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So, in this chapter Nico will be helping Harry and the lot in the ministry. We all know that Fred and George left before Harry got the vision of Sirius but for this story it works better to use the version from the movie but everything else after that will be just like the book just changed at places when Nico is used. Also I wanted to ask. Would you guys rather have two books or three? Please tell me thanks!
Nico was shocked by what he was looking at. He was in an old English home, this is where Bion had tracked Andi's scent to. Nico had entered the house hiding myself in shadows, though he had to admit he was a bit scared of getting caught. That would mess everything up. "That guys real gross looking." Bion sneered in Nico's hear. Nico gave him a look to stay quiet. Nico was watching a sickly white man, with cat eyes, a bald head, and two slits for a nose. Voldemort. Nico didn't imagine the guy to be a supermodel coming back from being partly dead and all but this was a bit over board. "Rookwood, you wanted a word?" Nico looked towards the entrance of the room. A tall pale man stood there, his hair was curly and brown his beard was also curly and brown greying in the middle, his eyes were a sharp moss green, and his hands were long and twitchy.
"I wanted to inform you, my lord, that Avery gave you false information." Voldemort's eyes narrowed.
"Pertaining to?"
"The prophecy." Nico's eyebrows knitted together, a prophecy. Prophecy's only come from an oracle. Could the wizards possible have one? Would Apolo bless someone from Hecate's world?
"Get on with it." Voldemort's voice grew annoyed.
"I was once a Unspeakable, as you know, and I know that only those to whom a prophecy refers can remove the record of that prophecy from its resting place in the Department of Mysteries." Nico watched as Voldemort's face grew angry. "Bring in Avery. And Malfoy." Nico's eyes widened at the name. Perhaps a relative of Draco's. Rookwood left and a moment later two new men stepped in one looking very nervous the other had a look on his face like he just smelled Percy's socks. Which Nico can assure is not a smell someone wants to have shoved up their nose.
Nico watched as Voldemort tortured Avery with the Cruciatus Curse, which Nico tucked away in his mind just in case he ever needed it in 'wizard battle'. Who cares if it's unforgivable sometimes you have to do some unforgivable things to make sure you live. Once Voldemort was happy with his work he turned to the blonde haired back next to him. Nico could see clearly that this was indeed Draco's father his eyes here the same dull grey and they shared the same skin tone and hair, and both acted as if they were the best thing since soda pop. They weren't.
"Lucius, I have just been informed by Rookwood that nly those to whom a prophecy refers can remove the record of that prophecy from its resting place in the Department of Mysteries." Lucius watched his 'lord's' face for a moment before speaking.
"What is our next move." Voldemort thought for a moment. Then grins in a dirty slimy way that reminds Nico of his father when he's angry.
Nico gripped Bion's arm as he shadow traveled them to an upstairs Nico found the room Andi was staying in. Nico slipped out his rarely used wand and pointed it at her back. "Stupefy." Andromeda's body went stiff and unmoving. Nico started to walk over to her trying to be quiet when a strong force shoved into him pinning him to the wall, a booming noise sounded as Nico and Bion hit the wall.
"What did you you do to her?!" Nico could hear the wizards coming.
"You idiot!" Nico screamed he reached for his belt and pulled out his sword plunging it into Bion's side. The demon dissolved to ash and Nico shoved his sword into his belt as the wizards made it to the room. Malfoy and a wicked curly haired witch.
Nico threw up a quick shield charm before shadow traveling away. Nico shadow traveled back to the inn he was staying at. Nico's blood was boiling, he hated that idiot Bion. He was stupid and useless other than his sense of smell. Nico didn't know when his next chance might be to get Andi back. Nico knew he had to get to hogwarts and quickly. He had to warn Harry of Voldemort's plan.
