Chapter Twenty Nine: In the Department of Mysteries:
Harry knew that even with Umbridge gone from the school things would still get worse. The reason for this was the fact Voldemort was still out there and wanting to kill him. Harry had an idea it was because of what was hidden in the department of Mysteries concerning him. He may have been able to block Voldemort almost completely but that did not stop the dreams that haunted him on a weekly bases. As he had been to the Ministry with Moody on more than one occasion he knew the corridor and the door he saw lead to the department of Mysteries. He was pretty sure that no-one but an unspeakable could get in or those with a high security clearance. Yet why did the dreams continue to come and haunt him? He was not an unspeakable and he did not have clearance to the department.
The end of another school year was upon the students and it was time for Harry to take his OWLS. He had already taken his Defense Against the Dark Arts OWL one day after Umbridge had been carted off to Azkaban. He would have taken it at the beginning of the year if not for her teaching. He now had time to focus on his other classes and found he really needed to study the hardest for his Arithmancy class. If not for Neville he doubted he would have even gotten through it as Neville was very good at Arithmancy along with Herbology and charms. Neville was dismal at potions and was not even going to try for an OWL in potions as he really was that bad. Harry felt he did very well in his exams, his potion was perfect, he managed to transfigure his teapot to a turtle and he easily turned the Alpaca brought in to a nice shade of mauve.
He was trying to rest after his finals out in the warm summer sun when he fell asleep. He began to dream and he dreamed that he saw Voldemort and he had captured Moody. Harry was helpless to help as he watched Voldemort torture his uncle over and over again. He tried to cry out but could not make a sound as he was helpless and could only watch as Voldemort tortured Moody. At least Moody refused to cry out, that Harry knew the old aged Auror would never do. Harry woke up to see Ron over him looking pale with Hermione and Neville close by. Harry sat up and realized it had been a dream hadn't it?
"Harry we have been trying to wake you for some time." Hermione said tears in her eyes.
"You were having a some kind of fit." Ron said very pale as he looked down at his friend.
"Where is uncle Al?" Harry asked.
"Should be in his office." Neville said.
"I saw him with Voldemort." Harry said getting up to head back into the school.
"He is in his office." Ron said. "At least he was last time I saw him."
"I don't think it was a dream." Harry said walking up to the school and nearly running into Snape. "What is your hurry Potter?" Snape said not pleased to have a teen nearly run him down.
"Sorry sir, I was just going to see professor Moody." Harry replied.
"Maybe you should see madam Pomfrey as you look unwell." Snape said as coldly as he could, he could not let anyone know he actually cared for Harry could he? "Would not due for the golden boy to get sick would it?"
"I am fine, nerves from exams sir." Harry said. "Sir have you seen professor Moody?"
"No, not all day." Snape said. "Now if you will excuse me I have work to do."
He brushed past the four teens and headed down to Hagrid's hut. He would wish later he had stopped the teens but right now he had work to do and the four fifth years was not something he felt he needed to worry about at the moment. Harry entered the school and went up to Moody's office and did not see him. Dread filled his heart and he told the others what he had seen in his dream. Luna and Ginny were walking by at that time and over heard the conversation and realized something was very wrong. Harry looked almost possessed as he was shaking uncontrollably and there was very real fear in his eyes.
"Where you able to see where he was?" Luna asked him.
"In the department of mysteries, but he can't be, I mean how could Voldemort get in there?"
"Malfoy." Ron said darkly.
"Let us help." Ginny said calmly.
"What?" Harry said.
"Let us help, there are plenty of people here who are willing to help, give us a few minutes." Luna said.
"What are we going to do?" Harry asked.
"Go rescue your uncle of course." Neville said. "I can get us into the department of mysteries, remember I am very good with Athermancy."
"Fine, okay we will do this." Harry said.
"We will meet you outside in the forbidden forest." Luna said.
Harry nodded and headed back outside, he looked around before he ducked into the forest with Ron, Neville and Hermione. Time seemed to drag as they waited and Harry was getting frantic when finally Luna came with Ginny and six others. Harry felt better as one of the six was Cedric Diggory along with his girlfriend Cho Chung. Two were of course Fred and George and Angela came too. There was one surprise, Blasé was here as well the only Slytherin but he hated Voldemort with a passion as Voldemort had indirectly caused the death of his father. It made since he would fight against him even if Voldemort did claim to be the "heir of Slytherin". Blasé was doing what many Slytherin students wanted to do but were at the moment not brave enough to attempt, stand up to the dark lord.
