All Seems Darkest Before The Dawn Cometh
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 4
Sasporilla Bucket had only experienced a dementor once in her life. The one that showed up at her fathers funeral, attacked her grand parents then turned on her. She knew they were dangerous, deadly even, but she understood why they used them in Azkaban Prison. She never thought she'd see them hovering high above the Hogwarts grounds. Students were being told it was for their own protection. Sasporilla suspected it was keep them inside the castle walls.
Karry sat on her bed with a piece of parchment on one of her text books. Quill in hand she prepaired to pen the letter that would see aurers pour into Hogwarts and arrest Snape and his Death Eaters.
"Dear Mom. The Professors used the forbidden Crusiatus curse on Sasporilla and I. We are ok but please send help! Karry"
The words that she wrote never made it out of the quill. The ink on the page read...
Dear Mom. Hogwarts is better than it has ever been. Sasporilla and I are prepared to learn so much this year from the amazing new professors. Hope all is well at home. Karry.
"What the?" Karry said.
What's wrong?" Sasporilla asked rubbing her shoulder which was still quite sore.
"The words I wrote changed from pen to paper. How is that possible?"
"Some crafty dark spell." Sasporilla said. "They don't want the truth getting out."
The letter suddenly folded itself into the shape of a paper airplane and flew out the window.
"Seems they want the lies to get out express." Karry said.
Professor Sprout appeared in the doorway with Madrigal Neelander.
"Girls." Professor Sprout smiled. "This is your fourth for you room."
"Hi Madrigal." Karry smiled. "Come on in. You get Janeys old bed at the end."
"If you have some perfume I'd suggest spraying a bit." Sasporilla smiled. "Janeys farts were legendary."
Madrigal walked in sad and quiet.
"Miss Bucket." Professor Sprout said. "I can't believe you said what was on all of our minds."
"I spent to much time with Lyra." Sasporilla laughed rubbing a cramp in her leg.
"Though I applaud your cheek," Professor Sprout cautioned, "you must be careful. The Carrows are dangerous as is the Headmaster."
"They're Death Eaters." Karry said. "I saw the dark mark on their arms."
"Professor Sprout," Sasporilla asked, "Our letters rewrite themselves as lies. How can we tell our families what needs to be told when spells block us from doing so?"
"All I can say is the Poseatieive Charm turns all negative writing into a positive. Perhaps if possitivity implied the negative the truth will out. If sent to the right person."
Professor Sprout stepped out and shut the dorm room door.
"Are you ok?" Madrigal asked Sassy and Karry.
"Bit sore." Sasporilla smiled. "I've suffered worse for a lot longer."
"Yes we're fine." Karry smiled. "Thank you for asking."
"I was so scared." Madrigal said. "This isn't what my family said Hogwarts was like."
"Hogwarts is being run by Death Eaters." Sasporilla said. "We're going to have to be very strong."
"I don't know what we can do?" Karry said.
"Most of the DA are still here." Sasporilla mused. "Even without Harry, I think we've learned enough amongst us to teach new people to defend themselves. Madrigal, want to learn how to protect yourself from Death Eaters?"
"You'd teach me?" Madrigal asked with a glimmer of hope.
"We'd teach you." Karry smiled.
Drooble appeared in the room with Susan Bones and trays of food that appeared on the trunks at the end of the bed.
"Drooble." Sasporilla gasped and ran over to give her favorite house elf and gave him a big hug.
"Miss Sasporilla!" Drooble said. "It does my heart good to see you!"
"I've missed you my friend." Sassy smiled.
"And I you." Drooble smiled. "Professor Snape has ordered the house elves do with tonight's dinner what we see fit. So we are bringing it to all the students to feed you."
"Brilliant." Karry said tucking in.
"Won't this get you into trouble?" Madrigal asked.
"It is possible." Drooble said. "However the Hogwarts house elves follow my orders and I alone will answer for this decision. If the Headmaster should choose to punish me or any of my house elves there will be repercussions. I was taught much by Sasporilla Bucket."
The girls all grabbed some food, ravenous from the long days events.
"Drooble?" Sasporilla asked with her mouth half full. "I have to talk to you about something important. When you're not busy."
"Don't come to the kitchens. Stay where you are suppose to be at a times. The Carrows are very dangerous." Drooble said. "And make no mistake, Headmaster Snape is not what you think he is."
With a snap of his fingers Drooble disappeared, leaving the girls to eat their late but still delicious dinner.
After wards Sasporilla took out some paper and her quill. Karry looked on enthusiastically. Sasporilla had an idea that was so mad it just might work.
"Dear Uncle Nick. As usual I can say nothing negative about Hogwarts. It is perfect in every way."
The words scrawled on the paper exactly as written.
"Things are as good for all of us here this year as they were for me my last term. You never have to worry about me and the girls as we are so happy with Headmaster Snape and the Carrows. Delightful people. Write to me when ever you can, as nothing is urgent. Hoping all is well with you. Sasporilla"
The girls couldn't believe there eyes as the message was as written! The paper folded into the shape of a paper airplane and flew out of the window.
The paper air plane flew across the Hogwarts grounds and up to the Headmasters tower where it landed on his desk and unfolded.
Professor Snape and the Carrows looked over the letters making sure no secret codes were used. Letters that passed muster were sent off by owl. Those deemed suspicious were burned. The names of their authors recorded in the discipline journal the Carrows kept.
Professor Snape picked up the letter from Sasporilla Bucket to Nick Owlmore. It was clearly a coded cry for help. Snape rolled it up and assigned an owl to its delivery.
"It seems." Snape Droned. "That our Miss Bucket isn't smart enough to defeat the Poseatieive Charm."
Snape and the Carrows laughed as they continued their censorship late into the night.
