Sacrifices, Harry Potter Year 5

27. The Centaur and the Sneak

Lilly's POV
Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil were head over heals, well hooves, for Firenze. They visited Trelawney and said she was so sad; Umbridge is horrible. I commented, "I feel this is just the beginning of her being horrible..." Hermione and I knew this was just the beginning, another half-human... Umbridge was livid.

We went to Divination and it was an unusual lesson. Neville held my hand while we layed on the ground and I fell asleep, but Firenze saw me as awake as ever. It was quite interesting, but I didn't really care for the lesson. Firenze gave Harry a warning to tell Hagrid to give up his attempts on whatever he was doing.

I told Harry that I am unable to go to the next DA meeting and to tread carefully... He nodded and I talked to Neville, I said, "The next meeting you go it, it's going to be difficult... I'm sorry..." He said, "She's coming, isn't she." I nodded solemnly saying, "I can't stop it, she going to use a huge amount of the strongest truth serum on me and Cho's friend, Marietta. It's going to be a strength that I can't even defeat. I'm sorry..." He kissed my lips saying, "It's going to be okay, we'll get through it... Thank you for telling me." I nodded and went to talk to Umbridge. I told her that a student will tell her what us going on tomorrow. She forced a truth serum down my throat and asked me further details. I said Harry was involved.
She awarded one hundred points to Gryffindor and she was pleased with me. I hated myself, I should have fought harder...
The next day followed where I did not show up, but I did tell Dobby to tell Harry. I couldn't do it myself, but it worked...
Umbridge brought me in and she was telling Dumbledore about the secret meetings and how it was illegal. Dumbledore said the first one wasn't illegal due to the fact the decree wasn't active. Umbridge countered it with there was a meeting tonight and before. She wanted evidence. She grabbed my collar, pulling me close and saying, "Was there meetings this past month, look into her mind?!" I stared at Marietta and then I screamed in pain and Professor McGonagall came up to me trying to help me and then it stopped after a minute, I was crying and I said, "Someone has blocked her mind, even I can't get into it!" I screamed in pain again. Professor McGonagall hugged me close and it finally stopped after a few more minutes. No one blocked her mind...
Umbridge questioned Marietta further and she eventually sized her and shook her violently. Everyone was on their feet and Umbridge let go as if she was burned. Dumbledore said, "I cannot allow you to manhandle my students, Dolores." He was so calm, now he looked angry. Kingsley said, "You want to calm yourself, Madam Umbridge. You don't want you get yourself into trouble now." She agreed and then brought out the list. She said, "Miss Parkinson had brought it and Miss Black had played spy for us and she told me that these events would happen, so with privileged with this knowledge I was able to gather trustworthy students to stop them. They were tipped off, but I have a list of names! Dumbledore's Army!" Dumbledore admitted to it, Harry looked like he wanted to hex me, and Dumbledore was refusing to go to Azkaban. Fudge said, "So, you intend to take on Dawlish, Shaklebolt, Dolores, Black, and I singlehandedly?" Professor McGonagall tried to step in, but Dumbledore refused her help. He hexed everyone but Marietta, Harry, Professor McGonagall, and me. He told Harry to keep up with Occlumency and he told me I was a very good double agent! As Dawlish woke up, he and Fawkes disappeared in a gigantic flame. Dawlish, Shaklebolt, and Umbridge went down the stairs looking for Dumbledore. Fudge ordered me to bring Harry and Marietta to bed. Harry was furious at me I said, "Harry, please listen, I was under the Truth Serum, I couldn't fight it!" He said, "You still have been communicating with Umbridge, you've been my friend all this time, when you were just playing me!" I said, "I have been nothing but a friend to you. I've tried my best to help you through everything and I'm sorry this happened, but you knew she would find out!" He said, "I never thought it would be from you, though..." I said, "It was from Marietta! Haven't you been listening? I told Umbridge what would happen, a student will come up and tell what has been happening, she made me drink a truth serum and forced me to give more details! I only said that you were involved! I tried to fight it, Harry, but it was hard! Have you even noticed my hand?" I showed him my back right hand. It was cover in the words, "I must not tell lies." I continued, "Have you noticed that when you did lines that it didn't hurt as it usually did. I took part of the spell away from you. You don't understand, I'm trying to be on both sides, but since you don't want me, so be it!"
I walked away swiftly with tears in my eyes. Neville was waiting for me in the common room and I ran past him running to my room. He grabbed my arm and asked, "What happened, what's on the back of your hand?!" I said, "One of my best friends hate me, what do you think?" I ran upstairs and then went to see my dad. I cried in his shoulder telling him everything. He said, "It's okay, things will get better, I know it will." I nodded.

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-Lilly :)