A Phoenix's Tale
By: Muses Fury
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Disclaimer: J.K. Rowlings owns anything in the Harry Potter universe, not me.
Summary: When an Order memer (OC) is not as she seems, how do the other members react?
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Ambrose awoke suddenly the next morning. *What the?-* She asked herself. She shook her head and looked around the hospital wing. *Ouch, my back hurts.* she thought, rubbing her back and stretching. *No wonder, I slept in a chair all night.* She looked in front of her, and noticed that Snape was still in his chair as well. She stood up, to wake him up, when a loud 'neighing' filled the room. *This must have been what woke me.* She looked quickly out the window and saw that dawn had barely broke.
"Severus, wake up." Ambrose asked, shaking his shoulder slightly. Snape awoke with a slight jump. He glared at her questioningly. "There's another meeting. I need to know if anything special is going to happen?"
"No, at least, I hope the plans haven't changed again."
"Okay, tell Albus where I've gone." She waited long enough for Snape to nod and left the hospital wing in a rush. On the way, Ambrose transfigured her robes to the Auror ones, and swiftly left the grounds.
Ambrose apparated right into the middle of mayhem.
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A scream pierced the air as dozens of Death Eater's pored through the streets of Smedley. (A/N This is a made up town name. Thanks to Blueyed.) A little girl was caught in the midst of it all trying frantically to get to her parents. Ambrose took aim at the Death Eater in front of her, but the curse never hit its intended target. Instead, the young girl, whom Ambrose had been trying to protect, dropped dead in front of her.
Ambrose stared momentarily at the lifeless body, before a deep anger surged through her body. Anger at those masked, heartless figures in front of her, and anger at herself. Everything began moving as if in slow motion as one by one Death Eaters went down with a blaze of fire.
Ambrose moved through them, her eyes sparkling dangerously, and the very air around her was charged with the fire that she possessed. But, this time, there was no passing out, and no Death Eater escaped. Most were killed in Ambrose's rampage, and all others were caught and taken away.
Slowly, as the sun came up and the skies darkened, Ambrose made her way to the young girl's side as thunder clapped. Raindrops began pelting the town putting out the fires that had started.
"Oh, what have I done?" Ambrose asked, as tears mingled with the falling rain drops. "Merlin, what did I do?" She asked again, taking the fallen child in her arms, and sobbing for all she was worth. A hand was placed on her shoulder. She lifted a tear-stained face to meet that of Kingsley Shacklebolt. She looked further past him and saw a couple, she turned her gaze to the girl in her arms, and noticing a family resemblence, got up. She walked to the couple and placed the girl in her mother's arms.
"I'm so sorry," she managed to choke out, hugging herself. Her eyes had lost that sparkle from earlier, and were now dull and lifeless. She moved wet hair out of her face and watched the parents weep over their loss. "I'm so sorry." she said again, "I tried to protect her, but ended up being the one that took her precious life. I know nothing can be done to replace her, but know that I didn't mean it to turn out like it did." She finished weakly, and began to walk away. The girl's father called out to her.
"Missus, thank-you for trying to help our daughter." He said shakily, the tear flowing down his rough face. He managed a weak, watery smile.
"You're welcome, sir. But, it's my fault, I should have been more watchful. And for that I'm very sorry."
"You tried to safe her, we do not blame you."
"We forgive you." choked the mother.
Ambrose smiled weakly. Though still devastated by the morning's events, she allowed Kingsley to lead her away. Together the two of them apparated to Hogsmeade, and walked to Hogwarts.
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Sorry that this was a shorter chapter. My Muse told me to stop here. *don't hurt me please* ;-)
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. I know this is a little bit darker than the others chapters. Er... I hope that you like it.
Well, talk to you later, have a lovely evening/day!!
~Muses Fury
By: Muses Fury
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Disclaimer: J.K. Rowlings owns anything in the Harry Potter universe, not me.
Summary: When an Order memer (OC) is not as she seems, how do the other members react?
~*~
Ambrose awoke suddenly the next morning. *What the?-* She asked herself. She shook her head and looked around the hospital wing. *Ouch, my back hurts.* she thought, rubbing her back and stretching. *No wonder, I slept in a chair all night.* She looked in front of her, and noticed that Snape was still in his chair as well. She stood up, to wake him up, when a loud 'neighing' filled the room. *This must have been what woke me.* She looked quickly out the window and saw that dawn had barely broke.
"Severus, wake up." Ambrose asked, shaking his shoulder slightly. Snape awoke with a slight jump. He glared at her questioningly. "There's another meeting. I need to know if anything special is going to happen?"
"No, at least, I hope the plans haven't changed again."
"Okay, tell Albus where I've gone." She waited long enough for Snape to nod and left the hospital wing in a rush. On the way, Ambrose transfigured her robes to the Auror ones, and swiftly left the grounds.
Ambrose apparated right into the middle of mayhem.
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A scream pierced the air as dozens of Death Eater's pored through the streets of Smedley. (A/N This is a made up town name. Thanks to Blueyed.) A little girl was caught in the midst of it all trying frantically to get to her parents. Ambrose took aim at the Death Eater in front of her, but the curse never hit its intended target. Instead, the young girl, whom Ambrose had been trying to protect, dropped dead in front of her.
Ambrose stared momentarily at the lifeless body, before a deep anger surged through her body. Anger at those masked, heartless figures in front of her, and anger at herself. Everything began moving as if in slow motion as one by one Death Eaters went down with a blaze of fire.
Ambrose moved through them, her eyes sparkling dangerously, and the very air around her was charged with the fire that she possessed. But, this time, there was no passing out, and no Death Eater escaped. Most were killed in Ambrose's rampage, and all others were caught and taken away.
Slowly, as the sun came up and the skies darkened, Ambrose made her way to the young girl's side as thunder clapped. Raindrops began pelting the town putting out the fires that had started.
"Oh, what have I done?" Ambrose asked, as tears mingled with the falling rain drops. "Merlin, what did I do?" She asked again, taking the fallen child in her arms, and sobbing for all she was worth. A hand was placed on her shoulder. She lifted a tear-stained face to meet that of Kingsley Shacklebolt. She looked further past him and saw a couple, she turned her gaze to the girl in her arms, and noticing a family resemblence, got up. She walked to the couple and placed the girl in her mother's arms.
"I'm so sorry," she managed to choke out, hugging herself. Her eyes had lost that sparkle from earlier, and were now dull and lifeless. She moved wet hair out of her face and watched the parents weep over their loss. "I'm so sorry." she said again, "I tried to protect her, but ended up being the one that took her precious life. I know nothing can be done to replace her, but know that I didn't mean it to turn out like it did." She finished weakly, and began to walk away. The girl's father called out to her.
"Missus, thank-you for trying to help our daughter." He said shakily, the tear flowing down his rough face. He managed a weak, watery smile.
"You're welcome, sir. But, it's my fault, I should have been more watchful. And for that I'm very sorry."
"You tried to safe her, we do not blame you."
"We forgive you." choked the mother.
Ambrose smiled weakly. Though still devastated by the morning's events, she allowed Kingsley to lead her away. Together the two of them apparated to Hogsmeade, and walked to Hogwarts.
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Sorry that this was a shorter chapter. My Muse told me to stop here. *don't hurt me please* ;-)
Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. I know this is a little bit darker than the others chapters. Er... I hope that you like it.
Well, talk to you later, have a lovely evening/day!!
~Muses Fury