A/N: On Harry's OWLs I tried to put asterisks next to his results with notes at the end of the letter. Harry got an extra OWL for defense and his Astronomy grade was calculated based on the results before the attack on Hagrid and McGonagall. Also I forgot Herbology, which Harry also got an A so his OWLs total eight.
Chapter 2: Death?
Harry slowly turned around and saw him. Voldemort stood tall behind Harry his red eyes flashing
and a cruel smirk on his lips. He snapped his fingers and at least a dozen death eaters entered the
room surrounding Harry. Voldemort made a motion to one of the death eaters and the robbed figure
left. Harry stood silently and watched as the death eater came back with four companions dragging
to figures in between them. They dragged the two limp forms into the middle of the circle before
dropping them and returning to their respective spots in the formation. Harry ran towards the limp
forms of his godfather and aunt, checking them over making sure they were alright. At the same time
they both began to stir. Sirius looked up and upon seeing Harry paled. "Harry! What happened,
how did you get here, are you alright" Harry didn't answer but handed Sirius back his wedding
band. Rory looked over at him with tears in her eyes. "Harry what did you do?" Harry ignored her
and it was then that Voldemort spoke up. "How very touching. So Potter, which one will it be?"
Harry looked quickly at Voldemort. "What do you me which one? You said that you would release
both of them." Voldemort looked at Harry and started to laugh his high pitched cruel
laughter."Potter, you really didn't think that I would allow both to go free?" Harry just stared at him
with hatred in his eyes. Voldemort strode forward and said again, "So which will I kill, your
godfather or your aunt?" Panic surged up Harry, he didn't want to lose either. Sirius was like a father
to him even after only knowing him for two years. On the other hand Rory was his aunt, his blood
relative and family was very important to Harry. Also, he just found her, he didn't want to lose her
either. "No!" Harry yelled, "I won't choose between them.""Well then we'll choose for you"
Voldemort turned to Bellatrix and asked, "Which do you think I should kill?" Bellatrix grinned.
Looking over both Sirius and Rory, before finally saying, "My darling cousin. The female Potter
might still be of use."Voldemort glanced at Bellatrix with a questioning look before asking, "what do
you mean Bella?" Bellatrix smirked and replied, "The Potters are a very powerful line being the heirs
of Gryffindor" Harry and Rory just looked at her with shock written on both their faces before
glancing at each other their expressions clearly asking if the other knew. Before they could say a
word Bellatrix continued clearly amused by their faces, "If she were to produce you and heir, with
the blood of a Gryffindor and Slytherin the child will be very powerful. You will also have complete
control over the child and you will be unstoppable." All three prisoners paled as the meaning of her
words sunk in. Sirius and Harry both stepped in front of Rory, shielding her from Voldemort.
Voldemort motioned to several death eaters who grabbed and separated the three prisoners. He
then turned and looked straight at Harry and said with a heartless smirk "Say goodbye to your
precious godfather." Sirius shakily shrugged off his guards and stood tall and straight backed and
stared defiantly at Voldemort. Voldemort sneered, "A proud Gryffindor to the very end. Oh well it
all ends the same way." He raised his wand and shouted, "Avada Kedavra" It all seemed to happen
in slow motion. The bright green light poured out of the wand and headed towards the unmoving
form of Sirius Black. At the same time Harry managed to throw off his guards and run towards
Sirius. He threw himself onto Sirius just as the green light reached them both and the two bodies fell
to the floor. Rory screamed in anguish as she saw her nephew and husband fall from the killing curse.
She started to run towards the fallen figures when they started to move. When the figures started to
sit up she could tell it was just Sirius moving. When he saw Harry's motionless form on top of him,
he froze. As Rory reached them she saw Sirius cradling Harry in his arms while sobbing. Voldemort
laughed in victory and told the Death Eaters to grab Rory and leave. Two Death Eaters rushed
forward, but as they reached her, Rory, fueled by her anger, looked straight at them. She saw with
surprise as the Death Eaters froze, seemingly held by an invisible force and then thrown against the
wall. All of a sudden they heard the sounds of the Order and ministry Aurors trying to break in.
"Nevermind, leave them both." Voldemort yelled and all the Death Eaters dissapperated with a pop.
Roy threw her arms around Sirius with tears streaming down her face. Neither of them noticed that
two of the robed figures remained. The shorter chubbier figure came forward. "S-Sirius?" Wormtail
asked. "I-I'm s-so so-sorry I di-didn't mean for this to h-happen. I didn't w-want him t-to die." Still
not looking up, with sadness and hatred in his voice Sirius said, "Well you sure showed it well after
all you did to him. Now get out. If I see you again, I will kill you." Wormtail started to back off then
dissapperated. As soon as Wormtail left, the other Death Eater came forth throwing back his hood.
