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Chapter 48
Audrey felt rather unprepared for today's exam and yet was forced to make her way to down to the great hall for Lunch and then wait till everyone finished it off and then the great hall would magically be cleared of all the house tables which would be replaced by single desks and chairs. Thankfully, they could wear whatever they wanted today seeing that it was a Sunday and that the exam had been placed on a very wrong day indeed.
A few hours after Lunch the fifth years stayed back in the hall as a few hours later they had been allotted their seats and a lot of shuffling later they were handed their papers—divination and Arithmancy class would be sitting in the same hall, the exam began at around five in the evening. The papers were handed out and they were being supervised by no one but Umbridge and that auror Dawlish for some reason, who was trying to rub off an impression on Umbridge, he was more annoying than Umbridge, so while thinking of some question she had absolutely no idea the answer to Audrey managed to trip him with her leg. He even fell over once, she couldn't suppress a snigger, he glared at her and made googly eyes as she glared right back at him, he looked at her a little surprised and limped away looking at her.
Ten minutes before submission there were sudden loud bangs that were heard coming from outside, every head was lifted way above their parchments, well apart from Hermione who had finished her paper but was rechecking it for the fifteenth time. Audrey swung her chair back and forth as she looked over to Harry who raised his eyebrows at her in question as she shrugged but gave him a large grin. The bangs grew louder as they got closer.
"Merlin—can't even write the paper in peace, what is happening to this school!" complained Audrey rubbing her head mockingly as Harry wanted to burst out laughing but suppressed it as well as he could but not many people in the class could.
"Silence!" shouted Dawlish angrily as he glared at Audrey to threw him a sneer. Umbridge went for the door, opening it harshly, she peeped out and then opened it completely to go outside and lean from her spot to look for something happening in the corners?
Suddenly a tiny lit fire cracker appeared out of oblivion as it flew at Umbridge's face, she dashed inside not bothering to shut the doors, the firecracker bumped into her pink bottom several times trying to ignite her. A swoosh of wind coming from the door blew away all the papers as the Weasley twins came riding their broomsticks followed by a cackling Peeves and a very angry Filch, the twins then continued to light up crackers and throw them at Umbridge and the rest of the Slytherines as the hall cheered them on. There finishing was marvellous as a giant firecracker transformed into a dragon made out of fire and engulfed Umbridge whole, burning her slightly as she screamed like no tomorrow, the twins then proceeded to fly off into the entrance hall were all the other teachers had gathered as the students dashed outside as well.
"That was for professor McGonagall—and this is from the rest of us," snarled Fred menacingly as he waved his wand over a parcel and then it at Umbridge's feet, the box burst and the contents spread across the entrance hall, it was Fred and George's latest creation, the inflatable swam, it was like a swam in a box, one wave of the wand and all you need to do is throw it in the place you want your own swam in.
"Give her hell from us Peeves!" shouted Fred loudly as Peeves bowed and laughed mercilessly.
In all this commotion no one saw what happened, no one noticed Harry fall to the ground as his scar began pricking like no tomorrow.
"You will have to kill me!" smiled Sirius, his hands bound behind his back; he was standing in the room Harry now knew too well to ignore—the room with the blue spheres.
"I will—but first you must get it for me," snapped Voldemort, shouting a crucio as Sirius fell to the ground writhing in pain.
"Never," he managed to say as the pain increased.
"Harry?" called Hermione as Harry's breathing became heavier, Neville, Luna, Audrey and Ron were standing around him as Ginny came running to them.
"Hermione—Voldemort's got Sirius," said Harry urgently as he got to his feet instantly and dashed back into the castle his friends on his tail.
"We've got to get to a floo—we need to floo to the ministry!" said Harry in all urgency as he climbed up the stairs.
"But Harry—the floo networks being surveyed by the ministry—if we floo anywhere they'll know!" said Ron as Harry stopped dead.
"And how can you tell if this is not a trap—what if Voldemort just wanted to show you this—to get you to go there—I don't feel too positive about this Harry!" said Hermione unsure as Harry turned to her.
"It can't be—it was like it had been with Ron's dad!" replied Harry.
"Then how come Audrey didn't see it?" asked Ron unsure.
"Because I have been practicing Occlumency," replied Audrey, although there lesson had been cancelled her mother wrote to her every week demanding that she practice it.
