Exorcism: part 3
Father Roberts had been gone for many days and during his absence, moans and whispers echoed around the school, inhuman howls sounded from the castle towers late at night and students reported seeing an demonic creature when walking alone in the dark and when asleep, they would awake to see "a huge, evil face grinning demonically" at them.
When at last Father Roberts returned, he was carrying a huge crate under his arm, and retired to his office.
One night, he summoned Harry, Ron and Hermione to the Gryffindor common room. When they asked where he had been these last few weeks, he replied, "To Rome."
"To Rome?" said Ron with a questioning look.
"The Vatican, to be exact," said Father Roberts.
"Why?" asked Hermione.
"To pick up these," he replied, digging into the crate at his feet and removed a big crucifix with an image of Jesus Christ on it, a picture of the Virgin Mary, and a statue of Saint Michael the Archangel.
"What are those?" asked Harry.
"Items to help in the exorcism," said Father Roberts.
With that they left the common room, to head for the East Tower, where Sarah was now locked up. Once they got there, they found Sarah lying motionless on the bed, hands and feet bounded. Father Roberts put the St. Michael statue on her right, the Virgin Mary painting on her left and the crucifix in front of her. Father Roberts gave Harry, Ron and Hermione their exorcism instructions and told them to get on their knees. He crossed himself, Sarah and the other three. The minute he crossed Sarah, the demon spoke, "Father Roberts, haven't seen you in awhile what's the matter? Got tired of fucking all the women in Rome?"
Father Roberts ignored the demon and began the rite with a new prayer, "Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in 'our battles against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places'," Sarah began to erupt in the most violent seizures she had ever had, but Father Roberts continued, "Come to the assistance of men whom God hast created to His likeness and whom He has redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil," the demon screamed out, "FUCK YOU, ROBERTS," and she began cursing God's name, Father Roberts continued, "The Holy Church venerates you as her guardian and protector; to you, the Lord has entrusted the souls of the redeemed to be led into heaven. Pray therefore the God of peace to crush Satan beneath our feet, that he may no longer retain men captive and do injury to the Church. Offer our prayers to the Most High, that without delay they draw His mercy down upon us; take hold of 'the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan,' bind him and cast him into the bottomless pit 'that he may no longer deceive the nations."
At that moment another masculine voice (a kinder one) spoke, through Sarah, to Father Roberts, saying, "Father Roberts, I am Saint Michael, the Lord is with you, keep praying and that shall reinforce my fight against Satan."
Suddenly, the demon spoke, "Leave this bitch, Michael, this whore is mine and kill her before I let you take her from me."