Two Sisters, Two Loves

Just Another D.A. Practice

*Krista’s Point of View*
  “First, we’re going to practice using the disarm spell,” Harry projected to the entire room, “To gain an advantage over an opponent, you must disarm them. This leaves them vulnerable and defenseless.”
  I looked across the room at poor Neville who had disarmed himself for the fifth hundred time and missed me for about twice that. He’s not good at anything except for Herbology and... Well... You know.
  Justin walked up to me, gesturing to Neville, “So, you’re shining your love light on that?”
  I just smiled, “Well, he’s a different person when we’re secluded. What can I say?”
  He wrinkled his nose in disgust before walking away. Good thing I didn’t have to explain everything. I waited impatiently as Neville grabbed his wand and aimed it at me.
  “Come on, Neville!” I counseled to him, “Disarm me!”
  “Expellia-” he started before flicking his wand across the room.
  I love him, but I couldn’t help but facepalm. This is going to be a long practice. I zoned into my own little world as Harry approached him, offering a sense of direction. I looked over at my sister, who was inching away from Seamus who was trying to help her keep her posture when casting the spell. After Halloween, most guys have been avoiding her to keep out of Malfoy’s bad side, but not Seamus. He’s actually been trying HARDER and I’ve noticed it’s really been pissing Malfoy off.  I know things aren’t going to end well at this rate. Even though Malfoy and the other Slytherins have taken Umbridge’s side, Kenzie is not angry with him. She just merely doesn’t say anything about the practices to him. Because of this, Seamus has been volunteering as her partner each and every practice, knowing Malfoy will never find out and can’t do anything about it. I just laughed to myself as she kept edging away from his touch. Looking to Fred for help.
  “Expelliarmus!”
  I snapped to attention as my wand flew from my hand. Both Neville and Harry grinning at me.
  “That’s not fair,” I shouted to them, “I wasn’t paying attention.”
  “Exactly,” Harry smiled before going back to instructing, “Okay, guys. We have one last half hour. Let’s see if we can get this perfected.”
  I watched Kenzie run off from Seamus and up to Harry to tell him something. I’m not sure what, but by the looks of it, it’s not good. Harry covered his mouth in thought, trying to figure out what to do. Kenzie set her hand on his shoulder, seemingly offering an idea.
  Harry looked at everyone, “Hey! I’ve just been told that Umbridge has scouts outside of this room. They know when we come in and when we leave. They’re plotting on catching us at the end. Kenzie says she can try to distract them, but with Umbridge, I think we’ll need another tactic. Any ideas?”
  I raised my hand eagerly, “Stay longer.”
  I knew everyone loves it here, so I thought for sure it would win out. As I thought, the entire room broke into murmurs of agreement.
  Harry shook his head, “That’s be great, but unfortunately it would just make it worse. Then they’d really know where we are.”
  Fred and George looked at each other deviously before suggesting, “Curse all the blokes.”
  I gave them a firm glare, “No. We’re not cursing them all.”
  “Aww.”
  Harry looked to Kenzie and sighed, “I guess you can distract them. You keep them busy and we’ll sneak out in pairs.”
  She gave him a thumbs up and went over to one the entrances, waiting for the door to appear before slipping out.
  “Your sister’s insane,” Neville muttered to me.
  “You don’t need to tell me,” I said in disappointment, “I would not be surprised if Malfoy was out there.”
  Neville grasped my hand, “Well, if he was. We know for a fact that distracting him won’t be hard.”
  “You can say that again.”
  Everyone waited in silence for five to roll around. Anticipating if we can get out of here or not. Harry stared at his watch as he approached the wall. A much smaller version of the door appearing. We waited with bated breath as Harry checked to see if the coast was clear.
  “All right, two at a time!” he whispered.
  It took maybe twenty minutes to get everyone out. A pair every minute or two. Even halfway back downstairs, Neville seemed antsy.
  “What’s wrong?” I asked him.
  He wrapped his arm around me, “Just tense.”
  “Why? We got away.”
  He glanced around to make sure nobody was around before pulling me closer, “Not that kind of tense.”
  I laughed, “But, it’s been a week and a half.”
  “Proof of my point.”
  Neville held me tighter, kissing me deeply and nibbling at my collarbone.
  I tried to fight back, but couldn’t and eventually gave up. I grinned, “Let’s head back up.”
*Kenzie’s Point of View*
  “Seamus, please stop touching me,” I tried not to hiss.
  He tried to act innocent, “Sorry. Just trying to help.”
  “I don’t need help.”
  He muttered under his breath, “You do with something.”
  I glared at him, “What was that?”
  “Nothing.”
 “Okay, guys. We have one last half hour. Let’s see if we can get this perfected,” Harry called out.
  Now’s my chance, “Hey, Harry!”
  We watched me run up, away from Seamus, “There’s something you should know.”
  “What?”
  I sighed, “I had overheard some Slytherin girls earlier today. Umbridge is having her little student police scope out every floor.”
  Harry groaned is annoyance, “Do they know much?”
  “I’m not sure. However, I do know that they have been keeping track of when we vanish and when we reappear.”
  Harry scratched the side of his head, “So, you’re basically telling me that they’re going to be hunting us at five?”
