After about 15 minutes of walking in the dark forest before Tiff stopped, and looked behind her to see if everyone was keeping up with her.
"Are we there yet?" Draco asked.
"Not just yet. I have to change quickly."
"What do you mean 'change'? Why didn't you change back at the school?" Harry asked as soon as he caught up to Tiff.
"I have to change my clothes along with my appearance. If I don't then we might get caught and we'll end up being killed. Especially, if the Poison Jade fairies and centaurs find us. Harry, Hermione, you remember what happened to Professor Umbridge."
"So you changing will help us how?" Hermione asked.
"The form that I change to will help us because the creatures in this forest know me well. Repesto." A gold glow formed around Tiff and her outfit changed to a halter top with criss cross straps around the arms, a short skirt replaced her plaid school skirt. Half the outfit was gold, and the other half was black. The transformation was not yet complete though. Her black braid had strips of gold string intertwined in the braid. Her shoes disappeared. Gold designs appeared on her arms and legs, very similar to the design on the jeans she had on the day of the train ride to school. Finally, the last piece was placed, a necklace with a black and gold fairy.
"Wicked." Ron said as the glow around Tiff disappeared.
"Nothing much Ron."
"What do you mean 'nothing much'? You're all dressed up pretty. I mean . . ." Draco stopped in mid sentence looking at Tiff's back.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys that I'm ½ fairy. That would explain the wings you see Draco."
"You're not really a witch then are you." Hermione said.
"Actually, I am. I'm ¼ witch."
"Then what's the other ¼?" asked Harry. "I mean, the fractions add up to ¾,"
"Oh, the other ¼ if me is muggle."
"So, you're a mudblood." Draco started. "I should've known it the first day we met on the train."
"I'm only ¼ pure mudblood, ½ part mudblood, ¼ pure blood."
"You're a fairy! I would have never thought that would have been true." Harry said while examining Tiff's new wardrobe.
"Well, ya'. Anyways, we still have about 100 feet left to go. We can stop at the next largest tree. The fairies there know me, so they'll be glad to help." Tiff started walking towards the giant trees again. The tips of her wings touched to ground as she walked with a light skip in her step.
By the time the group got to a giant clearance in the trees, Tiff stopped. She looked around telling the foursome to stay quiet for a few moments. She listened very closely to the light wind brushing by, and then she told the group not to say anything, for it might provoke the Ivy Jade Fairies.
"Why do I have to be quiet? The stupid things can't even produce much magic." Draco said coldly.
"Actually, the Ivy Jade can. I've got a friend who's an Ivy Jade and she has been able to conjure up things at such a speed that the Rose Petal Fairies can't even keep up with them."
"These creatures are different names." Malfoy said while looking around the trees.
"Now if you stay quiet you . . ."
"Tiff, I think they heard us?" Harry was looking around the group seeing different types of fairies ready to fire their arrows.
"I thought you said that they would recognize you?" Ron asked.
"Just do whatever they say, okay. You should be safe that way." Tiff started. "I'm the daughter of Master Ambrose, Lord of the Rose Petal Fairies."
"We do not like Master Ambrose, Lord of the Rose Petal Fairies." One of the male fairies announced. No Rose Petal will leave this forest alive."
"Well, I'm sorry to hear that, but I was sent here by Headmaster Dumbledore himself to save a dying creature."
"Headmaster Dumbledore talks non-sense. He lies. There is no injured creature in this forest. Why do you have them too?" The fairy pointed at Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco.
"We are here to assist her in the journey that Albus Dumbledore gave her." Harry said in irritation.
"Do not say his name. It brings . . ." the fairy stopped at looked at Harry with an angry expression. "You're Harry Potter now aren't you?"
"Yes."
"You must die." The fairy raised his bow and arrow to shot at Harry. Draco had a satisfied look on his face. His dream of Scar Head would be gone finally was coming true.
