Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or One piece

Summary: Zerina Willow Potter-Evans' magic spirited her away on the night Dumbledore sent her to live with the Dursley's causing her destiny to be rewritten. She is returned during her supposed fourth year at Hogwarts only she isn't anything they expected. Where they expected to see a scared 14 year old they were met with a furious 23 year old member of the Hearts Pirates wielding magic unseen by the wizarding world in ages. Zerina is not amused nor is her husband or her band of adoptive family members. Zerina X Trafalgar Law.

Rated: M for blood, gore, some lime/lemon, and whatever else this will need to cover.

"Someone speaking through a telepathic bond"

'Someone speaking in their mind'

"*Animal language being spoken*"

Spells in bold, Devil Fruit Abilities

Luna's visions

AN: This will be one of the last two chapters.

Chapter Thirty~Seven: A core on the mend, Luna and Zerina talk, the third task, Graveyard's suck, People die, and an offer is made.

Aka: A lot happened in this chapter and it's shorter than normal

~Master bedroom, Fourth Floor, House, Kitsune's Den, Scotland, 1995~

Serra lowered her paws as they stopped glowing and nodded to Zerina with a slight scowl, "Even if I dislike the idea of it, you will be able to participate in the last task. I suggest doing as little magic as possible. If you feel any pain while using your magic, you will stop immediatly. Alright?"

"Yes, Serra," Zerina quickly agreed making the hyena nod to her.

"Once your done with the tournament task, you cannot use magic for at least two months save for that of transformation," Serra told her seriously, "The danger of your core splitting is very real,"

"I know," Zerina swallowed heavily and Serra sighed.

Serra patted Zerina on the knee, "Everything will be fine so long as you listen to my advice."

Zerina tried to smile at Serra, but couldn't quite manage it. The idea of not using magic for two months grated on her. Serra took her silence as the sign to leave and faded from the world. Zerina laid back on the bed with a low sigh as the door opened and Law walked inside. He looked over her with a careful eye while asking, "What's going on?"

Zerina sat up on her elbows and told him, "I can do magic for the last task, but if it hurts, I'll have to stop immediatly. Serra also told me to use as little magic as possible."

Law frowned and asked, "What exactly does it mean for your core to split?"

Zerina grimaced at the question, but knew that Law wouldn't let her avoid answering it again. Laying back, Zerina tried to think of how to explain it, "You know how our magic comes from our soul, our bodies, and our surroundings, but mostly our souls?"

"Yes," Law walked over to the bed and sat down beside Zerina, "Why?"

Law had a feeling he would like what she was going to say. It was part of the reason he'd allowed her to get away with not answering his question before now. Zerina turned her head as she reached out to grab his hand, "When our magical core is split, it literally splits us apart. The result is an explosion as the magic inside of the body rushes out. It is highly unlikely that someone can survive that, but if they do, madness is the only thing that awaits them."

The widening of Law's eyes, the clenching of his jaw, and the stiffening of his spine were the only outward signs of his emotions. Zerina closed her eyes as she waded through the emotions flowing through his side of the bond. Law was alarmed, horrified, and sickened all at once. Zerina wasn't surprised when Law immediatly began checking her over. She just allowed it as she could feel the anxiety radiating off of him. Law's fingers settled over where her heart was which is right where her magical core rested. He looked at her with a frown, "Rina-ya..."

Zerina reached out and laid her hand on his cheek as she told him, "I won't die anytime soon. Death will not take me from you like he has your parents, your sister, and Cora-san. I promise you that."

Law laid down next to her and pulled her to his chest. Zerina rolled over and laid her head on Law's chest as her arms curled around him. Law's grip on her was tight as he murmured, "It's like I keep losing everyone."

"You won't lose Jay or I for a very long time," Zerina told him stubbornly, "I'm going to finish up with the last task, we'll deal with the snake and his plan, and then, I'll stop using magic save for my transformation until my core's healed. Once that happens, we can decide what to do next," Zerina hugged him and glared at him, "You will not become a depressed idiot or I will have Luffy smack you around until you see the error of your ways,"

The depressive feelings receded as amusement filled Law's side of the bond and Law asked, "And how will you get the crew to agree to let that happen? How will you get me to go along with it?"

