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Chapter 14: The Imperius Curse

For the next few weeks since the time of the Halloween Ball, everyone was upbeat. Jesabelle was beside herself with joy when she found out that Harry and Ginny were dating. Her plans had worked, and in the best way possible.

Harry and the others were eating breakfast when Hermione's usual Daily Prophet owl flew in to deliver her paper. She paid it and scanned the front page.

"Oh no." Hermione whispered to herself.

"What is it Hermione?" Neville said, leaning over to her to look at the paper in her hand.

"Looks at this." Hermione said, placing the paper in the middle of the table for everyone to see.

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Death Eaters Sighted Near Village's Premises

A small band of Death Eaters were sighted near the village of Hogsmeade yesterday night.

"There were about three of them, dressed in black, making their way to the more deserted part of the village." Claims Diana Addleby, who was looking out her window and spotting them that night. "They seemed to be in a real hurry, not really bothering to be careful not to be seen."

Addleby immediately reported the sighting to the Ministry, but, by the time Ministry officials arrived at the scene, there was no sign of the Death Eaters left. As a safety measure, Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, set up trained aurors around the village and sent others to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to help build up a guard.

Many people ridiculed his judgment, saying that he was over-reacting to what could be a false alarm. Fudge himself replied to this saying,

"Even though this may be a false alarm, just the fact that they were possibly sighted in the first place is enough evidence we need. These trained aurors were sent the safety of the citizens, and especially the children of the two locations."

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"More Death Eaters." Ron said.

"Sighted." Ginny replied.

"Nearby Hogsmeade." Harry said.

They all turned to each other. Harry held Ginny close and Ron did the same with Hermione. They all looked at Jesabelle, who was deathly pale and holding her fork, her hands shaking, staring at her goblet.

Harry put a hand over her left, holding it in his own.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

Jesabelle nodded and got up.

"I need to go now, I'll see you all at class." She said and quickly exited the Great Hall.

Harry and the others looked at each other, their worry evident on their faces.

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They all assembled in the classroom to wait for Tonks to begin the day's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Harry and the others sat in desks around Jesabelle, who was still pale from the morning, which somewhat surprised them, since it was already afternoon and it was the last class of the day, and she was still pale.

"Hello yet again class." Tonks said from behind the desk that lay at the front of the classroom.

The class greeted her and she continued.

"I suppose most if not all of you have read the article in the Prophet concerning the sighted Death Eaters." She paused.

Draco, as in the back of the room, looked at Jesabelle, who was still pale. He had been thinking about her the whole day, worrying about why she was so pale. He was trying to get her out of his mind, but to tell you the truth, he was failing miserably.

"Now is the time where you all have to stick together." Tonks continued. "We wouldn't want anymore accidents and such to happen here at Hogwarts. I think we have had enough of the adventures." She paused and looked at Harry and the others.

"At least for now, until everything has died down." She grinned at Harry. She knew what he was thinking when it came to the adventure part. "But still, I encourage you all to stay out of trouble. No late night rendezvous, and no cursing in the hallways." She paused again. "But please, let us all remember that we are all one team, and as a team, we really have to watch out for each other. Even though, " Tonks added, seeing the looks on the Slytherins' face, "we are in different houses and we have our own individual differences."

She stopped for a while, letting the class reflect on what she had just said. She just hoped that it sunk in before anyone got hurt.

A few moments later, she smiled her big smile at the class and said, "All right! Enough of the little gloomy lecture I gave you, now on with the class!"

Everyone smiled slightly and started taking out their books.

"Oh no, dears. You wouldn't be needing those for this class." Tonks said.

They all put their books away and took out only their wands, looking around at each other curiously.

"Seeing as things have been taken to the next level in this so-called war, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has granted Headmaster Dumbledore to allow me to teach the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh years the Imperius Curse." Tonks said.

The room instantly filled with excited, confused, and curious whispers.

"The Imperius Curse? Are they mad?" Ron asked the others.

"Apparently they think it may help in the long run Ron." Hermione said.

"But what if the students use it against others?" Ginny asked.

"To perform the Imperius Curse to harm another and not under the circumstances of self defense is punishable by law." Hermione said.

