Here is chapter 6: I hope that you enjoy it for the people who are still reading it. Not much more needs to be said. I would give you a warning but I don't see the point. If you like sappy stories don't read this but if you like angst than do read…
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Chapter 6: The New Life
"Where are you taking my brother?" Fred screamed to Umbridge who ignored him.
"Rule number two, no person who is magic can visit un-magical creatures." Umbridge said causing people to cry out in shock.
"Rule number three, and I mean this when I say this the city will be divided in five parts by fences and everyone will be divided in one of the five parts. The first part is the south side which will hold all the half-breeds. That includes werewolves, and half- veela. The west side of this city goes to any half-blood, which of course anyone who had a muggle and a wizard parent. On the east side will be all the wizards who come from a family with two muggle parents. In the middle will be the pure-bloods. And finally on the north side will be the place where all the gay/lesbian/ or for at least two people incest couples will go." Umbridge said emphasizing incest while smiling at Fred who looked like he was going to strangle her.
"Now, as you know the place will be divided in these five wards and you have to stay in your wards at all cost. If I see someone from the North in the center I will have to discipline you and trust me I love you all and I don't want to discipline anyone. So don't be stupid." Umbridge said again acting like she was the kindest ruler ever.
"Rule number four, everyone regardless where they are will have a curfew at eight. If anyone is outside after eight, I can't promise you that you will live to see the next day. It will be up to my 'boys'." The hall went into dead silence as they held their breaths and Harry looked at the smug look in Draco's face in hate.
"Rule number five, there is to be no sexual acts at all unless I tell you to. If I find out that you are having sex without my permission I will have to kill you both and you wouldn't want me to do that now do you?"
"Likewise, no one is allowed to have their wand, which I guess is rule number six." Umbridge said and suddenly an outrage broke out in the hall again as people yelled madly at her. The Weasleys all stood together still trying to stop Fred from doing something stupid.
"Rule number seven I decide when I feel like you shall die or live. As you guessed there is more creatures here than houses, and of course that can not happen now can it?"
"Rule number eight, a wizard is only allowed two sets of clothing, it will be your own responsibly to wash your clothes. Also you cannot wear shoes or socks and undergarments. If a woman wishes to wear undergarments while they are on their period than they have to ask my 'boys' and for a price they will loan you one." The whole hall was exploded in yells as men and women both screamed and groaned.
"Rule number nine, "A ward: north, south, west, and east are only allowed to take one shower per month. Everyone from the ward has to be there if even one person is missing than the whole ward cannot take a shower." Umbridge said over shocked faces and people who was red in the face by their hate.
"There will be more rules but it will come later. For right now does anyone have any questions?" She asked sounding innocent and almost nice.
"Yeah, what are doing with my brother?" Fred screamed again still trying to get away from Molly who held her struggling son still with one hand.
"That is none of your concern."
"He is our brother, bitch!" Percy screamed loudly looking like he was going to kill everyone.
"He has to be punished." Was all she said with a smile.
"You rotten stupid bitch." Bill added looking ready to kill.
"Take them away." Umbridge said to Draco and his gang and they smile taking out the wands and within a second everyone in the hall was knocked out.
Fred Pov:
Somebody was shaking me and it was really annoying. If it is George I am going to strangle that early-bird.
"Get away, go back to sleep." I mumbled slapping the hand away from me.
"Fred wake up." A voice said and I realized that it was not George, but it was a voice that was familiar I just couldn't put my thoughts together enough to think of who it is.
"Fred, Fred please wake up." The voice said continuing to shake me. I open my eyes slowly and looked at the person beside me. I remembered the person but I couldn't remember his name.
"Fred, Fred thank god." The person said putting his arms around me in a tight hug. I don't know why but I tensed up.
"Fred, it's me. It's Lee, from Hogwarts." Lee said looking a little uncomfortable.
"Sorry, I thought that you were somebody else at first." I said blushing slightly.
"You thought I was George." Lee said looking a little insulted.
"I'm sorry, it's just…"
"You two are twins and you have a special bond between you that nobody else can have. Sorry I hear it from twins all the time." Lee added blushing slightly from my raised eyebrow.
"Don't be insulted Lee it's just I haven't seen you in about a year now." I said loudly and regretted it as soon as my head exploded in pain.
"I'm sorry too Fred, its just I am so happy that there is at least one person who I know here." He whispered.
