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Chapter 22

Ari's POV

"Quenby Caledon?" I poke him on the leg and he squeals lightly.

"H-how do you know m-me?"

I let out a scoff that makes him wince. "Are you aware that there is someone running around out there who looks just like you who is trying to lead wizards into a war with American muggles?"

He shakes his head. "T-that would e-explain why he's b-been stealing my eyebrow h-h-hair…"

"So he's using a polyjuice potion?" I furrow my eyebrows together and frown. "Wait… if you're the real Quenby Caledon, then who is he?"

He shakes his head again. "I… I don't know… I only w-worked at the Ministry f-for a month before I w-was kidnapped…"

I take a seat on the floor, crossing my legs, and tap my chin. "Okay… Tell me about the day you were kidnapped."

He shakes his head once again, which leads me to believe that is the only thing he knows how to do. "I d-don't even know your name…"

I roll my eyes and sigh. "Sorry… I'm Ariana Brighton; also known as one of the objects of your… well, his… um, fake Caledon's hatred."

He sits up a bit. "I still d-don't t-t-trust you…"

I shrug my shoulders and walk back over to the railing I was sitting at before. I sit back down and lean my head back against the railing again. "Hm… Well that's too bad, because I think I might have a way out of here."

He sits up all the way and looks at me intently. "Wait, what?"

I push a button on my watch and light it up so I can see the time. 12:08 pm…

I set the alarm on it for 9:15 and close my eyes. "I can't do anything right now, but soon…" I take a deep breath and will myself asleep.

(Break)

I am awoken by a faint beeping coming from under my stomach. I open my eyes and realize I'm no longer sitting against the railing, but now lying on my stomach on the ground. I look at my watch and smile. 9:15pm…

I turn the alarm off and sit up with a stretch. "Hey Quenby… You awake?"

He grunts as he jerks awake. "W-what's going on?"

"Nothing much… Just working on getting us out of here is all." I close my eyes again and clear my mind, only focusing on James, who is probably in his room right now.

I'm not really sure this is going to work, I haven't done it since I was little, but I figure if it works and gets us out of here then it's worth a shot.

Quenby clears his throat. "I-I don't want to sound r-rude, but are y-you going-"

I hold up my hand and shush him. "I'm going to need complete silence. But first, do you know what building this is?"

"It's M-Malfoy manor, of course…"

I open my eyes again and frown. "MALFOY manor? You're sure it's MALFOY manor?"

He nods. "Yes. The Malfoy's used to live here, but after the wizarding war, Draco Malfoy and his family left here and never returned. It's been abandoned for years."

"Okay. Thank you. Now complete silence please…" I close my eyes again and take a deep breath, focusing only on James again.

James' POV

I get up off my bed and begin pacing in front of my bed, trying to think of any places Ariana might be. Suddenly my vision blurs and everything becomes a bright white. "What the hell?"

I reach out to balance myself on my bed and pull myself onto the mattress.

As soon as I'm flat on my bed, the white fades and I see my room again, but this time Ariana is sitting on the ground in front of me. She looks at me and grins. "Oh yay! It worked! Hey Jamie…"

I push myself up into a sitting position and look at her with wide eyes. "Ari, how did you get back here?"

She laughs and stands up, walking over to sit on my bed. "I'm not actually here, Jamie. You remember all those times I saw Caledon?"

I smirk at her. "All those times? It's happened, what, three times?"

She rolls her eyes and continues. "Well this is what was really happening."

"Okay… Well then where are you?"

She shakes her head. "Nope, I'm not going to tell you that yet. I can't have you rushing over here now. Not when I'm this close to fake Caledon…"

"So Caledon does have you!" I grab her chin and look her face over. "Did he hurt you? I'll kill him if he hurt you."

She shakes her head with another laugh. "I'm sure you will, but it's nothing I can't handle. Honest. He does have my wand though… Now, I need you to tell your dad that Caledon has me. I'm going to do something to get out of this room so I can see how many Death Eaters fake Caledon has here before I let you lot know where I am. I wouldn't want you coming to save us, only to be killed by a houseful of Death Eaters."

"Us?"

She grins. "Long, mostly interesting story that you probably won't believe unless you see…"

I shake my head at her. "How can you be so calm? That man is your enemy!"

