Chapter 5 - - - A Fight at Hogwarts
It was time for the Halloween Feast. The students filed into the Great Hall. There were pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns floating among the usual candles.
"Let the feast begin," Dumbledore said as food began to appear on the table.
"Hey Harry," a mousy haired boy said.
"Hey Collin," Harry replied.
Collin Creevey was a year below Harry. Ever since he first came to Hogwarts he held Harry as his hero. Harry was used to this by now and Collin has calmed down a bit.
"I wonder what was up with Snape this morning," Neville said.
"He didn't seem to be his usual cheerful self," Seamus said sarcastically.
"He was distracted by whatever was in those papers he was reading," Dean commented.
"I wonder what they said," commented Ron.
"I bet it has to do with You-Know-Who," Hermione stated.
"That does seem likely," Neville commented. "What do you think, Harry?"
"It does make sense," Harry replied. "Hey where's Michelle?"
"I don't know," Dean said as he reached for some food.
"The last I saw of her was when you all were in the common room," Seamus told them.
"I thought she was right behind us when we came down here," Hermione said.
"Look," Ron pointed to a side door.
Michelle was coming in. She looked really worried. She stopped at the head table and said something to McGonagall. Then she turned and went to sit down. She took a seat next to Harry.
"Where were you?" asked Ron.
"Oh. McGonagall stopped me and asked me, if I didn't mind, to take something to her classroom," she told them.
Harry looked at her disbelieving, but he shrugged it off.
The feast was winding down. Students were getting ready to head back to their common rooms when it happened. There was a loud banging noise coming from the other side of the door.
"Students do not panic!" Dumbledore yelled. "Will the heads of the houses quickly take their students to their common rooms and stay there until further notice."
Students and teachers ran to the side doors not wanting to face what was beyond the main doors. Only a few students were left in the room when the doors gave way. As soon at that happened the side doors slammed shut, locking everyone inside.
"Students quickly get behind us!" Dumbledore ordered before turning his attention to those who burst through the doors.
Five Death Eaters stood in the doorway wands ready.
"Hello again Professors," the Death Eater in front said.
"What do you want?" Dumblerdore demanded to know.
"I thought that would be obvious. We came to collect the two that the Dark Lord wants," the Death Eater replied.
'Two?' Harry thought. 'I'm one, but who is the other?'
He looked at the other students who got caught within the hall. There was Hermione and Ron. The door hit Ron in the head when it slammed shut and Hermione was tending to him. There was Neville being comforted by Michelle. There were three Ravenclaws in their seventh year, Susan Bones and Justin Finch-Fletchley of Hufflepuff, and Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"If you do not give them to us we will take them by force," the Death Eater said.
"You can try," Dumbledore said.
Sparks from all of the different spells were flying around. Some stray stunning spells hit the three Ravenclaws, Susan, and Justin. Harry pulled out his wand; no one was taking him anywhere. Some of the teachers were hit and fell. Neville was whimpering, Michelle could not comfort him anymore.
"Harry, the teachers are not going to hold out," Michelle said. "These aren't ordinary Death Eaters."
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"Well there is a strong power coming from them. I think that maybe Voldemort is giving them their power," Michelle answered.
"How do you know this?" Harry asked.
"I just do," Michelle replied.
By now, Ron passed out. Harry pulled him back to a corner with Neville. He looked at the teachers. Michelle was right, they might not hold out. Hagrid was standing directly in front of the students. He was trying to shield them. Draco even began to look scared when one of the Death Eater's stunning spells hit Crabbe. Michelle and Hermione went to check on the three Rvenclaws and two Hufflepuffs. They had no injuries except for being stunned.
"We have to help," Michelle said.
"We can't," Hermione began. "If the teachers aren't strong enough, what can we do?"
"We have to try. We can't just sit here," Michelle argued.
Dumbledore was the only teacher left now. There were three Death Eaters facing him.
"Give up old man," one said.
"You can't win," another said.
"The Dark Lord has grown stronger and in his strength we find ours," the third said.
"You will not get what you came for," Dumbledore told them.
Hagrid was on the ground now so the students could see everything. Harry, Hermione, Michelle, and Draco were the only ones left standing. Neville was still in the corner. The three Death Eaters sent spells at Dumbledore all at once. They collided in front of him. He stumbled for a moment but recovered quickly.
