A/N: Hi guys!!! I'm back! I hope you'd still continue reading this crap.
!_! huhuhuhu!!!! Please bear with me. This chapter is dedicated to
Harlequin and Harry for they shall get close to each other in this chap and
the first appearance of evil is here too! I hope you like it!!! ^_^ mwah!!
I love you!!!
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Kid went down for supper after spending the whole afternoon staring outside the window, waiting for Harlequin to come home.
" how are you my dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked her. Kid smiled at Charlie's mother. " I'm fine, Mrs. Weasley. Thank you very much." Kid told her. " what shall we call you?" Ron asked her. " well, you can call me Kid because I'm not used to Scala." Kid told him with a smile. " sit down, Scala." Professor Dumbledore told her. Kid sat down next to Charlie, right in front of Harry. Professor Moody and two other wizards were joining them for dinner.
" we have to wait for a couple of minutes before we eat." Professor Dumbledore said. " huh? But I'm so hungry!" Fred complained. " is Harlequin coming home?" Harry suddenly asked. " why are you so interested with her?" Tonks winked at Harry and the poor boy blushed. " I'm feeling apprehensive about her whereabouts now but I have a gut-feeling that she'll come home tonight." Professor Dumbledore told him with a smile.
" I hope she's ok." Professor Lupin said. " is the moon out tonight?" Professor Dumbledore suddenly asked. " yeah.I heard that the moon is out tonight." Professor Lupin said. Ron and the others stared at the professor. " don't worry. I'm not turning into a werewolf anymore." Professor Lupin told them. " really?!" Hermione, Ginny, Harry and Ron cried at the same time.
" Harlequin made me took some kind of a potion and I stopped my transformations yesterday." Professor Lupin assured them. " she let you took one of Luccia's formula." Kid suddenly said. " Luccia?" Bill raised an eyebrow. " she's a scientist, a colleague of Harlequin under Lynx's supervision and she's in-charge of the ammunition experiments but she likes to tinker with biology. That's how she came up with that anti-morphology potion." Kid told them. " it's very helpful." Mr. Weasley told them. " I wish I could meet with Luccia so that I could say my gratitude to her." Professor Lupin said. Mad-eye cleared his throat.
" while waiting for Harle, can you tell us a story about how you and Harlequin met?" he asked. Kid straightened up. " well, it's a very long story." Kid told them. " don't worry. it's worth our time." Ginny assured her. " ok, I met Harlequin when Serge, Guile and I first attacked the Viper Manor, which was the central base of Lynx's army under Master Viper. We were in disguise when we accidentally came inside her parlor and we found her sleeping." Kid smiled at the memory.
" what did she look like?" Harry asked. " well, she wears this weird clown dress all the time and wears heavy make-up." Kid told them. " we saw that dress." Tonks said. " well, my first personal encounter with her was when we were ready to climb up the top room of the manor to fight Lynx and Viper when she popped out of thin air and revealed our disguise to the rest of the world. I was annoyed of her, actually because she speaks in a weird language that later I found out to be French." Kid told them.
" so, what happened next?" Harry asked. Ron just smiled at his inquisitive friend. " well I as surprised that she already knew about Serge and told him to back off because we're no match against Lynx. Then I told her to get lost and she called my a noisy brat." Kid told them. " she did?" Charlie asked in disbelief. " yeah she did and then before she left, she told Serge to dream of her when he sleeps and she blew him a kiss. Well, I wasn't ok with that because she's one of the enemies." Kid told them. " she's a true jester." Professor Dumbledore said. " what kind of powers does she have?" Mad-eye suddenly asked. "aherm." Professor Lupin cleared his throat.
" its ok. just don't get too far. Harle might not like it." Professor Dumbledore said. Harry looked at Kid seriously. " scary." Kid and Razzly suddenly said in unison. They did not realize that the fairy was inside the room all the time. " scary? How scary?" Kingsley Shacklebolt asked. " let me just say that if Serge is the most powerful among us all, Lynx and Harlequin fall into the second place." Kid told them. everybody was utterly speechless. " she's stronger that Lynx." Razzly corrected her. " I don't believe it!" Ron said. " she has powers that none of us can measure except for Serge, who was the only person who beat her in a fight." Razzly told them.
