Chapter 21

Animagi

Back at Hogwarts Dumbledore was beginning to suspect where Harry and the others were. He had begun to suspect this when Draco Malfoy had really been Lucius Malfoy. Draco had still not returned to school, which gave Dumbledore reason to suspect Lucius Malfoy knew where they where. A search of the Malfoy Manor was to be inquired, and scheduled. Dumbledore rounded up

Lupin, Mad-eye, Kingsly Shacklebott, Tonks, Molly, Arthur, Mrs. Longbottom, The Lovegoods, The Diggorys, The McMillians, The Changs, Fred, George, Bill, Charlie, McGonagall, Mundungus Fletcher, and Snape. Snape was a big part of Dumbledore's search and rescue plan. Snape would work as a double spy. He would pretend he was still on the dark lord's side. He would bring a fake weapon instruction book to the Malfoy's. He would show it to Lucius and pretend he stole it from Dumbledore. Dumbledore wrote the book with the exact instructions except for one thing at the end a minor detail that was changed in a potion to insert in the weapon. Instead of unicorn hair the recipe read bicorn hair. The change would engage a mass explosion and cast the drought of living death into the area. Voldemort would receive the dementor's kiss. While Snape is entering Malfoy mansion the rest of the rescue squad would enter invisible. And perform a search on the house. Once they had tracked down any sign of Draco or the captives or communication devices used to contact You-Know-Who, or fellow death eaters, the would take their findings and leave. It was a two-in-one plan, Rescue and rid the world of Voldemort. Dumbledore did not intend for any students to be accompanying the order on their search, but little did he know that two students knew where Harry and the others where and planed to rescue them.

Neva and Neville planed to do just that. The Marauder Military had made a large box of things like the two-way-mirror, Harry's invisibility cloak, and Sirius's knife. Neva had donated one thing she had. A set of vials. Each was full of powder. You cast a jinx on the powder and blow the powder on someone and they get blasted with the jinx. Neville gave his rememberall. Harry, Ron, and Hermione gave their ominoculars. And Harry gave the Marauders map. Fred and George had sent everyone a set of about fifty extendable ears for "Their noble cause." Other students had gave things like pouches of sneezing powder that was cursed to give you a pimple every time you sneezed, skiving snack boxes, an umbrella that was magically expanded and held the impervious charm, self-correcting quills, and someone even managed to get hold of a ten-person broomstick.

Their plan was set. Neville and Neva had picked their gadgets. The broomstick, the invisibility cloak, the umbrella, Sirius's knife, their wands (of course), the ominoculars, and extendable ears. They knew where Harry and the others where because Neva had used the mirror. When Sirius was bitten he had the mirror in the belt of his pants incase Harry needed a word. Whoever had the mirror could now talk to Sirius and anyone else in heaven. She had talked to Sirius, Lily, Her mother Sita, and Lupin's wife Rena.

They did not know that Dumbledore had planned to try a rescue attempt the same night they did. But when they reached the gates it was a perfect way to get out.

They mounted the broom and followed the rescue team to the Malfoy's. Snape got the butler to let him in and everyone snuck in.

Neville and Neva raced up the grand staircase in the entrance hall on the broom. Once they thought they heard the sound of the search party go past they went back down the stairs and down a passage that, compared to the one at Hogwarts, led to the dungeons. The passage was dark and got damper and colder with every step.

The dim light from their wands was barely helping. They came to a fork and Neva did the "compass" charm Hermione had shown her. It pointed to the left passage and finally they came to a pair of dungeon cells with guards. They snuck up and stunned the guards and whispered

"Alohamora!"

Surprisingly the doors opened. They saw them. Harry and Hermione shouted

"Don't come in!" but it was too late, they had already raced in.

The little talking window had been enlarged to a small tunnel. The girls had been using it to visit the boys. Once Neva and Neville had been filled in, they decided to get settled in.

Neville told Ron they had passed another cell with a boy in it.

"Chester." Said Ron

"Harry," said Neva "is your dad really a stag Animagus?"

"Dad?"

A great stag appeared sitting on James's bed.

"Wow."

The human James suddenly looked up.

"Hey, I know a way to get out of here! Only humans who are against Voldemort are trapped in this cell forever! We have our wands, I'll teach you how to become Animagi!"

Dumbledore found the cell a few hours later and let McGonagall, Tonks, and Lupin in to assist James. By dawn Harry, Hermione, and Neva had done it. Promising the rest they would be back he ushered out Harry, Hermione, Neva, James, McGonagall, Tonks, and Lupin. It had been a full moon and Lupin took his potion before he left to help rescue them.

Dumbledore managed to get Harry, Hermione, and Neva all safely back to the castle.

The next night they found the guard gathered around then in a huddle. Dumbledore had gone to retrieve the others who had managed the transformation.

Harry's scar seared with pain. They weren't going to make it out. He had to help. He was there, blocking their only way out, laughing menacingly. Harry's face was wet and he herd a distant voice.

"Harry, Harry wake up!" Lupin, Moody, and James where leaning over him.

"Harry, what was it, what happened?" asked Lupin

"He's there, they can't get out, he's blocking there path, there not going to make it, we have to go help..," he attempted to jump off the couch he was laying on, but James pushed him back down.

"The last thing we need is for you to go barging down to the Malfoy's Manor. That's exactly what he would want. Harry Potter to come down expecting to fight and save them. I'm sure they're fine; After all they have Dumbledore with them." Said James.

"Your dad's right Harry," said Lupin "We can't have you going down there."

"I'll get some of the order to go and check it out, but you're to stay here, got that?" said Moody.

A/N: I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry! I know I haven't updated in ages. I started school and I've had loads of homework. Hope this chapter is enough to make up for it!