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Chapter 19

A Great Loss

"Where's Vicky? Tell me where she is!" demanded Lily waking up everyone in the hospital wing. There were moans and groans of "shut up Evans I've got a pounding head ache"

"Where is she?" whined Lily.

"I've told you a thousand times Miss Evans, I cannot tell you. Someone will be along shortly." Madame Coo replied calmly. Lily fumed in her bed. She couldn't wait for someone to come it would take ages.

The door opened and in walked Professor Dumbledore. "Good morning Miss Evans. I believe you want some answers. Ask me anything, I cannot guarantee the exact answer you are looking for but I shall do my best" he said.

"I want to know where Vicky is. She was there in the battle, where is she now?" Lily asked calming down slightly.

"She has been captured by deatheaters but we aren't sure where they've taken her yet. We have many people looking for her as we speak so please don't worry." Reassured Dumbledore.

"Don't worry? Don't worry?" she shrieked "how can I not worry? She' one of my bestest friends ever! Hurry up and find her!" shouted Lily. If anyone was still asleep they weren't now. Everyone was sat straight up in bed listening intently.

"As I said before you burst my eardrums Miss Evans, we have many people looking for her, so please be patient" repeated Dumbledore wearily. Lily stared at him and crossed her arms in defeat. She was angry and her face matched the colour of her hair. Dumbledore walked back out and thought, she's so sure of herself I hope she doesn't do anything to harm herself, that would be depriving the wizarding community of a powerful witch.

"What's up Lily?" asked James.

"Vicky's not here, she's been taken by deatheaters. We've got to find her" replied Lily.

"Oh my god! They've got Vicky! We should already be saving her! Let's go" James panicked. They got out of bed and were followed by Katie, Sirius and Remus. Remus was very upset and was silently moody all day. Suddenly they heard "where are you going?" asked Madame Coo raising an eyebrow.

"Um…we're feeling much better now, so we're just going to go" improvised Remus. They were shocked; Remus had just lied to a teacher. That was a first. She wasn't so sure but let them leave because they seemed fine. They were also running out of beds to use.

They quickly ran out and ran straight into Hagrid.

"Hi guys, how yer feelin'," he asked, looking concerned.

"Hi Hagrid, fine thanks…. erm we've got to go now. Bye!" said James waving to him, leaving Hagrid looking shocked. They all went to the common room and they met Kate on the way. She hadn't been charged with being a deatheater because she'd denied everything and they hadn't got the rights to use veritasium on her yet.

She was looking anxious and scared. As soon as Katie saw her she narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips and glared at her. So did the others. They couldn't forget the sight of her fighting with the deatheaters. Sirius was furious. Why had he been so stupid? How could he not have seen it coming, all those times she had said she had something else to do? He had been stupid, and idiot to think she actually liked him.

"Sirius...please" started Kate.

"NO! I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses. I can't believe you're actually one of them! I was so stupid! Me and you are through!" Sirius shouted. She looked as if she was about to cry. Sirius walked away.

"Sirius…listen please listen!" Kate sobbed whilst the others watched her in disgust.

"How could you! I knew you were up to something. Tell us where the deatheaters are. Tell us where Vicky is or we'll…." More sobbing by Kate interrupted Katie.

"No! I can't " he'll hurt me for betraying him! Leave me alone!" Kate tried to push past them but Katie blocked her. "Get out of my way Felton!" Kate said trying to muster a little of her Slytherin attitude, but it was lost she just sounded hopeless.

"No! Tell us where the deatheaters are and I will!" said Katie. Kate stared at her in defeat and then "petrificus totallus, petrificus totallus, petrificus totallus…." Kate didn't get chance to finish as Sirius had stunned her from behind. She lay motionless on the floor. Tears falling from her eyes.

Sirius said the counter curse for Remus, Katie and Lily who she had cursed then bent down and undid the curse on Kate and whispered "tell us where the deatheaters are" she whimpered then mumbled "there at the old graveyard."

"How do you get to the old graveyard?" asked Sirius.

"You have to take a portkey. Just choose your object and say portus" she said through tears.

"Thanks" they said and quickly hurried to the Gryffindor common room.

"Portus!" James said pointing at a chocolate frog. "Are you ready?" they nodded. "On the count of three touch the portkey. One…two…. three" they all lurched forwards and were transported to the old graveyard.