Neo was running down the hall, following the screams echoing through the school. When he got to the Gryffindor commonroom, he saw a 4th year lying on the ground, her clothes in shreads and wounds all over her. The rest of the room looked as if a huge battle had occured. He quickly looked around, but it didn't seem that the attacker was there anymore. He knelt down beside her and asked her if she was alright, but she fainted before she could tell him anything about what had happened to her.
Xaver rounded the staircase, unscathed except for a gash on his slightly swollen bottom lip, another on the lower right side of his jaw, and a few tears and rips and scorch marks here and there on his clothes. He was growling, picking the last of the few pieces of glass out of his arm.
He noticed the girl, unconscious, then the other guy, his expression setting into a hard concern.
"Is she alright?" he questioned, kneeling next to the girl.
He lifted her arm, and pressed his thumb to her wrist, catching her pulse. It was soft, but there. He lifted his gaze to him, raising an eyebrow. He didn't know him, or the girl, but after what he had just seen, there was something perturbed about a lot of things, right then.
"She'll be fine" Neo said in a hard voice. "What happened here?"
"Oh, just a freaking jolly old parade. The circus was in town. We even had dancing elephants in here. Real show."
Xaver muttered a few words, and the girl disappeared to the Hospital Wing. Xaver rose with a colorful few curses, and scowled at the window, of which was shattered. He mentally counted heads of students hurrying back up the staircases into the dormitories, shaking his head.
Suddenly, he grinned. Though it was a dark, satanic, vengeful grin.
"Three."
He picked a piece of glass out of his hand.
"Two."
He flicked it onto the floor.
"One."
There was a soft explosion, off over the forest.
"Sticky bombs," he muttered darkly. "Little things can create big problems for enemies, too."
Neo looked at him closely. He had never seen this guy before, and his manner of speech and action baffeled him. "Who are you?" he asked, "and who did all this? Why? What did that girl do to deserve all this happening to her?"
Pig came runing into the commom room " what happend i was studying and then i had a vision hadnt had one in long time hurt realy bad is that girl ok" she asked rubbing her temple
"Yes, she's in the hospital wing right now. I'm still trying to figure out what happened here though, that weird guy over by the window refuses to say what happened."
"We weird people tend to keep quiet. You know, for the mystery."
He sighed, raked a hand through his obsidian hair, and shook his head.
"The castle was under attack. I don't know the specifics. The injured girl was an object of interest, so it seems, though I don't know why right now. I chased them from the castle, and I've only just come back, so I don't know what the hell is going on around here, either."
He shook the remainder of glass pieces from his hair, and seemed to be counting, mentally.
"And my name is Xaver."
Neo nodded. "I'm Neo. Can you tell me what these people looked like, how they spoke or acted, the weapons and spells they used, or anything?"
Xaver shook his head grimly.
"Not much, Dr.Holmes. The dark mark was a clue though, farther off after the forest ends. Death Eaters. But something was wrong, here. It wasn't usual. They dressed, acted, and threw spells like DE's, but something was different. I can't place it. Scary version? We have imitators, here."
Xaver scowled out the window, then again began to look around the room.
"Imita-" Neo began to say and then stopped. He had felt something, a fleeting presense in the room, and then it was gone. He looked around and then quickly flashed his wand at the fireplace and a green flash smashed a cunk of the fireplace off. "I think there's someone else in this room...I can't place exactly where...but I can sense their presense..." and just like that, the presense was gone. "d**n" Neo muttered. "Ok, so we know three things. 1) They attacked a girl, so let's assume for the moment they only attack women, although if they are true DE's then thats going to be proven wrong in the end. 2) They are imitators, so we can't use the usual tactics against them because we don't know just to what extent they are imitating them. And 3), they either are invisible all the time, or are usuding some kind of insiviblity spell, so we're going to need to find a way to counter that. Any ideas?"
Outside the door, Ginny had appeared, and told all the students to report to the Great Hall. One tried to argue and she told him something lowly that made him go white and nod. She turned and walked in, her brow still furrowed.
"What's going on?"
Harry apeared in the room, his robes riped and small gashes all over.
"Whats going on, I was walking back to the school when invisible things ran past me and did this to me." he said showing everyone his cloths.
"There were really fast, the left before I could even track them."
Pig looked at Harry and Ginny " a girl got attacked, my vision wasn't clear but the person who attacked the girl was looking for something or someone no idea what or who tho"
"Ginny, have you noticed anything strange in the forest lately? Anything which may give us a clue who or what these people are? Xaver said he saw the Dark Mark over the forest or something..."
Ginny's eyes got dark. The forest.
