Chapter 5
Shadows
Harry and Hermione stood there for several tense moments. Then Hermione grabbed Harry's forearms,
"Harry you've got to get out of here!" she said. Harry looked surprised.
"Why would you let me go?" he asked
"Because," she replied, "if what you've told me is true then we don't have a fighting chance without you! You can't afford to waste time playing anymore games with the police."
"But," said Harry, "if I go now it will look like you are aiding a abetting."
"Harry don't argue with me," she snapped, "Not now!"
Harry finally relented and teleported away just seconds before police broke the door down. S.W.A.T. team members rushed in pointing there guns in ever corner of the room and house.
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Hermione sat on the bottom bunk in her jail cell. Without warning she jumped up and started pacing.
"I can't believe it." She muttered, " I can't believe they accused me of aiding and abetting." When they took her in she tried to tell them what was going on but the investigating officer and laughed in her face. Hermione sat down on the bed again still wanting to sock that smug detective. Her hearing would be in 3 days on the day of the planetary alignment and blood moon.
"At least Harry is free out there to stop that lunatic." She thought. It was about ten o'clock at night at the guards herded the women into the bathroom to get their showers and so forth before the lights were turned off.
Hermione walked into the part of the communal shower that was back against the far wall and was just starting to undress when three of the other female prisoners entered the area.
"Hey," said one of them pointing at Hermione, "I know her, she's the little tart that put us in here!!"
"GET HER!!" they all started toward Hermione with blood in their eyes. Hermione raised her fists to defend herself. Suddenly, all three of them stopped dead in there tracks. They appeared to be looking at something behind Hermione. Puzzled Hermione peered over her shoulder and saw the bricks and the tiles turn and slide back in on themselves, making a doorway with what appeared to be a pitch-black corridor on the other side.
"What the--," what of the started but never finished because a voice from the doorway cried out,
"DORMOS OBLIVIA!!" instantly a shimmering metallic green ball of energy shot out of the doorway in into the center of the room and exploded showering everyone but Hermione with its energy. When it was over everyone in the room except for Hermione was sound asleep on the floor. Then through the doorway walked Harry.
"Harry what are you doing here?" said Hermione who was glad to see him in spite of herself.
"I've come to get you out of here," replied Harry.
"Why," said Hermione, "you should be out there looking for Koval."
"Hermione." Said Harry, " there was a breaking at the Bartough museum. The back was blown out and the Chest was stolen. And it was Koval who called the police on us in the first place. He wants you here because now all he has to do is get the pendant and you're a sitting duck in here."
Without waiting for Hermione to say Yea or Nay to the whole thing, he grabbed her hand and pulled her through the doorway. After a split second of total darkness, Hermione found herself in the street out side the Jail.
"Harry," she said, "what about the women in the bathroom?"
"Don't worry," replied Harry, "they won't remember a thing when they wake up, and even if they did who'd believe them."
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Koval slammed his fist down on the table in front of him with enough force to shake the floor and glared down at one of his apprentices,
"What do you mean she wasn't there?"
"W-Well," the man stammered, "I went to dispose of Ms. Granger and get pendant like we had planned and when I got there I heard the guards yelling that she had escaped. But I can't be sir my plan was foolproof."
"BAH Phooey!" snapped Koval, "I want results, Baracus, not excuses!! I've told you time and time again the Aurors are not to be underestimated, especially that Auror."
"Y-Yes sir," stammered Baracus.
"Now get out there and find Harry Potter and the Girl," thundered Koval.
"Sir," said Baracus, "Why not use one of the viewing devices you've got here to look for them?"
"Because, fool, Aurors and anyone under their protection are invisible to such viewing devices, NOW GET GOING!"
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Harry and Hermione topped a fire escape and stood looking out over the city.
"It's a beautiful view," said Hermione, Its to bad that we can't enjoy it under different circumstances." When Harry didn't respond she looked over at him. She saw that every muscle in his body was rigid and his nostrils were flaring like a hunting dog.
"Harry," she said, "What's wro-." She didn't have time to finish because just then a gray winged creature that looked like a cross between a gargoyle and a bat appeared flying low overhead the creatures had vampiric red eyes. Harry pulled Hermione down as the creatures buzzed the roof.
"What are those things?" said Hermione
"Gorelons," replied Harry, "they're winged vampiric creatures that evil wizards often train to do their dirty work."
Harry held up his hands and a silver sword with a red jewel in the handle and the name Godric Gryffindor embedded in the blade appeared and morphed into a two handed broad sword.
"Stay put," he said to Hermione as he stood up. It was then that Harry saw the man riding on the back of one of these creatures.
"Baracus," he muttered to himself. The Gorelons came about into a V formation and readied for another pass. They swooped down with an earsplitting cry and the center one grabbed Harry and took off.
"HARRY!!" screamed Hermione. But before she got too worried she saw Harry push off from the top of a building turn a double back flip and land on top of the creature. With one swipe he severed the creatures head and it disintegrated into dust. At first she though that Harry was going to fall to his death, but then she saw him floating in mid- air near where the gorelon had been. For once Hermione was glad it was the dead of night so people wouldn't be able to see what was going on. Harry began to fly straight forward with the sword held out in front of him. One of the remaining Gorelons the one with the rider began to fly straight at Harry. At the last second before impact Harry spun to the right and sliced the Gorelon right down the middle. It disintegrated and Harry kicked the wizard in the gut the kick sent him flying down backwards to slam into a pile of crates in the roof. Suddenly Harry heard Hermione scream. That's when he saw her struggling with the third creature on the roof. Harry landed on the roof raised the sword and charged at the creature. When it saw Harry coming it gave a cry and flew off.
"Are you all right," he asked Hermione, "checking her over for bites."
"Yeah," said Hermione her hand went to her collar
"Harry," she gasped wide-eyed, "The pendant is gone!!"
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