CHAPTER FIVE
The first surprise attack occurred a week later and Draco still could not find his wand. Even with the help of Blaise, he had come home empty handed. Draco pestered Georgia for days but she upheld her story of oblivion. If Draco had his wand, he would of cursed her to hell and back.
Draco was pre-warned of the surprise attack by his father who owled him with the news of a troll being let lose in the Kedron community campsite. When the attack actually occurred, Draco discovered his father was half right.
Sally-Anne Perks was the one who alerted Kedron community.
"Giant! There's a giant lose in the forest!" she screamed, running into the park area.
All sixteen students coincidentally happened to be eating lunch in the grassy area and were distributed throughout, sitting in small groups. At Sally-Anne's announcement, a state of panic erupted immediately, people standing up and looking around for a place to hide, others screaming and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. A piercing whistle silenced the cowering group. It was Lisa Turpin of Ravenclaw.
"Remember what McGonagall said? We have to work together!" she reminded them.
"Right," Georgia yelled, taking charge, "everyone come to our cabin."
The group ran to the third cabin at top speed, scrambling inside and locking the door. The community shop owners were hurriedly closing up shop, in a bid to keep well out of the giant's way. Once the Kedron students were assembled inside, questions were fired at Sally-Anne.
"How big was this giant?" Matilda Gunning, one of the muggles, asked.
"Over twenty feet. He was huge." Sally-Anne replied.
"It was a he?" Hermonie asked and Sally-Anne nodded, "Oh thank god."
Georgia and the others turned to stare at Hermonie as though she was on drugs. How could you be thankful for a male giant? Georgia asked just that and Hermonie had her chance to shine as the clever bookworm.
"Male giants aren't nearly as aggressive as females. Hagrid told us so."
Georgia had no idea who Hagrid was but now was not the time for trivial questions.
"So we get lucky with a male, who cares? They are still dangerous." Blaise snarled at Hermonie who turned a pinkie red in embarrassment.
"Where exactly were you when you saw this giant?" Ron asked.
"In the forest going for a walk. I could hear it before I could see him. I just ran as fast as I could before he could get me." Sally-Anne told them.
"How long do you reckon we've got before he finds us?" Draco asked no one in particular, he was feeling very vulnerable without his wand.
"Too late, he's here already!" Ryan Reed quivered, pointing out the cabin window.
Hermonie, his partner, pulled him away from the window and closed the curtain.
"What do we do?" Susan Bones asked, "Hide?"
"He'll be able to smell us eventually, he'll hear us too if we're not quiet." Draco told her.
"Maybe we could go out there and try stun him or something." Blaise suggested, pulling his wand out of his back pocket.
"No, there are only eight of us with wands," Harry said.
"Seven." Draco corrected him, staring pointedly at Georgia.
"Seven than. Remember last year when four officials from the Ministry of magic tried to stun Hagrid that night during OWL exams? Four stunning spells couldn't stop him and Hagrid is a half giant!" Harry reminded them.
A crashing noise of breaking wood sounded outside and the students all ducked, protecting themselves from whatever the giant was doing outside.
"What do we do then?" David Mitchell whispered from his position under the table.
"Hermonie?" Ron inquired, if she couldn't think of a spell, nobody could.
"I don't know any spell that would be powerful enough." Hermonie confessed.
"So magic is out." David said dejectedly.
The muggles in the group were getting restless. What good was it being a wizard or witch if magic couldn't help you in situation like this? It would have to be a muggle idea that got them out of this mess. Georgia had a plan.
"If we manage to pull the giant down or confuse him, is there a particular spot you could hit that would make the stunning spell more effective?" she asked.
"The back of the head," Hermonie informed her, "but we would have to knock the giant over or something and we would need at least six spells hitting at the same time."
"So you're saying it would be tricky but not totally impossible." Georgia reasoned.
Hermonie nodded.
"What's your plan?" Baylie Robinson asked.
Georgia gave a knowing smile.
"I'm going to need a rope. A really long, thick rope." She said.
X
Georgia, Draco and Baylie crept outside, the large coil of rope Hermonie had conjured rested in Georgia's arms. The giant, at that present time, was amusing itself by pulling out trees like they were dainty flowers, near the far end of the camping site. Baylie raced forward and ducked under the closest park bench, it was at least one hundred metres from the cabins, Georgia and Draco in tow. They crouched soundlessly under the protection of the table, watching the roof of cabin three.
