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Disclaimer: Bleh! Hi! Okay! I own all of the teenagers. To make it simple, I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. I also do not own the country of the USA and any city within that country. I don't own the Salem Witch Academy as that school was imagined by JK Rowling. I doubt that JK Rowling would ever be overloaded with Algebra homework and is forced to deal with an hour of the Internet on Saturday and an hour on Sunday. So, I'm not JK Rowling. But, I do own anything that was never mentioned in the hp series! Oh! And Kito's MINE MINE MINE! (Yes, you are allowed to vote for him as one of my hostages, and I will lend him to you if you promise not to be bad.)
A/N: Chapter nine! Yay! This one is looooooooooooooooooooooooong. I actually wrote this entire chapter for a total of five days during our West Test. It was so stupid, because I had an hour's worth of time to write. The next chapter to my other story should be coming out soon. Hopefully if my grades are good, I'll be able to spend more time on the Internet and finish my chapter quicker. Hope you like this chapter as much as I do!
Deme: KAT YOU LEFT ME AND ARIANA ON A CLIFFHANGER!
Dante: *snickers*
Kat Davi: * arches eyebrow*
Deme: Alright. To natyslacks- Man, you're hyper. That's probably the second longest review Kat's ever received! And Kat says that she also loved Tom in the Burrowers. She says he was very innocent. Hey! Who the hell is Tom Felton?
Kat Davi: Errrr...no one Deme. Just go back to the reviews. Oh and er, natyslacks.... You can't call Kito a sly dog for your ideas of him and Adella. He's more of a sly cat.
Dante: Okay..... *frown* To pyroprincessrmeverwood- Kat says that Cliffhangers are nice. Without Cliffhangers, the story would be drawn out and boring.
Kat Davi: hehehehe
Deme: *arches eyebrow* *gasp* There were only TWO REVIEWS! AGAIN! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US? WE THOUGHT YOU LOVED US! *tear drop* You all are very bad for not reviewing! You must make up for it and review your butts off! Please! REALLY LONG REVIEWS! The more, longer reviews gets, the fast Kat will update! Cuz I know you'll want a fast update after this chapter!
Dante: *sniffles* You didn't bust your butts on reviews from last chapter! *tear drop*
Kat Davi: REVIEW!
ANOTHER AUTHOR'S NOTE: TO ALL YOU ARTISTS OUT THERE! IF YOU HAD A FAVORITE SCENE (NOT A SEX SCENE MIND YOU) AND YOU ARE SKILLED AT DRAWING, PLEASE DRAW A PICTURE OF THAT SCENE AND EMAIL ME IF YOU CAN GET IT ONTO THE INTERNET. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW ALL OF MY READERS EXACTLY HOW A SCENE LOOKED! THE SCENE CAN BE FROM ANY BOOKS OF THIS TRILOGY, AND IT CAN ALSO BE FROM MY OTHER STORY, THEY DOTH DENY TOO MUCH (AS THAT HAS MORE MEMORABLE SCENES). THANK YOU.
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Switching Dimensions
Deme leapt off of the log, diving after her. He flew beneath her, and she landed on his back. Alexis watched in horror as they blinked out of existence. She shifted, ready to jump in after them, but something held her back.
'Don't! They'll find a way out! They're both smart. We have to hurry!' someone whispered in her mind.
Alexis turned to see Hunter in fox form, holding her back by her shirt with his teeth. She nodded, tears beginning to streak her cheeks as they ran to the other side of the ravine.
They sped through the woods, trying to put as much distance between the dementors and themselves. Ginny had stopped shuddering, so they hid in a cave beside a lake as rain beat down on the clearing. The land around the lake was barren of trees, so there was no protection for the only fresh water lake in the forest. They fell asleep, the men switching guard so that they could get an hour's worth of sleep. This wasn't what Alexis had planned on when she turned back time.
~*~
Ariana and Deme landed on the ground, leaving them breathless. Ariana sat up, her knuckles turning white from the death grip on the broom she held. She looked wildly around, her emerald eyes widening as she looked at her surroundings. She looked around the circular room, looking at the doors in the room. She looked down and saw Deme lying beside her. She began to shake him by the shoulders.
"Demetrius? Demetrius! Wake up! Oh Merlin, Demetrius! Wake up!" she exclaimed hysterically.
His brows furrowed as consciousness seeped back into his seemingly lifeless body. Ariana sighed in relief as his eyelids opened to reveal blue-gray eyes.
