Harry finally realized the feeling he was experiencing. He hoped Fleur and Hermione were alerted to his own thoughts since he felt he needed to keep his full concentration on Gabrielle. "I think someone is trying to imperius you angel. Stay with me..stay with me, don't listen to anybody but me."
"Someone is trying to attack Gabrielle," Fleur said to Sonja, Remus and her father. "Harry's with her trying to help."
"But Potter's..." The Auror said in obvious confusion as she looked past them at the person they were talking about.
"Just do something," Remus said. "Find her, we can explain later."
"Tonks is with..." Sonja started again.
Hermione was already moving. She yanked open the door to the courtroom. "Kingsley right? We think Tonks and Gabrielle are in trouble. You need to find them."
"What? Why do you say that?" He asked.
"Just find zem; quickly," Alain said as he came up behind Hermione.
Shacklebolt knew something had happened and it was easier to react. He turned to his Aurors. "They probably were headed for a place to clean up that mess, spread out and search."
"But Potter..."
"I'll stay here. Find any other Aurors and get them searching as well," Kingsley said. He turned to Alain. "Sir can you let the Wizengamot know we'll have a delay?"
"Yes, but find my daughter," He replied.
"We will sir."
When the Aurors had disappeared he turned to Hermione. "Now why do you think there is trouble," He asked sternly.
"Harry and .. well we are connected sir," She explained. "Harry can hear her thoughts..." She was wringing her hands. "Fleur and I can hear his, he's helping her fight an imperius curse sir...he's saying everything he thinks of to her so we can hear it. He's too busy trying to concentrate to talk to us directly."
"But..." Kingsley started then stopped. "Never mind, you can explain it all later. Can you find out where she is?"
"I don't want to interrupt Harry or cause him or her to lose their concentration, but I'll try."
"Fight it angel," Harry was saying. "Listen to me."
"Harry, can you ask her where she is?" Hermione's voice floated in.
"Angel, did you hear Hermione, can you tell me where you are?" Harry asked.
Gabrielle's voice was stronger but still far away. "Sixth level I think. Ze voice...it's saying to kill you when ze trial starts. It keeps repeating it."
"Sixth level is where you are," Harry repeated hoping Hermione heard. "Aurors are searching for you."
"Arry," Fleur's voice came quietly. "Tell 'er to pretend she's imperiused, if ze person cursing 'er thinks she is fighting it, zey might kill 'er before ze Aurors can find 'er."
"Can you pretend Angel," Harry asked Gabrielle. "Pretend to listen to the voice, but stay with me. Can you do that?"
"You'll stay with me?"
"Always angel," Harry replied and he sent his love over the bond. "Always."
In a sixth level bathroom, a young Veela girl started reciting in a whispered tone what she was hearing the voice say, "I must kill Harry Potter when the trial starts, I must kill Harry Potter when the trial starts, I must..."
"Very good," A high-pitched voice said from under an invisibility cloak. "You'll also not remember who imperiused you."
"I will not remember who imperiused me," Gabrielle replied trying to force her voice to stay calm.
"Some day the world will hopefully be rid of all of you unnatural creatures," Dolores Umbridge sneered, "But at least today you're good for something. Stupefy!" The red beam hit Gabrielle who slumped to the ground next to an unconscious Tonks.
"GABRIELLE!" Harry shouted out as he opened his eyes. Seeing Shacklebolt he quickly filled him in on what he had experienced.
"At then end she said the voice sounded like the lady who spilled the stuff on her," Harry said. He got up and started for the door only to be stopped by Shacklebolt.
"Where do you think you're going Harry?" The senior auror asked as he blocked the door.
"To find my... to find Gabrielle," Harry said forcefully. "Get out of my way."
"No," Kingsley replied. "Sit down. I've got Aurors looking for her; people who know the Ministry. From what you told me, the person wants Gabrielle alive so she's not in any danger."
"I'M GOING!" Harry yelled.
"POTTER," Shacklebolt yelled louder. "Have you ever been to the ministry? Do you know where the bathrooms are? You'd end up lost and we'd have to find you as well. Now sit down and wait. Let us do our job."
Harry glared at the large black man before he sighed. "You better find her."
"We will. Now you said it was the woman who spilled the stuff on her, Madam Umbridge?"
"Yeah that toad-looking lady."
"Damn," Shacklebolt muttered. "I need to get Amelia Bones down here immediately and we need to keep this quiet."
"What?" Harry exclaimed. "We need to arrest her immediately."
"Pot...Harry," Shacklebolt started, "Madam Umbridge is the Senior Undersecretary, basically Minister Fudge's most senior adviser and very powerful politically. You can't just start throwing accusations around until we can build a case. Think about it. What proof at this moment do you have outside of what you experienced? I know without some kind of..."
"What's going on?" The voice of Albus Dumbledore asked. When Harry turned he saw Alain Delacour there as well.
Harry quickly told the two men what he'd experienced and who had done it.
"I was just about to call Amelia down," Shacklebolt said.
"I'm here already," Madam Bones said. "When I saw Minister Delacour ask for Dumbledore and he immediately said the trial was delayed for a short time, I followed expecting trouble," she explained. "What has happened?'
Again Harry started explaining what had happened. When he'd finished the head of the DMLE sighed.
"So Arthur was right," She murmured.
"Pardon?"
"I'll explain later," Amelia replied. "Have we located them yet?"
"Not yet," Shacklebolt answered. "Do you want me to search for the Undersecretary as well?"
"I'd bet she's already in her seat," Bones replied.
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