Chapter Twelve
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling does and unfortunately I am not her.
Summary: After the Second Wizarding War, a Guardian was given to each child of the main families that helped in the war. They were all tasked with a simple job, protect their allocated person with their life. Somehow, Freya screwed it up in the biggest way. She fell in love.
There are going to be a lot of OCs, but the focus is going to be on Freya.
HARRY POTTER
Four days later
Connor was stood in the Chamber of Secrets, practising the Three Unforgivable Curses. But it wasn't going well in the slightest. Lance has given him a Pixie that was locked in a cage and he expected it to be dead. It had taken him four days, but Connor had managed to finally cast the Imperius Curse, though it did take a lot of concentration to perform it. However, the Cruciatus Curse and the Killing Curse was something he wasn't able to get his head around. There just seemed to be something blocking him from attaining his goal.
"Why can't I do this?!" Connor yelled out, his voice echoing within the Chamber of Secrets. The deadline was drawing closer and he was still hadn't conjured the other two spells. He knew Lance wasn't going to happy about this, which only made Connor feel nervous and filled him with panicky. Connor hadn't been in the Guardian Program long, he only just started earlier this month. But he had been trained by his parents because he was Lily's backup Guardian that would be called into duty if one of the main Guardian dies.
A voice spoke up behind him. "You don't have enough conviction."
Connor shot up from his kneeling position and turned around to see who spoke. He hadn't heard anyone approach him so the unexpected voice nearly made him scream out in shock.
Freya stood at the entrance of the Chamber, watching Connor. She had been there for a while, observing him. Freya had spotted him sneaking out of the Gryffindor Common room and she had grown curious when she noticed that this was the fourth day in a row he had done this. She had a feeling that he was going to end up here and she was right. This was the place many Guardians would come if they were struggling with a spell. This Chamber was soundproof and very hard to access, making it the perfect spot.
"What?" Connor asked, a confused expression on his face.
Freya rolled her eyes. "I'm not repeating myself."
Connor frowned, "Well how do I gain conviction then?" He asked, looking at the older Gryffindor with his head tilted to the side. He was feeling hopeful that she would help him. It had really disappointed him when she turned him down the first time.
Sighing, Freya walked further into the Chamber, her footsteps barely making any noise as she walked. "You don't want to use the Unforgivable Curses. Your morals are conflicting with one another." She explained and stopped when she is side to side with Connor.
"I have a conviction!" Connor exclaimed, mildly offended.
Freya looked at the Pixie – which was still very much alive and not in any pain – and then looked back to Connor. "Then explain your Pixie."
Connor immediately shuts up and looked at the ground.
"As a Guardian, we don't have the luxury of morals. We are told to do what Lance says and that's it." Freya explained, her face void of any emotion. It was a depressing lesson, but one every Guardian nodded to learn eventually. If a Guardian didn't learn this quickly then they wouldn't survive very long. Katrina was an exception because she had people to protect her. Freya protected Katrina, along with Katrina's father.
Connor looked at the Pixie, all emotion dropping from his face.
"However, hatred is a useful emotion to use in this case." Freya pointed out, remembering her own experience. Her father had told her to use that hatred that she had for him in her training and she had. As much as she hated to admit, her father's words were actually helpful. Every time she cast one of the Unforgivable Curses, she thought back to Topaz. If that didn't work, she thought of her sister. Those memories always gave her enough conviction to cast any spell because she didn't want to end up like either of them.
A thoughtful expression crossed Connor's face. Soon, a thunderous gleam appeared in his eyes, his body became tense and his jaw clenched. Connor took out his wand and pointed it at the Pixie. "Crucio!"
Immediately, the Pixie began screaming in pain. Its little cries echoed throughout the Chamber of Secrets. After a few seconds, Connor dropped the spell in disbelief. He had performed the spell, but he didn't know how to feel about it. He had to cause another creature immense pain otherwise his own life would be jeopardy. Seeing that she had done her job, Freya said nothing as she turned around to leave the Chamber of Secrets. Originally, Freya didn't want to help him and she was still reluctant. It was only because Cordelia had told Katrina what happened and she practically forced Freya to go help him that she was even here.
