A/N: Okay so chapter three is here! Sorry about the really long wait. I know I said I'd have stuff up but finals have been going on as well as personal stuff. I'm going to try to have everything up more quickly from now on.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I only own the one spell, Lucy, and her dear friend Emma.

Chapter Three- The Worst of All Evils

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

-Friedrich Nietzsche

"Colin would like to tell Lulu that she should check her photo album because it's obvious that she hasn't in a very long time. Whatever that means." Colin sighed as he heard Lee Jordan say his message. He wasn't sure it he had sent it in time. It had been his last hope of getting a message to Lucy. "Do you think she got the message?" Dennis asked, sitting down next to his older brother in their small tent. "I hope so." Colin said with a sigh. He had heard from many people that The Carrows had been getting crueler and crueler and that students were starting to go missing from Hogwarts. No one was sure if they were on the run or if they had been captured by You-Know-Who. "She's fine, I'm sure of it Colin." Dennis said quietly, hoping that what he said was true.

"What if she isn't though?" Colin voiced his fear. "What if she got hurt, or worse? What if she got killed or-" "Don't worry!" Dennis said, knowing deep inside that Lucy couldn't be dead; she was too much of a fighter to give up. "How am I supposed to not worry?" Colin said standing up. "I left her there to deal with the Carrows alone!" Colin nearly shouted. "Calm down Colin! Calm down!" Dennis said, not sure how to comfort his brother. "How am I supposed to calm down? I haven't heard from her in months Dennis! MONTHS!" Colin said before sitting heavily back down on the bed, trying not to cry.

Dennis looked sadly at his older brother. The war was taking a huge toll on him. He used to be full of energy, brave, and very optimistic. Although he was still brave and energetic he had mellowed a bit and had lost the optimism that Dennis had come to love about his brother. Dennis wondered what their parents would say if they saw the two of them now. Hiding in the middle of nowhere, fighting with each other and losing hope.

The two of them sat in silence for a few minutes, Colin staring at the tent ceiling and Dennis staring at the empty photo book sitting next to Colin. Suddenly an image began to appear on the page, quickly getting clearer and clearer. "Colin!" Dennis exclaimed, not taking his eyes off of the picture. "What?" Colin asked irritatedly. "Look, the photo album." Dennis pointed at the now almost completely developed picture. "Oh my god!" Colin whispered, grabbing the album.

As soon as he saw the picture Colin smiled. It was of Lucy, who had a look of relief, irritation, and surprise on her face. in her hand was a photo album, the one all Colin's pictures had been sent to. She obviously didn't know that the picture was being taken until the shutter snapped. Under the photo, in messy handwriting, was written 'Sorry that Lucy hasn't replied, she threw the album in the bottom of her trunk a few months ago and just fished it out when she heard your message. As you can see she is alive and well and about to kill me for sending this without her permission - Emma'

"So she's alright?" Dennis asked from the side of the room. "Yeah, she's safe." Colin said, smiling a smile that Dennis hadn't seen in a couple months. As soon as Colin smiled Dennis took his picture, hoping that he could capture all the happiness and excitement his brother was feeling. "Dennis." Colin said warningly, he didn't like people touching his beloved camera. "What, it's just one, simple picture!" Dennis said with a laugh, performing the spell that turned the film into a picture.

"You don't look half bad in this!" Dennis said. Colin took the picture from his younger brother. He had to agree, it was a good picture. There he was, gazing at the picture of Lucy, with a huge smile on his face. The picture almost radiated joy and happiness. "So, want to send it to her?" Dennis asked. Colin nodded quickly , noticing that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't stop smiling. Dennis noticed to because he said "stop smiling you look high." Colin laughed, for probably the first time in months. "Imago Trucido" Colin said after placing the picture in the book. He and Dennis watched as it disappeared, feeling more happy and hopeful than they had in months.

A/N: I'm sorry about how short this chapter ended up being. When I edited it I tried making it longer but for some reason I couldn't make anything work.