Chapter 11- The Choices of Master Finnegan- Part One Revolution

The next three chapters were originally supposed to just be one but it grew so long while I was writing it that I had to split it into three. These are the three centrepiece chapters of the DA storyline and have been planned in detail since the beginning. Beware there is some heavy stuff ahead particularly in the last of the three. Now sit back relax and Enjoy.

Seamus trudged up to the castle from Hagrid's hut the crisp November frost making the grass crunch beneath his trainers. Neville, Ginny, Luna and himself had gone down to see the friendly gamekeeper to see if there was any news from the Order or more importantly Harry, Ron and Hermione, but they were returning empty handed, although with stomachs full of Hagrid's hazardous toffee. There were all quite excited however because that night was going to be the first night they used the orb they had taken from Dumbledore's office in an actual mission. In the week since they had gotten the orb they had simply tested it out every now and again, willing to see the Carrows and immediately getting clear images of their location in the balls misty depths.

The artefact really was incredible, for example if the Carrows were in two different places the orb would simply show two images one of each side. Two days ago Luna had made the most exciting discovery of all when she had been watching Alecto talking heatedly with Snape. Luna had wished to herself that she could hear what they were saying and suddenly she could hear Alecto demanding to know why Snape had sent Neville, Ginny and Luna to Hagrid instead of giving them to Amycus and herself as if Alecto were standing right next to her. She didn't get to hear the rest of the conversation as at that point her two girls from her dorm came in and she had to de-activate the orb, which was simply accomplished by wishing very hard to be totally ignorant.

Waving goodbye to Luna as Ginny, Neville and himself wondered up to the Gryffindor common room Seamus steeled himself for the night ahead. He was determined that this time it would be he that was in real danger having been left behind the last time. He would finally have a chance to show that he was a Gryffindor for a reason. All the other boys in his dorm had had chances to do this so far and had succeeded. Ron was always on adventures with Harry and Hermione, Neville had been involved in the battles at the Ministry of Magic two years ago and at Hogwarts when Dumbledore died. Dean was on the run and apparently doing a good job of evading the snatchers, as the Daily Prophet was always very quick to announce any 'magic stealers' that had been caught or killed. And there was no point in listing off the achievements of Harry Potter over the last six and a half years. No it Seamus who always got left behind, Seamus the joke. Well not this time, this was his time.

Neville, Ginny and Seamus waited in the common room until everyone else had gone to bed, pretending to play wizard chess to pass the time.

Neville nodded nervously to Seamus as the last two Gryffindors climbed the stairs leaving the three revolutionaries alone. The two boys stood up each of them taking out an ordinary looking Galleon out of their pockets.

"Ok Ginny are you sure you have the Galleons totally worked out?" Neville asked her nervously.

"Yes General Sir" Ginny said sarcastically "we tested them out earlier remember?"

"Ok just checking" Neville replied quickly. The plan was that Ginny would stay behind in the common room with the orb and would use the Galleons to warn the other three where the Carrow's or Snape were. It was a slight understatement to say that Ginny was not happy with this arrangement.

"I still think I should be one of the ones going" she said with a sigh "why couldn't Luna stay back with the orb?"

"We've gone over this a hundred times" Seamus said to her a stern expression covering his normally smiley face "they already have it out for you because of your family and what you did last week, if they catch you again they might do something nasty." Ginny didn't reply but turned her face away from the two boys. Seamus was suddenly struck by how amazingly strong she was inside, and by how her hair looked tucked neatly behind her ears. 'No. Don't go there' he told himself firmly looking away. 'She's quite clearly still in love with Harry and before him she had a long relationship with Dean.' He put her from his mind for the moment and returned it to the more pressing matter of what they were about to do.

They met Luna outside the Room of Requirement as usual, the three of them dressed in their white DA robes and masks. So far Ginny had reported through the Galleons that both the Carrows were fast asleep in their private quarters and then sent another message telling them how this was disgusting her to the core. The three of them moved off to their first location, the staff room, Seamus and Neville at the front holding their wands out ahead of them and Luna behind with the Galleon out in her hand ready for any message Ginny might need to send them. When they reached the room Seamus performed a quick silencing spell on the noisy stone Gargoyles and the two boys crept into the deserted room leaving Luna outside. Neville and Seamus took off their masks and pointing their wands at them whispered,

"Geminio" and immediately the mask divided. A Gleeful smile spread across their features. As they stepped outside Luna whispered to Neville,

"Ginny just contacted to say that she is now looking at Snape who is guarding the entrance hall, she also says to avoid the fourth floor corridor near paintings of merlin and Morgana as Flitwick is on duty there." Neville nodded and the trio made their way to their final location, the Muggle Studies classroom.

