𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 (𝖽𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖿𝗈𝗒 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋)

Chapter 41

"We need help finding something," I said once it was quiet again.

"What is it?" Seamus asked.

"Well, we don't know where it is or what it looks like, but we need to find Ravenclaw's diadem."

"What's a diadem?" Ron asked.

"It's like a crown," Cho answered, "but it's lost, no one's seen it for centuries."

"There's a version of it in Ravenclaw Tower," Luna piped in. "I can show you if you'd like."

"Alright, Harry, shall we go?" I said, turning to him.

"Yeah, ok, I want everyone else to stay here," Harry said loudly.

Luna started walking to a door at the side of the room. We followed her.

The door led to a long path, lit by dim lights. We exited through a door that disappeared once we were through.

"This way," Luna whispered.

She led us throughout Hogwarts, quietly and carefully. We got to the Ravenclaw tower and answered the riddle.

We looked around the common room. The ceiling was high, with stars and a dark blue background. There were large windows facing the mountains, with a great view of the lake and forest. In the corner of the room, a statue stood, wearing Ravenclaw's diadem.

(A/N: I think. I'm doing this based off of memory so forgive me if I mess something up.)

"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure..." Harry read.

"Which makes you pretty skint, witless," said a cackling voice.

We whirled around to see Alecto Carrow, and even as we raised our wands, she pressed a finger to the Dark Mark on her arm.

The moment she touched it, my scar burned terribly. The room disappeared, replaced by an outcrop of rock under a cliff, the same at which the locker had been hidden. The sea swirled around, smashing into the cliff, where Voldemort stood with triumph in his heart.

A loud bang brought Harry and me back to where we stood. The Death Eater was falling backwards, her wand on the ground.

"I've never Stunned anyone except in our D.A. lessons," said Luna, soundly mildly interested. "That was louder than I thought it should be."

And sure enough, the ceiling bag an to tremble. Scurrying, echoing footsteps were growing louder from behind the door leading to the dormitories: Luna's spell had awoken sleeping Ravenclaws.

We dashed under the cloak as a stream of Ravenclaws flooded into the common room. There were gasps and cries of shock when they saw Alecto lying there unconscious.

The Ravenclaws crowded around Alecto. Everyone froze when there was a knock at the door.

"Where do Vanished objects go?" asked the eagle door knocker.

"I dunno, do I? Shut it!" growled a voice that could only be Amycus. "Alecto? Alecto?  Are you there? Have you got him? Open the door!"

The Ravenclaws whispered among themselves, terrified. Amycus began banging on the door.

"ALECTO! If he comes and we haven't got Potter, do you want to go the same way as the Malfoys? ANSWER ME!" Amycus yelled, shaking the door for all he was worth.

The Ravenclaws we're backing away slowly, some of the most frightened ones scrambled back up the stairs to their dormitories.

Just as we were about to open the door to Stun Amycus, a second, most familiar voice rang out beyond the door.