Minerva's Summer vacation was off to a bad start, everyone was in a big upraor about what had happened with Harry and Cedric. Remus and Sirius were keeping her really close and she was not allowed to breath without them knowing why she was doing so.
It was one of the hottest days that they have seen in a long time, Minnie felt like she was going to melt to the ground from how hot she was. She walked into the kitchen on that afternoon, she had smelt dinner cooking on the stove. "Uncle Remus, what is that I smell?" She smiled at him as she kissed his cheek lightly.
He gave her a grin. "It is dinner, Tonks is coming over for a bit this evening. This happens to be her favorite dish." He gave her a small taste off of the spoon. "What do you think?"
She nodded at him. "That is amazing. What is that? You have never made that before."
"This is called Seafood Chowder, it is a muggle thing but she tried it once and fell in love with it. She told me that she had always wanted to have more but our kind is a bit dumb on how to make it. So I found a way and here it is." He replied to her.
Minnie sat at the table, it was cooler in the kitchen. Remus has a spell on the kitchen to keep it cool while he was cooking. She looked down at the Prophet. "Uncle Remus, why are they all saying this stuff about Harry and Albus? I do not think that this is something that Harry would have made up. Why would he lie about the Dark Lord being back?"
"I wish I could answer all of the questions that you have my love but I can not. The Ministry wants to hide and deny all the things that Harry has said due to their fear of the Dark Lord, but in the end it will only make this situation worse." He sighed as he finished up cooking dinner.
She sighed, and kept reading. "What the... This is so annoying!"
Remus looked over at her. "What is it?"
"They are blaming Uncle Sirius, that is insane. Why would he make people disappear?" She hated that the world thought that Sirius was a mad man.
"Sweetheart, we have explained this all to you. They still beleive that he killed Peter, and that he is the reason that your parents are dead." He sat the food on the table.
"I am going to find him, Peter will know what it feels like to betray someone that you trust. He will regret messing with the Potter's when I am done with that..."
Sirius walked in. "Well I see Peter does not stand a chance against you." He smiled at her.
She ran over to him and hugged him. "Uncle Sirius, I have missed you."
He hugged her back tightly. "It has only been a week."
She looked at him and she nodded. "I know that but with all that is going on a week feels like forever." She sighed and looked at Remus. "I do not know what I would do without the two of you."
"Well my dear let's hope that it does not come to that any time soon." Sirius kissed her forehead and sat at the table. "What is all this my dear friend?"
"We are about to have dinner." He smiled.
"Yes we are having dinner once Dora gets here." Minnie looked at Sirius with a smirk.
He smirked back at her. "Well is that so?"
Remus looked at the two of them. "Oh would you two stop it. It is times like these that you remind me so much of James."
They laughed as Dora appeaered in the doorway. "Sorry I am late, work again. It is crazy with the amount of work that I get now." She kissed Minnie on the head and sat down. "Hello Sirius, you joining us tonight?"
He nodded. "Yes, that is the plan."
Remus looked at him and sat down. "Yes, a nice familiy dinner sounds great."
The food began to serve itself. "Is this?" Dora asked excitedly.
Remus nodded. "Yes I found a muggle recipe for it and I thought that I would make it for you."
Sirius rolled his eyes at Minerva and she began to giggle.
The rest of the evening was nice and they were all having a good time until Remus got an owl and read it to himself. A look of shock and panic swept over his face. He passed it to Dora who reacted the same, then to Sirius. "What?!" He was shocked.
"Sirius take Minerva to the house and keep her with you. I need to go and speak to Albus to see what must be done." Remus grabbed his cloak and apperated away.
Dora grabbed hers as well. "I have to inform Moody and the other of this. Keep her safe." She too was gone.
Minerva stood there confused as to what had just went down, she looked at Sirius. "What in the bloody hell was that?"
He stood there for a moment lost in his head. He looked at her. "Harry, he just had to fight off a Dementor."
She was shocked. "How is that possible? Why would there be..." She fell silent. "No..."
Sirius nodded. "I am afarid so, it could only be that the Dark Lord had sent them. It is getting back to where it was the last time he took power."
"Is he... Is Harry okay?" She was worried.
"Yes love, he is fine. We should really get back to the house. I will keep you there until Remus comes for you." He grabbed her hand and they went outside to the portkey that Dumbledore had for him to use.
They were soon at 13 Grimmuld Place. Minerva's mind was racing she had never felt the fear that she was feeling now. The Dark Lord was back and all the pople that she loved were now in danger. She knew that the adults in her life would die for her and her brother. She really hoped that it would never come to that.
(Really short, I am sorry. There will be more, more often)
