes.
"Did they respond?" Ashley asked. She was sitting across from him and noticed the closing of his eyes.
"No," Harry answered sadly.
"Just keep trying," she said placing her hand over his. "They'll answer."
"We don't know if they can answer. Maybe they're too weak to answer or worse," Harry said.
"Don't you dare think like that Harry James Potter!" she exclaimed. "They'll be okay! Don't give up hope!"
"You don't know what he's capable of!" Harry exclaimed. "They aren't used to what Voldermort is able to do!"
"They're strong! They'll get by just fine," she said.
"Voldermort is powerful and shows no mercy," Harry said. He stood as if to leave before glass shattered from one of the windows. He turned sharply. The remaining shapeshifters, Julia, Ron, Hermione, Draco and the teachers were up on their feet instantly. Nothing came through.
"I'll go check." Harry said before getting ready to teleport.
"Wait!" Ashley exclaimed. He halted. She ran to him. "I'm coming with you."
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Definitely," she said before they grasped hands.
"Here we go," Harry said before concentrating.
"We'll meet you out there!" Stacy shouted before Harry and Ashley saw everything around them swirl. It stopped as they found themselves outside. There were hundreds of death eaters approaching the castle.
"Oh no," Ashley said quietly as she put a hand to her mouth.
Harry changed his robe color. He didn't bother changing his hair from blond to black. Ashley changed her robes as well. A few seconds later, Liz, Matt, Dean, Julia and Sirius, Stacy, Remus, Dumbledore, and the other teachers came out. Hermione and Ron were instructed to stay inside as well as Draco. They weren't trained for this.
"Oh no!" Sirius said as he saw the oncoming Death Eaters.
"That's the understatement of the year," Liz said. The shapeshifters changed their robes.
"I'm going to run and got some reinforcements," Julia said. She ran off towards the forest without another word.
They watched the death eaters come closer, waiting to see what would happen. Suddenly a blast of green light came toward them from one of the death eater's wands.
"Watch out!" Harry yelled. It was about to hit Sirius. Before it reached him, it stopped it mid air before crashing to the ground in hundreds of pieces. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Won't they be disappointed," Dean said sarcastically, standing next to Harry. He was cracking his fingers. He was the one who crystallized the spell.
"Let's do this," Matt said standing ready. They waited until something red headed their way. As it came closer, they saw that it wasn't just a small spell for one person. It was a huge fireball heading towards a bunch of people. It was headed for Dumbledore, McGonagall, Ashley and Harry.
When it came closer, everyone ran out of the way but Harry was able to stop it in the air. Matt extinguished it.
"How did they do that?" Ashley asked frightened.
"Only an elemental can do that," Matt said. Harry's eyes grew wide as he realized what happened.
"Potter! Your time has come!" a voice yelled from a distance. Lord Voldermort has come to Hogwarts once again and this time he had company, more than usual.
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"We know that Caroline and Jake were captured. Now we know what they're being used for," Harry said coldly. He was looking straight ahead. Fire was in his eyes, but he looked as if he was in a daze.
"Wolf?" Matt asked noticing it.
Harry didn't to him but instead said, "Eagle, get everyone into the air!" Ashley looked at him surprised but quickly waved her hand. Everyone was in the air in a few seconds. It was a second before the ground beneath them shook violently. If they were still on the ground, they would've been seriously injured, no doubt.
"How did you know that was going to happen?" Sirius asked his godson while everyone was put back on the ground safely.
"If he has both Jake and Caroline, Caroline already tried so it was Jake's turn," Remus answered instead.
"Why are they attacking us?" Liz asked.
"They have to be under Voldermort's control," Matt answered. The Death Eaters were approaching but weren't casting spells.
"Stand your guard," Stacy ordered. She stood in front of the group. Holding both of her hands outward, palms up, a small fireball grew into a huge one. "Wolf? Care to help me direct?" Harry nodded. He concentrated on the huge fireball before directing it forward. He moved it around death eaters that he didn't feel like hitting until deciding to hit the ones around Voldermort. They were probably his best supporters. It went to hit them straight on but many death eaters shot a water spray on to it extinguishing in, only leaving a few death eaters with burns. Harry and probably everyone else cursed silently.
The death eaters suddenly stopped on Voldermort's order while the Dark Lord himself walked forward. He stopped a few feet away from them.
"I see you changed your look, Potter," he said. "Not even the scar is on your forehead."
"I see you changed as well," Harry answered. "Too bad it's not for the better, though." Harry smirked. Voldermort's eyes narrowed at him.
"You have escaped me many times before, Potter, but this time I have a surprise," the Dark Lord said smirking himself. He turned behind him and extended an arm as if to welcome someone. "I take it that you know these two people." Suddenly from the crowd of death eaters, two people emerged. One was in red robes and the other in green. It was Caroline and Jake. Both of them had glares on their faces that could kill anything in their gaze.
