Hi. As this marks the last quarter of my fan fiction, I just want to say how thrilling it was to write my story, even though yes, I know the ending of it. For everyone that read this, thank you. This is my first fic and its really amazing how people care about what I write about. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Because of this, I will continue on writing fan fictions for a long time. So, lets get started with Chapter fourteen.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

GOING THROUGH THE VEIL

Clearly, a plan must be made and that night, still at Hermione's house in Dufftown, they settled in to brainstorm together. The snow was falling hard outside while the fire by Hermione's living room crackled merrily. They sat by the coffee table and started thinking of a way to save Harry's dear godfather.

"I guess we can just copy what Crouch did, right?" said Ron as he looked at Barty's body, still back at the dining room. "And well, we have to keep him somewhere while we do this plan tomorrow, you know."

"Oh yeah, we have to think about that too." said Hermione, twirling her hair in habit. "What do we do with him? Harry?"

"I guess we can… Ron, can we get Fred and George to look after Crouch, to make sure he isn't going around places and making trouble?" said Harry.

"Um.." answered Ron. "I think so. Wait, I'll ask them myself. Don't want to use owls. It takes them time to fly around. I'm just going to go there now." Ron then dissaparated with a crack.

"So" continued Harry. "While Ron is taking care of that, how do we go in the veil and out again safely?"

"Like what Ron said," replied Hermione. "We can use a portkey. That would be breaking the law though since unauthorized portkeys are illegal but that's the best chance we've got."

"Yeah. I can go through the veil with my wand and something small to make into a portkey and look for Sirius. You can stay outside the veil to stand watch."

"That is simple enough but how do we get in the room with the veil and stone dais?"

"Like how we did in fifth year!"

"Okay. Let's tell Ron when he comes back."

They both waited by the fire for a few minutes, talking, just talking the way they used to do when they were in school. This gave Harry something to smile about. The warmth of his friends by his side was welcoming to him. It was a sign of hope and almost an assurance that what they will undertake tomorrow night would be a success. His friends now, were his greatest asset in this whole agenda, as they have always been since the beginning. To cap that was the vision of Sirius returning and being part of Harry's life again after being gone for years. This reinforced Harry's determination. He will rescue Sirius and failure will not be an option.

A loud crack that pierced the crackling of the flame halted Harry's thoughts. Ron has returned and with him, Fred and George's consent to stand on patrol over Crouch.

"That is great. Thank them for me, Ron" said Harry as all three of them stood up and walked towards the dining room. Crouch was still there, eyes wide open and with a gaping mouth. He was breathing heavily and looked up at the ceiling, still as a board.

"Incarcerous!"

Ropes started erupting from Harry's wand and started coiling themselves around Crouch's body. He was again being tied up by Harry as Ron and Hermione dragged him towards the living room.

"So" said Harry. "Ron, I'll send him zooming to the joke shop fireplace okay?"

"Yeah"

They hauled Crouch towards the fireplace and then Harry stood inside the hearth and took some Floo Powder. Emerald flames blazed on Harry and Crouch's body and they went zooming towards the joke shop.

"Hey Harry" said two identical voices in unison. It was the twins, sitting by a counter of a huge joke shop. The shop was bigger than Zonko's even.

"Like our place eh" said Fred.

"Took us some time to make it" said George.

"Its excellent." said Harry. "and thanks for, you know, accepting keeping an eye on Crouch for a while."

They all turned towards the tied up body of Crouch by the floor.

"No problem" the twins said in unison.

"He's a git so we'll have a good time playing with old Crouch, won't we George" said Fred.

"Sure" George in excitement.

"Thanks" said Harry again and the next second, he dissaparated and instantly stood by Hermione and Ron.

"Get some rest. Tomorrow, six pm sharp, we meet by the entrance door of the Department of Mysteries. I expect few people will be there since work ends at five so, goodnight" Harry said and they all bid their farewells.

SIX pm couldn't have come any faster. They all met each other by the door of the Department of Mysteries, looking nervous yet determined to succeed.

"Got everything you need?" said Hermione?

"Yeah" replied Harry, showing them his wand and a small pen that he will use as a portkey later.

With that, they went through the door into a familiar circular room with doors all around. This place haunted Harry, even up to today through is recurring dreams. Being there for real again was surreal for Harry. He pressed on and went to the first door directly across the one they entered from. They opened it and was again faced with the large aquarium tank full of brains.

Ron's eyes widened at this sight. He can still remember what these brains did to him. He shuddered at the sight of these pink wobbling ridged stones floating sickly in the murky water.

"Let's get out of here" said Ron flatly as they went outside the door to the circular platform once again."

"Flagrate" said Hermione to put an X on the door to signify that they have entered it, just like what she did during their fifth year.

The room started to spin again. Everything was hazy. The glowing X wasn't distinct as it moved around and around. Suddenly, as sudden as the spinning began, everything ceased from moving. They again were to try another door.

"Now, which door?" said Ron.

"Umm" Hermione said. "Lets try that one." She pointed at the one two doors away from the one they've just entered. They went to the door and opened it. They have chosen the right door at last.

The room remained the same. It had the same stone structure from years ago. The room, from all around, was sinking in the center. Stairs led to the sunken middle, where a dais stood. They went down the steps at once and went to the middle. They went up the dais and in front of them stood the veil. It was still rippling and waving gracefully though no wind was present. It looked mysterious this way, holding many secrets in it.

Breathing heavily, they looked at each other.

"This is it" said Harry. They all nodded. Suddenly, a bottle smashed to the floor from somewhere in the big room. No one was there so they said it must be just a rat or something.

"Accio wands" screamed a man from the door of the room. All three of their wands went zooming towards a man from behind them. They spun and saw Crouch, holding their wands in triumph.

"Hi friends" said Crouch sinisterly. He then waved his own wand to cast a spell at the three friends that sent them zooming towards the veil without any wands. With a swoosh, they disappeared behind the veil, which fluttered slightly and returned on rippling gently. They have been robbed of any way of returning to the Department of Mysteries for they were now in the Dementors' Realm without the means of making a portkey. They looked at each other with horror in their eyes. They were trapped in the unknown lair of the Dementors' Realm.

END OF CHAPTER FOURTEEN