"No, I just got here. If it's over the forest, that's my jurisdiction. It's not going to be safe for you students then." She turned and walked out the door, knowing they'd get the hint. She didn't want them to get hurt, and she wanted them to stay out.
Neo watched her go out. He was silent for a moment. "Ok then, since that didn't really accomplish much in the way of gaining info, how about we go interogate the girl and see if she can tell us anything?"
Xaver watched after Ginny, his eyes still distant. He was silent for a long moment, then he scowled. Something in his mind seemed to click. And something else seemed to darken.
"You interrogate the girl," he snapped.
Xaver turned on his heel and swept out of the room, and down the staircase, catching up to Ginny within only a few long, quick strides.
"You students?" he growled, frowning over at her. "You students?"
Xaver shook his head and stared at her.
"Hellfire, Ginny. I know you have to follow rules, but when things get crazy, I'm just another student to you? I'm a big boy you know. I think I can judge for myself whether or not something is safe for myself, or not. I've trusted you. Put whatever faith I know of in your ability and prowress to control and handle yourself. I would have thought that swallowing even a little bit of that same confidence for me would be returned. I don't know all that much about relationships, friendships, or anything much in that criteria, but I guess I'm learning, now."
Xaver bowed sharply.
"Milady," he whispered monotonously, walking faster, and throwing open a door which led to a different staircase out, and snapping it closed behind him.
"I never ment you..." Ginny said, but not loud enough. She stood in the hall for a moment before someone in her mind yelled at her to get a move on or lose her job. She jumped and went out of the school, the look on her face unmistakable for someone about to cry.
Pig watched Xaver leave the room her eyes then turned back to Neo
" yep good idea lets go " she said making her way to the door.
Neo followed pig up to the hospital wing where the girl was lying on the bed, covered with bandages. They walked over and looked at her. "What happened?" he asked her shortly.
The girl said nothing but instead she just shook her head.
Pig felt her pain and her fear the whole room was full of
Pig dived into the girls mind hearing all of her thoughts
~ i cant tell, i cant tell, they will kill me ~ the girl thought
~who will kill you~ she asked but she didn't get a reply as the force of her fear and confusion pushed her fiercely from her mind causing pig to stumble a bit as she was not all expecting that.
Xaver rounded the corner of the castle quickly, with the purpose of a man who was confused and insecure, but determined. He began to lengthen his strides, though with the abruptness of a multitude of loss of kinetic energy, he stopped. He saw her. He saw Ginny, and she was about to cry.
The hardened mask on his face vanished into a bit of a sad, pained expression, his shoulders drooped considerably, and all of his revolving thoughts somehow, he just forgot.
'I am an idiot.'
Neo caught pig as she stumbled. "Did you find anything out?"
(Lol this is so cool how we got 2 storylines going on at the same time, I've never seen this in an RP before.)
( lol it is )
" thanks" she said as she regained her balance.
"and no she wont tell me anything all she thought was i cant ,tell i cant,they will kill me when i asked who they were she got realy frightend and confused so she pushed me out"
Neo looked from pig to the girl. "Do you want to try one more time or should I? Because if I go in, I won't leave without the info, no matter how hard she tries to fight, and it might do her a wee bit of damage."
Pig looked at Neo and frowned " i'll do it, she throw me out last time i wasnt prepared she wont be able to do it again" she said closing her eyes this time focusing on the girls thoughts only hers she let her wall down a bit so Neo could hearthem
Pig heard her voice in her head it was full of fear. ~ they walk among us but there not us~
~who are they then~
~i cant tell you they will hear~
~no they wont its only me and you~ she said soothingly
~they see everything know everything
~What are you talking about? No one knows everything. Where are they from? What do they want?~
Pig felt a rise of fear in her as Neo fired his questions ~ Neo your scaring her~
but nether less she answered ~ but they do, i don't know how they knew me , my name even my secrets~
her thoughts shook with pain, fear . there was no hope only dread
Neo was tempted to snap at the girl but restrained himself. ~Alright then, can you at least give us a description?~
(2 Storylines used to be common.)
Ginny went to the edge of the forest, changing her expression so she had none and pulling back her hair. She stepped into the dark forest and began towards the center.
~well i didnt see them there was four of them they all wore cloaks there hoods were up but as they came in you knew somthing wasnt right they were diffrent some how~
~ thanks are you sure you didnt see there face~
~Defently~
~So I guess that means that they aren't always invisible. That'll make this a bit easier.~
Neo refocused himself. ~Ginny, have you found anything in the forest yet?~
Pig let herself ease out of the girls mind and rubed her temples all the stress she had recently has been taking a tool on her powers .
