#we're destroying blackpool tower (fictionally)

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Bring On the Night, chapter 4 Read on Ao3

THE DARKEST DAYS, a multi-part, canon-compliant series spanning from 1975 to 1981, covering the events of the First Wizarding War. Follows Lily, Severus, and the Marauders through their final years at Hogwarts to the end of the war, as friendships are put to the test and the Wizarding World crumbles around them... READ FROM THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER 4: The Dark Mark --------------------------------------------

“Come on,” Moody growls, and they pile into the lift. Instead of pressing the button Moody jabs his wand at the console— immediately the lift shoots upwards at incredible speed, and they burst from the building. Beyond the wide glass windows of the lift the metal struts of the tower rush past in a red blur, through which they can see the sprawl of the city, and the endless grey expanse of sea and sand peppered with little black dots that grow smaller, smaller as they rise…

Lily lets out another soft noise of fear and James grips her tightly. He’s used to heights, but standing in this flimsy box as they rocket into the air makes him feel much less in control than he normally does on a broomstick.

Finally the lift slams to a halt and opens onto a closed observation deck, a steel structure with wide glass panes. Empty.

“Fabian!” shouts Lily.

James sees the tail of Fabian’s cloak disappearing up a spiral staircase that leads to the upper deck— they follow him, their feet clanging on the steps.  Already the wind is unbelievable, buffeting their faces with stinging force.

“Protego!” James shouts, just in time as a curse sails towards them through the metal beams on the opposite side of the viewing platform. They find Fabian crouching behind a wide central pillar— the entire platform is shuddering and creaking dangerously in the relentless wind, and the silvery paint coating the steel beams is flaking off to reveal the original red beneath, while the Dark Mark bathes it all in ominous, sickly green light.