Mischievous Glint | George Weasley

Chapter 56

We appeared back in the forest among a cluster of tress.

"That treacherous little bleeder. Is there no one we can trust?" Ron snarled.

"They kidnapped her because he supported Harry. He was just desperate." I said as Harry agreed with me. "I'll do the enchantments."

I moved away from them towards the edge of the trees. Suddenly I saw figues standing in front me. My heart began to pound from my chest. I heard Hermione gasp behind me. They saw them too.

The same scary looking men known as Snatchers appeared from the long grasses. Scabio, the head of Snatchers. He leaned against the trees, a smug look on his face eyeing me then looked over my shoulders to catch a glimpse of others.

"Hello, beauty."

I started stepping back away. Then I sprinted off making the others do the same.

"Well, don't hang about, snatch them." I heard Scabio shout behind us.

We ran through the forest as fast as could. Harry ran in front of us. We soon started panting and tried to get away from the rapid footsteps following us. I knew they were close behind us but there was no time to slow down.

The Snatchers started to throw spells at us. Flashes of light illuminated the path in front of us. We continued to run as the spells kept missing us just by inches. I took out my wand and started to fire spell back at them over my shoulders. Harry, Ron, Hermione took out their wands and did the same. Ron was hit by a spell and chains wrapped around his legs making him stuck on the floor.

Next was Harry. He fell on his back as we stopped running. Hermione quickly hit Harry with a spell. We both stood next to him as the Snatchers surrounded us giving no chance to escape. I quickly took off his glasses and hid them.

They closed in and grabbed us by the neck of our coats. Holding us as hostages, one if them picked up Harry off the floor. Ron was being dragged down the hill, the spell still bounding him.

"What happened to you ugly?" Scabior asked and walked towards him. He grunted as soon he saw Harry's enchantment face. "No, not you. What's your name?"

"Dudley. Vernon Dudley." Harry quickly answered.

Scabio ordered the other snatcher to check the name on the list. Then moved to Hermione and me.

"And you, my lovely?" He asked Hermione. "What do they call you?"

"Penelope Clearwater, Half-Blood." Hermione replied.

He then turned me and inspected me scanning my face. He started smiling widely and let a grin full of amazement.

"Look what do we have here. The great Y/N Knight." He said.

"You know me?" I asked in an 'not impressed' tone.

"I do. Everyone knows you, Gorgeous.", He replied giddily. "How's your parents? Are they still alive? Or dead? Fulfilling their responsibilities as Aurors?"

"Don't speak of them!" I snarled.

"Wohoo. Calm down little one." He moved his head and got close, taking a sniff of my hair creepily.

"There's no Vernon Dudley on here." One of the Snatcher spoke up.

"Hear that, ugly?" They turned to Harry once more. "The list says you're lying. How come you don't want us to know who you are?"

"The list is wrong. I told you who I am." Harry chocked out.

Scabior then walked up to him and inspected his face closely. He then raise his wand to Harry's fringe and lifted it revealing his lightening bolt scar.

"Change of plans." He said. "We're not taking them to the Ministry."

We all shared panicked look. We hadn't any idea where they were taking us. Only we could expect something worse to happen. They took to the Malfoy Manor. We were pulled us ot the gate. Harry and I were forced up to the front for a clear view for the poeple who came to take us inside the Manor.

Bellatrix Lestrange stood there. Her usual dark eyes, curly jet black hair and dark eyes were still visible in the gloomy night. They pushed Harry's face towards her roughly. The Snatchers entered into the Manor and dragged us in the large living room. Ron, Hermione and I were pushed to the side of the room whilst Harry was pushed down to his knees.

A tall, blonde boy entered the room. Draco Malfoy looked miserable and dreadful. He got a glance of me making his grey eyes go wide. Bellatrix took a fistful of Harry's hair and held his face upwards to Draco.

"Well?" Bellatrix breathed.

"What's wrong with his face?" He whispered, voice weak.

Lucius then stepped behind his and grabbed the back of his son's neck tightly.

"Look closely, Son." He spat. "If we are the ones to hand Potter over to the Dark Lord everything would be forgiven. All would be as it was, you understand?"

"Now we wouldn't be forgetting who actually caught him, I hope Mr. Malfoy." Scabior said stepping forward.

"You dare talk to me like that in my own house?" Lucius looked annoyed.

Narcissa grabbed her husband by the arm to calm him down. He let go of his son. She then whispered something in Draco's ear and he nodded looking into her eyes. Her gaze turned and stared at me for a moment.

"He came to us like that." Scabior said. "Something he picked up in the forest, I reckon."

"Or he ran into a stinging jinx." Bellatrix said turning to Hermione. "Was it you, dearie?"

Then her eyes shifted towards me. Her mouth turned up into a widened smile. She then got up and took a couple of steps towards me.

"Y/N Knight? My, my I can't believe it's you." She said. "The Dark Lord would be so glad to see you here. Now give me her wand, we will see what her last spell was."

Hermione panicked and Bellatrix burst into laughing and mocked her face.

"Got you!" She laughed and looked at Scabior. Her face turned shocked as she look at the sword that was tied to Scabior's belt. "What is that? Where'd you get that from?"

"It was in her bag when we searched her. Reckon it's mine." He glanced at Hermione.

Bellatrix whipped her wand out and sent a spell at him sending him flying backwards and the sword into her hand. She attacked the rest of the Snatchers and was brought forward by a rope from her wand.

"Get out!" She yelled at them.

The Snatchers scrambled to their feet and fled from the room in terror.

"Cissy, put the boys in the celler." She grabbed Harry and Ron by the collar and pushed them to Narcissa who guided them towards Wormtail. "Knight will stay here and watch me having a conversation with this one, girl-to-girl."