Ginny was near the center of the forest now. It was darker then useal in there, and she faced a blue light.
~I think so.~ She though cautiosly to him.
~You sound strange, whats the matter? What did you find?~
Pig open up her mind a little to hear the convostation.
~I'm not sure.~ She sent to him. ~I'll check it out and get back to you.~
"What's that?" Xaver said softly from behind Ginny.
He had entered the forest from the far side, and had made toward where he had seen activity last. There was a lingering purple mist ahead, and Ginny was headed for it. He had doubled back, and been relieved, when he had found her.
~Alright, be careful Gin~
"Pig, let's go do a search of the castle, see if any of them are still around."
(yay this is my 2000 post yay *jumps up and down* hehe :D)
Pig jumped up from the chair she sat in " OK" she said walking out of the hospital wing.
Ginny turned around swiftly, not aware that it was Xaver behind her. Before she had thought she had already kicked toward his stomach. She covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes wide.
(lol congrats pig :D)
Neo followed her out of the hospital wing, and they walked to the Astonomy Tower. "Go inside and look, I'll keep guard." he told her.
Xaver had dropped his gaurd slightly when he had come up behind her, so he hadn't been expecting her reaction at all. His inexpediency, had left him open to the full effects of her forceful kick. Xaver fell to his back with a dull thud, his eyes watching hers with a surprised expression. Curiosity filled his thoughts for a moment, before it faded to a low, sheepish understanding.
"I suppose I deserved that," he said softly, wincing, and standing again, though slowly, eying her threatening foot.
Pig nodded and walked into the room, the room was dark so Pig held her wand high a blue light shined around the room.
this room was a total mess tables legs were broken, chairs smashed to peaces and cubeds broken.
Pig looked around the room more , searched in every dark corner but no one was there.
~who ever was here isn't here now~ she thought and turned back to the door
~ Neo no ones in here lets search the other-~ Pig never finshed her thought as some one crept out of the shadows and hit Pig hard in the head causing her body to fall limp on the floor
Neo felt something go wrong. He rushed inside and threw his hand forward, and a giant fireball shot towards the center of the room and hit the attacker straight on the chest. Neo ran forward and put his wand right against the attacker's throat. ~pig, are you alright?~ he sent her, and recieved nothing. ~Crap~ Neo thought angerly. "Get on your knees and put your hands behind your head. If you even blink the wrong way I will blow your head off, got it?" he growled at the attacker. ~Ginny, I got one of the people in the astonomy tower, come quick.~
"Uh...uh...Neo needs help.." Ginny stammered, her hands falling down.
Xaver nodded at her.
"Go. Help him.."
He watched her for a long second or three, then forced himself to look away.
"I'll go check out the abnormal spot over there. Just.. be careful."
Xaver glanced at her, meeting her eyes for a moment, then turned to begin deeper into the forest.
Ginny blinked before running out of the forest and up to the school. She came into the Astronamy Tower only minutes later.
"Alright, let's see what we got." She said to Neo.
Neo looked at her for a moment but decided to wait to ask her. He looked away from her and pointed to the masked attacker on the floor. "That's the attacker, or at least one of them. Don't know if its a man or a woman, human or otherwise. I leave it to you to find out."
"Well, easiest would be to remove the mask." She pointed out, folding her arms.
(You have an idea of who you want it to be, right?)
(Not a clue, I have no idea what I want to do with this RP either, I'm making it up as I go to be honest)
"Alright, have at it then."
(Oh, ok. Then I don't have to worry about messing up any storyline you had in mind)
Ginny rolled her eyes and stepped over to the man. She took the mask off and studied the face. It wasn't one she reconized.
~I don't recognize the face, do you?~
(lol no way your getting out of describing what this person looks like :P)
(Grrr, you caught me...)
Ginny shook her head, and knelt in front of him. She poked him in the forhead to make sure he was paying attention.
"Hi. Yeah, are you a deatheater?" She asked, raising her eyebrows slightly.
( ;D)
~Not very skilled at interrogation are ya?~
~Whywaste it on him?~ She thought back. The man shrugged, kepping his mouth shut.
With a low hum of magical energy Xaver appeared, his stance aggressive, his expression set into the usually concealed, quiet rage he rarely expressed, his left arm extended, his hand brutally and mercilessly snagged through a mans hair; a man identical to who Ginny stood over.
"Tell her exactly what you told me," he snarled coldly.
He jerked his hand and easily brought the man to his knees, his eyes flickering a cold hell.
"Tell her now or I swear I will make you feel more pain in one second than your sick brain could ever fathom in a lifetime."
