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Chapter 15

"Complications"

Harry

It's just minutes before the play's about to begin. I've decided not to let it affect my performance in any way that Draco's my acting partner. I think I'm actually pretty good as an actor, I might persue it as an alternative career if I can't become an auror. Anyway, all I'm focused on is getting through this without any... complications.

Draco

As a slytherin, one of our many prized traits is that we show nothing's wrong...in other words we're great actors, so that wasn't what was worrying me. What was worrying me, was the fact that I hadn't even had the chance to look at Harry since that moment in the 'hallway of awkwardness.' Part of me wanted to be angry at what an asshole he was for not even hearing me out, and the other part wanted to hold him and comfort him and tell him how much I love him.

I watched as the stage area went pitch black and then a spotlight came on and showed an actor in the middle, narrating the first part of the play, signifying the beginning. 'This was it, no turning back now' I thought to myself, as I predetermined, then heard my cue.

"Oh darling!" I said in character now, showing happiness on my face when my insides were being torn out by the touching of Harry that was required for the part. "I just love this new house! We have to take it. Please?" I turned to him, face alit with a smile, and inwardly I was searching for anything behind his own mask of happiness.

Hermione

This could get very tricky...or it could be very lucky. I had talked to Dumbledore and he agreed to let the D.A. work undercover exactly as the plan had dictated. He had trusted me completely, not an unlikely characteristic of his. Anyway, the members of the D.A. that had walked out of the room of requirement the night I had formed this plan could become a complication. They would either help us after finding out we were telling the truth, or see it in a completely different way and only hender us saving Hogwarts from the UAU. Not to mention Draco and Harry. Their feelings and actions had been an unaccountable variable in the plan, and they could either prove to be a complication or something of help to us.

I scanned the room as the soft glow from the stage lights barely lit the crowd. About 9 D.A. members to their twenty-three UAU not counting the ones on stage.. Even if we had the rest of the D.A. that would only equal about eighteen. It would be a close fight, and a tough call. I could only hope that the other members would join, otherwise our only other option would be Dumbledore and the teachers, located outside the halls, not visible to anyone in the auditorium.

So this is what it felt like. The time period before the battle. The breath before the plunge. Here we were, surrounded by our enemies, some in the know and some not, and waiting for one side's emminent doom.

Ben

I leaned up against the wall and stared at my situation, smiling to myself. Umbridge had been pleased with me. Very pleased and soon I would deliver the bodies of some of the most prominent witches and wizards of Hogwarts, over to her.

I almost let out a snort of laughter just thinking about the victory I am sure is to ensue. My plan is flawless. No teachers around, and the D.A. clueless to do anything about it. It doesn't matter that most of them are in here, because they'll be so suprised, they won't know what hit them. Again, I almost let out another snort of contentment, as I looked at the mudblood granger. She had a nice body. I wouldn't mind a shag in the sack with that one. No, but right now, I had matters to attend. Maybe Umbridge would let me have a go at her once we capture them all.

I looked at the other members of the UAU, and some were watching the play, and some were occasionally glancing back at me, as if I were going to give the signal early.

'idiots' I thought to myself. I was only going to spark a flare at the apparent end of the play, to confuse and distract everyone. Then, and only then, would I make my move. Oh boy was I ever going to get rewarded for this.

3 acts later

Draco

Jesus. The play is almost over. Backstage with Harry wasn't the most fun thing in the world. He'd glare at me from across the room, and I'd pretend not to notice. I had to hold out on the idea of love. It was all I had left. We had just done our last scene together and walked off stage...

Harry

The lights went black again, which was dumb, because the narrator had at least three more lines to say before the play ended. I thought my lines were sufficient enough to have told the audience that the play was done, and I just hated plays where you weren't done, but people thought you were so they got up to leave. Then I heard it...

Draco

It was something like a fireworks sound, but I couldn't see anything, the curtain was blocking the way. I wish the actors and actresses could have their wands because I sure would like to use lumos right about now. Dumbledore had insisted that we on stage and off not have them till the whole play was over. Anyway, we all waited for the lights to come back on, and the actors and actresses to go out and do final call where we all bow in front of the audience...but the lights somehow, remained off.

