The Search: Chapter 12
"What Now?"
Author's Note to the Reader: This series came to me on a city bus several years ago. I wasn't exactly the most incredible writer. However, I tried writing and the content was decent (though I am slightly biased). The grammar and penmanship wasn't. Now, finally, I am ready to finish the series, almost four years later. Enjoy and please R/R.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and its familiar contents do not belong to me in anyway. They belong to Scholastic and Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Charmed and its familiar contents do not belong to me in any way. They do belong to Warner Brothers Television and Spelling Productions. The idea of the story does belong to me! If found on a website, you will be prosecuted accordingly.
© 2005
With a swish of his bright, green robes, Professor Dumbledore appeared in the velvet doorway and stepped into the room in a slightly dampened pace. The expression on his face was difficult to put a finger on. His eyes glowed white with an obvious red tint. All the sisters could conclude was that Dumbledore had been crying. Silence saturated the room for a moment. Finally, Dumbledore's soft, fragile voice began to whisper something almost inaudible.
"Sabrina and Sparrow, good evening. I know you have awaited my arrival. I apologize for the inconvenience. I have been in contact with the ministry in hopes of locating Sheena. From reports in the Ministry, your sister may be with Lord Voldemort. He might have risen again through Sheena's power. Unfortunately, that's all I know."
Sabrina's small body began to tremor and sob. Her small fingers cleared her blond locks away from her face. It had all become too much for her. Sabrina swayed and shivered before she collapsed onto the blue carpet. She could feel the tears pouring through her fingertips.
"Professor, this is all of our fault. If we-I-.. she wouldn't be in danger. She could be-." She stammered out before Sparrow tightly embraced her.
Dumbledore stood up quickly, moving to grasp Sabrina's shoulder. However, he thought better of it and took a step back. Quickly, Sparrow dried her eyes with her long, black sleeves. Come on, snap out of it. You must be strong. Sheena isn't here. Come on, Sparrow. Staring into Dumbledore's bright, blue eyes, she waited for some sort reassurance. However, the awful glint of sadness brought none. Sparrow pulled on Sabrina's shoulder to help her up. Shaking her head, Sparrow paced briskly around the entire room.
"We have to find her… wait a second. Professor, is there any chance I could astral project there? I did it earlier.. wait. I have already astral projected there. Sabrina, the forest. Professor, I know where Sheena is." Sparrow's thoughts were all over the place at this point.
"Ms. Patil, if you are prepared to take on this task, you must prepared to face death in the face. You are risking the fact that Sabrina may end up alone with no family at all. However, sometimes, that is what it takes to protect the greater good."
Grabbing her Swiss army knife and wand, she stuffed everything in sight into her bright pink, sparkly, somewhat juvenile Hello Kitty backpack. Sighing slightly, Sparrow's large, chocolate eyes pierced the air towards Sabrina and Dumbledore. Grabbing the nearest ribbon, Sparrow tied her long brown locks into a ponytail. She flashed a nervous smile.
"Professor, please trust my instincts. I am going after her. For some reason, I feel in my heart that she isn't dead.. but if we don't act now, she very well could be. Sir, if I don't return, please tell my folks that I didn't die in vain. Brina, I beg of you, don't come after me or Sheena. I couldn't stand to lose all of us."
"NOOOOOO! Sparrow please! Please don't go!" Sabrina howled from the corner of the room.
Sabrina stumbled out of Dumbledore's lanky arms before he could restrain her further. Tripping over her own two black boots, she smacked against the ground in tears. The tears continued to flow from her eyes. Sparrow dropped to the floor to comfort her sister. Rubbing Sabrina's bright, shiny red arm gently, she giggled.
"At least I know that I am not the klutzy person here. Stay here with Dumbledore. Please. You don't have an active power to protect you. It's for your own good. I love you my Telesa."
With those words in mind, Sparrow's sweaty palms gripped her backpack tightly. With a rub of her jeweled necklace, she collapsed to the ground, hoping that this attempt would not be one in vain.
With a long, black nail, a scratch was made across Sheena Berry's forehead. The nail with the fresh, red blood still dripping off it, made its way towards a vile. Slowly, the blood from the nail pattered and dripped into the vile. Two ghastly white hands enclose it. A high pitched cackle filled the air. Voldemort's sinister face, skeletal like and gaunt, came into view through the light of the broken windows. Slowly, he made a sweep towards Sheena's dead corpse.
"It's such a shame to lose something so beautiful. However, now look and see who is beautiful, my dear."
Quickly, Voldemort scrabbled to grab Sheena by the leg and placed on top of an altar of some sort. Smiling, he slashed her face with his nail once more, letting the blood run off his nails. Looking up, he motioned for Sabrina's father to kneel at his feet.
