Set up: 5th year Ministry of Magic
"Harry!" You screamed.
You were being dragged by your hair down a hallway. Passing through a doorway Bellatrix's evil laughter was getting increasingly louder as the door slammed shut behind you and continued to tighten her grip on the large chunk of your hair that she had. She came to a halt, you would have fallen but you were fighting to stay standing. Bellatrix gripped your hair harder and pulled your face close to hers.
"Filthy little mud blood" She said in a hateful yet excited tone.
She pushed you to the ground, you smacked your head. Everything became blurry and unfocused.
"Aubrey!" someone yelled
You would recognize that voice anywhere in any state of mind. It was Harry.
"Potter!" screeched Bellatrix
You saw her step towards him and away from you. You were trying to focus on Harry while waiting for the room to stop spinning. You tried standing up,
"Oh no you don't" said Bellatrix
She kicked you in your side and you fell back and against the side of something hard. You glanced up and saw that it was a water fountain.
"No Crucio!"
Bellatrix fell to the ground next to you screaming out in pain. It didn't last long; she was up in about five seconds.
"Bad Potter, Unforgivable curses? Now that's against the law" she said in a malicious tone.
"Shut up!"
"Potter why don't you be a good boy now and hand over that prophecy"
"It's gone"
"Liar! Accio Prophecy" She screamed
"It fell and smashed" you said weakly
She screeched.
"Bet Voldemort's not going to be happy about that now is he" you said.
You pushed yourself up so that you were sitting up with your back against the fountain. Your side was throbbing; you felt your side and gasped. Something was broken, a rib.
"Shut up!" She yelled.
She kneeled down to your level and got right in your face.
"Your just a pathetic little mud blood, if the dark lord didn't request for me to not kill you believe me you would already be dead." She said.
"Get away from her"
You looked past Bellatrix and Harry was standing now not more than ten feet away wand pointed straight at her. She just started laughing hysterically; you saw Harry's hand tighten on the wand.
"Expelliarmus" He shouted
Bellatrix was flung to the other side of the fountain. Harry rushed to your side in a few quick strides.
"Are you ok?" he asked soothingly.
"I think she broke my rib" You gasped.
Harry ducked down and put your left arm over his shoulder and hoisted you up while your right arm clutched at your side. He glanced at you with sad, sympathetic eyes.
"We have to keep moving, we have to get out of here" he said.
You nodded your head; you knew he wanted to kill Bellatrix right now she had taken Sirius away from him forever. But Harry wanted to get you out of there, you were glad you didn't want him to be a murderer.
"Where do you think you two are going" you heard a voice that you had heard many of times in your nightmares and over the past years while at school.
Voldemort standing there in the flesh it didn't seem so long ago that it was the night in the grave yard when you and Harry saw him come back to his full powers.
"Avarda Kedavra" he said pointed towards Harry.
"No!" you shouted you pushed Harry down to the ground. You fell on top of him the spell missed thankfully.
"How sweet together as always" said Voldemort
You stood up but gripped your side and started to fall over Harry caught you and held you steady than raised his wand towards Voldemort while slightly stepping in front of you.
"Let's see I want to talk with Aubrey" he said maliciously.
He flicked his wand and Harry was thrown 5 feet away from you. He sneered and then flicked his wand again. You suddenly lost all feeling in your entire body,
"Come here" he said
You were suddenly walking towards Voldemort, you couldn't stop it.
"No!" said Harry
You were suddenly face to face with the dark lord.
"Hello Aubrey, we meet again. Now I have a little offer for you?" He said
You just glared at him, still deciding if you were just being completely stubborn or if you were too terrified to speak.
"Now I know what a powerful witch you are…"
"My Lord, be reasonable a mud blood?" Bellatrix said in her screechy hateful tone.
"Hush Bellatrix, Now Aubrey, join us and rule the wizarding world or suffer" he said.
"Never" you said.
He laughed, and then raised his wand. With just one flick you were thrown across the room into a wall.
"Ahh" a small scream escaped your mouth.
"Crucio" you heard him say
You bit down on your lip trying as hard as you could not to scream out loud, you could taste the blood on your lip.
"Tom enough"
The curse was lifted and you slid to the ground with a thud. You looked up to see that Dumbledore had now appeared.
"Dumbledore, you can't stop me" He said he seemed amused.
You tried to get up,
"Just try and stop me" he shouted.
You looked up to see Voldemorts wand pointed at Dumbledore
"Avad..."
"No!" you screamed.
He turned his head towards you enraged.
"Why don't you be a good little mud blood and go clean yourself off… here why don't I help you" he said.
He waved his wand and you were levitating in the air with another flick you were thrown into the fountain. You tried to resurface, you couldn't. It as if there is an invisible wall in between you and air. You started pounding your fists desperately trying to break through. You started slowing down, when you heard your name.
"Aubrey!"
It was Harry's voice. You glanced up to see that Harry was pounding on the barrier too. You continued fighting, than you put your hand on the invisible barrier and looked up at Harry. Your eyes started drooping… as you blacked out you could only heard the scream of Harry trying to call you back.
You sat up in bed trying to catch your breath while sweating bullets. You got out from under your covers and walked to your balcony doors. You went outside on your small little deck. You went over all curled up into the chair you kept out here. It was another hot summer night but there was a nice cool breeze. You let it blow your messy bangs around your face. You pulled your knees up to your chest. It was only your second night back home in LA and you kept have dreams of that night in the ministry.
"They all think I'm dead" you thought out loud.
You sighed into your head thinking back. You woke up in Dumbledore's office.
"Ah Aubrey I'm glad you are awake" he said with that twinkle in his eye.
"Professor? What happened?" you said weakly.
You went to move, you forgot about your rib so when you sat up you gasped in pain.
"Easy Aubrey, here take this and I will explain." He said.
He handed you a cup of quick healing replenishing syrup. You made a face.
"I know dreadful stuff, now after you passed out I took the curse of the fountain. Harry pulled you out and we all thought it was too late. Voldemort got away; Harry and I brought you back here. I had a funny feeling so I told Harry it was best not to tell anyone of your 'death' except for the others in the hospital wing currently."
You began to speak he put up his hand to keep you starting and continued.
"Everyone is alright, now Voldemort will not be happy when he finds out that you are alive. You are very important to Harry. You have experienced more with him than both Ron and Hermione combined."
You went through that past years at Hogwarts over in your mind. You were with Harry when he first faced Voldemort 1st year. You were down in the chamber with him 2nd year, 3rd year you helped him fight the dementors, 4th year your name was entered in the cup also. At the end of the year Dumbledore let you know how you would be important to Harry in the final battle. You were also there in the graveyard with him the night Cedric had died.
"You see" said Dumbledore noticing your train of thought back through the past.
"Now since it is the end of term and everyone leaves tomorrow I thought that you should take this time for the start of the summer to go home, be with you family. Then I shall come get you and you will return to headquarters with everyone"
You thought.
"So until then... Everyone Harry, Hermione, Ron… the rest of them… will think I'm dead?" you said.
"Unfortunately… yes"