"Unless the person who was using it against another student threatens the victim into not telling anyone." Luna said.

"True, but we can still use it up to our advantage." Harry said, while Neville and Jesabelle nodded in agreement.

"All right everyone settle down, settle down." Tonks said over the growing volume of noise. "I know you all are wondering why they have decided to let me teach you this."

Everyone nodded.

"Well, they all think that if you are ever be in danger, and negotiations, and spells begin to fail, the Imperius Curse may come in handy during that time. But," Tonks said louder as the class began to chatter again, "you are forbidden to use it against another student, unless you absolutely, absolutely, have to. To use this curse against another can land you in suspension. And worse, it can land you in Azkaban."

The chatter immediately died after Tonks had said her last statement.

"So please, we greatly discourage the use of the Imperius Curse out of class. Is that understood?" Tonks said to the class.

They nodded again and Tonks clapped her hands saying, "Okay, now that we have set that aside, I know most, if not all of you have seen Professor Moody, who was later discovered as Barty Crouch's son, perform all three Unforgivable Curses in front of you right?"

They nodded.

"And I understand that he used spiders as live examples, yes?" Tonks asked the class again.

Again they nodded their heads. Jesabelle noticed Ron shift uneasily at his desk, which was in front of her, when Tonks mentioned spiders.

Harry, who was sitting on her right, leaned a bit towards her and whispered in her ear, "Ron's greatest fear is spiders. Kind of funny really, if you know how to mess with him a bit sometimes."

Jesabelle smiled amusedly and Harry grinned, easing back into his chair.

"So then, I don't expect you all to get it in just one try. In fact, I don't really expect you to get right at all today." Tonks said thoughtfully. "But we'll give it a whirl. Now, I want you all to go into groups, two minimum, eight maximum. You know the spell, Imperio. Now go on! I'll walk around a bit to make sure you are doing it the right way."

Harry and the others gathered into one group and went to the back of the classroom.

They all had a try on each other but none of them got it right. After Ron had failed in making Neville cry using the curse, it was Jesabelle's turn to give it a try.

"Who should I try this on?" Jesabelle asked. The color was beginning to return to her face, and now it just looked like she put a little too much powder on her face.

"I know who you should try it on." Ron said, grinning evilly in Malfoy's direction.

"Ron!' Hermione said. "We're not supposed to use it on other students."

"That's out of class Hermione." Ron said. "And we are IN class. We'll just tell Tonks that Jesabelle had bad aiming."

"Great excuse Ron." Jesabelle said sarcastically.

"What?" Ron asked.

"Your excuse makes me look bad, that's what." Jesabelle said. "But I have to admit, I am in the mood for harassing Malfoy, even if it lands me in another detention, I'm willing to go for the amusement of it." Jesabelle said, looking at Malfoy.

"See Hermione. It's a fool proof plan!" Ron said proudly.

"Well, it's your choice, not mine. Besides, I have to agree, harassing Malfoy never ceases to amuse me." Hermione said, smiling.

"Wicked!" Ron said.

"Bloody hell Hermione." Neville said, smiling at her. "Ron really has gotten to you."

'I'm just agreeing because for all we know, Jesabelle might not be able to do it. I mean, even I couldn't do it. But still, I guess it's worth a try." Hermione said.

The others nodded in agreement and Jesabelle turned to Draco. For a moment she hesitated. The others thought she would not do it, when suddenly Jesabelle raised her wand, pointed it at Draco and said, "Imperio!"

Draco stood still and stared into space.

"Dance." Jesabelle said firmly, concentration etched across her face.

Draco began to break dance. The rest of class saw what was happening and gathered around to watch.

"Stop." Jesabelle said.

Draco stopped.

"What's going on here?" Tonks asked as she pushed her way through the crowd.

"Jesabelle just performed the Imperius Curse!" Dean said excitedly.

"What?" Tonks asked incredulously.

"She really did Professor." Seamus said. "Show her Jesabelle."

"Draco," Jesabelle said, "I want you to repeat after me."

The class looked at Draco.

"I want you to say, my father's name is Lucius Malfoy." Jesabelle said.

"My father's name is Lucius Malfoy." Draco said with no emotion, as if in a trance.

