GROUP 2

”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...”

Dazed and confused, the old man found himself on the group his wand just inches from him. He could feel pain throughout his left arm, he was sure it was broken as it wasn’t moving, a gash on the back of head producing fresh blood. I’m going to kill every single last one of them, slow and painful thought Arik he grabbed for his wand and turned himself over leaning against the wall, slowly getting to his feet as his eyes regained focus of the scene. He had been so caught off guard by the jinx he had not even seen it coming leading to these blasted injuries, silently he was cursing himself for being caught so off guard. However; soon his mind went into survival mode, knowing he had been in worst situations over the years. He saw nearby on the ground, was Eden Davies who was engaged to James Potter, fury built up in Arik as he felt a sense of duty at once to protect her for James as he was willing to do for his family. He moved suddenly over to her his wand raised in the air eyes scanning the area for any nearby Death Eater’s or spells coming his way. ”Salvo Hexia” said Arik his voice strong and clear his hands moving downward motion casting the protection charm to Eden.

Set up defenses, stand your ground thought Arik as he positioned himself beside the young woman and raised his wand once more. ”Protego Maxima” said Arik casting the protection charm around them before kneeling down trying to wake Eden up as he shook her with a little force. ”Get the hell up now, this isn’t no nap time!” he said his voice raising as he was focused in waking up the lady. He could see they had company already a Death Eater nearby, one seemed hurt but not as much as them. ”Crucio”shouted Arik pointing his wand towards the Death Eater, desiring to inflict all his rage on the younger man. He knew his two protection charms would only last so long, and take so much and he was afraid they found themselves with a skilled duelist and not a novice.

WORDS: 361 || TAGGED:AMOS DIMITRI LESTRANGE, SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY, EDEN ELISABETH DAVIES

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GROUP TWO

The second Scorpius was in the building he frantically made his way to where his parents and grandparents were. His feet were hitting the floor as fast and hard as he could manage. His family had done a lot of wrong in this world, but they were still his loved ones. The ones that had loved him and raised him all those years. They weren’t perfect and had made many mistakes but he felt they had already paid the consequences thoroughly. In his hurry to reach them he may have ran past things he maybe shouldn’t have. Maybe he should’ve stopped and helped some others but he felt his duty was first to his family, especially his mother. She was the one who truly raised him to be loving and accepting and forgiving… even when he felt he didn’t have the strength. His mother had come from a death eater family and raised to hate those with “unpure blood” but she had risen above all the hate and had become something much different. She had taught Scorpius that you didn’t have define yourself by the flaws of your family. That the person you were was the one you chose to be.

Scorpius felt he was the only one who would care for or even take pity on his family in this situation. He knew he would be their only chance of survival. Scorpius was out of breath by the time he reached their room. Their beds were empty. Something he wasn’t expecting. He quickly checked some nearby rooms to see if perhaps they patients had already been evacuated to safety. From what he could tell, all the patients besides a few stray dead ones had all been evacuated. Just as he was beginning to feel some sense of relief he saw his grandmother, Narcissa Malfoy, and Gildroy Lockhart aimlessly wandering in one of the halls. Scorpius ran to his grandmother, hugging her, trying to comfort her. She was obviously stricken with fear by the events going on around her. Just as he guiding the pair away, hoping to take them to safety… Abel Dolohov ran past them firing hard. Lockhart was taken by a stray. A purposely aimed killing curse hit Narcissa. Scorpius was able to catch her as she fell.

Scorpius was now on his knees, clutching the lifeless body of his grandmother. He rocked her back and forth. He had never cried so hard in his whole life. The feeling was so raw and real it took him by surprise. His grandmother had always been a proud woman with her own set of flaws. But she had always loved him the best she could and protected him whenever possible. He had been an occlumens under her tutelage. Narcissa knew the best way to protect her grandson from the harsh realities of this world was to capitalize on his natural abilities and teach him how to defend himself.

Scorpius would’ve stayed on the ground holding on to the last piece of his grandmother if he hadn’t heard Arik loudly shouting ‘Crucio’. Scorpius gently laid his grandmother on the floor. He wished he could properly say goodbye or even close her eyes but this wasn’t the time. He was in the middle of a war zone. His family were not the only ones he cared about. There were others that needed assistance. This was his chance to finally prove what side he was fighting for.