She shrugs her shoulders calmly. "I actually find this a bit exciting… I'm so close to finding out what fake Caledon's secret is…"

"You're a nutter, you know that? And why do you keep calling him fake Caledon?"

She grins again. "I'll tell you when I get back." She stops for a minute and then plants a kiss on my cheek. "I have to go, but I will definitely be back once I've figured out how guarded this place is…" She closes her eyes and my world goes white again for a moment.

I open my eyes and sigh as I find myself lying on my bed. I sigh as I swing my legs over my bed and hop off.

I open my door and march down the stairs into the dining room. I find dad, mum, Professor McGonagall and Draco sitting at the table. I lean against the door frame and sigh. "I'm just going to cut to the chase here… Ariana is in fact with Caledon."

Dad looks at me skeptically. "How do you know?"

I roll my eyes at him, as if the answer is obvious. "She told me. She didn't tell me where she was at though. She said she wants to see how well the place is protected before she lets us go there to help her."

Draco smirks at me. "And how did she tell you these things?"

I open my mouth to explain, but close it again when I realize I don't actually know how to explain it. "She, um… I'm not really sure how to explain how she told me… She said it was the same way she was seeing Caledon." I look around at everyone and see they wear the same confused expressions on their faces. I shrug my shoulders. "I'm just telling you everything she told me." I push myself off from the door frame and walk back to my room to go to sleep.

Ari's POV

I open my eyes and look over at Quenby. "Alright real Caledon, I've officially started working on getting out of here. So, if you want to end up leaving with me, then you're going to have to tell me about the day you were kidnapped."

He flinches as I move to sit next to him. "O-okay… I-I was w-walking to my office w-when-"

The door opens up and someone else is tossed into the room by Cass. "We're done with you... For now…"

The person crashes to the floor, but I ignore them. I jump up off the floor and walk toward the door. "Hey asshole, I have to pee."

He sneers at me and points to a corner. "It's right over there."

I make a dramatic gagging noise and shake my head. "That's disgusting, even real prisoners get actual toilets. Either you find me a real bathroom or I tell Caledon that you've been sneaking your other prisoner over there extra food rations. Your choice…"

He glowers at me. "I've done no such thing…"

I shrug my shoulders with a smirk. "If he's already questioning your loyalty, who do you think he'll believe?"

He violently grabs my arm and drags me out of the room while mumbling under his breath. I smirk to myself as I see his wand loosely hanging out of his pocket. I stealthily grab it and conceal it behind me as he throws me into a green marbled bathroom. "You have five minutes…"

I laugh. "It's a good thing I only have to pee or this could be an issue!"

He glares at me and slams the door shut. As soon as the door shuts I look around for a window. It's not too difficult to find it and, once I do, I open it up as wide as I can. I then pull out Cass's wand and stand back against the wall then turn myself into a weathered wooden chair. A few minutes pass and the door bursts open. What would he have done if I had still been peeing when he came in? What a sicko…

He looks around the bathroom angrily and, when his eyes fall on the open window, he lets out a loud, angry grunt. He reaches for his wand but his fingers only grab air. His eyes widen and his mouth falls open. "Shit!" He runs from the bathroom quickly, almost tripping over one of my legs as he does. If only I had been out a few feet further…

A few moments later Caledon bursts into the bathroom, led by a frightened looking Cass. Caledon looks at the window then turns angrily to Cass, grabbing him by his cloak and slamming him into the wall a few feet away from me. "WHERE IS SHE?"

Cass looks around nervously. "W-well my Lord… She said she had to pee… s-so I-"

Caledon slams him against the wall again, earning a grunt of pain from Cass. "Are you really that dense?" He releases Cass, causing him to fall to the ground, and shrugs his shoulders, turning back to the window. "No matter… I still have her wand. She can't have gotten far…"

Cass clears his throat awkwardly. "Actually, my Lord…"

Caledon turns around again, pure rage apparent on his face. "What now?"

Cass shifts uncomfortably on the floor. "…She may have taken my wand before she escaped…"

Caledon clenches his teeth then relaxes. "You have failed me one to many times…" He quickly pulls out his wand and points it at Cass.

