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Resident Evil: Devolution

Hogwarts School Year 2005-2006 was to start with relative quietness and some Ministry 'reminders'. Instead, two students are forced to fight and stay alive as they try to survive the experiments made by an alumnus with an agenda. They don't know it yet, but their nightmare has only just begun.

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Chapter 2: September 1, 2005 | 1645 Hours | Hogsmeade, Hogwarts Grounds

Daphne Greengrass' day just went from bad to worse.

To be fair, she wasn't really expecting to suddenly land in trouble the moment she entered Hogsmeade. Having just sat through some boring board meeting with her father regarding the family company, she wanted nothing more than to flop onto her bed and sleep the night away.

Daphne was brought out of her thoughts when suddenly tripped over something. "What the - Merlin's beard!" she screamed, scrambling away from the dead body lying on the ground. "Help!"

However, nobody came to her aid - in fact, it was only now did she realize how quiet the town was. Tearing her eyes away from the dead body before her, she saw the main street was completely deserted - not a single person in sight, stores lit but empty. It's as if Hogsmeade became a ghost town, all empty except for her and the dead body sprawled on the ground.

"He-hello?" she called out, drawing her wand out. "Anybody there?"

Slowly, Daphne walked towards the dead body and poked her foot at it. When it didn't react, she turned the body only to gasp in horror. Before her laid a pale, dead man, his chest gone as if something ate from it while a huge chunk of his face was missing, suggesting someone fired a Blasting Curse up close

Daphne immediately vomited the food she ate earlier. 'What happened here?' she thought uneasily, wiping her mouth with her sleeves. 'I have to get to the school, warn them what's happened.'

Taking one last look, she broke into a run towards Hogwarts, taking good care to watch her step least she trip over another body. Silence was her companion as she ran, the house lights casting long shadows as she went by them and filling her with unease. She had just reached the intersection when she spotted three people standing near Honeydukes. "Hey," she shouted, relieved to see people as she walked towards them. "What's going on?"

They slowly turned towards her and to her horror, they looked like the dead man she tripped over. Their skin pale and dirty, blood coating their arms, and clothes torn as the three shambled briskly towards her, arms raised as they moaned incoherently. Oh Merlin, what's happening?' Daphne thought fearfully as she ran away, skidding to a stop as a one...one of them blocked her path. "Stand back," she ordered, wand raised as it neared her. "I said stop!"

Completely ignoring her, the thing walked towards with its mouth open. "Stupify!" she shouted, the red spell hitting it squarely in the chest, stumbling backwards but still standing. "What the-"

The thing then lunged at her, causing her to fall to the ground with it on top of her. "Get off me!" Daphne screamed in fear, her hands trying to stop it from biting her. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and the thing's face blew up, drenching her face with bits of blood and flesh as it fell on top of her, dead.

"Hello, Daphne," a familiar French voice greeted her as she threw the thing to the side. Looking up, she was surprised to see Fleur Delacour smiling at her in a form-fitting suit with some sort harness strapped to her chest, holding a weird item on her left hand while offering her right. "It hasn't bitten you, yes?"

"Fleur, I-you know what this is?" she asked, grabbing the hand to stand up. "What...what was that?"

The French lady sighed, stealing a look at the body. "A Bio Organic Weapon - BOW in short," she explained, doing a weird motion with the item on her left. "Imagine dragon pox but instead of killing you, it turns you into some of inferi. Come, we must head for the castle and bring this to Dumbledore's attention."

"How do you stop it?" Daphne asked as the two quickly made their way towards Hogwarts. "I mean, I tried to stun it but...it just continued on!"

"Use any spells that destroys the head," Fleur instructed, lips thinning. "It's the only way to stop it - Fire-Making Charm works too though it takes longer."

"What?" she replied, completely horrified.

"The virus kills them before turning them into those things. For all intent and purpose, they are already dead and killing them is the only mercy you can give."

"By Hecate..." she muttered, her stomach churning at the information.

The two remained quiet as they quickly made their way up the school path, everything around them silent as the wind. "I...I noticed you're grasp of English was better than last time we talked, Fleur." Daphne began, trying to make small talk as they neared the castle.

