Harry, Luna, Neville, Hermione and Raven were standing in front of a frightening looking manor. Luna stared shivering uncontrollably and Neville put an arm around her.
"What?" Raven asked Luna.
"Nothing," Luna muttered.
Harry knocked the door and Stephanie Navitek opened the door. "Oh! You are quite early… "
Harry looked inside and saw Draco Malfoy grabbing his cloak. "Potter," he said as he stood in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" Harry asked angrily.
"Stephanie and I are old friends," Draco sneered. "Is that a crime?"
"Move, git," Raven said as she pushed Draco away and entered the manor.
"Um, Potter, I like your new girlfriend," Draco said. "Quite better than the red headed Weasley. See you." Draco walked to the gardens and dissaparated.
"Girlfriend?" Hermione muttered.
"Hey, I'm dating Ginny," Harry muttered back. "Stop protecting me, Mum."
"We are here to raid this house," Luna said, handing Stephanie a piece of parchment. "Maybe we can find out what happened to your father and…"
Luna stopped talking as a very old-looking house elf entered the living room. "Madam, do you wish some tea for the guests?"
Harry felt uneasy as he heard the elf speaking. He had never heard an elf talking like that. His voice almost seemed human.
"Oh, yes," Stephanie said cheerfully. The elf left the room and Raven coughed.
"That's Ditty?" Hermione asked quietly.
"He gave me the creeps," Neville whispered.
"Yes, oh, he escaped a year ago, but he returned," Stephanie said. "My father adored him."
Raven looked around and frowned. "Are we ready to raid this place?"
"Hermione, you stay with Stephanie," Harry said. "And um, ask her about her father's death, okay?"
Hermione nodded and Neville and Luna decided to check the second floor while Harry and Raven checked the rest of the house.
"This house is huge," Harry said as they walked down a long aisle.
"Yes, it is," Raven answered. "Potter…Sorry if I was mean to you yesterday."
"Yesterday? You have always been mean to me," Harry snorted.
"Yeah, well… I'm just apologizing for yesterday," Raven said as they entered a enormous bedroom.
"He was crazy and a hermit, but Navitek was filthy rich," Harry said as they looked around, aiming spells everywhere.
"This bedroom is bigger than my apartment," Raven mused. "I don't care he's dead, I hate him."
Harry chuckled as they left the room, which had no clue at all.
They raided six bedrooms, and as they headed for the seventh, Harry grasped Raven's arm. "My girlfriend is going to be out of town for Ron and Hermione's engagement party," Harry said. "And I will feel really stupid if I go dateless."
"You and Ginny really freak me out," Raven said. "You are always fighting and… Anyway, what did you want to tell me?"
"Maybe… You could go with me?" Harry asked.
Raven stared at him and smirked. "Just minutes ago we hated each other and now you're asking me out?"
"It's not a date," Harry said. "After all, I'm not single."
"And you are in love," Raven mocked. "Well… I'll think about it."
Harry grinned and Raven tried hard not smile…. And suddenly…
"HELP! HELP!" It was Neville.
Harry and Raven dissaparated and appeared in a bedroom upstairs. Luna was lying on the floor, unconscious and blood dripping out of her mouth.
"Damn it," Raven said as she kneeled next to Luna.
"We…were checking the room and she suddenly fainted and started twitching and…" Neville muttered and put his hands over his face.
"Calm down, Neville," Harry said.
Hermione and Stephanie entered the room and saw Luna lying in the floor. Harry placed a hand in Luna's forehead and shivered.
"She's so cold," Harry said. "Freezing." Luna's lips were turning blue and Stephanie squealed.
"Is she dead?" Stephanie gasped.
"No," Raven said. "But we have to take her to St Mungo's."
Neville carried Luna in his arms and kissed her forehead. "You'll be okay, Luna," he said softly.
Harry stared at Neville, who looked back and shrugged. "What?"
Harry shook his head and then he felt a warm hand closing in his. He turned around and saw that it was Hermione. "How horrible," she said softly.