Connor turned back around because he wanted to thank Freya. She had really helped him with the spells. But when he did, he found that he was alone in the Chamber of Secrets. He wanted to shout out, but he knew it wouldn't work, she wouldn't come back.
HARRY POTTER
Later that same day
It was now lunch time and everyone was sat at the large tables, enjoying their dinner. Freya was eating slowly, watching everything around her. The Great Hall had just recently been cleaned by James and Fred without magic because of the little prank they had pulled. The Durmstrang boys weren't used to prank of the devious twosome so they didn't know it was them. As a result, the Durmstrang boys had blamed each other and had caused them to fling the destroyed food at each other.
Cordelia sat next to her, chowing down on her food. "You helped him then?" She asked, only taking a small break in-between her eating.
Freya nodded her head. "I had no choice, remember." Freya glared at Cordelia accusingly. If Cordelia hadn't gone to Katrina than Freya would have been left in peace. Instead, Katrina actually lectured Freya saying that she needed to help those around her.
Smiling, Cordelia said nothing and goes back to eating.
Looking down the table, Freya saw Connor. He seemed to have a pleased look on his face and he was eating heartily. She knew that Connor had taken her advice and it had been successful. There was no way he would be eating so happily any otherwise. There were times were Freya could tell when Guardians were stressed and it always became obvious when they were eating. The Guardians that were stressed had a tendency to under-eat and only pick at their food. It was either that or they would miss meals all together and not even show up – which happened very rarely.
"I take it you helped Lucy then?" Freya asked while looking over to the Hufflepuff table where Lucy sat. Lucy seemed to also be content as she ate heartily.
Cordelia nodded her head. "Yeah, it took a while though." At first, Lucy didn't want to accept help, but she soon realised that she needed it.
"Now, we just need to help Katrina," Freya said with a sigh in her tone. Trying to convince Katrina to use the Three Unforgivable Curses wasn't going to be easy. From what Freya had observed, Katrina had managed to use the Imperius Curse but she didn't cast the other two, which wasn't surprising to Freya at all.
Cordelia's face contorted, she looked unsure of whether or not Katrina would even accept help.
Just as Freya was about to get back to her meal, she noticed something out of the corner of her eyes. Turning her head, Freya saw Courtney Lily – who happened to be James' most annoying fangirl – walking up to James, throwing her hair back and looking straight at James with a predatory smile on her face. Freya sneered, girls like Courtney annoyed her. The ones that felt like they were self-entitled to everything and acted like a spoilt brat when they didn't get their own way. Courtney's dad worked in the Ministry with Harry Potter. Courtney's dad wanted her and James to get together because her father was just as greedy and wanted his name attached to the Potters. Spotting a vial in Courtney's hand, made Freya more alert. Looking closely, Freya saw that it looked like a love potion. Taking out her wand, Freya muttered a spell lowly.
Courtney was just in front of James when Freya's spell took effect. As Courtney went place her right foot down, magic then pulled at her left one, making her fall to the ground with a shrieking squeal. She landed hard on the ground and the small vial fell out of her hand. Courtney's friends rushed around her, helping her up.
"Accio vial," Freya muttered lowly. The vial flew into Freya's hand. No one noticed as people were watching Courtney, struggling to get back up, even with her five friends all helping her. Looking down at the vial, she saw that it was indeed a love potion. It was the Amortentia potion, the most powerful love potion in existence. Freya easily recognised it from its mother-of-pearl sheen. They had covered love potions in the fifth year and this wasn't the first time someone had been trying to slip the Amortentia potion in James' food or drink. It was because of this that Freya had one Elf in the Hogwarts castle protect James' food and drinks before they're brought in, after that it was Freya's job to protect him.
Cordelia noticed the vial and her eyes widened. "Is that?"
Freya nodded her head grimly. "It looks like I'm going to be having a little chat to Courtney." She hissed lowly clutching the vial in her hands tightly. There was nothing that annoyed her more than people being that desperate enough to actually use the Amortentia potion to get someone.