"Demetrius, I thought you were dead!" she breathed, half-relieved and half- frightened.
Deme sat upright, rubbing the back of his head. He must have morphed when he hit the ground. His gaze took in the room. He stood, a frown troubling his pale lips as he turned his gaze to Ariana.
"Where are we?" he asked.
Ariana shook her head. "I have no idea," she whispered as she, too, stood.
"It looks like the Department of Mysteries," Deme said.
"It can't be. These doors are painted silver. The ones in the Department of Mysteries are black," Ariana said.
Deme walked over to the door in front of him. "Come on, maybe we can find some held," Deme said and opened the door. Ariana quickly followed the door shut behind them.
~*~
Alexis, Hunter, Kito, Adella, Dante, and Driretlan sat around the grim fire they had built within their damp cave. The fire gave off no heat. The 'adults' were sleeping.
"Our parents don't know this happened. We can't change time," Alexis said.
"We put a memory charm on them before we go to our time," Adella said.
They all nodded. Kito woke up Draco, Ron, and Harry to keep watch and went back into fitful sleep with his students and friends.
~*~
Ariana groaned. "It's an alternate dimension room," she said as she stared at the scene before her.
"A what?" Deme asked.
"An alternate dimension room. Each door leads to a different time, place, and existence. It's like completely different realities that happen parallel to each other without ever crossing paths," she explained.
Deme arched an eyebrow. "So why are we in the 'Old Western' time?" he asked.
"Must be the Fates' ideas of humor," Ariana answered and shook her head.
They had just stepped into a bar. Their clothes had morphed into a western style with Ariana wearing a corset and can-can skirt with boots, and with Deme wearing boots, buckskin pants, a vest, and a hat.
"Today must be our lucky day," Deme grumbled.
Ariana yelped as a drunken cowboy grabbed her by the arm and began to swing her around the room.
"Looky 'ere boys! We got ourselves a lil lady!" the man yelled.
Ariana growled. "You wouldn't know a lady if she walked up to you and stripped down to her shivvies for you," she snapped.
"Ah, we got a feisty one righ' 'ere," the man hollered.
"Darn toot'n!" yelled another man.
"Get your filthy hands off of me you ignorant sexist!" she yelled.
"Now, now, Miss Pritty Thang, yer not t'say such big words 'round us fellers. Real women know their place... UP ON THE COUNTER AN' FLASH'N THEIR PANTIES!" the man yelled, brining about many cheers.
Ariana slapped the man, anger flashing in her eyes. "How dare you!" she yelled.
Deme appeared at her side, his eyes narrowing. "Now, men, let me 'andle 'er. See 'ere, she is my wife. She doesn't know 'er place. 'Er folks spoiled 'er with learned stuff. 'Ve been trying t'knock it outta 'er," Deme said in perfect imitation of the men.
"She ain't yer's! She's mine! I found 'er first!" the man yelled, punching Deme in the cheek.
Deme growled and launched himself at the man. The two fell to the ground, trying their best to knock the other unconscious. Ariana whipped around at the sound of an opening door.
"Demetrius! The door!" she yelled through the noise.
Deme looked up and scrambled out of the skirmish as other men had joined the fight. They ran through the swinging doors and back into the circular room. Ariana looked at Deme as he slammed the door shut. His lip was bleeding, and a large bruise was forming on his cheek. She frowned and gingerly touched his cheek, barely noticing that their clothing had returned to normal. He winced slightly in pain.
"Are you okay?" Ariana asked.
Deme nodded and wiped the blood from his lip with the back of his hand.
"Yeah. I've had worse," he said, running his fingertip over the scar that marred his eye.
Ariana withdrew her hand from his face, embarrassment tinging her cheeks.
"Come on. Let's try another door," Deme said.
Ariana nodded weakly and followed him as he opened a door. A monstrous roar sounded. Deme hastily closed the door, his face ashen.
"The Jurassic Period," he muttered.
Ariana closed her eyes. "Merlin," she breathed.
She opened her eyes as Deme tried another door.
~*~
Everyone was asleep. Harry, Draco, and Ron had fallen asleep at their post. The rain was still pouring at five o'clock in the morning. Kito stirred, feeling uncomfortable in his spot beside Adella. He reluctantly opened his eyes. He sat up straight.
"Water," he mumbled.
