The air between them had become a lethal vacuum, devoid of warmth or mercy. Elthira and Rose looked at each other seriously, the weight of their mutual hatred pressing down like a physical force. In the dim, flickering light of the clearing, Elthira's eyes underwent a terrifying transformation, bleeding into a deep, predatory red that pulsed with an ancient hunger. Rose met that gaze with a hardness that surprised even herself, her eyes locked onto the vampire's face with a lethal seriousness.
Both Rose and Elthira felt a blistering anger towards each other, a hatred so thick it seemed to poison the very ground they stood upon. The battle atmosphere filled every corner of the desolate woods, a suffocating aura of impending violence. Rose glanced momentarily at the shadows, but the realization was cold and heavy: her friends were not there to stop the fight. She was entirely alone.
Rose felt so much anger towards Elthira that it radiated from her in waves. Her fury was clearly seen in her eyes and her defiant attitude, her posture rigid as she prepared for the end. Above them, the heavens seemed to mirror the turmoil below; dark clouds swirled violently in the sky and a sudden strike of thunder shook the earth.
Elthira's voice tore through the wind as she shouted at Rose.
"STAY AWAY FROM JAMES SIRIUS POTTER"
Rose did not flinch. She stood her ground, her voice ringing out with iron resolve.
"He is My Best friend"
"You are evil"
"STAY AWAY FROM JAMES"
"or else...."
"I will kill you miss evil,"
Elthira threw her head back and laughed at Rose, a cold, mocking sound that chilled the air more than the storm.
"You weak human, Can you kill a powerful Vampire like Elthira ?"
"Why did James chose you as his friend ?"
"Whatever."
"YOU CAN'T EVEN STAND INFRONT OF ME"
"Do you know i am too powerful than you and the legend James also ?"
"Defeating me mission is impossible"
"Leave James to me Rose or else you will lose your life now"
Rose shouted with all the strength in her lungs.
"NO"
Elthira laughed biggerly, the sound growing more manic and cruel as it bounced off the ancient trees.
"By the way James doesn't love you and he likes me and may be fell in love with me"
At those words, Rose's expressions became dull. A sudden, crushing weight of sorrow hit her, and she became visibly sad, her heart momentarily faltering under the weight of the vampire's taunt.
Elthira announced with a triumphant, wicked smirk.
"Then Be prepared to die weak human"
"I will give most painful death for eyeing my james"
Rose looked up, her sadness transforming into a final, desperate courage as she faced the monster.
"I can die 1000 times for my James and I know your love is coming from your selfishness and your own gain"
"I know Vampires needed power to live and you are evil already"
"You killed your own dementor army to make James and my friends to believe you"
"I saw your expressions before and i am damn sure you are upto something"
"As you said, I'm okay even James doesn't love me, Seriously I am happy,"
"But i know You are not correct for James and a hardcore evil heartless vampire should not enter into my friend James's life and i will not let it happen"
Elthira laughed biggerly again, her face suddenly twisting into a mask of pure, unadulterated rage.
"HOW DARE YOU WEAK HUMAN"
"To badmouth me and my love for James"
"I will get which i wanted either with manipulation or by revenge"
"If i wanted James in my life and i will get it and to get what i want and if i have to kill a weak human like you or the weak friends of yours and i will not step back and i will kill you and your friends mercilessly"
Elthira lunged forward, her scream piercing the thunder.
"BE PREPARED TO GET A MOST PAINFUL DEATH"
Rose gripped her magical wand tight and closed her eyes for a split second, mentally reaching for the dark magic spells she had unearthed from forbidden pages. As Elthira came to attack, Rose snapped her wand forward.
"EXPELLIARMUS"
The spell hit with the force of a battering ram. The silver knife Elthira had been reaching for fell on the ground, and the vampire herself was thrown backward, falling hard onto the damp earth.
Elthira scrambled to her feet, her face a contorted mask of fury as she looked at Rose.
"How dare you"
The vampire abandoned all pretense, trying to fight with Rose physically. She lunged, trying to slice her nails into Rose's throat, but Rose blocked her with a desperate surge of strength. Elthira caught her, leaning in and smelling the air near Rose's neck.
"You look ugly but feels your blood may taste good"
Just as Elthira was about to bite, Rose's hand flew up in a blur of motion.
"SLAP!"
The impact echoed through the trees. Elthira's head snapped to the side, her eyes wide with shock.
"I will kill you alive Rose"
Elthira lunged towards Rose again with feral intensity. The two grappled, a chaotic blur of robes and limbs in the mud. Rose stopped Elthira again, and in a final, violent struggle, they pushed each other backward. Both of them fell on the ground with a heavy thud.
"Ah!"
Rose cried out in pain, her breath hitching as she hit the floor. As Rose struggled to get up, she saw something that stopped her heart. Elthira's collar had shifted, revealing a patch of old, withered skin at her neck. Rose gasped, getting deeply shocked by the sight.
Both Elthira and Rose stood on the ground with great difficulty, their bodies bruised and aching. Above them, the dark night became even more dark; dark clouds were forming more heavily on the sky and a violent thunder storm struck the horizon.
Rose felt suspicious of Elthira, the puzzle pieces finally beginning to shift. She looked at Elthira suspiciously, her wand raised and trembling slightly.
"Who are you ?"