"You must stay with this girl while I drop a small token of my affection off at the Ministry." Voldemort screeched, shaking the vile in front of Mr. Aaron. "When the ministry finds out that the strongest Charmed One is dead, well, we will be to put our plan into motion."
After making sure that Voldemort was gone, Mr. Aaron approached the stone altar and glanced into Sheena's bright, green eyes. The spark that had once been there was absent. Only at an empty shell remained. Shaking his head, Jacob Aaron felt tears in his own eyes for the first time in quite a while. Sighing, he held Sheena's hand tightly and continued to ball.
"How could I have- How? Please forgive me." He sobbed, falling onto his knees.
At that moment, Sparrow Patil entered the cave to see this unbelievable scene. She couldn't decide if she was angry or pitied Mr. Aaron. Rushing over, Sparrow looked up into his eyes and saw absolution for the first time. Sparrow raised her wand at this insolent man, causing him to back into a wall. Sparrow held her wand and began to scream into his face. The hate boiled in his blood and flowed through her body.
"You killed your wife.. and then you killed my sister.. It all makes sense. How could you have done this to my sister? I don't understand. You helped Voldemort. Mr. Aaron, you killed your own daughter! Voldemort will find us and finish the job that he couldn't eleven years ago. Don't you get it? Sabrina will die because of you. Or was that a pawn in your plan as well?"
She slapped him across the face and stumbled to Sheena's limp body. The tears began to drip onto Sheena's cold body. Mr. Aaron felt his own heart melt as well. I killed a little girl. A helpless little girl. Sparrow began to whisper into Sheena's ear.
"My big sister, if you can hear me. You need to come back now. I can't do this without you. We have only met once but what I feel is a lifetime of love. Sheena, please. Sabrina and I need you more than you could ever imagine. I am so sorry I didn't get here sooner. I am sorry we fought so much. I love you Lydia. Please."
At that moment, Sparrow felt a warm hand clutch her shoulder. It was that of Mr. Aaron. Sparrow turned around and faced him. The hate continued to boil in her blood. However, his deep blue eyes began to cool her senses. One could see something there; it couldn't be sadness?
"Sparrow, I can help Sheena. We must reverse the Power Transfer spell to the point that Sheena can live. Hold out your wand and say, 'Expecto Maximum.' You can trust me. Tell Sabrina I love her dearly and I probably won't see her again. Once the Dark Lord finds out what I have done, I will be killed."
Sparrow nodded slightly and held out her wand. She prayed with every fiber of her being that this spell, the most advanced she had ever performed, would in fact work the first time.
"EXPECTO MAXIMUM!" She screamed, her voice echoing through the cave.
A bright blue light surrounded Sheena's body and flowed inside of her. It then disappeared. Sparrow ran to her sister and looked down at her chilled face.
"She isn't moving! The spell didn't work!"
At that moment, she heard a whisper.
"Sparrow? Is that you?"
Sparrow spun around and saw Sheena's bright green eyes open wide. She appeared extremely pale, but she was alive. Sparrow grinned and hugged her tightly, almost choking Sheena.
"I feel so weak. I saw Mom. She pulled me away from the light. Can we go back please? I need some pizza."
Sparrow began to giggle and held Sheena's hand tightly. She was just about to rub her necklace when she noticed Mr. Aaron with tears in his eyes.
"Wait one more moment. We will be back soon."
Sparrow trudged over to Mr. Aaron, facing him like an adult. She tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come out. Instead, she hugged him tightly. He grabbed her and smushed her like a father towards a daughter.
"Thank you. I'll tell Sabrina everything. Thank you so much."
"No, Sparrow. Thank you for teaching me how to love again. Now, go. Voldemort could return at any moment."
Rubbing her necklace, Sparrow and Sheena disappeared, leaving Mr. Aaron praying for a better future.
With a thud, Sparrow collapsed onto the ground with Sheena in hand. Smiling, she glanced at Sheena to see that she was asleep. Quickly, Sabrina and Dumbledore rushed into the room. Sabrina pounced onto Sparrow and hugged her.
"Sparrow! Wait, is Sheena dead?"
Sparrow stood up quickly and looked at Professor Dumbledore. Slowly, with more strength than she thought he had, Dumbledore picked up Sheena and winked at the girls.
"I am sure once Madam Promfery has a look at her; she will be good as new."
Sabrina and Sparrow stood there for a moment, lost in thought. Over everything that had happened up to that point. They thought about how their lives would forever be changed. No matter what, they also knew that they would be together, always.
A/N: I want to end there. There will be one last chapter to this series, to be finished over my winter break. I really hope you guys read and review this! Thanks for the constant support!