Can't Have You | D.M. | 18+

68. ministry

You look around at the ground and pick up four tiny rocks and place them in everyone's hands. You pull out your wand, close your eyes and begin mumbling the spell to turn the rocks into powdery dust.

Ron: Why do we need dust?
Hermione: Shush!

You begin to mumble something else, turning the dust into magical dust that makes people pass out. Ron pulls his hand closer so he can examine the grey dust that sits in his hand.

Ron: It's dust.
Harry: It's not just dust, Ron.

Harry rolls his eyes and closes his palm to keep the dust hidden.

Ron: I'm confused.

Hermione rolls her eyes and turns to him.

Hermione: She just turned the rock into dust and then turned the dust into some that makes someone pass out when you blow it in their face.
Ron: Oh!
You: Shh, their coming!

You all spread out and hide so they don't see any of you. You slowly walk up behind Rita Skeeta and tap her on her shoulder. She turns around and smiles before she recognizes who you are. Before she can say anything you hold up your palm and blow the dust in her face. You watch as her eyes roll to the back of her head and she falls to the ground. You turn and see that no one is around so you grab her arms and drag her passed out body into the old building you all planned to transition in. Once you get in there, Harry, Hermione and Ron are waiting for you, hair samples in their hands.

Hermione: We ready?
You: Let's do this. Try and find Cedric, that's the goal. Get him out of the building, get the locket. If you don't have luck within an hour, get out. Don't wait.

Everyone nods as you pull out your potion. You lean down and pluck a frilly blonde hair off of Rita's head and you sprinkle it into the bottle. You swish it around, close your eyes, and shoot down the potion. You stick out your tongue in disgust as you feel your body changing. You feel your face bubble and your legs shrink as you drop down a foot to Rita's height. You feel more stretching and pulling until you are in the form of Rita Skeeta. You turn to everyone else and see them in the forms of Albert Runcron, Reginald Cattermole and Mafalda Hopkirk. You smile and grab Rita's bag before you all leave one by one through the empty building. You make your way towards bathroom where the entrance to the ministry is. When you reach it, you all turn to each other.

You: Do you all know the plan?

They nod.

You: Okay, be careful.

They nod again. You grab Hermione and drag her towards the women's bathroom, quickly looking towards Ron and a Harry before you enter. Women are standing in lines waiting for stalls but are not coming out. You each get in line and wait. Once it's your turn you walk into the stall and look for a sign to get to the ministry. You notice a long rope hanging down where the toilet would be. You jump as someone knocks on the stall door. You look around before you pull the rope when the floor falls out from under you and you're gliding through a tunnel. As quick as lightning, you're standing in the entrance to the ministry. As you look around, you shudder at the remembrance of what happened in this building. What happened to Sirius. As you look around, you see Mafalda, Albert and Reginald standing by the statue. You quickly run to catch up with them.

Ron: Where to now?
Hermione: That's what we need to find out.
Harry: I think we should split up.

You nod in agreement.

Harry: Perfect, meet back at the safe house in one hour.
You: Whether you have the locket or not.

Hermione and Ron nod and you all split separate ways. You look up at the giant statue standing in the center of the room. You look down and see in disgust that statue muggles are being crushed by the big rock when you're suddenly tapped on the shoulder. You turn around to see a man with a pad and paper floating next to him.