Fleur chuckled. "I took a potion that would quicken the pace of my understanding." she replied, smiling softly. "I wanted to take the natural path so I can prove I could do it without magic but…"

Before she could reveal why, a loud shriek coming from the Hagrid's house made her pause. With the moon illuminating the fields before the forest, they saw a herd of...hideous creatures. Its legs appeared bonded by a centipede-like fleshy piece of muscle with the upper part was a human torso, displaying a monstrously-warped face and marked by strange scars upon its nape and crown.

"What...what are those?" Daphne asked to Fleur, disgusted by their ugly looks. "Fleur?"

"Get inside, now!" she said, pulling out her wand as a fireball appeared on her right. "Floo the French Ministry and tell them 'Gondor calls for aid'. Bring Potter with you as well, he can help explain everything!"

Grabbing her arm, Daphne shot her a confused look. "What the hell is going on?" she asked her, only for the French to pull her arm away. "Merlin, Fleur - answer me!"

"Go!" she ordered harshly, fixing Daphne a hard stare before running towards the Pollux Tower and throwing the fireball towards the creatures. "Make the call, Daph!"

"Dammit!" she swore before running towards Merlin's Gate, firing a Locking Charm as she sped past it. Looking behind, her jaw dropped as the creature broke through as if it was nothing. Buying herself time, she casted her strongest Blasting Curse towards it before making a mad dash toward the Transfiguration Corridor, slamming the door to give her time to hide.

Entering the nearest classroom, she immediately casted a Locking and a Notice-Me-Not Charms on the door before slowly backing away Daphne held her breath, arm shaking as she heard snarling and moaning move by the door before it slowly went away. Exhaling, Daphne sank to the ground trying to steady her breathing. 'What in Magic's name was that?' she thought to herself, staring at the door fearfully. 'First the villagers of Hogsmeade, now these creatures - what in the world in going on?'

Casting a Time-Telling Charm, she gave a sigh of relief that it was only 5:17 PM, meaning everyone was still at the Great Hall. "Homenum Revelio." she casted quietly, revealing no presence before the door or the nearby corridor. 'Right, the headmaster will probably be still at the Great Hall eating dinner.' she thought as she peeked outside, seeing no creature wandering in the corridor. 'Potter would probably be there so that's two birds with one stone.'

Deciding to take the corridor towards the Quad courtyard, she cautiously made her way with her wand at the ready. Reaching the end, she immediately hugged the wall when she heard growls and scratching. Taking a look, she frowned when she saw the creature scratching on the Muggle Studies door...as if someone was behind it.

"Bombarda!" she shouted immediately as she stepped onto the corridor, her spell blasting creature away from it and destroying its left arm-like tentacle. It growled angrily at her and spit out something, making Daphne jump backwards just to dodge it. "Confringo!"

The curse missed it and the creature lunged after her, causing her to run away from it. Remembering Fleur's advice, she aimed her wand at the creature's head. "Bombarda! Confringo!" she fired, the two spells completely obliterating the head. Quickly burning the creature with an Incendio just to be safe, Daphne immediately knocked on the Muggle Studies door. "Hello, anyone there?"

"Is…is the monster gone?" a young, feminine voice asked fearfully.

Blinking back in surprise, she frowned. 'A lost first year?' "Uh...yes, I made it go away." she replied, looking about nervously in case any more of them came back.

Slowly, the door opened to reveal a young, ginger-haired girl (looking no older than five), staring fearfully at her. "Who…who are you?"

Being good with children, Daphne crouched and gave her a warm smile. "I'm Daphne, a Fifth Year here." she answered, offering her hand. "What's your name?"

The girl stared at her nervously before slowly shaking her hand. "Emma...Emma Filch." she replied shyly, to her surprise. "My daddy works here, cleaning the school. He brought me here because someone was going to give him magic."

'Flinch has a daughter? And doesn't he have magic?' "Oh...do you know where he is?" she asked Emma. "I'm sure he's worried about you."

"EEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMM!" a loud screech cut their conversation short. To her horror, Daphne spotted a grotesquely disfigured person (or monster, she wasn't sure anymore) at the end of the hallway. Though somewhat human, its entire right side was badly transfigured and mutated, turning the right arm into some sort of tree trunk with a gigantic red eye on its shoulder.

"Emma…" she said warily, offering her hand to the child. "Grab my hand and don't let go!"

