Chapter 17
The ultimate weapon
"LET ME GO! GET OFF ME! OH YOU ARE SO GOING TO PAY!"
She yelled as she gave up struggling to escape. Not only because the Death Eater was so big and strong that it was impossible to wriggle free. But here was another reason she stopped struggling too. They were so high up now that she thought it wise to stop struggling and the Death Eater was the only thing keeping her from falling. She stopped yelling too and just stayed silent seething with rage and frustration. She was helpless to do anything without her wand and Firebolt.
She looked back and saw the Death Eater that had paralysed Snape had a friend behind him. Soraya could see it was the Death Eater she had stunned a few minutes ago. He was holding his head and had a broomstick that had snapped in two underneath his arm. Whilst his other hand was holding on to the other Death eaters broom to steady himself. She smiled maliciously at the slightly dazed Death Eater and saw that his mask had cracked which made her smile increase. But then it got wiped away when she saw where they were heading. 'Oh no! Not the tower anything but that!' She thought worriedly. It didn't matter if she thought, prayed or said anything because they were getting closer and closer to the tower.
Before she knew it they had past through the vale and were landing on top of the tower. A load of Death Eaters and Voldermort himself was standing there and he laughed at Soraya. She looked around and could see no less than nine Death Eaters guarding the sky. Even the now less dazed Death Eater took his position at one of the battlements too. Soraya stared at Voldermort with a deepening hatred going right through her very soul. She didn't care that she was out numbered or that he could kill her in an instant. All Soraya wanted was to get at Voldermort and put her hands round his throat.
"So you must be the prodigal child...so much like Mr.Potter. You each have a scar, both courageous, I've killed both of yours and Harry's parents. But in your case I might as well have killed two sets of-"
"WE BOTH HATE YOU!" That was it she really was ready to kill. Soraya couldn't take Voldermort talking about all his little evil merits over the years. The mention of her parents and the Hungs had really copped it. The rage and hate she felt towards him was radiating off her as she struggled once again to get to this so called dark lord. But Voldermort just simply smiled and studied her.
"Your anger is so beautiful Soraya...and I do so admire the stories of how you used it to hurt others in your orphanage. But you have such courage, surely a Griffindor just like your mother and-"
"CAN IT VOLDERMORT!" The Death Eaters made shocked noises behind their masks. But Voldermort's smile stayed in his face and continued to observe her with a glint in his eye.
"Ah! Another trait of Mister Potter's, no fear at all of my name."
"Why should I be afraid of you?"
"Because I can kill you so easily right now. But unfortunately that will have to wait as I am in need of your services right now."
"What if I refuse?"
"Then you will die."
"My life has been going down hill ever since September anyway, so you might as well get it over with."
"So you want to die? Dumbledore will be disappointed."
"Oh you have the courage to say his name do you? He can flatten you in a heartbeat Tom Riddle!"
Voldermort turned round in rage with his snake face looking even uglier than it usually did.
"I suppose Potter told you my muggle father's name?"
"Yes, and how you sweat every time you even think of challenging Dumbledore." Voldermort was now livid and look ready to kill now more than ever. Soraya knew she'd rather die here and now than help Voldermort obtain more power than he already had. So stupid as it was she decided to push him even further to see if he really would kill her.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! A very powerful wizard can't even eliminate a single teenage boy and an old man? For shame Tom!"
"GAG HER!"
The Death eater that was restraining Soraya held her head still whilst another Death Eater put a black rag over her mouth. Soraya growled and didn't do anything until the Death Eater had finished before kicking him in the stomach. He doubled up wheezing and couldn't stand up right away. The other Death Eaters laughed and Soraya made a slight noise that sounded like satisfaction.
"Maybe there was some hope for you becoming one of my Death Eaters and I was just too blind to see it Soraya." Soraya made a muffled growl directed at Voldermort and still struggled against the Death Eater that was restraining her. He had her arms and now her legs in a sort of lock and she could hardly move as he held her to the ground.
Then she heard a glimmer of hope below her. The door at the bottom of the tower could be heard beneath the trap door being blown apart with a loud 'bang!' and people could be heard running up to the trapdoor.
"Hmm...guess my spell on that door didn't hold out after all. But Dumbledore isn't the only one who knows ancient and powerful magic." Voldermort turned to the trapdoor and conjured a large half globe of swirling colours. He positioned it over the trapdoor and it stretched ten feet around the trapdoor.
"There's some room for the spectators to witness my victory to ultimate power! You Soraya are my ultimate power I have been looking for!"
