Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 5- Ch. 149

"Come on." Harry said. His voice the only sound in the quiet empty space, other than the large fountain at the end of the room. He lead the way down the hall, passing the fountain.

They walked past the security checkpoint that was completely deserted. Céline felt sick, she couldn't shake off the feeling of the emptiness being an ominous sign.

They made their way to the lifts and Harry went to press the closest button to him, calling a lift to them almost immediately. The golden grilles opened with a loud echoing clank as they rushed in. The lift was loud as Harry pressed the number nine button. She was sure that its loudness would alert any form of security in the area, but there was nothing when the lift halted opening its grilles again. "Department of Mysteries." Said the woman's voice. 

They all stepped out looking around, nothing was moving except for the nearest torches. The churning continued in Céline's stomach. They began running down the corridor until they were just about six feet away from a black door. Harry stopped and looked at everyone.

"Okay, listen." He said, "maybe a couple of you should say here to see if anyone come."

"And how do you suppose we let you know?" Ginny asked with a raised eyebrow. "You could be miles away."

"We're going with you." Neville said.

"We've come this far, Harry, let's keep going." Céline said in a firm but soft tone. He looked at her and nodded. He turned around and as they approached the door it swung open. When they entered they see that it was a large, circular room. Everything in there was black, including the floor and ceiling. There were identical, unmarked, handle less doors around them. Only branches of blue flamed torches hung between each door.

"Someone closed the door." He mumbled.

Neville did as he ordered and the moment he did, it became so dark for a moment all they could see where the dim blue flames. As they all stood there waiting for Harry's next move, the blue flames began to rotate quickly. Céline held on to someone's arm that was next to her, worried that the floor would start moving, but it didn't. The walls rotated to fast that the blue flame became a long horizontal line.

Just as quickly as it started it stopped.

"Why do you suppose it did that?" Ron asked.

"Probably to make sure we can't find our way out." Said Céline quietly.

"How are we going to get back out?" Neville asked from behind her.

"I suppose we don't have to worry about that." Harry said, his voice next to Céline. "At least not until we find Sirius."

"Don't go calling his name now." Hermione said urgently.

"Where do we go from here?" Luna asked.

"I don't—" he paused. "In my dream, I would go to the door that was directly across from the lifts. And then after that door it was another room that kind of ... glitters." He said. "Maybe we just need to open a few doors. Come on I'll know it when I see it." He took Céline'a hand that was placed on his arms and walked to the door straight ahead. The rest of them followed and just as they reached it, Harry pulled out his wand, ready for anything and swung the door open easily.

They looked inside, they saw that it was a long rectangular room with low golden chained lights. It wasn't was Harry saw in his dream. This room instead was fairly empty with the exception of a few desks facing a large tank big enough for all of them to swim in. It was filled with deep green water with a number of pearly white objects floating around

"What are those?" Ron whispered.

"I dunno." Said Harry.

"Are they fish?" Breathed Ginny.