CPOV

We had been back at school for almost 2 weeks; Snape had taken over as headmaster and most of our classes we're taken over by Death Eaters. Alecto Carrow took over Muggle Studies which was now compulsory, but she spent every lesson talking about what Filthy dirty animal's muggles actually were. It made me sick.

Defence against the dark arts was worse, it was now just the dark arts taught by Alectos brother Amycrus, He would always give me this nasty look in lessons that made me feel automatically unclean.

"Peart. Front of the class, now."

I looked over at Neville unwilling rising from my seat and walking to the front of the class.

"Now. I assume you've all learned about the 'unforgivable' curses." Most of the people in my class slowly nodded.

"So how about, we try some of them…out." My eyes went wide in horror as soon as he said that and I could see Neville trembling in his seat. "What…shall...we," he was circling me tapping his wand against me. "Do…First. Class?"

A nasty slytherin girl stuck her hand up grin spread across her face. "Cruciatus Curse!" she said a little too cheerily. I looked over at Neville who was starring at me in terror.

"Ah yes, excellent choice." Amycrus hissed right in my face. I clenched my fist and shut my eyes not knowing what to expect. "Crucio!"

I felt an excruciating pain in my stomach that started to work it's way throughout my body. I doubled up falling to the floor screaming as loud as my lungs would let me.

NPOV

I sat bolted to my seat listening to her blood curdling scream, I couldn't take it anymore. "STOP IT!" Amycrus stopped, paying all his attention to me. "What did you say...Longbottom?"

"St….stop it."

I looked down at Cathy who was curled up in a ball shaking. Amycrus just smirked at me. "Don't like seeing your little girlfriend being hurt?"

I held my ground not moving, not saying anything back. He walked over to Cathy grabbing her by the hair and yanking her up. "Back to your seat." He threw her forward and she managed walked over sitting back down. She was still trembling and I clenched one of her hands under the table. As soon as the lesson was over I grabbed her hand pulling her out of the classroom and up to the Common room. Screw lunch. We sat on the sofa, her not saying a word. "Are…are you ok?"

She shook her head. "It was so horrible Neville, it was so god damn fucking awful."

"I know. I heard." I couldn't get the sound of her scream out of my head, it was horrifying.

"And that was only a couple of seconds...your parent's...I can't even…"

I nodded grabbing her hand and giving it a squeeze.

"This is going to end. We're going to fight back." "How Neville?" "We'll start the DA Again, Ginny told me Ron wrote to her, saying that they needed Gryffindor sword. We could get it for them, help them."

She looked at me like I was crazy. "You can't be serious Neville. We're just a bunch of teenagers." "We're going to do it, for your dad, my parents, Harry's. For ever person who's life has been completely fucked up by Vol...Uh..You-know-who." Ginny came down the stairs from the girls dormitory startled when she saw us.

"Oh god, Catherine are you ok? I heard abou"

"I'm fine Ginny; I think Neville has something to tell you though."

Catherine smiled at me and I looked directly at Ginny. "We're getting the Sword. Tonight."

We had arranged to meet in the common room around midnight ,I thought about sleeping but I couldn't, I was too nervous. I entered the common room and saw Ginny and Cathy sat on the sofa. "You guys ready?" I asked.

They both looked at each other and nodded.

"Let's go get us a sword."

As soon as we left the common room Luna was stood outside patiently waiting for us, we had told her about our plan at dinner and she said she was in. Once we reached the Gargoyle we stood there starring at it.

"Uh...password anyone?" I muttered.

"Crap." Ginny whispered.

Luna walked over touching the stone Gargoyle. "Well it can't be that hard. It is snape after all."

"Uh…Potions?" I asked. Nothing. Cathy sighed. "It wouldn't be something that obvious."

"I hate harry potter?" Ginny chirped in.

"Hey, maybe it's...You know who." Luna added.

We all stared at it.

"We need to get that sword. Harry needs it." Ginny said.

"Well we can't get it if we don't have the password, And there isn't any other way into the office.

"Meow."

"Luna it wouldn't be meow." I huffed.

"I didn't say anything Neville."

We all froze and turned slowly to see Mrs. Norris stood behind us.

"It's just a cat." Cathy whispered.

"That's not any cat though. That's Filches cat." Ginny retorted.

"Don't be so silly. Here kitty." She reached down holding out a hand and the cat hissed loudly swiping its paw at her causing her to leap back.

"We have to get out of here. Now." I said.

We all then heard a call from the distance. "MRS NORRIS?"

"Run for it!"

We all bolted past the cat who kept hissing after us until we turned the corner.

"We have to get into that office. Who would know the password?"

"That would be willing to give it to us." Cathy finished my sentence for me and Luna's eyes lit up.

"What about one of the ghosts? They are always hanging around the halls."

Ginny squealed. "Luna you're a genius."

"Why thank you Ginny." luna smiled back.

"We'll go look for nearly headless nick." I said jerking my head towards Cathy

"Ok. Me and Luna will go look for the grey lady. Meet here in half an hour?"

Me and Cathy nodded and we split up looking for our ghosts.

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