Into The Light (Golden Trio Era) {2}

Through the Door

"Come on," Harry spoke quietly, and the seven kids sprinted off down the hall, Harry was in the lead, Hermione, Mikayla and Ron were close behind him as they rushed past the fountain towards the front desk. The desk was deserted, this gave Mikayla an off-putting feeling as even in the middle of the night there should be staff in the Ministry, like security or something in that manner. They rushed into the lifts, Harry pressed the number nine button, the golden grills closed with a bang and the lift began to descend to the ninth floor. When they reached the ninth floor, the elevator voiced the location as the Department of Mysteries. Mikayla spotted a familiar door, "let's go," Harry whispered and led the way down the corridor, Luna right behind him gazing around with her mouth slightly open as she takes in her surrounds. Harry tried one last attempt of keeping Neville, Ginny and Luna outside of the Department door and out of danger. He knew that Mikayla was going since it was her dad, and he knew Ron was going because he's both of their best mate, same for Hermione, who will come in handy with her spell work. Neville and Ginny once again fought his attempt, and Harry finally gave up on trying to stop his friends from helping him.

Harry sighed turning around and heading inside the door with the others close behind. They were standing in a large, circular room. Everything in there was black including the floor and ceiling. "Cosy." Mikayla whisper echoed through the darkness. There was identical, unmarked, handless black doors that were set at intervals all around the black walls, interspersed with branches of candles whose flames burned blue; their cool shimmering light reflected in the shinning marble floor and made it look as though there was dark water underfoot. "Someone shut the door." Harry muttered, "got it," Neville responded and did as Harry had asked. Once the door was shut, all Mikayla could see was the candle light and the groups ghostly shadows, she was waiting to see which door Harry would choose for them to go through. As Mikayla looked around in the darkness there was a great rumbling noise and the candles started to move sideways, Mikayla tilted her head watching the scene, with a Luna-esque wonderment facial expression on her face. She felt Ginny and Ron hold onto each of her arms, as though prepping for the floor to move but it didn't stir, it was just the walls rotating.

"What was that about?" Ron questioned once the walls came to a stop whilst he and Ginny released their hold of Mikayla, "I think it's to stop us from knowing which door we came in through." Ginny suggests a possible answer in a hushed voice, Mikayla silently agrees as she tried to navigate which door they could've entered the room by, and she couldn't pin point it. Neville questions how they're going to get back but Harry told him that didn't matter now, that they'll cross that bridge once they find Sirius. "Don't go calling for him, though." Hermione spoke urgently, by the looks of it everyone had already decided that silence is key to their mission, since they may be face with Voldemort himself. "Where do we go, then, Harry?" Ron questioned, "I don't," Harry swallowed his words. "In the dreams I went through the door at the end of the corridor, from the lifts into a dark room... that's this one. And then I went through another door into a room that... glitters. We should try a few doors." Harry says hastily, "I'll know when I see it." Mikayla cleared her throat, "was it the same place Mr Weasley was attacked?" Harry nodded, "guys we're looking for the Hall of Prophecy, it's filled with crystal balls." Everyone nodded looking at Mikayla, as she gave them all an idea of where they are going.

The foursome lit their wands, the first door they entered, was full of jars with brains inside. Mikayla shivered at the sight of the room, as it gave her a unsettling feeling. The next door had the archway Mikayla had seen in her dream, she knew they would stumble in there again. Her, Harry and Luna heard whispering coming from the arch, which definitely caught Mikayla's interest. The third door they went to enter was lock. Hermione tried to open the door using the Unlocking Charm but it didn't open, Harry pulled out the knife Sirius gave him for Christmas that opens every door, but in door it melted. Their fourth door Harry opened was the door they were looking for. A room filled with glittering crystal balls, Mikayla smiled looking down the room as they walked through it. Mikayla was so focused on being amazed by the beautiful room, that she bumped into Neville. "Sorry Nev." she apologised, Neville beamed at the nickname Mikayla gave him. Harry went running to find row no.96, the others looked around where they were, "he should be here!" Harry called back to them, "Harry, it's got your name on it." Neville spoke up, Mikayla turned to see what he was looking at as Harry ran towards it. Harry goes to pick it up but Mikayla slaps his hand away, "remember what I told you, once you pick it up off the shelf anyone can hold it." Mikayla whisper yelled at him, he nodded and told her that he knows the consequences before he lifted it off it's holder.

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...." The crystal ball spoke at Harry's touch, a voice familiar to the group, Trelawney. "Harry!" Hermione falls in warning, with the prophecy in hand, Harry rushes in front of her before they all saw a masked figure, walk towards them. The group got into a circle, as they watched the Death Eater approach them, all of their wands raised in the direction to the death eater. The foursomes wands were lit, making the dark room a little less haunting.