Back at Hogwarts, Fudge and Dumbledore had ordered a search of the maze after Harry returned stating the cup was cursed and Lilly was in danger, presenting her staff as evidence that she had not made it out of the maze. When the search turned up empty the students were dismissed for dinner and Fudge had ordered an investigation into a search for the missing champion.
In the great hall, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and even Luna sat with Demetri. He was unnaturally quiet and even Fred and George couldn't seem to brighten his spirits. The entire dinner hall seemed to have less energy. No one laughed or held any conversations. The room was simply filled with an uncomfortable silence. Demetri stood up. He needed to be by himself. As he went to leave the doors to the great hall were thrown open and his sister limped her way in. She was covered in dried blood and her veins were black. Both her wings were ratty and broken in multiple places. The student body gasped and Demetri raced over, catching her just as she collapsed. The silence in the room died as students nervously chattered about Lilly. Luna ran over to help Demetri. She and Hermione collected armfuls of Lillys wings and followed Demetri to the room of requirement, Fred, George, Harry and Ron followed them, keeping the other students away and the hallway clear. The room of requirement had provided them with a living room set up and a rather comfortable looking bed which is where they set Lilly down. McGonagle rushed in along with Dumbledore and Harry closed the door behind them.
"Am I the only one who wants to know what the bloody hell is going on here?" Ron asked, plopping down in one of the chairs.
Demetri seemed to be zoned out. He was busy mixing things in his little cauldron as fast as he could.
"Albus, what are we going to do? The whole school knows about her know and I do not believe the ministry will be too keen on her presence here, especially with, well, with you-know-who out and about."
"Our deal is up." Demetri said, remaining focused on whatever he was brewing. Luna was sitting next to him, handing him things he needed. She gave him a curious look.
Dumbledore spoke, "Though I do respect your personal decisions, , I am afraid my deal lies with your sister."
"Professor…what is going on?" Asked a confused Harry.
"Your headmaster, here, asked my sister to protect this school and you and in return he would grant her entrance to the Triwizard tournament to investigate tampering with the games. But the games are over and the deal is off." He stood up and sliced open the palm of his hand, grabbed a handful of the herbal mixture, rubbed his hands together and coated each of his sisters' cuts with the concoction. Ever so slowly her veins returned to being invisible under her skin and her wings started to heal. He wiped his hands off on a cloth and slouched down in a chair.
McGonagle and Dumbledore left to handle a rather furious Fudge who was ranting about firing Dumbledore in the hallway. Harry pulled a chair over and sat in front of Demetri.
"Your…um…your sister saved my life…twice, Demetri. It was Voldemort. I know it was I could feel it after she touched that port key." He motioned towards his scar.
Luna sat next to Demetri and gave his hand a little squeeze and offered him a small smile.
"Oy…who hit me with a truck." Lilly said, rubbing her forehead as she struggled to sit up. She froze when she realized she wasn't alone. "Well shit."
"I knew it."Luna giggled.
"How on bloody earth did you know? And how do we know she's not with them, eh? You've seen her! I've seen her! Hangin` round with Malfoy. And what are you supposed to be?" Ron waved his hand towards Demetri.
Hermione smacked Ron on the shoulder and chastised him for being rude. Demetris eyes went black, his nailsturning to claws as he gripped the arm of his chair and gave Ron a litte sneer. A pillow whacked him in the face. He shook his head, his eyes going back to blue and h shot a lookat his sister who stuck her tongue out at him.
"Be nice to people you old harpy."
"I am not a crazy old harpy I am a demon, godsdamn it, sis." She threw another pillow at him.
"I`m here to help, Harry. I`m not going anywhere until Voldemorts gone for good. You can count one Guardian Angel in the ranks of the D.A." She gave a look to her brother who sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Alright, alright. I`m in too."
The next day Lilly and Demetri were re-introduced to the student body as the resident guardians, there to protect from all threats from the Dark Lord and his supporters. Things continued on that way for the rest of the school year. Draco never returned and before they knew it everyone was waiting at the Hogsmeade station.
Lilly said goodbye to all her friends and stood with Demetri, waving as the train carried the students home for the summer. Lilly and Demetri walked back to the castle together to collect their things.
"So..Draco, huh?"
Lilly threw a pair of socks at her brother, laughing. "Oh butt out of it."
"What are we doing this summer?"
"Finding this." She held up a picture of a golden goblet. "It's one of his horcruxes. We`re going to meet up at the burrow."
"You aren't worried about Draco?" Lilly stopped packing and set one of her shirts down.
"I`m always worried about him." She closed her eyes and tried to connect with her halo. She could feel a steady pulse of energy, his heartbeat in his wrist against the bracelet; and hear muffled voices of other people and one that she recognized, Draco's. She smiled and opened her eyes again. "But I know that he`s safer if they think I`m dead."
"And that includes him?" Lilly nodded. Demetri did too. They threw their bags over their shoulders, took each other's hands and vanished off into the world to hunt down the first horcrux.