"Stop! I command you to lower your weapon. I demand to know why you don't like Harry Potter, and what your name is." Tiff said before the fairy could release the arrow.
"Why do I have to listen to a Rose Petal?"
"Because in the code of the past fairies it directly states 'No matter what type of royal fairy, other fairies must do as they say.'"
"Fine, my name is Dark Illusion, son of Master Dark Eyes, Lord of the Ivy Jade Fairies. Mr. Potter must die because he killed my mother. She didn't deserve to die. And since the code of the past fairies states 'No matter what type of royal fairy, other fairies must do as they say.' So I order you to stand aside and let me kill this murder."
"I didn't kill your mother!" Harry screamed.
"Oh yes you did." Dark Illusion started. "I was there the very night my mother was killed. You killed her. I recognize your scar. You are the murder."
"I did not kill your mother!"
"Oh shut up and stay still so I can kill you."
"Dark! Don't do that. If you do then Voldemort will be able to take over and continue his previous evil doings." Tiff said again quickly.
"Lord Voldemort is my father's friend. We are with Voldemort and anyone who is against the all powerful lord will have to answer straight to him."
"Then you'll have to kill me before you kill Harry Potter."
"Fine then." Dark Illusion pointed his arrow at Tiff and released it before anyone could do something. "Okay, Potter you saw the pain she went through your turn."
"Wait, Dark." Tiff was still standing holding the arrow in her hand. "Did you totally forget that the Rose Petals are well known for the ability of having fast reflexes? Or did your daddy not tell you about Rose Petal abilities?"
"Do not make fun of my father in front of the Ivy Jade. Men!" Dark Illusion raised his hand, "Ready, aim, release!" 50 arrows flew at Tiff. Hermione screamed at the top of her lungs causing Draco to cover his ears. Ron stood frozen just watching all the arrows fly. Harry unfortunately didn't stand still. He ran at Dark Illusion as he whipped out his wand.
"How dare you kill Tiff!"
"I didn't kill her, I did her a favor. I helped her see the true life that she left when she . . ." Dark Illusion was cut short when Harry summoned the silencing spell.
"SILENCE!!!!!!!"
Everyone looked toward the stranger who hollered as loud as a bolt of lighting striking down from the sky. She wore a blood red robe over her pearly white silk nightgown. Her chestnut brown hair was shoulder length. The lady ran over to Tiff's limp body.
"Do you have any idea what you have just done Dark Illusion?" She asked. "You have lowered the chance of Voldemort's power by killing a Rose Petal."
"What do you mean Voldemort's power in lowered because Tiff is dead?" Hermione asked. She looked at something else to keep the site of Tiff's body from permanently scaring her life's memory.
"Part of Tiff's fairy side was evil Hermione." Draco said as he walked toward Tiff.
"What do you mean evil? How do you know that?"
"She told me the day we were going to the castle in the school carriages. It actually happened too. She became all mean and evil, just like me but different in a way. When we got to the school her attitude changed back to good and she ran out of the carriage. Very fast she was."
"Then why didn't you tell us you actually knew she was a fairy?"
"Because she didn't change her appearance, only her attitude."
"Am I sensing a sensitive side of Draco?" Ron asked Harry.
"I think you are Ron." Harry said, as he walked over to Ron.
"I'm not being sensitive Weasley! I'm just informing you that she had an evil side to her."
"Quiet you three. I've already told Dumbledore and he's on his way. Dark Illusion you and your companions will stay here, any of you try to leave will end up finding the same future that you just gave Master Ambrose's daughter."
"Mistress Lily, I came as soon as I got your message. Oh my." Dumbledore saw Tiff covered with Lily's robe. He summoned a floating stretcher for Tiff to lie on until they got back to the school. "Come Mr. Potter, Weasley, Malfoy, and Miss. Granger, we must get to the school quickly. All 51 of you Ivy Jade fairies are to follow as well. Mistress Lily if you don't mind taking up the end I would be very thankful."