Into The Light (Golden Trio Era) {2}

Trip to the Ministry

Mikayla, Harry, Luna and Neville jumped onto the thestrals, as if they were mounting a horse, they turned and looked at the other three to see they haven't moved at all. "What?" Harry questioned, "how are we supposed to get on? when we can't see the things." Ron reminds the others, "Oh it's easy." Luna slide off her Thestrals, Mikayla followed suit, Luna took Ginny's hands and Mikayla took Hermione's. "Feel it?" Mikayla questioned Hermione, who had gasped before she nodded, "it just like mounting a horse, except the horse is invisible." Hermione chuckled nervously, so Mikayla took a different approach, she herself got on the creature before lifting Hermione on. Mikayla then placed Hermione's hands on the creatures mane before hopping off and getting back on her thestrals as Luna had helped Ginny and Ron. And they were off!

Mikayla shut her eyes tightly, and placed her face gently on the creature's mane as they bursted through the topmost branches of the trees and soured out into a blood-red sunset. Mikayla couldn't think of a time that she has moved as fast, it almost felt faster than travelling by Floo. Her Thestrals streaked over the castle, its wide wings hardly beating, the cooling air was slapping everyone's face. Mikayla took her hands off the creature as she sat up straight to tie her hair as it kept whipping her face. Harry and Mikayla made eye contact as Mikayla finished tying her pony tail and Harry looked at the blonde as if she was crazy for letting go, Mikayla sent him a wink before reclasping the her hands in the Thestral's mane. They were over the Hogwarts grounds, they had passed Hogsmeade, Mikayla could see mountains and gullies below them, there was a big smile on her face at the rushing feeling. As the sun had finally set and Twilight fell, the sky was turning to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars, and soon only the lights of Muggle towns gave them any indicator for how far from the ground they were and how fast they were travelling.

Mikayla held on tighter to the Thestral's neck as it willed to go fast, as though, it knew the urgency of their mission. Mikayla's mind reverted back what she had a vision about. She repeated in her head that the second they defeat the three other death eater, to spin around, disarm and freeze Fergal to save her dad. She was glad that Avery didn't try and help them fight in London, if her mum and dad are going to be there, Mikayla would feel a lot more at ease knowing that there is no way they can get to Avery. Mikayla could feel her body become numb for the cold, she looked down and noticed a big cluster of lights just in front of them. Suddenly the Thestrals bucked down, and began to fly towards the ground, this caught everyone by surprise, causing Hermione to shriek. Mikayla held on as tight as she could, she closed her eyes to give herself some comfort. All Mikayla could see through her eyelids was orange, and before she knew it they came to a stop, she took a deep breath before opening her eyes and sliding off the Thestrals, she stumbled slightly due to her numbing legs but lucky that Harry caught her.

When Ron landed a short bit away from the pair, he toppled off the Thestral, "Never again." Ron claimed as he struggled to get onto his feet. He went to stride away from the Thestral but since he couldn't he actually walked straight into its hind legs and almost knock himself onto his bottom again. "Never, ever again... that was the worse." Mikayla giggled at Ron before walking over to retrieve him. Hermione and Ginny, dismounted a little more gracefully than Ron but both did stumble like Mikayla did moments beforehand. Neville landed and he was shaking whilst Luna slid down the Thestrals side onto the cobbled pavement as if it was nothing unusual, "where do we go from here, then?" Luna questioned dreamily. "Over here." Harry called patting his thestral a thanks before leading them into a battered telephone box, Mikayla followed Ginny in, Ron after her and then Luna, Neville and Hermione squished in as well. "This is roomy." Mikayla comments making Ginny chuckle lightly. "Whoever's nearest the receiver, dial 62442." "Oi, watch where you put those hands Ronald." Mikayla spat once Ron's hands grazed her bum on their way to the receiver, "sorry." he apologies out of embarrassment.

A cool female voice sounded inside of the box, "Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business." Harry called out everyone's name before giving the reason of their business as, "We're here to save someone, unless the Ministry can do it first!" The woman's voice thanks Harry before calling out her next instruction, "Visitors, please take the badges and attach them to the front of your robes." Seven badges slid out of the metal chute where returning coins usually came from. Hermione scooped them up and handed them out quickly, Mikayla read her badge which said 'Mikayla Black, Rescue Mission' and she put the badge on the inside of her robes, so it wasn't for view of Death Eaters. "Visitors to the Ministry, you are required to submit to a search and present your wands for registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end of the Atrium." the lady spoke on last time, Harry screamed 'fine' and asked if they could move.

The floor of the telephone box shuddered and the pavement rose up past the glass window, the Thestrals slid out of sight and blackness closed over their heads and with a dull grinding noise, they sank down into the depths of Ministry of Magic. A clint of soft golden light hit their feet and, widening as it rose up their bodies. Harry got ready as he could in the cramped conditions just in case they were ambushed in the Atrium. The Atrium however was completely empty, Mikayla knew this as all she could hear was the breathing of her friends and the water rushing from the fountain. "The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant evening." The telephone box door opened and the little box had a lot more room once Harry, Luna and Neville toppled out of it. If the mission wasn't so serious (no pun intended 😉) Mikayla might of laughed at her three friends almost falling on the floor.

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