23/07/2011 15:12:00
"Bloodly Hell!" Rolanda yelled in the staff room. Minerva and Filius were walking by when they heard her outburst. They quickly entered the room and found Rolanda staring at a piece of paper on the board. The professors walked over to her.
"What is it?" Filius said as he summoned a chair so he could stand on it to see. Rolanda stepped aside so Minerva could read it. She gasped.
"A list of students…" Minerva began and Filius finished when he read it.
"That death eaters and Ministry wants. Oh dear…. No Minerva! They got Luna! Look, Luna's name is crossed out." He cried out. Minerva looked down the list.
Harry Potter
Hermione Granger
Luna Lovegood
Ronald Weasley
Dean Thomas
Minerva read the list and turned to Rolanda and Filius.
"They must of grabbed Luna on the train when it was stopped." She said sadly.
"Dean is here, I saw him. Minerva what if you were to accidentally leak this to your house?" Rolanda suggested. Minerva nodded. She wouldn't let them take Dean.
"But why Luna? Why didn't they take Ginny? Her name isn't on the list." Filius questioned. Minerva couldn't answer that question because she had no idea. She saw Rolanda sit down.
"I still can't believe… I mean after all these years… Severus was one of them and nobody saw it."
Filius got off the stool and walked over to Rolanda.
"If Dumbledore couldn't see it then nobody could. Nothing ever got by that man. I sometimes wonder how he always knew everything." He said to Rolanda. Minerva looked down…
Three years ago…
"I really am fine Minerva." He said.
"I know you better than that Albus and you're not fine. You're scared for Harry." She said. He looked at her and smiled. That she wasn't expecting.
"You were right from the beginning. I shouldn't have let this continue."
"It's not your fault that Barty is dead Albus. Don't blame yourself for that." There was a pause of silence. She leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder. There was then a knock at the door. It was Snape.
"Come in Severus." Albus said. Minerva lifted her head up.
"How do you always know?"
"Magic." He answered and his eye twinkled and that made her smile
"Apparently he didn't know everything, I mean nobody suspected Draco either." Rolanda added.
"Potter did." Minerva said quietly. Filius and Rolanda looked at her. She took a deep breath.
"He attacked Draco, that's all I knew. Did he actually tell you Minerva?" Filius asked. She nodded.
"The night Katie Bell was cursed with that necklace, he told me it was him. Severus then stepped in and before he could take it too far I sent Potter, Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger away. That should have been a sign." She sadly said. Filius and Rolanda looked at each other and then at Minerva.
"But what I don't understand is, he tried to save Harry during his first Quidditch match. Why would he do that?" Rolanda asked. Minerva waved her wand and a chair came over to her and she sat down.
"He also saved those three from Remus when he transfigured." Filius added.
'He also alerted the Order that Harry was going to the Ministry' Minerva thought. Something didn't fit there.
"He also was very aggressive in finding whoever opened the chamber." Said Rolanda. Minerva didn't say anything as Filius and Rolanda went back and forth. She finally stood up and walked away from them as they continued talking about Severus. She made her way to the Gryffindor common room and entered. She found Ginny Weasley sitting by the fire reading.
"Professor!" She said and stood. "Is everything alright."
Minerva motioned for her to sit back down and answered,
"Where is Mr. Thomas?"
"Up in the dorm with Seamus, why is he in trouble?" Ginny asked nervously.
"Not if I can help it, fetch him for me would you please?"
Ginny nodded and ran up to the boys dorm to get him. Seconds later Ginny came back down with Dean.
"Is everything alright Professor?" Dean asked.
"Mr. Thomas," she said trying to word this. "There has been a list out of students the… new staff members want to speak with and you are on them, but perhaps if you were to wander to a come and go room for a few days I can persuade them not to."
Dean got the message and ran upstairs to get some stuff. He came back down with a sweatshirt and book.
"Do not be seen." Minerva warned. He nodded and quickly left the tower. She prayed he would make it.
"Professor," Ginny said softly. "Am I on the list?"
Minerva saw the feared look in the girl's eyes.
"No, surprisingly, but you are being watched along with myself and…"
"Is that why they took Luna professor?" Ginny said suddenly cutting Minerva off. "Is that why the death eaters took her off the train?"
So Luna was indeed taken off the train. Minerva sighed.
"I do not know why Miss. Lovegood was taken, but for now make sure you are always with someone."
Ginny nodded and Minerva turned and left the tower. First the students, and possibly staff next.