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Chapter 19 – Close Call



Harry was feeling sick at the sight of Voldemort, standing there in-front of him, he wanted to do nothing more than raise his wand and mutter the Avada Kedavra unforgivable curse that brought with it sudden death. But he couldn’t even try, simply because Karis was standing in the way.

She still continued to protect him and it made Harry feel like a child, he wanted her to move, he had faced Voldemort before and managed to escape. He made a mental note to himself to talk to Karis about her over protectiveness if they ever got out of this alive.

However, he couldn’t stop from admitting to himself that he loved her, he knew that now and as much as he tried to tell himself different, at this moment in time, watching her standing there, wanting to protect him even if it meant death; he couldn’t believe how truly remarkable she really was, even if her brashness did infuriate him a little.

Up against them all she looked so small and vulnerable, as Harry himself was now six feet tall and gaining in broadness daily.

“Karis, if you continue to stand in-front of this man I may have to kill you, step aside girl!” Voldemort retorted in usual cold drawl.

“Never!” she hissed.

Harry without realising it smirked under his cloak. At least he thinks I’m a man, he thought.

“Ah, very well, your loving Grandfather here will just have to watch me kill you as he is now powerless to do nothing!” he spat, his snake like features glinting in the candlelight, showing his slit for a mouth twist in pleasure.

Karis looked over to Albus who nodded his head, directing her to move out of the way. He looked old and pale, Karis knew he was very concerned, and she couldn’t ignore the fact that Voldemort was right; Albus was powerless!

“Ok, I will move out of the way, but I assure you Voldemort, you hurt him and I will do everything in my power! Remember, I am not a child anymore!”

“Oh stop your droning woman; do you really think I will let you do that again? I am stronger now, more than I ever was, and you have no power over me in Occlumency or any other gift that you think you may possess. You are not in a position to bargain, now move before I turn you to dust!”

Karis turned around to face the masked Harry who stood there motionless; she stared at him for a few seconds but managed to connect quickly with the legilimens spell

“You can do it Harry, just concentrate, we need at least five minutes, I will help if I can.” Even in legilimens her voice in his head was shaking.

Slowly she moved and stood by his side, breaking the connection between them. It was then she realised that Voldemort did not scald her for saying his name; this unnerved her a little, as she felt he obviously had other things on his mind.

“Well, you are brave or extremely stupid!” shot Voldemort to the cloaked figure. “What is your name boy?”

Harry could feel Karis tense by the side of him, his heart went out to her briefly, but he did what he thought he had to.

He remained quiet and slowly lifted his arm and clasped his fingers around the bottom of his purple mask, trying desperately hard not to show his shaking hand and not to knock off his glasses underneath; he pried the mask off of his face, then simply replied.

“I don’t think there is any need for an introduction, Voldemort!”