"So how do we get there?" Blasé asked calmly.
"Theserals." Luna said taking out a raw bloody piece of meat.
"That did it." Harry said trying for a joke even at this time as he saw the Theserals coming up.
"Um we cannot see them Harry." Hermione said.
"Good then that." Fred said.
"Yea, means you, I and little brother have not seen someone die up close." George replied.
"Call me little brother one more time and everyone here will see someone die up close." Ron shot at George.
Harry in the meantime was helping Ginny get settled onto one of the Theserals. Luna was already sitting side saddle on hers and Cedric, though he could not see his had mounted it with confidence after he helped Cho up. The twins followed suit and Ron not to be out done did the same. Neville gladly allowed Harry to help him up and Harry mounted his. In a clear voice he told his where they wanted to go as did the other teens. The Theserals spread their wide wings and took off into the late afternoon sky. They got to London just as the sun was setting and with a bump landed at the battered phone booth that would take them to the Ministry. They all managed to fit into it with ease and Harry dialed the number and stated their mission. The phone booth descended into the ground and they came on the atrium of the ministry.
Harry new where he was going, the trick was getting into the department of mysteries. He lead his friends down to the lowest level and came to the first door that barred their way. Here Neville showed his skills by carefully cracking the code that guarded this door. They went into a circular room and saw several more doors. Harry sighed, they were going to have to try them all. Once more Neville proved his talent as he was able to put a charm that marked the doors they looked through. Finally they came on the one Harry knew lead to the hall of prophecy. He stepped out and walked down the rows until he got to 96. He walked down it and did not see Moody, with a sinking feeling he knew he had lead his friends into a trap.
"Anyone who can do a disillusionment charm now is a good time to use it." Harry said quietly.
"Why Harry?" Ginny asked.
"Because I lead you into a trap." Harry said feeling like a fool. "I-I am sorry."
"Harry maybe this is why you were lured here." Neville said pointing to an orb with Harry's name under it.
"Can't be." Harry muttered picking it up, "a prophecy about me here? So that is why he needed me here."
"Very smart boy, now give it here." Came the voice of Lucius Malfoy.
"Oh damn." Harry said turning with the orb in one hand, his wand in the other. He saw about sixteen death eaters including Lucius. "Oh bloody hell not you guys!"
"You really should not cuss, not a nice habit." Lucius said.
"Sod off you stupid whore." Harry shot at him.
"Language boy, give me that orb and you and your friends can go free." Lucius snarled.
"Why don't you try and find them?" Harry said looking around to see that most of his friends had disillusioned themselves. "I don't think I want to give this to you, oh and you can tell your ugly boss it's not nice to try and entrap people with false dreams."
"How dare you insult the dark lord!" Bellatrix screamed storming up.
"Well look who escaped from the psycho ward." Harry said. "How is Voldemort's bed?"
"Why you………."
"Enough!" Lucius ordered. "Give me that prophecy boy now!"
"You know those masks are so last season." Harry said. "I would try something more scary like a hockey mask."
As the death eaters tried to work that one out the other teens had managed to sneak around the death eaters and started to fire off spells. Normally this would not have been much of a contest, but when your enemy is invisible it is really hard to get off a good shot. The death eaters were finding this out the hard way. They were highly skilled warriors but the teens had one up on them, and as the death eaters wanted to keep tabs on each other they dared not "go invisible" as the teens had. Still the death eaters were very, very angry and they began to press the teens back to a dark doorway. Harry lost his footing and found himself falling down what felt like a set of steps into the center of the earth. Neville landed on him and Harry shoved him away and rolled out of the way and stood up.
"Uncle Al was right." Harry said looking up at a dais with an ancient arch that held a tattered curtain. "Mates if there ever was a room we did not want to be in this is it."
"Bloody hell." Ron said.
"I have a really bad feeling about this." Neville said getting up.
"Yea you and me both." Cedric said.
"You have any fireworks on you brother dearest?" Fred asked George.
