I do not own the rights to any of the characters that appear in my little story. Now I do not claim I can tell a story nearly as well as J.K. Rowling (if I could I'd be a millionaire). The best I can do is all I can offer. I hope that you will be entertained.

 

Holly Potter

And The

Army of Darkness

 

by Kim West

Chapter 11: The Mosh Pit Devil

 

Becky Weasley rubbed her sore bottom while the other girls did likewise. Lilybee tried in vain to remove various twigs and leaves from her hair. Dana Castle needed help getting out of a ditch because she was simply too little to manage on her own. Daphne and Bek helped their friend out, but were smirking while doing so.

"You used to be so much bigger than me, but now look at you." Daphne teased.

"Aww common Teal. Stop it. You'll make widdle Dana cry," Bek said giggling.

Dana gave them both a sour look. "Laugh all you want, but I'm going to be big again."

"Yeah, I'd say in about five or six years." Bek said laughing out loud.

"Alright! That's enough teasing!" Becky shouted while searching the horizon, and then asked, "Does anybody know where we are?"

For the first time since they had fallen out of the sky the girls realized that nothing looked remotely familiar.

"Ummm…we're not in Chalker's Paradise anymore?" Lilybee asked nervously.

"Well, I don't see any sign of Holly's Party, that's for sure." Bek replied.

"Do you think the others made it through alright?" Daphne asked looking worried.

"Who knows? If we made it, then it is possible that the others did as well." Becky said with more certainty than she felt.

"We should look for them. They might need help," urged Bek.

"No, no, no! Mother always told me never to go walking about if I was lost." Lilybee blurted out.

"Yeah, well your mother thinks you're still five years old like Dana over there." Bek snickered.

"Take that back! I'm not a baby like Dana!" Lilybee screamed while rushing toward Bek.

"Hey! You two are gonna pay for that!" Yelled Dana.

Soon the three girls were rolling around in the dirt fighting one another. Daphne and Becky just stood there watching.

"You know, there was a time when Castle could take on full grown Muggle men, but now look at her." Daphne said shaking her head.

"I..ugh…heard….ahhh…that…ouch….Teal!"

"I bet that Bek can take them both." Becky replied casually.

"You're on Weasley." Daphne said as they shook hands.

"Hold! Evil spawn of sorcery and witchcraft!"

The girls soon found themselves surrounded many men holding broadswords in their general direction. A few of them were even on horseback pointing rather dangerous lances at them as well.

Daphne stood next to Becky. "I guess this means I win the bet."

Becky's eyes widened. "That's not bloody fair! How was I supposed to know some crazy nutters with swords would come along and…"

"Insolent trollop witch of a sea hag! Ye and thy coven shall join the fate of your evil kin!" Shouted a huge man with a walrus mustache, he then turned to some of his men. "Bind and shackle the lot of them."

The men did as they were told and soon they joined the forced march of twenty young men to the nearest township. One of the fellow prisoners, a tall boy with long blond hair, sidled up next to Becky. "So, did Ravenclaw send you to come rescue us then?"

Becky looked confused. "Are you from Hogwarts?"

Now the blond boy looked confused. "Hogwarts? What are your talking about?"

Becky shook her head. "Look, you mentioned Ravenclaw, not me. I'm Gryffindor, but even so…"

A short stocky lad broke into the conversation just then. "Godrick has no daughters that I know of, and you're far too young to be his wife."

Becky's eyes bugged out. "WIFE?! Who the bloody hell said anything about me being somebody's wife?"

"Quiet! Venomous viper vixen that slithers and slinks to the tune of your evil demon master!" Shouted a man on horseback.

Becky fell silent pondering what had just occurred. 'Why should that boy assume I was the wife of…who did he say? Godfred? Who's he? It so strange, people dressed like knights ridding horses, nothing looking slightly familiar, and where's Holly and Hermione? They'd figure a way out of this mess.'

The march lasted a little over an hour. They entered a village of angry looking peasants. There was one old woman who rambled up to Daphne and spat on her face.

"Hey!" Yelled Daphne. She struggled a moment trying to get at the woman, but the shackles prevented her from doing any harm.

"Kill the evil ones!" many of the villagers cried out in a zombie like chant.

The prisoners were led to a sinister looking dark pit. A wooden plank hung over the mouth of the uninviting pit. A wooden sin with crude lettering said, "Beware! Enter The Mosh Pit at ye own peril!"

Lilybee tried to peer through the forest of bodies to get a better look. "What's the plank for?"

All of the girls, most of the fellows who were shackled, and even some of the captures looked at Lilybee when she asked that question. This made her blush with embarrassment, and finally said, "What? Why is everybody looking at me?"

A man with a whip came forward to lash out at her. Lilybee fell to the ground after the whip grazed her on the arm.

"Pick on someone your own size walrus face!" Becky shouted, surprising everyone.