" I think we should tuck in. she might be coming home late." Professor Dumbledore told them so they started eating without Harle. They ate in a gay manner, asking Kid about her adventures when she came here on their world. After the table was cleaned, they heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
" I think they have arrived." Professor Dumbledore rose up and went to the door. Harry was about to come with him when Professor Lupin told him to stay put. " I heard many footsteps. Is she with someone else?" Hermione asked. They fell silent when they heard voices in the corridor. Kid stood up when the door opened and in came in Dumbledore, followed by the pale Harlequin, a knight, a pigtailed blonde girl and a masked man.
" Harle!!!" Razzly squeaked and flew towards Harlequin for a hug. " I miss you!!" Razzly told her while clinging to her neck. " I miss you too, Razzly." Harlequin told her. " hey, looks who's here." the pigtailed girl said and looked at Kid. Harlequin peered past Dumbledore and saw Kid, though she has changed, Harlequin would never forget her face. Harlequin broke free from Razzly and went towards Kid.
" I've always imagined that our paths shall cross again in this world." Harlequin said when she stopped in front of her. A suppressed sob escaped Kid's throat as she embraced Harlequin. Harry smiled at he saw Harlequin embraced the girl. " where's the spunk, Minx? I never imagined you crying in front of your rival." Harlequin told the girl in a soft voice. " shut up, Harle." Kid said in a muffled voice. The knight chuckled. " shut up, Glenn." Kid snapped at the blonde knight. " alright, alright!" Glenn said while smiling. Harlequin broke free from her. " I'm glad you came." Harlequin told her.
Professor Lupin stood up and embraced Harlequin. " I'm glad you came back on time." he told her. " I promised, right? I may be the jester but I keep my promises." Harlequin told him. they broke free from each other and Harlequin faced Dumbledore.
" care to introduce your friends?" the old man asked. The knight stepped forwards and kneeled before Dumbledore. " Glenn is the name, my noble man. I came here to aid you." he said. " nice meeting you Glenn." Professor Dumbledore said. Harry was not listening though. He was busy staring at Harlequin who was looking very pale and weak. The pigtailed girl stepped forward. " my name is Orlha." She said and flipped her hair over her shoulders. Hermione raised an eyebrow.
The masked man took off his mask and bowed before Dumbledore. " My name is Guile. I'm at your service." He said. " thank you very much. Please take a seat." Professor Dumbledore said. they all took a seat except for Harlequin who was leaning on Mrs. Weasley's chair for support. " where's Doc?" Kid asked. " he can't leave Guldove. People there needed a doctor." Orlha told her.
" Harlequin, are you alright?" Mr. Weasley asked worriedly, seeing that Harlequin looked gravely pale. " I-I'm fine." Harlequin said in a rasp voice. " Ma belle, you're skin feels cold." Razzly said while she brushed a sweat off Harlequin's forehead. " why don't you take a seat." Harry told her. " I'm ok.there's no-nothing to worry." Harlequin murmured before she collapsed. " HARLEQUIN!!!!!!" Professor Lupin and Harry yelled. " Ma belle!!!" Razzly cried, seeing Harlequin's limp body. They heard a clatter and a bottle rolled off Harle's pocket.
" oh my god! Do you think she's poisoned?" Orlha gasped. " poisoned?!" Lupin cried. " she went into the Hydra Marshes to retrieve the Hydra Humour Serge left three yeas ago." Orlha told them. " Hydra Marshes?! Why on earth did you let her do that?!" Razzly bellowed at Orlha. " hey! it was not my idea! It was Doc who suggested she'd go and retrieve it to prove she's true to her intentions!" Orlha snapped at Razzly. " Doc?! God I'll kill him for this!!" Kid cursed. " let's get her upstairs." Guile told Professor Lupin. They carried Harlequin upstairs. Harry saw the bottle that rolled off from Harlequin's pocket and picked it up. " what's this?" He held the bottle up and showed it to Kid.
" good thinking Harry!" Kid snatched the bottle from him and raced upstairs. " huh?" Harry gave her a questioning look. " let's go!" Ron nudged him to go upstairs too. " what are you waiting for, superman? Go and see how she'd fair!" Ron told him. it took Harry just a couple of seconds to reach Harlequin's room.
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'Scary.hell! Its cold.can't speak. Is this it?' no one answered. ' is this death?' silence.' great, just great! where am I?' Black, everything is black.
