All Seems Darkest Before The Dawn Cometh
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 16
"Look." Karry said as her and Sasporilla ran across the great hall to a tapestry that hung to the left side, behind the head table. "All I'm saying is you kiss like a little girl."
"I'm just not ready for more." Sassy said pulling back the tapestry to reveal blank wall.
"I thought there was suppose to be a door here or something?" Karry said as the girls waited for the door to appear.
"If you're comfortable snogging like a slag then good for you." Sasporilla said.
"Like what?" Karry laughed. "Did you just call me a slag, you cow?"
"Mooooooo." Sassy laughed as the door appeared and they ran inside.
A paper air plane drifted at Sasporilla who snatched it from the air. It was a letter addressed to her.
Dear Miss Bucket;
If you're reading this I regret to say I've died and the situation is dire. As you are one of the few alive that knows of this secret entrance into Hogwarts, I have asked Professor Sprout to place you in its defence. I offer you one piece of advice on this most dangerous of nights. Trust what you have learned and in your abilities. When all seems lost don't try to defend yourself.... defend yourself!
Albus Dumbledor
Ps. At some point you may find you have no other choice
Karry had never seen the secret court yard as most students hadn't. It was larger than she'd thought it would be but not as big as the largest court yard at Hogwarts. The cobblestones were very old, warn smooth from age but still beautifully ornate.
"How do you know about this place Sassy?" Karry asked.
"This is where the Weird Sisters bus landed at the Yule ball." Sasporilla said looking towards the magical barriers as they formed in the sky above. "They stayed in a room that was right over there. I asume it was the room of requirement that popped up."
Karry looked over to the high stone walls that bordered the court yard. She followed them up to the barriers that glimmered above them.
"This is getting pretty real." Karry said. "Are you scared?"
"Terrified." Sasporilla gulped. "You?"
"Ya." Karry nodded. "Me too."
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Korry and Zac freed the owls to go where they would, away from the fight that seemed imminent. From up here they could see everything across the Hogwarts grounds.
"So..." Korry said. "You and my sister?"
"Now?" Zac asked. "We're about be attacked by dark wizards and god knows what else and you want to talk to me about kissing your sister?"
"Did you two... you know?" Korry asked.
"No!" Zac insisted. "It's not like that. We just, kissed."
"Do you love her?" Korry asked.
"I don't know." Zac said embarrassed. "I like her a lot. Ya I guess."
"You guess?" Korry asked. "You better know if you're going to...."
It started with small flames but within a minute the quidditch pitch was an inferno. Spells started bombarding the the surface of the magical barriers but they seemed to be holding, for now.
"I got a bad feeling we're not going to see the girls again." Zac said.
"Ya." Korry said looking at the first cracks starting to form in the barrier. "I think you might be right."
The volleys did more than enough damage but it was a sudden burst of terrified rage from Lord Voldemort himself that dissolved the barrier.
An explosion pulled Zac and Korrys attention as they watched a fireball rise from the crumbling back bridge.
"This is it!" Korry yelled as death eaters started swooping in on brooms followed by dementors.
"Expecto Patronum!" Zac cast sending out a burst of white taking on the form of a butterfly driving off the dementors.
Expelliarmus, stupify, and reducto took down many a death eater as the boys faught valiantly. Death eaters bombarded the base of the owlry with explosions until the boys felt the first shake of instability in the owlry.
Korry looked at Zac scared as the final blast toppled the owlry which crumbled and fell and into shattered stone far below.
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Explosions, smoke and fire filled the night sky as Sasporilla and Karry held there ground watching the skies, wands drawn. Laughter first caught Sasporillas attention, then the blearing hard driving sound of a Weird Sisters song cut through the din.
"Cryyyyyyyy Little Sister."
Five wizards on brooms rose above the wall. The Weird Sisters had indeed thought of using this secret place as a backdoor into Hogwarts.
Sasporilla scanned the band members. They were all there. Gideon Crumb held a portable music player with a large ring of silver cones that blared their music. Marlon Wormwood sat in the center in his top hat smiling maddly.
"Look boys." Kirley Duke laughed. "They only left us two little monkeys to play with."
"Three." Marlon insisted pulling Gooseberry out of a canvas bag. A silver chain tied to a collar around his neck.
"Poor little monkeys." Marlon mocked.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla yelled pointing her wand. "Let him go!"
Marlon pointed his wand at Gooseberrys head. "No, no, no." Marlon laughed. "No body move or the monkey gets it!"
The weird sisters landed their brooms in the court yard and drew there wands. Marlon pointed his wand at Sasporilla Bucket.
"I've come to kill you Sasporilla Bucket." Marlon Wormwood smiled maddly. "Any last words?"
"I have several." Sassy smiled. "I know it was you who attacked me in Diagon alley."
