An:Late Update. I Know. Apologies. But like I said, School has begun...and that will slow down on my updates. Plus I am now out on ILA which is you know when you go to a wrokplace as a trainee...
About this chapter...it really isnt an important chapter...it's more of a fill in chapter that reminds us of that they are indeed at war. R&R...x)

Disclaimer:Have I not told you 36 times already that i do not own this? Well maybe 37 will get it into your head. Or well...Char's mine...and some other OC's...Damien's mine...well you get the picture...x)

Chapter 37-Duel.

Waking up with a terrible hangover is not something I recommend to anyone. But that was the predicament I found myself in the day after the wedding. I groaned and realized that I was still wearing my dress and somehow I had ended up in our bed at home.

"Thank you Moony" I muttered and glanced at Sirius who was snoring loudly next to me. I somehow managed to get up and into the shower. When I stepped out I felt a lot more human…with a pounding headache. I found one of Sirius shirts and a pair of stretch pants. Then I managed to move myself to the kitchen and put on the coffee…and find a bottle of hangover tonic. Aaah…the wonders of magic. Where would I be without this wonderful tonic? Probably on the floor writhing in pain…I looked up when a tapping was heard on the window. It was an owl with the prophet.

Sirius thought that it would be nice to get the prophet delivered so now a new owl came and did just that everyday. I opened the window and gave the owl three knuts and took the paper from it. The headline read; Mass Muggle Killings…Followers of He Who Must Not Be Named Suspected. I sighed…it had begun. Voldemort had begun his little war against society. His terror filled plans had been put in action. The aurors had been working non stop on different cases. It was terrible. I heard a groan and looked up. Sirius walked into the kitchen looking…well hungover. I grinned and said;

"May I offer you some of this fine Hangover Tonic, sir? The best there is…I assure you that" he groaned again and reached for the bottle.

"How can you be so perky after last night…?" I grinned again and said;

"I already took the tonic" I watched as he chugged down a large amount of tonic and offered him some coffee. He smiled, already looking a lot better and said;

"You are an angel love" I couldn't help but smile and then I threw the paper on the table and he looked through it. It was just a normal morning really. It's weird really how normal things get after a while. Not that living with Sirius ever felt weird…we were just so used to it. Even before we moved in together.

We got the news that Petunia had indeed gone home with Wilkins last night…and apparently had a wonderful time…who would have thought, eh? This came from a direct source…Petunia herself called and told me. That and the very interesting fact that James had charmed the damn bouquet to fly into my hands. Sneaky little bastard.

The day continued on as any normal day, it was Sunday so neither of us had any work. But that was all going to change…

Late in the afternoon we got the alarm. A huge deatheater attack. And we were requested there. Sirius looked at me and I smiled grimly. Both of us silently asking for the other to be careful. Then we apparated.

No one could ever be prepared for the sight that we were met by. Smoke, fire, muggles screaming, bodies and lights of different spells flashed everywhere. I got separated from Sirius sometime during a small duel with an inexperienced deatheater. Not that I was a pro when it came to duelling. I saw Damien, who had joined the order awhile ago and made my way towards him. He grinned grimly at me and said;

"What are we doing here really? We're designers! We don't like fighting…" I grinned back and shot a curse at a non-suspecting deatheater.

"Helping humankind I suppose…and our side needs all the help they can get" that's when we heard it. The scream.

"He's here!" it was a woman's voice, I didn't know whose. But we all knew who he was. Voldemort had arrived at the scene. I had never really felt a so powerful emotion before. Pure fear. The cruellest wizard known to our kind had just arrived…meters away from me. I couldn't see him but the fear that was radiating from everyone was enough to know that he was near. At that moment I saw him. His pearly white skin and snake-like features. I pondered over them for a second, wasn't Tom Riddle described as a handsome man? But then it hit me, horrocruxes. Of course he had already made them; he had already separated seven pieces of his soul from his human body. He was not human anymore, he was not Tom Riddle. He was Lord Voldemort. When I pondered on the horrocruxes I realized that Dumbledore should be able to destroy them…before he made the last one…Harry's scar. I needed to tell him about them…but should I mention what one of them really was? Before I could think any longer, the second shout came.

