Chapter 7: Help from a Friend
Lily, James, Sirius, Karen, and Remus turned around slowly to meet the face of Bellatrix Black. She was still the raving beauty she had been in school. Her curly black hair seemed to have darkened though. Her smile was that of an insane person. "Look what we have here boys!" Bellatrix called to two boys.
One of them was Rodolphus Lestrange. His dark shaggy hair fell in his face covering his eyes slightly. His lanky figure covered what little light shone through the forest.
The other one was Rabastan Lestrange. He was slightly shorter than his brother. His hair was so short he was almost bald. His eyes shone with pure hate and disgust.
"Well if it isn't my little cousin, Sirius Black," Bellatrix cackled.
"You're no family of mine," Sirius spat.
"Crucio!" Bellatrix screamed pointing her wand at Sirius.
Sirius fell to his knees and cried out loudly, his face twisted in pain. Quickly Lily shot a curse at Bellatrix sending her flying into a tree. "Why you little filthy mudblood!" Rabastan screamed throwing a curse at her. She blocked it.
Lily, James, and Remus started to fight against the two brothers while Karen bend down to see if Sirius was ok. "Sirius?" she asked her eyes wide.
"I'm fine," he said trying to get up.
Just then a Stupefy hit Karen and she fell to the ground. Bellatrix was starting to wake up at this point. She stood up; blood was running down her face. "You," she said quietly looking at Lily. "Reductor!"
Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, and Karen's limp body went flying backwards. Then everything went black.
Lily woke up in a tent with Karen by her side. "Karen?" she asked. "Are you ok?"
Karen groaned and turned over. "Lily?"
"Karen!" Lily hugged her tightly. "Do you still have you wand?"
"No," Karen said after a quick search.
"Nor do I," Lily said.
"Where are the boys?" she asked.
Then there came a scream. "James!" Lily said getting up and running outside. A man grabbed her and forcefully held her back. Karen was being held back by another man.
Lily saw a group of couple of Death Eaters holding Sirius and Remus back as they watched James being tortured by Bellatrix. Sirius face contorted in pain and anger for his best friend. Remus was pale with worry, probably thinking of ways to make James feel better when Bellatrix was done with him. He was on his hands and knees breathing hard. Lily tried to run to him but was swiftly pulled back. Bellatrix cackled and smiled gleefully like she had just won a prize. "Is that all you've got?" James asked looking up.
"Well you would have a good Death Eater had you believed," Bellatrix said. "Crucio!" James screamed again.
"James!" Lily screamed, wishing it was her that was being tortured and not James. Sirius and Remus struggled harder against their captors but to no avail.
Bellatrix suddenly stopped. "Well if it isn't the little mudblood," she said.
"Leave him alone!" Lily shouted.
"Oh did you two finally get together? How sweet," Bellatrix said. "Bring her here!"
"Don't touch her!" James said, getting to his knees.
The man released Lily and she ran to James side. "Are you alright?" she asked, running her hands over his face and shoulders.
"I'm fine," he said.
Bellatrix was raising her wand when a sharp voice rang out. "Stop," said a hooded man, walking forward. "I need to speak with them before he comes."
"The Dark Lord is coming?!" Bellatrix yelped; the smile on her face would have made her look pretty expect for the gleam in her eye. James and Lily exchanged looks of horror.
"Yes," the cloaked man said coolly.
"Bring them to the Head Tent," Bellatrix ordered.
The 5 teens were marched over to a black tent. "You ok, mate?" Sirius asked James as they were walking.
"Yeah, I'm fine," James replied.
"Leave us," the man said when they came inside the tent.
"What?" Bellatrix asked. "There are five of them!"
"You doubt my abilities?" he questioned.
"N-no of course not," she stammered. "Out! Everyone!" As quickly as they had been, the Death Eaters were gone.
"I should have known," Lily said as soon as the Death Eaters were gone.
"I was not lying when I said the Dark Lord was coming," the man said coolly.
"Then we shall die with honor," Lily said, standing stick straight.
James and Sirius looked at each other. Who was this?
"You must get out," he said.
"How?" Lily asked cautiously.
"Here," he said laying out their wands. All five of them.
"How do I know this isn't a trick?" she asked.
"Just take them and go," he spat.
Lily slowly picked up their wands and handed them out. Sirius raised his wand but James put a hand in front of him. "Don't."
"Come with us!" Lily said suddenly.
"I can't," he said. "Someone has to tell what happened."
"But you could come," Lily said. "You could change."
"Go." He grabbed Lily by her arms and the hood fell off revealing Severus Snape. He kissed her quickly then pushed her away. Then the tent flap opened and Bellatrix appeared at the door. Lily quickly cast a smoke charm so she couldn't see.
She turned to Snape. "Sorry," she said as she Stupefied him. She grabbed James' and Karen's hands and Disapparated.
"What happened?" a snake-like voice asked.
"They attacked and got their wands, My Lord," Snape lied coolly.
"I thought you were strong enough to handle them?" answered his Master.
"My powers are not as strong as yours," he replied.
"Very well," he said. "You will show were worth when my followers attack the McKinnon's tonight."