Part of Georgia's plan involved the seven witches and wizards with wands climbing through the manhole in the bathroom and removing tiles from the roof, creating a space to climb through. From their perch on the roof, Harry, Hermonie, Ron, Blaise, Susan, Sally-Anne and Lisa would have a better shot at hitting the giant's soft spot.
Georgia saw the red sparks that signalled the wizards and witches were ready and turned to draco and Baylie, handing one end of the coiled rope to the muggle girl.
"Okay, in a second, I'll run across the park to that bench that runs parallel with this one. Draco, you lead the giant between our tables anyway you can." Georgia instructed.
"It would be much easier if I had a wand." He muttered but Georgia ignored him.
"Wait until Draco runs past, and then Baylie, and I will jump onto the table and pull the rope tight. If this works we will be able to trip the giant and maybe bind his legs. Alright, are you guys ready?" Georgia asked.
Draco and Baylie nodded.
"Okay, Draco, you get the giants attention when I'm under the other bench. See you guys in a minute I guess." Georgia said before wishing them luck and quickly ducking out from under their hiding spot.
The giant was still engrossed in pulling out trees so Georgia took her chance and sprinted to the opposite park bench. Her heart was beating wildly, reminding her of the feeling she used to get when her foster parents got too close. She made it safely though, leaving Draco to do his bit for the Kedron community.
Georgia watched as Draco crawled out from under the table, leaving Baylie, and moved into the park. Georgia didn't know how to get a giants attention, never having come into contact with one before, so she left it up to Draco to use his imagination.
"Oi!" Draco yelled out, "Oi! Giant! Hey you big, ugly oaf, over here!"
The giant turned slowly, scratching his head and Draco picked up a rock and hurled it at the giant, hitting it between the eyes. That had gotten his attention. The giant let out a deafening roar and lunged forward at Draco.
"Shit!" Georgia heard Draco cry as he took off sprinting towards the middle ground between the tables.
Three, two, one. Draco went zooming past and Georgia and Baylie sprang into action. The girls jumped onto their park benches and pulled the rope tight. The rope reached up to the giants mid-leg and tripped him beautifully. The giant came crashing down with a loud bang, hitting its head on the earth below.
Georgia and Baylie had to fight to keep the giant down as he swiped at Draco's heels. Draco managed to reach the safety of the cabin just in time. The wizards and witches on the roof began shooting stunning spells as Georgia and Baylie ran circles around the giant, pinning its legs together.
Twenty stunners later and Georgia and Baylie running out of rope, the giant was defeated, lying unconscious on its stomach. As soon as the giant was out cold, a troupe of experienced Ministry officials appeared at its side and without a word, disappeared along with the giant.
Once it was safe, the muggles inside the cabin and the witches and wizards on the roof came streaming out into the park to see if Georgia and Baylie were all right.
"Draco and Georgia did most of the work," Baylie insisted, "I just hid under the table and stood up when I was told to."
Georgia's heart was still racing at the thought of a giant being le lose but she controlled herself enough to check that Draco was okay. He was sitting apart from the main body of the group on the cabin steps with his head in his hands.
"Are you alright?" Georgia asked, sitting next to him.
He looked across at her and nodded.
"I would never have baited myself in front of a giant, you were really brave." Georgia commented, noticing that for once, they weren't bickering or at each other's throats.
"I could have done better." Draco finally said.
"What do you mean? I thought you did perfectly."
"If I had my wand I wouldn't have had to run. I should have been on the roof stunning while one of those cowardly muggles was bait."
Georgia's mouth dropped open in shock. The one time she was being civil to Draco and he blows it by saying something pig-headed.
"You are the biggest prick I know." Georgia fumed.
"Give me back my wand." Draco persisted.
Georgia couldn't even be bothered replying. She got up and left, leaving Draco to sulk. Draco could get his wand back when he stopped acting so bloody superior towards the muggles.
A/N: So, I don't know if anyone is reading this because I haven't gotten any more reviews except from the lovely one off drakkie-lover (thanks heaps by the way, I wasn't going to keep writing until I got your review) So if you ARE reading, please review, I don't want to keep writing if no one is reading. Thanks heaps.
