Knowledge is Power

Chapter 27

"Keep going," Parvati gasped, her face twisted in pain as she kept a hold on Mag's wrist and continued to run. Mag did, but she knew the robed, masked figure could run as well, so that wasn't going to be enough. So many thoughts were running through Mag's mind at once, or at least very rapidly one after the other. There was a Death Eater on Hogwarts grounds...Why was there a Death Eater on Hogwarts grounds? Was it here for Potter? POTTER! Blast Dumbledore for letting him attend Hogwarts and putting everyone else in danger. It certainly wasn't as if he was better...because he really wasn't anything to write home about.

Even worse than a Death Eater on Hogwarts grounds, though, he was attacking them! Why? Likely because they'd seen him. Still he'd either kill them or take them to Voldemort which no one in their right mind wanted. To use any unforgivable on him would draw attention to them...Bring the worthless useless Ministry down on their heads and with them not really trying to believe in Voldemort, who knew what unfair punishment they'd give Mag and Parvati.

Though this seemed like a lot of thinking, Mag's mind only took about ten seconds to work it all out. The bottom line was that something had to be done and now. They had to be protected and do their best to avoid Ministry attention at the same time. Mag lifted her chakra wand and turned as they ran, aiming it at the Death Eater as he rapidly approached. She spoke three words in ancient Egyptian. Green light shot out of the quartz and the robed man's running slowed to a stumbling walk as he gasped in pain and doubled over. As he slowed, Parvati sped up, dragging Mag along. Dragging because Mag was slowing as well.

"What's wrong? Come on," Parvati cried.
"Can't," Mag gasped.
She glanced over her shoulder to see the man falling. Laughing in relief she bent double then sank to the ground herself.
"Mag!"
Parvati leaned over her, tugging at her arm.

"I can't," Mag said weakly.
"That spell...it saps a lot of energy, but the Ministry won't be able to track it."
She laughed in breathless triumph.
"It's too old and obscure for them. He was going to kill us so I had to stop him but we couldn't risk the Ministry finding out. They'd probably not believe us and..."

She sighed and dropped her head to her knees. Talking had just become too difficult and maybe the ground was spinning...
"You aren't going to die too are you," Parvati asked, voice becoming high with panic.

"No...Just go get Severus...Professor Snape...Please go and get him and don't tell anyone else why. Hurry!"
"Okay," Parvati said and Mag heard her feet running down the path.
Mag very much wanted to lift her head to make sure the Death Eater wasn't getting up, but she just couldn't move. She didn't hear him moving, though, so she hoped for the best while wishing Parvati would hurry up and get back with Severus.

Prof was grading papers and Nightshade sat on the back of his chair, his mind still on last night's Death Eater meeting. The Death Eaters themselves didn't impress Nightshade much, but Mr.. Lizard Brain was just wrong on so many levels from the inhuman high voice in which he spoke to his snake ass looking face to the waves of fucked up energy that radiated off him. It was unlike anything Nightshade had even imagined when picturing the worst of how he may appear. He wondered how all of his followers couldn't feel that. He was sure they didn't, because if they did, there would be the pungent smell of all of them shitting themselves at every meeting. Not to mention they'd not be following him in the first place if they weren't being forced to do so.

A pounding on the door to Prof's office caused both man and owl to jump and Severus dropped the quill in his hand to his desk with a clatter. Rising, he hurried to the door as Nightshade twisted his head around to see who would be on the other side once it was opened. The girl was speaking as soon as the knob turned.

"Professor Snape...Please! There was an attack...I think we killed someone...You've got to come now! And Mag says not to tell anyone else."

"Mag," Severus asked and was out the door.
"Where?"
"Near the lake...I'll show you," the dark haired girl answered and they rushed off down the hall leaving Nightshade hurrying to catch up.