Chpt. 2
Karkat continued to chew on his ropes. Now that he was in more light, Harry could see the dark bags underneath Karkat's gray eyes. He noticed, as Karkat continued his futile attempts at freedom, that his teeth were slightly sharper than normal. As Terezi smirked at Karkat, Harry saw that she had sharp teeth too. Not sharp enough to make them inhuman, but sharp all the same.
Molly entered the room, followed by Snape who was holding a small beaker with a colorless liquid inside.
"I only have enough for one Sirius. Which one of them will it be?" Karkat frowned at the bottles.
"Are those poison?"
"No, they'll just make you tell the truth," Sirius explained, surprisingly calm considering the situation.
For some reason, Karkat looked expectantly at Terezi, who nodded just slightly.
"Alright. I'll do your truth thing."
Snape passed him the bottle, "Drink it all." Karkat sniffed the bottle disdainfully, took the cork out, and chugged the liquid.
Sirius began to ask questions first. "What's your name?"
"Karkat Vantas."
"What is your companions name?"
"Terezi Pyrope." Karkat was definitely easier to understand without all the yelling and swearing.
"Are you working for Voldemort?"
"No."
"What kind of lusus names their wiggler Voldemort?" Terezi asked from the background, and was promptly ignored. There was an audible sigh of relief from Molly, who was glad that the kids were not involved with the Dark Lord.
"Will you hurt us?"
"Not unless you threaten us."
"How did you get into this house?"
"I... I don't know. One moment I'm on a-" Karkat paused at this point, resisting the potion, but its effects took hold and he continued to talk, but his words, like earlier, were drowned out by the loud howling of the wind. This time, Karkat didn't look annoyed, but thankful.
"Will where you were before concern us?"
"No."
"What are you?" he asked. Karkat proceeded to pass out.
Terezi began to laugh again.
Sirius looked at her curiously, wondering why she was laughing if her friend was passed out. "Why are you laughing?" Then, realizing her hands were still tied and that the kids weren't a threat, waved the ropes away with a flick of his wand.
She laughed and brought the cane down on Karkat's head. He still didn't wake up, and she continued to rap him.
"Hmm, Nubby usually wakes up." Molly looked horrified, but Harry wasn't surprised by the violence, considering the whack she had given Karkat earlier.
She turned to Sirius, "I was laughing because the last time he passed out, he wouldn't wake up for a long time. It was funny, because he was the only one who passed out."
"Why did he pass out?" Molly asked faintly.
"Oh, he was being such a little wiggler. Just because he saw a bit of blood..."
"What was the blood from?" Sirius asked curiously.
"A friend of ours was kindly amputating another's legs while he was asleep." She said while smiling. Seeing their horrified faces, she added, "Oh, but he was so thankful! He just didn't know what was going on until afterwards." She smiled. "Karkat was the only one to pass out. Walked into the room and boom! Nighty night Karkat. He wouldn't wake up to even the most senseless of cane drubbings." She hit him with her cane again, "See? Won't even respond to the nub drubbings."
"Why are you trying to wake him up?" Molly asked softly.
Terezi looked concerned, "Well, ever since this one thing happened, if any of us fall asleep, our subconscious plagues us with visions of gore and death." Molly looked horrified, Sirius looked unsettled, Harry felt sick, and Snape had left the room. "It's the worst for Karkat. He blames himself for what happens. He hasn't slept for..." she paused, "A very long time."
Molly looked at the passed out Karkat, "Oh dear..." Even Harry, despite Karkat's earlier attitude, felt sorry for him.
Terezi turned to look at Sirius, "So, could one of you tell me what's going on around here?"
Sirius looked at Molly meaningfully for a second, until she said forcefully, "Sirius. They have no idea how they got here, and they aren't working for the Dark Lord. At the very least, they should know what mess they landed in."
"Alright," Sirius said, turning back to Terezi, "You're in the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. The Order is a secret group meant to oppose Voldemort, a wizard-," Terezi raised her eyebrows but didn't ask any questions. "-who's trying to kill anyone who isn't a follower of his."
"So you're all wizards?"
"Yeah. You don't sound surprised."
Terezi shrugged, "I've seen weirder."
He nodded and continued with his tale, "Fifteen years ago, he tried to kill Harry when he was a baby, but he couldn't and no one knows why. No one has ever survived the Killing Curse."
She turned to look at Harry and asked, "And you're Harry, right?" He nodded. "That's all I wanted to know. Continue."
"A year ago, he came back from the brink of death. The only problem is, no one believes it. The Ministry is trying its best to cover up any stories. They're making Harry out to be a delusional boy who can't live without fame."
"He doesn't seem like that at all."
"He isn't."
"Is that all?"
"That's the basics." Terezi nodded in acknowledgement.
"Is there somewhere we could put Karkat, that's off the floor?"
Harry who had forgotten Karkat, looked down and saw the look of absolute terror on his face. Mrs. Weasley seemed to notice it too, and picked him up. "Tell Dumbledore what happened. I'm going to put Karkat in one of the spare rooms."
As she began to leave the room, Terezi called out, "Don't tell him it was my idea to get him off the floor!" Mrs. Weasley chuckled and exited the room.
HOGWARTS
Dumbledore looked at the curious letter on his desk. He reread it for the third time that day.
Dear Professor Dumbledore,
I am under the impression that several of my friends have arrived in your world. I, am incredibly baffled by this development and am trying to find the cause as soon as possible. Until then, however, I must discuss their safety. I am under the impression that you are an honorable man and I beg of you to help me keep my friends safe. You have no obligation to do so, however, and if you decide that you would rather not, then there will be no repercussions. If you do offer your hospitality, than I am in your dept. As I have explained earlier, the circumstances around this event are curious, but I will not delve into that subject just yet, as there are more important things to discuss.
Twelve of my friends have landed in various places in your world, one I believe to be Number 12 Grimmauld Place, but the places are inconsequential as long as you can find them, which I believe you can. These twelve people are unlike anything you've ever seen before. Their arrival is intriguing as I mentioned before, and I fully intend to investigate the causes.
The reason they need a refuge is because of a close friend of mine who recently became Grimbark. Grimbark is similar to the Imperius Curse in that she is being controlled by another. I believe Hogwarts is the safest place because certain spells and enchantments around the castle do not allow her to pick up our friend's scents. The enchantments around Number Twelve Grimmauld Place also should suffice. One other will be joining Mr. Vantas and Ms. Pyrope as soon as I am able to contact him. It has been quite a challenge, as he is preoccupied running and spreading his scent. Me and my brother hope to join sometime before the end.
Please send a reply by owl.
Yours Truly,
Rose Lalonde.
Dumbledore sighed and wrote a response to the girl, wondering what he was getting himself into.
Haha, here's the next chapter. I put it up early, because I felt like it. Haha
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