I own Amanda, Jacob, and the term Intramance. Alira Vextire Owns Alira Vextire. Forsaken Munky owns Tyren. Others own others. J.K. Rowling owns all original characters and places. Forsaken Munky and I own the two songs in this chapter that you do not recognize called December Memory and To the Edge. Any plagiarism involving these two songs holds up titles will be punished.
Chapter 14
A night to remember
The ball was to be held that night. Every female at Hogwarts over the age of 15 had spent the week getting ready. They had spent the last week constantly gossiping about who was going with whom and what every one was wearing.
Amanda and the girls of her gang were together in her private chambers. They all looked like something you'd find at the bottom of the lake. They had facial masks and half done make-up. Amanda was the only one to look decent. Luna had joined the group because of Ron. She had asked Ron to go with her and he, being the scared little boy he was, said yes because he was afraid of what she was capable of.
The girls, namely Hermione, Ginny, Luna, and Amanda had spent several hours getting everything together. Luna had just gone to get her dress on because she had finished her make-up.
"That dress will knock Ron's socks off." Said the youngest Weasley
Luna came out with a red dress. The dress had a low oval cut neckline and it descended to her lower back. The hems of the dress were trimmed in Silver.
"Ladies, we're here!" called Ryana and Alira simultaneously.
They walked in carrying their dresses. Their makeup was done and their hair was up in curlers. Ryana was holding a dress similar to Luna's. The skirt differed because it had the train effect in the back and the front chest area had crossed straps that gave her that fitted look. The dress's color was a magnificent cobalt blue. It accented her features well and gave her a seemingly aristocratic look, as well as complimented her wings.
Alira was carrying a Hunter green gown. It had butterfly sleeves and a split up the side of it up to the middle of the thigh. She also carried a pair of strapped stilettos and some matching jewelry.
"Hi Alira, Rye. Your dresses are stunning." Said Amanda
"Oh, Amanda, you should see the boys. They look awesome." Said Rye bread
"Yeah, how's Jacob doing?" asked Amanda
"I promised not to tell. Oh, Are you guys opening the ball?"
"Yeah" answered Amanda
"What song are we doing first?" asked Ryana
"December Memory"
"Oh, I love that one."
"Oh, I have to change. Excuse me." Said Amanda as she walked to her bedroom.
Hermione had exited the afore mentioned room a few moments before Amanda entered. Hermione's dress was silver, floor length, and revealing. It had hang off the shoulder straps and a low neckline. It also had the extravagant train effect. She had zigzag ties in the back that gave her a curvier look.
Mashya was lying in the corner of the room just watching the girls. Alira spotted him and picked him up.
"Hello, Mashya. How are you?" she said in regular English.
"You expect me to answer?" said Mashya in his snake language.
"You are a beautiful serpent, Mashya. Did you know that your name was meant to mean Dragon's beast?"
"I knew both of those facts."
Amanda came out of her room. She was wearing a beautiful black dress. It was strapless and the top of the dress was embroidered with elegant designs in silver. It held that fitted look. Amanda's hair, although normally straight, was in loose curls.
"Wow, your dress is gorgeous." Said Ginny
"Jacob bought it for you, huh?" asked Ryana
"He had a professional tailor come out to the castle and make it." Answered Amanda
"It must have cost a fortune." Said Hermione.
"Jacob has his family's inheritance. I would have paid for it myself but he wouldn't let me. He claimed 'my future wife should never pay for her own formal wear'" she finished with an impersonation of Professor Frost…Vansire.
The girls spent the next thirty minutes getting their makeup done and changing into their dresses. Finally the big moment came, it was time for the guys to get them.
There was a knock on the door ten minutes after the last lash was curled and the last curler was removed. Alira answered the door to find a clean cut Harry and Ron. Ginny and Luna left with them and Alira, Rye, Amanda, and Hermione were left alone.
About five minutes had past when Alira spoke up.
