Céline made it to the corridor with the rest of them and shortly after Harry appreared, "I've got it." He said and then looked at Céline, frowning. "What are—"
"It's being handled." She said cut him off, ".. hopefully.." , stunning Harry for a second before composing. Céline could only hope it was, but she knew Draco too well.
"Right.. well. Let's get this started." He said unable to look at her in the eyes.
"Right. Ron you go and lead Umbridge away. Ginny, Luna-"
"And Céline." Harry added, they looked at him for a second, while he looked at everyone but Céline.
"And Céline." Hermione added slowly. "Start moving people out of the corridor. Harry and I will wait until the coast is clear to enter."
Ron strode away while Ginny, Céline and Luna made their way out into the corridor. Directing people to go around through the swiveling staircase.
"You can't come down here!" Ginny said to a crowd of student.
"No, sorry, you're going to have to go around through the swiveling staircase, someone's let off a load of Garroting Gas." Said Celine.
"I don't see gas." One student protested.
"That's because it's colorless gas." Ginny said in a convincingly exasperating tone. "But if you want to walk through it, go on, by all means. Then we'll have your body to show for the next idiot who doesn't believe us..."
The group of students groaned and turned away from the corridor. After a few minutes, the crowd started to thin out until finally it was relatively cleared. Céline felt something pass her and then she heard Hermione.
"Good one, don't forget the signal.." she whispered.
"What signal?" Harry asked quietly.
"The chorus of 'Weasley is our King' out loud to let you know that Umbridge is coming." Céline said, looking directly in front of her even though she is unable to see them. She felt a whoosh of wind pass her and she knew they had walked away.
Céline, Ginny and Luna kept their eyes out at either end of the corridor. After a short while they heard the loud clacking of heels running towards the corridor Ginny and Céline turned to look at the other end where Luna was and saw her being grabbed by a large Slytherin student.
Céline gasped and was about to shout the signal, when she felt a hand cover her mouth and restrain her. She looked over to see Ginny struggling against Shannon Pensley, a seventh year Slytherin. Céline tried turning her head to see who grabbed her and saw it was Cassius Warrington holding tightly on her wrist, making her whimper.
"Naughty, naughty, Everhart." Warrington said behind her, just as she turned and saw Umbridge storming into her classroom with Millicent Bulstrode behind her and Draco who was standing there by the door looking directly at her. He walked over to them, keeping a neutral face.
"Let her go." He commanded.
"What?" Warrington scoffed, "why? She was scheming too— just because she's your-"
"Because she's my girlfriend, I'm not going to let you manhandle her. Let her go." He said firmly. Warrington scoffed again and shoved Céline forward, making her stumble. Draco caught her and straightened her out. "Let's go." He said gently grabbing her upper arm and leading her into the classroom into Umbridge's office.
When they entered, she saw Umbridge holding onto Harry's hair roughly, pulling his head back hard.
"You think," Umbridge hissed, "that after two nifflers, I would leave my security lax. I had Stealth Sensoring Spells placed all over my door, you foolish boy. Take his wand." Umbridge commanded. Draco let go of Céline and went over and pulled Harry's wand from the chest pocket of his robes. He then stepped back, placing his hand around Céline's upper arm again pulling her to the other side of the room against the window sill.
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Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC
FanfictionCéline Everhart is a young witch who transfered from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic to Hogwarts her third year. She is sorted into Slytherin, where she meets Draco and he's immediately intrigued by her. His world is dark as he's ready to follow whate...