"I'll tell the boys the truth and make them see reason," Zerina told him with a grin, "I'll also bribe them with their favorite snacks. As for how I'll get you to go along with it, well I don't actually need you to do that," Zerina's eyes were bright as she told him, "I can use my magic to turn you into a snow leopard cub, drop you into a warded area with Luffy, turn you back, and let Luffy do his job,"

"You wouldn't dare," Law growled at her.

"Oh?" Zerina offered him a raised eyebrow as she rose up on her hands to peer down at him, "What makes you think I won't?"

"I'm your Captain," Law told her.

Zerina giggled softly, "Oh it's so cute that you think being my Captain would stop me."

Law sat up making Zerina fall into his lap and he glared down at her. Zerina grinned up at him as she rose up with her knees on either side of his thighs. She wrapped her arms around his neck as Law hissed, "Zerina-ya, you will not prank me."

"Law, I love you, but not pranking you when you're being an idiot isn't something I can do," Zerina felt Law's hands on her waist, "You never had a problem with it before," Zerina leaned forward and pressed a kiss to both his cheeks, "The only reason I would actually do that is if you became a depressed idiot. Since you aren't going to become one, I won't do that,"

Law captured her lips in a kiss as his fingers slipped under the loose t-shirt she was wearing and Zerina's hands found their way into his hair. Law nipped her bottom lip harshly earning a soft gasp from Zerina as his teeth broke the skin. He sucked her bottom lip into his mouth and lapped at the blood making Zerina moan softly. She could feel the growing bulge in his pants as she settled more closely against him. Law's fingers slid up her sides and Law growled against her lips at the feeling of her bra. Law broke the kiss as he asked, "Why did you choose to wear one today?"

"I feel like being a tease," With that said, Zerina quickly got out of his embrace and off of the bed, "I'm going to go steal our son from my brother. Don't you have paperwork you need to be doing?"

"Rina-ya," Law's tone showed her that she should return to him before he decided to punish her.

The thought made her shudder even as she tossed a grin over her shoulder as she headed towards the door, "I'll see you later Law."

Zerina grabbed the door handle only to let out a yelp as Law pinned her to the door. Before either of them could do anything, a knock sounded on the door and Bepo's voice came through the door, "Captain, Karasu wanted me to tell you that it's time for lunch."

"We're coming," Law glared at Zerina as she grinned brightly at him and he hissed, "We're not done here,"

"I look forward to it," Zerina snickered softly as Law moved away from her and Zerina opened the door.

Bepo blinked at them before asking, "Z-chan why is your lip bleeding?"

Zerina licked her bottom lip before saying, "You can blame our captain. Let's get something to eat."

She walked past Bepo and the navigator looked at Law. Law merely smirked at Bepo and followed after Zerina.

~Living room, First Floor, House, Kitsune's Den, Scotland, 1995~

Zerina tickled Jayden's belly making the baby giggle and squeal. Zerina smiled softly before looking up when Luna exited the floo. Offering her Serian a warm smile, Zerina asked, "How was your day?"

"A bit difficult since we're dealing with our exams," Luna set her stuff onto the floor by one of the arm chairs in the room and walked over to sit down next to Zerina, "Everything alright, Zerina-Neiros?"

Zerina nodded while Jayden reached for Luna making the blonde smile as she reached for the baby. After the first few weeks, Jayden had really taken to Luna most likely to how calm the blonde's emotions usually were. Zerina allowed Luna to take Jayden as she replied, "I can participate in the last task, but I'll have to stop using all magic baring transformation magic for at least two month. Other than that, everything's fine."

Luna looked at Zerina for a few moments before asking, "Are you going to be fighting Voldemort soon?"

Zerina had known that Luna would most likely figure that out at some point due to the amount of time they'd spent planning. She wasn't surprised Luna was bringing it up though she was surprised that it was only now that Luna brought it up. Running a hand through her hair, Zerina told her, "Yeah. We believe that he will use the last task to somehow get to me. Once he has me, he'll use a dark ritual to create a body for himself rather than continue using the homunculus that he most likely is at this moment. After he get's his new body, he'll attempt to kill me."

"What's your plan?" Luna asked Zerina curiously.

