The Heir of Merlin
A/N: I do not own Harry Potter; however Evie is my own OC!
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Chapter 7
Soon it was Harry's Birthday; unfortunately there had been no new leads or sighting of Evie since Hogsmeade.
Harry was along with the entire Weasley family, Hermione, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Tonks, Sirius and Remus, at Hogwarts to celebrate his birthday.
They were all talking between themselves after their dinner, when an owl flew into the Great Hall with a package and a letter.
The owl dropped its load in front of Dumbledore before, without landing flying out the nearest exit.
Dumbledore's eyebrows rose slightly when he saw that the package and letter were addressed to him and Harry in a handwriting that was for some reason vaguely familiar.
Not wasting any more time he opened the letter and knowing just how impatient the people around him could be he started to read it aloud:
'Dumbledore,
Most of the contents of this letter and package are for you; however there are two things within that are for Harry.
The first is his birthday present. An all-expense paid trip for him, his guardian and 7 friends to Muggle Disneyland in Florida. The trip is valid for the next two years, so it is up to him when he decided to go. However he and all those going with him will need muggle passports.
The second thing is a specifically designed potion. No one other than him can drink this. I'll explain later why.
The rest of the package's content is for you Dumbledore.
Let me first say that your theory on how Voldemort has survived for so long is unfortunately correct. He did indeed use dark magic to create Horcruxes. In total he created seven of them, however only six ever existed at any one time. Over the past month I have managed to find and destroy five of them. In the package you will find the four following objects that Voldemort used to house his Horcruxes: Salazar Slytherin's locket, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem and the Gaunt Family ring. The fifth Horcrux I destroyed was Nagini, Voldemort's snake. Its remains have already been disposed of. Harry already destroyed one of his Horcruxes in his second year: Tom Riddle's Diary.
This now brings me to the subject of the potion enclosed for Harry. One of his seven Horcruxes was created that night he first tried to kill Harry unfortunately it was created completely by accident.
Inside Harry or rather his scar is a piece of Voldemort's soul that makes up a Horcrux. It is what ties the link between them.
To defeat Voldemort this Horcrux must be destroyed. Thanks to the Goblins and a lot of research with some very rare books, I have managed to create this potion which will destroy the evil soul of Voldemort that resides in Harry without harming him.
Only once this Horcrux is destroyed will you be able to truly kill and defeat Voldemort. While I cannot force Harry to drink the potion, it must be taken willingly, that is part of the magic, and I hope that you will, but ultimately it is your choice.
Harry do not doubt yourself or your strength. You are one of the strongest people I have ever had the honour of meeting. You have a family who truly loves you and who will stand by your side through thick and thin. Remember you will always be stronger than Voldemort because you have the power that he knows not: Love.
On a side note do try and keep that guardian and godfather of yours out of trouble along with Remus. If not for their own wellbeing then for my sake of sanity please.
Dumbledore remember, I will always be watching over the Order, the school and anyone who is on the side of the light. If I am needed to fight, or to help save lives I will come.
Love,
S.H'
There was complete silence for a good few minutes before Ron spoke out:
"S.H? Who the hell is that? And what on earth is a bloody Horcrux?"
"Mr. Weasley please calm down." Asked Dumbledore, as his mind tried to frantically process the contents of the letter which had left him in shock.
As pandemonium broke out, Remus and Sirius's gazes met and the same thought seemed to hit them both at once.
Without an explanation Sirius reached over and grabbed the letter out of Dumbledore's hand and stared at it intently, Remus doing the same over his shoulder.
"Sirius!" came Dumbledore's protest, only to blink as the man in question slumped in his seat seconds later.
"S.H. ….. Scarlet Hope." Said Remus in almost a whisper.
Ron, as usual unable to contain himself, blurted out the question on most people's mind:
"Scarlet Hope? Who's that?"
It was Sirius that answered:
"Evelyn Scarlet Hope Sangria. It's Evie. This was the quest she mentioned. Good God why didn't she tell us? Why didn't she ask for help?"
"I don't know Sirius, but we can't let her effort go in vain." Said Dumbledore, before turning to face Harry, holding the potion vial sent by Evie in one hand.
"Harry my boy, I am sorry to ask this of you on your birthday but would you."
He never got to finish his question as Harry cut him off.
"Of course I'll drink it! I want him out of me now!"
"Very well let's get this done." Said Dumbledore.
With that everyone headed towards the hospital Wing of the castle for Harry to take the potion that would bring him one step closer to defeating Voldemort.
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It was now the first week of December 1996, and the Wizarding world was still rejoicing.
After a summer of fear, children returned to Hogwarts as usual, and then on Halloween Voldemort and his dark army attacked Hogwarts.
