Return to the Chamber of Secrets
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 15
Kingsly Shacklebolt lead the rescue team from the beach into the ruin city of GrazaKadabrass. Dark empty buildings sat in horrific silence as the group past. Shadowed doorways stood empty, wooden doors long rotted off and reduced to dust which covered the cracked cobblestone streets.
"This is creepy." Sasporilla said.
"Ya." Karry shivered holding Zacs hand. "I get the sense that we're not alone here."
"I sense it too." Sasporilla said looking around, wand drawn. "Gives me the willies."
The softest of sounds brought the rescue party to a halt. Everyone fell silent. Laughter, it was the laughter of a child!
"Katie!" Lyra yelled running off towards the sound.
"Lyra wait!" Nick yelled running after her, the rest following.
The group of rescuers ran about a block, lead by the gentle playful laughter of a young girl. Lyra came to a halt when she saw the girl standing in a shadowy door way. The girl was about six, maybe seven years old. She stood there smiling dressed in something that looked like loose leather strips or some sort of dark sea weed. The girl laughed.
"Come here child." Kingsly called and waved to the girl.
She simply shook her head no and waved for them to follow her inside. The minister of magic took a step forward but Nick Owlmore stopped him from proceeding.
"I wouldn't Minister." Nick said pointing his wand at the girl. "LUMOS SOLEM!"
The girl jutted forward and split in half to reveal razor sharp teeth that ran in vertical rows through her torso. The teeth snapped at them but couldn't reach. The body was suspended on a long black tentacle and pulled back into the shadowy building.
"Beware the Lordrum." A small voice said from the side. "The Lordrum are hungry."
Sasporilla saw him first, a black skinned elf, with silver eyes and thin sporadic snow white hair.
"Hello." Sasporilla said. "My name is Sasporilla Bucket, of the Stilskin blood line."
"Ah!" The creature said. "I am Jrux, of the Xorgo."
"What are the Xorgo?" Sassy asked.
"The Xorgo are us." The black elf said holding out his hands as other black elves appeared from the shadows.
The witches and wizards drew their wands in self defence startling the elves.
"Lower your wands." Sasporilla commanded. "They've given us no reason to react."
"What are they saying?" Karry asked.
"Don't you understand him?" Sasporilla asked.
"No." Kingsly Shacklebolt said. "They are speaking some strange dialect of ancient elvish."
"Well I understand him." Sassy smiled. "I will interpret. They are called the Xorgo. His name is Jrux."
"Hello Jrux." Kingsly said. "I am Kingsly Shacklebolt. Minister of Magic."
Sasporilla Bucket translated.
"You have a talent for tongues I see Sasporilla Bucket." Jrux said. "You must warn your people to beware the LORDRUM!"
"What is the Lordrum?" Sasporilla asked.
"A tentacled horror that lives inside the blackest areas of the BLACK CITY. Their tentacle tips can take on the shape of their preys young. Instinct to save an abandoned child lures you to your death."
Sasporilla translated. People started to murmur.
"Your light hurts them." Jrux said. "They will not try to lure you again, but if your people stray to close they will be eaten."
"What else is he saying?" Kingsly asked.
Sasporilla told them dark elves dire warning.
"Ask him if they saw the missing girl?" Kingsly said.
"Have you seen one of our missing girls and a snake?" Sasporilla asked.
"Not I." Jrux shook his head, turning to the others who had gathered and asked of his people if any had seen them.
"I have." A young elf, skin as black as night, slowly raised her hand.
"Please come tell the half elf, Sasporilla." Jrux said.
The small elf pushed forward through the crowd and stood before Sassy looking up at her frightened.
"Why are you afraid?" Sasporilla asked.
"I've heard the stories." The girl said. "Witches and wizards that come to eat elves. You're the boogieman!"
"I assure you." Sasporilla said bending down with a reassuring smile. "We are the farthest thing from monstrous witches and wizards. We are kind and caring and I promise we will not harm you, what is your name?"
"I am Kreeli" the small elf smiled.
"Where did you see girl and the snake?" Sasporilla asked.