"Where are we?" I asked and he gave me a strange look.
"We are in hell, Fred. We are in hell."
"Where are we in hell?" I asked closing my eyes again.
"In the north side of the city." Lee said walking over to the window and looking around then suddenly shouted, "Get up. We have to get going."
"Where are we going?" I asked still trying to go back to sleep.
"To the main square, Umbridge has a 'surprise' for everyone." Lee said rolling his eyes.
"When do we have to go?" I asked opening my eyes again.
"We have to leave in less than five minutes. Now come on get your ass up." He said to me grabbing my arm and pushing me off of the bed. I fall to the floor with a gasp as I covered my naked body as best as I can.
"They stripped us of our clothes and our wands. They left clothes out for us though." Lee said handing me a dirty-bug infested oversized robe.
"No boxers?" I asked and he sighed.
"No undergarments at all, remember?" He said and watched me throw the robe over my head. I stood up and watched as it fall to just below the knees.
"I look good, don't I?" I joked twirling around a little.
"I see your humor hasn't been affected," Lee said with a smile before it crumpled, "come on we should start heading over now."
We walked out of the room which I didn't even brother to look at and I was surprised to note that it wasn't just a room; the small place I awoke at was the entire house. I was surprised to note of all the poor people who were already making their way to the main square.
I looked around at people and then at Lee who looked out of place. "Why are you here?" I asked and he stopped moving.
"Why else would I be here for?" He asked me. I stood still for a minute and thought it over, "Oh, are you…"
"Gay, well yes I am, thank you for asking." Lee said cheerfully.
"Who is your boyfriend?" I asked him and he laughed.
"Gerald Hopkins, a muggle who lives in Paris. Hot, I mean smoking hot and he has such a strong comical personality about him."
"When did this happen?" I asked him as we both started walking again.
"About seven months ago." Lee said with a smile.
"How well did it work, you know you being a wizard and all?" I asked him and once again he smiled.
"It was working really well; he didn't even have a clue. And we were good together and everything was perfect until…well until now." Lee said with a sneer.
"I'm sorry." I said to him putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"As soon as I get out of here I am going to ask him to marry me. I already have the ring picked up and ordered a thousand roses; I was going to propose to him today." He said again with a sad sneer.
"George still isn't back yet but I doubt that they will keep him for more than a day. He will probably be back by tonight." Lee said with lack of confidence.
"He better be back by tonight." I replied.
"Yeah." Lee replied deep in thought. For the reminder of the walk we were both silent knowing too little about our fragile futures. The cold air send shivers down my spine and I wrap my arms around me as if to give me warmth that isn't there. My hair which was still down to my shoulders moved in a circular rotation around my face making me look like I am on fire. Beside me Lee moved forward his short hair moved slightly as if in a numb state. I felt his hand on my shoulder as we walked and I looked at my shadow that seemed to be dancing as if to tell me that everything is going to be alright. I wish I could believe it but with dad and George both missing I am having my doubts. What if they are dead, how can I live when someone I love is no longer among the living. If dad dies I think I will never to be able to get out of bed again, if George dies…than I give up. If he lives…then I will do whatever possible to get us out of this hell.
I saw the main square if you can call it that. The main square was divided in five fences that divided the whole city. I look at the fence between the pure-bloods and us and saw my mom sitting near it looking around nervously.
"Mom!" I yelled happily running up to the fence. I stuck my hand though a wedge though the fence and brushed my hand though her thick wavy hair.
"Are you okay?" She asked me standing up grabbed my hand that was in her hair.
"I'm fine mom. Don't even worry about me." I said smiling happy to note that at least she is okay.
"Bill, Percy, Ron, Bill, Fred is right here." She screamed suddenly and immediately Ron came over to me almost falling to the ground if Bill had not have caught him. Percy didn't even come; I don't think he even wanted to. And Charlie, Charlie was busy talking to Fleur who was stuck in the half-breed section. I smiled at Bill and Ron reaching out my other hand to pet both Ron and Bill on the head.
"I thought…" Ron cried out grabbing my hand and pushing it next to his head.
"Did you hear any news on George?" Bill asked and I cringed slightly.
"No, no I haven't." I said my eyes watering but so did the rest of my family members.
"Did you hear anything on dad?" I asked wanting to change the subject of George as soon as possible.
"No," Mom answered sadly before adding, "They will both be fine."
