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Eyes Closed Tightly

Chapter 8

Sirius slammed the phone down his body shaking and his eyes hidden behind his bangs. He breathed in and out trying to clam him self he was not doing a good job of it. The call he had just taken shook his foundation, made him realize that Voldemort was even more deranged then last hypothesized.

"This was recorded right?" his gaze snapped to the stunned man in front of him.

"Of course all calls to our lines are recorded." The messy man gulped at the dreaded look Sirius was giving.

"Is someone already on their way to 44 MacMillan drive?"

"Yes."

"Good, get Remus he needs to hear this." The man went to rush off. "oh!" he stopped looking to Sirius the older man was shaking hands clenched tightly. "Make sure to watch Harry my cousins in the room I don't trust her." The man nodded and took off once again. Not too long after he heard Remus arrive.

"What is it Sirius?" Grey eyes looked into Remus. "Sirius are you-"

"Listen to this Remus." He interrupted pushing a button and making sure the phone call was on speakerphone.

"This is Sirius Black how may I help you ma'am?" his voice was clam and reassuring something he was taught to do in the academy.

"Is this really?" the voice shook and he could hear the fear in her voice.

"Yes I am-"

"My name is Myrtle, I live at 44 MacMillan drive." Her voice sounded watery she paused he could hear the hitch in her breathing. "I am a mother of two, I had a husband that I loved dearly who is no longer with us." He felt the sorrow and knew she was crying freely.

"Ma'am are you in danger?"

"I have a message for you." She was all out sobbing "You took him from me and now I'll take something from you, you cant save me or anyone else." Cold dread filled him.

"Myrtle, don't do it!" a shot rung over the message, the phone hitting the ground. A long pause followed, before there was a click of the phone being hung up.

Sirius and Remus stared at one another, golden brown eyes slightly wider then Sirius's gray.

"I don't think Myrtle shot her self."

"Neither do I." they both grimaced.

~O~

This felt familiar, eerily familiar if he could be completely honest with him self. The only difference from this situation, to the last time was the grip on his arm. It was so tight he had to force him self not to wince, or show his discomfort on his face. That would draw people's attention, and he really didn't want that when he was trying to escape.

Odd that he had to escape from what most people would say were the good guys. Harry mentally frowned, hiding behind Bellatrix as another hoard of policemen passed them none the wiser. The wild haired woman smiled and dazzled most of the men making them forget to look at Harry. He was unnoticeable, being able to hide enough, as he was taught when living with the late Dursley's. Vernon had always said 'be quite, make no sound, and pretend that you do not exist.' And so Harry did just that.

Bellatrix maneuvered them to the door and practically flung them both to the outside world. Racing down the stairs, and fighting the crowd of people on the street. Her smile widening as they made their way further from the station. Harry ducked his head down green eyes watching where he stepped, and trying to keep up with the mad woman. She swirled them into an alleyway, and dragged him to a waiting car.

Ushering him in the back seat, Harry buckled himself in and looked up seeing the dark hair woman sitting in the front seat. She smirked back at him, looking into the mirror. Turning the key had the car rearing to life.

"You ready to see your Tom?" the voice sent a quiver down his back, making him squirm in his seat.

"You're taking me to him?" she turned sharply in the seat her eyes crazy and her hair flying around her face.

"Oh but of course, after all he has missed his little bundle, I mustn't keep you two apart." And there it was that overwhelming sinking feeling, he always got before his uncle came to punish him. Harry bit his lip and looked at Bella. "You want to see him don't you?"

"Yes."

"Good, then just sit back and I'll take you to him. He'll be so happy to have you back." She chuckled and turned back to look in front of her. Stepping on the gas the car took off, speeding down the alley and joining all the other cars on a busy road.

~O~

It happened when he was sitting in his car, a coffee in hand. He almost couldn't believe what he was seeing. He closed his eyes and reopened then he leaned closer to his window, and then jumped out of his car running after the two people who just left the police station. Trying to make sure what he was seeing, really was what he thought, and not just a delusion of an over active mind. Watching them turn down an alleyway he paused and glanced around.

