The Battle for the Prophecy The Battle for the Prophecy

For Every Action…

“Well,” began Luna, “I could really use a push.  When we get close, I’m going to stick my legs out toward you, and I want you to push me as best as you can toward that door.” she said, pointing. “And I’m going to do it now.“

Luna stuck her legs, as far as she could, toward Ginny.

Ginny, taken by surprise, followed orders and pushed Luna toward the door.  Unfortunately, Ginny went in the opposite direction.

Luna bounced once off the floor before floating into the door, which eased open far enough for her to grab the outer edge of the jamb.11  She pulled herself the rest of the way out of the Orrery Room and, dropping from only a short height, stood up quickly.  She found herself in a narrow rectangular room.  The walls were covered by shelves.  These were filled with small, box-like glass shapes, each holding in suspension a pattern of glittering lights depicting a constellation.  Luna supposed they were used in combination with the Orrery.  There was a single line of desks running down the length of the room, and another door at the far end.

Solid Ground

Turning and pointing her wand at Ginny from outside the room, she said, “Locomotor Ginny.”  She was able to guide Ginny toward the door at a safe pace, easily dodging the floating, grasping, cursing, wandless Death Eaters.  When Ginny was nearly out, Luna stashed her wand again and caught her as she reached the doorway.

Ginny gasped and slowly slid to the floor, but at the same time asked, “What about Ron?”

Luna replied, “Oh, I don’t think we should leave him in there.”  Once again she used Locomotor and guided a cackling Ron out of the room.  While Luna was occupied with that task, Ginny managed to half-crawl to the door and use Impedimenta on one of the Death Eaters.  When Ron arrived, he appeared to be both Confunded and Tickled at the same time, and nearly as pale as Ginny.  Although his full attention seemed to be occupied with the effort of stringing together a joke that involved the words “Loony” and “Uranus,” he had managed to hang on to his wand.  He was also mobile, though obviously unsteady.

¹¹ jamb — the vertical sides of a doorway (the upper portion of a rectangular door is called a lintel).

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