"I mean what if Harry's right—what if Sirius really is in danger!" finished Audrey biting her lower lip. She was going to suggest going to her father, after all he was an order member—but he doubted anyone else would concur to that idea.
"Only one way to find out then—floo to Grimmauld Place and talk to someone," replied Hermione.
"But none of the floo networks are unguarded," added Audrey.
"All except—the one in Umbridge's old office!" replied Ron as the group dashed towards the DADA class room, Hermione pulled off the lock and they entered the room, throwing some floo powder into the fireplace Harry stuck his head in.
"Sirius?" he called into the dark kitchen, there wasn't anyone home.
"Harry Potter—is looking for Master?" asked Krecher who had appeared with s crack near the fireplace, he seemed gleeful.
"Where is he Krecher I demand that you tell me this instant!" snarled Harry.
"Master Sirius—is gone Harry Potter—he is hopefully never coming back to this house—oh! My mistress will be so pleased to know Krecher got rid of the boy!" crackled Krecher happily as Harry pulled out his head shaken.
"Harry—what now?" asked Ron as Harry looked at the three of them, the other three were standing guard outside the office.
"Nothing—you guys should get back to the common room," snapped Harry.
"What are you mad—you can't do this alone," said Hermione angrily.
"Yea, Harry we're in the together remember!" snapped Audrey as Harry raised his head, his three friends smiling at him confidently as Harry nodded.
"That you are!" said someone in the back, the four turned to see Umbridge standing there with the inquisitorial squad, Crabbe holding Neville who tried to kick himself free, Draco was holding Luna by her hair while Pansy was holding Ginny with Millicent Bullstrode. Blaise went for Ron while Nott and Goyle caught hold of Audrey and Hermione.
Umbridge pointed her wand at Harry and ordered him to sit down; the chair automatically clamped his hands down.
"You were going to go see Dumbledore weren't you?" snapped Umbridge gleaming down at him.
"No—I," began Harry as Umbridge slapped her across the face. There was a calm knock at the door as she snapped a brief 'enter'.
"You wished to see me Headmistress?" asked Severus as he opened the door and looked around the room. He wondered why the 'magnificent seven' were standing there.
"Ah... yes Severus—I will need some more Veritaserum please," finished Umbridge urgently.
"You finished my entire stock of three years of the potion," said Severus as coldly as he could.
"Well can't you make any," snapped Umbridge annoyed as Audrey scoffed in the background.
"No—I can't, it takes three months to make just a stable base—however—if you wish to poison him—I have a particular brew that you might like," said Severus as Umbridge thought about it and then shook her head.
"No thank you that will be all!" she said as Severus nodded and then turned to leave.
"He's got Padfoot!—he's got Padfoot in the place where it's hidden!" finished Harry helplessly, he had never imagined, he felt belittled that he was now begging for help from Snape.
"What is he talking about Snape—what is this Padfoot?" asked Umbridge angrily as Severus turned frowning to look at Harry, he was trying to put through something—Audrey could tell from his expression that her father was telling Harry that this wasn't true!
"I have no idea," finished Severus looking at Audrey and then turning away walking to his office as fast as he could.
"Well in that case—desperate times call for desperate measure!" said Umbridge pulling of her wand.
"That's illegal," snarled Hermione angrily as Umbridge smiled at her.
"What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him!" smiled Umbridge as she pulled out her wand and pointed it at Harry. She was about say the spell when Hermione stopped her.
"Stop—stop please—Harry—Audrey—you've got to tell her where Dumbledore's hiding it," finished Hermione desperately as Umbridge lowered her wand.
"Hiding what?" asked Umbridge unsure as to whether she should trust her.
"The weapon—the weapon that they were going to use against the ministry!" finished Hermione.
"I knew it!" gleamed Umbridge as she let the clamps on Harry's chair open up instantly, as she ordered Goyle and Nott to let go of Hermione and Audrey.
"Come on!" snarled Umbridge as the three walked ahead while she walked behind holding them at wand point.
Audrey and Harry were as clueless as Umbridge as to what was happening but they didn't dare go off track about this as Hermione led them towards the forbidden forest. It was almost eight in the evening and truth to be told it was pretty dark by now, the forest was quite frightful and yet Hermione walked ahead as if searching for something. A few minutes and they reached the clearing that Harry and Audrey recognized they suddenly realized Hermione's plan, but the question was, where was Gwarp?
