A/N: So this is my first attempt at fan fiction. The idea popped into my head and I knew I had to write it. Please review and let me know if it is good or not, what you think, should I keep writing? So I hope you enjoy the first chapter of We Fight Together Or Not At All!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything related to it.
Chapter One: It Begins
The last week of summer was always the busiest, yet it always seemed like nothing ever happened. It was predictable, visit dragon alley, owl friends, and spend pretty much the whole week with family. The family's tradition of the whole family staying at the burrow made it pretty hard to be alone. The over stuffed and expanded house had grown too small for the whole family after Victoire had been born and Teddy started living with the Potters, so the Weasley children all built a guest house in the yard as a surprise for Molly and Arthur. It soon became the designated building for the children, a perk that came with getting your Hogwarts letter. When the children got their Hogwarts letter they moved from the burrow into the den, the guest house.
Harry Potter, head of the auror department, paced around the property with Ginny beside his side. Both were casting protective spells, knowing that Ron and Hermione were working the opposite way around the house casting their own protective spells. In June, Harry had received a threat to him and his family, including the Weasleys. He set it aside assuming it was a joke, but the atmosphere in the summer had changed. It was as if time were repeating itself as disappearances began and people were starting to question who to trust. The Order of the Phoenix had restarted in July, all the previous members returning alongside new ones. There was no doubt that the Burrow had to be protected, the only question was what to tell the kids.
James knew as soon as the older kids were pulled aside that something was wrong. Not only had all the adults been stressed that summer, but usually family meetings were one on one or with the whole family, not just the older kids. He shared a look with Fred as the two left the room they shared in the den to meet the family in the burrow. As they left their room they caught up to Dom and Roxanne, both leaving the room across from the one James and Fred shared. The four walked silently to the burrow, trying to figure out what happened. Did a prank go wrong or did someone find the secret stash of fire whiskey hidden under a loose floorboard in James and Fred's room? The living room was rearranged, the couch enlarged so that the kids could all sit on it. The four sat down as Teddy and Victoire entered holding hands. Behind them came the adults, all together, another unusual thing.
"Sit down," Harry told the kids, "we need to talk." Teddy and Victoire joined the four on the couch, all sharing a look. Harry never spoke like that to the kids, he tried to hide when he sunk into who he was during the war, but for some reason he didn't bother hiding it this time.
"Dad? What's wrong? Why aren't the rest of us here?" James asked running his hand through his uncontrollable black hair, a nervous trait that seemed to be passed down from father to son, like the love of a woman with red hair. All the adults settled into the dining seats that had been set out in two lines in front of the children. Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione all sat in the middle four seats in the front row. On their sides sat Bill, Fleur, George, and Angelina. The rest of the adult Weasleys settled into the second row.
"We are telling you about the war," Harry answered looking as though he was a million miles away. He took a deep breath and grabbed Ginny's hand as Ron put his arm around Hermione. They launched into a story that involved secret organizations, death, torture, betrayal, and so much pain. All the kids were staring, Roxanne and Victoire crying as the story went on. Teddy and Dom looked pained, almost to the point where they weren't quite sure if they wanted to cry or hex something. James and Fred just stared, too horrified to react as the story unfolded.
"Why?" Teddy asked as his voice cracked, "Why tell us this now when you barely mention anything before?" Silence filled the room so thick that everyone could feel it.
"We have no choice, you have to know." It was Hermione who broke the silence, with a voice so run down and heartbroken that James just blinked. He always saw his aunt as one of the strongest, bravest witches he knew. To see her crushed and heartbroken scared James.
"Why do we need to know?" It was Dom who finally replied to what Hermione said. However, none of her usually fiery spirt was in the words. "We know you all suffered, but why tell us now?"
"Its happening again," the harsh voice that the adults knew was associated with Harry's war voice spoke, "another war is coming. It's already started and you needed to know. You have to protect the others. Lily has been mentioned in many threats-"
"What?! What kind of threats? Why haven't you told me before now?" James was snapped out of his silence by his fierce love for Lily and his need to protect her.
"Why Lily?" Victoire, who up until this point had not spoken, asked the room.
"It's not just her. It's also James and Al, Rose and Hugo. They are the main ones threatened because of our actions in the war. But it is all of you, all the weasleys and Potters. All of you have had your lives threatened countless times since summer began," Ron replied in his very get-to-the-point sort of way.
"You want us to protect them," it was obvious to the family that Roxanne spoke, she was the mother hen of the kids. Always looking out for all of them.
"Yes. You need to protect them. I don't like the feeling of how this is starting. My instincts are telling me that it is going to be a much darker and dangerous war," it was Harry who spoke, "and a prophecy has been made which involves all of you kids. It mentions all of you so all of you will be targeted. I am not going to tell you what this prophecy says, but we are doing all that we can to protect you. All of you are of age so we can't tell you what to do. However, we will not allow any of you to join the order of the phoenix until you are out of school."
"Okay," surprisingly it was Fred who spoke. He never agreed to anything without joking around or having a plan so all the adults were looking at his suspiciously. "Can we possibly go now? Its just that its a lot to take in and understand."
"Of course," Ginny was the only one of the four in the centre left to speak as the other three were trapped in memories. She stepped forward and wrapped James in a hug that he needed just as much as her. After the hug the six headed back to the den into James and Fred's room, Victoire immediately cast a Muffliato spell around the room.
"What do we do now?" Everyone turned to look at Roxanne who asked the question while nervously pacing.
Dom looked up to her from her place sitting beside James on his bed, "It's obvious isn't it?"
"We fight," Victoire quietly said as Teddy sat up a little straighter, "We do what they did last time, we fight for what we believe in."
"Who is going to be this war's Harry Potter then," Teddy tried to joke to ease the tension everyone had. He looked around the room, glancing at his adopted family and girlfriend, where would they be by the time school started?
James stood up from the bed and turned to face the group, "I am."
A/N: Please review and let me know what you think! I hope to have the next chapter up within the next week or two!