Lacuna

chpt.21

February 3,1999

Diary,
It hasn't happened since that day at the astronomy tower. No hair pulling, no poking, no shoelaces coming undone. Nothing. It still bothers me that I can't figure out who or what it was. I can't sleep because of it, even less then usual.

I still haven't talked to Harry. I want to so badly. I need to know. It's driving me insane. So fucking bonkers. He isn't showing up to classes, hardly ever at meals, he's forgotten to shave, brush his hair, he's a mess.

Did I do that to him?

Is there something I'm missing?

I'm missing something.

Cordelia.

Cordelia sat alone in class. Transfiguration. McGonagall sat at the head of the classroom writing in a book as everyone did their assignment.

Cordelia finished over five minutes ago so she just sat and stared blankly ahead at the chalk board. What she saw was just a bunch of scribbles as her eyes unfocused.

I was running through the hall with Fred at my side. We both where running from Augustus Rookwood. Corner after corner, hex after hex, foot after foot.

I was soon joined by his one brother, Percy Weasley. He works at the ministry. We were outside the room of requirement, I think? Yeah. Yeah we were there.

I remember thinking this was the end. The castle was being torn to pieces, literal pieces. My heart pounded and all I could think of was just running for my life. Tonight will go down in history. I knew it.

I was terrified. I thought about if Harry was actually going to surrender. If he was a actually going to give in after years of torture and torment. Was famous Harry Potter really going to die tonight by Lord Voldemort?

Fred Percy and I came to a dead end and saw the room of requirement in front of us. We spun around and Augustus shot the first hex at Fred, and he shot one back. Percy shot one as well shocking Rookwood. Augustus was mad at Percy's 'betrayal' shooting a hex at him.

We broke out into a duel.

Us three against Rookwood. He was far more experienced then us three so we struggled. I never would've even imagined myself dueling with Fred and Percy Weasley on my side.

Rumbling came from inside the room of requirement confusing all of us. Even Rookwood. We paused for a moment and Fred and I turned to face it the doors since we were faced away from it. Percy raised his wand at Rookwood hitting him with a jinx causing him to fly back.

"Take that as my resignation, Augustus!" Percy shouted with a grin on his face. Fred got an awful smirk on his face.

"Perce! D-did you just joke?" Laughed Fred. I couldn't help but smile in the moment but it soon faded when I saw Rookwood beginning to stand back up with from the ground with rage splattered on his face. This couldn't end well.

"I haven't heard you joke in ages! You should really do that more often-" Fred's sentence got cut short.

"Bomarda Maximus!" Growled Rookwood. A massive explosion erupted. My ears rang as I ran out dodging the rubble stones and smog.