RESPONSE TO EVERYONE: Obviously I made a mistake with the apparating and disapparating thing, cause like ten people told me about it. –Bows to all reviewers- sorry for the mess up, I'll try and make up for it somewhere in the story.
Gladdecease: Glad you liked the chapter. The word Hesberet is actually pronounced Hezberek, and no that was not in the spell to trap him but in the one to release him. Yeah we did hear "Fell beast" at the beginning of Spellbound. About Rorek not going back into the book, just wait for it to be explained. I didn't mean to use dementors in that scene, sorry about that. No I'm not saying Dumbledore is part Veela, just that he was teaching Scott to properly channel his powers. And about the castle grounds thing, see above response. Whew! Hope that clears some things up. lol
Lost Inside: Whoa you should try to get more sleep. Can't read fanfics when you're lying face down on the key board, lol. Glad you like it so far.
CelticHieressFiona: Glad your liking, and herreees the update.
Nunofyorbiz: You bet there was action! Now we calm down, whew! Now comes the couple of chapters with just a little action.
Luvya: Don't worry about it, I'm glad you got around to reading it.
Rochwhen90: As per your comment see above response, and I'm glad you like it so far.
Starfire-is-not-a-wimp: That's right! This story is far from over.
Blackfoxdemon: Thanks; I thought your review was most excellent.
Angel-Star727: I'm glad you enjoyed it. I got another request for a cameo, so I hope you don't mind if I give that person a turn. Gives the story a little more variety I think.
Anonymous Reviewer: See above response. –Sighs- I'm never going to live that mistake down.
Piebgood: Glad you stopped lurking; also glad you liked the chapter.
Neko Starfire: You bet I'm gonna update some more and heres the proof! YAY! Oh and sorry about gett'n your name wrong, like your new one.
Savvy: I know, there are so many things that would sound either funny or super cool.
FantasyObsessed: Darn it! Got that song stuck in my head, lol. Let's see, seem to recognize that song from some kind of puppet show from way back in the day, hmm. Oh well. Happy you like it.
Robinfan: Really, you think they're good. –Puffs up chest-. Then I can't wait to get to the later chapters because that battle scene in the great hall is really nothing compared to what's to come. ;)
Story Weaver 1: I agree, he's not as powerful as Dumbledore now. But Dumbledore won't be alive in the world forever, so shouldn't someone on the good side be be as powerful as he was. I would venture to say Merlin was the Dumbledore of his time. By the way I'm not going to kill off Dumbledore, tsk tsk tsk, wouldn't even go there.
Jessalynn: See above response. –Sighs-. They were all taken by surprise and didn't have time to summon the book back. Sure if you want me to I'll put you in. It's just that with a TT/HP crossover there's so many characters to juggle around; give them equal times as speaking, fighting, in the spot light, ect. It's just really hard. But I think I can find a way to make it work. So glad you like my story.
Soaring-Bright-Flame: WAHOO! Glad you liked it. Since you liked that line so much I just may write it at the end of each chapter from now on. LOL
I would like to thank all of you for the great reviews, and again apologize for being the only one here who didn't know the book as well, I guess. Oh well on with the chapter.
Chapter Eleven
A bit of Parchment
Raven looked up at the ceiling as though it were about to collapse on top of her. She simply refused to believe what just happened.
"Then they've got it, they've go Malchior. Voldemort and Slade have the key."
Hayward found himself being dragged on through a long hallway with a creaky wooden floor. As he was being moved along he squinted open one of his eyes and saw the wooden path moving quickly beneath him. He was pushed inside of a room with a large fireplace and an equally large chair before it. Two death eaters at his side held him up by his shoulders while he stayed on his knees. Hayward moved his gaze down the chair and saw a milk white hand on the armrest.
"I've been looking for you," said a cold soft voice. "It is amazing how much trouble on auror can cause me in a span of a few years." He rose out of his chair and Hayward stared up at the snake-like face of Lord Voldemort.
"We…aim to please," said Hayward. Voldemort smirked and bent down closer to him.
"Are you afraid Noah Hayward?" The whole of Hayward's vision was taken up by Voldemort's face. "You cannot lie to me, none can lie to me." Hayward nodded.
"I'm afraid, of what I'm going to do to you if you don't get your mug out of my face in the next two seconds." Voldemort's eyes narrowed and he flicked a glance up at one of the death eaters. He drew his wand and poked Hayward in the back of the head.
"Crucio!" Hayward fell to the ground shrieking in pain unlike anything he had ever before known. Voldemort rose back up to his feet in the midst of Hayward's wails and waved his hand. The death eater let up the curse leaving Hayward curled up in a little ball.
"You are still alive for only one reason," said the dark lord. Slade then walked up beside Voldemort and held up the white book.
"We need your help," he said. Hayward looked up at them with one eye twitching.
"Wh-what?" Slade chuckled and walked up to him.