Soraya shook her head in grief and watched helplessly as Dumbledore, McGonagall, Dye, Hagrid and Madam Pomfrey all come out of the trapdoor. Dumbledore radiated with anger and power seemed to course off him. He shot the most powerful spell he knew at the globe of swirling colours and light. It shimmered for a few seconds but then just fell back to its perfect half sphere. Hagrid proceeded to bang on it with his might fists but to no avail. Soraya was starting to get angry again and did a muffled yell to symbolise it. She had never felt so helpless in her life and she hated it.
Then something went by her that could have only made her feel worse. Nagini was touching Soraya's head with her serpents tongue and Soraya made a slight noise of disgust. She then moved her head so she wouldn't have to feel it on her face. Then the snake rose up but Voldermort called her over and Nagini went over to him instead.
The next thing Soraya knew was Nagini now had legs and was walking towards Voldermort. Soraya stared and the teachers gasped as they stared at this strange site. Dumbledore on the other hand looked quietly at her with some disgust in his eyes.
"Nagini Slavavich? So you're an animagnus after all. That proves I didn't imagine it when I saw you stick out a snake's tongue at me in class. You haven't aged a lot though and I suppose that is why you stayed in your snake form?"
When Nagini spoke it was in a low hiss and sounded nothing less than evil. "Yesss Dumbledore. For you sssee when one isss a sssnake their metabolisssm ssslowsss down and ssso to doesss the age processss. My dark lord taught me that and I aged ssslowly compared to everyone elssse. Maybe you ssshould try it sssome time Dumbledore."
"Indeed, a pity it didn't make your attitude any better. You're still as rude and savage tongued as ever." Nagini hissed at Dumbledore and kissed Voldermort with gusto. Soraya had to turn away from the disgusting site in case she might be sick. She could have sworn she saw a snake's tongue retract in to Voldermort's head as well before Nagini turned away. Soraya tried to move but the Death Eater holding her down threatened to break her spine like a twig if she did. So reluctantly she stayed still and watched the show go on.
It wasn't long before night had completely surrounded them and the moon was full. Now Soraya had closed her eyes wishing this was all a dream and she was back in her bed having this nightmare. Only to hear Voldermort speaking again. But this time it was calmer and more menacing than before.
"Bring her here!" So the Death Eater carried her still in the leg and arm lock. Soraya felt like she was being presented to Voldermort on a sliver platter.
"Open her mouth!"
He had a black bottle in his hand the size and shape of a wine bottle. On the lid was a black wood carving of a snake wrapped all the way around it. Voldermort proceeded to open the bottle and a puff of black smoke erupted from it. The smell was indescribable and was much worse than what she did in Miss. Baldwick's office she thought. Soraya turned her head away so as not to smell the putrid odour escaping from the bottle. 'There's only one name for a smell like that...pure evil.' He then forced some of it in to Soraya's mouth, the contents added with the smell was utterly revolting. Soraya proceeded to choke and spat it out right in to Voldermort's face. The teachers cheered and then gasped. Voldermort had slapped Soraya so hard that it threatened to knock her out and her head lolled to one side.
"Right now let's try this again shall we?"
But then a cry of pain was heard. A Death Eater was blown back from the battlements by some unseen force. Then another one and another were being hit hard and fast by something invisible. Blasts of light could be seen coming from the sky and the sound of a broomstick could be heard. Then something hit Voldermort causing him to be thrown back on to the floor. The Death Eater that had Pinned Soraya let go of her and saved the bottle as it flew up in to the air and down again. Soraya was free to use a well positioned kick at the death Eater who had caught the bottle. He flew back as well with the bottle still cradled safely in his massive hands. It's just a pity he didn't think about his massive head as he got knocked out. The force from Soraya's kick made him fly backwards in to the sphere behind him.
Soraya ran forwards and retrieved his wand. She quickly jumped behind one of the black marble tables. Nagini was now joining in and aimed a killing spell at Soraya. Fortunately it ricocheted off the table and went zooming in to the air. Voldermort now aimed curses and all sorts of things in to the air. Trying to find the person who dared to interrupt his moment of triumph only to get thrown to the floor again. This time the attacker showed himself and pointed his wand at Voldermort's chest.
It was Harry. He had his Firebolt and invisibility cloak with him. Soraya was now duelling with Nagini and doing very well. She especially loved it when she used the leg locker curse on Nagini.
"There you go. You have been a snake for long enough so let's see you slither now then, go on do it!" Nagini made a low hiss and turned back in to a snake and attacked Soraya. But only this time Soraya was no longer a baby and was ready for her.
"PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!" Nagini immediately froze and fell stiff as a log to the ground and straight as an arrow. Soraya scoffed at her and looked to see how Harry was getting on.
