A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy:))
Chapter 102: Caught
"I really think I got it this time."
"Are you sure Hermione?"
"Yeah, Fred helped me check. I sent him a sample. He said it worked on his hand. And George's too."
"Wow, I didn't expect George to try it after what happened last time. I mean, that mildew that grew inside the wound was pretty nasty."
"They're always up for an adventure, let's be real, it's not that surprising."
"True. So, how have you modified the potion?"
She launched in a long story about the strengthening qualities of dragon saliva and about its chemical reaction with phoenix tears compared to mandrake essence and mermaid blood. She has been working on a concoction to completely heal wounds and scars, even magical ones. She somehow managed to get her hands on a few tears from Fawkes and to use them. But as every try failed, she also needed to find add more efficient substances to multiply the composition and still maintain the healing proprieties. And it took a while. Some fails were hilarious, other a little dangerous. But now she seemed pretty confident in her success.
"Do you think it could get rid of dad's scars?"
"I don't know Gin, depends if I really mamaged to preserve the concentration. We'll see. Now, who wants to try it?"
"I'll go first." Ron put his hand on the table and Hermione put a couple drops on the wound. In about thirty seconds, it closed up and left only smooth skin behind.
"Oh, wow, that's amazing. Harry, wanna go next?" I turned to my brother, only ro find him gazing at the wall behind me, not really to look at anything.
Harry's point of view:
"Where is it Black? Where's the prophesy?"
"I won't tell you."
"Oh, you will."
"And why would I?"
"Because I will make you."
"You are far less smarter than I thought if you think torture will make me tell you."
"Hmm, we'll see. Crucio!!"
Selene's point of view:
"No! Sirius!"
"Harry! Harry what happened? What about Sirius?"
"He looked at me disoriented."
"Didn't, didn't you see that?"
"See what? Are you ok?"
"I'm, well, no. You really didn't see that?"
"Did you have a daydream? Was it Voldemort again? "
"Umm, I did, yeah. It was... let's go!"
"What? Where are you going?"
"To the Ministry. It's-"
"Sit down, NOW! And tell us what happened. "
"It was Voldemort. And Sirius. At the Ministry, in the same room where Mr Weasley was attacked. They are somewhere in a big empty space between the shelves of orbs. He wants something from Sirius. To tell him about a prophesy, its whereabouts. He refused. And Voldemort started torturing him. C'mon, let's go. Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you want to save him? Do you want him to be tortured?"
"Don't say that Harry...but, if I didn't see that as well... I mean, I don't wanna sound rude or egocentric, but since the year started, all the glimpses in his mind I had you had too and the other way around. If only you saw it...maybe it is a trap. Not to mention that there isn't much of a possibility that Voldemort managed to get into Grimmauld's place and take Sirius, and he knows not to get out of the house. We should check before we do this." I looked at the others and they nodded.
"Alright, but if we go, you stay here. It's not safe." He pointed to Luna, Neville and Ginny.
"No way. We trained so hard the whole year to learn how to defend ourselves. Besides, we can't let you do this alone. You're our friends, we should help you. So wherever you're going, we're going as well Harry."
sigh* "Alright. Let's go check. Fast."
"Sure, but how?"
"Umbridge's office. We stay outside and warns you if anyone comes. Harry and Hermione, you call the house with floo powder."
"That's pretty reckless for you Neville."
"Well, someone has to be if you aren't."
"Let's just go, okay?"
"Sure."
We placed ourselves on the corridor leading up to her office, and Harry and Hermione entered. But unfortunately, the plan didn't go well, an alarm went off and Umbridge showed up, the Inquisitorial Squad behind her. They took us and dragged us with them. As the toad questioned Harry, we all stood. I could feel Parkinson's elbow poking me between my shoulder blades. I had the urge to hit her hard, but I tried to keep it in. Harry was sat in a chair, Umbridge walking in front of him, asking pretty much the same set of questions over and over again, but getting no particular answer.
"Who was it? Was it Dumbledore? How did you get into my office? Where is Dumbledore? I know you know where he is. What were you telling him? Is it about Dumbledore's army? "
She sent Draco to get Sev. I looked at him as he got out of the door, remembering why we haven't talked in over two months. He didn't answer any of my questions this time either.
"Severus, I need a dose of Veritaserum to get him to talk."
"Believe me, headmistress, that is all I want, but unfortunately I have none left. You used the last dose on the Edgecombe girl."
"How long will it take to make another batch?"
"A month."
"I have no time for that."
As Sev left, Harry yelled after him.
"He's got Padfoot! He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden!"
"Padfoot? What is Padfoot? What is he talking about Severus?"
With the most confused face, Sev turned to her:
"No idea." and left.
"If I can't convince you to talk, I'll make you. The Cruciatus curse should open your mouth."
"But that's illegal."
"Well, what Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him. Cru-"
"NO!! Tell her Harry! Tell her!"
"Tell me what?" what was Hermione on to?
"About the weapon, Dumbledore's weapon, in the woods."
The three of them went to find this"weapon", which I doubted they would find, and we were left with the Slytherins. I don't really know what or who started it, but we woke up in a full blown fight with them. An unbelivable amount of curses were flying around and I soon found myself face to face with Draco.
"What on -Protego-Earth is happening? What have I done? Or maybe why are you angry is -Tallantalegra- a better question."
"And why would I tell you? It's not my -Expelliarmus- fault for what you have done."
"Keep your hands away from him Parkinson. -Stupefy- Oh, just tell me!"
"No a chance."
"Oh, damn it Draco, I'll tell her. He's jealous."
"Of what? -Petrificus totalus-"
"You going out with the Hufflepuff golden boy."
"Well you're a dumbass. And sorry now but I gotta go -Petrificus totalus-"
Draco fell to the floor. All of them were laying either petrified or unconscious, aside from Bullstrode, who first-hand experienced Ginny's Bat-Bogey Hex and ran away, and Balise, who just sat on the floor looking at us.
"Just go, I wanna make sure I make him regret the past two months as soon as he wakes up. Great spell by the way."
"Thanks. Let's go!"
We only had to find Harry and Hermione now. And find out what all this was about.