Fire burned in Dumbledore's eyes, "You will not have them!"
He sent red fire towards them. They dodged it, but one fell. There were two left. Dumbledore did not notice two more Death Eaters slip into the Great Hall. There was a glint of silver from one of their robes.
"Hermione look out!" Michelle screamed as she knocked Hermione down.
The stunning spell meant for her hit Malfoy who was trying to hide behind the girls knowing that no one was safe here. Harry ran over to the two girls only to be stopped by the Death Eater with the silver hand.
"Let me go!" Harry yelled. "Let me go!"
Michelle and Hermione jumped up and tried to reach Harry. Dumbledore turned when he heard Harry yelling, letting a spell slip past him and hit Hermione in the chest. Michelle was still heading towards Harry when the other Death Eater raised their wand.
"Avada Ke . . ." they were cut short when Michelle wielded around and fire flew from her hands at them.
The other Death Eaters stopped. She was the other Voldemort wanted. He said that she was powerful, but they were not expecting this. She was so young and she did not use a wand. They stood there for a moment and a moment was all she needed. She sent a gust of wind towards them knocking them into the wall. She advanced to the Death Eater holding Harry.
"Let him go Wormtail," she ordered.
"The Dark Lord has invited you two to join him tonight. You will show," Wormtail replied.
"We will never join him," she told him. "Let Harry go."
Wormtail nodded towards where Dumbledore was standing. She looked over there. The Death Eater she had blocked by fire escaped and was now holding Dumbledore. His wand was on the ground. She was the only one left now. Neville had passed out awhile ago.
"Let them both go," Michelle yelled tears forming in her eyes.
"You have a choice to make," Wormtail said. "You and Harry come with us to see Voldemort or your father dies."
"NO!" Michelle screamed. "Leave Daddy out of this!"
She looked at Dumbledore pleading for guidance. She did not know what to do. She looked back towards Harry and Wormtail.
'Father?' Harry thought. 'Her father is Dumbledore? Dumbledore has a Daughter?'
AN: As I promised the next chapter. A bit of a cliffhanger though. What will she choose? You'll have to keep reading to find out. Next chapter will most likely be out within the week. Please, Please Review. Let me know what you think.
Love ya, KoKo Belle
It was time for the Halloween Feast. The students filed into the Great Hall. There were pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns floating among the usual candles.
"Let the feast begin," Dumbledore said as food began to appear on the table.
"Hey Harry," a mousy haired boy said.
"Hey Collin," Harry replied.
Collin Creevey was a year below Harry. Ever since he first came to Hogwarts he held Harry as his hero. Harry was used to this by now and Collin has calmed down a bit.
"I wonder what was up with Snape this morning," Neville said.
"He didn't seem to be his usual cheerful self," Seamus said sarcastically.
"He was distracted by whatever was in those papers he was reading," Dean commented.
"I wonder what they said," commented Ron.
"I bet it has to do with You-Know-Who," Hermione stated.
"That does seem likely," Neville commented. "What do you think, Harry?"
"It does make sense," Harry replied. "Hey where's Michelle?"
"I don't know," Dean said as he reached for some food.
"The last I saw of her was when you all were in the common room," Seamus told them.
"I thought she was right behind us when we came down here," Hermione said.
"Look," Ron pointed to a side door.
Michelle was coming in. She looked really worried. She stopped at the head table and said something to McGonagall. Then she turned and went to sit down. She took a seat next to Harry.
"Where were you?" asked Ron.
"Oh. McGonagall stopped me and asked me, if I didn't mind, to take something to her classroom," she told them.
Harry looked at her disbelieving, but he shrugged it off.
The feast was winding down. Students were getting ready to head back to their common rooms when it happened. There was a loud banging noise coming from the other side of the door.
"Students do not panic!" Dumbledore yelled. "Will the heads of the houses quickly take their students to their common rooms and stay there until further notice."
Students and teachers ran to the side doors not wanting to face what was beyond the main doors. Only a few students were left in the room when the doors gave way. As soon at that happened the side doors slammed shut, locking everyone inside.
"Students quickly get behind us!" Dumbledore ordered before turning his attention to those who burst through the doors.
Five Death Eaters stood in the doorway wands ready.
"Hello again Professors," the Death Eater in front said.
"What do you want?" Dumblerdore demanded to know.
"I thought that would be obvious. We came to collect the two that the Dark Lord wants," the Death Eater replied.
