Jude Porter and the Prisoner's Curse

by Gamer AlchemistZ

Sequel to Chamber of Monsters. After the events in Voldemort's Resting Chamber, Jude had thought the madness was over. He couldn't have been more wrong. Now that Lazarus has a bit more, he'll stop at nothing to kill Jude; he'd even take down Hogwarts if he has to. With the help of his friends, Jude takes on this next challenge with just as much determination as his last trials.

19. Here's The Plan

Chapter 19

Jude scratched his forehead as he sat in front of his best friends. He had called them in hopes to convince them to save Sherlock, but he knew they wouldn't be swayed so easily. Not only had the man been labeled as a killer and a follower of Lazarus, it did look like he attacked him last week in Hogsmeade.

Safe to say, this was going to take a while.

"Let me get this straight," James spoke after Jude explained his plan. "You want us to break Sherlock Smith out of Azkaban?"

Emma groaned as she rubbed her temples, "Not only are you asking us to save a man who might very well be a murderer, but also sneak into one of the scariest prisons in the wizarding world."

Jude sighed, his fingers fidgeting with the hem of his shirt, "I know this sounds crazy. Heck, I know I may seem out of my bloody mind right now, but I know Sherlock was telling the truth when he came to me in Hogsmeade. Why else would he have broken out?"

"Uh, to kill you," James answered incredulously.

"Why do you think you can trust him?" Emma threw in.

The blue eyed male put his hand on the back of his neck, feeling the tip of his scar, "My scar, it didn't burn. I know it didn't burn when we had Professor Miles, but when Sherlock told me about the Unbreakable Vow Lazarus forced him to take and the potential danger that was coming, I felt the burn. I knew he was telling the truth. There is a danger coming, and with Lazarus, we won't know the first thing about it."

James and Emma exchanged glances and seemed to silently communicate for a moment before James exhaled roughly, "I for one can say that I am not looking forward to another fight with beasts in a chamber. Or anywhere actually."

Jude smiled gratefully, "Thank you. Both of you. I know this seems like a long shot, but I'm glad you're trusting me."

"This is the first time you've asked for something, mate. I'd feel like an arse if I refused to help you," James stated. He grinned, fist bumping his best friend, "So, what do you have for us?"

"This is what I've got," Jude said as he put his arms on the table in front of them. "We need to get him out but I just don't know how we're going to do it. I've never even seen what Azkaban is. I've only heard that it was the scariest prison."

Emma shuddered, "I'm glad I haven't seen it. I already have nightmares, I don't need more."

"My father's godfather was a prisoner in Azkaban," James informed. "He was an unregistered animagus, so he was able to get past the guards."

Jude gave a small groan, "I'm pretty sure Sherlock can't become one or else he would've escaped earlier."

"Then we're gonna need a huge distraction if we wanna get him out," James muttered. His dark eyes then lit up behind his glasses, "And I know just the thing."

In their few years of being friends, Jude learned that he didn't particularly like that look.