Malfoy Manor

We make it to the Manor walls and I quickly climb up onto a balcony. I reach down and grab Ash's arm hauling her up to. I look around if anyone had seen us. Seeing nothing I take my wand out and open the door. I slip in looking around. "Where do you think they would take her?" I whisper to Ash.

She reaches for her wand. "I-I don't know..."

I hear a light pounding from underneath us and I gesture at Ash to keep her wand at the ready. We slowly make our way down the halls and stairways. Following the noise.

She tiptoed after Strike, shakily keeping her wand at the ready.

We make it to a door and I hear the light thumping louder this time. I give Ash a quick look and slowly open the door. I slide in and take in the scene. Navy, was tied up by some unseen ropes or binds. A man was sitting on a chair fiddling with his wand he hadn't noticed us yet.

I look up and see Strike peek in. I let out an involuntary squeek. I want more than anything to launch myself at him, but I know better than that.

She held in her scream. The other man in the room was supposed to kill her. If her vision was accurate. She shifted her gaze to Navy. There was a longs cut down her cheek and neck. I hope we aren't too late, Ash thought.

The DE looks up as Navy lets out a squeak. "What're you squeaking at?" He says in a gruff voice. He was on alert now, somebody might be here trying to save the prisoner girl.

My eyes widen at the loud noise Navy made I quickly glance at the man in the chair. He looks up and says something to Navy he still hadn't noticed us in the room.

I look straight at the man guarding me. With his disgusting brand on his disgusting wrist. I struggle feebly to stop from causing suspicion.

She froze and nearly dropped her wand as the DE began to talk to Navy.

The DE looks over at us and jumps to his feet in a hurry pushing his chair to the ground. He fires a curse at us and Strike ducks to the side narrowly avoiding it he rolls and spring toward Navy.

I lean toward him, my hands and legs bound to the wall. "Strike..." I breathe. "How did you... Ash..."

She ducked quickly, wanting to see Navy safe before she died. "Stupefy!" she yelled at the DE.

"Hush! Not now!" I Strike says to Navy calmly. The DE laughs at the feeble spell the girl shot at him, he like his victims young and brave. He ignores the boy and steps towards the girl smirking. "Oh how fun a ickle little play thing!" He laughs and shoots a crucio at the girl.

I scream and my back arches, "ASH! STRIKE HELP ASH!" I lash at my bindings uselessly, trying to get to her. "STRIKE HELP HER!"

She screamed loudly in pain. Four words were running through her mind over and over: The end is coming.

I quickly shoot a curse at the DE it hits his chest and makes him stumble slightly losing his balance. Strike quickly turns back to Navy hoping Ash will be okay now. The DE regains his balance and scowls. And sends a curse at Strike. Strike falls back pain rushing through his vains.

"Strike!" She yelled, trying to get up. She stumbled over to Navy and tried to help free her.

The DE gets bored of the boy fast leaving him there writhing on the floor and turns back to the sweet little girl his new sparkly toy and smiles. "Now... I don't think you should be touching that one! Now, where were we? Oh yes!" He sends another crucio at her.

I growl in frustration, unable to move my limbs. Anger boils through me. How dare he hurt the people I loved? A crack forms in the ground, catching on the DE's foot, with all the strength I have, I close the gap, crushing his foot.

She let out another scream as more pain shot through herself.

Strike, sees the DE walk away through the pain. He drags himself over to Navy and point his wand at her "relashio" He mumbles barely able to lift his arm.

The DE screams in pain as his foot is caught in the floor. "Why you little!" He screams and shoots a curse at Navy. Not caring that she was supposed to be unharmed.

I collapse onto the hard ground and throw myself over Strike. "You're okay... It's okay..." I put a hand on his cheek then look up at the DE. I get hit full in the face by his curse, it leaves angry criss-crossed scratches all over my face. I put my hands to my face and blood drips from my fingers. Black dots appear in my vision and I feel I might faint.