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The first chapter is based from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The succeeding chapters revolves around The Walking Dead. Will they accept somebody in their group who isn't as normal as they are? Or will they feel unsafe with magic that they can't comprehend?... Uhm, let's see...Enjoy!
It's been three months now since Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy went to their last trip to Hogwarts to study witchcraft and wizardry. It's still clear in Albus's mind the loving faces of his parents, Ginny Weasly and Harry Potter while saying goodbyes in the platform 9 3/4. Ugh, the thought of his father, it makes his heart twist in pain. He feels guilty for his stubbornness, for his hatred that started to rise since he was sorted to be in Slytherin house. He was frustrated for being Harry Potter's son, he can't stand in the pressure heap by being his son and hiding in the shadow of his multi-talented slash know-it-all brother, James Sirius Potter. Unlike him, everybody loves James and see him as the brightest student and a great Quidditch player like their father. But him, what is he good at? He can't even make a broomstick fly.
Well..
At least he is a great potion master, according to his bestfriend Scorpius.
But what now? Because of his stupidity, his thirst to prove his father wrong, he was tricked by this Delphi to steal the Time-Turner to bring Cedric Driggory back. Who could have imagined, she turned to be Voldemort's daughter to Bellatrix Lestrange.
"Idiot! " he always muttered to himself.
What now? He screwed the timeline. Many lives were taken, including muggles', everyone, for what cause? Cedric might be alive now, but also Voldemort had risen from the dead which shouldn't be. They don't know how, maybe he didn't die after all. Poor professor Longbottom, he was struck by Avada Kadavra before he has to kill Nagini.
"Don't blame yourself Al,"
He turned to Scorpius, like him, every part of his body was covered with dirt and blood. He already learned his important lesson. NEVER SCREW UP THE TIMELINE OR IT WILL SCREW UP EVERYTHING!
"It's all my fault!" Albus looked down with great shame.
"We're together in this Al. It's not only yours, it's mine too."
He looked at him. He knows, he is the one who dragged Scorpious in this mess. That even at the very beginning, he spoke with reason, for them supposedly not to use the time turner, that bad things might happen for meddling with time yet he never listened. He made him do this with him. To disobey his father, Draco Malfoy. And now they are trapped! In this world, with death everywhere! Where the inhabitants of this planet don't belong to the living nor the dead. What would they do now? With one soul to spare, everyone is gone!
Tears started to pour down from his eyes, as if it will reset all his mistakes or will let him wake up in this nightmare.
"I'm lost! This isn't supposed to happen. This isn't my plan!" He struggles with his tears to not let anyone see that he is weak, but failed. He cried with great regret.
He's 14 years old after all.
"OUR plan!" corrected by Scorpius, "As I told you, we're together in this mess. We planned it, we did it. Don't be too hard with yourself, Al, we might've made a mistake but this isn't the end. I know it, we will find a way. "
He looks at his eyes. They are at the same age but Scorpius seems more mature than him. He is full of determination. Though he can see that like him, he is scared too. What has he done to have a friend like him? Out of all the people that should be angry at his life, it should be Scorpius. No one had cared for him nor bothered to know him. Him being in a family of Death Eaters or for being rumored as Voldemort's son, people are always eyeing him like he could devour them alive. They treated him like a monster that if they touch him, they can be infected as well. But he was never bothered. He doesn't care what others think of him as long as he knows himself. He didn't even expect that a son of Harry Potter, childhood sworn enemy of Draco Malfoy, would want to hang out with him. It might be the best day ever, having someone to share memories with, or someone to understand and accept you while others don't.
"If we find your father, we might stand a chance. We might correct what we've done. I know it! It's our last choice! It must be!" Scorpius still cling to this last resort. Atleast, it gives them hope. Maybe, Harry Potter could give them an answer to this almost dying world. Maybe, the reason for his disappearance in this time line because he's up to something. Maybe, he's just buying time. Or maybe, they're just making themselves believe that there is still hope.
And again, he felt another ache in his heart upon remembering his dad. All he could do now is blame himself, if only he let his father into his heart, if he let him understand his frustrations, if only he opened up with him, or didn't run out of anger, this might not have happened, but Scorpius is right. Blaming oneself could do nothing but desperation. He might be the key to undo this nightmare and bring everything to normal. He hopes Scorpius' theory is right. To do must have to be done. To kill the Dark Lord. But where is he now?