She noticed that a Death Eater had moved behind him and decided that two against one is definitely not fair.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" Soraya yelled causing the Death Eater in question to fly to the other side of the tower. She yelled and fell in a crumpled heap with her wand at her feet. Voldermort and Harry were still going on with their duel and were to busy to notice anything else. Then Harry seemed to have the upper hand. He used the disarming charm on Voldermort when he was caught out.
"That's it! You bind this accursed little brat and you restrain her!" Soraya looked around to see the Death Eater with the bottle was right behind her. He locked her arms and legs again before she could even move and then took back his wand. Harry was bound and gagged with magical ropes tied tightly surrounding his body. Nagini was now unpetrified and her legs unlocked with anger coursing through her that a child would humiliate her like that. So she strode over to Soraya with her wand in her hand.
"Let'sss sssee how you like thisss! CRUCIO!"
Soraya arched her back so that her chest pointed to the sky. She had never felt anything like it, every inch of her body was radiating with white hot fire. Soraya could hardly move as the Death Eater still had her pinned. Her back threatened to brake when she arched and fought the need to scream with the first wave of pain. When it was over Soraya unarched her back and hung her head breathing deeply and sharply as her body ached all over. The teachers looked horrified and Harry struggled trying to break free so he could help. Then gave up when he couldn't break the bonds and Voldermort kicked him painfully in the chest. Nagini was determined to get a scream out of Soraya and so did the cruciatus curse again. Only this time she got what she wanted.
Soraya arched her back once more and this time let out a blood curdling scream. Then something weird happened as she was screaming in pure, tormenting pain. Her chest glowed as it pointed up towards the sky. A golden lightening bolt left her body and parted the clouds as it disappeared in to the night. The Death Eater still had a hold of her and made a very shocked sound behind his mask. Nagini had stopped using the cruciatus curse and everyone was staring at Soraya.
"You see Dumbledore? That's the power I want, pure destructive power that will make the world bend to my will!"
"The world is not yours or mine for the taking Tom."
"Well it will be Dumbledore just you wait and see! Open her mouth again!" This time her nose was covered and Soraya could feel the putrid black substance hit her tongue. Then her mouth was covered at the same time and reluctantly swallowed the foul substance. She had no choice as she had to breathe. She coughed and hacked as the evil liquid went down her throat with a burning sensation enveloping her entire body. It didn't hurt but she could still feel it going through her body from her stomach.
She was still weak from the cruciatus curse being performed on her twice and looked up at Voldermort. Whatever was in that bottle took effect almost immediately and she started to feel sleepy, weaker and very sick. The only sound that seemed to be grabbing her attention was Voldermort laughing shrilly. The teachers were trying even more desperately to get out of the sphere to the students who were on the ground. He laughed at the teachers and seventh year students who were on broomsticks trying to get in from the air. They were being warded off by the Death Eaters guarding the battlements.
Soraya was so weak now that it was hard work just trying to stand up. So seeing no point in holding her anymore the Death Eater put her beside Harry. Soraya had her back against Harry's and they tried to untie the ropes using each others hands. But the thing with magical ropes is there are no knots. Just completely round ropes going all the way around you with no breaks so a knife was the only thing that seemed suitable but neither had one of those.
"Well look's like this is it Harry. It's been nice knowing you."
"Don't talk like that Soraya!"
"Sorry Harry. I think the stuff inside me is making me give up and feel the end is coming, so just accept it. God I hate Voldermort!"
They helplessly watched as Voldermort spoke to the teachers in the sphere.
"The potions working on the brat Dumbledore and your flying helpers aren't doing very well against my Death Eaters. Five more minuets and I shall be the most powerful wizard of all time. Take her to the outside of the ring now!" The Death Eater came over to Soraya and picked her up. He made her stand up just before the ring and looked at his master for the signal to throw Soraya in to it.
"Soraya do you remember what I told you? Do not set one foot in to that ring!" Soraya then remembered what he told her on the roof before the quidditch match and complied. Voldermort was to busy scoffing at the teachers and the Death Eaters were on the battlements watching the sky to notice anything else. Soraya saw the Death Eater that was holding her arms forgot about her legs and was too busy laughing at what his master was saying.
So she placed a foot easily in to the ring as the tips of her toes were right by the edge of it. Once again the screams and searing pain entered her head so she had to grit her teeth to stop screaming. But Soraya got what she wanted and could feel blood dripping from her scar on to the floor. She slid her foot out and hung her head to one side. The putrid black smelling substance dripped from her head directly to the floor. After a few minutes it turned back in to the familiar old red colour. She looked back at Dumbledore as she raised her head. He looked a little less tense than he did a minute ago and looked back to Voldermort. He on the other hand was so busy talking that he didn't even notice this and just carried on.
