Snape's Daughter (Book Two)

Chapter Twenty-Four : The Breeding War

Tick tock. Ellia watched as the clock struck 6pm. 2nd of May 1998. And not even Ellia was expecting the following.

Wrapped up tight in the corner of the Room of Requirement, Ellia sat listening to Luna blabber on abot some nonsense. It wasn't the fact she was being rude towards Luna, and not listening. She'd just zoned out and lost interest in the world around her. Truth being, she had Albus on her mind. As she leant in the corner of the room, she wondered what Albus would do right now if he was still alive. She hadn't had much time to think about him lately, other things occupied her mind. And it was good that she wasn't thinking about im, it would upset her too much, and miss him too much. She wasn't even at Hogwarts for 2 weeks before he died, and it still haunted her even then that her stupid father got away with it.

The potrait of the room swung open, Neville peering in. He'd left around 10 minutes ago, to go and see Aberforth at the Hogs Head.

"Hey, listen up you lot! I brought you a surprise," Neville called.

"Not more of Aberforth's cooking I hope. I'd be surprised if we could digest it!" Seamus called, chuckling at his own joke. Neville smiled, pushing the portrait right open before Harry, Ron and Hermonie stepped out the portrait. "Bloody hell it's Harry!" Seamus caled, an eruption of clasps and cheers esculating throughout the room. Ellia bounced up off the floor, Luna following her as they rushed over to the front of the crowd.

"Right then, what's the plan Harry?" Neville asked, closing the portrait and standing next to the trio.

"Okay. There's something we need to find. Something hidden here, in the castle. And it may help us defeat, you know who," Harry said, looking around the room of excited students.

"Right, what is it?" Neville asked Harry.

"We don't know," Harry said, a couple of faces in the room dropping their excitement like a bomb.

"Where is it?" Neville questionned them

"We don't know that either. We realise it's not much to go on," Harry revealed, every students face now resembling each others with a 'Are you kiddin' me' glare.

"That's nothing to go on," Seamus said, crossing his arms.

"At least they're here and safe though," Ellia scolded Seamus, before turning to Harry, "Do you anything about it?"

" I think it has something to do with Ravenclaw. Um...it'll be small, easily concealed. Anyone any ideas?" Hary asked the crowd of students, each one shaking their heads. All except one.

"Well, there's Rowena Ravenclaw's lost diadem," Luna said, Ron qucikly interupting,

"Oh bloody hell! Here we go."

" Lost diadem of Ravenclaw? Hasn't anyone heard of it? It's quite famous," Luna asked the crowd, looking around the room for answers.

"Yes. But Luna, it's lost. For centuries now. There isn't a person alive today who's seen it," Cho answered Luna, shaking her head at the blonde.

"Excuse me, can someone tell me what a bloody diadem is?" Ron said impatiently, confused.

"It's sort of a crown. Like a tiara," Cho explained to Ron, "But it's lost. Nobody alive has seen it Luna."

"That's easy," Luna said, "We'll just have to ask the dead." The door slammed shut as Luna said it, and everybodys heads turned, fearing it was the Carrows or Snape. But too their relief, it was only Ginny.

"Harry," She breathed, ignoring Ron.

"Hi there."

"Six months she hadn't see me, it's like I'm a Frankie First Year. I'm only her brother..." Ron snarled, rolling his eyes at the pair.