The Unsolved Riddle.

The Final Bow.

(Second to last, hope you enjoy!)

A loud bang filled the Common Room and Eliana was first to spring to her feet. Shocked faces emerged from the curtained beds but dark brown eyes didn't stop to check what was going on as their room's door was shoved open. Anxious eyes met Eliana and she smiled, tugging at her pyjamas, the panda face on her top was barely noticed by students, neither was her black and white striped trousers. Instead, they met her eye, waiting to see what to do. "Follow me, Carrow might still be there. She could have hurt someone." Leading the group, Eliana stormed from her door and quickly peeked around the corner, watching the Common Room. Students of all ages had pushed to see behind Eliana, pushing her down the steps as the sight of an empty Common Room met them, aside from an unconscious Professor Carrow. Almost all of the students dared to enter the room and one particularly daring first-year, stepped forward, sticking his large toe into her backside.

"I think she's dead," The brave first-year announced with glee in his tone.

"How did she die?" Eliana couldn't wait for an answer as a loud bang echoed off the door and Alecto's brother furiously attempted to swing the door open. He had been outwitted by the knocker. His words caught Eliana and made her stop.

"If he comes and we don't have Potter-" Eliana flew her eyes through the room and instantly crouched at Alecto's side, pressing her fingers to her throat.

"She's alive, just stunned. Guys, how was she-" no one answered as a female voice they all recognised filled the corridors outside, McGonagall was giving Amycus as much attitude as she could, she still offered to help him get into the room. Although she seemed strangely cold with her offer.

By the time the pair entered, Eliana had pushed the girls up to their rooms and she sent a stern look to the boys who ran up as well. "Into your beds, you saw nothing. You heard something but thought Professor Carrow was disciplining someone. Quick, into bed, close your eyes until someone good calls for you. If Carrow comes, pretend you can't hear him, he can't get up here." Their agreement was quick as their vanishing heads filled dark rooms with as much stealth as was possible for their trembling frames.

"Why would Harry Potter try to get into Ravenclaw Tower? Potter belongs in my house!" Eliana knew what her tone meant, she felt happy, almost prideful and her black beady eyes examined the room around her as Amycus Carrow spoke. His excuses soon came falling out of his mouth as he attempted to find an escape for his sister, and himself. "You are not going to pass off your many ineptitudes on the students of Hogwarts. I shall not permit it." McGonagall's determination to protect the students of Hogwarts, no matter the house, shocked Eliana but the shock swiftly wore off when the two professors began sizing one another up, until he spat in her face. Eliana had lifted her wand before she knew what she was doing, her wand almost slipped from her hand though when a figure emerged from the corner, as if hidden beneath a blanket.

"You shouldn't have done that." Eliana charged down the steps, catching Carrow's eye and he had frozen for a moment, she had distracted him for long enough, Harry's voice filled the room again. "Crucio." Eliana watched from a few feet away as the Death Eater dropped to the floor, completely unconscious. Careful to avoid his sister, Eliana's pale fingers stretched down and checked the man's pulse.

"Oh, are we allowed to say the name now?" Eliana almost snapped her neck as she twisted to see the person who had spoken. Luna had appeared just beside Harry. As Professor McGonagall fell back into a chair, Eliana rushed over to Luna and enveloped her into a hug, brown hair covered pale blonde hair as she rested her chin on the outlaw.

"Luna, I was so worried, we had search parties, I had to make Peeves do things just to keep the Carrow- oh, Luna, you're safe." Brown eyes closed as Eliana held close to the girl, rubbing and patting her back with care. The moment was stopped as Harry's hand stretched out and on reflex, Eliana pulled herself away, the Carrow siblings had been bound in silver string and Eliana had to steady herself as she threatened to fall over them.