Then an odd sort of tinkling came from Voldermort's pocket. He reached down and pulled out a time measuring device rather like Dumbledore's.
"It's midnight. Time for the child to go in to the ring my loyal servant. Push her in!" He just turned round when Soraya was pushed in to the ring before he noticed the black puddle of blood on the floor .It was too late when he yelled 'STOP!' as she was already in the ring.
This time she didn't hear a scream let alone a sound when she entered the shining ring. Instead she felt powerful and lighter than air. Then the ring started to glow brightly and started to spin around very fast. Soraya felt odd as she rose up from the floor below her. She came to a stop when she was fifteen feet up in the air. Soraya looked around and saw Voldermort and the Death Eaters looking quite fearful for themselves.
Then Soraya could feel the whole of Hogwarts at her command from the lake to the sky. Her scar bled and dripped down her clothes to the stone floor. But it wasn't red anymore, instead it was now golden and had started glowing. It formed a small luminous pool in the middle of the ring below her and shimmered. The blood then split four ways and slowly trickled to each statue. The statues made their animal sounds and sprang to life in a few seconds. Soraya saw that they started to move and proceeded to the black marble alters. A Death Eater made a big mistake and aimed a killing curse at the lion statue which made no impact whatsoever. The lion roared and bit the Death Eaters head off in a couple of quick bounds and a bite. Then like all the other statues he too headed towards one of the black marble alters.
Each house animal stood on the alters and said in turn.
"Griffindor!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Slytherin!"
Their eyes glowed for a second and beams of light shot out of them right at Soraya. The pain was too much that she let out a scream which pierced the night air like a knife. It went on for about a minute or so as the pain seared through her body worse than the cruciatus curse. Then she stopped and another voice came out instead of hers.
"This location is of the founders and its power shall be brought forth to protect Hogwarts. Thee ancient magic shall protect Hogwarts with the power of the prodigal child."
She stopped as the voice of Griffindor ceased coming from her mouth. The beam from the lion intensified, but now she felt no pain and just stared in to the night. She repeated the words on the ring again and again until she had said it in all four of the founder's voices. A cloud grew in to a big dark swirl above them and lightening cracked above their heads like fine needles in. The rumble of thunder echoed like a mighty roar through the quiet night. The beams then formed a circle of light going from each founder to Soraya where it ended in a point. It resembled a huge, round, triangle of light going from the founders to Soraya. It did the same to the sky from Soraya also ending in a point and looked like a giant, golden, swirling hourglass. From the top of the tower to the swirling clouds above everyone's heads it slowly started to close in to the middle where it formed a thin beam of light. This went right through Soraya from the tower bricks to the clouds in the sky.
Voldermort looked quite intimidated as the clouds swirled menacingly above him. There was nothing he could do to stop this chain reaction of very powerful ancient magic. Dumbledore was always smiling whilst the other teachers and Harry looked a bit worried. She looked down at Harry and used her mind to talk to him as he didn't look very sure of this at all.
"It's Ok Harry I promise you...it'll be Ok!" Harry did a sort of meaningful nod, even though he was tied up from head to foot. Soraya acknowledged this and decided to continue the reaction to the very end...whatever that may be.
The ring then started to move faster and a golden, swirling, tornado of light shot up in to the clouds. It was so dense that Soraya was obscured from sight completely. Then once again she opened her mouth. This time all four of the founder's voices echoed in to the night like the crack of a whip through the storm above the tower.
"Those who are enemies of the Hogwarts walls shall be gone from this place forever! They shall not have the power and so the barrier shall be made." A ball of light was collecting in the clouds as the tornado continued to go up in to them. It then slowly started to move outwards getting bigger and bigger whilst the tornado swirled. "Those who crossed the Hogwarts boundaries in ill temperament towards the school shall disappear and go back to whence they came."
The ball then exploded in to a net of golden light and the tornado stopped swirling. The net quickly flew to the boundaries of Hogwarts and so an ancient light barrier had been made. The Death Eaters slowly vanished one by one and Soraya slowly floated back down to the top of the tower. She was exhausted and wanted a well earned rest.
"Before I go Soraya, I would just like to show you all that happened on the night of your parent's death. This nightmare should give you enlightenment as to why people fear Voldermort! Oh and say hello to your uncle for me. I'm sure he'll find it very interesting too to hear that you have seen what he should have told you a long time ago!" Before she landed Voldermort put his wand to his head and said an incantation and shot a black beam of light at her as he vanished. It hit her with the force of a small explosion. She flew back a few feet away from the ring and fell to the floor unconscious.
--- Not bad....I think. Maybe I should make Harry a bit more of the hero in the next part.