"I'm going down to the ball now. Hope you don't lose your voice tonight. I'll keep your tempo as long as you sound good." Said Alira
"Bye" answered Amanda
Alira put Mashya around Amanda's shoulders before she walked out the door.
About two minutes after Alira's exit, another knock came.
Rye answered the door and found a stunningly handsome Draco. Hermione walked up to him and he gave her a kiss. Draco had silver robes that matched Hermione's dress. They left with Rye. This left Amanda all alone.
There was yet another knock on Amanda's door. Amanda opened the door to see Jacob in black robes that looked like they cost a fortune.
Jacob looked stunned for a moment before he spoke.
"Whoa! You're absolutely beautiful."
"You clean up well yourself."
"Well, Shall we go now or keep them waiting."
"Yeah, we can go."
"Kitten?"
Yes?"
"Can we leave Mashya here?"
"Oh, Sorry."
Amanda went back into the sitting area of her common room and put Mashya on the sofa.
"Sorry, Mashya. Have fun without me." She said to Mashya in his very own language.
"Oh, I will. There are plenty of mice here in this ancient castle."
Amanda walked back to the door where Jacob, or frost as he liked to be called, was waiting. He liked being called that because, before they met, his heart was made of Ice. That and he had the gift of controlling Ice.
"Now we may go," said Amanda and they left for the ball that was so eagerly waiting for them to arrive.
(And That's the end of the story, I hope…. wait…. I'm nowhere near done. Oops! Continue to enjoy my masterpiece.)
On the way to the ball
On the way to the ball, Amanda turned to Jacob with a worried look.
"Jake, I told you what to do when Vold…"
"Amanda, We've been over this plan several times. I know, for a fact, that no one on our side will die tonight."
"But…"
"No buts. You worry to much."
"It's a habit. And besides, it saves lives when I worry."
"Yes, but it doesn't help you. The most worry can do for you is give you wrinkles. Face it, Amanda, it's the adrenaline not the worry that really saves lives when it comes time."
The conversation pretty much ended there. It took them about five more minutes to get to the great hall. They walked in pleasant silence.
When they got to the entrance of the great hall, Amanda and Jacob could see the champions waiting out side the massive doors. Ron and Harry had Luna and Ginny. The other champions took other champions. McGonagall came out of the great hall and greeted the waiting champions.
"Everything is ready. Now line up with your partners. You are opening the ball, then Amanda, you will join Alira, Tyren, and Ryana. Are all of you ready?"
Everyone nodded his or her heads. McGonagall opened the doors and walked in. The doors closed behind her and the Champions waited once more.
The doors opened again to reveal confetti falling from the night sky. It disappeared when it hit the ground or any other object. All around the room were little tables for four. In the center of each of these little tables was a small trophy.
The champions marched in with their dates and stood in the center of the room and waited for the music to begin. The music began to play and they all began to dance. The song was a simple and slow ballad.
Soon, everyone was joining in and the champions began to drop out. Amanda left Jacob to himself and went onto the stage that was located where the teacher's table once stood. The Ballad ended and everyone turned to the stage. Amanda stood up to the microphone.
"Welcome everyone. Now I'd like for you to have fun tonight and enjoy the next song called December Memory."
The people in the crowd who liked the song gave shouts and screams for it. The screams and screeches died down as Deceiving Innocence began to play. Then Amanda began to sing the words as she played her guitar.
When I look back on these memories
December memories of you
I realize that I loved you and
I only wish I could have held
On longer
Tyren chimed in for the chorus as she played her Bass guitar.
Seeing you every day was a blessing
You left no enemy in your wake
December Rose in his garden
Won't you come back?
Then Tyren dropped out. There was a pause in the words as Ryana had a solo with the synthesizer. The young couples were dancing to the song and the guys were whispering in their girlfriend's ears. Amanda began to sing once more.
It's just too bad this world didn't know you
The way I did/but we know life goes on
Even without your smiling face
I'll never let go of my December memory
Seeing you every day was a blessing
You left no enemies in your wake
December Rose in his garden
Won't you come back?
