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“Turn over your papers,” Marchbanks said from the front of the Hall. “You may begin.” The rustling of papers was heard as everyone turned their exams over. And then the quills were scribbling away.

It was on question fifteen that everyone heard a startling scream and then a thump as someone fell over, off of their desk. Emily’s head snapped around and she immediately found Harry on the ground, drenched in sweat, still screaming. Marchbanks was over to him in a hurry while she made everyone else sit down and continue their exam. Emily locked eyes with Alicia from afar before her eyes settled on Draco.

Terror was set in his eyes as he could only imagine what happened that made Harry scream like that. He shivered involuntarily as Emily looked back at Alicia.

Tell me, Emily demanded.

Finish your exam first, and you need to double check number four, Alicia responded.

Tell me, Emily persisted, but Alicia just ignored her. Emily huffed as she peeled her eyes away and looked back at her exam. She went through it quickly and found herself finished a few minutes before they would be released from the exam. She glanced back at Alicia and noticed that she was finished too.

Will you tell me now? Emily whispered in her head.

She felt Alicia sigh and glance over at her.

I knew it, Emily whispered.

His vision may be wrong, Ems, Alicia sounded in her head.

But we know he isn’t…

Emily, I think he’s wrong… If something was going to happen, I’d see it.

But not necessarily. You don’t see everything, Ali.

Before they could continue, Marchbanks told them to put their quills down as he summoned all of their exams. Once they were released, Jamie and Draco quickly made it over to the girls, who were silently arguing. Emily caught sight of Hermione and Ron and quickly went after them, the others following after her.

“Harry!” Hermione exclaimed as she saw him hurrying toward them. “What happened? Are you all right? Are you ill?”

“Where have you been?” Ron demanded.

Draco reached Emily’s side and quickly took her hand. He tried to catch her eye, but her eyes were trained on Harry as he led them along the first-floor corridor. He found an empty classroom and quickly went in, ushering them all forward. After Jamie made it through, he closed the door, only to lean against it and face them.

Alicia looked impassive as she already knew what was happening. She leaned against an old desk as Jamie stole glances at her.

“Voldemort’s got Sirius,” Harry said breathlessly.

“What?” Jamie said, immediately turning to look at Alicia and Emily. Draco was looking at the side of Emily’s head as a tear leaked out of her eye. To hear out loud, to know that it was really happening, and happening now, was a bit much for her.

She tried to control her breathing as Hermione, Ron, and Jamie quizzed Harry for the details.

“He’s trying to use Sirius to get whatever it is he wants from in there… He’s torturing him… Says he’ll end by killing him…” Harry’s voice and knees were shaking as he moved over to sit on a desk to steady himself. Emily sat beside him and took his hand. Their eyes mirrored each other with terror and fright.

“How’re we going to get there?” Emily and Harry asked at the same time.

“G-get there?” Ron stuttered, breaking the silence.

“Get to the Department of Mysteries, so we can rescue Sirius!” Harry shouted as if it were the most obvious thing.

“But—Harry…” Ron mumbled.

“What? What?” Harry asked angrily.

“Harry, er…how…how did Voldemort get into the Ministry of Magic without anybody realizing he was there?” Hermione said in a frightened voice. Emily’s eyes flashed and Hermione gulped as she looked at the pair.

“He’s bloody Voldemort, Hermione! How did he kill all of those people without getting caught? It’s the same damn thing!” Emily screamed as Harry erupted too.

“How do I know? The question is how we’re going to get in there!” Harry yelled in outrage.

“But, guys, think about this,” Hermione started as she took a step toward the glaring siblings. “It’s five o’clock in the afternoon... The Ministry must be full of workers… How would Voldemort and Sirius have got in without being seen? They’re probably the two most wanted wizards in the world… You think they could get into a building full of Aurors undetected?”

Emily wanted to hit Hermione right now. She was asking stupid questions when they needed to get going. They needed to save her dad right now and Hermione and her stupid brain was slowing them down.

I agree with her, Alicia sounded in her head.

Well then you’re stupid because we knew he was going to kill Sirius. This is what we’ve spent weeks crying over, Alicia! He’s being tortured right now!

We don’t know that, Alicia responded.

“Yes we do! Yes we do!” she yelled out loud as she jumped off her desk and stormed up to Alicia while Hermione and Harry continued their spat. “Harry saw it! Harry saw it, Alicia! And it’s the same thing as with Mr. Weasley. That was true, wasn’t it?” Emily shouted angrily.

“I saw the thing with Mr. Weasley! Why wouldn’t I have seen this one?” Alicia shouted back as Jamie took hold of her arms, Draco doing the same to Emily.

“You’re not a bloody professional, Alicia! Maybe you just aren’t up to the level where you see everything yet!”

“Emily, calm down,” Draco murmured in Emily’s ears. Emily’s face turned red as she got angrier.

“Calm down? Calm down?” Emily yelled at him. “My father is possibly dying at this very moment! Now I want to know why the hell we are not on our way there to help him!” she yelled as she yanked her arms free from his grip.

Emily huffed as she looked around at everyone, realizing that they were no longer alone; Ginny and Luna had joined them.

“Okay,” Harry replied to whatever Hermione had said. “Okay, if you can think of a way of doing this quickly, I’m with you, otherwise I’m going to the Department of Mysteries right now—”

Everyone ignored Luna’s question as Hermione started brainstorming.


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