"What did you do to them?" Liz asked. Voldermort turned to her.
"They're simply doing what they thought was right. Why would they fight on the side of light when the side of dark is much more prosperous?" Voldermort said.
"What spell did you put them under, Tom?" Dumbledore asked. His eyes held no sparkle and his wand was out, hands gripping it tightly.
Voldermort's eyes were hard as he looked at the headmaster with hatred. "Don't call me that! They're not under a spell."
"Oh sorry," Dean said sarcastically. "Then what are they under?"
"Stupid teenagers," Voldermort commented. "They're simply under a potion. I wouldn't worry though. It's going to take effect for a very long time."
"What do you want with them?" Harry asked. His eyes burned with fire.
"Simply to kill you, Potter," Voldermort sneered.
"Then why drag them into it?" Harry asked. "Release them of the potion, which I know you can do, and free them. Instead of them, take me."
"What are you doing?" Ashley asked him. "Are you crazy?"
"I don't think he's crazy at all," Voldermort said. "But then again, I like having two more elementals on my side. Plus, they're fighting with me on their own. Trading them for you wouldn't really benefit me." Harry's eyes narrowed. Voldermort sneered and turned to his death eaters. "Tonight we will rule the world!" The death eaters cheered. Voldermort turned back to them. "Now we fight." He took his wand in his hand and twirled it around. In front of their eyes, it turned into a long staff.
"What's going on?" Matt asked.
"He has something up his sleeve," Remus said. "Be on your guard."
"Remember how to duel, Potter?" the Dark Lord asked. Harry didn't answer. "Well, if you remember, which I know you do, it's one wizard fighting another so your friends will have to go." He twirled his staff and light came out, surrounding everyone.
"What's going on?" Liz asked. Everyone was surrounded in the light so no one could see each other. Suddenly the light disappeared. Looking around, Harry saw that they were all enclosed in a sphere of light. Harry banged his fists on the side but was rewarded with a shock.
"Ow!" he exclaimed as he took his fist back. Voldermort laughed.
"Do you like them?" he asked. "You'll get used to them I suppose. Now I don't have to worry about any of you!" He walked up to the sphere Harry was in and looked down on the teenager. He talked to him quietly so that he was the only one that could hear him. "Don't get too comfortable, Potter. You're time is running short." With a wave of his staff, an hourglass appeared at each of the spheres. "See them? I can activate them. When they run out, you die." Voldermort turned and walked away.
'Don't make a comment to him that could activate the hourglasses,' Harry said in everyone's mind. They looked at him frightened.
"I've invited some quests here," Voldermort said. "At first I thought, what could hurt Potter the worst? Then I thought about something and with help from outside information, I was able to figure out what it was." He turned to the sphere holding Ashley. "I have a present for you," he said to her pointing towards the death eaters. She glared at him with hatred in her eyes. When she looked to where he was pointing, her eyes opened wide. There, standing next to Caroline and Jake were her parents.
"What did you do to them?" she asked.
"Just made sure that they'd follow my commands," Voldermort said. With another wave of his staff, spheres developed around her parents. She could see that it was against their will. They looked at her frightened.
"Let them go!" she exclaimed, tears rolling down her face. "They didn't do anything!" she pounded a fist into the sphere and received a strong shock. When she took her hand back, it had a slight burn on it.
"Don't struggle or your time will run out!" Voldermort said pointing to the hourglass.
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"Let them go!" Harry exclaimed. "Let everyone go, Ashley's parents as well as us! I don't care if you don't let me go. They aren't involved in this like I am! This is between you and I, not everyone else."
"I'm not going to let you stay here alone!" Ashley exclaimed from her bubble.
"Nor am I," Sirius said.
"Or me," Matt said.
"If they attack one of the shapeshifters," Liz said. "They attack all of us." Remus and Dean agreed. Dumbledore and McGonagall smiled slightly at the teenagers. They also weren't going to leave, but they smiled at the friendship between them.
"Well. If I can't get him alone," Voldermort said before waving his staff. The Spheres' separated from each other. Everyone was shot off in their own direction, away from anyone else.
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Julia had made it into the forest quickly and started her hunt. She suddenly heard a growl and turned around. There was a big dog looking at her.
"Fang! What are you doing here?" she asked the dog.
"Well, 'e's out wit me," Hagrid said coming up from behind.
"Hagrid! I'm glad to see you!" Julia said. "I'm looking for help. I thought that some of the animals would be able to help."
"I knew yeh'd be out 'ere so I decided to 'elp," Hagrid said.
"Thanks Hagrid," Julia said. The walked around the woods slowly. Julia looked around in the skies on the trees as well as on the ground. It looked like most of the animals were scared off. "The forest is so deserted," she said.
