Chapter 10: Muggles worse fear
"What the hell happened?" Page was shaking with fright, and was tired from running. Remus and Tonks both looked white as a sheet. "We thought that you had gotten into trouble. Death eaters knew you were there, they knew! I don know how. Shacklebolt and Mad-Eye are duelling them now." He collapsed down on a chair, still breathing heavily. "You lot stay here. You are not to leave here. Mrs Hobbs will look after you. Tonks we need to fight them off. They can't do it alone." Harry fearful of losing another person, walked towards the door stopping her. "No, you can't leave. Don't! I don't want to lose any more people because of me." Page knew what he was talking about, but she also knew that leaving him wasn't a good idea. "Harry, stand aside." She bored into his eyes, and he reluctantly moved. Tonks, Remus and Page disapperated into an alleyway. Which was close to the village square. They heard shouts and screams of the villagers. The Death eaters were laughing loudly. As soon as they got into the square, they had left. Blood was everywhere; no one around seemed to be breathing. Page went over to a little boy. He was splayed on the concrete floor, and was still alive. "I'll go and call for help, we need a muggle ambulance, and a couple of people from the Oblivation Department to wipe some of these muggles memories." The ambulance took several minutes; within that time the place was crawling with people from the ministry. Percy Weasely got out a notepad and quill and was scribbling down the muggles statements before their memories had been wiped clear of the events, and was questioning Page, Tonks and Remus. Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt were nowhere to be seen. "Right, is there anything else you would like to say? This is going straight to the Minister, I am sure anything you give will be thoroughly seen too." "Only the fact that Shacklebolt and Mad-Eye were meant to be with us. That's it Percy." He gave her a weak smile and disapperated, along with people from the ministry, just before the muggle hospital vehicle and a couple of Police Cars turned up. They were also asking Page questions. But Page couldn't tell them much. "I don't know what happened. I heard screaming and shouting, as I was passing by and when I got here, this is the scene I came to." The Policemen let her go, and Page, Tonks and Remus disapperated back to the cottage to where Harry and the others were staying. When she got there, Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt were not with them. Remus and Tonks came only seconds behind her. Remus looked furious. "Where the hell are they? They where supposed to be guarding Harry and the other's down in the village? Muggles are dead because of them. What has happened to them?" Remus strode around the room. "Remus, the muggles are badly hurt, but non of them are dead." Page approached him apprehensively. But his voice was still raised and angry. "I need to go and report this. Tonks you stay here. If there is any word, I'll be at the Order." And with that he left with a loud 'Pop'.
By the time seven o'clock came, Hermione and Ginny were asleep on the settee in front of the fire. Harry, Ron and the three house elves were playing wizard chess. "Good one Master, Annie likes this game. She watched Miss play it when she was little. Get him Master! Get him!" Annie squeaked and clapped with joy as Harry's Queen obliterated one of Ron's Knights. Then there was a flash of flame, and a letter floated down into the middle of the floor. Harry was near it and picked it up. Page urged him on to read it, so Harry read it for her.
"Page. The children must stay with you tonight, as there has been a breach at Azkaban. Dementors are everywhere. That is why Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt didn't turn up in the village earlier. I'll tell you more tomorrow night. Remus."
Harry gave the letter to Page, and she re-read it. She sighed. "Right then guys", Hermione and Ginny woke up with a start. "Looks like you'll be spending the night." "What's wrong Professor, what's happened?" Said Hermione groggily. "Dementors have left Azkaban. That's why Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt wasn't there to meet us?" Hermione looked towards Harry, he seemed angry. "Why do I need protection all the time? Don't they know I can handle myself? I AM NOT A STUPID LITTLE BOY!" Harry got to his feet; he was shaking with anger his face contorted. The house elves ran away into the kitchen in fright. Page was not used to his tempers. Ron and Hermione rushed over to him, to try and calm him down. Page was a little taken back, by his outbreak of rage, and walked over to him. "Harry, no one is saying that your stupid, or that you are incapable of anything. They want to look after us, that's all. Me included. You're not the only one who needs protecting." Page had said the magic words. Harry sat down, although he kept glancing at her and said, "Why do you need protecting?" This got everyone's attention and they looked at Page to Harry. Page kept a straight face, as though the subject was a little boring. "Some things are best left to people who understand the natures of the magical world. In other words, I possess powers that no one else has." Harry's face did not change. Hermione and Ginny were positively hanging on her every word. Ron didn't seem to be impressed. "What type of powers? They must be good, or else why would the Order want to keep you safe?" Page had to answer this question without Harry getting any wild imaginations. "Harry, we share a power that Voldemort does not have. If I go, you go too." Hermione and Ginny gasped. Ron had his mouth open, but still Harry trudged on with the questions. "You mean the protection spell?" Page nodded. It wasn't entirely true, but she couldn't reveal more then what Harry was meant to know. "But I thought that Voldemort can't hurt me? Now that this new protection spell is on me." Page stood up, went over to a desk, and pulled out a piece of parchment, and handed it to Harry. The parchment consisted of the advantages and the disadvantages of the protection spell. One main point was listed above the others. It was this that Harry had to understand. "While the spell is being performed, some powers might transfer on to the other person". As Harry eye's travelled across the Page, they got wider and wider. "You mean, you might be able to speak parcel tongue, just like me?" Page was wide eyed, "You can speak Parcel Tongue? But that means, that you have got some of Voldemort's powers." He nodded. Page wondered if he copied her seeing ability or that she had copied his Parcel Tongue technique. She thought that she should leave it here tonight.