They were all on the highest level of the cave. Water was slowly inching up their legs.
"EVERYONE! WAKE UP! THE CAVE'S FLOODING!" he yelled.
The echo awoke everyone. They quickly gathered their broom sand swam out of the cave. They quickly ran into the woods: their only source of protection. The lake had flooded.
Kito pushed his wet hair out of his face and proceeded to try to get the water out of his ears. He was swaying his tail, as if he were air drying it. When he finished he looked around the group to make sure everyone was there.
"Where's Driretlan?!"
~*~
A lone femme prowled through the forest, on the hunt for her meal. She paused at the smell of a foreign being. She knew this part of the woods like the back of her paw. She followed the scent and came upon a river. She sniffed around the area and saw a mass of black. She warily approached.
'Who arrre you? Why arrre you herrrre?' she asked.
Golden globes instantly appeared.
'Wherrre am I? Wherrrre did everyone go? What happened?'
~*~
Deme and Ariana stepped through the doorway. They were in the Great Hall!
"Come on! Let's find Dumbledore!" Ariana said.
They both ran off, not seeing the glares coming from everyone. They burst through the door and ran into the office.
"Dumbledore! We need your help! We—GRANDFATHER?!" Deme yelled.
"He's supposed to be dead," Ariana whispered.
"Draco?" Lucius drawled.
"No! Why did you call me Draco?" Deme asked.
"Because you are Draco. Why do you have that scar? And why are you bleeding?" Lucius asked, not a drop of concern filling his words.
Ariana gripped Deme's arm. "We're in the past. Alternate dimension," she whispered.
"What was that my dear?" Lucius asked, his silver eyes flashing. "You're a Weasley. The traitor family. And what's this? Green eyes? Glasses? Those are Potter traits. And you're not my son. My son has never been wounded...You're from the future," Lucius drawled.
Lucius reached out as if he was going to touch Ariana.
"Run," Deme whispered.
They quickly ran out of the room and ran through the hallways.
"Demetrius! This can't be real! If your grandfather is headmaster, then what are our parents like?" she asked between gasps for air.
"What have we here? And who is this?" came a sneering voice a s a pale teen appeared.
Draco Malfoy stood with Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise Zabini... and Harry Potter. Ariana looked to her father's robes. Slytherin. Deme unconsciously took a step in front of Ariana.
"Answer me," Draco said.
Blaise giggled, hanging on to Harry's arm.
"Err..." Ariana looked to Deme for help.
Draco snarled and walked up to them. "Look at this. The Gryffindork doesn't even know her own name," he said and smirked.
Ariana's blood immediately boiled. "Are you calling me stupid, Malfoy?" she hissed.
Draco leaned close. "Of course. But I'm willing to forget if you let me take you. But I'll take you no matter what," he hissed.
Ariana turned just in time to see Deme's eyes become completely black. Deme grabbed Draco by the throat and hoisted him into the air.
"Keep your filthy hands away from her, you ugly bastard," Deme growled.
"I'd watch what you're saying. You look a lot like me," Draco drawled.
"Ariana! Run!" Deme yelled.
Harry caught her before she could get far. "Hogwarts hasn't had a show in a while, Draco. What do you say?" Harry said.
Draco smirked. "Brilliant idea, Harry."
Goyle walked up to Deme and punched him in the back of his head. He was unconscious.
~*~
"He must have drowned," Dante said.
A tear leaked from Alexis's eye, but she hastily wiped it away. Hermione sighed and sat down on a long.
"Why did you all come here?" Hermione asked.
"You guys might want to sit down," Hunter said after a long pause.
Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Blaise all sat down.
"Err... we... in a few years, Aunt Blaise, you are going to disappear... completely," Alexis said.
"You're mad!" Ron exclaimed.
"I'm serious!" Alexis said.
"Do you have any idea where you would have gone... Mum?" Hunter asked his mother.
Blaise seemed to withdraw slightly. "No. I have no idea," she whispered.
"We'd better go. We only have the forest to shelter us, and we have to be out of the forest by nightfall," Draco said.
Draco shouldered his broom and took Hermione's hand in his. Harry wrapped his arm around Ginny's small waist and carried his broom. Ron made Blaise let him carry her on his back, for she had sprained her ankle on their way out of the cave. Kito held Adella close. Though Adella wasn't thinking about the newspaper article as much, she was now depressed by Deme, Ariana, and Driretlan's disappearance. Hunter and Alexis walked side by side with Dante bringing up the rear.
