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Right here we goooooooooooooooooo! Another chapter in the story of Daphne Calmswood!

Chapter 13-Hillside Battles

As the six teenagers moved silently down the corridors of Hogwarts, they were all wondering what they were getting themselves into. They were running away from the safety of their school, in the height of Voldemort's reign of terror. They were going looking for a murderer, who could quite easily be involved with Voldemort. More than one of them were beginning to panic about what they were doing.

As they reached halfway across the lawn to the Forbidden Forest, Lily started to gasp, as tears poured down her face. She seemed to have been holding them in, ever since they left the Common room. James wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him,

"What's the matter Lils?"

"I-I-I j-just can't b-believe what w-we-we're doing..."

"Oh Lily," James kissed away her tears and started to slowly guide her towards their destination, the forest.

"I-it's s-so da-dangerous, wh-what if we're caught?"

"We won't be Lils, I promise you. Are you sure you want to come?" James soothed

"NO!" Lily said fiercely, "I AM coming, I-I just, it just... got to me a bit. The danger, y'know?"

When they all reached the shadows of the trees, Lily had calmed down, and seemed to be perfectly alright.

"Ok?" said Daphne, breathlessly, even she didn't seem able to believe what they were doing "Well, lets, lets go?" she tried to sound decisive, "Yes, lets go." She kicked her leg over the broom, Lily slid onto the broomstick, behind James. She suddenly said,

"Right, lets get this over with, I'll be fine once we get off the ground, I just can't bear waiting to take off!"

They all kicked off from the ground and quickly flew, out of Hogwarts grounds, and over the Scottish mountains and moors. They saw a cave in the side of one of the hills and flew down to it. It was empty so they decided to camp there for the night. Daphne and Sirius laid out the blankets that they had brought, and got out some of the food and water. They ate and drank in silence, then suddenly James said,

"Hey, Padfoot, you're the only one of us who is 17. You're the one who's gonna have to conjure up more food or water if we run out,"

Sirius blanched.

"You did, pay attention when we were learning how to do that in transfiguration, weren't you?" asked Lily with a pleading look on her face.

"Yes," said Sirius slowly, "It's just a... big responsibility, that's all."

The others breathed a sigh of relief.

Sirius leant over to Daphne and whispered "Can I speak to you for a minute?"

"Sure" she said, looking at him quizzically.

Sirius led her outside and up the hill a little. He turned to her and said

"We haven't had any time alone for so long Daph..."

Daphne grinned, despite the circumstances, there was nothing she would like more than time alone with Sirius. After all, what with her injuries, and then suddenly running away from Hogwarts, they had always been with the others. She turned her face to his, and looked into the depths of his silver eyes, he looked right back into hers. Sirius could suddenly bear it no longer, and leant down and captured her lips. Daphne's arms snaked around Sirius' neck, pulling him closer. They finally broke apart, and Sirius saw something new in her eyes. Something deeper, and more intense than he had ever seen there. Daphne too could see it in his eyes. They stood and stared at each other, just enjoying each others' presence.

"Where do we go from now Daph?" Sirius asked "How do we know where to go, from here? I mean, how do we know where this guy is? Do you even know his name?"

"I don't know Siri." Daphne said, looking helpless, "I don't know, I am following instinct. I don't think we need to go anywhere, I think he's here."

Sirius looked alarmed

"Well obviously not right here!" Daphne corrected herself, shaking her head. Then, she froze, for another voice had cut into their conversation.

"Are you sure about that, pretty one?" the voice said...

Meanwhile, back in the cave, the other four teenagers were grouped around the fire that Sirius had conjured before he left.

"Do you reckon that Daphne knows where she's taking us?" Remus said, looking worried.

"I hope so, I don't think she would lead us out of Hogwarts without a clue where she was going." said Lily quietly. She was leaning against James' chest, she seemed to have calmed down completely from her ordeal earlier.

"I'm not so sure," Carla said uncertainly "I mean, she's hot-headed isn't she? She gets carried away, and doesn't think sometimes."

"Oh dear" said James, with something of a finality in his voice.

"NO!" said Lily, hitting him on the leg, "Don't say that! Otherwise I'll give up that we're ever going home." she looked completely drained of the energy that she was normally full of.

"I wonder where those two are," said Remus

"Don't go there!" muttered James "They'll be in a field somewhere,"

"Don't be horrid!" said Lily

"No, I'm serious," said Remus, "What if they're in trouble? Remember, there's no-one here to look after us... Lets go and see where they are."

They all stood up and walked up the hill and saw Daphne and Sirius, standing with their wands out, facing a man who seemed to be taunting Daphne.

"Shit" said James, "Is it him?"

They moved forward silently and the man yelled

"Crucio!"

Daphne fell to the floor, writhing in pain, harsh screams were emitted from her twisted mouth. Tears ran down her face, and she clenched her own fists so tight that her fingernails made her palms bleed. Sirius couldn't bear it and shouted

"Stupefy!"

The man deflected the spell, turned to Sirius and said,

"It's no use fighting, boy,"

"That's what you think!" Sirius rallied himself and prepared himself to mutter another spell. Daphne, now free from the Cruciatus curse, lay on the floor, whimpering. Lily ran to her and helped her to sit up. Sirius, James, Remus and Carla, were all duelling with the man, they were no match for him, partly because he knew exactly what they were going to do. They were fighting predictably. Eventually, the man said

"It's no use fighting, listen instead"

Sirius looked as if he was about to do otherwise, when Daphne called weakly

"Listen to him."

Sirius still held his wand, but he wasn't about to fight.

"Ok" the man said "You, are Daphne Calmswood, you are wanted by the Dark Lord,"

"YOU ARE a DEATH EATER!" yelled Sirius furiously

"Yes," the man said calmly "Anyway. There is a prophecy, that your two friends, Potter and Evans, would be a great threat to the Dark Lord, or rather, their child will be a great threat to the Dark Lord."

Lily and James seemed to temporarily stop breathing, then they looked at each other in disbelief.

The Death Eater continued "You, Daphne, brought them together. Your friendship strengthened theirs', and it eventually turned to love"

"Why are you telling us this?" Sirius asked harshly.

"Because, this is why the Dark Lord wanted Daphne dead, I went to her house and found that she was not there. Of course by that time, her father and brothers knew I was there. I had to dispose of them, or they would have convicted me."

Daphne struggled against Lily's restraining grip.

"You killed them!" she screamed "YOU KILLED THEM" she broke down, sobbing onto Lily's shoulder. The Death Eater sneered.

"I am going to tell you my name before you die." he said casually, "Stefan Ketoff, I am the Dark Lord's most faithful, I will be rewarded for killing you all. You two," he gestured at Lily and James, "because you would have born the child who would have threatened the Dark Lord. YOU!" he whirled to face Daphne "because you would have been the cause of the child. And you," he gestured at Carla, Remus and Sirius "Because you are blood traitors and you are witnesses."

"You think we are just going to let you?" said Sirius incredulously "You think we are going to let you?"

"Yes." said the Death Eater. "AVADA-"

"STUPEFY!" yelled Sirius and James simultaneously.

The Death Eater ducked and shouted

"AVADA KE-"

He was once more cut of by a stream of red light coming from five wands. He staggered as one grazed his arm, he didn't see Daphne, behind him. She raised her wand and croaked

"Stupefy"

The Death Eater keeled over and landed face down on the ground.

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