The ultimate weapon
"LET ME GO! GET OFF ME! OH YOU ARE SO GOING TO PAY!"
She yelled as she gave up struggling to escape. Not only because the Death Eater was so big and strong that it was impossible to wriggle free. But here was another reason she stopped struggling too. They were so high up now that she thought it wise to stop struggling and the Death Eater was the only thing keeping her from falling. She stopped yelling too and just stayed silent seething with rage and frustration. She was helpless to do anything without her wand and Firebolt.
She looked back and saw the Death Eater that had paralysed Snape had a friend behind him. Soraya could see it was the Death Eater she had stunned a few minutes ago. He was holding his head and had a broomstick that had snapped in two underneath his arm. Whilst his other hand was holding on to the other Death eaters broom to steady himself. She smiled maliciously at the slightly dazed Death Eater and saw that his mask had cracked which made her smile increase. But then it got wiped away when she saw where they were heading. 'Oh no! Not the tower anything but that!' She thought worriedly. It didn't matter if she thought, prayed or said anything because they were getting closer and closer to the tower.
Before she knew it they had past through the vale and were landing on top of the tower. A load of Death Eaters and Voldermort himself was standing there and he laughed at Soraya. She looked around and could see no less than nine Death Eaters guarding the sky. Even the now less dazed Death Eater took his position at one of the battlements too. Soraya stared at Voldermort with a deepening hatred going right through her very soul. She didn't care that she was out numbered or that he could kill her in an instant. All Soraya wanted was to get at Voldermort and put her hands round his throat.
"So you must be the prodigal child...so much like Mr.Potter. You each have a scar, both courageous, I've killed both of yours and Harry's parents. But in your case I might as well have killed two sets of-"
"WE BOTH HATE YOU!" That was it she really was ready to kill. Soraya couldn't take Voldermort talking about all his little evil merits over the years. The mention of her parents and the Hungs had really copped it. The rage and hate she felt towards him was radiating off her as she struggled once again to get to this so called dark lord. But Voldermort just simply smiled and studied her.
"Your anger is so beautiful Soraya...and I do so admire the stories of how you used it to hurt others in your orphanage. But you have such courage, surely a Griffindor just like your mother and-"
"CAN IT VOLDERMORT!" The Death Eaters made shocked noises behind their masks. But Voldermort's smile stayed in his face and continued to observe her with a glint in his eye.
"Ah! Another trait of Mister Potter's, no fear at all of my name."
"Why should I be afraid of you?"
"Because I can kill you so easily right now. But unfortunately that will have to wait as I am in need of your services right now."
"What if I refuse?"
"Then you will die."
"My life has been going down hill ever since September anyway, so you might as well get it over with."
"So you want to die? Dumbledore will be disappointed."
"Oh you have the courage to say his name do you? He can flatten you in a heartbeat Tom Riddle!"
Voldermort turned round in rage with his snake face looking even uglier than it usually did.
"I suppose Potter told you my muggle father's name?"
"Yes, and how you sweat every time you even think of challenging Dumbledore." Voldermort was now livid and look ready to kill now more than ever. Soraya knew she'd rather die here and now than help Voldermort obtain more power than he already had. So stupid as it was she decided to push him even further to see if he really would kill her.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! A very powerful wizard can't even eliminate a single teenage boy and an old man? For shame Tom!"
"GAG HER!"
The Death eater that was restraining Soraya held her head still whilst another Death Eater put a black rag over her mouth. Soraya growled and didn't do anything until the Death Eater had finished before kicking him in the stomach. He doubled up wheezing and couldn't stand up right away. The other Death Eaters laughed and Soraya made a slight noise that sounded like satisfaction.
"Maybe there was some hope for you becoming one of my Death Eaters and I was just too blind to see it Soraya." Soraya made a muffled growl directed at Voldermort and still struggled against the Death Eater that was restraining her. He had her arms and now her legs in a sort of lock and she could hardly move as he held her to the ground.
Then she heard a glimmer of hope below her. The door at the bottom of the tower could be heard beneath the trap door being blown apart with a loud 'bang!' and people could be heard running up to the trapdoor.
"Hmm...guess my spell on that door didn't hold out after all. But Dumbledore isn't the only one who knows ancient and powerful magic." Voldermort turned to the trapdoor and conjured a large half globe of swirling colours. He positioned it over the trapdoor and it stretched ten feet around the trapdoor.
"There's some room for the spectators to witness my victory to ultimate power! You Soraya are my ultimate power I have been looking for!"
