𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑

𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟗

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐚

It had been a six months since Aurora Malfoy had arrived back to Hogwarts and the Weasleys were avoiding her like wildfire, considering that she had set their house on fire, which was good since Draco had failed to poison Dumbledore but instead poisoned Ronald Weasley. Unfortunately, he had made a quick recovery after Harry Potter shoved a Bezoar down his throat.

The twins had also not made any progress with the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirements.

Rory spotted Pansy on the way to the Great Hall for breakfast and Pansy ran up to her.

"Rory, have you heard? Apparently Katie Bell is back from St. Mungos!" Pansy exclaimed.

"She is? Does she remember anything from when she was cursed?" Aurora asked worriedly.

"No, apparently she doesn't."

Ora sighed in relief.

"I've had breakfast so I'm going to go back to the dorm." Pansy told her best friend.

"Is Draco in the Hall?" Rory asked.

"Yes, I just saw him." Pansy replied before walking off.

Aurora walked through the entrance of the Great Hall and met Draco's eyes but he shook his head urgently.

"Rory, you have to leave now!" He said urgently in her head using Legillimency.

Ora looked around quickly before noticing Katie Bell looking straight at her, while Harry Potter was talking to her. He slowly turned around and saw Aurora stood there. She paused and turned around quickly and walked hurriedly out of the Hall. She stormed down an empty corridor and pulled at her tie, she was suddenly too hot and couldn't breathe properly.

She remembered. Potter knew that Aurora was the one to curse Katie.

She walked passed the empty bird cage, which was once home to two small black and white birds which Aurora and Draco had used in their Vanishing Cabinet experiment. Rory quickly walked into Moaning Myrtles bathroom and leant over the sink, unbuttoning the top few buttons of her blouse. She splashed her face with freezing cold water and it dripped down, leaving her little baby hairs stuck to her face. She looked into the rusted mirror in front of her, hating what she saw. Ever since Bellatrix had found her at twelve Grimmauld Place, she hasn't had the same spark as before. It was even dimmer than it was after Cedric died. Tears streamed down her face and she started sobbing.

"Aurora? Is that you?" Myrtles high - pitched voice called out, "Don't cry. Tell me what's wrong, I can help you."

"I know you did it, Malfoy. You hexed her, didn't you? You're the one that cursed Katie Bell." Harry Potter accused as he slowly walked into the women's bathroom.

Ora snapped her head around and threw a spell at Potter but he quickly dodged it. He threw one back and Rory ran behind the circular sinks. The spell hit a mirror, smashing it to smithereens.

That's unlucky. Potter's got seven years bad luck.

He quickly shot another one but it hit a pipe, making water spray everywhere.

"Stop it!" Moaning Myrtle screamed, worried for her only friend.

Stupefy. Aurora thought as she pointed her wand to Harry. A blue light shot out of the end, missing him by centimetres.

She watched through the broken mirror as Potter peered around the corner looking for her and she threw a spell behind her and he flung himself backwards. The spell hit another pipe, making water flow freely into the bathroom.