After The War - FORSAKEN MAGIC (HP8)

Chapter 39 - DA Reunion

Draco Malfoy sat in the Center of the room, his eyes closed in meditation. He was trying to recover his strength after the torture from the imperious curse. He still couldn't figure out how Flamel managed to use this curse without a wand.

"It's time." said the witch with curly hair. Few other Salem witches and wizards entered the room and they formed a circle around Malfoy.

Malfoy didn't know what they were doing but didn't react and continued to recover his strength by magic.

"Let's begin." Came the voice of Nicholas Flamel. The sound of his voice sent a shiver down Draco's spine but he managed to keep his composure as they all began to chant around him.

Malfoy didn't know what kind of test this was but he focused all his energies to be positive and feel loyal towards Nicholas Flamel.

Malfoy peeked through his eyelids but nothing was happening. The chanting went on for a while and nothing happened.

Suddenly he smelled smoke. Convincing himself that something was cooking, Malfoy ignored it at first. Then he began to feel hot. The flames were inside the room. Nobody else seemed to feel it, then it hit him. If they were doing a very complicated spell, they would have a sort of 'out of body' experience. They also wouldn't be able to feel anything until their mind and body were reunited.

Malfoy jumped to his feet and spun around to see what was making the room so hot, then he realised that the entire wall behind him was aflame.

The wallpapers burnt and fell away. The tapestry had caught fire and fallen onto a nearby table, causing the fire to spread.

Malfoy automatically put his hands into his pockets for his wand, but realised it wasn't there. Unable to think of another way. Malfoy put his hands together and began to mumble some spells he could remember, hoping one of them would stop the fire.

The first spell caused the table on fire to split right down the middle.

The second spell caused the fire to grow.

The third spell began to push the flames to one spot. It was now a ball of fire and wasn't spreading.

Sighing in relief he wondered if he could leave it that way until someone came to put it out.

Suddenly the flames went out and so did all the air in the room. Something is wrong, Malfoy couldn't breath.

Then everything went dark.

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"So Nox is back, which means all the other death eaters who took you are probably back too!" Hermione gasped.

Charms class was easily the best class to talk without the risk of being overheard. They were working in groups and were trying to control the flow of ink. They had to take turns to pour the ink while the other would control its flow and return it back into the bottle.

Ron was having fun pouring out the contents of the ink bottle while Harry filled Hermione in on what happened with Nox.

"That means I will get to meet June!" She said brightening up in realisation.

"June?" Ron asked.

"The girl who helped us escape!" Hermione reminded him patiently. "She mentioned that she was in Ravenclaw."

"Why would they come back though?" Ron wondered, lowering his voice as Neville successfully put the ink back in the bottle and Flitwick awarded Gryffindor 10 points.

Hermione did not respond immediately. With a glance at Neville and Flitwick, she quickly pulled out her wand and moved the ink back into the bottle.