Soraya shook her head in grief and watched helplessly as Dumbledore, McGonagall, Dye, Hagrid and Madam Pomfrey all come out of the trapdoor. Dumbledore radiated with anger and power seemed to course off him. He shot the most powerful spell he knew at the globe of swirling colours and light. It shimmered for a few seconds but then just fell back to its perfect half sphere. Hagrid proceeded to bang on it with his might fists but to no avail. Soraya was starting to get angry again and did a muffled yell to symbolise it. She had never felt so helpless in her life and she hated it.
Then something went by her that could have only made her feel worse. Nagini was touching Soraya's head with her serpents tongue and Soraya made a slight noise of disgust. She then moved her head so she wouldn't have to feel it on her face. Then the snake rose up but Voldermort called her over and Nagini went over to him instead.
The next thing Soraya knew was Nagini now had legs and was walking towards Voldermort. Soraya stared and the teachers gasped as they stared at this strange site. Dumbledore on the other hand looked quietly at her with some disgust in his eyes.
"Nagini Slavavich? So you're an animagnus after all. That proves I didn't imagine it when I saw you stick out a snake's tongue at me in class. You haven't aged a lot though and I suppose that is why you stayed in your snake form?"
When Nagini spoke it was in a low hiss and sounded nothing less than evil. "Yesss Dumbledore. For you sssee when one isss a sssnake their metabolisssm ssslowsss down and ssso to doesss the age processss. My dark lord taught me that and I aged ssslowly compared to everyone elssse. Maybe you ssshould try it sssome time Dumbledore."
"Indeed, a pity it didn't make your attitude any better. You're still as rude and savage tongued as ever." Nagini hissed at Dumbledore and kissed Voldermort with gusto. Soraya had to turn away from the disgusting site in case she might be sick. She could have sworn she saw a snake's tongue retract in to Voldermort's head as well before Nagini turned away. Soraya tried to move but the Death Eater holding her down threatened to break her spine like a twig if she did. So reluctantly she stayed still and watched the show go on.
It wasn't long before night had completely surrounded them and the moon was full. Now Soraya had closed her eyes wishing this was all a dream and she was back in her bed having this nightmare. Only to hear Voldermort speaking again. But this time it was calmer and more menacing than before.
"Bring her here!" So the Death Eater carried her still in the leg and arm lock. Soraya felt like she was being presented to Voldermort on a sliver platter.
"Open her mouth!"
He had a black bottle in his hand the size and shape of a wine bottle. On the lid was a black wood carving of a snake wrapped all the way around it. Voldermort proceeded to open the bottle and a puff of black smoke erupted from it. The smell was indescribable and was much worse than what she did in Miss. Baldwick's office she thought. Soraya turned her head away so as not to smell the putrid odour escaping from the bottle. 'There's only one name for a smell like that...pure evil.' He then forced some of it in to Soraya's mouth, the contents added with the smell was utterly revolting. Soraya proceeded to choke and spat it out right in to Voldermort's face. The teachers cheered and then gasped. Voldermort had slapped Soraya so hard that it threatened to knock her out and her head lolled to one side.
"Right now let's try this again shall we?"
But then a cry of pain was heard. A Death Eater was blown back from the battlements by some unseen force. Then another one and another were being hit hard and fast by something invisible. Blasts of light could be seen coming from the sky and the sound of a broomstick could be heard. Then something hit Voldermort causing him to be thrown back on to the floor. The Death Eater that had Pinned Soraya let go of her and saved the bottle as it flew up in to the air and down again. Soraya was free to use a well positioned kick at the death Eater who had caught the bottle. He flew back as well with the bottle still cradled safely in his massive hands. It's just a pity he didn't think about his massive head as he got knocked out. The force from Soraya's kick made him fly backwards in to the sphere behind him.
Soraya ran forwards and retrieved his wand. She quickly jumped behind one of the black marble tables. Nagini was now joining in and aimed a killing spell at Soraya. Fortunately it ricocheted off the table and went zooming in to the air. Voldermort now aimed curses and all sorts of things in to the air. Trying to find the person who dared to interrupt his moment of triumph only to get thrown to the floor again. This time the attacker showed himself and pointed his wand at Voldermort's chest.
It was Harry. He had his Firebolt and invisibility cloak with him. Soraya was now duelling with Nagini and doing very well. She especially loved it when she used the leg locker curse on Nagini.
"There you go. You have been a snake for long enough so let's see you slither now then, go on do it!" Nagini made a low hiss and turned back in to a snake and attacked Soraya. But only this time Soraya was no longer a baby and was ready for her.
"PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!" Nagini immediately froze and fell stiff as a log to the ground and straight as an arrow. Soraya scoffed at her and looked to see how Harry was getting on.