They walked until nightfall and gathered around a small fire. They extended the watch so that they could seemingly absorb more sleep.
Stars winked softly through the nonexistent patches of leaves. Wind rustled the autumn leaves as they slept on the soft earth. Nature's beauty left them with serenity. Dreams of down feather beds stifled their appetite fore comfort. Huddled together in unconscious slumber, they drew body heat from each other. The lonely howl of a wolf in the distance soothed their wary minds.
~*~
Driretlan stared up into golden eyes, dazed from sleep.
'You arrre in my terrrrritorrry. I'm guessing you washed up on the shorrre,' came a feminine voice.
His gaze focused. A white, female wolf stood over him, her golden eyes inquisitive. He quickly stood on all four mitts and frowned.
'Who arrre you?' he asked.
'Maki. You?' she replied in return.
'Drrrrirrretlan,' he answered.
'Why arrre you in my terrrrritorrry, Drrrrirrretlan?' she asked, tilting her head sideways.
'I've lost my pups. We werrre sleeping in a cave one moment, and the next I was herrrre,' Driretlan said.
'What cave?' she asked.
'The one with the lake beside it,' he replied.
'I know that lake! What do yourrr pups look like?' she exclaimed.
'They'rrre all verrry tall. Fourrr have firrre hairrr. Two have night hairrr. One has earth hairrr, and the rrrest have snow hairrr,' Driretlan said.
Confusion was evident in Maki's eyes.
'They'rrre not rrreally my pups. They'rrre all young humans,' Driretlan explained.
A wolfish smile appeared on Maki's maw. 'So you arrre a civilization Kida,' she teased.
'I came frrrom the woods nearrr Hogwarrrts. My oldest pup made me go to Hogwarrrts with him. All the Kidas in the Forrrbidden Forrrest have on thing to talk about—food,' Driretlan said.
Maki laughed softly. 'Yes, that can be annoying at times,' she agreed.
'Will you help me find my pups?' Driretlan asked.
'Surrre. Why not? I have nothing else to do,' she replied.
The two set out, following the rain river and the scents of whom they were searching for.
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Woooooo! That took forever to type! I hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!
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Disclaimer: Bleh! Hi! Okay! I own all of the teenagers. To make it simple, I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. I also do not own the country of the USA and any city within that country. I don't own the Salem Witch Academy as that school was imagined by JK Rowling. I doubt that JK Rowling would ever be overloaded with Algebra homework and is forced to deal with an hour of the Internet on Saturday and an hour on Sunday. So, I'm not JK Rowling. But, I do own anything that was never mentioned in the hp series! Oh! And Kito's MINE MINE MINE! (Yes, you are allowed to vote for him as one of my hostages, and I will lend him to you if you promise not to be bad.)
A/N: Chapter nine! Yay! This one is looooooooooooooooooooooooong. I actually wrote this entire chapter for a total of five days during our West Test. It was so stupid, because I had an hour's worth of time to write. The next chapter to my other story should be coming out soon. Hopefully if my grades are good, I'll be able to spend more time on the Internet and finish my chapter quicker. Hope you like this chapter as much as I do!
Deme: KAT YOU LEFT ME AND ARIANA ON A CLIFFHANGER!
Dante: *snickers*
Kat Davi: * arches eyebrow*
Deme: Alright. To natyslacks- Man, you're hyper. That's probably the second longest review Kat's ever received! And Kat says that she also loved Tom in the Burrowers. She says he was very innocent. Hey! Who the hell is Tom Felton?
Kat Davi: Errrr...no one Deme. Just go back to the reviews. Oh and er, natyslacks.... You can't call Kito a sly dog for your ideas of him and Adella. He's more of a sly cat.
Dante: Okay..... *frown* To pyroprincessrmeverwood- Kat says that Cliffhangers are nice. Without Cliffhangers, the story would be drawn out and boring.
Kat Davi: hehehehe
Deme: *arches eyebrow* *gasp* There were only TWO REVIEWS! AGAIN! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US? WE THOUGHT YOU LOVED US! *tear drop* You all are very bad for not reviewing! You must make up for it and review your butts off! Please! REALLY LONG REVIEWS! The more, longer reviews gets, the fast Kat will update! Cuz I know you'll want a fast update after this chapter!
