A/N: So, my laptop is damaged so I can't use word. Now, I have to use my mobile phone as a way to write future updates. I'm not quite familiar how to use spacing here, but I will try my best to use the same format I used in my laptop.
Two weeks. Two weeks since Syrine told Hermione that it would be best if she told Harry and Dumbledore that her twin was a death eater, it was also two weeks since Hermione started to wage an internal war with herself on whether or not she would follow her sister's advise.
The curly haired Gryffindor knew that something bad was about to happen, she didn't think that Syrine would warn her like that for no reason at all. Within the two weeks she took to make up her mind, there were also significant changes that she observed from both Harry and Syrine's behavior. Harry almost spent every night with Professor Dumbledore, she still didn't have any idea on what the two were up to but she felt as if something significant was about to happen. On the other hand, Syrine was looking paler each day that passed, that coincided with the fact that Syrine's dot on the Marauder's map would only appear at dawn. It seemed as if the Slytherin was now spending her nights in the Room of Requirement. Hermione was almost scared to find out what her sister was actually doing inside.
It was the last day of the school week and Hermione, along with Ron and Harry were having dinner in the Great Hall. Hermione noticed that Harry wasn't eating a lot, he was just playing with the food on his plate.
"If you're not going to eat that Harry, I'll eat it for you." Ron said as he eyed Harry's steak which was still left untouched.
Harry shrugged and gave his plate to Ron.
"Are you alright, Harry?" Hermione asked, looking worried.
Harry nodded, "Professor Dumbledore and I are going somewhere tonight. I'll tell you everything once I come back."
Ron stopped chewing for a minute, "It's safe right? Where you're going?"
Harry shrugged, "I hope so. I don't think the professor will take me anywhere dangerous."
Hermione frowned, she highly doubted that.
"Stay safe, okay? Ron and I will wait for you until you come back." Hermione said as she touched the back of Harry's hand.
Harry smiled at the gesture, "Thanks Mione. I will."
If Hermione was honest with herself, she was feeling quite uneasy at that moment. It was almost like the calm before the storm. She just hoped it was just the result of being too paranoid. She looked at the Slytherin table and noticed that both Syrine and Draco were missing from their house table. That only added to her paranoia.
After dinner, Harry went straight to Professor Dumbledore's office while the rest of the students went back to their respective dorms. Ron and Hermione spent a few hours in the common room playing exploding snap just to kill time. Despite it being after curfew, Harry was still not back.
"I'll just change into my pajamas, Ron. I'll be right back." Hermione said as she stood up from the couch in the common room.
Ron nodded, "I'll go and brush my teeth then. See you in a while." Ron said, also standing up.
Ron and Hermione went to their respective dorms to do their separate businesses. As Hermione entered the 6th year girl's dorm and approached her bed, she saw that there was an owl waiting for her. It was perched on the window beside her bed.
"How long has this owl been here?" Hermione asked Lavender, who was sitting on her vanity brushing her hair.
"A couple of hours maybe?" Lavender replied, as she continued to brush her hair.
Hermione observed the hour for a while. The owl was almost completely black, except for a few gray feathers scattered across its plumage. It was almost scary.
Hermione finally approached the owl and took the letter that was attached to it. The owl quickly flew away once the letter was taken away. Hermione quickly opened the letter.
Stay in your dorms tonight.
Hermione knew that handwriting even if the sender didn't sign their name. It was a clear warning from Syrine. Hermione pocketed the note and ran back to the common room. Ron was aleady back and was browsing through a magazine.
Upon seeing the expression on hermione's face, Ron became much more alert.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked.
"We have to go to Professor McGonagall, Ron. Something bad is about to happen." Hermione said with dread.
"What's going to happen, Mione? You're scaring me." said Ron, but he was already ready to leave the tower.
"I don't know, Ron. But trust me, okay? Keep your wand out when we're outside." Hermione iinstructed. Ron just nodded.
The two Gryffindor's exited the tower and slowly made their way towards Professor McGonagall's private quarters. They were almost half way towards their destination when they heard an eerie cackle coming from one of the corridors ahead of them.
"Ron, hide." Hermione warned. She quickly cast a quick charm so that they could blend with their surroundings while they hid in one of the alcoves,
Seconds felt like hours as Ron and Hermione waited for whoever it was that was clearly not supposed to be there. They then heard several footsteps belonging to more people. Hermione estimated that there were about 5 or 6 people who were roaming around Hogwarts.
