What met the couple's eyes after reappearing was devastating. The fountain was broken, and there was a statue of Lord Voldemort. The building stood rather beaten and plain rather than the magnificent building Harry had once entered. Harry was sensing the danger nearby and quickly muttered, "Let's save this as a last resort and get out of here as fast as we can."
"Yes Mike," Ann replied now scared for what could have happened to her father.
"Ann don't worry." Mike replied looking around grabbed her hand and appearated away from the the building. They were back in London, Mike looked around and said "Shall we adventure through Diagon Alley? If there's even one sense of danger we're out of there." Ann agreed the couple wondered till they found the entrance to Diagon Alley from muggle London.
The Leaky Cauldron wasn't the same as what it used to be. It was darker than usual and filled with wanted posters of Harry and Ginny upon the walls. Mike wrapped his arm around Ann protectively as they continued through the bar and went out to the Alley itself. Several of the shops had been closed up and covered with boards. But one store stood out in Ann's mind and Mike knew exactly what it was. Her brother's joke shop, Mike lead her holding her tighter than ever when approaching the building. As they got closer they could see burn marks all over the once colorful and attractive building.
"It's a shame what happened to the owners." A voice came from behind them.
"What did happen?" Mike asked.
The voice was afraid to come out of the shadows and beckoned them closer. One could see just a touch of red hair and freckles. "I knew the owner's quite well and it's such a sad story. They were a major supporter of Dumbledor and one of the first to go after his death. Take a year or two after his death of course, it was right around the time that" his voice lowered to a whisper, "Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley," he brought his voice back up to normal sound, "disappeared. They were forced into becoming Death Eaters and have to help in the search for their sister and the fiancée." He looked around and cast a silencing spell around them and stated, "I am related to them, the owner's were my brothers and their sister obviously is my sister."
Ann's jaw dropped as she heard the last two sentences. The first one made her fear for her life, but the second sentence made her more excited while the silence spell was still cast, she asked, "This sister of yours did she have a teddy bear that one of her brothers had given her after a trip to Hogsmade?"
"Maybe.." The voice answered. The red head grew more curious of exactly who he was telling this information to and how she knew about the bear.
"Did she keep that bear on her bed at all times? Even after she started attending Hogworts?" Ann asked thinking she knew who the red head was.
The blue eyes of the red head sparkled and asked, "What is your favorite Bertie Bott's every flavor bean?"
Ann smiled and said, "Strawberry jam. Who is your favorite sibling?"
"My sister of course!" The red smiled and hugged the woman.
"Come home," The voice said, "Come home with me, see mum and dad and well… I can at least tell you what's happened in the last decade that you have missed. There's much more to tell you then what I just did."
"Ann and Mike" Mike informed the red head knowing the silencing charm was wearing off.
"Ah, yes Mike and Ann" the voice said, "Well take my hand and we'll make sure you two get a good meal in you."
Ann smiled as she grabbed her brother's hand and Mike's and disappeared from the sight of the magical world.
A/N: I would like to take a second to thank my wonderful two reviewers! Any guesses on which Weasley boy it is? 10 points will be awarded for the correct answer.
