𝕄𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥| 𝔻.𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕗𝕠𝕪

PANIC

                           Chapter seventeen

The flames took me. Took me in one bite. Hugged me until I appeared back in Dumbledores fireplace.

Blood was dripping from my jumper and had stained my face like lipstick. I stood in the fireplace staring at the floor as each drop hit the brick. My eyes never shut. Each drop made me see their faces.

"Serena? Oh my goodness. What happened?" I heard Dumbledore rush into the room. "I wasn't expecting you for a while"

I said nothing. Didn't even move. Just kept my eyes on the floor.

"Serena I need you to tell me everything" He said.

"I-I" I tried to say something but I couldn't the words just never came out. I couldn't register what had just happened. "They're d-dead" I cried.

"Who? Who's dead?" He questioned.

"Them" I gulped. "He got them too"

Tears filled my eyes once again. I couldn't handle it. It's like a tsunami just hit me all at once and I was a building that just collapsed.

"Who got them?" He asked.

"You know who" I answered.

"Where are they?" He wondered.

"In the house, I was too late." I trembled.

"I will notify the Ministry. You are excused from all classes for however long you want. I will tell Noah's teacher to excuse him as well. Would you like to tell him?" He said.

I shook my head. My voice had gone from screaming and crying.

"Ok. I will check on you soon. You may go" He told me.

I nodded and made small steps to the door. It opened and I walked down the steps to the corridor.

I made it halfway down the hall when my legs just gave up. I crawled to the wall and lent against it. I cried, just cried. Yelled, screamed. I banged on the floors and I whacked my head against the wall.

"Why did you have to leave me?" I cried. I screamed again. I was shaking violently and sweat was dripping down my face. My heart was beating 10 times faster than normal and I was gasping for air. I put my head in my hands and screamed once again.

"Serena?!" Someone yelled.

I looked up and saw the golden trio standing at the end of the corridor.

"Is that Ford" Weasleys said. Hermione whacked him and she ran over followed by Potter.

"What happened?" She asked.

I shook my head and tried to focus on my breathing. Nothing was working. It just made it worse.

"Serena breathe. In and out. I know we don't know each other but remember in fourth year when we were in potions and you were my partner and we put the wrong ingredient in so it exploded in my face?" Harry said.

I nodded whilst he laughed, it was working. He was helping me, why?

"What about last year in Charms when I accidentally hit Professor Flitwick with a bubble head charm and he was running around the classroom waving his hands in the air?" He exclaimed.

I smiled up at him as I began breathing properly again.

"It's ok just breathe you were having a panic attack" He told me.

My tears flooded down my face and I tried to wipe them away so they couldn't see how venerable I looked. They'd probably never seen a Slytherin cry.

All I could see was their faces staring up and me. No emotion apart from death and that wasn't really an emotion more a expression. Their eyes staring up at the celling with no life left. It had been taken away.

Flashback

"Happy birthday Serena!" My mother said as I walked down the stairs.

"Thanks mum" I said.

"My baby growing up so fast. I can't believe you're eleven!" She beamed.

She pulled me into her arms and I took in her sent of roses and strawberries. My favourite.

"Where's Noah?" She wondered.

"Asleep prob-" I started.

"I'm here!" Noah announced at the top of the stairs holding a big red box. "Coming down!"

He ran down the stairs and threw me the box. Lucky I caught it or it would've ended up on the floor.

"Noah! What have I told you about throwing things at people?" My mum exclaimed.

"Sorry mum" He sulked.

"Dads waiting in the living room come on" She said.

We all walked into the living room and there were blue and white banners all over the room. The smell of cookies and fruits hit my nose. I paused and I breathed it all in, then continued on to the sofa.

"Sit, sit" My mum rushed.

I sat beside Noah on the beige coloured sofas and Pinky came straight over.

"Happy birthday Miss" She said. "Would Miss like tea?"

"I'd love some but Pinky please call me Serena, I beg you" I told her.

"Are you sure but I call everyone else Miss or Master, Pinky doesn't think that's appropriate" She said.

"It's quite alright Pinky" My dad assured.

"Right present time" My mother clapped.

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"Serena!" A voice called. I looked away from Harry and over to the voice. Standing in the archway of the courtyard was Alex.

"Alex?" I questioned.

"Serena what happened. Dumbledore just told me that it would be good to check on you. Harry, Hermione.....Ron" He nodded at each of them.

"We'll leave you then. I'm sorry for whatever happened Serena" Harry said pressing the middle of his glasses back up on his face.

"Thank you Harry" I mumbled.

"Anytime" He replied.