The first surprise attack occurred a week later and Draco still could not find his wand. Even with the help of Blaise, he had come home empty handed. Draco pestered Georgia for days but she upheld her story of oblivion. If Draco had his wand, he would of cursed her to hell and back.
Draco was pre-warned of the surprise attack by his father who owled him with the news of a troll being let lose in the Kedron community campsite. When the attack actually occurred, Draco discovered his father was half right.
Sally-Anne Perks was the one who alerted Kedron community.
"Giant! There's a giant lose in the forest!" she screamed, running into the park area.
All sixteen students coincidentally happened to be eating lunch in the grassy area and were distributed throughout, sitting in small groups. At Sally-Anne's announcement, a state of panic erupted immediately, people standing up and looking around for a place to hide, others screaming and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. A piercing whistle silenced the cowering group. It was Lisa Turpin of Ravenclaw.
"Remember what McGonagall said? We have to work together!" she reminded them.
"Right," Georgia yelled, taking charge, "everyone come to our cabin."
The group ran to the third cabin at top speed, scrambling inside and locking the door. The community shop owners were hurriedly closing up shop, in a bid to keep well out of the giant's way. Once the Kedron students were assembled inside, questions were fired at Sally-Anne.
"How big was this giant?" Matilda Gunning, one of the muggles, asked.
"Over twenty feet. He was huge." Sally-Anne replied.
"It was a he?" Hermonie asked and Sally-Anne nodded, "Oh thank god."
Georgia and the others turned to stare at Hermonie as though she was on drugs. How could you be thankful for a male giant? Georgia asked just that and Hermonie had her chance to shine as the clever bookworm.
"Male giants aren't nearly as aggressive as females. Hagrid told us so."
Georgia had no idea who Hagrid was but now was not the time for trivial questions.
"So we get lucky with a male, who cares? They are still dangerous." Blaise snarled at Hermonie who turned a pinkie red in embarrassment.
"Where exactly were you when you saw this giant?" Ron asked.
"In the forest going for a walk. I could hear it before I could see him. I just ran as fast as I could before he could get me." Sally-Anne told them.
"How long do you reckon we've got before he finds us?" Draco asked no one in particular, he was feeling very vulnerable without his wand.
"Too late, he's here already!" Ryan Reed quivered, pointing out the cabin window.
Hermonie, his partner, pulled him away from the window and closed the curtain.
"What do we do?" Susan Bones asked, "Hide?"
"He'll be able to smell us eventually, he'll hear us too if we're not quiet." Draco told her.
"Maybe we could go out there and try stun him or something." Blaise suggested, pulling his wand out of his back pocket.
"No, there are only eight of us with wands," Harry said.
"Seven." Draco corrected him, staring pointedly at Georgia.
"Seven than. Remember last year when four officials from the Ministry of magic tried to stun Hagrid that night during OWL exams? Four stunning spells couldn't stop him and Hagrid is a half giant!" Harry reminded them.
A crashing noise of breaking wood sounded outside and the students all ducked, protecting themselves from whatever the giant was doing outside.
"What do we do then?" David Mitchell whispered from his position under the table.
"Hermonie?" Ron inquired, if she couldn't think of a spell, nobody could.
"I don't know any spell that would be powerful enough." Hermonie confessed.
"So magic is out." David said dejectedly.
The muggles in the group were getting restless. What good was it being a wizard or witch if magic couldn't help you in situation like this? It would have to be a muggle idea that got them out of this mess. Georgia had a plan.
"If we manage to pull the giant down or confuse him, is there a particular spot you could hit that would make the stunning spell more effective?" she asked.
"The back of the head," Hermonie informed her, "but we would have to knock the giant over or something and we would need at least six spells hitting at the same time."
"So you're saying it would be tricky but not totally impossible." Georgia reasoned.
Hermonie nodded.
"What's your plan?" Baylie Robinson asked.
Georgia gave a knowing smile.
"I'm going to need a rope. A really long, thick rope." She said.
X
Georgia, Draco and Baylie crept outside, the large coil of rope Hermonie had conjured rested in Georgia's arms. The giant, at that present time, was amusing itself by pulling out trees like they were dainty flowers, near the far end of the camping site. Baylie raced forward and ducked under the closest park bench, it was at least one hundred metres from the cabins, Georgia and Draco in tow. They crouched soundlessly under the protection of the table, watching the roof of cabin three.