Nico shoved his belongings into his backpack putting this nectar and ambrosia at the top. Nico knew he didn't have much time but he was already feeling weak for the multiple times he shadow traveled in one day within a couple hours. Nico would have to do some of it on foot. Nico paid for his stay at the desk and walked outside. He walked down the street until he found somewhere to eat. He got a footlong sandwich eating half and saving the other half for later, after he'd shadow traveled a couple times he'd be hungry.
Nico had shadow traveled three times, giving myself a break in between each one, to eat and drink. Nico was in hogsmeade just outside hogwarts but he felt drained, he needed sleep but he didn't know how much time he had, for all he knew he was already too late. Nico took a moment to sit down and pull his thoughts together.
In the end Nico decided his best bet was to at least get to the castle and figure it all out then, though he didn't know what was happening in hogwarts, he wasn't sure who he should go to when he got there. Nico stood from the bench and started to walked to the excited of the little village. Nico started what looked to be a long trek up a hill to hogwarts.
When Nico finally made it he was dreaming of a nap. Nico pulled his backpack off his shoulders and pulled out his canteen on ambrosia and took three sips. He then leaned against the large doors of the school closing his eyes and waiting for it to work. Slowly Nico started to feel better. His muscles weren't as stiff and sore, his eyes didn't sting from lack of sleep, and his feet didn't ache so much. Nico shoved the canteen back in his backpack and walked into the school. The halls were empty. Nico let out a small sigh and went to the Great Hall, he wasn't sure what time it was but he figured it was a great place to start. And wow was luck on his side, which was a first. "Fred! George." The two boy who had been in deep conversation turned around at the sound of Nico's voice. Fred grinned and George smirked eyeing his brother.
"Nico! Hey! Back already?" Fred asked once Nico reached them, then did the very surprising act of wrapping his arms around Nico in a hug. Nico's eyes widened and a blushed brighten his cheeks but he fought it so it was only a dull flush. Nico pushed away.
"Idiot." He muttered. "Yeah, I need to find Harry and tell him something. I need to talk to dumbledore too. Where is he?"
"In class. Umbridge has gone mad, well even more so." George informed Nico.
"She's taken over the school. She found out about Dumbledore's Army and he left, without getting taken to azkaban. We're about to uh, have a fireworks display." Fred explained. Nico raised his eyebrows. "We're leaving school today."
"Oh."
"Yeah." George leaned his broomstick next to his side as he watched the two a small smirk playing at his lips. "We wanna go out with a bang!" Fred said his eyes lighting up slightly.
"Sounds like fun." Nico reached up and grabbed Fred's neck and pulled him down so they were kissing.
"Riiiiiiight. I'll just go get ready. Bye Nico." George said walking away. The two boys ignored him still kissing softly, Fred's arm wrapped around Nico's waist and he pulled his bodying against his. Fred was leaning down slightly and Nico was up on his toes. The kiss was soft and sweet, just lips moving against lips, no opened mouths or tongue or touching. Nico pulled back when he couldn't breathe anymore.
"That was a really great goodbye." Fred smirked.
"Shut up." Nico laughed and pecked his lips then pulled himself out of the taller boys arms and started to walk away. Nico walked to Umbridge's classroom. Nico leaned next to the door to wait for Fred and George's little show, he'd talk to Harry after. Nico hear the several bangs from the end of the hall Nico tilted his head slightly to look down the hallway. With each bang the light got closer. After four loud bangs Umbridge walked out and Nico sneered at the frumpy toad woman in all pink. True evil wears pink. A moment later a small firework sizzles to life in front of Umbridge buzzing around her face a moment before zooming off into the classroom. A moment later the twins arrived on their brooms zooming past her head. She yelped and stumbled back. She regained herself and walked slowly into the classroom. Nico followed her and grinned at the sight in front of him. Papers flew all of the places as fireworks went off Fred and George laughing as they flew around. Fireworks popped in front of students face making them laugh or squeal, they went after hated slytherin's. Above him Fred and George high fived their laughs loudest of all the students. nico really enjoyed seeing the twins this way. It was natural and free for them, something they loved to do. And Nico found that amazing. Nico laughed as a firework fizzle out above him a shiny dust falling on his shoulders and hair. Leave it to the wizards to make fireworks safe. Nico looked up in time to seen Fred throwing another larger firework into the air. It popped and fizzled for a moment and then a dragons face appeared. Umbridge squeaked in fright as the thing roared and and moved forward, towards her. Just as she reached the doors it closed it's mouth around her and then just popped into a million other fireworks. Fred and George zoomed past her once again, this time out the door. Nico was the first one to run past Umbridge and follow them outside. They had one more trick up their sleeves and just as they left they let off fireworks that made a large W in the sky. Nico hadn't been this excited or happy in a long time. It was an amazing feeling. Nico turned around and saw Harry stumbling back and falling onto his butt his breathing ragged. Nico frowned and saw Hermione moving over to Harry.