Dante: *sniffles* You didn't bust your butts on reviews from last chapter! *tear drop*
Kat Davi: REVIEW!
ANOTHER AUTHOR'S NOTE: TO ALL YOU ARTISTS OUT THERE! IF YOU HAD A FAVORITE SCENE (NOT A SEX SCENE MIND YOU) AND YOU ARE SKILLED AT DRAWING, PLEASE DRAW A PICTURE OF THAT SCENE AND EMAIL ME IF YOU CAN GET IT ONTO THE INTERNET. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW ALL OF MY READERS EXACTLY HOW A SCENE LOOKED! THE SCENE CAN BE FROM ANY BOOKS OF THIS TRILOGY, AND IT CAN ALSO BE FROM MY OTHER STORY, THEY DOTH DENY TOO MUCH (AS THAT HAS MORE MEMORABLE SCENES). THANK YOU.
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Switching Dimensions
Deme leapt off of the log, diving after her. He flew beneath her, and she landed on his back. Alexis watched in horror as they blinked out of existence. She shifted, ready to jump in after them, but something held her back.
'Don't! They'll find a way out! They're both smart. We have to hurry!' someone whispered in her mind.
Alexis turned to see Hunter in fox form, holding her back by her shirt with his teeth. She nodded, tears beginning to streak her cheeks as they ran to the other side of the ravine.
They sped through the woods, trying to put as much distance between the dementors and themselves. Ginny had stopped shuddering, so they hid in a cave beside a lake as rain beat down on the clearing. The land around the lake was barren of trees, so there was no protection for the only fresh water lake in the forest. They fell asleep, the men switching guard so that they could get an hour's worth of sleep. This wasn't what Alexis had planned on when she turned back time.
~*~
Ariana and Deme landed on the ground, leaving them breathless. Ariana sat up, her knuckles turning white from the death grip on the broom she held. She looked wildly around, her emerald eyes widening as she looked at her surroundings. She looked around the circular room, looking at the doors in the room. She looked down and saw Deme lying beside her. She began to shake him by the shoulders.
"Demetrius? Demetrius! Wake up! Oh Merlin, Demetrius! Wake up!" she exclaimed hysterically.
His brows furrowed as consciousness seeped back into his seemingly lifeless body. Ariana sighed in relief as his eyelids opened to reveal blue-gray eyes.
"Demetrius, I thought you were dead!" she breathed, half-relieved and half- frightened.
Deme sat upright, rubbing the back of his head. He must have morphed when he hit the ground. His gaze took in the room. He stood, a frown troubling his pale lips as he turned his gaze to Ariana.
"Where are we?" he asked.
Ariana shook her head. "I have no idea," she whispered as she, too, stood.
"It looks like the Department of Mysteries," Deme said.
"It can't be. These doors are painted silver. The ones in the Department of Mysteries are black," Ariana said.
Deme walked over to the door in front of him. "Come on, maybe we can find some held," Deme said and opened the door. Ariana quickly followed the door shut behind them.
~*~
Alexis, Hunter, Kito, Adella, Dante, and Driretlan sat around the grim fire they had built within their damp cave. The fire gave off no heat. The 'adults' were sleeping.
"Our parents don't know this happened. We can't change time," Alexis said.
"We put a memory charm on them before we go to our time," Adella said.
They all nodded. Kito woke up Draco, Ron, and Harry to keep watch and went back into fitful sleep with his students and friends.
~*~
Ariana groaned. "It's an alternate dimension room," she said as she stared at the scene before her.
"A what?" Deme asked.
"An alternate dimension room. Each door leads to a different time, place, and existence. It's like completely different realities that happen parallel to each other without ever crossing paths," she explained.
Deme arched an eyebrow. "So why are we in the 'Old Western' time?" he asked.
"Must be the Fates' ideas of humor," Ariana answered and shook her head.
They had just stepped into a bar. Their clothes had morphed into a western style with Ariana wearing a corset and can-can skirt with boots, and with Deme wearing boots, buckskin pants, a vest, and a hat.
"Today must be our lucky day," Deme grumbled.
Ariana yelped as a drunken cowboy grabbed her by the arm and began to swing her around the room.
"Looky 'ere boys! We got ourselves a lil lady!" the man yelled.
Ariana growled. "You wouldn't know a lady if she walked up to you and stripped down to her shivvies for you," she snapped.
"Ah, we got a feisty one righ' 'ere," the man hollered.
