“EXPECTO PATRONUM” yelled Karis, as three Dementors came floating towards her with abundance, as she had now managed to reach the main entrance of the school.

As her dolphin patronus shielded the soul sucking demons away from her, she let out a small smile at it’s beauty, as it had been a while since she summoned her, and revelled in her magnificence every time.

Still running anxiously, Karis managed to reach the main doors, which she had thrown open with so much force, that she fell flying forward, and landed face down, spread eagled on the floor. “Damnit” she muttered under her violent heavy breathing that encased her now wheezing chest.

She got up slowly, rubbing herself down when she heard a loud terrifying screech. Her stomach instantly knotted with dread, and she continued down the hall in what was now a speedy jog, but not a sprint, as she felt almost to the point of collapse.

As Karis turned the corner, she ran head-on, straight into someone, knocking herself and the person she had run into, over.

“Ow” grumbled Luna. “Nice to see you too Karis.” she mocked.

“LUNA.” screeched Karis in relief; grabbing the girl into a tight embrace. She looked over Luna’s shoulder to see Neville Longbottom unconscious, floating in mid air, followed by an awake and snarling but tightly bound, Bellatrix Lestrange. “What… Bloody hell!…..how did you..?” stuttered Karis, completely dumbfounded.

“Took your blimmin’ time woman didn’t you!” came a young but deepened voice from behind her, and one that she recognised well. All at once she turned, her eyes alight, her heavy heart lifting to the weight of a single feather. “Oh, Harry.” she cried. Her eyes had immediately exploded with streaming tears, and he pulled her into a soft warm hold, trying to calm her, in this rare moment of emotional weakness.

“Harry, what happened, how did you capture Bella?” she asked eagerly after a minute of blubbering on his shoulder as her eyes grew wide, a small smile dancing on her quivering lips.

“It was Neville who captured Bellatrix, he nearly strangled her half to death.” replied Harry.

“Yeah, I don’t think she was expecting him to attack, muggle style!” piped up Seamus Finnigan

“Shame he didn’t succeed though!” said Justin Finch-Fletchley

“I’ll kill you all!” spat Bellatrix. “Mark my words, your time is numbered, you’re dead, all of you! DEAD!”

“Oh, shut up you evil wench!” shot Luna, while pointing her wand to the mad witch, bellowing “petrificus totalis”

“Where is her wand?” asked Karis, eyeing the stiff Bellatrix carefully.

“I have it.” said Hermione, handing the wand over to Karis.

“Well done, Hermione.” Karis replied, taking the wand from her grasp, and muttering quietly “Dragonerre’ et fiere’”

“What was that?” asked Cho, looking impressed.

“A fire-eating spell, it’s quite advanced, as it’s the only spell that can destroy another one’s wand. I was given the power to do so by the Order of Merlin. It doesn’t work for any witch or wizard, as you need to be given the authority. My Grandfather pulled a few strings of course!” she winked. “I’m so pleased you are unscaved, except for poor Neville here.” said Karis, immediately changing the subject.

“Yeah, well we would all be dead if it wasn’t for Ron!” said Harry, eyeing his tall red haired friend with admired respect.

“What?” asked Karis, in a little more astonishment than she anticipated!

“Oh, it was nothing.” said Ron, with a wave of his hand, as if to brush it off as something highly insignificant.

“Nothing?” You saved Hermione from death and me from capture. Don’t ever say what you did was Nothing, Ronald Weasley!” replied an adamant Harry. He then turned to Karis and continued. “Voldemort penetrated Neville’s body, I don’t know what he found out but he said it interested him greatly and was beneficial to his plan. Hermione questioned him, and he came back in true form and was about to kill her, when Ron hit him with a spell – I think it was a protective Love spell, considering it’s the one thing he despises. He quickly disappeared. But we don’t know where he went.”

“Harry” said Luna, matter-of-factly. “You left out the part where you bargained with Voldemort, to take you instead of Hermione.”

“Well, I didn’t want Karis to know that. Thanks honey!” he replied, rolling his eyes.

“You did what?!” shot Karis.

“He was trying to save my life, and I’m flattered Harry, but you are too important, you can’t do things like that!” interrupted Hermione, noticing Karis about to stumble on her next set of words.

Karis smiled. “I’m pleased you are safe Hermione, but you are right.” She then looked Harry directly in the eye. “Don’t do that again, not for anyone!” she whispered.


“Not even for you?” he asked sullenly.

“Not even for me!” she replied, her eyes glassing over once more.

Harry put his head down, to hide the emotional discontent that welled up into his throat.

“DEAD, YOU’RE ALL DEAD!” screeched Bellatrix Lestrange once more, upon waking from her petrified and stiff stupor.

“OH…. SHUT…. UP!” bellowed the DA all at once, with Karis joining in on the warranted chant.