The Hidden One

nagini

Harry and Rose froze as they turned and saw Crabbe and Goyle pointing their wands at them. Draco stepped up to be in front of them and gave Rose a discrete nod.

"That's my wand you're holding, Harry," Draco said. Harry immediately realized that Draco was going to help them when he used his first name.

"Not anymore," Harry said. "Winners keepers. Whose wand are you using?"

"My mother's," Draco said. Harry let out a humorless laugh.

"Why aren't you three with Voldemort?" Harry asked.

"We're gonna be rewarded," Crabbe said. His voice was surprisingly soft for such a large person, and he was smiling like a kid in a candy shop. "We bring back Potter and Black, we get a reward."

"Good plan," Harry said. "How'd you get in here?"

Draco sent Rose a nod, and she started slowly inching towards the horcrux.

"I practically lived in here last year," Draco said, walking as he talked. Crabbe and Goyle followed so their back was to Rose and the horcrux. "I know how to get in."

"We were hiding in the corridor under a disillusion charm," Goyle said. "We heard you talking about a diadem. What's that?"

"Harry?" Ron called from somewhere in the room. "Who are you talking to?"

Right as Rose was about to grab the diadem, Crabbe whipped out his wand and caused the large pile of items to fall, trapping Rose under them.

"No!" Draco and Harry yelled. Rose's wand arm was trapped and she couldn't move her hand enough to free herself. Rose could hear the boys start to duel.

"You're a traitor!" Crabbe yelled.

"Maybe, but at least I'm not insane!" Draco yelled back.

"Where the bloody hell is Rose?" Hermione asked as she started to duel.

"Right here!" Rose called, wincing at the pain it called her.

"Stop it, you moron!" Draco yelled. Rose couldn't see what was happening, but she could hear things exploding.

"I need to get Potter!" Crabbe yelled. "Avada Kedavra!"

"Don't kill him!" Draco screamed. Rose could feel herself start to grow weak and dizzy as the pressure on her chest seemed to grow.

"Harry, I have it!" Hermione called. Rose could hear a shriek as Goyle let out a cold laugh.

"Like it hot, scum?" Crabbe roared. Rose started to panic as she could feel the room heat up and she could hear things burning.

"Help me!" Rose cried out.

"Ron, help!" Harry yelled. Rose could feel items start to shift off of her, and the second her wand arm was free, she sent a spell that made everything on top of her vanish.

"You good?" Harry asked with wide eyes. Rose shook her head no as she clutched her chest, but she had little time to recover as the fire grew closer to them.

"We gotta go!" Ron screamed as he started running, Harry and Rose not far behind. Whatever spell Crabbe had used was not producing normal fire. Augmenti spells would do nothing, and the fire would just grow, consuming everything in its path.

"What can we do?" Hermione asked as they were surrounded by walls of fire.

"Here!" Harry said as he grabbed Broomsticks. Rose climbed on behind Harry as Ron and Hermione got their own.

"We can't leave Draco!" Rose yelled as they flew above the fire.

"It's too dangerous!" Ron argued.