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The Dark Mark

"Is that--?" Amy started, but before she could finish, Harry had taken off at a run. Sprinting down the street as fast as his feet could take him, and Amy ran after him. He took a right turn, and ran down Privet Drive. Just outside Number 4, Privet Drive, he saw six hooded figures, having caught his cousin Dudley prisoner. Amy stopped dead in her own tracks, just behind Harry. She gasped at the scene before her.

"So nice of you to join us, Potter," one of the Death Eaters sneered. "We knew you wouldn't let us down."

"Is that so?" Harry shouted, seeing his aunt Petunia from the corner of his eye. She looked like a lump lying on the ground, loud sobs coming from her direction.

"Don't be smart with us, Potter" another of the Death Eater's spat. It could only have been Lucius' voice. He gave a brief nod to the Death Eater pointing his wand at Dudley.

"CRUCIO!" shouted the voice of Bellatrix Lestrange, and Dudley fell to the ground. Yelling and twitching from the pain it caused him.

"NO!" Petunia shouted, "Please let him go!" She pleaded, and turned to Harry, "Harry, please" she looked at him, as for asking him to save her only child.

"Why don't you cowards let him go, and fight me fair?" Harry shouted angrily, and Bellatrix lifted her wand. Leaving Dudley lying in a heap on the ground, not daring to move. "You're six Death Eaters fighting a sixteen year old kid after all? I've got no one here to protect me, so why are you so afraid?" He continued, in an angry voice. An expression on his face that would've scared most people off, but Lucius merely laughed at him.

"So, the great Harry Potter wants to fight us," Lucius smirked. "Sure, let's see what you can do, Potter" He spat, a contemptuous look on his face.

Harry aimed his wand at Lucius. Harry didn't know why he'd challenged them like that; he knew it was a stupid thing to. He couldn't possible get the upper hand on six Death Eaters, and he knew for a fact that they wouldn't fight him fair. At least it'd taken their attention away from Dudley.

"STUPEFY!" Lucius shouted, and Harry had barley time to react: "PROTEGO" he shouted, and a shield erupted from his wand, protecting him from the spell.

"Isn't that cute," Lucius smiled sarcastically, "but that charm won't protect you for more powerful charms you now!" And before Harry could do anything, he felt every worry leave his mind. He was relaxed, and he could hear a voice in the distant: "Give up, Potter, throw away your wand and come with us!" Harry was just about to obey, when he started wondering why. After all, it would be a pretty stupid thing to go with the Death Eaters.

"I don't think so," Harry answered the voice.

"WHAT?" Lucius bellowed, "You're coming with us now!"

"No!" Harry shouted back, "No I won't!" And at once, he felt the real world coming back to him, staring Lucius in the eye.

"Oh yes, you will!" Lucius hissed. "CRUCIO!"

The curse hit Harry with such force; he was thrown on his back, screaming of the intolerable pain it caused him. After what seemed like an eternity, the curse was lifted. Harry scrambled to his feet, his whole body acing after the fall and the aftermath of the curse. He pointed his wand at Lucius, his hand trembling.

"If you think that hurt, Potter, it's noting compared to what we have in store for you!" Lucius laughed. "CRUCIO!" He yelled, and once more Harry was on the ground screaming. The curse lifted again, and he could hear the Death Eaters laughing and his aunt weeping. This time, it took even more effort to get up, but he was determined not to give up.

"You're persistent, Potter!" Lucius sneered, "Maybe we should check if you've got better endurance than the Longbottoms!"

"What an excellent idea, Lucius!" Bellatrix had taken off her hood, and had an evil grin on her face.

Harry where infuriated at this remark. Not only where she the person responsible for torturing those pore people to insanity, but she had killed his godfather too. "IMPEDIMENTA" He yelled, and just as the spell hit her, he was hit with another cruciatus curse from Lucius.

Harry got up on his feet again. It took him a great deal of energy to get up, but he wasn't prepared to give in, his knuckles where white from clutching his wand tightly. He muttered something that couldn't be heard, and a silver stag erupted from his wand. He whispered something in its ear, and it took of at a run.

"Do you really think a patronus could save you?" Lucius laughed. "There are no dementors here tonight" He finished with an evil grin.

