So, I've got an idea for multi-chaptered oneshots. After Dobby informs the DA members that Umbridge knew about DA, they all ran for it and some were captured, but some weren't. So, I'm going to write oneshots about what they did, where they went and who were captured. If you have any requests about anything (pairings, what they did, who were captured, anything!) don't hesitate asking. Oh, and there is one planned boyxboy pairing in this, so I'll say a warning before that oneshot since not everyone likes that x)
Onto the story!
"Why, oh why, can't I do this?" murmured Padma Patil with annoyance as she tried to produce a Patronus.
"I can't either." Said Michael Corner with a sigh as silver puffs shot out of his wand and dissolved.
"Just think about the happiest memory you can think of. Dig deep in your memory!" said Anthony Goldstein. He had managed to produce a full Patronus, his taking the shape of a falcon. The falcon was flying around Terry, Michael and Padma but soon dissolved into nothing. Within seconds, all of the Patronuses had dissolved into nothing and the room became slightly dimmer.
Dobby the house-elf was standing in front of Harry Potter and was talking to him. Dobby kept trying to harm himself between the short sentences, or even just words, and Harry kept trying to keep him from harming himself.
"Harry Potter... she... she" begun Dobby and then hit himself on the nose. Terry, who had never owned or been around house-elves, shot Dobby a sympathetic and confused look. Michael noticed and made a mental note to explain house-elves to him later.
"Who's 'she', Dobby?" Asked Harry. The elf shot him a look and then Harry said, horrified "Umbridge?" The elf nodded and tried, once more, to harm himself. Harry asked him if she knew about the DA, which Dobby nodded to.
"Merlin" whispered Padma softly. She was a Prefect, she'd get into more trouble than the others who weren't Prefects, now that Umbridge had more authority. She looked around at the other DA members. Ron looked like he'd seen a gigantic spider, all the colour had drained from Ernie's face, Zacharias was muttering something under his breath, Parvati was wide-eyed and Cho's hand was covering her mouth.
Harry turned around and shouted "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? RUN!"
All of the DA members ran towards the door. Once Padma got out of the door, her mind went blank. Where could she go? Padma was smart, she was in Ravenclaw after all, but in peer pressure, it took her some time to think. She couldn't make fast decisions if she was under stress, she had to simply calm herself down, take a few deep breaths and think every option through. Now, however, this wasn't possible.
She saw the other kids sprint down the corridors, some heading in the direction that could lead to the Owlery and Terry, Michael, Ginny and a few other people ran in the direction towards the library. Padma, however, stood still. She caught a glimpse of her sister, who had also stopped still in her tracks, being led by Lavender towards the girls' bathroom. She felt someone grab her hand and lead her towards the library.
"We'll be in big trouble if Umbridge catches us!" said Anthony quietly, still holding Padma's hand, as they ran down a couple of stairs, taking two steps at a time. They caught glimpses of other kids heading in many directions, whether they were heading towards the library, the bathrooms or just in a random direction. They heard footsteps behind them and they sped up. They slowed down and hid behind a corner, trying to catch their breaths.
"We won't make it to the library and we can't turn around to go to the bathrooms to hide there, they'll see us." Said Anthony, panting. "We need to catch our breaths and find an excuse, fast!"
The footsteps were growing louder every second, there was no way they'd be able to breathe normally before they would be seen.
Padma looked at Anthony. His eyes were wide with fear and were darting all over the place. His lips were moving, making no sound and forming words which you couldn't make out, trying to think of what to do.
Padma then decided not to think, but to act, even though this wasn't a very Ravenclaw thing to do.
She grabbed the front of Anthony's robes and pulled him into a soft kiss. Even though her eyes closed, she could almost see Anthony's face, full of confusion and surprise. Anthony put his hands reluctantly on her hips and pulled her closer. Their kiss deepened and soon became rather greedy and passionate. A few seconds later a few members of the Inquisitorial Squad ran past them. Millicent Bullstrode was the only one to stop, while a boy and a girl kept running fast towards the library.
"You!" Shouted Millicent. Padma and Anthony broke from their kiss to look at Millicent.
"What? It's a crime to kiss in the corridors now?" asked Padma. They were both slightly panting, both from the kiss and from running.
"You're panting, you were at that meeting!" Millicent said, pointing at them.
"We're panting because we were kissing. What meeting are you talking about? Was there a meeting for prefects?" Anthony asked. Millicent looked confused and begun to stutter. She turned around and ran down the stairs, heading towards the library.
A smile formed on their lips, they got away. Anthony noticed that his hands were still resting on Padma's hips and removed them quickly, as if he's been burned, and blushed. Padma released Anthony's robes and they stepped apart awkwardly.
"Nice thinking." Said Anthony and smiled awkwardly. Padma returned the smile shyly.
"It's already nine o'clock. We should turn back." Said Padma, looking at the ground. She didn't want to admit to herself that kissing Anthony had been pleasant. Things between them would now be awkward, they wouldn't be close friends anymore, but they wouldn't be dating either. They'd be stuck in that awkward middle between those two things.
"Or," said Anthony and grabbed Padma's hand. "We could do this." Their lips met for the second time this night.
I'd really appreciate it if you'd review to tell me what you think. No flames, though x)
