Madam Maxime and Fleur were gone. They had complained and had left the grounds. Ron was jumping for joy, he was glad to see her go. Hermione seemed sad, which surprised everyone.
"I wanted to get a chance to punch her!" Hermione kept telling everyone. Things were going great by the end of April, but no one was prepared for what was about to happen. ………
Riley had fallen asleep on one of the couches in the Common Room. Ron Weasley had come down to check for one of his homework papers. He chuckled when he saw Riley lying down with her head dangling off the couch. Suddenly Riley woke up and stared into the fire.
"Um Riley," Ron whispered, "What are you doing?" Riley jumped and glared at him.
"Ron, what are you doing," Riley said, "And don't do that again."
"Don't do what?" Ron asked, dumbly.
"Scare m…" Riley stopped in mid-sentence. She had heard a noise. Ron had heard it too. Looking terrified she pointed at Ron.
"Hide!" she screamed staring at the door. Ron started to run, but wasn't fast enough. Peter Pettigrew came in smiling dangerously. Riley gasped and Ron opened his mouth to scream, but nothing came out.
"Oh, boy you are coming with me," Peter said, now looking at Riley, "And you my dear are not. We must get you out of the way." Peter took out his wand and sent a flash of light aiming straight at Riley. It hit her and she screamed. Ron looked down and saw her lying on the floor, lifeless.
"No Riley!" Ron tried to scream, but it came out as a gurgle. Pettigrew started to run out of the room, Ron still following him under some spell. Before Ron left the room he saw Lina Black leaning over Riley. Not knowing what to do, Ron followed Peter Pettigrew without and struggle. He tried to be as calm as possible, which is hard when you are about to go with a killer…a killer that would do anything to get Harry, and would do anything to kill Harry's cousin. …
Harry made his way into the Great Hall wondering where Ron and Riley were. Hermione was looking around anxiously. The Hall was crowded with students and Harry and Hermione finally got to their seats. Harry looked up at the teachers table and saw all of them crying. Snape looked stern like a statue and Professor McGonagall was crying madly. Once everyone had taken their seats, Professor Dumbledore stood up. The whole room went silent.
"Before I tell you the news I must ask these following people to come up here. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Kylie Carragan, Ginny, Fred, and George Weasley."
Harry stood up along with Hermione, Kylie, and Ginny who were giving each other confused looks. They walked up to the platform, flowed by Draco, Fred, and George, who looked just as surprised. Hagrid came over, tears rolling down his face, and told them to follow him. They all walked into a room with many green chairs and a stone fireplace. Lina Black was already seated in one of them, looking rather uncomfortable. Once everyone had sat down they started to talk. Dumbledore soon came in and started to speak.
"I wanted you all to be the first to know about what happened last night. I will first tell you that you all are connected to the victims. Now I will say it straight out. Last night two of our Gyffindors had an encounter with Peter Pettigrew," everyone except Harry and Hermione looked terrified.
"But Peter Pettigrew is dead," George Weasley said.
"No George. In fact Harry, Hermione, and Ron had some contact with him in the third year. Peter was your old rat Scabbers. He is an amiagi," Dumbledore said knowingly. Fred and George looked at each other, and then looked at Harry. Dumbledore went on.
" Last night Ron Weasley was one of those two people and Riley Evans was the other. I will first meet with Harry, Draco, and Hermione first. Please follow me." They walked into a separate room and sat down.
"I chose you three to talk to about this first because you all are very important to this victim. Draco you were in a relationship with Riley so I chose you, Hermione you two were like sisters, and Harry, you are the most important. She is your cousin," Dumbledore said, looking sadly at them, "Riley was there with Ron last night. From Lina's information, Riley had fallen asleep and Ron came down to find his Divination homework. At that time Ron and Riley met Peter Pettigrew. Ron Weasley is missing and Riley Evans is dead." Those words hit everyone in that room. Hermione broke down completely. Harry sat there not moving and Draco's head was lying on the cold table.
"I know this is a shock to you and I ask your permission to tell the whole school." Dumbledore said quietly. Draco nodded his head and began to cry. Hermione was unable to answer, and Harry nodded his head also. Once Hermione had gotten a hold of herself she told him yes too.
"I chose to tell you three first about Riley. Now I must tell the Weasleys." Dumbledore got up and followed them out the door. Once everyone had seen their faces, questions were being thrown at them. Neither Harry, Hermione, or Draco were able to answer.
"As I had just told Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Potter, and Miss Granger, Ron Weasley is missing. The worst news though is that Riley Evans is dead, killed by an illegal spell. At this moment we are searching for Ron and will be for a while, until he is found. I ask your permission to tell the whole school about this event, but I must warn you, parents will be telling their children anyway. It is better to tell them now." Dumbledore said. Ginny started to wail and dropped her head on Fred's shoulder. Fred patted her head softly, trying to keep himself from going into tears also. Dumbledore told them they would be eating their meals up on the platform next to the teachers.
Once they walked out into the Great Hall, everyone went quiet. Ginny and Hermione were still crying, and everyone else's eyes were red. The whispering stopped when Dumbledore appeared.
"I'm afraid I have some terrible news," Dumbledore spoke loudly, " Last night two of our fellow students were attacked by Peter Pettigrew. Yes, Pettigrew is alive and well. Three of our students had already had an encounter with him two years ago. Ronald Weasley and Riley Evans were attacked In the Gryffindor Common Room. Ron Weasley is now currently missing and Riley Evans has left us. She died last night. We will be searching for Ron Weasley and hope to find him soon. We will have security come and all these people up here will be sleeping in different safe rooms. I will not tolerate people coming up and asking about this matter. If your fellow students wish to present you with information then they may." ….
After dinner Harry, Hermione, Kylie, and the Weasley's were sent up to their chambers to gather their things. Hermione came down holding a piece of paper, looking shocked. She handed him the paper as she tried to pick up a pen that fell out of her bag.
"She knows Sirius!" Harry whispered to Hermione. Hermione nodded, still weeping from that announcement.
Harry shared a room with Fred, George, and Draco, but there was also another bed made. Once all the others were asleep that night he began to read the letter again. At about eleven o'clock the door opened, and Snape entered crying. Harry had just noticed something. Snape was so sad about Riley's death. More sad then any of the other teachers or students. Harry and Snape grieved the same, because they were both family. Harry was Riley's cousin and Snape was Riley's father. This is just too much, Harry thought as he drifted off to sleep.