Everything is in chaos; wands in the air, people running and crying for others, people disapparating, and death eaters start appearing. Our wands are out, but we don’t dare to leave each other’s sides, suddenly my mom appears. “You three, hold on to me. We’re leaving!”
Neville and Ginny start protesting at the same time, “What about…” “But...”
My mom interrupts them in urgency, “Both your parents know where you’ll be. You’ll be safe with me. Let’s go!” We hold on to each other and disapparate without any more words.
We apparate in our L.A. house. I panic, “Mom, what happened? Why are we here? And what about Xan?”
My mom replies to all of my questions in a beat, “The ministry is under the Dark lord’s control now, and they broke the protective charms we did around the Burrow. Xan is on a plane with your dad to Newyork. It’s safer if you’re separated. And both of you are staying here as well, your Grandmother already knows, Neville. And I’ll let your mother know, Ginny. And now, I’ll go back to help out the others. Whatever you need, ask Lizzy. You buy them whatever they need. The credit card’s in my room, you know your way around. Take care of yourselves.”
Oh my God! “Mom...” But she doesn’t hear me as she has already disapparated. I look at Neville and Ginny’s startled faces, “This is bad! This is really bad. What about Harry, Ron and Hermione? I saw Luna disapparate with her dad. But I didn’t see them.”
“I saw them disapparate together as your mom found us.” Ginny says in robot-like expression, she’s still in shock.
Finally, Neville wakes up from his own shock, “I have to go back! I have to check on my Grandmother and help.”
I stop him, “Neville, if you go we’ll come with you. We both have loved ones and friends as well whom we’ve left behind.”
He replies angrily, “No! You’re both still young. I’m 17 already, so I’ll go check on them and come back to you.”
I hold his arm firmly, “Wherever you’re going, we’ll go as well!”
Ginny holds on to his other arm in confirmation, “We can’t stay behind like that. We have to make sure everyone is okay.”
Neville sighs and gives up, “Fine. But we stick together and keep holding to me because I’ll disapparate at any moment. Deal?” We were about to agree when something pops next to us, we look up to find that my mother apparated back to us.
She looks at us suspiciously for a moment, “I knew you were up to something! Lizzy, you never listen! I came back to tell you that Ron, Harry and Hermione disapparated together. Neville, your Grandmother is safe and agrees that you should stay with us here. And Ginny, your parents are safe and agree to the same as well. And let go of each other, no one’s apparating anywhere.”
The three of us relax and let go of each other, Neville asks, “Are you sure Mrs. Miller that everyone’s safe? We want to go help.”
