A/N: Sorry!! I'm really really sorry! This chapter jus didn't want to write!! But it's done now. Thanks to all of you that added this to your alerts or those that reviewed!! I know there were only like one or two of you but it still made me happy :D. This story is finally moving along!! I'm not going drag things out as much anymore! At least I hope not too...Anyway, Enjoy!!
Chapter Nine: The Rest of Summer Part Three
Toby squealed the next morning as quietly as she could in the shower to not wake her mates. Only two more; she was confused as to why Valerie and Blaise hadn't yet, but she was sure it would happen soon.
She stepped out of the shower and dried herself off, wrapping a towel around her body before walking into the room. Draco and Harry were in bed, Harry's face buried in Draco's neck. She smiled, skipping past them and into the closet. She pulled on a black skirt with a green and blue striped tank top before walking down and starting breakfast.
Nobody was awake, not even Severus, when she came downstairs and began to make crepes as she felt they helped with hangovers. She made it all swiftly and efficiently and placed the food on the table. She placed hangover potions next to some of the plates for those she thought would need it before placing the juice and milk jugs on the table. She smiled before skipping upstairs and knocking on everybody's doors.
She cackled as she got groans from the rooms. She had to channel some of her magic into the doors on the other three angel's doors before she walked into her room and shook her boys awake.
Toby then headed downstairs and sat in her place to wait for the rest that occupied Angel Castle.
Remus was first, smiling at Toby who greeted him with cheerfulness that had him shaking his head. Lucius and Hermione were next with Sirius stumbling behind them and Severus complaining just behind him. Harry and Draco were next followed by Valerie and Blaise. Charlie and Rachel came cheerfully into the room followed by the yawning twins and a happy Roxanne.
Conversation was last on some people's list, so Toby mainly talked with Remus as he was one of the only ones that looked and sounded awake. They talked about everything and anything that came to mind as the others battled with the disgust of the hangover potion.
"So, I gained more power last night." Harry stated, raising an eyebrow and looking between Valerie and Roxanne as he knew that they hadn't done anything.
Valerie blinked before staring open mouthed at her sister while she smiled brightly even though a blush covered her cheeks.
Draco smirked, chuckling slightly under her breath as Toby continued to chat away with Remus, Lucius and Hermione joining in every now and then. Severus seemed to be going over something in his head while Sirius was stuffing his face. The twins and Roxi were having a conversation about something from the twin's store. Charlie was making Rachel blush while the rest were just talking about school.
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Bellatrix found Voldemort in his study, a book open on his desk, bent over it. "Mi lord?" She questioned, curtsying when she came into his view.
Voldemort looked up. "Ah, Bella, thank you." He said when she handed over the golden goblet.
"Mi lord, may I ask?"
Voldemort sighed. "I'm not long for this world; I can tell. I'm going to become mortal."
Bellatrix nodded. "Do you need my help with anything else?"
Voldemort shook his head. "No." He stated and she left once again. Voldemort groaned, running a hand along his face. He set the goblet down and looked at the book. "Before I die, I will see the death of Albus Dumbledore." He growled out.
He stood and headed towards the ritual room, taking the three he had with him. He set them around him after closing the door and sat cross legged. His hands were placed on the floor on either side of his legs and he closed his eyes.
He opened his mouth and began to chant. "Ex quondam EGO infractus , redeo iterum. Ex quondam EGO gave , redeo iterum. Ex quondam EGO infractus , redeo iterum. Ex quondam EGO gave , redeo iterum" His voice wasn't loud, but it surrounded him in the room and the items and Nagini began to shake.
Magic began to fill the entire room as a white ball came out of the items and soared around the room as he continued to chant, his voice growing stronger with each passing minute. Another white ball joined the three already soaring around his body as he stopped chanting. His red eyes were wide open and unseeing as the magic in the room became stronger.
The white balls swirled around the room before shooting into his body. The robes he was wearing blew out in the unnatural wind that picked up as his body arched. The magic slowly began to die down as his body fell backwards, unconscious.
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Toby and Draco leaned over Harry, worry etched into their features. Harry was unconscious and they had moved him into their room. He wasn't moving and barely breathing, but they could see his chest slowly move up and down.
Hermione stood at the end of the bed along with Sirius and Remus. "What's going on?" Hermione whispered.
Draco nudged Toby. "Look." He pointed to Harry's forehead where his famous scar was disappearing.
"Wow." Toby muttered.
"What does it mean?" Hermione asked.