'Walk, walk and walk, just keep on walking, Harle. You'll find someone out there.' Cold wind swept by. ' this must be it! man I never thought it would take only one sting of that imp to kill me. Funny.' A smile was on her lips. ' just a little bit more.' A tear trickled down her face. ' wait for me, dad. I'll be right there.' She kept of walking then she dropped unto her knees. ' can't move.I'm.so.tired.'
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" you think she's going to be alright?" Harry asked Kid worriedly. " thank god you found that bottle Harry. you saved her life." Kid patted his shoulders.
" huh? I saved her? what's inside the bottle anyway?" Harry bombarded her with questions. " yes Harry, you saved her. the bottle you found is the bottle of Hydra Humour. It can cure any illnesses, even the sting of the hydra itself. she must have kept the bottle for future use." Kid explained to him. " I think we should leave her to rest." Guile said.
" are you sure that she's ok?" Professor Lupin asked him. " stop nagging. How many times do I have to tell you that she's fine." Guile snapped at him. " there is still an important matter to discuss and it's Order's business." Glenn said. " ok, let's go down." Professor Dumbledore said and they turned towards the door. " um, Harry?" he paused.
" yes Professor?" Harry replied. " will you stay here and watch out for Harlequin?" the old professor asked him with a smile. Harry blushed. " sure sir." Harry nodded. " thanks. Let's go." Professor Dumbledore said. one by one, they disappeared from Harlequin's room.
Harry sighed and closed the door. He pulled out a stool and sat next to Harlequin's sleeping form. He stared at her serene face and mumbled a prayer. " please let her survive. Please." He said. He took Harlequin's hand and held it with his own.
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" where is everybody?" Harlequin asked out loud as she looked around the empty dining hall. " they couldn't have left without me." She mumbled to herself at she went upstairs to look for the other members of the order. She turned right swiftly, making her shiny long hair wave in a graceful manner. She went to the boy's room but nobody was there. she checked Hermione's room but she and Ginny are not there either.
" where the hell is everybody?!" she cried out in desperation. Then she heard a giggle so horrible that it made the hair on the back of her neck stood up. " who's there?" Harlequin asked. Another giggle was heard. Harlequin ran outside Hermione's room to her room. When she opened the door, a blinding flash of light came over her.
when she recovered, Harlequin stared in horror when she saw the scene in front of her. dead bodies, lots of dead bodies lying on the floor greeted her. she suppressed a sob when she recognized the bodies, Remus, a whole lot of Weasleys, Tonks, Razzly, Mad-eye and Professor Dumbledore lay dead, on the floor, bathing in their blood. " n-no." Harlequin stammered, feeling the tears roll down her cheeks.
" oh yes." she heard a voice. She looked up and gasped to see herself, in her clown costume, holding Harry by the hair. " STOP IT!!!!!" Harlequin cried. " I can't because I don't want to." The clown jested. " let go of him this instant!" Harlequin ordered her other self. " H-harle.run. Please.run!" Harry muttered breathlessly. " no Harry. I won't leave you!" Harlequin insisted. " too late, Harlequin Black. I shall have him now." the evil Harlequin said with a smile and took the Ace of Spades and slit Harry's throat.
" NO!!!!!!!!!" Harlequin cried when she saw Harry's body fell lifeless on the floor. " you can't stop me, Harlequin. You said it yourself, I'm unstoppable." Evil Harlequin told her. " NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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" Harlequin! Harlequin, wake up!!" Harry shook her. she was stirring violently in her sleep. She must have been having a bad dream.
" NO!!" Harlequin suddenly got up and cried. " everything is ok, Harle." Harry told her. the girl just started sobbing. " shit." Harry cursed. He sat next to her and took her in his arms. " shhh.everything will be ok. stop crying." Harry soothed her. Harlequin wrapped him in her arms tightly, fearing that any minute, Harry would disappear. " don't worry.I'm here. stop crying now." Harry rocked her body to ease her. he stroked her hair a couple of times, thinking that contact might help calm the girl.
" dead.everybody is dead." Harlequin sobbed against Harry's chest. " what are you talking about, Harle? Everybody here is alive and healthy. It might be the effect of the poison." Harry assured her. " are you sure?" she asked him, voice hoarse from crying. " I'm pretty darn sure." Harry looked into her eyes and smile. she nodded and snuggled closer to him, making Harry blush. " um, you want some water?" Harry murmured, feeling his heartbeat took up pace. " no. just stay with me. Don't leave me, please. I'm begging you." Harlequin murmured against his chest. "o-ok. I won't go anywhere. Promise." Harry said.
