Chapter 38 (written over two days… probably…maybe three…)

"How did you find us here?" Voldemort asked

"I'm the King of the Goblins, I can do whatever I want, God Dammit! Now where is Sarah?"

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you." Voldemort whined.

Jareth threw him to the floor

"Speak up, I don't have all day. Where. Is. She?" he asked menacingly

"She ran away, said she was going back to Hogwarts."

"Which way did she go?"

Voldemort pointed to the west, which was the completely opposite direction Sarah had travelled in.

"Well then, I shall be leaving you then. But first…" Jareth took a crystal and placed it on top of Voldemort's head, where it slowly sank into his skin.

"You are about to encounter a bog in my kingdom, where you will be dunked head first. If you can rid yourself of the scent, then I shall return you to this world. If you still stink in three months, then I will deal with you properly."

And with that, Voldemort vanished.

Jareth slapped his hands together, as if wiping off dirt, then strode out the door to find Sarah.

HO HUM… THIS IS TAKING A WHILE TO WRITE… DAMN YOU WRITER'S BLOCK!

Sarah stumbled up the hill that Jareth had stood on earlier, looking for somewhere to get help. Her face fell as she surveyed the surrounding areas.

There wasn't a single house in sight.

The manor was surrounded completely by fields dusted with a thin layer of snow. There wasn't a single light as far as the eye could see

"I could always magic myself some help," Sarah said aloud.

But she knew she was far too tired to use her crystal magic, and her wand had been taken by Westley, Voldemort probably had it now.

"What am I supposed to do?" She yelled, collapsing to the snow covered ground.

OH MY GOSH, THE STORY IS ACTUALLY ALMOST FINISHED!

Jareth hurried down the stairs, past the blackened stair that had once held Wormtail, past the collapsed wall, which buried Nagini, and out the door. He turned to the west and began to make his way across the emptiness that was the surrounding fields.

"Sarah, where could you be going? What did he do to you?"

Behind him, he heard shouts.

Female shouts.

Jareth stopped short, turned, and ran towards the voice, past the manor and up the hill he had been on once before.

He then tripped over something

Something soft and slightly warm.

Which groaned slightly as his foot connected with its abdomen.

Turning, he conjured a light bearing crystal and, to his great relief, found that it was Sarah, collapsed in the snow, but still alive.

"Oh thank the gods." He whispered, dropping the crystal and pulling her into his arms. Slowly Sarah responded to his body warmth, and fell asleep.

Moments later Dumbledore, Snape, Harry, Hermione, the twins and a few other strange men arrived.

"Professor Sidhe, where is she?" Dumbledore asked hurriedly.

"Shush!" Jareth said. "She's right here, I've got her. She's safe now, and that man has been dealt with."

"Thank Merlin." Dumbledore said (lol, MERLIN!) "Here, take this. It's a portkey, and will take you back to Hogwarts."

Dumbledore tossed him a crystal ball. Jareth barely had the chance to smirk before he felt as though he was being pulled along by his bellybutton, rushing through the air, holding tightly to Sarah, before being dropped at the Hogwarts front door, where he was greeted by Professor McGonagall.

"Thank goodness, you found her Professor Sidhe. Please, allow me to take her to the hospital wing." She said, very relieved.

"No need Professor McGonagall, I can take care of her myself."

Without waiting for an answer, Jareth carried Sarah up to his rooms, ignoring the looks of the students, who were, at this time, on their way to their Christmas feast.

When he reached the dark arts classroom, Jareth knocked, an incredible feat whilst holding a teenaged girl in his arms, and the door was pulled open by a short man with a bag of chains on his belt.

"Jareth, you found her!" He said excitedly.

"Yes I did Hedgemort, now out of the way, she needs a healing, and fast."

"But wouldn't she be better off in the hospital wing, my liege?" Didymus said, walking over to follow Jareth into the bedroom.

"I am not trusting someone as important as Sarah to my idiot sister. I can do as good a job as her, probably even better."

"Uh, Jareth, if I may ask… just how important is Sarah to you?" Hoggle asked nervously.

"She means the world to me…" Jareth whispered, pushing back a strand of hair from Sarah's forehead.

She was laid out on his bed, above the covers. Jareth pulled off his gloves and vest, wearing only his poets' shirt. He pulled his hair up into a tight ponytail, and rubbed his eyes tiredly.

"Where to begin?" He said. He took out a crystal and began to mend the visible bruises the only way he knew how. Jareth took raw power and pushed it into her, forcing the bruises to heal. Luckily, Sarah had no broken bones, which would have been much more painful for her, and much more difficult for Jareth to mend. He took another crystal, and used it to take a full inspection of her internal organs, to make sure they hadn't been damaged. After mending those wounds, he began to sway. Healing someone with the raw power he had used had been difficult.

