Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

(Summer) Year 4- Ch.21

Once the game was over, slowly the top box started to depart. The two teams first, then the Malfoys, Céline had to stay next to her father who was still speaking with the Bulgarian Minister and Minister Fudge. She looked around and saw that her friends were starting to leave as well.

She looked at her father who was too busy talking, and quickly looked over to her three friends who were talking excitedly to each other. She tried to think about how to gain their attention without gaining her fathers attention.

But as if reading her mind Hermione looked over to her and smiled at her. Céline's smile widened and she discreetly waved to them, they all copied her movement. She glanced again quickly to her father before looking back to them and mouthed "I'll try to see you later"

They nodded, Harry giving her a thumbs up and mouthed to her 'Tent by the woods' before following the others out of the box.

After about ten minutes, Céline followed her father and the two ministers out of the box and down the stairs. When they reached the bottom of the stadium they walked for a little bit before reaching a very extravagant tent. When they walked through the tent it became much larger, much finer. There was a dining area and living room with two beautiful couches.

After about an hour, Céline mustered up the courage to lean over to her father and tap his shoulder as politely and as gently as she could. He stopped mid sentence and looked over to her in a slight frown.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you father, but I need to go use the ladies room." She said barely able to look at him, in fear that he sees right through her.

"Can't it wait?" He said sternly to her. She hesitated before shaking her head. That was when Minister Fudge spoke up laughing.

"Oh, Charles just let her go, the poor girl has been sitting there listening to us old fools for so long. Give her some time to get fresh air."

Her father looked at the minister and then back at Céline. "Go, quickly."

She stood up quickly and was about to start walking to the entrance of the tent, before glancing back at her father, who's attention was back to the two ministers. She quickly went through the entrance that led her outside. Where she took a deep breath, before glancing around and started walking up the path towards the woods. She quickened her pace, in fear her father would change her mind.

As she walked through the woods following the lit up path she was starting to hear the celebration of other people, they were chanting and singing. The wizards who were over the legal age were casting fireworks up in the air with wands.

Céline couldn't help but smile at celebrating groups as she emerged from the woods. She looked around and started wandering for a little bit. Remembering that Harry mentioned that the tents they were staying were near the woods.

Suddenly she heard an echoing bang. She found it odd, but quickly dismissed it as more fireworks and continued looking. Then there was another echoing bang. And then another. Followed by screams of people. Céline looked around, seeing some people starting to run frantically.

She felt her heart rate increase as more screams and deafening bangs erupted from different parts of the campgrounds. Then she started to see fire starting. Different tents from all around burst into flames. She yelped and jumped as there was a bang not too far from her.

She froze in fear when she saw a crowd of black hooded wizards in masks moving together with their wands straight up, marching across the field. Céline's face turned into horror when she saw above the hooded wizards were four figures floating in contorted shapes. She felt bile rise from her stomach, she didn't know what to do.

Then, thinking about Harry and the others and how they must be around somewhere, she quickly started running around trying to look for them. She was getting bumped into from all directions from everyone around her who also started to run around, screaming in terror, desperately trying to evacuate.

Just as she looked to the left of her, she saw them run out of a tent in panic not too far from her. She yelled out, "Harry!—" before someone roughly ran into her from behind, not stopping as she tumbles to the ground on her hands and knees with a grunt.

She winced at the pain she felt on her knees, looking up in the direction she saw her friends. When she didn't see them, she forced herself up. She started walking in the direction she saw them, looking around frantically. Her heart beating in her ears in panic, her eyes starting to water.

Until she felt a hand grab her forearm. She whipped her head to the person and she looked into the equally panicked familiar green eyes. "Harry!" She gasped and hugged him. "I thought you didn't see me, I thought you didn't hear me!" She said, trying to hold in her erratic tone.

"Hermione heard you. Come on, we have to go!" He pulled her off, holding on her shoulders, "We have to go now!" He said hurriedly. Before she can even respond or ask a question, he grabs her hand and pulls her along dodging people all around her.

She sees Ron and Hermione squatting by a tent, to avoid not only the hooded figures but also the stampede of people. They were both waving them over hurriedly. As they got closer she noticed Fred and George and a terrified Ginny. Once within arms reach, Hermione pulled Céline in for a quick hug. 

"Thank Merlin you're alright!" She sighed in a bit of relief.

"What is happening, who are those people?" Céline asked as she looked behind her shoulder.

"We need to get to the woods. Come one!" Fred said quickly as he grabbed Ginny's hand and headed towards the woods with George on Ginny's other side. They all followed closely behind.