Hermione

FLASH

A thing that looked like a flare flashed green up in the air, I stared dumbly at it, confunded for a moment until I realized something. Diversions. Something the D.A. had been learning about from the beginning. I took a quick look around and saw that Ben had moved from his post against the wall. I smirked and sent a similar golden flash up above, signalling the D.A. to be alert. I even took the liberty of a small smile as both of our flashes hit eachother, mine transforming into a griffin and his a dragon. I watched for just a fraction of a second as they engaged in a battle. And so it began.

Harry

What the fuck was going on? There were two flashes and then suddenly I recognized a circle of some members of the D.A. moving down the center of the isle.

Draco

They appeared to be enacting an ancient defense formation, one which in many battles had proved useful...Hermione. She must've known this was going to happen, how else would you explain the extensive knowledge of defense on the D.A.'s part. I knew she and Harry had been co-founders and since Harry was onstage, it had to be her leading them. It all clicked just then. The UAU was attacking and I didn't have my wand...WE didn't have our wands.

Harry

POP

The sound of apparition came so near me I nearly toppled over in suprise. I raised my fists, it being my only defense and clearly said.

"Who is it? Who is that there?"

"Harry." a soft quiet voice came. "Lumos." Just then I saw the smiling face of Headmaster Dumbledore and he was holding two wands, both looking very familiar. "Well here." He said still smiling, and he quickly and smoothly, flipped the lit wand so the tip was pointing his direction and the handle at me.

"Proffessor? What's going on?"

"Come." he said, and I didn't feel like arguing.

Draco

I watched as Dumbledore lead a dumb-founded Harry over to where I was standing. Harry always was a little slow on the uptake.

"Mr. Malfoy. I suspect you know what to do with this, eh?" he smiled and winked.

"Yes, sir." I said and flashed him a devilish smile.

"Well, in the spirit of Fred and George...what was it they said that year...ah yes, 'give them hell' "

Just like that, he was gone with a pop. Harry and I just stood there for a moment, staring at eachother, not knowing what to do or say. This was all happening so fast. Harry made a quick move to go and help out a group currently fighting members of the UAU when I caught his arm.

"Why didn't you give me a chance to explain?" I asked, just a tiny bit more harsh than intended.

"Why should I have?"

"Because you once said you loved me." I replied, never breaking eye contact.

"Draco this is not the time or place."

"This may be our only chance. Please, why don't you believe me?" A few flashes of green and red lit up his face as spells went flying all around them.

"I wasn't sure...I...hated to admit that you might be wrong about us, or that maybe you had changed your mind or something." Harry looked away sheepishly.

"Harry, I'm not Ben. There are a few more of us good guys out there you know." I took his chin in my hand and flashed him my best smile. "I would never ever do anything like that to hurt you. Now. You ready to...'give 'em hell? "

Harry

"Hell yes I am."

Hermione

I'd transfigured a few things before but nothing had ever come this difficult for me before. Must be all the stress...still my not being able to transfigure some chairs into a blockade and shield of sorts was really frustrating, and not helping with the stress situation. I swept the room hopelessly, just looking around for a quick moment to see how our side was fairing.

Neville had taken a liking to the 'Tarantellegra' spell. The one used on him back in fifth year at the ministry. He'd held down a fair size group just moderating that spell continuously on them.

Most of the other D.A. members had band together to fight an equal band of UAU. Basically, we weren't winning and we weren't losing. I of course had to create a diversion if I was to have time to transfigure something like I was trying to so I used the combination of 'Avis' which made woodpeckers fly out of my particular wand, and 'Oppugno' which sent them attacking the nearest attacker. I smiled at the affects of the bleeding UAU and thought the better of laughing, as I went back to my task.

Just as I was about to give up, Something amazing happened. It transfigured on it's own.

"Miss Granger." I heard from up above me, and I soon realized that some of the teachers had decided to join the fight.

"Professor Mcgonnagal!" I said, suprised. "I hadn't realized--"

"Are you sure you belong in the newts class?" she inquired. I was about to give her a piece of my mind, when I looked up at her small smile and realized she was only kidding.