The song faded out slowly and a new song began as the dancing couples stopped and clapped for Deceiving Innocence. They had a large sound system on the left of the stage and in that sound system, they had a few disks. They had Linkin Park. They started playing one of the songs and Deceiving Innocence came off stage to enjoy the ball.
I woke up in a dream today
To the cold of the static/and put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering I'm pretending to be where I'm not anymore
A little taste of Hypocrisy
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake/slow to react
Even though you're so close to me
You're still so distant/and I can't bring you back
It's true/the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Printed on my memories
Even if you're not with me
I'm with you
Amanda looked around for people she didn't recognize. Her premonition took place here. She looked for more, driven by anger and ignorance.
I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floor/the rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
Now I'm trapped in this memory
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake/slow to react
Even though you're so close to me
You're still so distant/and I can't bring you back
The chorus played again as Amanda continued her search. She failed miserably, meaning there was no one there that was not in the school a majority of the time.
No
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
You/now I see/keeping everything inside
With you
You/now I see/even when I close my eyes
The song faded out. A new song began. This one was Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams by Pink.
When that song went off, yet another song came on. The newest song was an older Ballad. Jacob finally found Amanda. He had been looking for her the last two songs.
"Hello, my fair maiden. Care to dance?" he asked her
"Déjà vu. Of course."
They danced for the next two songs, but their fun was soon over because Amanda had to go back on stage with the rest of the band.
Amanda stood at the mike again.
"Ok, this one is a little different than the rest of the songs we've played. It's called To the Edge."
The song began and Amanda began to sing once more.
You see that I've
Been sitting here way to long
For this verse to mean anything at all
But seeing the look on your face
That I'm nothing but a disgrace
Pushes me to the edge
Tyren began to scream almost incoherently, and then Tyren and Amanda both sung the Melody.
You BROUGHT ME TO THE EDGE
I'm
Standing on the edge of the highest cliff
So this pain can fly away
And so my body may live today
No I'm not the one at fault
When you're the one to fall
Every time you speak to me
You bring me closer to the fall
You put me through such torture
But you're having such a ball
That there may never be a cure
No, nothing not a thing at all
The chorus repeated and they gladly sung their hearts out to the crowd.
When you're the force that
Never brought me down
That made me stronger/smarter/better
You asked me to push you to the edge
The song was beginning to end when the Great hall doors swung open and several cloaked figures walked in. In the center of the cloaked figures was yet another cloaked figure. The figure took off his hood. The figure was none other than Voldemort.
Harry, who stood in the mob at the base of the platform, saw this and began to make his way out of the group. Professor Vansire stopped him from proceeding.
"Professor, could you please let me pass?" he said through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry Harry. This is for the good of every one in this room." Answered the professor
Jacob shot him with a spell that shot out purple sparks. Harry was knocked out cold.
Ryana and Alira were at the doors letting out as many students as they could. Jacob pulled Harry out of the Great Hall and into the entrance hall. A death eater noticed the students getting away and alerted a few from the back of the group. They began throwing spells of all sorts. Ryana and Alira returned fire.
Tyren escaped to her private chambers and grabbed two vials. Each of the two vials had it's own colorful label. The run there and back was slow.
Back in the Great Hall, Voldemort stared dead at his daughter. She stared back defiantly.
"Bring me the Hostage." Hissed Voldemort
A new set of death eaters walked into the room. They were dragging Remus Lupin by his scrawny arms.
"A trade. Your life and Potter's for your friend's life."
"I'd never agree to you, Voldemort."
"Now, you see, that hurts. My own daughter doesn't even trust me enough to call me 'daddy'" Voldemort gave a hearty laugh.
Voldemort snapped his fingers.
"Bring me the prophecy." He commanded
Another death eater from within the pack came to the front to deliver the silvery orb.
"Let's see what you have to say."
He smashed the small orb on the floor. From the remnants rose Amanda's figure. The miniature Amanda began to speak.
"In the day of the savior's final year, the evil shall perish, the spawn will die, and five shall pass. The lover will wait, the gold will shine it's brightest, silver will become gold, and life will no longer halt to evil."
