Katy left the house feeling just as angry as before. She thought a walk might do her good, but with Liam chattering away next to her she found it difficult to concentrate on clearing her conscience. Liam had been in very high spirits since they left the manor. Bella had given him an extra tip for being so quick, apparently she considered Liam to be the 'senior' one of the two. Of course, Katy completely disagreed.

'I mean I'm not gonna spend it all at once.'

'You're not gonna have a chance, Liam. We're going straight to the Ministry now.' Katy told him flatly.

'What? Why?' He whined, a puppy dog expression on his face.

'Because that's where we're going.' She replied, rolling her eyes. She apparated there and then, without even telling him. Liam shook his head and followed her.

The Ministry was just as busy as it always was. It looked a little different now, after all, Rufus Scrimgeour had been killed and the assumed Death Eater, Pius Thicknesse was now Minister of Magic – although rumour has it that he was under the imperious curse.

They were there for a meeting with Scabior – the leader of the Snatchers. They weren't an organized lot, but they did have assigned leaders. Greyback was a part of it, but it was rare that he'd ever be seen inside the Ministry, he was too recognisable to the people who worked there – the non-Death Eaters, that is.

Katy saw Scabior a little while after they got there, he appeared through one of the Floo Network fire places, with a few of his team. Katy didn't know any of them expect one – Luke Harvey, he was a year older than she was, but he used to be on the Quidditch team, they used to be friends. Scabior noticed them and waved them over to him, while the rest of his team departed in separate directions.

'Aha, well if it isn't my favourite kids.'

'We're not kids.' Katy said icily.

'Just an expression, love,' Scabior told her, a sickly smile on his face. 'Anyways, come through to my office.' He said with a grin, as began walking off into the Ministry. Liam followed him closely, and reluctantly, so did Katy. Malfoy had put her in such a bad mood, and it just made matters worse when she had to go and talk to Scabior, he seemed really dodgy and she really didn't like him. He'd only recently acquired an office, and it wasn't even an office, so to speak. It was more like a broom cupboard with a desk and some chairs in it.

'Take a seat.' He told them, as he perched himself on the desk. They did as they were told.

'Nice office.' Liam muttered, staring around the room.

'Why, thank you,' He grinned, not hearing the sarcasm in Liam's voice. 'any problems with anything, you two?'

'No.' Liam answered, before Katy had a chance to complain. She glared at him.

'Good,' Scabior replied smoothly. 'because I have something else for you. Very important, very specialised… and very quiet.'

There was a silence as Liam and Katy waited for him to continue, and he waited for them to say something. Scabior cleared his throat, realising they weren't about to speak.

'Yeah, so… you game?'

'Depends what you mean by specialised.' Liam told him. He didn't like the strange stuff.

'Depends what the pay's like, too.' Katy said quickly, she was used to working for specific clients, and this didn't sound like any of them.

'Pay's good, Kate –'

'Katy.'

'Yeah, Katy. Anyway, and by specialised, I mean it's gonna take skill, alright? It's not just you're running and jumping, you're gonna have to be smart and quick thinking and… and just quick.'

'Yep, I think we got all that covered,' Katy sighed. 'so are you going to tell us who we're going after? Or is that something we have to work out for ourselves?'

'Lose the attitude, kid.' He told her sharply. Before he had a chance to explain who they were after, there was a knock at the door and it flew straight open. Luke poked his head around the door, a panicked expression on his face.

'Did I say you could come in?' Scabior asked him sharply.

'No, but-'

'But nothing. Get out, knock again, and wait until I tell you come in. Don't you know how an office works?'

Luke rolled his eyes and shut the door again. He knocked once more.

'Come in.' Scabior said calmly, brushing the arm of his torn suit.

Luke opened the door. 'Scabior… Harry Potter and his pals are in the Ministry.'

'What?'

'Seriously! They took polyjuice and its worn off!' He told him.

'Well, what are you waiting for?'

'What?'

'Do what you're paid for! Snatch them!'

The door was left ajar as Luke dashed off into the Ministry.

'I would have told you who you were after, but it seems Luke's already done that for you.' Scabior smiled nervously at them. Katy and Liam glanced at each other, wide-eyed. They both jumped up at the same time and flew out of the doorway and into the Ministry foyer. Katy stared at the commotion in front of her. Everyone was panicking, running around all over the place, it was going to be impossible to find Harry Potter in this mess!

Harry Potter tore past her, knocking over a pile of papers with his face on it. Liam stood by looking stunned, Katy on the other hand, was straight after him. His friends weren't far behind, and by then Liam had got his act together. Harry turned his head to look behind him, saw someone was chasing him who might actually catch him and sped up, to what Katy would have probably called a light jog.

'Hermione!' He yelled out for some help. Katy was on his tail by then, but they were approaching the fire places rapidly. Hermione was catching up and she grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him and Ron Weasley into a nearby fireplace. Katy grabbed the first thing she could find on one of the three and felt Liam grab her ankle. Next thing they were spinning through the Floo Network… then tumbling to the ground. The landed on a street someone in London, landing with a thud onto the hard pavement. Harry, Ron and Hermione were nowhere in sight.

'What the hell happened?' Katy yelled, standing up and turning around, examining the street.

'No idea…' Liam muttered, still a little dazed from his sharp landing.

'They must have apparated in the Floo Network. Good God, there's a reason they tell you not to do that, I wouldn't be surprised if Ron Weasley get's splinched.'

'Splinched?'

'Yeah. Sort of pulled a load of muscles, maybe pulled something out of joint because I was holding on to his arm,' Katy explained. 'It can get pretty bloody as well.'

'Right. Sounds lovely, Katy,' Liam said, dragging himself up from the floor. 'but what are we going to do now? I mean, we don't even know where to start looking for them.'

Katy turned to look at the row of three story terrace houses on the street, then back at the street sign.

'I think we do, Liam. They tried to come here through the network, but apparated elsewhere. There must be somewhere here that they thought was safe.' She stared at the houses – something was wrong, it didn't look right.

'So… where are we exactly?' Liam asked her, still confused as to what she meant.

'Grimauld Place.'