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A New Threat

A New Threat

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Dustin fell to the ground with a groan. Lucas fired a spell at the dark wizard who had attacked Dustin and bent down to check on Dustin. Meanwhile, Mike, Will and Chris stood side-by-side as they advanced through the Great Hall, defending themselves against several curses. But suddenly there was an explosion near them, and they were forced apart. Mike was the first to recover and stood up, ready to face an approaching dark wizard. 

Mike ducked to avoid a spell, which was his fatal mistake in the duel. The approaching dark wizard smiled as he saw Mike drop his guard just for a moment before he raised his wand again.

"Avada Kedavra!" the dark wizard cried.

A jet of green light flew from the dark wizard's wand and struck him directly in the chest. Mike was lifted off his feet and thrown to the ground violently. He wasn't moving.

"Mike!" Will screamed in a voice he didn't know he was capable of making. "No!"

Tears were streaming down Will's face as he stood up, grimacing in pain from the explosion that had knocked him off his feet. Before he could raise his wand, Will was distracted by a jet of red light flying toward the dark wizard. 

Chris looked enraged as he fired spell after spell at the dark wizard. Soon, the dark wizard had fallen and Chris hurried to Will, who was sobbing over Mike's body. 

"Will, I'm so sorry," Chris said as tears fell down his own face. "I tried to stop it..."

"He's gone, he's gone," Will cried as he cradled Mike's body. "He's gone, Chris! He's gone!"

Chris was startled awake when he heard Will saying his name. He glanced over to Will's bed, which was next to his in the dormitory. Will was still asleep and appeared to be having a bad nightmare. He was thrashing in his sleep and was sweating as he shrieked. Chris leapt to his feet just as Mike, Dustin and Lucas woke up, startled by Will thrashing about. 

Chris hurried to Will's bed and shook his cousin gently. 

"Will, wake up! Will, it's Chris! Will!"

It took a few shakes before Will finally opened his eyes, gasping for air. 

"Hey, hey, it's okay, Will, it was just a bad dream," Chris said as he gently put his hands on Will's shoulders. "It's okay. We're here, we're all here."

Will nodded as he took several breaths to calm himself down. He kept glancing around, as if searching for someone he wasn't sure was there. 

"Mike! Where's Mike?" Will demanded, looking panicked. 

Mike was standing behind Lucas, who was obscuring Mike from Will's vision. He walked around to the side opposite of Will's bed from where Chris was leaning over Will.

"I'm here, Will, I'm here," Mike said gently as he bent down to be close to Will. He grabbed one of Will's hands and laced their fingers together. "Everything is okay, Will."

"I saw you die, Mike. You died," Will whispered.

Mike's eyes widened and he glanced up at Chris, who seemed to read his mind.