THE LONELY GATE HOUSE
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 14
Sasporilla Bucket lay on the cold cobblestone court yard staring up into the smoke filled black night sky, struggling to breath and coughing up blood.
Sassy couldn't be moved by apparation. The bullet that penetrated her chest had nicked her heart and punched a wide hole in her lung. Matron O'Toole did her best to stop the bleeding and seal up the wound but these measures were only temporary. Without immediate surgery the girl with pink hair would surely die.
"We have to get dis child help now!" Matron O'Toole demanded. "Reconnect dat gate!"
Breaking the gates tether was easy. Reconnecting worlds by a gate was powerful magic that would take wizards and witches who specialized in magical engineering to achieve it.
"We don't have da right people fer dat." Headmaster O'Carrol said. "But I might be able ta do somethin'. After all, dis child saved my fekin' life."
Headmaster O'Carrol stood and began to spin his wand in a circular motion. A ring of light began to appear in the air before him. Two Irish Aurers from the ministry knew that the headmaster was trying to create a wiggle worm bridge between worlds. A type of temporary, unstable and dangerous worm hole. They joined at his side, matching his movements with their wands, adding power to the spell.
Sasporilla was levitated and placed on a stretcher.
Portals opened and closed on the other side of the bridge. Lyra apparated in and saw Sasporilla on the stretcher.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Lyra cried. "What happened?"
"She was shot by a muggle." Matron O'Toole said. "Took a bullet meant fer da headmaster!"
"Brave, stupid, wonderful, idiotic, wonderful girl just hang on." Lyra said.
"I can't stabilize de exit porthole." Headmaster O'Carrol yelled. "We need more power."
Lyra ran over and whipped out her wand. With a mighty scream she cast a burst of wild magical energy into the rings and the image of Hogwarts appeared on the other side.
"Get her through quickly!" The head master yelled. The wizards ran through the bridge carrying Sasporilla on the stretcher. Deckland Casey and three other students that had been hurt were moved through as well. The bridge spell collapsed, leaving Droorlily cut off once again.
"Where's Nick Owlmore?" Lyra asked.
Headmistress McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey were at the front gate to meet those bringing the injured from Droorlily.
"I saw the wiggleworm bridge spell open up and knew something was wrong." The Headmistress said. "What happened?"
"Muggles attacked Droorlily." One of the aurers said.
"We couldn't apparate dis one," Matron O'Toole said as they rushe the wounded inside. "Yer Sasporilla took a muggle bullet t'da chest to save Headmaster O'Carrol."
"We should be taking them to St.Mungos!" Profesdor McGonagall protested, concerned for the injured students safety.
"There's no time Minerva!" Madam Pomfrey said. "I'll handle the triage, but you'll have to bring St.Mungos to us. Tell them what happened and have them bring as much help and equipment as they can carry."
Sasporilla was taken to the infirmary where Madam Pomfrey used every spell and every technique she knew to keep the young pink haired witch stable. It was nearly fifteen minutes before the doctors from St.Mungos arrived. They cast sterilization spells on the room and coordinated it off with magical walls. There was no time left for set up, if they were going to save the girl they had to operate then and there.
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One hundred and thirty seven muggles had their minds obliviated. A select few had memories implanted to explain the deaths of friends or family at the community meeting. Droorlily's main building was a burned out stone shell, leaving only the dorms relatively in tact. Those students who had evacuated were hidden in a forest Glenn north of the school. Emergency measures were taken to reopen the gateway between Droorlily and Galway. Nick was found, still standing paralyzed, at the Droorlily Gatehouse.
Parents arrived in droves, terrified the children reported injured had been of theirs. Most of the students returned home and would have to repeat the semester next year. Those seven who chose to stay were temporarily accommodated at Hogwarts.
Sasporilla was still laid in her hospital bed unconscious and in critical condition after a week after surgery. Karry sat at Sassys bed side holding her hand. Zac was determined to bring in the best doctors, both magical and muggle, from all over the world. Lyra and Nick stood at the end of thd bed trying to keep up hope that their girl would be ok.
"I just don't understand it." The chief surgeon from St.Mungos said. "Physically she's healed, but she just doesn't seem to want to come back."
"She's seen a lot of tragedy in her short life." Nick said. "She's strong and she'll be in there fighting her way back to consciousness. I just know it!"
**********************
Sasporilla Bucket stood in a place that could have bee Olivanders wand shop, but it was very white and dreamy. The bells on the front door rang as Wysteria and Riddonkulous Bucket entered the shop. They stood there hand in hand looking proudly at the woman their little girl was becoming.
