Spell 002 | Harry Potter

[hero_complexed]

[ He can vaguely hear everyone in the stands cheering. He knows that each school is cheering on it's champion but for some reason he makes out the Cheers for Cedric Diggory the best. He ignores the horrible sinking feeling at the sound of that name and plunges on through the maze. ]

[ He recognizes this place easily and his heart gives a horrible jolt. He's back in the maze-the maze from last June. He moves along the high hedges, keeping an eye out for anything that might attack him as his hunts-not for the Triwizard cup but the exit. He doesn't want to be here-he know how it ends and it's something he absolutely refuses to relive. He can hear something on his heels and chances a look back to see he's been running through some kind of purple mist. While his attention is snagged he trips over something and pitches to the floor. ]

[ He lands with a thud and it somehow plants an idea into his head-Cedric isn't dead yet! He's overcome with a burst of hope as he realizes that if he can just find the Hufflepuff he can warn him about the cup! Tell him it's a portkey and Voldemort won't be able to come back to power! He scrambles to his feet and holds his wand out, hissing at it. ]

Point me!




(( ooc: Spoilers - He won't find Cedric >: Also, This probably has potential to get pretty dark. At the point Harry was taken from Cedric's death was only about three months ago so yes, his dreams are still plagued by it. ))

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[waterfell]

I'm looking for him. There's something he needs to be told quickly.

[Harry, of course, knew precisely what that might be. Ami looked half ready to run away again, to split up and cover more ground more quickly, but the maze was dangerous. Two pairs of eyes together might have been sharper, especially if something strange had happened.]

Where have you looked already?

[hero_complexed]

I-I don't know.. it's hard to tell-the maze keeps changing. But North is that way.

[ He points in the direction that the wand was pointing. ] The Cup is somewhere Northwest though-so... maybe continue on this way? [ He gestures ahead of him. ]

[waterfell]

[Ami heads in the same indicated direction, and only belatedly pauses for Harry to come alongside her.]

If you're coming, hurry. I won't be able to wait for you. [Whatever will be unleashed when that cup is touched... She doesn't want to see it. It's too much for even her.]

But while we go, think about this: Will he listen to you when we find him?

[hero_complexed]

I-[ Harry falters. That is an excellent question-would Cedric listen? Did he have anyway to prove that he wasn't just trying to double cross him? He hurries to catch up with Ami, keeping his eyes peeled for anything unfriendly ]

I-I'll duel him if I have too? Shoot up red sparks-something!

[waterfell]

You're determined. [And because a show of strength is at least a worthwhile emotion,] I kind of like that.

Let's hurry. I also have ways to stop him. [Between the two of them - somehow it's become the two of them instead of letting her stay outside, watch, feel superior over the scrambling of others - they can do this.]

There's no point if one of us gets slowed down by traps. We'll go together.

[hero_complexed]

[ Harry just nods, taking off down the narrow pathway but being sure to stay nearby Ami, occasionally stopping to use the four point spell when he feels like he's gotten twisted and turned around. ]

H-he's got to be in the maze somewhere, right? I-I mean he can't have-have already...

[waterfell]

Don't be a fool. [But the sharp words are intended to calm him down, to bring him back to rationality rather than fear, instead of to mock.] We'd already know if that had happened.

[Can anyone doubt the calamity would be unleashed that very moment?]

Besides that, there'll be a battle if it happens. I have no intention of running away from that.

[hero_complexed]

[ Yes, there's noway that's happened yet because at the time Cedric had reached the portkey Harry had been there too-it had been Harry's idea to grab the cup at the same time and ultimately led to... But he can fix it now. All he has to do is find Cedric and stop him from touching that cup. ]

Right. He's-he's got to be around somewhere.

ignore icon, is still ami

[waterfell]

[They need a way to tell Cedric if they can't find him, a signal. Ami glances upward into the sky, the same sky over Cedric. She gives a short nod, almost to herself, and crosses her hands in front of her.

A stream of ice and hail flows from Ami's hands into the sky, like a beacon.]

If he sees that and understands it means we're looking for him, he'll wait.

[Though in the middle of a competition, few people would be willing to wait and meet with their rival.]

o7

[hero_complexed]

Um... Thanks... [ Harry watches her uneasily for a minute, wondering if Cedric would get the message. ]

...How'd you...?

[waterfell]

[Ah, Harry. Ami comes from a very different world than this, but one with a very similar rule:]

A magician never tells their secrets!