"Dumbledore!" The moment that shout was heard all the fear disappeared from everyone's faces. And the death eaters disappeared. It was strange…why would they disappear like that? Yes it was commonly known that the only one Voldemort feared was Dumbledore, but still…why flee so quickly? Suddenly Sirius appeared next to me bleeding from his forehead.

"Sirius…what happened to you?" I asked, worried.

"Nothing much…Bella actually managed to get one lucky hit, but are you okay?" I ignored his question and froze. Bellatrix, that name made my blood freeze, she got a lucky hit? I don't think I would have worried so much if it was anyone else but her…but my knowledge of Sirius death and who caused it made me freak out a bit. Understandable right?

"You can all go home…nothing more can be done tonight" Dumbledore stated and I looked at him.

"I need to speak to you" I said and he nodded motioning for me to follow. I sent Sirius a small smile and followed Dumbledore.

"Horrocruxes" I said as soon as we arrived at his office. He stared at me his face grim.

"What about them?"

"Tom Riddle has created horrocruxes" Dumbledore looked terrified, shocked, repulsed.

"He managed to create one…" he mumbled and I couldn't help but chuckle coldly. He looked surprised at my reaction and I said;

"Oh no…you misunderstood…he created several ones. Seven of them to be exact." If he looked revolted before it was nothing against now.

"Seven…"

"We can destroy them…you can destroy them. I know where they are…" I said smiling hopefully. He looked intrigued and nodded numbly.

"If you destroy them…you weaken him…" he nodded again and I told him everything. As it turned out he had already suspected Tom for making a horrocrux. But I don't think he ever thought that he would succeed…especially with making several ones. Dumbledore did have a plan. And he hoped that it would work. I said goodbye an hour later and then I went home. Only to find Sirius pacing around in the kitchen. He hadn't even washed his cut.

"Sirius! What are you doing? Your cut could get infected…" I said and directly summoned some stuff to clean it with. He huffed and said;

"It's a small cut Char….what did you talk to Dumbledore about?" I sighed and pushed him down on a chair and started to clean his cut.

"You know that I'm not actually…from here" I started and he nodded.

"Yes, but I haven't thought about that…for a long time"

"Yes…and you know that I know…things…things that I cant tell you…even if I wanted to, right?" he pouted but mumbled something about that he understood.

"Sirius…you do know that I hate not being able to tell you, right? Dumbledore made me promise" I looked at him, afraid that he wouldn't understand just how much it pained me to keep things from him. I hated lying, I wasn't very good at it and I just got this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach every time I tried. So I told him the truth…even if it pained me. He smiled at me and said;

"Of course I understand love" that made me relax, but I still wasn't sure that he really understood. Then he hissed when the antiseptic touched his cut. I grinned and said;

"Just a scratch huh? And yet here you are hissing from pain. Want me to kiss it better?" he pouted and then got this mischievous look on his face and said;

"Yes please" I rolled my eyes but decided to humour him and kissed his forehead. He grinned at me and then there was a knock on the door. I got up and answered it, it was Reggie and Izzy.

"Hey…just wanted to check that you were okay after the attack" he said.

"Yeah. We're fine. What about you I didn't even see you there" I lead them inside and then went and put on some tea and threw a pie that mrs P had baked for us in the oven.

"I'm fine. I came to the scene late…" Reggie said smiling a bit. I grinned and then we all sat down for tea.

"So what are the two of you doing for Halloween?" Izzy said obviously wanting to change the subject.

"I don't know…we haven't really thought of it" I said.

"Well…we were thinking about hosting a party…but…" Izzy smiled mischievously and I started grinning.

"Our flat is much roomier right?" she started laughing and nodded.

"Why not" Sirius said grinning and then we started to plan the Halloween party. A party no one would ever forget.

An: Well...there you have it. Short, yes. The next chapter...is underconstruction at the moment...yeah...Ta!