"This is kind of boring isn't it?" A male voice said, it sounded gruff. "No students to bite. Everyone's in their rooms."
Someone sighed, "Terrorizing students isn't our mission, Greyback." Another male voice said, "The Dark Lord wants Hogwarts students to be unharmed for his future takeover."
"Well, we certainly can't accomplish anything now, can we?" Another man argued, "The old coot is away from the castle."
"If you keep on making noise, Uncle Rabastan. We're going to be discovered." A feminine voice said. The hair on Hermione's neck stood up as she recognized that voice. It was her sister's.
"Who's going to catch us, dear niece? Filch? Is he going to tell Mrs. Norris to bite my toe or something?" The male voice said again.
Somebody shushed the group. It was Bellatrix who spoke, Hermione knew that voice from when she dreamt of the time when iris was taken from their ruined manor. "Syrine told me that Dumbledore will be back soon, listen to her. My daughter is never wrong."
"Thank you, mother." Syrine replied calmly.
The conversation stopped entirely, their footsteps were also moving away. Hermione and Ron waited for a few more moments before they decided to continue their path towards Professor McGonagall's office.
Hermione and Ron did not speak to each other as they ran towards their head's quarters. They knew what they heard, what they needed was to inform the teachers. They both knew the two of them were no match for the group of death eaters currently in the castle.
Rin pounded on theur head's door the second they arrived. Professor McGonagall opened it at once.
"Mr. Weasley! Why in Merlin's name are you here at this hour?!" The professor exclaimed, looking alarmed.
"Death eaters-" Ron started as he continued to pant, "-in the castle!"
"What? Speak clearly Mr. Weasley!"
"There are death eaters in the castle, Professor!" Hermione explained.
Professor McGonagall's face turned pale, "How? Are you sure?"
"We'll explain later professor, but we have to alert everyone!" Hermione pleaded.
The professor responded with a grim nod, she quickly took out her wand and cast a patronus to inform the other staff that Hogwarts has been breached. She also cast a few more spells, it all seemed new to Hermione's eyes.
"Let us all congregate at the Great Hall." The professor instructed.
Hermione and Ron told their head about what they heard on their way to her as the three of them swiftly went to the Great Hall. Upon arriving, most of the professor's were already there. Surprisingly enough, Professor Snape was not among them.
More minutes passed and more people entered the Great Hall. Memberes of the order also started to arrive.
"Hermione, where's Harry?!" Sirius asked the instant he arrived.
"He's with Professor Dumbledore, Sirius." Hermione replied. She was getting more anxious by the second, nobody was explaining to them what the plan to handle the situation was.
Professor Sprout then spoke, "I've locked all the entrances to the dorm houses, Minerva. Nobody is going to be able to enter or leave their common rooms."
Professor McGonagall nodded, "Than you, Pomona. I've asked the portraits to report to me where our unwelcomed guests are. They were last seen at the corridor heading up to the Astronomy tower.
At that moment, Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost came floating in as fast as he could. "Dumbledore and Mr. Potter are back, they're currently engaged in a duel with the intruders in the Astronomy Tower."
Nobody spoke, it was almost as if everyone had the same thing in their minds after the ghost spoke. All of those assembled in the Great Hall, all quickly proceeded to the tower.
Hermione could no longer clearly recall what happened on their way to the tower, the adrenaline filling her body up made her feel as if she was just a passenger inside her body. Everything else felt automatic,
Upon arrival, the group of professor and backup fighters saw plenty of spells ricocheting everywhere. Those in front of the group quickly cast a protego that covered the entire group. In what seemed like an awe inspiring moment, they saw Harry and Dumbledore with their backs against each other, while they were covered a thick layer of a shield charm, They were surrounded by 7 people. Hermione already knew that both Bellatrix and Rabastan Lestrange were among the intruders. There was also a heavily built man who looXked quite rough around the edges, there was also another man who Hermione recognized as Antonin Dolohov from the wanted posters
Hermione felt her world fall apart when she saw Syrine among the ones attacking her best friend and the headmaster. She was quickly throwing spells one after the other. She was standing in between Malfoy who looked pale with fear and Snape, who had a very determined look on his face.
