Chapter 15
~This chapter might get confusing. I'm using *Oliver* to describe the
Oliver outside with the group..~
Harry sat down in the living room looking at Hermione who collapsed on the
couch. He ran a hand over his scar which was now burning. "Hermione, not to
be a pest, but don't you have something to look for?"
"I'm tired Harry, and I'm scared. Give me a few minutes." Hermione sighed,
pushing her hair from her face. Ron sat next to her on the couch.
Percy studied the floor, it showing no sign of being burnt. He sighed and
put an arm around Penelope, looking at Harry, Ron and Hermione. "Well. We
sit here and wait."
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*Oliver* lead the way up the stairs with Fred at his side. "The chasers
Oliver." Fred shook his head. "They are both chasers!"
"Fred, How did Angelina get a detention?" Cedric asked as they climbed the
last step.
"I don't know, but I was scoping out the house when I saw hedwig lying on
the ground. I heard a laugh and looked up and saw Angelina, then I fell
down the steps." Fred scratched the back of his head.
"You Fell?" Susan asked looking around the hall way.
"I was pushed, is that better?" Fred shook his head.
"Alright guys." *Oliver* shook his head, he looked to George stopped short.
"'Ey Fred?" George asked. "Where was Hedwig found?" Fred began to speak but stopped. "He was right here. On the floor. I remember because I got to the top of the stairs, stopped because I saw something laying there and then I stopped, knelt and Hedwig was there, but now he's not." There was a pounding on the door nearest them. "Fred?" It was Cassie's voice. Draco Malfoy just climbed the stairs, he stayed secluded from the group but his eyes were fixed on the door. They all took a step towards the door but could hear Cassie talking. "Fred? Who else is with you? Oliver wants to know." Cassie yelled out the door. "Oliver's here with me." Fred said in a confused voice, leaning against the door. "Fr-." Cassie's voice trailed off. "No, you guys got caught in the fire." Her footsteps could be heard, apparently moving away from the door. "You're trying to get me. Volder- You-Know-Who is here! You're with him!" "No!" Oliver with the group yelled. "We're fine, it was you're mind! He made it happen. Thats not me in there!" "Yes it is!" Cassie screamed pounding on the wall. "It is so Oliver, go away." *Oliver* yelled back. "Cassie, listen to us." Susan leaned against the door but jumped back from the warmth. "Can you just open the door? You're in a closet and I know you're claustrophobic." Cassie could be heard softly crying on the other side. "Just try the door" Susan said again touching the handle. Hermione came running up the stairs followed by Percy, Penelope, Harry, and Ron. The group turned and looked at them. Hermione looked around breathlessly. "We won't get her being split up. It wants all of us." Hermione pushed her hair off her face again. "I also know which is the real Oliver." "What?" *Oliver* looked at her confused, still close to the door. "It's ME! I'm standing right here!" "I can't explain now." Hermione walked to the door putting a glove on. "Cassie? It's Hermione. We're waiting for you out here." "It's dark." Cassie's voice came back, very small. "She's going to panic." Susan ran to Hermione's side. "She is claustrophobic, she's going to start panicing." "Hermione, It's Oliver. We're fine. I think Angelina needs help, I saw her over in the other room." Hermione turned and looked at *Oliver*. "How-" She stopped and turned quickly to the door. "Oliver. MOVE BACK." She raised her wand and pointed it to the door. "Are you back?" "Yes." Oliver replied. "We're both behind the coats and against the left wall. You need to hit the lock at the right. My wand isn't with me." "Hermione!" *Oliver* screamed. "What are you doing?" His voice started to grow deep. "It's true!" Draco growled in *Oliver* direction and dove at him, knocking him down the steps. "You're NOT Oliver." Noone had time to react as Draco dove at him, knocking him down the stairs. When *Oliver* reached the bottom he began to evaporate, a think black smoke emerging from his clothes and up through the ceiling dissapering behind a wall. Susan gasped and backed against Cedric who looked away. Hermione had unlocked the door and opened it. Cassie ran out looking frightened. Oliver slowly followed. "How?" George looked at him, shaking his head. "I'll explain downstairs." Hermione shook her head. "But, Oliver? How did you get out of the fire?!" Cedric looked at him, then to the clothing at the bottom of the stairs. "And Malfoy!? How did you know he was the wrong Oliver?" "I said I'd explain downstairs!" Hermione shook her head and started down the stairs. "WAIT!" Angelinas voice rang out of one of the rooms. They turned and looked to is, seeing Angelina standing in the door way. She smiled devishly to them laughing. "The fun has just begun."