~Calm down Xaver!~
Neo walked over to the man Xaver was holding, and kicked him hard in the stomach. The man tried to double-over, but couldn't because of Xaver's hold on him. "Tell us, now."
Pig was slumped on the floor she moaned a little as she started to stir and a thumping pain in her head started up as soon as her eyes opened. Pig's hand went to her head as she felt for bumps she then pushed herself in a siting postion ~ y am i always getting knocked out~ pig thought moaning again
Neo went over to her. ~Are you alright?~
Pig looked up at Neo " yeah I'm fine bit of headache" Pig stopped talking what did happen she remembered coming in looking around but never leaving
" what happen why was i knocked out "
Pig asked but her question was anwser not by Neo but by who she was saw tired to the chair and one that Xaver was holding Pig put 2 and two together either one or bought of them knocked her out.
Neo smiled. "The one on the floor was the one, pig."
Pigs teeth gritted together in anger as she looked at her attacker and then rubbed her head " stupid person " she muttered
Ginny watched them all, silently.
"Might as well tell me," She suggested to the two guys, "Or Xaver and Neo are gonna have fun with you." She glanced at Pig and smiled.
"You okay?"
" I'm fine bit of a bump nothing big how r those guys did you get any info out of them" she said looking at them with disgust
Ginny shook her head slightly at Pig.
"Nothing, yet."
"hmmmmm have you tried getting it by force going into there minds i dont mind doing it give them a bit fof pain while im in there" she said smilling evilly
"Ginny," Xaver interjected, jerking the guys head up by pulling on his hair. He shook the guys head a little to emphasize he was important in some way.
"He was a leader of a small group causing havoc through Hogsmeade the other week, and Diagon Alley the other, and then through the forest here."
Xaver's expression changed from that hardened mask, to a compassionate worry.
"He says they've got Fred and Arthur Weasley."
Neo turned towards Xaver. "What?! How long have they had them?!"
Pig looked at Xaver with shock written all over her face then looked to Ginny to see how she was as she just found out that her father and brother had been taken. " but why?" Pig finally said
Ginny frowned, her eyes flickered, but other then that, her expression didn't change.
"Oh really?" She looked at the man in Xaver's grasp and steadily walked toward them. She knelt till her face right in front of his.
"You tell me where my father and brother are, because if you don't and I have to find out on my own, I'll make sure you die the most painful way possible, understand?" She said, her voice even.
Xaver believed her. He always believed Ginny, and never doubted her. Apparently, the guy needed a little more explanation.
"I'm not afraid of dying," the man said.
Xaver glanced at him, and the guy twitched in a second of agony, then began panting.
"You should be," Xaver said quietly. "Messing with the Weasley family upsets many powerful people. One of which, Ginny Weasley herself. Not a very smart thing to do. Probably the worst you'll ever make."
"And if I do tell you," the guy asked.
Xaver snarled slightly, and tightened his grip on his hair slightly, the effect painful. He wasn't joking around.
"You might live until the next time I see you," he growled.
The man winced and watched Ginny, but didn't say anything.
Ginny's face sudden;ly flushed and without thinking, she pulled her fist back and hit the guy in the face. Blood spurt from his nose, landing on the floor.
"Idiot!" She said, loudly.
Pig looked at the man " just tell us you twit your get worse then a punch if you keep this up i can tell ya that"
she leaned closer to the man's face " Ginny will kill you and i doubt she would feel remorse"
"You can bet on that." Ginny muttered, standing up and turning away. She kicked a wall, scowling.
The man mumbled something.
Xaver twisted his neck and snarled down at him.
"Repeat that?"
"The shack, the shack!" the guy screamed, the power Xaver let loose over him then unbearable. Xaver effortlessly picked him up by gripping the back of his neck, and he chucked him into the corner.
The shack. Xaver had a vague idea where that was, but he assumed Ginny would know.
"Pig, Neo, watch him."
Xaver moved over to Ginny and gently but firmly set a hand on her shoulder.
"Let's go get Fred and Mr.Weasley."
Ginny didn't move, but stared at the wall, clenching her teeth.
Slowly, Xaver moved to her side, frowning. He didn't move, though he wondered if he should. He watched her curiously, unsure of what to do.
Neo turned towards pig and said quietly to her, "Did he really just try and order me around? Is he really THAT stupid?"
Pig frowned " apparently he just did. the shack you don't thin he means the shrieking shack do you" she said in a low voice to Neo
Phoenix was running up the stairs to the common room."i hear voices". he ran in the room and saw a very odd sceen indeed." wats goin on here?"
