Disclaimer: HP & Co. belong to JKR. This story and other characters belong
to Dani.
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Harry arrived at Hogwarts. only... it was empty!
'Hello?' he called out, many times.
After looking practically everywhere, he went out and searched the dark forest.
'Lumos!' he muttered.
It was now dark and he couldn't see his hand in front of him inside the dark forest. Even if it was daytime, it wouldn't help, the dark forest wasn't called dark for nothing.
He didn't know why but he called out the names of the centaur's he met during his first year.
'Firenze?' he called out in the dark. 'Firenze? Bane? Ronan?'
Firenze, Bane and Ronan were three of the centaurs Harry had met back when he was in his first year. Firenze had chased away the dark Lord before nearly trying to kill Harry. Bane and Ronan weren't too happy about that, but any sign of anybody was fine for Harry.
Usually, he would be as scared as anybody to be in the dark forest at this time, but from the sound of Hermione's voice, he had no time to be scared.
After a few minutes, he heard the sound of hooves.it was coming closer. Harry wasn't sure if these sounds came from centaurs or something else. He readied his wand, just in case.
'Well, well, well. Look who it is? Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and company.' said an annoying, shrill voice.
When things came to focus after Sirius opened his eyes, he saw that it was the rat, Peter Pettigrew.
'Aren't we the "happy family"?' he said.
'Shut up you worthless piece of.' Sirius began yelling but was stopped due to Peter's fall.
He got up and tried to dust off the dirt from his robes.
'What's wrong, Peter? You're not still scared of us, are you?' asked Lupin cheerfully, which highly annoyed Peter.
'Why should I be scared of you? You'll all be nothing but ashes once my Master is here.' he said proudly, though not confidently enough.
'Yes, your Master. You'd better prepare for the worst once we break free of these ropes. You'll wish your little Master could save you then!" snapped Gabrielle.
Suddenly, everyone stopped talking. The cold laugh was yet again heard.
'You've got quite a feisty little werewolf of a daughter there, Lupin.' said the cold voice.
A hooded figure turned to Gabrielle.
She saw a face so horrible; she instantly closed her eyes in fear.
'Petty girl. You should all know that in a few moment after I have my fun, you will all die painfully, starting from this foolish girl!' he yelled and pointed to Gabrielle.
'Why do you come here, Voldemort?' asked Dumbledore, making sure he was heard.
His voice was still so calm, it made some of the people there think there was still hope.
There was a second when Hermione thought she saw fear in Voldemort's red eyes after Dumbledore spoke.
'Why?' he laughed. 'To kill the two wizards the people think I fear! I will tolerate no such thought! I will prove to them all that I, Lord Voldemort, am the greatest wizard this puny world has ever known! I fear no such people!' he yelled.
The night had no stars. It had clouds. dark, grayish clouds. Wherever they were, the clouds they saw were no different from Harry's blocked ones.
The sound of the hooves stopped. Harry looked forward. No one was there. It suddenly occurred to him that someone was behind.
He turned and saw, 'Firenze!'
The centaur was recognizable even in the dark with only Harry's wand as the source of light.
'Harry Potter, I must warn you again, it is not safe here. You must leave!' he warned.
'But please, help me find where everyone is! I know you know.' Harry said.
'I cannot help you there. The stars do not tell me.' he said,
Harry looked up. The trees covering the clouded sky were cleared away.
'Didn't you know beforehand? Please. I can't let them be harmed.'
'It is too late. Voldemort has them somewhere far from here. You will not make it there with no one unharmed.'
Harry's heart nearly stopped. Everyone was near Voldemort. He wasn't sure if Dumbledore was there but Hermione was and that was enough for his heart to stop.
'Voldemort.'he said slowly. 'Have you foreseen if anyone dies?' he asked cautiously.
The look on Firenze's face made Harry clutch his wand tightly.
'Will someone die?' he asked in disbelief even though he knew how Voldemort was.
'Harry Potter, someone will die.even if you change what was written in the stars.'
'Firenze! What are you doing?' yelled an annoyed Bane.' Stop telling the mortal what we saw! It is not for him! He may have escaped the last time but it was clearly written in the stars that.'
Harry interrupted Bane. This was more important than whether or not he was going to live.
'Please. Tell me where they are.'
The two centaurs thought and looked at each other. Then, another one joined and gave an answer. but not what Harry wanted to hear. a riddle.
'They are in a place near where both land and water creatures roam. Near where light disappears and a giant calls home. You see it by day and even at night. It's not below sea level nor as high as sky's height. When you're there you see a place, not far from here. Better hurry now or you'll lose someone dear.' said Ronan.
'A riddle? Please tell me the answer.' shouted Harry. This was frustrating as could be. He had the answer but he needed the time he didn't have in order to get the riddle.
