Gone Twisted

Everything seemed to freeze as soon as the snake hit the ground. Voldemort’s roar echoed in her ears and she watched him spin around with graceful agility.

"You!" he bellowed, his eyes becoming wide and even the last dot of colour leaving his face. "You!" he screamed even louder and moved his wand so that it was pointing at her. But when he shot off his spell - to fast for her to be able to defend herself, - a magical barrier had constructed itself around her, saving her from this sure death.

Then Hagrids voice boomed out of no where for everyone to hear, "Harry!" he shouted, "Harry! Where's Harry?"

Chaos reigned over them. The centaurs were charging towards them scattering the now uncoordinated mass of Death Eaters. Nearer and nearer came the reinforcements that came from seemingly everywhere, forcing the fighting witches and wizard back into the castle grounds. Great creatures with large wings where attacking Voldemorts giants with high-pitched shrieks of rage.

At Hagrids voice, Voldemort had become distracted from her and had let her out of his sight. Seizing the moment, she had grabbed onto Neville's arm, pulling him to his feet and dragged his along with her, away from the furious Voldemort.

"Find him! Find Potter!" Voldemort screamed in outrage. "And bring me Ash! Rather dead then alive!" She was now a moving target for every Death Eater on the battlefield. Quickly she shoved Neville away, somewhere where he could rest for a bit and then join the party if he wanted to, while raising her wand and sending counter curses one after the other.

Suddenly she felt someone shove into her from behind. Quickly she turned around to face the brown skinned boy from her visions. His chocolate brown eyes piercing into her own.

The boy waiting for her when she just talked to Ginny, leaning gracfully against a wall, stifling a small yawn.



Suddenly she felt as if she were suffocating and started to hyperventilate. "Need... air!" she panted and started stumbling towards the dungeons exit. Quickly the boy was by her side and helping her get out of the common room and out into the hallway.

As soon as the wall closed behind them again and she took a deep breath, her tense nerves started to calm down again. Without looking behind her she let herself fall against the wall and started crying.

The boy looked at her shocked and sat down next to her, in order to pull her onto his lab. Soothingly he stroked her back as she grabbed onto his shirt and cried onto his shoulder.

"Shh, shh everything will be alright," he cooed in a soft voice and held her tightly. "shh, shh, let it all out. Don't worry I'm here."

In the middle of the corridor they while she cried. His one arm holding her tight while the other stroked her back and cooed small nothings into her ear to calm her down again.

After a few minutes it actually worked and the crying girl calmed down and relaxed into his arms.

Slowly he wiped away the last tears that spilled out of the girls green eyes and made her look him in the eyes. "Do you want to talk about it?" he asked softly.

She stared into his eyes and then looked at the ground and slowly nodded her head.

Silence filled the corridor again as he quietly waited for her to start.

"...It all started at the beginning of last year..."



"Morning love," she whispered, looking into Draco's still sleepy eyes.

"What are you doing?"

"Gotta get ready for our Hogsmeade date."

"I've got a better idea. How about we stay here and have a little more fun?"

Ash giggled as Draco's hands snaked around her waist and pulled her back onto the bed with him while pulling the curtains close again. "No chance," she laughed and turned to look into his eyes. "I'm hungry and I want some food."

Draco rolled his eyes and let go of the girl in his arms. "Alright, lets get ready, I'll meet you in the common room in an hour?" he asked defeated, while Ash grinned at him and carefully placed a kiss on his lips.

"See you in an hour." she said and slipped of the bed walking towards the room door. When it suddenly opened revealing the boy.

Shocked the boy looked at her. "Hey..."

"Morning" Ash blushed. Busted she thought slyly.

"So that where you left to yesterday..." he stated flatly and shook his head. "Uh, bad image, get out of my brain," he mumbled to himself while shaking his head violently making Ash laugh.

"And you always say that I need to grow up!"

"Oh, get a life!"

"I've got one," she smirked and silently placed a kiss on his cheek before leaving the room to get changed.



She gave him his present, while getting one from him. She hadn't had any idea what she could give the by that already had everything. However, she had remembered his favourite band and hand found out that they were playing in London during the winter holidays on the 5th of January - she was able to get two tickets to the concert.

Anticipating what he would think of the present she didn't open hers yet, but watched him as he opened his. Watched as his eyes widened a bit and smiled at him when he told her that he loved his present.

"Open yours!" he said quietly and ushered her to open her present up.

It was quiet small and when she opened it her mouth fell straight down on the floor. "Your nuts," she muttered as she stared at the necklace that he had bought her.

In the box in front of her was a ring that she had seen in an shop window while they were in town and had fallen in love with it at first sight. It was a very simple ring, thin and with a Moonstone set in the middle of the ring. In the shop they said that it had special powers to show the hidden and lead them through the hard times in life - or give her the ability to escape... the ring she had gotten from Draco before she got her first memories back.



"Ash!" she heard him calling out for her while he neared her 'hiding spot' leaning against her parents grave stones, staring up at the stars, while tears quietly ran down her face.

"Ash!" she heard him repeat her name. She knew she had been foolish to run away from him, she needed someone right now... even if it hurt.

"H-here," she coaxed with a broken voice.

"Ash! There you are. I knew I'd find you here!" he smiled softly and went up to his friend, wrapping his arms around her trembling body. As soon as she felt his touch the last strength in her seemed too flee and she crumbled to the ground crying.

"Shhh," he cooed and pulled her into his lap, hugging her tightly. "Shh, tell me what happened."

