Redamancy (d.m)

Chapter forty eight-community service

"Miss Lestrange wake up!" Professor McGonagall's stern voice boomed, making me jolt out of my slumber, wincing at the sudden disturbance
"What's going on?" I mumbled feebly as I rubbed my eyes
"You must see the headmaster immediately" Professor McGonagall said as I lept out of bed, hasilty pulling on a sweatshirt, "there has been an attempted interception for the prophecy"

"What can I do?" I said urgently as soon I entered Professor Dumbledore's office, and was taken aback to see Harry sitting across from them
"Arthur Weasley has been attacked" Professor Dumbledore informed me forlornly, "I need you to gather all the Weasley children and take them to headquarters with Harry, and to inform Sirius that Molly will be arriving afterwards"
"Yes, Professor" I said quickly, bursting out of the door

I bolted down the corridor, my mind racing at a hundred miles per hour. I faintly heard a voice call to me from down the hall, but I kept my legs moving without sparing a glance. That is, until the voice grabbed me aggressively by the arm and I tumbled over the sudden decrease in speed.

"What the bloody hell are you running so fast for at midnight?" Malfoy breathed, staring at my disheveled manner
"Let go of me" I seethed, still thinking about Mr. Weasley
"You're not allowed to be out this late, Lestrange" he said cockily, and my breathing quickened as I realised how oblivious he was to the direness of the situation
"I need to go" I said loudly, looking around wildly, the common room was a few feet away, "I need to get..they don't even know..."
"Did you bump your head on the way here?" Malfoy said, his tone remaining light
"I'm not fucking around, Malfoy, let me go" I snapped, though he remained unbothered
"Why should I, you are breaking curfew after all, seems you never learn" he teased, tightening his grip on my arm
"ILL KILL YOU MALFOY I SWEAR I WILL LET GO OF ME" I screamed at the top of my lungs, and a beam of light burst into the dark hallway as the portrait hole creaked open, hitting the stone wall with a thud
"Bloody hell (y/n) what..." Fred said groggily as he climbed out of the portrait hole with George right behind him, their faces filling up with rage as they caught sight of Malfoy, "did he touch you?!"
"Fred, George, stay here, don't move, I'll be back" I said, breathing a sigh as I ran past him into the girls dorm. Ginny was extremely startled by my violent shaking of her sleeping body, and even more so as I told her to follow me.

Percy looked quite offended at the presence of a girl and his sister in his dorm, but followed nonetheless. When I led them back out to meet the twins, who were still glaring at Malfoy

"All of you, follow me" I ordered
"Hold on now, I'm a bloody prefect and I demand you tell me what the hell is going on here" Malfoy protested
"You're a Slytherin prefect, Malfoy, I am the head boy of their house, they are in my responsibility now. You may continue your patrols" Percy snarled, following the rest of us down the corridor
"Are you ever gonna tell us what's going on or where we're goi-"
"Your father's been attacked while working for the order" I said briskly, "he's been transferred to St. Mungo's, and I'm bringing you lot, along with Harry, to headquarters"
"Is he going to be okay?" Ginny said, tears running down her face
"I can't give you a truthful answer yet, but I will as soon as I can" I said sympathetically

Remus Lupin handed me a tattered piece of dated newspaper as he entered the dining room the next morning during breakfast

"Professor Dumbledore has asked me to give this to you, (y/n)" He said
"Yeah, it's my portkey back to Hogwarts" I said with a slightly bitter tone
"Are you sure you can't stay for Christmas?" Molly asked, and I shook my head sadly
"I've got work to do for the order, and there aren't many people at Hogwarts over the holidays-makes for great meeting opportunities" I said, standing up as I finished my toast, "I've left all your Christmas gifts in your rooms-don't open them early"
"We'll send your gifts through owls on christmas" said Hermione, and I nodded, exchanging farewells before appearing back at the great hall with a loud pop.