A few of the Death Eaters had made their way into a certain girl's lavatory in hopes of escaping the fiery hounds.
They all came to an abrupt stop when they saw Myrtle looking at them perplexed, for she had never had so many visitors before. She smiled shyly.
One of the older Death Eaters burst out laughing. "It's Myrtle! It's Moaning Myrtle!" He cried.
Myrtle was taken off guard. Their laughter increased and several of them began to point their fingers at her doubled over.
"I always knew she wouldn't go anywhere!" The Death Eater said wiping tears from his face. "Some women spend hours in the bathroom. She spends an eternity!" The whole group of them laughed even harder.
Moaning Myrtle suddenly flashed a brilliant blue-grey as her face contorted in a rage no one had ever seen before. Without warning she picked up the Death Eater and forcefully shoved his head into the toilet bowl, breaking the porcelain. Her anger had caused the other toilets to shoot out water several feet in the air.
Instead of laughing, the group of Death Eaters were screaming with terror, making a mad dash to get out of the bathroom, with Moaning Myrtle in pursuit.
They all came shooting out of the bathroom just when Peeves came floating up the corridor with some pans that he had taken from the kitchen.
Seeing practice targets in close range, Peeves took off after them when Myrtle came soaring out of the bathroom.
Since both ghosts were too preoccupied with their chase, they did not notice one another until they collided.
For a few moments they looked at each other with puzzled expressions. Then Peeves smiled, offering Moaning Myrtle one of his frying pans.
Myrtle smiled shyly at him, accepting the pan. And then with a giggle and a cackle the two of them set off, banging the pans on the heads of the invaders.
Maunrose, Harry, and Severus were almost to the bottom of the flight of stairs when Harry suddenly grabbed at his forehead, letting out a pained scream as he stumbled.
Maunrose and Severus quickly grabbed him and sat him down, both were looking at him concerned.
"He's here." Said Harry weakly, trying to steady himself.
Severus turned white, feeling the mark on his arm begin to burn.
"Who is here?" Maunrose asked.
"Lord Voldemort." Harry mumbled. "He's here, my scar only hurts like this whenever he is near."
Maunrose looked shocked, she turned to Severus, hoping that it wasn't true. But Severus was looking more frightened than she had ever seen him before.
"HERMIONE!" Ron yelled suddenly in a panic, breaking them out of their shock and pain.
Looking up they saw Hermione fall limp, having been hit with a stunning spell by Draco Malfoy as Ron charged at him in a blind rage.
Harry noticed that Goyle had come up behind Malfoy with his wand aimed at Ron, he mouthed something and then flicked his wand at Ron.
"RON!" Harry yelled in warning, but it was too late. Tiny cords had quickly wrapped themselves around Ron, making him trip and land hard onto the stone staircase.
Draco looked toward Harry and gave him a contemptuous sneer, yelling loud enough for everyone to hear. "Come on Crabbe and Goyle, I think the filthy little mudblood and Weasley, should come with us to see our master."
Harry was livid, fighting with Maunrose and Severus to let him go. They managed to push him down the remaining stairs. Harry watched Draco pick up Hermione, while Crabbe and Goyle picked up Ron.
"Nooo!" Harry yelled angrily while Severus quickly shoved him into a deserted classroom as a few hexes and curses narrowly missed them.
"NO!" Harry screamed again, this time more anxiously. Maunrose quickly closed the door and sealed it shut.
Harry charged Severus, wildly hitting him. Severus became enraged and knocked Harry to the ground pointing his wand at Harry's face, he said coldly, "You hit me again, Potter, and I swear you'll live to regret it."
Maunrose said nothing, watching Harry fight back the frustrated tears.
"We've got to save them, Lord Voldemort will kill them if we don't." He pleaded.
"You are going no where, Potter!" Severus spat.
"But we can end all of this tonight! Don't you see it?"
Maunrose put her hand on Severus' shoulder to quiet him, moving to help Harry up. "Finish what?" She asked.
"I am the only one who can defeat Lord Voldemort. He's here right now, let's finish him before more people have to die." Harry said desperately, looking at Maunrose.
"Don't buy into this teenage recklessness, Maunrose." Said Severus.
"I am not being reckless, it's the truth and you know it!" Shouted Harry angrily.
"And just where do you suppose he is?" Severus shouted back.
Harry glared angrily at Severus. "My guess would be the Chamber of Secrets."
"Guess? A Guess? HA! You may be willing to . . . " Severus started to say.
Maunrose wanted to obey Dumbledore's orders but she had a feeling that Harry was right. "SEVERUS!" She yelled to get his attention, giving a sigh she continued, "I'm sorry Severus."
Severus looked shocked and betrayed. "But Dumbledore said . . . "
Maunrose came close to him and looking him in the eyes, said softly, "Severus, if we do no act tonight, Harry is right, many more people will die. It has to be tonight. You can stay here if you want to, but I'm going with him."
Severus looked at her determined face. He knew there was no arguing with her. Giving a sigh of defeat he said, "All right! But so help me Potter, if you get us or yourself killed, I'll haunt you for the eternities!"
Harry smiled at him. "It's a deal!"
When the three of them came out of the corridor, they stopped in stunned silence watching Professor Flitwick, still in his nightshirt and hat, lead a group of students past them screaming at the top of his lungs heading for a group of trolls nearby.
The three of them exchanged amused glances while they dodged the hexes and curses that had gone wild in the mayhem that had filled the corridors and foyers of Hogwarts.
The paintings were now a part of the battle. Some of them had magically grabbed a few Slytherin students, sucking them into the painting. The students were busily being chased by an army of figures, running from frame to frame trying to get out.
Dementors, having just arrived, were swooping in occasionally kissing people from both sides before being chased away by the army of conjured patronuses that were being controlled by members of the D.A.
Sir Nicholas was dodging the mis-aimed hexes and objects that were flying around, frightened that he might get hit with one of them.
Moaning Myrtle, came up to him and asked, "Sir Nick, what are you afraid of? You're dead, remember?"
"Oh!" Said Sir Nicholas, looking somewhat embarrassed. "Right." He then put his foot out, tripping a student from Slytherin.
Myrtle giggled, turning her attention to a passing Dementor. Swinging her pan out at the last second she had caught it by its head.
"SCORE!" She shouted gleefully before moving onto her next victim, laughing and snorting loudly.
Dumbledore came back with members of the order and members from the Ministry of Magic. They stood in the entryway gapping, watching a group of students tackle a group of Slytherins shouting curses and hexes.
"I don't think we're paying you or your faculty enough, Albus." Said a small wizard
Before Dumbledore could say anything, Neville Longbottom came up to them being followed closely by Ginny Weasley.
"What's the news?" Dumbledore asked, while members of the order formed a circle around them to protect them from getting hit by a spell.
"Harry's with professors Snape and Weiss." Said Neville slightly out of breath.
"Ron and Hermione have been taken by Draco to see Lord Voldemort." Ginny said anxiously as her father turned white.
Dumbledore nodded, placing his hand on Ginny's shoulder to comfort her. Turning his head toward Moody he said, "Moody, I want you to take Tonks and Neville with you, and see if you can offer some help to Severus and Maunrose in protecting Harry."
Moody and Tonks nodded as they quickly grabbed Neville. Dumbledore then turned back to the people around them and said, "Ginny, Arthur, Cornelius, Percy and Remus, you're with me. The rest of you, do what you can to aid in the fight, best of luck to all of you." Then he said softly to Ginny, "Let's go."