The Hidden One

ariana

Sorry for the late update! I was big sad earlier lol

Rose cursed as Death Eaters filled the streets of Hogsmeade, trying to find out who was outside. The alarm continued to ring, making Rose panic as she and her friends tried to find somewhere to hide.

"Accio cloak!" A Death Eater yelled. The quartet all grabbed at the cloak, but it didn't budge.

"Not under your wrapper then, Potter?" The man asked. "Spread out. I know he's here."

The other Death Eaters nodded and started to run, passing just inches away from the quartet.

"Let's just leave," Hermione suggested. "Disapparate now."

"Good idea," Ron agreed.

"We know you're here, Potter!" A Death Eater yelled. "You can't get away from us!"

"They were ready for us," Harry whispered.

"I completely forgot about the alarm," Rose said. "They set them to catch you."

"What about the dementors?" A man asked. "Let them have free rein and they'll find Potter."

"The Dark Lord wants Potter dead by his hand-"

"The dementors won't kill him! And Potter will be easier to kill if he has no soul!"

Echoes of agreement filled the streets of Hogsmeade.

"We have to go," Rose said, knowing that they would be caught if they used a patronus.

"Too late," Harry said as a familiar cold feeling took over their bodies. Hermione tried to apparate them away, but the Death Eaters had cast a spell to prevent that from happening.

"Merlin help us," Rose gasped as a dozen dementors turned the corner and started floating right at the quartet.

"Expecto Patronum," Harry whispered, knowing that he had no other choice. The silver stag burst out from his wand and made the dementors retreat, but a triumphant yell came from the street.

"That's his patronus!"

Immediately, all the Death Eaters started running to the alley that they were on.

"In here, Potter," a voice said from behind them. Despite not knowing who said it, the quartet all ran into the open door.

"Upstairs, keep the cloak on, and stay quiet," the voice said. The quartet hurried to do what they were told. Rose could see enough of the inside of the building to know that they were at the Hog'd Head. The upstairs room was obviously well lived in, with threadbare carpet and furniture. A painting of a blond girl blinked at them as they panted in the middle of the room.

The quartet creeped to the window, still wearing the invisibility cloak. A dozen people with hoods were talking to one man, who Rose recognized to be the barman.

"So what?" The barman yelled. "You sent dementors down my street, I'm going to send them away! I'm not having them near me!"

"That wasn't your patronus!" A Death Eater yelled back. "That was a stag! It was from Potter!"

"You idiot!" The barman yelled before casting his own patronus, which was a goat.

"That's not what I saw," the Death Eater said, his voice showing how uncertain he suddenly was.

"The curfew was broken," another Death Eater said. "Someone was out here."

"I put my cat out!" The barman said. "Damn your curfew!"