Go Dumbledore's Army! I love Luna, Ginny and Neville who decided to carry on with the DA when Harry, Hermione and Ron left Hogwarts. I think it's quite funny that they had the audacity to write things on the school walls because if they were caught they could suffer the Cruciatus Curse.

25 September 1997

Dumbledore's Army, still recruiting

The words were emblazoned in the Great Hall high above the staff table, directly beneath stood Snape's customary seat; he had surprisingly not taken Dumbledore's throne-like chair at the start of the year.

Neville suppressed the urge to laugh as he entered the Great Hall, Luna and Ginny standing by his side, the former with a mildly interested expression on her face. He felt Ginny squeeze his hand next to him and he squeezed back a smile playing on his lips.

They had done a marvellous job, he thought, as the words continued to blaze like fire above the table and briefly he caught Seamus's eye who gave him a huge thumbs up. However, before he could return the gesture, Neville felt himself being pulled aside by Ginny as Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout walked through the sea of students who were gathered at the entrance of the Hall, not daring to move.

"Oh my," whispered Professor McGonagall, her words mirrored by Professor Sprout only moments later.

"What's this, what's going on?" yelled Amycus, shoving Professor McGonagall brutally and unnecessarily as he walked past.

Neville clenched his fists as he watched Professor Sprout steady Professor McGonagall who had been clearly caught off-guard.

"It's not worth it Neville," whispered Luna in his ear and suddenly Neville realised he had taken a step towards Amycus, who had recently been joined by Alecto. Shaking with anger, for the obvious disrespect shown to his head of house, Neville reluctantly listened to Luna and took a few steps back. However, he had clearly chosen the wrong moment to do so because his shuffled footsteps echoed across the Great Hall.

"You!" spat Amycus, rounding on Neville. "You did this!" he growled walking straight up to Neville whose face was now only inches apart from Amycus's.

"Now, now Professor Carrow, you have no proof!" shouted Professor McGonagall who had seemingly recovered from her previous shock. Neville looked up at his Transfiguration Professor, whose eyes were staring daggers and whose nostrils were white with fury, he watched her walk up to Amycus positively seething and Neville was astounded that steam was not coming out of her ears.

"I have all the proof I need," snarled Amycus in return jabbing with his finger at the spot where the words had been written.

Professor McGonagall looked ready to retort, however, a sharper and colder voice interrupted her, Severus Snape had just entered the hall, shoving and pushing younger students aside, "What is going on?"

"One of these lil' worms have been trying to recruit members for their gang," growled Amycus, turning away from Professor McGonagall to face the Headmaster.

Snape's eyes followed the direction in which Amycus's finger was pointing in, then scanned the room and settled on Neville before looking back at Amycus. "Have you found…the perpetrators?" he asked calmly, arching an eyebrow as he did so.

"That b-" started Amycus.

"Did nothing of the sort!" shouted McGonagall over him.

Neville internally winced; his Transfiguration Professor had been trying to protect Dumbledore's Army all year and although Neville was deeply impressed as well as honoured he couldn't help to notice that she was crouched over a little, as if in pain. Vaguely he remembered the promise she made to him and the rest of the DA the previous night when Mary had been taken to the dungeons for a detention with the Carrows.

"Shut ya mouth ya old c-"

"That is enough!" interrupted Snape, "Enough!" he repeated.

Slowly and deliberately Snape walked up to the front of the assembly of students and faced them, his face unfathomable. "The person who has dared to deface the school wall…" he paused a smirk appearing on his lips and Neville shuddered, "Will suffer…severe consequences," he finished, his eyes now fixed on Neville.

Professor McGonagall looked as though she was about to speak however, he held up his hand and silenced her, "If that person does not wish to come forward, the first years will suffer the Carrows utmost… displeasure," he finished, an evil glint in his eye.

"You cannot…how dare you!" spluttered Professor McGonagall as well as Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick and Professor Slughorn.

"Silence! Now…No one?" said Snape looking around the room an expression of fake concern on his face. "Well, I guess I shall just have t –"

"I did it!" said a voice and Neville jerked his head around to see Luna Lovegood walk forwards, bearing the angriest expression he had ever seen her wear. As he attempted to walk forwards Luna gave him a warning stare which put him back into place; her eyes were blazing and Neville was so shocked that the kindest, most dreamy person could ever look at him the way she was now.

Professor McGonagall gasped, however, Amycus only chuckled and grabbed Luna by the back of her robes and dragged her to where Snape stood.

"Do what you please with her," said Snape, and Luna was dragged out of the room. "Now, have your breakfast and leave for your lessons. I would like the rest of the staff to get this graffiti off the wall" he finished before striding out of the room, his black robes billowing behind him.

Neville blinked, too shocked to do anything else.

"How dare he!" exclaimed Ginny a few moments later, her face was contorted with rage, "How dare he!" she repeated, however, before she could actually move towards the door where Luna had disappeared behind, hundreds of children milled into the castle hall.

Neville pulled Ginny by the elbow towards the Gryffindor table, already trying to think of a plan to save Luna from wherever she was now. Briefly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Professor McGonagall walk towards the up towards the staff table where the writing was. To his horror, he noticed that she was being supported discretely by Pomona Sprout as they both walked up the aisles.

"What have they done?" he whispered under his breath as he was carried by the current of all of the Hogwartians hurrying into the Hall.

I will be continuing this fic by the way. I hope you enjoy!