"I knew that." Orsino Thruston laughed.
"I knew that too." Donaghan Tremlett added holding up his hand.
"Petrificus Totalis!" Karry cast freezing
Donaghan Tremlett who was unaware of her readiness.
"I know who killed Myron Wagtail. Sasporilla said pulling the bands attention back to her as Karry slipped in to the shadows out of sight.
"You do?" Marlon mused.
"I know you stood in the middle of the road beside Voldemort and in the company of four other death eaters. The same ones you stand with today."
"You couldn't possibly know that!" Marlon said a bit rattled. "How do you know that?"
"I told her!" A voice came from behind them.
"Alohamora!" Karry cast on the collar holding Gooseberry.
"Accio Gooseberry!" Sasporilla cast pulling her monkey to her.
A wizard flew on a broom above the wall, he was in a shabby state but Marlon knew that voice.
"Myron." Marlon Wormwood smiled. "You're alive! I was so worried! This is the happiest day of my life. You'll never know how much we've missed you. Because ypu'll be dead!"
"Avad...!" Marlon began to cast.
"Expelliarmus!" Sasporilla cast knocking the wand from Wormwoods hand. "Gentlemen is it to much to adl that you deal with these children while the adults fight!"
The weird sisters turned to cast at the girls but they weren't there.
"Where are they?" Kirley Duke asked.
"Behind you." Sasporilla smiled pointing her wand at his behind. "RectumSempra!"
Kirley Duke fell laughing uncontrollably holding his backside.
"Flippendo." Karry cast throwing Gideon Crumb over the wall to the gorge below. "and I think that was suppose to be Rictuempra."
"Oops." Sassy Laughed playfully. "Mistake."
Marlon Wormwood dodged a blast from Myrons wand, rolled and grabbed his wand from the floor.
Orsino Thruston deflected spells and hexes from Karry and Sasporilla. With a flick of his wrist his wand turned to whip and slashed the wand painfully from Sasporillas hand. The whip changed to rope, encircled the pink haired witch and pulled her to him.
Gooseberry jumped from Sassys story and onto Thrustons shoulder and bit into the Drummers ear. The wand released Sasporilla who lunged for her wand. Marlon stepped on her wand and painfully her hand. Sassy saw Myron was down. Kirley Duke was back on his feet, twitching but dueling with Karry. He was aggresive and Karry was scared. Sasporilla looked up into the burning mad eyes of Marlon Wormwood.
"Good bye." Marlon grinned. "Sasporilla Bucket.
Don't try to do it... thought, sound, energy, resonance, feeling, emotions. A tingle flowed between her thumb and finger. A spark. JUST DO IT!!!
"Avada," Marlon said as Sasporilla snapped her fingers, "Kedavra!"
The spell blasted into space. A flash of pink appeared behind Karry and pulled her from Kirley Dukes wrath. With a snap of her fingers she was gone. Marlon turned just in time to see Myron vanish. The door to the great hall clicked shut and locked. Marlon laughed, he'd chased the cowardly child away.
"Ok boys." Marlon chuckled. "Let's invade."
Marlon looked around. He was alone. Fingers snapped at his left ear. He turned and cast death at an empty wall.
"Who you talking to?" Sasporilla asked standing atop the wall. She snapped her fingers and her wand returned to her hand.
"Come down here." Marlon demanded.
With a snap of her fingers she appeared behind him. "And fight like a man?"
Marlon turned and cast but she was gone again. And again. And again. Marlon became infuriated screaming "Infernia maxima!" and started blasting the court yard with flame from his wand.
Sasporilla grabbed the flame and spun it around Marlon like a tornado. Faster and faster coming in at him burning his wand and scorching his clothes. Sassy through the flame away into the night sky. Marlon Wormwood stood before her disarmed and alone.
"If you're expecting me to beg for my life." Marlon sneered. "Don't hold your breath."
Sasporilla put her wand away. "Now we both have no wand. So how do you want to end this?"
Marlon stared to giggle as he drew two knives from the back of his belt. "My blades will taste your blood tonight."
Marlon moved fast. His blades struck swiftly at Sasporilla who moved on the air. Each blow found empty space. The girl moved too fast.
"Why don't you give yourself up?" Sasporilla said.
"Why don't you stand still so I can kill you?" Marlon screamed.
That's when he saw it. A wand lay on the cobblestone. Marlon threw his blades at the young witch who dodged out of their way easily but that moment she took to defend gave Marlon the chance he needed to grab the wand.
Marlon turned and cast "Avada Kedavra."
The wand Sassy had placed a small weave over the tip of, exploded in a ball of green death and Marlon Wormwood fell by his own hand. Sasporilla pulled her wand and walked back to the door.
"Alohamora." Sassy cast unlocking the door into the great hall where Karry pet Gooseberry and Myron still lay unconscious.