Since Delphi revealed herself to be the daughter of Voldemort and forced them to use the time turner with her to be back in time during the third task to humiliate Cedric Driggory and spare his life, though they refused to do so, and reasoned that the prophecy doesn't need to be done, an idea had formed in her mind, she used the time turner again and destroyed it. It happened so fast that they were like being engulfed between darkness and just a matter of seconds they landed in a time wherein everyone is dying but not completely for they are rising again with no signs of life in their eyes. Like inferis of the wizarding world. But unlike them, fire can't kill them like what they had known. What might had Delphi done for the world to turn like this?
"Albus!" called Scorpius, "they're back." He pointed at Cedric and Snape, their clothes are stained with much more blood than before they left. The two guess that they encountered more Inferis during their search.
"Any news?" asked Professor McGonagall who went out from the tent.
Snape and Cedric sighed. "Negative."
Right now, they are hiding in an abandon muggle building where they took rest after they traveled from England to New York to search for Harry Potter and friends.
About a month ago...
While hiding in the crowd with disguise of Death Eaters, they heard from one that Harry Potter and friends who are aged 21 years old at that time, four years after loosing the Battle at Hogwarts, are traveling abroad to seek help from other witches and wizards around the world.
As if it will help them defeat the Dark Lord thought the Death Eaters around and laughed.
"No one could ever defeat our Lord!" said the first.
"If only they accept the Dark Lord's offer to surrender Harry Potter, they mustn't need to hide like rats." said the second and all of them laugh.
"But they are fools!" said the third,
"Thinking that they can still defeat Lord Voldemort! Even if all the wizards in the entire globe unite, they will still loose for our numbers are greater than them. Our Lord conquered the whole continent of Europe and Africa and Asia. Who else are left for them? Even the dead are with us"
"American witches and wizards might be fools trying to resist our Lord but they will surrender soon. And no one will be left for them."
Albus and Scorpius churn upon hearing their conversation.
They can't believe what had just happen.
They almost loose hopes the moment they got trapped in this world, without wands and their Time- Turner shredded into pieces.
But...
Luck came to them when they almost die from combined cold, hunger and tiredness. Snape found them while struggling not to be bitten by some Inferis.
They cried a lot and hugged him as if clinging on his arms would save them from this world.
They told him about the Time-Turner and what they'd done. Snape can't believe at first what he just heard. But in the end, he chose to believe. He got mad at them for meddling with time.
He called Professor Minerva McGonagall and she turned to be mad as well and gave them lecture as if there's no tomorrow.
In the end, their hearts softened for they're just kids after all, lost and scared.
They gave the kids food and shelter for the meantime while thinking of a great plan on how to reverse the curse.
Until...
Something snapped on Scorpius's mind.
"But we're not even sure if they're still alive. It's been four years now but we got no news about them. Even the Death Eaters don't know where they are." said Professor McGonagall.
The look on her face is no longer as lively as before. The two felt guilty and pity her. She got very thin and older for her age. Who will not be? In this world surrounded with Death Eaters and Inferis, not to mention Lord Voldemort, who will stand a chance?
All you need to worry about now is not the upcoming OWL or the rule-breaking students or the issues in the Ministry of Magic or what the normal people do but on how to survive without the assurance if tomorrow you will still be alive.
"I know." Scorpius took a deep breathe, he knows it's hopeless but he also knows there's something out there, or someone that could help them. He don't want to loose hope. "But Professor..."
"I know what you want to tell us, but if they're alive, they should have shown up a long time ago."
Scorpius looked at her face and thought that she might have lost her hope and faith ever since they lost the Battle at Hogwarts.
All her dear friends were gone.
It must be a very painful memory witnessing their death day by day. That's why, she's really that mad when she knew what they did.
"He's alive!" shouted Albus. There's a smile on his face. "I know it! I'm very sure of it that my father is still alive!"
Professor McGonagall and Scorpius looked at each other, confused with Albus. They see a delight on his face.