She noticed that a Death Eater had moved behind him and decided that two against one is definitely not fair.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" Soraya yelled causing the Death Eater in question to fly to the other side of the tower. She yelled and fell in a crumpled heap with her wand at her feet. Voldermort and Harry were still going on with their duel and were to busy to notice anything else. Then Harry seemed to have the upper hand. He used the disarming charm on Voldermort when he was caught out.
"That's it! You bind this accursed little brat and you restrain her!" Soraya looked around to see the Death Eater with the bottle was right behind her. He locked her arms and legs again before she could even move and then took back his wand. Harry was bound and gagged with magical ropes tied tightly surrounding his body. Nagini was now unpetrified and her legs unlocked with anger coursing through her that a child would humiliate her like that. So she strode over to Soraya with her wand in her hand.
"Let'sss sssee how you like thisss! CRUCIO!"
Soraya arched her back so that her chest pointed to the sky. She had never felt anything like it, every inch of her body was radiating with white hot fire. Soraya could hardly move as the Death Eater still had her pinned. Her back threatened to brake when she arched and fought the need to scream with the first wave of pain. When it was over Soraya unarched her back and hung her head breathing deeply and sharply as her body ached all over. The teachers looked horrified and Harry struggled trying to break free so he could help. Then gave up when he couldn't break the bonds and Voldermort kicked him painfully in the chest. Nagini was determined to get a scream out of Soraya and so did the cruciatus curse again. Only this time she got what she wanted.
Soraya arched her back once more and this time let out a blood curdling scream. Then something weird happened as she was screaming in pure, tormenting pain. Her chest glowed as it pointed up towards the sky. A golden lightening bolt left her body and parted the clouds as it disappeared in to the night. The Death Eater still had a hold of her and made a very shocked sound behind his mask. Nagini had stopped using the cruciatus curse and everyone was staring at Soraya.
"You see Dumbledore? That's the power I want, pure destructive power that will make the world bend to my will!"
"The world is not yours or mine for the taking Tom."
"Well it will be Dumbledore just you wait and see! Open her mouth again!" This time her nose was covered and Soraya could feel the putrid black substance hit her tongue. Then her mouth was covered at the same time and reluctantly swallowed the foul substance. She had no choice as she had to breathe. She coughed and hacked as the evil liquid went down her throat with a burning sensation enveloping her entire body. It didn't hurt but she could still feel it going through her body from her stomach.
She was still weak from the cruciatus curse being performed on her twice and looked up at Voldermort. Whatever was in that bottle took effect almost immediately and she started to feel sleepy, weaker and very sick. The only sound that seemed to be grabbing her attention was Voldermort laughing shrilly. The teachers were trying even more desperately to get out of the sphere to the students who were on the ground. He laughed at the teachers and seventh year students who were on broomsticks trying to get in from the air. They were being warded off by the Death Eaters guarding the battlements.
Soraya was so weak now that it was hard work just trying to stand up. So seeing no point in holding her anymore the Death Eater put her beside Harry. Soraya had her back against Harry's and they tried to untie the ropes using each others hands. But the thing with magical ropes is there are no knots. Just completely round ropes going all the way around you with no breaks so a knife was the only thing that seemed suitable but neither had one of those.
"Well look's like this is it Harry. It's been nice knowing you."
"Don't talk like that Soraya!"
"Sorry Harry. I think the stuff inside me is making me give up and feel the end is coming, so just accept it. God I hate Voldermort!"
They helplessly watched as Voldermort spoke to the teachers in the sphere.
"The potions working on the brat Dumbledore and your flying helpers aren't doing very well against my Death Eaters. Five more minuets and I shall be the most powerful wizard of all time. Take her to the outside of the ring now!" The Death Eater came over to Soraya and picked her up. He made her stand up just before the ring and looked at his master for the signal to throw Soraya in to it.
"Soraya do you remember what I told you? Do not set one foot in to that ring!" Soraya then remembered what he told her on the roof before the quidditch match and complied. Voldermort was to busy scoffing at the teachers and the Death Eaters were on the battlements watching the sky to notice anything else. Soraya saw the Death Eater that was holding her arms forgot about her legs and was too busy laughing at what his master was saying.
So she placed a foot easily in to the ring as the tips of her toes were right by the edge of it. Once again the screams and searing pain entered her head so she had to grit her teeth to stop screaming. But Soraya got what she wanted and could feel blood dripping from her scar on to the floor. She slid her foot out and hung her head to one side. The putrid black smelling substance dripped from her head directly to the floor. After a few minutes it turned back in to the familiar old red colour. She looked back at Dumbledore as she raised her head. He looked a little less tense than he did a minute ago and looked back to Voldermort. He on the other hand was so busy talking that he didn't even notice this and just carried on.