Taking off quickly, Daphne casted a Slippery Jinx on the floor as she turned left towards the footbridge heading for the Quad. A cry of pain warned her that the monster had fallen for her jinx, crashing onto the wall just as they neared the door blocking their way. "Bombarda Maxima!" she casted, blowing it up to create a hole into the Quad.

Once past the hole, she quickly fired a Slowing Charm at the monster, a Slippery Jinx on the floor, and a Repair Charm and a Freezing Spell on the door in quick succession, hoping the frozen door would be enough to hold whatever was chasing them while the charm and jinx slowed it down.

"Greengrass?"

Quickly pointing her wand towards the voice, she sighed in relief when she saw pretty boy Harry-bloody-Potter standing by the archway with something similar Fleur had. "Son of a Bludger Potter - don't do that!" she exclaimed tiredly, dropping her wand arm as Emma hid behind her. "Where in Merlin's name is everyone?"

"They're held hostage in the Great Hall," Harry revealed as he ran towards them. "What happened?"

"'Held hostage'?" she repeated incredulously. "Potter, what's happening? First Hogsmeade-"

The frozen door suddenly shook, the ice cracking under pressure. "Shit," Potter cursed, pointing the thingy at it. "Get to the Grand Staircase now!"

Not willing to argue, Daphne grabbed Emma's hand and led her towards the opened doorway just as the entire wall exploded again and the monster slowly stepped into the courtyard. "Up the stair, now!" Potter screamed, doing something with the thingy on his hand.

She dragged Emma up the stairs as fast as she can, stumbling on the first floor when she heard an explosion, Potter quickly climbing up after them. "That should by us some time," he said, raising her up. "Come on!"

"Trying Potter!" she growled angrily, making sure Emma was in front of her as they reached the second floor. "I'm trying to save someone here!"

They were about to climb the stairs to the third floor when Daphne heard a loud pop behind her before being thrown away from Emma. "Daphne!" she heard the child scream, standing up in time to see the little girl safe as the stairway moved away from them...leaving her in the mercy of the monster before her.

"Greengrass," she heard the Gryffindor shout as she drew her wand. "Aim for the eye on shoulder and try to make it fall!"

'Easier said than done.' she thought as the monster before screamed in rage. "Confringo!" she casted, her curse sailing towards the monster's eye. Enraged, it quickly lumbered towards her, batting her Blasting curse away before smashing its mutated arm on her. Thankfully, years of her aunt's harsh training made her quickly dodge the attack, rolling away and standing behind it.

For some reason, the monster did not get up, giving Daphne a chance to use the Fire-Making Charm to try and burn it. Unfortunately, she was standing too close when it suddenly backhanded her, crashing on the wall and dropping her wand. Trying to get her bearings, she started choking as the monster's ordinary hand closed on her and raised her against it.

Trying to pry the hand, the Slytherin stared in horror as she saw the scared face of Argus Filch looking at her angrily. "Stuuuuudddeennnttssss ooooouuuuttttt ooooofffffff bbbbbbbeeeeeddd!" he tried to say as he squeezed her throat harder.

Thankfully, Potter did something competent because the Argus-Monster suddenly dropped her while screaming incoherently, trying to get something off his back. Grabbing her fallen wand, she scrambled away and casted a Knockback Jinx Duo...which did nothing against him (it?).

"Fuck! Bombarda Maxima!" Daphne screamed, putting all her magic into the spell. That did the trick - the Argus-Monster stumbled forward towards the railings before completely falling over, screaming loudly as it fell onto the ground before quieting. Panting, she slid against the wall just as a stair connected to the floor.

"Daphne, are you okay?" Emma asked worriedly, rushing to her side as Potter quickly followed. "Help her, please!"

Potter wordlessly crouched before her, handing a small red bottle. "Rejuvenating Potion," he said as he pulled out a silver spray can with a light green label from his pouch. "Hold still."

She drank the potion as Potter sprayed the can, slowly becoming energized before realizing the scratches and bruises she got from her fight were fading already, if not outright disappearing. "Morgana's Dress, what is this?" Daphne asked in wonder, checking her arms for any wounds and finding none.

"First Aid Spray, one of the few good things that came out of Umbrella." Potter replied, sitting down before fishing out two thin, purple packages and offered it to them. "Here, in case you two are hungry."

