Tera looked at Kal and Lexi.
"I'm sorry guys..."
"What ever for?" Lexi asked increduously. "You nearly broke out of your bonds in order to try and save all of us! You volunteered your life to Voldemort in switch for our freedom! Where's the failure in that?" she snapped.
"Yes, Tera. You haven't failed us. And we might be able to still save Lily."
"How?" Tera and Lexi asked Kal at the same time.
"I have a plan," Kal grinned. "I just hope it works..." she frowned slightly.
"Just tell us what and we'll put it into action," Tera said determindly.
"Alright. Here it is..."
Lexi and Tera smiled. It should work. They all took in large amounts of air and then they screamed at the top of their lungs. A few moments later Voldemort came rushing in, peeved.
"Stop that infernal racket," he hissed. He raised his wand, about to say 'silencio' when Tera said,
"Silencio? Well, I wouldn't do that if I were you. That way you can't hear our responses to your torture,"
"Or our proposition," Kal added.
"What, then?" Voldemort asked, raising an eyebrow.
"A duel, between you and us. Winner gets freedom rights and Lily," Lexi said, boldly.
"Ah. One against three? But the odds are so unfair..." he smiled. "Why do you not simply duel against three other worthy adversarys?
"Like who?" Kal asked.
Voldemort gave them a cold smile. With a wave of his wand James, Remus, and Sirius were in front of their chained friends and they looked like they actually wanted to fight... Suddenly they were no longer chained and they were facing eachother. Kal against Remus. Lexi against James. And Tera versus Sirius... the girls suddenly felt a jolt flow through their body and their bodies moved to get into a duel although their minds screamed no. In their minds a desperate fight began
They're you're friends!I have no friends! They are enemies
Remember? Sirius and you
Sirius? And Tera's mind faltered
Dating? Love? The spell was broken and Tera's breath came in short breaths. Sirius stood there. Voldemort gave a cry of rage and tryed to put the spell back on but the spell had faltered long enough for all to throw the curse off. He fled as 6 angry wizards and witches chased him. Tera stopped as she spotted Linker
"Linker! Where's Lily?"
"Missus...is in bedroom.."
"Where? Show me!" and Linker looked at he frightened. He showed her to Lily's room. Tera watched a white dog get up and growl.
"Easy now.." said Tera and backed around. With a snarl the dog leaped forward. Tera threw up a freezing potion. The dog froze midair.
"That should be enough for a while..." and she ran into the room. Lily was there and she jumped up.
"Tera!"
"Come on! We don't have much time! The groups holding off Voldemort."
"What!"
"Lets go!" screamed Tera and pulled Lily along.
Tera sprinted out of the room, half dragging Lily, and barely got out of nose-shot as the dog unfroze. They clattered down the hallways until they came up to their friends.
"Guys!" Tera shouted, raising her wand she'd found, "You go and I'll take care of Voldemort!" her voice was unlike it had ever been before, harsh, commanding, and almost cruel, yet behind it all there was fear caused by love. It apparently evoked their smart thinking and they left- except for Sirius.
"I will NOT leave you!" he bellowed as he threw a curse at Voldemort.
"But you have to! This is my fight and I won't let you be drug into it at your peril!" Tera screamed back and she threw balls of fire at Voldemort that wouldn't stop poking him.
"TERA! We've been over this before," Sirius growled, ducking to avoid Avarda Kadarva.
Tera took a breath and knew that Sirius wouldn't leave her alone until she did something about it. So, even though it pained her beyond relief, she cast a charm on Sirius, to modify his memory. He wasn't expecting it and it hit him hard. She then thrust him into a vortex to Hogwarts where, she could only hope, the rest of the gang was.
"Now then... It's down to you and me," Tera said grimly.
Sirius saw a swirl of electric blue and then he was back at Hogwarts. Lily rushed up to him,
"Is Tera alright? Is Voldemort dead?"
Tera? Who's Tera... Ohh! Why would you be worried about that filthy, slimey Slytherin? I hate her guts... And who's Voldemort?
Tera was freely crying as she dueled Voldemort. Sirius didn't remember anything that had happened... not even their love for eachother. But it was alright... they did at one point though, right?
Lily cried. Sirius had no idea what had happened...it was for the best but she couldn't bear for him not to know. It all spilled out and Sirius' memory came back.
"How could I have been...so stupid?"
"It wasn't you!"
"Yes it was...and I'll probably never see her again!"
Tera fought with all her strength and a few times she nearly over-powered Voldemort, but it seemed as if it wasn't enough. She slowly lost ground and slowly she realized that she could not defeat him. She knew he was evil but as he raised his wand he looked remarkably like Tom, when practicing his magic. Slowly she let Voldemort, ever Tom in her eyes, kill her.
"Why... are you doing this?" he asked her, feeling her stop fighting.
"Because... I love you," she gasped as a spell hit her. She clutched her stomach. "Bye... Tom... remember that you always can change," said Tera as the killing curse stole her life.
He almost laughed at his victory but he was puzzled. Why would someone die for love?
5 Years Later
"Lily take Harry and run! Its him!"
"James!"
"Avada Kevadra!" said a new voice
"Stand aside girl"
"NO! Not Harry! Kill me instead!"
"Stand aside."
"NO!"
"Avada Kevadra."
Screams
"And now..child die Avada Kevadra!" teh curse rebounded and Voldemort fled.
Meanwhile
"James? Where are we?"
"I think...we're dead."
"LILY! JAMES!" called their friends. Kal, Lexi and Tera. All were there. Happiness wasn't full yet...Tera still remembered Sirius
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