Happy Easter!
Chapter Twenty Five
Across the country in the home of the Dumbledore family, two people sat quietly around the kitchen table staring at the wizarding newspaper spread out before them. They were quite shocked to see what was on the headlines.
Headmaster of Hogwarts Claims Potter Twins are Safe
The Wizarding World was thrown into a panic last June when the famous Potter Twins were found missing the morning after the break in at the Ministry of Magic where You-Know-Who himself made an appearance. Over the last few months there have been hundreds of searches across the world for the Chosen One and his sister but nothing turned up. There have been no traces or whispers of the two children for all this time. Yesterday evening, Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, released a statement saying that the duo that disappeared from his school at the end of the last school year are in fact safe and unharmed in a disclosed location for their own safety. "I have personally spoken with them recently and they wish for the searches to cease and for the world to know that they are perfectly fine. No further comment." Is it true? Are the last living Potters actually safe? Is Dumbledore lying to save himself after they managed to escape without his knowledge? Or were they actually capture by Death Eaters mere hours after the attack on the Ministry?
Cecilia stared, openmouthed, at the article. Even after everything they had said and put his through, he still did this for them. Without the constant searches for them, their tasks would be quite a bit easier. "After everything I said and the memories I forced on him. He still did this for us?"
Harry shook his head. "I don't know what to think about this." They sat in silence again, both lost in their own thoughts.
"Harry," Cecilia began after a fair amount of time had passed. "I've been thinking and I want to run an idea by you."
Harry raised his head. "Okay, shoot."
"Well, remember how we talked about getting into Hogwarts to stop Draco from trying to kill Dumbledore."
Harry raised his eyebrow. "You said stopping Malfoy, I said just destroying the cabinet and letting him suffer."
"Yes well, that won't stop him from accidentally harming others. Anyway, I have a plan." She said.
"Oh, no…" Harry sighed, not liking where this was going.
"Common, just give it a chance!" She pouted.
"Fine." He reluctantly agreed knowing he would probably regret it later.
~xXx~
Harry and Cecilia stood at the door to their temporary home. "Please, don't get caught!" Harry pleaded with his sister as he reluctantly relinquished his invisibility cloak over to her.
"Oh, please. Have a little faith in me!" She grabbed the slippery cloth and threw it over her shoulders. Harry opened the door for her and waited long enough for her to exit before closing it again.
Cecilia made her way to the end of the pathway leading to the house and turned sharply, her mind set on the small village of Hogsmead. She landed easily on her feet and did a quick scan to make sure no one noticed. No one did.
It was a normal day in the small wizarding village; people were rushing around, going about their daily business. Cecilia walked quietly through the town, dodging people every so often from under the Invisibility cloak. She came closer to the sweet shop, Honeydukes, where she would use the passage in the cellar to enter Hogwarts undetected.
She slipped in the door after a small group of people and carefully made her way around the serving counter and to the door that leads to the cellar. Luckily, the door was slightly cracked and she managed to slide in after inching the door open a little further.
She made her way down the stairs and heaved a sigh, thanking the heavens that she made it this far without incident. She levitated the tile off of the entrance to the tunnel, took the cloak off and stuffed it into the pocket of her robes, and dropped into the passageway, ready for the hour long trip ahead of her.
She traveled along until she knew she was within the castle grounds, at which she grabbed and unfolded the Marauders' Map. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." She whispered after she had retrieved her wand from her pocket. She continued on until she came to the exit. "Lumos." She found herself on the map and searched around the third floor for any sign of people nearing.
She watched as Snape passed directly in front of her on his way to the defense room. She waited for another few minutes to make sure he was staying in the room. She carefully pulled the cloak over herself once more and opened the passage. "Nox."
She travelled up four flights of stairs to the seventh floor and walked to the Room of Requirement, hoping she wouldn't have to wait too long for Draco to show up. She passed in front of the door three times and slipped inside just as the last classes of the day let out.
She took the cloak off again and placed it back into her pocket while she made her way to where she knew the vanishing cabinet was located. She made her way to a nearby table and swiped her hand across the surface, clearing the junk from it. She sat herself down cross-legged and opened the Marauders' Map again, searching through the school for not only Draco, but also her friends.
She saw in the Gryffindor common room Ron, Ginny and Neville were all sitting around where she knew the fire was. In the Headmaster's office, Snape paced while the former sat at his desk. Luna Lovegood was down by the lake and Hermione was in the library. Blaise was also in the library but on the opposite end. She saw three dots move onto the Seventh floor: Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle.
"Mischief managed." She muttered as she tapped the map once again and folded it up. It was time: she would be seeing her best Slytherin friend for the first time in almost five months.
A/N: Heeey! New chapter after two days? THAT'S CRAZY TALK! I had a lot of time on my hands and…well, I wrote this. Even though it was a holiday weekend, my family didn't do anything special and my dad is out of town and we all prefer to be off in our own little worlds. But there was lot's of candy. And unicorn stickers! I love those things…THEY'RE SPARKLEY! Sorry…I'm tired and may or may not be on a sugar high…heheehe…I love Easter…
WD
PS: This was to make up for my failures in keeping my promises and updating on time this past month.
4/24/11