Sterling ; Draco Malfoy

"Tell them!"

"I don't remember this being on the Marauder's map." Ron said as we crawled through the tunnel.

"That's because it never existed until now." Neville explained. "The seven secret passages were sealed off before the start of the year. This is the only way in or out now. The grounds are crawling with death eaters and dementors."

"How bad is it, Neville?" Hermione asked. "With Snape as headmaster?"

"Hardly ever see him." Neville said. "It's the Carrows you have to watch out for."

"The Carrows?" Harry asked.

"Brother and sister." Neville sighed. "They're in charge of discipline. Like punishment, the Carrows."

He pointed to a gash on his head and Pomona and I looked at each other as Hermione gasped.

"They did that to you? But why?"

"Today's dark arts lesson has us practicing the cruciatus curse. On first years. I refused. Hogwarts has changed."

We all looked pretty shocked but Neville only grinned at us.

"Aw, c'mon. Don't be grim. We're all used to it by now. And the thing is, it helps when people stand up, gives everyone hope. I used to notice that when you did it, Harry. C'mon, we're almost there."

Soon after we crawled out of the tunnel and was stood in a room with tons of students from different years and different houses.

"Hey! Listen up, you lot!" Neville shouted. "I've brought you a surprise!"

Everyone turned around and gasped when they saw us.

"Nigel." Neville said. "Get the word out to Remus and the others that Harry's back."

Nigel nodded and ran out of the room as quickly as possible.

"Right then." Neville said and turned to Harry. "What's the plan?"

"Okay." Harry sighed and stepped in front of everyone. "There's something we need to find, something hidden here in the castle. It could help us defeat you-know-who."

"What is it?" Neville asked.

"We don't know."

"Where is it?" Dean Thomas asked.

"Don't know that either."

Everyone in the room looked at each other with confused glances.

"I realize it's not much to go on." Harry said.

"That's nothing to go on." Seamus said.

Harry sighed but continued talking. "I think it might have something to do with Ravenclaw. It would be small, easy to conceal, valuable. Any ideas?"

The room went quiet and I think everyone were thinking, trying to think of something that could help.

"Well, there's Rowena Ravenclaw's lost diadem." Luna said.

"Oh, bloody hell. Here we go." Ron whispered under his breath.

"The lost diadem of Ravenclaw?" Luna asked and looked around. "Hasn't anyone ever heard of it? It's quite famous."

"Yes." Cho replied. "But Luna, it's lost. For centuries now. There's not a person alive today who's seen it."

Her fellow Ravenclaw's nodded while Pomona and Ron frowned.

"Excuse me." Ron said. "But would someone tell me: what's a bloody diadem?"

"It'a kind of a crown." Cho said. "You know, like a tiara."