Emma, looking like she was familiar with it, squealed in delight before tearing the package quickly to eat. "What was that?" Daphne asked, pocketing the bar. "It...it looked like Filch."

The Gryffindor actually flinched, Emma looking at her in shock. "That was daddy?" she asked fearfully.

Before she could respond, Potter discreetly shook his head. "No, your father was in the Great Hall before I left." he lied, making her narrow eyes towards him. "He asked me asked me to look for you and bring you back there."

'Potter's lying - that's a first.' Daphne thought but didn't call him out - unlike most Slytherins, she wasn't callous with feelings. "I want straight answers, Potter." she began, giving him a hard stare. "What's happening, Potter? I barely got out of Hogsmeade alive and I was separated from Fleur when we got attacked outside by some badly transfigured creatures."

"Fleur's here?"

She nodded. "She said to call the French Ministry and tell them 'Gondor calls for aid', while making sure you're with me." she recalled before sighing. "Damnit Potter, what's going on?"

Potter stayed quiet before moving to sit beside her. "A Slytherin alumnus by the name of Mary Spencer began experimenting on the muggle biochemical weapon known as the T- and G-Viruses, making magical versions of them. Think Dragonpox but weaponized and turns anyone infected into inferi."

"That's how Fleur explained to me earlier." Daphne replied, getting a nod from him. "I think it already infected Hogsmeade. One of the villagers tried to attack me, looking pale and bloodied."

"Fuck…" Potter cursed, removing something from the thingy before replacing it. "Anyway, Spencer's holding Hogwarts hostage while we play test subjects for her magical Bio Organic Weapons - BOWs in short."

Before she could ask why her, the three of them heard a loud, inhumane roar. Granted, it sounded far away as of the moment but it was still enough for Potter and her to tense up. "Come on, we got to move." Potter ordered, standing up and dusting his pants. "I'll tell you more along the way."

"Where exactly are we going?" Daphne asked as she stood up, getting Emma's hand as she followed the Gryffindor's lead. Before he could reply, the stairs Potter was on quickly shifted away from them. To her surprise, he threw the slingbag towards them, with Emma barely catching it.

"Head for the Owlery!" he shouted as the stairs went down towards. "I'll meet you there!"

The Slytherin growled in frustration as the only person who knew what was going went further away. "Are...are you okay, Daphne?" Emma asked nervously, clutching Potter's sling bag.

Smiling weakly, she ruffled Emma's short hair. "I think so," she replied as she stood up. "Now come on, let's see if we can beat Potter to the Owlery."

"Do you know my Daddy?" the child asked as the two began walking the deserted second floor corridor.

"Well…" Daphne began, not knowing how to proceed with the topic of Argus Filch. Granted, most students (her included) despised the old man but she knew he had reason to despise them as well, given the daily mayhem her fellow students unleashed. But after finding out the man had a daughter… "Everyone knows him…but he doesn't like us that much."

"Oh, that's because he doesn't have magic to clean up all your messes." Emma revealed, not noticing the fifth year widen her eyes. "That's why I only ask him to read me a bedtime story every other week so he can rest because he's always tired and grumpy whenever he's home."

'Filch's a Squib?' Daphne thought, surprised. No wonder the caretaker was always grumbling and asking the students to watch their messes. "Oh, uh...I didn't know that." she answered lamely.

Emma, bless her innocent heart and soul, waved her off. "Well now you do." she pointed out, smiling brightly. "How about you? Does your daddy still read you bedtime stories?"

"No, but I read bedtime stories to my sister whenever...whenever she gets really sick." Daphne replied, though 'getting sick' was putting it mildly. Astoria was unfortunately stuck with a curse an ancestor tried to fix, turning the Maledictus into a blood malediction instead of curing it.

"She's sick to?" Emma asked worriedly as they reached the stairs to the first floor. "I hope she's okay and she isn't sick as I am."

"Oh?" she asked, the older girl's wand at the ready. "What kind of sickness do you have? You look healthy to me."

"I don't know what's it called but daddy said I might become an animal like Mrs. Norris." Emma said nonchalantly as Daphne paused. "Don't worry, Uncle Jonny said he's looking for something that'll make me better because Daddy said that Mommy made Uncle Jonny swear to look for one!"

