The Heart of the Forbidden Forest.

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Shadow into the forest, running as fast as she could. The night was cold around her, but she didn't care. It was coming, and she could feel it. She had to get away from the school. She couldn't bear it if something happened and it was her fault. Her feet pounded on the mosy ground and she hurtled over fallen trees. She was nearly there, nearly there...

Voldemort chuckled and threw Holly's body on the floor. He concentrated, and then pulled away, leaving Riley's quivering self next to her.
Riley stood up shaking. "W-what have you- Holly?"
"I didnt do anything...." Voldemort said smilig, and sitting on his throne, "You did."
"I didnt ..... "
Riley dropped to his knees.

Natalie knew where Voldemort would have taken Holly's body....he wasn't all that clever.
"Follow me," she said, and she lifted Chucky and hopefully the Holly doll and apparated to the Riddle house...

Natalie landed hard on the floor of the Riddle house, a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach.

She heard Voldemort laugh, as so went into the room that the sound came from.

And there they were.

"YOU PRICK!" Natalie yelled at Voldemort.

Voldemort rolled his eyes.
"Friendship. Friendship sickens me ....."
He flicked his wand and instantly ropes instantly bound Natalie and Chucky.
"And whats this?"
With the mildest of interests he picked up the doll. He smiled, and then threw it into a corner.
"Shouldnt take too long for the demon to get here," he said lazily sitting on his throne again, "Lets get to know each other eh?"

There was silence from both Natalie and Chucky, and then Chucky spoke....but it was not his normal voice he spoke in...it was his good guy voice.

"Hi, I'm Chucky, and your the biggest prick I've ever met.....Hi-De-Ho....hahaha."

Natalie hid a laugh with a cough.

Hayley apparated beside Natalie in the house. "Dangit," she said, "What happened Nat?" she asked, looking worriedly at Holly''s body.

"Well...Voldemort was possessing Riley, and killed Holly, so Chucky put her spirit into that doll over there so that she would be safer than if we put her soul back into her body. Then Voldemort took Riley and Holly's body here and me and Chucky followed and now we're all tied up and he's seen you and is probably aboutto tie you up too," said Natalie all in one breathe.

((Kawin if the moderators see whatcha did there they will expell you child. you aint allowed to write what riley does lol nerd))

Voldemort raised his eyebrows ignored the newcomer. Glancing at his watch he said, "When wil that Roth child be here?" he asked Natalie.

"I don't know Riley...I don't know...but I really need a hug," said Natalie, she and Chucky struggling against her bindings and huge tears rolling down her face.

"Me too," Riley murmured softly, still watching Holly. He did not look up.
"Oh enough with all this nonsense!" Voldemort snapped, and bent down to pick up Riley's discarded wand.

((My bad! all changed now,))

"Holly's dead!" Hayley said, her eyes welling up, "So she's like...like Tiffany or Chucky now?" she clamped a hand to her mouth, "But like...will we be able to get her back...like normally?"

"Yes..." said Chucky, "we'll be able to get her back into her body when we get it back to Hogwarts...and hey....whats so bad about being a doll, huh?"

"Shut up Chucky!" Natalie hissed, getting on of her arms free of the rope and grabbing her wand from her pocket.
She pointed at Riley's wand.

"Accio Riley's wand," she whispered, and the wand came to her. She handed it to Riley.
She summoned Holly's wand to her also.

"Here," she said, handing the wand to Riley, "I trust you to take care of this for Holly."

"Yeah," Riley said thickly, "Thanks...do you think.....I mean will she.....she be okay?"

"Trust me...I know it's hard...but trust me...she'll be fine," said Chucky.

"I know she'll be fine....if only she'd show some kind of life in the doll...then I know for sure she'll be fine," said Natalie.

((Control the china doll as you please Hannah))

((But see she isnt gonna show any lol, s'ok i got this))

Riley nodded watching the doll. "It creeps me out" he muttered eyes now moved to the real Holly, "She looks like shes sleeping....."

"I know it does Riley...but if you love Holly you need to trust us," Natalie indicated herself and Chucky with her free arm, "she won't be altered in any way...but I need you to promise me Riley....that you'll tell Holly the truth about how you feel when she's with us again...please....I know she said she doesn't cry, but at lights out in the dorm sometimes I her a whining sound from her bed.....she loves you Riley...more than you think she does."

It was a moment before these words took an effect.
"Eh?" Riley asked staring at Natalie, "W-wh- I dont know what you ..... mean ... .that obvious huh?"
He sighed lightly.
"You promise me she'll be okay?"

"I promise," said Natalie quietly, but confidently.
"And I promise too," said Chucky, frowning slightly at Riley.

Riley nodded.
"Then I trust that...." he said sitting next to the real Holly, "All we have to do is wait for her to show signs of life in the doll thing then?"

"Maybe she's.....you know...kidding around with up," said Natalie, frowning at the doll.
"I agree...that would be just like her to do that," said Chucky, also frowning at the doll.
Natalie was pretty sure the doll was breathing, but didn't say anything.