"Look." Karry said as her and Sasporilla ran across the great hall to a tapestry that hung to the left side, behind the head table. "All I'm saying is you kiss like a little girl."
"I'm just not ready for more." Sassy said pulling back the tapestry to reveal blank wall.
"I thought there was suppose to be a door here or something?" Karry said as the girls waited for the door to appear.
"If you're comfortable snogging like a slag then good for you." Sasporilla said.
"Like what?" Karry laughed. "Did you just call me a slag, you cow?"
"Mooooooo." Sassy laughed as the door appeared and they ran inside.
A paper air plane drifted at Sasporilla who snatched it from the air. It was a letter addressed to her.
Dear Miss Bucket;
If you're reading this I regret to say I've died and the situation is dire. As you are one of the few alive that knows of this secret entrance into Hogwarts, I have asked Professor Sprout to place you in its defence. I offer you one piece of advice on this most dangerous of nights. Trust what you have learned and in your abilities. When all seems lost don't try to defend yourself.... defend yourself!
Albus Dumbledor
Ps. At some point you may find you have no other choice
Karry had never seen the secret court yard as most students hadn't. It was larger than she'd thought it would be but not as big as the largest court yard at Hogwarts. The cobblestones were very old, warn smooth from age but still beautifully ornate.
"How do you know about this place Sassy?" Karry asked.
"This is where the Weird Sisters bus landed at the Yule ball." Sasporilla said looking towards the magical barriers as they formed in the sky above. "They stayed in a room that was right over there. I asume it was the room of requirement that popped up."
Karry looked over to the high stone walls that bordered the court yard. She followed them up to the barriers that glimmered above them.
"This is getting pretty real." Karry said. "Are you scared?"
"Terrified." Sasporilla gulped. "You?"
"Ya." Karry nodded. "Me too."
****************
Korry and Zac freed the owls to go where they would, away from the fight that seemed imminent. From up here they could see everything across the Hogwarts grounds.
"So..." Korry said. "You and my sister?"
"Now?" Zac asked. "We're about be attacked by dark wizards and god knows what else and you want to talk to me about kissing your sister?"
"Did you two... you know?" Korry asked.
"No!" Zac insisted. "It's not like that. We just, kissed."
"Do you love her?" Korry asked.
"I don't know." Zac said embarrassed. "I like her a lot. Ya I guess."
"You guess?" Korry asked. "You better know if you're going to...."
It started with small flames but within a minute the quidditch pitch was an inferno. Spells started bombarding the the surface of the magical barriers but they seemed to be holding, for now.
"I got a bad feeling we're not going to see the girls again." Zac said.
"Ya." Korry said looking at the first cracks starting to form in the barrier. "I think you might be right."
The volleys did more than enough damage but it was a sudden burst of terrified rage from Lord Voldemort himself that dissolved the barrier.
An explosion pulled Zac and Korrys attention as they watched a fireball rise from the crumbling back bridge.
"This is it!" Korry yelled as death eaters started swooping in on brooms followed by dementors.
"Expecto Patronum!" Zac cast sending out a burst of white taking on the form of a butterfly driving off the dementors.
Expelliarmus, stupify, and reducto took down many a death eater as the boys faught valiantly. Death eaters bombarded the base of the owlry with explosions until the boys felt the first shake of instability in the owlry.
Korry looked at Zac scared as the final blast toppled the owlry which crumbled and fell and into shattered stone far below.
***********************
Explosions, smoke and fire filled the night sky as Sasporilla and Karry held there ground watching the skies, wands drawn. Laughter first caught Sasporillas attention, then the blearing hard driving sound of a Weird Sisters song cut through the din.
"Cryyyyyyyy Little Sister."
Five wizards on brooms rose above the wall. The Weird Sisters had indeed thought of using this secret place as a backdoor into Hogwarts.
Sasporilla scanned the band members. They were all there. Gideon Crumb held a portable music player with a large ring of silver cones that blared their music. Marlon Wormwood sat in the center in his top hat smiling maddly.
"Look boys." Kirley Duke laughed. "They only left us two little monkeys to play with."
"Three." Marlon insisted pulling Gooseberry out of a canvas bag. A silver chain tied to a collar around his neck.
"Poor little monkeys." Marlon mocked.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla yelled pointing her wand. "Let him go!"
Marlon pointed his wand at Gooseberrys head. "No, no, no." Marlon laughed. "No body move or the monkey gets it!"
The weird sisters landed their brooms in the court yard and drew there wands. Marlon pointed his wand at Sasporilla Bucket.
"I've come to kill you Sasporilla Bucket." Marlon Wormwood smiled maddly. "Any last words?"
"I have several." Sassy smiled. "I know it was you who attacked me in Diagon alley."
"I knew that." Orsino Thruston laughed.
