( June '96 )

"Harry! Padfoot is in trouble!" Cassandra exclaimed.

She had knocked on his dorm door.

"I know!" Harry said. "We have to go to the Ministry to save him."

The twins worked together to gather up Hermione and Ron before they ran to Umbridge's office.

"Alohomora." Harry whispered and he opened up the door.

The rest of them stepped inside and Ron shut the door behind them.

"Alert the Order if you can." Cassandra said.

"We'll go to the Ministry." Harry said.

He put the floo powder into the fireplace.

"Are you guys mental?" Ron asked. "We're going with you."

"It's too dangerous." Harry said.

"When are you going to get it into your head?" Hermione asked. "We're in this together."

"That you are." Umbridge said.

Cassandra's heart leaped out of her chest. Soon enough her and her friends were tied to chairs.

"If you touch Harry, I will kill you!" Cassandra said.

Umbridge laughed.

"Caught this one trying to help the Weasley girl." Draco said, pushing Neville into Umbridge's office.

He took a quick glance at Cassandra and his gaze softened, but only for a split moment.

"You guys were going to Dumbledore, weren't you?" Umbridge asked.

"No." Harry answered.

Umbridge smacked Harry on his face.

"Liar." Umbridge smiled.

"You sent for me, Miss?" Snape asked, walking inside her office.

"Yes, Snape." Umbridge said. "The time has come for answers, whether they want to give them to me or not. Have you brought the veritaserum?"

"I'm afraid you used up my stores interrogating students." Snape answered. "The last of it on Ms. Chang. Unless you wish to poison them, that I assure you the greatest sympathy if you did, I cannot help you."

Snape went to leave the room when Cassandra spoke up.

"He's got Padfoot!" Cassandra exclaimed. "He has Padfoot at the place where it's hidden."

"Padfoot?" Umbridge asked. "What's a Padfoot? What are they talking about Snape?"

"No idea." Snape answered before walking out.

"Very well." Umbridge said. "You gave me no choice. As this is an issue of Ministry security, you've left me no alternative. The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue."

"That's illegal." Draco said.

Cassandra looked at him for the first time since he entered the room. He was staring back at her.

"What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him." Umbridge said, placing the picture of Cornelius down.

Umbridge opens her mouth to speak before Hermione cuts her off.

"Tell her." Hermione begs.

"Tell me what?" Umbridge asked.

"Well if you won't tell her where it is, I will." Hermione said.

Cassandra knew of Hermione's plan. They had thought of it together in case there was ever an emergency.

"Where what is?" Umbridge asked.

"Dumbledore's secret weapon." Hermione answered.

~~

"How much further?" Umbridge asked as the five of them walked further into the forest.

"Not far." Hermione answered.

"It had to be somewhere students wouldn't find it accidentally." Cassandra said.

"What are you doing?" Harry whispered.

"Improvising." Hermione answered.

They reach the point where the giant used to be and the rope holding it was torn. That was Hermione and Cassandra's whole plan, the giant.

"Well, where is this weapon?" Umbridge asked, holding her wand out in front of her. "There isn't one is there? You were trying to trick me. You know, I really hate children."

"Then why do you work at a school?" Cassandra snapped.

A twig snapped, causing Umbridge to turn around. The centaurs were standing there.

"You have no business here, centaur." Umbridge said. "This is a Ministry Order. Lower your weapons, I warn you. Under the law, creatures of near human intelligence..."

One of the centaurs tried to shoot an arrow at Umbridge but she blocked it.

"How dare you!" Umbridge yelled. "Half-breed!"

She then muttered a spell, causing a rope to wrap around the centaur's neck. He was writhing in pain. They were all shocked.

"Please, please stop it!" Hermione cried.

"Enough!" Umbridge yelled. "I will have order!"

The Giant that Hagrid had showed the kids picked Umbridge up as she screamed.

"Tell them I mean no harm!" Umbridge pleaded as the centaurs went to grab her.

"Sorry Professor, we must not tell lies." Harry said.

