𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄

Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Three Visit the Ministry Unannounced and Have An Adventure, Harry Lets Loose

"Harry is gone with Albus to the Ministry of Magic," Draco said. Hermione gasped.

"Oh god no. Why?" Hermione asked. Draco repeated everything that had happened from the time Albus arrived to what Poppy just told him. Hermione was shaking her head in disbelief and Ron was pacing in anger.

"Those fuckers! Don't they realize that Harry is very close to nailing Voldemort for good and they keep fucking around with him?!" Ron spat. "Why don't they just leave Harry alone?"

"We need to try and find out what charge they've got on Harry," Hermione said.

"I'm going to the Ministry," Draco said. "I know the password through the corridor to the outside passage to Hogsmeade. Harry took me that way once. I'm going."

"I'll go with you," Ron said. "We know that Ministry building quite well."

"Then I'll come, too," Hermione said. "I can't let you both go without me. Draco, Poppy will be pissed if you try to leave."

"She won't know it," Ron said with a grin.

"What do you mean?" Draco asked. Ron pulled the invisibility cloak from his pocket. "How did you...?"

"I brought it just in case," Ron said. "I've had it with me all day."

"But Albus gave Harry a cloak when he was here earlier. Whose was that one?" Draco asked.

"Albus has one, too," Hermione said. "It was Mad Eye Moody's and he left it here for Albus just in case it was ever needed."

"Good thing. Let's go," Draco said. "Tell Poppy that I was tired and lay down to sleep." Hermione arranged the pillows in Draco's bed to look as if there was someone underneath the covers while Draco slipped under the cloak. Draco followed Ron and Hermione from the room quietly and slipped out of the ward while the pair was telling Poppy that Draco was tired and was lying down to rest until Harry returned. Poppy nodded to them and they left the wing heading in the direction of the den. When near the den, Draco pulled off the cloak and Ron shoved it back into his pocket. "This way," Draco motioned and they followed him quickly to the entrance and Draco muttered the password. Into the corridor they went and they walked. And walked and walked and walked.

"How the fuck long is this stupid thing anyway?" Ron asked.

"Harry said two miles," Draco said. "It didn't seem that long before." Ron and Hermione knew Draco was worried and still a bit weak from the treatments and withdrawals. Finally they'd reached the end of the longest corridor in the world and had formed a skeleton plan that was extremely simple. Go to the Ministry and demand to see Dumbledore and Harry Potter.

After each had climbed the makeshift ladder to the top they were in the abandoned house. Draco checked outside the windows and it was all clear. Out the front door they went. Upon deciding to apparate directly to the Ministry building each gave a nod to the other and apparated to the location they'd chosen. Each appeared at the location and took a sigh at starting this dangerous trek. The guard looked them over closely when they came near.

"Wands please," the surly guard asked. Ron gave his first for inspection. It was placed on the device and gave the name Ronald Weasley and an all clear signal was given. Hermione was next and Draco was becoming more nervous. Hermione was given the all clear and the guard asked for Draco's wand.