"RUN!" Harry yelled, and Isabella darted forward with no second bidding. She followed Harry and Hermione as they elbowed their way through the Death Eaters. The way ahead was clear and Ron, Ginny, and Luna sprinted onwards, their arms over their heads.
Hands grabbed Isabella from behind and she was lifted off her feet. She squirmed and struggled wildly, getting her wand hand free.
"GOT ONE! I GOT -!" The man's deep bellow died into a chittering squeak. His arms dropped away from Isabella as they grew smaller and furrier. She did not stop to look what animal he had turned into, being too busy sprinted ahead.
The spell she had caught her attacker with was what Professor McGonagall called a "Inmorphication." It transformed the subject into whatever animal they were most like. An Inmorphication was quick and long-lasting, but a strong minded witch or wizard could break out of it. Isabella prayed the Death Eater wasn't strong minded as she shot down one of the alleys.
The door was just ahead, Luna, Ginny, and Ron were slipping through it. Isabella put on an extra burst of speed, launching herself over the threshold.
But this room was much darker than the Hall of Time. In fact, it was almost pitch-black except for the soft glow of large, different colored orbs that hung in midair. Isabella looked down at her feet, but she could not see the floor beneath them, only nothingness...
"Where are we?" Ron asked fearfully. "Where's Harry?"
"I think that's Uranus," Isabella whispered, poking a gently hovering blue ball. At her touch it shivered slightly, its narrow ring humming softly. The swirling azure surface grew brighter, lighting up the faces of Ron, Ginny, and Luna.
But the door burst open again and four tall, dark figures ran in.
"Stupefy!" one of them shouted, but Isabella dove aside. The jet of red light hit Uranus, which shuddered again and took on a purplish tone.
"Abe avis!" Isabella shouted, pointing her wand at one of the Death Eaters. He grew glossy black feathers and flew away, cawing loudly. As the raven left the room, Ron sent a Disarming charm at one of the Death Eaters. That one's wand flew away into the darkness, but his companion hit Ron full in the face with a jet of orange light.
"Petrificas totalus!" Luna said, having taken refuge behind the shelter of Jupiter. The one who'd shot Ron went stiff and toppled over.
"Ron, are you OK?" Isabella asked, ducking under Saturn's rings and going to where the boy lay on the floor. Ron seemed to be sinking slightly, as though the hovering affect was losing its hold. He was deathly pale, and a small trickle of blood was pouring from his mouth, but his eyes were open and he blinked at her.
"Bella-la," Ron said in a sing-song voice, sitting up with a goofy grin on his face.
"Can you walk?" she asked him, trying to haul him to his feet. Ginny and Luna were trading blows with the final Death Eater.
"Look, Bella-la," Ron giggled, pointing towards the dueling spells. "Look at the pretty lights!"
"Is he okay?" Ginny shouted, blocking a curse.
"Come on, Ron," Isabella encouraged, heaving him to his feet and pushing him in front of her as she stumbled across the room. "RUN!"
Ginny Stunned the last Death Eater as the four of them turned and ran across the Solar System, trying to find another door.
Before they could reach it, however, Ginny screamed and toppled over. The Death Eater Ron had Disarmed was lying on the floor and he grabbed her foot as she ran by. Isabella winced at the resounding crack Ginny's ankle made.
"REDUCTO!" Luna shouted, pointing her wand at Pluto. The smallest of the planets exploded in the Death Eater's face and he let go of Ginny, clutching his burnt face in pain.
"Ginny! Ginny are you okay?" Isabella asked, bending over her hurt friend. A raven cawed loudly outside the far door and there were several voices shouting. "Can you walk?" she asked. Ginny tried to stand, then collapsed, shaking her head.
"Luna, you get Ron out," Isabella ordered, putting one of Ginny's arms around her own shoulders. "I'll help Ginny." The door on the far side of the room burst open and more Death Eaters rushed in. "HURRY!" Isabella yelled, holding tightly to Ginny and shouldering her way through the door.
They were back in the circular room, and the four of them tumbled out. Harry and Neville were there, the latter supporting an unconscious Hermione.
"Ron!" Harry croaked, dashing toward them. "Ginny - are you all -?"
"Harry," said Ron, giggling weakly, lurching forward, seizing the front of Harry's t-shirt and gazing at him with unfocused eyes. "There you are... ha ha ha... you look funny, Harry... you're all messed up..." Ron's knees gave out, but he still clutched Harry's shirt, so that Harry was forced into a kind of bow.
"Ginny?" Harry said fearfully. "What happened?" But Isabella had let go of Ginny and the smaller girl shook her head and sank down the wall into a sitting position, panting and holding her ankle.
"I think her ankle's broken, I heard something crack," Isabella whispered, leaning over her.
"Four of them chased us into a very dark room full of planets," Luna told Harry. "It was a very odd place, we were just floating in the dark -"
"Harry, we saw Uranus up close!" said Ron, still giggling feeble. "Get it, Harry? We saw Uranus - ha ha ha -"
"- anyway, one of them grabbed Ginny's foot, I used the Reductor Curse and blew up Pluto in his face, but..." Luna gestured hopelessly at Isabella and Ginny. Ginny was breathing shallowly, her eyes still closed.
"And what about Ron?" said Harry fearfully, as Ron continued to giggle, still hanging onto the front of Harry's shirt.
"I don't know what they hit him with," said Isabella sadly. "But we could hardly get him along at all."
"Harry," said Ron, pulling Harry's ear down to his mouth and still giggling weakly. "You know who this girl is, Harry? She's Bella-la... and that's Looney Lovegood... ha ha ha." Isabella's dark eyes flashed in annoyance, but she ignored the babbling Ron and focused on his sister instead.
"We've got to get out of here," said Harry.
"I can help Ginny," Isabella offered.
"No, I want you free," Harry said firmly. Isabella met his eye and nodded. "Luna, can you help Ginny?"
"Yes," said Luna, sticking her wand behind her ear for safekeeping, then putting her arm around Ginny's waist and pulling her up.
"It's only my ankle, I can do it myself!" said Ginny impatiently, but the next moment she had collapsed sideways and grabbed Luna for support. Harry pulled Ron's arm over his shoulder and looked around before heaving Ron towards a door.
A door across the room burst open and three Death Eaters sped in, led by Bellatrix Lestrange.
"There they are!" she shrieked. Isabella shot a Stunning spell at her, but it deflected and hit another on of the Death Eaters. Bellatrix aimed a spell at Neville, but Isabella threw up a Shield Charm and protected Neville as he dragged Hermione toward the door. Bellatrix turned her attention on Isabella with a snarl and they began to duel. Isabella shot every spell, hex, and jinx she could think of at Bellatrix, and barely managed to avoid the curses the Death Eater shot back.
"Bella! Get out of there!" Harry shouted from the door. Bellatrix blinked at the name, and Isabella dove for the shelter of the door. Harry slammed the door in Bellatrix's face.