Battle of the Ministry

Lucius Malfoy stepped towards Harry, grinning with arrogant amusement at him.

"Where is Sirius?" Harry barked, raising his wand aggressively.

"Where's Sirius?" The black haired witch cackled in a mocking tone.

"The Dark Lord always knows your weakness!" said Malfoy, seemingly delighted. The witch let out a chilling cackle and taunted Harry,

"Aww, wittle baby Potter fort his dweam was twoo."

"You have a weakness for heroics, Potter. The Dark Lord knows this and he has drawn you here." Cold, cruel laughter emanated from all around them. Hermione realised with sudden dread, they were surrounded, outnumbered, and helpless.

When the laughter finally abated, Lucius Malfoy sighed amusedly and turned again to Harry.

"Give me the prophesy and no one need get hurt."

"Don't give it to him!" A stern voice shouted from behind Harry, "Even if we do, the prat won't let us leave!"

Malfoy turned curiously to the source of the outburst. Ginny stared defiantly back, wand gripped under her white knuckles at a defensive chest height.

"Oh how unforgivably rude of me!" Lucius's voice was earnest, but his eyes glinted with calm, sadistic malice. "I was so intent on Harry I had forgotten he brought friends: an astonishing oversight, given their unique wardrobe."

His wand lit up, shining a bright, isolating light on to Ginny, illuminating her body for the crowd of laughing **** eaters. Ginny's face showed unphased resolve; however, Hermione could feel the new anxiety building in her. Hermione knew that Ginny now felt more naked than when she was first stripped all those months ago.

"My my, Such flaming red hair," Luscious drawled, "I assume that is your natural colour, although I cannot be certain." He glanced down at her bald vulva while his companions whooped and cheered, "to hang around Potter like that, you must be the young Weasley girl, I believe we met once before."

Ginny stiffened, her determined expression giving way to silent rage.

Luscious cast is gaze over their whole group, waving the light of his wand as he examined the feeble fighters. Hermione was sure she felt him linger on her, as the cold light passed over her bare skin.

"Draco told me what Dolores had made of Hogwarts and of the lesser houses. I was sure he was embellishing, but now, I believe every word."

"Finish this!" The dark haired witch shrieked out of nowhere. "Potter has the prophesy, now the filthy half blood must give it to us!"

Harry gripped the crystal ball close to his chest end extended his wand as far in front as he could.

"Accio proph-"

"Protego!"

Harry fumbled, but was able to hold on to the ball, Hermione had to admire his quick wandwork with the shield charm.

"Bellatrix! NO!" Malfoy had temporarily lost his calm demeanor and almost seemed to panic at Bellatrix. "If that prophecy breaks, it will be our heads for it!"

Bellatrix wasn't listening. "Ooh! Baby Potter knows how to play, baby Potter wants to be a big man! Let's see how big and stwong wittle baby Potter weally is!"

"Take the Weasley!" Ordered Lucius. "If Potter needs persuasion we will **** his friends."

"Now!" barked Harry.

Six blasting curses flew in different directions, the shelves around them shattered, the twelve ominous **** eaters scattered, and Malfoy was battered back by the **** of hundreds of falling crystal balls.

Hermione sprinted forward, launching curses wildly at the hooded figures. One of them reached for Harry, her stunning jinx sent them to the floor.

The door through which they entered was still open, Harry got through first, Hermione followed, a blur of pale skin rushed past her. Slamming the door shut, she turned to see Harry and Luna slumped on the floor panting, Luna's body glistened with sweat in the dim light.

"Where are the others?" Hermione's voice was shrill with fear.

"I thought they were ahead of us." Harry stood up, suddenly alert again.

"They must have gone the wrong way." Hermione saw the blood drain from Harry's face.

"We have to go back for them."

They were saved the trouble of opening the door by the **** eaters. Two figures cloaked in black shot through the archway. They faltered as if not expecting to see their targets just standing still, that was all Hermione needed. Hermione sent two stunning jinxes at the assailants.

The **** eaters were thrown backwards, their robes piled about their waists revealing first that **** eaters wore nothing beneath their robes, and second, that both of them were women. Hermione barely stopped to take in the sight of two bare **** eater pussies, and rushed back to the hall of prophesies, closely followed by Harry and Luna.

"I think I saw them go this way!" Luna lead Harry and Hermione to the right, the ghostly pale light made her buttocks look like the shining orbs on the shelves.

They came to a door, surrounded by shattered glass and broken shelves. There had obviously been a fight. They readied their wands and pushed through the black doorway.