"Aki and Vultan are going to place as many spells as they possibly can on me to make sure they can track me/protect me," Zerina told her as Luna played with Jayden, "We'll allow the first part of Voldemort's plan to happen. Once I'm wherever the snake has the ritual set up, I'll destroy it while everyone else arrives. We'll kill the snake, the last of his soul pieces, and whoever else is there. Of course, we'll change the plan as needed if something pops up,"

Luna nodded lightly before asking, "Are there any summons that can turn invisible?"

Zerina considered that before nodding, "Yes. I believe that Aki has a few contracted to him. I'll talk to him about it."

Luna then asked, "Why couldn't he continue using a homunculus for a body?"

Zerina leaned back against the couch as she considered the question and how to answer it. She reached up and ran her fingers through Cole's fur as her familiar jumped onto the back of the couch. Zerina hummed softly, "Homunculus aren't built to withstand having a soul in their body. Very few can actually use magic regardless of the fact their bodies have a high magical content."

"Homunculus don't have souls?" Luna asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, but they can earn them," Zerina smiled slightly, "Back on Xolvuns, a few of the ones that don't travel with the gods, stay with their masters, or die actually teach history. A few even work as various masters of magical branches that don't actually require you to be able to cast,"

"Wait the gods exist?" Luna stared at her in surprise.

Zerina nodded with a light smile, "Yeah. I don't exactly like most of them, but I do tolerate a few. You mostly see the demigods rather than the actual gods."

"Can you tell me about some of them?" Luna had a feeling that Zerina had a lot of good stories about them.

Zerina nodded with a soft laugh, "No problem," She tapped her chin, "Let's see..."

~Zerina's Office, First floor, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Zerina leaned back against the desk in her rarely used office as McGonagall stood across from her. McGonagall looked a bit nervous as she asked, "Are you ready for the third task?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," Zerina looked towards the door as Aki and Vultan walked inside.

"Ms. McGonagall," Aki greeted her before telling Zerina, "Bepo and those staying back at the Den are taking care of Jayden. Law'll be here in around thirty minutes before the task starts,"

Zerina gave a soft sigh, "Was Jay acting fussy?"

"A bit. Given his ability, he's probably sensing everyone's anxiety," Aki shrugged lightly.

Zerina turned her attention back on McGonagall, "Was there something you needed, Professor?"

McGonagall took a deep breath before saying, "I wish you luck, Zerina."

"Thank you," Zerina told her honestly, "I hope that once this is all over, we can meet up and perhaps get to know each other better without all this hanging over us,"

McGonagall smiled slightly, "I'd like that," She turned and left, "I'll see you in two hours."

Once the door had been shut, Vultan covered it in privacy wards as Aki asked, "How ya feeling?"

"Nervous, but not as much as I was before Dressrosa," Zerina told them, "I just want this to end,"

"Ditto," Aki hugged Zerina and she leaned into him, "I don't want you to have to fight anyone right now,"

Zerina let out a slightly bitter laugh, "My luck sucks."

Aki pulled away with a slight frown on his face, "Yeah."

Vultan walked over and set his hand on Zerina's shoulder, "Little Wolf, we will have your back no matter what. Just remember what is waiting for you when this is done and you'll be good."

"Thanks Vult," Zerina grinned at him before saying, "Let's get those spells set up. I want to give them time to settle and lock onto me,"

"Right," Aki and Vultan nodded to her.

~Zerina's Office, First floor, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Law wrapped his arms around Zerina and pulled her as close as possible. Zerina had a flashback of the night before they reached Dressrosa...

"Law what's wrong?" Zerina could feel the tension in his body.

"Rina-ya," Law's voice was slightly thick, "If anything happens to me, I want you to go back to the crew and lead-"

"No," Zerina hissed at him as she pushed him away, "We are not having this conversation,"

Law's grey eyes were dark as he said, "We hav-"

Zerina shook her head violently, "No, we do not have to have that stupid conversation," She glared at him, "We will make it out of this alive, we will return to the crew, and we will have the family we plan on having. You don't get to do and say that shit to me."

Law shook his head with a low chuckle, "Rina-ya, you really hate focusing on the bad side of things, don't you?"

Zerina growled at him and poked him in the chest, "Law, you will survive or I will fucking kill you."

"Wouldn't that require me to be alive?" Law asked with a slight smirk.

