ENIGMA
[ɪˈnɪɡmə]
NOUN
-a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
"Ariana Black was an enigma to all"
[PRISONER OF AZKABAN-???]
[SIRIUS BLACK'S DAUGHTER]
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Chapter 10
The trio chased Ron over the Hogwarts grounds, Ron finally jumps and dives for Scabbers falling to the ground with a thump. Ariana, Harry and Hermione slow to stop as they look at where Ron is keeping their eyes trained to the tree.
"Guys. You do realize what tree this is!" Hermione says with worry in her voice as Harry and Ariana nod in acknowledgement still not straying their eyes, looking down quickly seeing Ron is kneeling under the Whomping Willow.
"That's not good." Harry mutters.
"Really not good." Ariana mutters back before they all start shouting.
"Ron! Run!" Ron spins. Looks toward Harry paling completely shakily raising his hand before yelling sacredness in his voice.
"Harry! Ari! Hermione! Run!"
Ariana's eyes shift as the three looks behind them. Standing menacingly in front of them in the gathering gloom is an enormous, pale-eyed, jet black dog.
"It's the grim!" Ron shouts again in warning.
The grim bounds its way towards them baring its teeth sinisterly, Harry shields Ariana when the dog leaps over the top of the three, going straight to Ron.
The dog's teeth flash and close on Ron's foot, dragging him towards the trunk like a rag doll, Ron scrapping the ground to gain some grip, failing. Instantly, Harry, Ari and Hermione dash forward to rescue Ron as they shout his name.
"Ron!"
"Ron! Wait!"
"No!"
In a last attempt, harry dives forwards trying to grab Ron's hands but he misses grabbing his fingers briefly, before Ron is dragged under the ominous depths of the Whomping willow.
"Hold on, Ron!"
"Ron!" Harry, Hermione and Ari all shout. His voice echoes deep into the earth, Ariana, Harry and Hermione rise, peer into the hole. But their shouts are interrupted by the Whomping Willow sweeps the three hitting them backwards, dropping them on their backsides causing moans of discomfort to come out of all of them as they rise up to see the Whomping willow twisting and turning maliciously.
"Come on!" harry shouts grabbing the girls' hands the three as one, rise. Running back toward the gap in the tree run had disappeared down from. A branch's swooping down like whips as the trio duck and dodge. As another comes Hermione and Ariana ducks but Harry doesn't. Causing Harry to be flung one way, his glasses the other. Another branch come but Hermione doesn't see it quick enough causing her to be flung with the branch, Ariana luckily hops over another branch, looking briefly pleased with herself, only to find herself swept high in the air by a second branch. Screaming as it swung her around occasionally seeing Hermione screaming as well as the tree swung them around. she looks down, sees Harry searching the ground for his glasses. Hermione and Ariana branches swing together allowing Ariana to grab Hermione wrist dragging her over to her branch so the girls were clung onto the same branch as well as each other. Harry finding his glasses in time to stand up to see both girls being thrown toward him, Hermione grabbing Harry's top as Ariana grabbed Hermione's hand to make sure she doesn't fall. Riding the branch in tandem, the three boomerangs back, hurtling toward the trunk of the tree, through the gap, and into the darkness below