" just hold me Harry. don't ever let me go." Harlequin said. " I promise." Harry mumbled against her soft hair.
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" So you're saying that Voldemort has found another weapon to use." Professor Dumbledore said while looking straight at Guile.
" Harlequin told us that he is planning to use something powerful.more than we expect it to be." Guile told him. " and who could possibly give this weapon to him?" Mad-eye asked. " sad to say but one of our colleagues is in his guild now." Glenn said. " who?" Professor Lupin asked. " Harlequin did not say any name but she's giving us hints." Orlha said. " what kind of hints?" Mr. Weasley asked.
" that the person who told Voldemort, if that's his name, is one of her colleagues under Lynx's supervision?" Kid guessed. The three nodded. " oh no." Bill groaned. " we're still looking for evidences to be able to pin point the culprit. We have many colleagues who worked with Harlequin and Lynx. Luccia, Sprigg and I are members but I disbanded from him even before I met Harlequin. Master Viper is one. It could also be one of the Four Devas." Glenn told them.
" this is bad. If you're telling me that this weapon can posses anyone, Voldemort might like its usefulness." Professor Dumbledore said. " we have to get our hands in that weapon first." Kingsley said. " its impossible. Even a person with the cleanest intention can be possessed by it. That weapon is pure evil " Kid told them.
" but we have to find a way.we need too." Professor Dumbledore told them.
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" Harry?" Harlequin asked. They're still holding each other, on the bed. " hm?" Harry murmured against her hair. " can you tell me something about my dad?" Harlequin asked him. Harry stiffened. " well?" Harlequin raised her eyes to meet his.
" um, well, your father was.your father was a good man." Harry told her. " I know that. just tell me about how he lived his life when he was still alive." Harlequin told him. Harry sighed and released her. " come on, tell me." Harlequin insisted. Harry rested against the headboard and Harlequin sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder.
" he was a very mischievous man." Harry suddenly said. " yeah? How mischievous?" Harlequin asked. " very. they used to break every school rules in Hogwarts when they were still there. They were pain in the ass for the teachers." Harry told her. " I thought so." Harlequin said. " he was very caring. Ever since he escaped from Azkaban, he wanted me to be with him here. he was all alone, like me and you." Harry told her.
" what's Azkaban?" Harlequin asked him. " Azkaban is a wizard prison guarded by horrible creatures called Dementors." Harry told her. " But why is he in Azkaban?" Harlequin asked. Harry sighed. " Sirius was accused to have killed thirteen innocent muggles with one curse, including one of his best friends, Peter Pettigrrew." Harlequin gasped. " but my father couldn't possibly do it, right?" she shook his arm.
" he was not the one who killed those muggles, Harle. It was Peter. You see, Peter is working for Voldemort. He betrayed my family's location to him that's why I'm orphaned now." Harry told her. " that bastard!" Harlequin spat. " yeah, he's a bastard." Harry agreed with her. Harlequin sighed. She wound her arms with Harry's.
" Harry?" "hm?"
" please say it again." Harlequin told him in an oh-so-soft voice. " what?" Harry asked and blushed. " say it again that you would not leave me, just like what Remus did. I need you Harry, all of you." Harlequin said with eyes closed.
" I promise, Harlequin Black. I won't ever leave you, no matter what happens." Harry swore. A few seconds had past and Harry stared at her, noticing that she was already asleep, with a smile on her lips.
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a loud crashing noise was heard inside the dark, gloomy room. " I'm sorry, master.I'm really sorry." someone whispered. " clumsy you are, Wormtail." A horrible voice answered. " master, I'll get you another one." A female said. " let him do it, Bella. You need to conserve your strength for you shall do something for me." The horrible voice said.
as you wish, master." The female said.
" are you sure she's fit to do the job?" a gruff voice asked. Fire emerged from the hearth. The horrible face of Voldemort was illuminated by the light.
" of course she is. There's no one to get." Voldemort said. " thank you master." Bellatrix bowed. " what about me master?" Wormtail asked while wiping the mess on the floor. " you shall stay here and wait for more instructions, Wormtail." Voldermort said. he turned his chair around that the light illuminated a shadow by the wall.
" huh! You look pathetic." A man said to Wormtail. The little man glared at the figure by the wall.
" I hate to say this but I appreciated the information you gave me, Dario."
