The great hall was unusually quiet and had been devoided of chatter and cutlery sounds since newcomers had suddenly appeared.
Harry's response had shocked many students. James had stopped pursuing Lily last year and the two had been good friend ever since. Lily chocked on her own saliva; James was her friend, the brother she never had, she think of a futur where she would fall in love and have sex with on. Their relationship wasn't like that at all.
At the Slytherin's table, a seventh year with brown short hair was discreetly trying to appease and comfort a dark-haired seventh year.
Severus Snape's eyes were burning with rage ; Lily would never be his.
Harry felt someone push inside his head; he was sure of it, this was Dumbledore's doing. Thankfully, when the twins heard about his awful evenings leaning occulmency with Snape the two had decided to teach him. Harry raised his defense and block his mind.
On his right, Harry saw the twins eyes twitched, seeing he will have no luck with Harry, Dumbledore had changed target. Too bad the twins were highly proficient in this field. "I don't think so." Was murmured by the twins.
Harry, then, felt a squeeze on his left hand. He turned his head to look at Mary and saw her eyes grow wide open, hat head made a small backward motion. Unfortunately, they were all linked by the spell Dumbledore had previously cast, the memory Dumbie would seek were going to be den by everyone.
They saw a young girl, dark haired braided in two section, wearing a simply white dress and black mocassin. The girl was trying to follow a nun. They stopped in front of a big old wooden door. The nun turned towards the child before ordering "Behave" and opening the door. She child was pushed outside and the sound of closing doors was heard. A thin man with black hair and black, flowing robes was waiting for the child. When the girl reached him, she stopped in front of him waddling on her feet, unsure whereas she should talk. "Good afternoon Mister Snape, I am Mary Winter. Matron said you are here to help with school supplies. I am sorryto disturb you but I think there might be a mistake. I do not own any money, the state gives money for each of us but Matron said it is meant for food.
Snape had been studying her during her monologue, his dark eyes sharp on her features and posture. The girl was thin and despite her young age dark circles were present under her eyes. "And what a task it seemed to be to feed you all." Was the slow and sarcastic reply. "The expanse with cover by Hogwarts on the Ministry's name. Now come, child." His pitch smoother.
"Snape being nice to someone and a child at that ! What's with this futur ?"
"Sirius !"
This broke Mary out of this memory but made her dived into a more sinister one.
The room was cold and dark, the only light was issuing by candles and sometimes sandy glass orbs put on towering shelves. Most of the orbs were cold, dusty and dark. Harry took his wand out of his pocket and casted a lumos before saying "Where are we ?"
"The hall of Prophecy, this is a secret department." Came Luna's response, her voice has always seemed trapped between reality and fantasy.
Harry started rapidly walking, looking for something while murmuring "97" each time they passed a shelve. He stopped suddenly and picked up an orb labelled SPT to APWBD - Dark lord and Harry Potter.
"Harry" presses Fred seeing a dark figures emerge out of nowhere. "Wands out," George said as Harry, Luna, Neville and Mary pull their wands out.
The cloaked person, a death eater, approached the group slowly and drawing his wand out to retrieve his mask. Lucius Malfoy.
"Now hand me the prophecy." Said Lucius.
"You do anything to them and I smash this thing to the ground," Harry replied evenly, clutching the orb.
Heels sounds and feminine mad cackles echoed in the Hall of Prophecy. "He knows how to play, said a wild dark haired figure as she approached the group.
"Bellatrix Lestrange," Neville hisses.
"Neville Longbottom, is it?" Bellatrix asks, grinning gleefully.
"How's mom and dad?"
"Better now that they're about to be avenged," he replies aiming his wand at her.
Luna and Mary closed rank around him to stop him from doing something foolish while Lucius stopped Bellatrix. Bellatrix's attention had already left Neville and her mad eyes were fixated on Mary. She looked deranged and vicious.
"Why does Voldemort want this Prophecy so bad? And why send us here?"
"You DARE speak his name!" Was Bellatrix furious reply.
"I waited 14 years."
"I know," Lucius says gently.
"Guess I can wait a bit longer. NOW!" Harry yelled to his friends.
"STUPEFY!" Is cast by each teenagers some Death Eaters went flying, some only stumbled back, some managed to dodge. But it gave the kids the time to start running, unfortunatetly getting separated when they had to avoid Lucius Malfoy. Luna is pushed to the ground by a Death Eater but casted a powerful Levicorpus. Neville petrified an Unmasked Death Eater before Luna dragged him away with her. Harry manages to grab a death eater by the neck and pushed him toward a shelf. The dark wizard crashed down. The twin uses an Alarte Ascendare and a death eater went flying. Mary sent a spell towards a shelf. A prophecy fall and the Death Eaters dodges but more and more log of prophecies. A dark Shape flies towards them but Harry takes a step forward exchanging a look with the other teens.Then, at one, they all aim their wands toward the flying figure and the shelves: "REDUCTO!"
Crystals balls started to fall from their shelves and shatter to the ground. Mary grabbed Harry, Neville Luna and all six started to run to escape their crumbling surrounding and passed through the first door they saw.
this new room only contained an arch, indistinct voices from afar could be heard. Mary look entranced. The twins barely manage to stop Harry so he can take another step forward.The place was suddenly filled with black smoke and silhouettes could barely be seen flying around them. Harry was still standing in front of the Arch but the four others had been taken and were being held at wand point by a Death Eater.
Worried for his friends, Harry strikes a deal with Lucius ; the prophecy against the safety of his friends.
Lucius smirks triumphantly but behind him there's a white light and Harry has a look of surprise on his face. When Lucius turns around, he's faced with Sirius Black.
"Get away from my godson," the last Black son tells him before punching him in the face. The prophecy shatters to ground with Lucius. Other bright white lights start to appear all around the place, forcing the Death Eaters to release their hostages and get out of the way. Duelling between members of the order and death eaters ensue. Nymphadora is leading the teenagers away.
In the chaos, Bellatrix went after Mary. Managing to force the mad one away from her, Mary took refuge behind a rock with Harry and Sirius.
They get away from their hiding spot, and Harry and Sirius dueled Lucius and another death eater. Mary turned around prepared to run for the exit when suddenly black untamed curls went into her vision, her heart skipped a bit. "Look... look... who's here...do you even know..." she cackled. "I won't have it, blood traitors are disgrace" she screamed, she then calmed herself and pushed Mary's hairs out of her face with her wand. "All stars fall, for you better now."
Harry and Sirius had succeeded in making Lucius and the others flee. Seeing Mary with Bellatrix, Sirius had discreetly approached and pushed Mary out of the way at Bellatrix's words. Seeing she was the only one left, Bellatrix disappeared. Sirius turned around to check Harry and then Mary. The way he was looking at her made her feel like something precious ; this was a nice sensation, a feeling no one had had for her before Harry.
Sirius opened his mouth but no sound came out, he went rigid. Bellatrix had appeared out of nowhere and sent a stunner at Sirius's back. Sirius was absorbed within the arch.
"Sirius - … SIRIUS! SIRIUS!"
Remus tried to hold Harry back but it's a futile attempt and Harry run after Bellatrix. Mary took off running after Harry. Mad cackled saying "I killed Sirius Black could be heard".
"ENOUGH"