Mass Collision

35. Into the Ministry

Once they had left, Ron took something out of his pocket. "Hey, are those sweets?" Draco questioned, walking over. He snatched them from his hand. "Thanks." He tossed a few into his mouth and gave some out to the rest. He held his hand out to Natalia, but she shook her head. A few seconds later, Draco fainted and Natalia sighed, of course they were Weasley products. Pansy got a nose bleed and Ginny knocked her out. One by one, Natalia watched as her friend went down either by the sweets or by stunning.

"Now we just need our wands," Ginny grinned and looked around before Neville looked at Natalia and pointed to her. Ron followed his hand.

"Bloody Hell," he groaned and they glared at her. Natalia rolled her eyes and took out their wands.

"You get these back on one condition." They shared a glance and nodded. "You tell me what's going on and let me come with."

Ron shook his head viciously, "No, no way."

Natalia glared at him, "do it or no wands and at least some of them should be waking up soon," she gestured to the ones on the floor.

"Just tell her!" Neville said.

"It's Harry's godfather," Luna explained in her wispy voice.

Natalia's face didn't change and she nodded, "Padfoot."

"He's been captured and is being tortured by You-Know-Who," Ron revealed and Natalia handed out their wands.

"Then let's go get him back," she told them, kicking Crabbe to the side and opening the office door. She gestured for them to follow. "Come on, we don't have long." Luna was the first one out the door, followed by Ginny, Neville, and Ron.

"Don't betray us, alright?" Ron asked as they rushed down the stairs.

"Wouldn't dream of it, I actually like Sirius," she smirked at him and he nodded.

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Soon, the group made it to the forbidden forest where Ron thought that Hermione would be leading them. Soon, they came across just the people they wanted to. "Well, we can't do anything without wands," said Hermione hopelessly, dragging herself up again. "Anyway, Harry, how exactly were you planning to get all the way to London?"

Yeah, we were just wondering that," said a familiar voice from behind her.

Harry and Hermione moved instinctively together, peering through the trees, as the four came into their sights. They had worried looks on their face, Natalia couldn't blame them. Most of them looked a little the worse for wear — there were several long scratches running the length of Ginny's cheek, a large purple lump was swelling above Neville's right eye, Ron's lip was bleeding worse than ever — but all were looking rather pleased with themselves.

"So," said Ron, pushing aside a low-hanging branch and holding out Harry's wand, "had any ideas?"

"How did you get away?" asked Harry in amazement, taking his wand from Ron.

"Couple of Stunners, a Disarming Charm, Neville brought off a really nice little Impediment Jinx," said Ron airily, as Natalia handed Hermione her wand. "But Ginny was best, she got Malfoy — Bat-Bogey Hex — it was superb, his whole face was covered in the great flapping things. Anyway, we saw you heading into the forest out of the window and followed. What've you done with Umbridge?"

"She got carried away," said Harry. "By a herd of centaurs."

Natalia let out a low whistle, "Damn."

"And they left you behind?" asked Ginny, looking astonished.