A/N: ah.finished at last! I'm having a migraine now but I'm happy that I finished this chap. I don't wanna reveal too much information right now. you'll know more about Harlequin's dream, the new weapon Voldemort is looking for and the man named Dario in the future chaps. Love you all!!!!!!!!!
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Kid went down for supper after spending the whole afternoon staring outside the window, waiting for Harlequin to come home.
" how are you my dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked her. Kid smiled at Charlie's mother. " I'm fine, Mrs. Weasley. Thank you very much." Kid told her. " what shall we call you?" Ron asked her. " well, you can call me Kid because I'm not used to Scala." Kid told him with a smile. " sit down, Scala." Professor Dumbledore told her. Kid sat down next to Charlie, right in front of Harry. Professor Moody and two other wizards were joining them for dinner.
" we have to wait for a couple of minutes before we eat." Professor Dumbledore said. " huh? But I'm so hungry!" Fred complained. " is Harlequin coming home?" Harry suddenly asked. " why are you so interested with her?" Tonks winked at Harry and the poor boy blushed. " I'm feeling apprehensive about her whereabouts now but I have a gut-feeling that she'll come home tonight." Professor Dumbledore told him with a smile.
" I hope she's ok." Professor Lupin said. " is the moon out tonight?" Professor Dumbledore suddenly asked. " yeah.I heard that the moon is out tonight." Professor Lupin said. Ron and the others stared at the professor. " don't worry. I'm not turning into a werewolf anymore." Professor Lupin told them. " really?!" Hermione, Ginny, Harry and Ron cried at the same time.
" Harlequin made me took some kind of a potion and I stopped my transformations yesterday." Professor Lupin assured them. " she let you took one of Luccia's formula." Kid suddenly said. " Luccia?" Bill raised an eyebrow. " she's a scientist, a colleague of Harlequin under Lynx's supervision and she's in-charge of the ammunition experiments but she likes to tinker with biology. That's how she came up with that anti-morphology potion." Kid told them. " it's very helpful." Mr. Weasley told them. " I wish I could meet with Luccia so that I could say my gratitude to her." Professor Lupin said. Mad-eye cleared his throat.
" while waiting for Harle, can you tell us a story about how you and Harlequin met?" he asked. Kid straightened up. " well, it's a very long story." Kid told them. " don't worry. it's worth our time." Ginny assured her. " ok, I met Harlequin when Serge, Guile and I first attacked the Viper Manor, which was the central base of Lynx's army under Master Viper. We were in disguise when we accidentally came inside her parlor and we found her sleeping." Kid smiled at the memory.
" what did she look like?" Harry asked. " well, she wears this weird clown dress all the time and wears heavy make-up." Kid told them. " we saw that dress." Tonks said. " well, my first personal encounter with her was when we were ready to climb up the top room of the manor to fight Lynx and Viper when she popped out of thin air and revealed our disguise to the rest of the world. I was annoyed of her, actually because she speaks in a weird language that later I found out to be French." Kid told them.
" so, what happened next?" Harry asked. Ron just smiled at his inquisitive friend. " well I as surprised that she already knew about Serge and told him to back off because we're no match against Lynx. Then I told her to get lost and she called my a noisy brat." Kid told them. " she did?" Charlie asked in disbelief. " yeah she did and then before she left, she told Serge to dream of her when he sleeps and she blew him a kiss. Well, I wasn't ok with that because she's one of the enemies." Kid told them. " she's a true jester." Professor Dumbledore said. " what kind of powers does she have?" Mad-eye suddenly asked. "aherm." Professor Lupin cleared his throat.
" its ok. just don't get too far. Harle might not like it." Professor Dumbledore said. Harry looked at Kid seriously. " scary." Kid and Razzly suddenly said in unison. They did not realize that the fairy was inside the room all the time. " scary? How scary?" Kingsley Shacklebolt asked. " let me just say that if Serge is the most powerful among us all, Lynx and Harlequin fall into the second place." Kid told them. everybody was utterly speechless. " she's stronger that Lynx." Razzly corrected her. " I don't believe it!" Ron said. " she has powers that none of us can measure except for Serge, who was the only person who beat her in a fight." Razzly told them.
" I think we should tuck in. she might be coming home late." Professor Dumbledore told them so they started eating without Harle. They ate in a gay manner, asking Kid about her adventures when she came here on their world. After the table was cleaned, they heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
" I think they have arrived." Professor Dumbledore rose up and went to the door. Harry was about to come with him when Professor Lupin told him to stay put. " I heard many footsteps. Is she with someone else?" Hermione asked. They fell silent when they heard voices in the corridor. Kid stood up when the door opened and in came in Dumbledore, followed by the pale Harlequin, a knight, a pigtailed blonde girl and a masked man.