"What the hell happened?" Page was shaking with fright, and was tired from running. Remus and Tonks both looked white as a sheet. "We thought that you had gotten into trouble. Death eaters knew you were there, they knew! I don know how. Shacklebolt and Mad-Eye are duelling them now." He collapsed down on a chair, still breathing heavily. "You lot stay here. You are not to leave here. Mrs Hobbs will look after you. Tonks we need to fight them off. They can't do it alone." Harry fearful of losing another person, walked towards the door stopping her. "No, you can't leave. Don't! I don't want to lose any more people because of me." Page knew what he was talking about, but she also knew that leaving him wasn't a good idea. "Harry, stand aside." She bored into his eyes, and he reluctantly moved. Tonks, Remus and Page disapperated into an alleyway. Which was close to the village square. They heard shouts and screams of the villagers. The Death eaters were laughing loudly. As soon as they got into the square, they had left. Blood was everywhere; no one around seemed to be breathing. Page went over to a little boy. He was splayed on the concrete floor, and was still alive. "I'll go and call for help, we need a muggle ambulance, and a couple of people from the Oblivation Department to wipe some of these muggles memories." The ambulance took several minutes; within that time the place was crawling with people from the ministry. Percy Weasely got out a notepad and quill and was scribbling down the muggles statements before their memories had been wiped clear of the events, and was questioning Page, Tonks and Remus. Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt were nowhere to be seen. "Right, is there anything else you would like to say? This is going straight to the Minister, I am sure anything you give will be thoroughly seen too." "Only the fact that Shacklebolt and Mad-Eye were meant to be with us. That's it Percy." He gave her a weak smile and disapperated, along with people from the ministry, just before the muggle hospital vehicle and a couple of Police Cars turned up. They were also asking Page questions. But Page couldn't tell them much. "I don't know what happened. I heard screaming and shouting, as I was passing by and when I got here, this is the scene I came to." The Policemen let her go, and Page, Tonks and Remus disapperated back to the cottage to where Harry and the others were staying. When she got there, Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt were not with them. Remus and Tonks came only seconds behind her. Remus looked furious. "Where the hell are they? They where supposed to be guarding Harry and the other's down in the village? Muggles are dead because of them. What has happened to them?" Remus strode around the room. "Remus, the muggles are badly hurt, but non of them are dead." Page approached him apprehensively. But his voice was still raised and angry. "I need to go and report this. Tonks you stay here. If there is any word, I'll be at the Order." And with that he left with a loud 'Pop'.
By the time seven o'clock came, Hermione and Ginny were asleep on the settee in front of the fire. Harry, Ron and the three house elves were playing wizard chess. "Good one Master, Annie likes this game. She watched Miss play it when she was little. Get him Master! Get him!" Annie squeaked and clapped with joy as Harry's Queen obliterated one of Ron's Knights. Then there was a flash of flame, and a letter floated down into the middle of the floor. Harry was near it and picked it up. Page urged him on to read it, so Harry read it for her.
"Page. The children must stay with you tonight, as there has been a breach at Azkaban. Dementors are everywhere. That is why Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt didn't turn up in the village earlier. I'll tell you more tomorrow night. Remus."
Harry gave the letter to Page, and she re-read it. She sighed. "Right then guys", Hermione and Ginny woke up with a start. "Looks like you'll be spending the night." "What's wrong Professor, what's happened?" Said Hermione groggily. "Dementors have left Azkaban. That's why Mad-Eye and Shacklebolt wasn't there to meet us?" Hermione looked towards Harry, he seemed angry. "Why do I need protection all the time? Don't they know I can handle myself? I AM NOT A STUPID LITTLE BOY!" Harry got to his feet; he was shaking with anger his face contorted. The house elves ran away into the kitchen in fright. Page was not used to his tempers. Ron and Hermione rushed over to him, to try and calm him down. Page was a little taken back, by his outbreak of rage, and walked over to him. "Harry, no one is saying that your stupid, or that you are incapable of anything. They want to look after us, that's all. Me included. You're not the only one who needs protecting." Page had said the magic words. Harry sat down, although he kept glancing at her and said, "Why do you need protecting?" This got everyone's attention and they looked at Page to Harry. Page kept a straight face, as though the subject was a little boring. "Some things are best left to people who understand the natures of the magical world. In other words, I possess powers that no one else has." Harry's face did not change. Hermione and Ginny were positively hanging on her every word. Ron didn't seem to be impressed. "What type of powers? They must be good, or else why would the Order want to keep you safe?" Page had to answer this question without Harry getting any wild imaginations. "Harry, we share a power that Voldemort does not have. If I go, you go too." Hermione and Ginny gasped. Ron had his mouth open, but still Harry trudged on with the questions. "You mean the protection spell?" Page nodded. It wasn't entirely true, but she couldn't reveal more then what Harry was meant to know. "But I thought that Voldemort can't hurt me? Now that this new protection spell is on me." Page stood up, went over to a desk, and pulled out a piece of parchment, and handed it to Harry. The parchment consisted of the advantages and the disadvantages of the protection spell. One main point was listed above the others. It was this that Harry had to understand. "While the spell is being performed, some powers might transfer on to the other person". As Harry eye's travelled across the Page, they got wider and wider. "You mean, you might be able to speak parcel tongue, just like me?" Page was wide eyed, "You can speak Parcel Tongue? But that means, that you have got some of Voldemort's powers." He nodded. Page wondered if he copied her seeing ability or that she had copied his Parcel Tongue technique. She thought that she should leave it here tonight.