Jareth sat next to Sarah, and fell backwards into a deep sleep beside her.

Hoggle Didymus and Ludo used a mirror to return to the Underground, but left a note saying that they would return to see how 'My Lady' was feeling.

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The students of Hogwarts were abuzz. Yesterday the strange transfer student had disappeared, while their strange Dark Arts professor was walking around the school with a yeti, a dwarf and a fox. When they had discovered the missing girl, the three strangers had appeared extremely worried and downcast, while their professor was running around yelling about how he would kill anyone who knew where she was but wasn't telling. Then, he suddenly disappeared in the middle of the day.

Then there was Dumbledore, who was having strange meetings with men during the day, which also included Harry. Then, the entire group took their brooms and flew out of the school, returning at the end of the day, after their Dark Arts professor

Who had walked through the school and into his rooms

Which would have been normal

If the missing girl hadn't been passed out in his arms.

And if his room hadn't already been occupied by the same dwarf, yeti and fox as before… and the dog that the fox had been riding.

But it had all happened, and now it was the day after. The students were sitting at breakfast, wondering if Sarah, Professor Sidhe or their guests would turn up to breakfast.

Eventually, Professor Sidhe came in at what was usually a slow time, when many students would normally be getting ready for the day. But this was not a normal day, and many students had stayed in the Great hall just to see if he turned up.

When he came in, the entire room went silent, and all eyes were on him.

Jareth walked confidently up the centre aisle of the hall and, after a quick word with Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall, took two plates full of food, before walking back out.

After a few moments of more silence, shattered only by the doors banging shut behind him, the students resumed their breakfast, chattering about whom the food was for, and spreading and elaborating on the many rumours circling about the professor.

Jareth, standing on the other side of the door, shook his head and said

"It's a mad house in there…" Before hurrying back up the stairs to Sarah.

GRARGH, ANOTHER BREAK! LOL…

Sarah sat up slowly. Every muscle in her body felt stiff, as though she'd pulled them. Gradually getting her bearings, she realised that she was in Jareth's bed, again, fully clothed, the curtains drawn to keep out the light. The door opened slowly, letting in a shaft of sunlight, burning Sarah's still sensitive eyes.

Jareth stepped through the doorway, the door clicking softly shut behind him, a plate of food in either hand.

"Goodmorning Sarah." He said.

She smiled sleepily.

"Morning." She said, stifling a yawn. "Why do I feel so horrible?" She asked.

"You don't remember anything from yesterday? About… Voldemort?"

The moment he spoke that name, the memories came flooding back.

"Oh." She said softly. "What… what happened to… Voldemort?" She asked softly.

"I… sent him to the bog of eternal stench and gave him three months to rid himself of the stench, otherwise he would face my wrath."

Sarah chuckled. "Doesn't he know that the bog of eternal stench makes you smell forever?" She asked.

"Well, I didn't tell him that that was what it was called." Jareth said. "Here, eat this. You need to build up your strength." He handed her a plate.

"Thanks" She said softly, and began to eat, chewing and swallowing the food robotically, making a face every time she swallowed.

Jareth smiled, and sat next to her to eat his breakfast.

She was safe and by his side. And he was happy.

WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THIS CHAPTER…

But do you guys want me to do another chapter? Oh wait, I think I am anyways…

Did anyone see I started a new story? It's probably bad news for me to do so… but this one's almost done anyways…

It's called A Twist in the Tale, and it starts in the final scenes of labyrinth… so go check it out… lol

I think the amount of reviews is declining…

Anyways, I got two assignments this week which are due quite soonish… yay…

I thought I had something else to put…

I wasn't sure what to do with the whole Jareth healing Sarah thing, so I hope what I put is ok…

Oh man, it's so sad this is almost over!

Here's a quote from something that will cheer me up… but what… goes in search of quote

Full Metal Alchemist!

OMG I totally love this to death! So much of a huge Roy/Ed fan, aren't you?!?!?!

Roy Mustang: stops in the hall and strikes a pose That day all female officers will be required to wear tiny miniskirts!
Jean Havoc: falls to his knees with a nosebleed and rubs his face on Mustang's leg You're a miracle, Mustang! I'll follow you forever!
Roy Mustang: Yes.

Hehe, I was imitating this before class one day with a friend, and my teacher walked in… and she's a Dean at the school… and she just laughed and said "Oh Charlotte, that's you alright!"

Or something like that…

Anywyas…

I must be farewelling you now.

So long, farewell au revoir Auf Wiedersehen adieu!

Your Queen, who loves FMA and the Sound of Music…

PS!!!!!!!!!dizzle

WC 1,874 words!

Pretty good, no?