hey so heres the third task. this chapter is shorter than most but where i ended was a good place or else the chapter would be like uber long. i hope you like it! i dont own anything.
Allie ran as fast as she could through the dark, foggy maze. At every turn she had to stop and figure out which way to turn. The feeling that she had received only minutes before was getting worse with every second that passed. She pulled out her wand to illuminate the path in front of her, with her luck she would trip if she didn't. Allie stopped once more. She strained her ears to detect any kind of sound that would indicate that someone was around, a snap of a twig, heavy breathing, any thing that would give her a hint of where to go.
Still without a heading, Allie ran down a random path, turned and went down two more. She had to stop to catch her breath and attempt to easy the pain of the stitch she was getting in her side. She had to find Harry and warn him about.... about what? She had no clue. All she knew was she had to get to Harry. Get to Harry then figure out what to do. It sounded like a plan, not a good one but a plan none the less.
Allie saw a light ahead of her, she squinted her eyes and saw the outline of a person. She let out a sigh of relief at finding someone in this creepy maze. She jogged over to them. From the back, she could tell it was a big, burly boy. Krum.
"Krum!" She called. He didn't turn. "Krum?" She reached him and grabbed his shoulder to turn him to face her. She gasped at what she saw. His eyes were glazed over like a blind man''s would be. He raised his wand and pointed it directly at her.
"Allie! Duck!" Allie did as instructed, not even caring who told her to do so. A second later a spell flew past the top of her head. She scrabbled to get up only to receive a swift kick in the stomach from Krum. She was knocked back down to the ground in pain. If she ever had a doubt that Krum was a strong guy, it was knocked out of her along with all the air in her lungs.
She gasped for breath, taking air into her lungs and releasing it as fast as she could, not being able to get enough. Through her tear blurred eyes (the tears came involuntarily to her and Allie was determined to keep them in) she saw the outline of two figures locked in a duel. One was Krum, the other Cedric. She remained on the ground, clutching her stomach.
"Allie!" A new voice called between spells. Allie saw Harry rush down a nearby path. He knelt down next to her. "What are you doing here? Are you ok?" He asked frantically.
Allie managed to nod her head. "I'm fine. Go help Cedric. Krum's bewitched or something." Harry flew up and over to the action. With Harry and Cedric against the one Krum, the duel ended quickly. Both boys sent a stunning spell toward the Durmstrang champion. He fell to the ground like a giant, making a loud thumping noise. Cedric raised his wand to send another spell towards the fallen boy when Harry stopped him. Harry mumbled something to Cedric that caused him to lower his wand.
Harry rushed back toward Allie and knelt down in front of her. "What happened."
"He kicked me." Alie tried to get up and winced. She laid back down. Cedric came over to them after retrieving Krum's wand from his unconscious hand. He knelt down next to Harry.
"Is she ok?" He asked Harry.
"I don't know. She tried to sit up but she couldn't do it."
Allie sighed. "Guys. I'm right here. You don't have to talk about me as if I'm not. And I'm fine." She sat up and let out a small whimper of pain. "See?" She said through clenched teeth. Cedric pursed his lips.
"Lay back down." He told her firmly.
"I'd rather not." She told him honestly. Harry gently squeezed her arm telling her to cooperate.
"Allie." Harry warned.
"Fine." She laid back down on the ground, a vine was sticking her in the back, she much rather have been sitting up and dreaded the time when she would have to do so again. Cedric began to feel around her stomach, applying a small pressure to a spot every few inches or so. He reached to the bottom left side of Allie's stomach and pressed down gently. She let out a sharp breath. Oh Merlin, that hurt bad. Worse than her palms that night in Dumbledore's office.
Cedric moved his hands away and sighed, defeated. "She has some broken ribs." He looked up to the sky. "We'll have to send up some red sparks." Allie shot up. Oh Merlin that hurt, ouch!
"Good. Harry something is-"
She was cut off by Harry himself. He was pointing down a path that just appeared. A large glass trophy was sitting on a pedestal with a blue light radiating from it's core. The Twizard Cup. "There it is. " At that moment the bushes surrounding the three of them began to shake and the wind blew fiercely, causing Allie's hair to whip around her face.
"Not again!" Cedric groaned. "Come on! We'll get to the cup and that will take us out of here." Harry nodded his agreement. Without even asking her to get up. Harry scooped Allie into his arms and began to run. The bushes were closing together behind them, causing the path they had just been on to disappear.
"Is it supposed to do that?!" Allie shouted over the noise being made by the rustling shrubbery. Neither of the boys answered her question, they were concentrating on running. Harry stumbled over a vine but did not fall, thank Merlin. Allie wrapped her arms around his neck more securely.