"Mum? Dad?" Sasporilla started to cry and ran into their arms where she became a little girl again. Free of the realities of death and loneliness. She hugged them and never wanted to stop.
"We all thought we'd come and see you while your passing through." Riddonkulous said.
"We all?" Sassy asked.
The small elven hand of Miss Daisy took hold of hers. "Yes my child, all of us."
Sasporilla hugged the old elf who was more than a sight for sore eyes.
"I loved you all so much and have missed you so." Sassy smiled hugging them. "Have I died? Is this heaven?"
"Let's just say it's first stop on the way." Wysteria said.
"It's a place where things and people you love can connect with you as you make your choice." Daisy said.
"What choice?" Sasporilla asked.
"Whether to move on or go back." Riddonkulous said. "The choice is yours."
"I could stay here with you forever." Sasporilla smiled. "But I know that I have things to do in life that I haven't even begun yet."
"Then go back in peace and enjoy your life." Wysteria said. "Let some one else do the fighting for a while."
"I will always stand strong against those who attack the weak." Sasporilla said.
"That's our girl." the three apparitions said as the ghostly Olivanders faded into blackness.
*****************************
Melvin Lazarus walked into the infirmary carrying a small bouquet of Sasporillas favorite daisies and his guitar. He tried as hard as he could not to get teary eyed as he saw the girl he loved laying do still. Melvin placed the flowers in a vase on Sassys bed side table and sat in a chair near her bed.
"Sasporilla?" Melvin said. "I know you're in their somewhere. You once told me music is magic. I wrote this song for you."
Melvin started to play a soft lilting tune about loss and regret. It was one of the most beautiful songs any one in the room had ever heard. Music could be powerful magic but perhaps the magic she needed to wake her from her comatose state, was older magic still. As Melvin finished his song Karry walked over and whispered something in his ear.
"Really?" Melvin asked.
"It's worth a try." Karry smiled.
Melvin put his guitar down next to the chair and walked over to Sasporilla. He leaned in and kissed her gently but passionately on the lips.
"I love you Sasporilla Bucket." Melvin said.
"I love you too," Sasporilla said her eyes fluttering open, "Melvin Lazarus."
Sasporilla Bucket lay on the cold cobblestone court yard staring up into the smoke filled black night sky, struggling to breath and coughing up blood.
Sassy couldn't be moved by apparation. The bullet that penetrated her chest had nicked her heart and punched a wide hole in her lung. Matron O'Toole did her best to stop the bleeding and seal up the wound but these measures were only temporary. Without immediate surgery the girl with pink hair would surely die.
"We have to get dis child help now!" Matron O'Toole demanded. "Reconnect dat gate!"
Breaking the gates tether was easy. Reconnecting worlds by a gate was powerful magic that would take wizards and witches who specialized in magical engineering to achieve it.
"We don't have da right people fer dat." Headmaster O'Carrol said. "But I might be able ta do somethin'. After all, dis child saved my fekin' life."
Headmaster O'Carrol stood and began to spin his wand in a circular motion. A ring of light began to appear in the air before him. Two Irish Aurers from the ministry knew that the headmaster was trying to create a wiggle worm bridge between worlds. A type of temporary, unstable and dangerous worm hole. They joined at his side, matching his movements with their wands, adding power to the spell.
Sasporilla was levitated and placed on a stretcher.
Portals opened and closed on the other side of the bridge. Lyra apparated in and saw Sasporilla on the stretcher.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Lyra cried. "What happened?"
"She was shot by a muggle." Matron O'Toole said. "Took a bullet meant fer da headmaster!"
"Brave, stupid, wonderful, idiotic, wonderful girl just hang on." Lyra said.
"I can't stabilize de exit porthole." Headmaster O'Carrol yelled. "We need more power."
Lyra ran over and whipped out her wand. With a mighty scream she cast a burst of wild magical energy into the rings and the image of Hogwarts appeared on the other side.
"Get her through quickly!" The head master yelled. The wizards ran through the bridge carrying Sasporilla on the stretcher. Deckland Casey and three other students that had been hurt were moved through as well. The bridge spell collapsed, leaving Droorlily cut off once again.
"Where's Nick Owlmore?" Lyra asked.
Headmistress McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey were at the front gate to meet those bringing the injured from Droorlily.
"I saw the wiggleworm bridge spell open up and knew something was wrong." The Headmistress said. "What happened?"