"I'll bring you back before I kill you," Zerina's lips twitched before she sighed softly, "Law, I don't want to lose you. After everything that we've been through together, I don't think I could bare to lose you,"

Law pulled her to him and she wrapped her arms around his neck. She pressed her nose into his neck as he murmured, "I don't think I could bare to lose you either."

"Promise me you'll do your best to survive this?" Zerina begged him, "Please,"

"I'll do my best so long as you do your best," Law replied earning a mute nod from Zerina.

Zerina pushed back the memory as she murmured, "Everything will be alright."

"Shouldn't I be saying that?" Law asked earning a short laugh from Zerina, "Rina-ya, we'll get through this,"

"I know," Zerina pulled away to look at him, "It's like every time we finish one thing we end up in another situation where someone is trying to kill one of us,"

Law chuckled softly, "Well, our luck is abnormal in situations like this."

Zerina snorted before telling him, "Once this is over, I want to just relax for awhile and enjoy watching Jayden grow up. I want to spend days laying around in bed with you and I want to help my Serian become the best Seer she can be. Can we please try to avoid situations like this one? Please?"

Law kissed her softly on the lips before pressing his forehead to hers. Zerina's eyes closed as Law murmured, "For you, I will try so long as you promise me that you'll survive this."

Zerina let out a soft laugh and opened her eyes to look into his, "Of course, you guys need me to survive."

Law chuckled and kissed her again this time the kiss lasted longer. Neither of them wanted it to end, the threat of what was to come weighed heavily on them as there was no telling if everything would go as planned.

~Entrance of the maze, Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

As Zerina stared at the maze, a shiver ran down her spine and she tightened her grip on Law's hand. The invisible summon of Aki's was settled on her back and with all five of it's limbs curled around her midsection. The summons' head was on her shoulder and it murmured in a masculine voice, "That does not look like a happy place."

"No kidding," Zerina swallowed harshly before looking at Law, "Do I really have to go through that?"

Law radiated amusement though he didn't show it on his face. The numerous lashes of cameras and loud voices from the spectators made Zerina grit her teeth. Law squeezed her hand and told her, "Everything will be fine, you just need to focus on your goal and everything will be fine."

Zerina pouted at him and Law kissed her earning a few cat calls to which both of them flipped off their watchers. A few scandalized shouts and gasp rang out, but were ignored by the duo. Law soon left to join Aki and the rest of the group that had come. The summon on her back nudged her lightly with a scaled head, "Don't worry too much, Zerina. I'll keep you going straight."

"Thanks Dai," Zerina murmured softly to the wingless dragon, "I'm just really bad with mazes that I can't burn down,"

The dragon snickered softly, "Aki told me. I'll be helping you out as best I can."

She smiled slightly before moving to where the other champions were. They all looked nervous as well, but not as nervous as Zerina felt. She tried to smile at them, but it fell short. Viktor took her hand in his and told her, "I vish you luck."

"I wish you luck as well," Zerina replied and Viktor released her hand, "Once this is all over, we will hopefully be able to meet up and have that sparing match,"

"I look forvard to it," The Bulgarian smiled at her.

"If you wish to contact me, you need only to either send a letter or speak to the Gringotts goblins," Zerina informed him.

Viktor nodded as Cedric asked, "Why do you look so pale?"

"I hate mazes," Zerina deadpanned while glaring towards the looming maze, "My brother had a habit of scaring the crap out of me when we were younger not to mention I always manage to get lost," She looked back at them, "This will give you all a proper chance to win this thing,"

Fleur took a deep breath before saying, "I suppose so. I do 'ave to zank you for somezing."

"Oh?" Zerina offered her a raised eyebrow.

"If it weren't for your bonded, ze second task would have been underwater and Veela do not do well underwater," The french champion replied, "Even if I am only a quarter Veela, it is still enough for most water based creatures to dislike me,"

Zerina inclined her head lightly and offered the girl an understand smile, "I understand and I'll pass along your thanks to my bonded. Opposing elementals with a long history of hatred tend to make things more difficult than they need to be," Fleur offered her a light smile and Zerina spoke to all of them, "I wish you guys the best of luck in this challenge. It has been an interesting year so far."

Nods of agreement were given just as their attention was called by Bagman.

~Maze, Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Zerina took off into the maze as the cannon went off and immediatly regretted participating in the task. She paused at the first fork and Dai suggested, "The left side?"

