A/N: Wow! Has it ever been a long time since I've updated! I had to reread
my OWN STORY!!! That's bad! But fear not! I am updating... and in case you
forgot, everything belongs to JKR except for Kristin and the plot... Read on...
sorry to keep you waiting.
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The four worried children scurried back in Kristin's room, meeting with Snape and Dumbledore; all six puzzled on what to do next, some more so than others.
"Where do you suppose we start, Headmaster?" Draco was the first to ask, not wasting a moment in the search for her.
"Well, Draco," Dumbledore began with the same anxiety, only subdued into a position of immediacy, "we're going to do a spell to track the wand—Voldemort's wand—that cast the spell to caused all this. Harry, it will work most accurately with your wand, being its twin and all." He guided Harry through the steps until the wand starting pulling Harry out the door and through the hallway, with the other five following close behind. Snape sneered as he watched Granger and Weasley trail behind their leader, but he knew Potter wouldn't help without those two, most of their rule breaking was committed in tandem.
The spell led them out of the castle and through the Forbidden Forest; Harry feared what could happen during this meeting with Voldemort, given the mortality rate of the last few; Ron kept an extra eye out for any Acromantula that may be lurking; Hermoine only hoped that this wouldn't cost her points from Gryffindor. Draco, Snape, and Dumbledore constantly worried for Kristin's safety; they all shared the same concern that his brutality may be worsened on his own blood.
His own blood—she had everything he ever needed, the proper rejuvenator to regain himself after that last bitter defeat, his own strength, better than anything that old unicorn's blood would ever do for him. It must have foiled him completely when she turned against him, avoided following in his path, now she was in his control and if he fed off her strength, the world would lose it's only true defense against the Dark Lord, the only person who could match his full power and strength—his only daughter.
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It was nearly dawn when they reached the opposite end of the Forbidden Forest. None of the students had ever been out this far, even if they all had ventured out into the Forest. The dismal low-hanging trees, dark, root- covered ground and strange screeches cleared into an even more dismal swamp surrounded by caves, crannies, and even more unexplained screeches and gurgles. They were near their destination. The energy of Voldemort's power hung in the haze around the swamp, permeating their skin and making their hairs take a stand from their arms and legs, their hearts beating faster as they realized that they had been led to a lair of pure evil. A dim green fire burned from within three of the caves.
Dumbledore swiftly and quietly instructed Harry how to end the spell he had cast so they would not be pulled directly into Voldemort's grasp; this would take a great deal of strategy and proper timing that they couldn't quite configure yet. Upon Dumbledore's reluctant order, the six split into three pairs to speed up the amount of time in which they found the girl. Snape and Granger would take the left cave, Dumbledore and Ron the middle and Harry and Draco would try their luck at the last orifice. Each member of the search was given a charm that would allow the other two pairs to find them if they found her or Voldemort or any other trouble and they set out to find Kristin.
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A/N: Sorry about the length, I guess I'm a little wary of what tends to be the greatest scenes of the originals. But at least it's an update, right? I just hope you all didn't forget how to review (the little button right here, below this to your left... just in case)
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The four worried children scurried back in Kristin's room, meeting with Snape and Dumbledore; all six puzzled on what to do next, some more so than others.
"Where do you suppose we start, Headmaster?" Draco was the first to ask, not wasting a moment in the search for her.
"Well, Draco," Dumbledore began with the same anxiety, only subdued into a position of immediacy, "we're going to do a spell to track the wand—Voldemort's wand—that cast the spell to caused all this. Harry, it will work most accurately with your wand, being its twin and all." He guided Harry through the steps until the wand starting pulling Harry out the door and through the hallway, with the other five following close behind. Snape sneered as he watched Granger and Weasley trail behind their leader, but he knew Potter wouldn't help without those two, most of their rule breaking was committed in tandem.
The spell led them out of the castle and through the Forbidden Forest; Harry feared what could happen during this meeting with Voldemort, given the mortality rate of the last few; Ron kept an extra eye out for any Acromantula that may be lurking; Hermoine only hoped that this wouldn't cost her points from Gryffindor. Draco, Snape, and Dumbledore constantly worried for Kristin's safety; they all shared the same concern that his brutality may be worsened on his own blood.
His own blood—she had everything he ever needed, the proper rejuvenator to regain himself after that last bitter defeat, his own strength, better than anything that old unicorn's blood would ever do for him. It must have foiled him completely when she turned against him, avoided following in his path, now she was in his control and if he fed off her strength, the world would lose it's only true defense against the Dark Lord, the only person who could match his full power and strength—his only daughter.
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It was nearly dawn when they reached the opposite end of the Forbidden Forest. None of the students had ever been out this far, even if they all had ventured out into the Forest. The dismal low-hanging trees, dark, root- covered ground and strange screeches cleared into an even more dismal swamp surrounded by caves, crannies, and even more unexplained screeches and gurgles. They were near their destination. The energy of Voldemort's power hung in the haze around the swamp, permeating their skin and making their hairs take a stand from their arms and legs, their hearts beating faster as they realized that they had been led to a lair of pure evil. A dim green fire burned from within three of the caves.
Dumbledore swiftly and quietly instructed Harry how to end the spell he had cast so they would not be pulled directly into Voldemort's grasp; this would take a great deal of strategy and proper timing that they couldn't quite configure yet. Upon Dumbledore's reluctant order, the six split into three pairs to speed up the amount of time in which they found the girl. Snape and Granger would take the left cave, Dumbledore and Ron the middle and Harry and Draco would try their luck at the last orifice. Each member of the search was given a charm that would allow the other two pairs to find them if they found her or Voldemort or any other trouble and they set out to find Kristin.
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A/N: Sorry about the length, I guess I'm a little wary of what tends to be the greatest scenes of the originals. But at least it's an update, right? I just hope you all didn't forget how to review (the little button right here, below this to your left... just in case)