Anyway, aren't you planning to still find him to be sure?

[hero_complexed]

...Sure... [ Although that answer is less than satisfactory he has far more important things to be doing. Like finding Cedric Diggory and-and avoiding that weird silver mist that makes the world turn upside down. ]

Yes! Yes, of course-.. aren't you coming?

[waterfell]

[Let her keep the mystique awhile. Ami nods, and hurries to catch up to Harry.]

If you want. He hasn't signaled us; however, we might be able to find him still if he stays in one place. [As he should, if he understands. But will he?]

[hero_complexed]

[ She can keep the Mystique as long as she wants so long as they save Cedric. ]

Well..when I came into the maze I went left and Cedric went right... but... he could anywhere by now... perhaps we should move towards the cup? That-that is where he'll be heading..

[waterfell]

Don't you think it's pointless to stick to the rules by now?

[The question is not quite as out of place as it seems. Ami glances towards the nearest part of the maze. She grins, and ice starts to form over it.

But when she follows up with the blast to shatter their way clear to the center... nothing happens. She pulls up short, visibly surprised and at more of a loss than she'd admit.

Of course. Of course there'd be spells here to prevent that sort of method. But they need to move.]

[hero_complexed]

Er... yeah... but the hedges are bewitched to prevent cheating so we've got to take the long way. [ He gestures off to the right. ]

[waterfell]

[Displeased at both their plight and her own failure, Ami is somewhat short-tempered as they go.]

Hurry. [She doesn't give Harry any more chance than that before she quickens her pace. She may not have been able to cut a shortcut for them, but she can keep her head clear and find the way.]

Keep up, too. We don't have time to wait for each other.

[hero_complexed]

Yeah..

[ Harry says vaguely before realizing he had at some point stopped walking. Immediately he picks up the pace in order to catch up, wand still firmly in his hand. ]

Better keep your guard up though-this is still the third task.

[waterfell]

I won't be caught.

[Technically, she shouldn't be here at all, help from outside. But that's who she's become: the simple catalyst that changes the status quo because she introduces the unexpected. Now that she is here, her presence is still something no opponent could have planned for.]

I'll follow you. You've been in this maze awhile already, haven't you?

[It's the first slight hint of awareness that this isn't the true first time Harry's ever been here.]

[hero_complexed]

Yeah... er... [ He falters, trying to decide if maybe he should tell her that he's been through the maze before but quickly decides against it. ]

I think it's this way. [ He decided to take a left instead and tried to think about his mission too much aside from the fact he had to warn Cedric. ]

[waterfell]

[She hurries at first, but it's Ami who's brought up short the moment a strange-looking creature appears out of nowhere, as if jumping down from the sky. It carries a weapon, which it wields menacingly. It looks closest to some sort of bizarre, living, chess piece.

For a second, she freezes. She knows what it is and she's the last person who should be threatened by it, but-]

Run. [She has a sudden, irrational fear.]

[hero_complexed]

[ Harry is not perturbed by the randomly appearing... whatever it is and merely brandishes his wand, firing off a stunning spell without warning since he really doesn't have time to fight magical creatures that he has no idea what the heck they are. ]

[waterfell]

[But more than the creature it is, the thing is now a creature of a nightmare. The spell doesn't seem to do anything to do it at all. It strikes out with its weapon at Harry.

The commotion draws Ami's attention. He should have listened and run. Her head snaps back to see what's happened, and she runs towards the boy and the beast.]

[hero_complexed]

[ Considering that Harry is on his guard he manages to narrowly dodge the weapon but as a price falls with a soft thud onto the grass. He doesn't let it stop him though and quickly fires another curse- ]

Petrificus Totalus!

[waterfell]

[He's right. She can't be afraid.

Even that thought alone is almost enough to jolt her out of the dream. Mercury, afraid? No; she will face this. She will face it like any other enemy. She doesn't hurry to put herself in position to guard Harry as she might have years ago, but she does her part.

A sphere of water forms in her hand.]

Dark Mirage!

[She releases the attack, and it snaps and pops on its way towards its target, explosive. The petrifying spell holds the youma still while the water breaks over the creature, freezes, and shatters - tearing the target to pieces with it. Ami, though she'd never admit it, visibly relaxes.]

Come on! [Now, finally, she hurries the short distance between them and holds out a hand to pull Harry up to his feet, with little gentleness but plenty of urgency.]