" Harle!!!" Razzly squeaked and flew towards Harlequin for a hug. " I miss you!!" Razzly told her while clinging to her neck. " I miss you too, Razzly." Harlequin told her. " hey, looks who's here." the pigtailed girl said and looked at Kid. Harlequin peered past Dumbledore and saw Kid, though she has changed, Harlequin would never forget her face. Harlequin broke free from Razzly and went towards Kid.
" I've always imagined that our paths shall cross again in this world." Harlequin said when she stopped in front of her. A suppressed sob escaped Kid's throat as she embraced Harlequin. Harry smiled at he saw Harlequin embraced the girl. " where's the spunk, Minx? I never imagined you crying in front of your rival." Harlequin told the girl in a soft voice. " shut up, Harle." Kid said in a muffled voice. The knight chuckled. " shut up, Glenn." Kid snapped at the blonde knight. " alright, alright!" Glenn said while smiling. Harlequin broke free from her. " I'm glad you came." Harlequin told her.
Professor Lupin stood up and embraced Harlequin. " I'm glad you came back on time." he told her. " I promised, right? I may be the jester but I keep my promises." Harlequin told him. they broke free from each other and Harlequin faced Dumbledore.
" care to introduce your friends?" the old man asked. The knight stepped forwards and kneeled before Dumbledore. " Glenn is the name, my noble man. I came here to aid you." he said. " nice meeting you Glenn." Professor Dumbledore said. Harry was not listening though. He was busy staring at Harlequin who was looking very pale and weak. The pigtailed girl stepped forward. " my name is Orlha." She said and flipped her hair over her shoulders. Hermione raised an eyebrow.
The masked man took off his mask and bowed before Dumbledore. " My name is Guile. I'm at your service." He said. " thank you very much. Please take a seat." Professor Dumbledore said. they all took a seat except for Harlequin who was leaning on Mrs. Weasley's chair for support. " where's Doc?" Kid asked. " he can't leave Guldove. People there needed a doctor." Orlha told her.
" Harlequin, are you alright?" Mr. Weasley asked worriedly, seeing that Harlequin looked gravely pale. " I-I'm fine." Harlequin said in a rasp voice. " Ma belle, you're skin feels cold." Razzly said while she brushed a sweat off Harlequin's forehead. " why don't you take a seat." Harry told her. " I'm ok.there's no-nothing to worry." Harlequin murmured before she collapsed. " HARLEQUIN!!!!!!" Professor Lupin and Harry yelled. " Ma belle!!!" Razzly cried, seeing Harlequin's limp body. They heard a clatter and a bottle rolled off Harle's pocket.
" oh my god! Do you think she's poisoned?" Orlha gasped. " poisoned?!" Lupin cried. " she went into the Hydra Marshes to retrieve the Hydra Humour Serge left three yeas ago." Orlha told them. " Hydra Marshes?! Why on earth did you let her do that?!" Razzly bellowed at Orlha. " hey! it was not my idea! It was Doc who suggested she'd go and retrieve it to prove she's true to her intentions!" Orlha snapped at Razzly. " Doc?! God I'll kill him for this!!" Kid cursed. " let's get her upstairs." Guile told Professor Lupin. They carried Harlequin upstairs. Harry saw the bottle that rolled off from Harlequin's pocket and picked it up. " what's this?" He held the bottle up and showed it to Kid.
" good thinking Harry!" Kid snatched the bottle from him and raced upstairs. " huh?" Harry gave her a questioning look. " let's go!" Ron nudged him to go upstairs too. " what are you waiting for, superman? Go and see how she'd fair!" Ron told him. it took Harry just a couple of seconds to reach Harlequin's room.
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'Scary.hell! Its cold.can't speak. Is this it?' no one answered. ' is this death?' silence.' great, just great! where am I?' Black, everything is black.
'Walk, walk and walk, just keep on walking, Harle. You'll find someone out there.' Cold wind swept by. ' this must be it! man I never thought it would take only one sting of that imp to kill me. Funny.' A smile was on her lips. ' just a little bit more.' A tear trickled down her face. ' wait for me, dad. I'll be right there.' She kept of walking then she dropped unto her knees. ' can't move.I'm.so.tired.'
