The Burning Pen

An Unlikely Savior
by Ruth Solomon

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Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to JKR. All situations are mine. No $$$ is being made from this fanfic.
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Chapter 27 ~ Gryffindor to the Rescue (Short)

James Potter looked up from his chess game as a very upset-looking Rose entered the common room, her face red and flushed.

”What’s wrong with Rose?” he asked his brother Albus, who narrowed his eyes.

”I don’t know. Let’s find out,” Albus said, walking over to Rose and catching hold of her shoulder. She spun and had a haunted look in her eyes.

“Hey, What’s going on, Rose? Why do you look so upset?”

James watched as Albus talked to Rose. Suddenly, his brother’s face went dark.

”What? She kidnapped Hugo? Hey, James, get your broom!” Albus cried.

”Wait!” Rose said desperately as the other Gryffindors tried to find out what was going on.

”Eileen Snape took off with Hugo on her broom. No one knows where they are!” Albus told his housemates. Cries of dismay arose and everyone raced to get their brooms.

“No! No, wait!” Rose cried desperately as everyone ran past her, ignoring her. A Slytherin had a Gryffindor first year in her nefarious clutches.

They were going to get him back.

Several students crowded out of the common room corridor, the Fat Lady whooping as she swung back and forth, shoved aside by the gung-ho students, who ran down the hall and took to the shifting stairwells impatiently.

”We’ll get her!”

”We’ll show her what happens to Slytherins who mess with Gryffindor!”

”We’ll stomp that snake!”

Rose ran after them, her heart in her throat. Oh, gods. What had she done? Now Gryffindor house was after Eileen. She really hadn’t meant for that to happen. She had to stop them!

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Eileen and Hugo soared out of the Forbidden Forest, Hugo laughing hysterically as they flew toward Hogwarts. Eileen had her wand attached to the front of the broom and lit like a headlight since it was dusky now. They had indeed seen the Acromantula and been chased, Hugo’s heart pounding as Eileen purposely let them get close. Then he screamed in joy as his sister fired liquid fire at the creatures, herding them back toward the cave.

It had been exhilarating. Hugo had never experienced anything like it. Eileen was so cool and knew great spells.

”That was fun, Eileen,” he told her happily.

”Not too bad,” she agreed. “But I’d better get you back to Hogwarts before your sister has all of Gryffindor after us.”

Eileen was just joking, however. She didn’t believe Rose would go that far.

”Who’s that?” Hugo suddenly said, pointing at shapes flying towards them.

Eileen peered to see.

”There they are! Get Hugo!” James cried and yells went up.

”It’s the Welcoming Committee,” Eileen said, turning on her broom. “Hold on, Hugo!”

Hugo flinched as a stunner flew by them. Eileen zoomed away, rocking and dodging as the Gryffindors pursued them.

”Why are they shooting at us?” Hugo cried as Eileen changed course. But Quidditch players were among the group and they were hard to shake.

”Keep down, Hugo,” Eileen hissed, turning again. She didn’t see James and Albus flanking her like in a Quidditch play. Eileen couldn’t fly that fast since it was dusk, and she couldn’t reach her wand to turn it off. Albus and James suddenly hit her, one in front and one behind, sending Eileen and Hugo spinning out of control. They hit the ground, Eileen leaping up as the Gryffindors landed and surrounded her. She snatched her wand off her broom handle and spun, pointing it at the snarling Gryffindors, who all had their wands trained on her.

Rose landed, too.

”Hugo, come here,” she called, holding her hand out to her brother, who just got up off the ground. Eileen looked at Rose with narrowed eyes. She’d done this.

”Had to go get help, eh, Rose? Nice. Sixteen to one. Yeah, Gryffindors are noble, all right,” Eileen hissed.

”No—I didn’t,” Rose said, still beckoning to Hugo, who stood beside Eileen, drawing his own wand.

”Hugo, get over here,” James called, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Eileen murderously. “You’re safe now. Come on.”

”No! What are you doing? Leave her alone,” Hugo said, angrily. “She didn’t do anything wrong.”

