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I wish harry potter wasn't so stubborn.
It was funny, everything was balanced oh the head of a pin, Sirius could be dead, the DA had just been captured, *cough* screw you Cho *cough* screw you very much *cough* and now harry expected me and Ron to stay behind and attempt to contact the order. Fury broke from the cage I had locked it in.
This foul, ungrateful, git. How dare he. He thought we would just sit back and relax while he ran into the MINISTRY? Would we?
No.
Nope.
No way.
Not a chance.
I had spent my life from the age of eleven protecting these boys, and i would be damned if I'd would allow one of them to run headfirst into the lion's den.
"No harry, when is it going to go through your head?! We're in this together!" I exclaim to my distraught friend with the lightning scar.
"That. You. Are!" came the dreaded, perky voice of none other than Delores umbitch Umbridge.
Just as I leapt up, planning to cast some stunning spell at the toad, Draco Malfoy of the inquisitorial spell busted in and shot me with a EXPELIARMUS, and well, it all went downhill from there.
About 5 minutes later the IS had managed to hold them all down, But only after some rather violent curse words from Ginny and me, a few bites, a knee in the junk and a few rather vicious kicks.
But the DA still went down. Neville was caught helping Ginny escape, although Ginny was found with Luna soon after, harry Ron and I had obviously been overpowered, and then there were all surprised to see the Weasley twins drug in by their hair as they fought against Crabbe and Goyle, they rather easily broke free of the fifth years and were about to attack when Umbridge shot them with a binding spell now Fred and George lay bound in rope, writhing on the floor in an attempt to break free.
"You were going to Dumbledore weren't you?" that wretched pink stain asked harry.
"No." he replied honestly
Umbridges' hand shot out and she slapped him had across the face as she exclaimed in a low, yet venomous whisper, "liar!"
"you sent for me headmistress?" came Snapes silky drawl, as he entered the toads office, he looked utterly disgusted with the pink carpets and fluffy kitten plates that adorned her, yes, pink walls.
"Snape, yes. The time has come for answers whether he wants to give them to me or not." Umbridge exclaimed, standing even higher in her heels in an attempt to look threatening to the potions master "have you brought the veritiserum?"
"I'm afraid you've used up all of my stores interrogating students, the last of it on Miss Chang." Snape said with a look towards harry.
I notice the pleading look harry gives me, begging to say it isn't true, that the black haired slime ball is lying to us. I simply take a breath and make a small mental note to talk to Cho.
"Unless you wish to poison him, and I assure you, I would have the greatest sympathy if you did, I cannot help you." Snape promises, the way he speaks so flippantly about the torture of my best friend is enough to get my blood boiling.
I notice Harrys determined look a second to late and then he says "He's got padfoot! He's got padfoot in the place where its hidden."
"Padfoot? What is padfoot? Where what is hidden? What is he talking about Snape?" Umbridge asks, furious we know something she doesn't
Snape turns on his heel and looks us each dead in the eye before his lips pull into a sneer and he say the two traitorous words. "no idea."
"Very well. You leave me no choice, as this is an issue of ministry security you leave me with . . . no alternative. The cruciatis curse ought to loosen your tongue." The toad says matter of flatly.
"That's illegal." I say, beginning to struggle against whoever holding me. Ron begins to jerk to get free. Harry looks at Neville, dead in the eye. And in that one connection Neville seems to break. He doesn't cry, no, he simply stares off numbly, paling.
"What Cornelius doesn't know, won't hurt him." She replies, placing the gold rimmed picture of the minister face down on her oak desk.
I notice Fred and George are flopping around on the floor trying to break free, but it's all futile.
Umbridge looks dead at me. The mudblood. The little girl who's caused so much trouble. The best friend, practically sister, of the boy who lived. The twins needn't worry. The curse won't be for harry, it seems, it will be for me.
I raise my chin, look her in her soulless beady eyes, and form my lips into a smile that says "hit me with your best shot"
"As it seems, Mr. potter. You do not respond to pain inflicted onto yourself for the good of others. But one cannot help but wonder . . . what if one of your friends was the one that was taking the curse."
Everyone went rigid, wondering whom would receive her wrath they don't have to worry for long though because she grabs me, hard, by my left arm and yanks me in front of harry. Before she can say crucio though I say in a clear, unafraid voice, "Do not tell her Anythin-" the words are cut off but the immediate pain I feel. Its indescribable . . . imagine hell, and that's the cruciatis curse.
I wish I could say I didn't scream, didn't give her the satisfaction of hearing my sobs, that I did not let out a gut wrenching, ear splitting screech.
But I did. That and much, much more.
As I collapsed because my body would no longer support me, I felt my mind begin to break, uncoil. All that I'd learned, all the battles I'd won and lost, everything was meaningless, And even thought the spells been going on for about 30 seconds, I'm already writhing on the ground.
'Oh god stop stop stop stopstopstopstopstopstopstopstop!"
"HERMIONE!" I hear someone yell, and then the pain just stops. Through teary eyes I see Fred has broken free and stupefied the evil woman.
"Fred." I say simply, attempting to stand but swaying on the spot.
"it's ok Mione, it'll be ok." He says, looping a lanky arm around me to keep me upright.
That's when I notice the war going on around us, George is free and is now throwing hexes at the IS, Neville stupefies Malfoy, and he falls. Ron and harry and Ginny seem to be fighting their own captor, and we seem to be winning
I reach for my wand, but then realize Malfoy still it.
"My wand!" I croak out. "Malfoy, he has it."
"IMMOBULUS!" and just like that, the fights over, and people have moved over to me.
"Mione! Are you alright?" George asks
I simply nod, but it is, in fact, not alright.
"Hermione I am so sorry, I never though-" Harry begins
"Shut up harry." I say, "I told you we're in this together. Now just stop apologizing, you didn't make her do it."
"But I-"
"ENOUGH!" I yell at him, "God damn it I did NOT take that spell for you! I took it because umbitch thought I would crack under the curse, and I knew I wouldn't! And I didn't! And I took it for the DA, now shut your mouth and let's go."
Harry looks stunned at my outburst, "look, I appreciate everything but I can't put you all in danger I-"
"I thought Dumbledore's army was about doing something, or were those all just Words to you?" Neville asks, sounding angry.
"maybe you don't have to do this all by yourself mate." Ron says gently
After pondering all this harry gives a defeated sigh and asks, "so how are we getting to London?"
Luna gives a dreamy little smile, "we fly of course." She says in a whimsical voice.
chapter one= done
ill be working on this and a few other stories but the wait shouldnt be very long for chapter two but please review! it helps give me determination to finish!