EMILIA

THE day after we returned back to Hogwarts, Harry had scheduled a DA meeting where he was attempting to teach us how to produce a Patronus. "Make it a powerful memory, the happiest you can remember. Allow it to fill you up," he instructed as he walked around the room.

"A full-bodied Patronus is the most difficult to produce... but shield forms can also be equally useful against a variety of opponents," Harry continued to explain as he walked past Ginny who flicked her wand and recited the spell.

A silver mist expelled from the end of her wand and from the mist, a horse formed. "Fantastic, Ginny," Harry exclaimed with a bright smile on his face.

I closed my eyes and began to think of my happiest memory.

"To the Angel I entrust my life... And vow to uphold the laws of heaven. I take this mark to honour Him; To bring His light into me... And vow to uphold the laws of heaven. So I may join the ranks of the Protectors the guardians of peace," I spoke the vow as I stood in front of the Silent Brother.

He held out a stele and point it over my chest before he began to place the Angelic rune. I winced slightly from the pain, but my face remained emotionless. Once the rune was complete, I turned around to face the group surrounding me who were my mother, my aunt Natalia, my uncle Samuel and my cousins, James and Isaac. Mum rushed towards me and pulled me into her arms. "Congratulations, sweetie," she whispered into my ear before pulled away.

She reached into the inside pocket of her jacket and pulled out a ruby necklace that was framed by a silver frame and a wrapped cuff that was shaped into a lion. She clipped the necklace around my neck and placed the bracelet on my right wrist. "Since you have chosen a whip as your weapon, I had the Iron Sisters create something special for you," she informed me as she pointed to the bracelet.

I watched as the bracelet come alive and slide down my wrist to form into a whip. I gasped in shock before a giant grin formed on my face. "Thanks, Mum," I said to her as I leapt into her arms again, hugging her tightly.

With that memory in my mind, I called out with a flick of my wrist, "Expecto Patronum."

Much like Ginny, a silver mist expelled from my wand and it formed into a lion which roared loudly, causing everyone to look towards me. I began to laugh as the giant cat began to circle around my legs. I looked up at Harry who nodded towards me. "Just remember, your Patronus can only protect you for as long as you stay focused. So focus," he informed everyone as he continued walking around the room.

I looked around the room to see Hermione began circled by an otter while Ron's patronus had formed into a dog and tripped over another boy. As Luna's bunny began to bounce around the room, the room began to shake which made everyone stop and turn towards where the door always formed. Suddenly, the glasses shattered to reveal a hole in the wall. "I'll make short work of this. Bombarda Maxima," the pink toad's voice called out before the wall exploded.

I reached down to grab George's hand as the blast revealed the toad with the Inquisitor Squad behind her. Malfoy pulled someone in front of him to reveal Cho who was avoiding eye contact with the rest of us. My stele fell from its hidden place inside my sleeve to my hand where I gripped it tightly. As everyone was distracted enough, I pulled my hand away from George's and quickly drew a rune on my hand as I heard the toad demand; "Get them."

I held my hand out and a bright light formed from my hand and blinded everyone in front of me. "Run!" I ordered those around me.

Everyone but Harry bolted from the room as Umbridge and the Inquisitor Squad were blinded. Harry signalled for me to run which I followed as I was expecting him to follow me. He, however, didn't as he let himself get caught to save the others.

We found out later that Dumbledore left and now Umbridge was Headmistress and she knew who was apart of DA because we had left the list of all the names in the Room of Requirement. I knew I would receive the worst punishment along with Harry due to me almost blinding her which made me wish that I had actually blinded her.