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~ C H A R L O T T E ~

When Kathy arrived to Hogwarts, she glanced around with a rushing look written all over her face, she had heard the warning on the radio and knew that Harry was here, it was happening.

Penelope and Cedric stood behind her with solemn looks as they glanced around the Room of Requirements, it looked horrible.

"We're here" Penelope announced, walking over to where the adults of the order seemed to be circling around in a corner, the younger ones trying to peak into the conversation.

"Good, we need all the help we can get" Rosie stated sharply, sending a small smile in their direction as Remus had his hand resting on her shoulder. "You do know you'll have to let me go at some point? I'm not going to fall, it's been days"

Of course, the others were confused. But they didn't question it as they knew it wasn't exactly the time.

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The plan was simple at first, Harry made a scene in front of the whole hall and then they disarmed the Carrow's and Snape, only Snape escaped and now everyone was awaiting the battle.

Kathy made it her job to evacuate third years and younger ones, Cedric decided to help, he was asked many questions about how he died and how he came back on the way, but they soon stopped as they spotted the force field over the school.

"Okay, if it comes down to it, third years will have to protect" Kathy spoke softly to some of the older kids, who nodded in determination. "Fourth years will be guarding around this area, you should be fine"

And then, Cedric and Kathy shut the door of the room of requirements and left the area to go find Penelope.

"You know, I always imagined that I would've settled down by now, in a cottage with a nice job, maybe have proposed to Pen" Cedric spoke as they walked down a deserted hallway.

"You'll get that chance Ced, the minute we're done with this, we're all going to achieve the unimaginable" Kathy promised him, before they reached the end of the corridor, where the great hall was.

They turned swiftly to the front of the school, the courtyard, and held their wands up to help with the force field that was growing, lifting their wands as they muttered the words.

"Guys, have you seen Charlotte??" A voice panicked, and they dropped their wands to see Penny running towards them.

"No, she's at home with Asha" Kathy corrected with an unsure look in her eyes.

"No, I spotted her here, when I called out her name—she ran away"

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Charlotte blew some hair out of her face as she ran up the huge stairs, trying to reach the Room Of Requirements to meet Harry Potter in his search, she had come across it once in her fourth year when she was avoiding Cedric and Penelope's feud.

She stopped her running as she reached the invisible door, and clenched her eyes shut to commas the door to come forth, running through it hastily once it had appeared.

The first thing that came to her, was low voices.

"Harry?" Charlotte called, and the voices seemed to stop, she walked around the corner and gasped when she caught sight of three Slytherin's holding their wands up to Harry.

She immediately joined Harry's side slowly and held her wand up, even if it was her boyfriend on the opposite side of it.

"Charlotte, what are you doing here?" Harry questioned sharply, his head glancing between the Slytherin's and her.

"I know where the tiara is" Charlotte spoke quickly, and Goyle seemed to point his wand to her instead, knowing that she knew where it was was a risk he couldn't take. "Listen, I know you guys don't really want to do this, but I can reassure you that we're getting out of this. And when we do, you'll want to be on our side."

The Slytherin's glanced at each other, Blaise and Draco's wand faltered as they lowered them slightly.

"Think of Asha and Lacy" Charlotte spoke again, her voice gentle as she reminded the boys what they loved most.

Draco's wand dropped completely, Blaise following hesitantly behind.

"Petrificus totalus!" A voice said sharply, and the spell hit Goyle in the chest, sending him into the ground as the other two Slytherin's didn't do anything.

"Oh Merlin, remind me never to get on your bad side Hermione" Charlotte said through the thick air.

"Yes! That's my girlfriend!" Ron cheered loudly, causing a light blush to settle on the witch's cheeks.

"Where's the tiara?" Harry spins around to Charlotte, who now had everyone's attention on her.

"Right, up this stack" Charlotte pointed to a tall pile of junk, specifically at a nice black box, and Harry began to climb up quickly to obtain it. "So, do you guys have the the three thing to destroy it?"

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Charlotte was tugged along quickly by Draco as the flames seemed to follow them, and she briefly wished that they had done more than petrify Goyle.

"Brooms!" Hermione pointed out, and he strange group picked them up to ride them out of there, Charlotte riding with Draco as she didn't know how to ride a broom.

The young adults soar out of the room of requirement, the flames reaching out furiously as they made their way towards the exit.

They had fallen off their brooms when they had reached the entrance, Charlotte was thrown to the ground violently as she tumbled down to the ground.

Her eyes widened as she still saw the diadem sat in front if the doors, the flames viciously reaching towards them as it burned the room down, and she made the impulse decision to stand up quickly and kick the crown towards the burning room.

The flames roared on as a face appeared in its figure, and it screamed as it approached her sharply, only for the doors to be thrown backwards and for the room to finally relax a little.

But, there was still so much left of the day.