As the effects of Harry's curse on Bellatrix wore off, she'd gotten pretty angry. "You won't get away with that, Potter!" She aimed her wand at him, and threw another cruciatus curse at him. "Let's indeed se if you can handle more than those Longbottoms!" she yelled over Harry's loud screams.

"Don't overdo it now, Bella!" Lucius said, and the curse was lifted. "The Dark Lord wants his sanity intact when dealing with him."

This time Harry couldn't find the energy to get up again, his knees gave in to him when he tried.

"Don't you think I know that, Lucius? Do you really think that I'd want to repeat my mistakes? No, the boy can handle a lot more than this. I know when to stop." Bella hissed, throwing the curse at Harry again.

The screams of Harry Potter filled Privet Drive, as the Death Eater took it in turn to cast the curse at him. Eventually his screams died away, as even that were too painful. He started drifting in and out of consciousness after a couple dozen hits.

"That's enough," Lucius flung out his arm to prevent Bellatrix from throwing the curse again. "The boy is unconscious; we'll need him in one peace for our Master! You can continue, if you like, as soon as he's awake."

"Fine!" Bellatrix snapped. And just as she was about to conjure ropes to tie up Harry with, a series of pops could be heard around them. The arrival of a dozen order members took the Death Eaters with surprise, and before they knew what hit them, tree of them where stunned, one was fleeing, and the two others tried to fight the order members. They knew it was a loosing battle, and disappeared with two loud pops.

"Oh my god!" Mrs Weasley gasped of the sight of Harrys limp body, and Mr Weasley held her tightly to comfort her. Petunia was clinging hard to her son. McGonagal and Dumbledore had run up to Harry, and turned him over to his back.

"He's barley breading, Albus!" McGonagal said in a worried voice to the headmaster. "Do you think… I mean, could they…?"

"I don't know, Minerva. I really don't know." The old man answered, his eyes looking sorrowful. "We'll need to take him to St.Mungos strait away, there's no time to loose! Tonks, Alastor, would you take him? I'll right behind you." And with that Moody and Tonks conjured a stretcher and brought Harry with them.

Lupin noticed the girl who stood paralysed, tears streaming down her face. He'd never seen her before, but she seemed oddly familiar to him anyway. "Are you alright, miss?" he asked her.

"I- I- just, I-!" she began stuttering. As an instinct Remus hugged her, and she began to cry uncontrollably into his shoulder. "I thought he was gone," she whispered so only he could hear. "I thought he disappeared fifteen years ago, and those Death Eaters too! And then I saw the Dark Mark, and- and Harry… I didn't know… He's just a kid like me…!"

"Sssh, it's going to be all right!" Remus soothed her, and letting her cry for a while. "So, do you have a name, miss?"

She stopped sobbing, and pulled away from Lupin. "I'm Amy Abigail Maddison Black" she said in a low voice.

Dumbledore slowly walked towards Petunia and Dudley. He stretched out his hand to help them up. Hesitantly Petunia accepted his hand.

"Did any of you get hurt?" Dumbledore asked with great graveness. The twinkle in his eyes was totally gone, and he seemed to age for each minute that went by.

Petunia nodded. "T- they h- hit him with s- some torturing sp-spell or something!" Petunia sobbed, clinging to Dudley.

"I see," Dumbledore answered thoughtfully. "I would like it if the two of you came with me to St. Mungos. Mr. Dursley will get something to ease the pain and get some well needed rest."

Petunia didn't object, and quietly followed the old wizard.

"Hi, Amy. I'm Remus Lupin," Lupin said and offered his hand to her, and she shock it. "So, does your mum know where you are?"

"No, I was just about to go home when I and Harry saw that mark." Amy answered, looking at her own feet.

"Okay, then I'll be more than happy to follow you home, Amy. And I'll have a chat with your mum, and explain the situation to her..."

"No, I want to go and see Harry!" Amy cut inn, looking Lupin in the eye.

"I understand that, but he won't be taking any visitors tonight. And besides, if your mum has seen the Dark Mark, she'll be worried sick for you. I'll talk to her, and see if you can come tomorrow, okay?" Lupin explained.

"Okay," Amy sighed, and waited for Lupin to have a word with Dumbledore before he followed her home.