Cass's eyes widen as he puts his hands up to protest. "My Lord, please don't! Pl-"

"Avada Kedavra!"

The bathroom fills with a green glow as the spell leaves Caledon's wand and hits Cass full on. The color leaves his face as his eyes roll back and he slumps onto the ground in a lifeless mass.

Caledon puts his wand away and storms out of the bathroom without even sparing a glance back. He stops in the doorway and slowly turns around, looking at the window through narrowed eyes. "I'm coming for you little fireball…"

Suddenly he begins changing. He begins growing hair and his features become more familiar. He groans angrily and storms out of the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind him.

I return myself to normal and grab Cass's robe and mask. I pull the robe up over my head and grimace as I put the mask over my face. I open the door just a crack and peek out to see if anyone is in the corridor. Once I see that the coast is clear, I sneak out of the bathroom and down the corridor. I pass by only two Death Eaters in the process, which is encouraging. I locate the room I was being kept in and memorize its location.

I walk back to the bathroom and shut the door, jamming another chair under the door handle as a precaution. I know it won't stop anyone from coming in, but it will at least slow them down. I take a seat on the floor, crossing my legs and sitting erect, and close my eyes, concentrating only on James again.

James' POV

I press my body to my broom and race after the snitch, my Puddlemere United uniform flapping in the wind. I can see the seeker for the Holyhead Harpies next to me, racing toward the snitch in front of us. I flash a smirk at him and press my body tighter to my broom. "See ya, loser..." I speed forward and grab the snitch before it can fly away.

The crowd around us cheers loudly, the Puddlemere fans jumping to their feet with excitement. I fly to the ground and hop off my broom, holding up the snitch with a grin. I look around at my fans, at the screaming fan girls, and roll my eyes with a laugh. After being praised and congratulated by my teammates I walk to the locker room, but not before looking into the crowd and giving them a wink.

Suddenly I hear, "You would dream about winning a quidditch match… And all these fans! Do these girls know what a git you are?"

I look over at Ariana with a smirk. "Yes, I would. And no, they don't. You're the only one whose been graced with that knowledge."

She rolls her eyes with a laugh as she places a hand on her chest. "Oh I'm so lucky…"

"Are you ready to tell me where you are being kept?"

She nods seriously then looks at the ground. "Yes, but you'll need to hurry. Caledon is gone but I don't know how long he will be gone. Oh, and there are going to be two extra people who need help."

I grab her shoulders, earning boo's from a group of girls in the stands. I had completely forgotten where I was… "Ari, WHERE ARE YOU?"

She gives me a faint smile and a sigh. "I'm being kept at Malfoy manor in the fourth room from the entrance."

"W-what? Malfoy manor?"

She pats me on the cheek and smirks. "I'll see you soon, git." She closes her eyes and disappears.

I sit upright in my bed and look around. "Dad is never going to believe me…" I grab my wand and hop out of bed. I run down the stairs to my parent's room. I stand outside the door and take a deep breath before walking in. "Dad I know where Ariana is."

I don't hear a response so I flip on a light switch and grunt. I look to the bed and see mum and dad curled up next to each other. I grimace at the sight before I jump on the bed. Mum is the first to react to my sudden mounting of their bed. She abruptly sits upright and gasps. "What's wrong?"

I sigh. "Mum, I know where Ariana is, but we need to hurry…"

She kicks dad in the leg and smirks at him when he wakes up. "Go get Minerva and Draco. We're going to find Ariana."

Ari's POV

I open my eyes and grimace as I look over and see Cass's body. I put his robe and mask back on him and stash Cass's wand in my back pocket before I make my way back to my temporary prison. I make a large 'X' on the outside of the door before I walk back in and shut the door behind me. I walk over to real Caledon and take a seat. "Help is on the way. They should be here shortly."

I hear a cough-filled laugh from across the room. "Ariana? What have you done now?"

I whirl my head around with a gasp. "Professor Longbottom?"

He laughs again, which leads to a coughing fit. "The one and only."

I get up off the ground and run over to him. I grab his arm and help him up. "Yea, well you can never be too sure… What are you doing here?"

He shrugs his shoulders as we walk over to real Caledon. "Cass caught me spying on him and Caledon. He kicked my ass and tossed me in here."