Part of Georgia's plan involved the seven witches and wizards with wands climbing through the manhole in the bathroom and removing tiles from the roof, creating a space to climb through. From their perch on the roof, Harry, Hermonie, Ron, Blaise, Susan, Sally-Anne and Lisa would have a better shot at hitting the giant's soft spot.
Georgia saw the red sparks that signalled the wizards and witches were ready and turned to draco and Baylie, handing one end of the coiled rope to the muggle girl.
"Okay, in a second, I'll run across the park to that bench that runs parallel with this one. Draco, you lead the giant between our tables anyway you can." Georgia instructed.
"It would be much easier if I had a wand." He muttered but Georgia ignored him.
"Wait until Draco runs past, and then Baylie, and I will jump onto the table and pull the rope tight. If this works we will be able to trip the giant and maybe bind his legs. Alright, are you guys ready?" Georgia asked.
Draco and Baylie nodded.
"Okay, Draco, you get the giants attention when I'm under the other bench. See you guys in a minute I guess." Georgia said before wishing them luck and quickly ducking out from under their hiding spot.
The giant was still engrossed in pulling out trees so Georgia took her chance and sprinted to the opposite park bench. Her heart was beating wildly, reminding her of the feeling she used to get when her foster parents got too close. She made it safely though, leaving Draco to do his bit for the Kedron community.
Georgia watched as Draco crawled out from under the table, leaving Baylie, and moved into the park. Georgia didn't know how to get a giants attention, never having come into contact with one before, so she left it up to Draco to use his imagination.
"Oi!" Draco yelled out, "Oi! Giant! Hey you big, ugly oaf, over here!"
The giant turned slowly, scratching his head and Draco picked up a rock and hurled it at the giant, hitting it between the eyes. That had gotten his attention. The giant let out a deafening roar and lunged forward at Draco.
"Shit!" Georgia heard Draco cry as he took off sprinting towards the middle ground between the tables.
Three, two, one. Draco went zooming past and Georgia and Baylie sprang into action. The girls jumped onto their park benches and pulled the rope tight. The rope reached up to the giants mid-leg and tripped him beautifully. The giant came crashing down with a loud bang, hitting its head on the earth below.
Georgia and Baylie had to fight to keep the giant down as he swiped at Draco's heels. Draco managed to reach the safety of the cabin just in time. The wizards and witches on the roof began shooting stunning spells as Georgia and Baylie ran circles around the giant, pinning its legs together.
Twenty stunners later and Georgia and Baylie running out of rope, the giant was defeated, lying unconscious on its stomach. As soon as the giant was out cold, a troupe of experienced Ministry officials appeared at its side and without a word, disappeared along with the giant.
Once it was safe, the muggles inside the cabin and the witches and wizards on the roof came streaming out into the park to see if Georgia and Baylie were all right.
"Draco and Georgia did most of the work," Baylie insisted, "I just hid under the table and stood up when I was told to."
Georgia's heart was still racing at the thought of a giant being le lose but she controlled herself enough to check that Draco was okay. He was sitting apart from the main body of the group on the cabin steps with his head in his hands.
"Are you alright?" Georgia asked, sitting next to him.
He looked across at her and nodded.
"I would never have baited myself in front of a giant, you were really brave." Georgia commented, noticing that for once, they weren't bickering or at each other's throats.
"I could have done better." Draco finally said.
"What do you mean? I thought you did perfectly."
"If I had my wand I wouldn't have had to run. I should have been on the roof stunning while one of those cowardly muggles was bait."
Georgia's mouth dropped open in shock. The one time she was being civil to Draco and he blows it by saying something pig-headed.
"You are the biggest prick I know." Georgia fumed.
"Give me back my wand." Draco persisted.
Georgia couldn't even be bothered replying. She got up and left, leaving Draco to sulk. Draco could get his wand back when he stopped acting so bloody superior towards the muggles.
A/N: So, I don't know if anyone is reading this because I haven't gotten any more reviews except from the lovely one off drakkie-lover (thanks heaps by the way, I wasn't going to keep writing until I got your review) So if you ARE reading, please review, I don't want to keep writing if no one is reading. Thanks heaps.