PotterWorld Stories

The Cave-In At Gringotts

Zedmir's POV

I struggled under the heavy wreckage, coughing up dust.
"ALAN!" I yelled, as hard as I could. I waited nervously, listening intently for a response, even a mumble. Instead, I heard rumbling and crashes, followed by the ground shaking.
"Alan!" I screamed, "Alan!"
I couldn't move, and was loosing air. A beam was slammed on top of me, not movable. I tried shifting my body, but my legs wouldn't move. I moaned, trying to move my legs; they wouldn't budge. How long would I be trapped under here? What if I died down here, was this the end?

Sagittaria's POV

*CRASH*

"What the hell was that?" Stelth said, holding my hand. The floor above us shook, scaring Bubbleina and I. Stone and rubble crumbled off the cavern walls, smashing into our cart. The tracks in front of us that we're supposed to carry us snapped apart from the enormous rock. After Dusk pulled the brake, sparks shot out slowing us down as we dawned on the broken tracks.
"Argh! Hold on," Dusk yelled, tugging harder.
The cart slowed down, but it was not enough. I felt my hand tremble as we flew airborne over the tracks, falling down beyond the cavern. Bubbleina shrieked, trying to grab Dusk's hand as we all fell.
"STELTH!" I yelled, terrified.
He was out of sight, into the darkness. The rock fragments and sand fell around us at insane speed, speeds that could hurt us. My leg was hit by a piece of packed gravel, making me scream. The sound of crashing water filled the cavern, making me look around for a water source to land in. Beneath the bank, was an enormous waterfall. It wasn't safe to land in, so I withdrew my wand, trying not to drop it. Holding it securely in my hand, I yelled, "Arresto Momentum." It felt like time stopped, Bubbleina and I drifted through the air, floating down towards the ground, landing softly on our faces.
"Stelth," I said, running towards his body.
"Still breathing, I thought I lost you," I said, tears trickling down my cheek.
"Sagittaria," Dusk said, "Scott's at the vaults."
I turned around, horrified.
"He's alone?" I said, getting up, brushing dust off my knees.
"We dropped him off, our vaults are lower beneath the bank."

Scott's POV

The tunnels started caving in around where I was, so I had to run near the lower vaults. Every few seconds, pebbles would fall followed by sand and dust. The silver vault doors were now barrier by stone, or covered in dirt. Halfway down the lower vaults, I heard voices.
"Dusk?" I yelled down the cavern, listening to my voice echo.
"Sagittaria?" "Bubbleina?"
"Stelth?"
No response came, just more shaking sounds. The empty sound of the tunnel was filled by the sound of Apparation.
"Hello, darling," the voice said.
A woman stepped out of the shadows, wearing a dark emerald dress, topped off with a feathered hat.
"Magatha?" I said, stepping back from her, "it was you, you collapsed the bank!"
"Course it was, Goblins don't choose sides," she said, tugging out her wand, "we needed Galleons, and Gringotts would provide that for us."
Revolted, I pulled out my wand, holding it securely in my shaky hand. Dusk crumbled from the ceiling with every thud above.
"Really my boy, what side are you on?" Magatha said, "are you sure this is the proper side?"
"Yes," I said, shaking my head in disgust. "EXPELLIARMUS!" I yelled, watching a red spark of light crackled out of my wand, trying to reach Magatha's. Magatha swiftly flung her wand in front of her, countering the spell. Magatha was powerful, powerful enough to overpower me. She's had years of training, while I on the other hand have been at Hogwarts for six years. I deflected her Crucio, then ducked behind a stone pillar (one of the few that weren't collapsed). Rock fragments and dust flew off the wall from the impact of her spell, making me duck low for safety. Holding my wand out, I spun around the corner.
"Stupefy!"
A jet of blue light shot out from my wand, hitting her in the chest. She crumpled to the ground, stunned.

Alan's POV

"Help..." I mumbled, under the cold marble and stone that was crushed down on me. It felt like hours since I was down here, struggling for air. My arm was definitely broken, I could tell when I heard it pop out of place when the beams from the roof came down. I woke up not too long ago, but wished I never did. The pain was unbearable. But then again, all that was left for me in the outside world was Hogwarts.

Three hours later, the stone around me began to move. It crushed my foot, breaking it; "Argh!" I screamed, struggling to move. The stone that was around me fell down beside me, and I could see the destroyed hall of the bank. Aurors were here, so was the Order...
"HELP!" I screamed, pulling away at the rubble.
"Hang in there, we're coming," Gwyndolyn Gregorovitch said, pulling out her wand.
She waved it and the rubble disappeared, then formed a stretcher. Immediately, a wizard in light blue robes and snow coloured hair scampered towards me.
"Hey, this is Genesis Dissidia, Head of Aurors, we're going to get you out of there."
"Hey," Genesis replied.
They began to lift me out of the rubble while I screamed in pain of what just happened.
"You're okay," they said, placing me on the stretcher.
"Genesis will take you to get tended to," Gwyndolyn said, looking around for more injured.
"Wait, Zedmir is trapped in here somewhere too!" I said, kicking, trying to help.
I wanted to help, or do something useful. Instead I was crippled: useless.

I was laid out in the alley, surrounded by photographers from the Daily Prophet. Maybe a new edition is coming out? They haven't been writing for at least three months, and why would they start now? A stretcher came hovering out of the destroyed bank with Genesis and Gwyndolyn behind it, they were rushing and looked worried.
"What's wrong?" I said, looking into her nervous eyes.
"Hey, tell me what's wrong?" I demanded. "Is that Zedmir?" I questioned, trying to get up.
My arm was too weak, and my leg wouldn't support me.
"Yes, he'll be tended to," Gwyndolyn said, shaking off her nerves.
"What's wrong?" I said.
"He-he's been badly injured," Gwyndolyn said. "He's paralyzed."