"Well—where is this—this weapon that you speak off?" asked Umbridge threateningly pointing her wand at the now grouped up students.
"You lied—there's no weapon in reality is there?" snarled Umbridge as they all flinched a little.
"I never really liked children—laughing and making merry all the time when the rest are so busy with life—you don't have a right to enjoy—you dirty blooded prats!" snarled Umbridge angrily as she raised her wand over her head but she suddenly stopped and walked towards them.
"You—you—you have no business here centaurs—this is a ministry matter—clear off!" snarled Umbridge at the group of centaurs who were standing at the slope of the forest as one of the centaurs shot an arrow at her.
"How dare you—you filthy half breed!" snarled Umbridge casting an 'incarceous' as strong large ropes shot out of her wand and strangled the centaur who had attacked, he fell to the ground near the students gasping and trying to set himself free.
"Please—stop it—you'll kill him—please!" begged Hermione as she tried to help the thrashing half man half horse.
"No enough I will have order!" snarled Umbridge as the next thing she knew she was being lifted off the ground her wand cracking under a giant foot.
"Gwarp—you came" smiled Hermione as the centaur set himself free and the rest of his group dashed down to attack, some prodding and hurting Gwarp so that he'd throw Umbridge down.
"No—he's innocent don't hurt him!" begged Hermione as Gwarp let Umbridge go; she fell with the herd that caught hold of her limbs.
"Potter! Potter! Tell, them I mean no harm—tell them I will negotiate!" begged Umbridge as Harry looked at her disgustedly. He was about to tell the centaurs but Audrey stepped up and spoke instead of him.
"I'm sorry professor but we mustn't tell lies—remember?" asked Audrey shrewdly as she pulled up her jacket sleeve to show Umbridge the light marks of her punishments, the centaurs then carried Umbridge deeper into the woods, Audrey hoped they would eat her but as far as she knew they only ate fruits, perhaps they'd make an exception.
"Hermione! Audrey! We need to get to Sirius," said Harry urgently as they sprinted out of the forest as fast as they could. When they got to the bridge connecting Hagrid's hut and the forest to the school they found Ron, Neville, Luna and Ginny running towards them. Ron handed them there wands back.
"How did you manage to get out?" asked Harry.
"Ron gave Pansy one of Fred's puss drops," said Ginny.
"That's brilliant Ron," said Hermione as Ron blushed a little.
"So how are we getting to the ministry?" asked Neville readily as Harry looked at him.
"No—listen—I don't want you guys to go with me—I have already put you in enough trouble," said Harry shaking his head.
"So you just want us to stay put—what about all that you said—what about the practice sessions and the DA—were they all for nothing?" asked Neville trying to persuade Harry as Harry shook his head, he had no reply.
"Neville's right—we need to stick together Harry!" said Hermione agreeing.
"I think we should wait for some time," said Audrey as everyone turned to her.
"And why is that?" asked Harry annoyed by her suggestion, her voice indicated that she wasn't sure as to whether she wanted to go in the first place.
"Well—I'm sure da—professor Snape must have gone to check up on Sirius and—well you know the order will figure something out—and Harry—you didn't ask an order member—what if Krecher was lying—I mean we know how much he hates Sirius," finished Audrey hoping that he would believe her.
"And what of Snape—he hates Sirius too—what he ignored it!" finished Harry simply his temper rising.
"So your suggesting that he'd let a man die because he has a stupid grudge?" asked Audrey angrily as Harry grew angrier.
"No, ok—I—uh—look Audrey—all I am saying is I don't trust Snape—and I can't trust him about this—or anything else for that matter—but I trust you Audrey—so do you want to come or not?" asked Harry exasperatedly. She didn't reply as Harry grew increasing frustrated.
"He's my godfather Audrey—the only family I've got anymore—what would you do if it were Remus instead!" he asked as she looked up at him.
"Look Harry—I know what you mean but—," she began but he cut her angrily, why was she being so unreasonable—they were wasting time.
"Look! Are you coming or not?" he snarled as Audrey frowned but her answer was soft.
"Not," she replied sheepishly as Harry nodded and then turned to leave the rest followed him leaving Audrey standing there alone on the bridge.
