Risk ✓ || D.M

•LI - One Mustn't Tell Lies•

THE ELEVATOR stopped to a halt, telling the three of them- Harry, Hermione and Y/N- that they had stopped on the first level. The Ministry of Magic and support staff.

"If we don't locate Umbridge within the hour, we go find Ron and come back another day, deal?" said Harry.

Hermione answered a small yes while Y/N only nodded. Right as they did, the elevator doors slid open, and in front of them stood exactly who they were looking for.

No need to come back another day, I guess, Y/N thought in her head.

She felt her blood boil at the sight of the pink toad. Oh, God, how she missed blowing up their OWLs with the twins. It was the only good thing that happened in fifth year- except maybe actually knowing Draco- but right now isn't the time for that.

The three of them froze, not exactly ready to face Dolores Umbridge herself the moment they talked about not finding her.

"Ah, Mafalda, Gretel. Travers sent you both, did he" Umbridge asked, and before either of the answered, Dolores already said, "Good, we'll go straight down," she said, getting on the elevator. A moment passed, then pink cow asked, "Albert, aren't you getting out?"

Harry stood there for a moment, then walked out of the elevator, stiff as wood- though Oliver Wood wouldn't appreciate Y/N using that term.

The boy who lived turned around, making eye contact with both girls as the elevator doors closed.

And just like that, they were separated from each other. Hermione and Y/N glanced at each other, knowing well that this might not end as successful as they had hoped so.

• • •

The two girls found themselves in the courtroom, sitting on one of the benches. They were still figuring out what to do, but with Umbridge in the same room as them, it was sort of hard to think.

"Mione, what are we supposed to do?" Y/N couldn't help but ask the girl beside her, "Ron and Harry got separated- you're the brains here!" she whisper shouted as low as she could.

The bushy haired girl shook her head slightly, "I'm still thinking of what to do," she said.

Umbridge then said out loud, "Mary Elizabeth Cattermole?"

The woman in the chair nodded, "Yes," she said

"Of twenty seven Chislehurst Gardens, Great Tolling, Evesham?" Dolores continued, and the woman only once again answered a short yes, "Mother to Maisie, Ellie, and Alfred? Wife to Reginald?"

Y/N leaned towards Hermione, "So she's the wife," she whispered, taking in Mione's features to see if she was jealous, "You jealous?"

Hermione silently nudged Y/N's foot with her own to tell her to stop, "I told you to speak only when necessary."

"And I said that anytime and eeverytime was a necessary time," Y/N teased, but when Hermione glared at her, she looked down, "Sorry," she mumbled.

Suddenly, they heard the woman on the chair say: "Reg?"

Hermione and Y/N's eyes went to the entrance of the courtroom, and sure enough, Albert and Reginald- also known as Harry and Ron by both girls- was there. Harry pushed Ron in front of him, making the red head stumble towards his wife.

"Thank you Albert," Umbridge nodded at Harry, then continued on, "Mary Elizabeth Cattermole?"

"Yes," Mary Cattermole answered.

"A wand was taken from you upon your arrival at the Ministry today. Is this that wand?" the pink toad asked, raising a wand. The woman in the chair- or Mary- only nodded, "Would you please tell the court which witch or wizard you took this wand?"

Mary shook her head, "I didn't take it," she said, her voice slightly shaking, "I got it in Diagon Alley, at Ollivander's when I was eleven. It chose me."

Umbridge stared at the woman, her eyes burning with such hatred, "You're lying," Dolores said, putting the wand down. A shiver ran down Y/N's spine at Dolores' words, "Wands only choose witches, and you are not a witch."

Y/N noticed Harry walking towards Umbridge. She studied him, and saw from his face that he was angry. The mischievous Gryffindor understood, but she still tried to shake her head to tell Harry to stop whatever he was doing.

"But I am," defended Mary, but her shaky voice said otherwise, "Tell them Reg. Tell them what I am," pleaded the woman to Ron, "Reg, tell them what I am," the woman was close to crying, they could tell.

Harry stopped by Umbridge's podium, and Y/N did her best to tell Harry to stop, but the boy didn't do anything to listen.

Y/N furrowed her eyebrows and followed what Harry was looking at, and then she understood.

Giving Hermione a small nudge, she gestured towards Umbridge's neck, which held the locket. Harry slit his wand down from his sleeve, and at this, Dolores couldn't help but look at him and ask, "What on earth are you doing, Albert?"

"You're lying Dolores," said Harry. Both Hermione and Y/N noticed his face start to shift- the Polyjuice potion was wearing off, "And one mustn't tell lies," he  said. Dolores looked at him in confusion, but before she could even say something, Harry raised his wand, "Stupefy!" he yelled, stunning Umbridge unconscious.

The other staff stood up, immediately raising their wand to fight, but Ron was fast to stun the one supposed to hit Harry with a spell.

Hermione struggled to stand up with her heels, but managed. She snatched the locket from Umbridge's neck as Y/N stood with Ron and Harry. Hermione passed the locket to Harry, and the boy immediately hid it from sight.

"It's Harry Potter," Mary said in shock as she struggled to stand up. The potion has completely worn off of Harry, so it really was hard not to tell it was him.

"It is, isn't it?" said Ron, still in character, "This'll be one to tell the kids."

The five of them ran out of the courtroom, dozens of dementors right at their tail.  They managed to get into the elevator and shut the door. The dementors reached out to them between the holes, sucking their happiness away.

Y/N felt weak. She felt all her happy memories slowly come out of her. All those memories with the trio, with Remus, Sirius, Draco.

"Expecto Patronum!"

The dementors flew back when Harry casted a Patronus charm, and just like that, they were out of sight.

Y/N panted, her mind slowly processing what just happened. Hermione gave her a comforting look, just like what she gave Mione when they first got onto the elevator.

She breathed deeply and closed her eyes as she felt the elevator start to move.

The girl had no idea what she'd do if all those memories were taken away from her. The happiness. She never wants to think about what life would be without happiness.

Because that won't be a life at all.

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