The man obviously did not think this was a compliment and grabbed Becky's arm. He then dragged her closer to the pit while she kicked and screamed.

"A fiery demon ye be, but the Mosh Pit Devil will take care of that in short order!"

"Let go of me!"

"As ye wish lass!"

The man flung Becky onto to the wooden plank. She tried to regain her balance while the crowd jeered and mocked her. Someone in the crowd threw a potato at Becky's backside, and in she fell. Fortunately for her there was enough water to cushion her fall, so she hadn't broken any bones.

"Hisssssssssssssssss."

Becky gulped, "What was that?"

"Thhhhaaaaat wooould beeeee meeeeeeeeee!"

Becky soon found out that she was not alone in the pit. She saw a dark shape crawling on the wall of the pit. It had four spindly arms and four thick black spider-like legs. It had a big round abdomen, and it horrid face possessed two enormous blood red eyes with no pupils. Its mouth dripped viscous fluid, and it had razor sharp teeth that resembled hundreds of tiny daggers made of volcanic glass. It cocked its long narrow head and hissed, "You shall die! You will never obtain the Necronomicon!"

Becky blinked, and then screamed, "Spider! Why does it always have to be spiders?!"

"I am not a spider! I am the feared Mosh Pit Devil! Address me proper or else," said the Devil.

"Or else?" asked Becky who jumped out of the way of its snapping pincer claws. "Or else what? You're going to…I dunno…EAT ME?!"

"Ha! You've got a point tasty one! Call me what you like then."

"Oh thanks loads! For a moment I was worried I'd upset your stomach!"

The banter continued for some time while poor Becky eluded the leaping and lunging monster. The Devil was only playing with its food, it wanted to wear down its prey, and then listen for the pleas of mercy. That is what the Mosh Pit Devil loved the most, it was the equivalent to icing on a cake I suppose.

While this was happening you'd think something should have happened that would save the day. Well, what happened next was a matter of pure dumb luck. You see, when the girls were captured the men made certain to confiscate their wands. That is except for Dana Castle's wand. They mistakenly thought she was merely a small child who had no real powers, and that her wand was nothing more than a toy. So little a threat was she, that they hadn't even bothered to shackle her. Strangely enough, Dana felt a bit insulted by this treatment.

She was idly waving her wand around when she pointed it at Bek and said, "Alohomora."

To her surprise the shackles opened right up. Bek quickly caught the shackles before they fell to the ground, and then pretended to still be held by then. She faced Dana and silently mouthed, "How?"

Dana shrugged her shoulders.

<You. Little one with the wand.>

Dana spun around looking for who just spoke.

<I am connecting with your mind young one. Do not draw attention to yourself.>

Dana replied out loud, "O.K."

<Don't speak. I can hear your thoughts. Now listen to me. Can you pretend to be playing around the captives, while secretly freeing everyone?>

'Yes, I think I can do that.' Dana mentally replied.

<Good. Meanwhile I'll contact each person to let them in on what you will be doing so they will not be surprised.>

'Who are you?' asked Dana.

<Someone who is not to be trifled with. That is all you need know for the moment.>

'Are You dangerous?'

<Only to my enemies, and for the moment you and your friends are not my enemies.>

'Good, I'm glad we cleared that up.' Dana thought nodding. She then proceeded to do what she was told to by the mysterious voice.

The mysterious voice then focused on Bek.

<Do not be frightened. I am inside your mind. Your little friend is going around freeing my people and your friends.>

'Uh, right, thanks for the information, now please leave my mind alone.' Thought Bek.

<I'll leave you alone, but I want you to create a diversion while we retrieve our wands>

'Why don't you create the diversion while I get my own wand?'

<Suspicious little witch aren't you.>

'That comes with doing things the Slytherin way.'

<Salazar is taking on female recruits? Interesting, but right now we need to free ourselves. You either trust me or risk the lives of your friends.>

'Fine, but if you're tricking me I'll hunt you down and make you pay dearly.'

<I like you strange one, fair enough.>

Bek hoped she was doing the right thing. She heard the crowd cheering on whatever was chasing Becky. She figured that might as well do as any for a diversion.

"Hey! Is this going to take all day?" She yelled out.

The cheering stopped and the peasants gave her an odd look. The man with the walrus mustache waddled up to her and laughed. "ARRR! And what's it to ye? Have ye a desire to be next?"

Bek spoke with confidence she did not have. "Better to die now than to suffer in torment waiting."

The man leered at her, then grabbed her by the waist. "Tis a pity a pretty thing like ye must die, but die ye shall witch." He forced a kiss that made Bek's skin crawl. She wanted to punch him, but could only manage to spit in his face.

"You poisonous hellion temptress who…who…"

"Steal babies at midnight, then teaches them your evil ways, and simultaneously eat your own young on all Hallows Eve!?" Suggested one of his men.

