AN: I have a plan for what will happen. Not JK Rowling.
"We have to go now." Harry said grabbing a knife and his invisibility cloak. Ron was still supporting me but I shook my head and took a deep breath to clear my head. I pointed my wand at my uniform and transfigured it into work out clothes.
"Let's go." I said my voice emotionless. Ron had a worried frown on his face but didn't say anything.
Harry opened the door and we went down to the common room. Ginny came up to us and whispered, "I know what your doing take me with you."
"How could you possibly know?" Harry asked darkly.
"Neville overheard you and told me." She said throwing a look at Neville. Harry opened his mouth to speak but I stopped him.
"No it will only take longer to talk the out of it Sirius needs us now!"
"Fine!" Neville and Ginny followed us and I smiled at Ron like nothing was wrong.
"How do you think you did on Transfiguration, Ronald?" I asked as we walked down to entrance hall.
"Oh I think I did well what about you?" He asked nonchalantly.
"I think I did well too," I said nodding.
Luna walked by but she doubled back around and grabbed Ron's hand. "What's wrong?"
Ron quickly filled her in and she smiled brightly. "I know how we could get there, Thestrals."
Harry turned and looked at her surprised. "Brilliant."
We passed Professor Snape in one of the hallways. He gave me a strange look but I wouldn't meet his eyes.
We quickly made our way across the grounds into the forest. I pointed my wand at my hand and sliced it with a hex. The Thestrals came almost immediately. Well at least that's what Harry and Luna said. Harry lifted me onto a Thestral. It was absolutely terrifying sitting four feet above the ground on something I couldn't see. Ron and Ginny had help onto theirs and Neville climbed onto his own.
"This is mad... if only I could just see it -"
"You better hope it stays invisible," Harry said darkly. "We all ready then?"
We all nodded and he looked down at his Thestral and said, "Ministry of Magic, visitors entrance, London."
We all waited but nothing happened. A moment later invisible wings started moving on either side of me and I flew up into the air. I clenched my eyes tightly together and kept my legs clamped tight around its body so I wouldn't fall off.
When we finally got to the ministry it was oddly deserted. My heart pounded loudly in my chest as we moved forward into one of the lifts. Harry pushed the number nine button and the elevator grilles closed. A moment later a cool feminine voice said, "Department of Mysteries," and the grilles slid open.
Harry turned towards a plain black door and walked towards it. It opened on its own and my heart clenched in my chest and we walked into the room.
We were standing in a large, circular room. Everything in here was black including the floor and ceiling; identical, unmarked, handleless black doors were set at intervals all around the black walls, interspersed with branches of candles whose flames burned blue; their cool, shimmering light reflected in the shining marble floor made it look as though there was dark water underfoot.
"Someone shut the door," Harry muttered.
Neville shut the door and the room began to spin around so fast that the room was blue instead of black for a moment. I grabbed Harry's arm afraid the floor might spin too.
"What was that about?" Ron asked fearfully.
"I think it was to stop us knowing which door we came in through," Ginny said in a hushed voice.
"Just pick a random door Harry." I whispered urgently. We needed to get to Sirius. He marched forward and pushed against a door. We walked into the room and I looked closely at a tank my stomach heaved and I quickly turned away.
"What are they fish?" Ginny asked.
"No," my voice sounded off even to me. "They're brains."
"This isn't right lets go back and try another door." Harry said we went back to the circular room and I drew an 'X' over it. We tried another one but the only thing there was an archway. Harry tried another one but it was locked, even melted the knife he used to try and open it. The next door we tried was the one.
We ran through a room full of desks and pushed open the door at the end of the hall. There were hundreds of shelves with glass orbs on them.
"You said it was row ninety-seven." I whispered pulling out my wand and running down the aisle.
"Yeah keep your wands ready," Harry said softly. We ran down the rows and my heart was in my throat.
"Nighty-seven!" I whispered. We all looked around but no one was there. No!
"He's down at the end you can't see him properly from here." Harry said running towards the end of the aisle.
"Harry?" Ron asked tentatively.
"Somewhere about... here..." I was biting my lip so I wouldn't cry. He had never been here.
"Harry, have you seen this?" Neville asked looking at one of the orbs. "It's – it's got your name on it." Harry moved over to take a closer.
"I don't think you should touch it," I said sharply.
"It's got my name on it," Harry said reaching forward to grab it. His fingers closed around it. Nothing happened and I sighed in relief.
"Very good, Potter. Now turn around, nice and slowly, and give that to me."
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