I pat him on the shoulder. "Well help will be arriving so-"

The door to our room opens and reveals a very angry looking Death Eater. He glares and points at me. "YOU! What have you done?"

I shrug my shoulders with a smirk. "Oh, you know. A bit of this, a bit of that..." I hear an explosion behind him and my smirk grows into a grin. "Why?"

He walks toward us with his wand drawn. "You little bitch…"

I pull out Cass's wand and point it at the Death Eater. "Bring it on, asshole."

For a moment we just circle each other but I shoot my spell at him as soon as I see him readjust his stance into one for fighting. We both dodge each other's spells, so we shoot another spell at each other. My spell hits him; knocking the wand from his hand, but not before his spell leaves his wand and hits the wall next to me, shattering the wall into bits of dust and debris. I look at the Death Eater with wide eyes.

Suddenly the Death Eater collapses in an unconscious heap in front of me, revealing James, who is standing behind him in the doorway with his wand pointed in front of him. "She's in here dad!"

I turn to real Caledon and Neville with a smirk. "You two ready to get out of here?"

Harry, Ginny, McGonagall, and Draco all run in with their wands pointed defensively. Draco looks around the room with a frown. "I haven't been here in a long time…"

James walks over with a smirk. He grabs my arm and says, "Well hello gorgeous. Long time no see!"

I roll my eyes with a laugh. "Shut up and get us home before Caledon gets back." I gesture to Neville and real Caledon. "Get them out of here first."

James looks at real Caledon and frowns, raising his wand up and pointing it at his face. "What the hell Ariana? I thought we were avoiding him?"

I push his hand down and shake my head. "James, I don't have time to explain. We need to get out of here now!"

He looks at me skeptically then nods. He gestures for everyone to come over and help. Ginny grabs Neville, Harry hesitantly grabs real Caledon, and James grabs me, while Draco and McGonagall stay behind to make sure nobody follows us.

We arrive at the house and Ginny immediately pulls me away from James and into a tight, almost suffocating, hug. "I swear to Merlin, if you ever do that to me again, I'll find you just so I can kill you!" I return her hug with a grin.

She releases me and I have just enough time to take one deep breath before I'm pulled into another tight hug by Harry. "We're so glad you're alright."

I let out a laugh and wrap my arms around him. "Me too. Thanks for coming to save me."

He releases me with a smile. "Anytime… Now, would you care to tell us what happened?"

I shake my head. "Not yet. We need to get real Caledon some food and both Neville and real Caledon are going to need some medical attention."

Harry shakes his head this time. "I'm not helping him. We can't trust him."

R.C., or Real Caledon, clears his throat. "Um… I-I'm s-standing right here…"

I look at Harry and Ginny with a pleading expression. "You may not trust him, but you trust me and I say he's fine. Please help him… We'll explain everything once he's been taken care of." I look over to R.C. "Won't we?"

He nods his head eagerly, so Ginny takes him and Neville into the dining room to be patched up, and Harry follows close behind her. Once his parents are gone, James grabs my arm and pulls me into a hug. I shake my head with a laugh as I return his hug, wrapping my arms around his waist and leaning my head against his chest. "I was gone for what, twelve hours? You lot are acting like I was gone for weeks!"

He shakes his head with a laugh. "Um, no. You were kidnapped for twelve hours, by someone who has been trying to kill you for two years. So forgive us if we were a little worried…"

I look up at him with a smirk. "Well, I guess I can forgive you. But only because you asked so nicely."

He rolls his eyes and laughs. "Remind me, why did we save you?"

My smirk grows a bit as I stifle a laugh. "I'm the only one who puts up with you, remember?"

He nods with a grin. "Oh, that's right… Lucky me."

Ginny walks out and clears her throat. I turn around and see she has a smirk on her face as she looks at us. "If you two are finished, Quenby and Neville are ready to talk. Would you two care to join us?"

Did this chapter help clear anything up for you lovely readers? I know I switched POV's a lot in this chapter... I hope it doesn't confuse anyone! I will be clearing up any lingering questions about real and fake Caledon in the next chapter, so just be patient with me.

I have quite the ending for this story. I'm pretty stoked to write it! It's going to blow your minds! :P

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