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August 21st, 2027

Everyone froze as they watched Lucy's body vanish in a flash of bright, white light. For quite some time no one knew what to say or do. Simultaneously, Molly, James, Dominique and Lorcan dropped their wands.

"Well… That happened…" Fred managed after a very long silence. "So, where did she go?" He asked but no one seemed to have an answer. The group did, however, turn to look at Lorcan and Molly.

"How could you do that to Lucy? You two should feel ashamed! It's bad enough to find out your boyfriend is cheating on you. It is horrible to find out you know the person he is cheating on you with but for that person to be family – to be your sister – must be the worst feeling ever!" Roxanne said. She didn't raise her voice but she spoke in such a cold, venomous tone that it was unnaturally scary. "No one in their right mind would hurt Lucy like that!"

"Why? Because she is the youngest of the family? Or because you feel sorry for her? Just because she is a squib does not mean that she deserves royal treatment." Lorcan replied and Molly nodded to back him up. "I like Lucy but it wasn't working. She doesn't have enough in common with me. We can't meet up anywhere not within walking distance since she can't apparate or drive. And don't forget that she is younger than me. I've have been wanting to end things for weeks but I couldn't find the right way."

It took Fred and James both to hold back Dominique as she tried to lunge at Lorcan. "Oh my, what a wonderful way to end a relationship!" Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "Stick your tongue down your girlfriend's sister's throat in hope that your girlfriend will see and disappear off the face of the earth! Well congratulations, Lorcan, you won!"

"Guys…" Charlotte Finnigan spoke up from where she had been watching from the flat door. "Don't you all need to be at the Burrow in a couple hours?" She asked timidly, worried about another Dominique outburst. "You don't have Lucy or a cake…"

Dominique didn't shout, she didn't even speak. Her hands flew to her mouth and she nodded slowly.

"Go to the library." Roxanne told Dominique, Molly and Charlotte. "Look through everything you can about vanishing spells or combined spells…and curses." She added, glancing at Dominique. "Lorcan, go upstairs and don't leave the building. James, Fred, you get some of the others together and search all the books we have here. If that doesn't help then go to the library. I'll go ask Frankie and Alice if they could bake a cake. Molly doesn't deserve it but at least we have one of our two missing things." Roxanne paused and looked up at the ceiling. "Merlin, don't let her be hurt."

"I think it's actually God who lives in the sky, sis." Fred said with a tight-lipped smile to try and at least make the situation slightly better.

"Who's going to tell Percy?" Louis asked, chewing on his lower lip. "He's going to be furious. So are Grandpa Arthur and Nana Molly…"

"No one is telling them until we at least try to find a solution." Roxanne sighed. "Well, let's get to work. Lucy isn't going to poof back by herself – although it would be great if she did."