Chapter 8- Defending Hogwarts- Hermione
After Blaise, Draco, and Pansy had left her she made her way down the staircase blasting Death Eaters through walls and dropping staircases on them. Suddenly a scream rang out from below her. "Ginny!" she heard Neville yell.
"Silencio," said a voice. She peeked into the entrance Hall and only saw destroyed walls and death eater bodies. Someone was sobbing in the Great Hall. "Tell us where Potter is, or we will kill you slowly."
"I told you to tie them up Amycus," said another voice. "Incarcerous." She heard several bodies hit the floor with muffled moans of pain.
"Well Alecto," said Amycus. "If you did your job and stayed here like you were told then you could have bound them yourself."
"Well I did what our pathetic fellows were unable to do. Now I have to do your job also. Cut the Irish one loose." She heard scuffling from inside the room. "Finite. Now tell me where Potter is, or I will slowly torture you to death."
"Go to hell," said Seamus. He hissed in pain. Hermione peaked into the room to see that Seamus had a cut on his cheek that was bleeding. Dean was struggling at his bonds to no avail.
"Ah," said Amycus. "Alecto. If you want to hurt him make sure you strike it in the worst way." He cut Dean free before tying him to the wall.
"No!" screamed Seamus.
"Better talk then," said Alecto.
"We don't know anything," said Dean.
"He left without telling us anything," added Seamus. "He left a message with someone, but they already left. While you have been wasting your time on us a message is on its way and you can't stop it." Suddenly a cloud of smoke broke through the pained glass and it formed into the Dark Lord.
"My Lord," said The Carrows.
"Have you not managed to break them yet?" Voldemort said coldly.
"No... m-m-m-my lord," said Amycus.
"Avada Kedavra." Amycus dropped to the floor dead and Alecto cowered in fear. "Fail me again Alecto, and you will share his fate. I will be back." He turned into a cloud of smoke and went back out the way he came.
"Tell me you miserable brat or I will kill you myself," screamed Alecto.
"Hey you bitch," said Hermione stepping into the room. Alecto spun around to face Hermione. " Expelliarmus." Alecto's wand shot into her hand. "Stupefy." Alecto dropped to the ground stunned. "Finite," said Hermione and everyone's ropes dropped. Ginny ran over and grabbed their wands from where they were placed by the Carrows.
"Thanks," said Neville.
"Guys, we have trouble," said Ron as Death Eaters started to appear. "Let's fight."
"For Hogwarts!" screamed Hermione. Both sides clashed, and spells flew everywhere. The Death Eaters managed to force the group onto the dais.
"There are too many," screamed Ginny dodging a curse and shooting one of her own. Suddenly Death Eaters started to fall as arrows appeared from seeming nowhere. The kids looked up to see Blaise and Draco standing there.
"Confringo," screamed someone. A black smoke figure that was headed for the Great Hall was blasted backwards in a cloud of flames.
"Hurry everyone," said Hermione. "We need to get away now." Everyone rushed to her. "Is everyone here?" Everyone nodded. Just then the Dark Lord appeared in the Great Hall.
"Going somewhere?" he said coldly.
"Avis," shrieked Luna and a flock of about a hundred birds flew right at the Dark Lord. He blasted them aside, but it was too late as Hermione had already activated the Portkey and they were gone.
So sorry that this is late going up. I was unable to post this last night so I got it up asap.