"I saw them walking through the grand plaza a while ago." Kreeli said. "They were heading to the Pyramid of Slyth."
"Thank you." Sasporilla said reaching into her bag and pulling out a licorice wand and handing it to the girl. "This is candy. It's sweet on the tongue."
"Thank you!" Kreeli smiled and ran off into the crowd to try the candy.
"They're headed to the golden step pyramid." Sasporilla said.
"Can they show us a safe path to the pyramid?" Kingsly asked.
Sasporilla asked Jrux. The little black elf gibbered and jabbered as he shook his head and pointed.
"Jrux assures me there is no safe way." Sasporilla sighed. "The most direct way is the main street we were following from the pier. He will shows back there."
"Thank you." Kingsly bowed.
"Your welcome." Jrux bowed back.
The Xorgo disappeared back into shadows as quickly as they appeared. Only Jrux stayed to show them the safest way back to the Royal Road.
"Sasporilla Bucket." Jrux said. "Xorgo are those of us left from the Banishment of the Black City. Who is our Royal lord now? A king or a queen?"
"Technically there is no royal head for elves." Sasporilla said sadly. "The closest is my uncle who has no clue of his elven heritage."
"How is it you know?" Jrux asked.
"The elves educated me on my so called birth right, a few months ago." Sasporilla said. "I have no interest in being queen, but my uncle would make poor king."
"So better to say nothing then let the elves suffer." Jrux smiled.
"Something like that." Sassy smiled humbly with an air of regret. "Our elves suffer enough. Slaves to most witches and wizards for a thousand years, and it's the fault of my royal bloody family."
"When was this done?" Jrux asked.
"Hundreds of years ago." Sasporilla said.
"And you feel responsible for the acts of family dead before you were born? Decisions made by others?"
"That still effect our people, yes." Sasporilla said. "If I could change things to free all elves I would, but we would have to have places for them to live and purposes for them so they don't just flounder."
"Sounds like the kind of thing a true leader would say." Jrux smiled. "I like you Sasporilla Bucket."
Kingsly Shacklebolt lead the rescue team from the beach into the ruin city of GrazaKadabrass. Dark empty buildings sat in horrific silence as the group past. Shadowed doorways stood empty, wooden doors long rotted off and reduced to dust which covered the cracked cobblestone streets.
"This is creepy." Sasporilla said.
"Ya." Karry shivered holding Zacs hand. "I get the sense that we're not alone here."
"I sense it too." Sasporilla said looking around, wand drawn. "Gives me the willies."
The softest of sounds brought the rescue party to a halt. Everyone fell silent. Laughter, it was the laughter of a child!
"Katie!" Lyra yelled running off towards the sound.
"Lyra wait!" Nick yelled running after her, the rest following.
The group of rescuers ran about a block, lead by the gentle playful laughter of a young girl. Lyra came to a halt when she saw the girl standing in a shadowy door way. The girl was about six, maybe seven years old. She stood there smiling dressed in something that looked like loose leather strips or some sort of dark sea weed. The girl laughed.
"Come here child." Kingsly called and waved to the girl.
She simply shook her head no and waved for them to follow her inside. The minister of magic took a step forward but Nick Owlmore stopped him from proceeding.
"I wouldn't Minister." Nick said pointing his wand at the girl. "LUMOS SOLEM!"
The girl jutted forward and split in half to reveal razor sharp teeth that ran in vertical rows through her torso. The teeth snapped at them but couldn't reach. The body was suspended on a long black tentacle and pulled back into the shadowy building.
"Beware the Lordrum." A small voice said from the side. "The Lordrum are hungry."
Sasporilla saw him first, a black skinned elf, with silver eyes and thin sporadic snow white hair.
"Hello." Sasporilla said. "My name is Sasporilla Bucket, of the Stilskin blood line."
"Ah!" The creature said. "I am Jrux, of the Xorgo."
"What are the Xorgo?" Sassy asked.
"The Xorgo are us." The black elf said holding out his hands as other black elves appeared from the shadows.
The witches and wizards drew their wands in self defence startling the elves.
"Lower your wands." Sasporilla commanded. "They've given us no reason to react."