"Only as sure as you're the transfiguration teacher."

She laughed and then sent a vicious looking red spell in the direction of an already dancing UAU member near Neville.

Draco

Harry and I walked--no--strutted out onto the stage and and looked at our surroundings.

"So." Harry said after looking at the situation. "Rictusempra?"

I smiled and shook my head before replying, "No Harry, my dear boy, Serpensortia"

He laughed at this and we pointed the tips of our wands together and at the same time we called out, "SERPENSORTIA!" Our call was so loud it could have stopped everyone in their tracks but they weren't all that dumb.

As soon as we'd said our spell, our combined magic produced a snake large enough to rival that of the Chamber of Secrets basilisk that Harry had described to me in one of our conversations.

We spoke together at it in parseltongue. 'attack those who aren't from Hogwarts, rid them from our sights.'

Mcgonnagal

Never in my years in service to the school...had I seen such unity. I gave a small, SMALL, smile to myself at the thought that the sorting hat would have a field day had he known what we were doing right at this very moment.

As if on cue, Fawks flew in the room and high above the raging battles with none other than the sorting hat in his beak. Some looked up at it in amazment as it rang out in song and let it's presence known.

Attention. The sorting hat said in a magically loud voice. This time I allowed myself a full smile at my realization of what was happening. The sorting hat had a new song...especially made for the UAU.

The UAU Has come for you

To Bring Hogwarts Down

They slash, they punch and they fight,

Against four who have become one.

The ravenclaws of intellect

The gryffindors are brave,

The slytherins with secrets kept,

The hufflepuffs help us save.

The UAU has come for you

To bring Hogwarts Down

Will they win or will they not?

Who will get a victor's crown?

I think that we all know who

so smash the Damn UAU,

right into the ground!

Throughout the entire room, you could hear the giggles of the hogwarts students, alongside the finishing spells they were casting. Potter and Malfoy's gaint snake slid through the room, biting and snapping at the non-Hogwarts students. This was it, the last of the battle was going on, and it would soon be over.

Harry

Draco and I watched as our snake slid through the room, and we giggled and laughed at the remenant of the song, which still echoed through the large room a little. Draco had kept us protected from any intentional and rogue spells coming at us, for he had become rather good at nonverbal protego spells. We just sat there and watched everything unravel from there.

The last of the UAU, which happened to include Ben, formed a circle in the middle of the room in a tactic copying Hermione's in the exact pattern. I snorted in laughter as I nudged Draco and pointed this out.

"He's always been a bit of a cheater." I said to him.

It looked like Hogwarts students were vultures all of them swarming in for the kill. The UAU was tottally surrounded and they would eventually have to give up. I was never so proud of the D.A. We had beat an organization much like our own, with only the help of one or two teachers. Suddenly, my smile dropped as I saw one appear on Ben's own smug face. I jumped down, off the end of the stage where Draco and I had been sitting. Inevitably Draco followed me, so he could continue to protect me with the non-verbal spells.

"And what are you so happy about you bastard?" I asked coldly, raising my wand steady to his face.

"Potter." He smiled, sickly. "You will soon find out. When not even you're little bitch behind you there, can protect you with his nonverbal magic."

Be strong.

Something inside of him had spoken again. Oh shit. It was the voice...wait a second...I'd gotten what the voice had been telling me what I needed, so why was it back?

'BOMBARDA'

The spell rippled through the room like a rock being thrown into a steady pond. It was clearly a Toad like voice, one in which he'd heard before, except this time it was a bit higher, and not so girl like. It was Darla, Dolores' sister. The umbridge bitch was here.

A/N: Well, there you have it. The next installment of my oh so fabulous story. I've achieved quite a few things in this chappy. The voice is making one of it's final appearances, we finally get to meet this Darla whore of Umbridge sister, Hogwarts gets to stage an "epic battle" of sorts with the D.A. involved, and...DRACO AND HARRY ARE BACK TOGETHER! WOOO...oh and one more thing, I've had another CLIFF HANGER! YAY...I mean...yes...Anyway read review and ENJOY. Love you all!

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