GAH. I'm really sorry about the last chapter being all weird, but i've gone back and fixed it so hopefully it's ok now. Thanks for pointing it out otherwise I wouldn't even of realised.

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We spent ages wandering about not really saying much, I could tell Cathy was scared and I felt like I needed to reassure her. "It'll be ok. We'll get the sword."

"Yeah I know. God Neville."

"What?"

"It's just...you've changed so much over the summer...you do know that."

"Is that a good thing?"

"It's like...Your true self is coming out. I like it. It's Neville with a little extra."

Just then we saw a flash of white float at the end of corridor and we started to sprint towards the end.

"I just hope it's not the Bloody Baron" Cathy muttered.

When we reached the end of the hall we saw Nick floating down the corridor.

"NICK!"

I covered Cathy's mouth with my hand to stop her shouting more and nick spun around.

"What are you children doing out of bed?"

I was next to speak. "We need your help."

He raised an eyebrow and floated down close to us.

"Do you know the password to the headmasters' office?" Cathy asked.

"Now why would you need that?"

I sucked in a breath. "Harry potter needs the Gryffindor sword."

"Harry Potter?" Nick whispered a little shocked and I nodded. "Come on Sir Nick. You can't support the death eaters or...you know who. Harry needs it."

Nick thought about this for a moment and nodded in agreement. "Ok. It's Lily. But he changes it a lot."

Cathy gave me an odd look and I shrugged.

"Thank you Nick." Cathy said.

"You're welcome. Please don't get into trouble."

We ran back to the office and saw Ginny and Luna waiting outside.

"We couldn't find the grey lady."

"We found Nick. It's ok."

I stepped in front of the gargoyle and said very clearly. "Lily." Causing it to swing open.

"Me and Cathy will go get it, you guys stand watch. If anyone comes run for it."

"We're not leaving Neville." Ginny said determinately.

"Fine." Me and Cathy started to ascend the dark staircase figuring it best not to use our wands. Before we entered his office Cathy grabbed my arm. "We can't wake the portraits up." She whispered. "We have no idea which one will turn us in."

We tiptoed through the Office and I spotted the sword behind his desk. "Wow. It's beautiful. Did Harry seriously kill a basilisk with that thing?" Cathy asked.

"Yeah, saved Ginny's life as well." I slowly lifted it off the wall. "Merlin it's heavy." Cathy was now pulling at my arm. "Come on Neville let's get out of here. We have to hide it."

We both turned and came face to face with Luna and Ginny who looked absolutely petrified.

"I thought you were waiting downstairs" I whispered. Then the Carrows emerged from the shadows causing me to nearly drop the sword.

"Well, look what we have here."

"I told ya Filch heard something. Go get the headmaster would you sister?"

She smiled and left us all standing there with Amycus who was now looking at Cathy with great interest.

He circled her before coming over to me and snatching the sword out of my hands placing it on the table.

When Snape eventually entered he went straight over to his desk not even giving us a second look.

"So...Professor Carrow has informed me that you were attempting to steal from my office. What are 3 Gryffindors and a Ravenclaw, doing stealing such a valuable item from my office, so late…in the evening?

None of use said anything. I could feel my heart beating hard against my chest and I thought I might pass out. I could practically hear the cogs in the Carrows brains working over time trying to figure out nasty ways to punish us.

"Whose idea was this?" Snape spat.

"Mine. It was mine."

I didn't want the others to get blamed for this. If the Carrows were going to punish anyone it would be me. They could leave the girls alone.

"Actually it was mine." Cathy said after me.

"Well, technically it was mine." Ginny added.

"I do believe the idea was mine." Luna finally said.

Snape stared at us not at all amused. I guess if one of us was going down. We all were.

"Since they love sticking together so much. Perhaps we should get them to test a few spells out on each other." Alecto spat from behind us.

"Let's see, out of bed after hours, breaking into the headmasters' office."

"it's not breaking in we have had your password." Cathy muttered under her breath causing her to get a glare from Snape.

"And stealing property." Snape finished.

"Which isn't yours." Ginny Whispered.

He stood from his desk and walked over so he ass stood in front of us. "A weeks worth of detentions with Professor Hagrid in the forbidden forest. You can help that oath round up his unruly creatures."

I couldn't actually believe it and was trying not to let my jaw drop. He was letting us off with detention…with Hagrid?

"SEVEN...WHAT?"

"Do you not agree with the punishment Alecto?"

"They should get worse than that!"

All four of us stood there in silence.

Snape rolled his eyes "I'll be surprised if they last the week. Especially Longbottom." I kept a straight face; I didn't really understand what the hell Snape was up to.

"Now all four of you. Get out of my sight."

We didn't need to be told twice. We charged out of his office passed the Carrows and down the steps.

"I can't believe Snape gave us detention with Hagrid." Ginny gasped.

"I know. That's insane. I thought he would have the Carrows whip us or something." Catherine said running behind us.

"Yeah but what about the sword, we're not going to be able to get it now. He's going to move it or put more security around his office." I could see Ginny was angry. It was hard for her not having harry around, not being able to help him the way she wanted.

"Well we tried, there isn't really more we can do."

She stormed off in the direction of the common room. Luna smiled at us and started to wander off. "Well. I think I'm going to go to bed now. But it was fun."

"Yeah Luna." Cathy said. "Thanks."

Luna gave us a final smile and went around the corner.

I slumped against the wall falling down on the floor.

"I can't believe we didn't get it."

Cathy slid down next to me resting her head on my shoulder. "Just be glad the Carrows aren't beating us to death right now and making us cast spells on each other."

"Yeah. I just feel so useless."

"Don't. You were amazing, attempting to take the blame on you. As if we would have let you."

"You should of."

"I think we can handle Hagrid for a week."

She gave me a short kiss before standing up and tugged at my arm.

"We should go before Mrs. Norris comes after us again."