Sakura Lisel was really kind to point out in a review some things that may have not made sense, so hopefully I'll be clearing things up in this chapter and fixing some errors that I've noticed. I don't know if I'd call this a filler chapter per say but is one that kind of fills in the blanks because I forgot that you guys can't read my mind and don't know what the heck I was thinking when I wrote the chapter *lol*

Harry Potter is not mine.

Harry and Hermione sat in the small love seat, their arms wrapped around each other and their foreheads pressed against one another. They were in the room that had Serena had found previously after all their classes had ended. Serena, Cedric, Luna, and Neville also were in the room but Harry and Hermione paid little attention to them. The two of them had been spending a lot of time together away from the others so that they could get to know one another on a more, intimate level. Harry and Hermione had agreed that while they wanted to take some things slow but since they had known each other for so long it felt like they were already a couple. Harry was still getting used to being able to hold Hermione or having her casually be affectionate with him.

"Serena, don't you think you're going easy on Dumbledore?" Luna asked from where she sat on Neville's lap. Serena sighed and bit her lip, she had been thinking of that since last night when her and Harry had talked with the Headmaster.

"I'm not sure Luna. He's had a lot of responsibility put on him and while that's not the best excuse, it has made him think that his opinion is worth more than others." Serena said, she was contemplative. After her talk with Dumbledore she had snuck out with the help of the castle to see Cedric, they ended up talking the whole night and were almost late for class that morning.

"While that maybe, Dumbledore not only succeeded in dosing Ginny and Ron with potions but also tried to dose Harry and Hermione with some as well." Cedric pointed out. Serena sighed, this was something that they had discussed at lengths.

"Wait, what do you mean he tried to dose Harry and Hermione?" Neville asked.

"I had detected something from Harry and Hermione's cups." Cedric explained. "It was always where we sat and the same color. I looked it up in the book that Fastheart gave me and it was constantly the same. Love potions, loyalty potions, things like that."

"Since Harry and Hermione are Founder's Children and bonded, they're untouchable." Serena continued to explain. "The same goes for me and Cedric. I tested various potions on him and almost none of them worked."

"You did what?" Hermione asked, though she was not that surprised.

"Almost none?" Neville looked at Cedric slightly nervous, Cedric shrugged and slung his arm around Serena as he kissed the top of her head.

"Relax, I did it with Madame Pomfrey present and the worst thing it did was turn his skin green." Serena snickered as she remembered seeing him with deep green skin coloring.

It was quiet for a while. All of the people in the room were lost in their own thoughts. Things seemed to be happening so quickly ever since they got back from Italy and this was the first time each had a chance to sit down and process everything.

"So since Dumbledore couldn't get to Harry or even Hermione, he chose to try and get to you two through Ginny and Ron." Luna stated, connecting the dots. Serena nodded, she didn't really understand his thinking about why Dumbledore thought this would work but knew it was why he had been lacing their drinks and food with potions.

"How is Rosabella?" Hermione asked suddenly. Serena had kept quiet about how things had been going with her young cousin and Hermione wanted to know how she was doing.

"She's doing well. Rosie still asks where her mom and dad are but James is doing well with taking care of her. Mom and dad are doing all they can to help out as well." Serena smiled.

Antonio and Concetta had realized that Serena had too much going on to take care of Rosabella and that despite what Damien and Anna-Maria had thought at the time was right, James could take care of Rosie and should since he was her only living family. They were all each other had left. James was in a much better situation with money than he had been when his parents revised their will. It also helped that Serena offered to help out anyway he needed. Serena and Cedric visited her cousins whenever she could, always bringing something for Rosie.

"Dumbledore was never really a concern for you?" Harry asked.

"I don't think that Dumbledore is evil, if he was then he would do a lot more than just give you guys' potions." Serena sighed. She had been thinking of every little thing that could be a reason why he had done it or what his next step would have been.

"Now that he's taken care of you can focus on taking care of Bellatrix." Cedric reminded his bond. He noticed the tired look in her eyes and how she was eating less. During his talk with Antonio and from what Serena had hinted at, Serena had previously battled with anorexia. Cedric was worried that she was unconsciously slipping back into those habits. He was keeping an eye on her at the moment but if Serena got any worse, Cedric knew he'd step in and do something about it.

"Yes, she needs to be taken out." Serena's eyes glowed with power.

The rest of the evening was spent focusing on lighter things. Dobby brought the friends dinner and for just a little while it seemed that the challenge before them, was forgotten. The only thing on their minds was laughter.