Title: The Mummy Case
Rating: K
Summary: The third in the Isis Mysteries. Isis and Teddy are not heading to Egypt but to the island of Pompeii due to a find of epic proportions. However once they arrived they were stuck watching Lily, who has developed a habit of eating grass, and Ramses, Harry new baby brother. To top it all off Lily and Ramses fall down a hole and at the bottom of the hole is a dead body next to a Mummy's case. His name is Charlie Worm, a Muggle Archeologist that was digging in the area as well. Who would want to kill a muggle archeologist? Well Isis and Teddy better find out soon before their added to the list.
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Chapter 6: A Cursed Object for Isis
Isis couldn't believe how Teddy was acting. She was trying to figure out who had killed Charlie Worm and all he cared about was if she was going to get into trouble. She knew that her mum would kill her for using magic but she had to get to the bottom of things.
"When is the case going to be moved?" Isis heard Hermione ask.
"Soon," her assistant answered.
"Good, the sooner we can check it out the better off I'll be," Hermione told him.
"Do the police know who might have wanted him dead?" Remus asked Hermione.
Isis focused her hearing on what they were saying because they were going into another room.
"The police think that he might have had enemies but I'm not buying it," Hermione said, through the wall.
"Why don't you find out who did it," Remus suggested.
"No, I'm not going to do that," Hermione said, "I'm done with snooping around."
"But you did it when you were at Hogwarts?" Remus protested.
"That was then, this is now," Hermione countered.
"Don't worry, mum, I'll do it for you," Isis said and vanished like the wind.
Isis returned to the room where the body was found but the case had already been moved. Isis felt like cursing but she knew that wouldn't do anyone any good. Finally she vanished and decided to head to the one place that she knew the mummy's case would be, in her mum's tent. When she arrived she saw Hermione and her step-grandfather checking it over with their wands.
"Can I help?" Isis asked.
"No," Hermione answered and then summoned Remus, "Have my daughter watch her sister."
Isis stared at her. "What for?"
"Because every time I turn around you're always doing something that's going to land you in danger," Hermione said, "And I'm not going to have you doing it again. Watch your sister and your new Uncle."
Isis inner goddess was seething with anger and it caused her to change.
"Transform," Isis commanded, "Both of you."
The magic formed around them and soon Sekhmet and Troth took Hermione and Severus place.
"I'm sorry, my queen," Sekhmet said, "This mortal is more hardheaded them Anubis handmaidens."
"So you let her tell me what to do," Isis hissed. "My temple has already been violated by a mountain and now I'm not allowed to find out who further desecrated it."
"Goddess of Ten Thousand names any idea what we should do?" Thoth asked.
"You're the God of Wisdom, figure it out."
Remus suddenly appeared and Sekhmet growled.
"Oops, wrong tent," Remus said and left.
"I'll make the mortal forget what she asked you," Sekhmet said.
"Sounds like a good idea," Isis said.
"My glorious queen," Thoth said, "Do you have any idea who is under this case?"
"No clue," Isis said, frowning, "There's no name and I don't dare raise the person."
"Maybe we should open it and let me sniff around," Sekhmet advised.
Isis nodded and Sekhmet used her powers to open it. Suddenly something came out and almost hit the goddess in the face. Thoth magically lifted it and stared at it.
"It's a cursed item," Thoth said.
"I've noticed that," Isis said, "But for whom?"
That was a question that no one could answer.
That night Isis, back in mortal form, worked on the potion that she would need for it. Thoth was still around and he told her the next ingredient from a roll that he had. He was standing outside the circle, Horus her owl, watching.
"Are you sure this will work?" Isis asked.
"Positive," Thoth answered.
"Good," Isis said and then they all waited.
An hour later the potion was ready and she painted some on the disk. It shook violently and then exploded, revealing a face being tormented. Finally it spoke.
"My name is Athoc, son of Seth, and my body shall bring a curse on anyone that dares to house me in their land. I shall rain fire and hot ash and I shall turn the land to black ruin."
"Well I think we found out who caused Pompeii to fall," Isis told Thoth.
"I believe you might be right," Thoth said.
Isis hated being right.
"So this Athoc, son of Seth, caused the destruction of Pompeii," Teddy said.
"Yes," Isis answered.
"Oh dear Gods, why does it always have to be a bad guy or a bad spell?" Teddy asked.
"Don't look at me," Isis answered, "Look, we need to find a way of taking the case out of Pompeii and returning it back to its tomb."
"Fat chance of that happening," Teddy said.
"Teddy," Isis said, rolling her eyes, "Do you think that we're going to this legally?"
Teddy stared at her and then groaned. "Oh no, your going to break the law aren't you?"
"Yes and I'm going to have help," Isis told him.
"Oh not me," Teddy told her.
Isis left the room without another word.
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