The Four Shadows

Chapter 22

The rest of the professors, restored peace at Hogwarts, but the students were rather shaken. They sent everyone back to their common rooms to 'relax' and 'finish the ball there', but they were halted by the resurrection of Marian.

Meanwhile, Helga, Isla and Salazar apparated into an odd room. They all collapsed and fell to the floor the second they arrived. Helga groaned and hoisted herself up rather quickly. She hadn't known he landed them in Marians chambers.

"Leave her!" She said as she stood tall. Salazar was crouched with his hands up, knowing Helga's wand was a mere inches away from his head. "What is this place?!" She furiously asked. Salazar closed his eyes and refused to answer. "Answer me!" She yelled.

In a swift and fast movement, Salazar swung his leg out, and kicked Helga's ankles, causing her to fall down. She fell, dropping her wand. Salazar snatched her wand from the ground. Now he had the upper hand. Helga huffed in anger and began to slide her shoes off. Salazar furrowed his brow and stared. She sat for a second and tricked him into believing she surrendered. Helga yelled and charged at Salazar, tackling him over. Salazar grunted but rolled to the side fast and stood up.

"Fighting like muggle? Why not fight like a real witch?" Salazar mocked, holding her wand. Helga ran forward, throwing a punch, Salazar blocked it with his forearm, but she threw another punch with the opposite hand, hitting him in the stomach. He grunted, but aimed a kicked at her. She caught his leg and twisted it, throwing him to the ground. Salazar leapt up and threw a fist, smacking Helga. She stumbled back, licking her lip and feeling blood.

"You hit like a girl!" He mocked. "What, is your dress getting in the way?" he laughed. Helga glared up with her green piercing eyes. She stood stall and grasped her red dress. Helga ripped the fabric harshly, tearing the fabric to knee length, shredding the layers with her bare hands. She threw them to the ground raucously. Without saying a word, she threw her leg into the air and knocked Salazar into the bookcase. Books fell and in Salazars moment of fuzziness she grabbed a book and slammed it against his head, but he grabbed her wrist and kicked her in the stomach, lurching her backwards. He bolted forward and tried to punch her, but she blocked it with her forearm. Salazar kept throwing fist after fist but she constantly blocked it. He swung once more, but she ducked, then grabbed his shirt, pulled him forward and head-butted him. Salazar stumbled backwards, giving Helga the chance to beat him. She punched him on the right, then the left. Salazar grabbed her hands, restricting her. 'Give up!" She screamed at him. He had only laughed back. Since she was limited, Helga noticed a chair next to her. Her hands being restricted by Salazar, she hopped onto the chair with her legs and jumped forward slamming him into the corner of the room.

Helga had beaten her friend into unconsciousness.

Meanwhile at Hogwarts, Marians finger creaked back to life as the professors tried to evacuate the students back to their common rooms. They couldn't hide a dead body from them. The Great Halls oak doors slammed shut abruptly, locking the professors and a handful of students in. Marians knees and joints cracked with life and she lifted herself up from the floor.

"I don't like your hospitality" She said. Rowena stared in sheer horror as Godric and James shielded the children.

"This isn't real" Rowena breathed. She turned toward Godric and stared at him with pleading eyes.

"You're dead! We saw Isla murder you!" James exclaimed. Marian had only smiled. She began to walk towards them, but Godric had stepped forward.

"Touch them, you'll die again" he threatened. Marian grabbed Godrics shirt and pulled him closer. "Thats funny" she said. In as second, she slammed her head against his and he fell backwards. Godric pulled his wand out swiftly and threw a spell at her. She was hit in the chest, but hadn't seem affected. Rowena stared at Marian and felt like she had seen that look before.

"GODRIC WATCH OUT!-" Rowena screamed

"-Avada Kedavra!" Marian yelled as she fired the bolt of green directly at Godric.

It struck him in a swift movement as his head hit the stone floor.

Rowena screamed as the students shook with terror, as they witnessed another person be murdered. Now their professor. James had pulled his wand out and began firing curses, hexes and spells. Marian became concerned as she hadn't battled one of the strongest wizards yet. She tried to keep up with him but he was faster than her. James had become dangerously close to Marian as the spells they fired at each other began to collide with each other, creating threatening explosions. Marian blocked a final spell, but then clenched her fist when James was directly in front of her. She punched him in the stomach, but her hand went through him. Marian laughed as she pulled her hand out of James. Her hand was warm and covered in James' blood. He stared down at his torso and fell down to the ground, as he approached death in the matter of seconds. Rowena was so horrified and terrified she unlocked the door and sent the students away. The students may have been more scared than her as they screamed and ran away.

It was between Marian and Rowena now, and Rowena was frozen with shock.