'Two?' Harry thought. 'I'm one, but who is the other?'
He looked at the other students who got caught within the hall. There was Hermione and Ron. The door hit Ron in the head when it slammed shut and Hermione was tending to him. There was Neville being comforted by Michelle. There were three Ravenclaws in their seventh year, Susan Bones and Justin Finch-Fletchley of Hufflepuff, and Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"If you do not give them to us we will take them by force," the Death Eater said.
"You can try," Dumbledore said.
Sparks from all of the different spells were flying around. Some stray stunning spells hit the three Ravenclaws, Susan, and Justin. Harry pulled out his wand; no one was taking him anywhere. Some of the teachers were hit and fell. Neville was whimpering, Michelle could not comfort him anymore.
"Harry, the teachers are not going to hold out," Michelle said. "These aren't ordinary Death Eaters."
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"Well there is a strong power coming from them. I think that maybe Voldemort is giving them their power," Michelle answered.
"How do you know this?" Harry asked.
"I just do," Michelle replied.
By now, Ron passed out. Harry pulled him back to a corner with Neville. He looked at the teachers. Michelle was right, they might not hold out. Hagrid was standing directly in front of the students. He was trying to shield them. Draco even began to look scared when one of the Death Eater's stunning spells hit Crabbe. Michelle and Hermione went to check on the three Rvenclaws and two Hufflepuffs. They had no injuries except for being stunned.
"We have to help," Michelle said.
"We can't," Hermione began. "If the teachers aren't strong enough, what can we do?"
"We have to try. We can't just sit here," Michelle argued.
Dumbledore was the only teacher left now. There were three Death Eaters facing him.
"Give up old man," one said.
"You can't win," another said.
"The Dark Lord has grown stronger and in his strength we find ours," the third said.
"You will not get what you came for," Dumbledore told them.
Hagrid was on the ground now so the students could see everything. Harry, Hermione, Michelle, and Draco were the only ones left standing. Neville was still in the corner. The three Death Eaters sent spells at Dumbledore all at once. They collided in front of him. He stumbled for a moment but recovered quickly.
Fire burned in Dumbledore's eyes, "You will not have them!"
He sent red fire towards them. They dodged it, but one fell. There were two left. Dumbledore did not notice two more Death Eaters slip into the Great Hall. There was a glint of silver from one of their robes.
"Hermione look out!" Michelle screamed as she knocked Hermione down.
The stunning spell meant for her hit Malfoy who was trying to hide behind the girls knowing that no one was safe here. Harry ran over to the two girls only to be stopped by the Death Eater with the silver hand.
"Let me go!" Harry yelled. "Let me go!"
Michelle and Hermione jumped up and tried to reach Harry. Dumbledore turned when he heard Harry yelling, letting a spell slip past him and hit Hermione in the chest. Michelle was still heading towards Harry when the other Death Eater raised their wand.
"Avada Ke . . ." they were cut short when Michelle wielded around and fire flew from her hands at them.
The other Death Eaters stopped. She was the other Voldemort wanted. He said that she was powerful, but they were not expecting this. She was so young and she did not use a wand. They stood there for a moment and a moment was all she needed. She sent a gust of wind towards them knocking them into the wall. She advanced to the Death Eater holding Harry.
"Let him go Wormtail," she ordered.
"The Dark Lord has invited you two to join him tonight. You will show," Wormtail replied.
"We will never join him," she told him. "Let Harry go."
Wormtail nodded towards where Dumbledore was standing. She looked over there. The Death Eater she had blocked by fire escaped and was now holding Dumbledore. His wand was on the ground. She was the only one left now. Neville had passed out awhile ago.
"Let them both go," Michelle yelled tears forming in her eyes.
"You have a choice to make," Wormtail said. "You and Harry come with us to see Voldemort or your father dies."
"NO!" Michelle screamed. "Leave Daddy out of this!"
She looked at Dumbledore pleading for guidance. She did not know what to do. She looked back towards Harry and Wormtail.
'Father?' Harry thought. 'Her father is Dumbledore? Dumbledore has a Daughter?'
AN: As I promised the next chapter. A bit of a cliffhanger though. What will she choose? You'll have to keep reading to find out. Next chapter will most likely be out within the week. Please, Please Review. Let me know what you think.
Love ya, KoKo Belle