Chapter Eighteen: The Very Secret Sand

Within the next few minutes they were all inside the ministry. The ministry was quiet deserted. Then malfoy said, ‘I think her office will be on level one. two. They had shifted the office there some time ago when the original room wouldn’t open for her.’

‘how do you know?’ asked Ron.

‘well, after you freed that elf of ours, father got a new one. When I left, he still kept coming to me to see if I am fine. I had taken all the information from him.’

‘But then your father must have killed him for telling you everything.’ Said Hermione in shock.

‘No. After I got all the information, I freed him. Anyone from the family of the elf’s master can free him.’

‘Well, good.’ She said, ‘you really have changed.’

‘you don’t know how it was, Hermione.’ He said. ‘it’s okay to talk about all that, but when you see all that cruelty, it’s horrible. At least for me it is.’

While walking, they came towards the fountain. Next to the fountain was a huge statue of Umbridge. Looking at that, fred and george said, ‘okay folks, time to have some fun.’

And with one swish of their wand, the statue shattered. Pieces of it flew all over. They kept running and entered the lift. The lift started going down when malfoy said ‘there are rooms of other death eaters too on other floors, would you like to see them?’

And one by one on each floor some DA members kept getting out of the lift and and going to the rooms malfoy had mentioned. On the second floor Neville Ginny and Luna left. Ron and Hermione were about to leave too when Harry stopped them.

‘I have some work at the department of mysteries. I want you to come with me’ he said. And they left.

When they reached the department of mysteries, Harry told them about a door that never opened. And that Dumbledore said that it had the power of love. He wanted to see that place again. They started looking for that door. From the floors above, they could hear loud bangs. Apparently, their ministry destruction campaign was a success. They reached the door. They tried to open it with all the jinxes they knew but nothing happened. But Harry knew it will not open. It had the power of love. So something strong and full of love could only open it. Something pure and full of love. He thought of Ginny and tried opening the door. Still it didn’t open. Then from behind Harry a cold voice said, ‘Harry Potter, we meet again’

Lord Voldemort was standing there. As scary as always looking with those slit-like eyes staring at Harry. Then Harry listened to the sounds above them, they now also had screams with the bangs. There was a fight going on above. The death eaters were there.

‘You’ll have to fight us before you can even touch Harry.’ Said Ron and Harry was shocked and yet grateful to Ron for saying such a thing to Voldemort. Ron had gathered so much courage that he was now standing between Harry and Voldemort. And Harry realized what Ron was thinking. He was trying to sacrifice himself to save Harry, just like Lily. Before Harry could say anything, Voldemort said ‘interesting, very intresting indeed.’

But Harry saw that there was fear in voldemort’s eyes. For the first time, Lord Voldemort was afraid. And then, voldemort raised his wand and pointed it at Ron, a peacock blue light came from Voldemort’s wand and hit Ron straight in the chest. Ron rose in the air and fell on the ground away from the door and away from Harry and Hermione, screaming in agony. Seeing him suffer like this Hermione shouted to scream too. She went backwards and unknowingly touched the door. The door vanished. The secret door was opened. From inside the door, came cold dusty wind that made Harry forget everything that was there. Even Hermione had forgotten her pain. Ron on the other side was calm now. But Voldemort on the other side was not well, he was behaving as if he was choking. He was sweating trying to breathe. And then came a breeze of chilled air full of silver dust, it was going towards Voldemort. But before it could touch him, he was flying. And within seconds he was out of the room. Harry and Hermione went towards Ron. Hermione hugged Ron and started kissing him. Harry thought he should not interfere at that moment so he went inside the room. It was full of dust. Sliver duse. It made Harry feel happy. Harry knew it will help in his battle against Voldemort. By this time he was joined by Hermione. She took her watch and transformed it into a bottle and filled it with that sand. They then decided to go out and help thief friends. As soon as they left the room the door reappeared.

‘how come I don’t get to go in there?’ said Ron who was fine now. They all headed towards the upper floor, to fight.