Luna Lovegood, known to most of her peers as 'Loony' Lovegood, peeped around the corner, watching the Aurors go past, frog-marching Draco Malfoy, who still managed to thrash and cause considerable damage to his guard's shins. As they turned another corner and disappeared out of sight, she darted out of her hiding spot and scampered down the corridor towards the Great Hall.

"Miss Lovegood! Just what do you think you are doing?" A deep voice stopped her in her tracks, and she turned to find herself face to face with Professor Snape. Swearing silently under her breath, she straightened up.

"Going to get Blaise and Tracey out of here." She said. His eyes narrowed.

"And just how did you think you were going to manage that?" She shrugged.

"I – I don't know." He glared at her for a moment, then reached into a pocket of his robes and withdrew a long sheathed knife.

"Take this." He shoved it into her hands.

"I don't understand, sir." Snape opened his mouth to explain, when they both heard footsteps about to turn a corner.

"Go. Now." He whirled around, taking out his wand as she turned and ran down the corridor, tucking the sheath into the waistband of her skirt as she ran.

It didn't take her long to get down to the Great Hall, nor to take in the situation once she got there. There were petrified Aurors lying on the ground, and her four friends were surrounding Blaise and Tracey from the remainder of their guards. Both of the Slytherins had a wand each, but Luna didn't know if they had retrieved their own, or taken them from any of the unconscious bodies lying around them.

She dashed in and jumped on the back of a wizard trying to sneak up on the group, bringing him to the ground the muggle way.

"Leave them alone!" Luna yelled, her wand a blur in front of her as she cursed wizard after wizard.

"Luna! What are you doing here?" Ron yelled back.

"Are we getting them out of here?" Luna asked, and hexed a witch that came too close.

"Hell yeah!" Harry told her, and they started ushering Blaise and Tracey towards the doors, clearing a path for themselves through the guards.

"Here." Luna whispered, and shoved a small sack of money into Blaise's hands as they reached the steps that led outside.

"What...Why are you helping us?" He asked, and she reached up, kissing his cheek lightly as the last of the Aurors fell to a hex.

"Because I'm crazy." Luna grinned. "Or maybe I just like you." They ran in a group down to the main gates, where the two Slytherins could Apparate. Just as they popped out of existence, the remaining five turned to see Aurors running towards them. A quick glance out of the school grounds showed wizards Apparating into existence there as well.

"Oh poot." Hermione sighed, brushing her hair out of her eyes.

"Drop your wands and put your hands in the air." One Auror yelled from a distance. "We have you surrounded."

"No, really?" Ginny rolled her eyes. A wizard scampered forward and scooped up their wands. Subtly Luna dropped the knife into a bush next to her, hiding it just before she raised her hands. Fudge, who had somehow managed to keep the position of Minister of Magic in spite of the War, hurried towards them.

"Take them up to the school." He grinned maliciously. "Restrain them, and make sure that no more foolish escape plots are hatched."

"Merlin." Ron muttered as they were marched back up to the school. "Can this day possibly get any worse?"