Chapter 19-
The War Begins
I was slowing down. I felt my back slowly touch the wet grass of the Quidditch Pitch. I felt a searing pain, but instinctively, I looked over to Nay. She was lying down only a few feet away, her eyes closed, a pained expression on her face, and her hand grabbing her stomach.
"Nay" I managed to whisper, my voice hoarse, "Nay, can you hear me?" I asked, the words, chopped up and barely audible. But Nay heard. Her eyes fluttered open. She gave me a small, weak smile.
"Evelyn, Nadine, everything will be ok, just hold on" said a familiar voice, it was Dumbledore's. I felt someone picking me up, I closed my eyes, it hurt to much to keep them open. I smelled Harry's familiar cologne and felt better. He lifted me up with his strong arms from years of Quidditch. I felt myself being carried hurriedly to the castle.
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My eyes fluttered open. I turned my aching head and saw Harry. I smiled although it hurt.
"Your alive!" Harry said happily.
"Of course, I would never leave you, mmmmm, I am so glad your here and safe. I need to tell you something." I faltered, my throat hurt, but I had to tell someone of David and Lara, Nay and I hadn't told anyone because then we would endanger their lives too.
"SSHHH. You can tell me later" Harry said soothingly.
"No this can't wait" I said urgently, things were starting to go black again, "David, Lara, they are in with Voldemort... stop them.... tell Dumbledore...please Harry..." My eyes closed... * * * "Eve! Eve wake up! Something terrible has happened!" I heard Nay screaming. I woke up and sat up straight, I moaned, it still hurt slightly to move.
"What happened!" I said regaining my sense, "And why aren't you in bed?"
"Madame Pomfrey gave me a potion about a half hour ago, you wouldn't wake up so she couldn't give it to you too. Here drink this now that your awake" Nay said urgently. I took the purple potion from her hand and drank the sour liquid, almost immediately I felt a lot better.
"Ok, now what has happened that is so terrible?" I asked starting to think clearly again.
"It's Hermione!" Nay said sadly, "It was Lara and David who made our brooms spin out of control" Nay said stating the obvious.
"Well duh, but what does that have to do with Hermione? And where are Lara and David, hopefully in Azkaban" I said hopefully.
"No Eve, the Disapperated as soon as Dumbledore came, and----they took Hermione with them" Nay said sadly and drooped her head.
"What!!!!!" I screamed, "How??"
"While everyone was rushing to us, they took the chance and grabbed Hermione because she was trying to stop them from Disapperating" Nay said and shook her head.
"Oh My God!" I screamed, "Where is she?" Hermione was one of my closest friends here, besides Nay.
"We don't know, but Dumbledore needs to see you" Nay said quickly helping out of the bed and let me get dressed.
* * * We ran to Dumbledore's office. When I got there, it as quite a site. Standing there were Kalee Tomsa, Draco Malfoy, Allyssa Calloway, Arwen Undomiel, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Fred and George Weasley.
"What is everyone doing here?" I asked looking around at the wide variety of people.
"Ah, I am glad you have come" Dumbledore said from his desk in the middle of the room. "Now that everyone is here I may begin. Here is what we know: Hermione Granger is missing, two of our students, Lara Dirge and David Lauren are in with Voldemort, Nay and Eve have something that VOldemort wants, and Vodemort is coming to power even stronger than before. I have asked you ten to come here now because you are the best hogwarts has to offer and-----I need your help" Everyone looked shocked, everyone except Harry and Draco, they had a look of sheer determination on their faces.
"We have to go out there and find them" Draco said, Harry, Nay and I nodded. Ron gave a semi-nod, he was obviously still in shock over Hermione, so much in shock that when Dumbledore mentioned Voldemorts name, Ron didn't flinch.
"You can't, there are Death Eaters patrolling outside, ready to come in here and kill everyone." Dumbledore said, shaking his head and his eyes were sad and sorrowful.
"There must be a way out" I said clenching my fists at the thought of David and what he would do to Hermione.
