Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter or any other related characters. All the other characters I have made up and based on people I know.

A/N–This story is not rated M for anything sexual (although rape will be mentioned). The rating is for gore and child-abuse. Zip your pants back up.

Chapter One: A Deadly Error

Ronald Weasley, a twenty-one year-old Auror in training, was running towards a small farmhouse at breakneck speed. The gravel he was kicking up made a thick sort of cloud around him, and made him very paranoid, constantly stopping to look back. Certain there was noone following him, he made it up to the door, and knocked in a hurried manner.

Remus Lupin grumbled at the sound, and disentangled himself from his fiancé, Tonks. Wondering who would be coming to call this late in the evening, he made his way to the front door, pausing just as he was going to open it. "Name and business," he called in a horse, sleep-filled voice.

"Remus! It's Ron, you need to open up and listen to me...we lost contact with Harry this morning and need your help!" His voice was shaking with panic, his blue eyes wide in terror.

The door swung open and Remus immediately grabbed Ron by the shoulders. "How could you lose contact with him? I thought that the only way that could happen is if he was to die..." Remus's eyes went wide as well as his voice trailed off in realization. He let go of Ron and sunk into his old and time-worn sofa in despair. Ron shut the door and came in proper, kneeling in front of Remus.

"We might be wrong, he may not be...he could have just had his ring cut off his finger. We need to find him to make sure, but he's not at his flat. He left a note though, and I was hoping you knew what it meant...Hermione thinks she knows but..." Ron reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.

I have left. You can find me at GH.

When I come back, I will tell you where she is hiding.

Love, Harry

Remus stared at the words for a long time and then smiled bitterly. "I imagine the "GH" is what has you stumped?" Ron nodded, and Remus stood up. "Godric's Hollow, was Hermione right?"

"Of course she was," Ron said, "but how do I get there? Last time I was there, you took me with Harry and Hermione, and I don't know my way...what are you doing?" Ron asked as Remus walked over to a small closet in the kitchen. Ron followed, and saw Remus take out a small box. He took a small jar of jelly out of it and handed it to Ron.

Ron stared. "I'm not really hungry..."

"It's a portkey that goes to Godric's Hollow. I don't know where in the village it takes you exactly, as this is a very old portkey that I didn't make. If he's on the lot his parents died on, you'll find it by the very large fence around it." Remus stared at Ron nervously. "I'm sure his communication ring just got cut off, right?"

Ron gulped. "Yea, of course," he said without any real conviction. "But, y'know, just in case, it would be a good idea for you to head to the Burrow. Tonks too. I'll meet you both there in an hour or so, ok?"

Silence fell for a moment, until Remus agreed and ran to get Tonks and Ron mumbled "1...2...3...," and was gone.

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Hermione Granger groaned as she hoisted herself off of the couch. Being seven months pregnant was stress enough without having to deal with her husband and best friend being...well...themselves. This wasn't the first time Harry had gone missing, in fact, it had become downright commonplace since his dear Ginny had gone missing around ten months ago. This was, however, the first time they had not been able to contact him as well as the first time that he left a note.

Hermione chewed her lip. The note was not sitting right with her. Why had Harry gone to Godric's Hollow (for she was sure that's where he had gone) in the middle of the night and not taken either herself or Ron? He hated going to that place, especially at night. As she mulled it over in her head, the baby gave a kick.

"Shush, you," Hermione said, swatting at her own stomach, "I've had about as much of you as I can handle. It's bad enough you've got me eating Fred and George's flavored asparagus's that made my mouth turn orange and have me peeing all the time, can't you give me a moment to think?"

Another kick.

Hermione laughed. It was hard to stay angry at something you couldn't properly see, after all. "How about I read to you, that seems to calm you down." Another kick. "Alright...how about...Hogwarts: A History."

The baby didn't move, so Hermione pulled down another book. This continued until there was a pounding on the door. Waddling over as fast as she could, Hermione looked out of the peephole. It was Remus.

"Business?" Hermione asked before opening.

"Ron has left for Godric's Hollow, and I wanted to know if you would like to come with Tonks and I to the burrow," Remus asked through the door.

Without opening the door Hermione considered it. "What do you think baby? Should we stay and wait for Daddy?" The baby kicked and she smiled. "Sorry Remus, baby and I will stay." She saw Remus nod and turn down the walk. She grew worried, however. If Ron had sent Remus and Tonks to the burrow, that means he thinks it's serious. With that thought, she ran to the bathroom to pee for the tenth time that morning.

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Godric's Hollow was a creepy place, Ron decided as he walked down the streets. There were far too many spiders on the old buildings for one, and the old stone roads made his feet seem even louder than they normally were. Not entirely sure where he was headed, he just kept walking until one road would let and then double back to take another. After nearly twenty minutes of this, Ron was getting frustrated. How hard could it be to find a small lot of land with a giant-assed fence around it? With an impatient kick at a loose stone, he stopped to try and remember. Was the old potter house on Canary Road or Mane Road? His thoughts were interrupted quite abruptly by a scream of pain. Ron jumped and turned down Mane Road where he was sure the sound had come from. Running as fast as his tired legs would allow, he saw the fence at the very end of the Road.

Another scream, this one in outright agony. With a stab of horror, Ron realized he recognized the voice of the one screaming— Harry.

Ron ran to the fence just as a weak voice yelled "Avada Kedavra!" He froze. The one casting the spell was Harry...had it reached its target? The green light from the lot was blinding, and when Ron did look again, he saw that some of the fence next to him had been blown away. Grinning, certain now that Harry had been dueling with Voldemort and that the curse had been effective, Ron made to climb through the hole.

High pitched laughter echoed, and stopped Ron. "Is that all you got, Potter? I thought you were going to kill me? Well...what...ohhhhhhh...poor boy. You thought my snake was a Horcrux, didn't you? That is why you killed my poor Nagini, isn't it? Tsk tsk, you're mistake will cost you and your friends dearly. Goodbye, Harry. AVADA KEDAVRA!"

The green light, but this time Ron heard his best friend scream, and then heard nothing but the unearthly silence that follows death.

It couldn't be true...the Order...the Ministry...they couldn't have actually lost...

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Final note: There will only be one or two more chapters that center around JK Rowlings characters. After that, most will be mine, with scatterings of JK Rowling.

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