Lunch soon ended after that incident and everyone was leaving to either go to the next lesson or have a free period. At the moment, James had a free period and so did Freya. Freya watched at James left the Great Hall and then spotted Courtney. She was alone because she was heading back to the Ravenclaw Tower, so Freya knew this was the perfect chance. Freya kept back a distance as she shadowed Courtney. Freya was waiting for the right moment to strike so she just watched. It was only when Courtney was near the Ravenclaw Tower and it was deserted that she made her move.
Taking out her wand, Freya muttered lowly. "Stupefy." A jet of blue light shot out from Freya's wand and it hit Courtney on her back. Courtney crumpled to the floor, landing on her face with a loud smack. Walking over to the unconscious girl, Freya checked her pulse just in case. There had been times were Freya would put too much force behind this spell, so she had to be careful. Seeing that she was fine, Freya pointed her wand at Courtney once more as she muttered a spell. Using her wand, Freya made Courtney levitate. Looking over her shoulder once more, Freya saw no one and levitated Courtney to an abandoned classroom, where there would be a lesson for the next hour or so.
Once inside the room, Freya used her magic to place Courtney on the ground, not too gently. With that, she turned around and pointed her wand at the door. "Colloportus." With that, no one would be able to get into the room until Freya cancelled the spell. However, Freya wasn't done, using her wand again, Freya muttered a spell, making the room soundproof.
Now satisfied, Freya turned to Courtney and pointed her wand. "Stupefy." She stepped back, into the shadows so she couldn't be seen by the Ravenclaw. This particular room had one little window, making the room very dark without the light on. This classroom was hardly ever used so Freya took full advantage of that and tended to use this room quite often.
Courtney jolted awake, looking around the room with a scared look. "W-what happened? Where am I?" She asked, quickly standing up and looking around the room.
"You are an idiot," Freya said, staying back in the shadows. She found that this seemed to scare people more rather than her revealing herself to them.
Courtney whirled around, trying to find the voice, but she couldn't see anything. "What do you mean?" She asked, hesitating for a moment.
"Does this look familiar?" Freya said, throwing the vial at Courtney.
Courtney clumsily caught the vial and her eyes widened. She threw the vial away from her, trying to get it far away from her. "T-this isn't mine!" She exclaimed, looking scared. For good reason to. It was illegal for students to make and give Amortentia to another person. If Courtney was found out, she would be expelled.
"You're not a very good liar, Courtney Lily," Freya commented dryly.
"Who are you? I could have you expelled for falsely accusing and kidnapping me!" Courtney yelled, anger beginning to shine in her eyes.
Freya smirked.
Courtney dug into her robes, reaching for her wand.
But she was beaten to the punch. "Accio wand." Freya cast her spell quickly, watching as Courtney's wand flies into her open hand. Freya could have easily taken her wand when Courtney was unconscious, but Freya had wanted to see if she would fight, and Freya couldn't resist the sadistic side of herself of wanting to see Courtney helpless.
Courtney's eyes widened when she realised her wand was gone. Fear crept into her eyes as she began shivering. "W-what do you want?" She asked pleadingly, her eyes darting quickly around the room.
Freya smirked, she had Courtney exactly where she wanted her. "Your infatuation with James Sirius Potter is annoying. You are to leave him alone, and never bother him again." Freya instructed calmly. James had many admirers but Courtney annoyed Freya more than any of them. Courtney had been around since the first year when people had very high expectations for James to be exactly like his dad. She would try and cling to him and bully other girls if they even glanced at James for more than five seconds. As far as Courtney was concerned, James was her property and that angered Freya.
The scared expression on her face soon morphed into defiance. "And why would I do that?" She asked with a sneer, her voice becoming shrill.
Without another word, Freya had her wand pointed at Cordelia. "Everte Statum." Light blasted from Freya's wand as Courtney was thrown back into a nearby wall with a lot of force. Courtney cried out in pain and crumpled to the ground.
Courtney struggled to get up. "S-someone will hear me! Then you'll be in trouble!" She spat out, anger in her eyes. She was looking around the room frantically because she still didn't know where Freya was.