"What are they saying?" Karry asked.
"Don't you understand him?" Sasporilla asked.
"No." Kingsly Shacklebolt said. "They are speaking some strange dialect of ancient elvish."
"Well I understand him." Sassy smiled. "I will interpret. They are called the Xorgo. His name is Jrux."
"Hello Jrux." Kingsly said. "I am Kingsly Shacklebolt. Minister of Magic."
Sasporilla Bucket translated.
"You have a talent for tongues I see Sasporilla Bucket." Jrux said. "You must warn your people to beware the LORDRUM!"
"What is the Lordrum?" Sasporilla asked.
"A tentacled horror that lives inside the blackest areas of the BLACK CITY. Their tentacle tips can take on the shape of their preys young. Instinct to save an abandoned child lures you to your death."
Sasporilla translated. People started to murmur.
"Your light hurts them." Jrux said. "They will not try to lure you again, but if your people stray to close they will be eaten."
"What else is he saying?" Kingsly asked.
Sasporilla told them dark elves dire warning.
"Ask him if they saw the missing girl?" Kingsly said.
"Have you seen one of our missing girls and a snake?" Sasporilla asked.
"Not I." Jrux shook his head, turning to the others who had gathered and asked of his people if any had seen them.
"I have." A young elf, skin as black as night, slowly raised her hand.
"Please come tell the half elf, Sasporilla." Jrux said.
The small elf pushed forward through the crowd and stood before Sassy looking up at her frightened.
"Why are you afraid?" Sasporilla asked.
"I've heard the stories." The girl said. "Witches and wizards that come to eat elves. You're the boogieman!"
"I assure you." Sasporilla said bending down with a reassuring smile. "We are the farthest thing from monstrous witches and wizards. We are kind and caring and I promise we will not harm you, what is your name?"
"I am Kreeli" the small elf smiled.
"Where did you see girl and the snake?" Sasporilla asked.
"I saw them walking through the grand plaza a while ago." Kreeli said. "They were heading to the Pyramid of Slyth."
"Thank you." Sasporilla said reaching into her bag and pulling out a licorice wand and handing it to the girl. "This is candy. It's sweet on the tongue."
"Thank you!" Kreeli smiled and ran off into the crowd to try the candy.
"They're headed to the golden step pyramid." Sasporilla said.
"Can they show us a safe path to the pyramid?" Kingsly asked.
Sasporilla asked Jrux. The little black elf gibbered and jabbered as he shook his head and pointed.
"Jrux assures me there is no safe way." Sasporilla sighed. "The most direct way is the main street we were following from the pier. He will shows back there."
"Thank you." Kingsly bowed.
"Your welcome." Jrux bowed back.
The Xorgo disappeared back into shadows as quickly as they appeared. Only Jrux stayed to show them the safest way back to the Royal Road.
"Sasporilla Bucket." Jrux said. "Xorgo are those of us left from the Banishment of the Black City. Who is our Royal lord now? A king or a queen?"
"Technically there is no royal head for elves." Sasporilla said sadly. "The closest is my uncle who has no clue of his elven heritage."
"How is it you know?" Jrux asked.
"The elves educated me on my so called birth right, a few months ago." Sasporilla said. "I have no interest in being queen, but my uncle would make poor king."
"So better to say nothing then let the elves suffer." Jrux smiled.
"Something like that." Sassy smiled humbly with an air of regret. "Our elves suffer enough. Slaves to most witches and wizards for a thousand years, and it's the fault of my royal bloody family."
"When was this done?" Jrux asked.
"Hundreds of years ago." Sasporilla said.
"And you feel responsible for the acts of family dead before you were born? Decisions made by others?"
"That still effect our people, yes." Sasporilla said. "If I could change things to free all elves I would, but we would have to have places for them to live and purposes for them so they don't just flounder."
"Sounds like the kind of thing a true leader would say." Jrux smiled. "I like you Sasporilla Bucket."
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, donate to J.K.Rowlings charity LUMOS and help children who need it most.
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, donate to J.K.Rowlings charity LUMOS and help children who need it most.