Chapter 19 The Death Eaters' Revenge "Oh no." Alexa whispered. "Alexa, run and get Dumbledore. Hurry!" Sirius said ad he gripped his wand. Alexa transformed into a cat and ran toward the castle. Harry, Ron, Hermione had their wands out and Hagrid had his pink umbrella ready. "Where is she?" one of the Death Eaters asked. "You aren't getting her." Sirius said. "Really Black? How did you like those dementors? I bet you loved them." said the Death Eater and a dementor came toward Sirius. The familiar and unpleasant feeling came over them but Harry stepped forward and yelled, "EXPECTO PATRONUM! " as loud as he could. The stag appeared and the dementors backed away. The battle started and curses were flying. Everyone was hiding behind trees, ducking, and blocking curses. "We're outnumbered!" Ron yelled after shooting a curse at the closest Death Eater. Soon, the cat came runing back with Dumbledore and the other teachers and students behind it. The fighting ceased for a moment. One of the Death Eaters stepped forward. "Dumbledore." he said. "Where is she?" "If it is Alexa you want, you won't be getting her." Dumbledore said calmly. "Are you willing to put your whole school at risk for one little girl?" said another Death Eater. "This is why I didn't want my son to come here but my wife insisted upon it." "It is your choice to what school he goes to Lucius." "And I'm happy here Father." said a voice from behind them. Harry turned and saw Makfoy walking toward him. Malfoy bent down and scooped up the cat and gave Harry a curious look. Harry moved his head a fraction of an inch into a nod. "I've been looking for you Tiggie." Malfoy said, holding up the cat that was Alexa. "When did you get a cat?" Mr. Malfoy spat. "Yesterday in Hogsmeade. I sent you an owl, but I don't think you'll have gotten it yet." "Give her to me." "What?" "I said give Alexa to me." “I don't know where she is. She's probably still in the hospital wing." "You've always been a bad liar Draco. Now give her to me or suffer the consequenses." Draco glared at his father. "Fine then. Remember, this was your descision. Crucio!" Malfoy was hit and collapsed on the ground, screaming in pain. Dumbledore had started to raise his wand to try and get Mr. Malfoy to remove the curse but Alexa transformed into her human form. "Stop it!" she yelled. Mr. Malfoy removed the curse. "So we have you now Alexa. You knew this would be coming since you killed the Dark Lord." "It only happened yesterday but yes, I knew it would happen. And as you can see, I have a little Rebellion with me. But before we start our little battle, I want all of you pathetic Death Eaters to know something." "And what would that be?" Mr. Malfoy spat. "I hope you enjoyed your freedom. I could have put you all in Azkaban and let you die but I didn't. You're lucky I'm not cruel and heartless like my father. I know how bad life can be. I could have made you all just want to die. But I didn't. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to get you to reconsider fighting. I'm prepared for it. But I hope you enjoyed your freedom." There was a short silence while the Death Eaters thought about what she'd said. Some seemed to be thinking about what could have happened in Azkaban. Some, like Lucius, didn't seem to care at all. Lucius fired a curse at Alexa, which she blocked and the battle began.