DISCLAIMER : I don't own anything from Harry Potter. Everything is still from the lovely J.K. Rowling.

Hello, just wow... It has almost been an entire year since my last update. I honestly don't have any excuse... But I'm living the real life and have little time for the fanfiction world, unfortunately...

At Shell Cottage

Sirius and Regulus were laughing in the corner of the living room with something that Bill had just said and Lina rolled her eyes, while she focused back on her task of peeling the potatoes.

Fleur was talking animatedly to Lina, while she waved her wand and the tomatoes started to wash themselves.

Just when the last potato was peeled, ( something that amused Fleur because Lina did it by hand), a loud sound of apparating could be heard.

Immediately , everyone turned to look at Bill, but he gently shook his head.

"I don't know whom it could be."

Everyone took their wand when a loud knocking could be heard on the door.

"Please open the door ! We need help ! Ron send us and..."

Bill pulled open the door and to Lina's shock, she saw Dean Thomas standing in the doorway with next to him Luna Lovegood.

Lina felt her heart hammering in her chest.

Dean and Luna, two of the people who had gone missing so long ago, whom the Order had already started to give up on.

"What's wrong with Ron?" Bill demanded.

Dean racked his hair and looked again over his shoulder.

Bill started to think that he had made a mistake to open the door and that they were death eaters , but he just wanted to know about his brother.

But Luna quickly stepped inside.

"Miss Blanc , how nice to see you," she said smiling at Lina.

"Mister Weasely, we don't mean to impose and I know it's hard to believe us on our word, but Ronald send us."

"Luna ! " Dean yelled, "we need to get minster Olivander and the goblin inside... They should have been back by now don't you think Luna? What if something went wrong? What if Harry..." Dean started to say , but he stopped when a black big grim ran out of the door into the night.

"Sirius !" Regulus yelled and he bolted after him outside.

Bill took one last glance at Fleur, nodded his head to Dean and Luna and ran after Regulus.

Lina placed a hand on Dean's shoulder and squeezed gently.

"Dean , Luna, come inside. When the adrenaline runs off then you can tell us what happened , okay?"

Dean looked again over his shoulder towards the dark backyard and nodded his head.

"yeah, okay... We can do that, can't we Luna?" he asked, looking into Luna eyes, for a answer.

"Of course, Dean, lead the way," she said.

Lina made eye contact with Fleur and they got the children inside.

In the back yard of Shell Cottage

The Grimm suddenly stopped and the next second Sirius stood next to mister Olivander.

Next to him, he heard Regulus coming to a halt and seconds later Bill stopped as well.

"Minster Olivander? He's alive?" Bill whispered.

"He's still breathing , yes," Regulus answered.

"The goblin and mister Olivander need to get inside," Bill said and he waved his wand to the both of them and they hovered into the air.

"See you in a bit," and he started to go towards his house with to floating bodies in front of him.

"I thought..." Sirius started to say.

Regulus nodded in response, knowing what Sirius had hoped.

" Just the same like I had hoped of course."

Sirius sighed loudly and looked at the stars.

Regulus placed his hand on Sirius shoulder and nodded his head towards the house.

"Let's go back inside Sirius."

Sirius nodded his head and both brothers turned back towards the house when suddenly the sound of apparating could be heard again , followed by Ron's frantic voice yelling : "Hermione ! "and Harry's yelling : "Dobby ?! Dobby !"

Both sounds of the two boys made the hairs on Regulus and Sirius's arms stand up in fear and they bolted towards the boys.

Regulus kneeled next to Ron whom was still holding Hermione in his arm and whimpering her name.

"Ron ? Ron ? ! You need to tell me what happened!" Regulus said his eyes going over Hermione's body, her body giving short shocks every few seconds.

"Ronald !" Regulus said loudly and the boy turned his gaze toward Regulus. Eyes , like a blue summer's day and wet with tears looked into Regulus grey ones.

"Cruciatus ," he could hear the boy whisper.

Regulus nodded and then picked Hermione up in his arms.

"Come, we need to get inside now," he said looking at the boy, whom nodded his head and then turned to look at Harry and Dobby whom wasn't moving at all.

"Oh no."

Regulus saw Bill running towards them and he spoke to Ron again .

" Harry will be okay, Sirius is with him. But first we need to take care of Hermione," and with those last words he started to walk towards Shell Cottage.

Ron looked behind him and saw Sirius with Harry. Quickly he turned back and followed Regulus towards Shell Cottage...

Bill was waiting for them at the doorway when he spotted Regulus coming towards him with Hermione in his arms. Hermione's body shock every few seconds, her skin was deadly pale en her eyes were closed.

Regulus eyes found Lina's and she quickly let him inside , where Fleur came to help as well.

Ron was standing in the doorway, his blue eyes bloodshot, his gaze fixated on Regulus' back.

"oh Ron," Bill whispered and he pulled him into a hug.

Ron didn't respond at first but then he pulled Bill close to him and almost crushed him.

Bill could hear him mumbling softly against his shirt : "Hermoine,... dobby... oh Hermione,..."

Bill saw Sirius come back towards him, his grey eyes were filled with sorrow and grieve.

"Harry wants to bury him, do you have a shovel?" Sirius asked.

Bill nodded . "In the shed."

Ron pulled back and dried his eyes.

"I'm going to come and help him. But first I need to check up on Hermione," and without another word he went upstairs.

"What happened?" Bill whispered.

"I don't know Bill, but we will find out, but first they need some time to recuperate."