Unhinged 2: Til the Flame Burns Out

Chapter 25

A/N: I'm so sorry it took so long to post this chapter. I usually update a lot faster than this. I don't intend to ever take this long again to post, life just got in the way this time. I really hope you enjoy this chapter, it is the longest one I've written so far.

ENJOY!

Hermione paced back and forth in the kitchen, broken glass and debris scraped under her shoes as she desperately searched for the right words. She stopped to glance around the table as her mind frantically searched for the culprit as she tried to piece everything together.

"I know nobody wants to point fingers, but I'm just going to say it... it's obviously Noah." Ember snapped.

"I'm not the fuckin spy," Noah said defensively.

"Bullshit, you've been training to work alongside your father for years. You even told me your plans to work at the lab and now we're just expected to believe you're not the spy?" she angrily stated.

"You know what that's rich coming from you, maybe you should turn your attention to your new boy toy Jake over there. His whole family is nothing but murders and Death Eaters!" Noah shot back leaning over the table to meet Ember's glare.

"My father and my family's history have nothing to do with what's happening here," Jake argued.

"How the hell do we know that? My father and your father could have been best pals for all we fuckin know." Noah went on as he felt Eve grab his arm and pull him back down.

"Well, it is a bit coincidental that you took us to that neighborhood and then the next thing we're all being shot at," James mentioned, looking at Jake. "And Riley almost died."

"Are you insinuating that I set that all up?" Jake said through clenched teeth as he made to take a step towards James.

Scorpius' eyes fell on Ember as he watched her start to realize that Jake would seem like the prime suspect. "Let's not forget this guy Matthew." He said as they all turned to Matthew who was sitting at the end of the table. "You are the only one who has been back and forth from here, besides McGonagall and we know it's not her. You were able to escape with Eve, Noah, and Riley and even Portkeyed out of there. Then we all get attacked and you're not even here when it happens then conveniently turn up shortly after?" Scorpius pointed out.

"You can't be further from the truth; the lab wasn't as secure as it is now. Adwell is smart and has upped his security because of what I did." Matthew tried to explain.

"You have all these supposed inside men feeding you information but you're probably the one who is playing us," Blaise said angrily.

"And how do we know it's not you Zabini?" Matthew argued.

"Raven and I were the ones who helped Hermione and Ron find these kids! If I wanted to deliver them to Adwell I would have had those men take them that day we rescued them you bloody fool!" Blaise raged.

"You're all looking at the wrong person, what about Eve?" Matthew suggested.

"Why would you think that? You were the one who offered me freedom from that place." Eve choked out; a bit hurt that Matthew suddenly turned on her.

"I did yes, but that's because I believed you were a decent person."

"Were?"

"Well, I know I'm the last person anyone wants an opinion from." Said Raven. "But it could be more than one person. It could be Matthew, Eve and Noah... they all came together. It could be Kingsley for all we know."

"Kingsley wouldn't betray us like that... he helped us fight during the last war." Luna chimed in.

The arguing suddenly turned to yelling, causing anger to fill the room as people pointed fingers at each other.