Sasporilla Bucket had only experienced a dementor once in her life. The one that showed up at her fathers funeral, attacked her grand parents then turned on her. She knew they were dangerous, deadly even, but she understood why they used them in Azkaban Prison. She never thought she'd see them hovering high above the Hogwarts grounds. Students were being told it was for their own protection. Sasporilla suspected it was keep them inside the castle walls.
Karry sat on her bed with a piece of parchment on one of her text books. Quill in hand she prepaired to pen the letter that would see aurers pour into Hogwarts and arrest Snape and his Death Eaters.
"Dear Mom. The Professors used the forbidden Crusiatus curse on Sasporilla and I. We are ok but please send help! Karry"
The words that she wrote never made it out of the quill. The ink on the page read...
Dear Mom. Hogwarts is better than it has ever been. Sasporilla and I are prepared to learn so much this year from the amazing new professors. Hope all is well at home. Karry.
"What the?" Karry said.
What's wrong?" Sasporilla asked rubbing her shoulder which was still quite sore.
"The words I wrote changed from pen to paper. How is that possible?"
"Some crafty dark spell." Sasporilla said. "They don't want the truth getting out."
The letter suddenly folded itself into the shape of a paper airplane and flew out the window.
"Seems they want the lies to get out express." Karry said.
Professor Sprout appeared in the doorway with Madrigal Neelander.
"Girls." Professor Sprout smiled. "This is your fourth for you room."
"Hi Madrigal." Karry smiled. "Come on in. You get Janeys old bed at the end."
"If you have some perfume I'd suggest spraying a bit." Sasporilla smiled. "Janeys farts were legendary."
Madrigal walked in sad and quiet.
"Miss Bucket." Professor Sprout said. "I can't believe you said what was on all of our minds."
"I spent to much time with Lyra." Sasporilla laughed rubbing a cramp in her leg.
"Though I applaud your cheek," Professor Sprout cautioned, "you must be careful. The Carrows are dangerous as is the Headmaster."
"They're Death Eaters." Karry said. "I saw the dark mark on their arms."
"Professor Sprout," Sasporilla asked, "Our letters rewrite themselves as lies. How can we tell our families what needs to be told when spells block us from doing so?"
"All I can say is the Poseatieive Charm turns all negative writing into a positive. Perhaps if possitivity implied the negative the truth will out. If sent to the right person."
Professor Sprout stepped out and shut the dorm room door.
"Are you ok?" Madrigal asked Sassy and Karry.
"Bit sore." Sasporilla smiled. "I've suffered worse for a lot longer."
"Yes we're fine." Karry smiled. "Thank you for asking."
"I was so scared." Madrigal said. "This isn't what my family said Hogwarts was like."
"Hogwarts is being run by Death Eaters." Sasporilla said. "We're going to have to be very strong."
"I don't know what we can do?" Karry said.
"Most of the DA are still here." Sasporilla mused. "Even without Harry, I think we've learned enough amongst us to teach new people to defend themselves. Madrigal, want to learn how to protect yourself from Death Eaters?"
"You'd teach me?" Madrigal asked with a glimmer of hope.
"We'd teach you." Karry smiled.
Drooble appeared in the room with Susan Bones and trays of food that appeared on the trunks at the end of the bed.
"Drooble." Sasporilla gasped and ran over to give her favorite house elf and gave him a big hug.
"Miss Sasporilla!" Drooble said. "It does my heart good to see you!"
"I've missed you my friend." Sassy smiled.
"And I you." Drooble smiled. "Professor Snape has ordered the house elves do with tonight's dinner what we see fit. So we are bringing it to all the students to feed you."
"Brilliant." Karry said tucking in.
"Won't this get you into trouble?" Madrigal asked.
"It is possible." Drooble said. "However the Hogwarts house elves follow my orders and I alone will answer for this decision. If the Headmaster should choose to punish me or any of my house elves there will be repercussions. I was taught much by Sasporilla Bucket."
The girls all grabbed some food, ravenous from the long days events.
"Drooble?" Sasporilla asked with her mouth half full. "I have to talk to you about something important. When you're not busy."
"Don't come to the kitchens. Stay where you are suppose to be at a times. The Carrows are very dangerous." Drooble said. "And make no mistake, Headmaster Snape is not what you think he is."
With a snap of his fingers Drooble disappeared, leaving the girls to eat their late but still delicious dinner.
After wards Sasporilla took out some paper and her quill. Karry looked on enthusiastically. Sasporilla had an idea that was so mad it just might work.
"Dear Uncle Nick. As usual I can say nothing negative about Hogwarts. It is perfect in every way."
The words scrawled on the paper exactly as written.
"Things are as good for all of us here this year as they were for me my last term. You never have to worry about me and the girls as we are so happy with Headmaster Snape and the Carrows. Delightful people. Write to me when ever you can, as nothing is urgent. Hoping all is well with you. Sasporilla"
The girls couldn't believe there eyes as the message was as written! The paper folded into the shape of a paper airplane and flew out of the window.
The paper air plane flew across the Hogwarts grounds and up to the Headmasters tower where it landed on his desk and unfolded.
Professor Snape and the Carrows looked over the letters making sure no secret codes were used. Letters that passed muster were sent off by owl. Those deemed suspicious were burned. The names of their authors recorded in the discipline journal the Carrows kept.
Professor Snape picked up the letter from Sasporilla Bucket to Nick Owlmore. It was clearly a coded cry for help. Snape rolled it up and assigned an owl to its delivery.
"It seems." Snape Droned. "That our Miss Bucket isn't smart enough to defeat the Poseatieive Charm."
Snape and the Carrows laughed as they continued their censorship late into the night.
PLEASE REMEMBER
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.