ATTACK THREAD
WHEN: Week 01, 'Big Bang Theory, Sunday December 3rd, 2008, 8:30 PM
WHERE: All over the school, but mainly in the Great Hall and foyer
WHO: EVERYONE! Whether they knowingly go into the battle with the DA, DE, ORDER, FUKD, or whether they're innocent and caught in the crosshairs!
( And here I dreamt I was a soldier... )
WHERE: All over the school, but mainly in the Great Hall and foyer
WHO: EVERYONE! Whether they knowingly go into the battle with the DA, DE, ORDER, FUKD, or whether they're innocent and caught in the crosshairs!
( And here I dreamt I was a soldier... )
Andy's tongue swiped across his lips and he took a step back when suddenly a scream pierced his ears. His head whipped in the direction of the scream and he had much the same instinct as Bacchus, except his concern was for the person in distress (Bacchus didn't need taking care of, after all, he was strong both in body and spirit).
But Bach was telling him to go and Andy fucking turned around and took five steps before he realised what he was doing. Such was the hold the seventh year had over him, he was willing, if only for a second, to head for safe ground because the boy had told him to.
"What's happening," he cried out as the screams got louder by the second. "I'm not going, I'm gonna help."
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Especially if that someone else was Andy...?
"Death Eaters, and like Ravenclaw's bleeding cunt you're helping!" he screamed, his wand drawn and held out in front of his face. Another curse came headed straight for the pair.
"PROTEGO!" Bacchus screamed for all he was worth, throwing himself infront of Andy. The magnificent red shield fizzed in front of them, the purple spell bouncing off of it before it dissolved.
"Andy, fucking GO PLEASE!!"
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"I'm not useless," he screamed, not really out of anger but because you had to, to be heard over the yelling and panic. "I can take care of myself." Not so true, as he didn't see either spell that was aimed in their direction. He was too busy staring at Bacchus, which come to think of it, probably meant he would be more help in another part of the castle in which he couldn't stare at his boyfriend.
He clucked his tongue and giving a last glance to Bacchus, he tore off, but not in the direction of the common room.
He didn't let himself think that it could be the last time he saw those eyes.
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"Expecto Patronum!" the cry echoed across the Great Hall, causing several people to shriek. Dementors...? Where...?!
But no, there weren't any, just a boy desperately in love.
The half-figure of a silver stallion burst its way out of Bacchus' wand, running in the direction of Andy, gaining quickly on the boy. Bacchus held his wand steady, watching the not-quite complete spell go after him, hooves thunder noiselessly. It caught up to him and wrapped itself around Andy as he went, a fierce look in its silver eyes.
Wherever you're going, it seemed to whisper with its warmth, I will protect you.
Of course, it was fruitless. The spell only worked against Dementors... but still, it was the principle of the thing.
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Oh no... Oh no!!
"OH NO," she gasped, glancing around the Hall with wide eyes. Li felt her pockets for her candies, making sure they were still there, then she quickly reached for her wand. She was going to fight! She was going to fight like a true Zheng! Like a bleedin' NINJA!
And who cast that pretty Patronus? Though, after seeing the gallant stallion, her best guess was correct. Bacchus!!
"Bach! Bach, OI!" she cried, making her way through the frantic crowd of people. Was he okay? She hoped that he hadn't been hurt! "Bach, what's goin' on here!?"
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He shook his head, as if to say be fucking careful, Donovan, or I'll fucking kill you myself and then he was gone, around the corner to where ever he could be of use.
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And then all the sudden, someone was shouting his name.
...Li!
He grabbed the girl by her frail wrist and pulled her behind him so that she wouldn't be the target for any stray curses.
"Li!" he shouted. "Li, you have to go, you have to go barricade yourself somewhere-- anywhere!" he said, turning to face her for only a split second.
The thing that tore him away was a curse, which hit him right in the shoulder. He fell to the ground with a terrible yell of pain as the pain of the Cruciartus shot through his veins. This was completely terrible, completely beyond pain. He had never known anything like this!
End it, please! yelled some voice in his brain.
Wherever Andy was, his silvery companion vanished.
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"No! I'm not leaving you here alone, Bach!" she cried in reply. "Not when I can fight--"
With a sharp thud, Bacchus was suddenly on the ground, and Li screamed. What just happened!? Why was Bach yelling in pain!?
"BACH!!" Li screamed, kneeling next to him. "Bach! Bach, are you okay!?"
Suddenly, her face changed, and she rose to her spectacularly short height. Even at her small height, though, her face showed that she meant serious business. Someone was going to pay for hurting Bach!
"REDUCTO!" she yelled, pointing her wand at the large platter of food in the middle of Gryffindor table. With a loud BANG, the whole thing exploded, all except for the sturdy wooden table. Random fragments of silverware scattered everywhere, hitting some cloaked figures and possibly some other students. What did it matter? Li Zheng was pissed.