"Darn toot'n!" yelled another man.
"Get your filthy hands off of me you ignorant sexist!" she yelled.
"Now, now, Miss Pritty Thang, yer not t'say such big words 'round us fellers. Real women know their place... UP ON THE COUNTER AN' FLASH'N THEIR PANTIES!" the man yelled, brining about many cheers.
Ariana slapped the man, anger flashing in her eyes. "How dare you!" she yelled.
Deme appeared at her side, his eyes narrowing. "Now, men, let me 'andle 'er. See 'ere, she is my wife. She doesn't know 'er place. 'Er folks spoiled 'er with learned stuff. 'Ve been trying t'knock it outta 'er," Deme said in perfect imitation of the men.
"She ain't yer's! She's mine! I found 'er first!" the man yelled, punching Deme in the cheek.
Deme growled and launched himself at the man. The two fell to the ground, trying their best to knock the other unconscious. Ariana whipped around at the sound of an opening door.
"Demetrius! The door!" she yelled through the noise.
Deme looked up and scrambled out of the skirmish as other men had joined the fight. They ran through the swinging doors and back into the circular room. Ariana looked at Deme as he slammed the door shut. His lip was bleeding, and a large bruise was forming on his cheek. She frowned and gingerly touched his cheek, barely noticing that their clothing had returned to normal. He winced slightly in pain.
"Are you okay?" Ariana asked.
Deme nodded and wiped the blood from his lip with the back of his hand.
"Yeah. I've had worse," he said, running his fingertip over the scar that marred his eye.
Ariana withdrew her hand from his face, embarrassment tinging her cheeks.
"Come on. Let's try another door," Deme said.
Ariana nodded weakly and followed him as he opened a door. A monstrous roar sounded. Deme hastily closed the door, his face ashen.
"The Jurassic Period," he muttered.
Ariana closed her eyes. "Merlin," she breathed.
She opened her eyes as Deme tried another door.
~*~
Everyone was asleep. Harry, Draco, and Ron had fallen asleep at their post. The rain was still pouring at five o'clock in the morning. Kito stirred, feeling uncomfortable in his spot beside Adella. He reluctantly opened his eyes. He sat up straight.
"Water," he mumbled.
They were all on the highest level of the cave. Water was slowly inching up their legs.
"EVERYONE! WAKE UP! THE CAVE'S FLOODING!" he yelled.
The echo awoke everyone. They quickly gathered their broom sand swam out of the cave. They quickly ran into the woods: their only source of protection. The lake had flooded.
Kito pushed his wet hair out of his face and proceeded to try to get the water out of his ears. He was swaying his tail, as if he were air drying it. When he finished he looked around the group to make sure everyone was there.
"Where's Driretlan?!"
~*~
A lone femme prowled through the forest, on the hunt for her meal. She paused at the smell of a foreign being. She knew this part of the woods like the back of her paw. She followed the scent and came upon a river. She sniffed around the area and saw a mass of black. She warily approached.
'Who arrre you? Why arrre you herrrre?' she asked.
Golden globes instantly appeared.
'Wherrre am I? Wherrrre did everyone go? What happened?'
~*~
Deme and Ariana stepped through the doorway. They were in the Great Hall!
"Come on! Let's find Dumbledore!" Ariana said.
They both ran off, not seeing the glares coming from everyone. They burst through the door and ran into the office.
"Dumbledore! We need your help! We—GRANDFATHER?!" Deme yelled.
"He's supposed to be dead," Ariana whispered.
"Draco?" Lucius drawled.
"No! Why did you call me Draco?" Deme asked.
"Because you are Draco. Why do you have that scar? And why are you bleeding?" Lucius asked, not a drop of concern filling his words.
Ariana gripped Deme's arm. "We're in the past. Alternate dimension," she whispered.
"What was that my dear?" Lucius asked, his silver eyes flashing. "You're a Weasley. The traitor family. And what's this? Green eyes? Glasses? Those are Potter traits. And you're not my son. My son has never been wounded...You're from the future," Lucius drawled.
Lucius reached out as if he was going to touch Ariana.
"Run," Deme whispered.
They quickly ran out of the room and ran through the hallways.
"Demetrius! This can't be real! If your grandfather is headmaster, then what are our parents like?" she asked between gasps for air.
"What have we here? And who is this?" came a sneering voice a s a pale teen appeared.
