CHAPTER 8
"Relax, he is innocent. I am sorry Sirius." Abby said turning to the silent figure. As I looked at him I could see that he was indeed a handsome man once but the years in Azkaban had taken their toll. His face was lined and eyes black. I must have looked scared. The most wanted man in the Wizarding world next to Voldemort himself was standing right in front of me and I could clearly see his wand. Oliver stood close to me his arms folded across his chest as he looked at the escaped prisoner before us.
"Abby maybe you should have told them about all this first." Sirius said as he came to the aurours side. His voice is softer then I thought it would be and when he looked at Abby I could swear his eyes twinkled a little. It was hard not to look at Abby and not be stunned by her beauty, her blonde hair fell in perfectly formed curls to her waist and her blue eyes were hypnotic, she looks really young even though she is at least thirty five. I wondered was there Vela blood in the Wood's. I watch in a stunned silence as I was ushered to the couch. Abby and Sirius sat across from us as Oliver held my hand softly.
"Look Katie, Oliver. Sirius is one of the few people who know anything about the Mirrors of Avalon and he has met Dumas before too. So if you want to save your souls you will listen to him." Abby said sternly. Now I could see why she was an Aurour. Oliver looked at me as if to say 'she won't let him hurt us'. I nod and we turn to the infamous Black that had haunted our school the year before.
"Alright where shall I begin? Aw Madam Dumas. She is older then Dumbledore, I suppose she was a little old lady the first time you saw her. Wobbling around on her cane. Yeah that's what she was when I first met her, and then she turned into a young woman to show the future." Sirius said as he sat close to Abby. I watched the pair closely. They sat as close as I did with Oliver, somehow I could see that maybe when they were in school they were closer then friends. Maybe they still were.
"Yeah that's how it happened." I sighed as I never varied my gaze.
"The bracelet, wizard diamonds right?" Sirius said again. Oliver nodded his answer.
"The last time you took it off it felt like you were being swallowed by fire. Then you were stood somewhere being shown the 'future'." He said as I nodded. I knew all this already why was he going on about it again.
"The thing with Dumas is the fact she owe no allegiances to either side. She may be evil she may be good. All depends on what she wants. Has she given you any indication?"
"She said she wants to help me stop making a choice I shall regret for the rest of my life. But then when I looked in the mirrors for a second time I was a Banshee. What is all that about?" I asked as I felt myself become curious. He had seen the mirrors and Dumas. What if she had tricked him into the choice which made him the criminal he was now? What if I made no mistake and the only thing I will grow to regret is walking into the shop where I met her.
"Katie, did you buy anything other then the bracelet?" he asked softly.
"Yeah I bought some vintage dress robes." I sighed softly. Sirius turned to Abby and gave her a concerned look.
"Katie, you never told me about the robes. Can you get them for me?" Abby said softly but urgently. I shrugged me shoulder and went to get the pale blue robes. I hadn't made it passed the couch when I felt the flames lick me again. I fell to my knees as I heard Oliver call my name.
I opened my eyes again as I rose again to my feet. I am not in Oliver's flat anymore. I am standing in a church, I can see Oliver standing at the top in front of an alter in his dress robes waiting for someone. I see my older self in the very back; she is wearing rich silk white robes. I can't shake the memory of what I saw in the mirrors. But as of yet I saw no tears. I could feel that my older self was nervous but she was happy. I look beautiful. I had never seen my hair in such an elaborate twist and my make up was perfect. My sisters stood each side of me in lilac robes looking a little uncomfortable but happy. My baby brother was holding a cushion holding two thin gold bands. My dad was standing behind me and I could see my mother at the top leaning across to talk to Abby who was sitting across the aisle with Sirius. My older self straightens her perfect robes and nods; she is ready to walk down the aisle.
"Aw Miss Bell; perfect timing." I hear Madam Dumas's voice behind me and it sends an icy chill through me. I turned and looked at her as she smiles at me.
"You know today is meant to be the happiest in your life." She said in a sing song voice. I turn and look at myself walk down the aisle. I can feel the butterflies in her stomach churn with excitement. I watched as my older self stands close to Oliver. I am going to marry him and I see no tears, no sign of tears at all. I watched the wedding ceremony. I have been to loads of muggle weddings which felt like they go on for an age but this ceremony is over within ten minutes. I smiled. I can feel the urge to kiss Oliver. I have never felt so happy.
"You shall not get my soul Dumas." I said not turning away from the newly weds.
"Your soul no longer concerns me girl." She snapped as I watched Oliver spin me around a little as we leave the church laughing.
"I saw in the mirror. I saw myself weeping at the wedding." I turn to Dumas whose face is now ashen. She looks at the congregation which has gathered around the older versions of Oliver and me. I can see her gaze is firmly fixed on Sirius Black and Abby Wood, who I notice is pregnant.
"It can not be. It can not be. The fates. Something has gone awry!" she gasped, she waved her hand and again all I see is black. As the dark engulfs me I see a flash of blue light and I hear a baby cry in the distance.