"It means Voldemort's becoming mortal again." Toby answered as she brushed some of Harry's hair out of his eyes.
"He was immortal?" Sirius asked his eyes wide.
Toby nodded. "It was how he was able to come back alive when Harry defeated him as a baby."
"Whoa." Remus and Sirius muttered.
"Is Harrykins alright?" Fred and George asked from the doorway.
Toby looked over and nodded. "Yeah; he should be anyway."
"Should be being the key words." Valerie muttered.
"I have faith that he'll be okay." Toby stated with confidence before she fell on Harry's left side. Draco fell beside her, clasping Harry's right hand in both of his.
Robyn nodded. "I have faith as well." She stated before dragging Charlie out of the room. The others followed her example, and left the three alone in the earth room.
Toby stared at Harry before turning her gaze to Draco who had his eyes closed and his face buried in Harry's neck. Toby smiled and rested her head against her pillow. It wasn't but a moment later that tapping broke her out of her thoughts. She stood up, and headed towards the window that appeared only when another angel wanted to communicate with the others. Toby opened the window and allowed the raven to swoop in and land on her shoulder. She took the letter from its beak and it swooped over to join Hedwig on the stand in the corner of the room. She turned it over and her eyes widened before she broke the earth angel seal.
'Dear Toby,
'I know it is a shock to hear from me, but I felt you all deserved the truth. Tom is back. He's combining his soul with the one's he had split so long ago. He is, however, missing three. I need your help if you would be so kind as to give it.
'I should first tell you why he is doing this. He has realized that he cannot compete with Harry. He's realized that Harry's power surpasses his, it took much for him to admit this even to me, and I feel you should know. I hope you'll allow us to help you though, before we all need to dwindle away. But we all ask you for one thing; we want to see Dumbledore perish. He's also come to the conclusion that he was going about this in the wrong direction and he hopes Harry will try what both he and Grindelwald tried and failed to do. They want to keep the Wizarding and Muggle worlds separate. I hope you do as well.
'He is turning mortal again; I'm not sure if you knew that or not. The three he is missing are Ravenclaw's Diadem, Slytherin's Locket, and the one within Harry's scar. If you agree to help, I'll tell you where to find the two. I'm not too sure exactly what the ritual he is using will do, but I want him mortal; I miss my Tom.
'I should also tell you that Narcissa is alive and well. I took her from the dungeons about three days ago to get her healed; I had a feeling Tom would be coming back soon.
'Hope everything is well,
'Penelope.'
Toby blinked a few times as she lowered the letter. She turned to the raven and walked over. "Sorry, but you'll have to stay here for a while; is that okay?"
The raven seemed to nod before turning his head into his wing and falling asleep.
Toby smiled and headed back to the bed, curling up around Harry and falling asleep.
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"She wants our help?" It was two days later and Harry was still unconscious. Valerie, Blaise, Draco and the twins were staring at Toby with wide eyes and mouths open.
Toby nodded. "Yes. Tom will be able to die easier if we help them. Plus, with him on our side, Dumbledore will fall easier as well."
Robyn nodded. "I say we help." Roxanne and Charlie nodded as well which caused the others to stare at them as well.
Toby grinned and turned to the others; mainly Valerie.
Valerie growled. "We wait for Harry."
Toby sighed but nodded. If they weren't unanimous, they waited for the Dark Lord. She headed upstairs to her room, where the raven still waited. She sat down at the desk and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill and ink bottle. She opened the bottle and dipped the quill in before beginning to write.
'Dear Penelope,
'It was a shock to hear from you, but right before I had gotten your letter, Harry had fallen unconscious. I believe that Tom should now have the soul that was connected to Harry's scar. We have not reached a decision because we weren't unanimous. Harry is still unconscious, we'll have a discussion when he wakes up.
'I want to help you, I really do. I feel that with your help, Dumbledore will fall easier. I believe that Dumbledore is too powerful for just one of us to beat. I think that the fates made this happen; made Tom make that one mistake. I'm sorry I can't give you an answer now, but as soon as Harry wakes, I'll write you with our decision.
'I'm glad you'll have your Tom back soon. I can't even imagine how hard it was for you during those years. Thank you, for letting me know that Narcissa is alright. Draco and Lucius were happy with that information.
'I wish we were unanimous, but I can't control them.
'Toby.'
Toby nodded to herself before rolling the parchment and tying it with a green ribbon that was in the drawer. She walked over to the raven and tied the letter to its leg before letting it out the window. She smiled and turned to the bed, sighing when Harry was still lying still. She walked up to him and lay down beside him, linking her fingers with his.