The miniature Amanda faded away. Voldemort looked up from its previous spot to the full sized Amanda. His face portrayed hatred, confusion, and the least likely to be seen, Fear.
The wheels were turning in Amanda's head. She knew what part of the prophecy meant. Voldemort did, too.
Harry's eyes fluttered open. He sat up groggily as he tried to remember what happened to him. He stood up and looked around the room. He was in the entrance hall.
Suddenly, his memory came rushing back to him. Voldemort had attacked Hogwarts and Professor Vansire knocked him out.
Harry ran back into the Great hall. There, he saw Alira, Professor Vansire, and Ryana battling with words and spells against a group of death eaters, as well as Amanda and Voldemort having a staring contest.
Amanda looked away from Voldemort to look into Harry's face. Amanda did something that was against Auror protocol.
"Harry, Get back! Get back!"
"No, he killed my family!"
We'll deal with him later, now get back!"
With Amanda screaming at Harry, Voldemort was free to go around behind Amanda. He came up really close behind her and pulled out a silver dagger.
Tyren Ran into the mess of rubble and blood that was the Great hall with a vial in her hand.
"NO!" she screamed
"To late, my darling daughter." Whispered Voldemort to Amanda
Voldemort stabbed the dagger into her back. Amanda gave a little cry, a whimper, for the pain. He took out the sharp blood-coated blade from her back and walked out of the castle.
Tyren went to Jacob and gave him the vial she held in her hand.
"Drink it…Now!"
Frost did what he was just told. He drank it in one large gulp.
"What was that?"
"A life-extending potion. It only lasts thirty minutes."
They moved to Amanda's motionless form. Tyren bent down to Amanda's level and checked her pulse.
"She's dead," said Tyren disbelieved
"Amanda…Wake up!" said Frost with a lost expression
"She will wake. Just cut…give me a second." Said Tyren as she regained her luster
"Why?"
"Give me your knife."
"Tyren Explain!" exploded Frost
"Just do it! I'll explain as soon as there is time."
Jacob gave her the knife. Tyren pulled another vial from her trench coat pocket. She cut the tip of her finger with the blade she now held. She uncorked the small vial and squeezed the blood from her finger into the vial. She corked it and shook it, then uncorked it again.
"Turn out the lights as soon as I give her the potion. The light may damage her eyes."
Frost nodded his head. Tyren brought Amanda's lifeless body to her a laid Amanda's head in her lap. She then pried her jaw open and poured the contents of the vial down Amanda's throat. Frost waved his hand and the candles blew out. Everything was dark. All that was heard was Lupin coughing from the kick he took to the stomach as Voldemort and his followers left.
Tyren began mumbling to herself and grew louder with every passing second.
"Damn it, Amanda! Live!"
"Amanda sat up and took a breath with lightning speed.
"Rekindle the lights, " asked Tyren
The candles were all lit again, five or so at a time. Tyren began sewing Amanda's wound shut. Amanda's skin was less colorful. Her eyes were no longer a beautiful honey brown, but black. Her hair had changed to black as well.
Amanda turned around and looked into Tyren's eyes.
"Took you long enough. I was halfway to judgment." Said Amanda
"Hey, it's not my fault that my chambers are so far away." Defended Tyren
"Girls! Explain. I don't remember this part of the plan." Said frost who seemed ready to explode
Tyren and Amanda looked at each other for a moment and then nodded to one another.
"Amanda didn't want to alarm you. She also knew that Voldemort thinking she was dead was a good thing. Kill to birds with one stone as it were."
"and get the third later." Finished Jacob
"That still doesn't explain why you left the vials in your chambers."
"Sorry, I forgot."
"You forgot?" Amanda was getting angry
"Uh, oh."
"Uh, oh is right. "
"Amanda calm down. Your emotions are a little wired now. It's because you're an Intremance now." Said Frost knowingly
"I'm an Intremance now." Repeated Amanda in a monotone.