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D.C. Comics and Bad Tea: The Dark Knight Returns
When it rains it pours
Neville trembled as he tried to sleep, but how can anyone sleep when the Dark Lord is lurking next door! Neville sat up and thought quietly to himself. Usually he would be freaking out, but for some strange reason a feeling of calm had descended over him and he felt at peace. Neville felt like every thing was going to be all right.
Just as a small bubble of hope had grown inside Neville the door creaked open and in stepped a pathetic figure. Neville's bubble burst and the watery bubble sank into the pit of his stomach. Peter stepped in followed by the tall hooded figure of Voldemort.
He pulled his cowl down to his shoulders and looked at Neville suspiciously.
"For several minutes Mr. Longbottom, I was sensing something like hope. Well let me tell you something Longbottom, there is no hope for you or your friends. As we speak your pathetic league of a heroes is about to face it's doom." Neville's eyes grew wide as Voldemort continued, "Yes, Mr. Longbottom, you are seeing the final steps to my rise in power again, so put that foolish feeling of calm away for the day of my rising has come. Mwhahahahahahaha!!!" Voldemort said flashing his red eyes at him and stalking out of the room, followed by Peter who gave Neville a guilty look and closed the door behind him. Neville gave a very deep sigh and tried to see if he can escape, but there were no windows only a vent way too small for him and of course the door that was undoubtedly being guarded. Frustrated with the fact that there was nothing he could do Neville slumped down on the cold slab of cement and put his head down.
Minerva tapped nervously on the dashboard of the car as the music softly pounded against her ears. She was going insane with each passing minute. The music wouldn't stop. Her face twisted with displeasure as she turned to look at the cause of her irritation, the soap in her eyes. Her hands went over to it, slowly, anticipating the moment of relief. She pushed it gently and a soft clicking could be heard, the music stopped and out came a flat silvery disk. Minerva pulled it out, took one last look at it and bent it in half.
"Why the Bloody' ell did you do that for!" Snape said looking at his broken C.D. and then back at Minerva. She shrugged and with a sugary voice said, "It was driving me insane."
"I think it's to late for that." Snape muttered under his breath. Minerva smirked and looked out the window. She was still curious as to why Snape hadn't told her where the location of Deatheaters HQ was. She had been sitting in the car now for over three hours and the car continued to pass by dim streetlights and alleys. The sky was heavy with purplish clouds that looked ready to burst open.
"Batman err...do you smell that?" Minerva said as she sniffed the air. Severus shrugged and said,
"Wasn't me."
"Not like that you idiot! It smells like smoke..."
Snape nodded as he too caught the sent and immediately braked the car. The both saw that smoke was escaping from the hood. Snape cursed softly and got out of the car and walked over to the hood. He opened it and out came a blast of even more smoke.
"What's wrong Severus?" Minerva said sticking her head out of the window.
"Blasted Muggles! How should I know what is wrong with this blasted car!" Snape looked at the sky in desperation and then small raindrops began to fall. Minerva stepped out of the car to see if she could help. Snape sighed angrily as the smoke turned into steam.
"I guess there's not much we can do, Lets get back before we get sick, from the rain." Minerva said making her way back to the car door. Snape followed suit and went over to open his door. His hand clasped on the handle and he pulled, but it didn't open. Minerva's wouldn't either.
"Please tell me you have the keys." Minerva said looking over at Snape. His eyes went over to look into the car. There shining in the dim light was the key. Minerva's eyes grew wide.
"Well, do something!! Use your wand!" Minerva said angrily. Snape pulled out his wand and pointed it at the car.
"Alohamora!" But the door did not unlock, instead an alarm began to scream at them.
Please step away from the car. Beep Beep Whoop Whoop Ank Ank Ank. You have ten seconds to step away from the car. Beep Beep Whooooop.
"Great! Just wonderful!" Minerva said trying her hardest to get the car door open. The rain began to pour down even more and the alarm continued to tell them to step way.
"Minerva we can't stay here." Snape shouted over the car alarm. Minerva nodded her wet head and they both walked over to a tree for shelter. Minerva's teeth chattered and she was violently shivering. The rain poured in torrents and the car continued to screech its horrible alarm.
"What are we going to do now?" Minerva said trying to control her shaking teeth. Snape sighed and gave her his cape, which she gratefully took.
"Well, it looks like we'll have to find some place to spend the night."
"At what 5 in the morning to quote Mr. Weasley ' we are totally screwed.'"
"You're telling me."
Meanwhile back at Hogwarts...
Most of the students had fallen asleep with the exception of the staff. Dumbledore sat on big lumpy sofa while Flitwick and Sinistra quietly paced, anticipating an attack.
"Do you think they made it Superman?" Flitwick asked Dumbledore for reassurance.
"It is a long way from here to there." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "In time we will know." It was nearing dawn and no news had come from either McGonagall or Snape.
