Harry Potter and the Battle Royale!
Disclaimer: Well Chapter 2 is up! I hope your liking it so far :P and enjoy the continuation! :D Rated M for Mature! Characters do not belong to me. Blah, blah, moose! :D
Chapter 2: R&R - Rules and Reality!
Harry felt a mix of a bubbling rage and sick to his stomach. Didn't he manage to lose this bitch once already? Just when he thought she was out of his life for good, at least as far as he was concerned...
"Now, I can understand how some of you may be confused about what is happening to you" Umbridge appeased, using her 'needed' voice when she was a professor, "but not to worry children, I am here to prepare you for your days ahead."
42 students remaining.
Harry couldn't help but look away from her, the actual thought of looking at that slimy filth, it was a little too overbearing. He then positioned himself behind a taller student to avoid eye contact with Umbridge, then to his surprise (if it was still possible to feel more surprised), the student had ginger hair, quickly realising that it was either Fred or George! He quickly looked for his other identical twin and quickly found him, standing with his good friend Luna Lovegood, who looked like the spark of life in her had gone out. On his other side stood Neville Longbottom, who looked like he was totally lost and not able to grasp what was happening. The feeling was mutual with everybody most likely, then he noticed something odd about all the students here. Most of the students assembled were in Dumbledore's Army! There were some other students who played no part of the army, but from what Harry understood by the selection of people, this was more than a mere random game the ministry came up with, but this was clearly revenge for last year at Hogwarts! Harry, as the head of the Army, felt sick, feeling responsible for what was happening and his anger for the ministry heightened and his loathing for Umbridge was burning brighter than he felt possible. He was trying to keep a straight face looking at Umbridge now, but he looked like he was about to explode, biting his tongue...
Umbridge started once more with her sickly tone, "To begin class, I will be instructing you on the rules which are crucial to your survival!" Umbridge looked around to make sure everyone was paying attention. She noticed Harry's face seeing his fury, but she merely smiled, like she was trying to appease a little angry boy. Once she was satisfied they all were paying attention, she continued, "First and foremost, the objective of this game is to be the sole remaining survivor. Only one of you will ever get to go home. Everyone else will have to die!" Umbridge finished with a smile, or was it a faint smirk too?
Everyone soon went from being silent to screaming in fear and panic. Tears were soon forming from most of the girls. Harry couldn't help but look at his best friends. Ron's face was sheet white and miserable. He knew it was useless, but he had to ask, "How are we getting out of this one?"
Hermione's face looked like it was doing over time, try to find a way they could possibly get out of this mess, but she knew without knowing all the rules of this game, there is nothing she could do. She didn't even know what them metal bands were for yet, snugly wrapped around their necks. She answered by merely shaking her head. Harry did the same. As it stood, it was...hopeless! They knew it and so did everyone else.
As soon as the crying and screaming from frightened students started, Umbridge pointed her wand to the ceiling of the great hall and created a brilliant flash of lightning and screeched for silence. The screaming died down dramatically, but there was still sniffling and sobbing though, but Umbridge didn't seem too bothered so long as they could all hear her and what she had to say. "The second rule is there is a time limit to kill each other. You have three days to become the winner. If there are two or more people still alive once your three days are up...the collars around you necks..." she paused for dramatic effect, then widened her eyes with wonder, finally whispering, "...will explode!"
Several students screeched at hearing this devastating news, breaking down into uncontrollable sobs. Umbridge who was completely unsympathetic continued on, "Rule number three, if there has not been a death in 24 hours, all the collars will explode and no-one will be going home! Understood?" she relished, clearly enjoying the fear she was putting into every student!
"Before continuing, I should tell you about your collars. Each collar is permanent and cannot be removed by ANY means. If you try to do so by using magic or brute force, it will explode! The collars will also tell us if you are still alive, so don't try and think you can deceive us by pretending you are dead." she chuckled.
'She's mocking us!' Harry thought, anger seething through him. He very much wanted to take his wand out and kill her. He knew it wouldn't do any good though, but he felt to check he still had it...he soon realised he didn't...Harry felt even more unsafe than ever.
"Rule number four. There are danger zones."
Some nodded glumly, others didn't have the strength to. "Right then!" she chirped, "Any questions?"
A little boy shaking raised his hand slowly. It was Colin, his face looked like the life was drained out of him and tears were running down his cheeks. "Will I...be able to tell my parents goodbye?"
With this question, everyone looked at Umbridge, some with a slight faint of hope they could at least say their goodbyes. Umbridge soon flattened such a dream, "No, you can't. Your parents or guardians will be notified once a winner is determined, if there is a winner. In fact, nobody knows you are all here."
Harry was curious about Dumbledore and where he was, when Neville spoke up. "Just how and why were we all chosen in particular?" he asked, but there was something in his voice that told Harry that he too noticed most of the people there were all in Dumbledore's Army.
Umbridge knew all to well what Neville's line of thinking was and although true, she merely answered, "Out of all the students at Hogwarts, you were all chosen at random!"
Harry couldn't hold it in any longer, he was livid! He demanded, "Where is Professor Dumbledore?"
Umbridge looked over with wide piercing eyes, approaching him slowly, saying nothing. When she was merely a meter away, she leaned forward, smiling and softly spoke like singing a melody, "Professor Dumbledore has been stripped of his position of Headmaster and arrested on conspiracy of treason. He is now in Azkaban where he will spend the rest of his miserable years!" she finished with a hint of excitement.
That was it! Harry went to go for her, but anticipating his, Hermione and Ron held him back whilst the others pointed their wands at Harry! Ron said to him, pleading with him, "Stop mate, now isn't the time, you'll get yourself killed, stop!"
Thankfully, Harry came to his sense's quickly, though still wanting so much to teach Umbridge a lesson! Then he heard a slight wailing, then a huge scream...coming from Colin! He was afraid and perhaps no longer of sound mind, understandably. He started to charge after Umbridge too. Harry could see the others holding his back, his eyes lit with fear and insanity, like no-one was home... Umbridge face changed from being happy with Harry's anger, to annoyance with Colin's outburst! Umbridge decided enough was enough and decided to make Colin an example. "Right then!" she shrieked, "Little naughty boys need to learn their lesson! I'm sorry it has had to come to this!"
She took out a piece of parchment, quickly scanning it with her eyes, and pointed her wand at a certain point on it and then the tip of her wand began to glow red, still pointing at this place on the parchment. Then everyone began to notice Colin's collar do something rather odd. It started glowing white and got whiter and whiter. Colin started to look in more and more discomfort and eventually started screaming in agony! Then all of a sudden, his collar exploded. Colin's head rolled onto the floor, and stopped rolling at Cho's feet. His eyes were shut and his face looked screwed up! Cho gasped and backed away covering her mouth. His lifeless body fell down with a thud, the blood spraying out of his neck, or what was left of it!
41 students remaining.
Harry couldn't believe what was happening, all he felt was shock and a sudden urge to vomit. No-one said a word, and oddly enough, no-one was screaming. Many students were crying, trying to stay as quiet as possible, lest they be the next victim of Umbridge! Harry knew now, all of this, this...game...was real! He knew in his heart, there would be no escape...he wanted to cry.
Well that's Chapter 2 over, join the beginning of the game in Chapter 3!