"The animals were frightened," Hagrid said. Fang was at his feet sniffing the ground. The dog then started to follow a scent, and fast.
"Where's Fang going?" Julia asked noticing the dog's departure.
"Following a scent," Hagrid said. Hagrid started to follow his dog. Julia stayed behind and followed her trail but not before Hagrid warned her to be careful. There were many animals in the forest. Some that even Hagrid didn't know about.
"All alone again," Julia said quietly to herself as she crossed her arms to stay warm. The forest was dark even thought it was the late afternoon. She wondered how far she was into the forest. There were no animals for awhile. Deciding to pick up the pace, she started to walk faster and run at times. She was far when she heard a twig snap from behind her. She turned to come face to face with a creature. It looked like a small dragon from where she was. It looked at Julia with its teeth showing. Julia stood still. Suddenly the creature stood as if to show its size. It was a lot bigger than Julia thought. It was at least twenty feet tall.
"What are you doing in my forest?" it seemed to ask.
"Asking for help," Julia said. Suddenly the dragon's eyes grew wide.
"You understand me?" it asked.
Julia nodded her head. "I'm an elemental. My element is Beast," she said. The dragon bent down. It didn't look as threatening as before.
"Is that so?" it asked nicely. It looked her over. "A Sea Serpent told me that there was a girl that could talk to us. He told me that she was an elemental. You must be her."
Julia nodded her head. "My name's Julia."
"My name's Flame because of my magic," it replied.
"Magic?" Julia asked.
"Yes, I'm a rare breed of dragon. My race can do magic," Flame replied. He sat down on the ground next to Julia and seemed to shrink so that he was her size. He noticed that she looked at him strangely as his size changed. "I told you that I can do magic. I thought it would be better if I was around your size so we could talk. You mentioned that you needed help. What type of help?"
"Voldermort is attacking Hogwarts and he brought a lot of death eaters to back him up. We have a small group of people who are helping to save the castle and the students inside. Just about ten, eleven including myself. I decided to go into the forest to see if I could find help. If we don't receive help, the castle will fall and the wizarding world will be in ruins!" Julia explained.
"I'll be happy to help," Flame said. "I might also have reinforcements." Julia looked at him in surprise.
"You can help?" she asked.
"Of course. I trust that it's for a good cause for it has you upset. Plus, Voldermort is known in these forests as a sign of evil. I might have some friends that can help. Are your friends elementals as well?" Flame asked.
"Some yes. Matt's is water, Liz's is ice, Dean's is crystal, Ashley's is air, Draco's is time but he's inside the castle because they wouldn't let him out, and Harry's is the mind. Our teacher controls the element of the soul. Two of my friends were kidnapped and put under a potion to make them obey Voldermort. Jake's is earth and Caroline's is fire. We also know that Voldermort's is lightning," Julia answered.
"At least you have most of them on your side," Flame said. "I have an idea. I can get animals that can help your friends. I'll help you since the person who I would go with is currently on the dark side. I'll get an animal that corresponds to everyone's element."
"You can do that?" Julia asked.
"I can try," he said. He stood and stretched his wings. "I know where I can find a few animals. Let's hope they will come. The animals are all acting strangely in the forest today because of how close Voldermort is."
Please review!!! I was reading the reviews today and you guys got me going. Sorry about the two of the same chapter thing. I was planning on putting the chapter over the note but forgot to. I didn't want any notes to be included in the chapters. Sorry for the mess up.
I've also had another problem. For some reason, I haven't been able to get into Document Manager so I couldn't update. Sorry.
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"What are we looking for?" Liz asked as they entered the library.
"Anything," Hermione answered. "Spells, information on special cells."
"Maybe even information on how to get into Azkaban such as maps and things we need to get past," Harry added. They grabbed some books off the shelves and stacked them onto many of the tables. In a few minutes, all the tables were full with books spread out everywhere and to different pages.
"I think my head is going to explode," Draco remarked. Everyone was sitting at different tables. They could barley see each other's heads over the books.
"Me too," Liz said as she stood from her spot. "I can't find much. I don't think they want everyone knowing how to get around in Azkaban."
"They don't," Hermione said. She rubbed her eyes. They were reading for almost two hours.
"It wouldn't make sense to put any information in the books that anyone can get to," Ashley remarked slamming a book closed and sending it back to it's place on the shelf with a wave of her hand.
"I'm going down to the kitchens to grab something to keep me awake. My eyes are killing me and I need a break," Liz said. "Do you want anything?"
"I'll take whatever you're going to get," Draco said slamming a book closed before picking up another.
"I missed breakfast," Ashley said. "I'll come down with you. I'll grab something to eat."
"I think we all missed breakfast," Draco said.
"How about Ashley and I go down, grab drinks and food and bring it back here?" Liz asked.
"Sounds good to me," Hermione said. "How about you Harry?" Harry didn't answer. "Harry?" she asked. No answer.