Snape stepped forward with understanding in his eyes. His heart jump with a jolt of hope. "Are you saying..."
"Yes, Professor Snape," Albus almost jump with joy. "Can't you see it?"
"See what?" asked Scorpius then a wide smile starting to form into his mouth, "You're a genius, Albus, you know that! There's a great possibility that he's still alive!"
"As long as I'm here with you, you can tell that my dad is still out there! Or else..."
"Or else, you will no longer exist!" Scorpius hugged Albus with great delight. "What are we waiting for? Come on, let's plan out on how we can find Harry Potter!"
"I can't allow that." snapped Professor McGonagall. "It's too risky, with Inferis out there and Death Eaters? How can we stand a chance?"
"What's the difference, Minerva?" asked Snape, "Being out there, and hiding here like animals? Nothing."
"But..."
"Who knows, at this moment, they might be coming here to get rid of those who are left that defy him." they can see that Snape became restless.
Minerva raised her eyebrows, "What are you talking about, Severus?" There's a panic in her voice. "What do you mean they're coming?"
Snape took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you...It was Professor Umbridge... She always doubted my allegiance. She knows that I can't be trusted, that I'm helping whose left from the Order of Phoenix."
Minerva didn't respond. This might be the end, she thought.
"I already guessed that it's just a matter of time to disappear... That sooner or later, they will question my integrity and will kill me... I already accepted my fate until these two kids showed up, the time when I can no longer see even a bit of light. They might be the reason for this catastrophe," he looks at the kids with disappointment "but they're also our only hope. We can't let them do this alone. We can't leave them."
"Oh." Minerva clasped her hand into her mouth, tears pour down. She already know what she must do.
Snape reaches out for her, "If we die out there, I will have no regrets. To die fighting for our cause, it's everything."
Minerva nodded. "When are we leaving?"
(pressent)
Days of searching had passed...
"There's still no luck." Cedric wipes away the sweat in his face. He feels so tired physically , mentally and emotionally. Since the last five days, he didn't find a time to rest his back. Inferis are everywhere, always ready to snatch them for food. "It's been months now, but still, there's no sign. Even the pointing spell doesn't work."
"Cedric, I think you need to rest." Albus is quite worried about Cedric, he can see that he's still mourning for the death of his father from their trip in Australia.
But still doing his best to find Harry.
Cedric may not say it, but he's quite guilty for this catastrophe. It's all because of him, of saving his life, it's not his decision to make though...
"We will take charge."
"Are you sure? But.." there's a doubt in his voice.
"Don't worry, ok?" Scorpius assured. "We may just be kids but we're not completely useless."
"Besides, we earned our wands from battling the Death Eaters we encountered when we're in Australia. I preferred my own wand though but we can cast a spell to form a ward." Albus spoke with pride in his voice.
Cedric froze, looked at him and force a smile.
Though hesitated, "If you say so... But if something comes up, just wake me up immediately."
He went in the tent to lay his back and rest. He saw Snape working with the map he got and Professor McGonagall preparing for food.
"I don't know if it's the right thing to let the two take over."
"No worries ," said Professor McGonagall, "they can handle it. I can see that they're somewhat great wizards of their age. And besides, you need to rest."
Cedric sits besides Snape. "What is that?"
"It's a map of New York. We already searched the entire area. We need to move on with another places." Snape looked at him and Professor McGonagall, "How about Texas? Or Washington DC?"
"Alright, if that's what we need to do. But first, let's full our stomach with food. And tomorrow, before the light goes out, we will travel to Texas. Then if no luck, we'll go to Washington DC."
They all ate the food Minerva prepared and rested comfortably in the tent that night.
Great thanks to magic, for their tent is no ordinary tent. It might be smaller on the outside but bigger in the inside. It has two floors, with three small bedroom with soft and warm beds. On the first floor, it has a small living room with a couch and two love seats. Besides, has a small partition for toilet and bathroom and on the other side is a cute little kitchen with cupboards where the meats and fruits and vegetables are stored and stayed fresh.
Albus and Scorpius stayed up that night.
They're tired...
But as promise they will take watch.
"You know what, Albus, it is some quite adventure, isn't it?"
Albus looks at Scorpius, disbelievingly.
