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murder their fathers. You told me I wasn't a killer." He stood and came face to face with
Sirius. "Don't be a hypocrite."
It was shocking for Sirius to see the family resemblance in the boy. Draco's dirty
hair helped to disguise the fact that he was often thought the spitting image of his father;
in this light, he could see the Black blood in him, especially his grey eyes which Sirius knew
matched his own almost perfectly. Silently acknowledging their shared family trait, he took
a step backward, refusing to admit defeat but instead calling a truce.
"Get them out of my sight," he ordered Draco.
Abruptly, Hermione let out a loud gasp, and all three wizards turned to face her
with intense expressions and drawn wands. She covered her mouth and gave Harry and
Sirius a guilty look. "Sorry," she whispered. "I just realised. Harry, the snake is all that's
left!"
Before they had a chance to respond to her, the ground shook, and an explosion
resounded at the other end of the corridor, followed by distinct shouts and the sound of
spells ricocheting off stone surfaces. The four ran toward the commotion to find three
redheads amongst a large heap of rubble.
"Ron!" Harry shouted.
Ron groaned and pushed large stones off his body. "M'alright." Fred and Percy
stood protectively over him, each duelling a Death Eater. "Bloody Death Eaters are
blowing up the bloody castle now!" he growled as Harry jumped over to help him to his
feet. "What's new with you?" His blue eyes held a look of mirth as Fred and Percy grinned
while shooting Stunning Spells and destructive curses at their opponents.
Harry laughed. "Oh, you know, fought a few fires, destroyed a couple of Horcruxes,
made some new friends."
"We are not friends, Potter." Draco glared, and Harry laughed harder.
"Enough!" Hermione scowled at the scene. "Harry, it's time to end this. We need
to find the snake," she insisted, reaching forward to grab his spectacles, running a gentle
Scouring Charm over the lenses before handing them back to him. "You need to find out
where Voldemort is because he'll have the snake with him, won't he? Do it, Harry. Look
inside him!"