  I nodded, “I thought I can try to distract them. Then the rest of you can sneak out.”
  “It’s too risky. Knowing Umbridge, she’d skin you alive to find out where we are.”
  I stood my ground, “Then bring it on. She won’t get anything from me.”
  Harry stared me down, “No, Kenzie. I’m not allowing it.”
  I crossed my arms, “So older brotherly.”
  Harry looked at everyone, “Hey! I’ve just been told that Umbridge has scouts outside of this room. They know when we come in and when we leave. They’re plotting on catching us at the end. Kenzie says she can try to distract them, but with Umbridge, I think we’ll need another tactic. Any ideas?”
  Krista practically jumped up and down, “Stay longer.”
  Everyone in the room started to murmur approvingly, but Harry shut it down.
  He shook his head, “That’s be great, but unfortunately it would just make it worse. Then they’d really know where we are.”
  Fred and George looked at each other deviously before suggesting, “Curse all the blokes.”
  I laughed a bit as Krista glared at them, “No. We’re not cursing them all.”
  “Aww,” They groaned theatrically.
  Harry looked to me and sighed, “I guess you can distract them. You keep them busy and we’ll sneak out in pairs.”
  I gave him a thumbs up and went over to one the entrances, waiting for the door to appear before slipping out. This is going to be entertaining. I kept my pace as I walked down a nearby hallway and sitting in one of the windows.
  “Let the show begin,” I laughed to myself as I lied down in the windowsill.
  After a few minutes, I heard voices approaching.
  “Where could they possibly be?” one voice asked.
  Another responded, “I don’t know. How do you hide thirty people? Give or take a few.”
  A familiar voice shushed them, “Shut up. We can’t find them with your yapping.”
  I started laughing. Out of the entire Slytherin house, Umbridge sends them tonight. My job just became a whole lot easier. I set my foot against the wall and covered my face just in time for them to turn the corner and see me lying here.
  “Kenzie?” Draco asked a bit surprised.
  “Hello, love,” I sighed, stretching out like I had been sleeping.
  Him, Crabbe and Goyle all stared at me with wide eyes. Draco walking up to me speechless.
  “What are you doing here?” I asked casually, brushing his arm with a single finger.
  He touched the small pin from Umbridge that was stuck to his robes, “I’m on duty. What are you doing here?”
  I stretched out my legs against the wall, “Just relaxing.”
  The three of them just stared at me, mouths agape. Wow, this is even easier than I expected. Guess it’s a good thing I wore leggings today.
  Draco gulped, “Well, we can’t stay long. We need to find some sort of group doing illegal acts inside the school.”
  I laughed, sighing deeply, “Illegal, huh? Do you have a warrant for my arrest?”
  I kept playing with the ties on his robes, making him tense up. He bit his bottom lip, trying to keep himself together.
  He took a deep breath to calm himself, “Not unless you’re doing it too.”
  I turned to lay on my stomach. My hands under my chin and my legs crossed above my back, “Doing what? I’m just here. This “illegal acts” thing sounds like a joke.”
  I went back to playing with his robe ties, making them loosen until they came apart.
 He grabbed them, retying his robe shut, “Apparently it’s not.” He glanced between Crabbe and Goyle before leaning down to whisper to me, “But if you keep this up, I’m definitely arresting you for an illegal act later.”
  “Ooh, I’m so scared,” I smirked.
  Crabbe tapped Draco on the shoulder, trying not to look at me, “Malfoy, come on. We’ve spent too much time here.”
  Draco checked his watch, “Damn. They’re were supposed to come out of hiding ten minutes ago.” He looked to me, “Thanks for that.”
  “I try.”
  Draco kneeled down to be level with me, giving me a light kiss, “I’m going to get you for this when I’m done.”
  I smirked, “We’ll see about that. Go finish your bounty hunt.”
  He smiled, getting back up and running off with Crabbe and Goyle at his heels. I really hope that was enough time to get everyone out. I climbed out of the window, taking off downstairs and to the great hall. Sure enough, everyone had gotten out and were in here... No. Krista and Neville aren’t here.
  “Hey, Kenzie!” Fred called out.
  I walked over and sat across from them, “Yes?”
  They grinned, “Nice job.”
  I looked at them questioningly, “What for?”
  “You stalled the Umbridge squad,” George laughed.
  I shrugged, “Wasn’t hard.”
  Fred raised an eyebrow at me, “It was Malfoy, wasn’t it?”
  I gulped down some water, “Surprisingly yes. Crabbe and Goyle too. I was expecting more of a challenge.”
  “Sure, you were.”
  I gulped another mouthful of water, “I’m serious. I thought it would be someone else. Speaking of couple incidents, where’s Krista and Neville?”
  “Vanished.”
  I got worried, “What do you mean ‘vanished’?”
  George chuckled at my reaction, “As in, they went off to be alone.”
  “Again?”
  They nodded. They’ve been going off a lot. Way more than me and Draco have.
  I shook my head, thinking out loud, “What on earth could they do all this time?”
  Fred and George bit their lips and grinned at each other devilishly.
  I felt my jaw drop, “Nuh uh. No way in hell they would... Would they?”