Trusting his reporter instincts Cedric Diggory carefully looked down the alleyway his breath hitched, seeing the woman push Harry Potter into the vehicle. Then seat her self in the driver's side; he jolted down the license plate in his note pad. Watching them until the car turned down the road at the end of the alley. Swiveling around he raced his way back to the station.

~O~

The room was empty. Grey and golden eyes went wide, staring at the deserted room.

"Lockhart!" Sirius voice boomed around the room, all sound creased. Everyone looked at Sirius and Remus. "Where the hell is Lockhart!" There was a crashing sound and a blond hair man made him self known.

"I'm here! What is I Sirius?" they both looked at the daftly dressed man, eyes looking around the room only to come to a stop on the goofy smiling man.

"Why is Harry not in the room?" Remus stepped up looking at Lockhart.

"Oh he's in the loo." A twitch started at the temple of Sirius head.

"Where is my cousin?" he clenched his teeth, eyes narrowed down to slits.

"She insisted on taking him, your cousin is a charming woman." Gilderoy dreamily stated. Remus and Sirius flew into a frenzy racing about the station.

"Look for Harry!" anyone in distance of the yell began frantically looking for the small dark hair boy. Lockhart was left to stand in confusion, not understand that he screwed up in a major way.

He looked at the frantic police officers; they were all running around, disregarding anyone and everyone. He widened his eyes trying to get someone attention, but they were all to busy, dashing around the place. Whenever he tired to catch their attention they would exclaim they were too busy and run off. Finally Cedric lost it, there was a child's life on the line.

"I saw Harry Potter!" he screamed at the top of his lungs, eyes clenched tightly. A hand gently placed it's self on his forearm and he opened his eyes looking into kind golden eyes.

"Where?" a relived sigh left the frantic reporter.

"Outside the station, he was with a wild hair woman, she put him in a car. I got the license plate number, she was driving a sandy colored Cadillac went west on Liverpool." He held out the paper with the plate number.

"Sirius!" Cedric jumped, then a man with dark hair came rushing up to them.

"What is it Remus."

"Car now!" gray eyes looked at him confused. "I said now!" He shoved Sirius away and the man ran off, turning back Remus gave Cedric a tight smile. "Thank you." Then he was gone, only stopping long enough to tell another officer to hold a press conference and get the word out about Harry being abducted, and to have a look out for the car.

Running outside Remus jumped into the car Sirius sat in. "Go west on Liverpool, keep a look out for a sandy colored Cadillac, step on it Sirius." He barked out causing Sirius move into action, before they knew it they were racing down Liverpool sirens blaring and eyes on the look out.

"She took him didn't she?" Remus hummed in answer to busy to talk as he looked around. "Why would she take him?" the confusion of it all was sinking in.

"I don't know… the only reason I can think of would be, but it couldn't, it'd be impossible." He frowned pursing his lips, Sirius glanced over to him taking in the frowning face and tight posture of his long time friend.

"What is it? What's impossible?"

"That she knows who Voldemort is, and is taking Harry to him." Sirius took in a harsh breath, hands clenching the steering wheel.

~O~

Here it was, the thing to redeem him self, practically served to him on a golden plate. Moody watched with rapid attention as the news reported Harry's abduction not to long ago. It was hot off the press and they even gave a name to the woman who snatched the brat up. He grinned up at the t.v. Then looked down at his shot of whiskey, pushing it away he shouted out for a glass of water, down it in one go. Threw down a wad of bills, and then stumbled out of the bar.

All he had to do was find the snot nosed kid, bring him back relatively unharmed. And everything would be back to normal. He would have his life back. Along with his respect and collaboration of his colleges.

~O~

A/N Myrtle, Cedric, and Lockhart oh my. and there you all have it another chapter... which is not betaed... again . I don't see ECT lasting to much longer, but you never know. sorry for Spelling and grammar. I'm to lazy to go back and fix it. Also I'm working on writing another fanfiction, though it wont be out till I finish ECT here's a summery anyways.

Surreptitious Doll~ Harry James Potter, a boy who has gone missing. In a world of missing children why should his case stand out amongst all the others? Maybe because he is linked to other missing children, that have been found and displayed in a very peculiar way.

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