'You have told him enough!' screamed Bane.
'Alas, Harry Potter, he is right.' said Firenze.
'You'll have to figure out what I meant by the riddle. Goodbye and good luck.' said Ronan.
With that, the three centaurs galloped away before Harry could stop them. He had no choice but to figure out the riddle.
'You have always spoken a lot of words, even when you were younger. If you're wondering where Harry Potter is, you won't find him. You should also let all these other people go. If you want to kill me, do so without them.' said Dumbledore.
'You think I'll let them go just because you said it? You take me for a weakling!' bellowed Voldemort. 'However, I shall not kill you just yet. I want to have my fun.' he turned to a Deatheater. 'Who do you wish me to torture?'
The Deatheater whom he spoke to went forward and said, 'Sirius Black. The best friend and godfather to the son of the man who broke my heart. Then his other best friend. 'and laughed wickedly.
'Liz!' called Sirius and Lupin at once. 'What are you doing?'
'Obviously you didn't know I have been a Deatheater since James turned me down.FOR THE LAST TIME!'
Peter laughed cowardly and was behind his younger sister, who was obviously not as yellow as he was.
Leonhart tried his best to use the spell he thought worthy. 'Lembio Gonus.' he muttered. It worked!
He was out and was secretly untying the person next to him, Clay Olsen!
The minute Clay was free; he stood up and stared hard at Leonhart.
'Master, we've got someone trying to escape.' he said aloud.
'What are you doing, Olsen?' asked Leonhart, aghast.
'Nice work, faithful spy. Take care of him.' said Voldemort cruelly.
'With pleasure.' replied Clay. He pointed the wand and yelled 'Crucio!'
Leonhart began twitching on the ground. Clay had a horrific grin.
'No!' said Hermione, Gabrielle and Ron.
Most of the teachers were in too much shock to say anything. Moody's large eye gave a small glance at Leonhart and ignored the commotion.
Hagrid was trying his hardest to knock over the insulting but large, very large cage he was put in. He was vigorously hitting the bars with his huge hands. Dumbledore didn't do anything and mostly everyone was surprised at this.
'Come and face me, Voldemort. Make your Deatheater stop!' he yelled.
This was mostly the first time anyone heard him yell. Even McGonagall, who was in the barrier with most of the teachers, looked shocked.
'You dare take me on?' asked Voldemort. 'How foolish of the great and wise Dumbledore! Alright! I want a duel! These people shall see that you are no match for my strength!'
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Harry arrived at Hogwarts. only... it was empty!
'Hello?' he called out, many times.
After looking practically everywhere, he went out and searched the dark forest.
'Lumos!' he muttered.
It was now dark and he couldn't see his hand in front of him inside the dark forest. Even if it was daytime, it wouldn't help, the dark forest wasn't called dark for nothing.
He didn't know why but he called out the names of the centaur's he met during his first year.
'Firenze?' he called out in the dark. 'Firenze? Bane? Ronan?'
Firenze, Bane and Ronan were three of the centaurs Harry had met back when he was in his first year. Firenze had chased away the dark Lord before nearly trying to kill Harry. Bane and Ronan weren't too happy about that, but any sign of anybody was fine for Harry.
Usually, he would be as scared as anybody to be in the dark forest at this time, but from the sound of Hermione's voice, he had no time to be scared.
After a few minutes, he heard the sound of hooves.it was coming closer. Harry wasn't sure if these sounds came from centaurs or something else. He readied his wand, just in case.
'Well, well, well. Look who it is? Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and company.' said an annoying, shrill voice.
When things came to focus after Sirius opened his eyes, he saw that it was the rat, Peter Pettigrew.
'Aren't we the "happy family"?' he said.
'Shut up you worthless piece of.' Sirius began yelling but was stopped due to Peter's fall.
He got up and tried to dust off the dirt from his robes.
'What's wrong, Peter? You're not still scared of us, are you?' asked Lupin cheerfully, which highly annoyed Peter.
'Why should I be scared of you? You'll all be nothing but ashes once my Master is here.' he said proudly, though not confidently enough.
'Yes, your Master. You'd better prepare for the worst once we break free of these ropes. You'll wish your little Master could save you then!" snapped Gabrielle.
Suddenly, everyone stopped talking. The cold laugh was yet again heard.
'You've got quite a feisty little werewolf of a daughter there, Lupin.' said the cold voice.
A hooded figure turned to Gabrielle.
She saw a face so horrible; she instantly closed her eyes in fear.
'Petty girl. You should all know that in a few moment after I have my fun, you will all die painfully, starting from this foolish girl!' he yelled and pointed to Gabrielle.
'Why do you come here, Voldemort?' asked Dumbledore, making sure he was heard.
His voice was still so calm, it made some of the people there think there was still hope.