"I wish you were awake now, Harry; I miss you so much." She whispered before leaning her head on Harry's shoulder and closing her eyes.
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It was the last week of August and Toby and Penelope had been communicating back and forth for the last few weeks. Neither Harry nor Tom had wakened since the ritual Tom performed.
Their Hogwarts letters and OWL results had been delivered by tawny owls, the tracking spells disappearing once they crossed through the wards. What was strange, however, was that Dumbledore had added something else in the Hogwarts letters. This year there was to be a costume contest as well as talent show. Both were to be held on Halloween, which happened to land on a Friday.
Valerie squealed once she had read about the talent show and demanded the angels and Hermione enter.
Toby grinned. "And what would we do?"
Valerie just shrugged. "We'll think of something. We should put our power into it though. Like sword fighting or dancing or something."
Roxanne nodded. "Dancing for sure in our little routine. We have time though."
Robyn nodded. "We could just find a song and have Toby sing it."
Toby laughed. "Uh, no."
"Come on, Toby, you know you have an amazing voice." Valerie said.
Toby rolled her eyes. "I'm not going to sing in front of the entire school."
Robyn just smirked before turning to Roxanne. "How about Somebody to Love?"
Toby placed her hands on her hips. "I will not sing."
"You know; we should have our boys come up with us too." Valerie said, all of them ignoring Toby.
"But Charlie, Fred and George don't go to Hogwarts." Roxanne said, pouting.
Valerie sighed. "I forgot."
"Blaise, Harry and Draco could come up anyway." Robyn said.
"Yeah; and Draco and Toby could do a duet together!" Roxanne said.
Toby was glaring daggers at them while Draco snorted. "I'm not good." Draco said.
Valerie just looked at him before turning back to the other three. "That could work, depending on the song. We have to add Hermione in here too."
"No you don't!" Hermione squeaked.
Roxanne looked at her and nodded. "Yes, we'll have to add her too."
Robyn nodded, tapping her chin.
Valerie gasped. "I know! That song that Toby loves so much; by Aly and AJ."
Toby's eyes widened. "No."
Draco raised an eyebrow. "What song is this?"
"Chemicals React." Roxanne nodded. "It'd be perfect! Come on, Toby. Please?" Roxanne pouted at her.
Toby scowled and looked to the floor. Finally she sighed. "I'll try." She mumbled.
Valerie squealed and hugged Toby. "That's enough for me!"
Toby just shook her head though a smile was on her face now as she hugged Valerie back. Toby pulled back still smiling. "I'm going to go check on Harry now." The others nodded and watched as she skipped up the stairs.
Toby stepped into her room and gasped as she found the bed empty. "Harry?" She called as she stepped further into the room. She headed over to the bathroom which had the door open and peered inside. She sighed in relief as she saw Harry standing there staring at his reflection. "Harry? Are you okay?"
Harry blinked and looked over at her. "My scars gone." He mumbled.
Toby smiled and nodded.
"Why's it gone?" He turned back to the mirror.
"Tom's becoming mortal again; there was a part of his soul attached to your scar. He took it back in a ritual."
Harry blinked again. "He was immortal? Wow." He mumbled. "How many did he make?"
"Seven all together. You destroyed one back in your second year; the diary."
Harry nodded. "Does he have them all?"
"He's just missing two." Toby bit her lip. "Penelope sent me a letter asking if we would help them get the last two back. Would you be willing to help them? Tom and Dumbledore will be easier to defeat this way."
Harry turned and studied her face before nodding. "I agree; they would be easier to take down."
Toby smiled brightly before she stepped forward and crushed him in a bear hug. Harry laughed as he wrapped his arms around her.
A/N 2: "From once I broke, come back again. From once I gave, come back again. From once I broke, come back again. From once I gave, come back again." (translation - guide . com/free_online_?from=English&to=Latin) minus the spaces. So I hold nothing!! Though I did learn that these might not be right...at least my other translations that were in German or French or Spanish I know are wrong. Somebody reviewed and told me, though that was to Everlasting, but if you read this too Thank you!!
Also, I know that Aly and AJ are from like now but I just really think this song will work with what I want to write. I was going to do Dont Stop Believin by Journey, but this one works better. If you don't know the Aly and AJ song I'm talking about, youtube is a very good place to go :D unless you just don't care because you don't have to know the song...
Anyway, thanks for reading!!!