Chapter 317 - Losing Control (1/2)

**This chapter is not from only Chris' point of view. I have shuffled it between Jason, Harry and Chris.**

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”They will notice the body soon,” said Snape blocking Chris. He faced Stormy, his back to Chris, who was still staring at the empty place transfixed.

”So?” Stormy raised her eyebrows. ”You want me to spare the girl or something?”

”Of course not,” Snape said coldly. ”I want, you to be quick.”

”I will be, now step aside,” Stormy said dismissively. Then turned to Graham. ”Free the boy.”

At once, Graham, who was waking up the other unconscious minion, freed Jason but held him by the arm so he doesn't run anywhere.

”Where are the keys?” Stormy asked Jason. ”We have already searched her room. It's not there.”

Jason gulped and looked at Chris. She was looking completely blank. Jason doubted if she was hearing anything that was going on. Guilt surged through him, he didn't want to do it anymore but he knew this was the way to save Chris. After the Keys are gone, they won't have any side effects on Chris. She will be normal.

”I asked you something, Fawley,” snapped Stormy.

Jason tore his gaze from Chris and his eyes met Snape's. In the dark, for a second he thought Snape slightly shook his head to stop him from saying the truth but then. . . why would he do that? He killed Dumbledore. He can't want any good for Chris. Only he, Jason knew what's good for her even though she didn't.

”She has a locket,” said Jason looking at Stormy. ”With an undetectable extension charm on it. She keeps a lot of things in there.”

With a smile, Stormy walked towards Chris and searched her neck, pulled out the locket then tore it from the neck. Chris didn't move at all. She sat there like a frozen, lifeless doll.

”Beautiful,” Stormy said examining it. ”But unfortunate. It's locked as I expected.”

She blasted the locket. All of the things burst out from it. Books, boxes, potions. . .  Stormy started to look through them and finally found the glowing box, where Chris always put the Keys.

The Death Eaters, Minions and Werewolf leaned forward to see as Stormy opened the box with full excitement.

”Finally,” she saw the keys and smiled. ”Now Master can enter Hogwarts.”

”Now, out of here, quickly,” said Snape impatiently.

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Stormy nodded to others and they started to leave. Sensing Jason's hesitation Snape seized him by the scruff of the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest. As they started to vanish through the door, Harry, who was paralyzed by Dumbledore under the invisibility cloak till now, realized he could move again. What was now holding him paralyzed against the wall was not magic, but horror and shock. He threw the Invisibility Cloak aside.

”Petrificus Totalus!”

His spell hit a Death Eater and the others, who hadn't left, turned around. Graham attacked Harry and almost knocked him over. Harry stopped himself from falling and attacked again but this time when the female Death Eater, Alecto attacked him before leaving, Harry landed on the spot where Dumbledore was standing before falling. . . where Chris was staring till now.

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Harry got up again but the movement did something to Chris. She didn't know what happened but the next second she knew what she had to do.

They killed Dumbledore and now, they are trying to kill Harry. They can kill Ginny or Luna, Colin or Hermione or Ron, Bill, Sirius, Aurelia or Remus, Professor McGonagall or anyone. . . if she didn't stop them. . . if she didn't kill them.

It was like pouring oil on the fire. Everything exploded inside her.

All of them had already gone down leaving Chris and Harry alone. Harry was about to follow them but he noticed that Chris was trying to stand up. He quickly slashed the ropes from her hands and legs.

Chris stood up and grabbed her wand from the ground, then without waiting took off. Harry followed her.

Downstairs a battle was raging on but Chris didn't pay any attention. Her goal was fixed. In the dust-filled corridor, she saw Snape disappearing around the corner at the far end of the corridor; Chris plunged after him, one of the fighters detached themselves from the fray and flew at her: It was the werewolf, Fenrir. He was on top of her but Chris didn't think twice. He was an obstacle, that's all.