"HARRY?!" Harry's head snapped up. He was reading a book.
"What?" he asked looking around confused.
"You didn't hear us calling you?" Hermione asked.
He smiled sheepishly. "No, sorry. I was reading something that I think might help us. What did you want?"
"Liz and I are going down to the kitchens to grab some food and drinks. Do you want anything special?" Ashley asked.
"Anything is fine with me," He responded. They two of them left leaving Hermione, Draco and Harry alone with the books. The librarian was in the back doing her own work. She was confused when they came in and took out so many books. When they described what they were doing, she let them do what they wanted. It confused her enough. She didn't want them to go into detail.
"What did you find?" Draco asked Harry.
"I found information on dementors. Basically, if we search for creatures and obstacles that might mention something to do with the prison, we can take the information and develop a map and plan based on it," he answered.
"How are we going to get a map of the prison?" Draco asked.
Harry smiled. "Well, we have someone who's been there before that we can reach."
"Sirius!" Hermione exclaimed.
"And you are in the Slytherin house. Did any of you're housemates go there on special death eater business? Ask them a few things," Harry said to Draco.
"I'll see if I can ask them. I don't know how much I can get, but I'll try," Draco said.
"There you are!" a voice exclaimed. They turned to see Julia standing at the doorway. "I was looking for you everywhere!"
"Well you found us," Harry said.
"I was walking around the forest and I was asking the animals if they heard anything. A few said that they saw a two people dressed in black come to the castle at night and walk away with two other people with them. They said that the two extra people were being carried as if they were being taken by force rather than by will," Julia said.
"So that finalizes it," Draco said. "They were kidnapped and who wants to bet that my father was one of the kidnappers?"
"I already told Ron, Matt and Dean about it. They are coming up with plans. They told Stacy what their suspicions were. She didn't believe them at first before I told them about what I heard. She believed them right away. She's coming up with more info."
"There the rest of you are!" another voice said from the doorway. It was Sirius this time.
"Jeez, why can't anyone find us when we haven't moved?" Draco asked. They smiled.
"Well sorry but this is a disaster," Sirius said as he walked over to them. He looked around at the books before deciding to pull a chair away from a table so he could see everyone. Julia went to sit next to Hermione.
"I can't believe that they were kidnapped!" Hermione exclaimed.
"We have to get them back," Harry said strongly.
"That's our first priority but we have to think about how we're getting in and what we do when we get in. We still don't know where they are being held," Hermione said.
"Well, I have to ask some Slytherins what they know. Maybe I can get some information out of them to see what it looks like, were we need to go and what we need to avoid," Draco said. Julia looked at them each in turn.
"I can help," Julia said simply.
"We need as much information as possible. What could you do?" Draco asked. Julia looked hurt.
"Well for one thing, I can get into Azkaban very easily and find out information easier than you can get from asking around. They might give you false information," she answered.
"How could you get in-?" Draco began to ask until he realized what she was saying. She was the child of two death eaters. She knows her way around and could easily get in.
"We just need a reason why I was away for so long," she admitted.
"That's when we copy their idea," Harry said. "You go back and say that you were held captive by us but escaped. Find out where Jake and Caroline are."
"What do we do if the plan backfires? What if they decide to hurt her if they don't believe her?" Hermione asked.
"I can teleport her out," Harry answered.
"But that takes a lot of energy, you know that, Wolf" Ashley said as she and Liz returned with a plateful of food. It was more than enough for everyone. It seemed like Dobby took to favoring Ashley for he knew that she was close with Harry.
"But it's only one person, plus I'm getting stronger, plus it's easier than using my abilities to look around. Maybe she could tell me where to look so I don't have to spend a lot of time looking down hallways that I don't need to," Harry said.
"We have to be really careful about this," she said sitting down next to him. "I wish it was like practice but this is real."
"I wish it was also," Harry said quietly wrapping an arm around her.
"Well, I think the word is spreading throughout the teachers," Sirius said watching his godson.
"You've finally got something right in your life," Snape said as he walked into the library.
"Well, it's more than what I can say for you," Sirius said back. Snape glared at him.
"Well some of us have jobs to do," Snape sneered as he headed toward the front counter.
"I have a job," Sirius said. "I have people to look after."
Snape didn't say anything as he went in the back to the Restricted Section. A few minutes later they heard him yelling. "Where is that bloody book?" The students looked at each other. Then they looked at the books spread out all over the tables.
"Let's just get these back to their places before we get detention," Liz said. Harry untangled his hand from Ashley before waving his hand. The books disappeared instantly. A few seconds later they heard Snape come back from the Restricted Section. He had a book in his hand.
"Did you find the book, Professor?" Julia asked. He turned to her.
"I must've looked over it, but I found it," he said before walking back out. They tried to hide their laughs.