'Emma's a maledictus.' the Slytherin thought sadly, staring at the child before her. "That's...that's great!" Daphne replied weakly, not wanting to crush the child's hope. "I'm sure he's a great wizard."

"He is!" Emma answered happily, brightening up as they reached the first floor (still empty, much to her relief).

'I may not like you, Filch, but I promise you I'm going to make Emma's life wonderful before she becomes an animal.' Daphne vowed as she half-listened to the little cursed girl blabber on about how awesome and smart 'Uncle Jonny' was.

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They were crossing the Entrance Hall, heading for the Owlery, when Daphne spotted it.

Before that, she and Emma tried to unsuccessfully open the Great Hall's doors - the Slytherin even tried a variety of spells (from standard spells to the...darker ones she knew) just to open it. Giving up, she turned to Emma. "Well, looks like you're going with me, squirt."

Emma beamed happily, warming Daphne's heart. "Thank you for trying, Daphne." the five-year-old replied. "At least daddy's safe."

Her smile straining, Daphne nodded weakly. "Yeah…" 'Damnit Potter, you better give me answers once we meet.' she thought darkly as she grabbed Emma's hand, leading her into the Entrance Hall. "Come on then, let's cut through the courtyard."

Halfway across it, the doors of the Entrance Hall were forcibly opened and made the two girls turn towards it. Standing by the entrance was an ogre in some sophisticated black coat, it's scared face devoid of emotion as it turned its head slowly towards them. Without a word, Emma and Daphne knew they were prey and immediately broke into a run, the Ogre chasing them.

Upon entering the Quad hallway, Emma screamed as the Argus-Monster burst through the doorway of the Grand Staircase. Swearing, she practically dragged Emma through the Quad courtyard and headed straight for the archway leading to the Lake Viaduct and the boathouse.

Looking back as they reached the bridge, Daphne saw the Argus-Monster appear by the archway they had come through...only to be thrown sideways as the Ogre pushed past it. "Bombarda!" she casted to the Ogre before running across the Lake Bridge. To her horror, the Ogre jump from the archway and landed midpoint, blocking their path as gigantic cracks appeared underneath it.

Ironically, the Argus-Monster bought them time when it apparated before the Ogre, stalling it as the two backed away. Thinking quickly, Daphne leaned forward the bridge's railings, pointed her wand at its supports, and casted two Blasting Curses with all magic she could muster.

Her plan worked, five viaduct supports exploded and caused the bridge to collapse, bringing the two monsters along with then. Exhaling, she began to chuckle as slid to the floor as an absurd thought passed her mind. "Why are you laughing, Daphne?" Emma asked, confused.

"I'm going to be in so much trouble after this." she explained in between chuckles, causing Emma to blink before giggling. Suddenly, the girl clutched her stomach, crying in pain. "Emma!"

"It...it hurts, Daphne! Make it stop!" she cried out, rolling on the floor. Not knowing any medical spells (blame her aunt), the Slytherin spotted Potter's bag. Eyes widening, she began rummaging it as Emma whimpered besides her. Thankfully, the Gryffindor had the foresight to label his bottles and easy-to-remember colors because there were a lot of them in it (why Potter needed this much, she'd have to ask him later).

'No, no, not that, why does he have this, n-yes!' she thought happily, picking up the grayish bottle labeled 'Poppy's Milk'. "Here Emma, drink this." the fifth year coached the young girl, dripping tiny drops onto her mouth. "Come on, come on...there we go."

Slowly, a peaceful expression replaced the pained one Emma wore, telling Daphne she was now sleeping. Sighing in relief, she suddenly blushed when she felt her stomach growl in hunger. 'Cadbury Dairy Milk…' she read as she brought out the chocolate bar Potter had given her earlier before opening it and taking a bite. 'Huh, this is good!'

After finishing it, she stood up and levitated Emma from the ground. "Right…" she muttered, pursing her lips. "Time to go to Owlery." 'Let's hope I don't meet anymore of the monsters.'

Thankfully, her journey to the Owlery was uneventful except for the strange, far away growls and moans she kept on hearing as she entered the northwestern part of the castle. Quickening her pace, she reached the Owlery's stair when she started hearing two familiar voices. "...contact to the Ministry!" she heard Fleur's voice say urgently.

"I know!" Potter responded angrily just as she entered the hallway toward the Owlery. "Greengrass!"