Hermione did not know who cast the first spell from their group was, but as the initial stunner hit Rabastan Lestrange in the chest, A small scale war took place.
The intruders, after casting their own shield charms and casting counter curses in between, knew that they were outnumbered. Rabastan was already being hoisted up by the rough looking death eater.
Hermione noticed that Syrine cast a summoning charms, 5 brooms rushed out from somewhere in the tower and landed at the front of the death eaters.
"Leave now, miother! Take our brothers with you!" Syrine yelled.
There were no arguments between them. Bellatrix, Dolohov, and the unknown man carrying a still unconcious Rabastan Lestrange took their own brooms and quickly used the shield charm that Snape cast in order to escape from the tower's large window.
The spells died down since all that were left from the intruders where two 6th year Slytherins and their head of house. There were no longer spells that were cast that were aiming to hurt or kill anyone.
"Draco, you should leave now. Narcissa is waitijng for you at home." Syrine instructed.
"But-" Draco countered.
"Do as she says, Draco." Serverus said, his wand still pointed at the rest of the order and faculty.
Dumbledore had already lowered his wand and removed the shield charm which covered him and Draco. "Put down you wands, Serverus, Ms. Lestrange, Mr. Malfoy."
"Syrine acted as if she hadn't heard anything, "Draco, go."
Draco nodded and picked up his broom. Somebody tried to cast another stunner fromone of the order members present but it was quickly deflected by a well placed shield charm.
It didn't take long for Draco to leave, he was always known for being fast on his broom.
"Uncle Sev. It's your time to go." Syrine calmly instructed.
Serverus just nodded, he picked up his broom. Somebody tried to stop them but just like what happened before, there was a shield charm protecting them.
"I didn't know you were such a martyr, Lestrange." Harry said coldly as he trailed his wand on the remaining Slytherin. He cast a quick glance to Hermione and saw that his best friend looked as if she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.
"Not really, Potter." Syrine responded, she sounded almost calm. Too calm.
"You no longer have brooms left, Ms. Lestrange. You can't get away now." Somebody said from the order, it was Kingsley Shacklebolt.
Syrine shrugged, "Brooms are overrated anyway. I'd rather just fly away."
Syrine took a few steps back, she was now only a few inches away from the window where all the other death eaters used to leave the tower.
"Stop, Syrine!: Hermione shouted as she pushed herself in front of the group. She tried to get closer to her sister but somebody grabbed her arm.
"It's dangerous, Ms. Granger." Shacklebolt told her.
"But-" hermione argued.
"He is right, Granger. All death eaters are of course dangerous. You should know that by now, pet." Syrine told Granger with a smirk.
"So you'd rather jump off and die rather than surrender yourself then?" Harry asked, as he inched closer to the Slytherin on the ledge.
"Not if I can help it." Syrine responded.
She took s mall curtsy in front of everyone, "I've had a nice time in Hogwarts everyone." She paused as she eyed her sister who remained at the front of the group. "Good bye, Granger. Remember to stay away from danger."
As Syrine moved a bit, somebody cast another stunner but it seemed that the shield charm in place was quite strong. The Slytherin grinned, Hermione's blood ran cold as Syrine cast a spell wordlessly. A jet of green light erupted from the tip of her wand and struck Dumbledore right at the chest. The headmaster crumpled on the floor at once.
Harry shouted as he cast another spell towards Syrine but she diodged it. Distracted by the headmaster's fall, Syrine used it as opportunity to jump off from the tower.
Hermione dislodged herself from Kingsley's grip and ran towards the window. She expected to see her twin's body broken on the grounds below, but to her surprise, she was sitting on a broom right behind Draco. The blonde Slytherin had apparently waited for her.
The two Slytherins hovered above the tower as the twins continued to stare at each other silently. Syrine unwrapped something from her wrist and threw it to Hermione which she caught at once. It was the bracelet that hermione gave to iris when they were children.
"let's go, Draco." Syrine whispered.
The two The two Slytherins quickly gained distance from the tower, and all the while, Hermione followed them with her gaze as they completely disapperead from her sight, shile she still clutched the bracelet that her twin left close to her heart.
A/N: Ugh. Don't hate me, lol. Hi pony! And hi to Ms. Riddle! I'm so glad you reviewed. Don't worry, updates will come soon.