"I know mom, I know." I answered untruthfully knowing there is a large possibility that they are both dead.
A roar of noise was heard and the fence squirted electricity and everyone jumped back from the fences as soon as humanly possible.
"As you can now guess the fences are electric fences and will be on for now on." Umbridge told everyone who looked up at the sinister person in fear.
"Now I know that yesterday we got off at a wrong state so let us try again. I am not doing this because I'm mean or I want to make your lives hell, I am doing this because I love you so much that I want to protect you."
"And dividing us is protecting us." I yelled out loud getting some agreement from a lot of people.
"It is for the best, dear." She said smiling at me but I could see in her eyes how much she hates me and I hope that she knows that I loathe her too.
"Now I promised everyone a surprise and as I promised here it is. When we brought Scrimgeour's body into the morgue we discovered that his death wasn't an accident, it was murder. And I have been spending the last twelve hours inspecting his death and finally found the killers. You see it was found out in Scrimgeour's will that when he died three people will really benefit from it, which is me of course for being named the new Prime Minister. And then Fudge who was promised a job at the ministry after Scrimgeour died, and finally Arthur Weasley who would be the second in command, otherwise as muggles would call it the vice prime-minister. And knowing that I would never ever hurt Scrimgeour the only two people left are Fudge and Weasley. And anyone who kills a prime minister will be punished by execution.
"What?" I heard somebody yell but I was frozen at my spot terrified to no end.
"You can't do that." I heard mom yell and I closed my eyes in defeat.
"Flich dear bring out the murderers." Umbridge called and her husband came up with a smug expression on his face looking straight at me and showing me his teeth. On his neck was a keychain that was so familiar that I started to cry, it was full of blood. My dad was fused to Fudge by rope and both of them were gagged. Fudge had a nasty cut on the side of his check so deep that you can see the bone, he was unconscious. Dad was awake and ran his eyes across the crowd until they landed on us. He smiled at us sadly, his face bruised and bloody, half his teeth knocked out. His muggle shirt was ripped, showing more bruises and cuts that look painful. His white pants were painted in red. His head was shaven, his eye blackened and swollen. His hands were covered in tiny cuts that was stringing so badly that they kept shaking. I felt my insides turning to ice when he struggled to take in a breath every time he took a step. Still as he walked he never took his head away from us and I wondered if he wanted us to be his last memory, his last thought.
For some reason I felt bad that George isn't here, even though I know this would have killed him. Dad should see his son. I memorized my father's broken face, the way he trembled but he kept smiling at us like we were having a peaceful breakfast and I couldn't stop the tears. He noticed my tears and frowned slightly but then he once again smiled at me as if to tell me that everything is going to be okay. I shake my head at him telling him without words how much I need him. He just nods painfully, tears in his eyes too.
"Now, don't feel sorry for these traitors, they deserve to die and I being more kind than I should be is allowing them chose the way they die. Aren't I nice?"
The crowd was dead silent some with tears others so pale that you would have thought that they were dead. I could see Bill looking scared, Percy wide eyes, Ron looking about ready to kill someone, Charlie crying while Fleur tried to comfort him as well as she could, and Harry looking like a stone. And I was already breaking down.
"They can choose to die like a wizard or a muggle. If they chose the wizard way it will be painless and quick. If they chose the muggle way it will be painful and long. I will start with Fudge."
"Wizard." Fudge said sounding brave and for once I thought I could have actually liked him.
"Very well, Avada Kedavra." Umbridge said raising her wand straight to his chest. In one second he was gone, his shell dropping to the floor in a bang. The screams and cries from the crowd was cut away when she turns to dad.
"Muggle or wizard?" She asked.
"Muggle." He said looking at us one more time, his tired and sad eyes drawn into mine as if to tell me something that I couldn't register.
"Very well." Umbrudge said, "You can decide what weapon I shall use."
Dad looked at the thirty different muggle weapons before he said, "the knife. Just use the knife.
"No, no daddy." I scream running to the fence at full spend only to be pulled back by Lee.
"Let go of me." I scream to Lee who continued to hold me still. I could see Mom holding Ron and Bill back as well. Even Percy was screaming.