Fortunately they had been warned thanks to a message from the Goblin Nation.
Hogwarts had been quickly evacuated, and so instead of a school of innocent children, Voldemort found himself facing the army of the light: The Order of the Phoenix, the faculty of Hogwarts, all the Aurors, any adult and child over 16 who was willing to fight, and a convey of Goblin warriors sent by the Goblin Nation to aid the Light.
And after a long battle Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, finally defeated for Good Voldemort.
The people were still rejoicing even two months later. In Diagon Alley the sales had just started, which was the reason why Nymphadora Tonks had dragged her surly cousin, Sirius Black, and her boyfriend, Remus Lupin, shopping.
Both males were less than please at being dragged shopping, however both knew better than to try and argue with Tonks.
Beside both of them had needed to run a few errands anyway. Since the fall of Voldemort, both Sirius and Remus were still looking for Evie. However in their spare time the two had renovated 12 Grimmauld Place and turned it into a home, they had even created a nursery. They had even managed to get rid of his mother's portrait, even though their ears had been ringing for days after they had managed it.
Still standing outside a woman's robe shop in the freezing cold was not their favourite way to spend an afternoon.
Sirius was about to ask a question when his friend went completely rigid next to him. Before he could ask why, Sirius found himself being dragged along at a run behind his friend.
"Remus what the hell?"
"I can smell Evie. Shut up and let me concentrate." With that said Remus let go of Sirius, knowing he'd be right on his heels.
They had soon found out, that while Evie's cure had gotten rid of his lycanthropy, it had not gotten rid of the advanced sense of smell, hearing and strength that being a werewolf had given Remus.
Sirius's heart was in his throat as he ran after Remus; however his eyes held a determined glint in them.
Back at the robe shop, Tonks realised her two male companions had left leaving her alone, and her hair was slowly turning red.
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Evie waved at the receptionist as she walked through the main reception of the Queens Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Getting into the empty lift she couldn't help but feel as if she was being watched.
Discarding the feeling as simply paranoia, she pressed the button for the fourth floor and waited for the lift doors to close and start to move.
Behind her leaning against the back of the lift, under an invisibility cloak that belonged to Moody but had been in Sirius's pocket, stood a stunned Remus Lupin and Sirius Black.
From behind Evie looked normal, but from the side or the front she was clearly pregnant, heavily pregnant.
The lift chimed and opened at the fourth floor. Evie walked out confidently with the two hidden men scrambling to follow her.
They watched in amusement as she barked orders at a group of five young adults who had been huddled around a desk, however on hearing Evie's voice they scattered as fast as their feet could carry them.
The nurse behind the desk chuckled.
"Feeling feisty today Dr. Black?" asked Maria, the head nurse of the hospital's surgical floor with a smile on her lips.
Evie made to answer, but was cut off by a loud voice coming from behind her.
"Dr. Scarlet Black! What are you doing on my surgical floor? I told you! You are on maternity leave; your due date is barely two weeks away. That means you and those two babies need as must rest as possible! I don't want to see you again until after those twins are born, am I making myself clear? Now what are you doing here?"
Evie turned around to face the hospital's chief surgical resident, and while she was technically an attending surgeon, nobody on the staff, not even the chief dared to argue with Dr. Amanda Cailey.
"I'm just here to do a consult. That's all. I promise. I won't even go anywhere near the operating theatre or the gallery. Beside I wouldn't be able to reach the operating table." Joked Evie.
As the two surgeons began to talk, Remus was trying to stop Sirius from having a heart attack, while trying not to fall to the ground in shock himself.
Sirius couldn't think straight, he couldn't breathe. Evie was definitely pregnant, pregnant with twins. She was using her middle name and his last name to hide.
With a look between them both men agreed that there was no way they were going to lose her. So while Sirius kept her within his sight. Remus, under some heavy charms sneaked into the hospital's record room and in there he found and took Evie's or rather Scarlet's home address.
The infamous Marauder smirk that was a sign of danger to anyone who knew them was on both men's lips as they left to go to the address they had found.
There was no way that Evie was going to disappear again.
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After assuring half the staff at the hospital that she'd be fine and no that she didn't need anyone to help her at home, Evie finally went back to her muggle apartment with the intention of aparating from there to Avalon Palace.
However as soon as she walked through the door, immediately she felt something…off.
The air seemed to be heavy, and she felt a shiver of cold race down her arms, leaving goose bumps in its wake. She as casually as possible put down the files she was carrying on the side table in the entrance to the lounge.
She immediately reached for her wand, which she was wearing as a hair chopstick, ready to curse anything that jumped out at her. She made her cautiously into her apartment, ready to defend herself and her unborn children at any moment.
"There's no need for that, Evelyn." a voice cut through the silence.