Freya smirked, "Not with a silencing charm. I've also locked the door so no one will be coming to help you for at least the next hour."
The smug look in Courtney's eyes instantly dropped and fear soon replaced it.
"Will you leave him alone?" Freya asked once more.
Courtney looked unsure and didn't say anything for a few moments. "…Okay." She whispered softly.
Freya nodded her head, satisfied. "Try anything like that again, and you will regret it," Freya whispered lowly, only serving to frighten Courtney. Before Freya left the room, she used the Accio charm and summoned the vial of Amortentia before undoing the charms around the room. She also dropped Courtney's wand once she was outside the room. With that done, Freya walked away, listening to Courtney sobbing loudly.
HARRY POTTER
Three days later
All the Guardians were assembled in Lance's temporary office once more. The air was slightly tense as Lance stood in front of everyone. Today was a little different from Lucy, Connor and Katrina stood in front of everyone. Lance had placed a new Pixie each in a cage in front of them as they were to show that they could perform the Three Unforgivable Curses in front of everyone. This was a way to prevent anyone from cheating by getting someone else to do the curse for them. Freya would be lying if she said she hadn't already considered that for Katrina but she knew it wouldn't work. Freya and Cordelia had been trying to talk to Katrina, but she always managed to slip away, it was because of this that Freya felt nervous for Katrina.
Lance cleared his throat, bringing Freya out of her thoughts. "You may begin." He said, his face revealing nothing.
Connor stepped up first and he took out his wand. "Imperio." A haze washed over the Pixies eyes. Connor then made the Pixie move around them in the cage, which it does without any resistance. After a few seconds, he dropped the spell. Connor sighed in relief when he saw that he had managed to cast the spell successfully.
Katrina took a deep breath and pointed her wand. "Imperio." Just like with Connor's Pixie, its eyes clouded over and it relaxed. Katrina made the Pixie move up and down before cancelling the spell. Katrina didn't look happy at all, she was looking at the Pixie and silently apologising to it.
She took a deep breath, Lucy stepped up and pointed her wand. "Imperio." Just like the other two, the Pixie's eyes washed over with a haze. Lucy made the Pixie fly up and down before cancelling the spell. Out of all three of them, Lucy looked the most likely to cry.
Nodding his head, Lance spoke. "Now, the next one." He said, his face and voice revealing nothing. No one could tell if he was satisfied or dissatisfied with their performance.
Without another word, all three Guardians manage to use the Cruciatus Curse. Three little screams filled the room as the Pixies began rolling down at the bottom of their cage in pain. Lucy was the first to cancel the spell as she was near tears and she couldn't keep it up anymore. Katrina dropped the spell next because she couldn't handle the screams anymore. Connor followed shortly afterwards looking very unsettled.
Freya inwardly sighed, they were nearly there. All they had to do was correctly perform this last spell and they were done.
"Next," Lance said, watching the Guardians with an intense look.
Taking a deep breath, Connor went first. "Avada Kedavra!" A green jet of light blasts from his wand and hits the Pixie. Instantly, the Pixie fell to the bottom of the cage, lifeless. By the end of it, Connor was shaking visibly, guilt shining in his eyes.
Lance smiled at him. "You pass, Connor Jones. You may join everyone else."
Grinning weakly, Connors went back into formation, besides Rebecca and Freya. Connor looked at Freya, looking for reassurance that he did okay. Freya nodded her head in acknowledgement, feeling relieved that he did pass. Connor's eyes lit up, a smile spread on his face. He turned his head back to face the front, the smile still on his face.
Katrina was the next one up. She was looking at the Pixie, guilt already shinning in her eyes. She didn't want to do this but she had no choice. "…Avada Kedavra." Katrina looked away, not wanting to see the Pixie die. But she heard the sound of the Pixie falling to the bottom of the cage and that didn't sit well with her.
Lance nodded at her. "Katrina Thompson, you pass. Go and join your fellow Guardians." He said, smiling at her.
Sighing deeply, Katrina quickly took her spot amongst everyone. Alexander was smiling at her, happy to see her pass. He knew how hard it must have been for his older sister. Whereas Freya felt conflicted. She was happy for Katrina to pass, but Freya didn't like the fact she had to perform the Killing Curse in the first place. This was a part of the Guardian programme that Freya never wanted Katrina to witness or be a part of.