Rory looked up and asked, "Why didn't you help him Snape. At least told Dumbledore what he was
planning" Snape looked at her, "because I didn't know. Only Lucius knew. He didn't want it to get
out what he was planning." Rory nodded in a gesture that said that she didn't blame him. Snape
turned towards Sirius and said "Black, you should get out of here, the ministry will get in any
second." Sirius just sat there rocking Harry's body. Snape looked at Rory for help. She nodded,
gently stopped Sirius from rocking and said, "Snape's right, we should leave. If they catch you they
will add Harry's murder to the charges against you." Sirius nodded and stood up still holding Harry's
body. Snape hissed, "You can't take him with you, if they catch you with the body, they will kill
you." Sirius shouted back, "I'm not leaving him again!" Snape rolled his eyes and said, "fine, do as
you please. There is a portkey the Dark Lord was working on earlier. Knowing him and how much
work he put into it, it should take you somewhere of importance to the Order. Anywhere would be
better than here." With that said, Snape dissappeared. After he left, Sirius let Rory drag him over to
the portkey and they grabbed it together. As soon as the familiar sensation stopped, they both fell to
the ground holding each other and Harry and started to cry. Suddenly Sirius broke the silence
saying, "I've failed James and Lily, its all my fault, I've killed him." Rory snapped her head up and
looked at Sirius with anger in her eyes and said, "I do not ever want to hear you say that again, you
did not kill Harry. You did not raise your wand and say the words, Voldemort did. He is the only
one to blame, not you."
Harry did not know where he was, last thing he remembered was a bright green light rushing toward
him. All of a sudden it hit him, "I'm dead." He heard a voice come from behind him asking, "Who
are you; what are you doing here? No one is supposed to be arriving now." Harry turned around
and saw... "Cedric?" "Harry?!? What . . . How? Harry just looked at him and said, "I died" Then all
of a sudden it hit him, this was Cedric. All the memories of his fourth year came rushing back to him.
"Oh Merlin Cedric, I am so sorry, its all my fault" Cedric looked at Harry with a puzzled look
"What's all your fault?" Harry looked at Cedric with tears starting to well in his eyes, "You dying."
Cedric started to laugh "Harry, it isn't your fault." "B-but I told you to take the cup with me and I
just stood there when he k-killed you." Cedric put his hand on Harry's shoulder, squeezed it gently
and gave Harry a small smile, "Harry listen to me, it wasn't your fault, it is not your fault. It was my
time, I was supposed to die. If I didn't die, then you wouldn't have seen the thestrals, and wouldn't
have been able to save Sirius. Speaking of times to die; Harry, you weren't supposed to die. You
have to go back." Harry looked at Cedric "W-what? Why? What if I don't want to go back? What
if I want to stay, to see my parents? What if I just want it over with?" Harry whispered the last part,
but Cedric heard anyway. Cedric looked lost, most spirits didn't have to convince people to go
back. Of course, it was rare that a person to be allowed back. It didn't happen very often, but Fate
would make mistakes from time to time; however, if it did happen then Fate would correct it. Cedric
seemed to consider what to do, then getting an idea turned and looked like he was conferring with
an invisible person. Finally, he stopped and two more figures stepped forward. Harry's eyes went
wide "Mum? Dad?" "Hey sweety" Lily said while James was saying, "Hey kiddo" They reached
forward and enveloped Harry in a hug. They stood there hugging and crying when Cedric nervously
cleared his throat, "Sorry to interrupt, but Harry needs to get back before his body completely dies."
Harry looked at his parents with tears on his face and said, "Please don't make me go back, I want
to stay here with you" "I know sweety," said his mum, "but you have to go back, you are supposed
to live for a long time." "Besides" said his dad, "what would happen to Sirius and Rory if you died?
They would miss you. And besides, Voldemort isn't supposed to win." "But its too much, I can't do
it by myself." said Harry. "You are never by yourself, your father and I are always with you, and you
have your friends and Sirius and Rory, they will always be with you as well" "Go on back, Harry,"
said James, " We'll be waiting for you when its your time, we also want to tell you that we are very
proud of you, and tell Sirius, that he is doing a great job; and tell Rory that she and Sirius have my
blessing." Harry with tears in his eyes assured his father that he would. James continued by telling
Harry that he loved him, and that no matter what happens in the next few months, to remember that.
Harry barely heard the last words as his parents started to fade away. He began to hear new voices
that sounded very familiar. "Sirius? Rory"
Meanwhile, Sirius and Rory were still arguing. "I don't care what you say, it is still my fault.
Voldemort was going to kill me and he jumped in front. "Exactly" Rory said, "he jumped in front. He
made his own choice." She was about to go on when she heard a soft voice say, "Sirius? Rory?"
Sirius yelped and dropped the body he was holding. Harry fell with a thump, which brought Rory out
of her stupor. She rounded on Sirius and screeched, "You dropped him, you dropped him. How
could you drop him?" In a defensive voice Sirius replied, "Well he scared me" It was then that they
realized what had actually occurred. Harry, their Harry was alive and at their feet. They both bent
down and started hugging and kissing him and scolding him for scaring them like that.
A voice interrupted the family reunion asking, "Um, who are you?"
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