"Muggles attacked Droorlily." One of the aurers said.
"We couldn't apparate dis one," Matron O'Toole said as they rushe the wounded inside. "Yer Sasporilla took a muggle bullet t'da chest to save Headmaster O'Carrol."
"We should be taking them to St.Mungos!" Profesdor McGonagall protested, concerned for the injured students safety.
"There's no time Minerva!" Madam Pomfrey said. "I'll handle the triage, but you'll have to bring St.Mungos to us. Tell them what happened and have them bring as much help and equipment as they can carry."
Sasporilla was taken to the infirmary where Madam Pomfrey used every spell and every technique she knew to keep the young pink haired witch stable. It was nearly fifteen minutes before the doctors from St.Mungos arrived. They cast sterilization spells on the room and coordinated it off with magical walls. There was no time left for set up, if they were going to save the girl they had to operate then and there.
***********
One hundred and thirty seven muggles had their minds obliviated. A select few had memories implanted to explain the deaths of friends or family at the community meeting. Droorlily's main building was a burned out stone shell, leaving only the dorms relatively in tact. Those students who had evacuated were hidden in a forest Glenn north of the school. Emergency measures were taken to reopen the gateway between Droorlily and Galway. Nick was found, still standing paralyzed, at the Droorlily Gatehouse.
Parents arrived in droves, terrified the children reported injured had been of theirs. Most of the students returned home and would have to repeat the semester next year. Those seven who chose to stay were temporarily accommodated at Hogwarts.
Sasporilla was still laid in her hospital bed unconscious and in critical condition after a week after surgery. Karry sat at Sassys bed side holding her hand. Zac was determined to bring in the best doctors, both magical and muggle, from all over the world. Lyra and Nick stood at the end of thd bed trying to keep up hope that their girl would be ok.
"I just don't understand it." The chief surgeon from St.Mungos said. "Physically she's healed, but she just doesn't seem to want to come back."
"She's seen a lot of tragedy in her short life." Nick said. "She's strong and she'll be in there fighting her way back to consciousness. I just know it!"
**********************
Sasporilla Bucket stood in a place that could have bee Olivanders wand shop, but it was very white and dreamy. The bells on the front door rang as Wysteria and Riddonkulous Bucket entered the shop. They stood there hand in hand looking proudly at the woman their little girl was becoming.
"Mum? Dad?" Sasporilla started to cry and ran into their arms where she became a little girl again. Free of the realities of death and loneliness. She hugged them and never wanted to stop.
"We all thought we'd come and see you while your passing through." Riddonkulous said.
"We all?" Sassy asked.
The small elven hand of Miss Daisy took hold of hers. "Yes my child, all of us."
Sasporilla hugged the old elf who was more than a sight for sore eyes.
"I loved you all so much and have missed you so." Sassy smiled hugging them. "Have I died? Is this heaven?"
"Let's just say it's first stop on the way." Wysteria said.
"It's a place where things and people you love can connect with you as you make your choice." Daisy said.
"What choice?" Sasporilla asked.
"Whether to move on or go back." Riddonkulous said. "The choice is yours."
"I could stay here with you forever." Sasporilla smiled. "But I know that I have things to do in life that I haven't even begun yet."
"Then go back in peace and enjoy your life." Wysteria said. "Let some one else do the fighting for a while."
"I will always stand strong against those who attack the weak." Sasporilla said.
"That's our girl." the three apparitions said as the ghostly Olivanders faded into blackness.
*****************************
Melvin Lazarus walked into the infirmary carrying a small bouquet of Sasporillas favorite daisies and his guitar. He tried as hard as he could not to get teary eyed as he saw the girl he loved laying do still. Melvin placed the flowers in a vase on Sassys bed side table and sat in a chair near her bed.
"Sasporilla?" Melvin said. "I know you're in their somewhere. You once told me music is magic. I wrote this song for you."
Melvin started to play a soft lilting tune about loss and regret. It was one of the most beautiful songs any one in the room had ever heard. Music could be powerful magic but perhaps the magic she needed to wake her from her comatose state, was older magic still. As Melvin finished his song Karry walked over and whispered something in his ear.
"Really?" Melvin asked.
"It's worth a try." Karry smiled.
Melvin put his guitar down next to the chair and walked over to Sasporilla. He leaned in and kissed her gently but passionately on the lips.
"I love you Sasporilla Bucket." Melvin said.
"I love you too," Sasporilla said her eyes fluttering open, "Melvin Lazarus."
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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.