Now, all the attention was on Lucy. Lucy took a deep breath in and shakily raised her wand. She opened her mouth to perform the spell, but the words don't come out at all.
Cordelia's eyes widened, feeling nervous all of a sudden.
"Is that a problem?" Lance asked, arching a brow. He was becoming impatient, which was never a good sign.
Lucy immediately shook her head. "N-no!" She turned back to the Pixie, her wand raised and pointed at it. She opened her mouth to cast the spell again, but like before no words came out of her mouth. Lucy realised that she couldn't do it. She couldn't kill the poor creature.
"I can't do it…" Lucy whispered softly.
The room went deadly silent. It was at that moment that every Guardian held their breath.
Freya's face showed no outwards reaction but she felt her stomach drop. Quickly, Freya glanced at Lance to find him glaring at Lucy with fury in his eyes. His jaw and hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. This was not going to end well at all, and everyone in the room knew that.
"And what not?" Lance asked with a clenched jaw.
Lucy turned to look at him. "It's an innocent creature! I can't kill it and I won't kill it!" She yelled at him with defiance in her eyes.
Lance glared at her. "Are you defying me?" He was silently giving her a chance to reconsider her answer, which Freya and many older students understood. However, the younger Guardians seemed to miss this sign.
Nodding her head, Lucy yelled. "Yes!"
Freya inhaled sharply, already knowing what was coming next. Lucy wasn't the first to make this mistake and she wasn't the youngest either. All the older Guardians grimaced, as they too already knew what was going to happen.
Within seconds, Lance had reached into his robes and pulled out his wand. "Avada Kedavra!" A jet of green lightning shot out from his wand and hit Lucy dead in the chest. Lucy fell to the ground, lifeless. The sound of her body hitting the ground echoing in the room.
Lance glared venomously at Lucy's body before looking up. "Let this be a reminder that if anyone defies me, this will be your fate!" Lance yelled, his face flushed red in anger. With nothing else to add, Lance dismissed them all so he could dispose of Lucy's body.
Every guardian walked out of the room in silence. No one said anything to anyone. Freya ignored everyone and went to find James without saying a word. Everyone did the same thing and just got on with it. This was a normal thing to happen if anyone defied Lance. Lance didn't excuse the fact Lucy was only twelve years old and had killed her nonetheless.
HARRY POTTER
The next day
Early next morning, Freya stood in the Quidditch Pitch once more, watching James as he made the team run around the field. From her viewpoint, Freya could see all the other Guardians but they couldn't see her. She had found this spot in the First year when James had joined the Quidditch team. It was an enclosed space that provided a lot of privacy as it was hidden away from nearly everyone and only a certain number of people knew about it. From this point, Freya could see Cordelia and Connor chatting away and all the other Guardians present. However, Freya was alone because she didn't want to deal with anyone that day – Lucy's death still fresh in her mind.
Hearing footsteps approaching, Freya didn't turn her head. She instantly recognised Ryan's magical signature as soon as it was in range. Ryan walked closer until he is side-by-side with Freya and for a moment, he didn't say anything.
"What do you want?" Freya asked dryly, not looking at him. Her attention was solely focused on James and watching him. He had now made his team get on their brooms and were flying around the field. James had never fallen off his broom in all the years she had been guarding him because he was a natural at the sport. But Freya had to intervene once or twice when a third party would try and sabotage James' game.
"I take it we're not talking about what happened last night," Ryan said grimly.
Inwardly, Freya sighed. "There is nothing to speak about." She had learnt that over the years it was best to ignore some things. This was something that Amy had taught her back in her first year when she was getting too emotional over a Guardian being killed by Lance.
Ryan frowned and looked to the ground.
"You didn't come here to chat about last night, so spill or leave," Freya said bluntly, her ice mask perfectly in place. She did not want to deal with people today at all, she was finding that her temper was shorter than usual. She wanted nothing more than to be left alone and not even Katrina could bring her out of this mood.