"Good. Now say, my mother's name is Narcissa Malfoy." Jesabelle said.

"My mother's name is Narcissa Malfoy." Draco repeated.

Tonks gasped.

"Now I want you to turn to Harry and his friends, bow your head, and apologize for everything that you have done to them for the past six years." Jesabelle said more firmly.

Draco turned to Harry and the others, bowed his head, and said, "I apologize Harry, to you and your friends for the things I have done to you all for the past six years that we have been going to Hogwarts together." Draco said, with a hint of emotion.

"My goodness." Tonks said.

Jesabelle brought her wand down, releasing Draco from the spell.

Draco blinked once, brought up his head and looked around at the crowd, and then at Jesabelle, who was standing to his left.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Jesabelle placed you under the Imperius Curse." Tonks said, her hand over her mouth.

Draco looked at Jesabelle.

"How is that possible?" he asked. "Only Death Eaters and more skilled wizards know how to perform that curse."

"True." Tonks said. "Even I cannot fully well perform the Imperius Curse."

At this statement the class began to whisper to each other, giving Jesabelle weird looks.

"How can you do it, Jesabelle?" Tonks asked, turning to her.

"I don't know." Jesabelle said nervously.

The class was silent for a while and then the bell rang, signaling the end of class.

"All right everyone. Class is over. We will try this again in our next meeting." Tonks said as everyone gathered their things and began to exit the classroom. "Jesabelle, could I please speak with you after class?" Tonks said as Jesabelle picked up her things. "Do not worry; it will only take a minute."

Jesabelle swallowed hard and smiled nervously at Harry and the others as they exited the classroom.

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Harry and the others waited outside the classroom for Jesabelle to come out. She had already been in there for five minutes, and they were starting to get a bit worried.

"What do you think Tonks wanted to talk to her about?" Ginny asked.

"I don't know." Luna said.

"Maybe she's going to get in trouble!" Neville said. "Maybe they're questioning her!"

"Calm down Neville." Hermione said. "Tonks probably is questioning her. But don't worry; I'm sure she'll be fine."

Just after Hermione finished, Jesabelle came out. She wasn't pale, nor did she look like she had just gotten in trouble. She was just..worried.

"How did it go Jesabelle?" Harry asked as the others gave her concerned looks.

"Huh?" Jesabelle asked, as if shaking herself out of a dream, "Oh fine, fine, Harry, it's all right. I have to go up to the Heads' Dorm. I'll see you all later." And with that she headed up the stairs.

"You guys can go down to dinner, I'll talk with Jesabelle." Harry said and followed Jesabelle up the stairs as the others went down to the Great Hall. Confused and concerned at the same time.

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"Jesabelle! Hey Jesabelle!" Harry screamed behind Jesabelle's retreating form.

"Yes Harry?" Jesabelle said, stopping so that he could catch up.

When Harry caught his breath and was standing beside her, she began walking again, and at a quick pace.

"What happened with you and Tonks?" Harry asked, keeping up with her pace.

"Nothing, she was just asking me questions about how I performed the spell, so it could help in her future classes." Jesabelle said calmly.

"But you didn't look proud or anything like that, when you left the classroom, you looked worried." Harry said.

Jesabelle stopped in front of the Heads' portrait and rubbed her forehead with her right hand. "Please Harry, can we not have this conversation right now?" she asked him, almost sounding like she was begging him.

"Something's up with you, and you're not saying a word about it. We need to have this conversation right now." Harry said forcefully.

Jesabelle muttered the password and walked in. Harry grabbed her hand.

"Jesabelle, tell me, what is going on with you?" Harry asked.

"Nothing!" Jesabelle said forcefully, pulling her hand out of his and closing the portrait behind her.

Harry just stood there, staring at the portrait, stressed about the scene that had just taken place.

He sighed loudly and said to himself, "Jesabelle, what is wrong with you? What aren't you telling me?"

I am so sorry to everyone who have been patiently waiting for this! I have been having a really tough time getting to a computer to finish and post this, not to mention that I have been kind of sickly for the past week. So I am terribly sorry again and thanks a bunch to all of you that have been reviewing.

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