The Girl Who Remembers

Chapter 40

Dahlia's POV

I sighed as I stared at Umbridge as everyone else were doing their OWLs, I was sat at the very back near the doors and heard banging making me smirk as everyone turned to face the doors, Umbridge made her way up to the doors, she opened them and looked outside for the source of the noise before both sets of twins flew in on their broomsticks, sending everyone's papers into the air and setting off fireworks, I climbed on to my desk, cheering and clapping,

"You" Umbridge growled as she stormed up to me, I jumped of the desk and square up to her before I held my hands up

"Surprisingly, this had nothing to do with me. But how sweet is revenge?" I smiled before moving out of the way as the Weasley twins set off a dragon firework which chased after her, she ran out of the hall and it bit down on her, causing fireworks to fly out and smash all of her rules, we all made our way outside and cheered as the twins threw some celebratory fireworks into the air making me smile and join in with the cheering before I noticed Harry on the floor next to me, he seemed to come back to reality,

"Sirius" He mumbled making my eyes widened before we made our way to the stairs,

"Harry listen!" Hermione called after us making us both stop and turn to her, "What if Voldemort meant for you to see this? What if he's hurting Sirius because he's trying to get to you?" She asked,

"What if he is? I'm suppose to just let him die?" Harry argued,

"Hermione, he's the only family I've got left" I reasoned,

"What do we do?" Ron asked,

"We'll use the Floo network" I asserted as we made our way to Umbridge's office,

"Umbridge has the chimney's under surveillance" Hermione retorted,

"Not all of them" I chuckled as we entered the classroom and up to her door, "Alohomora" I jinxed unlocking the door, we crouched in front of the chimney, "Alert the order if you can" I asserted,

"Are you mental? We're going with you" Ron retorted,

"It's too dangerous" Harry argued,

"When are you going to get it into your head? We're in this together" Hermione sighed.

"That you are!" A crispy looking Umbridge snapped, I stood in front of them and glared at her, her minions came in and grabbed the three of them as I was forced into a chair,

"Caught this one trying to help the Weasley girl" Draco informed as he dragged Neville into the office, which now consumed Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, Neville, Umbridge's minions, Umbridge and myself,

"You were going to Dumbledore, weren't you?" She questioned,

"No" I growled,

"Liar!" She snapped slapping me across the face, a low growl came from my mouth as I glared at her.

"You sent for me, Headmistress?" Snape asked as he appeared at the door,

"Snape, yes, the time has come for answers, whether she wants to give them to me or not. Have you brought the Veritaserum?" She asked,

"I'm afraid you've used up all my stores, interrogating students. The last of it on Miss Chang. Unless you wish to poison her-And I assure you, I would have the greatest sympathy if you did-I cannot help you" Snape sighed before going to leave.

"He's got Padfoot! He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden!" Harry yelled before Parkinson shut him up,

"Padfoot? What is Padfoot? Where what is hidden? What is he talking about Snape?" She asked,

"No idea" He retorted before leaving making me smirk,

"Very well. You give me no choice, Black. As this is an issue of Ministry security you leave me with no alternate. The Cruciatus curse ought to loosen your tongue" She sighed as she picked up her wand,

"This song and dance again? Give me your worse" I taunted with a smirk plastered on my face.

"That's illegal" Hermione spat,

"What Cornelius doesn't know, won't hurt him" She retorted placing the photo of him face down on the desk before raising her wand at me,

"Tell her D!" Hermione yelled making me raise an eyebrow and turn to her,

"Tell me what?" Umbridge asked,

"Dumbledore secret weapon" She replied making my eyes widened, Umbridge got myself, Hermione and Harry to lead her into the Forrest to Dumbledore's secret weapon, aka Grawpy.

"How much further?" Umbridge asked,

"Not far" Hermione replied,

"What are you doing?" Harry asked,

"Improvising" Hermione replied before we arrived at the cut rope of where Grawpy was suppose to be,

"Well? Where is this weapon? There isn't one, is there? You were trying to trick me. You know, I really hate children" She growled before backing away slightly and hiding behind us, I turned around to see a group of Centaurs on the hill, I put Harry and Hermione behind me, "You have no business here, Centaur; this is a Ministry matter. Lower your weapons. I warn you, under the law, as creatures of near-human intelligence-" She was cut off by one of them firing an arrow, "Protego" She jinxed shielding us, my eyes widened

She saved us...What the fuck?

"How dare you?! Filthy half-breed. Incarcerous" She growled, a rope wrapped itself around one of the Centaurs causing it to fall to our feet struggling to breath, I tried to slacken the ropes allowing it to breath but they just kept tightening.

"Stop it!" Hermione yelled,

"No! I will have order" She spat, I smiled as Grawpy picked her up and the ropes stopped tightening allowing the Centaur to rip out of them and shoot at Grawpy, with the others before he dropped her into their grips,

"Black, Potter, do something! Tell them I mean no harm!" She begged,

"Sorry Professor, but I must not tell lies" Harry retorted before they took off, I smirked and waved goodbye

"That was a perfect line Harry" I chuckled

"Thank you Grawpy" Hermione thanked,

"Hermione, Dahlia. Sirius" Harry reminded as he pulled at our sleeves.