"You are not seems to be the one how we look at you"
"You may look like a vampire woman"
"But i saw the dark evil clouds will only appear whenever Dark Army or Shadow army or black witches comes and also Volde..."
"I saw your behavior is different"
"I don't feel you are new to us"
"I feel a strange connection as well"
"Who are you ?"
Elthira's response was a wicked, widening smile. She laughed biggerly again, the sound vibrating through the very air.
"HA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA"
The atmosphere became completely disturbed by the sound, a psychic pressure that forced Rose to close her ears with her hands to block the noise.
"Who are you ?"
"Show Yourself"
Looking closely at the figure through the gloom, Rose felt something quite similar about the woman's posture and presence.
"Show Yourself"
"I know you are pretending that you are in love with James"
"You have other evil intentions and you are not also bad or evil either"
"You are dangerous who is completely evil and your mind heart and all your body is filled with poison and evil nature"
Elthira's cruel laughter echoed everywhere, bouncing off the trees until it seemed to come from the very earth itself. Rose spun around, looking at all her surroundings, but she could find no one else.
In a fit of desperation, Rose shouted into the darkness.
"JAMES"
"SCORPIUS"
"DAGGER"
Silence was her only answer. Rose could not listen to the laughter anymore; it was breaking her peace of mind and giving her a blinding headache. She pointed her magical wand at Elthira, her eyes burning with serious intent.
"Ok. I know you will not open your mouth and give me answers,"
"You know I am the daughter of Hermione Granger weasley who is not only Ministry of Magic but also a great magical wizard and known to control the magic and create magical potions and solving bigger puzzles as well."
"I've already fought with many dangerous wizards before and i will do it now also"
"I've already killed Peter pettigrew mercilessly with dark magic with the help of dangerous Slytherin book"
"I didn't forgot the dark magic spells and I know you are evil and up to big something against all of our friends and you came not for your master and stopped yourself for James"
"Your goal is upto something very big and very evil came from your own selfishness and personal evil gain"
"I will kill you and i don't feel i am doing wrong"
Elthira stopped her laughter abruptly, giving Rose a daring and dangerous look. Rose closed her eyes, visualizing the forbidden incantation. She opened them to see Elthira standing directly before her. Rose pointed her wand.
"Sanguis Exicidum"
The dark magic flared, but Rose was horrified to see Elthira standing unscathed. A locket on Elthira's neck was glowing with an ancient, pulsating light; it was saving Elthira from the attack. Rose was completely shocked.
Elthira snapped her fingers with a sharp crack.
"Ah!"
Rose screamed as a sharp, agonizing pain shot through her left hand. She looked at Elthira with tears of pain in her eyes.
"Who are you ?"
Elthira laughed biggerly again and looked down at Rose.
"You and Your stupid friends would never knew who i am"
"For now, You are biggest problem to my goal"
"SO DIE MISS ROSE GRANGER WEASLEY"
To Rose's horror, Elthira reached into her jacket and pulled out a magical wand. In the face of certain death, Rose remembered her godfather Harry Potter's words.
"If your power, or strength doesn't work out then use your intelligence, it is the best way and will be become biggest weapon"
Rose remembered she was having a potion in her bag. She lunged for it, pulling a blue potion from her bag and throwing the liquid on Elthira just as the vampire was about to cast a spell. The blue liquid splashed all over Elthira.
"NO"
"NOooooooooooooooooooooooo.........................."
"It can't be..............."
"I can't lose my face to any one and no................."
Rose watched in awe as the illusion failed.
"Show yourself Elthira"
The glamour dissolved completely. Elthira started to come into her original form. She was now an aged woman wearing a black jacket and a gown, holding a bag. Her hands and legs looked withered and ancient, far from the vampire she pretended to be.
Rose looked at her and was paralyzed with shock. She got scared, the very ground shaking with her fear. Her world became upside down as she realized she could not trust what she was seeing. The woman was someone she trusted as a mentor, someone she respected and believed was taking a stand for Hogwarts and protecting them all.
Rose's voice was a broken whisper as she uttered the name.
"Miss Amelia...................?"
"How can you be there here and was ?"
Rose lost her speech. She stared at the woman in disbelief.
"Were you evil ?"
She couldn't trust her memories. She remembered how Amelia came into Hogwarts and saved them, helped the school, and even saved her family and Harry Potter. Every one are believing Miss Amelia is the Sister Of Dumbledore and also giving her huge respect and have a lot of trust on her. She is even working as Head Mistress of Hogwarts now.
"How can you do this to us ?"
"Do you have a heart ?"
Rose remembered it was Amelia who selected James to start the journey against Voldemort. She was the one who protected the Gryffindor Sword. The realization hit her like a physical blow.
"TRAP"
"IT'S A TRAP"
Miss Amelia smiled with pure, chilling evil. Rose said to herself as the terror set in.
"HOGWARTS IS IN MERE DANGER"
"ALL MY FAMILY FRIENDS AND EVERY ONE IN HOGWARTS"
"JAMES AND MY FRIENDS EVERY ONE"
"Have to stop"
"Have to reveal this to James "
But Miss Amelia was already moving with cold efficiency. She pulled a pink potion from her bag and used it on Rose. Rose immediately became unconscious, the world fading into black.
Miss Amelia stood over her and spoke to the empty air.
"Before Any one to knew my truth i have to finish my goal and shoud get what i want after waiting more than years"