The Final

Chapter Thirteen

I stare at the top of my bunk. After we got back, Hermione started yelling at Ron. And Ron found a new wand for Harry, since his broke.

"Hey C."

I look to see Harry. I sit up and he sits next to me.

"You saw Cedric, didn't you?"

"Cedric. The girl I couldn't save. And many more voices were shouting at me."

"C, don't blame yourself for their deaths. You couldn't have done anything about it."

"I should have known it wasn't Moody. And I could have prevented Cedric putting his name in the Goblet."

"No. You couldn't have."

"And I should have tried harder to protect the girl."

"C."

"What Harry?"

"Never blame yourself for their deaths. Or anyone else's."

"I GOT IT," Hermione shouts. I hit my head on the top bunk at the same time as Harry.

"Ow," I snap as I rub my head.

"Sorry," she says. "But maybe we need to figure out this symbol."

She shows me it. It's a triangle with a line and circle around it. The Deathly Hallows.

I seen it when I was younger. I don't know what it means though.

"We need to see Luna's dad," Harry states.

"I don't know about it, Harry," I tell him. "It could be a trap."

"The maybe we could split," Ron offers. "C, you could be at the meeting spot and us three can cover it."

"Fine," I agree. "I know a place. Sketch book and pencil please."

Harry hands the supplies to me. I start sketching a place in the woods. I tear it out and give it to Hermione.

"Okay," she says. "In the morning."

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I sit on a tree branch and wait. Soon a bunch of Grabbers appear. And the leader that could smell Hermione's perfume is among them.

Merlin's beard. I don't know how to warn the others. The trio just appears and I jump down so I'm in the front.

"Hello there," he smirks. A shiver runs down my back, but I hold my ground. "Are you four going to make this hard?"

"What do you think?"

He motions for one of his men to get me. When the bald one takes a step forward, I stun him. Others look a bit frightened since I don't have a wand out.

"Remember the award men," the leader grins. "And she can still be taken down with a spell."

"Run?" Harry asks.

"You read my mind," I squeal. We take off running with the group behind us. They keep in casting spells at us, but I easily avoid them. So do my friends.

That is until one hits my feet. It's that spell that fire chains. I fall and go rolling down the rest of the hill. When I stop, I try to get it off. Harry runs to help me.

"Go ahead," I order between my teeth.

"No."

"Harry," Hermione squeals. When he turns, she fires a spell at him. He flies back and his face starts morphing so it looks different.

The Grabbers finally catch up as I get the chains off. Two grabs my wrists and pull me up. The leader goes to Hermione first.

"Leave her alone," Ron snaps and tries get to Hermione. He gets punched in the stomach. Ron double overs from the pain.

"Your boyfriend needs to learn his place," the leader says.

"What place?" I ask. "The one you say?"

"She's feisty one, Scabior," one of the others state.

"She is," Scabior nods. He comes over and lift my chin lightly. "Very pretty too. I would love to have her."

I knee him in between the legs. He doubles over.

"I have a boyfriend," I snap. He straightens some, but I can still see he's in pain. I spit in his face. He slaps me across the face.

"Let's go," Scabior orders as he grabs my arm.