Alecto Carrow had taken the previously homely room and made it her own. Where once before the wall had been adorned with pictures of Muggle Artefacts it was now adorned with photos of Death Eaters, enough to terrify any rebellious student into submission. This time Seamus and Neville took out their wands and with a flick streams of gold paint shot from the end.

Amycus Carrow felt like he was about to explode. After hearing the withering shriek from his sister Alecto he hurried into the staff room after her only to stop in his tracks when he saw what was waiting inside. Each of the teachers chairs which lined the room was adorned with a white mask, each with a huge grin on it's features. They were just like those worn by the mysterious attackers at the Quidditch match. If it wasn't his most valuable possession he may well have snapped his wand from anger. A small chuckle from behind him announced the arrival of Professor McGonagall.

"What is so funny?" Amycus seethed at her.

"Oh nothings funny Professor Carrow" the transfiguration teacher replied with her usual dry voice "I was just thinking about how these masks make for much more pleasant viewing than what I usually have to look at in here."

"Since you are in such a good mood this morning Minerva" Alecto said in her slimy high pitched voice "you can go and fetch Mr Longbottom and Miss Granger from your house. They must be severely punished for this."

"There is no evidence that it was them" McGonagall replied drawing herself up to her full height which was superior to the squat Carrows "you cannot punish them."

"I think you will find that we can Minerva. In case you haven't noticed things are slightly different around here now" he said with a horrible wheezing laugh.

"Oh you might have the authority" McGonagall replied "but if you so much as lay a finger on those students without any evidence that it was them then I am sure that you will find yourself in a very different situation in this school Professors." She used the last word with such distaste that Alecto started forward, drawing her wand but at that moment Professors Flitwick and Slughorn arrived and she was forced to back down. When Alecto found the Letters DA painted over every single death eater photo later that morning, each of whom was swearing loudly about it, she nearly stormed right up to Gryffindor tower to try and sieze them herself before her brother reminded her that they needed McGonagall's to get in. No they would bide their time and try and catch the vandals in the act. No-One made a fool of the Dark Lord.

The first time Seamus had seen the Carrow's faces that next morning he had been filled by a great rush of hope and excitement but that soon wore off as the Carrows increased their cruelty, especially towards Ginny and Neville. Even the slightest infraction by Neville in Dark Arts or Muggle studies warranted some horrible hex or jinx which Seamus then had to remove when they left the lesson. Despite telling himself not to let himself get dragged into anything with Ginny Seamus was finding himself constantly drawn towards the red head. Every time he saw her his mouth went dry and he found he couldn't say anything. He would find himself absent mindedly staring at her at meals and nearly always sat next to her in the common room usually without thinking. What was happening to him? He couldn't fall for Ginny, that situation was way too complicated. Though she was available, he thought to himself, and he could swear he had caught her looking at him when they had gotten changed in the Room of Requirement before the last night time sabotage, which they were keeping to once a week on different days to try and throw off the Carrows.

When Christmas came all four members of the DA were going home on the train for the holidays, in fact every student in the school was going home escape from the schools oppressive regime which seemed to get more severe by the week. The four of them had taken a carriage with Pavarti and Lavender as there was not any space for them to have one just to the four of them. Anyway they all glad to have a chance to be normal again rather than always talking about DA matters. Ginny was ecstatic about going home to her family, she had been worried all term about her family. Noticing that Seamus wasn't smiling as much as the others she went over to sit next to him.

"Aren't you looking forward to seeing your mum and dad Shay?" She asked brightly.

"Um it's just me mam and me, me dad died two years ago…………cancer. It was at Christmas time actually." He said turning his face away.

"I never knew" she said slightly shocked.

"Only Dean did. I told him not to tell you guys, you were all so caught up in the DA and everything, and you know fighting the bad guys. I mean none of you even noticed that I kept crying all the time." He said still facing away from her.

"I'm really sorry Shay" she said taking his hand.

Suddenly felt the train slowing until in finally came to a standstill. All six of them drew their wands but no sooner had they turned towards the door than they all flew out of their grasps and onto the floor. Four Death eaters were standing in the doorway and the corridor beyond. The Death Eater in front was huge and had long blond hair.

"Now which one of you is Luna Lovegood then?" he said in a sneering voice before laughing. Just two minutes later and the train was moving again and the Death Eaters were gone taking Luna with them. All five of them were shocked into silence by what had just happened. It was Pavarti who broke the silence.

"You three" she said turning to face the three DA members a tear running down her cheek "you know those white cloaks and masks. Well we're going to need a set." Lavender nodded in agreement. The three DA members didn't even try to pretend they didn't know what she was talking about, they just nodded in reply.