They continued to look over their things for another hour. By that time, they had basically everything they needed. Harry looked for things that they would have to get through such as Dementors. Draco looked for spells that could be used against them while Julia wrote down a few that she had to learn. She wrote down any spells that she remembered were used. Hermione looked for spells that they could learn as soon as possible. Ashley and Liz left to see what the other group was working on. Sirius left to talk to the teachers.
"This is boring," Draco said. He closed another book.
"Will you stop saying that?" Julia asked. She held a quill in her hand. "You've said that for a hundred times already!"
"For your information, I only said it 99 times. You're one off," Draco answered. Julia rolled her eyes before going back to her work.
A few seconds later Draco said, "This is boring," before ducking as Julia threw her quill at him.
"I'm just getting the same information over and over again," Hermione said rubbing her eyes.
"Me too," Harry said closing his book.
"I'm hungry," Hermione said rubbing her stomach.
"Let's head down to the Great Hall and grab lunch. It's about one now. We'll see if we can find the other group and see what's going on," Harry said. Julia and Draco stood up immediately and ran out. Hermione and Harry were walking together toward the Great Hall. They passed a few students in the halls, students who had no clue what was going on outside of Hogwarts.
"I hope they're okay," Hermione said referring to Jake and Caroline.
"I'm sure they're fine," Harry said trying to believe it himself.
"I hope You-Know-Who didn't hurt them," she said.
"I don't think Voldermort would want to get either of them mad. They're fierce fighters. They anger quickly and when they're angry, no one stands a chance against them," Harry said.
"I've seen one of their fights," Hermione said. "I remember when I was in Care of Magical Creatures and Dumbledore asked you to train us. The others came out and Caroline kept on burning Jake's flower."
"That was nothing compared to what they can really do," Harry said. "Believe me, when Cat or Bear gets into a real battle against someone such as Voldermort, no one stands a chance." They finally reached the Great Hall and walked in.
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Caroline awoke to the sound of water dripping. She opened her eyes to look around. It was dark. She groaned when she moved. Her whole body hurt. Putting her head in a hand, she relaxed for a few moments as she looked around. She was in a cell. There was thick bars holding them in. It was a pretty small area. She tried to remember what happened before she was knocked out. She remembered talking to Matt and Jake in the common room before she and Jake decided to take a walk. She remembered a scream and then nothing.
Moving around, she hit something soft. Feeling around, she finally heard it groan and jumped back. She saw the figure move. Finally she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was just Jake.
"Don't scare em like that," she said to him, putting hand to her chest.
Jake just looked at her confused. "Huh?" he asked.
"Never mind," she said.
"Whatever," Jake said as he looked around the room. "Whoa, we're in a cell."
Caroline rolled her eyes. "No duh," she said.
"How did we get here?" he asked.
"By two of the death eaters," another prisoner said. He was from the cell across from them. "I saw them bring you in. Why they would bring in two teenagers, like yourselves is beyond me. Usually we only see adults get thrown in here."
"This is a nightmare," Caroline said.
"How can we get out of here?" Jake asked as he looked around.
"I have an idea," Caroline said before throwing a big fireball at the bars expecting them to melt. Instead, to their horror, the fireball hit the bars but repelled back right at them. The force blew them backwards but they were able to duck out of the way before the fire touched them.
"Let's get rid of that idea," Jake said as he cautiously stood.
"Why did that happen?" Caroline asked. She went over and touched the bars. They were cold. "Let's us out!" she yelled as she pushed and tugged at the bars. Suddenly, a force blew her backwards onto the floor. "OW!" she yelled.
"What was that?" Jake asked taking a step away from the bars.
"They put you in the special cell," the prisoner said. "I hear some of the death eaters talking about it. It repels magic. It also absorbs some to be used at a later time."
"Perfect," Jake said sarcastically. "Now how are we getting out of here?"
"We can't," Caroline said sitting up.
"Stop being so negative, Cat," Jake said.
"Well I'm sorry but I answered your question," she answered.
"Well you could've said, 'we'll find a way' to give us hope, but no, you had to take away that hope with a simple phrase," Jake said.
"Well, you can think in your mind that there's still hope but I say that we're going to have to stay here for a long time," Caroline said.
"Are we definitley in one of Voldermort's cells?" Jake asked.
"Most likely," Caroline answered.
"Well you're right about that," the prisoner said.
"And I don't suppose you know a way out," Caroline said.
"Not a clue," he answered truthfully.
"I think they're awake," a voice said. Jake and Caroline shut up when they heard footsteps coming their way. A few Death Eaters stopped outside of the cell. One of them was Lucius Malfoy.
"Look who we have here," he sneered.
"I'd say the same thing but who would want to look at your hideous face?" Caroline spat back.