"Harry?" She frowned.
"Sirius." Shit, I'm too late. Nico followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they pushed past the still cheering students.
"Harry, are you sure?" Hermione asked once they were in the castle.
"I saw it! It's just liked with Mr Weasley. It's the same door I've been seeing for weeks. And I couldn't remember where I'd seen it before. Sirius said Voldemort was after something. Something he didn't have the last time. And it's in the department of mysteries." Harry said as they walked up the moving staircases. They hadn't noticed Nico just yet.
"Harry please just listen. What if Voldemort met for you to see this? What if he's only hurting Sirius because he's trying to get to you?"
"Well, what if he is?! I'm supposed to just let him die?! Hermione he's the only family I got left." Nico heard the pain in his voice and Nico could understand it, wanting to keep the only family you have. Three faces flashed through his mind. Mother. Bianca. Hazel. He could understand that kind of pain, he could understand wanting to risk anything for that one person.
"What do we go?" Ron asked. Looking between Hermione and Harry.
"We'll have to use the flew network." Harry said turning around and running off. Nico had to speed up to keep with them.
"But Umbridge has all the chimneys under surveillance." Hermione reasoned.
"Not all of them."
"Wait!" Nico yelled before the trio entered Umbridge's office. They turned around and looked very surprised to see him.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione snapped. Nico could tell she felt betrayed, having trusted him and then he brings his strange injured friend into hogwarts and then just leaves. He'd made her seem like a fool. And if there was one thing Hermione Granger hated, it was looking like a fool.
"I know you don't trust me right now. But I want to help. Please."
"Why should we trust you?!" Ron snapped glaring at him harshly. Nico almost wanted to scoff at Ron's failed attempt at a scowl. "For all we know you could be a death eater." Nico noticed Hermione's soft eye roll but she still looked pretty pissed.
"Because I am not evil. I know I am not the most trustworthy and I can totally understand why you feel that way, but," Nico's eyes moved to Harry. "I've lost the people I love, It's a horrible pain I don't wish on anyone. I want to help you, I don't want you to lose someone else." Nico was serious about this, he knew it messed you up when you weren't properly loved, how messed up you were having no family to talk to and be around. Harry's emerald green eyes stared into Nico's dark eyes and he saw his pain reflected in them.
"He can help." Harry said breaking there stare and looking at the ground.
"What?!" Ron and Hermione choursed.
"C'mon we don't have much time." With that Harry turned and walked into Umbridge's office. Nico quickly followed Harry's friends eyes glaring at his back. The four teen crotched in front of the fireplace. Nico wasn't sure what the flew network was, but he's just pretend he did. "Alert the order if you can," Harry spoke up.
"Are you mental?! We're going with you!"
"It's too dangerous." Nico almost rolled his eyes.
"When are you going to get it into your head?!" Hermione asked looking at him. "We're in this together."
"That you are." The four teen's eyes widened and they turned to stare at a frazzled Umbridge standing behind them, a crazed look in her eye.
