Harry Potter and the Troublesome Evie

By Trephinia Cealyn

Chapter 24 | Through the Portal (How, Why, and When)

          "How do you know about the portal Evie?" Draco asked trying to remain calm.

          "Evie know all." Evie said confidently. She looked at Draco sideways, "Let's go Dracky."

          "Evie… where?" Draco said perplexed.

          "To the portal silly!" Evie exclaimed and walked towards the place where it was to be a portal… supposedly.

          "But… how?" Draco asked saying how with emotion!

          "Let's just go. Questions later silly birdie." Evie walked at an amazingly fast pace and the others had a hard time keeping up.

          "Okay Evie…" Draco said with uncertainty.

          "Good Dracky," Evie walked faster.

          They followed her down the corridor exchanging odd looks. Ginny walked surprisingly close to Draco. She couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. Especially in the way that Evie had talked to her the other day. She felt it in her gut; she could feel something going on. Something greater than all of them and they would be caught up in it.

          "Evie where are we going?" Draco asked as they headed for the Great Hall.

          "Outside Dracky." She walked confidently into the Great Hall and towards the exit.

          "But… why?" Draco said. "We don't have to go now." He really didn't want to do this but he would. He just didn't think it had to happen right now. And outside?

          "You'll see Dracky," the stepped out of the school and into the warm sunshine air.

          "When will it happen Evie?" Ginny asked moving closer to the girl.

          "Stop asking questions." Evie said rather harshly. Ginny, offended, went back to Draco.

          Draco put his arm around Ginny's shoulder and pulled her closer. He started to feel something to. Something bad, and to a Death Eater's son there was very little that could be considered bad.

          "Are you sure about this Draco?" Hermione, who was walking next to Ginny, asked.

          "Yes," He didn't say very convincingly.

          "No you're not," Hermione countered feeling very insecure. Harry came up behind her and put his arm around her copying Draco. Hermione felt a little better.

          "You're right I'm not." Draco said forcing a smile, and then joking he said, "And my name's not Draco."

          "Yes it is." Hermione responded automatically.

          "I think I would know." Draco said with an attitude.

          "Your name is Draco." Harry said backing up Hermione.

          "Nope." Draco tightened his grip on Ginny. Evie was leading them towards the Quidditch Pitch.

          "But – but … you're name" Hermione stuttered completely confused and disgruntled.

          "Is there a problem?" Ginny said smiling.

          "It doesn't – doesn't make any sense… I don't, my brain it… it can't handle the pressure." Hermione buried her head in Harry's shoulder stifling giggles.

          "Well." Evie said pointing to Ginny. "Play flute." Ginny looked at her quizzically and pulled the flute out of its velvety case. She assembled it and started to play. "No!" Evie stamped her foot angrily. "Play Dracky's song!" Ginny nodded and started to play. She had never looked at the music but she knew the melody and the notes. The song started out slow and got faster gradually but stayed sad. Even though Ginny was only playing one flute it sounded as if there were more flutes and more melodies and every melody was distracting from the main one but it all fit together. After the melody started to calm down a tiny white light formed at the end of Ginny's flute. It danced around and Ginny gasped for breath it flickered and Ginny played harder and faster. The light grew and shot out of the flute like a Golden Snitch. It grew bigger and bigger forming a big fat white hole. Evie ran towards it and jumped through.

          "What?" Draco yelled and ran after her. Harry followed and so did Hermione. Ginny, still playing, ran towards the white hole and jumped through it. It closed behind them.