chapter16: The Dueling Storms

Suddenly, thunder boomed like a gunshot, shaking the house to its core, making the tension disappear and breaths released. The circling figures stopped and started to shot spells at each other. Spells zoomed out in different directions like flashes cutting through the air with incredible speed. People dodged for cover as the deadly spells shot everywhere.

Lupin lunged forward shouting a few spells, resulting in violet steaks of energy speeding towards Bellatrix, who spin to the right and jabbed her wand out and shout "Circio!"

Lupin dropped to the ground as the curse buzzed passed his head with rage. The curse exploded in impact with the wall leaving an ashy burnt mark. Lupin rolled to his left as Bellatrix shot off more curse at him. Lupin quickly pushed himself off the floor and on to his feet and lowly lunged at Bellatrix and shouted " Rictusempra!"

It hit Bellatrix right in the chest sending her flying backwards into the wall. She slid down the wall limply in pain, but she got up a second later with her eyes flashing in rage. In moments she was on her feet and quickly closing the distance between Lupin and her. Lupin could feel the rage fill the room making him back off a bit. Bellatrix looked pone him in rage and her wand shook in her hand as she boiled in anger.

Suddenly, she was bearing down on him and swiped her wand across the air, roaring, " Diffindo!" But before she roared out the spell he whispered a spell waved his wand as he felt the spell cut through his skin and blood oozed out of the wound. She was not finished, she grabbed him by the neck and throw him across the room and followed after him.

Blood seemed to be everywhere. Their hearts beat fast as if knowing the end was near as Bellatrix bent over to pick up Lupin by the throat. Her tighten as she lifted him off the ground. His lungs bagging for air as she brought him to her face. She looked snug as a bug in a rug, but soon faded as she noticed he was not looking at her and was smirking. Her grab loosened as she turned to see why. They're standing behind her stood Harry with smirking his wand in hand and glow and shouted a spell and ropes shot out of his wand as she dropped Lupin to defend herself, but were to slow as Lupin shot a stunning spell at her. She soon fell to the floor tied up and stunned and pissed.

No one noticed as this all happen a certain count was escaping, until they heard the door slam shut. Harry looked around and swore at this discovery. " He got away!"

"At least we got Bellatrix." said Lupin in a low voice, pointed out the sliver lining. Harry helped lupin carry Bellatrix outside with the Bauderlaires in a downhearted mood at Count Olaf getting away again. They dropped Bellatrix on the ground as Lupin summoned Aurors to pick her up.

"What's going to happen to her?" whispered Klaus to Harry as they watched Lupin.

"She'll go to Azkaban and hopefully stay there." answered Harry as angrily glared at Bellatrix, who huffed in anger at him. Harry turned back to the Bauderlaires and given them a smile-encouraging smile. "Don't worry. I know one day Count Olaf will be caught. He can't hide or ran forever."

"Harry, I don't think its safe here. So, I am going to tell Albus want happened and the Bauderlaires have to go back with Mr. Poe and erase there memories of this-" started Lupin, after Harry told him want happened before he arrived, when Harry interrupted him.

...to be continued.