"Its quite simple, our little dragon friend here needs to either be in his real form or in a host body in order to be of any use to us. And as amazing as this may sound we don't have the incantation to brake the curse he's under."
"Raven," said Hayward under his breath.
"Yes the original plan was to take the book and the titan together, however because Malchior acted on his own agenda we had to improvise. And that's where you come in." Voldemort took the book from Slade and threw down in front of Hayward.
"Read it. Give yourself to him as a host or you will die." Hayward grinned and looked up at him.
"Guess I'll die then, Ol Rorek made sure that Malchior would never again be able to possess a body already occupied by a soul." Slade reached down and punched him hard across the face. As a small stream of blood seeped out Hayward's mouth Slade gripped him by the face and pulled him up.
"FFFine," he hissed. Voldemort snapped his fingers and a moment of silence passed by. Then a talk dark and menacing dementor glided into the room. Hayward fixed his gaze on it. Hayward then saw it begin to lower its hood and he struggled as best he could. Slade punched him in the gut and literally knocked the air out of him. The faceless beast approached Hayward and the door to the room closed behind it.
BACK AT HOGWARTS………………..
Harry stood staring out the window of the boy's dormitory. This past week had been one of the craziest weeks he had ever been through, and coming from someone who goes to a school for wizards that's saying something. It really was demoralizing to have won and then just as quickly it was as if they were defeated miserably. Robin strode up to him and they both nodded to each other. He joined Harry at the window and let out a tired sigh.
"We had it," said Harry. Robin looked over at him. "We had in our hand, and then it was gone."
"S'alright Harry. We'll get it back. I just can't imagine how he was able to disappear like that."
"Well, Dumbledore made it to where Cyborg could use his scanners on the grounds and he picked up an 'energy surge' which must've occurred when the death eater vanished. He didn't escape by magic."
"Slade," said Robin under his breath.
"He has technology able to do such things?"
"I wouldn't doubt anything with Slade, least of all what he's got up his sleeve." Harry nodded and continued to look out the window.
"How's, uhh, how's Starfire," asked Harry.
"She's fine, she's sleeping now. Ya know being possessed and then having the possessor being pulled out, wears a person down." Said Robin from his own experience. Harry thought for a moment.
"Can I ask you a sort of personal question?"
"Alright," said Robin with a nod.
"What's it like, or rather, how do you do it; being a Titan and a friend?" Robin raised his eyebrows; this certainly was a brainteaser. He had never really thought about it, it just came naturally.
"Well, what about you; being a wizard and friend?" Harry cocked his head in thought.
"I dunno, I guess they're equally as difficult or enjoyable."
"Yep, say Harry you wanna do some investigating with me?" Harry put on a small grin and stood up straight.
"Robin, it's what I do." The both laughed lightly and Robin nodded down the hall.
"Well come on," said Robin with a matching smile. They walked on over down the long hallways until Robin stopped in front of a certain door.
"This is Professor Frost's office, or it was."
"Yup and take a look at the doorknob," said Robin looking back down the hall. Harry examined it and saw that it was half melted.
"Someone tried to get in here and it looks like they gave up halfway into it."
"That's what I thought. Now when I was Malchior's host he tried to get in but couldn't because there was some kind of barrier around it. I was thinking maybe you could open it."
"Well only one way to find out," said Harry drawing his wand. He pointed it at the semi-melted knob and flicked it. "Alahomora." A powerful force rebounded his spell and knocked him back a few feet.
"Harry! God are you alright!" Robin bent down to help him up.
"Yeah, but I'll be feeling that again later," grunted Harry with a hand on his lower back. Robin helped him to his feet and they re-examined the door. "Okay, nothing magical is gett'n in there any time soon." Robin then got an idea.
"Then we'll use something none magical." He placed a small blob of gray putty under the doorknob and stuck a small transmitter in it.
"That some kind of explosive," asked Harry.
"Oh you know I use it when I sell chocolate down the street, I sometimes get tired of using the doorbell." They rounded a corner for cover and Robin was about to press the button when a thought occurred to him. "You wouldn't have a way to quiet this stuff down would ya?" Harry playfully looked annoyed and again took out his wand.
"Silencio," he said towards the putty. (a/n: If I got this spell wrong or if it just doesn't exist in the book, please go easy on me. I'm only human.) He gave Robin a nod and instead of setting the stuff off Robin handed the trigger to Harry.
"You wanna do the honors?"
"Okay," He nodded and took the trigger. They ducked behind the corner and Harry pushed the small red button. All they heard was a small bit of cracked wood and a small pop. They peeked around the corner and saw the door hanging on a single hinge. Harry sighed in slight disappointment. "S'not as fun without the 'Ka-boom', you know."
