[Book 2]
"Nobody realizes how fast time goes, until time ends"
Dumbledore finds his way over to Victoria Potter, to confess that he may have concealed a secret from her about her family.
(All rights go to JK Rowling, I only take credit for the cha...
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Victoria's body froze, a sickening dread spreading through her. This situation was spiraling dangerously.
"To me, Potter," Lucius Malfoy repeated, extending his hand, palm up, with a cold, unyielding demeanor.
Harry's insides twisted with fear. They were outnumbered and trapped, their options dwindling rapidly.
"To me," Malfoy said again, his voice leaving no room for negotiation.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry demanded, his voice strained but defiant.
Several Death Eaters laughed, their voices echoing harshly. A cruel, female voice from among the shadowy figures to Harry's left declared triumphantly, "The Dark Lord always knows!"
"Always," Malfoy echoed softly. "Now, give me the prophecy, Potter."
"I want to know where Sirius is!" Victoria stepped closer to Harry, trying to stay out of sight, hoping her presence might go unnoticed by the Death Eaters.
"I want to know where Sirius is!" the woman to Harry's left mimicked, her voice dripping with malice. The Death Eaters had closed in, their wands casting harsh, dazzling light that made it difficult to see.
"You've got him," Harry said, fighting to keep his voice steady despite the rising panic in his chest. "I know he's here. I can feel it."
"The little baby woke up fwightened and fort what it dweamed was twoo," the woman sneered in a grotesque mock-baby voice.
"Don't do anything," Victoria whispered urgently to Harry. "Not yet—"
The woman's mocking tone gave way to a raucous scream of laughter.
"You hear that, women? They're giving instructions as though they think they can fight us!"
"Is that who I think it is?" Malfoy asked softly, his voice carrying a dangerous edge.
"I know Sirius is here," Harry persisted, his voice trembling with both determination and fear. "I know you've got him!"
Victoria silently thanked Harry for his outburst, which would hopefully keep her identity concealed for a moment longer.
More Death Eaters laughed, with the woman's laugh still the loudest.
"It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Potter," Malfoy said, his tone ominously calm. "Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands."
"Go on, then," Harry said, raising his wand to chest height. The rest of the group followed suit, wands out and ready. Victoria's stomach knotted with anxiety as the confrontation reached its critical point.
The Death Eaters held their ground, their wands poised and their expressions intent.
"Hand over the prophecy and no one need get hurt," Lucius Malfoy said coolly, his gaze flickering between Harry and Victoria.