She growled, lowly, then spun on her heel.
"They arn't going anywhere." She muttered, waving a hand and shutting down the two men's brains. She looked at all of them.
"Really, I'd rather you guys not see me hurt someone and not follow me. But, knowing you guys, you'd think I was just being protective. Do what you want, but if anyone gets in my way, you'll get hurt." She said, walking past all of them and out the door.
"Not sure", he replied to pig, "but lets follow." And he followed Ginny out, but stopped at the door. "Oh, Xaver, watch these guys and make sure they don't somehow wake up, ok?" he said with a slight edge to his voice, and then continued out.
Ginny continued walking, but heard Neo's comment.
"They won't wake up. As far as any medicale expert is concerned, they are dead." She walked down the tower steps, angrily.
~You know exactly why I said what I did, Ginny, so don't patronize me.~ he warned.
His message, however hit a wall, and bounced back to him, echoing in his mind. Ginny, at this point, didn't care about anything Neo had to say. She walked steadily down to the doors and they opeaned without a second glance from her.
Neo glared, his eyes like slits, but followed.
(I got an interesting twist for this RP soon :P)
Pig followed them through the doors.
(Heh heh, Ginny's gonna flip, so watch out though, lolz!)
She closed her eyes as she stepped outside, walking the path with them closed. She didn't even mistep.
(Lol alright, lead on, but when it comes time for it you'll know, just play along and see what happens to the RP :P)
Neo followed, and as he left the castle, pulled his hood up over his head, and as his right hand was moving back down to his side, made a slight motion with his hand, and then continued walking.
Pig followed them she felt the cold breeze push past her which made her plull her jacket more tighter around herself. She felt her side pocked to see if her wand was still there and it was.
(Let's wait, Okay?)
(For what?)
(sorry, been sick, lol)
Xaver raised an eyebrow at Neo's retreating back, glancing at the intruders with an expression of annoyance. Fools.
"As the Lady said, no worries about them," Xaver said, appearing next to Neo and Pig, shaking his head. "And no problems with them means no babysitting."
Xaver grinned at Neo blankly, then passed he and Pig, then let it fade.
Neo watched him go. He would deal with him later, for now...things had to be completed.
(*edited* see why in the next post down :P)
(edited. Way smooth, lmfao. I need to read more elaborately before i post after being away for a while, lol :P )
(lol I'm glad you enjoyed that :P)
(*cries* I hate my stupid Verizon junky internet. It breaks every week....Okay, well....uhhhh..yeah...)
Ginny kept walking until she came out at Hogsmead.
(I forgot what i was gonna have her do, d**nit...)
( lol I'm like that some times i have no idea whats going to happen)
all of what Pig thought must of been true they were heading to hogsmead where the shrieking shack was.
(Alright, the twist is about to happen, I need you guys to play along with it)
Neo began to walk faster, closing the gap between him and Ginny.
(Ok, will try to do, unless it clashes with something that Ginny would do, lolz)
She walked down the streets, ignoring the people and stopped in ront of the shack. She opeaned her eyes finally and scowled.
(Least I 'membered where we was going.....)
Xaver now stood at Ginny's side, watching the shack with interest. He'd been in there, a lot.
"I know this place inside out and backward," he said, turning to face Ginny, though backing away slightly. He traced on his palm as if he were following an invisible map; which he was, inside his head.
"There are only four rooms that are reasonable to hold up this thing. Two are on the first story, at each back corner, one is on the second, one is on the third."
He shrugged, watching the shack then.
(Lol Ginny, it'll be a bit different for you, but it'll be interesting to see where it ends up, since I got no idea what's gonna happen afterwards. Now walk into the shack! ;D)
Neo caught up to Ginny and Xaver and looked up at the shack and nodded slightly.
Pig stood behind them and saw the shack a place that scared her a little it looked so old and fragile .
she could sense the evil that was within it but she knew it wasn't the building no it was some one in there but should also feel hate and fear. Pig shuddered not because she was cold but to some how shake the feelings she was getting from this place away.
(How come we're here again? Oh yeah, lolz)
Ginny nodded to Xaver, to show she had heard him and walked in. She had been here several times before, and wasn't afraid at all. She pushed open the dorr with one hand, barly haveing to use any energy.
Neo followed, his hand slipping silently into his robes.
Pig followed close behind she toook out her wand and held it tightly in her hands.
"Comon Ginny" Neo urged her, "let's go in."
She ignored him and stood a moment longer. She watched the shadows that were in the rooms, then began walking again. Her feet left tracks in the dust.
Neo entered the house after her and stepped to the side into the shadows.