Dad screamed when Umbridge first cuts into him. I feel myself screaming loudly as well calling to my dad in quivers. Dad screamed again as another cut was made and suddenly I was on my knees crying like I have never done before. I was screaming so loudly that it echoed though the whole square. After the fifth time my dad couldn't scream anymore but he was smiling and I wondering what he was seeing. He looked over at me and I knew that he was saying his goodbyes and that was when it hit me, he was dying. He was going to die. He looked over at Ron and smiled again just slightly and I could hear Ron screaming at him to not to give up. Next he said is silent goodbyes to Percy who shook his head tears running steadily down his face, Then he said his goodbyes to Charlie who collapsed on the floor in sobs. Then he looked at Molly and his smile said everything, how much he loves her, how she was the light in the world, and how she has to stay strong. Then he suddenly looked forward with a bigger smile as he said his goodbyes to his two children who aren't there, George and Ginny. I knew that memories where running though his mind now, memories of his life, his friends, his family, and his accomplishments. With a smile he falls to the floor and I screamed even louder and he stopped screaming, stopped twitching, and stopped moving period. And I know what that means but I didn't want to accept it. And that bitch was just standing there looking at the crowd and she saw me and her smile grew.
"Now that that is over with lets talk jobs…"
My head hurts. I couldn't go to sleep, not when I can see his body from my window. That bitch left both Fudge and him there in the square and tied their bodies to rakes. It haunts me in my dreams; it scares me when I am awake. As soon as I got home I went straight to my room but there was nothing to do. I tried to go asleep but I just ended up in tears again. Once Lee, Candy, and Sarah tried to comfort me but it was useless. I didn't want to see anyone, well, everyone except for George who I am starting to have my doubts that he is still alive. So instead I climbed next to the window and just stared out it, looking at our city. People were moving in the city but it was only the people on Umbridge's side. Everyone else is condemned to their houses, their small, old, rotting houses. I looked over at Lee who was sleeping the moonlight making him glow like an angel. Then I look at Sarah and Candy, who were sleeping, holding each other deeply. I looked out again at my father's body as it swirled from the wind. I kept thinking of his smile, at least he died by something he was really fascinated by, right?
I was awoken from Lee about three hours later.
"Come on, we have to go to work." He said tugging me up.
"Fred come on, you don't want us to be punished. Do you?" Sarah asked me combing her long blond hair with her fingers.
"Okay, okay." I said and I look up and all three were already at the door. Not knowing what is going to happen I take a shaky breath and walked out of the house without locking the door, what is the point anyways? The walk was long and we got in line behind a couple of mere fourteen years olds you both looked nervous and already completely broken. I look around to look at other people who shared the same look, broken. Wasn't it too soon to be so broken? At the gate the 'boys' rounded us into carts and blindfolded us, anyone who fought back was shot! When our blindfolds were pulled off we found ourselves in a farm land.
"Get out, get out." One of the 'boys' said and as no one moved we were pushed out.
"Get working." One ordered throwing us rakes, plows, and other farmer equipment and with a weak cough each of the two thousand wizards from our ward, the smallest of the wards, picked up one tool from the pile and immediately got to work. It was both hot and muggy, our robes stuck to our bodies like a new layer of skin. I was plowing and having to plow was a lot of work, and in the heat I kept dropping my tool and my back is already too sore. I take a small break just to wipe the sweat out of my eyes and went back to work, the dirt surprising hot against my feet that was already getting blisters. I look to my right at Lee who was looking like at any minute he was going to pass out. He sensed me looking at me and he smiled at me before going back to work again. I sighed a little before starting my own job once again. I was tired and by five o'clock I was so happy when somebody blindfolded me once again and pushed me back in the car that I smiled and felt content. I was going home, I was going back home.
This was the first day that I actually ate my dinner, I didn't even care if they put rat poison in it, and I just had to eat something. I think that it was the first day anyone really ate their dinner. At seven-thirty I went to the fence as always to check up on my living family members but today there was no Weasley in sight except of course for daddy. I shake quickly and waited the whole thirty minutes for them to come but nobody did. It was now exactly eight o'clock, and I had thirty seconds to get back to my house. With a groan I ran to my house. Just when I thought I would make it somebody held me back and with panic I turned to Goyle who was laughing.
"We found a Weasley." He said with a gleam.
"Let go of you, you asshole." I yelled only to have my mouth covered by his hands.
"We have something to show you." He whispered into my ear tenderly like how a lover might.
"I don't want to see anything that you have to show me." I said back fighting a losing battle.
"Come on, let's go." He whispered again and before I could do anything he put a bag over my head.
