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Chapter Fourteen: The Duel
Paige woke in a dim lit room. She was inside a cage. She felt its magic and saw a tuft of scruffy black hair near her feet. She thought. "Harry!" She wriggled over, struggling with her bonds and saw that Harry's eyes looked blank and dead. She shook him to find his body cold. She put her finger to his lips and brought it to her nose. She sniffed. The Draught of Living Death. She felt for a pulse and felt one, faint but there. She struggled with her magical chains and sat up. The smell hit her first. "Urgh." she muttered to herself.
She wriggled over to the door of their cage and thread her hands to the front of her body. She felt the lock and felt a urge of dark magic wash over her like freezing water. Paige shook this feeling off and reached for the food placed for her. She touched her magical dection charm on her throat and it detected a stunning potion. She kicked the food aside and it splattered over the guard outside of the cage. She looked over at Harry and saw two more cloaked figures. Lulu and Lara. She wriggled over and felt their cold stiff bodies. She turned them over and smelt for the potion. Yep, they had it to.
She leant on Harry's cold body and sent a magical message by her charm to Rachel's charm. It was bound to reach Rosa. Paige looked around. There was a dim light near the guard. A candle with a single breath of flame. Paige wriggled over near the guard and focused her magic. She couldnt use unlocking spells or awakening spells. She used her magic to get the antidote for the Draught. She used her magic to get it in the cage. The guard stirred. She wriggled over to Harry and poured one drop into his open drooling mouth.
He awoke and Paige clasped her hand over Harry's mouth and whispered. "Don't yell, Harry. We are stuck. Can you help me with the others." Harry nodded and Paige released his mouth. He sat up, reeling from the stink and wriggled over to the twins. Paige wriggled a little and poured a drop into Lara's mouth. She awoke and Harry put his hand over her mouth. He whispered instructions while Paige did the same to Lulu. Once they were all awake, Paige tryed to prie the shackles open. They then heard someone. Someone was coming.
Lulu and Lara took postions near the guard and Harry 'pretended' to slump near where the food bowls had been. Paige slumped back on the cage door and brushed her hair over one eye so she could see with out closing it. Two people entered the dim room. They grunted at the guard who nodded and stood, stretching. Paige then took control of the flame, spilling the candle over the guard's pants, which caught alight from the food splashed over him. He shouted and ran into the two people. One caught alight and the other vanished the flames. "Idiot." said the person who had gotten rid of the flames.
"Are they all asleep?" she and it was a she said. The guard then moaned. "Yes, Prue. They are under the Draught of Living Death. Except that one, the one with fire eyes. She is under a stunning potion our Master made especially. Oh and the boy I think is under the stunning one the Dark Lord made." he said, using his wand to pour cold water over his pants. Prue looked over at the 'slumping' captives. "Joren, bring them ... to the Room." said Prue in a sickly nice voice. Joren kissed her and she left. The guard produced more candles and the room lit up.
Joren opened the cage and grabbed Paige by the neck of her robes. She suddenly opened her eyes. "Hello Cousin." she said, kicking him into a faint. The guard leapt up and Harry ploughed into him hard. Then, Lulu and Lara took the guard and Joren as well as all their own wands, stunned them and threw them into the cage. Paige took her wand from Lara and locked it with a Yamani charm as well as Colloportus, the locking spell. Then, they ran up into their prison. They went through a door, into a brightly lit room. There was no one there.
But, they heard a swish. Paige pulled herself behind a suit of armour and pulled Harry, Lara and Lulu after her. They hid there as a person walked past them. It was a Death Eater. Paige murmered. "We must be in the Black Castle." The others murmered in agreement and the Death Eater disappeared. They ran up the corridor and entered a room. It was as large as a church, and was empty. Paige got a feeling they wearn't as alone as they thought. "Wands Out, guys." They all drew their wands in a simple swishing movement and Paige placed a Dissalusent Charm on them all. They were blended into the wall. Suddenly, they heard voices and ducked behind four pillars.
Swards of Death Eaters suddenly entered and filled up the room. Paige looked around. They were all removing their hoods and she made a mental note of them all. She saw Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy and Malfoy's older sister, Sarah. She saw Bellatrix Lestrange, Peter Pettigrew, Regulas Black and many others that she knew. She even saw Dolores Umbridge, with her pink cardigan peeking out of the top of her black robes. They all looked up at the stage where their Master, Lord Voldemort was now standing. Paige and Harry turned at exactly the same moment and saw their foe.
