Crash and Burn ~ Simple Plan

I wonder what it's like to be like you

(I wonder what it's like to be like you)

To never even care how bad it hurts

(To never even care how bad it hurts)

So go ahead and lie and keep moving on

And it's all about yourself and you're never wrong

I'll watch you crash and burn

The history of Magic exam was still in full swing for the fifth years and seventh years. Hermione could picture Fred and George planning some prank instead focusing on the test in front of them. It was perfectly quite without them except for the scratching of quills across the parchment. All of a sudden Hermione heard a scream. The scream had come from Harry who ran out of the great hall doors. One of the examiners followed after him.

"Continue with you test." Umbridge said from her spot at the front of the hall.

Hermione ignored her and continued to work. She wanted to run after Harry herself but knew that was an option. She continued to work until finally the bell ran signaling the end of the exam. Their papers were collected before they were allowed to go.

Hermione was at the bottom of the marble staircase when she saw Harry at the top of it. He looked like he was rushing.

"Harry." She called to him.

Harry ran down the staircase and stood in front of her and Ron. He was out of breath like he had been running for a while.

"Where have you been?" Ron asked in a harsh tone.

"I've got something to tell you." Harry replied dragging them both from prying ears into a empty class room. "Voldemort's got Sirius." He said after closing the door.

"What?" Hermione and Ron both asked.

"How do you know?" Hermione asked.

"When I fell asleep during the exam." He explained. "It was like Ron's dad all over again."

"How?" asked Ron.

"I don't know how I just know that he is in the Department of Mysteries in a room filled with glass figuring's or something." Harry replied. "But Voldemort is torturing him. He says he'll kill him."

Hermione could see Harry's knees shake as bad as his voice. It was so bad that he had to sit down on a nearby desk. She watched as he rubbed his face in frustration like he always did. Hermione herself was surprised that she wasn't freaking out. She had just found out months ago that Sirius was her father and now he could be in the clutches of Voldemort.

"How're we going to get there?" Hermione asked surprising both Ron and Harry. "I think we should prove he's there first but it wouldn't hurt to plan on how to get there." She added after she saw their raised eyebrows.

"No we need to Get to the Department of Mysteries, so we can rescue Sirius!" Harry said loudly.

"But - Harry…" said Ron weakly.

"What? What?" said Harry.

"Harry I want to prove he's not their first we don't know if it's Voldemort playing with your mind or not." Hermione replied.

"Why do you care so much?" Harry half yelled at her.

"Because he's my father." Hermione yelled back.

"What do you mean he's your father?" Harry asked in a deadly calm voice while Ron looked dumbstruck.

"He was with my mother before she married the man that died last year." Hermione replied. "I never met him as my father because my mother kept it from me. I brewed a potion that told me who my father was. I still think we should check and make sure he's gone before leaving. We could even use Umbridge's fireplace."

"Hey what's up with the yelling?" Ginny asked walking into the classroom with Luna trailing behind.

"Voldemort has Sirius but these two want me to prove that he's not at Grimmauld Place and they want me to use Umbridge's fireplace to do it." Harry told the two girls.

"Fine if we are going to do it then one of us has to distract Umbridge send her in the wrong direction or something. Tell her that Peeves is up to something." Harry relented.

"I can do it," said Ron said. "I'll tell her Peeves is destroying the Transfiguration department or the divination tower room. They are both miles from her office."

Hermione didn't even object to the smashing of the Transfiguration department or divination tower because she was distracted from the fact that her father could or is in danger.

"But we need to keep the other student's away from her office. There is no way the Slytherins would let us get away with it." Hermione said.

"Luna and I can stand at either end of the corridor," said Ginny promptly, "and warn people not to go down there because there was some kind of potion explosion." Hermione looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "It was Fred and George's idea they told me before they left."

"I guess Harry and I can go under the Invisibility cloak and sneak into the office so we can talk to Sirius."

"He's not there!" Harry Snapped.

"Well I am sorry it's the only idea I have you know it's hard for me to think under pressure like that." Hermione Snapped back at Harry. "And I do not think it would be a good idea for you to be in the office alone."

Both of their angers and impatience were getting higher. But both could see the sign of solidarity and loyalty in the statement. Only Luna looked confused by Hermione's tone of voice everyone else in the room knew that Sirius was her father.

Ten minutes later they made their way to the toad's office. Ron ran off to find Umbridge and possibly Peeves after Ginny and Luna took their places at the end of the corridor. Hermione and Harry broke into the office using the knife Sirius gave to Harry last year.

Harry threw the cloak off of them and ran to the fireplace. He grabbed the Floo Powder and called Grimmauld Place. He and Hermione both held a breath hoping with what little they had left that Sirius was still there. But instead they are greeted by Kreacher the house elf that lived with Sirius.

"Is Sirius there?" Harry asked.

"Master has gone out." the elf replied.

"Did he go to the Department of Mysteries?" Harry asked.

"Master did not say but he will never come back."

"Got you now you filthy little liar." Umbridge said yanking Harry from the fire. "Now who were you speaking to Potter?"

"No one." Harry replied.

Umbridge gripped him tighter. "Go get Professor Snape Mr. Malfoy."

Hermione and Harry could now see that they were not the only ones caught. Ron, Luna, Ginny, Neville and Cedric had all been caught. Hermione couldn't help but want to smack herself and Harry because they had at least one more member in the order. Snape they may not have liked him but he was their last chance to save Sirius. A few minutes later Snape arrives.

"Is there something you needed?" he asked in his trademark sneer.

"I need some Veritaserum; I'd like to interrogate Potter." Umbridge replied.

"I have no more unless you want to kill the boy. I told you it only takes three drops and it'll be a month before I have any mo..." He replied.

"He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden." Harry yelled interrupting him.

"What does that mean potter?" Umbridge asked.

Harry didn't answer and just struggled against her hold on him.

"Do you know what it means?"Umbridge asked Snape

"I have no idea what he is going on about." Snape replied coldly before leaving.

"Fine I'll just have to go about another way of getting you to talk. The Cruciatus curse should help." She said.

"But it's illegal!" Several voices screamed.

"What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him." She replied putting her photograph of Fudge face down on her desk.

She turned to Harry and with a flick of her wand caused him more pain than he ever imagined. Hermione watched as he withered in pain and she couldn't do a thing about it. She sighed in relief when Umbridge stopped.

"Now do you want to tell me what you are talking about?" she asked in a sickly sweet tone.

"No." Harry grunted out.

Umbridge went to flick her wand again but Hermione screamed.

"Stop Stop Harry we have to tell them." Hermione said.

"Tell them what?" Umbridge said relaxing her arm a bit.

"Were the weapon is hidden. Dumbledore told us not to tell anyone."

"You two know where it is?" Umbridge asked.

Hermione shook her head yes.

"Let her go." Umbridge said. "Show me where it is." She said pushing Hermione and Harry out of her office.