The Blood Traitor || Oc x Oc

Diadem and Enemies

Sera and Dante were met up by Ron and Hermione by surprise. Ron eyed the pair in confusion.

"Why the bloody hell are the two of you soaked to the skin?" 

"Never mind that," Sera answered as she whipped out the Marauder's Map, the very one that her brother had entrusted her with. Luckily, it didn't get too damp from the water in the Chamber of Secrets. "We'll tell you about that later when we have the time. But for now, we've got to find my brother. He's gotta be around here somewhere." 

The four of them buried their faces in the Marauder's Map. It was nearly damn impossible to tell where he was with students running madly about the place. Even Ron seemed as though he was about to give up. 

"Bloody hell! We'll never find him on the Marauder's Map! This will become impossible!" 

"Wait! He's right there!" Sera pointed out. But in an instant, his name on the map had vanished. Sera's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Wait a minute. I swear, I just saw him." 

Ron looked thoughtful instead of upset. "Maybe he's gone to the Room of Requirement. It doesn't show up on the map, does it? You said that last year." 

Sera gave Ron a look of surprise, squinting at him. It suddenly dawned on her that she did say that. Everything had gone by so quickly that she had forgotten about the Room of Requirement. She couldn't help but admire Ron. 

"That's right. I did say that."

"Then we should go." 

Ron took off, leaving Sera, Hermione, and Dante behind. 

"Brilliant," Sera muttered to herself before they followed off after Ron. 

By the time Sera, Ron, Hermione, and Dante had rounded the corner that led to the Room of Requirement, they caught sight of none other than Malfoy, Crabbe, and Blaise Zabini in their wake. They watched with alert in their eyes as they watched the trio go into the Room of Requirement. 

Clearly, they were after Sera's brother. And she should not be surprised about that. 

"C'mon. We've got to follow them," Dante pressed. 

"What?" Sera exclaimed, flabbergasted. 

"We've got no choice." 

"I swear, if Malfoy tries to hurt you, Dante, I will kill him," Sera threatened. 

Dante rolled his eyes. "No, you won't." 

"What d'you mean, no I —?"

"Oh, will you two quit bickering like an old married couple?" Hermione scoffed. "We've got a job to do, remember?" 

"Of course, I remember," Sera muttered under her breath. "Thanks for clearing that up, Hermione." 

They quietly slipped into the Room of Requirement, keeping their ears on alert. Finally, they heard voices that sounded quite familiar. 

"— You knew that it was me and my sister. Why didn't you tell her? Bellatrix, I mean. You knew it was us. You didn't say anything. And why is that?" 

"Don't be a prat, Draco," Goyle hissed in his best friend's ear. "Do it!" 

"Easy," Malfoy answered in an oily voice. 

A shadow flickered in the background, catching Harry's eye. His heart leapt in his chest when he saw the familiar red mane of hair that belonged to his sister. 

"STUPEFY!" Sera shrieked unexpectedly, catching the four boys off-guard. 

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Goyle roared.