The urgency of the situation didn't escape any of them. It was felt most of all by Harry and Venus as they crept through the hall of prophecy.
Somewhere in the large hall was Sirius. Sirius, being tortured by Voldemort himself. As they walked Venus couldn't help but think, what if Voldemort has already killed him? What if they were too late?
"He should be here," Harry had come to a stop at the very end of one of the long isles. "He was right here..." Harry began frantically looking down the other isles, determined to find Sirius.
"Harry," Hermione said, "I don't think Sirius is here."
"Harry." Neville squeaked from beside Venus, "have you seen this?" Neville was pointing at one of the glowing orbs on a shelf. There was a bronze plaque below it that read:
S.P.T to A.P.W.B.D
Dark Lord and (?) Harry Potter
"What's your name doing here?" Venus frowned.
"I don't think you should touch it Harry," Hermione snapped at once as Harry reached for the orb.
"Why not?" Harry said, "it's something to do with me isn't it?"
"Don't Harry." Neville warned. Harry ignored the, and grabbed it.
Nothing happened. The orb remained unmoving in Harry's hand.
"Very good Potter, now turn around nice and slowly and give it to me." A drawling voice said from behind them.
Venus turned around to see a man with blonde hair staring back at them. Lucius Malfoy had his hand stretched out.
More and more people were surrounding them, all wearing black hoods and masks, surrounding the eight of them on all sides.
"To me Potter." Malfoy repeated.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry demanded, he was holding the prophecy tightly in one hand and brandishing his wand in the other. "You've got him, he's here, I know he is."
"The little baby woke up fwightened and fort what it dreamed was two," the woman beside Malfoy mocked him.
"It's time you learnt the difference between dreams and reality." Malfoy said, "now hand us the prophecy or we'll start using wands."
"Go on then." Harry said. Venus raised her wand and stood in a defensive stance, ready to fight.
But the death eaters did not strike.
"Accio Proph-" Malfoy began.
"Protago!" Harry yelled. The Prophecy remained firmly in his hand.
"He knows how to play!" The woman laughed, "very well then-"
"I TOLD YOU NO!" Malfoy snapped, "if you smash it!"
"Very well then," the woman stepped forwards and lowered her hood, revealing the face of Bellatrix Lestrange, "you need more persuasion? Take the smallest one- we'll let him watch whilst we torture the little girl. I'll do it."
Everyone tightened around Venus, who was by far the smallest of the group.
"You'll have to smash it if you want to attack any of us." Harry told Bellatrix as Venus struggled to see over their shoulders, "I don't think your boss will be happy if you come back without it, will he?"
"What kind of prophecy is it anyway?" Venus asked.
Bellatrix looked at her, seeming to see her for the first time. "Venus is it? The daughter of my filthy cousin."
"Not going to lie, I think you're the filthy one." Venus retorted.
"STUPEF-" Bellatrix yelled.
"NO!" Malfoy had deflected her spell, "DO NOT ATTACK, WE MEED THE PROPHECY."
Harry continued to keep the death eaters talking as a silent message passed around the DA members.
"NOW!" Harry yelled eventually.
"REDUCTO!" Eight different spells shot from eight different wands in eight different directions. The shelves exploded.
"RUN!" Harry yelled. None of them needed telling twice, as the shelves began to topple they sprinted away. Before Venus knew it she found herself in a room they hadn't yet been in, all alone.
She shut the door behind her and looked around. The room contained a large swimming pool like structure, but the water was glimmering and there were some string like substances floating in the water.
Venus carried on to the next door and found herself in an almost pitch black room, the only light came from a singular gleaming something that floated on the ceiling. Before Venus knew it the door was being shoved open again and there stood Bellatrix Lestrange.
She was smiling gleefully, seeming to almost delight in the fear that she saw on Venus's face.
"Stupefy." Venus said, Bellatrix deflected her spell easily and began to advance.
Venus shot several more jets of light at the woman but she continue to move forwards without any problems. Venus quickly ducked under her outstreached wand arm and dashed back out of the room. She could hear Bellatrix pursing her, whooping in delight.
"REDUCTO!" Venus yelled as she darted through another door and found herself back in the room with all the doors.
It seemed that Bellatrix wasn't phased by this, "CRUCIO!" She shrieked.
A wave of pain hit Venus. More pain than she had ever felt. Worse than the night she had been attacked by Lupin, worse than any of her transformations.
All of a sudden it was gone and Venus found Bellatrix's face very close to her own, "how do you like that girl?" Bellatrix demanded, "do you want another go?"
Venus was shaking uncontrollably, but still she managed to spit in Bellatrix's face.
"CRUCIO!" Bellatrix shrieked in glee again. The pain hit Venus again, this time it seemed to be doubled.
"CRUCIO! CRUCIO!" Bellatrix cried again and again.
Then all of a sudden it was gone. Surley the only possible explanation was that she was dead. Why else would the pain have stopped.
There wash a loud crunch and it seemed Bellatrix was either gone or unconscious. This bought Venus back to herself, and she realised that she wasnt dead.
"Venus?" A voice asked.
But Venus couldn't reply, her nerves were fried, she couldn't move, she was crying uncontrollably and struggling to breathe.
"Venus," the voice said again, it sounded terrified, "stand up, you have to stand up." She was pulled to her feet. "You're going to be okay Venus."
She managed to open her eyes and saw that it was Sirius who was supporting her. She felt him place her down again and then he charged away. All Venus could hear was shouting and spells being shot on all directions.
She willed her limbs to move, despite the pain that lingered throughout her body she stood on shaking legs. She saw that they were in the Dias room again. She saw that members of the Order were all around, duelling with death eaters.
Then she saw Bellatrix close to her. She was shooting jets of red light at Sirius, who was right in front of the Dias laughing and dodging her spells.
"You can do better than that!" Sirius taunted her.
Bellatrix raised her wand to shook another spell, but before she could Venus had barrelled into her, knocking the woman off her feet.
"CRUCIO!" Bellatrix had yelled again.
The pain hit Venus like a truck, and was gone just as quickly.
But that had been the final straw. Venus's brain couldn't process any more. Her mind was filled with a sort of hazy mist. She couldn't hear, she couldn't see, she couldn't move or speak.
Sirius watched on horror as his daughter crumpled to the floor.
"Stupefy!" He yelled and Bellatrix was flung backwards, hitting the wall with a crunch.
Sirius sprinted to Venus's side and realised that she had fallen unconscious.
He was terrified. He had no idea how long Bellatrix had tortured her for, before he had arrived. But there was nothing he could do, but shield his daughter from any further harm.
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