"We should send the students to their dormitories, I doubt we will face an attack at this time of night." Sinistra said trying to stifle a yawn. Dumbledore nodded and was about to speak when a very familiar voice chimed in.
"I do believe you spoke too soon." Said a cold yet slightly high-pitched voice, as a spell hit Sinistra causing her to collapse against a small table with trinkets. The loud noise caused the other students to arise. George woke up and looked around rather distraught.
"What's going on?" He asked Fred. Before Fred could answer it dawned on all of them that Lucius Malfoy had come back under the guise of the Riddler as he stepped into view with a malignant smile.
"Its nice to see all of you again, how sad that it shall be our last." Lucius said brandishing his wand.
"We beat you down last time and we'll do it again!" Hermione said pulling out her own wand, aiming it strait at Lucius's heart. Ron and Harry stepped by her side. The staff came over with wands pulled out.
"You really think so Batgirl? Let me guess are Lightning Boy and Spiderman going to jump me? Well guess again, what's green and poisonous and makes you skin itch like heck? And what is black and white and has the voice of a perky girl?"
"What kind of a riddle is that?" Dumbledore said scrutinizing Lucius.
"Why superman, I thought you'd be a little bit more smarter." Lucius said as out came Professors Sprout and Umbridge.
"You two again?" Fred and George said in unison. Professor Sprout had once again been possessed by Poison Ivy while Umbridge had once again become The Penguin.
"ATTACK!!!!!!!!" Lucius shouted as The Penguin and Poison Ivy laughed maniacally.
"Go my precious birds go!!" Umbridge commanded her arsenal of metallic penguins as they swarmed over to them. Poison Ivy cackled as vines began to snake all over the place.
Dumbledore began to exterminate the vines, but they continued to grow more. A rubbery vine raised itself high and knocked Dumbledore off his feat. A swarm of small metal penguins began to peck at all of them. Hermione began to run towards Lucius, but a vine wrapped itself around her foot causing her to trip. The small birds began to stack her mercilessly as she lay on the floor, her wand just out of reach. All that could be heard were the hard cackles of Lucius and the other two.
Alanna, the Catwoman, clawed at the vines that had wrapped them selves around her body, choking the air out of her, tears flogged her vision as she tried to untangle her self. She saw the way George and Fred tried to stop the flying death machines that picked at their skin.
Sinistra flew in desperation trying to bash the small penguins and the occasional vine that would each for her. She saw that lightning boy and Spiderman were trying their bet to keep the flying penguins away, but Ron's web kept breaking. Sinistra tried to hear the taunts and laughs of the three so that she could stop them, but the vines and penguins had formed a dome around them hiding the location of Lucius. Sinistra yelled in frustration as she tried to crush another flying penguin.
Flitwick tried desperately to rip apart the vines, which had formed a barrier, but even his wand was useless against the thick green vine. The penguins continued to peck at him as he tried frantically to get through a vine appeared out of nowhere and swung it self like whip at him. Flitwick flew across the area, the wind clearly knocked out of him. As he lay in the ground he saw as several companions fell and the wild hoard of penguins and vines that claimed victory.
Harry saw professor Flitwick fall upon the ground. Harry wanted to help him, but couldn't as a giant vine wrapped around his waist. This can't be it. It can't all end like this. Voldemort just can't win! But hope seemed to be evaporating. The carnage of metal and plant blurred all vision and Harry couldn't feel his legs any more.
Darkness fell
Unbeknownst to Snape and McGonagall about the tragic occurrences at Hogwarts they made their way towards a small Hotel blinking with neon lights. They quickly got in out of the cold rain. They quickly walked to the small reception table. Minerva rang the little bell. A man quickly came down a flight of steps towards them.
"Yes can I be of-
The man stopped and blinked. Minerva and Severus sighed in deep embarrassment. The man opposite the counter was none other than Remus Lupin.
"What the Bloody' ell are you doing here!" Snape hissed.
"I work here Severus! What are you two doing here in those costumes?"
"A very long story Remus." Minerva said exhausted. "We need a place to stay out of the rain. Our car broke down about two miles down."
Remus didn't know whether he was dreaming but he continued to speak to them normally.
"Well we do have one accommodation left, but what's going on?"
"Neville Longbottom has been kidnapped by Voldemort!" Minerva snapped.
"Neville? Is there anything I can do to help?"
"Well you can start by trying to get us a room."
"Ah yes, well we do have one but I don't think-
"I don't care just give it to us!" Snape said angrily. Remus nodded and took them up the stairs.
They walked until they reached a door with the number 16 placed on it. Remus smirked as he opened the door.
"Here we are room 16. If you need anything just call for help." Remus said nearly bursting into laughter as he closed the door behind him. Snape and Minerva looked mortified. The room was the sickening color of pink. A huge heart shaped bed lay in a corner draped in red satin sheets. On another side there was a small Jacuzzi bubbling with warm water.
"I think I am going to be sick!!" Minerva said running for the bathroom. Snape sneered and followed suit.
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