The Enemy of my Enemy

The Explosive Magic

Teddie released the breath she had been holding as she walked out of the Great Hall. Her History of Magic exam, which was, thankfully, the last one of all, had just ended and she, and her friends, were finally free of the constraints of revision and fifth year. They had no more lessons after today, no more homework, and in two weeks' time they would be heading home for the Summer Holidays.

"How did you find that?" Blaise asked, leading his friends towards the Slytherin common room. He stopped, his hand on the door leading to the dungeons when he noticed that not all of them were with him.

"You alright, Ted?" Daphne asked.

Teddie tore her gaze away from the top of marble staircase. "I'm worried about Harry," she said.

"When aren't you worried about Potter?"

Daphne asked. Teddie rolled her eyes. "He was clutching his forehead when Professor Tofty escorted him from the Hall," she said. "Right where his scar is located. I'm worried that something may be wrong with Voldemort."

Theo, Blaise, and Daphne shared a look.

"What's Voldemort's got to do with Potter's scar?" Blaise asked. "He was the one who gave it to him, remember?"

Teddie asked. "Harry told me a while back that whenever Voldemort is happy, angry or scared then Harry can feel the shift through his scar."

"That's weird," said Theo.

Teddie nodded. "I'm just wondering if anything happened while we were in the exam, and Harry felt it," she said. "That's why he fell from his seat and was clutching his head." She squeezed the arm of her backpack and dug the front of her foot into the first step.

"Ted, I'm sure he's fine," said Daphne. "He's probably gone to the Hospital Wing. Madam Pomfrey's probably checking him over now. Come on, we're free for two weeks. Mason and Astoria sit their exams next week, and then we're home free."

"I know..." said Teddie. She was conflicted. She wanted to relax with her friends, these last few weeks had taken it out of all of them, and they were sleep deprived and tense from all the studying. But she also, desperately wanted to check on Harry, there was a nagging doubt in the back of her mind that something wasn't right.

Theo caught Daphne's gaze and then shrugged off his backpack. He tossed it to her and reached for Teddie's, startling the young Slytherin from her stupor.

"I'll go with you to find Potter," said Theo, passing Teddie's bag tog Daphne. "If he's safe and fine, we'll come back to the common room."

"And if he's not?" Teddie asked.

"Then we'll suggest he go to the Hospital wing for Madam Pomfrey to check him over," said Theo. He turned to Daphne and Blaise.

Daphne and Blaise shared a look and nodded, slipping through the door to the dungeons and disappearing as it closed on them.

Theo held his hand out to Teddie, and she took it, both of them heading up the Marble staircase and turning right at the top. They carried on down the corridor, turning left at the end and hurrying up the stairs to the second floor. They had barely passed the outside courtyard that held the classrooms for Transfiguration when they heard a commotion ahead.

Teddie shared a look with Theo and drew her wand from up her sleeve. Theo drew his own from inside his robes and the pair sprinted to the end of the corridor and up the staircase to the third floor and rounded the corner, just in time to see a group of Slytherin students, led by Malfoy, hauling Ginny and Ron Weasley, along with Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom towards the Defence classroom.