Harry ran through the maze, away from the giant acromantula. The hedges occasionally closed in on Harry, which forced him to burn it. After passing the sphinx, Harry realized that it was not a straight path to the cup. He still had a long way to go, though still thinking what would everyone say if he actually won, which he doubted.
He ran along a straight passage - and heard someone speaking - Cedric's voice. "No! What on earth do you think you're doing? Krum!" Cedric panted, as if Krum was about to kill him. Then Harry heard Krum say something, in his deep cold voice, out of the ordinary - "Sectesempra!" Harry did not know what that spell did, but he knew it must have been bad.
He heard Cedric yell "WHAT? Where did you learn that from?" Harry tried to get there, but the maze was so deep, his four point spell was useless. He had to burn through the hedge again. He yelled "Incendio!" It burned a huge hole through the hedge. He saw Krum pointing his wand at Cedric, in a cursing way. Cedric said "Harry! Get away from here! Krum's gone mad!"
Krum turned his wand to harry - "Flipendo!" Harry went shooting backwards. He heard Krum say, in a dark voice - "The time has come Cedric." - "Crucio!" Harry knew this was coming, the passage suddenly filled with Cedric's shrieks of pain. Harry immediately went over to Krum, but Krum just sent him flying back.
Harry knew that this wasn't the real Krum. Karkoroff, the Durmstrang headmaster, definitely wouldn't want Viktor in Azkaban. He was definitely under influence of the imperious curse - another scream - Harry couldn't stand it. He dashed onto the scene and stunned Krum before he had noticed.
Cedric had stopped writhing, but he clearly looked gasping, and surprised. Harry kneeled down beside Cedric. "Are you okay?" He asked desperately. "Y -- Yeah." Cedric panted. "I can't believe it, that's not the Viktor I know - he looks as if he was being controlled-" Harry noticed Krum and said "Should we send up sparks? He might be eaten by an acromantula."
"He'd deserve it" Cedric said, still breathing heavily. But at the same time, Cedric had shouted a weird incantation and red sparks flew into the air. Harry glanced at where Krum had been - To his total disbelief, Krum was gone. But now, Cedric had also already split ways. He had already parted, also to his surprise.
He heard Krum in the distance - "Hey Fleur - Like to die?" Then he heard Fleur's scared voice - "What are you going to do? Please! Let go, were not supposed t-" "Crucio! Now you shall not put your dreaded voice on display!" Harry was again, in disbelief. Krum surely didn't want to win that badly - then
"AAARRGGGHH!! TT-- STTEOOP!!" Fleur was screaming in pain, Harry could feel the pain himself - even though it wasn't there. He heard Krum yell "Avada Kedavra!" Harry shrieked at the incantation. There was a glowing green light just after Krum had said the curse. "No - please be - no - Fleur -" Then Krum found Harry just as he was about to leave. He said "Follow me. Now!" in his deep voice.
"No! Why would I want to follow a criminal?" Krum laughed. He cried "Follow me or it continues! Crucio!" Harry saw this coming. He crumpled onto the ground - pain beyond pain it was - his bones were being burnt to ash; A thousand daggers had just been inserted into his skin. He yelled more loudly than he had ever in his life-
And then it stopped. Harry couldn't believe the pain he had just experienced. But before he could send up red sparks for help, Viktor was screaming at him again. "WELL?? HAVE YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE?? IF YOU DENY, THEN FACE THE UNBEARABLE PAIN AGAIN!!" Harry scrambled to his feet, still shaken from the curse. "You evil foul git! You already used 2 of the 3 unforgivable curses!" "Petrificus Total-"
"CRUCIO!" Krum bellowed, and the pain returned- He fell to the ground, and let out a horrible scream. Krum's eyes were glowing red, as he twitched and thrashed on the ground. After what seemed like an eternity, Krum lifted his wand. Harry desperately reached for his own. "Cruc-" Viktor began, "Expelliarmus!" Harry choked. "Petrificus Totalus!" Then Harry scrambled to his feet and continued going towards the cup.
Harry made his way towards the cup with the four points spell. It was hard, so many obstacles, even more blast-ended skrewts. And then, it struck him. An acromantula was lifting him from the behinds. And then, it scraped. Harry felt an extremely painful cut appear in his leg. He tried many spells, but none worked.
Then, he heard a scream. It was Cedric's voice. "GET OFF ME! YOU STUPID SKREWT! OWW!!-" Harry knew it. Cedric has been taken by a blast-ended skrewt. "ARGH!! YOU -- AAHH!" Then, he heard Cedric shriek with pain. He knew Cedric had been heavily injured by the skrewt. He hadn't noticed the acromantula, with his claw at his arm.
*Snap!* Harry writhed in pain, as he attempted to escape the acromantula. He had to use it. There was no choice. "Imperio!" Harry shouted, as the acromantula was about to break his other arm. The acromantula let go, and then he stunned it from the bottom. The acromantula flew over nearly 4 hedges.
Then, his injuries started paining him again, but the cup was only meters away. He decided to touch the cup - "What!? This is a portkey!" Harry shouted, as he was transported to what looked like a graveyard. His already injured leg crumpled beneath him. Then, he saw Wormtail. He had just cut his hand, and threw it into the water.
"Ah... Get onto here!" Wormtail shouted. "I said get on! Crucio!" Before he even realized what was going on, he was struck once again by the curse. But this time, it wasn't that bad. But it still gave him a sensation of his skin burning. He screamed, and fell, but soon he found his feet and got up.
Then Wormtail forced him onto the bones of You-Know-Who's father. "Yes. Blood of the enemy, alright." Wormtail said with confidence. Then, he felt Wormtail's dagger cut deep into his arm, taking out a lot of blood. Harry screamed in pain, but the burning cauldron drowned out the sound. Voldemort has risen again.
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Crucio In It
FanfictionHarry realized that escaping Voldemort was impossible. Every time he tried, Voldemort blocked. Surges of the cruciatus curse weren't helping either. Will our hero escape? Or will he beg for death kneeling down at the dark lord's feet?