Draco Malfoy stood with Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise Zabini... and Harry Potter. Ariana looked to her father's robes. Slytherin. Deme unconsciously took a step in front of Ariana.
"Answer me," Draco said.
Blaise giggled, hanging on to Harry's arm.
"Err..." Ariana looked to Deme for help.
Draco snarled and walked up to them. "Look at this. The Gryffindork doesn't even know her own name," he said and smirked.
Ariana's blood immediately boiled. "Are you calling me stupid, Malfoy?" she hissed.
Draco leaned close. "Of course. But I'm willing to forget if you let me take you. But I'll take you no matter what," he hissed.
Ariana turned just in time to see Deme's eyes become completely black. Deme grabbed Draco by the throat and hoisted him into the air.
"Keep your filthy hands away from her, you ugly bastard," Deme growled.
"I'd watch what you're saying. You look a lot like me," Draco drawled.
"Ariana! Run!" Deme yelled.
Harry caught her before she could get far. "Hogwarts hasn't had a show in a while, Draco. What do you say?" Harry said.
Draco smirked. "Brilliant idea, Harry."
Goyle walked up to Deme and punched him in the back of his head. He was unconscious.
~*~
"He must have drowned," Dante said.
A tear leaked from Alexis's eye, but she hastily wiped it away. Hermione sighed and sat down on a long.
"Why did you all come here?" Hermione asked.
"You guys might want to sit down," Hunter said after a long pause.
Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Blaise all sat down.
"Err... we... in a few years, Aunt Blaise, you are going to disappear... completely," Alexis said.
"You're mad!" Ron exclaimed.
"I'm serious!" Alexis said.
"Do you have any idea where you would have gone... Mum?" Hunter asked his mother.
Blaise seemed to withdraw slightly. "No. I have no idea," she whispered.
"We'd better go. We only have the forest to shelter us, and we have to be out of the forest by nightfall," Draco said.
Draco shouldered his broom and took Hermione's hand in his. Harry wrapped his arm around Ginny's small waist and carried his broom. Ron made Blaise let him carry her on his back, for she had sprained her ankle on their way out of the cave. Kito held Adella close. Though Adella wasn't thinking about the newspaper article as much, she was now depressed by Deme, Ariana, and Driretlan's disappearance. Hunter and Alexis walked side by side with Dante bringing up the rear.
They walked until nightfall and gathered around a small fire. They extended the watch so that they could seemingly absorb more sleep.
Stars winked softly through the nonexistent patches of leaves. Wind rustled the autumn leaves as they slept on the soft earth. Nature's beauty left them with serenity. Dreams of down feather beds stifled their appetite fore comfort. Huddled together in unconscious slumber, they drew body heat from each other. The lonely howl of a wolf in the distance soothed their wary minds.
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Driretlan stared up into golden eyes, dazed from sleep.
'You arrre in my terrrrritorrry. I'm guessing you washed up on the shorrre,' came a feminine voice.
His gaze focused. A white, female wolf stood over him, her golden eyes inquisitive. He quickly stood on all four mitts and frowned.
'Who arrre you?' he asked.
'Maki. You?' she replied in return.
'Drrrrirrretlan,' he answered.
'Why arrre you in my terrrrritorrry, Drrrrirrretlan?' she asked, tilting her head sideways.
'I've lost my pups. We werrre sleeping in a cave one moment, and the next I was herrrre,' Driretlan said.
'What cave?' she asked.
'The one with the lake beside it,' he replied.
'I know that lake! What do yourrr pups look like?' she exclaimed.
'They'rrre all verrry tall. Fourrr have firrre hairrr. Two have night hairrr. One has earth hairrr, and the rrrest have snow hairrr,' Driretlan said.
Confusion was evident in Maki's eyes.
'They'rrre not rrreally my pups. They'rrre all young humans,' Driretlan explained.
A wolfish smile appeared on Maki's maw. 'So you arrre a civilization Kida,' she teased.
'I came frrrom the woods nearrr Hogwarrrts. My oldest pup made me go to Hogwarrrts with him. All the Kidas in the Forrrbidden Forrrest have on thing to talk about—food,' Driretlan said.
Maki laughed softly. 'Yes, that can be annoying at times,' she agreed.
'Will you help me find my pups?' Driretlan asked.
'Surrre. Why not? I have nothing else to do,' she replied.
The two set out, following the rain river and the scents of whom they were searching for.
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