"I knew that too." Donaghan Tremlett added holding up his hand.
"Petrificus Totalis!" Karry cast freezing
Donaghan Tremlett who was unaware of her readiness.
"I know who killed Myron Wagtail. Sasporilla said pulling the bands attention back to her as Karry slipped in to the shadows out of sight.
"You do?" Marlon mused.
"I know you stood in the middle of the road beside Voldemort and in the company of four other death eaters. The same ones you stand with today."
"You couldn't possibly know that!" Marlon said a bit rattled. "How do you know that?"
"I told her!" A voice came from behind them.
"Alohamora!" Karry cast on the collar holding Gooseberry.
"Accio Gooseberry!" Sasporilla cast pulling her monkey to her.
A wizard flew on a broom above the wall, he was in a shabby state but Marlon knew that voice.
"Myron." Marlon Wormwood smiled. "You're alive! I was so worried! This is the happiest day of my life. You'll never know how much we've missed you. Because ypu'll be dead!"
"Avad...!" Marlon began to cast.
"Expelliarmus!" Sasporilla cast knocking the wand from Wormwoods hand. "Gentlemen is it to much to adl that you deal with these children while the adults fight!"
The weird sisters turned to cast at the girls but they weren't there.
"Where are they?" Kirley Duke asked.
"Behind you." Sasporilla smiled pointing her wand at his behind. "RectumSempra!"
Kirley Duke fell laughing uncontrollably holding his backside.
"Flippendo." Karry cast throwing Gideon Crumb over the wall to the gorge below. "and I think that was suppose to be Rictuempra."
"Oops." Sassy Laughed playfully. "Mistake."
Marlon Wormwood dodged a blast from Myrons wand, rolled and grabbed his wand from the floor.
Orsino Thruston deflected spells and hexes from Karry and Sasporilla. With a flick of his wrist his wand turned to whip and slashed the wand painfully from Sasporillas hand. The whip changed to rope, encircled the pink haired witch and pulled her to him.
Gooseberry jumped from Sassys story and onto Thrustons shoulder and bit into the Drummers ear. The wand released Sasporilla who lunged for her wand. Marlon stepped on her wand and painfully her hand. Sassy saw Myron was down. Kirley Duke was back on his feet, twitching but dueling with Karry. He was aggresive and Karry was scared. Sasporilla looked up into the burning mad eyes of Marlon Wormwood.
"Good bye." Marlon grinned. "Sasporilla Bucket.
Don't try to do it... thought, sound, energy, resonance, feeling, emotions. A tingle flowed between her thumb and finger. A spark. JUST DO IT!!!
"Avada," Marlon said as Sasporilla snapped her fingers, "Kedavra!"
The spell blasted into space. A flash of pink appeared behind Karry and pulled her from Kirley Dukes wrath. With a snap of her fingers she was gone. Marlon turned just in time to see Myron vanish. The door to the great hall clicked shut and locked. Marlon laughed, he'd chased the cowardly child away.
"Ok boys." Marlon chuckled. "Let's invade."
Marlon looked around. He was alone. Fingers snapped at his left ear. He turned and cast death at an empty wall.
"Who you talking to?" Sasporilla asked standing atop the wall. She snapped her fingers and her wand returned to her hand.
"Come down here." Marlon demanded.
With a snap of her fingers she appeared behind him. "And fight like a man?"
Marlon turned and cast but she was gone again. And again. And again. Marlon became infuriated screaming "Infernia maxima!" and started blasting the court yard with flame from his wand.
Sasporilla grabbed the flame and spun it around Marlon like a tornado. Faster and faster coming in at him burning his wand and scorching his clothes. Sassy through the flame away into the night sky. Marlon Wormwood stood before her disarmed and alone.
"If you're expecting me to beg for my life." Marlon sneered. "Don't hold your breath."
Sasporilla put her wand away. "Now we both have no wand. So how do you want to end this?"
Marlon stared to giggle as he drew two knives from the back of his belt. "My blades will taste your blood tonight."
Marlon moved fast. His blades struck swiftly at Sasporilla who moved on the air. Each blow found empty space. The girl moved too fast.
"Why don't you give yourself up?" Sasporilla said.
"Why don't you stand still so I can kill you?" Marlon screamed.
That's when he saw it. A wand lay on the cobblestone. Marlon threw his blades at the young witch who dodged out of their way easily but that moment she took to defend gave Marlon the chance he needed to grab the wand.
Marlon turned and cast "Avada Kedavra."
The wand Sassy had placed a small weave over the tip of, exploded in a ball of green death and Marlon Wormwood fell by his own hand. Sasporilla pulled her wand and walked back to the door.
"Alohamora." Sassy cast unlocking the door into the great hall where Karry pet Gooseberry and Myron still lay unconscious.
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.