"No but will this help?" George replied taking out something from the pockets of his robes.
"Yes indeed!" Fred said.
The teens were now huddled together, wands out with sixteen very ticked off death eaters heading down to where they stood. Harry was not sure how they would get out of this alive as he realized he had probably led his friends to their deaths. He was a complete idiot for what he had done. Fred threw something at the death eaters and it connected with a flash and the death eaters it hit screamed in shock and turned into chickens. Lucius roared with anger and the battle was on again. However the teens got lucky as the door to the chamber opened and half the order stormed in. Moody was first and he jumped down and engaged Lucius in a fear fight.
"Get out of here Harry!" He ordered. "All of ye kids out of here now!"
"Yes sir." Harry said putting the orb into his satchel.
"Oi we are of age!" Fred said.
"Yea we are not leaving!" George replied, "You cannot make us sir!"
"I will tell yer mother!" Moody snarled.
"Right did we say stay? We meant we are leaving!"
Harry was heading out when he saw Moody try to block Bellatrix from leaving as Lucius had shouted the order to leave. One death eater had fallen already through the veil of the arch and Lucius did not want to loose anymore. Harry saw Bellatrix raise her wand and strike out and get Moody. He saw Moody fall and land still on the floor and Harry ran to him and collapsed on his knees by his uncle. Moody was not breathing and Harry screamed in rage and anguish tears streaming down his face. He saw Bellatrix try to escape and with a roar he got to his feet and gave chase. He followed her up to the atrium and cast his first unforgivable at her and she fell screaming in pain. For Harry this felt so good, so right to do this to her, to cause her pain like she had caused him pain.
"You like that bitch?" Harry snarled. "How do you like being tortured?"
"Harry stop it." Remus said walking up to him, he had followed Harry up knowing he was mad enough to do this. "You are not like this, she is not worth it."
"She killed him she killed him uncle Moony!" Harry sobbed.
"Shh come here Harry." Remus said casting a spell to bind Bellatrix. "I am here, it will be alright."
"She doesn't deserve to live!" Harry said letting Remus hold him, sobbing into his robes.
"How charming." Came the cold high voice of Voldemort. "A wolf and his little boy, I will so enjoy killing you after you had over the prophecy."
Both Remus and Harry turned to see Voldemort before them striding through the atrium to stand over them. Remus growled holding out his wand as did Harry. Harry stepped forward his wand out knowing that this could be the last thing he ever did. He hated this evil creature before him more than anything else. Voldemort had murdered his parents and he did not fear him, no he hated him and wanted to kill him. The young teen and the dark lord stared each other down, neither backing down as they circled each other. Harry was no match for Voldemort but he was a brave boy, he would not go down with out a fight. Green eyes bore into red as the two stared each other down trying to probe each other's minds. For some reason it didn't work for either as some connection kept them from reading each other at this time. Finally Harry spoke first and of course it was in insult.
"I don't see how you have any followers." Harry said. "You are really ugly."
"You dare talk to me that way?" Voldemort said coldly. "I can kill you without trying!"
"Um then why am I still here?" Harry replied. "I seem to recall you tried to kill me when I was a baby and that didn't work out for you very well. Then last year you tried again and still no luck."
"Well you know what they say, third times the charm." Voldemort said raising his wand. "Say hi to your mum and dad Harry."
"I would rather he stays alive." Dumbledore said striding into the atrium. "It was most unwise of you to come here tonight Tom."
"You!" Voldemort snarled.
"Remus take Harry and leave please." Dumbledore said. "Take him to my office, I will wish to speak to him alone."
"Yes headmaster." Remus said walking over and grabbing Harry.
"Hey what are you doing put me down!" Harry said as he was carried out. "I wanna kill Voldemort uncle Moony put me down now!"
"Sorry Harry I have my orders." Remus said quietly carrying Harry to a spot he could Apparate away with the ticked off teen.
They came to the gates of Hogwarts and Harry swore at Remus who just carried him up to the headmasters office, put him in a chair and left him there. Harry was very upset to be here, and he was a little fearful at the same time. Was he in trouble for what he had done? After all he had seen Voldemort torture Moody! He had been tricked into going was that his fault? Still he wanted out of here, he could not stay and he was getting more and more angry as the minutes passed.
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