"Potter, Fleur!" she replied happily, smiling in relief as she levitated Emma back on the ground before hugging her French friend. Upon seeing the young girl, Potter knelt beside the child gave her a worried look. "I gave her some Poppy's Milk from the bag. She just...I don't what happened - one minute she was okay then she started groaning in pain."

"Did anything bit her?" he asked, looking worried. "Or at least scratched her?"

Daphne bit her lip. "I...I honestly don't know," she replied, shoulders slagging. "I had to rescue Emma from some creature then we got chased by a transformed Flinch before stumbling into you. After the fiasco at the Stairway, none of the monsters that chased us manage to land a hit on her."

"Could it be that the Chimera had bitten or scratched her before you rescued her?" Fleur asked, arms crossed as Daphne shot her a confused look. "That creature that forced us to separate, Harry calls it a Chimera."

"It's not like I'm naming them, Spencer's calling the shots here." Potter replied grimly. Suddenly, a muffled ring caused him to pull out a small, grayish box with a glowing glass. His lips thinning, he waits for another ring (much louder this time) before pressing the boxy thing. "Hello?"

"That's a mobile, in case you're wondering. It's a portable floo fireplace that muggles use." Fleur whispers to her, Potter frowning heavily. "Harry's talking to someone via that thing on his right ear."

Spotting the black thing attached to Potter's ear, Daphne noticed that the Gryffindor started growling before pressing something at the…mobile thing. "If you want Emma, you're going to have to ask Greengrass nicely." Potter growled, bring the boxy thing near her. "She's the one taking care of your 'niece' so if she says yes, I'll do it."

"Greengrass, I don't have much time but you have to bring Emma to the seventh floor." a voice coming out of the mobile said, surprising the pureblood. "Knock on the wall opposite the painting of Barnabas the Barmy trying to teach trolls ballet."

"Say something," Potter whispers to her urgently.

"Can the voice even hear me?" she asked rhetorically, shooting an incredulous look at him. "I don't have that thing in your ear, Potter."

"The voice can hear you, damnit!" the mobile replied, making her yelp in surprise. "Please Greengrass, you need to bring Emma to the seventh floor!"

"Who exactly are you?" Fleur asked, crossing her arms.

"My name is John Watson," the voice replied, making the Slytherin realize who he was "I'm-"

"You're Emma's 'Uncle Jonny'!" she cut, getting surprised looks from the two. "Emma told me about herself as we headed down earlier. She mentioned you made a promise to her mother that you'll cure her Maledictus."

The box was quiet for a moment. "Ever the blabbermouth, Emma was." Watson replied with nostalgia before sounding serious again. "Please, bring Emma to the seventh floor and I'll help you with anything you need!"

"Alright," she replied, getting a questioning look from Potter. "See you soon, Watson."

The boxy thing stopped glowing and Potter pocketed it. "I don't like this," he grumbled, giving her a look.

"I don't like it either, Potter, but what choice do we have?" Daphne countered, rubbing her temple. "With Madam Pomfrey in the Great Hall, we can either roam around the castle bring an unconscious Emma with us or do as Watson's says."

"Daphne is right, Harry." Fleur added, looking at the two. "But we must be careful about this as well - for all we know, Watson works for Spencer."

"Agreed." Potter and Daphne said simultaneously. "Do we have to leave now?" she asked, still feeling tired from the earlier fight. "I've been running around ever since I got to the castle with only little rest in between."

"Not a bad idea," Potter conceded, sitting down with his back against the wall. Daphne and Fleur copied him, the Slytherin sighing in relief as her legs finally got some rest.

"I've been meaning to ask, Potter," she said as he inspected the tube-like object in his hands. "What are you holding?"

"It's a shotgun - W-870, to be precise." he replied, making a chung chung sound out of it. "It's a muggle weapon that acts like an Exploding Charm."

Fleur snorted, looking amused. "More like a Blasting Curse, Harry - that thing turned the Chimera's head into paste." the French countered as she fished out the thingy Daphne saw her use back in Hogsmeade. "My Manurhin MR73 and your Samurai Edge are the closest analogy to an Exploding Charm, not the W-870."

"Why are you even using them?" the witch asked, confused. "A wand would have been a better option, right?"

