The Yule Ball

harry was watching the trial and looking around for Voldemort. raven and holly finally made it to where the trial was being held. they both snuck in and sat beside harry. harry looked at them then said "Raven I told you not to come!" raven looked in harrys emerald eyes and said "I know there is something bothering you....I wanted to make sure you were okay" harry gave raven a sympathetic smile and said " just dont leave my sight what ever you do" raven just looked at harry and then she focused her attention on sonia and the trial.

A dementor attepted to scare sonia but it didn't work. "I fear your kind not. you are harmless." this made the creature stagger backwards.

Voldemort smirked as he spotted harry.

raven saw a pair of red eyes across the room raven jumped and and grabbed harrys arm. harry turned around very startled and said "OMG! whats wrong" raven whispered I see voldemort. harrys heart gave a leap and he said "come on lets go find fudge and dumbledore" raven swallowed hard and nodded in agreement.

Voldemort moved through the crowd. the next thing he was gone. A voice sounded in harry's head. "Only you can see me, but the child will be mine." he said.

Across the room, Maik saw Harry stiffen. " what's that all about?" She glanced down at Sonia in her chains, then moved through the rows towards Fudge.

A dementor held the letter in front of Sonia's eyes. "Read it." Fudge instructed.

Sonia smirked. Shse took a few seconds acting as if she was translating it. "Kiss my ass. I rather be branded with the dark mark then help you."

Ms. Higgs stood beside fudge. She whispered in his ear. "Fine. Accio letter" the letter flew up there. He handed it to Ms. Higgs who apparated in the center of the arenalike room.

Maik leaned over and whispered in Fudge's ear. "What is the meaning of this?!" Fudge stared pointedly down at Sonia. " If you would like to retain your employment in the ministry, you will NOT interfere with this."

Ms. Higgs began. She knew that the minitry would fire her for this but she owed the Huberts everything. She glanced at the crowd as she deatailed her defence of Sonia and her parents. She too felt Voldemort's presence but didn't say anything.

raven left the meeting and took off down the long hall, harry and holly followed her. raven could tell there was something wrong and she needed to find dumbledore.

A black blur flashed passed Harry, catching his attention. It was heading Towards Sonia and Ms Higgs!

harry said "wait" raven took harry by his arm and turned him around. she looked at him in the face and said "whats wrong and be honest!" harry said "you go find DD I will stay here and make sure things are okay". raven gave harry a worried look and said "okay.....but if you need me yell!". harry nodded and then raven and holly took off to find DD.

The figure in the black cloak walked towards Sonia who now looked nervous. Ms. Higgs spotted the figure and immediately unhexed the chain so they's let Sonia free. "Go." she hissed to the ravenclaw.

" It would seem, Mr. Fudge, that interferance is neccasary." Maik lept down and stood next to Ms. Higgs and pointed her wand at the figure in the cloak.

The figure laughed. It was a horse and raspy one. Ms. Higgs smirked. "Like ol times, ay?"

The figure nodded and hexed the ground under Maik making it swallow her until only the top half of her was seen then harden.

"You know what I want." came it's cold voice that made fudge sick on his stomach. He now knew who it was.

Ms. Higgs calmly walked up to the figure until their face/hood was only a millimeter apart. "And I will tell you like my uncle did. 'hate to disappoint you, but you can't have everything you want'" with that the figure grasped Ms. Higgs neck then disappeared with her.

Sonia ran over to the older woman (older then her which doeasn't say much) "Are you alright?" she aske maik.

Maik stopped swearing for a moment and glared at Sonia. " DO I LOOK ALRIGHT TO YOU?!" Maik wriggled around, trying to free herself.

raven who was half way down the hall, heard the comotion and took off running back to the trial......when she got there she saw maik in the floor raven ran over and said "OMG!!!!" harry then saw raven and came over. and said "where did Voldemort go?" raven got to the ground in an attempt to help maik. hopeing sonia would answer harrys question.

Sonia sneered. "Yeah, considering your still alive. He could have done worse." with that she walked over to harry. "You're so freaking smart and talented. Find out yourself." with that she walked angrily to the door. Courtney stood there crying. Her mom had been abducted by the dark lord.

raven stood up and turned toward sonia.....she knew sonia was upset, but raven would not let her treat harry that way. raven pullded out her wand and said "IMMOBILAS!".....raven then walked over to the frozen sonia and said "why were you just rude to harry?....I know your upset but that is no reason to take it out on him!"..harry walked over and nicely said "raven just let it go". raven looked at harry and sonia and said "we go to stop Voldemort".....raven walked back over to maik and got her unstuck.

Courtney undid the spell. She ran over to Sonia. "What are we going to do?" SOnia looked up at the horrified now pale Fudge. "We do it alone, no matter what. None of these people will be of to much help. She glared at Maik who had been so rude. "Let's go. I'm sure we can get some information." With that the two started towards the door. Sonia paused. "Potter, I would apologize but I'm not sorry. You've been a jerk to me since day one." With that they started down the long dark corridor.

raven stood there as though she had seen someone struck by lighting. then she turned to harry,maik and holly and said "we have to follow them and stop Voldemort!" harry looked at raven and then at holly and maik and said "ravens right....lets go!". all four hurried out of the room and down the corridore.