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" you think she's going to be alright?" Harry asked Kid worriedly. " thank god you found that bottle Harry. you saved her life." Kid patted his shoulders.
" huh? I saved her? what's inside the bottle anyway?" Harry bombarded her with questions. " yes Harry, you saved her. the bottle you found is the bottle of Hydra Humour. It can cure any illnesses, even the sting of the hydra itself. she must have kept the bottle for future use." Kid explained to him. " I think we should leave her to rest." Guile said.
" are you sure that she's ok?" Professor Lupin asked him. " stop nagging. How many times do I have to tell you that she's fine." Guile snapped at him. " there is still an important matter to discuss and it's Order's business." Glenn said. " ok, let's go down." Professor Dumbledore said and they turned towards the door. " um, Harry?" he paused.
" yes Professor?" Harry replied. " will you stay here and watch out for Harlequin?" the old professor asked him with a smile. Harry blushed. " sure sir." Harry nodded. " thanks. Let's go." Professor Dumbledore said. one by one, they disappeared from Harlequin's room.
Harry sighed and closed the door. He pulled out a stool and sat next to Harlequin's sleeping form. He stared at her serene face and mumbled a prayer. " please let her survive. Please." He said. He took Harlequin's hand and held it with his own.
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" where is everybody?" Harlequin asked out loud as she looked around the empty dining hall. " they couldn't have left without me." She mumbled to herself at she went upstairs to look for the other members of the order. She turned right swiftly, making her shiny long hair wave in a graceful manner. She went to the boy's room but nobody was there. she checked Hermione's room but she and Ginny are not there either.
" where the hell is everybody?!" she cried out in desperation. Then she heard a giggle so horrible that it made the hair on the back of her neck stood up. " who's there?" Harlequin asked. Another giggle was heard. Harlequin ran outside Hermione's room to her room. When she opened the door, a blinding flash of light came over her.
when she recovered, Harlequin stared in horror when she saw the scene in front of her. dead bodies, lots of dead bodies lying on the floor greeted her. she suppressed a sob when she recognized the bodies, Remus, a whole lot of Weasleys, Tonks, Razzly, Mad-eye and Professor Dumbledore lay dead, on the floor, bathing in their blood. " n-no." Harlequin stammered, feeling the tears roll down her cheeks.
" oh yes." she heard a voice. She looked up and gasped to see herself, in her clown costume, holding Harry by the hair. " STOP IT!!!!!" Harlequin cried. " I can't because I don't want to." The clown jested. " let go of him this instant!" Harlequin ordered her other self. " H-harle.run. Please.run!" Harry muttered breathlessly. " no Harry. I won't leave you!" Harlequin insisted. " too late, Harlequin Black. I shall have him now." the evil Harlequin said with a smile and took the Ace of Spades and slit Harry's throat.
" NO!!!!!!!!!" Harlequin cried when she saw Harry's body fell lifeless on the floor. " you can't stop me, Harlequin. You said it yourself, I'm unstoppable." Evil Harlequin told her. " NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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" Harlequin! Harlequin, wake up!!" Harry shook her. she was stirring violently in her sleep. She must have been having a bad dream.
" NO!!" Harlequin suddenly got up and cried. " everything is ok, Harle." Harry told her. the girl just started sobbing. " shit." Harry cursed. He sat next to her and took her in his arms. " shhh.everything will be ok. stop crying." Harry soothed her. Harlequin wrapped him in her arms tightly, fearing that any minute, Harry would disappear. " don't worry.I'm here. stop crying now." Harry rocked her body to ease her. he stroked her hair a couple of times, thinking that contact might help calm the girl.
" dead.everybody is dead." Harlequin sobbed against Harry's chest. " what are you talking about, Harle? Everybody here is alive and healthy. It might be the effect of the poison." Harry assured her. " are you sure?" she asked him, voice hoarse from crying. " I'm pretty darn sure." Harry looked into her eyes and smile. she nodded and snuggled closer to him, making Harry blush. " um, you want some water?" Harry murmured, feeling his heartbeat took up pace. " no. just stay with me. Don't leave me, please. I'm begging you." Harlequin murmured against his chest. "o-ok. I won't go anywhere. Promise." Harry said.
" just hold me Harry. don't ever let me go." Harlequin said. " I promise." Harry mumbled against her soft hair.
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" So you're saying that Voldemort has found another weapon to use." Professor Dumbledore said while looking straight at Guile.