Audrey was greeted by a cold Gryffindor common room; everyone was celebrating in their dormitories, commemorating the Weasley twins. She made her way to her own dormitory as she checked her watch. It would take them up to forty five minutes to reach London if they flew there seeing that there wouldn't really be any other way they could make it sooner, but as far as Audrey knew there brooms where still here in their rooms and Hermione didn't own a broom and nor did Neville or Luna for that matter and even if they did they wouldn't be as fast as a Firebolt or a Lumnox for that matter—which if they used would cut their journey time by half the amount. The girls in her dormitory were giggling and trying to decide which one was the hotter twin, as Lavender took another swig from her smuggled bottle of Butterbeer.
Audrey couldn't help but wonder what would happen if Sirius was really there—would she be termed as selfish and scared—Audrey wasn't scared, she was just being logical—it only seemed intelligent to stay back seeing that her father would alert the order—but what if Harry was right what if he didn't—what if Sirius died because her father hadn't alerted the order—No—she shouldn't think that way. Audrey's eyes fell on Hermione's empty bed as she remembered talking to the girl countless times, she remembered how they had talked about the Yule ball on her bed last year—shown each other their dresses, laughed and commented on whether Krum looked better than Roger Davis or not. If this was the logical thing to do then, why had Audrey picked up her broomstick, pocketed her wand and tied her trainers as tightly as she could? Why had she snuck out of the common room? Why was she in the entrance hall mounting her broom? Why was she currently flying over the forest? She cared about her friends—they were important to her and if they were in going to fight—she wasn't going to celebrate and hide in the common room—this was illogical but currently—the right thing to do—or at least it felt right.
Severus had run down to Hogsmeade and into the Hogshead as he met Aberforth who took him to meet Dumbledore who was hiding in the cellar of the pub.
"We need to check with Black immediate—floo over to the order and send a small party to the ministry I have a feeling Harry wouldn't have paid any heed to Audrey," smiled Dumbledore as Severus rolled his eyes and nodded as he went towards the fireplace.
"Oh and Severus—I require you to return urgently to the castle—I'll meet you there with Umbridge in the hospital wing—stay back—we'll need you to—well let's just say your presence will be necessary," said Albus getting up and asking Aberforth to accompany him somewhere.
Severus flooed into the empty kitchen of Grimmauld place as he dusted robes of his robes, something caught hold of his leg like it was stuck to him like glue.
"No-you'll ruin everything Krecher has set up—you is bad Snape—bad—you'll ruins everything," snarled Krecher as he bit into Severus's leg, his pointed teeth sinking into the man's skin like tiny blades.
"Get off me!" snarled Severus in pain as he hopped on one leg trying to shake Krecher of the other, the elf was biting the same leg that that blasted three headed dog had and now this stupid old elf was biting the lights out of him.
"Get off me you dim little bastard!" snarled Severus angrily as he couldn't even pull out his wand from his robe pocket as his hands tried get the elf off him.
"Krecher—you stupid retard—let go of him!" snarled Nymphadora who had come into the kitchen and tried to pull the elf off Severus as the elf tried to bite her as well and called her mudblood spawn.
"Sirius—Sirius a little bloody help," called Tonks as three people rushed into the kitchen. Rachel tried to pull Krecher from the leg as the elf refuse to let go, Remus caught hold of his the elf's other leg, Molly tried to tickle him under the belly as Krecher was as adamant as hell.
"Fuck—he's killing me!" sneered Severus in pain as Sirius came into the kitchen as he cleaned his hands with a rag and Mad eye Moody and Arthur came with him. Rachel let go off the leg and went for the elf's mouth trying to pull it open.
"Krecher! Krecher! Let-," began Sirius as he stopped in mid sentence and smirked.
"I'll kill you Black—make him fucking stop!" snarled Severus dangerously as Krecher sunk his sharp teeth into his foot further.
"Why—it's so much fun!" chuckled Sirius.
"Sirius!" warned Rachel snapping her head at him as Sirius shook his head.
"Krecher—I demand that you let go of him this minute!"said Sirius bored that his only source of entertainment was also being taken away from now as Krecher let go of Severus's leg.
Severus clenched his leg and hiked up his pant studying the wound as it bleed from almost everywhere.
"Oh dear—Arthur get the kit," said Molly worriedly.
