Memories
Ron sat in his kitchen drunk. His eyes glued on the calendar in front of him. He was trying to figure out when the school holidays begun, two weeks? He couldn't figure it out, he knew that they would go to his parents' house, as they did every year and they try to forget about the problems around them. How he was an alcoholic. How Ginny had been abandoned, with three kids as well! How George barely uttered a word when with them, he couldn't even cast a patronous anymore, not since Fred passed away. How Charlie now lived in miserable England, away from his beloved dragons. How Bill lived in France, and only saw them all once a year. How Percy had lost his job. Their lives were falling apart.
He had finally figured it out, there was only a week left of school. He guessed he had better go get all the Christmas presents tomorrow, Ron sighed deeply. He looked at the clock on his wall; it was only seven in the evening.
Ginny and Luna sat laughing; in their hands they held a glass of red wine each. They had just come back from Christmas shopping and were in a brilliant mode.
"I can't believe we used to act like that!" Ginny sighed, wiping away her tears of laughter. Luna smiled.
"Well," she said in her dreamy voice "when you're younger the nargles do have a stronger impact on you." Ginny smiled at her friend, she had returned to normal. "Ginny, I'm going to need to get the kids some stuff from Rolf's…" she looked slightly fearful at the idea of going back.
"I'll get it, Luna" Ginny informed her. Ginny liked that Rolf was keeping out the way, but she found the idea of him coming back terrifying.
"No, Ginny. I won't let you put yourself at risk; I'll go while he's at work." she said simply.
"We'll go together?" Ginny suggested, Luna smiled and nodded lightly.
James was sitting in the library trying to find information on ARC. He knew he wouldn't the school had banned any form of book that might lead to a rebellion. As he considered which book might be good to look at next Rose and Scorpious walked into the library. It took James a few minutes to notice them, but when he did his face went red, he dropped the book he had been holding and pulled out his wand.
"Rose," he said, grabbing her arm and pulling her away from Scorpious "stay away from him!" James was glaring at Scorpious with much hatred.
"James?" Rose asked, slightly confused by his sudden outburst of anger.
"Tell her, Malfoy!" James spat, catching Scorpious's collar and shaking him "Tell her where Adele is!"
"I-I don't know!" stammered Scorpious, he then pushed James off him "Are you mad?"
"Well, I know." James snarled, pointing his wand threateningly at Scorpious "She's at your fucking house, with your fucking father and your fucking aunt!"
"What? James, how do you know that?" Rosie asked trying to get in-between him and Scorpious.
"I saw her. As a punishment," James whispered "she told me where she was. YOU BASTARD!" shouted James, flicking his wand and causing a curse to fly towards Scorpious. Rose quickly got in-front of James and held is wand arm down, it took all her effort.
"Scorp, go!" she told him and Scorpious obliged. He grabbed his books and quickly walked out of the library. "James, calm down." Rosie told him, her hands taking his, "You don't want people to know you know where Addi, else they'll move her." Rose steered James out of the library and down the corridor.
"So, tell me everything." She asked, after they snuck into an abandoned class room.
"Where do I begin?" whispered James, he sighed deeply and launched into his tale. When he had finished Rose sat in silence, her mouth open.
"We need to get her out." Was all she said, "I'll ask Scorpious if he is willing to help us, James, he hates his family! They destroyed his childhood and he can't stand the thought of them!" she added the latter when she saw the look on his face.
"Ok," James said "if you trust him, I'll trust him. But if he does anything that means Adele, or you, or anyone I care about gets hurt…I'll crush him."
Just then Albus came in.
"Tell me everything, James."
"How did you know?" asked James.
"I ran into to Scorpious and he told me you weren't in the best of moods…he doesn't seem too bad, Rosie." Al told her, Rosie smiled widely at this.
James quickly told Albus as well.
"Shit…"he murmured, sitting down on a desk, "do you think her brother will find her?" Al asked James,
"I sure as hell hope so…"
"Severus!" shouted The Baron "I am so close!"
"Finding it?" asked Snape in surprise.
"Yes!" he said, smiling. The Baron had been relentlessly searching through memories he had gathered off Death Eaters and others for the past few year, trying to figure out where Voldermort's horcruxes were. He started listing the ones he had dealt with off already "Ok, so there was the diary,"
"Gone" said Snape, returning to his newspaper
"The ring, the locket,"
"Both have been dealt with…" Snape interjected.
"Yes, and all that's left is the cup, the diadem and him." The Baron stated, counting them off on his fingers.
"Yes, we've known that for a while…but that doesn't make us any closer to finding them!" Snape snapped. The Baron grinned.
"I found something! Of course, you know how Rodolphus Lestrange and his brother weren't highly regarded by the Dark Lord, well I was sent to finish them off..."
"I'm surprised you weren't affected by committing more murder." Snape stated bluntly.
"These two were the ones who killed Fred Weasley," The Baron's face was dark "I had no problem finishing them. However, before I did I extracted a very useful memory!"
The Baron quickly summoned a pensieve and put it in front of Snape; he poured a silvery memory into the shining water. The Baron and Snape both dipped the tips of their noses into the pool of water, they were immediately absorbed into the vivid memory of Rodolphus Lestrange.
Snape and the Baron landed in a dark room, the long curtains that hung from the tip of the ceiling to the bottom of the floor were a rich green and made from thick velvet, blocking any chance of light entering the threatening room. The fireplace at the end of the room sent an eerie light cascading across the walls, but it seemed to have no effect on the cold temperature that both Snape and the Baron felt. To the far left of Snape was a tall, looming door that imposed any visitors, not that Snape could find a reason for anyone to wish to enter into the cold, hostile room. The room was long and rectangular, in the centre was a long mahogany table surrounded by twelve matching chairs, however, at this current time only three chairs were occupied. At the head of the oppressive table sat Voldermort, his red eyes gleaming into the darkness of the room. His hands gently caressed the snake that slid around his shoulders and chair, winding itself securely to its master. Next to him, with an eager and psychotic smile that spread across her face, was Bellatrix. She was leaning forward eagerly, nearly out of her chair as she listened. Her unruly hair framed her thin, desperate face as she leaned in to hear Voldermort. She paid no attention to anyone besides the Dark Lord, not even her husband who sat quietly and humbly before Lord Voldermort, from his hunched shoulders any passer-by would be able to see he was intimidated by the figures around him. If it be Voldermort or Bellatrix, or maybe both! Rodolphus kept his head down and listened to Voldermort's low murmur as he spoke fluently to them.
The Baron indicated for Snape to follow him closer and he went and lounged in the chair next to Rodolphus, Snape sat beside him.
"…you must" Voldermort emphasised "never speak to anyone of what I am to tell you. It must never leave this room, do you understand? What I am going to secure to you will never leave your vault by any hand other than my own?"
"Yes, master!" both the Lestranges said in union. However, Bellatrix said to eagerly, Rodolphus murmured his response, not wishing to even have the slightest chance of angering the Dark Lord.
"Good. I am going to intrust you with a…precious…belonging of mine. A small golden is very important to me, in-fact, I don't know if I could even live without it!" Voldermort smiled as Bellatrix and Rodolphus remained oblivious to what he was hinting. "Can you do that for me?"
"Yes, my Lord." Rodolphus chanted naturally.
"Of course, my Lord! Anything for you, my lord!" Bellatrix said a lot more eagerly.
"Then make the unbreakable vow…"
The image cut off. They were back in Snape's office.
"The cup is in the Lestranges' vault?" asked Snape,
"Yes," said the Baron "and we're going to get it!"
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