"You'll pay dearly for that comment," Lucius scolded. He pointed to the cell and said something that they couldn't hear. Suddenly a hole in the bars appeared. They walked through and closed it. With struggle, the two death eaters finally had the shapeshifters tied up. The hole appeared again as they were dragged out.
"The master will be happy to see you," Malfoy said as he dragged the struggling Caroline. "And won't you be happy with what he has planned for you two."
"You're going to be used for our side!" the other death eater said. "Did you ever wonder what it would be like to switch side? Now you'll know. Welcome to the dark side!" He took two vials out of his robe. "Open wide!" Caroline and Jake wouldn't open their mouths.
"Oh come on," Malfoy said. "It's just a potion to switch around your thoughts so you'll be on our side. It doesn't hurt." They forced the potion down the captive's mouths.
"Wait till the rest of them see who else we have in our power," a death eater said as they both laughed. Caroline and Jake went limp after drinking the potion suddenly went limp before awakening a few minutes later. They were ready for any thing their lord wanted.
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Lunch was really slow. It was almost packed when Harry and Hermione arrived. Most people were leaving though. Looking at the teacher's table. He saw Dumbledore looking worried. There was no sign of a sparkle in his eyes. Stacy was looking over a book and writing things down. She looked worried as well. Sirius was talking to Remus. None of them were really eating. McGonagall was trying to get them to eat though she didn't touch much herself. Snape was gone. Harry figured that he left to see what had happened to the two kidnapped teens.
At the Gryffindor table, most of the students were talking and laughing. No one knew what had happened to two of the members of the shapeshifters, the ones who were going to help protect the castle. Ron was eating as usual but everyone was quiet. While everyone was seated, Harry closed his eyes after putting some things on his plate. He concentrated on sending a message to any of the two. No message came back. Sighing, he opened his eyes.
"Did they respond?" Ashley asked. She was sitting across from him and noticed the closing of his eyes.
"No," Harry answered sadly.
"Just keep trying," she said placing her hand over his. "They'll answer."
"We don't know if they can answer. Maybe they're too weak to answer or worse," Harry said.
"Don't you dare think like that Harry James Potter!" she exclaimed. "They'll be okay! Don't give up hope!"
"You don't know what he's capable of!" Harry exclaimed. "They aren't used to what Voldermort is able to do!"
"They're strong! They'll get by just fine," she said.
"Voldermort is powerful and shows no mercy," Harry said. He stood as if to leave before glass shattered from one of the windows. He turned sharply. The remaining shapeshifters, Julia, Ron, Hermione, Draco and the teachers were up on their feet instantly. Nothing came through.
"I'll go check." Harry said before getting ready to teleport.
"Wait!" Ashley exclaimed. He halted. She ran to him. "I'm coming with you."
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Definitely," she said before they grasped hands.
"Here we go," Harry said before concentrating.
"We'll meet you out there!" Stacy shouted before Harry and Ashley saw everything around them swirl. It stopped as they found themselves outside. There were hundreds of death eaters approaching the castle.
"Oh no," Ashley said quietly as she put a hand to her mouth.
Harry changed his robe color. He didn't bother changing his hair from blond to black. Ashley changed her robes as well. A few seconds later, Liz, Matt, Dean, Julia and Sirius, Stacy, Remus, Dumbledore, and the other teachers came out. Hermione and Ron were instructed to stay inside as well as Draco. They weren't trained for this.
"Oh no!" Sirius said as he saw the oncoming Death Eaters.
"That's the understatement of the year," Liz said. The shapeshifters changed their robes.
"I'm going to run and got some reinforcements," Julia said. She ran off towards the forest without another word.
They watched the death eaters come closer, waiting to see what would happen. Suddenly a blast of green light came toward them from one of the death eater's wands.
"Watch out!" Harry yelled. It was about to hit Sirius. Before it reached him, it stopped it mid air before crashing to the ground in hundreds of pieces. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Won't they be disappointed," Dean said sarcastically, standing next to Harry. He was cracking his fingers. He was the one who crystallized the spell.
"Let's do this," Matt said standing ready. They waited until something red headed their way. As it came closer, they saw that it wasn't just a small spell for one person. It was a huge fireball heading towards a bunch of people. It was headed for Dumbledore, McGonagall, Ashley and Harry.
When it came closer, everyone ran out of the way but Harry was able to stop it in the air. Matt extinguished it.
"How did they do that?" Ashley asked frightened.
"Only an elemental can do that," Matt said. Harry's eyes grew wide as he realized what happened.
"Potter! Your time has come!" a voice yelled from a distance. Lord Voldermort has come to Hogwarts once again and this time he had company, more than usual.
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"We know that Caroline and Jake were captured. Now we know what they're being used for," Harry said coldly. He was looking straight ahead. Fire was in his eyes, but he looked as if he was in a daze.
"Wolf?" Matt asked noticing it.