"Don't get me wrong," he corrected with the accusing looks on Albus's eyes, "It's just... I was thinking, if we'll be back in our world, no one had ever got an experience as we had. This..." he looks at the surroundings, "It made us stronger, and more matured and responsible. The moment we get back, we're not our old selves anymore. We're like new person"
Albus slowly nodded at his words.
He understand what he's trying to say. With the thought that they can still go back in their own time, it gives them something worth fighting for.
"This is not real, isn't it?"
"You're right Scorpius... I hope you're right." smile fades on Albus's.
He's still sad and traumatized with the death of the remaining members of the Order of Phoenix.
Their travel in Australia... it didn't go well. They barely escaped.
If it's not for Molly Weasley, his grandmother and Professor Sprout and Amos Diggory, they might not made it alive.
And the worst part of it..
It was Draco Malfoy who cast the death spell on them.
"I'm sorry, my dad killed your grandmother." Scorpius is really apologetic. He's afraid that his only friend would hate him.
Albus is silent. It still hurts him. She's the only family he had in this time.
Now...
She's dead!
She told him not to open the door when they heard voice of Harry. It might be a trap.
But once again, he didn't listen.
She died while protecting an idiot like him.
"It's not your fault, Scorpius. It's mine. It's always my stupidity that leads us into trouble."
Scorpius looks at him.
"Still, it's my dad who cast the spell. I want to tell him that I'm his son, but there's no hope he will believe me, for I'm not yet born until this moment."
Albus gave him an assuring look, " As what you said, this isn't real. Your dad, he's not that bad, at least in our world."
Scorpius breathe in relief. His bestfriend is not angry with him.
He's still worried though.
They're not yet ready for this type of pain. To witness deaths of loved ones for their stupidity, it will haunt them forever.
"If ever we'll go back in our world, I will not give dad a hard time on me. I will show him and mum, how much I love them... I miss them so much... I miss Lily, and even James... Although my life shattered when I found out that mum is now one of them."
"Albus, you know that, it's against her will. She doesn't like it. She's under a spell."
Albus gave a weak smile. "At least she's alive."
"What's that!" Scorpius shouted with shocked.
"What?!"
Scorpius pointed at his friend. "What the hell is happening to you?"
Albus looks at himself. "I..I-I d-don't k-know!...I'm fading... What does this mean?"
Minerva, Snape and Cedric went out from the tent.
"What's the commotion all about?"
Professor McGonagall clasps her hand into her mouth, "Oh my dear Lord."
"What's happening, Professor?" asked Cedric.
"Does it mean...?" Snape examined Albus as his whole body becomes transparent.
"Professor... I'm not mistaken... he's in grave danger! My dad!... He must be dying!..We need to help him!"Albus cried in panic. He looks at his hands, at his whole body, he started to be scared. "Am I going to disappear?"
"No, you will not," cried Professor McGonagall, "Calm down, son...Oh, this is not happening... Severus, what shall we do?"
"Minerva, that won't help either.. you too, must be calm down." Snape trying hard to compose himself, he knelt down to Albus who was being hugged tightly by his bestfriend. "We will find your father, Albus. And if he's in grave danger, I know he can overcome it. He is strong."
Albus forced a smile. He never had been worried like this in his entire life. If Harry dies, he will disappear forever, and what hope will be left for this dying world.
"How will we know that it's Harry whose in danger?" asked Cedric. He knows that it's not time to be skeptic but he may have a point. "How about Ginny?"
"Ginny Weasley is one of the Death Eaters now. They'll have no reason to kill her because if they do, it must be long time ago." Scorpius answered trying more to convince himself, that Ginny, at least will be safe even with the Death Eaters.
"I hope you're right, Scorpius," responded Professor McGonagall. "Severus..."
"You should be better go inside, all of you!" demanded Snape. "I'll take a watch."
"But..."
"All we could do now is to wait and rest. I can't promise anything, but I will try all spell I could to find Potter."
They might not want it but Snape is right, they can do nothing but to wait and hope that Harry will be okay. They'll be needing their strength for tomorrow they will search eagerly until they find him.
Where the hell he might be!
It's my first time, so please let me know if you want me to continue. Thank you.