Ravenclaw

Chapter 26- Start Running

Song for the chapter: Runaway Baby by Bruno Mars

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     "I haven't seen this tent before..."
     "Let's check it!"
     "Flaura--no!"
     Ophichus failed to grab the hem of Flaura Mae Ravenclaw's cloak as she swept into the tent with such agility.
     He stumbled in after her, and found two people at the kitchen, near a cabinet.
     "Um, hello!" Said the pretty young girl, and she stepped forward. She was holding a kettle and had very bright, blue eyes.
     "My name is--"
     "I don't care about your name, just tell me where my sister is!" Flaura Mae yelled, startling the girl and causing her to drop the kettle.
     "Uni!" The man who was considerably older said, grasping her shoulder and asking her if she was alright.
     Flaura laughed at the two pathetic people before her." So you do know!" She said, stepping closer and pointing her wand at the two.
       "We don't know who you and your sister are!" The man yells, and stands in front of Uni to shield her from Flaura. She laughs again and beckons Ophichus to come forward.
     "You are such liars! Crucio!"
     The spell misses Orion by a fraction and hits Uni, who falls to the floor screaming in pain." Uni!" He yells again, holding her and trying to ease the pain.
     "Leave us! We don't know anything!" He shouted at Flaura, cradling a whimpering Uni in his arms.
     "Liar, liar, LIAR! Crucio!" She cursesd again, and this time Orion cried out in pain.
     "Tell me if you saw anything, you filthy forest dwellers! Crucio!"
     "Aargh! Al...right! We'll... tell!" Uni gasped, and Flaura and Ophichus stop. Orion gasps in pain, and Uni props herself up on a chair.
     It was then the petite Rowena Ravenclaw sucked in a breath in her small cabinet-- Uni and Orion couldn't hand her in now!
     "She... she had... raven hair--" Uni started before having the spell being performed on her again." LIAR!" Flaura yelled," What about you, you rabid animal!" She cried at Orion.
     "It's true," He pleaded," she had brown eyes, as well-- aargh!"
The two continued being tortured before Rowena's eyes, but she knew if she came out, Flaura would kill her and her two friends.
"Flaura, they're doing us no good. We need to get back. We should take them with us, then question them when we can." Ophichus interjected, and Flaura actually listened.
She nodded her head, and Ophichus did the half-body-binding curse." We'll need to do the hover charm now," he said quietly, knowing Flaura would struggle.
But before she could even try, Uni cried out;
"What was once on my shoulder I have first given to you, inside be the things you will need and a clue; southeast is the way to endless lake where a friend of the Devil will help for your sake."
"Ugh, gag the rubbish talking girl," Flaura said as Ophichus performed the hover charm for both of them and they walked out of the tent, leaving Rowena puzzled with the words Uni had left her.

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It had been three days.
Three agonising days.
"Magic Merlin, how much further?" Rowena complained, dodging some flying beast up ahead and starting to pick up pace again.
Maybe it's time to set up camp again.
She unrolled the tent, setting it up by magic before flopping down onto the couch to think about the past days' events.
After Uni and Orion had been taken away, Rowena packed up and ran east, then south before southeast, trying to run from the earthquakes chasing her all around, trying to bring her death.
     After getting lost due to a hinkypunk and carefully avoiding a grindylow, Rowena set up camp for the first day, with the nightmare of Uni's and Orion's piercing screams haunting her.
Day two went by much more peacefully, except Rowena didn't make much progress as she had to earn food for herself. So she had to harvest berries, kill stray chicken, the works.
So little travelling had taken place that she didn't move her camp so much-- only to avoid the earthquakes erupting all around her.
     The third day was all run. Just sprint, check compass, sprint, break, sprint, sprint, sprint.
     Now, however, she had just come from a full day of running, and Rowena swore she could her the distant sound of waves crashing onto the shore, the faint, salty smell of the sea, the soft call of seagulls...
     Rowena wasn't afraid-- she almost died, so what else should she be afraid of? Well, only one thing.
     Uni said the Devil's friend would help her, and she's certainly not ready to meet a demon.

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A/N

Anyone interprets the last part of the riddle differently from Rowena? Cause I assure you, she might not be entirely correct. ;)

Love,
Anna