Thick Smoke

Suspicious

The morning of the second task came faster than Eliza expected. She woke up to something licking her cheek and even half asleep she recognized it to be Furvus.

"What?" She mumbled groggily and then noticed something that looked a lot like a letter next to her hand. "What's this?"

Be there at Hogsmeade with Harry- Dad.

That was all. Eliza frowned and looked down at Furvus before taking a good look around. No one was there which only meant they were all watching the second task.

Eliza dressed quickly and followed Furvus down the marble stairs to the Entrance Hall. The castle was deserted except the house elves. She saw the elf that took a liking to Furvus and stopped right in front of him.

"Ah, miss! You wants to go look after Harry Potter! They is at the lake, miss!" He said and blinked those immense green eyes of his.

Eliza nodded and left the castle. When she got to the lake she only saw Seamus and Neville looking expectantly.

"They dived in." Neville explained, seeing how she was terribly confused. "There is one person for each contestant and they have to free them while being underwater," He continued, Eliza nodding along with wide eyes. "I hope Harry won't drown and die." He mumbled to himself.

"Be a little more positive, will you?" She mumbled, fidgeting nervously while waiting for Harry's head to get out of the water.

He didn't die, of course, and even took second place granted to saving Fleur's little sister besides Ron.

Everyone was screaming in delight except the Slytherins and Durmstrang's Headmaster. Karkaroff was glaring at Harry before he turned his head and saw her. His eyes widened before he turned around and disappeared.

Now that she was back in the common room, she couldn't cease her curiosity about some tiny detail.

"Harry, what happens at our next Hogsmeade break?" She asked like she was talking about the weather.

Ron and Hermione glanced at each other before they looked at Harry. He was finally gaining some color in his cheeks after the stress of the second task.

"Dad told me."

Right. The trio almost forgot that Eliza was Sirius' daughter. She was bound to be involved even if she didn't want to. Besides, everyone knew she was good at keeping secrets.

With that in mind, Harry told her everything at breakfast the next day.

"There's something I don't get. Why is Snape so out of character around Moody? Dumbledore kept him in Hogwarts so he must trust him."

Eliza was genuinely curious and confused. Harry didn't know either and only said something about second chances. Well, that wasn't enough for her.

Eliza turned her head to the door she was hiding behind, whimpering in fear and unknown. Suddenly, the door opened and Bellatrix entered first followed by Lucius Malfoy. As soon as Eliza followed the others she noticed that Lizzy wasn't in the room; it was empty and the broom was gone.

"She's not here? How can she not be here? We checked!" Bellatrix exclaimed, turning in circles, her eyes wandering everywhere.

She jumped on the bed before looking under it but nothing was there. Suddenly, the mad woman turned towards the only place a child could hide: the dresser. With a wicked smile and growing excitement, she opened the double doors.

"A Ha!"

The excitement died when she only found clothes and a broom that wasn't magical. Bellatrix grabbed the clothes from the hangers and threw them all out, emptying the compartments but nothing.