Ash tensed at the memory as she relived it. "I went to the Malfoys and as I got there the Houseelf lead me straight to Draco's room where I caught him sleeping with Pansy! I can't believe how stupid I am! I should have known!"

"No, you can't have known, none of us did or could," he assured her.

"No, I already had the idea before... but I just didn't want to believe it!"

"Shh," he chimed, "shh, everything will be alright."

"No it wont," she screamed. "That - that - that ass... How could he do this to me? Why did he do this? Was I not good enough for him?" she cried clinging onto his frame as if her life depended on it.

"No, your too good for him. He's a little spineless git that just cant see what's right before his eyes. Even if its such an beautiful angel like you," he cooed and softly placed his fingers under her chin so she would look at him and see the truth in his words.

Ash sniffed when she looked him in the eyes, while he brushed away a few tears with his soft thumb.

Slowly and a bit confused she watched as he kissed the tears that where running down, tainting her beautiful face.

Her heart launched. She needed someone to hold her. She needed someone to tell her that she's beautiful, she needed someone to kiss her...

Her tears started to ebb away and quietly she leaned on to him. Staring into his eyes as her full lips met his. A spark of electricity ran down her spine, stronger then she every felt it before. At first she felt the boy under her relax, lean into the kiss as well, brush her cheek and pulling her deeper by the back of her head.



Smiling, she accepted the bottle of beer that was given to her and leaned into him, while listening to the musical beats. Gradually, she could feel hiss arm snaking around her waist, making the position more comfortable for both of them. With a content smile she closed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth of his body.

When she finished her first beer, she slowly separated from him. Looking into his confused face, Ash smiled and motioned towards the dance floor. Grinning, he accepted her invitation and got off the couch they had lounged on and followed his friend up to where everyone was moving to the music.

At first they started dancing like they always did, together but further apart, just dancing for themselves. But after a few more songs and one or two bottles of beer the two of them seemed to become more confident and slowly neared each other.

Sparks pulsated up and down her body every time they touched and that feeling was slowly getting addicting to both of them. Pulling her toward him, he let his arms wrap around her waist while she interlinked her fingers behind his neck.

Caught in his chocolate brown eyes, she never let her eyes stray away from him, focussing her full attention on him and him alone. The world around her not only got unimportant and blurry, but vanished fully. Nothing was there except the boy in her arms, the electricity that ran through her body and made her heart beat increase and herself, not moving to the beat of the music but to their own beat.

Step after step their bodies melted into each other, beat after beat they were sucked deeper into the bliss, movement after movement they started to move as one.

As if caught in a spell, she saw him lean down to her, felt his arm travelling up her back to cup her cheek, heard nothing but his hesitant breath as the space between their faces diminished, inhaled his scent of sweet sweat and vanilla and finally tasted his full lips as they softly crashed down onto hers.

Pulling him as close as possible she kissed him passionately trying to take him in, too show him how much she wanted him, needed him. Broomsticks did looping's inside her stomach, as Blaise kissed her back just as passionately and pulled her closer towards him. Ash wished this could go on forever but as every other human being, the two of them needed to separate when they felt the light headed due to the lack of oxygen.

Slowly moving their faces away from each other they stared into each others eyes. Reality starting to slowly come back to them.

"Blaise..." she muttered, eyes wide, but her attention was quickly diverted, when she saw a spell shoot at him.

All at once she found herself in the middle of the battle once more.

"Ash..." Blaise spoke loudly, trying to be heard by her.

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry... For all I said the last time. I should have known that you had some kind of plan."

Ash stayed quiet. She had no idea what he was talking about. "I forgive you," she said, not really wanting to know what had happened. "Where's Tracy?"

"Over there," he said, turning them around. There she was the black haired girl she had been best friends with a year ago. The girl she had felt like a sister towards. She was fighting of a masked Death Eater mercilessly. Her combat skills had improved tremendously in the last year.

"I'm happy she's well..." Ash said quietly, still firing spell after spell.

The two of them battled in silence for a while, until Blaise pulled her behind a wall for cover and a bit of rest. "Umm, Ash... I know this may not be the best moment... but would you still consider going on a date with me some time?" he asked childishly, making Ash laugh, but then her laughter died down, without having answered his question.

"Blaise," she said, looking at him seriously. "I -"

"Ash!" a all too familiar voice yelled out. Draco had spotted her and ran up to her. "What are you still doing here! Run!" he demanded, taking hold of her arm, ha hadn't seen Blaise.

"No, I wo-"

"She doesn't want to run, you coward!" Blaise spat in her stead.

Draco's eyes went big when he saw the other guy. "You keep you of it Zabini!"

"No, you keep out of it Malfoy! She's had enough of your little mind tricks!" Blaise spat.

"Both of you stop it!" Ash tried to shout over the others and get their attention back. "I don't think this is the time and pl-" she started but never managed to finish her sentence. In the time when she was distracted by the two quarrelling boys, a women with a gaunt, skull-like yet beautiful face, managed to point her wand at the three of them and sent out a beam of green lighting. Just in time Ash had seen this swiftly nearing bean of light and pushed both the boys at her side away from her.

"No!" she heard their screams ring in her ears and through the castle's Great Hall as she was thrown into the air.

Painlessly she smashed against the wall, fell forwards and hit the hard stone floor. Her arm bend in an awkward fashion from her body, her legs sprawled out. Her silver mask broken in two by her side and her long dark robes hugging her body tightly. Strawberry blond hair spread like a crown around her head, as her lifeless eyes stared up into the magical sky, illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles, while all around her the battle was raging on endlessly.