Lily was standing in Professor Longbottom's office along with her was Fred, Roxanne, Albus, Rose, and Hugo.
"I swear Professor! She knows where they've gone!" Rose said accusingly toward Lily. Lily only snorted with a mild smirk on her face. It was amusing how they expected her to betray her brother and cousin.
"Lily, please tell me where they've gone." Professor Longbottom's voice was calm and caring. Lily almost wanted to tell him, but she rolled her eyes.
"I don't think so." She had never been so snooty with a teacher before. Lily, next to Rose was the best behaved out of Potter/Weasley clan.
"This isn't like you at all." Professor Longbottom tried to stare her down.
"I'm not going to apologize, Professor, but my brother's location is not something I can share with you. Don't you dare think that I will be willing to take veritaserum. Not on your life." She crossed her arms over her chest and gave a smug look. The Professor sighed and dismissed the students.
Lily walked off in the opposite direction of Rose and Rox. Albus ran after her followed by Hugo.
"Lily! Where have they gone?!" Albus stared at her, their green eyes clashing.
"I'm sorry Albus you'll just have to tell mum and dad that James is out of commission." This caused Albus to frown.
"This is not a joke! He could die! Those are dark wizards Lily! Do you care at all for your older brother?" Lily was furious. How dare he ask her if she care!
"OF COURSE YOU BLOKE! I wouldn't have let him go if I didn't care! When Louis told me he knew where she was I knew I couldn't stop him! Didn't you see how it was tearing him apart?!" Albus looked down. "What would you do if someone took Scor-" He covered her mouth. Only his siblings, Brynn, and Teddy knew about him and Scorpius.
"Okay, I get it he feels awful, but to let him go firing away?! Are you daft?" Lily laughed
"Nope." She tightened her scarf and turned around. "I'm going to supper. Are you two coming?" Hugo followed her to the Great Hall leaving Albus in the corridor.
James and Louis had been gone for a week. The whispers weren't whispers anymore. People just talked. Professor Longbottom found out they were gone on the third day. He immediately owled Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley (Bill). They weren't too happy that their sons had gone on an escapade to find Brynn. As Fleur had said-
"That girl is trouble! Just trouble!"
"Darling, If someone had taken you I'd have done the same thing so please calm down."
This had caused Fleur to calm down just a bit, but Ginny was in just as big of a fit.
"Ginny, Ginny, GINNY!" Ginny had been pacing back and forth for an hour before Harry caught her attention.
"WHAT!?" She roared causing Harry to take a step back. He placed his hands on her shoulders to stop her from pacing.
"Need I remind you who his parents are? He'll be fine. Ron and I will find him. We're leaving tomorrow." Ginny couldn't contain herself.
"YOU SAID YOU'D FIND BRYNN!" Harry understood her frustration.
"We know where they are though. I promise. Everyone will be back in a few days safe and sound." Harry still wasn't sure of this himself though.
True to his word Harry and Ron left the next day in search of his son and nephew. They were both positive that when they found them they were going to strangle them for being such idiots. However, they had to make sure they were alive for them to do so.
James was hiding behind a pillar and to his right lay Louis. Louis had been knocked out a day ago and James was positive if anyone found them that they'd be done for. He hid Louis in a corner and covered him with his dad's invisibility cloak. He'd have to find Brynn on his own. The corridor he was in was dark with a sort of greenish glow. It smelled of smoke as he inched farther down the corridor. He heard screaming, high pitched, blood curdling, screaming. He made his way to the hallway where the screaming was coming from. As he got closer to it his heart started pounding and he was angry. If they'd done something to her-
James peeked into a large room. There lying in the middle of it was Brynn. Suddenly she started screaming again.
"Crucio" they were torturing her. It was more than just a painful sight. If they'd been at this long enough she'd be mad. The thought made James want to vomit. He slid into the room as quickly and quietly as he could. James pulled out his wand. He didn't know what he was thinking. He was most certainly going to die. There were at least two other wizards in the room other than the one torturing her, Cogswald.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" It wasn't James' voice that called out though. It was his Uncle Ron. Then he saw his dad. Brynn's figure crumpled onto the table as the room turned into a battle field. James looked for an opening before running over to her. As quickly as he could he apparated to Louis' body and then out.
James landed in the Great Hall. That wasn't exactly the place he had in mind. More of the hospital way, but all the same he was at Hogwarts. Everyone gasped when they saw him holding Brynn bridal style and Louis' hand grasped in his. Professor Longbottom couldn't seem to get out of his chair fast enough. He ran down and tried to take Brynn from James.
"No! They- they tortured her! They used the cruciatus curse!" Suddenly Professor Longbottom thought of his parents. He helped James up, took Louis' unconscious figure, and they ran to the Hospital Way. All of the Great Hall was silent at what they'd just witnessed. Lily Potter got out of her seat and ran after them as fast as she could. No one stopped her, no one could, no one would.
Lily and Madam Pomfrey showed up minutes after the Professor and James did.
"Set her down, SET HER DOWN!" Madam Pomfrey shouted over the chaos. They just had to wait out Louis, but Brynn was another story.
Madam Pomfrey bustled about grabbing this and that until finally she stood over Brynn.
"We need to know how long they preformed the curse before I can do anything." She said as she cast her wand. Lily had her arms around James in a hug for he looked as though he were about to start crying.
"Oh no, no, no.. I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid I can't do anything until she wakes up. The curse was used for far to long. If her mind is still stable when she wakes up then I'll be able to help her. For now, we have to wait." If her mind is stable, the words echoed in both Professor Lonbottom and James' head. She could be mad when she woke. There was a high chance she'd be mad.
"What are the chances her mind will be stable?" Lily asked, James' forehead was rested on her shoulder.
"Not very good I'm afraid. Not when they used in on her for as long as they did. I'm afraid there may have also been some memory charms at work. She may not remember everyone." That got Lily. Tears started filling her eyes.
Professor Longbottom, Lily, and James stared at the unconscious figure that was Brynn. Her hair was flat and wet from sweat, her face was pale, and she was thin very thin. Now they wait.
Fuck that Mr. and Mrs. shit. So I added some of that old family terror. The cruciatus curse. Yep, that's the biggie. I was crying while writing this just because of how pathetic James is... no offence...to..James... do I even make sense? Pft, fack no. Review, Follow, Fav shpanks! ;)