"'Ey Fred?" George asked. "Where was Hedwig found?" Fred began to speak but stopped. "He was right here. On the floor. I remember because I got to the top of the stairs, stopped because I saw something laying there and then I stopped, knelt and Hedwig was there, but now he's not." There was a pounding on the door nearest them. "Fred?" It was Cassie's voice. Draco Malfoy just climbed the stairs, he stayed secluded from the group but his eyes were fixed on the door. They all took a step towards the door but could hear Cassie talking. "Fred? Who else is with you? Oliver wants to know." Cassie yelled out the door. "Oliver's here with me." Fred said in a confused voice, leaning against the door. "Fr-." Cassie's voice trailed off. "No, you guys got caught in the fire." Her footsteps could be heard, apparently moving away from the door. "You're trying to get me. Volder- You-Know-Who is here! You're with him!" "No!" Oliver with the group yelled. "We're fine, it was you're mind! He made it happen. Thats not me in there!" "Yes it is!" Cassie screamed pounding on the wall. "It is so Oliver, go away." *Oliver* yelled back. "Cassie, listen to us." Susan leaned against the door but jumped back from the warmth. "Can you just open the door? You're in a closet and I know you're claustrophobic." Cassie could be heard softly crying on the other side. "Just try the door" Susan said again touching the handle. Hermione came running up the stairs followed by Percy, Penelope, Harry, and Ron. The group turned and looked at them. Hermione looked around breathlessly. "We won't get her being split up. It wants all of us." Hermione pushed her hair off her face again. "I also know which is the real Oliver." "What?" *Oliver* looked at her confused, still close to the door. "It's ME! I'm standing right here!" "I can't explain now." Hermione walked to the door putting a glove on. "Cassie? It's Hermione. We're waiting for you out here." "It's dark." Cassie's voice came back, very small. "She's going to panic." Susan ran to Hermione's side. "She is claustrophobic, she's going to start panicing." "Hermione, It's Oliver. We're fine. I think Angelina needs help, I saw her over in the other room." Hermione turned and looked at *Oliver*. "How-" She stopped and turned quickly to the door. "Oliver. MOVE BACK." She raised her wand and pointed it to the door. "Are you back?" "Yes." Oliver replied. "We're both behind the coats and against the left wall. You need to hit the lock at the right. My wand isn't with me." "Hermione!" *Oliver* screamed. "What are you doing?" His voice started to grow deep. "It's true!" Draco growled in *Oliver* direction and dove at him, knocking him down the steps. "You're NOT Oliver." Noone had time to react as Draco dove at him, knocking him down the stairs. When *Oliver* reached the bottom he began to evaporate, a think black smoke emerging from his clothes and up through the ceiling dissapering behind a wall. Susan gasped and backed against Cedric who looked away. Hermione had unlocked the door and opened it. Cassie ran out looking frightened. Oliver slowly followed. "How?" George looked at him, shaking his head. "I'll explain downstairs." Hermione shook her head. "But, Oliver? How did you get out of the fire?!" Cedric looked at him, then to the clothing at the bottom of the stairs. "And Malfoy!? How did you know he was the wrong Oliver?" "I said I'd explain downstairs!" Hermione shook her head and started down the stairs. "WAIT!" Angelinas voice rang out of one of the rooms. They turned and looked to is, seeing Angelina standing in the door way. She smiled devishly to them laughing. "The fun has just begun."