The man holding Bek smiled. "Yeah, I like that. Did you just make that one up Sydney?"

"Sure did Captn' Moorish."

"Right, good job." Moorish replied, and then threw Bek to the ground. "Ye get your wish. I'll kill ye myself right now!" He took out his sword and swung down with all his might.

"Imobulus!" Shouted Dana. The man froze mere inches away from Bek's neck with his sword.

"Windgardium Leviosa!" Daphne add, thus lifting the muggle high into the air. Meanwhile Lilybee and the other free wizards held their wand up to ward off attacks from the villagers.

"Help me! Someone please!" Shouted as rather exhausted Becky. She was still in the pit and managed to elude the Devil.

Daphne, Bek, and Lilybee went over to the edge of the pit. Each pointed their wand and shouted spells in an effort to rescue Becky. Bek's spell had no effect on the creature. Daphne's spell completely covered the Devil in solid ice, but it quickly melted away. Finally Lilybee's spell was cast, and let me tell you everyone was shocked by the result. The Mosh Pit Devil stopped in its tracks, and then began to twitch and squirm. Suddenly flowers sprouted all over its body. It became apparent to those watching that the Devil was allergic to the flowers.

"Arrrr! Get themmmm off ussssss! We hatesss themmm!" The Devil screamed writhing and flopping on the ground in a vain effort to remove the flowers. It was vain mainly because more kept sprouting. Soon the creature looked more like a rampaging flowerbed, coughing, and sneezing uncontrollably.

Becky stood there watching while trying to catch her breath. After a few more moments she could see the devil expand in size, becoming painfully bloated. It screeched and bellowed in a way that suggested it might soon die.

Becky looked up to where her friends were. "Hey, uh, I think its going to blow up. Is there a broom you can throw down to me?"

Daphne levitated Becky out of the pit just in time because the creature did explode with a tremendous force. Bits of boiling flesh mixed with a bouquet of flowers spewed out of the mouth of the pit, and then came raining down. Everyone moved away from the falling debris.

Becky was lowered safely to the ground. "Man…and I thought that thing smelled bad on the outside."

Daphne smiled and then turned to Lilybee. "What sort of spell was that?"

Lilybee blushed. "Well, I just wanted to give the spider thing a bouquet of flowers…You know…as sort of a peace offering. I guess I must have messed up the spell."

"Look at what they've done to our poor beloved Mosh Pit Devil!" Shouted a villager.

"Burn them!" More villagers shouted.

"Burn the witches!" Still more shouted.

Bek raised her wand and shouted. "Obliterate!"

A fiery red streak shot out of her wand and fell just short of the angry village mob. An explosion caused a nice crater to form in from of the now cowering villagers.

"This!" Bek pointed to her wand. "Is my BOOM STICK!"

There was a look of satisfaction on Bek's face when she saw several villagers jump thinking she was going to use it on them. She continued her rant. "Now I don't know who you primitive Muggles are, and frankly I don't care. If I see one of you even look my way, I'll toast you to next Tuesday."

One of the young wizards came up to Bek smiling. "I knew I liked you strange one. Good work on freeing us."

Bek's eyes widened. "You? You're the one who was in my mind? And here I thought you would be a witch."

"Oh, but I am." The wizard then changed form right before everyone's eyes. Soon the boy turned into a slender, tall woman with raven black hair that went all the way down to her waist. She smiled at Bek again. "Very perceptive to notice I was female, not many could tell that just from mentally telepathy alone."

"Rowena Ravenclaw!"

"Run for ye very lives!"

Shouts like this filled the village, and within moments all of the Muggles gathered ran away. Only the girls, the strange witch and her band of wizards remained.

"Rowena Ravenclaw? Where?" asked Lilybee.

"I think that would be her," Bek said with a certain amount of trepidation.

"Le me down! I demand that you release me at once!" Shouted Moorish who was still floating in the air.

"Ha! Your spell wore off! Walrus face can talk again, but MY SPELL is still working." Daphne said a bit too smugly.

Becky ambled up to Moorish, she gave him a dangerous look of rage.

"Uh, so ye are alive. Well…"

"Shut up!" Becky turned to her friends. "Wand! Now please."

Bek handed Becky her wand.

Becky pointed her wand. She didn't utter a single word. Red electricity shot out of it and struck Moorish who seemed to disappear. His clothes all burst into flame and was totally consumed in seconds.

Lilybee spoke up. "What did you do to him?"

Becky pointed to the ground to where a confused looking white ferret stood looking about. "I learned this trick during my fourth year at Hogwarts." She said idly while raising the new ferret into the air. It shrieked in horror to find himself back in the air. Becky flung the creature against a wall, bounced off the ground, and then flung it so hard that it flew up and out of sight. Whether it survived the ordeal or not; nobody would ever know for certain.

  

  

  

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