"Harry, are you sure?" Hermione asked as they hurried through the halls of Hogwarts after Harry.
"I saw it." Harry insisted. "It's just like with Mr. Weasley. It's the door I've been dreaming about. I couldn't remember where I'd seen it before. Sirius said Voldemort was after something. Something he didn't have the last time, in the Department of Mysteries."
"Harry, what if he wants you to see that?" Oliver asked him, jogging to keep up with Harry. "There's no way he's actually got Sirius!"
"Its what I saw, Oliver!" Harry told him harshly.
"Harry, please, just listen." Hermione begged, and Harry finally stopped. "What if Voldemort meant for you to see this? What if he's only hurting Sirius because he's trying to get to you?"
"What if he is?" Harry demanded, throwing up his hands. "I'm supposed to just let him die? Hermione, he's the only family I've got left." They all exchanged looks, as if having a silent conversation, then they all turned to him.
"What do we do?" Harry felt relieved that he finally had all of his friends on board, and continued his walk.
"We'll have to use the Floo Network."
"Umbridge has the chimneys under surveillance." Ron told him.
"Not all of them." Harry said.
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"Alohomora." Hermione opened the door to Umbridge's office, and Harry poked around for Floo powder.
"Alert the Order if you can."
"Don't be silly." Esther told him, rummaging through Umbridge's desk drawers and pulling out a little satin purse. "We're coming with you, Harry!"
"It's too dangerous." Harry insisted, and Ron gave him a look.
"When are you going to get it into your head? We're in this together."
"That you are." Came a horribly shrill voice, and Umbridge walked in, followed by her Inquisitorial Squad, who were dragging Neville with them.
"Caught this one trying to help the Weasley girl." Draco told her proudly, but she was focused on Harry, Oliver, and their friends.
"You were going to Dumbledore, weren't you?"
"No." Harry and Oliver told her quickly.
"Liar." She retorted, just as Snape came in.
"You sent for me, headmistress?" She turned to him, relieved.
"Snape, yes. The time has come for answers, whether they want to give them to me or not. Have you brought the Veritaserum?" Snape shook his head.
"I'm afraid you've used up all my stores interrogating students. The last of it on Miss Chang. Unless you wish to poison them..." Oliver felt the blood drain from his face, praying that Snape wouldn't betray the Order. "And I assure you, I would have the greatest sympathy if you did. I cannot help you." Then Snape turned to walk out the door.
"He's got Padfoot." Harry told him as a last resort in trying to save Sirius. "He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden." Snape turned his head at this, though Umbridge was completely confused.
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WARNING: SPOILERS!!! ~A Watty's 2019 Submission!
RandomI debated this for a while, and decided to do it. These are chapters or small bits that I want to put into my stories in the future! I type them all the time, and decided to let you guys see them early! But I you don't want to see any of them, then...
