I SPY || 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕦𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕗𝕠𝕪

Chapter 55. The Last Time

Warning: This chapter is NSFW, enjoy!

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            "Mr Longbottom, a word about your essay if you please..." Astrid cleared her throat at the end of class, summoning the boy to her desk. Astrid wasted time organising her papers, pretending to route through them for Neville's 'essay' as she waited for all the students to filter out of her classroom and form their marching lines to their next classes.

            "I thought I did a decent job Professor, I I'm sorry if it wasn't up to my usual standard I-" Neville half panicked.

            "It's not about your essay Neville, it was fantastic as usual," Astrid breathed, keeping one eye on the door. "I have news."

            "Of Harry?" Neville asked in a whisper, leaning close. Astrid nodded.

            "He was at Malfoy Manor... he was captured, but... but he got away, and Neville... Luna was there, as prisoner... Harry rescued her somehow... I don't have the details... I just thought you should know." Astrid breathed shakily. Neville nodded in understanding.

            "Thanks professor... So, Luna wasn't removed from school... she was taken, like the others... is... is she... okay?" He asked worriedly. His Adam apple bobbed in his throat as he swallowed hard.

            "I don't have any details, I'm sorry Neville, I hope she is though," Astrid gave the boy a reassuring smile. Neville nodded understandingly.

            "We've been preparing you know... for the day when Harry needs us..." He told her in a hushed whisper as he clenched his fists. He thought of the vengeance he would take for Luna, of all the things he would do to the Death Eaters that took her, hurt her.

            "Good... that day may be sooner than you think Neville," Astrid breathed.

            Alarmingly the door to Astrid's classroom was suddenly kicked open, sending it violently crashing into the stone wall with a loud bang. Astrid and Neville both snapped to the open door-way, where Amycus Carrow stood with a devilish smirk.

            "Mr Longbottom," Amycus sneered, stepping into the room. "Don't you have a herbology class to be attending? Why are you not in your line?"

            "I just needed to have a word with my student Professor Carrow." Astrid explained firmly, staring him down. Carrow sucked his teeth and looked Neville up and down.

            "You know Professor... punishments are meant to be dished out by us, not by you..."

            "Who said I was punishing him?" Astrid spat, "I was simply telling him what an amazing essay he wrote, and that I'll be using it as an example for future students and classes."

            "Is that so?" Amycus growled, licking his lips. "Off you go then... teacher's pet." Amycus flapped his hand towards the open doorway as he narrowed his eyes on the teenage boy.

            "Yes sir." Neville's voice was firm, but he dare not meet the Carrows eyes, instead keeping his gaze low he retreated from the classroom.

            "Let's see this amazing essay then professor." Amycus purred as he approached Astrid's desk. Astrid shuffled her papers, her hands trembling slightly, and put them away in her desk drawer.

            "I'm afraid I don't have time to show you Professor, the headmaster is expecting me..." Astrid lied as she stood from her desk and smoothed out her skirt. She went to move towards her the open classroom door, but Amycus slinked in her way, blocking the exit.