The Golden Quadruplets

chapter 117

Clementines pov.

Harry and I rushed down the stairs past students shouting to each other with panic. but all i was paying attention to was keeping up with Harry.
"where are we going?!" i ask, he doesn't reply, all he does it pay attention to where he is headed as he pushes past the scared students.

Harry gasped.
"Harry?!" i panicked, pulling at his shoulder.
"Harry are you alright?" i ask. he's breathing raggedly as i kneel down next to him on the floor.
he doesn't reply as he gets up and pushes through the panicked students, i follow along without another word. i trusted him.

students screamed and glass broke.
"Stupefy!" Harry shouted at Death-eaters.
Neville came running by and Harry grabbed onto him.
"are you all right?" he asked.
"never better! i feel like i could spit fire!" Neville exclaimed. "you haven't seen Luna, have you?" he asked.
"Luna?" Harry asked. "no!" i replied, shaking my head.
"i'm mad for her! i think it's about time i told her" he said as he began rushing off.
"since we'll probably both be dead by dawn!"

Harry almost began running but i pulled at his wrist, he turned to me.
"Harry." i said. he looked at me with warmth in his eyes, it felt like the first time i ever looked him in the eyes. the whole world had turned to slow motion and it was just us on this staircase, without the screaming of students and what felt like the end of the world. which is what i imagined it to be.
"i love you." i said, pulling him in and crashing our lips into one another's. for all i know that could be our last kiss. i wasn't taking any chances.

i wrapped my arms around his neck, his arms on my cheeks as the warmth of his lips on mine made me melt in his loving touch. i couldn't live without that feeling again.
we pulled away and it felt like time had gone back into real motion. my heart stung. i wanted to kiss him forever.
he grabbed my hand, and we began running.

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Harry and I ran through the crumbling halls, glass shattering and walls crumbled atop of us. we stopped at a brick wall. i looked at Harry as he breathed heavily. the room of requirement of course.
he closed his eyes. his hand still intertwined with mine. i closed mine as well.

i opened my eyes, looking over at Harry as we walked through the room in a panic. turning corners and corners to find what we were looking for. i swallowed harshly, looking around the dark eerie junk filled place.
Harry turned his head. i looked at him.
"what is it" i whispered as he began walking in the total opposite direction.
"Parseltongue." he said as he grabbed the tangled ropes that laid atop of a simple brown box. he set down the ropes and pulled the box towards him.

he unlatched it, opening it slowly a jeweled raven bird inside, a shiny emerald placed in the middle. a tiara. he touched it, lifting it out of the box.
i looked over to my right. Draco Malfoy stood staring dead at me, along with Goyle and Blaise. i nudged Harry.
"Well, Well." Draco said. pointing his wand at us his other two friends doing the same. i swallowed.

"what brings you here, Potter? and your girlfriend." he says looking at me. i bite on my tongue.
"i could ask you the same." Harry said, stepping forwards. i grabbed my wand. holding it down by my side.
"you have something of mine. i'd like it back." Draco said. i looked at Harry.
"what's wrong with the one you have?"
"it's my mothers. it's powerful but it's not the same. doesn't quite understand me. know what i mean?"
"why didn't you tell her? Bellatrix" Harry asked. i tightened next to him.

"you knew it was me." Harry said. Draco with no response. "you didn't say anything."
Harry reached into his pocket, my grip on my wand tightened as i raised it a bit.
"easy." Draco said.
"Expelliarmus!" the voice of Hermione shouted. i whipped my head around to see Ron and Hermione behind us.
Draco gasped as they backed away.
"Avada kedavra!"
"Stupefy!" Hermione shouted back.
Ron ran towards them screaming. "that's my girlfriend, you numpties!" i looked at Hermione as to say "WHAT?!" with the look on my face. my heart was about to leap out of my chest.

Harry began climbing onto the stacks of chairs, coughing at the dust. Hermione and I following.
"got it!" he shouted pulling out the tiara. we jumped down.
"Run!" screamed Ron.
"Goyles setting the bloody place on fire!" he screamed, dragging Hermione. i pulled at Harry's coat and we began to run.

fire coming from all directions, the place burning as the fire chased us, all the objects clattering and falling over.
the fire was on our arses, i could feel the heat against me as i ran.
Harry and I meeting up with Ron and Hermione, the fire coming towards us in different shapes of animals.
Harry casted a water bubble in protection.

Ron handed us brooms and we flew up.
"come on this way!" yelled Ron.
Harry looked back.
"we can't leave them!"
"oh bloody hell" i said. almost wishing we could.
"he's joking, right?" Ron said, looking back at Hermione and I. "i wish!" i shouted back.
Harry dove down reaching for Draco's hand and missing.
"if we die for them Harry, i'm gonna kill you!" Ron screamed.
we went around again, Harry extending his arm and this time, Draco latches onto him tightly.

we dove through the falling and burning objects, Hermione casting her wand to clear a way in the fire for us. the heat on my face, making my eyes water.
Harry and Draco didn't have a very soft landing as they fell onto the ground. Draco got up and ran as far away from us as he could.

Harry looked to the Horcrux.
Hermione, Ron and I rushing over.
"Harry!" Hermione shouted. Harry got up, plunging down onto the Horcrux as the black smoke came rushing out, Ron kicked it into the fire filled room, Hermione holding tightly onto his jacket.

i kneeled over to Harry. he gasped, breathing raggedly. i stared at him anxiously, my heart pounding in my ears. the adrenaline rushing through my veins.
Hermione and Ron looking down at him.
he looked up at them. "it's the snake." Harry spoke. "she's the last one. it's the last horcrux."

Hermione looked at Ron.
"look inside him, Harry." Said Ron, kneeling down. "find out where he is. if we find him, we can find the snake. then we can end this."
Hermione knelt down next to him.
Harry closed his eyes shut tightly. his jaw jutting as he breathed heavily.
Harry gasped, opening his eyes.

"i know where he is."

1170 words.

2/2/2023