Chapter 29

Getting Confused

A few weeks later, after Umbridge left the school for good (hurray!) and McGonagall came back (double hurray!), I went to meet up with Ivy, Sheila and She-Cat in Nightshade's tree.

"Han!" they all shouted together when I slid down the slide to greet them, Lucinda Nightshade's ghost in their presence, looking remarkably like She-Cat.

"Hey, guys. Hey, Nightshade." I said, nodding to Nightshade.

"Hello, Hannah." Nightshade said, smiling at me. "Ivy, Sheila and Ramona have just been recalling to me a very fascinating battle in the Ministry of Magic."

"Yeah," V said "what kept you?"

I shrugged "Mourning Sirius and falling asleep with Draco." I said.

Ivy, Sheila and She-Cat, even Fireball rolled their eyes "Typical Hannah." they said together.

"But I get the Sirius thing…" Sheila said solemnly "me and Ivy were crying for, like, what…twenty minutes?"

Ivy shrugged "That was you, Sheils." she said. "I cried for half of that. I got most of my grief out in the Ministry with Han."

She-Cat said nothing…I guess she was still a little traumatized from what happened.

"So what really happened before you were dragged to the Department of Mysteries?" I asked, sitting on my couch across from Ivy.

Finally, She-Cat opened her mouth and explained the whole story.

Apparently, on their way to the Room of Requirement, Zimmerman had pushed them through the door…but they didn't come out in the Room of Requirement. They wound up in a Death Eater congregation.

The Death Eaters tortured them until Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange and Zimmerman walked in where Ivy, Sheila, Ramona and Fireball were forced in, taping her note to the door.

Malfoy had told the Death Eaters that Voldemort ordered them to claim the prophecy that was smashed, and to bring my friends along with them.

And, Sheila said, I could pretty much guess the rest.

"Yeah, sucks that the prophecy smashed." Ivy said, stretching out on her couch and crossing her arms over her head.

"Too bad we never heard it. I've always wanted to hear a prophecy." Sheila said sweetly.

I became suddenly serious "Guys…I found a prophecy in the Department of Mysteries." I said.

"You did! Did you nick it?" She-Cat asked.

"RAMONA!" I shouted, shoving a hand in my jacket pocket, where the prophecy sat and taking it out "I didn't need to nick it. It had my name on it."

Ivy gasped "What was the other name?" she asked.

I bit my lip "The Malfoy family." I said.

My friends groaned "Typical! Nothing exciting like Harry's prophecy. Something lovey-dovey and sappy, I suppose?" Ivy asked.

I took a deep breath and replayed the prophecy for my friends.

By the time that it was done and the smoky Trelawney lost her form, Ivy, Sheila, She-Cat and even Nightshade were speechless.

"What did it mean when she said 'blinded by love, the raven will effect the Dragon's final decision'?" Sheila asked.

Nightshade shrugged "It could mean that the Malfoy's final decision will be effected by his love for Hannah." she said, hovering close to the floor.

I nodded "But the problem is…what is it talking about when it says 'final decision'?" I asked.

Ivy tensed and turned to me "I don't know about you, but I'd ask Malfoy about it. Or did you tell him about the prophecy yet?"

I stayed silent, making Ivy smirk.

"We're the first people you told about the prophecy, aren't you?" she asked proudly.

I shook my head "Myrtle helped me figure out how to get the prophecy without breaking the ball, so I told her that. But you guys are the first living people, well, bar Nightshade, no offence, I've told." I said, tucking the prophecy in my pocket again.

Nightshade nodded "None taken." she said.

Ivy beamed "I'm gonna take it!" she said, throwing her fist in the air "Two good things happened in one night! Umbridge left and Malfoy lost something to me!"

I rolled my eyes. "Typical Ivy, always hating on my boyfriend." I sighed.

Ivy huffed, her shoulders sagging as she gave me an unhappy look "I hate his ass, sue me." she said.

"Ok, I'll call my lawyer!" I snapped jokingly as Sheila, Ivy and Nightshade cocked their heads to the side.

"What's a lawyer?" they asked together.

I sighed in exasperation "Oh, never mind!" I said. "It's really annoying only having one Muggleborn best friend, you know." I said, turning to She-Cat, who clapped her hands as she beamed.

"Yay! I'm special!" she said happily.

I laughed "Yes, She-Cat, yes you are very special." I said, snickering. "Skinner, Fanelli and Faksa!" I said, shooting up out of my seat "I have a Draco to find, girls. Meet me here tomorrow before the end-of-term feast." I said before rushing out of the haunt back to my dungeon common room.

That was going to be my last chance before next term to tell Draco about the prophecy.

I rushed in, thanking Merlin that Draco was sitting in the common room with Blaise and Goyle.

"Hey, guys." I said, panting.

"Han!" Blaise and Goyle shouted together when I walked up to them, both of them wrapping me in a brotherly hug, Goyle putting me in a headlock and giving me a noogie.

Draco stayed quiet. Completely odd for him, he never not acknowledged my presence before. Always, I'd walk in, he'd greet me with a warm "Han!" or a joke, or witty remark, and when we started dating, a kiss or a hug. But that night, there was nothing coming from the Draco scrawling in his Defence Against the Dark Arts book.

"Ok, OK, Goyle!" I said, having to play Mother Hen and twisting Goyle's arm off me "I gotta talk to Draco alone, ok?" I said, smirking.

Draco looked up at the mention of his name and Goyle and Blaise nodded "Sure thing, Han. Whatever you want." they said before walking up to the boys dorm.

"What is it, Hannah?" Draco asked me.

I sat down next to him and pulled out my prophecy, putting it on the table in between the two of us. "That." I said simply.

Draco picked it up "The hell is it?" he asked.

I took a deep breath "It's a prophecy I found in the Department of Mysteries. It had my name on it and your surname." I explained, pulling out my wand "You may want to hear it. It concerns the two of us." I said, muttering "Specialus Revilio." under my breath.

Trelawney's prophecy rang through the common room, Draco staring at the ball as if it was going to put on a pair of skates and play hockey.

Draco turned to me when Trelawney faded back into smoke "This involves…" he started.

"Us, I know." I said, putting the ball back into my pocket. "I'm going to try putting it together over the summer and figure out what it means." I said, feeling something weave in between my legs, making me look down.

It was Hellion looking for some love.

Draco sighed as I picked Hellion up and scratched her ears. "I think I know what the prophecy means." he said simply.

I gave him a curious look as Hellion butted the side of my face. "What d'you mean?" I asked.

"It means that eventually, there's going to be something I have to make a choice on…and you're going to effect it." Draco explained, standing up "I got to go and pack. Remember, we leave tomorrow, so you might want to do the same." he told me, kissing me quick before walking up to the boy's dorm.

I watched Draco leave and all the while I was thinking:

What is my boyfriend talking about?