Ron and Ginny were fighting against two **** eaters. They were clearly outmatched, but Hermione quickly saw why they hadn't turned to flee. Mel was trapped in an obscure apparatus, long wooden poles pinned her naked form against the wall, she was held vulnerably upright, **** to watch with terror as her friends tried to defend her from the imposing dark wizards.

"Stupify!"

"Petrificus Totalus!" Harry and Hermione cast spells at the distracted **** eaters.

Ron staggered towards Harry, stammering out words Hermione couldn't catch.

"Hermione, help me!" Ginny beckoned towards Mel's trapped form. They struggled against the contraption but nothing worked.

"Diffindo!"

"Relatio!"

"Alohamora!"

Mel was stuck, unable to move or talk. Soon Mel started trying to speak, making loud vocalizations and looking earnestly at Ginny. What she was trying to say, Hermione never knew; at that moment four **** eaters came in from the room of prophesies. The first two were unmasked, lead by Malfoy and the second Hermione recognised as Dolohov.

"The Dark Lord wants Potter alive, kill the rest!" Ordered Malfoy.

Suddenly they were fighting, it was all Hermione could do to keep herself from harm, most of the few wild spells she could throw back at her opponents were deflected with ease. More **** eaters had found them and joined the fight, the naked students were increasingly outnumbered despite the few stunning jinxes that hit their targets. Out of the corner of her eye Hermione saw Luna steadily retreating back with each spell. In a flash, the ground beneath her seemed to warp and mold, ropes sprang out of the floorboards to bind the blonde witch in a cruel arch to the floor.

"Luna! NO!" Hermione screamed, diving in front of Luna with a shield charm.

She did the best she could to defend her friend, but she knew that she was only alive because the **** eaters were too busy laughing at her friend's spread legs in front of them.

"All of you after him!" Came the voice of Malfoy. Immediately, Hermione noticed Harry had moved a long way from the group and was holding the prophecy aloft. He was trying to draw the **** Eaters away from them.

While the hooded figures had turned their attention to harry, Hermione and Ginny were able to stun two of them; however, Lucius and Bellatrix escaped down a corridor after Harry.

Only two **** eaters were left, with Hermione Ginny and Ron. Hermione wanted to run after Harry but she couldn't avoid the curses of the dark wizards behind her. After a blur of bright lights being fired back and forth between enemies, one of the hooded figures fell to the floor. Before anyone could feel relieved at the loss of an opponent, Ginny was knocked down by a mass of lightning fast ropes. She squirmed hogtied on the floor with a large gag fastened to her mouth.

"Ginny!" Shouted Ron in fear. He turned towards the **** eater, his face full of rage, "Fuck you!"

Suddenly Ron was pushing back, taking the enemy almost single handedly. He dodged a curse and **** the **** eater back with a barrage of his own spells. Finally he aimed at the ground below his opponent's feet.

"Reducto!"

The stone shattered, launching them backward to the ground.

"Stupify!" Hermione and Ron yelled at the same time, both their spells hitting the target. The combined **** of both spells slammed the limp figure against a wall where they lay motionless.

"Ginny!" Ron dashed towards his sister, trying vainly to undo the knots in her bindings.

Hermione quickly followed trying to help, but Ron stopped her.

"I'll look after them," he said gravely, "you help Harry."

Hermione didn't want to leave him, but she knew he was right. She tightened her grip on her wand and ran in the direction Harry had gone.

The corridor lead to a stone room of grey stone with a broken archway in the center. Hermione could see Lucius talking to Harry in the center of the room, he hadn't noticed her yet, she raised her wand to stealthily take him out, she opened her mouth to cast the spell.

Slowly, she opened her eyes, her vision slowly came into focus. Her wrists were in shackles bound by long chains to the ceiling.

"Lookie here! the mudblood's awake." Cackled Bellatrix. "Watch this little Potter!"

"Aaah!" Hermione screamed. The lash of a whip burned itself into her back.

"He hee" Bellatrix was beside herself with glee. She brought down another blow on Hermione eliciting another pitiable cry from her lips.

"No! Stop!" Harry shouted desperately.

"Give me the prophesy or watch the mudblood get beaten until she breaks."

"Fine! Here! Take it!" Harry thrust the glowing orb out, defeated. Hermione screamed at Harry not to, and thrashed mildly in her chains, but that only earned her more blows from Bellatrix. Several hits later, Hermione hung limply in her bonds, the spirit drained from her body.

Malfoy reached out to take it, reveling in his victory.

A blinding flash of light shot into Lucius himself sending him sprawling. Hermione could only just summon enough strength to look up and see Tonks hurrying towards her while Sirius fired curse after curse at Lucius.

"Watchya, 'Mione. We'll get ya back 'ome soon."