Fuck
The week went by rather quickly, Demon was quite confident that she did okay on her O.W.L.'s, and now it was time to relax. It was Friday night and she was exhausted, her sleeping patterns had been on and off all week. George and Demon were walking down to the Great Hall chatting about flying.
"I've never been flying on a broom before. In fact, the plane ride over here was the first time I've flown in a plane." Demon said.
"You want lessons? Fred and I will teach you. Maybe you can buy a broom when you go to Diagon Alley tomorrow. Who you taking anyway?" George asked as they walked down a set of stairs.
"I don't know. You and Fred I guess. I know it said one, but I can't separate you two. It's so much more fun when you're both around." Demon said.
They entered the Great Hall and spotted Fred and the gang. Quickly making there way over George sat down next to Fred and Demon sat down across from them. "Did you guys hear?" Lee asked excitedly from beside Demon.
"Hear what?" Fred asked taking a bite of chicken.
"There's a Banshee in the school." Lee said looking to each of them for there reaction.
"What?" Demon asked dropping her fork. "A Banshee? Fuck." She put her head down on the table and tried to drown everyone around her out but to no avail.
"Demon? What's wrong? Banshee's can only hurt muggles." George said as he, Fred and Lee looked at her concerned.
"Not really." Demon said.
"What do you mean?" Angelina asked who was sitting on her other side.
"A banshee can kill muggles with there scream yes, but… They only go after people who are hurt bad emotionally." Demon began.
"So how does that affect us?" Lee asked.
"It doesn't necessarily affect wizards but banshees are former witches. If a witch is turned into a banshee, usually by the scream, then the people who care about that person have to find out why they're in pain and fix it. If they can't do that by the time the new banshee kills its first victim then the person stays a banshee forever." Demon said looking at her plate.
"How do you know all that?" Fred asked looking astonished.
"Reading and a bit of experience." Demon said quietly. The others were going to say something else when they heard a gut-wrenching scream come from the Entrance Hall. The doors to the Great Hall burst open and there stood a banshee. Everyone around Demon began to scream and ran towards the staff table. The teachers sat there shocked looking at the only three people left sitting at the tables.
"Fucking perfect." Demon muttered to herself. She looked up and saw the other two still sitting in their seats. Looking towards the Ravenclaw table she saw a boy about her age, she guessed, with black hair and black eyes. He sat there staring at the Banshee but when he noticed the other two he looked straight into Demon's eyes. She felt warm but when he looked at her she got extremely cold and dizzy. Demon looked down her table to the other person who had not moved. She was surprised to see another red head with freckles. Demon guessed that she was in her fourth or fifth year, but then realized that it was Fred and George's younger sister Ginny.
Ginny sat on the other side of the table staring at the Banshee in utter fear. Demon hopped over the table and walked quickly towards her. The Banshee didn't move and seemed to be finding a target through the crowd of people. "You're Ginny right? Fred and George's sister?" Demon asked sitting down next to her.
"Y…yeah." She stuttered.
"What's wrong?" Demon asked concerned.
"I can't move. I'm too... I don't want it to hurt anyone." She said looking at Demon.
Demon smiled. "I won't let it hurt anyone, not you not your brothers. No one, ok?" The Banshee seemed to have finally decided who its target was going to be and that unfortunate person was Demon. It charged at her and Ginny looked as if she wanted to shrivel up into a ball and become invisible. Demon sensed the movement and turned punching the Banshee hard in the ribs. "Go, go to your brothers ok." Demon said. Ginny still couldn't move and the Banshee was recuperating.
"I… I can't move." Ginny stuttered again.
"Fuck." Demon shouted as the Banshee made deep cuts in her back with its nails. Demon stood up as pain flooded through her.
"Demon!" She heard Ginny, Fred, and George yell at the same time.
"Go." She yelled at Ginny. She did a spin kick and the Banshee went flying backwards into the wall. Ginny tried to stand but couldn't take her eyes off the Banshee. "Fuck it. Fred!" Demon yelled. Fred looked at her as she yelled, "Catch." Demon flicked her hand and Ginny went flying towards the staff table right into Fred's arms. The Banshee floated back towards Demon and let out a horrifying shriek. Demon stood there casually her shirt ripped and blood trickling down her back. She let out a scream that sounded just like the Banshee's. The Banshee turned into a cloud of silver smoke and disappeared. Demon collapsed on the ground, in extreme amounts of pain, as Fred, George, and Ginny came running towards her. "No, stay back." Demon said hunched over in pain.
"But why?" Ginny asked putting a hand on her shoulder. Demon pushed it away as her hair went white and then changed back into its original color.
"Because it's not over yet." Said the boy who had been sitting at the Ravenclaw table. He walked over and pulled Ginny away from Demon as Demon let out another scream. It was a scream of pain, like she was fighting something inside her off.
"No, I won't let this happen again. They don't know. I have to fight it." Demon whispered to herself again and again. The pain became blinding and she thought she was going to pass out but that would mean losing her battle. Her friends backed away from her staring in shock. A silver cloud rose from the cuts on her back as she stood up. The silvery cloud floated towards a high window but Demon wouldn't let it escape. "No you don't." She said as she raised her hands and aimed them towards the cloud. Red and black mist shot from her fingers and devoured the silver cloud before disappearing completely. She sat down shakily in one of the near by seats for a moment.