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The patronus had vanished.
Without thinking, he legged it past the fighting death eaters and sprinted back to where he last saw Bach.
He couldn't have been gone more than two minutes and yet the scene that met his eyes was different from when he had left. He spotted his secret boyfriend on the floor, convulsing as if he were having a fit.
"Li," he screamed, "aim at the one by the door, that's who's doing the curse." He shot petrificus totalus at the villain and skidded into Bacchus on the floor.
"Open your eyes, you bastard, you don't get to nap through this." His palm was flat against Bach's cheek as he looked around for somewhere to pull Bacchus, wand gripped tightly in case something was directed his way.
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And them, suddenly, before him was burning like a bright white light. For a moment he thought his Patronus had come back to him, galloping back to save him before he slipped into that pit that was drawing closer and closer to his face by the second. Bacchus physically reached out, grabbing on to the first thing he could find with his fingers (read: Andy's nose) and holding on as tightly as he could-- which wasn't very tight. Even just moving like that brought immense pain.
And then came that snide little comment and the pain was broken completely, save for the shuddering remnants which made his eyes roll into the back of his head.
"Shut your fucking trap, Frazer, you lay-a-bed, I will fucking murder you in your sleep."
It all came out on one, painful breath. The curse was broken, but he was still in immense pain.
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She wanted the Death Eater's robes to catch on fire, but the tricky devil already put up a quick Protego spell. How frustrating! Li growled under her breath before trying again, this time managing to start a little flame on the bottom of her opponent's robes.
"A-Andy!" Li shouted, albeit her voice being full of terror. "Is Bach gonna be okay!?"
She was running out of ideas, and there was a Death Eater approaching them quickly. Gritting her teeth, Li cast another Incendio.
"What should we do!?" she demanded, turning back around.
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He jumped to his feet, drawing himself up to his full height (which wasn't particularly impressive) and stood beside Li, wand raised at the advancing death eater.
"I'm gonna try and distract him," he hissed out of the corner of his mouth. "I'm gonna throw a spell, you get behind that pillar and protect Bacchus. If I get this guy to face away from you, fucking hit him with every spell you can think of, you hear? I don't care what, use a candy summoning spell for all I care, just hit him with eveything."
Without waiting to see if she was okay with his sketchy plan, he leaped to the left and cast a random spell, calling all attention on himself so Li could hide.
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Pretend, said his mind, It's Andy. With a whip.
He actually laughed. First person in the world to laugh while being Crucio'd? Perhaps? And it really wasn't so much of a laugh as it was a bark of pain that somehow made him feel very silly. Andy. With a whip.
Oh how bizarre was his mind!
He didn't even hear Andy and Li talking, although he was clinging very hard to Li's leg, just for something to hold on.
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"Okay! I'm on it!" she replied quickly, watching Andy throw himself in front of the Death Eaters. Gosh, he was so brave... It was no wonder that both these boys were in Gryffindor!
But she had to act fast! How was she going to move this lumpy oaf named Bacchus?
"Come on, Bach!" she cried, her voice strained a bit. She was attempting to move the boy on her own, and she wasn't faring too horribly! Li grabbed Bacchus under his arms and dragged him behind the pillar. "You stay and stay unhurt, okay? Be a good boy!"
Her eyes alight, Li waited behind the pillar, until the most opportune moment. As she waited, she tried to think of every spell EVER.
...This was difficult.
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Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. Face to mask with this guy, Andy of course had a mental blank. C'mon, he said to himself angrily, think.
"Densaugeo! Petrificus Totalus! Furnunculus!" He shouted until his voice cracked but it was no use, the death eater was too good for Andy, nothing he said found its target. At least he wasn't getting hit but then, the death eater didn't seem to be throwing that many spells. It was like this was just a game... He didn't seem to be turning around either, at leats not enough for Li to have a clear shot at him.
"Fucking stop it," he yelled and the death eater seemed to be slightly stunned that Andy was talking to him/her/it and they lowered their wand. "Wow, I didn't think that would work," he said, eyes wide. The villain raised his wand again and Andy tried Petrificus Totalus one more time. It missed and the sixth year roared in frustration. "Fine, you don't want to get hit then we'll just play it my way."
With that, he launched his body at the cloaked figure.
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Wooooooah, he's so cool! Li turned to Bacchus and shifted on her feet, not knowing what to do. What WAS she supposed to do!? If she didn't act fast, Andy's ass was on the line. Oh gosh...
"Bach!" she cried, shaking the boy. "Bach, what do I do?"
Oh why was she bothering him? He'd just been Crucio'd! Bach needed to rest, most likely. Li shifted on her feet again.
"Waaaauuugh..." she wailed. "I'll do my best!"
She looked around the pillar and cast a fierce Expelliarmus at the Death Eater Andy just hurled himself at. When it missed, she tried again. She needed to disarm that bloody Death Eater!
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