Once all the excitement had died down, Talitha and Remus went back outside. Moody, Dung, Tonks and Kingsley had arrived back.
"We couldn't find any more" Kingsley told them.
"Right" said Fudge, "We best get these away from here" he pointed to the six Death Eaters. Moody tied Wormtail up and as soon as Talitha took the Imperious curse off of him, Moody stunned him. Moody took hold of Wormtail and Dolohov.
"I'll get these to Azkaban" He said and within seconds they had disappeared. Moody reappeared seconds later, grabbed Lucius Malfoy and disappeared again.
"I'll leave you to sort out the other three" Fudge said to no one in particular and he disapperated as well.
"Tonks, can you and Kingsley see to them. I need to get the kids back to Hogwarts" Talitha said "I'll take care of Ron and Ginny" she added to Arthur.
"Come on you four" Arthur said to his oldest sons "You mother will be worried." The five Weasley's disappeared all at once.
Talitha turned to Dung and Remus and hugged them both "see you in the Three Broomsticks tomorrow" she whispered to them "We've got some celebrating to do"
They both grinned at her.
"Severus, I'll see you back at Hogwarts" she called as she walked back up to the house
"Ok, every one back to school, the fun's over" Talitha rummaged through a pile of stuff in the corner and pulled out some floo powder "I knew there would be some here somewhere" Sirius passed it round to every one. Talitha threw her handful into the fire place and stepped into the flames. Soon she was back in her office at Hogwarts. One by one the others appeared out of the fire until the last one, Sirius, appeared.
"Ron, can you help Hermione up to the hospital wing please. Ginny, can you go and tell Professor Dumbledore that we are all back safe and that I'll be along to see him when I can?" Ginny left quickly as Ron helped Hermione out of the door.
"You two stay here" Talitha told Harry and Sirius "Neville and Draco follow me"
She led them over to the classroom opposite.
"Are you both ok?" she asked them. The two boys nodded.
"Neville, I want you to take this. It'll help you sleep and then go straight to bed ok" She said and handed Neville a small potion bottle. Neville smiled at her as he took it, he left he room.
"Draco, I'm really proud of you. That was a very hard thing you did back there. Professor Snape told me what happened. Not many people would have the courage to do that."
There was a quiet tap on the door and Snape appeared. Talitha beckoned him in.
"What's going to happen to me?" Draco asked in a small voice "I can't see my mother wanting me home now"
"We'll sort something out Draco" Snape said
"Severus, can you take Draco back to his dorm, he needs to get some sleep" Snape nodded and put his arm around Draco's shoulder as he led him away.
Talitha went back into her office. Harry and Sirius didn't see her coming in. She stood smiling as she watched them chatting about all the Quidditch matches they could go to now Sirius was cleared.
"You won't be going to any matches" she told Harry "you're grounded for not doing as I told you and staying here" Harry looked at her and the smile fell from his face. Talitha looked from Harry to Sirius and then back to Harry. She started laughing
"I'm only joking" she said "I'm not that mean" They were all still laughing when Ginny arrived back.
"I told Dumbledore" she said.
"Thanks Ginny" Talitha said
"It's late, you two better get off to bed" Sirius told them. Talitha watched them as they left her office and they walked up the corridor. She waved at Sirius to come and look. He peered out of the door and saw Harry and Ginny walking hand in hand towards Gryffindor tower.
"Looks like our godson's got himself a girlfriend" Sirius grinned.
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Sirius and Talitha headed off to Dumbledore's office where they found him waiting from them.
"I hear congratulations are in order" He smiled. Sirius and Talitha were grinning madly. They both sat down and explained to Dumbledore the events of that evening.
"So we've left a big dent in Voldemort's followers and Moody's hoping he might be able to get some more information out of Dolohov, Malfoy and Pettigrew once he's given them some Veritaserium." Sirius told him
"And the students, how are they?" Dumbledore asked
"Hermione's got a broken leg but she's with Madam Pomfrey right now. Ron and Ginny are fine. Neville's probably a bit shaken up after seeing Bellatrix again but I think he'll be fine. I'll talk to him tomorrow" Talitha said
"Harry's fine as well, he's hoping he can come and live with us now" said Sirius hopefully.
"We'll see" Dumbledore replied.
"And it seems you were right about Draco. You were right to let him back this year and give him a chance. Although he's a bit worried now. He said his mother wouldn't want him home after this, which I suspect is true but I think the point is Draco doesn't want to go back to Malfoy Manor"
"No, I don't think it would be a good idea for him to go back. I'll have to think about that one" Dumbledore said.
