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Post by Professor Andolini on Jun 30, 2008 22:28:50 GMT -5
Alessandro walked down the corridor, the letter still grasped in his hand. The only place he could think of to find Sicoft would be in his office. It would be his luck that he was roaming the corridors when he arrived.
As Alessandro began to think he wasn't going to find LeStrange, he saw the pale professor walking away from the Slytherin Common Room and towards him. He sped up and met Sicoft.
"I was....told..to give this to you." He handed Sicoft the letter but he didn't look away. "Sicoft...I-I think I need your help."
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Post by Professor LeStrange on Jun 30, 2008 23:28:33 GMT -5
Briskly wandering through the corridor, not concerned to any rule breakers at the present moment, though he had passed numerous groups of students who should have been else where but he had no time to stop and chastise them. He made way through the seven floors down towards the dungeons. Appearing on the last flight of stairs was an out of breath Alessandro, even in the dim light was noticeable pale. He held a letter, reached out and gave it to Sicoft, Sicoft not really particular fond of him at the moment snatched the letter and tore the wax seal apart.Scanning the letter, a smirk appeared on Sicoft’s face which would later become a roaring laughter that filled the halls. If stricken by some sort of manic fit, Sicoft continued to laugh – finally his laughter subsided, he read over the letter once more to make sure he had read it correctly.
“I had always told my brother he was a fool to get involved in the Ministry, I was always the better of the two and he fears that. You can inform his little mud-blooded partner that he may crawl back to me on his hands and knees and I’ll spit in his face.” His smirk grew wider, his nostrils flared “As for you, Alessandro, you can’t keep me out of your head as well as you thought. I’ve sensed the leeriness in you for quite some time, pity really; you seemed to be a favorite amongst the staff.” He withdrew his wand, held it to Alessandro’s temple “You know – I’ll do it so quick they won’t even hear you scream.” He began to guffaw, tracing his hair line with his wand
"Is it true what they say - does a traitor really bleed blue?" Sicoft jabbed his temple, prodding it with his wand causing Alessandro pain
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Post by Professor Andolini on Jul 1, 2008 0:00:52 GMT -5
Alessandro shuddered as he felt the wand press against his temple. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body tensed. The voice was telling him to kill, to react or fight back, to do something...anything.
"Sicoft....don't..please. I can't-I can't help it. I'm too weak to fight it..." His voice was coming out in gasps, as if fighting an invisible force. After a moment of shaking, he slowly looked at Sicoft from the corner of his eye. Many miles away, Septimus held up his wand, pulling the strings to his puppet. He had always been a pro at the Imperius Curse and was able to control from thousands of miles away.
Alessandro grabbed Sicoft's wrist and turned it so that the wand was now facing the wall. He moved away and pointed his wand at him.
"You will regret your decision. When Septimus is on the thrown of power and control you will have nothing. Without effort, he will make you disappear. You are a fool for not taking his offer. If you get in his way, he will kill you like all of the others." Alessandro said in a zombie-like monotone.
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Post by Headmistress Lena Lilac on Jul 1, 2008 0:06:04 GMT -5
Lena made her way down the many flights of stairs that led to the dungeons. She had to get down to the bottom of what was up with Sicoft and Alessandro when they were both in the same room not too long ago. She wasn't sure why they didn't get along but she knew there was more then just normal dislike between them. She was out of breath as she walked down yet another flight of stairs. There really were way to many stairs in the castle she thought to herself as she continued to walk. She wasn't sure if Professor Arisoto was still following her but at this moment she didn't want to stop to turn around and look.
As she got to the corridor that lead to Sicofts office she couldn't help but notice that since she had cleaned the walls the place seemed to sparkle more. But as she continued to move through the corridor their seemed to be a heavy sense of dread and darkness lingering in the air. She didn't like it at all but she wasn't sure what it was coming from.
Once she got slightly closer to Sicofts office she stopped as she heard voices. The voices she recognized as none other then Sicoft and Alessandro themselves, they were together. She began to walk again as she heard Sicoft laugh and then began to threaten to kill Alessandro right there and then. She walked around the corner and saw Sicoft prodding Alessandro's temple with his wand.
