My Double Agent

Chapter 19 ~ The Ministry of magic

September 5th, Friday afternoon.

They made it into the Ministry of Magic, but it seemed that as soon as they go there, they were split up. Hermione was just the luckiest, she was Umbridge's secretary. She had to sit and watch Umbridge judge half-blood wizards as if they were criminals. Hermione's blood was boiling have to sit there and listen to everything. At one point in between trials, Umbridge turned to her smiling, "I just love my job don't you, Mafalda?"

Hermione smiled and nodded. Soon a Mary Cattermole was brought in, she looked upset and confused, "I didn't do anything wrong..." 

"Mary Elizabeth Cattermole.", Umbridge began

"Yes."

"Of 27 Chislehurst Goggles Great Tolling Evesham?"

"Yes."

"Mother to Masie, Eli, and Alfred, Wife to Reginald?"

With that every turned around and looked at Albert Runcorn, Harry, and Reginald Cattermole, Ron, in behind him. Mary sobbed, "Reg..." Harry grabs Ron not really knowing what to do, and shoved him in the middle of the room.

Umbridge smiles, "Thank you Albert."

Ron puts his hand on the woman's shoulder, trying to comfort her. As Umbridge continues, "Mary Elizabeth Cattermole?"

"Yes?" Mary responds after holding onto Ron's hand.

"A wand was taken from you upon your arrival at the Ministry today, Mrs. Cattermole, is this that wand?"

Mary nodded confused.

Umbridge looks down at Mary with anger, "Would you please tell the court which witch or wizard you took this wand from?"

"I didn't take it. I got it in Diagon Alley at Ollivanders when I was 11. It chose me."

"You're lying. Wands only choose witches, and you are not a witch."

"But I am. Tell them Reg, tell them what I am! Reg tell them!"

All the sudden Hermione notices Harry draw his wand and it seemed that Umbridge noticed it too. She looked at him confused, "What on earth are you doing Albert?"

Harry looks at Umbridge with so much anger, and it seemed that his potion was starting to ware off, "You're lying Dolores and one mustn't tell lies... STUPIFY!"

And with that Umbridge was knocked out cold, Hermione jumped up and ripped the locket off of Umbridge's neck. Ron quickly stupefies another wizard in the room before they could attack. Hermione throws the locket to Harry who is back to himself. Mary looks at him astonished, "It's Harry Potter..." Ron grabs Mary's arm and they run. Once they are back to the main area Ron had to stop causing Harry and Hermione, who was also now back to normal, to stop and wait.  Ron turns to her, "Mary, go home, get the kids, I'll met you there. We have to leave the country understand? Mary, do as I say!" and with that Mary jumped on him and kissed him.

Harry and Hermione start to giggle as the potion wares off of Ron mid kiss. Once Mary realizes it is not Reginald she starts to back away from him. The real Reginald walks by Harry and Hermione looking confused, "Mary? Whose that?"

Ron looks at him and clears his throat, "Uh, long story... " he then smiles to Mary, "Nice meeting you." 

Ron runs over to Harry and Hermione who were laughing at him as they continued to run as they had now been spotted. They all the sudden were being chased by Yaxley when they ran into the fire to aparate. He grabbed on to Hermione's arm and a fight broke out, she ended up jinxing him to get him off of her. They were supposed to go back to Grimmauld place but they couldn't stay there because of Yaxley. So Hermione made them keep aprating until the arrived in the middle of the forest. Hermione turns around and sees Ron is splinched and moaning on the ground. She jumps over and starts taking off his top so she can see the damage.

"Harry! Harry, quickly in my bag! There's a bottle labeled essence of Dittany! Shhh, you're going to be ok... Quickly!"

"Accio Dittany!", Harry yelled at the purse, then he starts to walk over.

Hermione looked at him, "Alright, unstopper it."

"Hermione, his arm."

"I know just do it!"

Harry hands her the bottle, and Hermione looks at Ron crying, "Ok... it's gonna sting a little bit."

Harry looked at her confused, "What happened? I thought we went to go back to Grimmauld Place?"

"We were.. Shhh. It's alright one more, one more. We were there, we were there... But, Yaxley has hold of me.. and I knew he'd seen where we were we couldn't stay so.. I brought us here but... Ron got splinched!"

Soon Ron's arm seemed to get better. Hermione sat the bottle down and looked at her bloody hands before standing up and looking around. She raises her wand, "Protego Totalum, Salvlo Hexia."

Harry looks up confused, "What are you doing?"

Hermione looks at him, "Protector enchantments. I don't fancy another visit like the one we had in the coffee shop, do you? You can get going on a tent."

Harry was even more confused, "Tent? Where am I supposed to find a tent?" 

Hermione ignored his stupid question as she walked in a circle repeating the spell. From the sounds behind her, it seemed like Harry figured out to just look in her purse. That night Hermione helped Ron into his bed and bandage up his arm. Harry was sitting at the dinning table looking t the horcrux. Once Ron fell asleep Hermione got up and sat with Harry, "We should let Ron rest for a day or two before we do anything else."

Harry nods and puts the locket down, "Ok. We'll discuss plans tomorrow then, goodnight Hermione. I'll take night watch tonight."

And with that he walked out of the tent. Hermione took the chance to write a letter to Severus.

My Severus,

  We have collected a horcrux. Just need to figure out how to destroy it. We are currently hiding out in a random forest. Ron got splinched today, he almost died in front of me. I'm glad you convinced me that I needed to make sure I had Dittany on hand. It saved his life. I miss you terribly. Write to me tomorrow night, please. I have watch. Harry and Ron will be asleep. I just need to know how you are doing I love you.

Yours always,

Hermione Snape.

She gives her owl the letter and watch it fly away in between the trees. She takes a deep breath as she watched the fire relieved that Ron didn't die.