Harry and Ron didn't want to do it. Neither did the girls. No one did. But it was their only choice if they were to rid themselves of Ebony.
Ginny, Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Luna were all lurking in the hallway during break. Crabbe, Goyle, and Malfoy were on the other end, harassing a couple of Hufflepuff first years.
"Okay, Luna," Harry said, "go try and convince him."
"Oh, but do it away from his goons," Ron added, "or they'll eat you."
"Why do I have to do it?" Luna asked, slightly annoyed.
"Because you get along with everyone," Harry replied. "Besides, he hates Hermione, Ron, and Ginny on principle, and there's simply no way I can coexist peacefully with him in the same room, much less have a civil conversation. You're our only option."
She sighed. "I'll do what I can."
The Ravenclaw walked up to the group as the others dashed around a corner and watched semi-discreetly.
"Hello, Gregory, Vincent," she said, "mind if I borrow Draco for a moment?"
Crabbe and Goyle were so surprised at being called by anything but their surnames that they didn't reply. Not that it would've mattered if they had—Luna didn't wait for a response. Instead, she grabbed Draco's wrist and pulled him away.
"What?" he asked.
"We need your help," Luna began.
"Who's 'we?'"
"Me, Ginevra, Ronald, Harry, and Hermione."
Draco snorted. "Forget it." He began to leave, but Luna stopped him.
"Wait, no, it benefits you!"
"How so?"
"We want to get rid of Evony and Willow, but we need at least six witches and wizards to do it."
"…keep talking."
"Well, Hermione found out that Ebony is a Mary Sue, and in order to get rid of Sues, you need to visit another universe, find their creator, and get the creator to erase them. So we're going to use a dimension-splitting spell, and we need one more powerful witch or wizard."
He paused and said, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but… I'll help. "
"Yay!" Luna shrieked before walking away to tell her friends the good news.
Draco leaned against a wall. "Working with Potter, Lovegood, blood traitors and a Mudblood… I've hit a new low…"
OoOoO
The six were in the Room of Requirement, which was designed so no one could find them and was stacked from wall to wall with helpful equipment and books full of information needed to split a dimension.
Ginny, who was looking through Spells That Will Form the Future, said, "I have a question."
Hermione looked up from her own book. "Yeah?"
"Do you suppose these Tara and Jenny people are really that stupid, or are they just some bored teens who decided to fuck with us?"
She shrugged. "It could be either one. We'd have to meet them to know for sure."
"Ah-ha!" said Draco. "Found something helpful!"
"What is it?" said Harry. He, Ron, Ginny, and Draco had all agreed to make nice until this was over.
"According to this paragraph, splitting a dimension will work best if we do it on the fourth Saturday of the month."
"That's in two weeks," said Luna. "That should give us enough time to get the appropriate materials."
"Like what?"
"Well," said Hermione, checking her list, "so far, we've decided to get three mermaid tears—not sure how we're going to get those—, unicorn horn dust—that's in Slughorn's private stores— and some holy water to mix with the tears, which should be easy enough, there's a church in Hogsmede."
"I can get the scales," Harry volunteered, "but I'll need help."
Ron raised a hand. "I'll go."
OoOoO
Three days later, Luna, Hermione, Draco, and Ginny were all waiting anxiously for Harry and Ron to return. Well, the girls were anxious. Draco really only cared about ridding himself of his stalker.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, they came in, soaking wet, breathing hard, looking exhausted and frustrated, but Ron was holding up a vial. In the vial was a few teaspoons of liquid, which was a sparkling, misty silver color.
"We got them," he said, collapsing onto a couch. "We almost died and almost got caught by Filch when we were going into the lake, but we got them."
Harry said, "What he would've done if he saw us in the lake is nothing compared to what he'll do when he sees the mess we left behind in the hallway."
"What's that scratch on your arm?" Luna asked worriedly.
He winced. "Let's just say that trying to make a mermaid cry is not easy, and involves tears from both parties."
"I got the holy water while you were taking so long," Draco said, holding up a small jar. "I scooped it out of the little bowl by the door when the vicar had his back turned."
"It'll work best if we mix it in a silver chalice," said Hermione, "and if we let the moonlight hit it while we say the spell."
Ginny sighed and brushed a lock of her red hair from her face. "Until then, let's just avoid Willow and Enoby at all costs."
OoOoO
This, however, was easier said than done. Ron was headed to Charms when he bumped into Willow. He began to step around her when Willow threw her arms around him. "Diabko!" she said cheerfully. "Grate 2 c yh!"
"Diablo?" he muttered.
"Cvon, lez du eet," she grinned, showing off her pearly white teeth, which contrasted with the pure black of her heeled boots. They went up to her knees, and there was a bit of bare skin before the hem of her purple and orange plaid miniskirt. Her tank top was pale green and had a lyric from an MCR song on it—Sing it every time that you open your mouth.
"…excuse me?"
Before he could say anything more, Willow had pressed him against the wall and was kissing him.
Ron was very relieved when he received a note from Hermione just over a week later:
It's time.
OoOoO
Ginny mixed the powder, holy water, and tears in the chalice and set it under the open window. Everyone sprinkled it over themselves and took out their wands?
"Ready?" Luna asked.
"Ready," everyone said in unison.
They raised their wands to the sky and shouted, "Ratispo!"
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