Harry didn't to him but instead said, "Eagle, get everyone into the air!" Ashley looked at him surprised but quickly waved her hand. Everyone was in the air in a few seconds. It was a second before the ground beneath them shook violently. If they were still on the ground, they would've been seriously injured, no doubt.
"How did you know that was going to happen?" Sirius asked his godson while everyone was put back on the ground safely.
"If he has both Jake and Caroline, Caroline already tried so it was Jake's turn," Remus answered instead.
"Why are they attacking us?" Liz asked.
"They have to be under Voldermort's control," Matt answered. The Death Eaters were approaching but weren't casting spells.
"Stand your guard," Stacy ordered. She stood in front of the group. Holding both of her hands outward, palms up, a small fireball grew into a huge one. "Wolf? Care to help me direct?" Harry nodded. He concentrated on the huge fireball before directing it forward. He moved it around death eaters that he didn't feel like hitting until deciding to hit the ones around Voldermort. They were probably his best supporters. It went to hit them straight on but many death eaters shot a water spray on to it extinguishing in, only leaving a few death eaters with burns. Harry and probably everyone else cursed silently.
The death eaters suddenly stopped on Voldermort's order while the Dark Lord himself walked forward. He stopped a few feet away from them.
"I see you changed your look, Potter," he said. "Not even the scar is on your forehead."
"I see you changed as well," Harry answered. "Too bad it's not for the better, though." Harry smirked. Voldermort's eyes narrowed at him.
"You have escaped me many times before, Potter, but this time I have a surprise," the Dark Lord said smirking himself. He turned behind him and extended an arm as if to welcome someone. "I take it that you know these two people." Suddenly from the crowd of death eaters, two people emerged. One was in red robes and the other in green. It was Caroline and Jake. Both of them had glares on their faces that could kill anything in their gaze.
"What did you do to them?" Liz asked. Voldermort turned to her.
"They're simply doing what they thought was right. Why would they fight on the side of light when the side of dark is much more prosperous?" Voldermort said.
"What spell did you put them under, Tom?" Dumbledore asked. His eyes held no sparkle and his wand was out, hands gripping it tightly.
Voldermort's eyes were hard as he looked at the headmaster with hatred. "Don't call me that! They're not under a spell."
"Oh sorry," Dean said sarcastically. "Then what are they under?"
"Stupid teenagers," Voldermort commented. "They're simply under a potion. I wouldn't worry though. It's going to take effect for a very long time."
"What do you want with them?" Harry asked. His eyes burned with fire.
"Simply to kill you, Potter," Voldermort sneered.
"Then why drag them into it?" Harry asked. "Release them of the potion, which I know you can do, and free them. Instead of them, take me."
"What are you doing?" Ashley asked him. "Are you crazy?"
"I don't think he's crazy at all," Voldermort said. "But then again, I like having two more elementals on my side. Plus, they're fighting with me on their own. Trading them for you wouldn't really benefit me." Harry's eyes narrowed. Voldermort sneered and turned to his death eaters. "Tonight we will rule the world!" The death eaters cheered. Voldermort turned back to them. "Now we fight." He took his wand in his hand and twirled it around. In front of their eyes, it turned into a long staff.
"What's going on?" Matt asked.
"He has something up his sleeve," Remus said. "Be on your guard."
"Remember how to duel, Potter?" the Dark Lord asked. Harry didn't answer. "Well, if you remember, which I know you do, it's one wizard fighting another so your friends will have to go." He twirled his staff and light came out, surrounding everyone.
"What's going on?" Liz asked. Everyone was surrounded in the light so no one could see each other. Suddenly the light disappeared. Looking around, Harry saw that they were all enclosed in a sphere of light. Harry banged his fists on the side but was rewarded with a shock.
"Ow!" he exclaimed as he took his fist back. Voldermort laughed.
"Do you like them?" he asked. "You'll get used to them I suppose. Now I don't have to worry about any of you!" He walked up to the sphere Harry was in and looked down on the teenager. He talked to him quietly so that he was the only one that could hear him. "Don't get too comfortable, Potter. You're time is running short." With a wave of his staff, an hourglass appeared at each of the spheres. "See them? I can activate them. When they run out, you die." Voldermort turned and walked away.
'Don't make a comment to him that could activate the hourglasses,' Harry said in everyone's mind. They looked at him frightened.
"I've invited some quests here," Voldermort said. "At first I thought, what could hurt Potter the worst? Then I thought about something and with help from outside information, I was able to figure out what it was." He turned to the sphere holding Ashley. "I have a present for you," he said to her pointing towards the death eaters. She glared at him with hatred in her eyes. When she looked to where he was pointing, her eyes opened wide. There, standing next to Caroline and Jake were her parents.
"What did you do to them?" she asked.
"Just made sure that they'd follow my commands," Voldermort said. With another wave of his staff, spheres developed around her parents. She could see that it was against their will. They looked at her frightened.
