Chapter 22-Twice Defied
Lily had been knocked unconscious for about an hour. She looked around and tried to figure where she was. She sat in a cell, it was dark and she had no idea where she was. The last thing she remembered was flying on the great, giant crow, Voldemort called Barty. Then, Bellatrix had put some sort of spell on her and taken her wand. Now, here she was sitting in a cell, alone. Wait, she wasn't alone. There was someone else sitting in a corner.
A girl, around her age, was sitting in a corner. She had huge glasses, magnifying her already bugged out eyes. Lily recognized the girl. It was Sybll Trelawney, the girl who claimed she was a Seer.
What is she doing here?, thought Lily.
Lily walked over to the girl, who was muttering to herself. When Sybll saw Lily approach her, she jumped up and glared her bug-like eyes at her.
"Leave me alone. Leave me alone, back away," Sybll said.
"Sybll?" Lily asked fearfully.
"What do you want? We're going to rot and die here, so I'd rather not talk to anyone right now," Sybll said. She eyed Lily warily.
"How long have you been here? When did he take you?" Lily asked.
"Well, I am not quite sure how long I have been here, but he took me when I was shopping in Diagon Alley for school supplies. My mother was off getting drunk in the Leaky Cauldron. See how much I'm missed? Looks like no one knew I even left," she said. Tears were filling the girls eyes.
"Why did he take you? I mean, what do you have that he could possibly want?" Lily asked her.
"Well, I really didn't know at first. I mean, I am a Fifth Year Gryffindor who is not good at anything except Divination. What could he possibly want with me? But really, it had to do with Divination. He knew my grandmother was a Seer and that she made a prophecy about him rising, way back when. Turns out she was right."
"What does this have to do with you?"
"Well, one night, in Fourth Year, I guess I went into a sort of trance. I really don't remember this, but I was on a date, with that Sixth Year boy Severus Snape. Well, Seventh year now. He said I sort of tripped out and began saying all these things about the Potter family. I don't know the exact words, I don't even know if I even mentioned the Potters. But I said something about the Ministry's top Aurors being his downfall, and their offspring being the result of his downfall. Not quite sure."
"Why didn't you tell anyone? Why didn't you tell Dumbledore? You do realize that Voldemort is after me and my boyfriend now?" Lily said. She was beyond the frustration point. This silly girl is the reason we are stuck here, she thought in anguish.
"I don't care about what happens to James, personally. I happen to be in love with him, but not once did he ever ask me out. Not once. When I did profess my love to him, he told me to stop stalking him. Just because I told him I had a vision of us getting married does not mean I am a stalker!" Sybll said. Lily was a little freaked out. If that wasn't a true vision, maybe the one about the Potter family wasn't either!
"Well, I don't know how we're going to get out, but I am going to find a way. I am going to need your help," Lily said. Sybll just sat in the corner she was seated in.
"There's no way out. I have been here for two months. You think I haven't tried to escape? There are Death Eaters surrounding the house we're in and Voldemort has soundproofed the house we're in. No one can hear us, we have no wands, and there is no way of communicating with anyone," Trelawney said.
"Aren't you a little ray of sunshine?" Lily said sarcastically.
If I have to be trapped with anyone until I die it sure as hell wouldn't be her. How are we going to get out of here???, she asked herself.
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"VOLDEMORT! WHERE IS SHE?" James roared, after arriving at the dark, empty graveyard. He saw no one around him. He was yelling at thin air.
"Did we get here before he did?" Halle asked.
"Maybe he sent us to the wrong place! Maybe he trapped that image in Sirius's head to send us on a wild goose chase!" Katy said frantically. Remus hugged her shoulders tightly, looking around.
"No, he wants to kill me. He would not send me somewhere he doesn't want me to go. I am the key to his downfall. Or at least that's what Dumbledore said. Why else would Lily and I be having those nightmares?" James asked, still looking for a sign of life.
"Nightmares? What nightmares?" Sirius asked.
"Never mind. It's not important," James said.
"Yes it is! Why didn't you tell me? Or better yet, did you tell Dumbledore?" Sirius asked. Halle was looking at James with the same anger.
"Dumbledore wasn't there for us. Just as he's not here for us now, just as he wasn't here for us during Hogwarts. We need to find Lily, at least until Voldemort decided to show his face," James said. Katy had been wandering off into the night. She had seen a building, not too far away. There were no lights, but she was almost certain that Lily was in there.
"Psst, Remus! Remus!" Katy whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"I think they're in there," Katy said.
"James! We think we found them." Remus called.
James rushed over with Sirius and Halle by his side. He looked down the hill, to the house Katy and Remus were running to. He ran fully speed, down the hill, trying to keep his balance. He then heard voices.
"They're getting away! Master, they're going to the hide-out!" a woman's voice said. Sirius turned around. It was Bellatrix, his evil cousin.
"Damn," he muttered under his breathe. Halle had been running but tumbled down the hill. Sirius watched, trying to catch up with her. James was already to the house, and was running inside. Sirius stopped, and helped Halle up. She screamed. There were three Death Eaters running towards them, with Lord Voldemort by their side. The giant, black crow was flying through the sky, towards the house.