"We couldn't find any more" Kingsley told them.
"Right" said Fudge, "We best get these away from here" he pointed to the six Death Eaters. Moody tied Wormtail up and as soon as Talitha took the Imperious curse off of him, Moody stunned him. Moody took hold of Wormtail and Dolohov.
"I'll get these to Azkaban" He said and within seconds they had disappeared. Moody reappeared seconds later, grabbed Lucius Malfoy and disappeared again.
"I'll leave you to sort out the other three" Fudge said to no one in particular and he disapperated as well.
"Tonks, can you and Kingsley see to them. I need to get the kids back to Hogwarts" Talitha said "I'll take care of Ron and Ginny" she added to Arthur.
"Come on you four" Arthur said to his oldest sons "You mother will be worried." The five Weasley's disappeared all at once.
Talitha turned to Dung and Remus and hugged them both "see you in the Three Broomsticks tomorrow" she whispered to them "We've got some celebrating to do"
They both grinned at her.
"Severus, I'll see you back at Hogwarts" she called as she walked back up to the house
"Ok, every one back to school, the fun's over" Talitha rummaged through a pile of stuff in the corner and pulled out some floo powder "I knew there would be some here somewhere" Sirius passed it round to every one. Talitha threw her handful into the fire place and stepped into the flames. Soon she was back in her office at Hogwarts. One by one the others appeared out of the fire until the last one, Sirius, appeared.
"Ron, can you help Hermione up to the hospital wing please. Ginny, can you go and tell Professor Dumbledore that we are all back safe and that I'll be along to see him when I can?" Ginny left quickly as Ron helped Hermione out of the door.
"You two stay here" Talitha told Harry and Sirius "Neville and Draco follow me"
She led them over to the classroom opposite.
"Are you both ok?" she asked them. The two boys nodded.
"Neville, I want you to take this. It'll help you sleep and then go straight to bed ok" She said and handed Neville a small potion bottle. Neville smiled at her as he took it, he left he room.
"Draco, I'm really proud of you. That was a very hard thing you did back there. Professor Snape told me what happened. Not many people would have the courage to do that."
There was a quiet tap on the door and Snape appeared. Talitha beckoned him in.
"What's going to happen to me?" Draco asked in a small voice "I can't see my mother wanting me home now"
"We'll sort something out Draco" Snape said
"Severus, can you take Draco back to his dorm, he needs to get some sleep" Snape nodded and put his arm around Draco's shoulder as he led him away.
Talitha went back into her office. Harry and Sirius didn't see her coming in. She stood smiling as she watched them chatting about all the Quidditch matches they could go to now Sirius was cleared.
"You won't be going to any matches" she told Harry "you're grounded for not doing as I told you and staying here" Harry looked at her and the smile fell from his face. Talitha looked from Harry to Sirius and then back to Harry. She started laughing
"I'm only joking" she said "I'm not that mean" They were all still laughing when Ginny arrived back.
"I told Dumbledore" she said.
"Thanks Ginny" Talitha said
"It's late, you two better get off to bed" Sirius told them. Talitha watched them as they left her office and they walked up the corridor. She waved at Sirius to come and look. He peered out of the door and saw Harry and Ginny walking hand in hand towards Gryffindor tower.
"Looks like our godson's got himself a girlfriend" Sirius grinned.
~~~~~~~~~
Sirius and Talitha headed off to Dumbledore's office where they found him waiting from them.
"I hear congratulations are in order" He smiled. Sirius and Talitha were grinning madly. They both sat down and explained to Dumbledore the events of that evening.
"So we've left a big dent in Voldemort's followers and Moody's hoping he might be able to get some more information out of Dolohov, Malfoy and Pettigrew once he's given them some Veritaserium." Sirius told him
"And the students, how are they?" Dumbledore asked
"Hermione's got a broken leg but she's with Madam Pomfrey right now. Ron and Ginny are fine. Neville's probably a bit shaken up after seeing Bellatrix again but I think he'll be fine. I'll talk to him tomorrow" Talitha said
"Harry's fine as well, he's hoping he can come and live with us now" said Sirius hopefully.
"We'll see" Dumbledore replied.
"And it seems you were right about Draco. You were right to let him back this year and give him a chance. Although he's a bit worried now. He said his mother wouldn't want him home after this, which I suspect is true but I think the point is Draco doesn't want to go back to Malfoy Manor"
"No, I don't think it would be a good idea for him to go back. I'll have to think about that one" Dumbledore said.