Nodding, Zerina started off on that path and soon enough the cannon went off again, "That would be Cedric's cue, Viktor and Fleur should be entering soon enough."

It wasn't long before Zerina encountered her first challenge. She felt her heart freeze in her chest upon seeing Law laying lifeless on the ground. The scene shifted and revealed Jayden and Luna in the same state. It kept shifting and Zerina realized what what going on as Dai muttered, "It's a Boggart."

"Riddikulus!" Zerina called out as she pointed her wand at it.

The Boggart immediatly turned into a chibi version of Law with leopard ears and a leopards tail dressed up as a cowboy. Zerina began laughing and the Boggart disappeared allowing Zerina to move on. Dai muttered softly as the next cannon went off, "Are you going to do that to him?"

"Perhaps," Zerina didn't know if she actually would, "It depends on if he ends up pissing me off anytime soon,"

Dai snorted softly and Zerina continued on.

~Maze, Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Zerina grimaced as she looked at the carcass of the centipede-like creature and shuddered as Dai muttered, "That was the result of an experiment."

"No shit," Zerina moved past it while covering her mouth, "Damn that thing stinks worse than the laundry room on the sub when it's filled to the brim,"

"How do you survive?" Dai asked as they quickly vacated the area, "Take a left and we should be in the center,"

Zerina did as he told her to and replied, "Modified breathing charm linked with a scent canceler. Allows me to not smell shit while being able to breath in clean air."

Soon enough, they reached the center of the maze and Zerina approached the trophy. She could feel the spell that made it a portkey and grimaced as Dai murmured, "It's a pretty trophy. I would love to add it to my hoard."

Zerina could only agree with the little dragon. She reached out to the trophy as she murmured, "The trophy is a portkey. Inform the other's please."

Dai nodded against her neck as Zerina placed her hand on the trophy and felt a hook lock into her magic.

~Stands, Maze, Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Aki jerked lightly along with Vultan before hissing, "It's time. Let's get going."

The group nodded and quickly began to leave the stands. The ones watching them were confused. Hermione and her group watched them with suspicion as Luna quickly made her way over to them. Luna reached Hermione and murmured, "Zerina's been taken by Voldemort. She and everyone else is going to destroy him."

Neville's eyes widen before he whispered, "I don't have to-"

"No," Luna smiled up at him, "Everything will be fine. I've seen it,"

~Little Hangleton graveyard, Little Hangleton, England, 1995~

Zerina dropped to the ground and winced at the bits of stone biting into her visible skin. She froze slightly as she felt the chill and heaviness of death surrounding her. Looking around herself, Zerina realized she was in a graveyard which immediatly made her stomach clench and she felt sick. Dai growled softly as he murmured, "One human is approaching and carrying a homunculus. A snake is sliding around as well."

Forcing herself to relax, Zerina asked, "Can you turn me invisible as well?"

Dai nodded lightly, "Yes, but I won't be able to hold it if you cast any magic."

"That's fine," Zerina shivered as something chilly seemed to settle over her, "Damn this feels weird,"

Dai snorted softly, "Of course it does, you've never been cloaked before. Now we should hurry and get to where we need to go."

Nodding lightly, Zerina carefully climbed to her feet and moved behind a gravestone as she focused on her ability to sense magic. She could feel the pitiful magic of the homunculus and the strain Voldemort's soul was placing on the being. The sickening feeling of Voldemort's soul was so much worse than the horcrux's she destroyed. It made her feel unclean as well as enraged. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to focus on everything else. The human carrying the Homunculus had a small magical core that was only good for transformation magic. She felt the snake horcrux as well and could feel the animals own magic had been forced to change as it's magic became entwined with Voldemort's meaning that it was his familiar. A tear slipped from her eye at the fact that the snake had to suffer for her master's idiocy. She vowed to end the animals suffering as quickly and painlessly as possible while praying that Gaia would do something for the animal. Breathing out softly, Zerina murmured, "That poor snake."

Dai sighed deeply, "The depravities of this monster just seem to get worse."

Zerina nodded slightly before focusing. She could feel the other magic users that seemed to be on the perimeter of the graveyard and she could tell that they were followers of Voldemort. Zerina murmured, "I feel 10 magic users branded by Voldemort on the perimeter. Send a warning to Aki while I do the same for Law.

"Of course," Dai agreed immediatly.