”She took you,” Albus hissed. “Kidnapped you. Rose couldn’t find you.”

”I didn’t want her to find me,” Hugo hissed back. “I was fine. I was just flying with Eileen.”

”Don’t lie for her, Hugo,” James said darkly. “She can’t hurt you. Come on. We’ve got our wands on her.”

Eileen looked around the circle, her mouth lifting slightly.

”Go on, Hugo. Go to them. I’ll be all right,” she told him softly.

”No. They’ll hex you if I move,” Hugo said stubbornly.

”I’ll be fine, Hugo. Just go. Now. I can handle this,” she told him. “Otherwise we’ll be standing here all night and I have studying to do.”

”I don’t want to,” he said sullenly. “I’ll help you fight them off.”

Eileen looked at her brother and gave him a soft, full smile. She leaned closer, speaking softly so no one else could hear her.

”Fight your own house? Don’t be silly, Hugo. You have to live with them. Go ahead. I know what to do, believe me. It’s all right.”

”But—but---“

”I’m your big sister. You’re supposed to listen to me. So do as I say.”

”Hey! Don’t you threaten Hugo!” Albus said as Eileen straightened and scowled at him. She stood in the center of the Gryffindors, who were evenly spaced around her, her Firebolt a couple of feet away.

Hugo slowly moved away from her and Eileen quickly tapped the top of her head with her wand, melting away. Then she dropped to the ground.

”She’s Disillusioned herself! Start firing!” James cried, casting a stunner. Everyone started blasting, firing over Eileen’s head, unable to see her shimmer because night was falling. The witch crawled toward her Firebolt, grabbing the handle and lying on top of it.

”Where is she?” Albus cried as he and the others looked around, wands waving.

”She’s gone, but she’s left her Firebolt. Let’s take it,” James said walking up to it.

”Expelliarmus,” Eileen hissed, hexing him before he touched her and sounded the alarm.

The Gryffindor flew back, everyone startled and disorientated as Eileen kicked off from ground level, soaring away into the night and back towards Hogwarts.

Stupid Gryffindors.

”Yeah!” Hugo shouted with delight as the Firebolt soared off with his sister.

Rose stormed up and caught him by the shoulder.

”Hugo—“ she began, intending on giving him what for.

He shrugged away from her viciously.

”I can’t believe you did that, Rose! You had everyone attack Eileen. That was so unfair!”

”I—I didn’t Hugo. I simply told Albus that you were with her. He was the one who got everyone excited.”

”And you couldn’t say anything to stop them, Rose?”

”No. I tried—I really tried Hugo, but they wouldn’t listen,” she said lamely.

”But you didn’t try at all when they had her surrounded. You wanted them to hex her, Rose. You could have stood up for her, but you didn’t. Just leave me alone,” Hugo said, walking back toward Hogwarts as the Gryffindors grumbled and help James up.

”That was dirty,” one of them said. “Hexing you while she was Disillusioned. She didn’t give you a fighting chance.”

None of them seemed to think sixteen to one odds was the least bit dirty as they all headed back to the castle. Well, it was a small victory. They’d gotten Hugo back at least. It didn’t matter that Eileen was bringing him back any way.

Rose followed the crowd, her brow furrowed. She realized that she did want to see Eileen get roundly hexed and punished for taking Hugo.

Now, she felt bad about it. She was acting like a real bitch, because—because she was jealous. Rose had never felt like this before. What was worse was that Hugo was mad at her, madder than she could ever remember. The look of betrayal on his face was terrible. She had planned to write her mother about what happened when she got back to Gryffindor tower, and tell how dangerous Eileen was and how she had planned to take Hugo to the Acromantula cave, but now—now she decided against it.

She’d caused too much trouble already. It had to stop. She’d just have to swallow down her dislike for Eileen and let Hugo see her if he wanted to do it. If she didn’t, she had a feeling Hugo would really turn away from her, if he hadn’t already.

Gods, this was so complicated.

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A/N: Short chappie. Thanks for reading. ***

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