The thestral ride was short and the six kids reached the ministry quickly. Neville held Luna's injured hand carefully, as if he was shielding it from any other harm.
"Does it hurt?" he asked her.
"It stings a bit, how is your hand?" Luna asked. Neville pretended not to hear and walked with her to catch up to the others. Luna was distracted, she didn't want Neville to be worried about her, it was silly. Finally, they reached the correct room. Harry paced up and down the aisles, searching for his godfather.
"Harry?" Neville asked.
"What?" He said, freezing in the middle of his path.
"This has your name on it," Neville said, pointing to the shelf above his head. Harry walked over and reached out a hand.
"No, Harry! It could be cursed!" Hermione half-shouted.
"It has my name on it," Harry argued. He took the crystal ball in his hand. The group waited for something to happen but nothing did. Then, there was a laugh. Bellatrix Lestrange walked out of the shadows, and with her was Lucius Malfoy.
"What have we here?" Malfoy asked. He came closer until he was four feet from Harry. Luna clutched her wand in her robes with her free hand.
"Fire!" Harry shouted. And they did. Crashes sounded from all over the room, and different Deatheaters popped up out of nowhere. Neville released Luna's hand so he could get a better grip on his wand. And Luna was swept away by a running Ginny. They ran to different aisles, casting spells and curses behind them.
"Luna? Where are you?" Neville shouted through the midst of attack. Luna tried to scream back but her voice would not get loud enough. Soon, Luna and Ginny ran into Hermione and Ron. Together the ran through the aisle into Harry and Neville. Neville ran to Luna's side and hugged her quickly.
"You're okay?" he asked.
"Besides my bleeding lip, yes," Luan replied. Neville smiled and took her hand.
"They're coming back," Harry said.
"Reducto," Ginny shouted, pointing her wand at the Deatheaters. The shelves began to cave in around them.
"Run!" Ron shouted. Neville grabbed Luna's good hand and held it tightly. They ran through a door and came to a stop as they saw a silvery veil.
"Do you here something?" Harry asked.
"No," they all responded.
"Yes," Luna said. They stared at her. "Oh, come on, they voices, just beyond the veil? You can't hear them too?" The other four shook their heads.
"Give it to me, Potter," Malfoy said, appearing from the doorway. Harry held the crystal ball tightly. Just then, five other Deatheaters surrounded the others. Each Deatheater grabbed a student and took them to the walls of the room, wands pointed at their necks.
"No," Harry said.
"Give it to me, or watch your friends die," he said.
"Don't listen to him, Harry!" Neville shouted. Don't let them hurt Luna, he added to himself. An eruption sounded. The Order of the Phoenix burst into the room just as Harry dropped the ball onto the rocks and shattered. Lupin grabbed Neville and Ron, while Tonks got the three girls. As Luna fell, a crack was heard and she clutched her leg in pain. Neville tried running to her but Lupin held him back. Tonks levitated Luna over to the others and Neville crawled over to her.
"Luna! Are you okay?" he asked, panicking.
"I don't know, my leg might be broken," Luna said. She gently touched her leg and gasped. A scream was heard.
"No! Sirius!" Harry yelled. Bellatrix disappeared into the main hall. He tried to run, but Lupin was faster and held him back. Harry broke free and ran after Bellatrix. Soon after, Lupin conjured a stretcher for Luna and took everyone back to Hogwarts.
A/N This was an experiment with the home computer like I mentioned before. Tell me how it went please. Well, I hope you liked it! Please review!