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The common room fell silent. Everyone was looking at the small, dark haired girl. Fred and George went to comfort her as she fell to the ground in tears. Harry and Hermione stood rooted to the spot in shock. The common room watched Nioka crying in the arms of George Weasley. Fred turned to the rest of the house and said quietly,

"Someone get McGonagall." Then, when no one moved, he shouted, "Somebody go get Professor McGonagall!"

A second year boy climbed through the portrait opening and sprinted down the corridor. As the boy disappeared from view, Harry and Hermione approached Nioka, along with Seamus Finnegan. Their faces all shone with glistening tears as they each sat down numbly. Not five minutes later the fireplace in the common room glowed green and the Head of House, Professor McGonagall, came rushing into the room, followed closely by the headmaster. They hurried past the silent children and into the boys' dormitories. Several boys who had been oblivious to the goings on came rushing out of their rooms before Dumbledore exited and turned to the house.

"Nobody is to enter these dormitories. Prefects are to lead the house to the great hall where you will all wait for a member of staff to tell you what to do." Percy nodded along with five others. "You six stay with me." He indicated the sobbing girl, the Weasley twins, Harry and Hermione and Seamus.

The six minors sat in Dumbledore's office, waiting for the headmaster to return. When he finally did, he wasn't unaccompanied. He had brought with him the three aurors James and Lily Potter and Sirius Black.

"Harry!" Lily rushed to her child, embracing him. Sirius however approached Nioka and knelt down to talk to her.

"Nioka." She turned to face him, tears still streaming down her face. "How long was it since you last saw Draco?"

"A…At about Half past seven." She choked

"Sirius." Came James' voice. He had a ministry owl on his arm. "Narcissa was spotted, not two hours ago…in Hogsmeade."

"'Cissa, eh?" Sirius growled.

"Yes, Sirius." Nioka looked up.

"Who's Narcissa?" They looked at the children.

"She's Draco's Mum." Harry scowled, "she's the one who left him all alone."

"Where was she seen?"

"Near Rosmerta's pub."

As the adults discussed it Nioka looked out of the window and noticed a trail of blood leading to the Whomping Willow. The adults turned to the children.

"I think it would be wise for you to make your way to the Great Hall." Dumbledore said. "Rest assured, we will return Draco safely."

They all walked down to the Great hall like they had been told, but before they got there, Nioka saw the blood-trail again. When the other five weren't looking she slipped away and followed it. She got all the way to the whomping Willow before,

"Nioka!" Damn, Seamus spotted me… She took out her wand and pointed it at him. Sorry, Seamus, but this is something I have to do…

"Petrificus totalus" she whispered. She then hopped over the roots of the whomping Willow, years of running from chavs had aided her dodging the swinging of the great tree's branches and she eventually climbed through the small opening in the base of the tree.

Hermione followed in suit after Nioka disappeared from view. She wasn't going alone. And Hermione wasn't going to end up like Seamus.

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