"Fuck that—listen Black—Potter's had a dream that you were captured by the dark lord," began Severus as he spoke to Sirius urgently.
"So Dumbledore needs you to arrange for a small group to get them out of there," said Severus as Arthur got the kit but Severus was already on his feet.
"And who exactly has gone?" asked Molly worriedly, as Rachel pushed him into the seat and pushed his leg onto the other chair and pushed his trouser leg up as she began to tend to it with antiseptic potion and then opened the jar of healing salve.
"Ronald, the girl and Longbottom along with Potter and Granger," said Severus as Moody began calling the order members.
"And what of Audrey?" asked Remus quickly.
"She's at Hogwarts," said Severus certain that she would trust him.
"That's impossible," commented Rachel shutting the jar of the salve as she picked up her denim jacket on the chair
"I need to get back," said Severus as he stood.
Rachel knew he was going to check up on Audrey but Rachel had raised the girl—however much Rachel wanted to believe Severus that Audrey was still at the castle—Rachel thought that she would have raised Audrey very badly if she wouldn't have gone with her friends.
Audrey flew at full speed but she didn't come across anybody else, she hadn't expected to see, she had left a way later than they had, so when the Big Ben came into view Audrey began to descend her flight, once of her broomstick, in a safe deserted spot, she walked through the muggle crowds with a large sports broomstick in her hand. A few stared at the odd object in her hand while a few others could care less. She suddenly crashed into a hefty boy who was surrounded by his friends as they laughed about something. The fat blonde boy helped her up but froze when he saw the broomstick in her hand. Audrey smiled politely at him, apologized and then ran towards the end of the street; she could feel the boy's eyes follow her till she was out of his sight.
Audrey remembered Harry tell her about his time at the hearing and how Mr. Weasley and he had made their way to the ministry through the only muggle way to the ministry. Audrey frantically looked for the red phone booth, when she found it, well in all truth she found five of them in a line, she checked her pocket for any money and she pulled out three Knuts. Damnit!
She walked past the five phone booths wondering which ones to try as her eyes fell on one that was in the absolute corner, isolated from the rest, she walked towards it with a frown as she noticed a small blue flyer in the booth that read "Insert a Knut and dial magic for MOM" Audrey let her mouth drop. Any, stupid muggle would have thought that it might be one of those phone sex lines and may or may not call, but Audrey knew what it really was.
Audrey got into the booth and inserted the Knut into the pay phone and dialled 62442 that spelt magic in numbers and pushed the receiver under her ear trying to listen to the operator. It was a recorded message.
"Welcome to the ministry of magic helpline—please press three to enter the premises or terminate the call within three seconds from now," finished the message as Audrey quickly pressed the number three.
"Thank you for using the ministry helpline, we hope you have a pleasant time—please place the receiver back so that we can carry forward the required procedures," said the message as the engage tone was heard as the booth began to shake and move under her, in a matter of seconds the booth became something like an elevator and deposited her into the almost empty atrium, she passed the large empty desk around it as she walked into one of the gold elevators and then pressed the sixth button that said Department of Mysteries. The elevator burst to life as it went backwards instead on up like Audrey had been expecting, she pulled out her wand shrunk the broom she was carrying and placed it into her pocket.
"Department of Mysteries, current occupants recorded: 6, unrecorded occupants: 14," said the elevator as it opened the doors and Audrey stepped out, she opened the large door that read "Do not trespass unless unspeakable," she did not heed the message as she entered the room, it was like walking into one of her dreams, this was the same place that mister Weasley had been attacked by that snake, Audrey felt a clench of fear in her stomach but she walked forward her wand in her hand, walking through rows of those blue orbs as she made her way to the area where the a voice was talking, she recognized it instantly to belong to no other than Lucius Malfoy himself. She walked quietly as she stood behind a large column of those orbs.
Audrey saw at least 12 masked death eaters along with Lucius Malfoy who was walking towards Harry and then there was Bellatrix who snarled at Harry for calling Voldemort by his name.
"Now—now Bella they're just kids," offered Lucius pushing Bellatrix behind.
"Where's Sirius?" asked Harry his voice wasn't very bold, he too knew that the six of them were not good enough for so many death eaters.
Audrey rolled her eyes at his question, she had been right—she knew it, she knew Harry was smart enough to have realized that she had been right too.