~~

"Haven't you always wondered, what was the reason for the connection between you and the Dark Lord?" Lucius Malfoy asked Harry and Cassandra. "Why he was unable to kill you when you were just an infant? Don't you want to know the secret of your scar? All the answers are there, Harry, in your hand. All you have to do is give it to me, and I can show you everything."

"We've waited fourteen years." Harry said.

"I know." Lucius replied.

"And I can wait longer." Harry said. "Now! Stupefy!"

Cassandra took out her wand, blasting Bellatrix away. They start to run away as Luna gets punched in the face by a death eater. Hermione, Cassandra, Harry and Ron meet back up with Neville, Luna, and Ginny again.

"Reducto!" Ginny said, blasting the death eater backwards.

Cassandra high fived Ginny as the prophecies started following.

"C'mon guys, let's get out of here." Cassandra said.

They made it out the door but are falling, most likely to their death. They managed to use a spell that stopped them before hitting the concrete.

"Department of mysteries. They'll have that right, don't they?" Ron asked.

Harry and Cassandra made their way to the arch in the middle of the room.

"Voices." Harry said. "Can you hear what they're saying?"

"There aren't any voices." Hermione said. "Let's get out of here."

"I hear them too." Luna said.

"It's just an empty archway, please, let's go." Hermione pleaded.

"Get behind us." Cassandra said, holding up her wand.

The others hold up their wands as they move to step behind Harry and Cassandra. Death eaters began circling them, but left Harry and Cassandra in the same spot while holding the others hostage.

"Did you actually believe that you would have a chance against us?" Lucius asked. "I'll make this simple, give me the prophecy now or watch your friends die."

"Don't give it to him!" Neville exclaimed.

"Shh." Bellatrix said.

Harry hands the prophecy to Lucius and he holds it in his hand like he just gained powers. A bright white light shone behind Lucius. Sirius Black was now standing behind Lucius.

"Get away from my godchildren!" Sirius punches Lucius.

The prophecy broke as it hit the ground. Members from the Order appear snatching the death eaters. Spells are shooting in all directions and Cassandra is just trying to dodge them all.

"Now I want you both to get the others out of here." Sirius said, in a stern tone.

"What?" Cassandra asked.

"We're staying with you!" Harry exclaimed.

"Now you stay here." Sirius said.

Lucius and another death eater fired spells at the twins, both of them blocking it.

"Nice one James and Lily!" Sirius said.

The twins looked at him confused but then turned their attention back to Lucius. Bellatrix had perched herself on top of a rock.

All of a sudden, an ear piercing noise echoes through the room.

"Avada Kedavra!" Bellatrix shouts, about to hit Sirius, but something deflected her spell. A woman was suddenly standing there and her hands were red. She turned to face Sirius, placing a force field around the two. She hugged Sirius and the two of them started crying.

"I'm going to kill Sirius Black!" Bellatrix yelled as Harry and Cassandra ran after her.

"Stupefy!" Cassandra yelled, knocking her down.

"You know the spell Cassandra. She almost killed him, she deserves it." A voice inside Cassandra's head said.

Cassandra kicked him out of her head.

"Do it." Voldemort said to Harry.

The twins raised their wants towards Voldemort but he knocked them down.

"So weak, both of you." Voldemort said.

In one of the fireplaces Dumbledore's head came through, his body following.

"Foolish of you to come here tonight Tom." Dumbledore said. "The Aurors are on their way."

"By which time I shall be gone." Voldemort said. "And you shall be dead."

Dumbledore pushed Harry and Cassandra away while Bellatrix left. Voldemort and Dumbledore are dueling. Harry held Cassandra close, wanting to protect her from all the evil in the world. They got up watching as Dumbledore swirled Voldemort around in a whirlpool of water. All the glass shattered and Dumbledore changed it to snow.

Harry looked up at Dumbledore with blue eyes.

"You've lost, old man." Harry said, in a voice completely different than his own.

Dumbledore and Cassandra looked at him with concern.

"Harry." Dumbledore said.

Harry screams out in pain.

"Harry, it isn't how you're alike." Dumbledore said. "It's how you are not."

"You're the weak one." Harry said. "And you'll never know love. Or friendship. And I feel sorry for you."