"Yeah I agree," said Robin following Harry into the office. They stepped in and took a look around. It looked like any other office belonging to a teacher at Hogwarts. The desk and shelves were stock full of things pertaining to the teacher's subject. Harry took to fingering through an open filing cabinet while Robin went around in the couple of desk drawers. He opened one and a green tentacle shot out of it trying to grasp Robin's wrist. He slammed it shut on the tentacle and a small squeak of pain could be heard. He opened slightly and the green appendage slid back inside. Harry looked over from the cabinet.
"What's wrong?"
"Uhhh nothing, really, sort of. Damn freaky." He went back to looking around in the desk.
"What are you two doing?" They both looked up and saw Hermione standing in the doorway. "I asked you what are the two of you doing?"
"We heard you the first time," said Robin returning to searching the drawers.
"Well, what are doing?"
"The death eater who snatched up the book was trying to get in here," said Harry. "We're just a little curious as to what it was he was looking for." Hermione looked around nervously.
"Well, be quick about it. These days I'm a little more wary of snooping."
"We're just looking though a couple of old papers and files Hermione. Nothing to get riled up about," said Harry. While Harry and Hermione debated the subject Robin went through a stack of papers in and a strange folder appeared from beneath the pile, it seemed to jump out and grab his attention. It was scarlet colored with a dragon seal for a lock with writing below it. He turned it a quarter to the left then three quarters to the right. It clicked loudly then snapped open. Harry's head spun in Robin's direction and Hermione jumped slightly. They gathered around him and Robin pulled out a mess of old parchment with thousands of lines of writing. But the most curious page was one towards the middle, absolutely blank. Harry took it and asked Hermione for a revealer. He rubbed the eraser-looking thing on the paper but nothing came up.
"Harry, what if this is like the Marauder's map," asked Hermione. Harry nodded in agreement.
"The what," asked Robin.
"Never mind," said Harry. "If it is then I don't know what words to use to make what ever is on here appear." Robin picked up the folder and dusted off the writing below the dragon seal.
"What about this?" He showed them the lettering and Hermione tapped the page with her wand.
"Ostendo Sum Serpants Specialis." At once tiny lines from all sides and areas spun together like an intricate spider's web. They formed not only lines of text but also a series of pictures and a large ring shaped symbol in the middle of the page. The whole of the text was in entirely different language. They all stared down at it with excitement coursing through them; this was defiantly turning out to be a year they'd never forget.
"We-we should show the others," said Hermione.
"Yeah, yeah I think your right," said Harry not tearing his gaze from the bit of parchment. They hurried on out of the office and began walking down the hall when Robin stopped and headed in the opposite direction. "Hey Robin where you going?"
"I need to see someone," he answered going down the hall. Harry and Hermione shrugged and continued on their way. Robin walked into the hospital wing and stopped when he saw on one was there. "Hmm, where'd she go?" Then Robin smiled in comprehension; where else would Starfire be.
Starfire walked up on the battlements of the castle wanting to get some fresh air. She had awakened not realizing that she had been asleep for early ten hours after the others had retaken the school. She had dawned her usual attire not really liking the way black and blood red looked on her. She leaned against the stone railing and looked out over the lake, the moonlight sparkling off the surface.
"Well it's not Titans Tower." She turned swiftly and saw Robin. "But I guess this roof will do for now," he finished looking around.
"Robin…" She looked at him and turned away.
"What's wrong Star?"
"Oh Robin, I cannot bear to imagine what I must have been forced to do to you or our friends. Or what those poor students were put through."
"Starfire, you know better than anyone that not one bit of that was your fault."
"But…"
"Ah! I don't want to hear you apologize for something you had no say in. It's beneath you Star." She put on a downcast look. He took her shoulders and turned her around. "Tell you what, I'll let you know when it's your fault okay?" She smiled up at him and let herself fall into him.
"I am just happy to be returned to normal." He put his arms around her and smiled off into space.
"Yeah, I defiantly like you better this way." She giggled and he had to laugh at how she moved against him while giggling. "I'm glad your back too." She leaned against him for support and let her eyes close. "If you're up to it; Harry, Hermione, and I found something interesting. I think we should get on down there." Starfire sighed not really wanting to be troubled by anything right now, but knew recently possessed or not she and Robin both had their responsibilities. However before they put aside their personal wants Starfire had something ask.
"Robin, though I realize it was not I who nearly brought about your death and/or enslavement; I wish to ask you something."
"Sure Star, what is it?"
"Will you give me your word, that you will never leave me..us!" Robin parted his mouth somewhat. He wasn't quite sure if he should say yes or even answer. True he did whatever he could to make Starfire happy, but was this a promise he could keep?
"I'm sorry Star, but I can only do my best."
"Then….that will have to suffice," she said with a warm smile. They remained in silence for another moment before going back down to the great hall.
Like I said, one or two chapters to calm down and get ready for the real plot of the story. Because mind what the summary said. This whole thing with Malchior taking over the school was basically a subplot to set up for the "big picture". Again not too much action in this chapter but a good amount is soon to come. I hope you like it so far. I'm really having fun writing this. Laters!