Can you still see the heart of me?
By: SelenesLegacy
The only thing I own here is my character Emma. Everything else is the property of J.K. Rowling.
Ch14: Captured
(LILY)
I hurried up to 's room and found parchment, ink, and a quill. Replying to Toby's letter would be a relief to the current situation. I sat down by the table and began to write.
Dear Toby,
I am so relieved to hear that you and my brother are safe. Brittany and I managed to escape Malfoy Manor all thanks to that bumbling rat-man. I hope the Order are still fighting against You-Know-Who (I don't know whether it's safe to say his name here, the taboo is still up and working), but both Brittany and I wish to join them.
Looking forward to see you again,
Lily.
Speak of the devil, an owl stood outside the window. It tapped slowly on the window with its beak. "I'm coming, I'm coming." A small bit of shoelace was torn off one of my shoes, so I tied it onto the owl's foot, along with the letter. "Take this to…eh…Toby." It blinked, as if it had understood me, and flew off.
Brittany went outside a few hours later, to find some newspapers and more food. She'd put an invisibility spell on herself, but I told her to renew it every 10th minute, they had a tendency to wear off pretty quickly, depending on the situation. She'd only been gone a few minutes when a familiar tapping came out of nowhere.
My heart felt like it had jumped up in my throat. In a matter of seconds I'd run through the room, opened the window and loosened the rope around the owl's foot.
Darling Lily, I have just received an owl from Shaklebolt and the Order. They have put up a safehouse outside Wymondham in Leicestershire. You and Brittany have to apparate there as soon as possible. We will be waiting for you.
Miss you with all my heart,
Toby.
My happy squeals didn't end until I accidentally hit the couch and fell over. "Oh my God! He is such a cutie!" A noise from outside disrupted my happy moment. "Who's a cutie?" Brittany's voice was dark. "No one! Toby tells us to apparate to Leicestershire! The Order has put up a safehouse there!" She ran inside and threw her arms around me. "That's wonderful!" I smiled at her. "I guess we should be going then." She nodded and held my hand as we dissaparated.
(SCABIOR)
Emma and I managed to finish our bath pretty quickly. Potter and his friends were still sleeping, so we went outside to have a look at things. Death eaters stood outside the wards, staring intently on the seemingly desolate house. "Alex, how long do you think this war will last?" She took me by surprise. "I-I…I haven't got a clue, Emma. For all we know, it could last for a decade, like the first did."
She gave me a playful kiss and went inside as I reinforced the wards. Loud voices came from upstairs as I stood in the stairs. "It's too dangerous for you to go alone! Take at least Scabior and me with you!" Emma sounded like she was about to attack them.
"Emma's right, Potter. We could be of good use to you, should you need extra help." They all turned abruptly around when I spoke. "End of discussion." I took Emma's jacket and handed it to her. "Do we actually have a choice at all?" Granger sounded really pissed. "No!" I beamed at them and took Emma's hand before we disapparated.
(EMMA)
We landed away from the Lovegood house and waited for the others to arrive. A loud crack beside us sent me jumping into Scabior's arms. "A little more discreet next time, please?" My mood was already low because of the feeling I had about this.
Old Xenophilius seemed unsettled when he opened the door. "Who are you? What do you want?" It was like listening to an angry elephant. But Harry managed to get us all inside quickly. Lovegood led us upstairs and told us to sit down while he made some tea.
The tension in the room was at the size of an elephant as we drank the tea in silence. "Sir, we wanted to know the story behind that necklace you were wearing at Bill and Fleur's wedding. We've seen it other places, and want an explanation." Harry cut through the silence.
"You're talking of the deathly hallows?" Lovegood sounded and looked like a child in a candy store. "The deathly what?" I had never heard of such things before. "The deathly hallows. You collect all three items; you become the master of death." Scabior looked gobsmacked, so I drove my elbow into his ribs. "I won't have you lurking around trying to become a master of death! Who's gonna be with me on my deathbed?" He looked insulted.
Hermione pulled out an old book and began to read. It was the story of how the deathly hallows came to exist. It was quite interesting, but of course nothing but old folklore. Lovegood found a quill and parchment and started drawing. "The triangle is the cloak of invisibility, the circle is the resurrection stone and the line is the elder wand. Together, they make the deathly hallows." And he went out in the kitchen.
We followed behind Harry until we'd reached the kitchen. Lovegood stood in front of the kitchen window, like he was looking for something that wouldn't show up. "We should be going sir. Thank you for your time and tea." His reaction to Harry's words sent me right into Scabior's broad chest.
"They took her. They took my Luna." He looked like a ghost where he stood. "They took her because of the things I wrote in the Quibbler." I eyed the door, but Lovegood had seen it. "It's really you they want." He whispered and held Harry's face between dirty hands. "Who, sir? Who took her?" I had a pretty good guess on whom. Lovegood's eyes darkened. "Voldemort."
(SCABIOR)
That fucking bastard! He'd breached the taboo on purpose! Death eaters had already arrived and were smashing the house to bits. I took Emma's hand and threw us both on the floor. Granger, Potter and Weasley were crawling towards us, I just hoped they had a way to escape from here. Emma laid her hand on mine; Weasley laid his on hers and Potter laid his hand on Weasley's. Granger took his hand and apparated us all away from here.
We landed in a forest where I knew I'd been before. "That treacherous little bleeder!" Weasley was angrier than I'd thought he would be. "Is there no one we can trust?" What a dimwit he was. Apart from the Order, we were in a potentially lethal minefield of enemies!
"They kidnapped her because he supported me. He was just desperate." Potter was right. Any father who loved their child would definitely commit such an act. Emma took my hand and kissed me.
"How lovely to see you again, Scabior." That raspy voice was too familiar for my own liking. I looked up and saw Greyback, along with a few other men. Granger, Potter and Weasley started to run almost immediately as they were spotted. "EMMA, COME ON!" She took the hint and started running. "Don't just there! Snatch 'em!" It was like hearing my own death sentence.
I saw Emma in front of me; she tried to lead them away from us. Spells whizzed past me and hit the trees. Chains wrapped around my ankles, but I removed them with a swift wand-flick. One of the snatchers tried to curse me, but I sent him flying into the tree in front of me.
Emma and Granger had stopped dead when several snatchers had appeared from the ground and came towards them. They both shot some kind of spell at Potter immediately, we were ensured captives now.
Something hard hit me in the back and forced me into the ground. "You and I aren't nearly done with each other, Scabior." Greyback hauled me onto my feet and led me towards the others. One of the snatchers had his hands on Emma's hips, it was an appalling sight. "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!" I screamed, and was rewarded with a fist planted in my stomach and Emma screaming at Greyback to leave me alone.
Weasley and Granger were held by to tall dark bastards. They had actually realized that putting up a fight now, would be the slow and painful end of us all. Greyback handed me to another man, and strolled over to Potter. He turned his face towards me, oh god.
"Change of plans, lads. This lot's not goin' to the ministry." Greyback must have seen the scar. He walked over me and grabbed my neck, I groaned in pain. "Meet me at Malfoy Manor in a few seconds." Then, everything went dark.
I dared open my eyes as cold air hit my skin with full force. "Get up you filthy idiot." Greyback wasn't in the mood for funny games, and I had to oblige him this time. Several cracks behind us confirmed the arrival of the others. But it was now I saw where we were.
Merlin have mercy on us, we were standing in front of Malfoy Manor.
o.O how will this end? Things aren't looking particularly good for any of them…