The Daughter of Sirius Black

Chapter 81

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"How much further to Dumbledore's secret weapon?" Umbridge asked as she followed Harry and Hermione into the Forbidden Forest.

"Not far," Hermione answered. "It had to be somewhere where students wouldn't find it accidentally," she lied to the woman in pink.

"What are you doing?" Harry whispered to her as Umbridge swatted the bug that buzzed around her.

"Improvising," Hermione answered nervously.

"Well, I can help," Harry said as he flashed the leather cord around his wrist, a single orb with white smoke inside it, in the very centre.

Hermione was confused as to what it was and why Harry was showing it to her but didn't get to ask more questions before she saw the snapped rope that lay on the ground.

"Well, where is this weapon?" Umbridge asked as they came to a halt.

The duo were silent.

"There isn't one, is there? You were trying to trick me," she said in disbelief as Hermione stood nervously at Harry's side. But then that look morphed into anger. "You know, I really hate children."

"You don't say," Harry said sarcastically before a noise from behind them started the small woman as she turned, flinching when she saw the centaurs.

And then she pulled the two children in front of her.

"You have no business here centaur, this is a Ministry matter," she said, fear evident in her voice as the centaurs advanced, two of them drawing their bows.

"Lower your weapons!" Umbridge ordered.

"Whatever that bracelet of yours does, now might be a good time to use it," Hermione whispered to Harry.

"Not yet," he replied.

"I warn you. Under the law, as creatures of near-human intelligence -"

She didn't get to finish her sentence before the centaurs fired their arrows, Harry and Hermione ducked as Umbridge deflected them and Harry broke the orb on his wrist.

"How dare you?! Incarcerous!" she cast as the snapped rope flew for the centaur.

The creature crashed to the ground as the rope tangled around him, and he struggled for breath.

Hermione went to run towards him, but Harry held her back as a voice yelled, "INCENDIO!"

And the rope was reduced to ashes as the centaur heaved and hauled himself to his feet, the group then turning to see Leona as she lowered her wand.

"Miss Black?" Umbridge asked in disbelief as the girl walked over to the centaur.

"Firenze, you alright?" she asked worriedly.

"Fine, Lena, thank you," he replied as he rubbed his neck and the centaurs turned on the woman in pink. "May I?"

Leona grinned.

"She's all yours."

"ENOUGH!" Umbridge raged and Firenze huffed. "I will have order!"

Leona only waved her wand as Umbridge's flew from her hand.

Gesturing Harry and Hermione to her, the older girl hugged them behind her as the centaurs charged.

"How do you know them?" Hermione asked over the thunderous sound of hooves clomping.

"He was my Divination Professor once upon a time," she answered as they watched the professor be picked up by the centaurs.

"Potter do something! Tell them I mean no harm!" Umbridge cried out.

"I'm sorry Professor," Harry said as he stepped forward. "But I must not tell lies."

And Umbridge's terrified screams faded away as the centaurs ran off into the depths of the woods.

"How are you here?" Hermione asked as she hugged Leona.

"Apparition charm," Harry answered as he held up his wrist.

"The package you left Harry," Hermione said in realisation.

"Still working on making it instantaneous but it still summons me, nonetheless."

"Sirius!" Harry said worriedly and Leona's face fell.

"What about my father?"

"We'll explain later. Let's go!"

And Leona had no choice as she stuck her wand into her jacket pocket and chase after them.

And she could only hope her father was alright.