Ryan looked around cautiously before taking out his wand. "Silencio." With this spell, he had ensured that no one could listen to their conversation.
This time, Freya turned to face him. He had gone to the extent of placing the silencing charm around them, meaning that he really needed to tell her something important.
"I've been feeling weird lately." Ryan began, looking uneasy.
Freya threw him a disgusted look.
Ryan flushed in embarrassment. "Not like that! There's been a feeling in my head since this year has started. I've been feeling uneasy, like something bad is going to happen." He whispered softly, biting his lip.
Freya nodded her head slowly, waiting for him to continue.
"I have also been having these weird dreams… but I can never fully remember them." Ryan sighed, running a hand through his hair. Every night since the beginning of the year, he had been getting these dreams and every time he woke up, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. Ryan felt like something bad was going to happen. Lately, it had been getting worse and it was now disturbing his sleep. He was lucky to even get two hours sleep a night.
"What can you remember?" Freya asked in slight interest.
Ryan frowned and thought for a moment. "You, you're always in them."
Freya looked at Ryan, her gaze narrowed. There was something about this that really unsettled her, but not as much as Ryan already was. When Freya looked at Ryan properly, she could see the dark bags under his eyes. He was paler than normal and he looked slightly thinner. However, these things weren't that noticeable, it was only because Freya had known Ryan so long that she noticed these things.
Suddenly, Ryan's face contorted in pain as he fell to his knees, holding his head with both his hands. Freya's eyes widened slightly as she kneeled down beside him. "Ryan, what's wrong?" Freya asked, holding onto Ryan. For a moment, Freya began to feel nervous because she had no idea what was happening to Ryan.
Ryan gripped her hand tightly before he relaxed and stared into space. His eyes glaze over until his iris' and pupils couldn't be seen. "…A mighty foundation stands, but one person has the power to bring it crumbling down … This person has now a heart surrounded by ice, but a fire shall thaw that frozen heart…This girl must un-weave the web of lies that surrounds her and then the mighty foundation will fall… only then will she be free…"
Ryan closed his eyes and opened them once more. They were back to normal and he was no longer tense. Ryan looked around. "Why am I on the ground?" He asked, looking at Freya. He was shocked to find himself in her arms.
"Ryan… you're a True Seer…" Freya whispered in shock.
Ryan's head snapped up to look at Freya. "… What?" He couldn't believe what he heard. His great-great-grandmother was a True Seer, but no one knew. It was well-kept a family secret from everyone. But no one else in his family was one, it was a fact that everyone kind of ignored now.
"Was this the first prophecy you have given?" Freya asked, intrigue in her eyes. She had never met a True Seer before because of how rare they are. Freya didn't believe that Sybill Trelawney was a True Seer, in Freya's eyes she was trust a crazy woman who had the occasional lucky guess.
Sitting on the ground for a moment, Ryan took a moment to collect himself. "I think so, yes." He said, after thinking about it carefully. He had noticed that now his head didn't feel as heavy any more, it was like a weight had been lifted off him.
"We need to tell Lance," Freya said, standing up.
Ryan shot up, "No!"
Freya looked down at him. "You know what he'll do to you if he finds out?" She asked, sending him a warning look. She didn't want to tell Lance, but if it meant protecting Ryan then she was willing to do it.
Frowning, Ryan looked to the ground. "I know. But I don't want anyone else to know. I trust you, Freya." He muttered softly, sending her a pleading look. Lance was the last person he wanted to know this secret. Ryan knew that Lance would just use him and it was already bad enough being a Guardian.
Freya was silent for a moment, just staring at Ryan and his pleading eyes. But she soon sighed and nodded her head. "Okay, I won't tell him."
Ryan sighed in relief.
"But remember to come to me if you ever feel like that again," Freya told him, not wanting him to go through this alone.
Ryan nodded his head, a grateful expression on his face.
HARRY POTTER
Another chapter done!
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I have noticed that all the chapters are kind of depressing and I have done that on purpose. But the prophecy that I've added in this chapter is like a beacon of hope because things will get better in the future for Freya, but it's not going to be until later on in the story.