"Let them go!" she exclaimed, tears rolling down her face. "They didn't do anything!" she pounded a fist into the sphere and received a strong shock. When she took her hand back, it had a slight burn on it.
"Don't struggle or your time will run out!" Voldermort said pointing to the hourglass.
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"Let them go!" Harry exclaimed. "Let everyone go, Ashley's parents as well as us! I don't care if you don't let me go. They aren't involved in this like I am! This is between you and I, not everyone else."
"I'm not going to let you stay here alone!" Ashley exclaimed from her bubble.
"Nor am I," Sirius said.
"Or me," Matt said.
"If they attack one of the shapeshifters," Liz said. "They attack all of us." Remus and Dean agreed. Dumbledore and McGonagall smiled slightly at the teenagers. They also weren't going to leave, but they smiled at the friendship between them.
"Well. If I can't get him alone," Voldermort said before waving his staff. The Spheres' separated from each other. Everyone was shot off in their own direction, away from anyone else.
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Julia had made it into the forest quickly and started her hunt. She suddenly heard a growl and turned around. There was a big dog looking at her.
"Fang! What are you doing here?" she asked the dog.
"Well, 'e's out wit me," Hagrid said coming up from behind.
"Hagrid! I'm glad to see you!" Julia said. "I'm looking for help. I thought that some of the animals would be able to help."
"I knew yeh'd be out 'ere so I decided to 'elp," Hagrid said.
"Thanks Hagrid," Julia said. The walked around the woods slowly. Julia looked around in the skies on the trees as well as on the ground. It looked like most of the animals were scared off. "The forest is so deserted," she said.
"The animals were frightened," Hagrid said. Fang was at his feet sniffing the ground. The dog then started to follow a scent, and fast.
"Where's Fang going?" Julia asked noticing the dog's departure.
"Following a scent," Hagrid said. Hagrid started to follow his dog. Julia stayed behind and followed her trail but not before Hagrid warned her to be careful. There were many animals in the forest. Some that even Hagrid didn't know about.
"All alone again," Julia said quietly to herself as she crossed her arms to stay warm. The forest was dark even thought it was the late afternoon. She wondered how far she was into the forest. There were no animals for awhile. Deciding to pick up the pace, she started to walk faster and run at times. She was far when she heard a twig snap from behind her. She turned to come face to face with a creature. It looked like a small dragon from where she was. It looked at Julia with its teeth showing. Julia stood still. Suddenly the creature stood as if to show its size. It was a lot bigger than Julia thought. It was at least twenty feet tall.
"What are you doing in my forest?" it seemed to ask.
"Asking for help," Julia said. Suddenly the dragon's eyes grew wide.
"You understand me?" it asked.
Julia nodded her head. "I'm an elemental. My element is Beast," she said. The dragon bent down. It didn't look as threatening as before.
"Is that so?" it asked nicely. It looked her over. "A Sea Serpent told me that there was a girl that could talk to us. He told me that she was an elemental. You must be her."
Julia nodded her head. "My name's Julia."
"My name's Flame because of my magic," it replied.
"Magic?" Julia asked.
"Yes, I'm a rare breed of dragon. My race can do magic," Flame replied. He sat down on the ground next to Julia and seemed to shrink so that he was her size. He noticed that she looked at him strangely as his size changed. "I told you that I can do magic. I thought it would be better if I was around your size so we could talk. You mentioned that you needed help. What type of help?"
"Voldermort is attacking Hogwarts and he brought a lot of death eaters to back him up. We have a small group of people who are helping to save the castle and the students inside. Just about ten, eleven including myself. I decided to go into the forest to see if I could find help. If we don't receive help, the castle will fall and the wizarding world will be in ruins!" Julia explained.
"I'll be happy to help," Flame said. "I might also have reinforcements." Julia looked at him in surprise.
"You can help?" she asked.
"Of course. I trust that it's for a good cause for it has you upset. Plus, Voldermort is known in these forests as a sign of evil. I might have some friends that can help. Are your friends elementals as well?" Flame asked.
"Some yes. Matt's is water, Liz's is ice, Dean's is crystal, Ashley's is air, Draco's is time but he's inside the castle because they wouldn't let him out, and Harry's is the mind. Our teacher controls the element of the soul. Two of my friends were kidnapped and put under a potion to make them obey Voldermort. Jake's is earth and Caroline's is fire. We also know that Voldermort's is lightning," Julia answered.
"At least you have most of them on your side," Flame said. "I have an idea. I can get animals that can help your friends. I'll help you since the person who I would go with is currently on the dark side. I'll get an animal that corresponds to everyone's element."
"You can do that?" Julia asked.
"I can try," he said. He stood and stretched his wings. "I know where I can find a few animals. Let's hope they will come. The animals are all acting strangely in the forest today because of how close Voldermort is."