They made it to the cup and the two boys stood there looking at it. Harry put Allie down. "Touch it!" He told her, Allie scoffed.
"No, I'm not even in this competition. I'll just run back!"
"You're injured. Take it!" Cedric called. The bushes were closing in on them, fast. Allie's eyes widened at their approach.
"We'll all touch it at the same time." The boys pursed their lips but gave a nod. "One, two, THREE!" The three of them grabbed the Cup at the same time and got sucked into nothingness. Allie felt like she was spinning around on an amusement park ride gone haywire. The three let go of the cup and fell to what Allie considered the bottom of the nothingness that surrounded them. Allie let out scream, the pain from hitting the ground was excruciating. Seconds later their surroundings caught up with them.
Harry rushed over to her. She landed five feet away from him and Cedric. "Are you ok?" He asked frantically. He checked her over to make sure no more injuries had come to her.
Allie just nodded. "Help me up." She asked through her pain. Harry picked her up off the ground and placed her on her feet. He kept a secure arm around her waist. Allie took a look around her. "This can't be good." The horrible feeling she had in her stomach now overpowered the pain from her ribs. They were in a grave yard. A creepy graveyard at that. "Where are we?" She questioned no one in particular. Harry let go of her and wandered over to one of the tomb stones. Allie walked over to where Cedric was sitting, he was examining the Triwizard Cup.
"A port key. The cup was a port key." He informed them. Allie rolled her eyes. Of course, they'd make it harder. Going into a maze and coming out a Triwizard Champion sounded a little too easy. Cedric got close to touching the cup but didn't. The Hufflepuff let out a chuckle and stood up. He looked Allie up and down. "Are you ok?"
She nodded and gave him a small smile. Allie could feel Harry's uneasiness from across the graveyard. She turned to see where he had wandered off to. "Harry?" He was standing next to a huge tomb that had a statue of the Grim Reaper atop of it.
"We have to leave. Now." He said forcefully. A fire started right after he finished his sentence. A large cauldron started to boil over the greenish fire. Allie felt a surge of pain run through her wrist with the scar on it. She bent over and pressed her other hand over it as if the pressure would keep the pain at bay. It burned with such intensity she was sure that someone was trying to burn her to death from the inside out. Cedric placed a hand on her back and bent over to look her in the eyes. Her eye lids were pressed together in pain. Allie heard Harry let out a howl of agony as he pressed his hand to his forehead in the exact same spot as his scar.
"What's happening?!" Allie yelled. She took it back, broken ribs were easy, the cracked ribs were nothing compared to this. Give her a thousand broken ribs, she didn't care, anything but this.
"Cedric, get her back to the cup!" Harry told him.
Ignoring his request Cedric went over to check Harry over. Harry was hunched over in misery from the pain, a second later he fell to his knees. Allie had not clue what was happening to her or Harry. Has your scar ever hurt you? Harry's question floated back into her mind. Dear Merlin. She let out a gasp and staggered over to the two boys.
"Get out of here!" Harry's eyes were wide with fear. Cedric and Allie turned to stare at the spot where Harry's eyes were directed. Allie took a few steps closer to get a better look. A cloaked figure was coming out of the fog, cradling what looked like a baby wrapped in another cloak. Allie squinted but still couldn't tell who it was.
"Kill the spares." A eerie voice called from inside the bundle. The voice was as cold as the night air that whipped around her. Allie's eyes widened as the large figure lifted his wand to her. She was going to die, there was no doubt in her mind. The man began to mutter the curse that was aimed for her. Allie closed her eyes, waiting for the inevitable.
A second later she felt herself being pushed to the side with such a great force that she fly through the air for a good five feet . She landed on the ground, hard. On impact with the ground, she felt a sharp pain in her head where a large rock had made contact with it. The small blond heard someone calling out to her, but it sounded far away and muffled like she had cotton balls stuffed into her ears. She didn't even scream, Allie could feel unconsciousness taking over her. She lifted her hand to her wound and touched it causing her to wince slightly. She pulled her hand away, blood covered her fingers. Allie was succumbing to the blackness that began to surround her. She put her hand back down and waited for the inevitable darkness to take her. She laid her head down to the side, not being able to hold it up any longer and not wanted to press the wound against the ground. Dizziness took her, she could vaguely make out Cedric's expressionless eyes looking at her before she fell inside the black.
dont hate me! i hate me enough already for doing it. but it had to happen. =/ im sorry. i tried to figure out a way around in but there was nothing. it was just one of those things that had to be, ya know? tell me what you think please! i need feedback for this chapter really bad. thanks for reading!