"Stupefy! Stupefy! Impedimenta! Protego!" Sirius yelled. He was cursing as much as he could without looking back. Halle was to her feet, running to the house.
"Expelliarmus!" Sirius yelled. He had hit one Death Eater. The wand came to his hand. He heard a woman swear. He had Bellatrix's wand. Score!
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James had reached the house, which he believed to be the Death Eaters hide out. Remus and Katy had gone in, using Alohamora. James rushed into the open, back door and sealed the door on his way in. "Colloportus," he muttered. The door sealed itself, that should buy some time.
He made his way through the house, waiting to hear Lily's soft screams calling out his name. Yet, he heard nothing. He had checked the entire downstairs without seeing Remus or Katy. They must be upstairs, he thought. He made his way up the dusty, creaking stairs and looked around. There were about ten doors, and he heard Remus and Katy's voices in one of them.
"Are they in there?" James asked.
"No, Prongs, keep checking," he heard Moony's voice say.
"Flagrate," James said. He saw an orange X appear on the smallest door in the corner of the hallway. The door was locked. He muttered Alohamora, but found that the door didn't budge.
How am I supposed to get in here?, he wondered.
"Remus, do you have the pocket knife?" James asked.
Lupin emerged from one of the rooms, carrying a odd shaped knife. The Marauders often used Sirius's handy lock breaking knife to enter new rooms in Hogwarts. He handed James the knife and called for Katy that they had found the room. The blonde came out of a room, out of breathe.
"What happened?" Remus asked her.
"Some bird thing flew through the window. I only just got away," Katy said. The door was moving, looking as though it was about to budge. James moved towards it. "Colloportus," he muttered. The door stilled.
"I have a feeling that, that crow is a Death Eater. An illegal Animagus, just like us," James said.
"Moment of truth," he said, ready to open the door, awaiting the danger that lay ahead.
"How is Sirius holding all of them off?" Remus asked.
"You don't put enough faith in Sirius, Moony. He is one of the best wizards I ever met," James said. He then pushed open the door, after using the pocket knife.
It was a dark room and there was a cell inside of it. There appeared to be two people in the cell, speaking, but making no sound. James recognized one of them to be Lily. He figured that Voldemort had put a silencing charm on the cell. He muttered the counter curse.
"James!" Lily screamed, seeing her boyfriend outside of the cell.
"Hold on, Lils, we're going to get you out of this," he said, hoping his own words were true.
He pulled the pocket knife out, once more, unlocking the cell. Lily walked through, as well as another girl, who James recognized as Sybll Trelawney.
"Sybll? What are you doing here?" James asked.
"Long story," Lily answered for her. The two girls stepped out, wandless and eyed the room. Where are all the Death Eaters, surely Voldemort would have put more security on them than a simple lock.
"Where are all the Death Eaters?" Lily asked.
"There were none here. They're all out with Sirius and Halle. Oh God! We need to go and help them. Remus, as soon as we get outside, can you make a Portkey to Hogwarts, in Dumbledore's office. Katy, Lily, and Sybll, you guys follow me. We'll find you wands," James said.
He led them all down the stairs and out the door.
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There, Sirius and Halle, were hiding from Voldemort and the Death Eaters. They had been blended in to match their surroundings, using a Disillusionment Charm. James didn't see either of them when he walked out the door, instead he saw a large crow on top of the hill, in front of Voldemort.
Sirius cast the counter-charm and they came into focus. He held out an extra wand and gave it to Lily.
"Thanks Sirius," Lily said.
"What's going on?" James asked.
"Well, they lost us, because we cast a Disillusionment Charm and they tried to get into the house but couldn't. What did you use on that anyway?" Halle asked, looking at James.
"The door blocking charm. You can't get into a room if that door had been locked up. Why didn't they just try the front door?" James asked.
"Apparently, the front door was caved in. Plus, none of them wanted to Apparate, bunch of lazy arses if I do say so myself, so they were basically waiting for you to come out so they could duel. We should just get out of here, now. Before they do see you," Halle said.
"That man killed my parents, and my grandparents! I can't just sit and watch him escape again," James said.
"What do you suggest we do?" Katy asked.
"Fight," Sirius said, with a vengeance in his eyes.
"We're outnumbered," Lily said.
"I fought one of the short, chubby ones. We can take him. Bellatrix is another story. I think Malfoy is under there too. Maybe Snape as well," Sirius said.
"Well, Remus is getting a Portkey ready. Let me handle Voldemort, give him some satisfaction of dueling against me, and you guys take the others. When I say 'Now', we all rush over to Moony and get the hell out!" James said.
"Are you with me?" he asked, seeing their apprehensive faces.
"Yes," they all muttered.
"Then let's go," he said. They all ran over to Voldemort, Lily and James running side by side, ready to fight Voldemort for the second time. This time, they were ready to win.
A/N: Please review. I have some shocking chapters coming up. We're getting to the better chapters in my
story. I look back at this writing and I'm a bit ashamed. Someday I'll rewrite it, but until then, this'll
have to do.