Scorpius turned a corner and found Arik fighting hard and could see a bit of Eden Davies firing her own spells from behind a desk. Scorpius began ducking past curses and hexes. He shot a few back in various directions before reaching his two comrades. His eyes were wet and raw. He quickly tried to dry them in the crook of his arm because he both didn’t want anyone to see him in this moment of weakness and also because it kept blurring his vision.

”THE LOSS OF POWER CAN KILL US; OR MAKE US KILLERS...”

The situation was bringing the Auror side out of the old man, his injuries only fueling the rage that built inside him, motivating him to go further. Even if he went down today at this place, he would do so fighting and taking as many as he could with him. I’ll rip their families apart before my blood is gone thought Arik before seeing that Eden had finally came too. He already felt the need to protect to her, but what she said made his heart almost break. She was with child, it was not just her own life she had to think about nor, that Arik was trying to protect. ”You got to be kidding me? While you are it just tell me Voldemort’s coming back” growled Arik as the situation was getting worse by each passing moment. His extremely dry sense of humor was his method of keeping calm as pressure mounted onwards. He watched Eden get behind a desk, and then saw the young Death Eater deflect his curse with such ease. His heart sank further as he heard the man speak that someone was looking for him, everything was confirmed now. ”I can’t wait till they find me so I can cut their heart out…just like yours” responded Arik, the old man tone lethal, dripping with disdain for all Death Eaters.

He whipped his wand in the air, and without speaking a sound a desk flew over to him landing on the floor as he took cover beneath it. He knew he needed to get Eden out of here considering this was too dangerous an environment for a mother to be. When the other man spoke again, he was puzzled the man was willing for her to escape, letting them go to get her out of here. He had looked at Arik even so and basically order him to do so before speaking to Scorpius who had just entered the area. Which side is he really on thought Arik, knowing in the heat of the battle he may just have to trust the young Malfoy. ”How fast can you move?” asked Arik towards the girl behind one of the desks and at once he looked back over to Socrpius and Amos. ”Who is it looking for me? Let’s do this the easy way or I’ll pry into your memories of you sitting on your mum’s lap to find out the truth. Boy” growled Arik, he was determined to not only protect Eden but, to find out who in fact was looking for him.

WORDS: 429 || TAGGED:AMOS DIMITRI LESTRANGE, EDEN ELISABETH DAVIES, SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY

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GROUP TWO

Scorpius came upon the group of fighters just in time to see Amos telling Arik to get Eden out of here. A look of confusion crossed his face as he was taken off guard. This guy was a death eater. He knew that part very well… but why would he care about Eden Davies getting to safety. Scorpius had missed the bit about her being pregnant but even so … it was very peculiar for a Death Eater to care about anyone’s ass besides his own and definitely strange that he was trying to protect an Order Member… the lover of one of Harry Potter’s sons.

Amos Lestrange then told Scorpius that they could fight… but again Amos seemed to be waiting for something to happen first. He was waiting for Eden to leave before he unleashed his fury. Scorpius didn’t like to fight. He didn’t get much of a thrill out of it. But he did because one must to protect others. Scorpius was prepared to do whatever was necessary to protect the innocent and the order members. Scorpius didn’t look at Arik but it was clear that, that was who he was talking too ”Arik, get Eden out! I’ve got this” he said as he continued to have a death stare with his enemy.

However, Arik didn’t leave right away. He stayed. He had his own goals in mind. He demanded that Amos tell him who was looking for him. Arik literally growled the words out. Arik’s face was filled with aggressive determination. Scorpius kept his wand aimed and focused at Amos. He would’ve shot already if he wasn’t waiting for both Eden to leave and for Arik to get his answer. Scorpius could only imagine the rage that would ensue if Scorpius did anything to hinder Arik from finding out the details to this question. Scorpius noticed how Arik continued to look at him… like a kernel of popcorn getting ready to explode into something completely different. Arik was waiting for him to switch sides and be the traitor that Arik always had pinned him to be. Arik was going to be very disappointed to realize he’d been wrong all along…

Scorpius saw from the corner of his eye Eden quickly leaving the room and going down a hallway. She was finally gone and the fighting could continue.. however he wished Arik would follow Eden to ensure his safety or for Arik to give him the go ahead so that he could continue protecting Eden.