Hogwarts is caught in a fog of despair, and it's now up to the children to save the world from the wrath of the Dark Lord. Ruby is primed and ready to fight for the home she's grown to love, but at what cost does that come when she's pitted against...
Five minutes had gone by... then ten, then fifteen, and then they hit the twenty minute mark, and Ruby was beginning to get anxious. After dropping off their three "hostages" in Hogsmeade, the odd trio waited patiently in the alley where they had sent off Harry, Ron and Hermione not too long ago.
"They should have been back by now," she said.
"I'm telling you, Ruby. We should've taken cover in Hogsmeade. The Shrieking Shack's not so bad this time of year," Finley said.
"Maybe we should go?" Luna said.
"No. Harry said to wait thirty minutes. If they weren't back in thirty minutes, we were to fly out of here like bats out of hell," she said.
"What if they got caught? Umbridge hasn't been so lenient since you-know-who returned," Finley said.
"She wasn't so friendly to begin with either," Luna said, "She tried to lock up my nargle,"
The two of them continued to talk idly in the back, while Ruby just continued to sit back in the front seat and look around impatiently. Then suddenly, something flashed within her side mirror. It seemed to meet the equivalent to the thick black smoke of Death Eaters. Ruby sat up in her seat and fixed the mirror, turning it to face the sidewalk behind her. As soon as she caught a glimpse of the hunter behind her, her heart dropped.
"Bloody hell," that was the same wizard whom she flambéed at the Burrows. How did he possibly survive? She put the key into the engine and revved the truck to life, then she started taking off down the alley.
"Ruby? What're you doing?" Luna asked.
"We have another ten minutes," Finley said.
"Time just ran out. We're being followed," she said.
"What about Harry?"
"We'll send them an owl, but right now, they're on their own," she said, "Finley, you know how to cast the disillusionment charm, yes?"
"Yes, Ruby. But it's been a while," he said.
"I'm well aware. Just do it!"
Finley took out his wand and recited the incantation, tapping his wand on the door of the truck. The truck suddenly became invisible to the muggles, as well as to the chasing wizard. Ruby entered into oncoming traffic, doing her best to avoid all cars and trucks headed her way, as well as trying to ditch any trace of the truck for the wizard to track.
Suddenly, the side of the truck was side-swiped, and Ruby suddenly found herself redirected onto another road. Next to her was a dark black cadillac, trying to enclose the truck against the wall. Ruby desperately tried to fight back, pushing against the other car, suddenly spinning them down the street in circles.
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She whipped the car around, nearly running into a tree and driving over a few pedestrians who were impervious to the entire thing. The truck wasn't exactly ideal for a chase; it was big and bulky, and clattered around while the cadillac continued to ram its fender into the side of the vehicle. The back doors suddenly flew open, where the thick black smoke tailed quite closely, taking shots at the kids in the back every opportunity it had.
