Trapped in the Past

Chapter 4

It took me a dozen steps to reach the place I had no knowledge of. I looked to my left to see tall trees next to each other. It was dark and there were thick haze. Seems like night had fall. But the walk I had was so short. What Happened? It was so complicated that it was hard to comprehend.

On my right, I saw a small village. All I needed for that night was a roof over my head to give me shelter but I was an outsider. I took a step to my right but then I heard a scream. It was a man. The voice was familiar. It took me to realise that that was the man I saw in my premonition. My intuition was to run to the man, so I did. As I ran I could hear the scream getting louder and louder. The darkness in the forest blocked my vision. I stopped and took a deep breath and tried to use telekinesis to evacuate the haze. I smiled as I done it. It worked. I continued running until I spotted Slytherin with his wand in his hands.

The helpless man was skinny and had his hair tied in a ponytail messily. He looked like life had been suck out from him. Dementor.. He was sweating. His jaw line was so distinctive. Slytherin cussed, "AVADA KEDE-"

I could not let the man die. it would not be fair. My first reaction was to yell, "STOP!" with my hand straighten up front and showing my disapproval. With that split second, both man stopped in their tracks and did not move an inch. Time stood still as if they were being petrified. "Oh My God!" I panicked as I walked towards the man and pulled him aside. I looked back at Slytherin and fear was in my eyes. I shifted away and stood up. I walked back and forth, trying to think back what I had done to freeze time. As I panicked, my eye caught a tree with a protruding branch that was low enough to drive through a human's heart.

So as ideas started to form in my head, I had forgotten that I need to unfreeze them. But what? How? A tear was shed. I was alone. I had no shoulder to cry on and I did not know what to do. I was frustrated with myself, I swung my hand forward with all the anger that buried in me and scream. With that, I heard Slytherin finished his curse and the screamed from the man.

Slytherin stared at me and yelled, "Katarina!!!!" My eyes widen as I could see from whom Voldermort get his looks from. It felt as if i was seeing Voldermort. "HOW DARE YOU?!" I started to hyperventilate. I took a step back but then, he took a step towards me.

"DON'T YOU DARE COME CLOSER TO ME!" I warned him, taking a few more steps. The man ran for his life.

"OR WHAT, KATARINA..?" he rebuffed and took a step forward. He had a crooked smile and walking with a limp.

"What do you want from me, Salazar?" I asked. He looked into my eyes and smirked. "Why do you want to kill that man? What did he do to deserve that?"

"You have no right to question me!" he yelled as he took his wand and point it to my face. I was stunned. I literally froze. He opened his mouth and said the killing curse on me. But before he could finished the spell, I threw him against the tree and watched the branch drive through his chest.