There was a second when Hermione thought she saw fear in Voldemort's red eyes after Dumbledore spoke.
'Why?' he laughed. 'To kill the two wizards the people think I fear! I will tolerate no such thought! I will prove to them all that I, Lord Voldemort, am the greatest wizard this puny world has ever known! I fear no such people!' he yelled.
The night had no stars. It had clouds. dark, grayish clouds. Wherever they were, the clouds they saw were no different from Harry's blocked ones.
The sound of the hooves stopped. Harry looked forward. No one was there. It suddenly occurred to him that someone was behind.
He turned and saw, 'Firenze!'
The centaur was recognizable even in the dark with only Harry's wand as the source of light.
'Harry Potter, I must warn you again, it is not safe here. You must leave!' he warned.
'But please, help me find where everyone is! I know you know.' Harry said.
'I cannot help you there. The stars do not tell me.' he said,
Harry looked up. The trees covering the clouded sky were cleared away.
'Didn't you know beforehand? Please. I can't let them be harmed.'
'It is too late. Voldemort has them somewhere far from here. You will not make it there with no one unharmed.'
Harry's heart nearly stopped. Everyone was near Voldemort. He wasn't sure if Dumbledore was there but Hermione was and that was enough for his heart to stop.
'Voldemort.'he said slowly. 'Have you foreseen if anyone dies?' he asked cautiously.
The look on Firenze's face made Harry clutch his wand tightly.
'Will someone die?' he asked in disbelief even though he knew how Voldemort was.
'Harry Potter, someone will die.even if you change what was written in the stars.'
'Firenze! What are you doing?' yelled an annoyed Bane.' Stop telling the mortal what we saw! It is not for him! He may have escaped the last time but it was clearly written in the stars that.'
Harry interrupted Bane. This was more important than whether or not he was going to live.
'Please. Tell me where they are.'
The two centaurs thought and looked at each other. Then, another one joined and gave an answer. but not what Harry wanted to hear. a riddle.
'They are in a place near where both land and water creatures roam. Near where light disappears and a giant calls home. You see it by day and even at night. It's not below sea level nor as high as sky's height. When you're there you see a place, not far from here. Better hurry now or you'll lose someone dear.' said Ronan.
'A riddle? Please tell me the answer.' shouted Harry. This was frustrating as could be. He had the answer but he needed the time he didn't have in order to get the riddle.
'You have told him enough!' screamed Bane.
'Alas, Harry Potter, he is right.' said Firenze.
'You'll have to figure out what I meant by the riddle. Goodbye and good luck.' said Ronan.
With that, the three centaurs galloped away before Harry could stop them. He had no choice but to figure out the riddle.
'You have always spoken a lot of words, even when you were younger. If you're wondering where Harry Potter is, you won't find him. You should also let all these other people go. If you want to kill me, do so without them.' said Dumbledore.
'You think I'll let them go just because you said it? You take me for a weakling!' bellowed Voldemort. 'However, I shall not kill you just yet. I want to have my fun.' he turned to a Deatheater. 'Who do you wish me to torture?'
The Deatheater whom he spoke to went forward and said, 'Sirius Black. The best friend and godfather to the son of the man who broke my heart. Then his other best friend. 'and laughed wickedly.
'Liz!' called Sirius and Lupin at once. 'What are you doing?'
'Obviously you didn't know I have been a Deatheater since James turned me down.FOR THE LAST TIME!'
Peter laughed cowardly and was behind his younger sister, who was obviously not as yellow as he was.
Leonhart tried his best to use the spell he thought worthy. 'Lembio Gonus.' he muttered. It worked!
He was out and was secretly untying the person next to him, Clay Olsen!
The minute Clay was free; he stood up and stared hard at Leonhart.
'Master, we've got someone trying to escape.' he said aloud.
'What are you doing, Olsen?' asked Leonhart, aghast.
'Nice work, faithful spy. Take care of him.' said Voldemort cruelly.
'With pleasure.' replied Clay. He pointed the wand and yelled 'Crucio!'
Leonhart began twitching on the ground. Clay had a horrific grin.
'No!' said Hermione, Gabrielle and Ron.
Most of the teachers were in too much shock to say anything. Moody's large eye gave a small glance at Leonhart and ignored the commotion.
Hagrid was trying his hardest to knock over the insulting but large, very large cage he was put in. He was vigorously hitting the bars with his huge hands. Dumbledore didn't do anything and mostly everyone was surprised at this.
'Come and face me, Voldemort. Make your Deatheater stop!' he yelled.
This was mostly the first time anyone heard him yell. Even McGonagall, who was in the barrier with most of the teachers, looked shocked.
'You dare take me on?' asked Voldemort. 'How foolish of the great and wise Dumbledore! Alright! I want a duel! These people shall see that you are no match for my strength!'