Evanora

Running From the Ministry

"You're lying, Umbridge," Harry began. His face was in the middle of morphing back to normal. Our poly juice was wearing off slowly. "And one mustn't tell lies. STUPEFY!" he shouted at Dolores Umbridge. Ron shot a spell at the ministry employee next to her on the stands. I ripped the locket off of her neck and tossed it to Harry as Hermione whipped her wand at another person. Suddenly, dementors were released from the ceiling. "Go, go go!" I waved at them all and we began to run down the tunnels and back to the elevator. My face was normal again, and my skin was bubbling back to normal. I ran as fast as I could, Ron and his 'wife' behind me. We all ran full-speed into the elevator and the door shut quickly behind us. A hundred dementors hands reached through the bars to get us. I felt a draining feeling as happiness slowly left me and everything turned cold. Harry pointed his wand and shouted "Expecto Patronum!" causing the dementors to retreat.

"Reg, that's Harry Potter," Mary ('Ron's' wife) said.

"I know, this'll be one to tell the kids," he said.

The elevator took us back to the main floor and I paused before exiting first, trying to block everyone's view of Harry. Hermione and I stood on either side of him as we walked quickly through the crowds. I held my head low. I was a bit taller than Harry because of my heels. We turned around as Ron stopped. His poly juice hadn't worn off yet.

"Mary, go home," he began, trying to get her off of him. "Get the kids. I'll meet you there. We have to get out of the country, understand? Mary, do as I say," he said, shaking her a bit. She swooped forward and grabbed his face into a kiss. Ron froze awkwardly, trying to stay in character. When she pulled away, Ron was himself again. She froze and backed away. The real Reginald Cattermole pushed his way through Harry and I. He was wearing nothing but a tank top and boxer shorts. We took his clothes.

"Mary?" he began, slowing down. Mary had no idea what was going on. "Who's that?" he said.

"Long story," Ron said. He prodded her with his wand. "Nice meeting you," he said before coming up after us.

A man noticed Harry and stopped by us.

"That's Harry Potter! Harry Potter!" I quickly pressed two spots on his neck hard and he collapsed on the floor, completely knocked out. I turned to Harry.

"Go! I'll try and slow them down, just run!" I said as guards spotted us from a distance.

"But--" he began. I shoved him forward.

"I'll be fine! Go, both of you!" I shouted at Hermione and Harry. She nodded and ran after Harry. Ron followed them as I quickly kicked off my heels in two guard's faces. I pulled out my thin wand and whipped it at the ground in front of them. I turned and ran before I could see the fumes of thick smoke that formed behind me as a distraction. I wasn't too far behind them. I used the path created by them through the crowds. They shoved their way through and I followed, gripping my wand hard. Yaxley appeared ahead of us with his wand ready to get Harry. Harry used the oppugno spell to send a massive stack of Undesirable No. 1 papers attacking him. A storm of papers surrounded the man, giving me enough time to pass him, disarming him on the way. Hermione made her way first through the floo teleporter. Each one of them was starting to close down with bars closing over the green flames. Then Harry, then Ron, then me until someone grabbed hold of my arm just before we warped to Grimmauld Place.

With a thump, I landed as I was heaved onto the leafy forest floor. I got up. Harry was regrouping on the floor next to me. I shot up quickly, running to Hermoine to find that Ron got splinched. I grabbed Hermoine's bag on the floor next to me.

"Eva, quick," she said as she shhed Ron.

"Accio Dittany!" I said and the small bottle popped up into the air. I crawled over to Ron and used the pipette to dribble little drops of the healing liquid on Ron.