Her French friend shook her head, looking sad. "In some cases, yes. However, the bioterror attack near Beauxbatons made us realize that some of the muggle weaponry was far more superior in killing the BOWs that appeared."

"I take it the French Ministry covered up the whole thing?" Potter asked. "I have friends in the BSAA and I know they didn't receive any call for help from the French Government."

Fleur gave Potter a flat look. "I had to trigger an avalanche just to stop the infection from spreading." she revealed, making the two gape at her. "By the time they arrived, there was nothing to stop."

"Merlin, Fleur, I'm sorry…" Daphne replied, feeling horrified. Things must have been truly desperate if her friend had to start an avalanche to stop it. 'Would we be forced to do that here as well?'

"It's the reason why I'm here, actually. The French Ministry approached MACUSA discretely after the outbreak, asking for any help in case something like this happens again." she said, snorting. "Instead, President Quahog told us to look for you instead since you were one of the few wizard to survive the Racoon City Outbreak and had ties to the BSAA, making magical introductions easier."

"You should have contacted the BSAA right away," Potter replied as he removed something from the Samurai Edge (as Fleur had called it earlier). "They've known about magic since their creation back in 2003 and have contingency plans in case there was an outbreak in a magical place."

"Wait," Daphne blurted, frowning. "That's illegal!"

The Gryffindor Golden Boy gave her an infuriating smirk. "According to the Clause 20 of the Statute, it isn't." he replied as he stood up. "Break time's over let's get moving before any of Spencer's creatures catches up."

Character Visualization:
Daenerys Targaryen as Daphne Greengrass

Clémence Poésy as Fleur Delacour

Myrcella Baratheon (ASOIAF) as Emma Filch

AWESOME NOTES AND NOTIFICATIONS:

Hey everyone, hope you like the second chapter of RE: Devolution as well as the appearance of Daphne Greengrass!

I hope you readers like my portrayal of sweet and caring Daphne. Some of you might cry foul that she isn't portrayed correctly like in other stories revolving her but the problem is, JK Rowling never gave her any personality or immediate background besides being the sister of Astoria Malfoy - in fact, her appearance in other fandom stories (blond hair, blue eyes) was a product of the fans and not the author.

Regarding the monsters so far:

1) Argus Filch: as you saw in the previous chapter, Filch is our G for this story. Alongside the usual powers of G, you've noticed that he can also do short-apparations as well as spell resistance - batting a Blasting Curse is kind of scary, don't you think?

2) T-Mage infected: I originally had the house elves be the regular infected by making them mutate horribly but then I realized that Hogsmeade was nearby so there you go!

3) Chimera: In case anyone's wondering, these are the Centaurs that lives near the school. If you have trouble picturing them, search U-3 in the RE wiki and you'll understand why I made it so.

4) Ogre: Well…I'll leave this up for you to guess.

Now, on to the update questions!

Just so you all know, the entire story is finished - all six chapters (including Part 1) have been fully edited and are just missing the "Awesome Notes & Notifications" section. Expect me to update every Sunday for the next four weeks.

Now, consider this a test bed on how I'll update my other stories in the near future. This is the reason I'm on hiatus on my three other stories - I'm building up the chapters so I can regularly update my stories without any of you waiting for more than three months before I post another chapter.

I'm still not sure how long the time is between the updates for my stories but expect it to be a monthly update at best, three at worst. Apparently, it takes roughly a month if I were to write chapter with 10K words (two weeks if half of that), so I have to pace out the update periods so I won't run out of extras too fast.

This also gives me time to answer your reviews:

comodo50: Thanks! Yeah, there are so few HPXRE stories and the one that I found that was finished was completely...I dunno, it was too cliché for me.

RyanMK666: I know right? It seemed nobody thought of putting two HP characters into the roles of Leon and Claire and put an outbreak in Hogwarts. Also, I do have to ask - your review is for chapter 2 but this is Part 2 and I only uploaded one chapter so how did that happen?

Guest: Well, I hope this answers your question.

Tsukoblue: Aw, you're not a RE2 remake fan? Well, I hope you are now since the modding community has been hard at work to return it to classic (let's just not talk about the...NSFW mods of Claire, Leon, or Mr. X, yeah?).

Lawbringer: Well, tune in every Sunday to see more!

See you next week, my loyal readers!

PinoyGamer

EDITED: 06/08/19