Zerina opened her connection to Law and murmured, 'Voldemort has ten followers on the perimeter and one helping him with the ritual.'

Law snarled in her mind and hissed, "Be careful, we'll be there in five minutes."

'I will be,' Zerina promised him before returning to focus on her surroundings.

She felt around for the ritual sight and found it in the exact center of the graveyard. Grimacing, Zerina carefully began to move through the graves towards it. She spotted the snake slithering along nearby and wanted to torture Voldemort for harming the beautiful being. Dai hissed his own displeasure and growled, "Idiotic asshole. She's a verdic viper."

Zerina's eyes widened and she had to stop herself from growling loudly. Verdic viper's were one of the rarest and deadliest snakes in either world. The fact that Voldemort used her like this furthered Zerina's rage. Forcing it down, Zerina murmured, "Hopefully Gaia will allow her to be reborn and well taken care of."

Dai only hissed in agreement. She continued on moving and soon spotted Peter Pettigrew carrying a bundle walking towards where she had landed moments before. She only recognized the rat-like man because of Sirius and Remus showing her memories of the man. Biting her bottom lip, Zerina kept herself from attacking and focused on moving towards the ritual sight. Just as she reached it, Zerina heard an enraged howl and smirked slightly before focusing. Noting the potion in the cauldron, Zerina approached and almost gagged when she recognized the potion. With a kick to the side of the cauldron, Zerina quickly backed away as it crashed to the ground with a loud clang that echoed through the air. The potion began burning the ground and turning it black immediatly upon contact. Dai gagged and hissed, "Oh that it just fucking nasty. What kind of ritualized potion was that?"

"It turns the user into something like a humanoid snake that's more human than snake save for the fact that the user is now without reproductive organs," Zerina explained while reaching into her bag and placing some of her runic bombs onto the ground, "It's honestly one of the nastiest potions in existence,"

Dai snorted softly just as a group of people rushed up alongside Pettigrew with their wands drawn. An enraged shout of, "The potion's destroyed!"

"Who did it?" One of the masked people asked.

"That damned brat obvioussssly did it," A high pitched voice exclaimed from the bundle, "Ssssearch the area. I want her found and brought before me."

The group quickly disbanded leaving only Pettigrew and the bundle there. Zerina grinned as one of her bombs went off making fire shoot out in a wide arc that detonated the other bombs. Dai let out a low hiss of laughter as the five death eaters left alive tried to put out the fire while also attempting to heal each other. One of them couldn't even walk due to having his leg blow off by the explosion and was quickly being burned to death. Law's voice came through their bond, "Rina-ya?"

'Runic bombs,' Zerina informed him as she watched the chaos, 'I've always wanted to see how well they would work,' Law's amusement came right through and almost made her giggle though she held in the urge due to how close the enemies are, 'You guys close?'

"We're closing in. We heard the explosions and saw the smoke," Law informed her, "Aki-ya's about to summon Gabriel to deal with the horcrux. He wishes to know if you'll kill the homunculus now or wait for Gabriel to do it,"

'I'll do it now and I'll even kill Pettigrew,' Zerina told him.

She approached the snarling bundle and the whimpering Pettigrew while soundlessly withdrawing her tanto. She was glad that she'd had the forethought to coat both her blades in the basilisk venom that she had bought from one of her suppliers while getting ingredients to make the potions she'd required during the birth of her child. She poised one blade over the homunculus which she could see now that she was close. The fact that it looked like a demented baby made Zerina's anger rise even as she placed her other blade at Pettigrew's throat. She felt Dai withdraw the front part of whatever was keeping her invisible as he whispered, "Let them see you."

Pettigrew's eyes were wide as were the beady red eyes of Voldemort. She smiled grimly at both of them and said, "Greet Death you cowards. May Gaia have mercy on your souls and Voldemort, I hope you enjoy oblivion as your soul is about to be destroyed."

With that, she stabbed both and felt a sense of satisfaction as both quickly crumbled to the ground. Voldemort's body dissolved into white goo as his shade rose up from it with a harsh cry. Zerina quickly moved back as Dai replaced her invisibility. The shade rushed towards the few death eaters that were still alive just as massive wing beats were heard. Zerina didn't even need to look up to know who was there. The only thing Zerina felt as she watched Gabriel descend from the sky and burn them all to a crisp was a sense of relief over the fact this threat was done with. Gabriel wrapped his arms around her waist before heading up to where everyone was waiting on the various gigantic bird summons Aki was contracted to. He offered her a wry smile, "How do you feel?"