Then the large doors slammed and Prue entered. "Master, they have disappeared." she shrieked. She was dragging the guard and Joren after her. "They are stunned, Master. And the prisoners have disappeared." Voldemort suddenly looked directly at Paige and she felt something cold go over her. She ducked down and leaned close to the ground, pulling Harry and the twin with her. "Never mind, Prue. I know directly where they are." said Voldemort in a snake like voice. He whispered in Prue's ear and Prue said. "Sarah Malfoy, follow." Sarah got up, her eyes shining with hate and followled Prue.
They were getting closer. Harry suddenly slowed his wand in his socks and the twins hid theirs. Paige shrank hers and tucked it inside her left ear. She summonded her glaive and shrunk it into her right sock. Then Prue was staring right at them. Sarah grabbed Harry and Prue grabbed Paige. The twins were grabbed by two other Death Eaters. Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Prue dragged Paige up by her arm and threw her onto the stage at Voldemort's feet. Voldemort looked right into her eyes and she felt Legimens. She built up her mind wall and focused on destroying him.
Harry was suddenly thrown down next to her and the twins struggled as they were held by Snape and Malfoy Snr. Voldemort held up his hands for silence and said. "Potter ... we meet again. And I see, the WildMage." Harry spat at his feet and snarled. "Yes, Voldemort, we meet again. Though, I hope this time I may destroy you." Voldemort drew his wand and flicked it. Harry was suddenly levitated as though someone had a hand clenched into his neck. He choked and spluttered. Paige couldnt stand it. She drew her wand and thought of a Yamani Charm.
Harry suddenly fell and Voldemort's hands were burnt red. He glanced at Paige. She had hidden her wand fast. Voldemort snarled and flung Harry away. He hit the wall behind them all and slumped there. Paige stood, defiantly. She looked Voldemort in the eye and he said. "WildMage, we duel. Now." Paige didn't answer, she only took her position. She stood, clenching her wand. Voldemort took up his position and bowed. "WildMage, bow." He flicked his wand and Paige felt a hand go over her spine. She built up a Yamani spell and stood up, breaking the hand. "I will not bow to a snake, Tom." she said, glaring at him. Voldemort glared back and said. "Fine, on three." Sarah walked forward and counted down.
Once she hit three, Paige jumped and a spell went shooting out of her wand. She could do spells by thinking them. She hit the ground, which cracked. Then, she thought of a stunning spell, built up her shield in a second around herself, Harry and the twins and span fast, stunning everyone in the hall except Voldemort, who was firing killing curses at her, which only reflected and hit some of the Death Eaters. One of them hit Snape, who cowered and fell and one hit Lucius Malfoy. The twins broke from their dead grasp and aimed spells at Voldemort who deflected them.
Paige them turned to face her foe. Harry suddenly shot to her side. The twins had disappeared and the two faced Voldemort with hate flowing through them. Voldemort then took a leap and kicked Paige's wand aside. Harry sent a curse at Voldemort who deflected it. Paige hit the ground hard and felt a cut appear. She instantly healed it and a bang sounded through out the hall. There in the doorway stood, Rosa Dumbledore, some members of the Order, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna and Ginny, with the twins, Lara and Lulu. Voldemort looked at Rosa and said, sounding scared. "Dumbledore!" Rosa stood forward. "No, his daughter, Tom. I am Rosa, Albus's daughter."
She looked at him with hate in her eyes. Her soft blue eyes. Voldemort suddenly turned and ran into Harry pinning him down to the floor. He drew his wand and Paige ran up to them, kicking it aside. She threw Voldemort into the wall and built up a wall of flame. She hit him with this and he disappeared, with Prue, Joren and Sarah Malfoy. Paige got up, pulling Harry with her and walked over to the others. Rosa looked at her brother's daughters. "Lara and Lulu warned us as we entered the Black Castle." said Rosa, hugging Paige.
Harry ran back to the stage and grabbed the wand left there. "Voldemort's wand. It has the same core as mine ... from the same bird, Fawkes." he said to the others. He stowed the wand in his pocket with its brother and picked up Paige's wand. He handed it to her and they all left ... back to Hogwarts.