"Now Now Sicoft, Death is not the answer here. I don't think he deserves it , as of yet. I do think you should start to explain to me why you ended up with a letter from Septimus , Alessandro . Is this why you were so jumpy in your office and at the staff meeting as well. Are you hiding something from me ? Have you betrayed us Alessandro?" She asked as she walked forward , all the while her wand was in her right hand. From the tone of her voice she was both hurt but angry at the same time. She watched as Alessandro twisted Sicofts wrist sideways and then pointed his wand at him. She raised her wand and pointed it at him , shaking her head. " Alessandro put your wand down and let go of him. If you dont then i will be not hesitate to hex you. Then i will let Sicoft kill you. Is that what you would like?" She asked walking closer to them. " I just don't understand you Alessandro , this doesn't seem to be your cup of tea. I never expected you to turn on us like this. " She stated still walking closer. It really did seem odd to her . She couldn't put her finger on it but something wasn't right about him .
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Post by Professor LeStrange on Jul 1, 2008 0:21:30 GMT -5
With much effort on his part Sicoft's was enabled to penetrate his mind, discovering that it was his brother that placed the imperious curse upon Alessandro. His hand was twisted back and pointed towards the wall, his wand still remained. Professor Lena followed from the rear, holding her wand aloft, point squarely at his chest.
“D-don’t do it, Lena. I c-can get it.” Sicoft was fully absorbed in to his mind now, he saw all these false memories implanted within by his brother He frantically tried to take the curse off, digging deeper in to Alessandro’s psyche.
Alessandro’s grip was loosening on his wrist, enough he could flick his wand which sent Alessandro’s wand through the air. “Stupefy!” the walls echoed with light, a red light shot across the room, Alessandro’s body flung through the air and landed against the wall He staggered for a moment before Alessandro got to his feet, dazed and quite confused but the effects of the curse seemed to have vanished.
“You deal with him – I will send word to Hogsmeade, the Ministry is falling tonight.” His words trailed off, he was already up the stairs headed to Hogsmeade
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Post by Professor Andolini on Jul 1, 2008 0:42:27 GMT -5
Alessandro fell to his knees, craddling his face in his hands. He was confused but he was aware of what he had been doing since he was first taken control by Septimus. He was ashamed of himself for betraying his coworkers and friends. Not being able to fight the Imperious Curse made him feel weak and inadaquate next to all of these strong witches and wizards that surrounded him.
"I'm sorry....I'm sorry.." He muttered into his hands to nobody in particular. "I didn't mean to betray anyone...I'm just weak." He said miserably. He took a deep breathe and got to his feet. He looked at Professor Lilac with a defeated expression. He wasn't sure what to expect from her. Whether she would fire him or send him to Azkaban he wasn't sure. He picked up his wand and sighed.
Trying to be helpful before he was sent away, he said, "The last time Septimus took control of me, I saw what he was thinking."
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Post by Headmistress Lena Lilac on Jul 8, 2008 20:58:12 GMT -5
Lena watched as Sicoft took off down the corridor and up the stairs. She had a feeling something was up with Alessandro and this all just proved it . She looked down at him and frowned. She felt sorry for him because Septimus was using him like a hand puppet. He had the strings and with each pull he made Alessandro do something he didn't want to . She shook her head and then helped him to his feet. He continued to say he was sorry and she knew he really meant it .
"Alessandro ,I'm not going to fire you, believe me, you still have your job but i want you to take a bit of time off. Well after this throw down with the ministry anyway. You may be a big help as of right now , as long as you don't let Septimus take over your mind again. You have got to try to fight him if he tries again to take you over." She stated as she began to walk down the corridor. Her wand was still in her left hand just in case but she felt no threat from him as they walked. She wasn't exactly sure what to do with him but she knew she needed to keep him close by.
"...the ministry is falling tonight.." She couldn't help but replay those words over and over again in her head. By Sicofts tone she knew he meant business.She stopped dead in her tracks as the words Alessandro spoke moments before sunk into her mind.
" Did you say last time he took you over you could see what he was thinking?" Her expression was a mixture between excitement and fear. "Alessandro , you may just redeem yourself yet. " She laughed as she started to walk again.
" What was he thinking?" She asked looking over at him. Her pace began to pick up as she anticipated what he was about to say.
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