"Relieved that it is over and this threat is taken care of," Zerina told him with a tired smile, "Now, I just have to focus on dealing with the wizarding world, watching the worlds merge, and raise my son while teaching my Serian."

"Sounds a bit busy," Gabriel commented with a light laugh.

"I suppose, but that's fine by me so long as my family is safe," Zerina hugged Gabriel, "Thank you for your help,"

"No problem," He told her, "For you, I'd do anything,"

Zerina offered him a light smile, "I look forward to the day you find your special one. He or she will be very lucky."

Gabriel hugged her in return before releasing her to fall into Law's arms. He gave a jaunty wave before fading from the world. Law hugged her as Dai let go of her and headed over to where Aki was to speak with his Summoner. Zerina returned Law's hug and kissed him with everything she had. Law chuckled softly and murmured, "It's over."

"And I'm relieved," Zerina told him, "Now, we just have to focus on raising Jayden, surviving the worlds merging, and raising our family while exploring."

Law pressed his lips to hers once more before they both broke it off as Aki shouted, "Let's get back to Hogwarts!"

~Stage, Maze, Quidditch pitch, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

Zerina and Law jumped off the large red tail hawk summon that Aki used as his main transportation when doing something that required speed. The crowd were whispering to each other as Zerina made her way to where McGonagall was standing with the other Hogwarts Professors, Judges, and important guests. She spotted Fleur and Cedric begin carried from the maze making Zerina frown as she noted that each one was being affected by some sort of spell. She reached the group she'd been heading over to and spoke before any of them could, "I reached the trophy and it acted like a portkey only rather than take me back here like I think it was supposed to it took me to a graveyard."

"What happened?" McGonagall asked with a frown.

"Some people in masks were there. I managed to alert Law and the others the moment that I landed in that graveyard," Zerina didn't mind adjusting the truth since there was no reason to cause anyone to panic, "They were planning on doing some ritual using a potion that I'm not very familiar with. I managed to dump the potion and kill the ones that were responsible for taking me. Their bodies are still in the graveyard,"

"Where is this graveyard?" Fudge demanded.

"I'm not very sure," Zerina hadn't paid much attention to it, "But I'm sure my brother can take you to where it is,"

Aki nodded as he walked up with Law. Law wrapped his arms around Zerina's waist as Aki told him, "My summons and I can take you there."

Fudge paled a little as he looked at the massive hawk summons that were waiting for Aki's commands. To Zerina's surprise, Fudge swallowed and nodded, "Of course, I need to go get some aurors to join us in case someone is still alive."

Aki nodded lightly, "Don't take too long, I really don't want to spend too much time on this and my summons need to return to their realm soon enough."

"Of course," Fudge immediatly went off to go get his people.

Zerina then asked McGonagall, "What's wrong with Fleur and Cedric? I sense some type of spell affecting them."

"We don't know," McGonagall frowned while looking towards where the other two were, "We're sending them up to Poppy,"

"I suggest finding Viktor as soon as possible," Zerina's eyes were narrowed.

Law spoke up, "Zerina-ya and I are going to return home with everyone. If you need us, you know how to get in touch."

McGonagall nodded to Zerina and they left the overcrowded area.

~Minister's office, Ministry of Magic, London, England, 1995~

Fudge had barely sat down in his office to do some last minute work as well as write up a report of what he'd seen at the graveyard when one of his secretaries burst into the room shouting, "Minister! People are dropping like flies all over the ministry and Dolores just fainted!"

Fudge gasped softly and shouted, "Get all of them to St. Mungo's immediatly!"

~Headmaster's office, Hogwarts, Scotland, 1995~

McGonagall sat across from Zerina with both of them having a glass of hundred year old Scottish scotch that McGonagall kept in her desk. Zerina took a sip of the scotch and groaned softly at the burn, "Damn, I really missed drinking."

McGonagall let out a light laugh before asking, "What are going to do now?"

Zerina smiled lightly at the Professor, "I'm going to enjoy life, raise my child, teach my Serian the best I can, and spend as much time as possible with those I love."