" Harlequin told us that he is planning to use something powerful.more than we expect it to be." Guile told him. " and who could possibly give this weapon to him?" Mad-eye asked. " sad to say but one of our colleagues is in his guild now." Glenn said. " who?" Professor Lupin asked. " Harlequin did not say any name but she's giving us hints." Orlha said. " what kind of hints?" Mr. Weasley asked.
" that the person who told Voldemort, if that's his name, is one of her colleagues under Lynx's supervision?" Kid guessed. The three nodded. " oh no." Bill groaned. " we're still looking for evidences to be able to pin point the culprit. We have many colleagues who worked with Harlequin and Lynx. Luccia, Sprigg and I are members but I disbanded from him even before I met Harlequin. Master Viper is one. It could also be one of the Four Devas." Glenn told them.
" this is bad. If you're telling me that this weapon can posses anyone, Voldemort might like its usefulness." Professor Dumbledore said. " we have to get our hands in that weapon first." Kingsley said. " its impossible. Even a person with the cleanest intention can be possessed by it. That weapon is pure evil " Kid told them.
" but we have to find a way.we need too." Professor Dumbledore told them.
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" Harry?" Harlequin asked. They're still holding each other, on the bed. " hm?" Harry murmured against her hair. " can you tell me something about my dad?" Harlequin asked him. Harry stiffened. " well?" Harlequin raised her eyes to meet his.
" um, well, your father was.your father was a good man." Harry told her. " I know that. just tell me about how he lived his life when he was still alive." Harlequin told him. Harry sighed and released her. " come on, tell me." Harlequin insisted. Harry rested against the headboard and Harlequin sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder.
" he was a very mischievous man." Harry suddenly said. " yeah? How mischievous?" Harlequin asked. " very. they used to break every school rules in Hogwarts when they were still there. They were pain in the ass for the teachers." Harry told her. " I thought so." Harlequin said. " he was very caring. Ever since he escaped from Azkaban, he wanted me to be with him here. he was all alone, like me and you." Harry told her.
" what's Azkaban?" Harlequin asked him. " Azkaban is a wizard prison guarded by horrible creatures called Dementors." Harry told her. " But why is he in Azkaban?" Harlequin asked. Harry sighed. " Sirius was accused to have killed thirteen innocent muggles with one curse, including one of his best friends, Peter Pettigrrew." Harlequin gasped. " but my father couldn't possibly do it, right?" she shook his arm.
" he was not the one who killed those muggles, Harle. It was Peter. You see, Peter is working for Voldemort. He betrayed my family's location to him that's why I'm orphaned now." Harry told her. " that bastard!" Harlequin spat. " yeah, he's a bastard." Harry agreed with her. Harlequin sighed. She wound her arms with Harry's.
" Harry?" "hm?"
" please say it again." Harlequin told him in an oh-so-soft voice. " what?" Harry asked and blushed. " say it again that you would not leave me, just like what Remus did. I need you Harry, all of you." Harlequin said with eyes closed.
" I promise, Harlequin Black. I won't ever leave you, no matter what happens." Harry swore. A few seconds had past and Harry stared at her, noticing that she was already asleep, with a smile on her lips.
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a loud crashing noise was heard inside the dark, gloomy room. " I'm sorry, master.I'm really sorry." someone whispered. " clumsy you are, Wormtail." A horrible voice answered. " master, I'll get you another one." A female said. " let him do it, Bella. You need to conserve your strength for you shall do something for me." The horrible voice said.
as you wish, master." The female said.
" are you sure she's fit to do the job?" a gruff voice asked. Fire emerged from the hearth. The horrible face of Voldemort was illuminated by the light.
" of course she is. There's no one to get." Voldemort said. " thank you master." Bellatrix bowed. " what about me master?" Wormtail asked while wiping the mess on the floor. " you shall stay here and wait for more instructions, Wormtail." Voldermort said. he turned his chair around that the light illuminated a shadow by the wall.
" huh! You look pathetic." A man said to Wormtail. The little man glared at the figure by the wall.
" I hate to say this but I appreciated the information you gave me, Dario."
A/N: ah.finished at last! I'm having a migraine now but I'm happy that I finished this chap. I don't wanna reveal too much information right now. you'll know more about Harlequin's dream, the new weapon Voldemort is looking for and the man named Dario in the future chaps. Love you all!!!!!!!!!