"Relax, he is innocent. I am sorry Sirius." Abby said turning to the silent figure. As I looked at him I could see that he was indeed a handsome man once but the years in Azkaban had taken their toll. His face was lined and eyes black. I must have looked scared. The most wanted man in the Wizarding world next to Voldemort himself was standing right in front of me and I could clearly see his wand. Oliver stood close to me his arms folded across his chest as he looked at the escaped prisoner before us.
"Abby maybe you should have told them about all this first." Sirius said as he came to the aurours side. His voice is softer then I thought it would be and when he looked at Abby I could swear his eyes twinkled a little. It was hard not to look at Abby and not be stunned by her beauty, her blonde hair fell in perfectly formed curls to her waist and her blue eyes were hypnotic, she looks really young even though she is at least thirty five. I wondered was there Vela blood in the Wood's. I watch in a stunned silence as I was ushered to the couch. Abby and Sirius sat across from us as Oliver held my hand softly.
"Look Katie, Oliver. Sirius is one of the few people who know anything about the Mirrors of Avalon and he has met Dumas before too. So if you want to save your souls you will listen to him." Abby said sternly. Now I could see why she was an Aurour. Oliver looked at me as if to say 'she won't let him hurt us'. I nod and we turn to the infamous Black that had haunted our school the year before.
"Alright where shall I begin? Aw Madam Dumas. She is older then Dumbledore, I suppose she was a little old lady the first time you saw her. Wobbling around on her cane. Yeah that's what she was when I first met her, and then she turned into a young woman to show the future." Sirius said as he sat close to Abby. I watched the pair closely. They sat as close as I did with Oliver, somehow I could see that maybe when they were in school they were closer then friends. Maybe they still were.
"Yeah that's how it happened." I sighed as I never varied my gaze.
"The bracelet, wizard diamonds right?" Sirius said again. Oliver nodded his answer.
"The last time you took it off it felt like you were being swallowed by fire. Then you were stood somewhere being shown the 'future'." He said as I nodded. I knew all this already why was he going on about it again.
"The thing with Dumas is the fact she owe no allegiances to either side. She may be evil she may be good. All depends on what she wants. Has she given you any indication?"
"She said she wants to help me stop making a choice I shall regret for the rest of my life. But then when I looked in the mirrors for a second time I was a Banshee. What is all that about?" I asked as I felt myself become curious. He had seen the mirrors and Dumas. What if she had tricked him into the choice which made him the criminal he was now? What if I made no mistake and the only thing I will grow to regret is walking into the shop where I met her.
"Katie, did you buy anything other then the bracelet?" he asked softly.
"Yeah I bought some vintage dress robes." I sighed softly. Sirius turned to Abby and gave her a concerned look.
"Katie, you never told me about the robes. Can you get them for me?" Abby said softly but urgently. I shrugged me shoulder and went to get the pale blue robes. I hadn't made it passed the couch when I felt the flames lick me again. I fell to my knees as I heard Oliver call my name.
I opened my eyes again as I rose again to my feet. I am not in Oliver's flat anymore. I am standing in a church, I can see Oliver standing at the top in front of an alter in his dress robes waiting for someone. I see my older self in the very back; she is wearing rich silk white robes. I can't shake the memory of what I saw in the mirrors. But as of yet I saw no tears. I could feel that my older self was nervous but she was happy. I look beautiful. I had never seen my hair in such an elaborate twist and my make up was perfect. My sisters stood each side of me in lilac robes looking a little uncomfortable but happy. My baby brother was holding a cushion holding two thin gold bands. My dad was standing behind me and I could see my mother at the top leaning across to talk to Abby who was sitting across the aisle with Sirius. My older self straightens her perfect robes and nods; she is ready to walk down the aisle.
"Aw Miss Bell; perfect timing." I hear Madam Dumas's voice behind me and it sends an icy chill through me. I turned and looked at her as she smiles at me.
"You know today is meant to be the happiest in your life." She said in a sing song voice. I turn and look at myself walk down the aisle. I can feel the butterflies in her stomach churn with excitement. I watched as my older self stands close to Oliver. I am going to marry him and I see no tears, no sign of tears at all. I watched the wedding ceremony. I have been to loads of muggle weddings which felt like they go on for an age but this ceremony is over within ten minutes. I smiled. I can feel the urge to kiss Oliver. I have never felt so happy.
"You shall not get my soul Dumas." I said not turning away from the newly weds.
"Your soul no longer concerns me girl." She snapped as I watched Oliver spin me around a little as we leave the church laughing.
"I saw in the mirror. I saw myself weeping at the wedding." I turn to Dumas whose face is now ashen. She looks at the congregation which has gathered around the older versions of Oliver and me. I can see her gaze is firmly fixed on Sirius Black and Abby Wood, who I notice is pregnant.
"It can not be. It can not be. The fates. Something has gone awry!" she gasped, she waved her hand and again all I see is black. As the dark engulfs me I see a flash of blue light and I hear a baby cry in the distance.