Chapter 16 – Dead

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A/N: Thank you Tracey, my beta reader.
This one is insultingly short I know, but I wanted to end it whereit did, so sorry everyone.

A man and a woman were walking down a dusty street. They were on their honeymoon in Egypt. Their fingers intertwined they stopped and kissed. The woman wrapped her arms around her husband and ran her fingers through his hair. They started walking backwards until they were lying down on a grassy bank. They were too wrapped up in one another to see the dip. They didn't realise until too late that they were falling.

With a scream and a thud they hit the bottom and found that they were in some sort of underground cave. The man got up and helped his wife to her feet asking if she was ok and holding her in his arms. After a few minutes they broke apart and started to look around. There were two passageways so they split up and each went down one.

The woman continued to walk through the darkness until she finally reached a dead end. She felt around the wall to make sure there was no way of getting through until she found quite a big hole at the bottom. After a moments or so hesitation she reached into it. Her hand came into contact with something and she flinched before reaching in again and pulling it out. As her eyes adjusted in the darkness she was able to make out what she was holding. She dropped it and screamed, running very quickly away from the spot.

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Two hours later they had found a way out, contacted the police and were now speaking to an officer about what they had found. An ambulance arrived and a team of medics went into the cave and brought the body up on a stretcher. The smell was the first thing the hit them. The rotting and decaying flesh smelt so strongly it made one person gag. The body was placed in a body bag and into the ambulance to be taken to the hospital.

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The forensics lab in England had received the body early that morning. It had been sent over so it could be properly examined in one of the leading labs. Now had come to the time when the body was to be looked at. The two doctors came in and walked over to the table where the body was lay. The clothes were too decayed to tell what she had been wearing and no possessions were found upon her. They then turned their attention to identifying her, finding the time of death and the cause.

About an hour later all was done. The research lab had just sent back the details from the dental records. Finally they had the name to the body that they couldn't find a cause of death for: Pamela Cape.

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Back at Hogwarts Hermione and Ron were sat out in the grounds together when they saw Fudge hurrying up the path to the castle. They quickly followed to find out what was going on.

"What's happening?" Ron asked Fudge as they all came to a stop outside Dumbledore's office. He didn't get an answer as Fudge had already started to climb the stairs. Hermione grabbed Ron's hand and pulled him after her. They got to the top of the stairs just as Dumbledore was opening the door.

"Mr Fudge, how may I help you?" Dumbledore asked as Fudge sat down.

"There seems to be a huge problem with a staff member Headmaster."

"And who my that be?"

"Professor Cape. It seems that the Ministry didn't do a thorough background check on her before she came. The person that you have in your school is not the woman she says she is."

"Miss Granger, Mr Weasly, please go and get the Professor and bring her here. Be on guard, she may be dangerous." Dumbledore instructed and Hermione and Ron left the room.

"So who do you think she is?" Hermione asked as they walked towards her room.

"I don't know but I bet it's not going to end with hugs and kisses now is it?" Ron sighed as he knocked on the wooden door to the Professor's study. "Not there. I say we look."

"Ron we mustn't!" Hermione gasped as he walked in.

"Why? This way we may know if she's dangerous or not before we bump into her." Ron said as he pulled open the draws in her desk.

After a few minutes of rooting around they came across a small box that was sealed with may different spells and charms.

"Do your stuff Herms." Ron instructed as he handed it over to her. A further five minutes later all the spells were off and they could open it.

Inside there was a bunch of human hair tied with coarse string, a flask of Polyjuice potion and a piece of parchment. They opened it and read what was written:

Capp,

The body has been successfully disposed of in a place that is hard to find. You must now add the hair included in this letter to the potion and then go to the Ministry in two days time.

We have news that Potter is also working at the school so it will be even easier than expected to lure him there.

But first you must see to getting Malfoy to join us. Take a while to get people to trust you and then make your move. Do it on the 29th June.

Contact us by owl once you have arrived at Hogwarts.

Knox.

"Capp? As in the deatheater?" Ron asked hysterically.

"So now Voldemort's gone looks like they have a new leader." Hermione sighed. "Wait what's the date?"

"Erm. Oh Merlin! It's the 29th." Ron gasped.

"Come on." Hermione called as she ran from the room to Malfoy's study on the fourth floor, Ron quick on heel.

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Pushing open the door with PROFFESOR MALFOY in shimmering writing like all the other teacher's rooms they came across a strange sight. Draco was pressed against the far corner of the room blood trickling from his nose with Capp's wand at his throat. At the noise of the door she turned to face Hermione and Ron.

"Ah, what a pleasant surprise! I was just showing Malfoy here the finer points of my job and now I get to show you too. How fun!" She laughed before turning her wand on them. A spell sent them crashing into the opposite wall and as Hermione slid to the floor everything turned black.