"Merlin, you are such a stupid boy aren't you!" snarled Bellatrix as Neville twirled his wand in his hand impatiently as he pointed it at Bellatrix. Audrey slowly levitated some of the orbs and placed them on the ground with the help of her wand as she cleared some place on one of the shelves and got a decent shot at the death eaters over Luna's hair as she closed one of her eyes getting an aim, any minute now she would have to bring up a diversion to help them get out of her, but truth was she didn't remember the way back seeing this place looked the same everywhere—just like a bloody maze of orbs.
"The dark lord only showed you what he wanted you to see—come now Harry—don't you want to know the reason why you are the chosen one—the reason you have that scar—the reason why you share such a strong connection with the dark lord?—I'll give you all your answers—all you've got to do is hand he that prophecy," offered Lucius innocently as a large death eater stepped closer to Harry as he dived for the prophecy but was blasted off into a close column of prophecies, his limbs as if disappearing into thin air, Audrey knew the configuration of the magic wasn't as strong as it was meant to be and therefore the spell wasn't completely successful but never the less he had been blasted of his feet for the time being.
"Audrey!" said Hermione smiling to herself as Harry indicated that they run immediately as he shot a stupefy in front of him as the death eaters disappeared with a wisps of dark smoke. They ran in two, everyone except Harry as Ginny took off with Neville and Luna. Harry ran in one way, he was alone being chased by four death eaters seeing that he had the prophecy. Greyback, Malfoy, Bellatrix and Rudolphus were all on Harry's trail. Audrey dashed behind him as she found him surrounded by the four, duelling like crazy.
"Now, this is particularly unfair—won't you say—one against four?" called Audrey loudly boldly as Bellatrix and her husband looked at her.
"Who the bloody hell is this?" asked Bellatrix angrily.
"Ignore me!" smirked Audrey as she raised her wand and cast spell after spell as she duelled Bellatrix with an odd professional grace she had no idea where she got it from, her magic didn't feel like it always did—it was different as if more powerful than she had ever come across—maybe the Dumbledore in her was waking up as her triple stunner hit Bellatrix blasting her off her feet as Rudolphus looked at his wife fly off and when he looked ahead.
"Bye!" smiled Audrey her fist hitting Rudolphus in the gut as his mask flew off and Audrey head butted him making him crash into one of the large shelves of prophecies.
"Audrey!" called Harry motioning her ahead as she ran towards him; he pulled her hand into his as the four death eaters followed them like flies on food.
"I'm sorry," he said as they ran down the aisle of prophecies.
"Shut up Potter!" she snapped throwing stunners as the death eaters deflected them easily. Harry smiled as they continued running. The death eaters disappeared as they took a sharp turn into one of the aisles. They continued running finally crashing into the rest. Luna was bleeding furious due to a cut lip while Neville had what looked like a swollen mouth; Ron was removing shards of glass dangerously close to his eye as Hermione helped Ginny fix the cut on her foot.
A dark wisp of smoke came whizzing down the aisle towards them, Ginny angrily got up and raised her wand at the aisle in front of her.
"Reducto!" she snarled the spell missed the death eater but hit a neighbouring shelf instead, nothing happened in the beginning but a few seconds later the shelves shook wildly and toppled one on top of the other like a set of dominos.
"Come on!" said Harry holding on to Audrey's hand as Neville pulled Luna and Ginny with him, the shelves refused to stop falling as Harry finally spotted a door, hoping to Merlin it was a door to the atrium, but then again when was the last time his life had been so easy.
He paused and held Audrey back into him but the people who rammed into them made all of the fall off the edge of the door frame and towards the ground that was six stories below into a room adjoining the atrium that had been sealed away by some sort of magical ward.
As they fell Harry let go off Audrey due to the pull being faster when the weight was more, but when they reached a few inches off the ground, they paused, as if floating in the air and then they were unceremoniously dumped onto the ground.
The group raised themselves and dusted their clothes as Harry looked around noticing an empty arch way on a patch of unsteady raised land. He walked closer to it as he heard voices coming through it—there was something that looked like an almost translucent veil covering the archway, but was visible now seeing the dust had flown all over and covered it, but the dust acted oddly, it floated in nothingness forming a almost translucent curtain of an invisible matter.