"I am afraid not, we have sealed the doors, no one can come in or out. All we can do is wait" Dumbledore said his voice faltering. Ron suddenly lifted his head, and I saw a look on his face that I had never seen before.
"No!" Ron sad stubbornly, "we can't give up! Has Hermione ever given up when we thought there was no hope? No! And now when she needs us most, we are just going to stand here and wait?" Ron was shouting now.
"Ron is right!" Fred piped up, " Hermione was a little bossy, but she was always there for everyone." George nodded, he couldn't talk, the poison still hadn't worn off fully.
"Yea, she wasn't my friend but she always made me feel better when I was down" Arwen said.
"I didn't care to know her, but she is still a person, and if I were in her position, I would want someone to save me. So I guess I'm in" Kalee said evenly.
"I guess since everyone here is so passionate about it, I think we will figure out a plan" Dumbledore said, hope in his voice. Everyone in the room nodded, suddenly the door whipped open. In came Professors McGonagall and Snape came in.
"Sir, they are not doing anything, as if they are waiting for some kind of orders" Professor Snape said worriedly.
"Well I think they are-" Dumbledore was cut off as the door slammed opened again. This time it was Professor Spencer.
"Sir, the ministry found Hermione's body, she is still alive but badly hurt, my father took her personally to the Tree of Dair. She should be safe, but we need someone to go to her with medical supplies since my father was----killed by a Death Eater (at this Professor Spencer hung her head but continued}. I can't and you can't because the Death Eaters know what we look like" Professor Spencer said urgently.
"Well, then we will have to send someone they wouldn't think we would send, someone they don't know the face of, someone who looks like a lost student, someone who knows where the tree is" Dumbledore and Professor Spencer looked straight at me. I knew who needed to go, I did. I nodded my head. "Now Eve, I can't guarentee that you will arrive their safely, we don't know exactly how many Death Eaters there are and where exactly they are but- "
"No need, Professor Dumbledore, I know what I need to do" I said quickly. I went over to Nay and hugged her tightly. She didn't let go.
The War Begins
I was slowing down. I felt my back slowly touch the wet grass of the Quidditch Pitch. I felt a searing pain, but instinctively, I looked over to Nay. She was lying down only a few feet away, her eyes closed, a pained expression on her face, and her hand grabbing her stomach.
"Nay" I managed to whisper, my voice hoarse, "Nay, can you hear me?" I asked, the words, chopped up and barely audible. But Nay heard. Her eyes fluttered open. She gave me a small, weak smile.
"Evelyn, Nadine, everything will be ok, just hold on" said a familiar voice, it was Dumbledore's. I felt someone picking me up, I closed my eyes, it hurt to much to keep them open. I smelled Harry's familiar cologne and felt better. He lifted me up with his strong arms from years of Quidditch. I felt myself being carried hurriedly to the castle.
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My eyes fluttered open. I turned my aching head and saw Harry. I smiled although it hurt.
"Your alive!" Harry said happily.
"Of course, I would never leave you, mmmmm, I am so glad your here and safe. I need to tell you something." I faltered, my throat hurt, but I had to tell someone of David and Lara, Nay and I hadn't told anyone because then we would endanger their lives too.
"SSHHH. You can tell me later" Harry said soothingly.
"No this can't wait" I said urgently, things were starting to go black again, "David, Lara, they are in with Voldemort... stop them.... tell Dumbledore...please Harry..." My eyes closed... * * * "Eve! Eve wake up! Something terrible has happened!" I heard Nay screaming. I woke up and sat up straight, I moaned, it still hurt slightly to move.
"What happened!" I said regaining my sense, "And why aren't you in bed?"
"Madame Pomfrey gave me a potion about a half hour ago, you wouldn't wake up so she couldn't give it to you too. Here drink this now that your awake" Nay said urgently. I took the purple potion from her hand and drank the sour liquid, almost immediately I felt a lot better.
"Ok, now what has happened that is so terrible?" I asked starting to think clearly again.