McGonagall raised her glass, "Than a toast to that."

"A toast to enjoying life and all it's mysteries," Zerina clanked her glass with McGonagall's before downing the alcohol, "I do have to ask why you wished to see me. I mean we did get the trophy back to you,"

McGonagall nodded to her before saying, "I wished to know if you'd like to come back to Hogwarts at some point."

Zerina offered her a raised eyebrow, "After everything you've seen and heard me do, you want me to come back?"

McGonagall refilled Zerina's glass before replying, "Professor Snape was admitted to the Hospital wing because he fainted in the middle of dinner last night. When Madam Pomfrey looked at him, he was loosing his magic at an alarming rate. She sent him to the wizarding Hospital to see if they could do anything for him only for Severus to die this morning around one. All over the country, a similar occurrence happened last night."

"Oh?" Zerina knew that the dark marks would drain people's magic and kill them, but not this fast, "That seems like a real tragedy, I give you my condolences,"

McGonagall cleared her throat and nodded, "Thank you. The reason I've told you this is because I wish for you to take Professor Snape's position as the Potions Professor and Head of Slytherin."

Zerina almost spit out the scotch she was drink, but managed to force it down as she gasped out, "What?!"

"You are an accomplished potions master and it would be a good way for you to watch over Ms. Lovegood," McGonagall told her, "It would also give you a steady income and allow you to help teach the new generation how to correctly brew potions. In fact, you could offer special classes to the students like you have to Ms. Granger's group,"

Zerina stared at the Professor with wide eyes and an open mouth due to how shocked she was. McGonagall was asking Zerina of all people to teach children. She wanted Zerina, who was a member of the hearts pirates and a wanted pirate that was known for her ruthlessness when it came to protecting her boys, to teach impressionable children. Zerina had even killed people in front of her, yet this woman wanted her to teach. Zerina felt a mixture of shock, amusement, and awe over McGonagall's balls. Coughing softly, Zerina asked, "Why on earth would you think I'd be a good idea?"

"You are far more qualified as a teacher than Severus ever was," McGonagall told her, "The test scores for this years students are far higher in regards to potions than any other year since he become the teacher. You can also offer the students protection that they wouldn't otherwise have had and I have no doubt that you'd be the best person to take charge of the Slytherin house,"

Zerina ran a hand through her hair and took a deep drag of the alcohol before asking, "Can I think about it? The offer is heavily tempting, but I really need to discuss things with Law not to mention my boys."

"Of course," McGonagall told her, "I would expect nothing less," She than offered, "Let me tell you about what the position will entail,"

~Master bedroom, Fourth Floor, House, Kitsune's Den, Scotland, 1995~

Law stared at her as she finished explaining what had happened. He opened his mouth than closed it a few times before shaking his head. She let out a soft laugh and said, "I know."

"Do you want to do it?" Law asked her while running a hand through his hair.

Zerina played with his hat which she had taken from him earlier in the day and worn through her meeting with McGonagall. She took a deep breath before telling him, "I'm torn. I want to see what it's like teaching at a place like Hogwarts. I think it would be a good idea since it would give Jayden some stability and McGonagall said that I could go home when I need to."

"But," Law prompted as he took a seat next to her.

"But I really want to continue traveling and see the world with the crew," Zerina laid her head on his shoulder, "I want to enjoy life to the fullest and see where it takes us as we explore," She paused before saying, "I really think it would be a good idea for me to teach at Hogwarts for a year,"

Law was silent as he took his hat from her. She looked at his hands as he grabbed hers and began tracing patterns over them. He finally spoke after a few minutes, "Teach at Hogwarts for a year. It will allow your core heal before we get tangled up in any fighting with the marines. We can't really travel with Jayden at the moment due to him being a baby as that would be dangerous."

"What about you and the boys?" Zerina asked with a frown, "I know you guys don't really want to just stay here for a year. The boys are getting antsy to travel again,"

"And we will travel," Law told her, "We'll get the goblin's help in getting the sub to function in highly magical and low magical areas. We'll take small trips using Portkey's and the like," Law smiled at her, "We all want you to be happy as well and if teaching at Hogwarts for a year will make you happy, than so be it,"

Zerina sighed softly, "What did I do to deserve you guys?"

Law chuckled and kissed her deeply.

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