Then an odd sort of tinkling came from Voldermort's pocket. He reached down and pulled out a time measuring device rather like Dumbledore's.
"It's midnight. Time for the child to go in to the ring my loyal servant. Push her in!" He just turned round when Soraya was pushed in to the ring before he noticed the black puddle of blood on the floor .It was too late when he yelled 'STOP!' as she was already in the ring.
This time she didn't hear a scream let alone a sound when she entered the shining ring. Instead she felt powerful and lighter than air. Then the ring started to glow brightly and started to spin around very fast. Soraya felt odd as she rose up from the floor below her. She came to a stop when she was fifteen feet up in the air. Soraya looked around and saw Voldermort and the Death Eaters looking quite fearful for themselves.
Then Soraya could feel the whole of Hogwarts at her command from the lake to the sky. Her scar bled and dripped down her clothes to the stone floor. But it wasn't red anymore, instead it was now golden and had started glowing. It formed a small luminous pool in the middle of the ring below her and shimmered. The blood then split four ways and slowly trickled to each statue. The statues made their animal sounds and sprang to life in a few seconds. Soraya saw that they started to move and proceeded to the black marble alters. A Death Eater made a big mistake and aimed a killing curse at the lion statue which made no impact whatsoever. The lion roared and bit the Death Eaters head off in a couple of quick bounds and a bite. Then like all the other statues he too headed towards one of the black marble alters.
Each house animal stood on the alters and said in turn.
"Griffindor!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Slytherin!"
Their eyes glowed for a second and beams of light shot out of them right at Soraya. The pain was too much that she let out a scream which pierced the night air like a knife. It went on for about a minute or so as the pain seared through her body worse than the cruciatus curse. Then she stopped and another voice came out instead of hers.
"This location is of the founders and its power shall be brought forth to protect Hogwarts. Thee ancient magic shall protect Hogwarts with the power of the prodigal child."
She stopped as the voice of Griffindor ceased coming from her mouth. The beam from the lion intensified, but now she felt no pain and just stared in to the night. She repeated the words on the ring again and again until she had said it in all four of the founder's voices. A cloud grew in to a big dark swirl above them and lightening cracked above their heads like fine needles in. The rumble of thunder echoed like a mighty roar through the quiet night. The beams then formed a circle of light going from each founder to Soraya where it ended in a point. It resembled a huge, round, triangle of light going from the founders to Soraya. It did the same to the sky from Soraya also ending in a point and looked like a giant, golden, swirling hourglass. From the top of the tower to the swirling clouds above everyone's heads it slowly started to close in to the middle where it formed a thin beam of light. This went right through Soraya from the tower bricks to the clouds in the sky.
Voldermort looked quite intimidated as the clouds swirled menacingly above him. There was nothing he could do to stop this chain reaction of very powerful ancient magic. Dumbledore was always smiling whilst the other teachers and Harry looked a bit worried. She looked down at Harry and used her mind to talk to him as he didn't look very sure of this at all.
"It's Ok Harry I promise you...it'll be Ok!" Harry did a sort of meaningful nod, even though he was tied up from head to foot. Soraya acknowledged this and decided to continue the reaction to the very end...whatever that may be.
The ring then started to move faster and a golden, swirling, tornado of light shot up in to the clouds. It was so dense that Soraya was obscured from sight completely. Then once again she opened her mouth. This time all four of the founder's voices echoed in to the night like the crack of a whip through the storm above the tower.
"Those who are enemies of the Hogwarts walls shall be gone from this place forever! They shall not have the power and so the barrier shall be made." A ball of light was collecting in the clouds as the tornado continued to go up in to them. It then slowly started to move outwards getting bigger and bigger whilst the tornado swirled. "Those who crossed the Hogwarts boundaries in ill temperament towards the school shall disappear and go back to whence they came."
The ball then exploded in to a net of golden light and the tornado stopped swirling. The net quickly flew to the boundaries of Hogwarts and so an ancient light barrier had been made. The Death Eaters slowly vanished one by one and Soraya slowly floated back down to the top of the tower. She was exhausted and wanted a well earned rest.
"Before I go Soraya, I would just like to show you all that happened on the night of your parent's death. This nightmare should give you enlightenment as to why people fear Voldermort! Oh and say hello to your uncle for me. I'm sure he'll find it very interesting too to hear that you have seen what he should have told you a long time ago!" Before she landed Voldermort put his wand to his head and said an incantation and shot a black beam of light at her as he vanished. It hit her with the force of a small explosion. She flew back a few feet away from the ring and fell to the floor unconscious.
--- Not bad....I think. Maybe I should make Harry a bit more of the hero in the next part.