"It's Hermione!" Nay said sadly, "It was Lara and David who made our brooms spin out of control" Nay said stating the obvious.
"Well duh, but what does that have to do with Hermione? And where are Lara and David, hopefully in Azkaban" I said hopefully.
"No Eve, the Disapperated as soon as Dumbledore came, and----they took Hermione with them" Nay said sadly and drooped her head.
"What!!!!!" I screamed, "How??"
"While everyone was rushing to us, they took the chance and grabbed Hermione because she was trying to stop them from Disapperating" Nay said and shook her head.
"Oh My God!" I screamed, "Where is she?" Hermione was one of my closest friends here, besides Nay.
"We don't know, but Dumbledore needs to see you" Nay said quickly helping out of the bed and let me get dressed.
* * * We ran to Dumbledore's office. When I got there, it as quite a site. Standing there were Kalee Tomsa, Draco Malfoy, Allyssa Calloway, Arwen Undomiel, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Fred and George Weasley.
"What is everyone doing here?" I asked looking around at the wide variety of people.
"Ah, I am glad you have come" Dumbledore said from his desk in the middle of the room. "Now that everyone is here I may begin. Here is what we know: Hermione Granger is missing, two of our students, Lara Dirge and David Lauren are in with Voldemort, Nay and Eve have something that VOldemort wants, and Vodemort is coming to power even stronger than before. I have asked you ten to come here now because you are the best hogwarts has to offer and-----I need your help" Everyone looked shocked, everyone except Harry and Draco, they had a look of sheer determination on their faces.
"We have to go out there and find them" Draco said, Harry, Nay and I nodded. Ron gave a semi-nod, he was obviously still in shock over Hermione, so much in shock that when Dumbledore mentioned Voldemorts name, Ron didn't flinch.
"You can't, there are Death Eaters patrolling outside, ready to come in here and kill everyone." Dumbledore said, shaking his head and his eyes were sad and sorrowful.
"There must be a way out" I said clenching my fists at the thought of David and what he would do to Hermione.
"I am afraid not, we have sealed the doors, no one can come in or out. All we can do is wait" Dumbledore said his voice faltering. Ron suddenly lifted his head, and I saw a look on his face that I had never seen before.
"No!" Ron sad stubbornly, "we can't give up! Has Hermione ever given up when we thought there was no hope? No! And now when she needs us most, we are just going to stand here and wait?" Ron was shouting now.
"Ron is right!" Fred piped up, " Hermione was a little bossy, but she was always there for everyone." George nodded, he couldn't talk, the poison still hadn't worn off fully.
"Yea, she wasn't my friend but she always made me feel better when I was down" Arwen said.
"I didn't care to know her, but she is still a person, and if I were in her position, I would want someone to save me. So I guess I'm in" Kalee said evenly.
"I guess since everyone here is so passionate about it, I think we will figure out a plan" Dumbledore said, hope in his voice. Everyone in the room nodded, suddenly the door whipped open. In came Professors McGonagall and Snape came in.
"Sir, they are not doing anything, as if they are waiting for some kind of orders" Professor Snape said worriedly.
"Well I think they are-" Dumbledore was cut off as the door slammed opened again. This time it was Professor Spencer.
"Sir, the ministry found Hermione's body, she is still alive but badly hurt, my father took her personally to the Tree of Dair. She should be safe, but we need someone to go to her with medical supplies since my father was----killed by a Death Eater (at this Professor Spencer hung her head but continued}. I can't and you can't because the Death Eaters know what we look like" Professor Spencer said urgently.
"Well, then we will have to send someone they wouldn't think we would send, someone they don't know the face of, someone who looks like a lost student, someone who knows where the tree is" Dumbledore and Professor Spencer looked straight at me. I knew who needed to go, I did. I nodded my head. "Now Eve, I can't guarentee that you will arrive their safely, we don't know exactly how many Death Eaters there are and where exactly they are but- "
"No need, Professor Dumbledore, I know what I need to do" I said quickly. I went over to Nay and hugged her tightly. She didn't let go.