"What are these voices?" asked Harry looking curious at the veil.
"Voices? What voices Harry—there are no voices!" said Hermione worriedly.
"They're coming from the other side of the archway—can't you hear them?" he asked turning to them with the prophecy in his hand. Audrey felt something trail down her cheek, blood, blood was pouring out of a furious cut that opened up on her face and then one on her hand, her hand traced her face as Harry's eyes grew grave.
"Audrey behind you!" he shouted as Audrey turned but she was too late, Rudolphus already had his dirty hands around her as the rest of the group were gotten hold off by the death eater, Bellatrix very proudly holding Neville as he thrashed around shouting "'et e o" with a swollen tongue or whatever of let me go he could manage with spit flying all over the place.
Lucius walked towards Harry, his arrogant head raised in pride as the rest of the death eaters stood along the sides smirking evilly as Bellatrix laughed menacingly every now and then as her laughter made a shiver run down Audrey's spine she wondered how this woman came to be so demented.
"Did you really think—were you so naive as to think and you—and a bunch a fifteen year olds could stop—us," scoffed Lucius as Audrey thrashed around trying to bite Rudolphus as the man slapped her face twice and then poked his wand into her bleeding cheek making her look at him as she spat on his face making Rudolphus more angrier as he ground the cut further making her face sting harshly.
"Who is she anyways—doesn't seem to be like one these bad blooded ones," called Bellatrix as Lucius turned to look at her and walked to Audrey smiling at her.
"She is the girl who was supposed to be bethroated to Draco," smiled Lucius as he traced a slow finger down Audrey's bleeding face, she threw him a sneer.
"She can't be our Astoria-I mean Fanny is pretty ugly-but this-this girl doesn't look like Fanny!" said Bellatrix unbelievably as Lucius laughed.
"Oh! She isn't Astoria—she is the one the dark lord was so inquisitive about all this year," gave Lucius as Audrey looked at him with a frown.
"Snape—I can identify that look anywhere—she is Snape's kid!" asked Bellatrix unbelievably as Lucius nodded.
"Who the bloody hell would want to fuck that nasty bastard—must be that whore Adams!" laughed Bellatrix gleefully.
"Shut up—!" sneered Audrey as loudly as she could; she thrashed a little more as Rudolohus slapped her hard.
"What's wrong love didn't daddy teach you to fight with people from your own category—high dreams like daddy?—are you having them dearest?" asked Bellatrix amusedly as she laughed along with the few other death eaters.
"Oh no—Snape refuses to acknowledge her—that was why Astoria still remains my favourite for Draco—but this one—this one—she is feisty—they're way better aren't they Rudy?" asked Lucius loudly as his brother in law snorted in amusement as his wife blushed in a corner as she laughed like a mad woman.
"You disgust me," put Audrey as simply as she could as Rudolphus laughed. Lucius smirked at Audrey and pushed a harsh finger down her cheek making her bruise burn intensely.
"Draco would like her as a gift—his own little slave," smiled Bellatrix nodding.
"Very good suggestion Bella," replied Lucius as he pranced his way back towards Harry who clenched his wand tightly in his hand a loathing look on his face as Lucius smiled at him, his face fell into a rather grave look as he spoke.
"So Potter—I'll let you decide—give me the prophecy—or watch your friends die!"Finished Lucius his hand outstretched as Harry glanced over at his friends as Bellatrix tightened her hold on Neville as he said a few words "on't ive it to im arry,"
Harry couldn't help it, there was no way out of this—he raised his hand and handed the prophecy to Lucius with a defeated sigh as Bellatrix's cold laugh could be heard in the background as Lucius smirked at his achievement, when there was light behind him.
AN/- Reviews required-walk in invitations-just press the review button and say what you want to-really looking forward to know what you guys think of this chapter and the story-also I needed to know if you guys want a little M situation in the next book-I mean I have never before written it-read several but haven't ventured in to it before-so if you guys wanna have a little smut or whatever I wouldn't mind changing my rating-although a fair warning I might just a be a little amateurish while writing it-so it would be nice your some constructive criticism-No flames!-So tell me what you think-and maybe I can ask a friend for some help while writing the M chapters.-everyone s opinion counts so if you think that it should remain a T then I am cool with it...it's just a thought...so I wanna know yours-be my focus group guys!