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Chapter 35 ~ Ministry Man

HELLO MY TWIZZLERS!

I need to hurry up and type this before my Mom kicks me off the computer...

OK, so I hope you like the chapter...blahblahblah....Q/A TIME!

Q: What do you think of TFIOS?
A: It made me cry like a baby - both the book AND film...;(

Q: Who's your fav character in the Harry Potter Series?
A: Draco!

ENJOY, FISHIES!

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Dumbledore stood up. He stared down at Barty Crouch for a moment with disgust on his face. Then he raised his wand once more and ropes flew out of it, ropes that twisted themselves around Barty Crouch, binding him tightly. He turned to Professor McGonagall. "Minerva, could I ask you to stand guard here while I take Harry and Evangeline upstairs?"

"Of course," said Professor McGonagall. She looked slightly nauseous, as though she had just watched someone being sick. However, when she drew out her wand and pointed it at Barty Crouch, her hand was quite steady. "Albus, I think it would be best if Evangeline were to stay with me..." Uncle Severus said, not wanting me out of his sight.

"Severus" - Dumbledore turned to Snape - "I assure you, as soon as I'm done talking to Evangeline and Harry they will be sent to the Hospital Wing where they will be safe. Then, you can see Evangeline anytime you want. Until then, please tell Madam Pomfrey to come down here; we need to get Alastor Moody into the hospital wing. Then go down into the grounds, find Cornelius Fudge, and bring him up to this office. He will undoubtedly want to question Crouch himself. Tell him I will be in the hospital wing in half an hour's time if he needs me."

Severus nodded silently and swept out of the room.

"Are you two alright?" Dumbledore said gently to us. Harry and I tried to get up but we both swayed; we were shaking terribly. Dumbledore gripped our arms and helped us out into the dark corridor. "I want you to come up to my office first," he said quietly as we headed up the passageway. "Sirius is waiting for us there."

I nodded and Harry did the same. A kind of numbness and a sense of complete unreality was upon me, but I didn't care; I was even glad of it. I didn't want to have to think about anything that had happened since I had first gotten the news that Voldemort was back. I was still confused slightly as to what had happened exactly, but I was sure that was all about to be explained. "Professor," Harry mumbled, "where are Mr and Mrs Diggory?"

Mr. and Mrs. Diggory. Cedric's parents. Their only son. Dead. I blinked back tears but my eyes snapped open almost immediately when I saw Cedric's pale corpse, just staring at me...

"They are with Professor Sprout," said Dumbledore. His voice, which had been so calm throughout the interrogation of Barty Crouch, shook very slightly for the first time. "She was Head of Cedric's house, and knew him best." we had reached the stone gargoyle. Dumbledore gave the password, it sprang aside, and he, Harry and I went up the moving spiral staircase to the oak door. Dumbledore pushed it open. Sirius was standing there. His face was white and gaunt and, in one swift moment, he had crossed the room and wrapped Harry and I in a tight embrace. "Harry, Evangeline, are you all right? I knew it - I knew something like this - what happened?" his hands shook as he helped my brother and I into a chair in front of the desk. "What happened?" he asked more urgently.

Dumbledore began to tell Sirius everything Barty Crouch had said. I was only half listening. I was so tired that every bone in my body was aching. I wanted nothing more than to sit here, undisturbed for hours and hours until I fell asleep and didn't have to think or feel anymore. I'm sure Harry felt the same. There was a soft rush of wings. Fawkes the phoenix had left his perch, flown across the office, and landed on my knee.