"She's not stupid," Riley said, "She wouldnt kid with us...."
He watched the doll, but it made him sad so he looked back at Holly's body absently.

"Um....do you know Holly but at all," said Natalie, frowing at Riley, "listen Rils....she'll be fine....no matter what she look like now."

Natalie took her wand and did a complicted little wave.

A small blade type thing stuck out from the end.

She began to cut at the ropes binding her and Chucky.

Alice slowly walked into the forbiden forest were she saw a gathering of people and a doll. She tilted her head to se if it was a joke but the people seemed so seriuse. Alice ran over to get a closer look but she didnt want to disterb so she stepped back so she was not in there space. She wanted so badly to ask what was going on but she new it was the rong time.

"You guys okay?" Hayley asked, as she noted how tight the ropes had been on Natalie. "And by the way Riles, everything Nat said about Holly was true," she smiled weakely, "She does love you," she added.

Alice was confused but she still wasnt curiuse to ask so she scooted up to them alittle bit more she wanted to see if she could figure it out and not get in there way.

((Just to let you know, we're not in the forest anymore, we're in the Riddle House))

"Hi," Hayley said, as she noticed a girl walking around, "Um, I'm Hayley, what's your name?"

((oh woops well pretend i was in the riddle house sorry))
"darnet" she wihspered to herself she was cought. " I am Alice its nice to meet you" Alice said with somewhat of a smile.

((YO! Nice to see you waited for me! *mutters under breath*))

Shadow, who had cast a shield to deflect the killing curse, only to be thrown back several metres to hit a tree, came running back towards Voldemort, absolutely FURIOUS.

((Not a problem love ))

Voldemort was still lazily flicking his wand about the place while Holly's body lay on the ground. Her soul was in some kind of ... doll thing. I think.

Shadow charged at Voldemort, her eyes blood red and mouth open in a snarl.

Natalie ripped the last bit of rope of her and Chucky with her bare hands and with a sceam she ran and cast hex after hex at Voldemort. Chucky took out his knife, hoping for some 'killin' action.'

Riley took Holly's wand and a deep breath, pointing at Voldemort.
Voldemort, a little over whelmed, stepped backwards and fished beneath his cloak for his wand.

Natalie ran to Chucky.

"Quick....let me borrow your knife," she said frantically.

"What?" Chucky asked, dumbfounded.

"If you lend me your knife, I'll lend you my wand," said Natalie, handing Chucky her wand.

He gave her the knife.

"Just don't lose it..." he said.

"And vice versa," said Natalie.

Shadow brought up all her emotion and anger before using it to summon a column of dark magic at Voldemort in a continuous stream.

Voldemort yelled and drew his wand quickly "Porteg- AH!"
The magic hit him and he fell backwards rolling around in pain.
"Cru- cru-" Riley stumbled, "Crucio..."

Natalie ran at Voldemort, brandishing the knife as she'd seen Chucky doing.

Voldemort apparated to the other side of the room.

Chucky flicked Natalie wand, and a nearby vase exploded.

After his first feeble attempt at torturing Voldemort, Riley tried again, looking at Holly to help him gain a little....malice.
"Crucio," he said softly, and Voldemort yelled in pain. It was working! Weird...

Alice was frozen by the battle she didnt know if she should run or fight she couldnt move she was stuck in fear.

Shadow continued her stream of magic, putting all of her fury into it.

Natalie ran at Voldemort again with the knife, and this time, she caught him on the arm with it. Blood began to spill out of the wound at a fast rate.

Alice winced at the sight of blood and her instinct started kicking in. She didnt want to but she must she moved into the back corner fighting her erdge.

Shadow stopped the stream of magic, collapsing to her knees in exhaustion.

Natalie, who was also fighting the urge to drink the blood, swapped the knife for her wand again with Chucky and began hexing Voldemort again.

Alice blinked trying to control herself how did she get into this situation.

Riley stared at Natalie, and suddenly reached forward to take a blood pop from her pocket.
"Suck on that," he said, "Just in case."

Voldemort's hand reached, unseen, for his wand.
"STUPEFY!" he yelled randomly and Riley collapsed.

Alice winced agin she sat on the ground taking several deep breaths. She was new to not drinking human blood and she didnt know what to do she was now affraid affraid of dying betrying herself and betraying her friend she was paralized in thought.

Voldemort glanced at Alice, eyebrows raised, but did not say or do anything. After a sweeping look of the room he exited, and bolted the door behind him.

Shadow lay on her side, furious with herself for giving in to the exhaustion.

Natalie handed a blood pop to Alice, stuck one in her own mouth, and continued to fight Voldemort.

((Voldemort's gone love))

Riley moaned and turned over.
"Are we all dead?" he asked the air around him, "Is this heaven? Am I talking too much for a dead guy?"

Shadow closed her eyes as she trembled slightly.