I couldn't see anything but I can tell you that we walked exactly five thousand large steps before suddenly I couldn't feel the harsh roads but cold and refreshing marbles. I tried to move my arms in front of me and brushed across a wall, I was inside a home. Fear gripped a hold of me as I thought about why we are inside a house, what is going to happen to me. I heard some type of music in the background and I tried to relax but I couldn't. Then suddenly I was pushed against something and the bag was lifted. I gasped slightly looking at the figure who was laying in a cell, breathing harshly but breathing.
"George?" I yelled to him and he lifted his head slowly and I try to hold back my scream but it came out anyways.
"George, it is going to be okay." I whispered as I tried to break the lock.
"Open the door." I scream at Goyle who just shook his head.
"Open the fucking door." I yelled even louder turning away from Goyle to look at George once again.
"Its going to be okay, I'm going to get you out of here, I swear to you."
"And what makes you so sure of yourself?" A voice added and I looked up at Umbridge with the deepest of loathing.
"Open the fucking door." I ordered again looking from Umbridge to Goyle, his wand in his pocket. I stare at the wand for a minute before I grabbed it and pulled it against Goyle's neck.
"Open the fucking door." I said hoping to catch Umbridge off guard. But she didn't look shocked nor off guard as she sighed and took out her wand.
"I said, open the door." I said to her holding Goyle as close to my body as possible.
"Expelliarmus" Umbridge yelled at suddenly the wand that I had was thrown across the hall and both Goyle and I fall to the floor heavily. I try to crawl my way to the wand but suddenly Goyle is pinning me to the ground. I scream at him and socked him and he fall off of me and once again I tried to get the wand but Goyle once again tackled me. As I excepted him to do that I quickly got the upper hand getting on top of him and punching his ugly face.
"Fred, watch out!" I heard George say in a whisper although I knew he was trying to yell. I didn't even have a chance.
"Crucio" Sheyelled suddenly pointing her wand to me, I scream falling off Goyle and laying there twitching and screaming. Never have I felt such a pain, it felt like…it felt like somebody was biting me constantly. I felt like I was being ripped apart and I could barely let out my scream anymore. After a long time, barely fifty seconds, Umbridge called off the spell and I laid shaking and coughing. As soon as I could I lifted my head to look at my brother who was watching me though teary-dazed eyes. His beaten form could barely sit up, and he looked so much like a bubble-head, his head failing to be still.
I stood up shakily, only falling once, and made my way back over to my brother. I kneeled beside the cage and lifted my brother's head up. It took him a while to focus on me but when he did he weakly smiled up at me, and I could see his blackened eye, his torn cheek-bone. I look in his eyes and he had a feverish look in them and I quickly put my hands over his forehead and then his cheeks, they were burning. I cradled one of his cheeks and he rested his face upon my hand. He looked so awful, and there is so much blood.
"You fiend, what did you do to him?" I scream standing up to face that bitch, I am going to kill her. From the corner of my eye I saw George reaching for me again. Without even a warning she yells, "Crucio," and I was back on the floor screaming and feeling intense pain. And pretty soon everything else fades away: my brother's crying, Umbridge insulting words, and her 'boys' curses and all I could hear was the song that was on the radio, a song new to me.
Can you hear me
Hear me screamin'
Breaking in the muted skies
This thunder heart
Like bombs beating
Echoing a thousand miles
Mine is yours and yours is mine
There is no divide
In your honor
I would die tonight
Mine is yours and yours is mine
I will sacrifice
In your honor
I would die tonight
For you to feel alive
Can you feel me
Feel me breathing
One last breathe before I close my eyes
This suffering
For receiving
Deliver me into the other side
For you to feel alive
For you to feel alive
For you to feel alive
AHH
I feel tears at the end of the song Umbridge once again removed her wand but I didn't even try to move anymore. The last thing I saw was my brother closing his eyes and sliding quickly back to his floor and I felt my eyes shutting too. The last thing I heard was the radio which was starting another song.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
I closed my eyes gratefully and didn't open them again. What was the point?
That is the end of this chapter. Did you like it, was it sad, or was it disappointing? Just review, please! I swear I will start nagging people to review. Did the songs fit in the end because it took me thirty different songs to choose these two songs only because it is foreshadowing for later chapters. Okay…review! I promise the more reviews I get the quicker I will post the next chapter.