the cart hurtles through the darkness, ferrying us--Harry, Ron, Hermione, Bogrod, Griphook and i--down the rickety rails, twisting and turning, sloping ever downward. Harry leans towards Griphook, who commandeers the cart.
"how long before they come after us?"
"time will tell." Griphook replies
"what's that? up ahead?" i ask, looking over Harry's shoulder
in the distance, directly over the tracks, something shimmers like a curtain of water.
"i should have known-" Griphook mumbles
furiously, Griphook starts to throw levers, trying to slow the cart.
"Griphook! what is that?" Harry yells
he doesnt answer, furiously preoccupied by the levers. Harry turns to Hermione, hoping she has an explanation, but she just shakes her head, staring up ahead as Griphook slumps back, powerless, watching in grim resignation as the cart careens wildly down the rail and pierces the shimmering curtain.
instantly, water engulfs me with furious power. the seats beneath us collapse, flipping backwards and...we drop.
in a cascade of roaring water toward the ground rushing up 30 feet below. Hermione screams something, her wand flashing and one by one we splash down gently, unscathed. as the water drains away, we peer upward watching as, alarms blaring, the cart rattles back the way it came.
"well done." Harry says turning to Hermione
"hey. you look like you." Ron says looking at me
my eyes go wide, "i changed back?" i ask panicking
Griphook nods to the waterfall, "the Thief's Downfall. washes away all enchantments. can be deadly."
"you don't say." Ron says sarcastically "just out of interest...is there any other way out of here?"
"no." Griphook deadpans
"what the devil are you all doing down here?" Bogrod asks examining all of us, knowing exactly who we are.
"we need him!" Griphook says before Harry could do something
"is this your doing, Griphook? you have no rights here anymore. when you gave up your keys, you-" Bogrod begins
"imperio!" i yell
Bogrod blinks and resumes his mild demeanor. Griphook steps past, pushes Bogrod on.
"well done." Griphook mumbles to me
we watch the goblin go and exchange glances. unnerved. just then a moan is heard, deep and unsettling, coming from down the tunnel. Ron cocks his ear in disbelief.
"no. its not possible.." he mumbles, shocked.
Ron enters first, trailed by Hermione, Harry and i, and finds Bogrod standing placidly by himself. as Harry, Hermione and i hang back, Ron moves forward slowly, squinting. something massive moves shifts heavily. chains clink. a giant dragon tethered to the ground, bars access to a deep vault. its scales are pale and flakes, eyes milky.
"bloody hell." Ron says
"that's a Welsh Green." i say shocked
"it looks like its been here forever." Hermione says
hinges squeal sharply and we jump, watch Griphook--in the shadows--take something from a wooden box on the wall. an odd-looking metal instrument. as he steps into the light, he tosses it to Hermione. she glances from it to Griphook, sees him eyeing her with a strange intensity.
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True Love Conquers All (sequel to Loving You)
Fanfictionsequel to Loving You the last installment of the Draco Malfoy Love Story Series the one thing that i will always remember about my father is the story he would tell me every night before bed of a forbidden love between two people. a man and a woman...
